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{{Item infobox
 
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| type              = tools
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| type              = tool
 
| image              = Backpack Name Tag.png
 
| image              = Backpack Name Tag.png
 
| released          = [[Mann-Conomy Update]]
 
| released          = [[Mann-Conomy Update]]
| availability      = {{avail|Drop|Purchase|Crate1|Crate5|case-bonus}}
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|purchase|crate1|crate5|case-bonus}}
 
| trade              = yes
 
| trade              = yes
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| gift              = yes
 
| marketable        = yes
 
| marketable        = yes
 
| craft              = no
 
| craft              = no
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| rename            = no
 
| numbered          = no
 
| numbered          = no
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
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{{Quotation|'''The Sniper'''|Ready to meet Sharpy?!|sound=Sniper_meleedare03.wav}}
 
  
The '''Name Tag''' is a [[tool]] item, represented as a blank tag bound by a string.
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{{Quotation|'''The Sniper'''|Ready to meet Sharpy?!|sound=Sniper meleedare03.wav}}
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The '''Name Tag''' is a [[Tools|tool]] item. It is represented as a blank tag bound by a string.
  
 
Using this tool in conjunction with a compatible item in the backpack allows the player to bestow a customized name (of 40 or fewer characters) upon that item. Using a Name Tag with an item that has already been given a custom name will rename the item. Name Tags are consumable items, and may only be used once. A named item can be reverted to its original state by selecting the item in the backpack and pressing the 'Restore' button. In doing so, however, the Name Tag will not be returned to the player.
 
Using this tool in conjunction with a compatible item in the backpack allows the player to bestow a customized name (of 40 or fewer characters) upon that item. Using a Name Tag with an item that has already been given a custom name will rename the item. Name Tags are consumable items, and may only be used once. A named item can be reverted to its original state by selecting the item in the backpack and pressing the 'Restore' button. In doing so, however, the Name Tag will not be returned to the player.
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== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
{{Update history | '''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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{{Update history|
* Added Name Tag to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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* The Name Tag was added to the game.
  
 
'''{{Patch name|10|6|2010}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|10|6|2010}}'''
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'''{{Patch name|10|20|2010}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|10|20|2010}}'''
* Purchased Name Tags are now tradable.
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* The Name Tag was made [[Trading|tradable]].
  
'''{{patch name|12|23|2011}}'''
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'''{{Patch name|12|23|2011}}'''
 
* Edited item names and [[Description Tag|descriptions]] that contained grave accents (’) to use single quotation marks (').
 
* Edited item names and [[Description Tag|descriptions]] that contained grave accents (’) to use single quotation marks (').
  
 
'''{{Patch name|2|14|2011}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|2|14|2011}}'''
* {{Undocumented}} [[Grenade Launcher]]s, [[Pistol]]s, and [[Shotgun]]s using Name or Description Tags now properly use the c_model equivalent.
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* {{Undocumented}} [[Grenade Launcher]]s, [[Pistol]]s, and [[Shotgun]]s using Name or Description Tags now properly use the {{code|c_model}} equivalent.
 
* {{Undocumented}} Fixed [[Engineer]]'s first-person arms using the wrong bodygroup when having a renamed Shotgun or Pistol equipped with the [[Gunslinger]].
 
* {{Undocumented}} Fixed [[Engineer]]'s first-person arms using the wrong bodygroup when having a renamed Shotgun or Pistol equipped with the [[Gunslinger]].
  
 
'''{{Patch name|3|22|2012}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|3|22|2012}}'''
* {{Undocumented}} Made the [[PDA|Construction Tool]] and [[Sapper]] nameable.
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* {{Undocumented}} The [[PDA|Construction Tool]] and [[Sapper]] are now nameable.
  
'''{{Patch name|6|27|2012}}'''
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'''{{Patch name|6|27|2012}}''' ([[Pyromania Update]])
 
* Using a Name Tag while in game notifies everyone of the name change.
 
* Using a Name Tag while in game notifies everyone of the name change.
  
 
'''{{Patch name|7|23|2012}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|7|23|2012}}'''
* {{undocumented}} Lowered the price of Name Tags.
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* {{Undocumented}} Lowered the price of the Name Tag in the [[Mann Co. Store]].
  
 
'''{{Patch name|11|29|2012}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|11|29|2012}}'''
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'''{{Patch name|10|1|2014}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|10|1|2014}}'''
* Fixed an [[exploit]] that allowed item nametags to go beyond the 40 character limit}}
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* Fixed an [[exploit]] that allowed item nametags to go beyond the 40 character limit.
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== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==
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== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
* Name Tag cannot be used on [[Craft items]] like Reclaimed Metal, any edition of [[Mann Co. Supply Crates]], [[Dueling Badges]], [[Noise Makers]], [[Strange Parts]], weapons being used on a test run from the [[Mann Co. Store]], all five [[Tour of Duty Badge]]s, [[Dueling Mini-Game]]s, other Name Tags, [[Stock]] [[Disguise Kit]]s, Stock [[Destruction PDA]]s, nor [[Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys]].
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* Name Tag cannot be used on [[Craft items]] like Reclaimed Metal, any edition of [[Mann Co. Supply Crates]], [[Dueling Badges]], [[Noise Makers]], [[Strange Parts]], weapons being used on a test run from the [[Mann Co. Store]], all five [[Tour of Duty Badge]]s, [[Dueling Mini-Game]]s, other Name Tags, [[Stock]] [[Disguise Kit]]s, Stock [[Destruction PDA]]s, nor [[Mann Co. Supply Crate Key]]s.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Description Tag]]
 
* [[Description Tag]]
  
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Revision as of 01:13, 12 March 2023

Ready to meet Sharpy?!
The Sniper

The Name Tag is a tool item. It is represented as a blank tag bound by a string.

Using this tool in conjunction with a compatible item in the backpack allows the player to bestow a customized name (of 40 or fewer characters) upon that item. Using a Name Tag with an item that has already been given a custom name will rename the item. Name Tags are consumable items, and may only be used once. A named item can be reverted to its original state by selecting the item in the backpack and pressing the 'Restore' button. In doing so, however, the Name Tag will not be returned to the player.

Renaming an item will preserve the item quality whilst placing quotation marks around the new name. Any prefixes such as "The," "Vintage," "Strange" or "Unusual" will be overwritten. This includes craft numbers. In order to preserve the same style as unmodified items, title case should be used, such as capitalization of the initial letter of each word. When a Name Tag is used on a Strange weapon, the weapon will display its kill count and rank above the description.

If a stock item is renamed, it becomes a Unique item and the player will subsequently find it as an item drop. The newly named item will exist separate to the original stock item. The player can then choose which item to equip through the character loadout menu. If the name of a stock weapon is reverted, the weapon will remain in the player's inventory. As of the Über Update, re-named/described Stock weapons can be used to make scrap metal.

Examples

Backpack Kukri.png

"Sharpy"
Level 1 Kukri


Backpack Minigun.png

"Sasha"
Strange Minigun - Kills: 0

Demonstration

Update history

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
  • The Name Tag was added to the game.

October 6, 2010 Patch

  • Named items can be now be reverted back to their default name.

October 20, 2010 Patch

December 23, 2011 Patch

  • Edited item names and descriptions that contained grave accents (’) to use single quotation marks (').

February 14, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Grenade Launchers, Pistols, and Shotguns using Name or Description Tags now properly use the c_model equivalent.
  • [Undocumented] Fixed Engineer's first-person arms using the wrong bodygroup when having a renamed Shotgun or Pistol equipped with the Gunslinger.

March 22, 2012 Patch

June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)

  • Using a Name Tag while in game notifies everyone of the name change.

July 23, 2012 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Lowered the price of the Name Tag in the Mann Co. Store.

November 29, 2012 Patch

  • Name Tags are now included in Class Starter bundles purchased from the Mann Co. Store, replacing a class specific hat.

October 1, 2014 Patch

  • Fixed an exploit that allowed item nametags to go beyond the 40 character limit.

Bugs

  • Renamed items do not properly appear on disguised Spies. For instance, if a Spy disguises as a Medic wielding a renamed Medi Gun, the customized name will not show up on the disguise when an enemy looks at them.
  • Name Tags used on weapons that became vintage following the March 15, 2011 Patch cannot be removed.
  • Community items with a Normal variant that were received before name tags were introduced cannot be named.

Notes

See also