There is no recipe for the name tag, so you cant make a name tag in Minecraft.

Instead, you have to go exploring and find or trade for them.

For example, mineshaft chests have an over 40 percent chance of including name tags.

An abandoned mineshaft in Minecraft.

Name tags can also be found in buried treasure in Bedrock Edition.

Find a chest in that location.

If youre lucky, the chest will contain one or more name tags.

A chest in a mineshaft in Minecraft.

Search out some villages in your world, and you might get lucky.

A villager will see it and turn into a librarian.

it’s possible for you to then trade with them to level them up to an expert.

A name tag in a chest in Minecraft.

Heres how to trade for a name tag:

Locate a village.

Locate a librarian villager.

Look for a library, as that’s where the librarian villager’s lectern will be located.

A village in Minecraft.

If the librarian isnt master level, perform trades to help it level up.

Bring plenty of emeralds to trade.

This is a great way to get bookshelves to power up your enchanting table.

A librarian villager in Minecraft.

If youre lucky, a master level librarian villager will offer to trade a name tag.

Unfortunately, the odds of hauling in a name tag are pretty low.

To increase your chances, try enchanting your fishing rod with the Luck of the Sea enchantment.

Trading with a librarian villager in Minecraft.

Heres how to fish for name tags:

Make a fishing rod.

Locate a body of water.

you might fish anywhere there is water in Minecraft, even a one block pond inside your house.

Trading a master librarian for a name tag in Minecraft.

Cast your line and go fishing.

Continue fishing until you get lucky and catch a name tag.

A fishing rod in Minecraft.

Water in Minecraft.

Fishing in Minecraft.

Catching a name tag in Minecraft.