Limitations

Content

• Nametag/tabname
• Optifine
• Shaders
• Mods

Nametag/tabname

Issue:

• Your nametag will get the color of the active glow which can also be the case for your tabname.

Solution:

• TAB by NEZNAMY: Using TAB's unlimited nametag mode you can set a customtagname. (or enable smart-TAB-nametag-handler to automatically do this) There are NO other solutions to this as it's a vanilla behavior and part of the game. To change this vanilla behavior please upvote this: Minecraft feedback - my suggestion

Optifine

Issue:

• Some settings in optifine may render the glow incorrectly.

Solution:

• Disable the settings that cause this.
• Update to a newer version of minecraft seems more recent version don't have this issue.

Shaders

Issue:

• When using shaders your character will render incorrectly while a glow is active.
• Glow doesn't render at all.

Solution:

• No real solution to this besides looking for a shaderpack that does support glowing.

Mods

Issue:

• Some mods change hitboxes and are able to make the glow effect not follow the outline of the player/item.

Solution:

• Uninstall the mods that cause this or ignore it.