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Rename a Name Tag on an Anvil and use it on the zombie so it never despawns.
×1 Tested 26.3 A Name Tag gives a name to a mob. Named mobs show their name above their head and never despawn, which lets you keep a monster or a fish that would otherwise vanish once you move away.
It is made with the Crafting Table from Paper and Copper Nugget or Iron Nugget or Gold Nugget.
What it does
First rename the tag at an Anvil, then use it on a mob. The name appears when you look at the mob, and the mob stays in the world for good.
- Dinnerbone or Grumm: the mob is upside down.
- jeb_ on a sheep: its wool cycles through every color.
- Toast on a rabbit: a special black and white coat.
- Johnny on a Vindicator: it attacks almost any mob nearby.
Craft it from Paper and a metal nugget (iron, copper or gold), or find it in chests and while fishing.
How to craft
Crafting table Also in the 2×2 inventory grid 
Copper Nugget / Iron Nugget / Gold Nugget + Paper → Name Tag
// Slots with several items cycle through every accepted option.
How Name Tag connects
3 links · from the 26.3 game dataWhere to get it
Loot in structureschance per item drawn
Other sourceschance
Trades
Wandering TraderSold byTutorials with Name Tag (3)
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It drops the items it carries, and keeps the name you gave it with a Name Tag.
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A Name Tag on it stops it from despawning while you get your items ready.
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Name Tag · FAQ
How do you get Name Tag in Minecraft?
At the Crafting Table: 1 × Paper and 1 × Copper Nugget or Iron Nugget or Gold Nugget give 1 × Name Tag. It can be found as loot in Mineshaft. Sold by Wandering Trader. Fishing: Fishing Rod.
What is Name Tag used for in Minecraft?
It names a mob after being renamed at an anvil; named mobs never despawn.