Character.Head not being found

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#1

Hi i am trying to make a script for a overhead GUI but my script is unable to find the Character’s Head.

local groupID = 3433019

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	
	
	
	Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(Character)

		
		local guiClone = script.OverheadGui:Clone()
		
		guiClone.Parent = Character.Head
		
		local textlabel = guiClone.TextLabel
		
		local useridlabel = guiClone.TextLabel1
		
		local playerank  = Player:GetRoleInGroup(groupID)
		
		textlabel.Text = playerank
		
		useridlabel.Text = Player.Name
		
	end)
	
	
	
end)

Here’s my code. I have tried altering it but nothing seems to work.

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#2 
local groupID = 3433019

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	
	
	
	Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(Character)

		
		local guiClone = script.OverheadGui:Clone()
		
		guiClone.Parent = Character:WaitForChild("Head")
		
		local textlabel = guiClone.TextLabel
		
		local useridlabel = guiClone.TextLabel1
		
		local playerank  = Player:GetRoleInGroup(groupID)
		
		textlabel.Text = playerank
		
		useridlabel.Text = Player.Name
		
	end)
	
	
	
end)
#3

Now it doesnt show the GUI above head at all

#4

Define the head as a variable before attempting to parent something to it. I’ve seen weird things happen like that if you don’t.

And use FindFirstChild or WaitForChild as noted above by Tia.

#5

just tried that and it doesnt work either

#6

Make a script that defines the head as a variable.

local head = whatever:FindFirstChild("Head") -- since the character has been added you don't have to use wait print(head) -- and see if you are actually getting the head as the variable

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#7

you can also

print(head.Parent)

if you’re not sure what you are capturing with your variable.

#8

Yes i tried this and it worked thankyou!!