How do I make a script where if I hover my cursor at somebody's torso, it shows their Roblox user

[Fuserna (ImFuse)]

Read title. I’m not an expert at scripting but some help would be nice. So like for example, if I just moved my cursor to the player’s torso, it shows their username on my cursor if that makes any sense. My friend really needs a script for it, so I thought it would be kind to get some help and make his day.

[DeltOof12345]

Utilize workspace:ViewportToRay(). Then, check if the result.Instance.Parent is a player character using Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(). Then update your GUI.

[v_spurr (samster)]

If you want to get the object that the player has their mouse on, you should use Mouse.Target

For your convencience, I will link some related posts to this exact concern.

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Username appearing over player when mouse hovers over it not working

I suggest instead using the following script: local TextLabel = script.Parent local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer local mouse = player:GetMouse() local connection local function CheckMouse() TextLabel.Position = UDim2.new(0, mouse.X + 10, 0, mouse.Y + 5) TextLabel.Visible = false local target = mouse.Target if target and target.Parent then if target.Parent:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart") then connection = target.Parent:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart").Changed:C…

Hopefully this helps you resolve the issue. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask.

[DeltOof12345]

Ah yes sorry, Mouse.Hit is better than ViewportToRay()