diff --git a/src/main/java/me/unurled/sacredrealms/sr/components/combat/CombatManager.java b/src/main/java/me/unurled/sacredrealms/sr/components/combat/CombatManager.java
index 19a40ec..57990c5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/unurled/sacredrealms/sr/components/combat/CombatManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/unurled/sacredrealms/sr/components/combat/CombatManager.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package me.unurled.sacredrealms.sr.components.combat;
 
 import static me.unurled.sacredrealms.sr.utils.Component.comp;
+import static me.unurled.sacredrealms.sr.utils.SRPlayerUtils.spawnIndicator;
 import static me.unurled.sacredrealms.sr.utils.SRPlayerUtils.updateActionBar;
 
 import java.util.Random;
@@ -104,6 +105,8 @@ public class CombatManager extends Manager {
         // apply damage
 
         entity.damage(damage);
+
+        spawnIndicator(entity, false, damage);
         // TODO: check for status effects (apply status effects depending item of damager)
       }
     } else if (entity instanceof Player player) {
@@ -156,6 +159,7 @@ public class CombatManager extends Manager {
 
         // apply damage
         player.damage(damage);
+        // add an
 
         SRPlayer player1 = pm.getPlayer(player.getUniqueId());
         if (player1 != null) {
@@ -166,11 +170,15 @@ public class CombatManager extends Manager {
           updateActionBar(player, player1);
         }
 
+        spawnIndicator(player, false, damage);
+
         // TODO: check for status effects (apply status effects depending item of damager)
       }
     }
   }
 
+
+
   @EventHandler
   public void onDamage(EntityDamageEvent e) {}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/unurled/sacredrealms/sr/utils/SRPlayerUtils.java b/src/main/java/me/unurled/sacredrealms/sr/utils/SRPlayerUtils.java
index ebf618d..0fa1c10 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/unurled/sacredrealms/sr/utils/SRPlayerUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/unurled/sacredrealms/sr/utils/SRPlayerUtils.java
@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@ package me.unurled.sacredrealms.sr.utils;
 import static me.unurled.sacredrealms.sr.utils.Component.comp;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import me.unurled.sacredrealms.sr.SR;
 import me.unurled.sacredrealms.sr.components.attributes.Attribute;
 import me.unurled.sacredrealms.sr.components.player.SRPlayer;
 import org.bukkit.attribute.AttributeInstance;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Display;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+import org.bukkit.entity.TextDisplay;
 import org.bukkit.potion.PotionEffect;
+import org.bukkit.scheduler.BukkitRunnable;
+import org.bukkit.util.Vector;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 public class SRPlayerUtils {
@@ -58,4 +64,53 @@ public class SRPlayerUtils {
         comp("<red>❤ " + health + "/" + maxHealth + " <blue>❈ " + mana);
     p.sendActionBar(text);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * <a
+   * href="https://github.com/DragonL0508/D-Damage-Indicators/blob/master/src/main/java/me/dragonl/damageIndicators/GlobalListener.java">author</a>
+   */
+  public static @NotNull TextDisplay spawnIndicator(
+      @NotNull Entity eventEntity, @NotNull Boolean isHeal, double number) {
+    // vector operation
+    Vector location = eventEntity.getLocation().toVector();
+    Vector facingVector = eventEntity.getFacing().getDirection();
+    Vector spawnVector = location.add(facingVector.multiply(0.75));
+
+    // summon entity
+    TextDisplay indicators =
+        eventEntity
+            .getWorld()
+            .spawn(
+                spawnVector.toLocation(eventEntity.getWorld()).add(0, 0.7, 0), TextDisplay.class);
+    String prefix = "<red>-";
+    if (isHeal) prefix = "<green>+";
+
+    indicators.text(comp(prefix + number));
+    indicators.setBillboard(Display.Billboard.CENTER);
+    indicators.setShadowed(true);
+    indicators.setTeleportDuration(2);
+    indicatorAnimation(indicators);
+
+    return indicators;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * <a
+   * href="https://github.com/DragonL0508/D-Damage-Indicators/blob/master/src/main/java/me/dragonl/damageIndicators/GlobalListener.java">author</a>
+   */
+  private static void indicatorAnimation(TextDisplay indicator) {
+    new BukkitRunnable() {
+      int height = 0;
+
+      @Override
+      public void run() {
+        indicator.teleport(indicator.getLocation().add(0, 0.1, 0));
+        if (height == 15) {
+          indicator.remove();
+          this.cancel();
+        }
+        height++;
+      }
+    }.runTaskTimer(SR.getInstance(), 0, 1);
+  }
 }