CS2 teammate overhead: the cl_teamid_overhead commands, the defaults, and what the current build changed

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Quick summary
CS2 draws a small marker over each teammate so you can tell a friendly from an enemy without checking the radar. Six client commands control it, four server commands can override it, and the meaning of the mode value differs between Valve's 2023 command list and the current build dump.

The client commands

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  cl_teamid_overhead_mode

  sets what appears over a teammate's head. Valve's list gives it a default of 2 and the description "Always show team id over teammates. 1 = pips; 2 = pips, name, and equipment". The build dump gives the same command the description "Always show team id over teammates. 0 = off, 1 = pips; 2 = +name, 3 = +equipment". The two pages disagree on whether the name and the equipment arrive together or as separate steps.

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  cl_teamid_overhead_colors_show

  shows the overhead id in teammate color. Default false.

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  cl_teamid_overhead_maxdist

  is the max distance at which the overhead team id icons show. Default 6000.

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  cl_teamid_overhead_maxdist_spec

  is the same limit for a spectator. Default 4000.

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  cl_teamid_overhead_fade_near_crosshair

  appears in the build dump only. Its description is "The amount to fade teamid when near the crosshair. Range is 0.0-1.0. 0: off". Valve's list does not carry it.

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  cl_drawhud_force_teamid_overhead

  forces the marker on or off when the HUD is disabled. Default 0, described as "0: default; 1: draw teamid even if hud disabled; -1: force no teamid".

The server commands

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  sv_teamid_overhead

  turns the feature on or off server side. Default true, described as "Shows teamID over player's heads. 0 = off, 1 = on".

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  sv_teamid_overhead_always_prohibit

  determines whether

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  cl_teamid_overhead_always

  is prohibited. Default false. Neither page lists

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  cl_teamid_overhead_always

  as an entry of its own, so this post does not claim it exists.

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  sv_teamid_overhead_maxdist

  overrides the client max distance when set above 0. Default 0.

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  sv_teamid_overhead_maxdist_spec

  overrides the spectator max distance when set above 0. Default 0.

What changed between the two lists
Valve's page is a snapshot. It says it was retrieved from the October 2 2023 build, revision 8384867. The build dump names its build, 11162119, dated October 22 2026. Two differences matter for this family.

• The mode value. Valve puts the name and the equipment together at mode 2. The dump splits them, with the name at 2 and the equipment at 3.
• The fade command.

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  cl_teamid_overhead_fade_near_crosshair

  is in the dump and absent from Valve's list.

Neither list defines its flag column, so the flags are not explained here.

The existing topic on this board
The CS2 HUD and radar settings topic already on this board mentions

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cl_teamid_overhead_mode

in one sentence and follows Valve's 2023 wording. That sentence is not wrong, but it does not match the current build dump. This post covers the whole family instead.

Sources
Valve Developer Community: List of Counter-Strike 2 console commands and variables (snapshot, October 2 2023, build 9832)
s2v.app: Counter-Strike 2 Console Commands and ConVars (build 11162119, October 22 2026)