diff --git a/nbt/decode.go b/nbt/decode.go
index a6a56d7..e5589dd 100644
--- a/nbt/decode.go
+++ b/nbt/decode.go
@@ -35,7 +35,14 @@ func (d *Decoder) Decode(v any) (string, error) {
 		return "", errors.New("nbt: non-pointer passed to Decode")
 	}
 	// start read NBT
-	tagType, tagName, err := d.readTag()
+	var tagType byte
+	var tagName string
+	var err error
+	if d.networkFormat {
+		tagType, err = d.r.ReadByte()
+	} else {
+		tagType, tagName, err = d.readTag()
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return tagName, fmt.Errorf("nbt: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/nbt/encode.go b/nbt/encode.go
index c855420..9ca805b 100644
--- a/nbt/encode.go
+++ b/nbt/encode.go
@@ -22,13 +22,22 @@ func Marshal(v any) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 type Encoder struct {
-	w io.Writer
+	w             io.Writer
+	networkFormat bool
 }
 
 func NewEncoder(w io.Writer) *Encoder {
 	return &Encoder{w: w}
 }
 
+// NetworkFormat controls wether encoder encoding nbt in "network format".
+// Means it haven't a tag name for root tag.
+//
+// It is disabled by default.
+func (e *Encoder) NetworkFormat(enable bool) {
+	e.networkFormat = enable
+}
+
 // Encode encodes v into the writer inside Encoder with the root tag named tagName.
 // In most cases, the root tag typed TagCompound and the tag name is empty string,
 // but any other type is allowed just because there is valid technically. Once if
@@ -40,13 +49,13 @@ func NewEncoder(w io.Writer) *Encoder {
 // To force encode them as TagList, add a struct field tag.
 func (e *Encoder) Encode(v any, tagName string) error {
 	t, val := getTagType(reflect.ValueOf(v))
-	return e.marshal(val, t, tagName)
-}
-
-func (e *Encoder) marshal(val reflect.Value, tagType byte, tagName string) error {
-	if err := writeTag(e.w, tagType, tagName); err != nil {
+	if err := writeTag(e.w, t, tagName); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	return e.marshal(val, t)
+}
+
+func (e *Encoder) marshal(val reflect.Value, tagType byte) error {
 	if val.CanInterface() {
 		if encoder, ok := val.Interface().(Marshaler); ok {
 			return encoder.MarshalNBT(e.w)
@@ -214,7 +223,10 @@ func (e *Encoder) writeValue(val reflect.Value, tagType byte) error {
 					}
 				}
 
-				if err := e.marshal(v, typ, t.name); err != nil {
+				if err := writeTag(e.w, typ, t.name); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if err := e.marshal(v, typ); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 			}
@@ -232,7 +244,10 @@ func (e *Encoder) writeValue(val reflect.Value, tagType byte) error {
 					return fmt.Errorf("encoding %q error: unsupport type %v", tagName, tagValue.Type())
 				}
 
-				if err := e.marshal(tagValue, tagType, tagName); err != nil {
+				if err := writeTag(e.w, tagType, tagName); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if err := e.marshal(tagValue, tagType); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/nbt/nbt.go b/nbt/nbt.go
index 75668b6..3843c67 100644
--- a/nbt/nbt.go
+++ b/nbt/nbt.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type DecoderReader = interface {
 type Decoder struct {
 	r                     DecoderReader
 	disallowUnknownFields bool
+	networkFormat         bool
 }
 
 func NewDecoder(r io.Reader) *Decoder {
@@ -48,6 +49,14 @@ func (d *Decoder) DisallowUnknownFields() {
 	d.disallowUnknownFields = true
 }
 
+// NetworkFormat controls wether the decoder parsing nbt in "network format".
+// Means it haven't a tag name for root tag.
+//
+// It is disabled by default.
+func (d *Decoder) NetworkFormat(enable bool) {
+	d.networkFormat = enable
+}
+
 type reader struct {
 	io.Reader
 }