diff --git a/aliases.yml b/aliases.yml
index 75fb5dc..d9cfde9 100644
--- a/aliases.yml
+++ b/aliases.yml
@@ -26,4 +26,12 @@ gm:
     0: /gamemode !name !oppositeGameMode
 # hand all parameters in order
 s:
-    "*": /say I want to say "!*", there I said it!
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+    "*": /say I want to say "!*", there I said it!
+  
+# replaced with the item name in the player's hand
+hand: 
+  0: I have a !handItemName in my hand right now!
+  
+# replace with the item ID in the player's hand
+handid:
+  0: /give !name !handItemID
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diff --git a/com/gmail/Ne0nx3r0/BetterAliasPlayerListener.java b/com/gmail/Ne0nx3r0/BetterAliasPlayerListener.java
index 81d429e..5474329 100644
--- a/com/gmail/Ne0nx3r0/BetterAliasPlayerListener.java
+++ b/com/gmail/Ne0nx3r0/BetterAliasPlayerListener.java
@@ -38,11 +38,15 @@ class BetterAliasPlayerListener implements Listener{
                         
                         while(m.find()){
                             String text = m.group(0).substring(1);
-
+                            
                             if(text.equalsIgnoreCase("*")){
                                 text = e.getMessage().replace("/"+cmd[0]+" ","");
                             }else if(text.equalsIgnoreCase("name")){
                                 text = player.getName();
+                            }else if(text.equalsIgnoreCase("handItemName")){
+                                text = player.getItemOnCursor().getType().name();
+                            }else if(text.equalsIgnoreCase("handItemID")){
+                                text = new Integer(player.getItemInHand().getTypeId()).toString();
                             }else if(text.equalsIgnoreCase("oppositeGameMode")){
                                 text = (player.getGameMode() == GameMode.SURVIVAL ? "1" : "0");
                                 
diff --git a/plugin.yml b/plugin.yml
index 84aacef..26569cc 100644
--- a/plugin.yml
+++ b/plugin.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: BetterAlias
 main: com.gmail.Ne0nx3r0.BetterAlias
-version: '0.2.1'
+version: '0.3'
 database: false
 description: Command alias system
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