Modern Retail WoW lacks a checkbox in the standard options menu for floating combat text. The game engine still supports it, but you must activate it using in-game chat commands or specialized addons. Method 1: The Chat Command (Fastest Fix)

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For Wrath of the Lich King Classic and later, you can use the in-game console to force-enable numbers if the menu glitches:

From time to time, your damage numbers might vanish. Here’s a quick troubleshooting checklist to get them back:

WoW Classic, Season of Discovery, and Cataclysm Classic retain the traditional options menu, making the process straightforward.