--- a/com/mojang/blaze3d/vertex/VertexFormatElement.java
+++ b/com/mojang/blaze3d/vertex/VertexFormatElement.java
@@ -90,6 +_,10 @@
       this.f_86031_.m_166978_(this.f_86032_, p_166964_);
    }
 
+    public int getElementCount() {
+       return f_86033_;
+    }
+
    @OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
    public static enum Type {
       FLOAT(4, "Float", 5126),