The pause menu is one of Minecraft's multiple menu screens. Activated during gameplay, it provides a portal to configure game options, quit out of a world, and more.
This menu can be accessed anytime by pausing the game with the Esc key by default.
Closes the pause menu and allows the player to continue playing Minecraft. The pause menu does not actually pause the game; it continues running even in single-player mode.
Settings
Opens the Settings menu, which allows the player to configure controls, difficulty, sounds, and more.
Feedback
Shows links to the Minecraft feedback site, the bug tracker, and Mojang support site.
Save and Quit
Saves the game's progress and goes back to the menu screen.
Profile
Shows all of the achievements the player has and hasn't completed and choose a skin.