Bats are passive mobs that spawn naturally in caverns or other large enclosed spaces. Bats are the only passive mob able to fly, and the only flying mob that naturally spawns in the Overworld. They will often emit a squeaking noise, but do not do many other things that can affect gameplay. They do not drop any items or XP when killed, making them the least "significant" mob in the game. They can be used to find caves while mining underground because of their squeaking.
Appearance
Bats are visually the third smallest mob in the game, being only slightly larger than baby chickens and silverfish. They are hard to see in the unlit environment in which they reside although they can be easily heard in a quiet setting. They have dark brown skin, wings and little feet.
Spawning
Bats are the only passive mob to spawn in darkness. They can also be spawned with their spawn egg.
Naturally spawning bats do not require a large cave. Though caves are the most likely location, they may also spawn inside an unlit house if its interior is large and dark enough. On superflat worlds, bats have spawned in unlit spaces as small as 1x1, possibly because the code that spawns them cannot find another suitable location.
Bats will not spawn on glass or slabs. Since bats can only spawn in low light, similar to most hostile mobs, the existence of bats may indicate an underground cave even on peaceful difficulty.
Behavior
Bats sleep during the day and become active at night. A bat will hang upside down when it is idle, but once the player approaches, the bat will fly away. Bats cannot hang on transparent or non-solid blocks. When placed in a minecart, bats can move the minecart around on their own.
Bats will squeak (similar to its real life function of echolocation). By listening for bat squeaks, the player might sometimes be able to find caverns, which can be useful for obtaining resources.
Although the bat is a passive mob, they still despawn when going too far away, like hostile mobs or Ocelots, Squids, and Zombie Pigmen.
Bats do not seem to care about lava, and if there are lava streams coming from the ceiling, they may fly into one and burn up. Most bats, however, are safe from lava, both because lava streams are uncommon and because lava gives off light, and bats spawn in the dark.
History
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1.4.2{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Magenta Dye|Magenta Dye]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Magenta Dye.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Magenta dye''' is a [[Dye#Quasi-Primary|quasi-primary color dye]].
== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|head=1
|showdescription=1
|showname=0
|Allium
|Output=Magenta Dye
|type=Material
}}
{{Crafting
|Lilac
|Output=Magenta Dye,2
|type=Material
}}
{{Crafting
|Purple Dye
|Pink Dye
|Output=Magenta Dye,2
|type=Material
}}
{{Crafting
|Blue Dye
|Red Dye
|Pink Dye
|Output=Magenta Dye,3
|type=Material
}}
{{Crafting
|Lapis Lazuli
|Red Dye
|Pink Dye
|Output=Magenta Dye,3
|type=Material
|description={{only|bedrock|education}}
}}
{{Crafting
|Blue Dye
|Red Dye
|Red Dye
|White Dye
|Output=Magenta Dye,4
|type=Material
}}
{{Crafting
|Lapis Lazuli;Lapis Lazuli;Blue Dye
|Red Dye;Red Dye;Red Dye
|Red Dye;Red Dye;Red Dye
|Bone Meal;White Dye;Bone Meal
|Output=Magenta Dye,4
|type=Material
|description={{only|bedrock|education}}
|foot=1
}}
=== Trading ===
[[Wandering trader]]s sell 3 magenta dye for an [[emerald]].
== Usage ==
{{dye usage}}
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage|ignore=Banner|continue=1}}
{{banner crafting usage}}
=== Loom ingredient ===
{{Banner loom usage|Magenta Dye}}
=== Trading ===
Expert-level shepherd villagers have a {{frac|1|6}} chance to buy 12 magenta dye for an emerald.
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Magenta Dye
|spritetype=item
|nameid=magenta_dye
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Magenta Dye
|spritetype=item
|nameid=magenta_dye
|aliasid=dye / 13
|id=408
|form=item
|translationkey=item.dye.magenta.name
|foot=1}}
== Video ==
{{yt|IkaIFDQJNUU}}
== History ==
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.2|[[File:Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added magenta dye.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Added the ability to [[Armor#Dyeing|dye]] leather [[armor]] and [[wolf]] collars.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Magenta dye can now be [[crafting|crafted]] with [[gunpowder]] to create a [[firework star]].}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w19a|[[Stained clay]] can now be crafted.}}
{{history||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|With the addition of new [[flower]]s, many secondary and tertiary dyes are now primary [[dye]]s.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w41a|[[Stained glass]] can now be crafted.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w30a|Added [[banner]]s, which can be dyed.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Added [[shulker box]]es, which can be dyed.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w15a|Added ability to dye [[bed]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>dye</code> ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 351.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|Magenta dye is now crafted using [[blue dye]] and [[white dye]], instead of [[lapis lazuli]] and [[bone meal]].
|[[File:Magenta Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of magenta dye has now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|Magenta dye can now change the text color on [[sign]]s to magenta.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Added the [[wandering trader]], which sells magenta dye.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Magenta dye can now be [[trading|bought]] by shepherd villagers.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|Magenta dye can now be used to craft [[magenta candle]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=21w19a|Magenta dye can no longer be used to craft magenta candles.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|Magenta dye can now once again be used to craft magenta candles.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Magenta dye can now change the text color on [[hanging sign]]s to magenta.}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added magenta dye. It is currently unobtainable and serves no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Magenta dye is now craftable with one [[lapis lazuli]], two [[rose red]]s, and one [[bone meal]].
|Magenta dye can now be used to craft magenta wool.}}
{{History||v0.6.0|Magenta dye can now be used to dye [[sheep]].}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|Magenta dye can now additionally be crafted with one [[purple dye]] and one [[pink dye]], or with one [[lapis lazuli]], one [[rose red]], and one pink dye.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 11|Magenta dye can now be used to craft colored [[terracotta]].}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|Magenta dye can now be used to dye tamed [[wolf]] collars.}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Magenta dye can now be used to dye [[water]] in [[cauldron]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Magenta dye can now be used to dye [[shulker]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Magenta dye can now be used to craft [[concrete powder]], colored [[bed]]s and dyed [[shulker box]]es.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Magenta dye can now be used to craft [[firework star]]s, [[stained glass]] and patterns on [[banner]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Magenta dye can now be used to craft [[balloon]]s and [[glow stick]]s.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Magenta dye can now be used to dye tamed [[cat]] collars.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Magenta dye is now [[trading|sold]] by [[wandering trader]]s.
|Magenta dye can now be used to dye white [[carpet]]s and regular [[glass pane]]s.
|[[File:Magenta Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of magenta dye has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Magenta dye can now be [[trading|sold]] to shepherd [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of magenta dye has been changed from <code>dye/13</code> to <code>magenta_dye</code>.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.00|switch=1.0.1|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added magenta dye.}}
{{History|PS4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Magenta Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of magenta dye has now been changed.}}
{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added magenta dye.}}
{{History|foot}}
== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Items}}
[[Category:Dyes]]
[[cs:Purpurové barvivo]]
[[de:Magenta Farbstoff]]
[[es:Tinte magenta]]
[[fr:Teinture magenta]]
[[hu:Bíborvörös festék]]
[[ja:赤紫色の染料]]
[[ko:자홍색 염료]]
[[nl:Magenta kleurstof]]
[[pl:Karmazynowy barwnik]]
[[pt:Corante magenta]]
[[ru:Сиреневый краситель]]
[[zh:品红色染料]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Balloon|Balloon]]<br/>{{exclusive|bedrock|education}}
{{education feature}}
{{ItemEntity
|image=White Balloon.png
|extratext = View [[#Gallery|all renders]]
|invimage=White Balloon
|invimage2=Orange Balloon
|invimage3=Magenta Balloon
|invimage4=Light Blue Balloon
|invimage5=Yellow Balloon
|invimage6=Lime Balloon
|invimage7=Pink Balloon
|invimage8=Gray Balloon
|invimage9=Light Gray Balloon
|invimage10=Cyan Balloon
|invimage11=Purple Balloon
|invimage12=Blue Balloon
|invimage13=Brown Balloon
|invimage14=Green Balloon
|invimage15=Red Balloon
|invimage16=Black Balloon
|renewable=No
|stackable=Yes
|size=Height: 0.4 Blocks<br>Width: 0.4 Blocks
}}
'''Balloons''' are [[entities]] that float upward when placed.
== Obtaining ==
Balloons are not available in the [[Creative]] inventory or [[commands]].
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A1= Latex
|B1= Matching Dye
|C1= Latex
|A2= Latex
|B2= Helium
|C2= Latex
|A3= Latex
|B3= Lead
|C3= Latex
|Output= Matching Balloon
|description={{only|bedrock|education}}
|type= Miscellaneous
|head=1
}}
{{Crafting
|A1= Latex
|B1= Bone Meal; Lapis Lazuli; Cocoa Beans; Ink Sac
|C1= Latex
|A2= Latex
|B2= Helium
|C2= Latex
|A3= Latex
|B3= Lead
|C3= Latex
|Output= White Balloon; Blue Balloon; Brown Balloon; Black Balloon
|description={{only|bedrock|education}}
|type= Miscellaneous
|foot=1
}}
== Usage ==
When {{control|used}} on a [[mob]], a [[fence]], or a [[wall]], balloons attach to the mob or block, similarly to a [[lead]]. Balloons float into the air faster than the speed the [[player]] flies up, but remain grounded if tied to a fence. If tied to a mob, the balloon floats away and carries the mob into the air, before both eventually [[despawn]] or disappear.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|+ Balloon-attachable mobs
! Mob
! Mass
|-
| {{EntityLink|Chicken}}
| 0.6
|-
| {{EntityLink|Cow}}
| 1.0
|-
| {{EntityLink|Donkey}}
| 1.0
|-
| {{EntityLink|Horse}}
| 1.0
|-
| {{EntityLink|Iron Golem}}
| 2.0
|-
| {{EntityLink|Llama}}
| 1.0
|-
| {{EntityLink|Mule}}
| 1.0
|-
| {{EntityLink|Mooshroom}}
| 1.0
|-
| {{EntityLink|Panda}}
| 1.5
|-
| {{EntityLink|Pig}}
| 0.75
|-
| {{EntityLink|Sheep}}
| 0.75
|-
| {{EntityLink|Snow Golem}}
| 1.0
|-
| {{EntityLink|Fox}}
| 0.6
|}
When a balloon is shot by an [[arrow]] or a [[trident]], or floats into a solid block, it pops, summons [[particles]], and is destroyed. It drops nothing. A balloon tied to a fence post bursts when a player strikes it in any direction.
== Sounds ==
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Balloon pop1.ogg
|sound2=Balloon pop2.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a balloon collides with a block from above
|id=balloon.pop
|volume=10.0
|pitch=1.75/2.0
|foot=1}}
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Balloon
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Item
|spritename=balloons
|spritetype=item
|nameid=balloon
|id=598
|form=item
|translationkey=item.balloon.black.name,item.balloon.red.name,item.balloon.green.name,item.balloon.brown.name,item.balloon.blue.name,item.balloon.purple.name,item.balloon.cyan.name,item.balloon.silver.name,item.balloon.gray.name,item.balloon.pink.name,item.balloon.lime.name,item.balloon.yellow.name,item.balloon.lightBlue.name,item.balloon.magenta.name,item.balloon.orange.name,item.balloon.white.name
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Balloon
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Entity
|spritename=balloons
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=balloon
|id=107
|foot=1}}
=== Metadata ===
In ''Bedrock Edition'', balloon items use the following data values:
{{/DV}}
== History ==
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|[[File:White Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Silver Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Balloon BE1.png|32px]] <br> [[File:White Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Silver Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added balloons.}}
{{History||1.18.10|snap=beta 1.18.10.24|[[Bee]]s, [[boat]]s, tamed [[cat]]s, [[dolphin]]s, [[glow squid]]s, [[goat]]s, [[hoglin]]s, [[ocelot]]s, [[panda]]s, [[parrot]]s, [[polar bear]]s, [[squid]]s, [[strider]]s, tamed [[wolves]] and [[zoglin]]s can now be leashed.}}
{{History||1.18.30|snap=beta 1.18.30.28|Added the [[boat with chest]], which can be leashed.}}
{{History|education}}
{{History||1.0.27|[[File:White Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Balloon.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Silver Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Balloon.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Balloon BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Balloon BE1.png|32px]] <br> [[File:White Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Silver Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Balloon (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added balloons.}}
{{History||1.18.32|snap=1.18.10.04|[[Bee]]s, [[boat]]s, tamed [[cat]]s, [[dolphin]]s, [[glow squid]]s, [[goat]]s, [[hoglin]]s, [[ocelot]]s, [[panda]]s, [[parrot]]s, [[polar bear]]s, [[squid]]s, [[strider]]s, tamed [[wolves]] and [[zoglin]]s can now be leashed.}}
{{History|foot}}
==Gallery==
=== Colors ===
<gallery>
Orange Balloon.png
Magenta Balloon.png
Light Blue Balloon.png
Yellow Balloon.png
Lime Balloon.png
Pink Balloon.png
Gray Balloon.png
Light Gray Balloon.png
Cyan Balloon.png
Purple Balloon.png
Blue Balloon.png
Brown Balloon.png
Green Balloon.png
Red Balloon.png
Black Balloon.png
</gallery>
=== [[Event servers]] ===
<gallery>
File:Legends Balloon.png|Differently designed balloons featured in the ''[[Minecraft Legends Live Event]]''.
File:Sniffer Balloon (Trails and Tales Summer Event) Render.png|A [[Sniffer]] balloon, featured in the [[Trails & Tales Event]].
File:Camel Balloon (Trails and Tales Summer Event) Render.png|A balloon of a [[Camel]], featured in the Trails & Tales Event.
File:Balloon Bundle (Trails and Tales Summer Event) Render.png|Bundle of balloons from the Trails & Tales Event.
</gallery>{{Items}}
{{Entities}}
{{Education Edition}}
[[Category:Education Edition entities]]
[[Category:Education Edition items]]
[[de:Ballon]]
[[it:Palloncino]]
[[ja:風船]]
[[ko:풍선]]
[[pt:Balão]]
[[ru:Воздушный шар]]
[[zh:气球]]</li></ul> | 12w38a | Added bats. Bats tend to fly incoherently and sometimes run into lava. They do not drop any items or experience when killed. Bats have no reaction to seeing wheat, and do not react to being right-clicked with it either. Bats can "trample" crops, causing them to drop as items, or revert farmland to dirt. | |||
| 12w42a | Bats no longer "trample" crops nor do they activate tripwire or pressure plates. | ||||
| 1.4pre | Added bat sound. | ||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Bat" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia
- In the code, bats are their own type of mob. This allows them to despawn.
- Despite the conditions being hard to find normally, it is possible for bats to drown if trapped in water.
- Bats seem to be able to spawn in mushroom biomes, as they are their own type of mob.
- Since bats use echolocation to "see", they will notice players even when they are invisible.
- Bats tend to fly to the east whenever given a choice.
- Bats are one of the few mobs that fly, the others being Ghasts, Blazes, the Wither, and the Ender Dragon.
- Bats do not drop any XP when killed.
- It is impossible to attach a lead to a bat, although they are friendly mobs.
