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Jungle River

A river bisecting a jungle biome. At the top right is a forest.

Biomes are regions in a Minecraft world with varying geographical features, flora, heights, temperatures, humidity ratings, sky colours and foliage colours. Introduced in the Halloween Update, biomes separate every generated world into different environments, paralleling the real world; examples of biomes include the forest, jungle, desert and tundra. Prior to the Halloween Update, every world had only a single theme, either grassy or snowy.

In the Anvil file format, biomes are stored directly in the world data. This differs from the previous Region file format format, where biomes were dynamically calculated from the seed.

The term biome is analogous to its scientific usage: on Earth, a biome is climatically and geographically defined by distinctive communities of plants, animals and soil organisms supported by similar climatic conditions. They are often referred to as ecosystems.[1][2]

Biome types

As of 1.3.2 there are 12 main biome types and a number of technical biomes. Main biomes can be distinguished by the grass and leaf colors in the biome, along with the types of blocks present (e.g. types of trees or other plants like cacti, sand coverage in deserts). Biomes are pseudo-randomly generated using the map seed. Technical biomes provide smoother transitions between main biome types, or introduce extra custom features within a main biome, such as rivers, beaches, hills and border areas.

Name and Features Description and Sample Image
Forest

Oak and Birch Trees, Tall Grass, Flowers, Grass, Wolves, Mushrooms

A biome with a lot of trees, occasional hills and a fair amount of grass. Oak and birch trees grow in this biome. Mushrooms, tall grass, roses and flowers can occasionally be found. Forests can occasionally be generated as a technical biome in plains biomes. This is one of the best biomes to start out in, due to the abundance of wood. The frequency of trees makes it dangerous to navigate at night, due to obscured vision, difficulty in navigating and ease of mobs to spawn.

1.8 Biomes MixedForest

Desert

Sand, Cacti, Dead Bushes, Sandstone, Sugar Cane

A barren biome consisting mostly of sand, large dunes, dead bushes and cacti. Sandstone is commonly found underneath the sand. Rain never falls in this biome. Sugar Cane can be found next to pools of water. The lack of visual obstruction makes mobs highly visible at night. Desert NPC Villages, desert wells and desert temples are found exclusively in this biome. Despite being deserts, they still generate with a lot of water.

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Plains

Tall Grass, Grass, Flowers

A relatively flat biome with rolling hills and much tall grass but with few trees. Gullies, water holes and NPC Villages are common. Passive mobs spawn here often. Cave openings and water or lava springs are easily identifiable due to its unobstructed terrain.

1.8 Biomes Grassland

Swampland

Oak Trees, Grass, Vines, Lily Pads, Clay, Mushrooms

A biome characterized by a mix of flat, dry areas (including lots of small islands) around the sea level and shallow pools of water with floating lily pads; clay, sand and dirt is commonly found at the bottom. Trees are often covered with vines and can be found growing out from the water. Mushrooms spawn abundantly in this biome. Stalks of sugar cane can be found along the shores. The colors of the water, grass, leaves and vines are much darker than in other biomes. Also as of 1.4 swamp huts (Witch huts) also spawn in swamps. Slimes will also spawn naturally above layer 40 ( normal spawn zone) in a swamp as of 12w40a.

1.9Swamp

Jungle

Jungle Trees, Grass, Ferns, Flowers, Vines, Ocelots, Cocoa Pods

A very dense, tropical biome. It features large jungle trees that can reach up to 31 blocks tall, with 2×2 trunks. Oak trees are also common. The landscape is lush green and quite hilly, with many small lakes of water often nestled into deep valleys, sometimes above sea level. Leaves cover much of the forest floor—these "bush trees" have single-blocks of jungle wood for trunks, surrounded by oak leaves for foliage. When inside a jungle, the sky will become noticeably lighter. This is the only biome containing ferns and the aforementioned jungle trees. Vines are found alongside most blocks and may be found close to the surface in caves. Ocelots, Jungle Temples and Cocoa Plants spawn exclusively in this biome, the latter found on jungle trees.

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Ice Plains

Snow, Snowfall, Oak Trees, Ice

An expansive, flat biome with a huge amount of snow. It does not rain in this biome — it snows instead. Lakes and rivers are frozen over. Hills tend to be more mountainous. Sugar canes will spawn in this biome, but tend to become uprooted when chunks load as the water sources freeze to ice. There are very few natural oak trees in this biome. Due to the scarcity of wood, initial survival becomes difficult in comparison to other biomes. No above ground structures spawn here.

TundraBiome

Taiga

Snow, Snowfall, Ice, Spruce Trees, Grass, Flowers, Wolves, Tall Grass

A hilly biome densely filled with spruce trees. Grass is a dull gray-blue. Snowfall occurs in this biome, forming snow and ice. Hills are common, and wolves are found in this biome more frequently than in others.

Taiga.

Extreme Hills

Oak Trees, Grass, Flowers, Emerald Ore Silverfish Block

A highly mountainous biome (with some mountains reaching over y=100) with dull gray-blue grass and a few scattered oak trees. Cliffs, peaks, valleys, waterfalls, overhangs, floating islands, and many other structures exist, offering outstanding views. More underground cave systems are present here than in any other biome. Falling is a significant risk, as there are many ledges and sudden drops large enough to cause severe fall damage or even death. Extreme Hills and Extreme Hills Edge are the only biomes where Emerald Ores spawn. They are also the only true biome in which silverfish can be found naturally.

1.8 Biomes Mountain

Ocean

Water, Sand, Clay, Dirt

An extremely large, open biome made entirely of water, with underwater relief on the sea floor such as small mountains and plains which usually include dirt, sand, and clay. There is no maximum limit to the size of oceans.[3] Oceans typically extend under 25,000 blocks in any direction, reaching out to 100,000 in rare circumstances. Small islands with infrequent vegetation can be found in oceans. Friendly mobs do not spawn on these islands, but hostiles do. Epic caves are very common below sea level, and entrances to underground ravines can be found at the bottom of the ocean, as well as abandoned mine shafts.

File:1.8 Biomes Ocean.png

Mushroom Island

Mushrooms, Huge Mushrooms, Mycelium, Mooshrooms

This rare biome consists of flat landscape and hills and has mycelium instead of grass as its common surface block. It is always adjacent to an Ocean and it is often found isolated from other biomes. It is the only biome where huge mushrooms can spawn naturally, and where mushrooms can grow in full sunlight.

No mobs (including hostile mobs) other than Mooshrooms spawn naturally in this biome. This also applies to caves, abandoned mine shafts, etc. below mushroom biomes, meaning exploring underground is relatively safe. Player-made structures in this biome are not exempt from this rule: All terrain within the biome will not spawn any mobs (except for Mooshrooms), even by the player.

However, Monster Spawners will still be able to spawn mobs, Golems can still be created by players and Spawn Eggs can still be used to spawn mobs.

Trees can be grown from saplings in this biome, as well as other dirt or grass-based plants, as long as they are not directly adjacent to mycelium, which will take over the dirt square from the plant and uproot it.
File:MushroomBiome19pre.png

Hell (The Nether)

Netherrack, Glowstone, Soul Sand, Nether Brick

This is the biome used to generate the Nether. Most of the terrain is composed entirely of expansive netherrack mountains, caves, and walls at all altitudes. Unlike other biomes it is enclosed by bedrock at layers 128 and 1. Lava oceans cover this biome at layer 31. Lava also generates more frequently, flows further and faster than on the overworld. It is the only biome where ghasts, blazes, wither skeletons magma cubes and zombie pigmen naturally spawn. Glowstone and more springs can spawn, the latter being found on the ceiling. Fires and soul sand can spawn here. Nether fortresses (like the one in the picture) can generate here.

Nether 'biome'

Sky (The End)

End Stone, Obsidian, Bedrock, Ender Crystals

This is biome used to generate the End. Unlike other biomes it is composed almost entirely of a finite, floating landmass of End Stone, with the exception of obsidian towers and Ender Crystals. Only Endermen and a sole Ender Dragon can spawn in this biome.

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Technical biomes

Technical biomes are found alongside or within their larger counterparts. They are not considered true biomes but they are referred to as biomes in the code and the debug menu. However, these technical biomes serve an important role in the Minecraft world in creating more realistic terrain.

There are seven known technical biomes.

Name Description Sample
River A biome that consists of water blocks that form in an elongated, curving shape similar to a river. Rivers cut through terrain or separate the main biomes. They attempt to join up with ocean on the other side, but will sometimes loop around to the same area of ocean. They have no current. Rivers are also a reliable source of clay. Minecraft River
Frozen River This variant of the river only spawns in taiga and tundra biomes. The surface layer of water is frozen. Frozen River
Beach Generated on the shores of almost any body of water, beaches are composed of sand. Beaches penetrate the landscape, removing the original blocks and placing in sand blocks.

For the history of beaches, see the Beach page.

File:Minecraft Beaches.png
Mushroom Island Shore Mushroom shores represent the flat shore area of the mushroom biome. Mushroom Island Shore
Frozen Ocean Found near snowy biomes, frozen oceans contain ice on the top layer of water. Frozen Ocean
Extreme Hills Edge Acts as a fringe between mountains and most other biomes. File:Extreme Hills Edge.png
Hills Hills are generated within Forest, Taiga, Desert, Jungle, and Tundra biomes and are referred in the F3 menu as "ForestHills", "TaigaHills", etc. Forest hills seem to be generate more rarely than the other hills in their respective main biome. Tundra Hills are usually taller. In update 1.3 hills generated in forest and desert biomes are now taller. Forest Hills BiomeFile:2012-05-20 08.54.26.png

Biome numbers

Each type of biome, including technical biomes, has its own biome number, shown in the following table. These biome numbers are used when creating a customized superflat world.

Number Biome
0 Ocean
1 Plains
2 Desert
3 Extreme Hills
4 Forest
5 Taiga
6 Swampland
7 River
8 Hell
9 Sky
10 FrozenOcean
11 FrozenRiver
12 Ice Plains
13 Ice Mountains
14 MushroomIsland
15 MushroomIslandShore
16 Beach
17 DesertHills
18 ForestHills
19 TaigaHills
20 Extreme Hills Edge
21 Jungle
22 JungleHills

History

Biome history

Main article: History of biomes and generated structures
Biomes Example

A very old image of biomes work-in-progress. "To the right of the player is a taiga, to the left is either a forest, or woods, I can’t remember. In the distance is probably tundra." -Notch

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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Photo|Photo]]<br/>{{exclusive|education}}
{{Item
| image = Photo EE2.png
| renewable = No (unless [[portfolio]] is available)
| stackable = 
}}

A '''photo''' is an [[item]] containing a picture taken with a [[camera]].<ref>{{cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925044841mp_/https://educommunity.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/4407489082644-Feature-Walkthrough-Minecraft-Education-Edition-GOAT-Beta-version-1-17-30-| title = Feature Walkthrough Minecraft: Education Edition GOAT Beta (version 1.17.30)|website=Minecraft: Education Edition Support|date=September 24, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/blog/new-update-and-anniversary-for-mee| title = The GOAT Update Celebrates a Minecraft Milestone!|website=Minecraft: Education Edition|date=November 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{ytl|2Wd0J-EIfws|GOAT Release Playthrough|Minecraft: Education Edition|December 2, 2021}}</ref>

== Obtaining ==
A photo in a [[portfolio]] can be saved as a photo item by selecting the "Save to Inventory" button underneath it.

== Usage ==
Photos display an image when held in the hand or when placed in an [[item frame]], similarly to [[map]]s. Photos can have captions added to them by renaming them in an [[anvil]] or by adding a caption while they are in a portfolio. Photos can be added to [[book and quill]]s and portfolios by selecting the "Add Photo" button in the book and quill or portfolio.

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Photo
|spritetype=item
|nameid=photo_item
|id=?
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|education}}
{{History||1.17.30|snap=1.17.30.2|[[File:Photo EE1.png|32px]] Added photos.}}
{{History||1.17.30|snap=release|[[File:Photo EE2.png|32px]] Changed photo texture.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Photo Item 1.png|A photo being placed in an item frame.
Photo Item 2.png|A photo being saved from a portfolio.
Photo Item 3.png|A photo being added to a book and quill.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Items}}
{{Education Edition}}

[[Category:Education Edition items]]
[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]

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[[zh:相片]]</li><li>[[Copper Horn|Copper Horn]]<br/>{{About|the removed item|the current item|Goat Horn}}
{{outdated feature|edition=bedrock}}
{{Item
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = No
}}

A '''copper horn''' was an [[item]] crafted from a [[goat horn]] and [[copper ingots]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
 |ignoreusage=1
 |A2=Copper Ingot
 |B2=Goat Horn
 |B3=Copper Ingot
 |C2=Copper Ingot
 |Output=Copper Horn
}}

=== Natural generation ===
Copper horns were found in pillager outpost chests.

== Usage ==
Copper horns were used to play sounds. They took one second to use and had a four second cooldown. There were ten variations of copper horns, and each of them played three different sounds: when looking up, crouching, or neither of those. In total, there were thirty different sounds that could be played using copper horns. The sound a copper horn plays based on multiple conditions, which are in order as follows:
* If crouching, the bass tune was played.
* Else, if looking up (by 45 degrees), the harmony tune was played.
* Else, the melody tune was played.

== Sounds ==
Sound names in the item tooltip are created using the harmony, melody, and bass sounds in that order.

=== Harmony ===
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=harmony0.ogg
|description="Great" ("Great Sky Falling")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.call.0
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=harmony1.ogg
|description="Old" ("Old Hymn Resting")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.call.1
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=harmony2.ogg
|description="Pure" ("Pure Water Desire")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.call.2
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=harmony3.ogg
|description="Humble" ("Humble Fire Memory")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.call.3
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=harmony4.ogg
|description="Dry" ("Dry Urge Anger")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.call.4
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=harmony5.ogg
|description="Clear" ("Clear Temper Journey")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.call.5
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=harmony6.ogg
|description="Fresh" ("Fresh Nest Thought")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.call.6
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=harmony7.ogg
|description="Secret" ("Secret Lake Tear")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.call.7
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=harmony8.ogg
|description="Fearless" ("Fearless River Gift")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.call.8
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=harmony9.ogg
|description="Sweet" ("Sweet Moon Love")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.call.9
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

=== Melody ===
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=melody0.ogg
|description="Sky" ("Great Sky Falling")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.melody.0
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=melody1.ogg
|description="Hymn" ("Old Hymn Resting")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.melody.1
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=melody2.ogg
|description="Water" ("Pure Water Desire")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.melody.2
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=melody3.ogg
|description="Fire" ("Humble Fire Memory")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.melody.3
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=melody4.ogg
|description="Urge" ("Dry Urge Anger")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.melody.4
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=melody5.ogg
|description="Temper" ("Clear Temper Journey")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.melody.5
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=melody6.ogg
|description="Nest" ("Fresh Nest Thought")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.melody.6
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=melody7.ogg
|description="Lake" ("Secret Lake Tear")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.melody.7
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=melody8.ogg
|description="River" ("Fearless River Gift")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.melody.8
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=melody9.ogg
|description="Moon" ("Sweet Moon Love")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.melody.9
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

=== Bass ===
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=bass0.ogg
|description="Falling" ("Great Sky Falling")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.bass.0
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=bass1.ogg
|description="Resting" ("Old Hymn Resting")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.bass.1
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=bass2.ogg
|description="Desire" ("Pure Water Desire")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.bass.2
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=bass3.ogg
|description="Memory" ("Humble Fire Memory")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.bass.3
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=bass4.ogg
|description="Anger" ("Dry Urge Anger")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.bass.4
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=bass5.ogg
|description="Journey" ("Clear Temper Journey")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.bass.5
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=bass6.ogg
|description="Thought" ("Fresh Nest Thought")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.bass.6
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=bass7.ogg
|description="Tear" ("Secret Lake Tear")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.bass.7
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=bass8.ogg
|description="Gift" ("Fearless River Gift")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.bass.8
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=bass9.ogg
|description="Love" ("Sweet Moon Love")
|source=hostile
|id=horn.bass.9
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

==Data Values==
===ID===
{{ID table
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|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Copper Horn
|spritetype=item
|nameid=copper_horn
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{h|bedrock}}
{{h||Vanilla Experiments<br>(experimental)|link=1.18.30|snap=beta 1.18.30.26|[[File:Copper Horn BE1.png|32px]]Added copper horns.}}
{{h|||snap=beta 1.18.30.28|[[File:Copper Horn BE2.png|32px]]Changed the texture of copper horns.}}
{{h||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.24|Removed copper horns.}}
{{h|foot}}

== Trivia ==
* Copper horns were removed from the game as they didn't live up to the developers' design goals, and as such are no longer supported.<ref>{{cite|url=https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/5540500564365| title = Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.19.0.24/25|website=feedback.minecraft.net|date=April 14, 2022}}</ref>
* This is the first item in {{el|be}} to have been completely removed instead of just made unobtainable. This is likely due to the fact it never made it out of [[experimental gameplay]].
** If a world that contained this item is loaded into a newer version, the horn will disappear upon loading.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Items}}
{{Removed features}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[de:Ziegenhorn]]
[[es:Cuerno de cobre]]
[[fr:Corne de chèvre]]
[[it:Corno di capra]]
[[lzh:銅號]]
[[pl:Kozi róg]]
[[pt:Chifre de cobre]]
[[ru:Козий рог]]
[[zh:铜制号角]]</li></ul>
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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Ender Pearl|Ender Pearl]]<br/>{{Update|[[game rule]] <code>enderPearlsVanishOnDeath</code>}}
{{ItemEntity
|image=Ender Pearl.png
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=Yes (16)
|size=Height: 0.25 Blocks<br>Width: 0.25 Blocks
}}
An '''ender pearl''' is an [[item]] that can be thrown to [[teleport]] to where it lands, or used to craft [[eye of ender|eyes of ender]] which are required to access [[the End]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Mob loot ===
An [[enderman]] has a 50% chance to drop 1 ender pearl when killed. The drop is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], with a maximum of 4 with Looting III.

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|ender-pearl}}

A [[trapped chest]] always containing 2 ender pearls can be found in the "fake end portal" room of [[woodland mansion]]s.

=== Trading ===
{{IN|java}}, expert-level [[Trading#Cleric|cleric villagers]] have a {{frac|2|3}} chance to sell an ender pearl for 5 [[emerald]]s.

{{IN|bedrock}}, expert-level cleric villagers sell one ender pearl for 5 emeralds.

=== Bartering ===
[[Piglin]]s have a {{frac|10|459}} (2.18%) chance to [[barter]] 2–4 ender pearls when given a [[gold ingot]].

== Usage ==
Ender pearls can be thrown by pressing {{control|use}}. After it is thrown, the ender pearl is consumed, and the player teleports to where it lands, taking {{hp|5}} [[fall damage]]. Wearing armor enchanted with [[Protection]] and/or [[Feather Falling]] reduces the damage taken from the ender pearl. 

Ender pearls have a small cone of travel; they do not all follow the same path when thrown in the same direction. The direction and velocity of ender pearl throws is slightly randomized. They can travel about 30 blocks{{Only|java}}/45 blocks{{Only|bedrock}} when thrown straight up, and up to 54 blocks forward when thrown at an optimum launch angle of ~35° (on even ground).

The thrower's vertical velocity influences the throw. Hence timing a throw with a jump can increase the throwing range to 42 blocks when thrown straight up and 64 blocks forward at a 35° angle. Throwing while falling significantly decreases the range. Ender pearls collide with all [[minecart]] types, [[boat]]s, [[end crystal]]s and [[nether portal]]s, and travel through [[end portal]]s. Ender pearls that fall into the [[void]] disappear, and do not trigger the player to teleport. However, ender pearl entities (instead of dropped items) are ''not'' destroyed by lava and will teleport the player to the bottom of lava pools/lava oceans.

Ender pearls have a cooldown of one second before they can be used again. The cooldown is shown in the hotbar by a white overlay on the ender pearl that shrinks and must disappear before the player can use it again. If there are other inventory or hotbar slots containing ender pearls, they are covered with the white overlay as well.<ref>{{bug|MC-88236|||WAI}}</ref> 

Ender pearls can be thrown into [[end gateway]]s to reach the outer islands of the End. They can also be thrown into the [[exit portal]] to reach the player's spawn point.

Ender pearl teleportation makes no sound ''itself''{{only|java}}, but does emit a "small fall" sound at the destination when applying teleportation damage to the player.

=== Stasis chamber ===
Ender pearls are affected by [[bubble column]]s. An ender pearl can remain afloat on top of an upward bubble column, allowing it to be stored indefinitely. A mechanism can then be triggered to make the ender pearl hit a solid surface (e.g. by closing a [[trapdoor]]), teleporting the thrower back to the setup wherever they are.

=== Spawning endermites ===
An ender pearl has a 5% chance to spawn an [[endermite]] when it lands. This is the only way through which endermites can spawn, without using cheats. The endermite spawns at ''the player's position'' when the pearl lands{{only|je}}, or at the pearl's landing site{{only|be}}.

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:<br>
Thrown ender pearls use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
{{Sound table
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|subtitle=Ender Pearl flies
|source=neutral
|description=When an ender pearl is thrown
|id=entity.ender_pearl.throw
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.ender_pearl.throw
|volume=0.5
|pitch={{frac|1|3}}-0.5
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|source=player
|description=When an ender pearl is thrown
|id=random.bow
|volume=0.5
|pitch=0.33-0.5
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
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|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Ender Pearl
|spritetype=item
|nameid=ender_pearl
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Thrown Ender Pearl
|spritetype=entity
|spritename=Ender Pearl
|nameid=ender_pearl
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Item
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Ender Pearl
|spritetype=item
|nameid=ender_pearl
|id=422
|form=item
|foot=1}} 
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Ender Pearl
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=ender_pearl
|id=87
|foot=1}}

===Entity Data===
Thrown ender pearls have entity data that define various properties of the entity.

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

== Achievements ==
{{Load achievements|Beam Me Up}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Remote Getaway;Bullseye}}

== History ==
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|[[File:Ender Pearl JE1.png|32px]] Added ender pearls along with [[endermen]]. 
|Ender pearls have no use, but can stack up to 64.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|Ender pearls are now less commonly found near bodies of [[water]] since [[endermen]] now teleport away when in contact with water. Before this version, endermen didn't attempt to teleport and were [[damage]]d/killed from water much more frequently, causing numerous ender pearls to occur around bodies of water.
|Later, on a suggestion from [[wikipedia:Reddit|Reddit]] user isJesus, [[Notch]] implemented the teleporting feature for ender pearls.<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/kpsay/eggsnowballender_pearl_suggestiongif/c2mabfj</ref><ref>{{Tweet|notch|118614580539826176}}</ref><ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/kss7n/twitter_ender_pearls_have_a_unique_ability_now/c2mwldd</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|Added teleporting feature to ender pearls.
|Using an ender pearl to teleport resulted in being kicked from servers for "hacking". This is due to a check triggering that was supposed to prevent modified clients from moving too quickly.
|Ender pearls now only stack up to 16.}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Ender pearls are now used to craft [[eyes of ender]].
|Ender pearls can now be found in the new [[stronghold]] altar [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w24a|[[File:Ender Pearl JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of ender pearls has been changed.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|As part of the revamp of the trading system, cleric [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] ender pearls.}}
{{History|||snap=14w03a|Villager clerics no longer buy ender pearls.}}
{{History|||snap=14w11b|Ender pearls have a 5% chance to spawn [[endermite]]s when used.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Ender pearls can now be thrown in [[Creative]] mode.}}
{{History|||snap=15w34c|Ender pearls now have a cooldown after using them.}}
{{History|||snap=15w41a|[[Villager]] clerics now [[trading|sell]] ender pearls for 4–7 [[emerald]]s, as one of their tier III trades.}}
{{History|||snap=15w49a|Thrown ender pearls now take the user's motion into account. For example, an ender pearl thrown forward will land closer if the player is falling, and land farther if the player is ascending.}}
{{History||1.10|snap=16w21a|Ender pearls can now teleport riders off their mounts.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The entity ID of ender pearls has been changed from <code>ThrownEnderpearl</code> to <code>ender_pearl</code>.}}
{{History|||snap=16w39a|Ender pearls can now be found in [[woodland mansion]]s' fake portal room [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 368.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Ender Pearl JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of ender pearls has been changed.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w07a|Ender pearls have a {{frac|2|109}} (~1.83%) chance of being offered by [[piglin]]s when [[bartering]], in a stack size of 2–4.}}
{{History|||snap=20w09a|Ender pearls now have a {{frac|10|226}} (~4.42%) chance of being offered by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 1–5.}}
{{History|||snap=20w10a|Ender pearls now have a {{frac|20|411}} (~4.87%) chance of being offered by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 4–8.}}
{{History|||snap=20w20a|Ender pearls now have a {{frac|20|423}} (~4.73%) chance of being offered by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 4–8.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w28a|Ender pearls now have a {{frac|10|459}} (~2.18%) chance of being offered by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 2–4.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-Release 1|Ender pearls are now affected by [[bubble column]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-125758|||Fixed}}</ref>
|Ender pearls no longer get destroyed at contact with non-solid blocks.<ref>{{bug|MC-73884|||Fixed}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Ender Pearl JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added ender pearls. 
|While fully implemented, ender pearls currently have no assigned ID and are currently unobtainable in-game.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Ender pearls are now obtainable in-game.
|Ender pearls can now be used to craft [[eyes of ender]].}}
{{History|||snap=alpha 1.0.0.0|Ender pearls now require a 1-second cooldown.}}
{{History|||snap=alpha 1.0.0.1|Ender pearl cooldown now has an animation.}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Ender pearls can now be [[trading|bought]] from cleric [[villager]]s for 4-7 [[emerald]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Ender pearls can now be found in [[woodland mansion]]s' [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Ender Pearl JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of ender pearls has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Trading]] has been changed, expert-level cleric [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] an ender pearl for 5 [[emerald]]s as part of their trade.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Ender pearls can now be obtained from [[bartering]] with [[piglin]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.54|Ender pearls now have a {{frac|10|459}} (~2.18%) chance of being offered by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 2–4.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU5|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Ender Pearl JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added ender pearls.}}
{{History||xbox=TU7|A teleporting feature has been added to ender pearls.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Ender Pearl JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of ender pearls has been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||1.7.10|[[File:Ender Pearl JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added ender pearls.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*Ender pearls can be used to teleport/move through non-[[solid block]]s without suffocation and solid blocks by pressing against the blocks and using the ender pearl at the player's feet until the player goes through.<ref>{{bug|MC-2164}}</ref><ref>{{ytl|KA1UmxraeUg}}</ref>
*In ''Java Edition'', it is possible to spawn a thrown ender pearl using commands, but it does not teleport, unless it is assigned an owner.
*If the player throws an ender pearl and then dies before impact while the pearl is in a loaded chunk, the pearl disappears and the player is not teleported. Pearls in unloaded chunks do not disappear if their owner dies.
*If the player throws an ender pearl in Survival mode and changes to Creative mode before the pearl lands, the player is still teleported.
*The player is still teleported by throwing an ender pearl and entering [[the Nether]] before it lands. The pearl is not lost if an ender pearl is thrown into a [[nether portal]] and the player travels through the portal; the pearl lands and teleports the player as usual.
*If multiple ender pearls are thrown in succession, the player can be hurt only once from fall damage within about a one-second span.
*If a [[player]] dies from ender pearl teleportation, the [[death message]] says: "<player> hit the ground too hard".
*A thrown ender pearl faces toward the player in first-person view, while it appears rotated horizontal in [[third-person view]]. This is the case for all throwable items (ender pearl, [[egg]], [[snowball]], and all throwable [[potion]]s).
*Ender pearls and [[snowball]]s have the exact same range when fired. Therefore, snowballs can be used to predict the trajectory of ender pearls, or simply for practicing ender pearl throwing. This can be very helpful when the player has to throw ender pearls in dangerous environments, such as the Nether or the End.
*Despite the fact that ender pearls deal no damage to anything they're thrown at, provokable mobs (such as iron golems and piglins) will be provoked by the player if one is thrown at them.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Ender Pearl Suggestion.gif|The original suggestion image for teleporting with ender pearls.
Enderlake.png|Ender pearls were formerly found in [[water]], however endermen now teleport out to prevent damage.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== See also ==
*[[The End]]
*[[Ender Dragon]]
*[[End Portal]]
*[[Enderman]]

{{Items}}
{{entities}}

[[cs:Endová perla]]
[[de:Enderperle]]
[[es:Perla de ender]]
[[fr:Perle de l'Ender]]
[[hu:Véggyöngy]]
[[ja:エンダーパール]]
[[ko:엔더 진주]]
[[nl:Enderparel]]
[[pl:Enderperła]]
[[pt:Pérola de ender]]
[[ru:Жемчуг Края]]
[[th:ไข่มุกเอนเดอร์]]
[[tr:Ender İncisi]]
[[uk:Перлина Краю]]
[[zh:末影珍珠]]</li><li>[[String|String]]<br/>{{Block
| image = <gallery>
String JE2 BE2.png  | String
Tripwire (NESW).png | Tripwire
</gallery>
| extratext = View [[#Gallery|all renders]]
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = any
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
'''String''' is an item used in [[crafting]] recipes such as [[bow]]s, [[fishing rod]]s and [[lead]]s. When placed as a [[block]], string becomes '''tripwire''', which can be combined with [[Tripwire Hook|tripwire hooks]] to form a tripwire circuit.

== Obtaining==
String can be obtained from [[drop]]s, breaking [[cobweb]]s, [[fishing]], [[bartering]], and as gifts from [[cat]]s. String can be looted from [[jungle temple]]s, [[desert pyramid]] chests, and [[dungeon]]s.

===Breaking ===
Tripwire can be {{control|mine|text=mined}} instantly with any [[tool]], dropping string. Tripwire is also removed and drops string as an [[item]] when:
*[[Water]] flows into its space
* A [[piston]] pushes it or moves a [[block]] into its space
Tripwire is destroyed without dropping string if [[lava]] flows into its space.

A [[cobweb]] drops string when it is broken in these ways (see also {{section link|Cobweb|Usage}}):
*Breaking a cobweb with a [[sword]]
*Pushing a cobweb with a [[piston]]
*[[Water]] breaking a cobweb by flowing over it (flowing [[lava]] destroys cobwebs without leaving string)

===Natural generation===
Five pieces of tripwire generate naturally in every [[jungle temple]]. 

===Mob loot ===
[[Spider]]s and [[cave spider]]s drop 0–2 string upon death. The maximum is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 0–5 string with Looting III.

[[Strider]]s drop 2–5 string upon death. The maximum is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 2–8 string with Looting III.{{only|Java|short=1}}

[[Cat]]s drop 0–2 string upon death, unaffected by Looting.<ref>{{bug|MC-200707||Looting does not increase drops for iron golems and cats}}</ref>

===Chest loot===
{{LootChestItem|string}}

===Fishing===
String has a 0.6% ({{frac|3|500}}) chance of being caught when [[fishing]] with an unenchanted fishing rod. The chance decreases to 0.5% ({{frac|1|200}}), 0.4% ({{frac|1|250}}), and 0.3% ({{frac|3|1000}}) if the fishing rod is enchanted with [[Luck of the Sea]] at enchantment levels I, II, and III, respectively.

===Cat gifts===
{{main|Cat#Gifts}}

Tamed [[cat]]s have a 70% chance of giving the [[player]] a gift when they wake up from a [[bed]], and the gift has a 16.13% chance to be a string.

===Bartering ===
[[Piglin]]s may [[barter]] 3-9 string when given a [[gold ingot]].

== Usage==
String can be used as a crafting ingredient and tripwire can be used as a [[redstone circuit]] component. It can also be used to keep [[player]]s from ender-pearling through that space.

=== Crafting ingredient===
{{crafting usage}}

===Redstone component===
{{redirect|Tripwire|tripwire hooks|Tripwire Hook}}
{{see also|Redstone circuits}}

String can be placed as tripwire, which can be used to detect [[entity|entities]] as part of a tripwire circuit. [[Observer]]s can also be used with a tripwire to generate redstone signals. 

;Placement

To place tripwire, {{control|use}} string while pointing at a surface facing the space the tripwire should occupy.

{{Schematic | caption =
'''Tripwire Circuit'''
|SB|th-$w|tw-$ew|th-$e|SB
}}
:In order to activate [[tripwire hook]]s, tripwire must be part of a "tripwire circuit": a straight line of [[block]]s consisting of a block with a tripwire hook attached to it, a "tripwire line" (1 to 40 blocks of tripwire), and a second tripwire hook attached to another block. 

;Activation
Tripwire activates if almost any [[entity]] ([[player]]s, [[mob]]s, [[minecart]]s, [[boat]]s, [[item]]s, [[arrow]]s, etc.) intersects its collision mask. The tripwire remains active until there are no entities intersecting its collision mask. Thrown [[potion]]s, some arrows, thrown [[ender pearl]]s, and thrown [[eyes of ender]] do not activate tripwire.

;Behavior
An active tripwire updates adjacent [[block]]s (for example, it can activate a [[Tutorials/Block update detector|BUD circuit]]). Additionally, active tripwires that are part of valid tripwire circuits cause the attached tripwire hooks to activate (producing [[redstone]] power). Active tripwires do ''not'' themselves produce redstone power.

When tripwire is broken (including by being washed away by spreading [[water]] {{in|java}}) after being part of a valid tripwire circuit, it activates the attached tripwire hooks for 5 redstone ticks (10 game [[tick]]s, or 0.5 seconds barring lag). It does not produce the signal if it is broken using [[shear]]s.

===Trading===
Novice-level fisherman [[villager]]s have a 50% chance to buy 20 string as part of their first-tier trade.

Journeyman-level fletcher villagers buy 14 string for 1 [[emerald]] as part of their trade.

==Sounds==
=== Generic===
{{Sound table/Block/Normal}}

===Unique===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|rowspan=3
|sound=Click.ogg
|subtitle=Tripwire attaches
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire line is completed
|id=block.tripwire.attach
|translationkey=subtitles.block.tripwire.attach
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.7
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Tripwire clicks
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire line deactivates
|id=block.tripwire.click_off
|translationkey=subtitles.block.tripwire.click
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.5
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Tripwire clicks
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire line activates
|id=block.tripwire.click_on
|translationkey=subtitles.block.tripwire.click
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.6
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Arrow hit1.ogg
|sound2=Arrow hit2.ogg
|sound3=Arrow hit3.ogg
|sound4=Arrow hit4.ogg
|subtitle=Tripwire detaches
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire hook in a tripwire line is destroyed
|id=block.tripwire.detach
|translationkey=subtitles.block.tripwire.detach
|volume=0.4
|pitch={{frac|12|11}}-{{frac|4|3}}
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|rowspan=3
|sound=Click.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire line is completed
|id=block.click
|volume=0.2
|pitch=0.7}}
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire line deactivates
|id=random.click
|volume=0.2
|pitch=0.5}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire line activates
|id=random.click
|volume=0.2
|pitch=0.6}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Arrow hit1.ogg
|sound2=Arrow hit2.ogg
|sound3=Arrow hit3.ogg
|sound4=Arrow hit4.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire hook in a tripwire line is destroyed
|id=block.bowhit
|volume=0.4
|pitch=1.1-1.33
|foot=1}}

==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Tripwire
|spritetype=block
|nameid=tripwire
|blocktags=wall_post_override
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=String
|spritetype=item
|nameid=string
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showaliasids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Tripwire
|spritetype=block
|nameid=trip_wire
|aliasid=tripWire
|id=132
|form=block
|itemform=trip_wire
|translationkey=tile.tripWire.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=String
|spritetype=item
|nameid=string
|id=326
|form=item
|foot=1}}

===Block states===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{/BS}}

==Video==
<div style="text-align:center">
<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|WUlhmu3JbcQ}}</span>
<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|-7jEtrETxwc}}</span>
</div>

==History==
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100129|[[File:String JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added string.}}
{{History|||snap=20100130|[[Bow]]s can now be [[crafting|crafted]] using string.}}
{{History|||snap=20100201-2|[[Wool|Cloth]] can now be crafted using nine string.}}
{{History||20100219|[[Spider]]s now [[drops|drop]] string.}}
{{History|java infdev}}
{{History||20100625-2|String can now be found inside [[chest]]s in the new [[dungeon]]s.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.1.1|String can now be used to craft [[fishing rod]]s.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.5|Introduced [[cobweb]]s, which [[drops|drop]] string when [[breaking|broken]] with a [[sword]].}}
{{History||1.6.6|Wool is now crafted from four string rather than nine.}}
{{History||1.7|Cobwebs now drop string when broken using [[shears]].}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Cobwebs now generate naturally, making them a viable method to obtain string.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||May 28, 2012|link=none|Tripwire was first revealed on [[Dinnerbone]]'s [[wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]].<ref>{{tweet|Dinnerbone|207154562711289856|It's a tripwire, yeah.|May 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{tweet|Dinnerbone|207155073023868928|You place it yourself. String is now placeable|May 28, 2012}}</ref> Dinnerbone released a [{{ytl|mWuvXIzYcTc}} video] showing him experimenting with tripwire before its release.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w22a|String can now be placed on the ground as tripwire.}}
{{History|||snap=12w23a|Tripwire can now activated by most [[entity|entities]] (including [[arrow]]s).
|The max distance of tripwire has now been increased from 18 to 40 [[block]]s.
|Tripwire now has a translucent texture.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w18a|String can now be used to craft [[lead]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|String can now be [[trading|sold]] to fletcher and fisherman [[villager]]s, at 15–20 string for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=release|Tripwire is now translucent.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w44a|String now generates in [[desert temple]] [[chest]]s.
|The average yield of string in [[dungeon]] chests has now more than doubled.}}
{{History|||snap=15w49a|The <code>suspended</code> block state has now been removed from tripwire.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|String can now be found in [[woodland mansion]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 132 and the [[item]]'s was 287.
|Tripwire can now be disarmed.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|String can now be used to craft [[crossbow]]s and a [[loom]].
|[[File:String JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of string has now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|[[Cat]]s now drop 0-2 string upon death.
|Cats now offer string as [[Cat#Gifts|gift]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w45a|String can now be used to craft [[scaffolding]].}}
{{History|||snap=18w47a|String can now be found inside [[pillager outpost]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w09a|String can now be obtained through [[bartering]] with [[piglin]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20w13a|[[Strider]]s now [[drops|drop]] string upon [[death]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|String now generates in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|String can now be used to craft [[bundle]]s and [[candle]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=21w13a|The model of the tripwire has been tweaked that the underside texture is mirrored.}}
{{History|||snap=21w19a|String can no longer be used to craft bundles and candles.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|String can once again used to craft candles.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=Experimental Snapshot 1|String can now once again be used to craft bundles.}}
{{History|||snap=21w37a|String once again can no longer be used to craft bundles.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|String can now once again be used to craft bundles.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|String can now be used to craft [[brush]]es.}}
{{History|||snap=1.19.4-pre1|String can no longer be used to craft [[brush]]es.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|String can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|String no longer generates in [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the [[trail ruins]]; string now is in the common loot.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:String JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added string. It is currently unobtainable and serves no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.3.3|Added spiders, which drop string when they die.
|String can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] [[bow]]s.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|String can now be crafted into [[wool]].}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|String can now be used to craft [[fishing rod]]s.
|String can now be caught as a junk [[item]] from [[fishing]].}}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|String can now be placed on the ground as a tripwire.
|String can now be found in [[desert temple]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|String can now be used to craft [[lead]]s.
|Tripwire now generates in [[jungle temple]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|15-20 String can now be [[trading|sold]] to fletcher and fisherman [[villager]]s for an [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|String can now be found in [[woodland mansion]] [[chest]]s.
|[[Cobweb]]s can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] 9 string.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Tamed [[cat]]s can now give the [[player]] string as gifts.
|String can now be used to craft [[scaffolding]].
|[[Cat]]s now [[drops|drop]] 0–2 string.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.8.0.10|String can now be used to craft [[crossbow]]s.}}
{{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.0|Tripwire string that is broken now activates, unless broken with [[shears]].}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|String can now be found in [[pillager outpost]] chests.
|String can now be used to craft a [[loom]].
|[[File:String JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of string has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Trading]] has now been changed, fisherman [[villager]]s now have a 50% chance to [[trading|buy]] 20 string as part of their first-tier trade.
|Fletcher villagers now buy 14 string for an [[emerald]] as their third-tier trade.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|String can now be obtained through [[bartering]] with [[piglin]]s.
|Added [[strider]]s, which [[drops|drop]] string upon [[death]].
|String can now be found in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.17.10|snap=beta 1.17.10.22|String can now be used to craft [[candles]].}}
{{History||1.18.30|snap=beta 1.18.30.26|The ID of tripwire block is changed from <code>tripWire</code> to <code>trip_wire</code>}}
{{History||1.20.10|snap=beta 1.20.10.20|String can no longer be crafted from cobwebs.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:String JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added string.}}
{{History||xbox=TU14|ps=1.04|String can now be placed on the ground as [[tripwire]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.88|wiiu=none|switch=none|Tripwires are now activated when [[breaking|broken]], unless broken with [[shears]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:String JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of string has now been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:String JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added string.}}
{{History|foot}}

===Tripwire "item"===
{{:Technical blocks/Tripwire}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Tripwire (NS).png|
Tripwire (N).png|
Tripwire (E).png|
Tripwire (S).png|
Tripwire (W).png|
Tripwire (EW).png|
Tripwire (NE).png|
Tripwire (ES).png|
Tripwire (SW).png|
Tripwire (NW).png|
Tripwire (ESW).png|
Tripwire (NSW).png|
Tripwire (NEW).png|
Tripwire (NES).png|
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
DinnerboneTripwireDev3.png|The first image of tripwires [[dinnerbonetweet:207154292593917952|released]] by Mojang.
DinnerboneTripwireDev4.png|An image [[dinnerbonetweet:207294114398605312|released]] by Mojang testing visibility of tripwires from a distance at night.
DinnerboneTripwireDev5.png|The same room viewed from the same angle, in daytime.
Dinnerbone String.png|Power lines made of suspended string blocks.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--string Taking Inventory: String] – Minecraft.net on May 14, 2020

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Biomes got an overhaul, removing some biomes, such as the tundra and the taiga, and others replaced with nine fractal-based biomes that were a mix of the previous biomes and new biomes.

Anvil file format

The Anvil file format allows for biomes to be stored in the world data. In contrast, the Region file format relies on the seed to dynamically calculate biome placement. This would cause biome placement in older worlds to change when the biome generation code was changed. With the current Anvil format, the biome data is stored along with the rest of the world data, meaning it will not change after the world is generated and can be edited by third-party map-editing tools. Furthermore, "edge" biomes allow for biomes to continue extend beyond the edge chunks of an old world. This allows for smooth transitions in world generation after the generation code changes in an update.

Effect on gameplay

It can be difficult to play and gather sufficient resources if the player starts in the middle of a biome with no trees, such as deserts, tundras, and especially oceans.

There have been several reports of players spawning on tiny islands in the middle of a vast ocean with no trees for several Minecraft days in any direction. It appears that these desert islands generate in the Ocean biome, where animals cannot spawn (on the water); sometimes, the island spawns with no trees, forcing players to delete the world and start again, swim great distances to a landmass, or search for nearby underwater openings into abandoned mineshafts to acquire wood. Of course, this is not a problem if the player uses Creative Mode.

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References

  1. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, "Biome", accessed 20 April 2012
  2. Dictionary.com Unabridged, "biome", accessed 20 April 2012
  3. http://i.imgur.com/X3NJf.png

See also

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