Coordinates

X, Y and Z coordinate on a Minecraft map.

X and Z axes with directions shown, from a birds-eye view. Red highlights where these axes are different than standard.

Coordinates numerically represent a player's location in a dimension.

Coordinate system

Coordinates are based on a grid where three lines or axes intersect at the origin point.

• The x-axis indicates the player's distance east (positive) or west (negative) of the origin point—i.e., the longitude,
• The z-axis indicates the player's distance south (positive) or north (negative) of the origin point—i.e., the latitude,
• The y-axis indicates how high or low (from 0 to 255, with 64 being sea level) the player is—i.e., the elevation,
• The unit length of the three axes equal the side of one block. And, in terms of real-world measurement, one block equals 1 cubic meter.

Block position

The position of a block is actually the coordinates of the point at the lower northwest corner of the block, that is, the integer coordinates obtained by rounding down the coordinates inside the block.

In Minecraft, decimal coordinates usually needs to be converted into integer coordinates by rounding down, which is called the block position of the coordinate.

Displaying coordinates

Screenshot showing the debug information, with coordinates XYZ , Facing, and Block position.

The block position of player shown in Bedrock Edition.

In Java Edition, pressing F3 (or Fn + F3 on Macs and some laptops or Alt + Fn + F3 on newer Macs) brings up a debug screen which gives your current coordinates in the upper left part of the screen.

In Bedrock Edition, the block position of player can be displayed by changing the world options. The coordinates are displayed in a box in the top left, if the "Show Coordinates" option is turned on in the game settings screen.

Interpreting coordinates

The origin point marks the zero point for the x and z coordinates. Hence, it may be thought of as the 0,0 coordinate:

• X-axis = 0
• Z-axis = 0

As the player travels south, the z-axis number increases; travel north and it decreases. Similarly, the x-axis number increases as the player travels east and decreases as you travel west.

As the player's elevation rises, the y-axis number increases, and as the player's elevation lowers, that number decreases.

The Y coordinate works a bit differently than the x and z coordinates in terms of spawning. Typically, the player does not spawn at y-coordinate 0. Instead, Y=63 is the Overworld water sea level, Y=31 is the Nether lava sea, and Y=11 is the overworld lava flood sea. To clarify: The sea level is 63, 11, or 31, which refers to the block position of top water/lava is 62, 10, or 30.

The player's coordinates are actually the coordinates of the center at the bottom of player's collision box. When the display shows you are at Y=63, then the player's feet are at Y=63, and the player's eyes are at 64.62.

Coordinate usage

Coordinates may be put to a variety of uses.

Once players establish bases, they can note their coordinates before going exploring. Then if they get lost or respawn, they can find their way back to their bases by referring to those coordinates.

Coordinates are often used when sharing level seeds to give directions on where to go to find things.

Display of coordinates can be disabled using the command /gamerule reducedDebugInfo true:

For Bedrock Edition, /gamerule showcoordinates true applies.

History

Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.3 {{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Lava Bucket|Lava Bucket]]<br/>{{Item | title = Lava Bucket | image = Lava Bucket.png | renewable = Yes | stackable = No }} A '''lava bucket''' is a [[bucket]] filled with [[lava]]. == Obtaining == === Interacting === To fill an empty [[bucket]] with lava, {{control|use}} it on a [[lava]] source block or lava in a [[cauldron]]. The block is consumed in the process. Flowing lava does not fill a bucket. If there is a lava source above the [[pointed dripstone]] stalactite, there is a {{frac|15|256}} (~5.9%) chance for it to completely fill an empty cauldron within 10 blocks under the tip with lava after a [[random tick]]. This lava can then be scooped with a bucket, making it a renewable resource. ==Usage== A lava bucket can be used to place down lava sources with the {{key|Use Item}} button. Doing so gives the player the bucket back. Lava buckets can be used to replace some transparent, non-full blocks such as [[tall grass]] and [[water]], both flowing and sources. {{IN|java}}, lava buckets can be used to break [[Nether Portal (block)|Nether portal blocks]] by placing the lava on the side of a block next to the portal block. === Smelting === A lava bucket can be used as an efficient [[fuel]]. It has the longest burning value of 1000 seconds, compared to 800 seconds for a [[coal block]] (a lava bucket smelts 100 items, and a coal block smelts 80). After smelting starts, the lava bucket turns into an empty bucket. === Trading === {{IN|bedrock}}, journeyman-level armorer villagers buy a lava bucket for one [[emerald]] as part of their trades. {{IN|java}}, journeyman-level armorer villagers have a 40% chance of offering to buy a lava bucket for one emerald. === Cauldrons === A lava bucket can be used to fill a [[cauldron]] with lava. The lava damages any entity standing inside the cauldron, unless the entity is immune to fire damage.<!-- ex: nether mobs--> Flowing water or waterlogging does not affect the lava in the cauldron. == Sounds == {{el|je}}: {{Sound table |sound=Fill lava bucket1.ogg |sound2=Fill lava bucket2.ogg |sound3=Fill lava bucket3.ogg |subtitle=Bucket fills |source=player |description=When a bucket is filled with lava |id=item.bucket.fill_lava |translationkey=subtitles.item.bucket.fill |volume=1.0 |pitch=1.0 |distance=16}} {{Sound table |sound=Empty lava bucket1.ogg |sound2=Empty lava bucket2.ogg |sound3=Empty lava bucket3.ogg |subtitle=Bucket empties |source=block |description=When a lava bucket is emptied |id=item.bucket.empty_lava |translationkey=subtitles.item.bucket.empty |volume=1.0 |pitch=1.0 |distance=16 |foot=1}} {{el|be}}: {{Sound table |type=bedrock |sound=Fill lava bucket1.ogg |sound2=Fill lava bucket2.ogg |sound3=Fill lava bucket3.ogg |source=block |description=When a bucket is filled with lava |id=bucket.fill_lava |volume=1.0 |pitch=1.0}} {{Sound table |sound=Empty lava bucket1.ogg |sound2=Empty lava bucket2.ogg |sound3=Empty lava bucket3.ogg |source=block |description=When a lava bucket is emptied |id=bucket.empty_lava |volume=1.0 |pitch=1.0 |foot=1}} ==Data values== === ID === {{edition|java}}: {{ID table |edition=java |showforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Lava Bucket |spritetype=item |nameid=lava_bucket |form=item |foot=1}} {{edition|bedrock}}: {{ID table |edition=bedrock |showaliasids=y |shownumericids=y |showforms=y |notshowbeitemforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Lava Bucket |spritetype=item |nameid=lava_bucket |aliasid=bucket / 10 |id=363 |form=item |translationkey=item.bucketLava.name |foot=1}} == Achievements == {{load achievements|Super Fuel}} == Advancements == {{Load advancements|Hot Stuff}} ==History== {{History|java infdev}} {{History||20100615|[[File:Lava Bucket JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added lava buckets.}} {{History|java alpha}} {{History||v1.1.0|Buckets of lava can now be used to fuel a [[furnace]] for 100 [[smelting|smelts]], consuming the [[lava]] and the [[bucket]]. This is the highest number of smelts of any single [[item]] in the game.}} {{History||v1.2.6|{{control|use|text=Using}} a lava bucket on [[block]]s with GUIs ([[chest]]s, furnaces, etc.) no longer places the lava.}} {{History|java}} {{History||1.2.1|snap=1.2|Changed name from "Lava bucket" to "Lava Bucket".}} {{History||1.3|snap=12w22a|[[Smelting]] in a [[furnace]] with a lava bucket now leaves an empty [[bucket]] for the [[player]] to retrieve.}} {{History||1.8|snap=14w25a|A lava bucket is now shown as the icon when [[lava]] is used as a layer in [[Superflat]].}} {{History||1.9|snap=15w50a|Added sounds for filling and pouring lava buckets.}} {{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to the ''[[Flattening]]'' this item's numerical ID was 327.}} {{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Lava Bucket JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of lava buckets has been changed.}} {{History|||snap=19w11a|Armorer villagers can now [[trading|buy]] lava buckets.}} {{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|Lava buckets can now be used to fill a [[cauldron]] with lava.}} {{History|||snap=21w13a|The lava bucket is now fully renewable, as [[pointed dripstone]] can now be obtained in Survival mode without custom generation.}} {{History|pocket alpha}} {{History||v0.7.0|[[File:Lava Bucket JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added lava buckets.}} {{History||v0.7.4|Lava buckets can now be used as [[fuel]] in a [[furnace]]. |Lava buckets no longer stack to 64.}} {{History|bedrock}} {{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Moved all bucket items, including lava buckets, from the Equipment tab to the Items tab in the [[Creative inventory]].{{verify|type=update}}{{info needed}}<!---please check snapshots, only 1 major release version was checked each--->}} {{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.2|Lava bucket can now be used to fill a [[cauldron]].}} {{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Lava Bucket JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of lava buckets has been changed.}} {{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Lava buckets can now be [[trading|sold]] to armorer [[villager]]s.}} {{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of lava buckets has been changed from <code>bucket/10</code> to <code>lava_bucket</code>.}} {{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.16.230.54|The lava bucket is now fully renewable, as [[pointed dripstone]] can now be obtained in Survival mode without custom generation.}} {{History|console}} {{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Lava Bucket JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added lava buckets.}} {{History||xbox=TU9|[[Dispenser]]s have now been given the ability to shoot out the [[liquids]] inside lava buckets. They can also suck up the liquids if activated again, but do not fill up the [[bucket]]s with the liquid dropped due to a bug.}} {{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Lava Bucket JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of lava buckets has been changed.}} {{History|New Nintendo 3DS Edition}} {{History||0.1.0|[[File:Lava Bucket JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added lava buckets.}} {{History|foot}} == Issues == {{Issue list}} ==Trivia== * One lava bucket has the highest number of [[smelting|smelts]] in the game at 100 items per bucket. ** This makes it 12.5 times more efficient than [[coal]] and [[charcoal]]. * A lava bucket is used as Steve's Down-Smash attack in the crossover fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. {{Items}} [[Category:Renewable resources]] [[Category:Tools]] [[de:Lavaeimer]] [[ja:溶岩入りバケツ]] [[pt:Balde de lava]] [[th:ถังลาวา]] [[uk:Відро лави]] [[zh:熔岩桶]]</li><li>[[:Category:Plants|Category:Plants]]<br/>All pages covering blocks of such things as tall grass and flowers. [[Category:Blocks]] [[Category:Items]] [[cs:Kategorie:Rostliny]] [[es:Categoría:Plantas]] [[fr:Catégorie:Plante]] [[hu:Kategória:Növények]] [[it:Categoria:Piante]] [[ja:カテゴリ:植物]] [[ko:분류:식물]] [[nl:Categorie:Planten]] [[pl:Kategoria:Rośliny]] [[pt:Categoria:Plantas]] [[ru:Категория:Растения]] [[th:หมวดหมู่:พืช]] [[zh:Category:植物]]</li></ul>					Coordinates now appear on the debug screen.