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Elytra (pronunciation: [ˈɛl ɪ trə] el-i-trə)[1] are an item that allows the player to glide. Elytra are grey in color unless the player is wearing a cape, in which case the elytra will adopt the cape's design.

Obtaining

Natural generation

Elytra are found in End city!!!! . One pair of elytra is found within an item frame in each end ship.

Repairing

Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Damaged Elytra


The durability of the two elytra is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Usage

Flight

Elytra are equipped in the chestplate slot. They can either be placed directly in the slot, or be equipped using a dispenser.

To initiate flying, the player must jump in midair. From there, direction is controlled by looking left or right, and the flying speed and rate of descent is controlled by looking up or down. Looking upwards while gliding temporarily increases the player's altitude, however doing this for too long stalls the player, causing it to descend at a faster rate (indicated by the player moving their limbs).

Elytra allow the player to travel 10 blocks horizontally for each block fallen when flying at a constant 0° pitch, not including the initial fall, resulting in a best constant glide angle of about 5.7°. The maximum flight time is obtained with a pitch of about 14° up. The maximum terminal horizontal velocity is approximately 67.5 m/s and is obtained with a pitch of about 52° down.[2]

Durability decreases by one point each second when flying. Elytra have 431 durability, resulting in 7 minutes and 11 seconds of flight. It is possible to apply the Unbreaking enchantment using an anvil and an enchanted book, which affects the Elytra in the same way that enchantment affects tools, increasing flight time to about 10 seconds of flight per point of durability for an unbreaking 3 elytra. Low server tick will also increase this if the chunks are being created too fast for the computer to keep up.

The player will not take fall damage while the elytra are equipped unless hitting the ground or a wall at an excessive velocity, which can be caused by nose-diving or stalling. Fall damage will then be a result of the height fallen during the nose-dive or stall.

A player gliding with elytra has a shorter hitbox than usual: 0.6 blocks in height rather than 1.8 blocks.

Repair

Elytra when broken

When durability reaches 1, elytra will no longer work until they are repaired, and cannot lose more durability. These “broken” elytra have a different, tattered item texture, though they do not appear differently on the player. They may be repaired either by crafting two together or in an anvil, using leather: each piece of leather will repair the elytra by 108 durability, therefore requiring 4 leather to fully repair.

Enchantments

Elytra can receive the following enchantments in survival, but only through an anvil:

History

r
1.9
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Pickaxe|Pickaxe]]<br/>{{Dungeons hatnote|type=weapon}}
{{Redirect|Diamond Pickaxe|the ''Minecraft Dungeons'' weapon|MCD:Diamond Pickaxe}}
{{Redirect|Pick|the block|Sea Pickle|the control|Controls#Pick Block|the joke block|Pickaxe Block}}
{{Item
| image = <gallery>
Wooden Pickaxe.png | Wooden
Stone Pickaxe.png | Stone
Iron Pickaxe.png | Iron
Golden Pickaxe.png | Golden
Diamond Pickaxe.png | Diamond
Netherite Pickaxe.png | Netherite
</gallery>
|rarity = Common
|renewable =
* '''Netherite''': No
* '''Others''': Yes
|durability =
Java Edition:
* Wood: 59
* Stone: 131
* Iron: 250
* Golden: 32
* Diamond: 1,561
* Netherite: 2,031

Bedrock Edition:
* Wood: 60
* Stone: 132
* Iron: 251
* Golden: 33
* Diamond: 1,562
* Netherite: 2,032
| stackable = No
}}

A '''pickaxe''' is a [[tools|tool]] required to mine [[ore]]s, [[rock|rocks]], rock-based blocks and metal-based [[block]]s quickly and obtain them as items. A pickaxe mines faster and can obtain more block types as items depending on the material it is made from.

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
Pickaxes are crafted using 2 [[stick]]s and 3 identical units of tool material.

{{crafting |showdescription=1 |showname=0 |head=1
  |name=[[Pickaxe]]
  |A1={Any Planks};  Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |B1={Any Planks};  Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |C1={Any Planks};  Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |B2=Stick
  |B3=Stick
  |Output=Wooden Pickaxe; Iron Pickaxe; Golden Pickaxe; Diamond Pickaxe
  |type=Tool
}}
{{Crafting
  |name=[[Stone Pickaxe]]
  |A1=Any stone-tier block |B1=Any stone-tier block |C1=Any stone-tier block
  |B2=Stick
  |B3=Stick
  |Output=Stone Pickaxe
  |description=Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
  |type=Tool
}}
{{crafting |foot=1 |ignoreusage=1
  |name=[[Pickaxe]]
  |ingredients=Matching Damaged [[Pickaxe]]s
  |Damaged Wooden Pickaxe; Damaged Stone Pickaxe; Damaged Iron Pickaxe; Damaged Golden Pickaxe; Damaged Diamond Pickaxe; Damaged Netherite Pickaxe
  |Damaged Wooden Pickaxe; Damaged Stone Pickaxe; Damaged Iron Pickaxe; Damaged Golden Pickaxe; Damaged Diamond Pickaxe; Damaged Netherite Pickaxe
  |Output=Wooden Pickaxe; Stone Pickaxe; Iron Pickaxe; Golden Pickaxe; Diamond Pickaxe; Netherite Pickaxe
  |description=The durability of the two pickaxes is added together, plus an extra 5% of the tool type's total durability.
  |type=Tool
}}

=== Upgrading ===

{{Smithing
|head=1
|Netherite Upgrade
|Diamond Pickaxe
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Pickaxe
|tail=1
}}

=== Repairing ===
==== Grinding ====

{{grinding
|showdescription=1
|ingredients=Matching Damaged [[Pickaxe]]s
|Damaged Wooden Pickaxe; Damaged Stone Pickaxe; Damaged Iron Pickaxe; Damaged Golden Pickaxe; Damaged Diamond Pickaxe; Damaged Netherite Pickaxe
|Damaged Wooden Pickaxe; Damaged Stone Pickaxe; Damaged Iron Pickaxe; Damaged Golden Pickaxe; Damaged Diamond Pickaxe; Damaged Netherite Pickaxe
|Wooden Pickaxe; Stone Pickaxe; Iron Pickaxe; Golden Pickaxe; Diamond Pickaxe; Netherite Pickaxe
|description=The durability of the two pickaxes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
}}

==== Unit repair ====
{{main|Anvil mechanics#Unit repair}}
Pickaxes can be repaired in an [[anvil]] by adding units of the [[tiers|tier's]] repair material, with each repair material restoring 25% of the pickaxe's maximum durability, rounded down.

=== Natural generation ===
{{LootChestItem|wooden-pickaxe,stone-pickaxe,iron-pickaxe,level-enchanted-iron-pickaxe,random-enchanted-golden-pickaxe,level-enchanted-diamond-pickaxe,random-enchanted-diamond-pickaxe,damaged-random-enchanted-diamond-pickaxe}}

=== Trading ===
{{IN|bedrock}}, novice-level toolsmith [[Villager|villagers]] have a 25% chance to sell stone pickaxes for one [[emerald]], Journeyman-level toolsmith villagers have a 25% chance to sell enchanted iron pickaxes for 3 emeralds, and master-level toolsmith villagers always sell enchanted diamond pickaxes for 13 emeralds.

{{IN|java}}, novice-level toolsmith villagers have a 40% chance to sell a stone pickaxe for one emerald, journeyman-level toolsmith villagers have a 40% chance to sell an enchanted iron pickaxe for 7–22 emeralds, and a master-level toolsmith always sells an enchanted diamond pickaxe for 18–35 emeralds.

The enchantments are the same as the ones obtained from an [[enchantment table]] at levels 5–19.

=== Villager gifts ===

{{IN|JE}}, toolsmith [[villager]]s throw stone pickaxes at players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.

=== Mob loot ===
{{IN|BE}}, [[pillager]]s and [[vindicator]]s have a chance of dropping a damaged iron pickaxe when killed during a [[raid]]. The pickaxe has a 50% chance of being enchanted with random enchantment(s).

== Usage ==
=== Mining ===
A pickaxe is used to break stone and metal-based materials faster. Breaking a block with a pickaxe consumes one use (one durability point). No durability is consumed for blocks that break instantly. Pickaxes have different amounts of uses based on the type:
* Wooden: 60
* Stone: 132
* Iron: 251
* Golden: 33
* Diamond: 1562
* Netherite: 2032

Different qualities of pickaxe are required to successfully harvest certain ores and blocks. For example, while [[stone]] can be mined with any pickaxe, [[gold ore]] must be mined with an [[iron]], [[diamond]], or [[netherite]] pickaxe, or else the player harvests no ore. Different pickaxes also mine many materials at different speeds:

==== Speed ====
The following table shows the time it takes to break each type of block.
* A <span style="background-color:#FFC7CE;color:#9C0006;">red</span> background indicates that the block cannot be harvested with that type of pickaxe.
* A <span style="background-color:#FFFFDD;color:#8A7600;">yellow</span> background indicates that the block cannot be harvested with that type of pickaxe, but still drops something.
* A <span style="background-color:#C6EFCE;color:#006100;">green</span> background indicates that the block can be harvested with that type of pickaxe.
<!-- Table is sorted by hardness (mining time with diamond shows well), then by name -->
{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" data-description="Mining time by block" style="background-color: transparent;"
! Times to break blocks by pickaxe
|-
|
{{breaking row|sort=1|simple=1|Obsidian|Diamond}}
{{breaking row|Crying Obsidian|Diamond}}
{{breaking row|Respawn Anchor|Diamond}}
{{breaking row|Block of Netherite|Diamond}}
{{breaking row|Ancient Debris|Diamond}}
{{breaking row|Ender Chest|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Anvil|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Bell|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Block of Coal|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Block of Diamond|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Block of Emerald|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Block of Iron|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Block of Raw Copper|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Block of Raw Gold|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Block of Raw Iron|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Block of Redstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Chain|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Enchantment Table|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Iron Bars|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Iron Door|Wood|item=1|link=Door}}
{{breaking row|Iron Trapdoor|Wood|link=Trapdoor}}
{{breaking row|Monster Spawner|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Coal Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Copper Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Diamond Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Emerald Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Gold Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Iron Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Redstone Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Blast furnace|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cobbled Deepslate|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Chiseled Deepslate|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Tiles|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Polished Deepslate|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Dispenser|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Dropper|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Furnace|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Lantern|wood}}
{{breaking row|Lodestone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Smoker|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Stonecutter|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Conduit}}
{{breaking row|Block of Gold|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Block of Lapis Lazuli|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Coal Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Copper Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Copper Blocks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cut Copper|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cut Copper Slab|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cut Copper Stairs|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Dragon Egg
 |note=<ref group="note">The dragon egg can be mined directly only when there aren't any air blocks available for it to teleport to. However, the dragon egg can be collected by other means.</ref>}}
{{breaking row|Diamond Ore|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Emerald Ore|Iron}}
{{breaking row|End Stone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Gold Ore|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Hopper|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Iron Ore|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Lightning Rod|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Lapis Lazuli Ore|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Nether Quartz Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Nether Gold Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Observer|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Redstone Ore|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Blue Ice|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Compound Creator|Wood|drop=1|note=<ref group="note" name="Chemtable">Chemistry tables are slow to break by hand, similar to blocks that require a pickaxe to mine. However, they still drop as items.</ref>}}
{{breaking row|Heat Block|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Grindstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Bone Block|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Brick Stairs|Wood|link=Stairs}}
{{breaking row|Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cauldron|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cobblestone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|link=Stairs|Cobblestone Stairs|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cobblestone Wall|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Mossy Cobblestone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Nether Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Nether Brick Fence|Wood}}
{{breaking row|link=Stairs|Nether Brick Stairs|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Red Nether Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Polished Blackstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|link=Slab|Stone Slabs|sprite=all-slabs|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Smooth Stone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Shulker Box}}
{{breaking row|Concrete|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Andesite|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Dark Prismarine|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Diorite|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Dripstone Block|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Granite|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Mud Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Pointed Dripstone}}
{{breaking row|Prismarine|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Prismarine Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Purpur block|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Purpur pillar|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Stone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Stone Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Tuff|Wood}}
{{breaking row|link=Stairs|Stone Brick Stairs|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Amethyst Bud|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Amethyst Cluster|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Blackstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Block of Amethyst|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Budding Amethyst|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Chiseled Polished Blackstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Polished Blackstone Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Gilded Blackstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Glazed Terracotta|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Terracotta|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Basalt|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Smooth Basalt|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Polished Basalt|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Packed Mud}}
{{breaking row|Block of Quartz|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Quartz Stairs|Wood|link=Stairs}}
{{breaking row|Red Sandstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Red Sandstone Stairs|Wood|link=stairs}}
{{breaking row|Sandstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Sandstone Stairs|Wood|link=stairs}}
{{breaking row|Calcite|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Rail}}
{{breaking row|Brewing Stand|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Stone Button|any}}
{{breaking row|Ice|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Magma Block|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Packed Ice|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Frosted Ice|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Stone Pressure Plate|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Netherrack|Wood}}
{{breaking row|sprite=crimson-nylium|Nylium|Wood|foot=1}}
|}

=== Weapon ===
Hitting a mob with a pickaxe is a stronger attack than using fists. Pickaxes lose 2 durability when used as a weapon.

==== Java Edition ====
Pickaxes have an attack speed modifier of −2.8, meaning they take about 0.83 seconds to [[Damage#Attack cooldown|recover]]. All pickaxes have an attack speed of 1.2 hits per second. They deal different damage based on the type:

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Attack damage"
! Pickaxe type
! Attack damage
! Damage per<br> second (DPS)
|-
|{{ItemLink|Wooden Pickaxe}} ||rowspan=2 |{{hp|2}} ||rowspan=2 |2.4
|-
|{{ItemLink|Golden Pickaxe}}
|-
|{{ItemLink|Stone Pickaxe}} ||{{hp|3}} ||3.6
|-
|{{ItemLink|Iron Pickaxe}} ||{{hp|4}} ||4.8
|-
|{{ItemLink|Diamond Pickaxe}} ||{{hp|5}} ||6
|-
|{{ItemLink|Netherite Pickaxe}} ||{{hp|6}} ||7.2
|}

==== Bedrock Edition ====
{{IN|bedrock}}, pickaxes always attack instantly and do the following damage:

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Attack damage"
! Pickaxe type
! Attack damage
|-
|{{ItemLink|Wooden Pickaxe}}<br />{{ItemLink|Golden Pickaxe}} ||{{hp|3}}
|-
|{{ItemLink|Stone Pickaxe}} ||{{hp|4}}
|-
|{{ItemLink|Iron Pickaxe}} ||{{hp|5}}
|-
|{{ItemLink|Diamond Pickaxe}} ||{{hp|6}}
|-
|{{ItemLink|Netherite Pickaxe}} ||{{hp|7}}
|}

=== Enchantments ===
A pickaxe can receive the following [[enchantment]]s:
{|class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
|-
|[[Efficiency]]
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Fortune]]<ref group=note name=note1>Fortune and Silk Touch are mutually exclusive.</ref>
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Silk Touch]]<ref group=note name=note1/>
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Mending]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|}

{{Notelist}}

=== Fuel ===
Wooden pickaxes can be used as a fuel in [[furnace]]s, smelting 1 item per wooden pickaxe.

=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{Smelting|showname=1|Iron Pickaxe;Golden Pickaxe|Iron Nugget;Gold Nugget|0,1}}
===Piglins===
If a {{EntityLink|Piglin}} see a golden pickaxe, it will set off to reach it, then stare at it for 120 — 160 ticks, putting it in their inventory, and continue to perform the action it was taking before being attracted by the golden pickaxe.

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=player
|description=When a pickaxe's durability is exhausted
|id=entity.item.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.break
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a shovel's durability is exhausted
|id=random.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wooden Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wooden_pickaxe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Stone Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=stone_pickaxe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Iron Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_pickaxe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Diamond Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond_pickaxe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Golden Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_pickaxe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Netherite Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=netherite_pickaxe
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wooden Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wooden_pickaxe
|id=310
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Stone Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=stone_pickaxe
|id=314
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Iron Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_pickaxe
|id=297
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Diamond Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond_pickaxe
|id=318
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Golden Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_pickaxe
|id=324
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Netherite Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=netherite_pickaxe
|id=606
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{Load achievements|Time to mine!;Getting an Upgrade;MOAR Tools ;Oooh, shiny!}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Getting an Upgrade;Isn't It Iron Pick;Stone Age;Oh Shiny}}

== Video ==
{{yt|G_HTViy2JTo}}

== History ==
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100110|[[File:Iron Pickaxe JE1.png|32px]] Added iron pickaxes.
|A pickaxe is used to gather [[stone]] materials 400% faster than by hand.
|When starting in a new world, the [[player]] is given one of each [[tool]].}}
{{History|||snap=20100124|A complete tool set is no longer given to the player on starting a new world. Instead, there are multiple [[chest]]s in the later called "[[Indev House]]" containing a stack of most accessible [[blocks]]/[[items]] including [[tools]].}}
{{History|||snap=20100128|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Tools now have tiers. Wooden, stone, and diamond pickaxes have been added.|[[File:Iron Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of iron pickaxes has been changed.
|A pickaxe held by the [[player]] is now rendered to appear more 3D.|They cannot be crafted yet, but have been added to the item chest in the Indev house.}}
{{History|||snap=20100129|Wood, stone, iron, and diamond pickaxes can now be [[craft]]ed.}}
{{History|||snap=20100130|[[File:Golden Pickaxe JE1.png|32px]] Pickaxes can now be made out of [[gold]].}}
{{History|||snap=20100201-1|Tools, including pickaxes, now take [[damage]] when being used. |Better tools, including pickaxes, now last longer.}}
{{History|||snap=20100201-2|Better pickaxes are now required to mine harder materials.}}
{{History||20100206|[[File:Golden Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of golden pickaxes has been changed.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.2|Before, the pickaxe had much less [[item durability|durability]] (usually half as much).
|Gold pickaxes now [[breaking|mine]] certain materials much faster.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Iron pickaxes are now found in the new [[stronghold]] storeroom [[chest]]s, and in the new [[mineshaft]] chests.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Iron pickaxes can now be found in the new [[stronghold]] altar [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=RC1|Pickaxes and other [[tool]]s now make a [[sound]] when they break.}}
{{History||1.1|snap=12w01a|Iron pickaxes are now found in the new [[village]] blacksmith chests.}}
{{History||1.2.4|snap=release|[[Spruce planks]], [[birch planks]], and [[jungle planks]] can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w16a|Wooden and stone pickaxes are now found in the new [[bonus chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w18a|Wooden pickaxes can now be used as fuel in a [[furnace]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w21a|Blacksmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 1 diamond pickaxe for 10–11 [[emerald]]s, and 1 iron pickaxe for 7–8 emeralds.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w21a|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[damage]] ({{hp|1}}), pickaxes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in all pickaxes doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=1.7.1|[[Acacia planks]] and [[dark oak planks]] can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Tool smith villagers now [[trading|sell]] 1 [[enchanting|enchanted]] diamond pickaxe for 12–15 emeralds, and 1 enchanted iron pickaxe for 9–11 emeralds. 
|Unenchanted pickaxes are no longer sold by [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Enchanted iron and diamond pickaxes can now be found in the [[end ship]] [[chest]]s in [[end city|end cities]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w34a|Pickaxes now use the "attack strength" combat mechanic meter. The time it takes for the meter to fill up for a pickaxe is 0.8 seconds.}}
{{History|||snap=15w34c|Pickaxes now do less [[damage]], but recover quicker.}}
{{History|||snap=15w35a|Pickaxes now recover more slowly.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|The average yield of wood and stone pickaxes in [[bonus chest]]s has been decreased.
|The average yield of iron pickaxes in [[mineshaft]] [[chest]]s has been increased.}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|Golden and iron pickaxes can now be [[smelting|smelted]] down into one of their respective [[nugget]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[item]]s' numeral IDs were 270, 274, 257, 278 and 285.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all pickaxes have been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Iron pickaxes can now be found in chests in [[village]] toolsmith houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Toolsmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] stone pickaxes.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Toolsmith villagers now give stone pickaxes to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|[[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE1.png|32px]] Added netherite pickaxes.
|Netherite pickaxes are obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a crafting table.
|[[Crimson planks]] and [[warped planks]] can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes.}}
{{History|||snap=20w09a|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The textures of wooden, golden, diamond, and netherite pickaxes have been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=20w10a|[[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE3.png|32px]] Changed a pixel of the texture of netherite pickaxes.
|Netherite pickaxes can no longer be crafted.
|Netherite pickaxes are now obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a smithing table.}}
{{History|||snap=20w15a|Stone pickaxes can now be crafted using [[blackstone]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Golden pickaxes now generate randomly enchanted in [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w30a|Randomly enchanted diamond pickaxes can now be found in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w08a|Stone pickaxe can now be crafted using [[cobbled deepslate]].}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|[[Mangrove planks]] can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|Upgrading diamond pickaxes to netherite pickaxes now requires the netherite upgrade [[smithing template]].}}

{{History|upcoming java}}
{{History||Villager Trade Rebalance<br>(Experimental)|link=Java Edition 1.20.2|snap=23w31a|[[Wandering trader]]s now have a chance to sell an enchanted iron pickaxe.}}
{{History||Combat Tests|snap=1.14.3 - Combat Test|The attack speed for all pickaxes has been increased to 2.5.
|The [[damage]] for all pickaxes has been increased by {{hp|1}}.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Stone Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added stone pickaxes.}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added wooden pickaxes.
|Survival players no longer start out with an infinite durability stone pickaxe in the inventory.}}
{{History||v0.3.2|[[File:Iron Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron, gold, and diamond pickaxes.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Removed stone pickaxes from the creative inventory.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 11|All pickaxes are now available in the [[creative]] inventory.}}
{{History|||snap=build 12|All pickaxes have been removed from creative.}}
{{History|||snap=build 13|Pickaxes have been re-added to creative mode.}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Iron pickaxes can now be found inside [[minecart with chest]]s in [[mineshaft]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[Enchanting|Enchanted]] iron pickaxes and enchanted diamond pickaxes can now be found in [[end city|end cities]].}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Toolsmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] enchanted diamond pickaxes for 12-15 emeralds as their last tier trades and enchanted iron pickaxes for 9-11 [[emerald]]s as their second tier trades.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Iron and golden pickaxes are now [[smelting|smeltable]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Wooden and stone pickaxes can now be found inside [[bonus chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Iron pickaxes can now be found in [[plains]] [[village]] weaponsmith houses.
|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all pickaxes have been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Iron pickaxes can now be found in [[village]] toolsmiths [[chest]]s and in [[savanna]], [[taiga]], [[snowy taiga]] and [[desert]] village weaponsmith chests.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Trading]] has been changed, toolsmith [[villager]]s now have a 25% chance to [[trading|sell]] an [[enchanting|enchanted]] iron pickaxe for 3 [[emerald]]s as part of their third tier trades, and an enchanted diamond pickaxe now costs 13 emeralds.
|Stone pickaxes can now be bought from toolsmith villagers.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|[[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added netherite pickaxes.|Netherite pickaxes are obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a crafting table.
|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The textures of wooden, golden, and diamond pickaxes have been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Netherite pickaxes can no longer be crafted.
|Netherite pickaxes are now obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a smithing table.
|Stone pickaxes can now be crafted using [[blackstone]].
|Golden pickaxes now generate randomly enchanted in [[ruined portal]] chests.
|Netherite pickaxe now generate randomly enchanted in [[bastion remnant]] chest.}}
{{History||1.17.10|snap=beta 1.17.10.20|[[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE3.png|32px]] Changed a pixel of the texture of netherite pickaxes to match ''Java Edition''.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added pickaxes (all five types).}}
{{History||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps=1.49|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Iron and golden pickaxes are now [[smelting|smeltable]].}}
{{History|Ps4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all pickaxes have been changed.}}

{{History|New Nintendo 3DS Edition}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added pickaxes.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*The golden pickaxe is the only pickaxe that is unable to harvest the material it is made from.
*The pickaxe is the only block-breaking tool without a {{control|use}} (right-click) function.

=== Publicity ===
*Plastic diamond pickaxes are official ''[[Minecraft]]'' merchandise.<ref>https://shop.minecraft.net/products/minecraft-pickaxe?_pos=3&_psq=pickaxe&_ss=e&_v=1.0</ref>
*In the game [[wikipedia:Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise|''Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise'']], the player can buy a diamond pickaxe which, according to the game, is made by "Kick it up a Notch Pickaxes", referring to [[Notch]].
*In mobile game ''[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=br.com.tapps.vloggergoviral Vlogger Go Viral]'' clicker game, after buying the figurine shelf, there is a model of a diamond pickaxe stuck to a [[grass block]].
*In the game [[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim|''The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'']], the player can find a pickaxe called the "Notched Pickaxe", evidently an [[easter egg]].
*In the game [[wikipedia:Offensive Combat|''Offensive Combat'']], a stone pickaxe can be used as a melee weapon with the name of "The Notch Carver".
*In the game [[wikipedia:The Binding of Isaac (video game)|''The Binding of Isaac'']], an obtainable item named "Notched Axe", also with a drawn 8-bit look, can be used to destroy rocks. The Notched Axe also makes a return in the game's remake, [[wikipedia:The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth|''The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth'']].
*In the game [[wikipedia:Borderlands 2|''Borderlands 2'']], the player can find a secret area hidden away by blocks resembling Minecraft [[dirt]], also once inside the player can fight Creeper and the Mother Creeper to get rare Minecraft-related skins.
*In the game [[wikipedia:Octodad: Dadliest Catch|''Octodad: Dadliest Catch'']], the supermarket level has a "Mintcraft" display, an obvious parody of Minecraft, even including toy pickaxes and a creeper head.
*In the game [[wikipedia:Transformice|''Transformice'']], a diamond pickaxe can be found in the shop.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Pickaxe in Mineshaft Chest.png|A naturally generated pickaxe.
Live in Your World JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork "Live in Your World" featuring an iron pickaxe made by [https://www.jinx.com JINX].
Pickaxe JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork of a pickaxe made by JINX.
Stone Pickaxe SDGP.png|Stone pickaxe in the [[Super Duper Graphics Pack]].
Iron Pickaxe SDGP.png|Iron pickaxe in the [[Super Duper Graphics Pack]].
</gallery>

=== Enchanted pickaxes ===
<gallery>
Enchanted Wooden Pickaxe.gif
Enchanted Stone Pickaxe.gif
Enchanted Iron Pickaxe.gif
Enchanted Golden Pickaxe.gif
Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe.gif
Enchanted Netherite Pickaxe.gif
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory-pickaxe Taking Inventory: Pickaxe] – Minecraft.net on May 10, 2018

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[[zh:镐]]</li><li>[[Tag (item)|Tag (item)]]<br/>{{About|the April Fools item|the standard item used to rename mobs|Name Tag}}
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{{Item
| title = Tag
| image = Tag.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
Tags and Bits are items exclusive to the [[Java Edition 23w13a or b|23w13a_or_b]] [[Easter eggs#April Fools|April Fools' joke]] snapshot from 2023. They are used to craft in-game representations of [[NBT format|NBT tags]].

==Obtaining==
A [[stonecutter]] can be used to cut a [[Name Tag|name tag]] into either 16 "Name" or 16 "Tag" items. These can be cut into 16 Bit items each.

{{Stonecutting
|head=1
|showdescription=1
|Name Tag
|Name, 16; Tag, 16
|description=The resulting "Name" items must be named in an [[anvil]].
}}
{{Stonecutting
|showdescription=
|Name; Tag
|Bit, 16
|foot=1
}}

To be able to proceed from here the <code>nbt_crafting</code> vote must be approved. Bits can be used in a crafting table to craft Left Curly, Right Curly, Left Square, and Right Square. In appears like these are the only tag items that can be crafted from Bits.

A [[Crafting Table|crafting table]] can be used to convert a "Tag" item into a "Byte Tag." The amount of [[stick]]s added to the crafting recipe specifies the value of the Byte, as a [[wikipedia:Signed number representations#Two's complement|signed 8-bit value]]. For example, a "Tag" and a full stack of sticks make a Byte with the value <code>64b</code>, while 255 sticks result in <code>-1b</code>. Only one of the sticks is consumed. Two Bytes can be crafted into a "Short Tag" (equivalent to 16 bit), two Shorts into an "Int Tag" (equivalent to 32 bit), and two Ints into a "Long Tag" (equivalent to 64 bit). Many other combinations that form either 16, 32, or 64 bit are possible. For example, two Shorts and an Int make a Long. When combining values, their digits are stuck together in the given order, e.g. <code>1b</code> and <code>0b</code> make <code>256s</code> (equivalent to 0100<sub>16</sub> in [[wikipedia:Hexadecimal|hexadecimal]]). Undoing any of these crafting actions in e.g. a stonecutter is not possible.

"Float" and "Double Tags" can be crafted by adding one or two [[boat]]s to any numeric tag. A "String Tag" is crafted with a "Tag" and a piece of [[string]].

{{Crafting
|head=1
|showdescription=1
|A1= Bit;    ; Bit; Bit |B1=    ; Bit; Bit; Bit
|A2=    ; Bit; Bit;     |B2= Bit;    ;    ; Bit
|A3= Bit;    ; Bit; Bit |B3=    ; Bit; Bit; Bit
|Output= Right Curly; Left Curly; Left Square; Right Square
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Tag
|String
|Output= String Tag
|description=String tags must be named in an [[anvil]] to set their value.
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Tag; Tag;   Tag
|;    Stick; Stick, 64
|;    ;      Stick, 63
|Output= Byte Tag; Byte Tag; Byte Tag
|description=Only 1 stick is consumed. 128 and more sticks make [[wikipedia:Signed number representations#Two's complement|two's complements]]:
128 sticks = <code>-128b</code><br>
129 sticks = <code>-127b</code><br>
⋮<br>
254 sticks = <code>-2b</code><br>
255 sticks = <code>-1b</code>
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Byte Tag; Byte Tag; Byte Tag
|Byte Tag; Byte Tag; Byte Tag
|        ; Byte Tag; Byte Tag
|        ; Byte Tag; Byte Tag
|        ;         ; Byte Tag
|        ;         ; Byte Tag
|        ;         ; Byte Tag
|        ;         ; Byte Tag
|Output= Short Tag; Int Tag; Long Tag
|description=Shorts and Ints can be combined the same way, even mixed.

Digits are appended, e.g. two <code>1b</code> tags make <code>257b</code> (0101<sub>16</sub> in [[wikipedia:Hexadecimal|hexadecimal]]).
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Byte Tag; Short Tag; Int Tag; Long Tag
|Any Boat; Any Boat; Any Boat; Any Boat
|Output= Float Tag; Float Tag; Float Tag; Float Tag
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Byte Tag; Short Tag; Int Tag; Long Tag
|Any Boat; Any Boat; Any Boat; Any Boat
|Any Boat; Any Boat; Any Boat; Any Boat
|Output= Double Tag; Double Tag; Double Tag; Double Tag
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Left Curly;  Left Curly
|Name;        Name
|Byte Tag;    Byte Tag
|Right Curly; Name |; Byte Tag | |; Name |; Byte Tag |; Right Curly
|Output= Compound Tag; Compound Tag
|description=Instead of Bytes any other tag can be used, including other compound tags.
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Left Square;  Left Square
|Byte Tag;     Byte Tag
|Right Square; Byte Tag |; Byte Tag |; Byte Tag |; Byte Tag |; Byte Tag |; Byte Tag |; Right Square
|Output= List Tag; List Tag
|description=Instead of Bytes any other tag can be used, including other list tags.
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Compound Tag; List Tag
|Compound Tag; List Tag
|Output= Compound Tag; List Tag
|description=Up to 9 can be combined.

When compound tags contain identical names, only the latest of the corresponding values is used.
|ignoreusage=1
|foot=1
}}

"Name" and "String Tags" must be named in an [[anvil]] before they can be used. Unnamed Names and Strings always produce a "Sssyntax Error". None of the other tag items can be named.

All these items can be combined in a crafting table to form a short sequence of JSON code, as long as the resulting syntax is valid. For example: 
*A pair of Curlies that enclose a named "Name" item and some value, e.g. a Byte, create a "Compound Tag" with the content <code>{Example:0b}</code>.
**Because of the limited size of the crafting table only 3 name-value pairs can be put between Curlies at a time. Compound Tags of any length can be created by concatenating two or more Compound Tags.
**An empty pair of Curlies produces an empty Compound Tag with the content <code>{}</code>.
*A pair of Square brackets that enclose any number of values, e.g. 7 Bytes, create a "List Tag" with the content <code>[0b,0b,0b,0b,0b,0b,0b]</code>.
**Because of the limited size of the crafting table only 7 values can be put between Square brackets at a time. List Tags of any length can be created by concatenating two or more List Tags.
**An empty pair of Square brackets produces an empty List with the content <code>[]</code>.
**"Name" items cannot be used in a List.

The resulting Compound and List Tags can be used as values in other Compound and List Tags, as deeply nested as you want.

==Usage==
Tags appear to have no further functionality. They cannot be eaten or placed in the world, except in an item frame, as each other item can. However, Compound Tags with values like <code>{Enchantments:[{id:"minecraft:sharpness",lvl:127b}]}</code> will show the [[Enchanting|enchantment]] glint and actually act accordingly when used.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/129xdyl/i_figure_out_how_the_nbtcrafting_in_the_vote/</ref> This appears to work with many weapon and tool [[Enchanting#Summary of enchantments by item|enchantments]].

In theory, an extremely lucky <code>replace_recipe_output</code> vote can change the crafting recipe for compound tags to output something else. When cheats are enabled you can test this with a command like <code>/vote rule minecraft:replace_recipe_output approve {key:"minecraft:compound_tag",value:"minecraft:netherite_sword"}</code>. However, as long as this vote is approved no other compound tag can be crafted. Use <code>/vote rule minecraft:replace_recipe_output repeal *</code> to undo all recipe replacements.

In combination with the <code>midas_touch</code> vote tag items can be converted into [[Gold Ingot|gold ingots]]. These retain their NBT data. When the world is loaded in another version of the game tag items disappear, but gold ingots persist.

==Trivia==
*This implies that a [[Name Tag|name tag]] is 128 bit.
*Compound and list tags are special in so far that the value they show in their [[tooltip]] is not merely a property of the item, but their ''actual'' [[NBT format|NBT data]]. This is also the reason why naming them is disabled as that would mess up the NBT data.
*The snapshot also contains an [[History of textures/Unused textures|unused texture]] for an {{ItemLink|End Tag}}.

==History==
{{History|java}}
{{History||23w13a_or_b|[[File:Tag.png|32px]] Added tags.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Tag.png|Tag
Bit.png|Bit
Byte Tag.png|Byte Tag
Double Tag.png|Double Tag
End Tag.png|End Tag
Float Tag.png|Float Tag
Int Tag.png|Int Tag
Left Curly.png|Left Curly
Left Square.png|Left Sqaure
List Tag.png|List Tag
Long Tag.png|Long Tag
Name (23w13a or b).png|Name
Right Curly.png|Right Curly
Right Square.png|Right Square
Short Tag.png|Short Tag
Sssyntax Error.png|Sssyntax Error
String Tag.png|String Tag
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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October 5, 2015Tommaso Checchi tweets that Jeb is working on a secret feature for Minecraft PC, saying that "it's like Mario 64."
October 6, 2015Jeb tweets an animated gif revealing a player gliding around an end city. Elytra have a dragon-wing texture.
Jeb tweets an image of folded wings, which replace the cape the player is wearing.
Jeb tweets another animated gif of his character with Mojang-themed elytra, gliding along a river through a taiga forest.
15w41aAdded elytra.
15w42aElytra now spread slightly when the player crouches.
The player can now take damage from gliding into walls, and crashing into a wall now has its own death message.
The player can now fit through 1-block gaps while gliding.
The player is no longer able to go higher than the starting point of the glide.
15w43aThe player's point of view now gets shifted while gliding.
16w06aElytra now recognize the player's cape and adopt a different elytra cape design for every official cape (see Gallery). In addition, Jeb is working on a feature that will allow players to change the elytra design like regular player skins.
16w07aElytra are now activated by jumping mid-air. The player no longer glides automatically when falling.
The cape option in the options menu now also disables custom elytra textures.

Issues

Issues relating to "Elytra" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Gallery

Trivia

  • In real life, elytra are the tough forewings of beetles and earwigs that cover the wings they actually use for flight. Elytra are not actually used for flight in real life.
  • It is possible to jump 1.5 blocks while wearing elytra. If the player sprints at the wall and rapidly presses jump, the player activates the elytra, and swoops up to land on top of the wall, even though the player cannot normally jump it.
  • If you fly into deep water with an elytra equipped the flying animation will not stop, making it look as if there's better swimming animations. Once you touch ground, though, the flying animation will stop.
  • Elytra can be equipped onto mobs using commands, although for some it doesn't work. Most mobs will follow one of three different flight paths (which they cannot control) before landing, at which they will regain their AI.
    • Exceptions to this are squids and chickens, as the squid's AI will cause it to try and "swim" in midair, making it fall straight down because it conflicts with the elytra mechanics. Since chickens fall slowly, they will only move so far.
    • Tamed wolves and ocelots which are not sitting will not teleport until they hit the ground. This also goes for Endermen.

References

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