Glow Squid

Health points	10
Behavior	Passive
Classification	Animal Aquatic
Hitbox size	*In Java Edition:* Height: 0.8 blocks Width: 0.8 blocks In Bedrock Edition: Adult: Height: 0.95 blocks Width: 0.95 blocks Baby: Height: 0.475 blocks Width: 0.475 blocks
Spawn	§ Spawning
Usable items	Lead

The glow squid is an aquatic passive mob found in dark underwater areas, typically in ocean depths, ravines and underground lakes; glow squid are varieties of squid, with an aqua luminescent texture. They were ported to vanilla Minecraft from Minecraft Earth.

Spawning[]

In Java Edition, schools of 2 to 4 glow squid spawn in water in complete darkness in the Overworld anywhere below layer 30. Unlike most other aquatic mobs, they require no water or waterlogged blocks above or below their spawning space.

In Bedrock Edition, glow squid spawn anywhere in water underground in schools of 2 to 4 (below a solid roof categorized as cave spawn, while squids are surface spawns) anywhere below Y=30. Glow squid have a 5% chance of spawning as babies.

Drops[]

1 to 3 glow ink sacs. The maximum amount is increased by one per level of Looting, for a maximum of 1 to 6 with Looting III.
1–3 experience points when killed by a player or tamed wolf.
As with all other baby animals, killing a baby glow squid from Bedrock Edition yields no items or experience.

Behavior[]

The turquoise ink cloud produced by a glow squid.

Glow squid wander around aimlessly in three dimensions as long as they are in the water, opening and closing their tentacles, which gives them the appearance of pushing themselves leisurely forward.

Glow squid suffocate when out of water, dying after 15 seconds (300 game ticks). While on land, they remain stationary until they suffocate. They can take fall damage and burn like any other land mob, but they cannot drown. When out of the water, glow squid are resistant to knockback.

Glow squid are passive toward the player. They are not attracted to light and do not deliberately interact with the player. Glow squid sometimes beach themselves and suffocate on the banks of rivers and occasionally on ocean beaches. These behaviors are shared with traditional squid.

Glow squid appear to glow, but do not produce light. They stop glowing for 5 seconds (100 game ticks) when harmed.

Glow squid cannot swim in lava, even if inflicted with Fire Resistance. They simply pass through the lava and behave as if on land.

Unlike land-based mobs, glow squid can swim against a current and not get pushed by it.‌‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Guardians and elder guardians attack glow squid in the same manner as they attack a player or regular squid. Axolotls also attack glow squid.

Because glow squid are aquatic mobs they are affected by the Impaling enchantment.‌^{[Java Edition only]}‌^{[until JE Combat Tests]}

Glow squid constantly produce crystalline particles around them. When attacked, they emit a cloud of turquoise ink particles and swim away. The particles and the ink remain remain visible when the glow squid has the Invisibility status effect.

If the player is in spectator mode or is far away from glow squid (often when they are in unloaded chunks), they remain stationary. When attacked in this state, glow squid cannot flee.

Although glow squid have a baby variant in Bedrock Edition, there is currently no way to breed adult glow squid.

Sounds[]

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Glow Squid swims	Friendly Creatures	Randomly when in water	`entity.glow_squid.ambient`	`subtitles.entity.glow_squid.ambient`	?	?	?
Glow Squid dies	Friendly Creatures	Dying	`entity.glow_squid.death`	`subtitles.entity.glow_squid.death`	?	?	?
Glow Squid hurts	Friendly Creatures	Taking damage	`entity.glow_squid.hurt`	`subtitles.entity.glow_squid.hurt`	?	?	?
Glow Squid shoots ink	Friendly Creatures	Shooting ink	`entity.glow_squid.squirt`	`subtitles.entity.glow_squid.squirt`	?	?	?

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Entity tags (JE)	Translation key
Glow Squid	`glow_squid`	`axolotl_always_hostiles`	`entity.minecraft.glow_squid`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Glow Squid	`glow_squid`	`129`	`entity.glow_squid.name`

Entity data[]

Glow squids have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.

Java Edition:

Entity data
- Tags common to all entities
- Tags common to all mobs
- DarkTicksRemaining: Countdown of ticks remaining until the glow squid starts glowing. Not glowing while positive, glowing when countdown reaches zero.

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

History[]

Java Edition
September 27, 2020		The glow squid, moobloom, and iceologer are announced as the mobs in the Minecraft Live 2020 mob vote, which consists of mobs from Minecraft's spin-off games, Minecraft Dungeons and Minecraft Earth.
October 3, 2020		The glow squid wins the mob vote. The glow squid is the first mob from a spin-off game to be included in the base game.
1.17	21w03a	Added the glow squid.
	21w13a	Glow squids now spawn in underground water sources.
	21w19a	Glow squids can now be leashed.^[1]
	Pre-release 3	Glow squids now spawn only in total darkness and where there's a block with `base_stone_overworld` tag less than 5 blocks below the spawning space.
1.18	21w40a	Glow squids now spawn below y=30 rather than below y=63, and ignore any prior light level or natural stone requirements.
1.18.2	22w07a	By fixing MC-238977, glow squids now also require complete darkness to spawn, as was previously the case from 1.17-pre3 to 21w39a.
Bedrock Edition
1.17.0	beta 1.16.210.59	Added the glow squid behind the "Caves and Cliffs" experimental toggle. Ink particles are currently black as normal squid, unlike Java Edition.
	beta 1.16.210.60	The glow squid has been temporarily removed due to a crash.
	beta 1.16.220.50	Re-added glow squids.
	beta 1.16.220.50	Glow Squids now squirt the same coloured particles when hit as on Java Edition.
	beta 1.17.0.52	Now spawn in any biome and up to Y-63 instead of Y-30.
	beta 1.17.0.52	Glow squids are now available without enabling experimental gameplay.
	beta 1.17.0.54	Added a sound when glow squids shoot out ink.
1.17.30	beta 1.17.20.22	Glow squids can now spawn below Y=0 to Y=-64 if the Caves & Cliffs experimental gameplay toggle is enabled.
1.18.0	beta 1.18.0.21	Glow squids now spawn below y=30 rather than below y=63.
Minecraft Earth
0.13.0		Added the glow squid.

Glow Squid during development in Java Edition.
Glow Squid in Bedrock Edition beta 1.16.210.59.

Issues[]

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

Trivia[]

The glow squid won the Minecraft Live 2020 mob vote, beating the iceologer (from Minecraft Dungeons) and moobloom.
Neither Bedrock Edition nor Java Edition render glow squid with the pulsating and blinking animations they have in the prototype in Minecraft Earth.

Gallery[]

Screenshots[]

Multiple glow squid.
Three axolotls attacking a glow squid underwater.
A deep lukewarm ocean with glow squids clearly visible.

In other media[]

A screenshot of the mob vote 2020 featuring the glow squid.
Glow squid won the Mob Vote 2020.
Animation of glow squid winning in mob vote 2020.
Glow squid from Minecraft Plus!.
A glow squid in promotional artwork for the first Caves & Cliffs update (1.17 game version).
Lego Minecraft Glow Squid.