A goat horn is an item dropped by goats. It has eight variants, and each plays a unique tune when used.
Obtaining[]
Goats[]
A horn is dropped when an adult goat rams a tree or any other hard block that occurs naturally where goats spawn. These include coal ore, copper ore, emerald ore, iron ore, log, packed ice, or stone. Goats do not ram other solid blocks.
Up to two horns can be dropped from an adult goat. Regular goats may drop the Ponder, Sing, Seek, and Feel horns, while screaming goats drop the Admire, Call, Yearn, and Dream[JE only] or Resist[BE only][until BE 1.19.10] horns. A specific goat drops only one type of horn; that is, if a goat drops a Sing horn, its other horn is also a Sing horn.
Natural generation[]
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Goat Horn[A] | Pillager Outpost | Chest | 1 | 100% |
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Goat Horn[A] | Pillager Outpost | Chest | 1 | 100% |
Only the four variants from regular goats can be found here.
Usage[]
When used, they play a loud sound that can be heard from up to 256 blocks, but are also limited by the server view distance. Each horn variant plays a unique sound. There are eight variants, four of which are exclusive to screaming goats.
There is a cooldown of about six seconds between each use of the horn. All goat horns in a player’s inventory are affected by this cooldown.
Sounds[]
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goat horn plays | ? | "Ponder" | item.goat_horn.sound.0 | subtitles.item.goat_horn.play | ? | ? | ? | |
| Goat horn plays | ? | "Sing" | item.goat_horn.sound.1 | subtitles.item.goat_horn.play | ? | ? | ? | |
| Goat horn plays | ? | "Seek" | item.goat_horn.sound.2 | subtitles.item.goat_horn.play | ? | ? | ? | |
| Goat horn plays | ? | "Feel" | item.goat_horn.sound.3 | subtitles.item.goat_horn.play | ? | ? | ? | |
| Goat horn plays | ? | "Admire"[note 1] | item.goat_horn.sound.4 | subtitles.item.goat_horn.play | ? | ? | ? | |
| Goat horn plays | ? | "Call"[note 1] | item.goat_horn.sound.5 | subtitles.item.goat_horn.play | ? | ? | ? | |
| Goat horn plays | ? | "Yearn"[note 1] | item.goat_horn.sound.6 | subtitles.item.goat_horn.play | ? | ? | ? | |
| Goat horn plays | ? | "Dream"[JE only][note 1] "Resist"[BE only][until BE 1.19.10][note 1] | item.goat_horn.sound.7 | subtitles.item.goat_horn.play | ? | ? | ? |
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Horn | goat_horn | Item | item.minecraft.goat_horn |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Horn | goat_horn | 624 | Item | item.goat_horn.name |
Item data[]
Java Edition[]
- tag: The item's tag tag.
- instrument: The namespaced ID of the goat horn variant.
Goat horns use the "instrument" tag to control which sound can be played when using a goat horn. The values of the tag (to be prefixed with minecraft:) are:
| Sound type | Namespace ID |
|---|---|
| Ponder | ponder_goat_horn
|
| Sing | sing_goat_horn
|
| Seek | seek_goat_horn
|
| Feel | feel_goat_horn
|
| Admire | admire_goat_horn
|
| Call | call_goat_horn
|
| Yearn | yearn_goat_horn
|
| Dream | dream_goat_horn
|
History[]
| October 16, 2021 | Ulraf, a game developer on Minecraft, states that goat horns are not included in Java Edition 1.18. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 17, 2021 | Goat horns are initially announced to be added after "The Wild Update". | ||||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.19 | 22w17a |  Added goat horns. | |||
| Pre-release 2 | Goat Horns now snap when a goat rams into copper ore.[1] | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| Caves & Cliffs (experimental) | beta 1.16.200.52 | Added goat horns behind the "Caves and Cliffs" experimental toggle. | |||
| beta 1.16.210.51 | Goats now drop 2 horns each. | ||||
| beta 1.17.20.20 | Baby goats no longer drop horns. | ||||
| 1.18.0 | beta 1.18.0.20 | Goat horns are now available outside of experimental gameplay. | |||
| beta 1.18.0.22 | Goat horns have been moved behind the "Vanilla Experiments" experiments toggle. | ||||
| Vanilla Experiments (experimental) | beta 1.18.20.23 | Goat horns now have a cooldown after being used. | |||
| beta 1.18.20.25 | Goat horns now have an animation when being used in first person. | ||||
| Goats now make a sound when they drop goat horns. | |||||
| beta 1.18.30.26 | Goat horns are now used to craft copper horns. | ||||
| Changed goat horn sounds. | |||||
| beta 1.19.0.24 | Goat horns are no longer used to craft copper horns, as copper horns have been removed. | ||||
| Changed goat horn sounds.[verify] | |||||
| Removed “Fly” and “Dream” goat horns. | |||||
| 1.19.0 | beta 1.19.0.28 | Goat horns are now available without enabling experimental gameplay. | |||
| Upcoming Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.19.10 | beta 1.19.10.22 | Renamed the "Resist" goat horn to the "Dream" goat horn to match Java Edition. | |||
| The "Feel" goat horn now plays the same sound as Java Edition. | |||||
Notes[]
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Goat Horn" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery[]
Steve using a goat horn.
Alex using a goat horn.
The goat horn animation in first person.
The goat horn animation with "Left Hand" option enabled.
