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Template:Infobox The Minecraft launcher is the login and downloader front-end to the stand-alone client. It is responsible for downloading the main Java packages, including minecraft.jar, which holds the code and resources of the game such as textures, and LWJGL. It also acts somewhat like a basic and easily bypassable copy-restriction by forcing the user to login to a paid account when running for the first time. It is possible to use the launcher to run versions of Minecraft from nearly any era. However, not every version of the game is included (to see a list of all missing versions, see versions not in the launcher). The current launcher is the sixth launcher for Minecraft, and the second that was built to automatically update itself.

Launch

2016LauncherLogin

The login screen for launchers without previously logged-in users.

Every time the launcher is executed, it checks a specific directory where Minecraft stores its files called ".minecraft". It checks a file called "launcher_profiles.json" for login credentials. If the file does not exist, is corrupt, or no user is logged in, the user must login with a valid premium account, otherwise the user will be directed to play the Demo version or purchase the game.

When logging in, the launcher will first try to verify the login. If a valid "launcher_profiles.json" file exists but there is no Internet connection, the launcher will offer a "Play offline" mode if a player was logged in when it was last closed. If the connection is successful, the launcher will then, depending on profile options, compare the latest version in the latest "versions" directory to the latest version reported by the server. If the selected version does not exist or the latest installed version is outdated when "Use latest version" is selected in the profile, the launcher will download all Minecraft components and Java binary files. It will also synchronize everything in the "assets" folder (see Resource pack).

Finally, upon a successful update or installation, the launcher will execute the Minecraft jar (via "javaw.exe", Oracle's Java Virtual Machine executable.) It is possible however for there to be missing ".jar" files, in which case the launcher will attempt to replace the missing files automatically but will stop if there is no connection.

Currently, the Minecraft launcher supports 57 languages.

Features

Launcher

  • Manage multiple profiles (stored in "launcher_profiles.json"). Each profile can control:
    • Game version. Includes access to outdated development builds and previous releases. Older/custom versions can also be added manually.[1]
    • Mojang account used to play the game
    • Command line arguments for Java (such as heap size)
    • Game directory (where the game files are saved on disk)
    • Edit profile pictures or custom made ones
  • The launcher doesn't store the password locally. Instead of this, it uses a 'refresh token'
  • The launcher supports multiple instances (as the game also does)
  • Automatic updates for launcher
  • Ability to update libraries, such as LWJGL
  • online mode. (The first time launch requires an Internet connection to download required resources)
  • 57 languages available
  • Crashes can be reported to Mojang, through Hopper
  • Crashes are indexed through a database for information on how to fix the issue
  • Launcher Settings
  • Switching accounts or logging off
  • Changing skins
  • Downloads servers on versions
  • Help button
  • Shows you the launcher version information when you click the launcher version

Backward Compatibility

HowtoOldVersion2016

A profile with Alpha and Beta versions enabled

The Minecraft launcher has the ability to play old Alpha and Beta versions of the game. Currently, snapshots, Alpha, Beta, and all Release versions are available to play. Four Pre-classic versions, four Classic versions, and one Infdev version are already added under the names "old-alpha version".[2] No Indev versions are currently available from the launcher.

To enable the old versions either click the "Launch Options" then turn the "Historical Versions" on then open your profile or make a new one, next select any of Alpha/Beta versions on the Version box then click "Save" button.

However, these versions are very out of date and may be unstable. Any bugs, glitches, missing features, or crashes that result from instability will never be resolved as only later versions are supported. Mojang strongly recommends that you play them in separate directories than your other saves to avoid corruption.[3]

Skins

ChangingSkinLauncher

Skin options in the launcher

You can change or add your custom skin within the Minecraft launcher. To change or add your skin click the "Skins" button, then click the "Browse" button to navigate through your file system for your skin file. The file must have a resolution of 64×64 in order for the launcher to accept it as a skin file. Additionally, the skin file must be in a .png format. After you have found the skin file, click the "Save" button to confirm your in-game skin.

  • You can reset your skin to the Steve or Alex defaults by clicking "Click to reset".
  • You can choose between player models - either Classic (Steve) or Slim (Alex).

If the game is running when the user enters this menu, a warning appears at the bottom of the launcher: Minecraft is currently running. Skin changes may not take effect until the game is next started.

Profiles

When you open the launcher for first time, it creates a profile that selects the latest version of Minecraft - it cannot be removed.

However, you may create a game profile of your own in the launcher. Click on the "Launch Options" button, then click "Add New" to create one. After this, name your profile as you want it. If you leave it, it will be named "Unnamed Configuration". Then, optionally, select a profile picture from the launcher or a custom one. However, it must be a 128×128 .png picture. Select the version you wish to play, and click "Save" to confirm your profile. If you want to edit a profile, just click it. The same applies if you wish to delete a profile. Simply click the profile you want to delete and then click the "Delete [X]" button to remove it.

  • File:2016LauncherProfileSettings.png

    Profile settings in the launcher

    You can download server versions by clicking "Download Server".
  • If you want to resize the game, turn "Resolution" on to change the game window size.
  • You can turn "Advanced Settings" on to show more profile options.
  • If you want to change the .minecraft file path, turn the on the "Game directory" option. Now, navigate to the folder where you wish to relocate the .minecraft folder. You can also open the Minecraft profile by clicking the green arrow-shaped "Go to folder" button.
  • If you turned "Snapshot Versions" on, it creates a "Latest Snapshot" profile automatically.
  • You can manually set a logging configuration (see the Debugging article on wiki.vg for more info)

Command Line usage

As of 2.1.1432, the launcher has 9 command-line options available:

  • --clean - This option deletes the game and runtime folders, including their contents, from the working directory.
  • --launcherui
  • --workDir - This option, followed by a path (relative or absolute), will change the location (and/or name) of the .minecraft folder.
  • --nativeLauncherVersion
  • --tmpDir - This option, followed by a path (relative or absolute), will change the location (and/or name) of the tmp folder.
  • --lockDir
  • --winTen - This option adds support for Windows 10. Since the launcher now supports Windows 10 fully, this option is unnecessary and seems to have no effect.
  • --proxyHost
  • --proxyPort

The --workDir option can be used to create a portable installation of the game. For example, --workDir . can be used to make the launcher use the current directory (no matter what your current folder is called).

History

alpha
v1.0.0
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[:Category:Tools|Category:Tools]]<br/>[[Category:Items]]

[[fr:Catégorie:Outil]]
[[it:Categoria:Attrezzi]]</li><li>[[:Category:Minecraft Legends resources|Category:Minecraft Legends resources]]<br/>[[Category:Minecraft Legends]]
[[Category:Items]]
[[pt:Categoria:Recursos do Minecraft Legends]]</li></ul>
Initial release. In this version users can choose not only the current version but also Infdev.
The client requires an internet connection on the first run and for updates, but after that the game supports playing offline.
Command line arguments are accepted to launch the game. Using the format java -cp Minecraft.jar net.minecraft.LauncherFrame username password will allow login without joining a server, while the format java -cp minecraft.jar net.minecraft.LauncherFrame username password serveraddress:portnumber allows joining a server.
v1.2.2
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Bone Meal|Bone Meal]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Bone Meal.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable =  Yes (64)
}}
'''Bone meal''' is a material that can be used as a fertilizer for most plants and fungi, as well as a crafting ingredient for [[dye]]s.

== Obtaining ==

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|Bone
|Output=Bone Meal,3
|type=Material
|showname=0
|head=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Bone Block
|Output= Bone Meal,9
|type=Material
|foot=1
}}

=== Mob loot ===

==== Fish ====
All fish mob variants ([[cod]], [[salmon]], [[tropical fish]], and [[pufferfish]]) have a 5% chance to drop 1 bone meal upon death.{{only|java}} In [[Bedrock Edition]], they drop [[bones]] instead.

=== Composters ===

When a [[composter]] is completely filled, a single bone meal drops the next time the composter is {{ctrl|used}}.

=== Trading ===

[[Wandering trader]]s sell 3 bone meal for an [[emerald]].{{only|bedrock}}

== Usage ==

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

{{IN|bedrock}}, bone meal can be also used in [[banner pattern]]s:
{{banner crafting usage}}

=== Loom ingredient === 
{{Banner loom usage|Bone Meal}}

=== Dye ===
{{Dye usage}}

=== Fertilizer ===
Bone meal can also be used on the following [[plants]] to have a chance to increase their growth stage:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Plant
!Action
|-
|{{BlockLink|Wheat}}<br>{{BlockLink|Carrots}}<br>{{BlockLink|Potatoes}}
|The plant matures 2–5 growth stages.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Beetroots}}
|The plant has a 75% chance of growing to the next growth stage.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Bamboo}}
|Grows the [[bamboo]] by 1-2 stems.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Melon Stem|link=Melon seeds|text=Melon Seeds}}<br>{{BlockLink|Pumpkin Stem|link=Pumpkin seeds|text=Pumpkin Seeds}}
|The planted stem matures 2–5 growth stages. Bone meal affects only the stem's growth; it does not cause [[melon]]s or [[pumpkin]]s to sprout from a mature stem.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Saplings}}<br>{{BlockLink|Azalea}}<br>{{BlockLink|Flowering Azalea}}<br>{{BlockLink|Mangrove Propagule}} (not hanging)
|The [[sapling]] has a 45% chance of growing to the next growth stage, if possible. Saplings have two growth stages (with no visible difference between them) before growing into trees as the third stage. A tree cannot grow unless the sapling is planted in proper ground and sufficient space is available. Using bone meal on such an obstructed sapling with no chance of growing wastes the bone meal.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Sunflower}}s<br>{{BlockLink|Lilac}}s<br>{{BlockLink|Rose Bush}}es<br>{{BlockLink|Peony|Peonies}}
|The corresponding item form drops, without destroying the original plant.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Grass}}<br>{{BlockLink|Fern}}s<br>{{BlockLink|Seagrass}}
|A one-block-high tall [[grass]], [[fern]], or [[seagrass]] (that is on [[grass block]], [[dirt]], [[coarse dirt]], [[rooted dirt]], [[farmland]], [[podzol]], [[mycelium]], [[moss block]], [[mud]], or [[muddy mangrove roots]] (only exception is seagrass, will need to on a full surface)) grows into a two-block-high tall grass, fern or seagrass.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Mushrooms}}
|Has a 40% chance of growing into a {{EnvLink|huge mushroom}} if on [[grass block]], [[dirt]], [[coarse dirt]], [[rooted dirt]], [[farmland]], [[podzol]], [[mycelium]], [[moss block]], [[mud]], or [[muddy mangrove roots]].
|-
|{{BlockLink|Cocoa}}
|The cocoa plant matures 1 growth stage.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Sweet Berry Bush}}
|Grows every stage.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Sea Pickle}}
|If the [[sea pickle]] is on a [[coral block]] and in [[water]] at least 2 blocks deep, the sea pickle colony grows, and additional sea pickles generate nearby.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Sugar Cane}}{{only|bedrock|short=1}}
|The sugar cane grows to maximum height (three blocks tall).
|-
|{{BlockLink|Kelp}}
|The kelp plant grows by 1 block per bone meal used, up to its maximum height.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Flower|id=poppy}} (excluding wither roses){{only|bedrock|short=1}}
|One-block-high flowers make more flowers of the same type grow in the surrounding area.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Fungus|id=fungi}}
|Grows into [[huge fungi]], but only if on the respective [[nylium]].
|-
|{{BlockLink|Weeping Vines}}
|Grows the [[weeping vine]]s a few blocks downward.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Twisting Vines}}
|Grows the [[twisting vine]]s a few blocks upward.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Cave Vines}}
|Produces [[glow berries]] if the vine did not have any [[glow berries]] on it already.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Glow Lichen}}
|The [[glow lichen]] spreads to a random adjacent block.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Moss Block}}
|The [[moss block]] causes nearby [[stone]], [[cave vine]]s, and [[dirt]] to become moss blocks.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Big Dripleaf}}<br>{{BlockLink|Small Dripleaf}}
|A [[big dripleaf]] grows one block higher, and a [[small dripleaf]] becomes a big dripleaf.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Rooted Dirt}}
|Causes [[hanging roots]] to grow underneath the [[rooted dirt]] if there is space.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Mangrove Leaves}}
|Creates a hanging [[mangrove propagule]] under the [[mangrove leaves]].
|-
|{{BlockLink|Mangrove Propagule}} (hanging)
|The [[mangrove propagule]] matures 1 growth age.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Pink Petals}}
|Produces another pink petal in the block. If there are already four pink petals in the block, it will drop a pink petal as an item.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Torchflower Crop}}<br>{{BlockLink|Pitcher Crop}}
|Grows every stage.
|}

Bone meal does not affect:
* [[Cactus]]
* [[Vines]]
* [[Nether wart]]
* [[Sugar cane]]{{only|JE}}
* [[Chorus plant]]s, or other plants not listed above.

==== Wasting bone meal ====
Bone meal can be used on the following objects in the following situations, consuming it without any real effect:

* On [[grass]], [[fern]]s, and [[seagrass]] that do not have enough space to grow.<ref>{{bug|MC-125642}}</ref>
* On [[seagrass]] that doesn't have [[water]] above.
* On a [[dark oak sapling]] that is not in a group of four.<ref>{{bug|MC-168446}}</ref>
* On a [[mushroom]] that is not on a block that allows it to grow into a huge mushroom.<ref>{{bug|MC-173213}}</ref>
* On a [[sea pickle]] that is already in a group of four and has no valid locations to expand to.<ref>{{bug|MC-127995}}</ref>
* On a [[bamboo]] (not [[bamboo shoot]]) that is blocked in the way.
* On a [[sea pickle]] that is not on a [[coral block]].
* On a [[fungus]] that is not on its respective [[nylium]].
* Any plants that can't grow due to being block by the [[build limit]].

=== Creating new plants ===

If bone meal is {{ctrl|used}} on a [[grass block]]; [[tall grass]], [[grass]], [[flower]]s, and [[pink petals]] form on the targeted block and on random adjacent grass blocks in an 15×5×15{{only|java|short=1}}/7×5×7{{only|bedrock|short=1}} area centered on the targeted block. The flowers/pink petals that appear depend on the biome, meaning that in order to obtain specific flowers, the player must travel to biomes where the flowers are found naturally. See {{slink|Flower|Flower biomes}} for more information.

Using bone meal on a 2-block flower (rose bushes, sunflowers, lilacs or peonies) will cause one of the same type of flower to drop, without breaking the original. This is the only way to reproduce these flowers, since they cannot generate from using bone meal on grass blocks.

Using bone meal on a non-transparent block that is underwater generates [[seagrass]] on that block and surrounding blocks. Sometimes, if in a [[warm ocean]] biome, [[coral]] and [[coral fan]]s may have a chance to generate as well, and in Bedrock Edition, coral (not coral fan) can be generated in any biome. In order for this to work, there must be 2 water blocks above the block the bone meal is being used on, and the lower one must be non-flowing water.

Using bone meal on a [[sea pickle]] on a [[coral block]] creates sea pickles. This generates sea pickles up to 3 [[block]]s (of coral) away, so a 7+ × 7+ block (49+ blocks) of coral may be necessary, to return the most sea pickles per given bone meal attempt (more attempts grows them more numerously, exactly - including the range of it growing, like grass with heights on grass blocks - as coral and coral fans, though those others being non-solid blocks).

Using bone meal on [[netherrack]] adjacent to [[nylium]] converts the netherrack into nylium of the same type. If both crimson and warped nylium are adjacent to the netherrack that was applied with bone meal, there is a 50% chance that either type of nylium is created.

Using bone meal on [[nylium]] causes the corresponding [[roots]] and both types of [[fungi]] to appear on the nylium block and other nylium nearby, with the type of fungi matching the type of nylium being more common. In addition, using bone meal on the side of warped nylium creates [[nether sprouts]] and [[twisting vines]].

=== Farmer villagers ===
[[Villager]]s with the farmer profession can collect bone meal from a full [[composter]], with which they can make their crops grow faster.

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Bonemeal1.ogg
|sound2=Bonemeal2.ogg
|sound3=Bonemeal3.ogg
|sound4=Bonemeal4.ogg
|sound5=Bonemeal5.ogg
|subtitle=Bone Meal crinkles
|description=When bone meal is successfully used
|source=block
|id=item.bone_meal.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bone_meal.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|be}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Bonemeal1.ogg
|sound2=Bonemeal2.ogg
|sound3=Bonemeal3.ogg
|sound4=Bonemeal4.ogg
|sound5=Bonemeal5.ogg
|description=When bone meal is successfully used
|source=block
|id=item.bone_meal.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9-1.1
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bone Meal
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bone_meal
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bone Meal
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bone_meal
|aliasid=dye / 15
|id=411
|form=item
|translationkey=item.dye.white.name
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.2|[[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bone meal.
|Bone meal can now only be applied to [[sapling]]s and [[wheat]].}}
{{History||1.6.6|Bone meal can now be applied on [[grass block]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Bone meal can now be used on [[mushroom]]s to make [[huge mushroom]]s, and the block the mushroom is on changes to [[dirt]].}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 2 ;)|Bone meal can now be applied on [[pumpkin seeds|pumpkin]] and [[melon seed]]s.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w19a|Bone meal can now be applied on [[cocoa bean]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=1.3|[[File:Bone Meal JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of bone meal has been changed.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Bone meal can now be used to dye [[leather armor]] and [[tamed wolf]]'s collar.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Bone meal can now be [[crafted]] with [[gunpowder]] to create a [[firework star]].}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w04a|Bone meal has been significantly nerfed.<br>
[[Wheat]], [[melon seeds|melon]] and [[pumpkin seed]]s, [[potato]]es and [[carrot]]s: one bone meal is now consumed for all seven stages of growth (melon and pumpkin seeds do not spawn right away).<br>
[[Sapling]]s: one bone meal is now consumed for each of the two growth stages, then it grows into a tree.<br>
[[Cocoa]]s: one bone meal is now consumed for each of the three stages of growth.
|Green [[particle]]s are now displayed when bone meal is used.
|Bone meal can now be used from [[dispenser]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=13w05a|The balancing of bone meal has been adjusted. Growing a plant to its last state now takes on average 2-5 uses of bone meal (results vary from plant to plant).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220921040940/https://imgur.com/a/gOngk</ref>}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w19a|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[stained clay]].}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|The [[flower]]s generated when using bone meal on grass blocks is now biome dependent.}}
{{History|||snap=13w41a|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[stained glass]].}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w30a|Added [[banner]]s, which can be dyed with [[bone meal]].}}
{{History||1.10|snap=16w20a|Bone meal can now be used to craft [[bone block]]s.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39b|Bone meal can now be used to dye [[shulker box]]es.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w06a|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[concrete powder]].}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>dye</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 351.}}
{{History|||snap=18w07a|Bone meal can now be used underwater to create [[seagrass]].}}
{{History|||snap=18w14b|Bone meal can now be used for spreading [[sea pickle]]s.}}
{{History||1.13.1|snap=18w31a|Bone meal used in [[water]] of warm ocean biomes now has a chance of growing [[coral]].
|[[Cod]], [[salmon]], [[tropical fish]], and [[pufferfish]] now have a chance of dropping bone meal upon death.}}
{{History|||snap=18w32a|Bone meal used in [[water]] of warm ocean biomes now has a chance of growing [[coral fan]]s.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|Bone meal can now used to craft [[white dye]].
|Bone meal can no longer be used as a [[dye]].
|All of the dye-related functions and crafting recipes of bone meal (except bone blocks) have been transferred to white dye.
|[[File:Bone Meal JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of bone meal has been changed.
|Bone meal can now be used on [[bamboo]] and [[bamboo shoot]].}}
{{History|||snap=19w03a|Bone meal can now be obtained from [[composter]]s.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|Bone meal can now be used to grow [[fungi]] into [[huge fungi]].
|Bone meal can now be used to spread [[nylium]] onto netherrack.}}
{{History|||snap=20w09a|Using bone meal to grow fungi now works only on the respective [[nylium]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w11a|Bone meal can now grow [[kelp]], [[weeping vines]], and [[twisting vines]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w12a|Bone meal can now be used to grow [[roots]], [[fungi]], and [[nether sprouts]] on nylium.}}
{{History|||snap=20w13a|Farmers can now use bone meal to grow crops.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w03a|Bone meal can now be used to spread [[glow lichen]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=21w05a|Bone meal can now be used on [[moss block]]s, [[small dripleaf]], [[big dripleaf]], and [[cave vines]].}}
{{History|||snap=21w11a|Bone meal can now be used on [[rooted dirt]].}}
{{History|||snap=21w15a|Bone meal now makes a sound when used.}}
{{History|||snap=21w16a|Moss patches obtained from fertilizing moss blocks contain less vegetation and are now smaller and more irregular in shape.
|Bone meal can now be used on [[azalea]] and [[flowering azalea]].}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|Bone meal can now be used on [[mangrove propagule]]s and [[mangrove leaves]].}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|Bone meal can now be used on [[pink petals]] and [[torchflower crop]]s.|Using bone meal on [[cherry grove]]s now have a chance to generate [[pink petal]]s.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Bone meal can now be used on [[pitcher crop]]s.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bone meal. It is currently unobtainable and serves no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.3.3|Bone meal can now be crafted from bones.
|Bone meal can now be applied to grass blocks and saplings.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Added the first [[crop]]s, which bone meal can be applied to.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Bone Meal JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of bone meal has been changed.
|Bone meal no longer instantly grows [[crop]]s to full size.
|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[wool]].}}
{{History|||snap=build 5|[[Pumpkin]] and [[melon]] stems now grow by only one stage when bone meal is used.
|Some [[flower]]s now spawn certain other flowers when bone meal is used on them.
|Bone meal can now grow [[fern]]s and [[tall grass]] in [[survival]] and [[creative]].
|Bone meal can now grow [[sugar cane]]s to maximum height.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 11|Bone meal can now be used to dye tamed [[wolf]] collars.}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Bone meal can now be used from [[dispenser]]s.
|Bone meal can now be used to dye [[water]] in [[cauldron]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Bone meal can now be used to dye [[shulker]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[concrete powder]], white [[bed]]s and white [[shulker box]]es.}}
{{History||1.1.3|snap=alpha 1.1.3.0|Bone meal can now be used to craft [[bone block]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[stained glass]].
|Bone meal can now be used to craft [[firework star]]s.
|Bone meal can now be used to create [[banner]] patterns.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Bone meal can now be used underwater for growing [[seagrass]] and [[coral]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Bone meal can now be used for spreading [[sea pickle]]s.
|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[balloon]]s and white [[glow stick]]s.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Bone meal can now be used to grow [[bamboo]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.8.0.10|Bone meal can now be used to craft [[white dye]].}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Bone meal are now sold by [[wandering trader]]s.
|[[File:Bone Meal JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of bone meal has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Bone meal can now be obtained from [[composter]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|Bone meal can now grow [[fungus|fungi]] into [[huge fungi]].
|Bone meal can now be used to turn [[netherrack]] into [[nylium]].
|Bone meal can now be used to grow [[roots]], [[fungi]], and [[nether sprouts]] on nylium.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of bone meal has been changed from <code>dye/15</code> to <code>bone_meal</code>.}}
{{History||1.16.210|snap=beta 1.16.210.51|Bone meal used in [[water]] now has a chance of growing [[coral fan]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.220|snap=beta 1.16.220.52|Bone meal can now be used on [[moss block]]s, [[small dripleaf]], [[big dripleaf]], [[cave vines]] and [[rooted dirt]].}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.16.230.50|Bone meal can now be used to spread [[glow lichen]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.230.54|Bone meal can be used to grow [[azalea]]s into azalea trees.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.17.0.50|Bone meal now makes a sound when used.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bone meal.}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|Bone meal no longer instantly grows [[crop]]s to full size.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Bone Meal JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of bone meal has been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Bone Meal JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Added bone meal.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==

* Bone meal can be used on the sides or bottom of a [[grass block]], as well as on a grass block with [[plant]]s already on top of it.
* Regardless of if it succeeds in fertilizing, bone meal makes green sparkles. However, like smoke from a [[torch]], the sparkles appear only if the [[player]] has [[particles]] set All or Decreased.
* In real life, [[Wikipedia:bone meal|bone meal]] is used as a fertilizer to provide nitrogen and phosphorus to plants.

==Gallery==

<gallery>
File:Bone Meal On Grass.png|Bone meal used on [[grass block]]s.
</gallery>

== See also ==

* [[Farming]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Items}}

[[Category:Dyes]]
[[Category:Plants]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Kostní moučka]]
[[de:Knochenmehl]]
[[es:Polvo de hueso]]
[[fr:Poudre d'os]]
[[hu:Csontliszt]]
[[ja:骨粉]]
[[ko:뼛가루]]
[[nl:Beendermeel]]
[[pl:Mączka kostna]]
[[pt:Farinha de osso]]
[[ru:Костная мука]]
[[th:ผงกระดูก]]
[[zh:骨粉]]</li><li>[[Raw Gold|Raw Gold]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Raw Gold.png
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Raw gold''' is a raw metal resource obtained from mining [[gold ore]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Mining ===
[[Gold ore]] and [[deepslate gold ore]] mined with an [[iron pickaxe]] or higher drops 1 unit of raw gold. If the pickaxe is enchanted with [[Fortune]], it can drop an extra unit per level of Fortune, allowing for a maximum of 4 with Fortune III. If the ore is mined using a pickaxe enchanted with [[Silk Touch]], it drops the ore block instead.

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|showname=1
|Block of Raw Gold
|Output=Raw Gold,9
|type=Material
|foot=1
}}

== Usage ==
The primary usage of raw gold is smelting it into [[gold ingot]]s.

=== Crafting ===
{{crafting usage|Raw Gold}}

=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{Smelting
|showname=2
|Raw Gold
|Gold Ingot
|1.0
}}

=== Piglins ===
{{EntityLink|Piglin|Piglins}} are attracted to raw gold. They run toward any raw gold on the ground, and inspect it for 6 to 8 seconds before putting it in their inventory.

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Oh Shiny}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Raw Gold
|spritetype=item
|nameid=raw_gold
|itemtags=piglin_loved
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
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|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Raw Gold
|spritetype=item
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|form=item
|id=506
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w14a|[[File:Raw Gold JE1.png|32px]] Added raw gold.}}
{{History|||snap=April 13, 2021|slink={{Tweet|JasperBoerstra|1381991999952277513}}|[[File:Raw Gold JE2.png|32px]] [[JAPPA]] shows a new raw gold texture.}}
{{History|||snap=21w15a|[[File:Raw Gold JE2.png|32px]] The texture of raw gold has been changed.
|Raw gold can now be used to craft [[block of raw gold]].}}
{{History|||snap=April 16, 2021|slink={{Tweet|JasperBoerstra|1383047666037325829}}|[[File:Raw Gold (pre-release).png|32px]] [[JAPPA]] shows a new raw gold texture again.}}
{{History|||snap=21w16a|[[File:Raw Gold JE3.png|32px]] The texture of raw gold has been changed.}}

{{History|Bedrock}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.17.0.50|[[File:Raw Gold JE2.png|32px]] Added raw gold.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.17.0.52|Raw gold are now available without enabling [[experimental gameplay]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.17.0.54|[[File:Raw Gold JE3.png|32px]] The texture of raw gold has been changed.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
JE 1.17 Dev Raw Metals.jpg|Jappa shows raw ore textures.
Jappa Raw Ores 1.jpg|Jappa shows raw ore textures.
Jappa Raw Ores 2.png|Jappa shows raw ore textures.
Jappa Raw Ores 3.jpg|Jappa shows raw ore textures.
Jappa Raw Ores 4.jpg|Jappa shows raw ore textures.
Jappa Raw Ores 5.jpg|Jappa shows raw ore textures.
</gallery>

{{Items}}

[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]

[[de:Rohgold]]
[[es:Oro en bruto]]
[[fr:Or brut]]
[[ja:金の原石]]
[[pl:Surowe złoto]]
[[pt:Ouro bruto]]
[[ru:Необработанное золото]]
[[uk:Необроблене золото]]
[[zh:粗金]]</li></ul>
Command line arguments format changed.
beta
1.3
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Arrow|Arrow]]<br/>{{ItemEntity
|title=Arrow
|image=Arrow.png
|image2=Spectral Arrow.png
|renewable='''Uncraftable and Luck{{only|java|short=1}}''': No <br/>
'''All others''': Yes
|stackable='''Normal / Spectral:''' Yes (64)<br/>
'''Tipped:''' Yes (64, only if same effect)
|size=Height: 0.5 Blocks<br>Width: 0.5 Blocks
|networkid='''Normal / Tipped:'''<br>'''[[JE]]''': 60<br>
'''Spectral:'''<br>'''[[JE]]''': 91
}}
An '''arrow''' serves as ammunition for [[bow]]s, [[crossbow]]s, and [[dispenser]]s. Arrows can be modified to give [[status effects]] to [[player]]s and [[mob]]s.

== Obtaining ==

=== Picking up arrows ===

Arrows shot by players can always be [[#Retrieving|picked up]] in Creative mode.

An arrow ''cannot'' be picked up by a player in [[Survival]] or [[Adventure]] mode if:
* It is shot by a player in [[Creative]] mode.
* It is shot by any [[mob]] able to shoot arrows, such as [[skeleton]]s, [[stray]]s, [[pillager]]s, or [[piglin]]s. This includes mobs that do not shoot arrows in normal gameplay, such as [[illusioner]]s and bow-wielding [[wither skeleton]]s.
** This is the case even in Creative mode.<ref>{{bug|MC-128845|||WAI}}</ref>
* It is shot with an [[Infinity]]-enchanted [[bow]].
* It is one of the two extra arrows shot with a [[Multishot]]-enchanted [[crossbow]].

=== Mob loot ===

[[Skeleton]]s and [[stray]]s drop 0-2 arrows upon death. The maximum drop is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 0–5 arrows with Looting III.

Strays have a 50% chance of dropping 1 arrow of [[Slowness]] when killed by a player. Each level of Looting increases the chance of this drop by 50% of the previous chance. This results in a maximum of 93.75% with Looting III.

{{IN|bedrock}}, [[pillager]]s also drop 0–2 arrows upon death. The maximum drop is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 0-5 arrows with Looting III.

=== Trading ===

Novice-level fletcher [[villager]]s have a 50% chance {{in|bedrock}}, or a {{frac|2|3}} chance {{in|java}}, to sell 16 arrows for one [[emerald]] as part of their trades.

{{IN|bedrock}}, master-level fletcher villagers have a {{frac|1|2}} chance to sell 5 tipped arrows for 2 emeralds and 5 arrows. {{IN|java}}, they have a {{frac|2|3}} chance to sell 5 tipped arrows for 2 emeralds and 5 arrows.  Trades {{in|java}} can be the base effect, level II, or extended; {{in|bedrock}}, only the arrow of decay is level II.<!-- A check should be made if it chooses randomly from the whole of the list of possible arrows variants, or it it chooses a base arrow potion effect, then randomly choose from that arrow's options. The first one would make arrow's without a level II, like Fire Resistance for example, slightly less likely than ones with all three options like Swiftness.  -->

<!-- None are extended duration, but villagers can trade level 2 arrows. -->
* Arrow of [[Fire Resistance]]
* Arrow of [[Harming]]
* Arrow of [[Healing]]
* Arrow of [[Invisibility]]
* Arrow of [[Leaping]]
* Arrow of [[Night Vision]]
* Arrow of [[Poison]]
* Arrow of [[Regeneration]]
* Arrow of [[Slowness]]
* Arrow of [[Strength]]
* Arrow of [[Swiftness]]
* Arrow of the [[Potion of the Turtle Master|Turtle Master]]
* Arrow of [[Water Breathing]]
* Arrow of [[Weakness]]
* Arrow of [[Slow Falling]]{{only|java}}<!-- bedrock fletchers never sell arrows of slow falling -->
* Arrow of [[Decay]]{{only|bedrock}}

These are all potion effects except Slow Falling {{in|bedrock}} and [[Luck]] {{in|java}}. Trading is the only legitimate way to obtain arrows of Decay in [[Survival]] mode.

=== Bartering ===

Spectral arrows{{only|java}}/normal arrows{{only|bedrock}} can be obtained through [[bartering]] with [[piglin]]s, and have a ~8.71% chance to give the [[player]] 6-12 arrows.

=== Villager gifts ===
{{IN|java}}, any regular or tipped arrow (except for [[luck]] and [[Bad Luck]] arrows) can be obtained as a reward item from [[fletcher]] [[villager]]s when the player has the [[Hero of the Village]] status effect.

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|head=1
|B1= Flint
|B2= Stick
|B3= Feather
|Output = Arrow,4
|type = Combat
|showdescription=1
}}
{{Crafting
|A2= Glowstone Dust
|B1= Glowstone Dust
|B2= Arrow
|B3= Glowstone Dust
|C2= Glowstone Dust
|Output = Spectral Arrow,2
|type = Combat
|description = {{only|java}}
}}
{{Crafting
|foot=1
|description=Arrows of Decay are exclusive to {{el|be}} unless obtained via [[creative]] or [[commands]]. Arrows of luck are exclusive to {{el|je}}. A custom potion obtained via [[commands]] cannot craft arrows with the potion's custom name, lore, or the <code>CustomPotionColor</code>.
|A1= Arrow
|A2= Arrow
|A3= Arrow
|B1= Arrow
|B2= Matching Lingering Potion
|B3= Arrow
|C1= Arrow
|C2= Arrow
|C3= Arrow
|Output = Matching Tipped Arrow,8
|type = Combat
}}

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|arrow}}
{{LootChestItem|spectral-arrow}}

=== Retrieving ===

Arrows stuck in a block that were originally shot by dispensers or by players in [[Survival]] without the [[Infinity]] enchantment may be collected. Arrows originally shot by [[skeleton]]s, [[stray]]s, [[illusioner]]s, [[pillager]]s, [[piglin]]s, players in [[Creative]], players using the [[Infinity]] enchantment, or duplicate arrows created by [[Crossbow]]s with the [[Multishot]] enchantment cannot be collected. Arrows cannot be retrieved when they are stuck in a player or mob, and players or mobs do not drop them when killed. Retrievable arrows have a despawn timer of 60 seconds.

=== Cauldrons ===
{{main|Cauldron#Potions}}

{{IN|bedrock}}, tipped arrows can also be obtained by using arrows on [[Cauldron#Potions|cauldrons]] that contain [[potion]]s. The number of tipped arrows created depends on the potion inside the cauldron. When the cauldron is {{frac|1|3}} full, 16 arrows can be tipped. When the cauldron is {{frac|2|3}} full, up to 32 arrows can be tipped and when the cauldron is full, an entire stack of 64 arrows can be tipped. This is more efficient than using lingering potions as up to 21.33 arrows can be tipped per potion.

== Usage ==
{{see also|Bow}}

When fired, arrows fly in a [[wikipedia:Trajectory of a projectile|ballistic trajectory]] affected by gravity and drag in [[air]], [[water]], and [[lava]]. The arrow's velocity is multiplied by 0.99 every game tick, and it also experiences 20 block/s<sup>2</sup> of downward acceleration induced by gravity.

Arrows travel approximately 3 [[block]]s when fired parallel to a flat plane with no charge, 15 blocks average with medium charge, and 24 blocks average with maximum charge. When fired from a fully charged bow, arrows can travel 120 blocks if fired from an optimal angle. The maximum height an arrow fired by a bow can reach is around 66 blocks.

An arrow fired in water experiences much more drag than in air: it moves less than 8 blocks before completely losing horizontal speed and falling straight down, although the knockback of the arrow remains unaffected. It also leaves a trail of bubbles in its wake.

There is a random variable to the trajectory of an arrow, given by <code>this.rand.nextGaussian() * 0.0075 * (double)inaccuracy</code> for the x, y and z coordinate. The inaccuracy is relatively small, becoming noticeable over larger distances. The inaccuracy of different arrow delivery devices may differ. Dispensers fire with an inaccuracy of 6, while bows fire with an inaccuracy of 1.

An arrow's speed determine the damage it inflicts. The damage inflicted is calculated by multiplying the arrow's [[#Entity data|damage value]] with its velocity in blocks per [[Tick#Game tick|game tick]]. When fired from a fully-charged unenchanted bow, arrows do {{hp|6}} of damage, with a smaller chance to damage for up to {{hp|11}} via critical hits. They inflict up to {{hp|5}} damage from a medium-charged bow, and {{hp|1}} from a bow with no charge. Arrows fired from dispensers always do {{hp|3}} of damage unless their velocity is modified by an external source. Arrows fired from [[crossbow]]s do {{hp|6}} to {{hp|11}} of damage.

Arrows trigger [[Damage#Immunity|damage immunity]] on hit. However, unlike other methods of damage that may bypass invulnerability under certain conditions, arrows hitting the mob while it is invulnerable lose all speed and drop to the ground, dealing no damage unless they contact another mob.

[[File:ArrowShotInTree.png|thumb|An arrow shot into a [[tree]].]]
Arrows also stick into objects they come in contact with and remain there for one minute before disappearing; the distance from the object and the angle determine how far into the target the arrow penetrates. Such arrows may be [[#Retrieving|retrieved]].

If the arrow has any custom potion effects (NBT tag <code>CustomPotionEffects</code>), all potion effects, including vanilla potion effects (NBT tag <code>Potion</code>) are removed 30 seconds after the arrow stops moving.

If an arrow is stuck in a block, and that block is broken or disappears (e.g., [[leaves]] upon decay), then the arrow falls straight down and damages entities below, but never deals a critical hit. The 1-minute despawn timer is then refreshed, meaning it will take another minute for the arrow to despawn.

Arrows bounce off players and mobs immune to damage, like a player in Creative mode, a [[wither]] under the "wither armor" effect, and a perching [[ender dragon]].

Arrows shot through [[lava]] or (if there's at least a 2 block gap) [[fire]] catch on fire and show an appropriate animation until they pass through water. Like arrows shot from a bow with the Flame enchantment, they can set other entities they hit on fire for 5 seconds as well as ignite TNT and campfires.

An arrow shot at any kind of boat{{only|java|short=1}} or minecart causes the vehicle to break, dropping any components (including container contents).

Arrows can get visually stuck in players {{in|java}}, although not any mobs. They appear as regular arrows regardless of type.<ref>{{bug|MC-83933|||WAI}}</ref>
<gallery>
Steve got shot.png|Steve got shot.
Alex got shot.png|Alex got shot.
</gallery>

=== Redstone circuits ===

An arrow can activate a wooden [[button]], wooden [[pressure plate]], a [[tripwire]], or a [[target]]. An arrow will continue to power these blocks until it is removed, either due to despawning, or being picked up. Target blocks emit a redstone pulse for one second, as opposed to the static depressed state of the other switches. Non-wooden switches are not affected by arrows.

When arrows are fired into the sides of blocks, they change their orientation to point more downward than their original flight path might indicate. This can cause them to intersect and thus trigger switches above them that they didn't actually hit, or block rails above them.

=== Explosions ===

Arrows are affected by explosions while they are in flight. Since explosions can increase the speed of an arrow, they can also increase the damage dealt by them. {{only|Java}}

== Variants ==

=== Tipped arrows ===
{{See also|#Crafting}}

Tipped arrows are arrows that imbue a potion effect when hitting a mob or player. The duration of the effect is {{frac|1|8}} that of the corresponding potion, if applicable, and is not affected by the power of the arrow. The status effect is the same as the regular power effect for the potion. If a bow is enchanted with [[Infinity]], tipped arrows are still consumed. 

The types of arrows are:

<div class="list-style-none" style="-moz-column-width:19em;-webkit-column-width:19em;column-width:19em">
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Regeneration}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Swiftness}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Fire Resistance}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Healing}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Night Vision}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Strength}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Leaping}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Invisibility}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Poison}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Weakness}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Slowness}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Harming}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Water Breathing}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Luck}}{{only|java|short=1}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Decay}}{{only|bedrock|short=1}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of the Turtle Master}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Slow Falling}}
</div>

Arrows of Harming (and arrows of Healing when used against undead mobs) do not add a static amount of damage to the arrow.<ref>{{bug|MC-107856||Arrows of harming/healing do not stack with bow damage}}</ref> Instead, the arrow's damage is first calculated, then checked to see if it is below {{Health|12}}. If the arrow's damage is less than 12, the Harming effect of the arrow makes up the difference, to ensure the arrow does exactly {{Health|12}}. Therefore, an unenchanted bow cannot deal more than 12 damage using Harming (or Healing) arrows, as it can deal a maximum of {{Health|11}} damage on level ground. However, if the arrow would deal more than 12 damage, the harming effect is entirely neutralized. This means that bows enchanted with Power I through Power III has a chance to not utilize the arrow at full charge, and any Power level above III never utilizes Arrows of Harming effectively at full charge when against unarmored mobs/players. 

==== No-effect tipped arrows ====

It is possible to craft tipped arrows using [[Lingering Potion#Lingering water bottle|Lingering Water Bottles]] as well as Awkward, Thick, and Mundane [[Lingering Potion|Lingering potions]]. If crafted with a water bottle, the arrow is called an arrow of Splashing. If crafted with Mundane, Awkward, or Thick potions, it is called a tipped arrow.<ref>{{bug|MC-158539}}</ref> Tipped arrows crafted from different potions do not stack, as resultant tipped arrows all have different potion tags.

In Bedrock Edition, all four kinds as well as the long mundane tipped arrow aren't obtainable either in creative, by cauldrons, by crafting, or by commands.

All four kinds generate blue particles in flight and upon landing, but otherwise behave like regular arrows. In particular, arrow of Splashing has no effect on fire and campfires and when shot from a bow with the Flame enchantment, can light campfires and TNT just like regular arrows on fire. 

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" data-description="Unused potions"
! Icon
! Name
|-
| {{Slot|Arrow of Splashing|link=none}}
! Arrow of Splashing
|-
| {{Slot|Tipped Arrow|link=none}}
! Tipped Arrow
|}

==== Uncraftable tipped arrows ====

{{IN|java}}, the uncraftable tipped arrow is a tipped arrow with no effect that is unobtainable in regular gameplay. It is available in two variants that don't stack together:

* {{cmd|/give @s minecraft:tipped_arrow{Potion:"minecraft:empty"} }} - arrow assigned an effect placeholder "empty" 
* {{cmd|/give @s minecraft:tipped_arrow }} - arrow not assigned any effect.

The uncraftable arrow doesn't differ from regular arrows in behavior when used as a projectile.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" data-description="Unused potions"
! Icon
! Name
|-
| {{Slot|Uncraftable Tipped Arrow|link=none}}
! Uncraftable Tipped Arrow
|}

=== Spectral arrows ===
{{exclusive|java}}
A spectral arrow confers the [[Glowing]] status effect for 10 seconds. The Glowing effect creates an outline of the target, which is visible through blocks, and colored based on the target's [[team]] (white by default). Even if a bow is enchanted with [[Infinity]], spectral arrows are still consumed. Spectral arrows can be acquired through [[bartering]] or crafted by combining 4 [[Glowstone Dust#Crafting ingredient|glowstone dust]] with one arrow, yielding 2 spectral arrows.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" 
! Icon
! Name
|-
| {{Slot|Spectral Arrow|link=none}}
! Spectral Arrow
|}

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:<br>
Arrows and spectral arrows use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
{{Sound table
|sound=Arrow hit1.ogg
|sound2=Arrow hit2.ogg
|sound3=Arrow hit3.ogg
|sound4=Arrow hit4.ogg
|subtitle=Arrow hits
|source=Friendly Creatures
|description=When an arrow impacts something
|id=entity.arrow.hit
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.arrow.hit
|volume=1.0
|pitch={{frac|12|11}} - {{frac|4|3}}
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Succesfull Hit.ogg
|subtitle=Player hit
|source=Players
|description=When an arrow shot by a player hits another player
|id=entity.arrow.hit_player
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.arrow.hit_player
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|rowspan=3
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|subtitle=Arrow fired
|source=Players
|description=When an arrow is fired by a player
|id=entity.arrow.shoot
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.arrow.shoot
|volume=1.0
|pitch=Around 1.2<ref group=sound>Depends on how long the bow is charged for, around 1.2 with a fully charged bow. The exact formula is <math>\frac{1}{\operatorname{randomFloat()}\times 4+1.2}+\frac{\text{progress}}{2}</math> </ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Skeleton shoots
|source=Hostile Creatures
|description=When a skeleton shoots an arrow
|id=entity.skeleton.shoot
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.skeleton.shoot
|volume=1.0
|pitch={{frac|5|6}} - 1.25
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Dispensed item
|source=Blocks
|description=When a dispenser shoots an arrow
|id=block.dispenser.launch
|translationkey=subtitles.block.dispenser.dispense
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.2
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow shoot1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow shoot2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow shoot3.ogg
|subtitle=Crossbow fires
|source=Players
|description=When a crossbow shoots an arrow
|id=item.crossbow.shoot
|translationkey=subtitles.item.crossbow.shoot
|volume=0.8 / 0.9
|pitch=0.9 / 1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Arrow hit1.ogg
|sound2=Arrow hit2.ogg
|sound3=Arrow hit3.ogg
|sound4=Arrow hit4.ogg
|source=player
|description=When an arrow impacts something
|id=random.bowhit
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.09-1.3}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|source=player
|description=When something shoots an arrow
|id=random.bow
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.83-1.25}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow shoot1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow shoot2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow shoot3.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a crossbow shoots an arrow
|id=crossbow.shoot
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
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|generatetranslationkeys=y
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{{ID table
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|itemtags=arrows
|form=item}}
{{ID table
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|spritetype=item
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|form=item
|translationkey=item.minecraft.tipped_arrow, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.empty, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.water, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.mundane, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.thick, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.awkward, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.night_vision, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.invisibility, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.leaping, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.fire_resistance, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.swiftness, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.slowness, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.water_breathing, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.healing, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.harming, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.poison, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.regeneration, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.strength, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.weakness, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.levitation, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.luck, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.turtle_master, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.slow_falling
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showentitytags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Arrow
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=arrow
|entitytags=arrows, impact_projectiles}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spectral Arrow
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=spectral_arrow
|entitytags=arrows, impact_projectiles
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showitemtags=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Arrow
|spritetype=item
|nameid=arrow
|id=301
|itemtags=minecraft:arrow
|form=item
|translationkey=item.arrow.name, item.tipped_arrow.name, tipped_arrow.effect.water, tipped_arrow.effect.mundane, tipped_arrow.effect.thick, tipped_arrow.effect.awkward, tipped_arrow.effect.nightVision, tipped_arrow.effect.invisibility, tipped_arrow.effect.jump, tipped_arrow.effect.fireResistance, tipped_arrow.effect.moveSpeed, tipped_arrow.effect.moveSlowdown, tipped_arrow.effect.waterBreathing, tipped_arrow.effect.heal, tipped_arrow.effect.harm, tipped_arrow.effect.poison, tipped_arrow.effect.regeneration, tipped_arrow.effect.damageBoost, tipped_arrow.effect.weakness, tipped_arrow.effect.wither, tipped_arrow.effect.turtleMaster, tipped_arrow.effect.slowFalling
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Arrow
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=arrow
|id=80
|foot=1}}

=== Metadata ===

{{IN|bedrock}}, arrows use the following item data values:

{{/DV}}

=== Entity data ===
==== Normal and tipped arrows ====
Arrows 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]].


==== Spectral arrows ====
Spectral arrows also have entity data that define various properties of the entity.

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED1}}

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

== Achievements ==

{{load achievements|Sniper Duel;Archer;Bullseye}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Take Aim;Sniper Duel;Not Today;Bullseye;Ol' Betsy;Two Birds;Who's the Pillager Now;Arbalistic;How Did We Get Here}}

== Video ==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|STQkD1Oa65s}}</div>

== History ==
{{History|java classic}}
{{History||0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST|[[File:Arrow JE1.png|42px]] Arrows have been added as an object and are fired by pressing {{Key|Tab}}.}}
{{History||0.25 SURVIVAL TEST|[[File:Arrow JE2 BE1.png|42px]] The texture of arrows has been changed.
|Arrows now deal more [[damage]], and can damage the player.
|The [[player]] now spawns with 20 arrows; the remaining amount is shown above the hotbar labeled as "Arrows".
|[[File:Purple Arrow JE1.png|42px]] [[Skeleton]]s now fire purple arrows, instead of hitting the [[player]] directly. These arrows can't be collected by the [[player]]. 
|When a skeleton is killed, it now drops 6-9 normal arrows for the player to gather.}}
{{History||0.29|Arrows can no longer be shot by the player in Creative Mode.}}
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100122|[[File:Arrow (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Arrows have been added as [[item]]s alongside with [[bow]]s.
|The "Arrows" display above the hotbar has been removed.}}
{{History|||snap=20100124|Arrows now have a [[sound]] effect. What this sound effect is is completely unknown; it could be for hitting a block, for being fired or for something else entirely.}}
{{History|||snap=20100128|Arrows can now be [[craft]]ed using [[apple]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20100129|Arrows can no longer be crafted.}}
{{History|||snap=20100130|Arrows are once again now craftable. Iron is used instead of steel.}}
{{History||20100219|Arrows are now dropped by [[skeleton]]s.}}
{{History|java infdev}}
{{History||20100316|Arrows now have a high chance of spawning either a [[sheep]], a [[pig]], a [[skeleton]], a [[creeper]], a [[spider]], or a [[zombie]] upon hitting a [[block]].
|The player now spawns with 999 arrows.}}
{{History||20100320|The player now spawns with 64 arrows.}}
{{History||20100327|The player no longer spawns with any arrows in new worlds.}}
{{History||20100413|Arrows no longer spawn [[mob]]s.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.14|The tip of an arrow in crafting is now made from [[flint]] rather than an [[iron ingot]].}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.2|Arrows can now be fired by [[dispenser]]s.}}
{{History||1.6|snap=Test Build 3|Arrows could be used to stick in any [[block]] before this update, even some non-solid ones. For example, they could stick in [[torch]]es, [[sugar cane]] and [[nether portal]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Arrows can no longer be rapid-fired from [[bow]]s; they must be charged first.
|Arrows (with a bow at full strength) can now travel 120 blocks when fired from the optimal angle, and stick to [[mob]]s.}}
{{History||Sound Update|Arrow firing [[sound]]s have been changed - see sounds section}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||November 21, 2011|link={{ytl|BES9EKK4Aw4}}|Exploding arrows are mentioned.}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|Arrows no longer stick to [[mob]]s.
|Arrows remain visible in players.{{verify|then when were they removed? bug fix in 1.4.3 implies it was removed for players as well in this version}}}}
{{History|||snap=RC1|Arrow landing [[sound]]s have been changed.}}
{{History||1.1|snap=release|Arrows on [[fire]] now set the [[entity|entities]] they hit on fire. Before, arrows could be on fire (like other [[entities]]), but they did not set what they hit on fire, and there was no [[enchanting|enchantment]] to fire flaming arrows.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Farmer [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 9–12 arrows for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w22a|Arrows can now be found inside [[dispenser]]s in the newly added [[jungle temple]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w23a|Arrows can now activate [[tripwire]] switches and wooden [[pressure plate]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Arrows can now activate wooden [[button]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w34b|Arrows on [[fire]] can now ignite [[TNT]].}}
{{History||1.4.4|snap=1.4.3|Arrows now stick to [[player]]s again, but not [[mob]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=pre|Arrows now make a "ding" sound when they hit a player.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Farmer [[villager]]s no longer [[trading|sell]] arrows.
|Fletcher villagers now sell 8–12 arrows for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w25a|An underwater arrow now loses all velocity after a few blocks and slowly falls.
|A flaming arrow underwater now gets extinguished.}}
{{History|||snap=14w26a|Fire arrows can now be used to detonate [[minecarts with TNT]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|[[File:Tipped Arrow Revision 1.png|32px]] [[File:Tipped Arrow MC-84253.png|32px]] Added 14 new tipped arrows. Due to a bug<ref>{{bug|MC-84253}}</ref>, all tipped arrows except arrow of Splashing are black.
|[[File:Spectral Arrow JE1.png|42px]] [[File:Spectral Arrow (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added spectral arrows. They show [[mob]] and [[player]] outlines in their team color when hit. They have no texture when shot.}}
{{History|||snap=15w31b|[[File:Spectral Arrow JE2.png|42px]] Spectral arrows now use their intended texture.<ref>{{bug|MC-82809}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=15w32a|[[File:Arrow of Night Vision JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Invisibility JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Leaping JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Fire Resistance JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Swiftness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slowness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Water Breathing JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Healing JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Harming JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Poison JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Regeneration JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Strength JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Weakness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] 13 tipped arrows now have the correct textures.}}
{{History|||snap=15w33c|Added [[shield]]s; though they fully block [[damage]] from arrows, arrows still visually stick into the [[player]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w37a|Arrows now ricochet off of [[shield]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44b|Added the initial method for obtaining tipped arrows, which lasted until snapshot [[16w06a]] – firing arrows into a [[lingering potion]] cloud.
|[[File:Arrow of Luck JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added the Arrow of [[Luck]].
|[[File:Tipped Arrow Revision 1.png|32px]] [[File:Tipped Arrow Revision 1.png|32px]] [[File:Tipped Arrow Revision 1.png|32px]] [[File:Tipped Arrow Revision 1.png|32px]] Add tipped arrows for uncraftable potions, mundane potions, thick potions, and awkward potions. These are all available in the creative inventory.
|Add tipped arrows for all enhanced and extended potions
|[[File:Tipped Arrow Revision 1.png|32px]] Arrow of Splashing has been added to the creative inventory.}}
{{History|||snap=15w47b|Arrows now ricochet off of [[creative]] mode [[player]]s, whereas before they would pass straight through.}}
{{History|||snap=15w49a|Arrows now take the archer's motion into account. For example, if the player is falling, an arrow fired upward travels slower than if the player was standing still, and an arrow fired downward flies faster.
|Tipped and spectral arrows are no longer affected by the [[Infinity]] [[enchanting|enchantment]].}}
{{History|||snap=16w06a|Tipped arrows have been given a crafting recipe, and are no longer obtained by shooting them into a [[lingering potion]] cloud.}}
{{History||1.10|snap=16w20a|Arrows of [[slowness]] may now drop from [[stray]]s when they are killed by a [[player]].}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The [[entity]] IDs have been changed from {{cd|Arrow}} and {{cd|SpectralArrow}} to {{cd|arrow}} and {{cd|spectral_arrow}}.|Tipped arrows of instant healing and instant damage now function. Previously, the fact that tipped arrows have 1/8th the duration was reducing 1 game tick to zero game ticks.}}{{History|||snap=16w42a|Arrows now have a {{cd|crit}} tag that determines whether it deals [[critical hit|critical damage]].}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Tipped arrows without effects and the uncraftable tipped arrow have been removed from the creative inventory.<ref name="removed tipped arrow">https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-92139</ref>}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|The arrow [[entity]] now has a {{cd|Color}} integer tag, for displaying the custom [[potion]] color of a fired arrow item that has a {{cd|CustomPotionColor}} tag.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[item]]s' numeral IDs were 262, 439 and 440.}}
{{History|||snap=18w07a|[[File:Arrow of the Turtle Master JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added the Arrow of the Turtle Master.}}
{{History|||snap=18w14a|[[File:Arrow of Slow Falling JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added the Arrow of [[Slow Falling]].}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|Arrows are now used as ammo for [[crossbow]]s.
|Arrows can now break [[chorus flower]]s.
|[[File:Uncraftable Tipped Arrow JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Splashing JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Night Vision JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Invisibility JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Leaping JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Fire Resistance JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Swiftness JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slowness JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of the Turtle Master JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Water Breathing JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Healing JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Harming JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Poison JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Regeneration JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Strength JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Weakness JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Luck JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slow Falling JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The [[item]] sprite textures of tipped arrows has been changed.
|[[File:Spectral Arrow (item) JE2.png|32px]] The [[item]] sprite texture for spectral arrows has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w47a|Arrows can now be generated inside of [[pillager outpost]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Arrows can now be found in chests in fletcher houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Fletcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] tipped arrows.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Any regular or tipped arrow can be obtained as a reward [[item]] from fletcher villagers when the [[player]] has the [[Hero of the Village]] status effect.‌}}
{{History||1.14.1|snap=Pre-Release 2|Flaming arrows can now light [[campfire]]s.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w16a|Arrows and spectral arrows now generate in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w28a|Spectral arrows can now be obtained through [[bartering]] with [[piglin]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20w30a|The average yield of spectral arrows from bastion remnant chests have been substantially increased.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w11a|[[File:Spectral Arrow JE3.png|42px]] The texture of the spectral arrow is now have been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=21w13a|The unused original texture of the arrow<ref>[[File:Arrow (texture) JE2.png|48px]] <code>/asset/minecraft/textures/entity/arrow.png</code></ref> have been removed.}}
{{History||1.19.3|snap=22w43a|Tipped arrows for mundane, thick, and awkward potions, and the no-effect tipped arrow, are now available again in the Creative inventory.}}
{{History||1.19.4|snap=Pre-release 3|[[File:Arrow of Night Vision JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Invisibility JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Leaping JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Fire Resistance JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Swiftness JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slowness JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of the Turtle Master JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Water Breathing JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Harming JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Poison JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Strength JE3.png|32px]] Changed colors of the following tipped arrows: Night Vision, Invisibility, Leaping, Fire Resistance, Swiftness, Slowness, Turtle Master, Water Breathing, Harming, Poison, Strength, Resistance.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Wither [[effect]] particle colors have been adjusted to make them more distinguishable.
|The arrow of [[Slow Falling]] has had its color tweaked to make it more distinguishable from the arrow of [[Invisibility]].}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Arrow (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added arrows. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.3.3|[[File:Arrow JE2 BE1.png|42px]] Arrows now serve as ammunition for bows.
|Added skeletons, which drop arrows when they die.
|Arrows are now craftable.}}
{{History||v0.5.0|Arrows can now be obtained after activating the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Arrows on [[fire]] now set the [[entity|entities]] they hit on fire. Before, arrows could be on fire (like other entities), but they would not set what they hit on fire, and there was no [[enchantment]] to fire flaming arrows.
|Arrows on fire can now ignite [[TNT]].
|An underwater arrow now loses all velocity after a few [[block]]s and slowly falls.
|Arrows are no longer available from the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|Arrows now update [[sand]] and [[gravel]].}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Arrow of Night Vision JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Invisibility JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Leaping JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Fire Resistance JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Swiftness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slowness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Water Breathing JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Healing JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Harming JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Poison JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Regeneration JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Strength JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Weakness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added tipped arrows.
|Tipped arrows are made by using [[cauldron]]s filled with [[potion]]s.
|Arrows can now be found inside [[dispenser]]s in [[jungle temple]]s.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 4|[[File:Arrow of Decay BE1.png|32px]] Added the Arrow of [[Wither (status effect)|Decay]].
|Arrows of Decay currently have a white pixelated texture.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Tipped arrows are now [[crafting|craftable]], but they can still be obtained by using [[cauldron]]s filled with [[potion]]s.}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Arrows are now [[trading|sold]] by fletcher [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|The [[entity]] ID has been changed from {{cd|arrow.skeleton}} to {{cd|arrow}}.}}
{{History|||snap=alpha 1.1.0.9|[[File:Arrow of Decay BE2.png|32px]] The texture of arrows of [[Wither (status effect)|Decay]] has been changed.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.5.0|snap=beta 1.5.0.4|[[File:Arrow of the Turtle Master JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added the Arrow of the Turtle Master.}}
{{History||1.6.0|snap=beta 1.6.0.5|[[File:Arrow of Slow Falling JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added the Arrow of [[Slow Falling]].}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.10|Arrows can now be used as ammo for the new [[crossbow]]s.}}
{{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.0|Added [[pillager]]s, which [[drops|drop]] arrows upon [[death]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.9.0.2|Arrows and tipped arrows can now be used to craft [[fletching table]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Arrow of Night Vision JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Invisibility JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Leaping JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Fire Resistance JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Swiftness JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slowness JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Water Breathing JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Healing JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Harming JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Poison JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Regeneration JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Strength JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Weakness JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Decay BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of the Turtle Master JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slow Falling JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The [[item]] sprite textures of tipped arrows have been changed.
|Arrows can now be found in [[pillager outpost]] chests.
|Arrows can now break [[chorus flower]]s.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Arrows can now be found in [[village]] fletcher [[chest]]s.
|Flaming arrows can now light [[campfire]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Fletcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 5 arrows for one [[emerald]].
|Various regular tipped arrows can now be obtained via [[trading]] with fletcher villagers.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.7|Arrow no longer can be used to craft [[fletching table]].}}
{{History||1.12.0|snap=beta 1.12.0.3|Novice-level fletcher villagers now [[trading|sell]] 16 regular arrows instead of 5 arrows.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|Added [[piglin]]s, which [[drops|drop]] arrows upon [[death]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Arrows now generate in [[bastion remnants]] chests.
|Master-level fletcher villager now always offer 1 of 15 tipped arrows.
|Piglins no longer drop arrows upon death.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.54|Arrows can now be obtained through [[bartering]].}}
{{History||1.19.80|snap=beta 1.19.80.21|Changed potion colors for the following tipped arrows: Fire Resistance, Harming, Invisibility, Leaping, Night Vision, Poison, Slowness, Strength, Swiftness, Turtle Master, and Water Breathing.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Arrow JE2 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Arrow (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added arrows.}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|An underwater arrow now loses all velocity after a few [[block]]s and slowly falls.
|A flaming arrow underwater now gets extinguished.}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|[[File:Arrow of Night Vision JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Invisibility JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Leaping JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Fire Resistance JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Swiftness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slowness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Water Breathing JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Healing JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Harming JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Poison JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Regeneration JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Strength JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Weakness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Luck JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added tipped arrows.
|[[File:Spectral Arrow (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added spectral arrows.
|Spectral arrows are currently unobtainable and do not any effects.}}
{{History||xbox=TU57|xbone=CU49|ps=1.56|wiiu=Patch 27|switch=1.0.7|Spectral arrows now have effects but are not craftable. They can be obtained only via inventory editing.}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|[[File:Arrow of Decay BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of the Turtle Master JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slow Falling JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added the Arrow of the [[Wither (status effect)|Decay]], Turtle Master, and [[Slow Falling]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Arrow of Night Vision JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Invisibility JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Leaping JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Fire Resistance JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Swiftness JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slowness JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Water Breathing JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Healing JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Harming JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Poison JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Regeneration JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Strength JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Weakness JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Luck JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Decay BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of the Turtle Master JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slow Falling JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The [[item]] sprite textures of tipped arrows have been changed.
|[[File:Spectral Arrow (item) JE2.png|32px]] The [[item]] sprite texture for spectral arrow has been changed.}}

{{History|3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Arrow JE2 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Arrow (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added arrows.
|[[File:Arrow of Night Vision JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Invisibility JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Leaping JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Fire Resistance JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Swiftness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slowness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Water Breathing JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Healing JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Harming JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Poison JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Regeneration JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Strength JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Weakness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added tipped arrows.}}
{{History||1.3.12|[[File:Arrow of Decay BE2.png|32px]] Added arrows of [[Wither (effect)|Decay]].}}
{{History|foot}}

Historical sounds:

{| class="wikitable"
! Sound
! From
! to
! Pitch
|-
| {{sound||Arrow Old.ogg}}
| ?
| ?
| ?
|}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* By default, arrows fly slightly offset to the right. If the player stands close to a wall and fires several arrows without moving the crosshair, the arrows cluster around a point slightly to the right of the crosshair. If the player switches their main hand to be the left hand in options, the arrows instead cluster to the left.
* Arrows fired at [[Nether Portal]]s often skip through the portal block completely and fail to collide, thus continuing through to the opposite side of the block.
* Arrows stuck in blocks vibrate upon a world reload.<ref>{{bug|MC-93992}} – "Arrow shakes when world loads" resolved as "Won't Fix"</ref>
* Although [[enderman|endermen]] teleport when hit by any tipped arrow, they are still given the said effects while avoiding arrow damage.
* {{IN|bedrock}}, even if a tipped arrow is blocked with a shield, while the direct damage from the arrows is negated, the player still gets the effect from the tipped arrow.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-52904}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
===Renders===
<gallery>
Arrow (item).png|Arrow
Spectral Arrow (item) JE2.png|Spectral Arrow
</gallery>
;Tipped Arrows
<gallery>
Arrow of Splashing JE2.png|Splashing
Arrow of Night Vision.png|Night Vision
Arrow of Invisibility.png|Invisibility
Arrow of Leaping.png|Leaping
Arrow of Fire Resistance.png|Fire Resistance
Arrow of Swiftness.png|Swiftness
Arrow of Slowness.png|Slowness
Arrow of the Turtle Master.png|Turtle Master
Arrow of Water Breathing.png|Water Breathing
Arrow of Healing.png|Healing
Arrow of Harming.png|Harming
Arrow of Poison.png|Poison
Arrow of Regeneration.png|Regeneration
Arrow of Strength.png|Strength
Arrow of Weakness.png|Weakness
Arrow of Slow Falling.png|Slow Falling
Arrow of Luck.png|Luck
Arrow of Decay.png|Decay
Uncraftable Tipped Arrow JE2.png|Uncraftable
</gallery>
===Other Media===
<gallery>
Tipped Arrow Ultra High Resolution Screenshot.png|Teaser image from [[Searge]] showing tipped arrows.
AllArrowTypes.png|All the arrow types present in [[Minecraft]].
Custom arrows.png|Examples of custom arrow types using {{cmd|/give}}.
Arrow in Sugar Cane.png|Some arrows stick into [[sugar cane]]s. This no longer works since Java Edition Beta 1.6.
Arrow Burning.gif|An arrow caught on [[fire]].
Flaming_stuck_spectral_arrow.png|A flaming spectral arrow stuck in a tree.
arrows_in_player.png|Many arrows stuck in the player, seen through the [[inventory]] screen.
Arrow Debugging.png|[[Searge]] with a bunch of arrows summoned above him.
Inventory Tipped Arrows 1.jpg|Tipped arrows in the inventory.
Inventory Tipped Arrows 2.jpg|Tipped arrows in the inventory.
Inventory Tipped Arrows 3.jpg|Tipped arrows in the inventory.
Inventory Tipped Arrows 4.jpg|Tipped arrows in the inventory.
Tipped Arrow (empty texture) BE1.png|Unused old texture file for an empty tipped arrow on ''Bedrock Edition''.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Items}}
{{Entities}}

[[Category:Combat]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[de:Pfeil]]
[[es:Flecha]]
[[fr:Flèche]]
[[hu:Nyíl]]
[[it:Freccia]]
[[ja:矢]]
[[ko:화살]]
[[nl:Pijl]]
[[pl:Strzała]]
[[pt:Flecha]]
[[ru:Стрела]]
[[th:ลูกธนู]]
[[zh:箭]]</li><li>[[Slimeball|Slimeball]]<br/>{{about|the item|the mob|Slime|the block constructed with slimeballs|Slime Block|other uses|Slime (disambiguation)}}
{{Item
| image = Slimeball.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

A '''slimeball''' is a [[crafting]] ingredient commonly dropped by [[slime]]s, and can be sneezed out by [[panda]]s.

== Obtaining ==

=== Mob loot ===

==== Slimes ====
{{see also|Tutorials/Slime farming}}

If a [[slime]]'s size is 1, it drops 0–2 slimeballs when killed. The maximum number of slimeballs is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 5 slimeballs with Looting III.

==== Pandas ====

Baby [[panda]]s have a {{frac|1|700}} chance of [[drop]]ping one slimeball when sneezing.

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
  |Slime Block
  |Output= Slimeball,9
  |type= Miscellaneous
}}

=== Trading ===

[[Wandering trader]]s sometimes offer to sell a slimeball for 4 [[emerald]]s.

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage}}

=== Breeding ===

Slimeballs can be used to breed [[frog]]s and reduce the remaining growth duration of [[tadpole]]s by 10%. Both also follow a player holding a slimeball.

==Video==
{{Video note|This video is outdated, as slimeballs can now also be used to craft [[lead]]s and [[slime block]]s, breed [[frog]]s, and can now be obtained from baby [[panda]]s and [[wandering trader]]s.}}
{{yt|J6oR3fdbbjY}}

== Data values ==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Slimeball
|spritetype=item
|nameid=slime_ball
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Slimeball
|spritetype=item
|nameid=slime_ball
|id=388
|form=item
|foot=1}}

==History==

{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.11|[[File:Slimeball JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added slimeballs, which are dropped from [[slime]]s. At the moment, they serve no purpose.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.7|Slimeballs are now used to craft [[sticky piston]]s.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|Slimeballs are used to craft [[magma cream]].}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w18a|[[Lead]]s, which were originally implemented in the [[13w16a]] snapshot, now have a [[crafting]] recipe that includes slimeballs.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Nine slimeballs are now used to [[crafting|craft]] a [[slime block]]. Slime blocks also act as storage [[block]]s, being able to craft back into 9 slimeballs.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 341.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Slimeball JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of slimeballs has been changed.
|Slimeballs can now be obtained when a [[panda|baby panda]] sneezes.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Slimeballs can now be bought from [[wandering trader]]s.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|Slimeballs can now be used to breed [[frog]]s.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Slimeball JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added slimeballs. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Added slimeballs to the [[creative]] [[inventory]].
|Slimeballs can now be obtained by killing [[slime]]s.
|Slimeballs are now used to craft [[magma cream]].}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Slimeballs are now used to craft [[slime block]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Slimeballs are now used to craft [[sticky piston]]s and [[lead]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Slimeballs can now be obtained when a [[panda|baby panda]] sneezes.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Slimeball JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of slimeballs has been changed.
|Slimeballs can now be obtained via [[trading]] with [[wandering trader]]s.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Slimeball JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added slimeballs.}}
{{History||xbox=TU3|Slimeballs are now used to craft [[sticky piston]]s.}}
{{History||xbox=TU5|Slimeballs are found in the Miscellaneous tab in the [[Creative inventory]].}}
{{History||xbox=TU9|Moved slimeballs to the Materials tab in the Creative inventory.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.83|wiiu=none|switch=none|Slimeballs can now be obtained when a [[panda|baby panda]] sneezes.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Slimeball JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of slimeballs has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Slimeball JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added slimeballs.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--slimeball Taking Inventory: Slimeball] – Minecraft.net on June 24, 2021

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Sliz]]
[[de:Schleimball]]
[[es:Bola de slime]]
[[fr:Boule de Slime]]
[[hu:Nyálkagolyó]]
[[it:Palla di slime]]
[[ja:スライムボール]]
[[ko:슬라임볼]]
[[nl:Slijmbal]]
[[pl:Kula szlamu]]
[[pt:Bola de slime]]
[[ru:Слизь]]
[[th:ลูกเมือก]]
[[uk:Слизова кулька]]
[[zh:黏液球]]</li></ul>
Released in February 21, 2011.[4] A technical sneak preview was published by Notch on February 18, 2011.[5]Added capability of automatic login to the game and/or server by command line arguments.
Added smarter update system that only updates changed files, prompts the user to update, allows HTTPS logins for a more secure connection, and offers general UI improvements.
Link to the Minecraft install directory for easy access.
Add Force Update button under the Options dialog.
The launcher also featured an inline "changelog" via a Tumblr called MCUpdate, and supports command-line arguments.[6]
Added the new Minecraft logo.
Added official links, community links and Mojang on Twitter links.
Java Edition
1.2.1
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Redstone Comparator|Redstone Comparator]]<br/>{{Block
| image = 
| image2 = 
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = any
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
| group = Redstone Comparator
| group2 = Subtracting
| group3 = Powered
| group4 = Powered+Subtracting
| 1-1 = Redstone Comparator.png
| 2-1 = Subtracting Redstone Comparator.png
| 3-1 = Powered Redstone Comparator.png
| 4-1 = Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator.png
}}
{{Many images}}
A '''redstone comparator''' is a [[block]] that can produce an [[Redstone Dust|output signal]] from its front by reading [[chest]]s, [[lectern]]s, [[beehive]]s and similar blocks, or repeat a signal without changing its strength. It can also be set to either stop outputting a signal when its side input recieves a stronger one (front torch off), or subtract its side input's signal strength from its output (front torch on).

== Obtaining ==
=== Natural generation ===
Redstone comparators generate in [[Ancient City|ancient cities]].

=== Breaking ===
A redstone comparator can be broken instantly with any [[tool]], or by hand, and drops itself as an item.

{{Breaking row|Redstone Comparator|horizontal=y}}

A redstone comparator is removed and dropped as an item if:
* its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed;
* [[water]] flows into its space;{{only|java}}
* a [[piston]] tries to push it or moves a block into its space.

If [[lava]] flows into a redstone comparator's space, the redstone comparator is destroyed without dropping as an item.

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|B1=Redstone Torch
|A2=Redstone Torch
|B2=Nether Quartz
|C2=Redstone Torch
|A3=Stone
|B3=Stone
|C3=Stone
|Output= Redstone Comparator
|type=Redstone
}}

== Usage ==
A redstone comparator can be placed on the top of any [[opaque]] block with a solid full-height top surface (including upside-down [[slab]]s and upside-down [[stairs]]). {{IN|be}}, a comparator can also be placed on [[wall]]s and fences. For more information about placement on transparent blocks, see [[Opacity/Placement]].

The redstone comparator has a front and a back — the arrow on the top of the comparator points to the front. When placed, the comparator faces away from the player. The comparator has two miniature redstone torches at the back and one at the front. The back torches turn on when the comparator's output is greater than zero (the arrow on top also turns red). The front torch has two states that can be toggled by {{control|using}} the comparator:
* Down and unpowered (indicating the comparator is in "comparison mode")
* Up and powered (indicating the comparator is in "subtraction mode")

The redstone comparator can take a signal strength input from its rear as well as from both sides. Side inputs are accepted only from [[redstone dust]], [[block of redstone]], [[redstone repeater]]s, other comparators, and [[observer]]s in specific scenarios. The redstone comparator's front is its output.

It takes 1 [[redstone tick]] (2 game ticks, or 0.1 seconds barring lag) for signals to move through a redstone comparator, either from the rear or from the sides. This applies to changing signal strengths as well as simply to turning on and off. 

Redstone comparators check their power state before their scheduled ticks update. This results in redstone comparators not usually responding to 1-tick fluctuations of power or signal strength — for example, a [[clock circuit|1-clock]] input is treated as always off from the side, and always on from the rear. This happens because the signal changes back to its original state before the redstone comparator checks its input states. However, certain setups such as powering any input with two separate observer pulses at the same time will cause a redstone comparator to respond to 2 gametick pulses.

The redstone comparator has four functions: maintain signal strength, compare signal strength, subtract signal strength, and measure certain block states (primarily the fullness of containers).

=== Maintain signal strength ===
A redstone comparator with no powered sides outputs the same signal strength as its rear input.

=== Compare signal strength ===
[[File:Comparators Explained.png|Comparators in comparison mode.|thumb]]
A redstone comparator in comparison mode (front torch down and unpowered) compares its rear input to its two side inputs. If either side input is greater than the rear input, the comparator output turns off. If neither side input is greater than the rear input, the comparator outputs the same signal strength as its rear input.

The formula for calculating the output signal strength is as follows:

<code>output = rear × [[Wikipedia:Iverson bracket|[]]'''''left''''' ≤ '''''rear''''' AND '''''right''''' ≤ '''''rear'''''[[Wikipedia:Iverson bracket|<nowiki>]]]</code>
{{-}}

=== Subtract signal strength ===
[[File:Redstone comparator.png|thumb|The greatest of the side inputs A and C is subtracted from the rear input B, outputting 1. If either A or C were greater than B, it would output 0.]]
A redstone comparator in subtraction mode (front torch up and powered) subtracts the signal strength of the higher side input from the signal strength of the rear input.

<code>output = max('''''rear''''' − max('''''left''', '''right'''''), 0)</code>

For example: if the signal strength is 6 at the left input, 7 at the right input and 4 at the rear, the output signal has a strength of ''max(4 − max(6, 7), 0) = max(4−7, 0) = max(−3, 0) = 0''.

If the signal strength is 9 at the rear, 2 at the right input and 5 at the left input, the output signal has a strength of ''max(9 − max(2, 5), 0) = max(9−5, 0) = 4''.

=== Measure block state ===
{{Schematic | caption = A redstone comparator can measure the fullness of a chest, as well as other block states, even through an opaque block.
 |rd-ew!|rc-w!|ch|SB|rc-e!|rd-ew!
}}
A redstone comparator treats certain blocks behind it as power sources and outputs a signal strength proportional to the block's state. The comparator may be separated from the measured block by an opaque block. However, {{in|je}}, if the opaque block is powered to signal strength 15, then the comparator outputs 15 no matter the fullness of the container.<ref>{{bug|MC-64394}} (resolved as "Works As Intended")</ref>
[[Category:Java Edition specific information]]
{{-}}

==== Fullness of containers ====
{| class="wikitable floatright" style="margin-left: 0.5em; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;"
|+ Minimum Items for Container Signal Strength
|-
!Containers
!{{BlockSprite|Furnace|link=Furnace}}<br>{{BlockSprite|Blast Furnace|link=Blast Furnace}}<br>{{BlockSprite|Smoker|link=Smoker}}
!{{BlockSprite|Hopper|link=Hopper}}<br>{{EntitySprite|Minecart with Hopper|link=Minecart with Hopper}}<br>{{BlockSprite|Brewing Stand|link=Brewing Stand}}
!{{BlockSprite|Dispenser|link=Dispenser}}<br>{{BlockSprite|Dropper|link=Dropper}}
!{{BlockSprite|Chest|link=Chest}}<br>{{EntitySprite|Minecart with Chest|link=Minecart with Chest}}<br>{{BlockSprite|Shulker Box|link=Shulker Box}}<br>{{BlockSprite|Barrel|link=Barrel}}
![[Double Chest|{{Schematic|size=16|ch-s|-|ch-n}}
]]
!{{BlockSprite|Jukebox|link=Jukebox}}
|-
!Total Slots
!3!!5!!9!!27!!54!!1
|-
!Power Level
! colspan="5" |Number of Items
!Music Disc
|-
|0||0||0||0||0||0||No disc
|-
|1||1||1||1||1||1||"13"
|-
|2||14||23||42||1s 60||3s 55||"cat"
|-
|3||28||46||1s 19||3s 55||7s 46||"blocks"
|-
|4||42||1s 5||1s 60||5s 51||11s 37||"chirp"
|-
|5||55||1s 28||2s 37||7s 46||15s 28||"far"
|-
|6||1s 5||1s 51||3s 14||9s 42||19s 19||"mall"
|-
|7||1s 19||2s 10||3s 55||11s 37||23s 10||"mellohi"
|-
|8||1s 32||2s 32||4s 32||13s 32||27s||"stal"
|-
|9||1s 46||2s 55||5s 10||15s 28||30s 55||"strad"
|-
|10||1s 60||3s 14||5s 51||17s 23||34s 46||"ward"
|-
|11||2s 10||3s 37||6s 28||19s 19||38s 37||"11"
|-
|12||2s 23||3s 60||7s 5||21s 14||42s 28||"wait"
|-
|13||2s 37||4s 19||7s 46||23s 10||46s 19||"Pigstep"
|-
|14||2s 51||4s 42||8s 23||25s 5||50s 10||"Otherside"<br>"Relic"
|-
|15||3s||5s||9s||27s||54s||"5"
|}
A redstone comparator can output a signal indicating how full a container is. (0 for empty, 15 for full, etc.) The table on the right is described more in detail, later in this section.

Containers that can be measured by a comparator include:
* {{BlockLink|Furnace}}
* {{BlockLink|Blast Furnace}}
* {{BlockLink|Smoker}}
* {{BlockLink|Brewing Stand}}
* {{BlockLink|Hopper}}
* {{ItemLink|Minecart with Hopper}} on top of a [[detector rail]]
* {{BlockLink|Dispenser}}
* {{BlockLink|Dropper}}
* {{BlockLink|Chest}}
* {{BlockLink|Trapped Chest}}
* {{ItemLink|Minecart with Chest}} on top of a [[detector rail]]
* {{BlockLink|Barrel}}
* {{SchematicSprite|size=16|ch-e}}{{SchematicSprite|size=16|ch-w}} Large chest
* {{SchematicSprite|size=16|ch-e}}{{SchematicSprite|size=16|ch-w}} Large trapped chest
* {{BlockLink|Shulker Box}} (any color)

Generally speaking, the comparator output signal strength represents the average fullness of the slots, based on how many of that item form a full stack (64, 16, or 1 for non-stackable items).

The ''Minimum Items for Container Signal Strength'' table (right) shows the minimum '''''full-stack-equivalent (FSE)''''' to produce different signal strengths from common containers. A '''''full-stack-equivalent''''' quantifies how many normal 64-stackable items are needed to output a corresponding signal strength. The 's' is a constant 64, with the additional amount needed following after.

One may also consider the terms: '''c''umulative-weight''''' or '''''weighted-sum''''' instead of '''''full-stack-equivalent'''''.

Items that stack to a max of 16  ([[snowball]]s, [[sign]]s, [[ender pearl]]s, etc.), contribute +4 to the ''full-stack-equivalent'' for each unity (count of 1 item). Similarly, items that stack to 1 ([[minecart]], [[boat]], etc.) contribute +64, and items that stack to 64 contribute +1.

Example 1: 3 ender pearls will contribute a 3 x 4 = 12 ''full-stack-equivalent''.

Example 2: 16 ender pearls and 60 redstone dust contributes a 16x4 + 60x1 = 124 ''full-stack-equivalent''.

Example 3: 1 minecart and 60 redstone dust contributes a 1x64 + 60x1 = 124 ''full-stack-equivalent''.

Example 4: To produce a signal strength of 10 from a hopper, one requires a ''full-stack-equivalent'' of at least 3s + 14 = 206 but strictly less than than 3s + 37 = 229. This can be done with 3 minecarts, and 14 dirt.

When a comparator measures a large chest or large trapped chest, it measures the entire large chest (54 slots), not just the half directly behind the comparator. A chest or trapped chest that cannot be opened (either because it has an opaque block, [[ocelot]], or [[cat]] above it) always produces an output of 0 no matter how many items are in the container — shulker boxes can always be measured, even if they cannot open.

;Calculating signal strength from items

:When a container is empty, the output is off.

:When it is not empty, the output signal strength is calculated as follows:

:<code>'''''signal strength''''' = floor(1 + (('''''sum of all slots' fullnesses''''') / ('''''number of slots in container''''')) × 14)</code>

:<code>fullness of a slot = '''''number of items in slot''''' / '''''max stack size for this type of item'''''</code>

:''Example:'' 300 blocks in a dispenser (which has 9 slots), where each block stacks to a maximum of 64 has a 300 ''full-stack-equivalent.'' This produces an output with a signal strength of 8:
<blockquote>
1 + ((300 items / 64 items per slot) / 9 slots) × 14 = 8.292, floored is 8
</blockquote>

;Calculating items from signal strength

:It can be useful in redstone circuits to use containers with comparators to create signals of a specific strength. The number of items required in a container to produce a signal of desired strength is calculated as follows:

:<code>items required = max('''''desired signal strength''''', roundup(('''''total slots in container''''' × 64 / 14) × (desired signal strength − 1)))</code>

:''Example:'' To use a furnace (which has 3 slots) to create a strength 9 signal, players need 110 items:
<blockquote>
max(9, (3×64/14) × (9−1)) = 109.714, rounded up is 110
</blockquote>
{{-}}

==== Miscellaneous ====
[[File:Comparator storage.png|Comparators used to measure containers.|thumb]]
Some non-container blocks can also be measured by a redstone comparator:

;{{BlockLink|Beehive}} and {{BlockLink|Bee nest}}

: A hive or nest outputs a signal strength equal to the amount of honey in the hive/nest.

;{{BlockLink|Cake}}

: A cake outputs a signal strength relative to the amount of cake remaining.  Each slice is worth 2 signal strength, with 7 total slices, for an output of 14 for a full cake.

[[File:Cauldron Redstone Strength Values.png|Cauldron signal strength|thumb]]
;{{BlockLink|Cauldron}}

: A cauldron outputs different signal strengths depending on how much water or powdered snow is inside. From completely empty to completely full, the output values are 0, 1, 2, and 3. If lava or powder snow is inside, the strength is always 3.

[[File:Composter Redstone Strength Values.png|Composter signal strength|thumb]]
;{{BlockLink|Composter}}

: A composter outputs different signal strengths depending on the level inside. From completely empty to completely full, the output values are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.

;{{Anchor|CommandBlock}}{{BlockLink|Command Block}}

: A command block stores the "success count" of the last command executed, which represents the number of times the most recently used command of this command block succeeded. A "success" is defined by the [[command]]'s success conditions: if a red error message is returned in the chat, the command was not successful.

: Most commands can succeed once per execution, but certain commands (such as those that accept players as arguments) can succeed multiple times, and the comparator outputs the number of times it succeeded (maximum 15 when sent to redstone dust, but in the code it is able to go up to the 32-bit integer limit, and can be used in contraptions with no redstone dust with those values).

: A command block continues to store the success count of the last command executed until it executes its command again, thus the comparator continues to output the same signal strength even after the command block is no longer being activated (it doesn't turn off when the signal to the command block turns off).

;{{BlockLink|End Portal Frame}}

: An end portal frame outputs a full signal of 15 if it contains an [[eye of ender]] and zero otherwise.

[[File:Item frame and comparator.png|A comparator can measure the presence and rotation of an item frame's contents.|thumb]]

;{{EntityLink|Item Frame}}

: A comparator can measure the state of an [[item frame]]'s contents. An item frame comparator outputs 0 if the item frame is empty, or 1 to 8 for any item depending on its rotation: 1 at initial placement, plus 1 for each 45° of rotation for a maximum of 8.

: For an item frame that holds a map, a unit of rotation is 90° instead of 45°, but a comparator still outputs power levels 1 to 8. It takes two full rotations to cycle through all comparator outputs, and each orientation of the map corresponds to two output levels that differ by 4.

: The comparator must be placed behind the block the item frame is attached to, facing away from the item frame. The block must be a full block, and the item frame cannot be submerged in water. Having a sign in the same block as the item frame will prevent the frame from sending a signal as well.{{only|java}}

;{{BlockLink|Jukebox}}

: A jukebox outputs a signal strength indicating which music disc is currently playing. See the ''Minimum Items for Container Signal Strength'' table above.

;{{BlockLink|Lectern}}

: A lectern outputs a signal strength that depends on what page the player is currently on. The calculation used is:
:<code>'''''signal strength''''' = floor(1 + (('''''current page''''' - 1) / ('''''number of pages in book''''' - 1)) × 14)</code>
:This results in page 1 having a signal strength of 1, and the last page having a signal strength of 15. The exception is a single page book, which will output a signal strength of 15.
:For example, a book with 15 pages will output a signal equal to the current page number.  A book with 5 pages will output signal strengths of 1, 4, 8, 11 and 15 for the different pages. A book with 100 pages will have the signal strength increase to the next level on pages 1, 9, 16, 23, 30, 37, 44, 51, 58, 65, 72, 79, 86, 93 and 100.
:

;{{BlockLink|Respawn Anchor}}

: A respawn anchor outputs a signal strength of 0, 3, 7, 11, or 15, depending on the "charged" value.

;{{BlockLink|Sculk Sensor}}

: A sculk sensor outputs a signal strength depending on the type of vibration that is detected.

;{{BlockLink|Chiseled Bookshelf}}

: A chisled bookshelf outputs a signal strength between 1 and 6 indicating the last slot interacted with. When no slot has been interacted with yet, it outputs 0.
{{-}}

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Stone/JE}}
{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Wood/BE}}

=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Click.ogg
|subtitle=Comparator clicks
|source=block
|description=When a comparator is set to subtraction mode
|id=block.comparator.click
|translationkey=subtitles.block.comparator.click
|volume=0.3
|pitch=0.55
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Comparator clicks
|source=block
|description=When a comparator is set to comparison mode
|id=block.comparator.click
|translationkey=subtitles.block.comparator.click
|volume=0.3
|pitch=0.5
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|rowspan=2
|sound=Click.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a comparator is set to subtraction mode
|id=block.click
|volume=0.2
|pitch=0.55}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=When a comparator is set to comparison mode
|id=block.click
|volume=0.2
|pitch=0.5
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Redstone Comparator
|spritetype=block
|nameid=comparator
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=redstone-comparator
|spritetype=block
|nameid=comparator
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Redstone Comparator
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Unpowered block
|spritename=unpowered-comparator
|spritetype=block
|nameid=unpowered_comparator
|id=149
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Powered block
|spritename=powered-comparator
|spritetype=block
|nameid=powered_comparator
|id=150
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=redstone-comparator
|spritetype=item
|nameid=comparator
|id=522
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=redstone-comparator
|spritetype=block
|nameid=Comparator
|foot=1}}

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

=== Block data ===
A redstone comparator has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

{{el|je}}:
{{see also|Block entity format}}
{{/BE}}

{{el|be}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format]].

== Advancements ==
{{Load advancements|the power of books}}

== Video ==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|J7Z20Zzz3yU}}</div>

== History ==
{{info needed section|If {{bug|MC-50242}} also affected comparators?}}
''For a more in-depth breakdown of changes to repeater textures and models, including a set of renders for each state combination, see [[/Asset history]]''
{{History|java}}
{{History||November 24, 2012|link=https://youtube.com/watch?v=YG9RNyRhIow&t=6m56s|[[Jeb]] stated that there may be a "capacitor" in [[Minecraft]]. }}
{{History||December 27, 2012|link={{tweet|Dinnerbone|284388625595125760}}|[[Dinnerbone]] released [https://web.archive.org/web/20190710120115/https://imgur.com/a/FBKed pictures] of the first version of the "comparator", stating it was a replacement for the "capacitor" idea that has variable, alternate inputs.}}
{{History||January 2, 2013|link={{tweet|Dinnerbone|286428595423965184}}|Dinnerbone released one more [http://dinnerbone.com/media/uploads/2013-01/screenshots/2013-01-02_12.06.47.png picture] of the comparator. The picture itself showing a digital-to-analog converter, using the comparator as the main [[block]].}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w01a|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone comparators.
|Redstone comparators have 0 delay.
At this point, block ID 149 was used for unpowered comparators, and block ID 150 for powered comparators.}}
{{History|||snap=13w01b|A delay of 1 game tick ({{frac|1|2}} redstone tick) has now been added to redstone comparators to fix bugs.
|The ability to measure containers to redstone comparators has now been added.}}
{{History|||snap=13w02a|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2.png|32px]] The appearance of redstone comparators has now been changed - the top texture has changed to show [[quartz]] in the middle and the sides now use the [[smooth stone]] texture rather than the smooth stone slab side texture.
|The algorithm for measuring containers has now been changed so that redstone comparators output a signal with as few as 1 [[item]] in the container.}}
{{History|||snap=13w02b|Redstone comparators now treat large [[chest]]s as a single container.}}
{{History|||snap=13w03a|Redstone comparators now output success count of [[command block]]s.
|Redstone comparators now measure container [[minecart]]s on [[detector rail]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=13w04a|Redstone comparators now measure [[jukebox]]es.}}
{{History|||snap=13w05a|Redstone comparators no longer cause constant [[block]] updates. The delay has now been made consistent, and side input no longer causes a pulse output.
|Block 150 (later <code>powered_comparator</code>) is no longer used; powered state is now represented by the 8s bit on block 149 (later <code>unpowered_comparator</code>).}}
{{History|||snap=13w05b|Redstone comparator delay has now been changed from 1 game tick (1/2 [[redstone]] tick) to 2 game ticks (1 redstone tick).}}
{{History|||snap=13w09c|The redstone signal strength from a redstone comparator next to a [[brewing stand]] with 3 [[water bottle]]s in it is now the same as one with 3 water bottles and 1 ingredient in it.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w18a|Redstone comparators now measure [[cauldron]]s and [[end portal frame]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w04a|Redstone comparators now measure [[item frame]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=14w10a|The torches under redstone comparators have now been shortened, which has changed the underside appearance from [[File:Redstone Comparator UNKVER1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator UNKVER1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator UNKVER1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator UNKVER1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] to [[File:Redstone Comparator UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png|32px]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w25a|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE3.png|32px]] The torches on comparators are now subject to ambient occlusion.
|Comparators set to subtract mode appear to be powered as well regardless of incoming power. The subtracting-only model still exists and can be achieved through {{cmd|setblock}}.}}
{{History|||snap=14w25b|[[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE4.png|32px]] The powered front torch when in subtraction mode is now lower.
|Comparators set to subtract by hand now appear normally again.}}
{{History|||snap=14w28a|Redstone comparators now measure [[cake]]s.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w42a|With the addition of the [[blaze powder]] fuel slot, [[brewing stand]]s now have 5 slots instead of 4. Their original comparative power values from redstone comparators are listed below:
{{{!}} class{{=}}"wikitable collapsible collapsed" data-description{{=}}"Original values"
! Original values
{{!}}-
{{!}}
*0: 0
*1: 1
*2: 19
*3: 37
*4: 55
*5: 1s 10
*6: 1s 28
*7: 1s 46
*8: 2s
*9: 2s 19
*10: 2s 37
*11: 2s 55
*12: 3s 10
*13: 3s 28
*14: 3s 46
*15: 4s
{{!}}}
}}
{{History|||snap=15w47a|Redstone comparators' side inputs now take power from [[redstone block]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|All 3 IDs for the redstone comparator have now been merged into one ID: <code>comparator</code>.
|Redstone comparators now render their underside, which has changed their undersides from [[File:Redstone Comparator UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] to [[File:Redstone Comparator UNKVER3 (facing NWU).png|32px]].
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these blocks' numeral IDs were 149 and 150, and the [[item]]'s 404.
|As a result, the formerly unused comparator ID is now technically used again, due to both unpowered and powered versions being merged into a single comparator block ID.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of redstone comparators have now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w02a|Redstone comparators now measure [[lectern]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=19w03a|Redstone comparators now measure [[composter]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=19w12b|Redstone comparators can now be placed on [[glass]], [[ice]], [[glowstone]] and [[sea lantern]]s.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w34a|Redstone comparators now measure how much honey is inside [[beehive|bee hive]]s and [[bee nest]]s.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|The way to calculate the input signals of redstone comparators has now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=20w11a|The changes to the way of calculating the input signals of redstone comparators from [[Java Edition 20w06a|20w06a]] have now been reverted.}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Redstone comparators now measure [[Pigstep music disc]]s in [[jukebox]]es.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|Redstone comparators now measure [[lava cauldron]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20w46a|Redstone comparators now measure [[Cauldron#Holding powder snow|powder snow cauldron‌]]s.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=21w41a|[[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE6.png|32px]] The texture of powered redstone comparator have now been changed.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Redstone comparators now generate as part of [[ancient cities]].}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Redstone comparators now measure [[chiseled bookshelves]].}}
{{History||1.20.2|snap=23w33a|Redstone comparators now use stone sounds instead of wood sounds.<ref>{{bug|MC-182820|||Fixed}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this the model used?}} [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone comparators.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Redstone comparators now measure [[end portal frame]]s.}}
{{History||1.0.5|snap=alpha 1.0.5.0|Redstone comparators now output success count of [[command block]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Redstone comparators now measure [[shulker box]]es.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Redstone comparators now measure [[jukebox]]es.
|Redstone comparators now render their underside, which has changed their undersides from [[File:Redstone Comparator UNKVER1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] to [[File:Redstone Comparator UNKVER3 (facing NWU).png|32px]]}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of redstone comparators have now been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Redstone comparators now measure [[smoker]]s, [[blast furnace]]s, [[lectern]]s and [[composter]]s.}}
{{History||1.18.10|snap=beta 1.18.10.20|[[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE6.png|32px]] The texture of powered redstone comparator have now been changed.}}
{{History||1.20.30|snap=beta 1.20.30.20|Redstone comparators now use the <code>minecraft:cardinal_direction</code> [[block state]] instead of <code>direction</code>.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this the model used?}} [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone comparators.}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|Redstone comparators can now measure [[item frame]]s.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this the model used?}} [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of redstone comparators have now been changed.}}

{{History|3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this the model used?}} [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Added redstone comparators.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Redstone comparator "items" ===
{{:Technical blocks/Redstone Comparator}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Comparators do not emit redstone particles when powered, unlike redstone torches and repeaters.<ref>{{bug|MC-51692|||WAI}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Dinnerbone Comparator 1.png|Dinnerbone showing how comparators work.
Dinnerbone Comparator 2.png|Dinnerbone showing how comparators work.
Dinnerbone Comparator 3.png|Dinnerbone showing how comparators work.
Dinnerbone Comparators 1.png|A contraption incorporating comparators.
Dinnerbone Comparators 2.png|Comparators in action.
Dinnerbone Comparators 3.png|Output specific signals.
Dinnerbone Comparator Thing.png|Another comparator in use.
Item Frame Comparator.png|Rotating the torch in the item frame adjusts the comparator's output.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Redstone}}
{{Blocks|Utility}}
{{Items}}

[[Category:Mechanics]]
[[Category:Block entities]]
[[Category:Redstone mechanics]]
[[Category:Mechanisms]]
[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]

[[de:Redstone-Komparator]]
[[es:Comparador de redstone]]
[[fr:Comparateur de redstone]]
[[hu:Redstone-komparátor]]
[[ja:レッドストーンコンパレーター]]
[[ko:레드스톤 비교기]]
[[nl:Redstonevergelijker]]
[[pl:Komparator]]
[[pt:Comparador de redstone]]
[[ru:Компаратор]]
[[uk:Редстоуновий компаратор]]
[[zh:红石比较器]]</li><li>[[Brown Dye|Brown Dye]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Brown Dye.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

'''Brown dye''' is a [[Dye#Primary|primary color dye]] derived from [[cocoa beans]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
 |Cocoa Beans
 |Output=Brown Dye
 |type=Material
 |head=
}}

== Usage  ==

{{dye usage}}

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage|ignore=Banner|continue=1}}
{{banner crafting usage}}

=== Loom ingredient ===
{{Banner loom usage|Brown Dye}}

=== Trading ===

Apprentice-level Shepherd villagers have a 20% chance to buy 12 brown dye for an emerald.‌{{only|bedrock}}

Expert-level Shepherd villagers have a {{frac|2|7}} chance to buy 12 brown dye for an emerald.{{only|java}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Brown Dye
|spritetype=item
|nameid=brown_dye
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Brown Dye
|spritetype=item
|nameid=brown_dye
|aliasid=dye / 17
|id=398
|form=item
|translationkey=item.dye.brown_new.name
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{expand section|Item textures and more from a development video on twitter by bartek.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Brown Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added brown dye.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|Brown dye now can change the text color on [[sign]]s to brown.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Added the [[wandering trader]], which sell brown dyes.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Brown dye can now be [[trading|bought]] by shepherd villagers.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|Brown dye can now used to craft newly added [[brown candle]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=21w19a|Brown dye can no longer used to craft brown candles.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|Brown dye can once again used to craft brown candles.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Brown dye now can change the text color on [[hanging sign]]s to brown.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.10|[[File:Brown Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added brown dye.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Brown dye can now be [[trading|sold]] to shepherd [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of brown dye has been changed from <code>dye/17</code> to <code>brown_dye</code>.}}

{{History|ps4}}
{{History||1.83|[[File:Brown Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added brown dye.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

{{Items}}

[[Category:Dyes]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[de:Brauner Farbstoff]]
[[es:Tinte marrón]]
[[fr:Teinture marron]]
[[ja:茶色の染料]]
[[ko:갈색 염료]]
[[pl:Brązowy barwnik]]
[[pt:Corante marrom]]
[[th:สีย้อมสีน้ำตาล]]
[[zh:棕色染料]]</li></ul></nowiki>
Properly selects 64-bit Java installations for Mac OS X users.[7]
1.3.2
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Book|Book]]<br/>{{For}}
{{Item
| image = Book.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

'''Books''' are items used in [[enchanting]] and [[crafting]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Block loot ===

Three books are dropped when a [[bookshelf]] is mined without [[Silk Touch]] or destroyed by an [[explosion]].

=== Crafting ===
{{crafting
|Paper
|Paper
|Paper
|Leather
|Output= Book
|type= Miscellaneous
}}

=== Chest loot ===

{{LootChestItem|book}}

=== Grindstones ===

Disenchanting an [[enchanted book]] at a [[grindstone]] yields a normal book and a small amount of experience.

=== Villager gifts ===

{{in|java}}, librarian [[villagers]] throw books at players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.

== Usage ==

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

=== Chiseled bookshelf ===
{{control|Use|text=Using}} the [[chiseled bookshelf]] while having a book in the main hand will put the book inside the chiseled bookshelf.

=== Enchanting ===
Books can be made into [[enchanted book]]s by enchanting them on [[enchanting table]]s.

=== Trading ===

Librarian [[villager]]s can buy a single book as part of an [[enchanted book]] trade.

Apprentice-level Librarian villagers have a {{frac|2|3}} chance to buy 4 books for an [[emerald]] {{in|java}}, and always offer the trade {{in|bedrock}}.

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Librarian;Enchanter}}


== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Enchanter;The Power of Books}}

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf insert1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf insert2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf insert3.ogg
|sound4=Chiseled bookshelf insert4.ogg
|subtitle=Book placed
|source=block
|description=When a book is placed in a chiseled bookshelf
|id=block.chiseled_bookshelf.insert
|translationkey=subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.insert
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf pickup1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf pickup2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf pickup3.ogg
|subtitle=Book taken
|source=block
|description=When a book is removed from a chiseled bookshelf
|id=block.chiseled_bookshelf.pickup
|translationkey=subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.take
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf insert1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf insert2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf insert3.ogg
|sound4=Chiseled bookshelf insert4.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a book is placed in a chiseled bookshelf
|id=insert.chiseled_bookshelf
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=insertvaries>Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf pickup1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf pickup2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf pickup3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a book is removed from a chiseled bookshelf
|id=pickup.chiseled_bookshelf
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=pickupvaries>Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Book
|spritetype=item
|nameid=book
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showitemtags=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Book
|spritetype=item
|nameid=book
|id=387
|itemtags=minecraft:bookshelf_books</code>
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Video ==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|UGJBUhxwKy0}}</div>

== History ==

{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.11|[[File:Book JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added books.
|The only use of books is crafting [[bookshelves]], which are only used as a purely decorative [[block]] until [[Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3]].}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Books are now found in the new [[stronghold]] library [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Books are now used to craft [[enchantment table]]s, gaining their first functional usage outside of decoration.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w17a|The crafting recipe is now shapeless, so books can now be crafted in the player's 2×2 [[crafting]] area, although the recipe now requires [[leather]]. Before this version, books were crafted with three [[paper]] sheets in a single column.
|A book can now be crafted into a [[book and quill]], which can be used to create [[written book]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w21a|Librarian [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 11–12 books for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w22a|Librarian villagers now [[trading|sell]] [[enchanted book]]s for 5–64 emeralds and 1 book.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Books can now be enchanted into [[enchanted book]]s, and then combined together in an [[anvil]] with a [[tool]] to then enchant it.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Librarian villagers now buy 8–10 books for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|Average yield of books in [[stronghold]] library chests has been substantially increased.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w13a|Added the [[knowledge book]], a green-colored book that grants the [[player]] a recipe for [[crafting]].
|The recipe tab on the [[crafting table]] GUI uses a red-colored book.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 340.}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Books now generate in [[shipwreck]] chests.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Book JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of books has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Books can now be obtain by disenchanting non-curse [[enchanted book]]s in a grindstone.|Books can now be found in chests in [[plains]] [[village]] houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Books can now be found in chests in [[desert]] village houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Librarian villagers now give books to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1|Books now generate in [[ancient city]] chests.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Books can now interact with [[chiseled bookshelves]].}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Book JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added books. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.3.0|Books can be used to craft [[bookshelves]].}}
{{History||v0.5.0|Books can now be obtained after activating the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|The crafting recipe for books now requires [[leather]]. Before this version, books were crafted with three [[paper]] sheets in a single column.
|Books are now used to craft [[enchanting table]]s.
|Books can now be enchanted into [[enchanted book]]s, and then combined together in an [[anvil]] with a [[tool]] to then enchant it.
|Books are no longer available from the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Librarian villagers now [[trading|buy]] 8–10 books for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|A book can now be crafted into a [[book and quill]], which can be used to create [[written book]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Books can now be found inside of the map room [[chest]] in [[shipwreck]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Books can now be found in [[plains]] [[village]] chests.
|[[File:Book JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of books has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Librarian [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 4 books for an [[emerald]].}}
{{History||Wild Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.18.30|snap=beta 1.18.30.32|Books now generate in [[ancient city]] chests.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.50|snap=beta 1.19.50.21|Books can now interact with [[chiseled bookshelves]].}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Book JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added books.}}
{{History||xbox=TU14|ps=1.04|The crafting recipe for books now requires [[leather]]. Before this version, books were crafted with three [[paper]] sheets in a single column.}}
{{History|PS4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Book JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of books has now been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Book JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added books.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== See also ==

* [[Enchanted Book]]
* [[Knowledge Book]]

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Kniha]]
[[de:Buch]]
[[es:Libro]]
[[fr:Livre]]
[[hu:Könyv]]
[[it:Libro]]
[[ja:本]]
[[ko:책]]
[[nl:Boek]]
[[pl:Książka]]
[[pt:Livro]]
[[ru:Книга]]
[[th:หนังสือ]]
[[uk:Книга]] 
[[zh:书]]</li><li>[[Hopper|Hopper]]<br/>{{About|the block|the crash utility|Hopper (crash utility)}}
{{Block
|image=<gallery>
Hopper (D).png|Java
Hopper (D) BE.png|Bedrock
</gallery>
|extratext = View [[#Gallery|all renders]]
|transparent=Yes
|light=No
|tool=wooden pickaxe
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=Yes (64)
|flammable=No
|lavasusceptible=No
}}
A '''hopper''' is a low-capacity storage [[block]] that can be used to collect [[item (entity)|item entities]] directly above it, as well as to transfer [[item]]s into and out of other containers. A hopper can be locked with [[Redstone Dust|redstone power]] to stop it from moving items into or out of itself.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
To obtain a hopper, {{control|mine}} it with a [[pickaxe]]. Using any other item to mine a hopper drops only its contents.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Hopper|Pickaxe|Wood|foot=1}}

===Crafting===
A hopper can be crafted from 5 iron ingots and a chest.
{{Crafting
|A1= Iron Ingot
|C1= Iron Ingot
|A2= Iron Ingot
|B2= Chest
|C2= Iron Ingot
|B3= Iron Ingot
|Output= Hopper
|type= Redstone
}}

==Usage==
{{see also|Tutorials/Hopper}}
[[File:Hopper aligment.png|Hoppers can face down or sideways.|thumb]]

A hopper can be used as a container, as a crafting ingredient, and as a redstone component.

A hopper has an "output" tube at its bottom that can face down or sideways and provides a visual indication of which block the hopper is set up to drop its items into, if that block has an inventory. To place a hopper, use the {{control|Place Block}} control while aiming at the surface to which its output should face (Hoppers ''do not'' orient themselves automatically). To place a hopper directly on the face of an already interactable block, the player can {{control|sneak}} while placing the hopper. Attempting to place a hopper aimed on the bottom face of a block instead faces downward. With some blocks, such as the [[furnace]] and [[brewing stand]], the hopper has multiple uses. A hopper does not change direction after placement, and it is not attached to the container it faces; the container can be removed or replaced, and the hopper remains unchanged.

Hoppers cannot be moved by [[piston]]s.{{only|java}} Despite not being a solid block, attached blocks such as [[rail]]s, [[lever]]s, [[tripwire]] and [[redstone]] dust can be placed on top of hoppers, but not on their sides.

===Container===
[[File:Hopper GUI.png|thumb|176px|Hopper GUI showing the hopper's five slots of inventory at the top and the player's inventory below.]]

A hopper can be used as a container and has 5 slots of inventory space.

To open the hopper GUI, use the {{control|use item|text=Use Item/Place Block}} [[control]]. To move items between the hopper inventory and the player inventory or hotbar while the hopper GUI is open, drag or shift-click the items. To exit the hopper GUI, use the {{key|Esc}} key, B button or circle button, depending on the device.

By default, the GUI of a hopper is labeled "Item Hopper". A hopper's GUI label can be changed by naming the hopper in an [[anvil]] before placing it, or, {{in|java}}, by using the [[Commands#data|data]] command (for example, to label a hopper at (0,64,0) "Steve's Hopper", use <code>/data merge block 0 64 0 {CustomName:'"Steve's Hopper"'}</code>).

{{IN|java}}, a hopper's GUI can be "locked" (or subsequently unlocked) by setting the hopper's <code>Lock</code> tag with the [[Commands#data|data]] command. If a hopper's <code>Lock</code> tag is not blank, the hopper cannot be accessed except by players holding an item with the same name as the <code>Lock</code> tag's text. For example, to lock a hopper at (0,64,0) so that only players holding an item named "Steve's Key" can access the hopper, use <code>/data merge block 0 64 0 {Lock:"Steve's Key"}</code>.

===Crafting ingredient===
A hopper can be used to craft a [[minecart with hopper]].
{{crafting usage}}

===Redstone component===
{{see also|Redstone circuit|Redstone components#Hopper}}
[[File:Hopper logic flowchart.png|thumb|Flowchart of hopper logic]]

While a hopper is ''not'' powered by redstone signals, it operates with three functions:

*'''Collect''' [[Item (entity)|item entities]] (free-floating items in the world) into its inventory from the space above it
*'''Pull''' a single item into its inventory from a container above it
*'''Push''' a single item from its own inventory into a container it faces

A hopper first attempts to push any items inside it. Afterward, it checks if the block above it is a type of container. If so, it attempts to pull from it. Otherwise, the hopper attempts to collect item entities. Notably, hoppers can push to and pull from other hoppers, forming '''hopper pipes''' or '''hopper chains''', which allow transporting items across several blocks and are further discussed below.

====Redstone signals====
When a hopper receives a redstone signal (and is considered to be "activated"), all three functions stop. To avoid confusion over the terms "activated" and "deactivated", powered hoppers are often described as being '''locked''' and unpowered hoppers described as being '''unlocked'''. Hoppers can be powered by [[Redstone_mechanics#Power|soft powered]] blocks, meaning a [[redstone dust]] trail pointing into a block touching the hopper locks it just as effectively as a [[redstone block]] or any other [[Redstone components#Power components|power component]] touching the hopper. When the hopper is unlocked during a redstone tick, it does not push or pull/collect during the same tick, but has a delay of 1 redstone tick instead.

While a locked hopper does not push or pull/collect items, it may still receive items from [[dispenser]]s, [[dropper]]s and other hoppers, and may have its items pulled out by another hopper beneath it. Hence, the item flow in a horizontal hopper pipe may be stopped by locking just one of the hoppers, but stopping a vertical hopper pipe requires locking two adjacent hoppers at the same time, such that both the pushing of the top one and the pulling of the bottom one are stopped.  

A hopper does not output any redstone signals by itself, but its fullness can be read using a [[Redstone Comparator|redstone comparator]], which needs to be placed next to it and facing away from it. An empty hopper outputs a signal strength of 0 and a completely full hopper outputs a signal strength of 15. Notably, a single stackable item (16 or 64) outputs a signal strength of 1 and a single non-stackable item outputs a signal strength of 3.  

{{IN|Java}}, if the hopper being read is part of a horizontal hopper pipe, the comparator can individually read each item passing through the chain, because items are pushed through the hoppers one by one at a speed that is manageable by the comparator. If there is an uninterrupted stream of items, the comparator does not switch off in between items. On the other hand, in a vertical hopper pipe, some of the hoppers may never produce a reading above 0, even with a continuous stream of items, because pushes and pulls both occur in the same game tick: The hoppers' items get pulled out a single game tick after they're pushed in and this isn't measurable by a comparator, because comparators need measurements lasting at least 1.5 redstone ticks to produce a reading.  

====Collecting items====
A hopper collects items dropped on top of it if the space above the hopper not occupied by a storage block. Items are gathered from the entire 1 block space above the hopper, meaning that items sitting on partial blocks such as [[soul sand]] directly above a hopper can be collected.<ref>https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCPE-55824</ref> It is also possible for a hopper to collect items from inside a full, solid block, a situation that might come from items rising up through solid blocks or being [[commands/summon|summoned]]. Item entities are not collected when they are outside of the collection area however; for example, items on top of a stone block directly above a hopper are not collected. Collected items are placed in the leftmost empty slot of a hopper's inventory.

{{IN|java}}, if there is no container above the hopper, then the hopper collects dropped items in the order in which they landed on the hopper. This order is remembered even while a hopper is locked. For instance, if a hopper is locked under a carpet while a fully equipped [[armor stand]] is broken above it, then it always collects items in this order when it is unlocked: [[armor stand]], [[boots]], [[leggings]], [[chestplates]], [[helmets]]. This is due to the order in which these items land.{{Verify|Wouldn't this be due to the order in which the game creates the item entities that drop drop from the armor stand?}} {{IN|Bedrock}}, hoppers do not remember the order in which items land on the hopper. Instead, hoppers with multiple dropped items above them collect the items in the order in which they entered the chunk in which the hopper is located. Items that drop from a broken armor stand are collected in a random order.<ref>https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCPE-120586</ref>

Hoppers usually check for dropped items every [[game tick]] and they can collect items even before they are picked up by a [[player]]{{Verify|Does this happen always, or sometimes, and in Java only or also in Bedrock?}} or destroyed by [[lava]]. However, {{In|Bedrock}} hoppers have a "collection cooldown" time. After collecting an item (or stack of items), a hopper waits {{tooltip|4 redstone ticks|8 game ticks}} (0.4 seconds, barring lag) before attempting to collect again.

Hoppers collect groups of items all at once rather than collecting them as single items one at a time. As a result, hoppers can collect item entities much faster than they can pull items from a container. Pulling from a moving [[minecart with chest]] or [[minecart with hopper]] is even slower, since the minecart is not always above the hopper.

====Pushing and pulling items====
A hopper with a storage container above it (such as a [[furnace]], [[chest]], [[dropper]], [[composter]], or another hopper) attempts to pull from the container instead of checking for floating items above it, and hence can not collect items.  A hopper always tries to push or pull items using the leftmost available slot. When a hopper is removing items from a chest, the items disappear from left to right. Similarly, when filling up a chest, the chest fills up from left to right. Hoppers prioritize pulling from the first slot of a container over pulling into the first hopper slot. If a hopper has stone in its first slot and nothing in its second while the container it is pulling from has chicken in its first slot but stone in the second, the hopper pulls the chicken from the first slot of the container into its empty second slot. However, if the hopper is unable to pull the chicken, such as if all slots are filled with stone, the hopper pulls the stone from the second slot of the container instead. Similarly, hoppers prioritize pushing from their first slot over pushing into the first slot of a container. If a hopper has stone in its first slot and chicken in its second while the container it is pushing to has chicken it its first slot but stone in the second, the hopper pushes stone from its first slot into the second slot of the container.

In [[Java Edition]] the checks done by a hopper while pulling generally require less processing than the checks done by a hopper attempting collection. Therefore, a chain of hoppers topped with storage containers rather than air/solid blocks has better performance (measured as milliseconds of processing per tick) and lower potential for processing lag. <ref name=":0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC3ZOOI1Rf0</ref> The performance improvement achieved is correlated with the number of storage slots the container has. Placing composters (with no storage slots but still with custom output logic) on top of hoppers provide the greatest efficiency, while double chests actually degrade performance, even when sharing each double chest across two hoppers.<ref name=":0" /> In [[Bedrock Edition]] a chain of hoppers with air or non-container blocks on top has better performance than a chain of hoppers topped by container blocks.<ref>https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/715523208530362389/890030941282631741/Redstone_MSPT_measure.xlsx</ref> This may be because, even though hoppers with containers on top do not check for items, they do check for hopper-minecarts and chest-minecarts to pull from, and that involves scanning the chunk entity list.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-109449}}</ref>

{{Schematic|caption='''Push then Pull'''
Chest A is full of items while the hopper and Chest B are empty.
|ch-$+A||-
|ho-$e|ch-$+B
}}

Item pushes and pulls are processed in the same game tick, but pushes are processed before pulls. In the schematic, the empty hopper first pulls an item from chest A as it cannot push anything into chest B. After the cooldown, the hopper first pushes its item into chest B before pulling another item from chest A, both pushing and pulling in the same tick, and the process repeats. The hopper stops pulling when A is empty, and stops pushing when B becomes full.

Hoppers also have a "transfer cooldown" time. After pulling and/or pushing items, a hopper waits {{tooltip|4 redstone ticks|8 game ticks}} (0.4 seconds, barring lag) before pulling or pushing again (a transfer rate of 2.5 items per second, barring lag). A hopper that has an item pushed into it from another hopper also starts a 4 tick cooldown period, regardless of whether it pushed or pulled items itself. Item entities can be collected at any time without affecting the transfer cooldown time. The transfer cooldown and the Bedrock Edition collection cooldown are independent of each other.

====Container interactions====
Some [[container]]s interact with hoppers in specific ways:

:;{{BlockLink|Composter}}
::Hoppers above composters can push compostable items into the composter's top face with a chance of increasing the level of the composter as if the player used the item on the composter. Items that are not compostable cannot be pushed into the composter. Hoppers below the composter can pull [[bone meal]] when the composter is in stage 8, emptying the composter and resetting it to stage 0. Hoppers to the side of a composter do not interact with it.

:;{{BlockLink|Brewing Stand}}
::A working hopper on the top face of a brewing stand deposits only into the ingredient slot and it can push only valid [[brewing]] ingredients. A hopper on side face of a brewing stand can deposit only [[blaze powder]] or filled bottles into the three brew slots. A hopper underneath a brewing stand always extracts from the three brew slots, whether brewing is finished or not—The hopper must be locked to allow potions to finish brewing.

:;{{BlockLink|Chest}}
:;{{BlockLink|Trapped Chest}}
::Large chests and large trapped chests are treated as a single container: A hopper depositing into a large chest fills up the entire chest and a hopper underneath a large chest empties the entire chest. Trapped chests being accessed by a player lock any adjacent hoppers, per the standard behavior of a hopper next to an active power source.

:;{{BlockLink|Furnace}}
:;{{BlockLink|Blast Furnace}}
:;{{BlockLink|Smoker}}
::A working hopper pointing into top of a furnace deposits only into the ingredient slot. It can push any item, including items that can't be smelted by the furnace. A hopper pointing into the side of a furnace deposits into the fuel slot, and only items that are usable as fuel. A hopper below a furnace pulls everything from the output slot and empty [[bucket]]s from the fuel slot left over from using [[lava bucket]]s as fuel. When a hopper removes items from a furnace, the experience points are 'stored' in the furnace until a player removes at least one smelted item, or the furnace block is broken.

:;{{BlockSprite|Hopper}} Hopper
::A sequence of three or more hoppers, each pushing items into the next, is called a '''hopper pipe'''. Working horizontal hopper pipes simply push items into each other at the expected rate of 2.5 items per second, but vertical hopper pipes are more complicated, as the hoppers are trying both to pull and to push. When a vertical pipe pulls from a single container, it simply transfers items at 2.5 items per second because the transfer rate is limited by the first hopper pulling items from the container. If a ''stack of items'' is in a vertical pipe, the items can be transferred twice as fast, because the hopper with the item stack is pushing items down while the hopper below it is also pulling items down.

:;{{EntityLink|Minecart with Chest}}
:;{{EntityLink|Minecart with Hopper}}
::Unlocked hoppers fill chest minecarts and hopper minecarts if any part of the entity's hitbox is within the hopper's target block-space. Hopper minecarts try to pull items from the hopper at high speed. Hoppers can pull items from minecarts above them so rails can be placed directly on the top faces of a hoppers. If a [[detector rail]] is in the right position, it could lock the hopper per standard redstone-hopper behavior.

:;{{BlockLink|Jukebox}}
::Hoppers can insert [[music disc]]s into jukeboxes, and extract the music discs after they finish playing.

:;{{BlockLink|Shulker Box}}
::Hoppers cannot put shulker boxes into other shulker boxes. This allows for the creation of certain [[Tutorials/Hopper#Potions and shulker boxes|item filters]].
::Otherwise, hoppers interact with shulker boxes normally.

:;{{BlockLink|Lectern}}
::Hoppers cannot remove or place books on lecterns. The redstone pulse emitted from a lectern when a page is turned can temporarily lock hoppers.

:;{{BlockLink|Ender Chest}}
::Hoppers cannot interact with ender chests in any way.

:;{{BlockLink|Barrel}}
:;{{BlockLink|Dispenser}}
:;{{BlockLink|Dropper}}
:;{{EntityLink|Boat with Chest}}
::Hoppers interact normally with barrels, dispensers, droppers, and boats with chests.

:;{{BlockLink|Chiseled Bookshelf}}
::Hoppers and minecart with hoppers can insert and remove books from the bookshelf. As with any other container, items are taken from the first slot that has an item that can fit in the hopper and are inserted into the first empty slot.

==Sounds==
===Generic===
{{Sound table/Block/Metal}}
===Unique===
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Door close.ogg
|sound2=Door open.ogg
|subtitle=Chest locked<ref group=sound name=lock>{{Bug|MC-98316||Wrong subtitles caused by missing distinction}}</ref>
|source=block
|description=When a player attempts to open a hopper locked using the {{nbt|string|Lock}} tag
|id=block.chest.locked|idnote=<ref group=sound name=lock/>
|translationkey=subtitles.block.chest.locked|translationkeynote=<ref group=sound name=lock/>
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}: ''None''

==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
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|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
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|spritetype=block
|nameid=hopper
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=hopper
|spritetype=block
|nameid=hopper
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Hopper
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
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|spritetype=block
|nameid=hopper
|id=154
|form=block
|itemform=item.hopper}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=hopper
|spritetype=item
|nameid=hopper
|id=527
|form=item
|translationkey=tile.hopper.name
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=hopper
|spritetype=block
|nameid=Hopper
|foot=1}}

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

{{/BS}}

===Block data===
A hopper has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

{{el|java}}:
{{see also|Block entity format}}
{{/BE}}

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

==Achievements==
{{load achievements|Freight Station;Smelt Everything}}

==Video==
<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|XO0IKUsGiG8}}</div>

==History==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w01a|[[File:Hopper (D) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (N) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (E) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (W) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (U) JE1.png|32px]] Added hoppers.
|Hoppers with the [[damage]] value of 1, which are obtainable only through world editing, visually point in no direction. They functionally push items upward, however the behavior is inconsistent.
|[[File:Hopper (item) JE1.png|32px]] There is currently a temporary "work in progress" sprite for hoppers in the [[inventory]].
|Hoppers can be [[crafting|crafted]] from a [[chest]] and [[stone]] blocks with the following recipe:
{{{!}} class{{=}}"collapsible collapsed"
! Recipe
{{!}}-
{{!}}
{{Crafting Table
  |A1= Stone
  |C1= Stone
  |A2= Stone
  |B2= Chest
  |C2= Stone
  |B3= Stone
  |Output= Hopper
}}
{{!}}}
}}
{{History|||snap=13w01b|[[Rail]]s can now be placed on top of hoppers. 
|Hoppers no longer load [[item]]s into [[minecart]]s without [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=13w02a|[[File:Hopper (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The [[inventory]] sprite of hoppers has been changed.
|[[File:Hopper (item) 13w02a.png|32px]] However, the [[item]] of hoppers appears bugged if [[drops|dropped]] or placed in an [[item frame]].<ref>{{bug|MC-6737}}</ref> This may be due to the game attempting to pull the item sprite from the hopper's equivalent spot in <samp>[[stitched_terrain.png]]</samp> (compare files: [[:File:13w02a stitched terrain.png|terrain]], [[:File:13w02a stitched items.png|items]]), a region which contains parts of the oak planks, end stone and iron bars textures.
|Applying a [[redstone]] signal to a hopper now deactivates the hopper until the signal is removed.
|Hoppers can no longer be used as [[fuel]] in a [[furnace]].
|Hoppers are now [[crafting|crafted]] using 5 [[iron ingot]]s rather than 5 [[stone]] blocks.
{{{!}} class{{=}}"collapsible collapsed"
! Recipe
{{!}}-
{{!}}
{{Crafting
|A1= Iron Ingot
|C1= Iron Ingot
|A2= Iron Ingot
|B2= Chest
|C2= Iron Ingot
|B3= Iron Ingot
|Output= Hopper
}}
{{!}}}
|Hoppers now pull only from the output slot of [[furnace]]s.
|Hoppers now output 1 signal strengh per 1/3 of a stack (21 [[item]]s) when interacting with a [[redstone comparator]].
|[[File:Hopper (D) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (N) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (E) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (S) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (W) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (U) JE2.png|32px]] The texture of hoppers has been given a unique texture. Hoppers no longer use the [[cauldron]] texture. Note that the top texture does not rotate with facing direction.
|The preferred tool is now a pickaxe, rather than the axe.}}
{{History|||snap=13w02b|Hoppers now treat large [[chest]]s properly, no longer needing two hoppers connected to them to fill up the entire [[inventory]].
|Hoppers no longer take [[item]]s from containers when powered via a [[redstone]] current.
|Hoppers now display correctly as a [[drops|dropped]] or [[item frame|frame]] [[item]].}}
{{History|||snap=13w03a|Hoppers are now used to [[crafting|craft]] a [[minecart with hopper]].
|Hoppers can now empty a [[minecart with hopper]].}}
{{History|||snap=13w04a|The transfer rate of hoppers has been changed from 7 to 8 [[game tick]]s per [[item]] (2.5 items per second).}}
{{History||1.5.1|snap=pre|Hoppers now take empty [[bucket]]s out of furnace fuel slots.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=release|[[File:Hopper (D) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (N) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (E) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (W) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (U) JE3.png|32px]] The UV of all blocks is broken on certain sides as a result of {{bug|MC-37106}} (few cases are listed on the wiki so far - this is a future project). This includes hoppers.}}
{{History||1.7.4|snap=13w47a|[[File:Hopper (D) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (N) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (E) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (S) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (W) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (U) JE4.png|32px]] MC-37106 has been fixed, reverting hoppers to their pre-1.7.2 appearences.}}
{{History|||snap=13w48a|This version fixed {{bug|MC-190}}, which hoppers were allegedly subject to since their introduction. However, a comparison of hopper UV in 13w02a and 14w08a failed to reveal any visible differences, even accounting for the example images on the ticket. More research is needed on this matter.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=?|Hoppers no longer generate [[multiplayer]] lag when idle.}}
{{History|||snap=14w10a|[[File:Hopper (D) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (N) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (E) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (W) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] Hoppers now use block models rather than having a hardcoded shape. This brings multiple changes: the inside texture now rotates with the hopper rather than being constant, the inside planes of hoppers are now shaded/have ambient occlusion, and some minor UV changes have occurred, notably on the smallest cuboid. The directionless hopper also [[Missing model|no longer has a model]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w26a|The directionless hopper has been removed.}}
{{History|||snap=14w31a|Hoppers now no longer use wood [[sound]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-5991}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w33c|A hopper now generates as a part of the [[end ship]] in the [[end city|end cities]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w41a|End ships no longer contain a hopper.}}
{{History|||snap=15w43a|[[Loot table]]s have been added; hoppers can now use loot tables.}}
{{History|||snap=15w43c|[[File:Hopper (D) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (N) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (E) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (S) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (W) JE6.png|32px]] The UV on the hopper model has changed, resulting in minor differences, particularly to the smallest cuboid. This is likely due to the fix for {{bug|MC-73401}}.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|[[File:Hopper (D) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (N) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (E) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (S) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (W) JE7.png|32px]] A mapping issue introduced in the previous snapshot for the sides of the large funnel region has been fixed. This may be due to the fix for {{bug|MC-50344}}.}}
{{History||1.9.1|snap=pre1|A hopper can now push into and pull [[item]]s from a blocked [[chest]].}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 154.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Hopper (D) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (N) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (E) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (S) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (W) JE8.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Hopper (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of hoppers have been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w03c|Hoppers now use correct cullface arguments, and some redundant faces have also been deleted.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Hoppers no longer drop when breaking a [[minecart with hopper]].}}
{{History||1.19.4|snap=23w07a|Hoppers can now interact with jukeboxes.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Hopper (D) JE2.png|32px]]{{verify|Is this model correct?}}<br>[[File:Hopper (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added hoppers. Upward hoppers also exist.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Hoppers can now be moved by [[piston]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Hopper (D) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (N) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (E) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (W) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Hopper (U) BE.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Hopper (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of hoppers have been changed.}}
{{History||1.19.70|snap=beta 1.19.70.20|Hoppers can now collect items through all blocks that have a lower height than a full block.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Hopper (D) JE2.png|32px]]{{verify|Is this model correct?}}<br>[[File:Hopper (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added hoppers.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Hopper (D) JE8.png|32px]]{{verify|Is this model correct?}}<br>[[File:Hopper (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of hoppers have been changed.}}
{{History||ps=1.91|Hoppers can now fill [[composter]]s.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Hopper (D) JE2.png|32px]]{{verify|Is this model correct?}}<br>[[File:Hopper (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added hoppers.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Issues==
{{Issue list}}

==Trivia==
* A [[wikipedia:Hopper (particulate collection container)|real-world hopper]] is a large, pyramidal or cone-shaped container used in industrial processes to hold particulate matter, like dust, gravel, nuts, seeds, etc., and can then dispense them from the bottom.
* A hopper can transfer 9000 items per hour, or 150 items per minute.

==Gallery==
=== Renders ===
<gallery>
Hopper (N).png
Hopper (E).png
Hopper (S).png
Hopper (W).png
</gallery>
<gallery>
Hopper (N) BE.png
Hopper (E) BE.png
Hopper (S) BE.png
Hopper (W) BE.png
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Hopper screenshot 1.png|In snapshot 13w01a, the hopper item uses a 'WIP' sprite, though the item still read "Hopper".
File:13w02a Banner.png|The 13w02a Banner includes a [[minecart with TNT]]  and a hopper.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Redstone}}
{{Blocks|Utility}}
{{Items}}

[[Category:Mechanisms]]
[[Category:Redstone mechanics]]
[[Category:Mechanics]]
[[Category:Storage]]
[[Category:Utility blocks]]
[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]
[[Category:Block entities]]

[[cs:Násypka]]
[[de:Trichter]]
[[el:Hopper]]
[[es:Tolva]]
[[fr:Entonnoir]]
[[it:tramoggia]]
[[ja:ホッパー]]
[[ko:호퍼]]
[[nl:Trechter]]
[[pl:Lej]]
[[pt:Funil]]
[[ru:Загрузочная воронка]]
[[uk:Лійка]]
[[zh:漏斗]]</li></ul>
Added ability to launch demo mode for non-premium users.
1.6.1
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[End Crystal|End Crystal]]<br/>{{ItemEntity
|image=End Crystal.gif
|imagesize=150px
|invimage=End Crystal
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=Yes (64)
|rarity=Rare
|drops=None
|size=
Height: 2 Blocks<br>Width: 2 Blocks
}}
An '''end crystal''' is an [[entity]] that can be [[Crafting|crafted]] or found on [[the End]]'s main island, where it heals the [[Ender Dragon|ender dragon]]. It can only be placed on [[obsidian]] or [[bedrock]] and [[Explosion|explodes]] instantly when attacked or damaged in most ways.

== Spawning ==

=== Natural generation ===

An end crystal is found atop each [[obsidian pillar]] on the central island of the End, each on top of a piece of [[bedrock]]. There are 10 end crystals in total, of which two are protected in "cages" of [[iron bars]]. All end crystals respawn one after another as the respawning process of the [[ender dragon]] starts.

== Obtaining ==

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
  |A1=Glass
  |B1=Glass
  |C1=Glass
  |A2=Glass
  |B2=Eye of Ender
  |C2=Glass
  |A3=Glass
  |B3=Ghast Tear
  |C3=Glass
  |Output= End Crystal
  |type= Decoration block
}}

== Usage ==

=== Healing the ender dragon ===

Their primary purpose is to recharge the health of the ender dragon, who gains a charge from the nearest crystal within a cuboid extending 32 blocks from the dragon in all directions. The dragon is healed {{hp|1}} each half-second. If multiple ender dragons are spawned, an end crystal can affect multiple dragons at the same time. The healing beam is neither obstructed nor is its power diminished by entities or blocks.

=== Respawning the ender dragon ===
[[File:End Crystals on the Exit portal.png|right|thumb|How to arrange end crystals on the exit portal to respawn the ender dragon.]]

As items, end crystals may be placed on bedrock and [[obsidian]], if the two blocks above the bedrock or obsidian block are air or replaceable blocks and no other entities intersect the area. When an end crystal is placed in [[the End]], a [[fire]] block is created at the end crystal location. If four are placed on the end [[exit portal]], one on each of the flat sides, the crystals respawn the original end crystals on the obsidian pillars, as well as resurrect the dragon itself, before exploding. The top of each pillar also explodes, destroying any player-placed blocks. This happens even if TNT explosions are turned off in settings.

If the exit portal is ever broken for any reason, end crystals can still be placed on obsidian blocks with the same location as the exit portal.

=== Explosions ===

End crystals explode when attacked or damaged in most ways, even by attacks that normally do zero damage. They are not affected by exploding fireworks, and if damaged by an explosion, they disappear instead of exploding.{{Only|Java}}<ref>{{bug|MC-118429||End crystals don't explode when destroyed by nearby explosions}}</ref> The end crystal's [[explosion]] has an [[Explosion#Explosion strength|explosion strength]] of 6, the same as a [[charged creeper]]. The end crystal's fire often remains after the crystal explodes. Any ender dragon charging from the crystal when it is destroyed takes {{hp|10}} damage.

{{IN|java}}, an end crystal's explosion can be [[blocking|blocked]] by a [[shield]].

Although an ender dragon damages most blocks and entities in its path, it cannot destroy end crystals simply by going near them.

Placing [[water]] on the end crystal will neutralize the blast effect, but not the [[damage]] or knockback.

End crystals with obsidian or bedrock below them will not damage blocks below them when they explode.

{{IN|bedrock}}, having the game rule {{cd|mobGriefing}} to {{cd|false}} will prevent the End Crystal from destroying any blocks. While {{in|java}} the same game rule will not prevent the End Crystal from destroying any blocks.

=== Beams ===
The end crystal naturally shoots a beam at the ender dragon and heals it when the dragon is within range. This beam can be manually created using the command {{cmd|data merge entity @e[type{{=}}end_crystal,limit{{=}}1] {BeamTarget:{X:0, Y:0, Z:0<nowiki>}}}}. The beam can be pointed in any direction, allowing it to mark locations or objects.

=== Properties ===
[[File:End Crystal (Slateless).gif|thumb|A base-less end crystal.]]  

End crystals are of two kinds: the ones with a base beneath them are created either by game mechanism or by the {{cmd|summon}} command; while the base-less ones are created by players by manually placing the crystal items on top of [[obsidian]] or [[bedrock]].

The base appears to be made of bedrock, with a crystal hovering over it. While in the End, a crystal continually generates fire at its current position, one block above the base (directly on top of the block the base is embedded in), replacing any other block at that location. This fire is capable of spreading.

The end crystal entity is not solid and can be walked through freely. End crystals can be pushed by [[piston]]s, but they explode if moved while on fire. Because fire is checked only when an entity moves, end crystals do not normally take damage from their own fire unless moved.

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Explosion1.ogg
|sound2=Explosion2.ogg
|sound3=Explosion3.ogg
|sound4=Explosion4.ogg
|subtitle=Explosion
|source=block
|description=When an end crystal explodes
|id=entity.generic.explode
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.generic.explode
|volume=4.0
|pitch=0.56-0.84
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Explosion1.ogg
|sound2=Explosion2.ogg
|sound3=Explosion3.ogg
|sound4=Explosion4.ogg
|source=block
|description=When an end crystal explodes
|id=random.explode
|volume=4.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Item
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=End Crystal
|spritetype=item
|nameid=end_crystal
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=End Crystal
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=end_crystal
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Item
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=End Crystal
|spritetype=item
|nameid=end_crystal
|id=637
|form=item
|foot=1}} 
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=End Crystal
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=ender_crystal
|id=71
|foot=1}}

=== Entity data ===

End crystals 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|The End... Again...}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|The End... Again...}}

== History ==
[[File:End Crystal 19w38a.gif|thumb|Java Edition 19w38a]]
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6|[[File:End Crystal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added ender crystals.}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w04a|Previously, ender crystals could be spawned using [[spawn egg]]s with ID 200 (in a [[server]], these were created using {{cmd|give 383 1 200}}). The spawned crystal would be positioned where a natural crystal would be if there was a bedrock block at the location. It was still possible until 1.9 to obtain an end crystal spawn egg, but it would not spawn anything.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Ender crystals can now be spawned with the {{cmd|summon}} command.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w06a|Ender crystals now generate one [[block]] lower. The fire they generate destroys the [[bedrock]] block that is supposed to be underneath (see {{bug|MC-47526}}).}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Ender crystals generate at the correct Y-level again.}}
{{History|||snap=15w33c|Respawning the ender dragon now also respawns the ender crystals on the obsidian pillars.
|Ender crystals now have a compound BeamTarget tag that hold the X, Y, Z block location the beam points to.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|"Ender crystals" have been renamed to "end crystals".
|[[File:End Crystal (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] End crystals can now be obtained as an item.
|End crystals now drop from [[skeleton trap]] horses and can be placed only on [[obsidian]] or bedrock. Placing several of them atop the end exit portal respawns the ender dragon.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44b|End crystals are no longer dropped by [[skeleton horse]]s.
|Added crafting recipe for end crystals, making end crystals [[renewable]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w49a|End crystals now require [[air]]/replaceable [[block]]s and lack of [[entity|entities]] for placement.}}
{{History|||snap=15w51a|End crystals can no longer be placed in [[Adventure mode]].}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The entity ID has been changed from <code>EnderCrystal</code> to <code>ender_crystal</code>.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 426.}}
{{History|||snap=18w20b|Renamed to "End Crystal".}}
{{History|||snap=pre5|Entity ID has been changed to <code>end_crystal</code>.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:End Crystal JE2.png|32px]][[File:End Crystal (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of end crystals and the end crystal [[item]] have been changed.}}
{{History||1.19.3|snap=22w43a|End crystal explosions can now be [[blocking|blocked]] by [[shield]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-188247|||Fixed}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[File:End Crystal JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:End Crystal (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added end crystals.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.6.0|snap=?|[[File:End Crystal BE2.png|32px]] [[File:End Crystal BE2.gif|32px]] The model of the end crystals has been changed. It has now two cubes instead of three.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:End Crystal BE3.png|32px]][[File:End Crystal (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of end crystals and the end crystal item have been changed.}}
{{History||1.17.10|snap=beta 1.17.10.20|[[File:End Crystal JE2.png|32px]] The model of the end crystals has been changed to have three cubes again, and to match ''Java Edition''.}}
{{History||1.19.70|snap=beta 1.19.70.20|Increased end crystal collision box size to match ''Java Edition''.|End crystals with obsidian or bedrock below them now will not damage blocks below them when they explode.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU9|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:End Crystal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added ender crystals.}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Ender crystals now generate one block lower. The fire they generate destroys the [[bedrock]] block that is supposed to be underneath.}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|"Ender crystals" have been renamed to "end crystals".
|[[File:End Crystal (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] End crystals can now be obtained as an [[item]]. 
|End crystals now drop from [[skeleton trap]] horses and can be placed only on [[obsidian]] or bedrock. Placing several of them atop the [[end portal|end exit portal]] respawns the ender dragon.
|Added a crafting recipe for end crystals.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:End Crystal JE2.png|32px]][[File:End Crystal (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of end crystals and the end crystal item have been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||1.7.10|[[File:End Crystal JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:End Crystal (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added end crystals.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* According to [[Jens Bergensten|Jeb]], the reason behind the current crafting recipe using glass as opposed to [[Chorus Fruit|chorus fruit]] or any materials introduced in [[Java Edition 1.9|1.9]] is as a means for players to craft end crystals in older worlds that the dragon has already been killed in.<ref>{{tweet|jeb_|667000226524372992|The problem is that you need to be able to craft the crystals on worlds in which the dragon has been destroyed already|November 18, 2015}}</ref>
* A historical rendition of the [[beacon]] block featured an animated entity within it, which resembled a yellow miniaturized end crystal. The bedrock platform of the end crystal entity would also render below the beacon, though this would normally be hidden within the block below.
* Using a [[piston]] to push an end crystal's fire into an end portal block deletes the end portal block. However, natural portal blocks regenerate if the end crystal is moved.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
End Crystal Usage.png|Using end crystals to respawn the ender dragon.
Crystal Link.png|An ender dragon being hit with the "healing beam" of an end crystal.
Ender Crystal.png|An end crystal.
EnderCrystalOverworld.png|An end crystal in the Overworld spawned using {{cmd|summon}} {{code|end_crystal}}.
Ender Dragon Revival.png|End crystals respawning the ender dragon.
CagedEnderCrystal.png|A caged end crystal.
Respawn ender dragon.png|A [[player]] trying to respawn the ender dragon.
End Crystal (item).gif|An animation of the item of the end crystal.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Entities}}
{{Items}}

[[de:Enderkristall]]
[[el:Κρύσταλλος του Ender]]
[[es:Cristal del End]]
[[fr:Cristal de l'End]]
[[ja:エンドクリスタル]]
[[ko:엔드 수정]]
[[nl:Endkristal]]
[[pl:Kryształ Endu]]
[[pt:Cristal do End]]
[[ru:Кристалл Края]]
[[th:คริสตัลเอนด์]]
[[uk:Кристал Енду]]
[[zh:末影水晶]]</li><li>[[Chain|Chain]]<br/>{{about|the block|the enchantment in Minecraft Dungeons|MCD:Chains|the armor tier named chainmail|Armor|the armor material called chainmail|Armor materials}}
{{Block
|image=<gallery>
Chain Axis Y.png | Y-axis
Chain Axis X.png | X-axis
Chain Axis Z.png | Z-axis
</gallery>
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = Wooden pickaxe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}

'''Chains''' are metallic decoration [[block]]s.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===

Chains can be mined using any [[pickaxe]]. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.
{{breaking row|Chain|Pickaxe|Wood|horizontal=1}}

=== Natural generation ===
Chains generate in [[bastion remnant]]s and sometimes in [[ruined portal]]s that generate in the Nether. They always generate above [[magma cube]] spawners, also found in [[bastion]]s.

Chains can also generate in [[mineshafts]]. They generate on the sides of a wooden bridge (a mid-air corridor) when the distance between the bridge and the highest solid block below it is higher than the distance to the lowest solid block above it. Chains here generate vertically in a pillar between the bridge and the ceiling. The lowest block of the pillar, connecting the chain to the bridge, is always an [[oak fence]].

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|chain}}

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|B1=Iron Nugget
|B2=Iron Ingot
|B3=Iron Nugget
|Output=Chain
|type=Building block
}}

== Usage ==
Chains can be used to suspend [[bell]]s, [[hanging sign]]s, or both types of [[lantern]]s (normal lanterns and soul lanterns), as the chain texture connects to the chain of the lantern seamlessly as if it were part of it, and it connects the hanging sign chains together. Chains do not require a supporting block to be placed whether it is on the top, next to it or at the bottom. It can exist completely free-standing in mid air<ref>{{bug|MC-178791}}</ref> and it can be rotated. Chains connect horizontally or vertically, but not across different orientations (so a chain with N orientation does not connect to a chain with E orientation in the adjacent block).
Horizontal chains one block above a surface may be walked over. Horizontal chains two blocks above a surface prevent players from traveling past them. Vertical chains block travel if targeted directly, but may be skirted.

Precision is required, but chains can be walked on, allowing for inconspicuous, although somewhat costly, bridges.

Chains can be pushed by [[piston]]s without being broken.

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

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Chain}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Chain
|spritetype=block
|nameid=chain
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Chain
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
|spritename=chain
|spritetype=block
|nameid=chain
|id=541
|form=block
|itemform=item.chain}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=chain
|spritetype=item
|nameid=chain
|id=619
|form=item
|translationkey=tile.chain.name
|foot=1}}

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

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w16a|[[File:Chain (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chain Axis Y JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added chains.
|Chains generate in the newly added [[bastion remnant]]s, and can be found in their [[chest]]s.
|Chains currently use the generic metal [[block]] [[sound]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20w17a|Unique [[sound]]s have been added for chains.}}
{{History|||snap=20w18a|Chains can now be [[waterlogged]].}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w30a|The chance of finding chains in bastion remnant chests is decreased from 31.5% to 24.4%.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|[[File:Chain Axis X JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chain Axis Z JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Chains can now be placed in all orientations.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w07a|Chains can now generate in [[mineshaft]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=21w13a|[[File:Chain (UD) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Chain (NS) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Chain (EW) JE2.png|32px]] The model of chains has been changed so that the backside texture is mirrored.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Chains are now used to craft [[hanging sign]]s.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|[[File:Chain_(item)_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chain Axis Y JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added chains.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.63|Unique [[sound]]s have been added for chains.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.54|[[File:Chain Axis X JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chain Axis Z JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Chains can now be placed in all orientations.}}
{{History||1.20.0<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.50|snap=beta 1.19.50.21|Chains are now used to craft [[hanging sign]]s.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
== Trivia ==
* A vertical chain, being a solid, but not a full [[block]], allows for many sizes of [[mob]]s and [[player]]s to pass alongside each piece horizontally.
* Despite its name, it cannot be [[crafted]] into [[chainmail armor]].<ref>{{bug|MC-178979}} - Invalid</ref>
* Chains do not stick together when moved by pistons, regardless of orientation.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Chained Stone Bricks.jpg|Chains and stone bricks.
Barbell.jpg|Chains and chiseled blackstone.
Barbell Evoker.jpg|An evoker lifting weights.
Chain with Lantern.png|A [[lantern]] hanging from a chain.
Chain with Spawner.png|A [[spawner]] hanging with a chain found in the bastion remnants.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{blocks|Building}}
{{Items}}

[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]
[[Category:Nether blocks]]

[[de:Kette]]
[[es:Cadena]]
[[fr:Chaîne]]
[[ja:鎖]]
[[ko:사슬]]
[[pl:Łańcuch]]
[[pt:Corrente]]
[[ru:Цепь]]
[[zh:锁链]]</li></ul></nowiki>
13w16aNew launcher added. See launcher history below.

Minecraft Launcher

Launcher version Release date Summary of changes
Windows 2.1.1462 October 23, 2018
Windows 2.1.1432
Mac OS 2.1.1433
Linux 2.1.1431 		September 26, 2018
  • Added Kiosk Mode for event organizers, which removes logout/account info to keep users logged in.[8]
Windows 2.1.1351
Mac OS 2.1.1350
Linux 2.1.1349 		July 26, 2018
Linux 2.1.1218
Mac OS 2.1.1217
Windows 2.1.1216 		June 28, 2018
  • Added option to sort profiles either by name or by last played.
  • Added a "Copy" button next to profiles.
Mac OS 2.1.1144 June 21, 2018
  • MCL-9319 – Launcher crashes after staying on and exiting the game
  • Other unknown changes
Windows 2.1.1143 June 21, 2018
  • Other unknown changes
Java 1.6.91 June 21, 2018
  • Unknown
Mac OS 2.0.1051 May 8, 2018
  • Unknown
Windows 2.0.1049 May 8, 2018
Java 1.6.89 May 8, 2018
  • Unknown
Java 1.6.84 October 26, 2017
  • Unknown
Mac OS 2.0.1007-stage October 25, 2017
  • Unknown
Windows 2.0.1006-stage October 25, 2017
  • Unknown
Linux 2.0.1005
Mac OS 2.0.1004 		October 25, 2017
  • Support for arguments block instead of minecraftArguments template string in the version JSON
Windows 2.0.1003 October 25, 2017
Java 1.6.82 October 25, 2017
  • Support for arguments block instead of minecraftArguments template string in the version JSON
Mac OS 2.0.996 October 25, 2017
  • Unknown
Windows 2.0.995 October 25, 2017
  • Support for arguments block instead of minecraftArguments template string in the version JSON
Java 1.6.81-stage October 25, 2017
  • Unknown
Java 1.6.79-stage June 13, 2017
  • Unknown
Mac OS 2.0.935 June 13, 2017
  • Unknown
Windows 2.0.934 June 13, 2017
  • Unknown
2.0.932-stage June 13, 2017
  • Unknown
Mac OS 2.0.897 May 30, 2017
  • MCL-7333 – Minecraft Launcher 2.0.847 hangs at Preparing after clicking the Play Download 1.11.2 - Latest release
Windows 2.0.895 May 30, 2017
  • New translations[10]
2.0.847 April 10, 2017
  • Unknown
Mac OS 2.0.834 March 10, 2017
  • Unknown
2.0.833 March 10, 2017
  • Unknown
Windows 2.0.806
Mac OS 2.0.805 		February 9, 2017
2.0.774-stage February 8, 2017
  • Unknown
2.0.760-stage February 3, 2017
  • Unknown
2.0.757-stage February 3, 2017
  • Unknown
2.0.726-stage February 1, 2017
  • Fixed some issues with the update process.
2.0.710-stage January 31, 2017
  • Fixed some issues with mods.
2.0.700-stage January 31, 2017
  • Unknown
2.0.673-stage January 27, 2017
  • Unknown
Java 1.6.73 January 26, 2017
  • Unknown
2.0.663-stage January 25, 2017
  • No security popups for Mac anymore.
2.0.581-stage January 18, 2017
  • Added a launcher version information tab, support for Linux.
Mac OS 2.0.580-stage January 18, 2017
  • Added a launcher version information tab.
Mac OS 2.0.511-stage January 3, 2017
  • Changed font from the Minecraft default to Segoe UI.
2.0.510-stage January 3, 2017
  • Changed font from the Minecraft default to Segoe UI.
  • Fixed a bug where the resolution was 2304×1202 regardless of launch option or window size.
2.0.497-stage December 29, 2016
  • Added more languages.
2.0.490-stage December 27, 2016
  • Unknown
Mac OS 2.0.465-stage December 8, 2016
  • Unknown
2.0.464-stage December 8, 2016
  • Unknown
2.0.455-stage December 7, 2016
  • Unknown
2.0.447-stage December 6, 2016
  • Fixed a crash when you launched any minecraft.jar except for "1.11 Latest release" or lower.[citation needed]
2.0.429-stage December 1, 2016
  • Unknown
2.0.425-stage November 30, 2016
  • Unknown
2.0.24-stage November 29, 2016
  • Unknown
2.0.414-stage November 28, 2016
  • Fixed a bug where the Launcher could get stuck on 'Loading...' everywhere.[11]
2.0.387-stage November 25, 2016
  • Added language selection
Java 1.6.70 November 17, 2016
  • Unknown
2.0.320-stage November 4, 2016
  • Unknown
2.0.282-stage November 2, 2016[12]
  • Now supports running multiple instances of Minecraft at the same time
  • Can now be kept open while the game is running
  • Now backs ups "launcher_profiles.json" before migrating settings to new launcher
  • Made launch options slightly smaller
  • The button to add a new launch option is now at the top of the list
  • "Keep launcher open" and "Show game log" are now separate settings
  • Multiple bug fixes:
    • Fixed running modded versions
    • Resolution setting should now work properly
    • Fixed an issue where opening the game directory would give an error message even when it worked
    • Pressing Del in input fields no longer removes the rest of the line
    • Pressing Tab ↹ on the news page no longer messes with the news carousel
    • Fixed a crash that sometimes happened when the game closed
    • Selecting input with your mouse and hitting backspace on the keyboard should now properly delete the input
    • The version information page no longer selects all text when you click it
Java 1.6.69 October 26, 2016
  • Unknown
2.0.164-stage[13] October 26, 2016
  • New launcher iteration for testing initially for Windows and macOS
  • Runs as a native application that no longer requires Java
  • Interface redesign
Java 1.6.66 October 24, 2016
  • Now warns the player when their profile has been opened in the new launcher.
Java 1.6.61 March 3rd, 2016
  • Game Session ID is now hidden in the game output tab when launching the game, now says Session ID is <censored>
Java 1.6.59 February 25, 2016
  • Unknown
Java 1.6.57 February 24, 2016
  • Unknown
Java 1.6.51 February 4, 2016
  • Unknown
Java 1.6.48 October 9, 2015
  • Other unknown changes
Java 1.6.44 September 11, 2015
  • Added information about new OSX Installer. (Showing only on OSX)
Java 1.6.39 September 8, 2015
  • Fixed Launcher window closing.
  • Fixed closing the "Profile Editor" window.
  • Minor changes.
Java 1.6.19 July 24, 2015
  • Added Windows 10 support
  • Added new argument -winTen
  • MCL-3410 – Shows wrong OS
Java 1.6.13 July 1, 2015
  • Launcher now creating folder "server-resource-packs" in game directory.
  • MCL-3732 – Server Resource Packs not downloading: "Internal Exception: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Parameter 'directory' is not a directory"
Java 1.6.11 January 30, 2015
  • Installer uses Java 8[14]
  • Executable downloads its own runtime; Java no longer needs to be installed
Java 1.6.5 December 18, 2014
  • Test launcher
    • Launcher Log takes note of 'proxy', for instance showing 'proxy == DIRECT'
  • MCL-3287 – "unknown error" when running Minecraft.msi
Java 1.6.3 December 17, 2014
  • Test launcher[15]
    • Launcher for Windows now available as .msi, installs to the /Program Files (x86)/Minecraft directory
  • First installable launcher.
Java 1.5.5 December 16, 2014
  • Test launcher
    • Unknown
Java 1.5.4 December 12, 2014
  • Test launcher[16]
    • Update for the native bootstrap
    • Uses a local, launcher-managed Java runtime instead of system Java.
Java 1.5.3 September 1, 2014
Java 1.5.2 August 19, 2014
  • Re-launching Minecraft with a user used previously will override the game output tab for that user
  • MCL-2964 – Inherited JSON is overwritten when a library download takes place
Java 1.5.1 July 29, 2014
  • Fix launcher stuck on Loading...[17]
Java 1.5 July 28, 2014
  • Development Console tab renamed to Launcher Log
  • You can now run multiple instances of Minecraft at once, provided they're on different users
  • Play button renamed to Already Playing... if Minecraft is open while looking at launcher
  • New tab called Game Output (yourusername) appears after launching minecraft
Java 1.4.7 July 25, 2014
  • Prepend libraries instead of appending(?)
Java 1.4.6 July 25, 2014
  • Added some command-line switches on the Profile Editor(?)
  • Added version inheritance[18]
Java 1.4.5 July 25, 2014
  • Added a "Switch users" button to make switching users easier
  • Another attempt to fix MCL-2494, but the fix didn't work.
Java 1.4.4 May 19, 2014
  • Attempt to fix MCL-2494, but the fix didn't work.
Java 1.4.2 May 2, 2014
  • MCL-2490 – Custom Versions are not loading
Java 1.4 May 2, 2014
  • Loading bar displays file currently being downloaded
  • MCL-2350 – Slowly eats large amounts of heap
  • Removed tab Local Version Editor (NYI)
  • Auto cleanup unused libraries
Java 1.3.11 March 12, 2014
  • Update Notes website frame uses JavaFX if available
  • Profiles are now displayed in alphabetical order
Java 1.3.10 February 13, 2014
  • Libraries use SHA-1 for validation
Java 1.3.9 January 24, 2014
  • Updated bug tracker links
Java 1.3.8 January 8, 2014
  • Added "(Why can I only play demo?)" link for demo accounts, under the "play demo" button. The link redirects you here
Java 1.3.7 December 12, 2013
  • Unknown
Java 1.3.6 December 5, 2013
  • MCL-1895 – Cannot play offline in 1.3.5 version - immediately gamecrash when launching
Java 1.3.5 December 4, 2013
  • Rearranged the assets folder for the new Assets Management System.[19]
Java 1.3.4 November 26, 2013
  • Faster downloading of some big files.[20]
  • MCL-1764 – "Play Offline" tries to download files with proxy connection active
Java 1.3.3 November 20, 2013
  • Bridging of Mojang and Twitch accounts.[21]
  • MCL-1672 – OS X: Minecraft cannot download
Java 1.3.2 November 18, 2013
  • Added time it took to finish jobs.
  • Faster resource downloading.[22]
Java 1.3.1 October 29, 2013
  • Speed improvements
  • Basic read-only popup on version list tab
  • Misc fixes and cleanups
Java 1.2.8 October 25, 2013
Java 1.2.7 October 18, 2013
  • Added an open game directory button in the profile editor.
  • MCL-1664 – Launcher doesn't work
Java 1.2.5 September 23, 2013
Java 1.2.4 September 19, 2013
  • Unknown
Java 1.2.3 September 12, 2013 [23]
  • MCL-1270 – Can not log out of launcher
Java 1.2.2 September 3, 2013 [24]
  • MCL-1461 – Many versions makes the launcher slow
Java 1.2.1 August 7, 2013 [25]
  • 5 old Minecraft versions from Classic and Pre-classic have been pushed to the launcher.
  • MCL-1421 – Selecting Alpha 1.2.0 version launches Alpha 1.2.0_02 instead
August 6, 2013 [26] [27]
August 2, 2013
  • Added a warning about using Beta, Alpha, and snapshot versions
Java 1.2 August 1, 2013
  • Added a "Time Machine" feature to use Beta versions.
    • An option for Alpha has been included but the versions are not available yet.
  • Also allows players to play versions 1.2.5-1.4.7
Java 1.1.4 July 31, 2013
  • Some small text updates
Java 1.1.3 July 27, 2013 [28]
  • Fixed low FPS issues on Intel HDXXXX chipsets.
Java 1.1.2 July 22, 2013
Java 1.1.1 July 19, 2013
  • New-look launcher and login screen
  • Launcher now closes automatically when game window opens
Java 1.0.10 July 12, 2013
  • Further support for Hopper
  • Client crashes can be flagged as Public
    • Nothing is currently done with these
  • Profiles have the option to disable Hopper support
  • Reporting directly to the bug tracker is only allowed if Hopper is turned off or the launcher can't connect to Hopper
    • Hopper will not send crash report to bug tracker if the game is modded
  • MCL-646 – "Report to Mojang" Button creates blank report without crash report
Java 1.0.9 July 10, 2013
  • Added support for the new crash-reporting system, Hopper[29]
    • Any client crash will automatically submit the crash report
  • MCL-862 – Client token collisions can prevent players from logging in to servers
Java 1.0.8 July 9, 2013 [30]
  • Fixes to the launcher having trouble playing 1.6.2 on OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard)
July 8, 2013 [31]
  • Fixes to the launcher having trouble playing 1.6.2 on OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard), doesn't work
July 2, 2013
  • The launcher now has a high-definition icon[citation needed]
  • Mac OS X 10.5.8 users have had Minecraft 1.6.1 disabled pending a LWJGL fix, however 1.5.2 is not affected[32]
Java 1.0.7 July 2, 2013
  • MCL-590 – Saves Password no matter what
Java 1.0.6 July 1, 2013
Java 1.0.5 July 1, 2013
  • Added a 'snapshot' setting in the profile editor, enabling/disabling snapshots.
  • MCL-546 – Unknown Publisher, Missing digital Signature
Java 1.0.4 June 28, 2013
  • Added a 'resolution' setting in the profile editor.
Java 1.0.3 June 27, 2013
Java 1.0.2 June 27, 2013
  • Unknown
Java 1.0.1 June 26, 2013
  • Yggdrasil authentication re-deployed
    • Fixed: MCL-568 – Migrated Account - Can't login in 1.6 prerelease on 1.0.1 launcher
Java 1.0.0 June 26, 2013
  • Launcher downgraded to 1.0.0
  • Disabled Yggdrasil because of login error
Java 1.0.1 June 26, 2013
  • Enabled Yggdrasil, The new auth system
  • More secure and much more featureful.
Java 1.0 June 25, 2013
  • Unknown
Java 0.9.5 June 18, 2013
  • Unknown
Java 0.9.4 June 18, 2013
  • Added "New Profile" and "Edit Profile" Buttons to the profile selection panel
Java 0.9.3 June 14, 2013
  • MCL-461 – Crash after using custom version
Java 0.9.2 June 13, 2013
  • MCL-434 – Unable to launch the game with custom JVM arguments
Java 0.9.1 June 10, 2013
Java 0.9 June 10, 2013
  • Now includes a Profile Editor tab.
    • Choosing the game's version can only be done by double clicking your profile and changing the version in the drop down list.
  • Changes to the Version Selector area.
  • MCL-87 – Version selection doesn't persist between launches
Java 0.8.3 June 7, 2013
Java 0.8.2 May 27, 2013
Java 0.8.1 May 21, 2013
  • Client window now uses Crafting Table icon for main window when a snapshot build is selected; Launcher window still uses Grass Block icon
    • Selecting release builds on Windows currently uses the basic Java icon
Java 0.8 May 20, 2013
Java 0.7.2 May 15, 2013
  • Unknown
Java 0.7 May 13, 2013
  • Launcher downgraded to 0.7
Java 0.7.1 May 4, 2013
  • Unknown
Java 0.7 May 2, 2013
  • Unknown
Java 0.6 April 25, 2013
  • Unknown
Java 0.5 April 23, 2013
  • Added 1.5.1 to the list of available versions in the launcher
  • MCL-123 – Mac Firewall Issue
Java 0.4 April 23, 2013
  • Re-enabled crash reporting
Java 0.3 April 22, 2013
  • Added Local Version Editor (NYI) tab to the launcher
  • Added window to check server status
Java 0.2 April 19, 2013
  • Added Development Console tab to the launcher
  • Fixed starting game trouble
Java 0.1 April 18, 2013
  • .minecraft directory structure is changed:
    • "assets" folder; stores resources such as language packs and sounds.
      • All music discs now use .ogg format instead of .mus format.
    • "library" folder; stores Java libraries such as LWJGL and jinput.jar.
    • "versions" folder; there are file "versions.json" (meta data) and folders that stores minecraft.jar for each versions (but its name is same as its version. e.g. for 13w16a, "versions/13w16a/13w16a.jar").
  • The launcher is an executable.

Gallery

  • The first Minecraft launcher.

    The first Minecraft launcher.

  • The second Minecraft launcher. The old Minecraft logo can be seen.

    The second Minecraft launcher. The old Minecraft logo can be seen.

  • The third Minecraft launcher.

    The third Minecraft launcher.

  • The fourth Minecraft launcher.

    The fourth Minecraft launcher.

  • The fifth Minecraft launcher version 1.6.

    The fifth Minecraft launcher version 1.6.

  • The sixth and current Minecraft launcher version 2.0.

    The sixth and current Minecraft launcher version 2.0.

  • The Launcher Log tab after the Launcher starts

    The Launcher Log tab after the Launcher starts

  • The Local Version Editor (NYI) tab (replaced by Time Machine)

    The Local Version Editor (NYI) tab (replaced by Time Machine)

  • Error message that is displayed if a development launcher is outdated

    Error message that is displayed if a development launcher is outdated

  • Error message that is displayed if an old launcher is opened after using the 2.0 launcher

    Error message that is displayed if an old launcher is opened after using the 2.0 launcher

  • Profile icons selection from launcher.

    Profile icons selection from launcher.

  • Launcher in offline mode

    Launcher in offline mode

  • The Help page

    The Help page

  • Game crash

    Game crash

  • Launcher warning about running another copy of Minecraft if it is already running.

    Launcher warning about running another copy of Minecraft if it is already running.

Trivia

Launcher Creeper faceLauncher shrug emoji
  • In the top left corner a barely visible button can be found which randomly shows either a creeper face or a shrug kaomoji ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. It glows white when clicked, but has no use at all.
    • The creeper face as well as shrug were used for the language selection menu during the beta phase of the launcher, but when a globe was added instead both were simply moved downwards to be kept as an Easter egg.
  • Hovering long enough over the "Play" button will cause random mobs appear on the right side of the window.

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/344164561701724160
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/364762596387205120
  3. ↑ https://help.mojang.com/customer/portal/articles/1475923-changing-game-versions
  4. ↑ http://notch.tumblr.com/post/3428176687/server-downtime-and-a-new-launcher
  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/notch/status/38621269331025921
  6. ↑ http://mcupdate.tumblr.com/post/3427294253/welcome-to-the-new-minecraft-launcher
  7. ↑ http://www.mojang.com/2012/03/minecraft-1-2-is-out/
  8. ↑ "Event organizers: try out Kiosk Mode in the Java Minecraft launcher! This removes logout/account info. Keep users logged into that station!" – @Marc_IRL (Marc Watson) on X, September 26, 2018
  9. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/408246271921901568[verify]
  10. ↑ "A new version of the Minecraft Launcher will be going out shortly, it has new translations & a fix for those stuck/crashing on "Preparing"" – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X, May 30, 2017
  11. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/803235460386537472
  12. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/5apvpl/help_us_test_the_new_minecraft_launcher_todays/?st=iv1jq8z1&sh=7908cfe7
  13. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/59b7m0/help_us_test_the_new_minecraft_launcher_check_the/
  14. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/561096640086700032
  15. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/2pkxpx/we_need_your_help_testing_the_new_minecraft
  16. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/2p31cu/we_need_your_help_testing_a_new_launcher
  17. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/494220782244208640
  18. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/492715318645882880
  19. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/408246271921901568
  20. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/405366855785021440
  21. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/403111179859812352
  22. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/402434001451098112
  23. ↑ https://twitter.com/Marc_IRL/status/378280823180361729
  24. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/374887108932288512
  25. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/365040968644296705
  26. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/364699262233223169
  27. ↑ https://twitter.com/_grum/status/364699271708151808
  28. ↑ https://twitter.com/_grum/status/361126093777936384
  29. ↑ http://hopper.minecraft.net/
  30. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/354595929925496832
  31. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/354351963288248321
  32. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/352109843731070976

See also

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