Minecraft Launcher

Template:Infobox The Minecraft Launcher is the game downloader and launcher for Minecraft: Java Edition and one of the game downloaders and launchers for Minecraft for Windows (Bedrock Edition) and Minecraft Dungeons. It is available for Windows, macOS and Linux, but Minecraft for Windows can be played only on Windows 10/11, and Minecraft Dungeons only on Windows 7+.

Features

Launcher login — The initial login screen

On the initial login screen, users must log in with a pre-existing Microsoft account, otherwise they can create a new one by clicking the link. Subsequent logins can be done in the "Settings" tab. If a user attempts to log in with a Mojang Studios or legacy Minecraft account, they will be directed to migrate to a Microsoft account.

On the left side, a "News" tab, a tab for each game, and the Minecraft Launcher "Settings" tab can be seen.

The top left corner of the Minecraft Launcher contains the user's Xbox gamertag for the currently active account (which might differ from their Minecraft: Java Edition username)^[1]. By clicking on it, users can manage or log out of their active account, and see a "Help" page with various links to helpful resources.

Minecraft: Java Edition

The main "Play" section allows the user to download (if needed) and launch Minecraft: Java Edition with the "Play" button, and also includes an installation selection on the left (which sorts installations by last played), the user's Java Edition username on the right, and a list of the latest news for the game from minecraft.net below.

One can launch multiple instances of the game by pressing the "Play" button whilst the game is running.
If the device is not connected to the internet, the game can be run in offline mode, but only if the game has been initially downloaded.
If the user isn't logged into an account that has purchased the game, the "Play" button appears as a "Play demo" button that downloads and launches the demo version of the game.

There is also a "Patch notes" section where the patch notes of the game's update can be seen, including the snapshots (if enabled).

Installations

2019LauncherProfileSettings — Creating a new installation.

In the "Installations" section, Custom installations can be created and edited. There are buttons to sort and search installations, as well as checkboxes to enable installations with "Releases", "Snapshot", and "Modded" versions of the game. Installations are stored in launcher_profiles.json (or launcher_profiles_microsoft_store.json when using the new Minecraft Launcher for Windows) in the game's directory (.minecraft).

By default, there are installations for the "Latest release" and for "Latest snapshot" (if enabled), both of which the game versions cannot be changed. A new installation can be created by clicking the "New installation" button and an existing installation can be edited by clicking on it. There is a "Play" button that launches the selected installation and a folder icon that takes to the installation's game directory. The ellipses button contains the options to edit, duplicate, or delete an installation.

On the create/edit installation page, the following can be changed:

Icon, by selecting one of the default ones or adding a custom one. Custom icons must be a .png and 128×128 pixels in size.
Name, by default called "<unnamed installation>".
Version, which includes access to older releases and snapshots (if enabled).
Game directory, the location of where the game files are saved, the default being .minecraft. The location can be typed in or selected using the "Browse" button.
Resolution, which changes the game's windows size. It has a list of resolutions, or a custom one can be typed in.
Java executable, by default uses the bundled java runtime.
JVM arguments, such as heap size.

Before, it was possible for the users to manually set a logging configuration (see Debugging on wiki.vg for more info), however this doesn't seem to work anymore.^[2]

A specific game version's server jar can also be downloaded by selecting the version in the list and pressing the "Server" button next to it.

Backward compatibility

HowtoOldVersion2019 — Selecting older versions in the create new installation screen.

The Minecraft Launcher has the ability to play most older releases of the game (and older snapshots, if enabled) by default, but also some older versions prior to Release 1.0. In order to see these versions in the installations section, the player must enable "Show historical versions of Java Edition" in the Minecraft Launcher settings tab. Because these versions are outdated and unsupported, they may contain bugs and errors that are not present in newer versions. It is recommended to run old versions of the game in a separate directory and backup worlds to avoid save corruption or other problems.^[3]

Once historical versions are enabled, the following can be accessed:

Most beta versions.
Most alpha versions.
One infdev version.
Four classic versions.
Five pre-classic versions.^[4]

Some issues with these older versions include:

Some sounds are wrong; bows, doors, and explosions use their sounds from RC1, even in versions released prior to it. In versions before Alpha 1.1.2_01, sounds do not work at all.
Skins are missing in versions prior to 1.7, as earlier versions used a different skin server, which has since been shut down. Capes may still work, however.^{[needs testing]}
In Alpha 1.0.15 and from Alpha 1.2.0 to Alpha 1.2.6, the Minecraft Launcher does not set the player's name properly, resulting in everyone using default names: "Player" followed by a random 3-digit number. This makes multiplayer difficult to play, as a player's location and inventory is reset every time they relaunch their client.

In Alpha 1.2.5 and Alpha 1.2.6 specifically, players are always named "Player524". Playing multiplayer in these versions is impossible, as joining a server kicks off other players with the same name.

As a side effect of the above, and as a result of old authentication servers being shut down, online mode no longer works in versions before Beta 1.8.

Skins

In the "Skins" section, the user can view and change their in-game skin. By default, the skin is either Steve or Alex.

In the skins library, skin can be applied by clicking "Use". The skin can also be edited, duplicate, or delete by clicking the ellipsis button. By default, the library contains the default Steve and Alex skins, which can be duplicated or applied, but not removed.

Visiting this section without purchasing the game displays a button that redirects to the Minecraft: Java Edition store page.

Minecraft for Windows

The main "Play" section allows the user to download (if needed) and launch Minecraft for Windows (Bedrock Edition) with the "Play" button, and also includes the user's Xbox Gamertag on the right, and a list of the latest news for the game from minecraft.net below.

If the device is not connected to the internet, the game can be run in offline mode, but only if the game has been initially downloaded.
If the user is on an unsupported device, a warning appears with a link to a website with supported devices.
If the user isn't logged into an account that has purchased the game, the "Play" button appears as a "Play demo" button that links the player to the Microsoft Store to download and launch the demo version of the game.

There is an "FAQ" section with frequently asked questions and answers about the Minecraft Launcher and Minecraft for Windows (Bedrock Edition), an "Installation" section to repair or uninstall the game, and a "Patch notes" section where the patch notes of the game's updates can be seen (not including beta versions).

Minecraft Dungeons

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There are 5 tabs on the Minecraft Dungeons page: Play, DLC, FAQ, Installation, and Patch notes. (Only Play, DLC, and Patch notes are shown on an unsupported platform.)

Play

Minecraft Dungeons default section — The default view of the *Minecraft Dungeons* section in the *Minecraft Launcher*.

The main "Play" section allows the user to download (if needed) and launch the latest version of Minecraft Dungeons with the "Play" button, and also includes images from the game and a list of the latest news articles from minecraft.net below. This section also contains a notice that the game can be purchased separately from the Microsoft Store for Windows. If the player is not playing on the supported platform, a small message on the bottom is shown that displays: Where is the play button?! Minecraft Dungeons isn't available on (platform).

DLC

Minecraft Dungeons DLC Page in Minecraft Launcher — The DLC tab on the *Minecraft Dungeons* page in the *Minecraft Launcher*.

There is a search bar and a filter option to narrow down the results when searching the DLCs. The bundle or/and the DLCs can be shown by checking the box.

Each DLC is shown in a card-like structure with the DLC info on the left and a cover image on the right. There is also a slideshow on the bottom of the card.

FAQ

Minecraft Dungeons FAQ tab — The FAQ tab in *Minecraft Dungeons* on the Minecraft *Minecraft Launcher*.

The FAQ section is shown when pressing the FAQ tab. There is a list of troubleshooting sections and a link to the Minecraft Dungeons FAQ on the Minecraft Help Center.

Installation

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Visiting this section without the game purchased displays a button that redirects to the Minecraft Dungeons buy page. If bought, it shows an uninstall button and a repair button.

Patch Notes

This section shows cards of the patch notes. Each card contains an image on top and the text below stating the name of the patch notes. When clicked, this displays the patch notes.

Settings

Launcher about — The "About" section in the *Minecraft Launcher* settings.

In the main "General" section, users can:

Change the Minecraft Launcher language. There are 66 languages available, including 2 joke languages (as of February 2021).
Use the beta version of the Minecraft Launcher, which requires restarting the launcher to start downloading if there is one available.
Keep the Minecraft Launcher open while games are running.
Enable animations in the Minecraft Launcher, which are disabled by default to avoid potential motion sickness for some users.
Disable hardware acceleration.

Options exclusively for Minecraft: Java Edition:

Open the output log when the game starts.
Option to automatically send the game's crash reports to Mojang Studios.
Show historical versions of the game (versions prior to Release 1.0) in the version selector in the Installations section.

In the "Accounts" section, users can add, switch, manage, or remove their Microsoft accounts.

The "About" section contains details about the Minecraft Launcher including its version, credits, and third-party licenses, as well as a list of patch notes by clicking the "What's New?" button.

Command line usage

Important Note

On Windows, this will only work on the old Unified Minecraft Launcher and NOT the Microsoft Store version.

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The Minecraft Launcher can be invoked using the command line by typing %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Minecraft Launcher\MinecraftLauncher.exe in Windows or minecraft-launcher in either Mac or Linux.

Minecraft Launcher Command Line Args — The Help Message when using MinecraftLauncher.exe --help

As of version 2.2.25xx, the Minecraft Launcher has these command-line options available for Minecraft: Java Edition:

--demo - This launches the demo version of the game, much like if the game hasn't been purchased yet.
-h, --help - This option displays a help message on how to run it in the command line.
--clean – This option deletes the "game" and "runtime" folders, including their contents, from the working directory.
--launcherui - This option presents the login screen.
-w, --workDir – This option, followed by a path (relative or absolute), changes the location (and/or name) of the .minecraft folder.
- Can be used to create a portable installation of the game. For example, --workDir (or --workDir=.) can be used to make the Minecraft Launcher use the current directory (no matter what the current folder is called).
--nativeLauncherVersion - .
--tmpDir – This option, followed by a path (relative or absolute), changes the location (and/or name) of the tmp folder.
-l, --lockDir- This option, followed by a path, restricts the installation directory to a specified folder.
--winTen – This option adds support for Windows 10. Since the Minecraft Launcher now supports Windows 10 fully, this option is unnecessary and seems to have no effect.
--proxyHost - This option changes where the host of the proxy is.
--proxyPort - This option changes the default port from 80 to a custom one.
--disableGPU - This disables GPU acceleration in the Minecraft Launcher, which might fix issues when playing minecraft.
--debugGPU- This opens up a new window showing debug information, like "Graphic Feature Stats", which shows if Hardware acceleration is enabled on certain features, and an option to copy the content to the clipboard. These might be useful for troubleshooting purposes.

Uninstalling the old Minecraft Unified Launcher

Source: "Uninstalling the Old Minecraft Unified Launcher" – Minecraft Help Center.

This applies only to players using Windows 10 or newer. Older versions of Windows are not able to use the new Minecraft Launcher for Windows. With the addition of a new launcher, you can uninstall the old launcher to remove any confusion between the two. For clarity, the new launcher is referred to as the "Minecraft Launcher for Windows" and the old launcher as the "Minecraft Unified Launcher".

How to uninstall the Minecraft Unified Launcher (old launcher):

Click the start menu in Windows (windows icon in the bottom left).
Type in "Add or remove programs" and click the top entry.
Search for "Minecraft Launcher". The launcher to uninstall displays Mojang underneath the title "Minecraft Launcher".
Click the three dots shown to the left of the "Minecraft Launcher" title and select "Uninstall".

Now only one launcher should be installed. Run the Minecraft Launcher for Windows to ensure it still works; if it doesn't, reinstall using the Microsoft Store.

Launcher or game mods may need to be migrated or re-installed to the new Minecraft Launcher for Windows installation location before uninstalling the old launcher. Check with the mod developer for more detail.

History

Java Edition Alpha

v1.0.0

{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Poisonous Potato|Poisonous Potato]]<br/>{{Item
| title = Poisonous Potato
| image = Poisonous Potato.png
| heals = {{hunger|2}}
|effects={{EffectLink|Poison}} (0:05) (60% chance)
| stackable = Yes (64)
| renewable = Yes
}}

A '''poisonous potato''' is a type of [[potato]] that can [[poison]] the [[player]].

== Obtaining ==

The poisonous potato is a rare [[drop]] when harvesting (destroying) [[potato|potato crops]]; a fully grown plant has a 2% chance of dropping one in addition to the 2-5 regular potatoes.

=== Chest loot ===

{{LootChestItem|poisonous-potato}}

== Usage ==
Poisonous potatoes cannot be planted on [[farmland]] or [[Baked Potato|baked]]. They also have no use with the [[composter]].<ref>{{bug|MC-142373|resolution=WAI}}</ref>

=== Food ===
{{see also|Tutorials/Hunger management|title1=Hunger management}}
To eat a poisonous potato, press and hold {{control|use}} while it is selected in the hotbar. Eating one restores {{hunger|2}} [[hunger]] and 1.2 hunger [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]] and has a 60% chance of applying 5 seconds of [[Poison]] II, draining {{hp|4|poisoned=1}} points of [[health]].
Interestingly, a poisonous potato actually restores double the hunger and saturation than a normal, unpoisoned potato. (A normal potato gives {{hunger|1}} hunger and 0.6 saturation points.)

==Sounds==
{{Sound table/Entity/Food}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Husbandry;A Balanced Diet}}

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

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Poisonous Potato
|spritetype=item
|nameid=poisonous_potato
|id=282
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|[[File:Poisonous Potato JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added poisonous potatoes.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[Java_Edition_1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 394.}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Poisonous potatoes now generate in the [[chest]]s of [[shipwreck]]s.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Poisonous Potato JE2.png|32px]] The texture of poisonous potatoes has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|[[File:Poisonous Potato JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of poisonous potatoes has been changed, once again.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|[[File:Poisonous Potato JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added poisonous potatoes.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Poisonous potatoes can now be found inside of [[shipwreck]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Poisonous Potato JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of poisonous potatoes has been changed.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps=1.04|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Poisonous Potato JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added poisonous potatoes.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Poisonous Potato JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of poisonous potatoes has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Poisonous Potato JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added poisonous potatoes.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Items}}

[[Category:Plants]]

[[cs:Jedovatá brambora]]
[[de:Giftige Kartoffel]]
[[es:Patata envenenada]]
[[fr:Pomme de terre empoisonnée]]
[[hu:Mérgező burgonya]]
[[it:Patata velenosa]]
[[ja:青くなったジャガイモ]]
[[ko:독이 있는 감자]]
[[nl:Giftige aardappel]]
[[pl:Trujący ziemniak]]
[[pt:Batata venenosa]]
[[ru:Ядовитый картофель]]
[[th:มันฝรั่งพิษ]]
[[uk:Отруйна картопля]]
[[zh:毒马铃薯]]
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Red Dye|Red Dye]]<br/>{{Item
| title = Red Dye
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Red dye''' is a [[Dye#Primary|primary color dye]] created primarily from flowers.

== Obtaining ==

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|head=1
|showname=0
|Poppy; Red Tulip; Beetroot 
|Output=Red Dye
|type=Material
}}
{{Crafting
|Rose Bush
|Output=Red Dye,2
|type=Material
|foot=1
}}

=== Trading ===

[[Wandering trader]]s sell 3 red dye for an [[emerald]].

== Usage ==

{{dye usage}}

=== Crafting ingredient ===

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

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

=== Trading ===
Journeyman-level shepherd villagers have a {{frac|1|6}} chance to buy 12 red dye for an emerald.

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

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Red Dye
|spritetype=item
|nameid=red_dye
|aliasid=dye / 1
|id=396
|form=item
|translationkey=item.dye.red.name
|foot=1}}

== Video ==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|tqTbsbt2irk}}</div>

== History ==
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||January 10, 2011<ref group="n">Supposed time when fragment was filmed. Based on modified date of client.jar/gui/trap.png in [[Beta 1.2]].</ref>|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBF2ugTzXqQ&t=181s|[[File:Red Dye (pre-release).png|32px]] Shown rose red in development as part of [[Minecraft: The Story of Mojang]].}}
{{History||1.2|[[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added rose red.}}
{{History||1.6.6|Roses can now be generated using [[Bone Meal|bone meal]], making rose red [[renewable resource|renewable]].}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=1.3|[[File:Red Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of rose red has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Added the ability to [[Armor#Dyeing|dye]] leather [[armor]] and [[wolf]] collars.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Rose red can now be crafted with [[gunpowder]] to create a [[firework star]].}} 
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w19a|Rose red can now be used to craft stained clay.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Rose red is now crafted using a poppy instead of a rose, as the latter is removed.
|Rose red can now be crafted using red tulips and rose bushes.}}
{{History|||snap=13w37a|Each poppy now yields only 1 rose red, instead of 2.}}
{{History|||snap=13w41a|Rose red can now be used to craft stained glass.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w30a|Added [[banner]]s, which can be dyed.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Rose red can now be crafted using [[beetroot]].}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Added the ability to dye [[shulker box]]es.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w06a|Rose red can now be used to craft red [[concrete powder]].}}
{{History|||snap=17w15a|Added the ability to dye [[bed]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>dye</code> ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 351.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|"Rose Red" has now been renamed to "Red Dye".
|[[File:Red Dye JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of red dye has now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|Red dye can now change the text color on [[sign]]s to red.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Added the [[wandering trader]], which sells red dye.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Red dye can now be [[trading|bought]] by shepherd villagers.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|Red dye can now be used to craft [[red candle]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=21w19a|Red dye can no longer be used to craft red candles.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|Red dye can once again be used to craft red candles.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Red dye can now change the text color on [[hanging sign]]s to red.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added rose red. It is currently unobtainable and serves no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Rose red is now obtainable by smelting red [[mushroom]]s.
|Rose red can now be used to craft other dyes and red wool.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Red Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of red dye has been changed.
|Rose red is now used to craft [[cocoa beans]].}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 3|Rose red can now be obtained by putting a poppy, red tulip or rose bush [[flower]]s in the crafting grid.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Red mushrooms can no longer be smelted to obtain rose red.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|Rose red is no longer used to craft cocoa beans.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.10|"Rose Red" has now been renamed to "Red Dye".}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Red dye can now be [[trading|bought]] from [[wandering trader]]s.
|[[File:Red Dye JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of red dye has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Red dye can now be [[trading|sold]] to shepherd [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of red dye has been changed from <code>dye/1</code> to <code>red_dye</code>.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.00|switch=1.0.1|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added rose red.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.83|switch=none|wiiu=none|"Rose Red" has now been renamed to "Red Dye".}}
{{History||ps=1.90|[[File:Red Dye JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of red dye has now been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added rose red.}}
{{History|foot}}

;Notes
{{reflist|group=n}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

{{Items}}



[[cs:Šípková červeň]]
[[de:Roter Farbstoff]]
[[es:Tinte rojo]]
[[fr:Teinture rouge]]
[[hu:Rózsavörös]]
[[ja:赤色の染料]]
[[ko:장밋빛 빨강 염료]]
[[nl:Rozenrood]]
[[pl:Czerwony barwnik]]
[[pt:Corante vermelho]]
[[ru:Красный краситель]]
[[zh:红色染料]]

[[Category:Items]]
[[Category:Dyes]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</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 allows 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>[[Dye|Dye]]<br/>{{Item
| title = Dyes
| image = White Dye.png
| extratext = View [[#Gallery|all renders]]
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Dyes''' are a set of sixteen items used to change the color of [[wool]], [[carpet]]s, [[terracotta]], [[concrete powder]], [[glass]], [[shulker box]]es, [[bed]]s, [[candle]]s, the patterns on [[banner]]s, [[firework star]]s, certain mobs, and text on [[sign]]s and [[hanging sign]]s. {{IN|bedrock}} they can also be used to dye water in a [[cauldron]] (which is thereafter used to dye leather [[armor]]); {{in|java}} leather armor can be dyed directly. {{IN|education}} dyes can also be used to dye [[balloon]]s and [[glow stick]]s.

{{IN|bedrock|education}}, [[bone meal]], [[ink sac]]s, [[lapis lazuli]], and [[cocoa bean]]s can generally substitute for [[white dye]], [[black dye]], [[blue dye]], and [[brown dye]], respectively, in crafting recipes and for use in dyeing items or mobs. However, they have other important uses that aren't related to color, and are therefore not considered true dyes. They are mentioned in this article only in regard to their use as dyeing agents; see their individual articles for complete information about them.

== Obtaining ==
<!--[[File:Dye Chart.png|350px|thumb|A guide to crafting all the dyes.{{until|java 1.14}}]]-->

Dyes can be produced by crafting them from plants (mainly flowers), by crafting dyes of different colors together, by smelting plants, or by trading with a [[wandering trader]].

{{loadPage|Crafting/Dye|Crafting|h3}}

=== Smelting ===
{{smelting|head=1|Sea Pickle|Lime Dye|0,2}}
{{smelting|foot=1|Cactus|Green Dye|1|}}

=== Trading ===

[[Wandering trader]]s can sell 3 dyes for an [[emerald]]. {{IN|bedrock}}, they can also sell 3 lapis lazuli, bone meal, cocoa beans, or ink sacs for one emerald.

Apprentice-level cleric [[villager]]s sell one lapis lazuli per emerald.

=== Chest loot ===

{{#invoke:LootChest|base3|blue-dye,green-dye,orange-dye,light-blue-dye,yellow-dye,white-dye}}

=== Other ===

Ink sacs can also be created using 1 iron, 1 sulfur, and 4 oxygen in the [[compound creator]]. {{only|bedrock|education}}

== Usage ==

Similar to their use in crafting, [[bone meal]], [[ink sac]]s, [[lapis lazuli]], and [[cocoa beans]] can be substituted for the corresponding dye in any of the following usages unless otherwise specified.{{only|bedrock}} <!--- sections are ordered by craftable dyeable blocks, dyeable items, version exclusive sections, and non-crafting miscellaneous uses--->

=== Dyeing wool and mobs ===

Players can dye wool by placing [[wool]] and any dye in a crafting grid.

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|Any Wool
|Matching Dye
|Output=Any Wool
}}

Dyes can be {{control|use|text=used}} on sheep to change the color of the wool. Shearing a colored sheep drops the corresponding color of the wool, and the sheep retains the color when the wool regenerates. [[Breeding]] colored sheep produces a lamb colored as one of the parent sheep, or a color resulting from the combination of both parents' color. The color combining follows the same rules that dyes use – red and yellow sheep produce an orange lamb, but a blue and yellow sheep cannot create a green lamb. The unlimited reproduction of colored sheep makes dyeing and shearing sheep infinitely more efficient than just dyeing wool directly.
 
Dye can also be used on a tamed [[wolf]] or [[cat]] to change the color of its collar from the default red to the color of the dye.

=== Dyeing carpets ===

Carpets can be dyed.

{{Crafting
 |Any Carpet
 |Matching Dye
 |Output= Matching Carpet
 |type= Building block
}}

=== Dyeing terracotta ===

[[Terracotta]] can be dyed by placing 8 blocks around a dye on a crafting table.

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|A1=Terracotta |B1=Terracotta |C1=Terracotta
|A2=Terracotta |B2=Matching Dye  |C2=Terracotta
|A3=Terracotta |B3=Terracotta |C3=Terracotta
|Output=Matching Dyed Terracotta,8
}}

=== Creating concrete powder ===

Dyes can also be used to craft [[concrete powder]], which can then be set into their respective [[concrete]] blocks (they cannot be dyed directly).

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|Sand |Gravel |Sand
|Gravel |Matching Dye |Gravel
|Sand |Gravel |Sand
|Output=Matching Concrete Powder,8
}}

=== Staining glass ===

[[Stained glass]] can be stained by placing 8 blocks of glass around a dye on a [[crafting table]]. Just like regular glass, stained glass can be crafted into stained glass panes. The recipe for this is the same as with regular glass.

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|A1=Glass |B1=Glass        |C1=Glass
|A2=Glass |B2=Matching Dye |C2=Glass
|A3=Glass |B3=Glass        |C3=Glass
|Output=Matching Stained Glass,8
|head=1
}}
{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|A1= Glass Pane
|B1= Glass Pane
|C1= Glass Pane
|A2= Glass Pane
|B2= Matching Dye
|C2= Glass Pane
|A3= Glass Pane
|B3= Glass Pane
|C3= Glass Pane
|Output= Matching Stained Glass Pane,8
|type= Decoration block
|foot=1
}}

=== Dyeing shulker boxes ===

[[Shulker box]]es are generated in a light shade of purple (like the [[purpur block]]), but can be dyed any color. They can also be re-dyed as often as desired.

{{Crafting
  |ignoreusage=1
  |showname=1
  |Any Shulker Box
  |Matching Dye
  |Output=Matching Shulker Box
}}

=== Dyeing beds ===

Players can dye beds by placing a [[bed]] and any color dye in a crafting grid.

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|Any Bed
|Matching Dye
|Output=Matching Bed
}}

=== Dyeing candles ===

Players can dye [[candles]] by placing an undyed candle and any color dye in a crafting grid.

{{Crafting
|ignoreusage=1
|Candle
|Matching Dye
|Output=Matching Dyed Candle
}}

=== Banner patterns ===
{{main|Banner#Patterns}}

Dyes are used in most banner patterns to determine the pattern and color displayed.

=== Dyeing armor ===

[[File:DyeGraph2.png|200px|thumb|A graph showing all combinations of two dyes on a [[tunic]].]]

Leather [[armor]] can be dyed by:
* Crafting dyes with a piece of leather armor or leather [[horse armor]].{{Only|java}}
* Dousing the leather armor or leather [[horse armor]] in a [[cauldron]] to which dyes have been added.{{Only|bedrock}}

There are 5,713,438<ref>https://anrar4.github.io/DyeLeatherArmor/</ref> (34.1% of sRGB) colors leather armor can be, as it is possible to put more than one dye on the crafting bench alongside the leather armor. Armor can be dyed multiple times with previous colors affecting the final outcome. Colored armor can be reverted to their original color using a [[cauldron]] with undyed water.

The game has a specific formula for calculating the color of dyed armor: each color, in the RGB color model, has a red value, green value, and blue value. For each dye in the crafting grid, and the armor itself (if it is already dyed), the red, green, and blue values are added to running totals. In addition, a running total of the highest value (be it red, green, or blue) is also kept. After this, each total is divided by the number of colors used. This effectively produces the average red, green, blue, and maximum values. The maximum value of the average RGB values is also calculated. Finally, each average RGB value is multiplied by the average maximum value and divided by the maximum of the average RGB values. The modified average RGB values are then used as the final color. This procedure can be summed up with the following equations:
 for each color (all "total" variables start at 0 before counting):
  totalRed = totalRed + redValue
  totalGreen = totalGreen + greenValue
  totalBlue = totalBlue + blueValue
  totalMaximum = totalMaximum + max(redValue, greenValue, blueValue)
  numberOfColors = numberOfColors + 1
 
 averageRed = totalRed / numberOfColors
 averageGreen = totalGreen / numberOfColors
 averageBlue = totalBlue / numberOfColors
 averageMaximum = totalMaximum / numberOfColors
 
 maximumOfAverage = max(averageRed, averageGreen, averageBlue)
 gainFactor = averageMaximum / maximumOfAverage
 
 resultRed = averageRed * gainFactor
 resultGreen = averageGreen * gainFactor
 resultBlue = averageBlue * gainFactor

Due to the way this formula works, the resulting color can never be darker than the average of the input colors and is often lighter and more saturated. Of course, the resulting color can never be lighter or more saturated than the lightest or most saturated input color. In addition, this formula never creates an RGB value higher than 255 (which would be invalid in the 8-bit RGB color model).

If leather armor is renamed on an [[anvil]], it retains its name when dyed or undyed.

;Mixing Samples
: {{ItemSprite|Yellow Dye}} + {{ItemSprite|Yellow Dye}} = {{Tint|leather-chestplate| #{{CalcDye| yellow=2 }} | code=1}}
: {{ItemSprite|Red Dye}} + {{ItemSprite|Blue Dye}} + {{ItemSprite|White Dye}} = {{Tint|leather-chestplate| #{{CalcDye| red=1 | blue=1 | white=1}} | code=1}}
: {{ItemSprite|Green Dye}} + {{ItemSprite|Red Dye}} + {{ItemSprite|Pink Dye}} = {{Tint|leather-chestplate| #{{CalcDye| green=1 | red=1 | pink=1}} | code=1}}

=== Dyeing firework stars ===

A [[firework star]] can have a single color or a combination of up to eight colors when crafted with dyes. Adding one or more dyes to a crafted firework star adds a "fade to color" effect to it, overwriting any existing fade colors.

{{Crafting
  |head=1
  |ignoreusage=1
  |ingredients=[[Gunpowder]] +<br>Any Dye (1–8) +<br>Extra ingredient (optional)
  |Gunpowder
  |Matching Dye
  |Diamond;Glowstone Dust;Head;Gold Nugget;Feather;Fire Charge;
  |Output=Matching Firework Star
}}
{{Crafting
  |ignoreusage=1
  |Matching Firework Star
  |Any Dye
  |Output=Matching Firework Star
  |foot=1
}}

=== Creating balloons ===

Dye can be used to craft balloons.{{only|education}}

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|A1= Latex
|B1= Matching Dye
|C1= Latex
|A2= Latex
|B2= Helium
|C2= Latex
|A3= Latex
|B3= Lead
|C3= Latex
|Output= Matching Balloon
}}

=== Creating glow sticks ===

Dye can also be used to craft glow sticks.{{only|education}}

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|A1= Polyethylene
|B1= Hydrogen Peroxide
|C1= Polyethylene
|A2= Polyethylene
|B2= Matching Dye
|C2= Polyethylene
|A3= Polyethylene
|B3= Luminol
|C3= Polyethylene
|Output= Matching Glow Stick
}}

=== Dyeing water inside cauldrons ===
Water can be dyed in a cauldron by holding any dye in the hand and pressing {{Ctrl|use}} on a cauldron filled with water.{{only|bedrock}}

=== Signs ===
Dye can be {{control|used}} on a [[sign]] or a [[hanging sign]] to change the text color. {{IN|bedrock}}, [[ink sac]]s cannot be used for this purpose; black dye must be used to change the text to black.

=== Trading ===
Apprentice, journeyman and expert-level shepherd [[villager]]s buy any of the 12 dyes for an [[emerald]].

== Color values ==
The "color codes" are used to determine the color imparted on sheep, wolf and cat collars, firework stars, [[beacon]] beams, and dyed leather armor. The hex value is shown in the extended tooltips of dyed leather armor; however, to set the color using an NBT data tag in a [[command]], the decimal value must be used instead. The color values for firework stars are slightly different from the ones listed below, and use [[Item colors#Firework stars|these values]] instead.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:2px; border: 1px solid silver; text-align: left;" data-description="Data values"
! rowspan=2 | Description
! colspan=2 style="text-align:center" | Color Code
|-
! Dec
! <abbr title="Hexadecimal color code">Hex</abbr>
|-
| style="text-align:center" | White || 16383998 || {{color|#F9FFFE}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Light gray || 10329495 || {{color|#9D9D97}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Gray || 4673362 || {{color|#474F52}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Black || 1908001|| {{color|#1D1D21}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Brown || 8606770 || {{color|#835432}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Red || 11546150 || {{color|#B02E26}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Orange || 16351261 || {{color|#F9801D}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Yellow || 16701501 || {{color|#FED83D}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Lime || 8439583 || {{color|#80C71F}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Green || 6192150 || {{color|#5E7C16}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Cyan || 1481884|| {{color|#169C9C}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Light blue || 3847130 || {{color|#3AB3DA}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Blue || 3949738 || {{color|#3C44AA}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Purple || 8991416 || {{color|#8932B8}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Magenta || 13061821 || {{color|#C74EBD}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Pink || 15961002 || {{color|#F38BAA}}
|}

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Dye.ogg
|subtitle=Dye stains
|source=block
|description=When dye is used on a [[sign]]
|id=item.dye.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.dye.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0/0.9/0.95/1.1
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Dye stains
|source=player
|description=When dye is used on a [[sheep]]
|id=item.dye.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.dye.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0/0.9/0.95/1.1
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Dye.ogg
|source=sound
|description=When dye is used on a sign
|id=sign.dye.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|rowspan=3
|sound=Water Splash Old.ogg
|source=block
|description=When dye is added to a cauldron
|id=cauldron.adddye
|volume=0.1
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=When armor is dyed using a cauldron
|id=cauldron.dyearmor
|volume=0.1
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=When dye is removed from armor using a cauldron
|id=cauldron.cleanarmor
|volume=0.1
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Rainbow Collection;Tie dye outfit}}

== Video ==

{{Video note|These videos are outdated, as it does not include details of the [[Java Edition 1.7.2|1.7.2]] update's changes to the dyeing system/production chain.}}

<div style="text-align:center">
<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|8YD7oauNZHE}}</span>
<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|7tETaRt7STM}}</span>
</div>

== History ==
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||January 3, 2011|link=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/2582321901/2011-here-we-go|Notch mentions adding a "paint" feature if he can figure out how.}}
{{History||January 10, 2011<ref group="n">Supposed time when fragment was filmed. Based on modified date of client.jar/gui/trap.png in [[Beta 1.2]].</ref>|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBF2ugTzXqQ&t=181s|[[File:Red Dye (pre-release).png|32px]] Shown rose red in development as part of [[Minecraft: The Story of Mojang]].}}
{{History||1.2|[[File:Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Beans JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dyes.
|[[File:Black Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye (pre-release).png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Brown Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Blue Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:White Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] Leftovers of old textures can be seen in [[items.png]] with 100% opacity. The white dye texture was reused for [[Sugar]].
| The colors were as follows:{{verify|Did the color codes remain the same between Beta 1.2 and Java 1.11.2?}}
{{:Color/Java Edition dye colors before 17w06a}}
}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.1|snap=11w49a|[[Sheep]] can now regrow their [[wool]] by eating [[grass block|grass]]. Dyed sheep regrow wool in their new color.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w19a|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE2.png|32px]] The texture of [[cocoa beans]] has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=1.3|[[File:bone meal changes.gif|32px]] The textures of [[bone meal]], [[cactus green]], cocoa beans and [[rose red]] have been changed. The textures have been lowered one pixel.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Added the ability to dye leather [[armor]] and [[wolf]] collars.}}
{{History||1.4.4|snap=1.4.3|Color codes have been changed. The colors of red, brown, blue, purple, cyan, pink, light blue, magenta and orange were adjusted a little vividly.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w19a|[[Stained clay]] can now be crafted using dyes.}}
{{history||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|With the addition of new [[flower]]s, many secondary and tertiary dyes are now primary dyes.}}
{{History|||snap=13w41a|[[Stained glass]] can now be crafted using dyes.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|As cleric [[villager]]s now sell lapis lazuli, all dyes have become fully renewable.}}
{{History|||snap=14w30a|Added [[banner]]s, which can be dyed.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w34a|Added [[shield]]s, which can be dyed indirectly by applying a matching [[banner]].}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39b|Dyes are now used to change the color of [[shulker box]]es.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w06a|Dyes are now used to craft [[concrete powder]].
|Color codes have been changed. All colors are adjusted more vividly. The changes were as follows:
{{:Color/Java Edition dye color changes in 17w06a}}
|Light blue dye, stained glass, and stained glass panes, did not change colors in this update. This means that they still use old colors.<ref name="unchanged dyes">{{Bug|MC-214643}}<br>{{Bug|MC-214641}}</ref>
}}
{{History|||snap=17w15a|Dyes can now apply color to white [[bed]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>dye</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[Bone meal]], [[ink sac]]s, [[cocoa beans]] and [[lapis lazuli]] are no longer considered dyes.
|[[File:White Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added [[white dye|white]], [[black dye|black]], [[brown dye|brown]] and [[blue dye]]s.
|"Rose Red", "Dandelion Yellow" and "Cactus Green" have been renamed to "Red Dye", "Yellow Dye" and "Green Dye", respectively. 
|[[Glass pane]]s and [[carpet]]s can now be dyed.
|[[File:Light Gray Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of light gray, gray, red, orange, yellow, lime, green, cyan, light blue, purple, magenta, and pink dyes, have been changed. The color texture for light blue dye was not changed to reflect the updated colors from 1.12.<ref name="unchanged dyes"></ref>}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|The color of the text on [[sign]]s can now be changed with dye.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Yellow dyes can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] mason houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Green dyes can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[desert]] [[village]] houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Added the [[wandering trader]], which can sell any type of dye.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|All 16 types of dyes can now be [[trading|bought]] by shepherd villagers.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=Pre-release 2|Reversed the order of dyes to match other colored items in the [[Creative inventory]].<ref name="reverse dye">{{Bug|MC-136553}}</ref>
|Regrouped dyes in the Creative inventory such that white, blue, brown, and black dyes are within and not [[cocoa beans]], [[ink sacs]], [[lapis lazuli]], and [[bone meal]].<ref name="regroup dye">{{Bug|MC-177684}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|Added [[candle]]s, which can be dyed.}}
{{History|||snap=21w03a|Added a sound for applying dyes.}}
{{History|||snap=21w19a|Candles can no longer be dyed.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|Candles can now once again be dyed.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|The color of the text on [[hanging sign]]s can now be changed with dye.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|[[Torchflower]]s can now be crafted into orange dye.|[[Pink petals]] can now be crafted into pink dye.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|[[Pitcher plant]]s can now be crafted into cyan dye.|Blue, light blue, orange, white, and yellow dye can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w14a|Pitcher plants can now craft two [[cyan dye]] instead of one.}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Blue, light blue, orange, white, and yellow dye no longer generates in [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the [[trail ruins]]; blue, light blue, orange, white, and yellow dye now are in the common loot.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Beans JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dyes. Only [[dandelion yellow]] and [[lapis lazuli]] are currently obtainable and have functionality.}}
{{History||v0.3.2|[[Cactus green]] is now obtainable by smelting [[cacti]].}}
{{History||v0.3.3|[[Bone meal]] is now obtainable via [[crafting]].}}
{{History||v0.4.0|[[Cyan dye]], [[light blue dye]], [[lime dye]], [[magenta dye]], [[orange dye]], [[pink dye]], and [[purple dye]] are now obtainable via crafting.
|[[Rose red]] is now obtainable by smelting red [[mushroom]]s.
|All available dyes, excluding bone meal, can now be used to craft their respective [[wool]] color.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of cocoa beans has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|[[Ink sac]]s, [[cocoa bean]]s, [[gray dye]], and [[light gray dye]] are now available in the [[creative]] [[inventory]].
|Rose red can now be obtained from [[beetroot]]s.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|Cocoa beans can now be obtained from [[cocoa pod]]s.
|The [[rose]] has been removed and replaced with a new poppy [[flower]] that can be crafted into rose red.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|All new [[flower]]s can now be [[crafting|crafted]] into dyes. Because of this, many secondary and tertiary dyes are now primary dyes.
|[[Gray dye]] and [[light gray dye]] can now be obtained in [[survival]].}}
{{History|||snap=build 11|[[Terracotta|Stained clay]] can now be crafted using dyes.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|[[Ink sac]]s can now be obtained from [[squid]].
|Added the ability to dye [[wolf]] collars.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Red [[mushroom]]s can no longer be smelted to obtain [[rose red]].}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[Cauldron]]s now used for leather dyeing, by applying a dye to a [[water]]-filled cauldron.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|[[Cocoa bean]]s can no longer be crafted.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Added a ''Dye'' button for [[sheep]].
|Added [[shulker]]s, which can be dyed.
|Added [[stained glass]]. Stain glass cannot be [[crafting|crafted]], but purple glass generates in [[end city|end cities]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Dyes can now apply color to a white [[bed]]s.
|Dyes are now used to craft [[concrete powder]].
|The color palette has been changed.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Dyes can now be used for [[banner]] crafting.
|Dyes can now be used to craft [[firework star]]s.
|[[Stained glass]] is now [[crafting|craftable]], using dyes.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|[[Lime dye]] can now be obtained from smelting [[sea pickle]]s.
|Dyes can now used to craft [[glow stick]]s and [[balloon]]s.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Dyes can now be used to dye [[cat]] collars.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.8.0.10|[[File:White Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added [[white dye|white]], [[brown dye|brown]], [[black dye|black]] and [[blue dye]]s, which can be crafted from [[lapis lazuli]], [[bone meal]], [[cocoa beans]] and [[ink sac]]s. This, however, the later four still use as dyes.<ref>{{Bug|MCPE-42473}}</ref>
|"Rose Red", "Dandelion Yellow" and "Cactus Green" have been renamed to "Red Dye", "Yellow Dye" and "Green Dye", respectively.}}
{{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.0|Blue and white dye can now be obtained from [[cornflower]]s and [[lily of the valley]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[Glass pane]]s and [[carpet]]s can now be dyed.
|Only a single dye is now required to apply a banner pattern in a [[loom]].
|Various dyes except black dye, white dye, brown dye and blue dye are now [[trading|sold]] by [[wandering trader]]s.
|[[File:Bone Meal JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Ink Sac JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Beans JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lapis Lazuli JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of bone meal, light gray, gray, ink sac, cocoa beans, red, orange, yellow, lime, green, cyan, light blue, lapis lazuli, purple, magenta, and pink dyes have been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Dye can now be [[trading|sold]] to shepherd [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.210|snap=beta 1.16.210.59|The color of the text on [[sign]]s can now be changed with dye.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.210.60|The ability to dye the color of the text on [[sign]]s was temporarily removed.}}
{{History||1.16.220|snap=beta 1.16.220.50|The color of the text on [[sign]]s can now be changed with dye again.}}
{{History||1.17.10|snap=beta 1.17.10.22|Added [[candles]], which can be dyed.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Beans JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dyes.}}
{{History||xbox=TU9|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of cocoa beans has been changed.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.83|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:White Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added [[white dye|white]], [[black dye|black]], [[brown dye|brown]], and [[blue dye|blue]] dyes, which can crafted from [[bone meal]], [[ink sac]], [[cocoa beans]], and [[lapis lazuli]].
|"Rose Red", "Dandelion Yellow" and "Cactus Green" have been renamed to "Red Dye", "Yellow Dye" and "Green Dye", respectively.}}
{{History||ps=1.90|[[File:Bone Meal JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Ink Sac JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Beans JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lapis Lazuli JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of bone meal, light gray, gray, ink sac, cocoa beans, red, orange, yellow, lime, green, cyan, light blue, lapis lazuli, purple, magenta, and pink dyes have been changed.}}
{{History|3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Beans JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dyes from [[Pocket Edition v0.15.4 alpha]].}}
{{History|foot}}
<gallery>
Pre-release dyes.png|Pre-release dye textures hidden within [[Items.png]].
</gallery>
;Notes
{{reflist|group=n}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
White Dye.png|White Dye
Light Gray Dye.png|Light Gray Dye
Gray Dye.png|Gray Dye
Black Dye.png|Black Dye
Brown Dye.png|Brown Dye
Red Dye.png|Red Dye
Orange Dye.png|Orange Dye
Yellow Dye.png|Yellow Dye
Lime Dye.png|Lime Dye
Green Dye.png|Green Dye
Cyan Dye.png|Cyan Dye
Light Blue Dye.png|Light Blue Dye
Blue Dye.png|Blue Dye
Purple Dye.png|Purple Dye
Magenta Dye.png|Magenta Dye
Pink Dye.png|Pink Dye
</gallery>

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Players can obtain each one of every color with 1 cocoa bean, 2 yellow dye, 2 ink sac, 3 green dye, 4 lapis lazuli, 4 red dye, and 6 bone meal (2 bones).
* The dyed sheep breeding behavior mirrors [[wikipedia:Lamarckism|Lamarck's theory]], in which the organisms evolve inheriting the external changes and adaptations of the previous generation, transmitting them to their offspring.
* In ''Bedrock Edition'', tertiary colors, along with their regular crafting recipes, can be crafted with primary colors. E.g.: Magenta can be crafted with one rose red and two bone meals.
* The colors of the dyes match the chat colors in [[color codes]] except for brown (dye only), light aqua, and gold (color codes only).
* The texture for light blue dye still uses the color from prior to the 1.12 World of Color update.<ref name="unchanged dyes"></ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
* Tools for calculating leather dye combination: [https://minecraft.tools/en/armor.php minecraft.tools] (webapp); [https://github.com/pudquick/pyMCdyes/ pyMCDyes] (open-source Python script, outdated); [https://anrar4.github.io/DyeLeatherArmor/ DyeLeatherArmor]: a tool for calculating an exact crafting recipe for any sRGB color

{{Items}}

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

[[cs:Barvivo]]
[[de:Farbstoff]]
[[es:Tinte]]
[[fr:Teinture]]
[[hu:Színezés]]
[[it:Colorante]]
[[ja:染料]]
[[ko:염료]]
[[nl:Kleurstof]]
[[pl:Barwniki]]
[[pt:Corante]]
[[ru:Красители]]
[[th:สีย้อม]]
[[uk:Барвники]]
[[zh:染料]]</li><li>[[Fish|Fish]]<br/>{{About|the type of mob|the action|Fishing}}
'''Fish''' are aquatic creatures that are found in [[river]] and [[ocean]] biomes.

== Mobs ==
There are four categories of fish mobs in ''Minecraft'': 
*{{EntityLink|Cod}}
*{{EntityLink|Salmon}}
*{{EntityLink|Pufferfish}}
*{{EntityLink|Tropical Fish}} - many color and pattern varieties

In addition, there are other fish-like mobs that have different characteristics from fish: {{EntityLink|Axolotl}}, {{EntityLink|Guardian}}, and {{EntityLink|Elder Guardian}}.

==Obtaining and transporting==
A live fish can be captured by using a [[water bucket]] on a fish, to obtain a [[bucket of fish]], which is the only way to obtain the live mob in item form. Using the bucket of fish on a water source block transfers the fish from the bucket to the body of water. A water bucket may also be used on [[axolotl]]s in this manner.

==Items==
Fish exist in several different item forms. Upon death, fish drop their item form equivalent (cooked if on fire), with a chance to drop a [[bone]]{{only|bedrock}} or [[bone meal]].{{only|java}}

;Non-living
*{{ItemLink|Raw Cod}}
*{{ItemLink|Cooked Cod}}
*{{ItemLink|Raw Salmon}}
*{{ItemLink|Cooked Salmon}}
*{{ItemLink|Pufferfish|link=Pufferfish (item)}}
*{{ItemLink|Tropical Fish|link=Tropical Fish (item)}}
;Living
*{{ItemLink|Bucket of Cod}}
*{{ItemLink|Bucket of Salmon}}
*{{ItemLink|Bucket of Pufferfish}}
*{{ItemLink|Bucket of Tropical Fish}}

== Spawning ==
Various fish can be found in different [[ocean]] [[biomes]], but only [[salmon]] appear in rivers. Fish can also spawn in player-created bodies of water, as long as they are within a river or ocean biome.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" data-description="Fish biomes"
!'''Fish'''
! style="text-align:left" |{{BiomeLink|Warm Ocean}}
! style="text-align:left" |{{BiomeLink|Lukewarm Ocean}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Deep Lukewarm Ocean}}
! style="text-align:left" |{{BiomeLink|Ocean}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Deep Ocean}}
! style="text-align:left" |{{BiomeLink|Cold Ocean}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Deep Cold Ocean}}
! style="text-align:left" |{{BiomeLink|Frozen Ocean}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Deep Frozen Ocean}}
! style="text-align:left" |{{BiomeLink|River}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Frozen River}}
|-
! rowspan=2 style="text-align:left" |{{EntityLink|Cod}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|no}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|no|No{{only|je|short=1}}}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|no}}
|-
| {{tc|yes|Yes{{only|be|short=1}}}}
|-
! rowspan=2 style="text-align:left" |{{EntityLink|Salmon}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|no|No{{only|je|short=1}}}}
| {{tc|no|No{{only|je|short=1}}}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
|-
| {{tc|yes|Yes{{only|be|short=1}}}}
| {{tc|yes|Yes{{only|be|short=1}}}}
|-
! rowspan=2 style="text-align:left" |{{EntityLink|Pufferfish}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes|Yes{{only|je|short=1}}}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|no}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|no}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|no}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|no}}
|-
| {{tc|no|No{{only|be|short=1}}}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" |{{EntityLink|Tropical Fish}}<ref group="note">Also spawns in {{BiomeLink|Lush Caves}} at any Y-level.</ref>
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|no}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" |{{EntityLink|Squid}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! rowspan=2 style="text-align:left" |{{EntityLink|Dolphin}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|no|No{{only|je|short=1}}}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|no}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|no}}
|-
| {{tc|yes|Yes{{only|be|short=1}}}}
|}
{{notelist}}

In ''Java Edition'', fish can spawn inside a water block at Y-level 50 to 63 (from 13 blocks below sea level up to inside the block one above it), that also has water above and below it. The spawn block and the block below can be any kind of water, such as a source block, falling water, bubble column, kelp, or even a waterlogged block (as long as the fish can be placed at the bottom center of the spawn block without colliding with anything solid). The block above must be pure water, such as a source block, falling water, or flowing water of any depth. Particularly, the block above cannot also be a bubble column, so fish no longer spawn inside bubble elevators.<ref>{{cite bug|MC|244683|Tropical fish spawn in bubble columns (fixed in 22w07a)}}</ref> 

''Bedrock Edition'' does permit fish to spawn in bubble columns.<ref>{{cite bug|MCPE|73967|Squids, Dolphins, and fish not spawning in bubble columns (fixed in 1.16.20)}}</ref>

Fish can spawn between 24 and 64 block spherical range away from the player.{{only|java}} 

=== Despawning ===
As of [[1.16]], fish can despawn at range of 40 blocks or more from the player, and will instantly despawn more than 64 blocks away, except when spawned using a [[bucket of fish]].

{{Items}}
{{Entities}}

[[cs:Ryba]]
[[de:Fisch (Begriffsklärung)]]
[[es:Pez]]
[[fr:Poisson]]
[[it:Pesce]]
[[ja:魚]]
[[ko:물고기]]
[[nl:Vis]]
[[pl:Ryba (ujednoznacznienie)]]
[[pt:Peixe]]
[[ru:Рыба]]
[[th:ปลา (แก้ความกำกวม)]]
[[uk:Риба]]
[[zh:鱼]]</li></ul>

Command line arguments format changed.

Java Edition Beta

1.3

{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Crossbow|Crossbow]]<br/>{{For}}
{{Item
| title = Crossbow
| image = <gallery>
Crossbow.png | Crossbow
Crossbow Pull 0.png | Pull (state 0)
Crossbow Pull 1.png | Pull (state 1)
Crossbow Pull 2.png | Pull (state 2)
Arrow Loaded Crossbow.png | Arrow loaded
Firework Loaded Crossbow.png | Firework loaded
</gallery>
| rarity = Common
| renewable = Yes
| durability = 465{{only|JE|short=yes}}<br>464{{only|BE|short=1}}
| stackable = No
}}

A '''crossbow''' is a ranged [[weapon]] similar to a [[bow]] that uses [[arrow]]s or [[firework rocket|fireworks]] as ammunition.

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A1=Stick|B1=Iron Ingot |C1=Stick
|A2=String|B2= Tripwire Hook|C2=String
|B3= Stick
|Output= Crossbow
|type= Combat
}}

=== Repairing ===
{{Grinding
|showdescription=1
|ingredients=2× Damaged [[Crossbow]] or<br>2× Damaged [[Arrow Loaded Crossbow]] or<br>2× Damaged [[Firework Loaded Crossbow]]
|Damaged Crossbow; Damaged Arrow Loaded Crossbow; Damaged Firework Loaded Crossbow
|Damaged Crossbow; Damaged Arrow Loaded Crossbow; Damaged Firework Loaded Crossbow
|Crossbow; Arrow Loaded Crossbow; Firework Loaded Crossbow
|description=The [[item durability|durability]] of the two crossbows is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.‌
}}

{{Crafting
|Damaged Crossbow;Damaged Arrow Loaded Crossbow;Damaged Firework Loaded Crossbow
|Damaged Crossbow;Damaged Arrow Loaded Crossbow;Damaged Firework Loaded Crossbow
|Output=Crossbow
|type=Combat
|ignoreusage=1
|showdescription=1
|description=The durability of the two crossbows is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.‌ Any loaded ammunition is lost.
}}

=== Mob loot ===

==== Pillagers ====

When killed, a [[pillager]] has a small chance (8.5%) of dropping a loaded or unloaded crossbow with random [[durability]]; the [[drop]] rate increases by 1% per [[level]] of [[Looting]]: 9.5% with Looting I, 10.5% with Looting II and 11.5% with Looting III. The [[drop]]ped crossbow can rarely (10% chance) be [[enchanted]] at level 5–19 regardless of being [[enchanted]] when it [[spawn]]ed.

Crossbows dropped by pillagers may have multiple enchantments, including duplicate enchantments on the same weapon.

==== Piglins ====
[[Piglin]]s have a chance of wielding a crossbow upon spawning, and they also have a small chance (8.5%) of dropping a loaded or unloaded crossbow of random durability when killed; this rate increases by 1% per level of [[Looting]]: 9.5% with Looting I, 10.5% with Looting II and 11.5% with Looting III. It can rarely (10% chance) be enchanted at level 5–19 regardless of being enchanted when spawned.

=== Chest loot ===

{{LootChestItem|crossbow,damaged-level-enchanted-crossbow,damaged-random-enchanted-crossbow,damaged-random-enchanted-crossbow-2}}

=== Trading ===

Journeyman-level Fletcher [[villager]]s offer to [[trading|sell]] an unenchanted crossbow for 3 [[emerald]]s.

Master-level Fletcher villagers have a {{frac|1|16}} (6.25%) chance of selling an [[enchanting|enchanted]] crossbow for 8 emeralds.{{only|bedrock}}

Master-level Fletcher villagers have {{frac|2|3}} chance of selling an enchanted crossbow for 7-22 emeralds.{{only|java}}

== Usage ==
<gallery>
Steve aiming with Crossbow.png|
Alex aiming with Crossbow.png|
Pillager Aiming with Crossbow BE.png|
Piglin with Crossbow targeting JE.png|
</gallery>

Despite using [[iron ingot]]s in their crafting recipe, crossbows cannot be smelted into [[iron nugget]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-111738}}</ref>

=== Weapon ===
[[File:Crossbowcooldown.gif|thumb|right|Charging and shooting the crossbow {{in|bedrock}}.]]
Crossbows are similar to [[bow]]s, but take longer to load and are slightly more powerful, shooting farther with slightly higher accuracy. Alternatively, they can be loaded with a firework rocket, which flies in a straight line.

Load them by {{control|using}} them, which makes the player move at sneak speed. Unlike bows, the [[arrow]] or [[firework rocket]] can be fired only if the player releases the use button after the crossbow is loaded{{Only|je}}  or if the crossbow finishes its loading animation {{Only|be}}. At this point, it ''must be used a second time'' to fire its bolt.

Once it has reached full charge, the [[player]]'s speed returns to normal. After that, shooting a charged crossbow does not delay any of the [[player]]'s current action like [[sprinting]] or [[swimming]].

The crossbow can even be placed in another [[inventory]] slot or into an [[item frame]] without the [[arrow]] or [[firework rocket]] being unloaded or fired. A charged crossbow also remains charged after enchanting it with an enchantment table or with an anvil.

In order to use the crossbow, at least one arrow or firework rocket must be present in the inventory. The player can choose the type of arrow to fire based on its location in their [[inventory]]:
* Arrows in the off-hand, or the selected [[hotbar]] slot if the crossbow is in the off-hand, are prioritized first. 
* If there are no arrows in the off-hand or selected hotbar slot, the arrow closest to slot 0 is selected. 
Crossbows take 1.25 seconds (25 ticks) to load. 

The player can load either an arrow, spectral arrow, tipped arrow (of any effect) or a firework (of any color/type).

[[Endermen]] teleport away from projectile paths, so they cannot be hit with crossbow [[arrow]]s. However, they can still get harmed by [[firework rocket]] explosions, if they can't detect the firework rocket.

;Attack strength

''Java Edition'':

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Crossbow Damage Statistic"
|-
! Damage || Arrow || Max firework
|-
| {{ItemSprite|Crossbow|text= '''Minimum'''}}
| {{hp|7}}
| {{hp|11}}
|-
| {{ItemSprite|Crossbow|text= '''Average'''}}
| {{hp|9}}
| {{hp|14.5}}
|-
| {{ItemSprite|Crossbow|text= '''Maximum'''}}
| {{hp|11}}
| {{hp|18}}
|}

''Bedrock Edition''
* Always {{hp|9}}

=== Fireworks ===

[[Firework rocket]]s can be fired by loading the crossbow only while holding the rockets in the off-hand. They fly at 32 m/s. Firework rockets with higher flight duration have a longer time before they explode and therefore travel farther. Firing a firework rocket uses 3 [[durability]] points per shot.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="4" |Firework rocket range
|-
|Minimum
|Average
|Maximum
|Gunpowder
|-
|32m (20 ticks)
|40.8m (25.5 ticks)
|49.6m (31 ticks)
|1 ([[File:Gunpowder JE2 BE2.png|12x12px]])
|-
|48m (30 ticks)
|56.8m (35.5 ticks)
|65.6m (41 ticks)
| 2 ([[File:Gunpowder JE2 BE2.png|12x12px]][[File:Gunpowder JE2 BE2.png|12x12px]])
|-
|64m (40 ticks)
|72.8m (45.5 ticks)
|81.6m (51 ticks)
|3 ([[File:Gunpowder JE2 BE2.png|12x12px]][[File:Gunpowder JE2 BE2.png|12x12px]][[File:Gunpowder JE2 BE2.png|12x12px]])
|}
Firework rockets also work with the [[Multishot]] enchantment, enabling the [[player]] to shoot 3 firework rockets at a time. The increased durability usage stacks, resulting in 9 durability being consumed with each shot.

A shot firework rocket explodes instantly when it hits a [[mob]] or [[block]].{{only|java}} If the firework rocket has no explosion effect, it deals no [[damage]]. The explosion of a firework rocket deals {{hp|5}} to {{hp|6}} points of damage, with one [[firework star]]. The explosion has a radius of roughly 4 blocks, which is unaffected by the firework star's [[Firework Star#Effects|effect]]. Each additional firework star on the rocket deals an additional {{hp|1}} to {{hp|2}} points of damage, for a maximum of {{hp|11}} to {{hp|18}} with 7 firework stars. The flight duration of the firework increases the maximum range the firework can travel before exploding, but does not affect the damage output. Likewise, the damage remains the same regardless of any dyes used. The [[Piercing]] enchantment causes the firework rocket to pierce a number of entities based on its respective level before exploding.{{only|java}} Unlike an arrow shot from a bow, the firework does not slow down under water.

=== Repair ===

Crossbows can be repaired in an [[anvil]] or [[grindstone]] by combining two crossbows. Any loaded ammunition is retained from the crossbow in the first slot but sacrificed from the crossbow in the second slot.

===Enchantments===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Description
!Max Level
|-
|[[Quick Charge]]
|Decreases the reloading time of the crossbow by {{code|level * 0.25}} seconds. Crossbows with [[Quick Charge]] III fire slightly faster than [[bow]]s. If [[commands]] are used to enchant a crossbow with Quick Charge V, the crossbow charges instantaneously. A crossbow enchanted with Quick Charge VI is effectively impossible to charge, which renders it useless. This can be done only {{in|je}}.
|III
|-
|[[Multishot]]
| Makes the crossbow fire a spread of 3 projectiles at once instead of a single projectile, which is useful for targeting mobs spread out in a small area. This works for both [[arrow]]s and [[firework rocket]]s. Firing with this enchantment still uses only one projectile, and because of that, it is possible to recover only one of the three arrows shot from a Multishot crossbow. Multishot crossbows use 3 [[item durability|durability]] points per shot, unless using fireworks for ammunition, in which case 9 durability is consumed. Mutually exclusive with Piercing.
|I
|-
|[[Piercing]]
|Makes [[arrow]]s shot from the crossbow pierce [[entity|entities]] they hit and continue their flight, which allows each arrow to hit up to {{code|level + 1}} entities. This is useful for targeting [[mob]]s closely packed together, and for conserving arrows, as they can be picked up after piercing entities. Arrows fired in this manner also ignore [[Shield|shields]]. Mutually exclusive with Multishot.
|IV
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
|Causes a <code>(Level /(Level+1)) * 100%</code> chance a shot fired does not reduce the [[item durability|durability]] of the crossbow.
|III
|-
|[[Mending]]
|Allows a certain proportion of [[experience]] orbs collected to contribute toward repairing the crossbow, rather than raising the [[player]]'s experience.
|I
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
| Causes the crossbow to disappear instead of dropping on the ground when the player dies. The {{cmd|gamerule keepInventory}} overrides this.
|I
|}

[[Multishot]] and [[Piercing]] are mutually exclusive. Normal methods of [[enchanting]] allow only one of them to be applied to a crossbow.

Crossbows can receive 3 unique [[enchanting|enchantment]]s, and have a base enchantability of 1. Enchantments specific to crossbows include [[Quick Charge]], Multishot and Piercing.

===Fuel===
Crossbows can be used as [[fuel]] in [[furnace]]s, [[smelting]] 1.5 [[item]]s per crossbow.

== Sounds ==
{{el|je}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow loading start.ogg
|subtitle=Crossbow charges up
|source=player
|description=When a crossbow starts to load
|id=item.crossbow.loading_start
|translationkey=subtitles.item.crossbow.charge
|volume=0.15
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow quick charge one1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow quick charge one2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow quick charge one3.ogg
|subtitle=Crossbow charges up
|source=player
|description=When a Quick Charge I crossbow starts to load <ref group=sound><code>quick1_3</code> occurs at half the frequency as the other sounds</ref>
|id=item.crossbow.quick_charge_1
|translationkey=subtitles.item.crossbow.charge
|volume=''varies'' <ref group=sound>0.325 for all except <code>quick1_1</code> (pitch=0.9), which is 0.25</ref>
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound><code>quick1_1</code> can be 1.0 or 0.9; <code>quick1_2</code> can be 1.0 or 0.95; <code>quick1_3</code> can be 1.0</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow quick charge two1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow quick charge two2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow quick charge two3.ogg
|subtitle=Crossbow charges up
|source=player
|description=When a Quick Charge II crossbow starts to load <ref group=sound name=quickchargefrequency><code>_1</code> occurs at {{frac|2|3}} the frequency as the other sounds</ref>
|id=item.crossbow.quick_charge_2
|translationkey=subtitles.item.crossbow.charge
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=quickchargevolume />
|volume=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=quickchargepitch />
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow quick charge three1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow quick charge three2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow quick charge three3.ogg
|subtitle=Crossbow charges up
|source=player
|description=When a Quick Charge III crossbow starts to load <ref group=sound name=quickchargefrequency />
|id=item.crossbow.quick_charge_3
|translationkey=subtitles.item.crossbow.charge
|volume=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=quickchargevolume>0.325 for all except <code>_1</code> (pitch=0.95), which is 0.25</ref>
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=quickchargepitch><code>_1</code> can be 1.0 or 0.95; <code>_2</code> can be 1.0, 0.95, or 1.05; <code>_3</code> can be 1.0, 0.9, or 1.05</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow loading middle1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow loading middle2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow loading middle3.ogg
|sound4=Crossbow loading middle4.ogg
|subtitle=MC-203146
|source=player
|description=While a crossbow is loading <ref group=sound><code>loading_middle4</code> occurs at {{frac|1|4}} the frequency as the other sounds</ref>
|id=item.crossbow.loading_middle
|translationkey=-
|volume=0.325
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound><code>loading_middle1</code> can be 1.0, 0.95, or 1.2; <code>loading_middle2</code> and <code>loading_middle3</code> can be 1.0, 0.9, or 1.05; <code>loading_middle4</code> can be 1.0</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow loading end.ogg
|subtitle=Crossbow loads
|source=dependent
|description=When a crossbow stops loading
|id=item.crossbow.loading_end
|translationkey=subtitles.item.crossbow.load
|volume=1.0
|pitch={{frac|13|15}}-1.2
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow shoot1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow shoot2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow shoot3.ogg
|subtitle=Crossbow fires
|source=dependent
|description=When a crossbow fires
|id=item.crossbow.shoot
|translationkey=subtitles.item.crossbow.shoot
|volume=0.8/0.9/0.9
|pitch=1.0/1.0/0.9 <ref group=sound>Multiplied by the loading percentage of the crossbow</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Arrow hit1.ogg
|sound2=Arrow hit2.ogg
|sound3=Arrow hit3.ogg
|sound4=Arrow hit4.ogg
|subtitle=Arrow hits
|source=neutral
|description=When an arrow hits a block or entity
|id=item.crossbow.hit
|translationkey=subtitles.item.crossbow.hit
|volume=1.0
|pitch={{frac|12|11}}-{{frac|4|3}}
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Succesfull Hit.ogg
|subtitle=Player hit
|source=player
|description=When an arrow shot by a player hits another player
|id=entity.arrow.hit_player
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.arrow.hit_player
|volume=0.18
|pitch=0.45
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework launch.ogg
|subtitle=Firework launches
|source=ambient
|description=When a crossbow fires a firework rocket
|id=entity.firework_rocket.launch
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.firework_rocket.launch
|volume=3.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=dependent
|description=When a crossbow's durability is exhausted
|id=entity.item.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.break
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{el|be}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Crossbow loading start.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a crossbow starts to load
|id=crossbow.loading.start
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow loading middle1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow loading middle2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow loading middle3.ogg
|sound4=Crossbow loading middle4.ogg
|source=player
|description=While a crossbow is loading and when a crossbow stops loading
|id=crossbow.loading.middle
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow loading end.ogg
|source=player
|description=''Unused sound event''
|id=crossbow.loading.end
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow quick charge one1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow quick charge two1.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow quick charge three1.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a crossbow with Quick Charge starts to load
|id=crossbow.quick_charge.start
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow quick charge one2.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow quick charge two2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow quick charge three2.ogg
|source=player
|description=While a crossbow with Quick Charge is loading
|id=crossbow.quick_charge.middle
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow quick charge one3.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow quick charge two3.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow quick charge three3.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a crossbow with Quick Charge stops loading
|id=crossbow.quick_charge.end
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow shoot1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow shoot2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow shoot3.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a crossbow fires
|id=crossbow.shoot
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Arrow hit1.ogg
|sound2=Arrow hit2.ogg
|sound3=Arrow hit3.ogg
|sound4=Arrow hit4.ogg
|source=player
|description=When an arrow hits a block or entity
|id=random.bowhit
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.09-1.3}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework launch.ogg
|source=ambient
|description=When a crossbow fires a firework rocket
|id=firework.launch
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a crossbow's durability is exhausted
|id=random.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9
|foot=1}}

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

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Crossbow
|spritetype=item
|nameid=crossbow
|id=575
|form=item
|foot=1}}

===Item data===

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Player.dat format}}
<div class="treeview" style="margin-top: 0;">
*{{nbt|compound|tag}}: The '''tag''' tag.
{{:Player.dat_format/Crossbow}}
</div>

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

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

==Advancements==
{{load advancements|Take Aim;Bullseye;Sniper Duel;Ol' Betsy;Who's the Pillager Now;Two Birds;Arbalistic}}

==History==
{{History||September 29, 2018|link={{tweet|Minecraft|1046094916902965249}}|Crossbows are announced at [[MINECON Earth 2018]].}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 0.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 1.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow Loaded Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 0.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 1.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 2.png|32px]] [[File:Firework Loaded Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow.png|32px]] Added crossbows.
|Crossbows can be enchanted with either the [[Quick Charge]] (Highest Level III), [[Piercing]] (Highest Level IV) or [[Multishot]] (Highest Level I).}}
{{History|||snap=18w47a|Crossbows can now be found inside loot [[chest]]s at the top of [[pillager outpost]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Fletcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] crossbows and enchanted crossbows.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w07a|[[File:Piglin with Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Piglin left handed with Crossbow.png|35px]] [[File:Piglin using one hand to hold a loaded crossbow JE1.png|35px]] Added [[piglin]]s, which can spawn with and [[drops|drop]] crossbows.}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Crossbows now generate randomly enchanted in [[bastion remnants]] chests.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=21w37a|Crossbow durability is increased to 465 to match {{edition|BE}}.}}
{{History||1.19.4|snap=23w07a|The crossbow recipes are no longer unlocked by [[stick]]s.}}
{{History|upcoming java}}
{{History||Villager Trade Rebalance<br>(Experimental)|link=Java Edition 1.20.2|snap=23w31a|Enchantments exclusive to crossbows are no longer obtainable from villager [[trading]].}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.10|[[File:Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File: Crossbow Pull 0.png|32px]] [[File: Crossbow Pull 1.png|32px]] [[File: Crossbow Pull 2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow Loaded Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 0.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 1.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 2.png|32px]] [[File:Firework Loaded Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow.png|32px]] Added crossbows.
|Crossbows are currently apart of [[Experimental Gameplay]].}}
{{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.0|Added [[pillager]]s, which use and [[drops|drop]] crossbows.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.9.0.3|Crossbows now appear bigger in a pillager's hand.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Crossbows are now fully implemented and separate from [[Experimental Gameplay]].
|Crossbows can now be found in [[pillager outpost]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Unenchanted and [[enchanting|enchanted]] crossbows can now be [[trading|bought]] from fletcher [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.12.0|snap=beta 1.12.0.3|Journeyman-level fletcher villagers now have 100% chance to [[trading|sell]] unenchanted crossbow, rather than 50% chance.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|[[File:Piglin with Crossbow BE.png|32px]] Added [[piglin]]s, which can spawn with and [[drops|drop]] crossbows.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Crossbows now generate randomly enchanted in [[bastion remnants]] chests.}}

{{History|PS4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File: Crossbow Pull 0.png|32px]] [[File: Crossbow Pull 1.png|32px]] [[File: Crossbow Pull 2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow Loaded Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 0.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 1.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 2.png|32px]] [[File:Firework Loaded Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow.png|32px]] Added crossbows.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

==Trivia==
*Alongside [[pillager]]s, crossbows were inspired by ''[[Minecraft Dungeons]]'', even though they were added in the base game first.<ref>{{cite|url=https://discord.com/channels/579770991056519194/818903542139453480/819631528593588244| title = March 2021 developper Q&A|website=discord.com|date=March 11, 2021}}</ref>
*Crossbows [[enchanting|enchanted]] with [[Quick Charge]] VI and above get stuck on the first frame on the recharging animation because the resulting charge time is negative, and the game never reaches the time markers that tell it to advance the animation or the reloading procedure itself. It is technically possible to charge such crossbows, but this would require overflowing the value that determines how long the crossbow has been charged. This takes such an amount of time that this is practically impossible: for example, charging a crossbow with Quick Charge VI would take 69.4 years to complete.
*Although Piercing allows arrows to bypass [[shield]]s, they can't get through the wither armor.
*The crossbow's first-person loading animation in [[Bedrock Edition]] is different from [[Java Edition]].
*Even if a crossbow is already wound with a projectile, when it drops on the ground, it always looks uncharged.<ref>{{bug|MC-137552}}</ref>
*In real life, crossbows don't shoot the same arrows as bows, rather they shoot shorter, thicker, and oftentimes fletchless arrows (usually called "bolts") made to withstand the crossbow's increased power, which can shatter conventional arrows.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:CrossbowMinecon.png|A crossbow shown at [[MINECON Earth 2018]].
File:PillagerMinecon.png|A [[pillager]] armed with a crossbow, shown at MINECON Earth 2018.
File:EquippingCrossbow.png|How the crossbow is equipped.
File:Enchanted_Crossbow.gif|An enchanted crossbow.
File:Steve_Charging_Crossbow.gif|Steve charging crossbow {{in|java}}.
File:Alex_Charging_Crossbow.gif|Alex charging crossbow {{in|java}}.
File:Pillager_Charging_Crossbow.gif|Pillager charging crossbow.
File:Piglin_Charging_Crossbow.gif|Piglin charging crossbow.
File:Crossbow_(MCD).png|The ''Minecraft Dungeons'' variant of the crossbow
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--crossbow Taking Inventory: Crossbow] – Minecraft.net on October 20, 2022

{{Items}}

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

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[[fr:Arbalète]]
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[[pt:Besta]]
[[ru:Арбалет]]
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[[zh:弩]]</li><li>[[Sparkler|Sparkler]]<br/>{{About|the Education Edition exclusive item|the new melee weapon available from the ''Minecraft Dungeons'' anniversary event|MCD:Sparkler}}
{{Item
| image = <gallery>
Orange Sparkler.png | Orange
Blue Sparkler.png | Blue
Red Sparkler.png | Red
Purple Sparkler.png | Purple
Green Sparkler.png | Green
</gallery>
| image2 = <gallery>
Active Orange Sparkler.png | Active Orange
Active Blue Sparkler.png | Active Blue
Active Red Sparkler.png | Active Red
Active Purple Sparkler.png | Active Purple
Active Green Sparkler.png | Active Green
</gallery>
| renewable = No
| stackable = No
}}
{{education feature}}
{{exclusive|bedrock|education}}
A '''sparkler''' is a [[Chemistry Update|chemistry]]-related [[item]] that emits particles when lit.
Sparklers are available in orange, blue, red, purple, and green colors.

== Obtaining ==

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|showdescription=1
|B1=Chloride |B2=Magnesium |B3=Stick
|Output=Sparkler
|description= Calcium Chloride: Orange<br>Cerium Chloride: Blue<br>Mercuric Chloride: Red<br>Potassium Chloride: Purple<br>Tungsten Chloride: Green<br>{{only|bedrock|education}}
|type=Miscellaneous
}}

== Usage ==

{{ctrl|Using}} a sparkler ignites it, causing its texture to change. When lit, the sparkler emits colored [[particles]]; the [[durability]] meter depletes while the sparkler is burning. Sparklers are one of the few [[item]]s that can be held in the [[off-hand]] {{in|be}}. Unlit sparklers have normal lighting like most items, while lit sparklers appear to glow when held in the player's hand, similarly to [[glow stick]]s.

When the [[player]] uses another item while a sparkler is lit, or holds the sparkler in the off-hand, the sparkler's durability stops depleting.

If the player has a lit sparkler in their [[inventory]] and goes into the [[water]], the sparkler is destroyed immediately. However, it does not get destroyed if dropped in water. It also cannot float.

Despite having durability, sparklers cannot be enchanted with [[Unbreaking]] or [[Mending]].

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Fuse.ogg
|source=sound
|description=While a sparkler is active
|id=sparkler.active
|volume=0.25
|pitch=0.8/1.2}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Fizz.ogg
|source=block
|description=While a sparkler is being lit
|id=random.fizz
|volume=1.0
|pitch=2.4/2.6
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Sparkler
|spritename=sparklers
|spritetype=item
|nameid=sparkler
|id=600
|form=item
|translationkey=item.sparkler.orange.name,item.sparkler.blue.name,item.sparkler.red.name,item.sparkler.purple.name,item.sparkler.green.name
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|[[File:Orange Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] <br>[[File:Active Orange Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Blue Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Red Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Purple Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Green Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] Added sparklers.}}

{{History|education}}
{{History||1.0.27|[[File:Orange Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] <br>[[File:Active Orange Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Blue Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Red Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Purple Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Green Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] Added sparklers.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* The formula for sparkler roughly works in real life. Magnesium itself burns white in air, while the metal salts add [[wikipedia:flame test|color to the flame]].

{{items}}
{{Education Edition}}

[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]
[[Category:Education Edition items]]

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[[ja:手持ち花火]]
[[ko:스파클러]]
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[[pt:Vela-Faísca]]
[[zh:烟花棒]]</li></ul>

Released in February 21, 2011.^[5] A technical sneak preview was published by Notch on February 18, 2011.^[6]

Added capability of automatic login to the game and/or server by command line arguments.

Added smarter update system that updates only 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.

Added Force Update button under the Options dialog.

The Minecraft Launcher also featured an inline "changelog" via a Tumblr called MCUpdate, and supports command-line arguments.^[7]

Added the new Minecraft logo.

Added official links, community links and Mojang on Twitter links.

Java Edition

1.2.1

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[[zh:Category:武器]]</li><li>[[:Category:Fungi|Category:Fungi]]<br/>All pages covering blocks that are fungi.

[[Category:Blocks]]
[[Category:Items]]

[[ja:カテゴリ:菌類]]</li></ul>

Properly selects 64-bit Java installations for macOS users.^[8]

1.3.2

tag: Parent Tag

- Trim: Properties of Armor Trim.
  - material: The material which decides the color of armor trim.
  - pattern: The pattern of armor trim.

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Armor durability from Indev until late Beta

Material	Helmet	Chestplate	Leggings	Boots
Leather	33	48	45	39
Golden	66	96	90	78
Chainmail	66	96	90	78
Iron	132	192	180	156
Diamond	264	384	360	312

Added ability to launch demo mode for non-premium users.

1.6.1

{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Elytra|Elytra]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Elytra.png
| rarity = Uncommon
| renewable = No
| durability = 432
| stackable = No
}}
'''Elytra''' ({{Audio|ElytraPronunciation.mp3|/ˈɛl ɪ trə/|link2=''ᴇʟ-i-trə''}}<ref>“Elytron.” ''Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary'', Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elytron. Accessed 22 May. 2022.</ref>)<!--"Elytra" is the plural of "elytron," a single half of a beetle's protective wing covers. Verbs should agree accordingly (e.g. "Elytra allow flight"). https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elytron--> are rare wings found in [[end ship]]s that are a source of flight in [[Survival]] mode.

== Obtaining ==
=== Natural generation ===
Elytra are found only in [[end city|end cities]] in [[item frame|item frames]] in the treasure room of the [[end ship]]. A [[shulker]] guards the elytra and the ship's two loot chests.

=== Repairing ===

Elytra can be enchanted with [[Mending]] so that they get [[Item repair|repaired]] as the player collects [[experience]] orbs while wearing/holding them.

Elytra can also be repaired in the player crafting grid, by combining two damaged pairs of elytra together. 

{{crafting
|showname=0
|showdescription=1
|ignoreusage=1
|Damaged Elytra
|Damaged Elytra
|Output= Elytra
|description= The durability of the two pairs is added together, plus an extra 5% durability, but removes any enchantments.
|type= Transportation
}}

Similarly, two damaged elytra pairs can be combined on a [[grindstone]].

{{Grinding
|showdescription=1
|ingredients=2x Damaged [[Elytra]]
|Damaged Elytra
|Damaged Elytra
|Elytra
|description=The durability of the two pairs is added together, plus an extra 5% durability, but removes any enchantments.
}}

Elytra can also be repaired at an anvil using [[phantom membrane]]s, which has the advantage that it preserves [[enchantments]] on elytra. Each phantom membrane restores 108 durability points, exactly 25% of the elytra's total durability. 

{| class="wikitable" data-description="Repairing elytra"
! scope="col" style="width:64px;" | Name
! Ingredients
! [[Anvil]] usage
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | '''Elytra'''
| [[Elytra]] +<br>[[Phantom Membrane]]
| style="width: 260px; padding: 1px;" | {{Anvil| title = Elytra|Input1=Damaged Elytra|Input2=Phantom Membrane, 2|Output=Elytra}}
|-
|}
Each repair on the anvil, however, also increases the [[Anvil mechanics|prior work]] penalty for the Elytra, making every subsequent repair increasingly expensive and eventually reaching an upper limit where repairs are no longer allowed because they are "too expensive" (even if the player has many xp levels to spare). However, the prior work penalty can be reset to 0 for an enchanted elytra pair when it is disenchanted on a grindstone. Unenchanted elytra cannot be used on the grindstone alone.

== Usage ==
[[File:Steve in elytra.png|75px]] [[File:Alex in elytra.png|75px]]

Elytra are equipped in the [[chestplate]] slot, either by placing the item directly in the slot, by pressing {{ctrl|use item}} while [[hotbar|held in hand]], or by firing a point-blank [[dispenser]] at a target. They are gray in color by default, but they adopt the design of any [[cape]] the player is wearing. They maintain their in-world texture design even when they're [[#Repair|broken]] or [[enchanted]].

=== Flying ===
To fly, the player must press the {{ctrl|jump}} key while falling, and the elytra spread apart like a beetle's elytra. The player can aim their view around to turn or adjust their pitch. Losing altitude increases speed, and gaining altitude decreases speed. [[Firework rocket]]s can be used to increase speed. Additionally, speed is quickly lost from sharp changes in direction.

Directly hitting any surface while gliding too fast causes damage to the player and their armor proportional to flight speed (although this may be calculated from another factor). When a player dies in this way, they receive the [[death messages|death message]] "'''<player> experienced kinetic energy'''". The player does not take [[fall damage]] from colliding at a shallow angle or a low enough speed. The critical, damaging angle is about 50° with the collision surface, and the calculation for damage seems to be as if the player had fallen from their maximum potential glide height to the height of the struck surface. 

A safe and simple cruise with the highest travel distance can be achieved by aiming directly at the horizon while at the glide's altitude limit. The player's speed is slow enough to allow them time to do other things during a long flight, like sort out their inventory.

In [[Creative]] mode or when the "mayfly" [[ability]] has been given, the player can alternatively hold the {{ctrl|jump}} key to fly up,{{only|bedrock}} or double press the jump key to move around freely. 

Flight can be stopped by pressing the [[jump]] key.{{only|bedrock}} 

==== Speed and altitude ====
Elytra have a minimum speed of about 7.2 m/s (obtained by gliding at the altitude cap with a strong upward pitch of 30°). If the diver drops to 0 speed, they quickly get accelerated back up to at least this minimum. The diver can increase speed by choosing to descend faster, but afterward, they do not regain nearly as much altitude. In the real world, drag increases with speed, and drag, in turn, slows the aircraft; Minecraft mimics this. To glide from cliff to cliff, a player's best bet is to aim slightly above the horizon.

Sharp turns are a fast way to lose speed. Quicker turns cause greater losses, while gentle movements have small effects. Making a hairpin turn can actually be used for making high-speed landings safe as well as for precise landings on small targets like rooftops. The player aims to glide just above the target, then as they're right over it they immediately reverse directions, then they make readjustments as necessary.

The lowest rate of altitude loss is about 1.5 m/sec, obtained by gliding at the altitude cap with a slight upward pitch (12° or 15°).

To get the best possible glide ratio (and thus the furthest distance out of their altitude), the diver pilot should aim directly at the horizon. This ratio is about 9.47 to 1.

[[Slow Falling]] potions greatly decrease the player's vertical (fall) speed, which also greatly decreases their ''horizontal'' speed (clearly, it depends on the vertical fall rate, as one might expect from flight modeling). The net result is that the player flies extremely slowly - but their Elytra still takes durability damage at the usual rate (1 durability per second without Unbreaking, etc.). Due to this combination, Elytra plus Slow Falling is largely a novelty that most players won't use. The [[Feather Falling]] enchantment does not affect Elytra speed and does not reduce fall damage from hitting things with elytra.

It is possible to calculate the glide range by dividing the altitude by tan of the glide angle (altitude/tan(glide angle)). For example, if the player glides from an altitude of 64 blocks above ground with a glide angle of 15 degrees, they can glide for 237 blocks (assume that they are on superflat), since floor(64 / tan(15)) is 237.

==== Stalling ====
Trying for too high a pitch reduces the player's lift. At a pitch of 30° above the horizon, the player has the lowest possible airspeed of 7.2 m/sec. Above that, the player might be considered to be in a stall. Increasing the pitch gets closer to a free-fall, and stalled flight at 60° is enough to cause fall damage. Stalling at 90° is a true free-fall.

Recovering from a stall is done by readjusting to any safe pitch as quickly as the player likes. This can be just changing to look at the horizon.

==== Powered flight ====
{{fakeImage|{{invSprite|Firework Rocket}}|Firework rockets are used for speed boosts while gliding.}}

[[Firework rocket]]s can be used for propulsion during flight by placing it in either hand and {{ctrl|using}}. Using a firework rocket while gliding quickly maximizes the player's speed for a time similar to the rocket's flight duration.

If the rocket is equipped with [[firework star]]s, it explodes at the end of its flight, inflicting damage based on the number of stars.

It is possible to gain altitude during powered flight. This makes it possible to glide for extreme distances and had been used extensively by [[far lands]]/[[World Border]] challenges.

=== Durability and Repair ===
{{fakeImage|{{invSprite|Broken Elytra}}|A broken pair of elytra.}}

[[Durability]] decreases by one point each second when gliding. A pair of elytra has 432 durability, allowing 7 minutes and 12 seconds of gliding time without enchantments, providing more than 10,000 blocks of transport distance. It is possible to apply the [[Unbreaking]] enchantment using an [[anvil]] and an [[enchanted book]], which affects the elytra, in the same way it does to [[tool]]s. Unbreaking III increases elytra's flight time to about four seconds per durability point, a total of 28 minutes and 44 seconds.

When the durability reaches 1, elytra stop working until they are repaired, adopting a tattered texture in the inventory. The damage ends at durability 1, so they can never fully break. A pair may be repaired by either using the [[Mending]] enchantment, combining two pairs in a [[grindstone]], or combining it in an anvil with [[phantom membrane]]s. In an anvil, each piece of membrane repairs elytra by 108 durability points, requiring 4 pieces to fully repair them.

Each repair on the anvil will also increase the [[Anvil mechanics|prior work]] penalty for the Elytra, making every subsequent repair increasingly expensive, with an upper limit where repairs are no longer allowed because they are "too expensive". However, the prior work penalty can be reset to 0 for an enchanted elytra pair when it is disenchanted on a grindstone (by adding nothing to it). Unenchanted elytra cannot be used on the grindstone alone.

=== Enchantments ===
Elytra can receive the following [[enchantments]] by combining in an anvil:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Enchantment 
! Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
|-
| [[Unbreaking]]
| III
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
| [[Mending]]
| I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
| [[Curse of Vanishing]] 
| I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
| [[Curse of Binding]] 
| I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|}
{{notelist|columns=1}}

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Equip leather1.ogg
|sound2=Equip leather2.ogg
|sound3=Equip leather3.ogg
|sound4=Equip leather4.ogg
|sound5=Equip leather5.ogg
|sound6=Equip leather6.ogg
|subtitle=Elytra rustles
|source=player
|description=When a pair of elytra is equipped
|id=item.armor.equip_elytra
|translationkey=subtitles.item.armor.equip_elytra
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Elytra loop.ogg
|subtitle=MC-177084
|source=player
|description=While flying with a pair of elytra
|id=item.elytra.flying
|translationkey=-
|volume=0.0-1.0 <ref group=sound>Is a quarter of the player's velocity. If flying for less than 1 second, it is 0.0; otherwise, if flying for less than 2 seconds, it is between 0.0 and a quarter of the player's velocity (scaling up with time until 2 seconds)</ref>
|pitch=1.0 <ref group=sound>If the volume is greater than 0.8, 0.8-volume is added to the pitch</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=dependent
|description=When a pair of elytra's durability is exhausted
|id=entity.item.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.break
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Equip leather1.ogg
|sound2=Equip leather2.ogg
|sound3=Equip leather3.ogg
|sound4=Equip leather4.ogg
|sound5=Equip leather5.ogg
|sound6=Equip leather6.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a pair of elytra is equipped
|id=armor.equip_leather
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Elytra loop.ogg
|source=player
|description=While flying with a pair of elytra
|id=elytra.loop
|volume=''Depends'' {{checkthecode}}
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a pair of elytra's durability is exhausted
|id=random.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9
|foot=1}}

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

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Elytra
|spritetype=item
|nameid=elytra
|id=564
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{Load achievements|Super Sonic}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Sky's the Limit}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.9|snap=October 5, 2015|slink=https://twitter.com/_tomcc/status/651042141397979136|[[Tommaso Checchi]] tweets that [[Jeb]] is working on a secret feature for Minecraft Java Edition, saying "it's like [[W:c:Mario:Super Mario 64|Mario 64]]."}}
{{History|||snap=October 6, 2015|slink=https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/651416814791081984|[[Jeb]] tweets a [https://web.archive.org/web/20230820173231/https://gfycat.com/serpentinehighlevelamurminnow-minecraftsuggestions-ethoslab animated GIF] revealing a [[player]] gliding around an [[end city]]. Elytra have a dragon-wing texture.}}
{{History|||snap=October 6, 2015|slink=https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/651419480187346944|Jeb tweets an [https://web.archive.org/web/20230219045525/https://i.imgur.com/LBgZCyW.png image] of folded wings, which replace the cape the player is wearing.}}
{{History|||snap=October 6, 2015|slink=https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/651423700777074688|Jeb tweets another [https://web.archive.org/web/20230820083025/https://gfycat.com/leadingindolentgangesdolphin animated GIF] of his character with Mojang-themed elytra, gliding along a [[river]] through a [[taiga]] forest.}}
{{History|||snap=15w41a|[[File:Elytra JE1 BE1.png|32px]] <br>[[File:Elytra (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Broken Elytra (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added elytra.
|Elytra are currently repaired with [[leather]] when using [[anvil]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w42a|Elytra now spread slightly when the [[player]] crouches.
|The player can now take [[damage]] from gliding into walls, and crashing into a wall now has its own [[Health#Death messages|death message]].
|When flying with elytra, players are only 0.6 blocks tall. They, therefore, can now fit through 1-block gaps while gliding.
|The [[player]] can no longer go higher than the starting point of the glide.}}
{{History|||snap=15w43a|The player's point of view now shifts while gliding.}}
{{History|||snap=16w06a|Elytra now recognize the [[player]]'s [[cape]] and adopt a different elytron design for every official cape (see [[#Gallery|Gallery]]). In addition, Jeb is working on a feature to allow players to change the elytron design like regular player skins.}}
{{History|||snap=16w07a|Elytra are now activated by jumping mid-air. The player no longer glides automatically when falling.
|The cape option in the [[options|options menu]] now also disables custom elytra textures.
|Added the [[game rule]] {{cd|disableElytraMovementCheck}}.}}
{{History||1.9.1|snap=pre1|[[Sound]]s while gliding with elytra have been added.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|Elytra can now be placed on [[armor stand]]s, just like any other [[chestplate]].}}
{{History|||snap=16w38a|Elytra are now visible on [[zombie]]s, [[skeleton]]s, and armor stands.}}
{{History|||snap=16w41a|Elytra now have their own [[sound]] when equipped.}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|Elytra can now be propelled through the [[air]] by using [[firework rocket]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 443.}}
{{History|||snap=18w14a|Elytra now require [[phantom membrane]] to be repaired, instead of [[leather]].}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Elytra JE2 BE2.png|32px]] <br>[[File:Elytra (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Broken Elytra (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of the elytra have been changed.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w39a|The deployment animation of elytra causes [[player]] blinks when the deployment events has overlapped.}}
{{History|||snap=19w42a|The deployment and folding animations of elytra have been improved and become smoother.
|Elytra can now start to glide immediately after a jump, not only during falls.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=experimental snapshot 7|Elytra no longer use up durability when gliding regularly. Durability is now only consumed when a [[firework rocket]] is used.
|Speed boosts from firework rockets are slightly weaker.
|Now break when the item reaches 0 durability.}}
{{History|||snap=21w37a|The elytra changes in experimental snapshot 7 have been reverted.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=Pre-release 1|Equipping elytra through the inventory now plays a sound.<ref>{{bug|MC-94060||Equipping armor/elytra through inventory or dispenser doesn't play sounds|Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.19.4|snap=23w05a|Equipping elytra while held with an item already in the chestplate slot now swaps the two items.}}

{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[File:Elytra JE1 BE1.png|32px]] <br>[[File:Elytra (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Broken Elytra (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added elytra. In-game, they are known as ''elytra wings''.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Elytra can now be propelled through the [[air]] by using [[firework rocket]]s.}}
{{History||1.2.3|snap=beta 1.2.3.3|''Elytra Wings'' have been renamed to ''Elytra''.}}
{{History||1.6.0|snap=beta 1.6.0.5|Elytra can now be repaired in an [[anvil]] using [[phantom membrane]], instead of [[leather]].}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Elytra JE2 BE2.png|32px]] <br>[[File:Elytra (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Broken Elytra (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of elytra have been changed.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Elytra JE1 BE1.png|32px]] <br>[[File:Elytra (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Broken Elytra (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added elytra.}}
{{History||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps=1.49|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Elytra can now be propelled through the [[air]] by using [[firework rocket]]s.}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|Elytra are now repaired on the [[anvil]] using [[phantom membrane]] instead of [[leather]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Elytra JE2 BE2.png|32px]] <br>[[File:Elytra (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Broken Elytra (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of elytra have been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||1.7.10|[[File:Elytra JE1 BE1.png|32px]] <br>[[File:Elytra (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Broken Elytra (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added elytra.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* The singular form of elytra is an {{w|elytron}}.
* In reality, elytra are not used for flight. They are the tough forewings of beetles and earwigs that cover the wings they actually use for flight. However, like ''Minecraft'' elytra, in beetles they can be used for gliding.
* A flying player has a shorter hitbox than usual: A 0.6 block cube centered on the player's feet.
* It is possible to glide while on a [[ladder]], by pressing {{key|shift}} followed by {{key|space}}, causing the player to fall with a speed determined by the player's visual angle. This means that the player can descend fast on a ladder, but if the speed is too fast when hitting the ground, they can take fatal fall damage. Using a [[firework rocket]] can also speed up the player's descent. 
* {{IN|java}} if the player glides into deep [[water]] with elytra equipped, the animation does not stop, giving it the appearance of a [[swimming]] animation.<ref name="MC-97190">{{bug|MC-97190||While gliding into water or lava, player continues gliding|WAI}}</ref> The animation stops once the player touches the ground. Additionally, [[firework rocket]]s can be used with elytra underwater with a short boost duration.
* Elytra do not deactivate when the player flies into [[lava]].<ref name="MC-97190"/>
* Elytra can be equipped onto some [[mob]]s using [[command]]s. This has no effect unless the mob has the {{cd|FallFlying}} tag set to {{cd|1b}}. Mobs glide forward, unable to control the movement before landing, at which time they regain their AI. 
** Exceptions to this are [[squid]]s as the squid's AI causes it to attempt swimming in midair, making it fall straight down because it conflicts with the elytra mechanics.
**Because [[chicken]]s fall slowly, they can move more distance.
** [[Enderman|Endermen]], tamed [[wolf|wolves]] and tamed [[cat]]s that are not sitting cannot teleport until they hit the ground.
** Because mobs do not regain control until they hit the ground, [[vex]]es fall until they die or despawn as they cannot touch the ground. 
** Mobs capable of flying, such as [[parrot]]s or vexes can steer in air, though they cannot travel up or down. Dolphins also have this ability.
* [[4J Studios]] created an elytron-centered tutorial map for console edition when elytra were first introduced to this platform, this map is themed as "ruins of an ancient civilization of ''[[Minecraft]]'' worshipers" and showcases the new amplified terrain generation. This map can be seen behind the scenes.<ref>{{Mcnet|learning-fly|Learning To Fly}}</ref> On 28 March 2017, 4J Studios added an elytron-themed [[Mini Games]] for console edition called "Glide;" it consists of Time Attack and Score Attack mode.<ref>{{Mcnet|glide-mini-game-consoles-tomorrow|Glide Mini Game on Consoles Tomorrow|March 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Mcnet|mini-game-masters-glide-console|Mini Game Masters Glide onto Console|March 28, 2017}}</ref>
* A player who jumps with both elytra and the [[Slow Falling]] effect travels slightly upward, which is a cheap but time-consuming alternative to [[fireworks]] and [[Riptide]]-enchanted [[trident]]s.
* On May 5, 2019, [[Mojang]] tweeted '[[The End]] never yields enough adequate resources, sadly,' along with a sad emoji.<ref>{{tweet|Minecraft|1125053038757068802|The End never yields enough adequate resources, sadly. 😔}}</ref> The first letter of each word spells 'T E n y e a r s' (Ten Years). Attached was a picture of [[player|Steve and Alex]] wearing both a [[chestplate]] and elytra. The next day, they tweeted, "Have you noticed something ''suspic10us'' here lately?"<ref>{{tweet|Minecraft|1125415169495064576|Have you noticed something suspic10us here lately?}}</ref>
* Mojang has considered the suggestion of combining elytra with a chestplate, but eventually decided against it, stating that elytra taking up armor is an intentional decision of game balancing.<ref>
{{cite
|url=https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/360005029872-Previously-Considered-Suggestions
| title = Part of the tradeoff of having an Elytra is it takes up half your armor.
|website=Minecraft Feedback
|date=July 12, 2018}}
</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
ElytraFlight.gif|The first image of elytra, tweeted by [[Jeb]]. Click to play.
FoldedWings.png|Folded elytra, which resembles the [[cape]] the user is wearing.
Minecon2015Alternative.png|The minecon 2015 cape elytra.
Dinnerbone Elytra.png|[[Dinnerbone]] flying upside down.
ElytraEnd.png|Elytra in an [[end ship]].
PlayerElytraBack.png|A [[player]] wearing elytra.
PlayerElytraFront.png|A player using elytra.
Broken Elytra.png|Elytra with only 1 [[item durability|durability]].
UpcomingElytras.jpg|Elytra designs fitting to the official capes, posted by Jeb on {{w|Reddit}}.
FlyBlock.png|A player gliding while blocking with a [[shield]].
Suspic10us.jpg|An image of players using elytra.
Steve Gliding with Elytra.png|Steve gliding with elytra.
Alex Gliding with Elytra.png|Alex gliding with elytra.
Enchanted Elytra (item).gif|A pair of  enchanted elytra.
</gallery>

=== Console exclusive ===
<gallery>
Glide Score Cavern 2.png|Screenshot of Glide mini-games.
Glide Time Cavern 2.png|Another screenshot of Glide mini-games.
GLIDE Official.jpg|''Glide'' launch poster.
Elytra Tutorial Map.jpg|Official elytra themed tutorial map.
</gallery>(These maps can be found for a price on the Microsoft Store)

=== Designs when wearing capes ===
<blockquote>Designs that are not listed here have default elytron texture or don't have any.</blockquote><gallery>
File:Mojang employees Elytra.png|Old [[Mojang]] cape
File:Mojang employees 2015 Elytra.png|New Mojang cape
File:Mojang Studios employees 2021 Elytra.png|Mojang Studios cape
File:Crowdin Translator Elytra.png|[[Crowdin]] Translator cape
File:DannyBstyle's Elytra.png|dannyBstyle's cape
File:JulianClark's Elyrtra.png|JulianClark's cape
File:Millionth Customer Elytra.png|Millionth Customer cape
File:MINECON 2011 Attendees Elytra.png|[[MINECON 2011]] Attendees cape
File:MINECON 2012 Attendees Elytra.png|[[MINECON 2012]] Attendees cape
File:MINECON 2013 Attendees Elytra.png|[[MINECON 2013]] Attendees cape
File:MINECON 2015 Attendees Elytra.png|[[MINECON 2015]] Attendees cape
File:MINECON 2016 Attendees Elytra.png|[[MINECON 2016]] Attendees cape
File:MINECON LIVE 2019 Founder's Elytra.png|[[MINECON Live 2019]] Founder's cape
File:Mojira Moderator Elytra.png|[[bug tracker|Mojira]] Moderator cape
File:MrMessiah's Elytra.png|MrMessiah's cape
File:Prismarine Elytra.png|[[Prismarine]] cape
File:Realms Mapmaker Elytra.png|[[Realms]] mapmaker's cape
File:Cobalt Elytra.png|[[Cobalt (game)|Cobalt]] cape
File:Scrolls Elytra.png|[[Scrolls]] cape
File:Turtle Elytra.png|[[Turtle]] cape
File:PancapeElyR.png|Pancape cape
File:MSCapeElyR.png|Migrator cape
File:Gr8 Escape's elytra.png|Gr8_Escape's cape
File:Valentine Elytra.png|Valentine cape
File:Vanilla Cape Elytra JE.png|Vanilla cape{{only|java}}
File:Vanilla cape elytra BE.png|Vanilla cape{{only|bedrock}}
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--elytra Taking Inventory: Elytra] – Minecraft.net on December 14, 2019

{{Items}}

[[de:Elytren]]
[[es:Élitros]]
[[fr:Élytres]]
[[ja:エリトラ]]
[[ko:겉날개]]
[[nl:Dekschild]]
[[pl:Elytry]]
[[pt:Élitros]]
[[ru:Элитры]]
[[tr:Elitra]]
[[zh:鞘翅]]
[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Heart of the Sea|Heart of the Sea]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Heart of the Sea.png
| stackable = Yes (64)
| rarity = Uncommon
| renewable = No
}}

A '''heart of the sea''' is a rare [[item]] that can be crafted into a [[conduit]].

== Obtaining ==
The heart of the sea must be found. It cannot be crafted or obtained by trading, making it a [[non-renewable resource]].

A heart of the sea is obtained from a [[buried treasure]]. The location is marked with a noticeable red X on a [[Explorer Map|buried treasure map]], which is found in [[Ocean_Ruins|ocean ruins]] and [[Shipwreck|shipwrecks]]. Feeding [[raw cod]] or [[raw salmon]] to a [[dolphin]] causes the dolphin to swim toward the nearest [[buried treasure]], [[shipwreck]], or [[ocean ruins]].

=== Chest loot ===

{{LootChestItem|heart-of-the-sea}}

== Usage ==
=== Crafting===

{{crafting usage}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Heart of the Sea
|spritetype=item
|nameid=heart_of_the_sea
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Heart of the Sea
|spritetype=item
|nameid=heart_of_the_sea
|id=571
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java}}
{{History||1.13|snap=18w15a|[[File:Heart of the Sea JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Added heart of the sea.}}
{{History|||snap=18w19a|Heart of the sea now generates in all [[buried treasure]] [[chest]]s in a stack of 1.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|An entry in the [[buried treasure]] loot table has been added named <code>nautilus_core</code>. It is unobtainable though since the <code>nautilus_core</code> has not been added into the game yet.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.1|[[File:Heart of the Sea BE1.png|32px]] Added heart of the sea as an [[item]] obtainable in buried treasure [[chest]]s. It cannot be used to craft [[conduit]]s yet.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.2|[[File:Heart of the Sea JE1 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of heart of the sea has been changed.}}
{{History||1.5.0|snap=beta 1.5.0.1|Heart of the sea can now be used to craft [[conduit]]s.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|[[File:Heart of the Sea JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Added heart of the sea.}}

{{History|education}}
{{History||1.4.0|[[File:Heart of the Sea JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Added heart of the sea. It generates in all [[buried treasure]] [[chest]]s in a stack of 1.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Before the heart of the sea was added to {{el|be}}, there was an entry found in the buried treasure chest loot table named <code>nautilus_core</code>, which was later revealed to be the heart of the sea. Despite the name change, the heart of the sea continues to be referred to as the <code>nautilus_core</code> in most game files.

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/heart-sea Taking Inventory: Heart of the Sea] – Minecraft.net on August 31, 2023

{{items}}

[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]

[[de:Herz des Meeres]]
[[fr:Cœur de la mer]]
[[es:Corazón del mar]]
[[it:Cuore del mare]]
[[ja:海洋の心]]
[[ko:바다의 심장]]
[[nl:Hart van de zee]]
[[pl:Serce oceanu]]
[[pt:Coração do mar]]
[[ru:Сердце моря]]
[[uk:Серце моря]]
[[zh:海洋之心]]</li></ul>

13w16a

New launcher added.

1.14

{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Bed|Bed]]<br/>{{Block
| image = White Bed (N).png
| extratext = View [[#Gallery|all renders]]
| transparent = Yes
| tntres = 25
| hardness = 4
| light = No
| tool = any
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = No
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = {{jebe|Yes|No}}
}}
A '''bed''' is a [[Dye|dyeable]] [[block]] that allows a player to sleep and to reset their [[spawn]] point to within a few blocks of the bed in the [[Overworld]]. If the bed is obstructed or removed, the player spawns at the default world spawning location.

== Obtaining ==
=== Natural generation ===
;Igloo
A red bed naturally generates in each [[igloo]].
;Village
Beds of various colors generate in [[village]] houses, depending on the specific structure and [[biome]]:
* [[Desert]] village houses have cyan, green, or lime beds.
* [[Plains]] village houses have white or yellow beds.
* [[Savanna]] village houses have orange, red, or yellow beds.
* [[Snowy taiga]]{{only|bedrock|short=1}} and [[taiga]] village houses have blue or purple beds.
* [[Snowy tundra]] village houses have blue, red, or white beds.

=== Breaking ===
Beds can be mined with any [[tool]], or without a tool.<ref>{{bug|MC-192722||Beds have no assigned tool}}</ref>

{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Bed|sprite=red-bed|any}}

A bed also drops itself as an item when pushed by a [[piston]].

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
 |head=1
 |showname=0
 |showdescription=1
 |A2=Matching Wool
 |B2=Matching Wool
 |C2=Matching Wool
 |A3=Any Planks
 |B3=Any Planks
 |C3=Any Planks
 |Output= Matching Bed
 |type=Decoration block
 |description=The wool color must match. The planks can be different.
}}
<!--recipe removed
{{Crafting
 |showdescription=1
 |White Bed
 |Matching Colored Dye
 |Output= Matching Dyed Bed
 |type=Decoration block
 |description=White beds can be re-dyed using dyes.{{only|java}}{{until|JE 1.20}}
}}-->
{{Crafting
 |showdescription=1
 |Any Bed
 |Matching Dye
 |Output= Matching Bed
 |type=Decoration block
 |description=A bed of any color can be re-dyed using dyes.
}}
{{Crafting
 |showdescription=1
 |Any Dyed Bed
 |Bleach
 |Output=White Bed
 |type=Decoration block
 |description=This removes the color from the bed.{{only|bedrock|education}}
 |foot=1
}}
<div style="display:none">
<!--
    This is so the pre-Village & Pillage dyes can have dye-related crafting recipes show on their respective pages.
    They don't need to be displayed on this page because they already intuitively list "Any Matching Dye".
-->
{{Crafting
 |showdescription=1
 |Any Bed
 |Bone Meal; Lapis Lazuli; Cocoa Beans; Ink Sac
 |Output=White Bed; Blue Bed; Brown Bed; Black Bed
 |type=Decoration block
 |description={{only|bedrock|education}}
}}
</div>

=== Trading ===
Journeyman-level shepherd villagers sell 1 of 16 beds for 3 [[emerald]]s as part of their trades.

== Usage ==
=== Sleeping ===
[[File:Sleep Animation.gif|240px|thumb|Player falling asleep.]]

Beds are used by pressing the {{control|use item}} button while looking at the bed.

A player sleeps by {{control|using|using}} a bed during a [[thunderstorm]], or at [[night]] (between 12542 and 23459 ticks in clear weather, when stars appear in the sky, or between 12010 and 23991 ticks in rainy weather). Players can sleep during a thunderstorm even if they are in a biome where it does not rain (i.e. Desert). Attempting to use a bed at any other time results in the message "You can sleep only at night or during thunderstorms"{{only|java|short=1}} or "You can only sleep at night".{{only|bedrock|short=1}} A player sleeps in a bed for 101 in-game [[tick]]s, or 5.05 seconds before the time skips to the next day. Sleeping in a bed with the {{cmd|gamerule doDaylightCycle}} set to <code>false</code> results in the player being kicked out of the bed after the 101 ticks, but does not change time of the world to day.

Sleeping in a bed is possible only in the [[Overworld]]. Attempting to sleep in a bed in [[the Nether]], [[the End]], and [[custom dimension]]s in which they are disabled causes it to [[explosion|explode]] and set [[fire]] to surrounding blocks; unless {{cmd|gamerule respawnBlocksExplode}}{{only|bedrock}} is set to {{cd|false}}.<ref>{{bug|mcpe-28723}} – "Exploding bed in the Nether" resolved as "Works As Intended". This is referenced {{in|je}} when a player is killed by "Intentional Game Design". </ref> The explosion has power 5, which is stronger than [[TNT]] (4), but not as strong as a charged [[creeper]] or [[End Crystal|end crystal]] (6). The explosion centers on the head part of the bed. [[Villager]]s can sleep normally in any dimension without the bed being blown up.<ref>{{bug|MC-146515|||WAI}}</ref> Upon death from a bed explosion, the [[death messages|message]] "'''(Player) was killed by [Intentional Game Design]'''" appears.

The player must be close to the bed to sleep. If the player is close enough to click on the bed, but not close enough to sleep in it, the message "You may not rest now, the bed is too far away"{{only|java|short=1}}/"Bed is too far away"{{only|bedrock|short=1}} appears. A player must be within 2 blocks of the bed {{in|JE}} or 3 blocks {{in|BE}} to use the bed.

If a "monster" is within 8 blocks of the bed horizontally (in the X- and Z-axis), and 5 blocks vertically (in the Y-axis), the message "You may not rest now, there are monsters nearby" appears and the player is prevented from sleeping until the monsters leave or are killed. Most hostile mobs, as well as some neutral mobs prevent players from sleeping, as shown in the table below.

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
!Mob
!Prevent the player from sleeping 
|-
|{{EntityLink|Blaze}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Chicken Jockey}}
|{{Tc|partial|when hostile{{Only|Java|short=1}}/Yes{{Only|Bedrock|short=1}}}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Creeper}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Drowned}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Endermite}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Enderman}}
|{{Tc|partial|when hostile}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Ender Dragon}}
|{{Tc|no}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Evoker}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Ghast}}
|{{Tc|no}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Giant}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Guardian}}, {{EntityLink|Elder Guardian}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Hoglin}}
|{{Tc|no}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Illusioner}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Killer Bunny}}
|{{Tc|no}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Magma Cube}}
|{{Tc|partial|no{{Only|Java|short=1}}/Yes{{Only|Bedrock|short=1}}}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Piglin}}
|{{Tc|no}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Piglin Brute}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Pillager}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Phantom}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Ravager}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Shulker}}
|{{Tc|no}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Silverfish}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Skeleton}}, {{EntityLink|Skeleton Horseman}}, {{EntityLink|Stray}}, {{EntityLink|Wither Skeleton}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Spider}}, {{EntityLink|Cave Spider}}, {{EntityLink|Spider Jockey}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Slime}}
|{{Tc|partial|no{{Only|Java|short=1}}/Yes{{Only|Bedrock|short=1}}}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Vex}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Vindicator}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Warden}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Witch}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Wither}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Zoglin}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Zombie}}, {{EntityLink|Zombie Villager}}, {{EntityLink|Husk}}
|{{Tc|yes}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Zombified Piglin}}
|{{Tc|partial|when hostile{{Only|Java|short=1}}/Yes{{Only|Bedrock|short=1}}}}
|-
|}
{{notelist}}
If the player has not entered a bed and didn't die for 3 in-game days, [[phantom]]s can spawn unless {{cmd|gamerule doInsomnia}} is set to {{cd|false}}. {{in|java}}, this can be verified by checking if the "Time Since Last Rest" [[statistic]] is greater than 1.00 h.

A hostile mob can wake a player that is sleeping.

The player also cannot sleep in a bed occupied by another player, resulting in the message, "This bed is occupied".

A player can, however, sleep in a bed being used by a villager. The player may first wake the villager (pressing {{control|use}} on the villager) and then quickly enter the bed before the villager can lie down again. The villager reclaims the bed after the player wakes. The villager is kicked out of its bed when a player attempts to sleep there.

A player also cannot sleep while on fire, while poisoned, or while starving.

If all sleeping requirements are met and the player enters a bed, the player is positioned in the bed. The player falls asleep as the screen fades to black. {{IN|bedrock}}, the sleeping animation slowly lowers the player into bed.

Once all players in a world are asleep, after 5 seconds (100 ticks) the time of day changes to sunrise. (time 0)

During this time, the chat window is focused, and the player can leave the bed by clicking the {{btn|Leave Bed}} button.

[[Waterlogging|Waterlogged]] beds{{only|bedrock}} cannot be slept in unless the player or villager has the {{EffectLink|Water Breathing}} or {{EffectLink|Conduit Power}} status effects. Attempting to use a waterlogged bed otherwise does not display any message.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-35802}}</ref>

Beds displaying an error above the hotbar is a feature exclusive to beds; other blocks that cannot be used do not display such a message.<ref>{{bug|MC-160479}} resolved as "Works As Intended"</ref>

If there are two or more blocks of space above the bed, then the player can wake up on the bed. If there is less than two blocks above the bed and there is room on the side, then the player wakes up on the side of the bed. If there is no space on the side of the bed and there is less than two blocks above the bed, then the player still wakes up on top of the bed, but suffocates if it's a solid block. 

Villagers always wake up on top of the bed, meaning they can suffocate if there isn't enough room above the bed.

====Passing the night====
Sleeping changes the [[daylight cycle|time of day]] to sunrise and resets the [[weather]] cycle, changing the weather to clear conditions. {{IN|JE}}, the weather cycle is only reset if it is currently raining or snowing. The player wakes up next to the bed, facing the bed.

Sleeping does not accelerate processes that take place over time such as the growth of [[crops]] or [[smelting]]. If {{cmd|gamerule doDaylightCycle}} is <code>false</code>, the player instead wakes up in the night.

To skip the night in multiplayer, all players in the [[Overworld]] must be in bed at the same time. Pressing the {{btn|Leave Bed}} button is not necessary in this case. The percentage of players that need to sleep to skip the night can be customized with the game rule {{cd|playersSleepingPercentage}}.

Villagers are unable to skip the night by sleeping in beds, unlike players.

If the bed is destroyed while the player is in it, due to for example an explosion or by another player, the player wakes prematurely and the night does not pass.

====Setting the spawn point====
Once a player has entered a bed (or right clicked the bed during daytime), their spawn point is set to the location of that bed. {{IN|java}}, multiple players can set their spawn point on a single bed. {{IN|bedrock}}, the last player to use a specific bed is the only player who can respawn there, and players who had previously slept there respawn at the world spawn.

{{ctrl|Using}} a bed in the daytime likewise sets the spawn point, without actually entering the bed. 

When a bed explodes, it does not set the spawn point. 

The message "Respawn point set" is displayed in chat when the respawn point is successfully changed.

The check for a bed is made only when the player respawns. This means that the bed can be destroyed and replaced or even reoriented, but as long as there is a bed present in the same location, the player can respawn there. If a player's bed is absent, or if the area around the bed is made unsuitable for respawning (see below), a message is displayed saying ''You have no home bed or respawn anchor, or it was obstructed''{{only|je}}/''Your home bed was missing or obstructed''{{only|be}}, and the player respawns at the [[Spawn#World spawn|world spawn]] point. 

When choosing where to respawn the player, the northwesternmost (lowest X- and Z-coordinates) location of the seven blocks adjacent to the head of the bed is chosen first. If this location is obstructed, the next choice is to its south (+Z), rather than the east (+X). Only when all seven locations around the head are obstructed are the three remaining ones adjacent to the foot then to be considered. 

For a location to be unobstructed, the block at the level of the bed must be air or non-solid (e.g. torches, but not glass) and there must be a space with a solid block below it and two non-colliding blocks for the player to stand in 0-2 blocks below the bed. It does not matter if the bed itself has blocks above it. Putting a slab one block above a bed can act as a two block tall space, as the bed is half a block tall. The bed never spawns the player on or directly below itself even if all other locations are obstructed. If a bed is obstructed, the player's spawn point is cleared after they respawn. That is, even if the bed is subsequently made usable again, the player continues to respawn at the world spawn until interacting with the bed again. 

Specifically, when interacting with it, the location of the ''head'' of the bed is saved as the spawn point, and if a bed is in that space (whether it is the foot or the head) then the respawn works. This can be observed by reorienting the bed with its head in the same location. Interacting with it does not produce a "Respawn point set" message as the game doesn't change the saved spawn point. If a bed is reoriented so that its foot is in this space, it still functions on the next respawn, but it can also be interacted with to update the spawn point to the new head of the bed and cause a "Respawn point set" message. Attempting the reverse, reorienting the bed so that it overlaps the original location of the foot, results in a respawn at world spawn. However, the location of the foot of the bed is also saved. If the bed is moved so that part of it overlaps the original location of the head, it can be observed that the same locations need to be obstructed to stop spawning. It is possible to respawn 2 blocks away from the bed this way.

=== Bouncing===
Falling onto a bed bounces the player with 66% strength – the bouncing-up velocity is 66% of the impact velocity. The player also takes 50% of normal fall damage.

Baby villagers bounce on beds during the day.

If the player is falling while sleeping requirements are met, and presses {{control|use}} on a bed within reach before hitting the ground, the fall damage is delayed until the player wakes.

A player can bounce on a bed while another player or villager is sleeping on it without waking the player or the villager up.

Villagers can be pushed onto beds, as the bed is half a block tall.

=== Curing===
Each bed in the vicinity of a zombie villager has a chance to speed up the [[Zombie_Villager#Curing|process of curing the zombie villager]]. Iron bars (such as in a prison cell) also have this effect.

=== Placement===
Beds require two blocks of floor space. Placement requires at least 2 blocks from the player's facing direction. When placed, the foot of the bed is placed on the block selected and the head of the bed on the block farther away from the player. {{IN|bedrock}}, beds require solid blocks below them when placed. However, the bed remains in place if its supporting blocks are later removed. {{IN|java}}, beds do not require supporting blocks and can be placed anywhere, provided there is enough room. 

==Sounds ==
===Generic===
{{Sound table/Block/Wood}}

===Unique===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Explosion1.ogg
|sound2=Explosion2.ogg
|sound3=Explosion3.ogg
|sound4=Explosion4.ogg
|subtitle=Explosion
|source=block
|description=When a player attempts to sleep while not in the Overworld
|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 a player attempts to sleep while not in the Overworld
|id=random.explode
|volume=4.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table|
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=White Bed
|spritetype=block
|nameid=white_bed
|blocktags=beds
|itemtags=beds}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Orange Bed
|spritetype=block
|nameid=orange_bed
|blocktags=beds
|itemtags=beds}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Magenta Bed
|spritetype=block
|nameid=magenta_bed
|blocktags=beds
|itemtags=beds}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Light Blue Bed
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_blue_bed
|blocktags=beds
|itemtags=beds}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Yellow Bed
|spritetype=block
|nameid=yellow_bed
|blocktags=beds
|itemtags=beds}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Lime Bed
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lime_bed
|blocktags=beds
|itemtags=beds}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Pink Bed
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pink_bed
|blocktags=beds
|itemtags=beds}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Gray Bed
|spritetype=block
|nameid=gray_bed
|blocktags=beds
|itemtags=beds}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Light Gray Bed
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_gray_bed
|blocktags=beds
|itemtags=beds}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cyan Bed
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cyan_bed
|blocktags=beds
|itemtags=beds}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Purple Bed
|spritetype=block
|nameid=purple_bed
|blocktags=beds
|itemtags=beds}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Blue Bed
|spritetype=block
|nameid=blue_bed
|blocktags=beds
|itemtags=beds}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Brown Bed
|spritetype=block
|nameid=brown_bed
|blocktags=beds
|itemtags=beds}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Green Bed
|spritetype=block
|nameid=green_bed
|blocktags=beds
|itemtags=beds}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Red Bed
|spritetype=block
|nameid=red_bed
|blocktags=beds
|itemtags=beds}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Black Bed
|spritetype=block
|nameid=black_bed
|blocktags=beds
|itemtags=beds
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=beds
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bed
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Bed
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
|spritename=Beds
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bed
|id=26
|form=block
|itemform=item.bed}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=bed
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bed
|id=418
|form=item
|translationkey=item.bed.black.name,item.bed.red.name,item.bed.green.name,item.bed.brown.name,item.bed.blue.name,item.bed.cyan.name,item.bed.silver.name,item.bed.gray.name,item.bed.pink.name,item.bed.lime.name,item.bed.yellow.name,item.bed.lightBlue.name,item.bed.magenta.name,item.bed.orange.name,item.bed.white.name
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=beds
|spritetype=block
|nameid=Bed
|foot=1}}

===Metadata===
{{see also|Data values}}
{{IN|be}}, bed items use the following data values:
{{/DV}}

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

===Block data===
A bed 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]].

==Advancements==
{{load advancements|Sweet Dreams}}

==History==
''For a more in-depth breakdown of changes to textures and models, including a set of renders for each state combination, see [[/Asset history]]''
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||November 26, 2011|link={{tweet|jeb|140410431394160640}}|Originally, [[crying obsidian]] was intended to act as a block to reset spawn points, until beds were introduced.}}
{{History||1.3|[[File:Red Bed JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Bed (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added beds. 
|The only color for beds is red.
|Beds can currently be crafted using any color combination of wool.
|Sleeping in an area potentially exposed to monsters can cause [[player]]s to wake up early, with a [[skeleton]] or [[zombie]] spawned next to them.
|Trying to sleep in a bed in [[the Nether]] does nothing.}}
{{History||1.4|Sleeping in a bed now resets the player's spawn position, though it does not work for most users. The spawn point unintentionally changes only if ''Leave Bed'' is clicked and the function is limited to [[multiplayer]].}}
{{History||1.4_01|Beds now act as a respawn point as intended.}}
{{History||1.6|snap=Test Build 3|Trying to sleep in a bed in the Nether now causes the bed to [[explosion|explode]].}}
{{History||1.7|As blocks now pull textures from the expected places for model application, this has resulted in the bed texture shifting downward in <samp>[[terrain.png]]</samp>. No visual difference has resulted for the actual bed.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Bed explosions in the Nether now light nearby blocks on fire.}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5|The bottom textures of beds have been changed to the texture of the new [[oak]] planks from [[File:Red Bed JE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] to [[File:Red Bed JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]].}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6|Beds no longer spawn monsters. Instead, trying to sleep when monsters are around displays a message saying ''You may not rest now, there are monsters nearby''.}}
{{History||1.2.4|snap=release|[[Cat]]s while in standing position now purposely go and sit on beds.
|[[Spruce]], [[birch]], and [[jungle tree|jungle]] planks can now be used to craft beds.}}
{{History||1.5|snap=?|Beds now check their [[biome]] for detonation rather than just their dimension.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=1.7.1|[[Acacia]] planks and [[dark oak]] planks can now be used to craft beds.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w29a|Beds now display the cracking animation on top and bottom.}}
{{History|||snap=14w33a|Beds now make [[sound]]s when placed, and play logical sounds when stepped on and [[breaking|broken]].<ref>{{bug|MC-66347||Beds make incorrect sounds|Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|Bed now generates inside [[igloo]]s.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The messages "You can only sleep at night", "You may not rest now, there are monsters nearby", and "This bed is occupied" now appear on top of the hotbar, the place that the message "Press <whatever your sneak key is> to dismount" also appears when the player is riding a [[mob]].}}
{{History|||snap=16w33a|If the player is close enough to click on the bed, but not close enough to sleep in it, the message "You may not rest now, the bed is too far away" is now displayed.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w06a|Neutral [[zombie pigmen]] no longer prevent the player from sleeping in a bed.}}
{{History|||snap=March 13, 2017|slink={{tweet|jeb_|841311279784591361}}|[[Jeb]] mentions colored beds for [[Java Edition 1.12|1.12]].}}
{{History|||snap=17w15a|[[File:White Bed JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Bed JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Bed JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Bed JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Bed JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Bed JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Bed JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Bed JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Bed JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Bed JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Bed JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Bed JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Bed JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Bed JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Bed JE1.png|32px]] [[Dye]]d beds have been added.
|The "Bed" has been renamed to "Red Bed".
|Beds can now only be crafted using wool of the same color.
|[[File:Red Bed JE2.png|32px]] The texture of red beds has been changed. The top of the beds are no longer mirrored. <!--- the numbers appear out of order but it is correct since it orders all beds in the current order in the Java Creative inventory --->
|{{Sprite|pos=1|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=9|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=8|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=16|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=13|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=15|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=2|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=5|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=6|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=14|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=10|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=4|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=12|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=11|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=3|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=7|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} Beds now appear 3D in the [[inventory]].
|[[File:Red Bed JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] Beds now have 3D legs.<ref>{{bug|MC-11963||bed hind legs not rendered|Fixed}}</ref>
|Beds have been made bouncy, though they do not completely reduce all [[fall damage]].
|Beds are now a [[block entity]].}}
{{History|||snap=17w17a|[[File:Red Bed JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] The four legs of a bed are now each textured separately, and their [[model]] is different.
|[[File:White Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Black Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Red Bed JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]]<br> <!--- the numbers appear out of order but it is correct since it orders all beds in the current order in the Java Creative inventory --->
{{Sprite|pos=17|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=25|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=24|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=32|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=29|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=31|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=18|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=21|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=22|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=30|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=26|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=20|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=28|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=27|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=19|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} {{Sprite|pos=23|image=Bed Icons 1.12.png|size=32|sheetsize=512}} The textures of beds have now also been changed.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Beds now require solid blocks below them, or they break into an item. Previously, a bed needed to be placed on solid blocks, but the blocks could later be removed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w07a|Sleeping in a bed is now important to keep [[phantom]]s from spawning.}}
{{History|||snap=18w20a|Players in [[Creative]] mode can now sleep even if monsters are nearby.}}
{{History|||snap=18w22a|Beds no longer require supporting blocks below them; they do not break into an [[item (entity)|item]] if said blocks are removed, and can be directly placed on top of non-solid blocks.}}
{{History|||snap=pre2|The "You can only sleep at night" message when using a bed has been changed to "You can sleep only at night and during [[thunderstorm]]s."}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:White Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Black Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Red Bed JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Green Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]]<br>{{InvSprite|White Bed}} {{InvSprite|Light Gray Bed}} {{InvSprite|Gray Bed}} {{InvSprite|Black Bed}} {{InvSprite|Brown Bed}} {{InvSprite|Red Bed}} {{InvSprite|Orange Bed}} {{InvSprite|Yellow Bed}} {{InvSprite|Lime Bed}} {{InvSprite|Green Bed}} {{InvSprite|Cyan Bed}} {{InvSprite|Light Blue Bed}} {{InvSprite|Blue Bed}} {{InvSprite|Purple Bed}} {{InvSprite|Magenta Bed}} {{InvSprite|Pink Bed}} The textures of all beds have been changed.
|[[File:Red Bed JE5 (facing NWU).png|32px]] The bottom textures of beds have been changed to new oak planks texture.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|Cats can now sleep in empty beds or sit on their owner when their owner is sleeping.}}
{{History|||snap=18w47a|[[File:Red Bed JE6 BE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] The bottom textures of beds have been changed to the new oak planks to texture, once again.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Beds now generate in the updated [[plains]] [[village]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Beds now generate in the updated [[savanna]] villages and the new [[snowy tundra]] villages.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Beds now generate in the updated [[desert]] and [[taiga]] villages.}}
{{History|||snap=19w08a|All mobs can now sleep in beds using [[command]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|[[Villager]]s now claim beds and sleep in them during the night.
|Shepherd villagers now [[trading|sell]] beds.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w35a|If a player tries to sleep in a bed that is occupied by a villager, that villager is now kicked out of the bed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w36a|Trying to sleep in a bed during the daytime now sets the player's spawn location to that bed.}}
{{History|||snap=pre2|Successfully changing a spawn point using a bed now displays a message in [[chat]].}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|Crimson and warped planks can now be used to craft beds.}}
{{History|||snap=20w12a|The message "Your home bed was missing or obstructed" has been changed to "You have no home bed or respawn anchor, or it was obstructed" due to the addition of the [[respawn anchor]], used to set the player's spawn in [[the Nether]].}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w30a|Beds now prioritize the side of the bed the player or villager entered from and then spaces circling around the foot of the bed up to the head of the bed.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w51a|Added gamerules for sleeping in multiplayer.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=21w44a|Sleeping now only resets the weather cycle if it is currently raining or snowing.<ref>{{bug|MC-63340||Sleeping always resets time until rain|Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|[[Mangrove]] planks can now be used to craft beds.}}
{{History||1.19.3|snap=22w43a|Bed explosions can now be properly [[blocking|blocked]] by [[shield]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-200006|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.20|snap=Pre-release 1|Beds of any color can now be dyed into any other color.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.4.0|[[File:Red Bed JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Bed (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added beds.}}
{{History||v0.5.0|Beds can now be obtained after activating the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|Beds no longer restore [[health]] in normal difficulty, making [[food]] a more required [[Survival]]-needed resource.
|Added smooth lighting to beds.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 8|The lighting on beds has been improved.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Tamed [[cat|ocelots]] while standing now purposely go and sit on beds.
|Beds are no longer available from the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|Beds now make a [[sound]] when placed, identical to [[block]]s like [[stone]].<ref name="lazilycodedsounds">{{bug|MCPE-10077}} – "Incorrect sounds on beds" resolved as "Fixed".</ref>}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Beds are now generated in [[igloo]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=alpha 0.17.0.2|[[File:Leave Bed 1.0.jpg|36px]] The ''Leave Bed'' button now has a new texture.}}
{{History|||snap=alpha 1.0.0.0|Sleeping now ends [[weather]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|[[File:White Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Black Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]]<br>[[File:White Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added the other 15 colors of beds.
|The "Bed" has been renamed to "Red Bed".
|[[File:Red Bed JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of red beds has been changed.
|A new animation when sleeping has been added to beds.
|Beds in [[igloo]]s are now white in [[ice plains]] and brown in [[cold taiga]]s.
|Beds now bounce the [[player]] two [[block]]s up, and have 3D legs.
|Placement, stepping and breaking [[sound]]s for beds are now correctly wooden.<ref name="lazilycodedsounds"/>}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Beds can now be [[waterlogging|waterlogged]] and require [[Water Breathing]] to sleep in.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Colored beds can now be turned into white beds by adding [[bleach]]. This works only if {{el|ee}} features are turned on.}}
{{History||1.6.0|snap=beta 1.6.0.1|Sleeping in a bed is now important to keep [[phantom]]s from spawning.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|[[Cat]]s can now sleep in empty beds or sit on their [[player|owner]] when their owner is sleeping.}} 
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Various beds now generate in the new [[village]]s.
|[[Villager]]s can now sleep by occupying a bed, which prevent [[player]]s from using it.
|[[Igloo]]s now generate with red beds.
|Beds are now used to count the number of available houses in [[village]]s.
|[[File:White Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Black Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Red Bed JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Green Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The textures of all beds have been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Beds can now be [[trading|bought]] from shepherd [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.13.0|snap=?|[[Player]]s now succeed in attempting to sleep on villager-occupied beds, kicking the villager off.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Red Bed JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Bed (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added beds.}}
{{History||xbox=TU12|xbone=CU1|ps=1.00|wiiu= Patch 1|[[Cat]]s in standing position now purposely go and sit on beds, preventing [[player]]s from using them.}}
{{History||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|The sleeping animation while in beds has been changed.}}
{{History||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|[[File:White Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Black Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]]<br>[[File:White Bed (item) LCE.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Bed (item) LCE.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Bed (item) LCE.png|32px]] [[File:Black Bed (item) LCE.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Bed (item) LCE.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Bed (item) LCE.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Bed (item) LCE.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Bed (item) LCE.png|32px]] [[File:Green Bed (item) LCE.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Bed (item) LCE.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Bed (item) LCE.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Bed (item) LCE.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Bed (item) LCE.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Bed (item) LCE.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Bed (item) LCE.png|32px]] Added the other 15 colors of beds. 
|The "Bed" has been now renamed to "Red Bed".
|[[File:Red Bed JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Red Bed (item) LCE.png|32px]] The textures of red beds has been changed. 
|Beds are now [[dye]]able and bounce the [[player]] two [[block]]s up, and have a single 3D legs.}}
{{History||xbox=TU60|xbone=CU51|ps=1.64|wiiu=Patch 30|switch=1.0.11|The sleeping animation in beds has been changed again.}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|Sleeping in a bed is now important to keep [[phantom]]s from spawning.
|Beds can now be [[waterlogging|waterlogged]] and require {{EffectLink|Water Breathing}} to sleep in.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.83|wiiu=none|switch=none|The sleeping animation for beds has been reverted to how it was before [[Legacy Console Edition version history#ps-1.64|1.64]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Various beds now generate in the new [[village]]s.
|[[Villager]]s can now sleep by occupying a bed, which prevents [[player]]s from using it.
|Beds are now used to count the number of available houses in villages.
|Beds can now be [[trading|bought]] from shepherd [[villager]]s.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Red Bed JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Bed (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added beds.}}
{{History||1.9.19|[[File:White Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Black Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]]<br>[[File:White Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added the other 15 colors of beds.
|The "Bed" has been renamed to "Red Bed".
|[[File:Red Bed JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of red beds has been changed.
|Beds now bounce the [[player]] two [[block]]s up and have 3D legs.}}

{{History|Education}}
{{History||1.0|[[File:Red Bed JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Bed (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added beds.}}
{{History||1.0.1|[[File:White Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Black Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Bed JE2 BE2.png|32px]]<br>[[File:White Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Bed (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added the other 15 colors of beds.
|The "Bed" has been renamed to "Red Bed".
|[[File:Red Bed JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of red beds has been changed.
|Beds now bounce the [[player]] two [[block]]s up, and have 3D legs.}}
{{History||1.0.27|Colored beds can now be turned into white beds by adding [[bleach]].}}
{{History||1.12|[[File:White Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Black Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Red Bed JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Green Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Bed JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The textures of all beds have been changed.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Data history ===
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different block states for the <code>bed</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 26, and the item's 355.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Bed "item"===
{{:Technical blocks/Bed}}

==Issues==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia==
* The reason beds explode in the Nether and the End is because Notch found it was the easiest solution to dimension-unique respawning.<ref>{{tweet|Notch|1259681657793077250|duh|11 May 2020}}, in response to {{tweet|NoahBandito|1259681319392550912|So you're telling me the "Inteded Game Design" should actually be "Sorry, I was too lazy to code"?|11 May 2020}}</ref>
** Dimension-unique respawning was eventually implemented via the [[respawn anchor]], and gained command support at the same time. Despite this, beds and respawn anchors still explode in invalid dimensions.
* If the player quits the game while sleeping, upon return the player wakes up beside the bed.
* Using the {{cmd|teleport}} command while another player is sleeping still teleports the sleeping player, but the player wakes immediately.{{only|java}}
* If the player places a bed on [[ice]], running over the bed acts like running over ice, similar to slabs.
* When placed using the {{cmd|setblock}} command, only one half of a bed is placed, because beds are two blocks long. A single half can be slept in like a whole bed.
* Villagers can sleep in the Nether and the End without causing the bed to explode.<ref>{{bug|MC-146515}} Resolved as Works As Intended</ref>
* While the block state used to determine the half of a two-block block such as [[door]]s and double-tall [[flower]]s is called ''half'', in the case of beds this is called ''part''.
* Players and villagers do not drown or take damage from lava while in a bed, even if the bed is covered in lava.
*The red bed was the original default bed color. In [[Java Edition 1.12]] and [[Pocket Edition 1.1.0]] version of the game, the default color was changed to white.

== Gallery ==

=== All renders ===
<gallery>
White Bed.png|White
Light Gray Bed.png|Light gray
Gray Bed.png|Gray
Black Bed.png|Black
Brown Bed.png|Brown
Red Bed.png|Red
Orange Bed.png|Orange
Yellow Bed.png|Yellow
Lime Bed.png|Lime
Green Bed.png|Green
Cyan Bed.png|Cyan
Light Blue Bed.png|Light blue
Blue Bed.png|Blue
Purple Bed.png|Purple
Magenta Bed.png|Magenta
Pink Bed.png|Pink
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Multiplayer Sleeping.png|A sleeping player in multiplayer.
Missing Bed.png|The message that can be seen after a failed attempt to respawn at the spawn point set by a bed.
Nether Bed.png|A crater created by attempting to sleep in the Nether.
Ender Bed.png|A crater created by attempting to sleep in the End.
16 color beds.png|All the different color variants.
Old Village New Village VillagerSleeping MCEE.png|An unemployed [[villager]] and a [[butcher]] villager goes to sleep, unaware of the zombies outside.
Stackedbeds.png|A stack of beds.
Mob wakeup.png|Player being awakened by a [[zombie]].
Day Sleeping.png|The message that can be seen when any players attempt to sleep during daytime.
Sleeping.png|A player going to sleep in a bed on the first day of a ''Minecraft'' world.
CobwebVillage.png|A bed in an abandoned village has its bottom half replaced by wheat crops.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Rainbow Bed.png|The [[MCE:Rainbow Bed|rainbow bed]], a unique coloration featured in [[Minecraft Earth]].
File:The Sham.jpg|The Sham, a villainous, sentient bed featured in the [[skin pack|Campfire Tales]] skin pack.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

[[Category:Utility blocks]]
[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]
[[Category:Block entities]]

[[cs:Postel]]
[[de:Bett]]
[[es:Cama]]
[[fr:Lit]]
[[hu:Ágy]]
[[it:Letto]]
[[ja:ベッド]]
[[ko:침대]]
[[nl:Bed]]
[[pl:Łóżko]]
[[pt:Cama]]
[[ru:Кровать]]
[[th:เตียง]]
[[uk:Ліжко]]
[[zh:床]]</li><li>[[Sign|Sign]]<br/>{{Block
| image = <gallery>
Oak Sign.png|Sign
Oak Wall Sign.png|Wall Sign
Oak Hanging Sign.png|Hanging Sign
Oak Wall Hanging Sign.png|Wall Hanging Sign
</gallery>
| image2 = <gallery>
Oak Sign JE3.png|Sign
Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|Hanging Sign
</gallery>
| extratext = [[#Gallery|View all renders]]
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = axe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (16)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
A '''sign''' is a non-solid [[block]] that displays text and can be placed on the top or side of other blocks. A '''hanging sign''' is a decorative block that also displays text, and can be placed underneath blocks or with a solid self-supporting bracket. The text of both types of signs can be customized with [[dye]]s and [[glow ink sac]]s.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Signs can be broken with any tool or without a tool, but an [[axe]] is fastest.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Sign|sprite=oak-sign|Axe|foot=1|item=1}}

A sign or a hanging sign also breaks and drops itself as an [[item]] if the block the sign is attached to is moved, removed or destroyed. However, a wall hanging sign will stay here if the block the hanging sign is attached to is removed.<ref>{{bug|MC-256501|||WAI}}</ref>

If a sign is broken while being edited, the player continues to edit the sign<ref>{{bug|MC-117815}}</ref>, although {{in|bedrock}} breaking the sign stops the editing operation.

=== Natural generation ===
An oak sign can be found in [[igloo]] basements. Spruce signs can be found in taiga [[village]] houses, as part of a chair.

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|oak-sign,oak-hanging-sign,spruce-sign,spruce-hanging-sign}}

=== Crafting ===
[[The player]] can place six stripped [[log]] [[block]]s at the bottom half of the crafting table and place two [[chain]]s on the top-left and top-right slots to create hanging signs. This crafting recipe will create six hanging signs. Hanging signs can only be crafted with stripped logs or [[stem]]s; non-stripped wood cannot be used to craft hanging signs.
{{Crafting
|head=1
|showdescription=1
|nolink=1
|A1= Matching Planks
|B1= Matching Planks
|C1= Matching Planks
|A2= Matching Planks
|B2= Matching Planks
|C2= Matching Planks
|B3= Stick
|Output=Matching Sign,3
|type=Decoration block
}}
{{Crafting
|name= Hanging Sign
|A1= Chain
|C1= Chain
|A2= Matching Stripped Log or Stem; Block of Stripped Bamboo
|B2= Matching Stripped Log or Stem; Block of Stripped Bamboo
|C2= Matching Stripped Log or Stem; Block of Stripped Bamboo
|A3= Matching Stripped Log or Stem; Block of Stripped Bamboo
|B3= Matching Stripped Log or Stem; Block of Stripped Bamboo
|C3= Matching Stripped Log or Stem; Block of Stripped Bamboo
|Output= Matching Hanging Sign,6; Bamboo Hanging Sign,6
|type=Decoration block
|foot=1
}}

== Usage ==
Signs can be used to display text; they can be used to label storage, display information to other players or note areas of interest. Signs are also not destroyed by [[water]] or [[lava]] and therefore may be used to control the flow of these fluids.

=== Placement ===
==== Signs ====
Signs may be placed on the top or side of other [[block]]s (including semi-solid and non-solid blocks such as [[fence]]s, [[Trapdoor|trapdoors]] and other signs). To place a sign, {{control|use}} a sign [[item]] while pointing at the block the sign should be attached to, enter the desired text (or none), and click the "Done" button or press "escape" on a keyboard (or press × {{in|bedrock}}, {{xbtn|b}} on an Xbox controller, {{psbtn|o}} on a PlayStation controller, or {{nsbutton|B}} on a Nintendo Switch controller. Closing the virtual keyboard on a mobile device also exits the typing menu). To place a sign on a block that can be interacted with by the {{control|use}} control (for example, [[chest]]s, [[note block]]s, etc.), {{control|sneak}} while placing the sign.

Signs on the top of a block stand on a short post and face toward the player who placed it, in any of 16 different directions. Signs placed on the side of a block simply float there, even if the block doesn't make contact with the sign.

Even if placed on a vertical surface, a sign may not co-exist in the same block of air as any other item, despite not necessarily visibly obstructing eachother.

For more information about the blocks signs can be placed on, see [[Opacity/Placement]].

==== Hanging signs ====
Hanging signs can be placed in three different ways:
* Placing a hanging sign on the side of a block will result in it being placed with a self-supporting bracket, which allows it to float without any supporting block. This version can be placed in four different directions.
* Placing a hanging sign on the bottom of a block will result in the sign hanging below the block.
** If the block is wide enough, the chains holding the sign will be parallel. This version can be placed in four different directions.
** If the block is too narrow, the chains will meet together in a upwards arrow shape. This version is also placed if the player is {{control|sneaking}} when placing a hanging sign below a wide-enough block. This version can be placed in sixteen different directions.

=== Text ===
[[File:Oak Sign GUI.png|thumb|240px|Oak Sign editing.]]
Placing a sign opens an editor interface resembling a magnified view of the sign. Up to four lines of text can then be entered using a keyboard (hardware or on-screen). The editor supports limited editing, including moving the cursor and inserting and deleting characters. {{IN|bedrock}}, [[formatting codes]] can also be used to apply decorative effects such as color, bold, italic and underline to various bits of the text. Depending on the edition and platform in use, copy and paste operations may be supported and the editor may also support keyboard entry of Alt-codes for displaying Unicode characters.


Text can be added to the back side of a sign by interacting with the that side of the sign after placing it and editing the front.

Signs can be waxed by {{Control|use|text=using}} a [[honeycomb]] on it. Once waxed, a sign cannot be unwaxed or edited.

After placing and affixing text on a sign, a player can change the text color by {{control|using}} a [[dye]] on it. When colored with dye, the text color may differ from any color specified by formatting codes.{{Info needed|How does this work? Does the dye affect all the text? One line? One word? Does dye override all formatting codes, including font effects?}}

[[File:Glow Ink Sign with Orange Dye JE2.png|thumb|216px|Oak sign with glow ink and orange dye applied in {{JE}}.]]

A player can {{control|use}} a [[glow ink sac]] on a sign to make its text glow. The glowing text is not affected by lighting. The player can use a regular black [[ink sac]] on the sign to remove the glowing effect.

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ class="nowrap" | Glow ink colors
!Name !! Main Color !! Edge Color
|-
! Black
| {{color|#000000}}
| {{color|#EDE8CA}}
|-
! Red
| {{color|#FC0000}}
| {{color|#650000}}
|-
! Green
| {{color|#00FC00}}
| {{color|#006500}}
|-
! Brown
| {{color|#894413}}
| {{color|#361B07}}
|-
! Blue
| {{color|#0000FC}}
| {{color|#000065}}
|-
! Purple
| {{color|#9E20ED}}
| {{color|#3F0C5F}}
|-
! Cyan
| {{color|#00D6D6}}
| {{color|#006565}}
|-
! Light Gray
| {{color|#D0D0D0}}
| {{color|#535353}}
|-
! Gray
| {{color|#7E7E7E}}
| {{color|#323232}}
|-
! Pink
| {{color|#FC68B2}}
| {{color|#652947}}
|-
! Lime
| {{color|#8DFC00}}
| {{color|#4B6500}}
|-
! Yellow
| {{color|#FCFC00}}
| {{color|#656500}}
|-
! Light Blue
| {{color|#98BECB}}
| {{color|#3C4B51}}
|-
! Magenta
| {{color|#FC00FC}}
| {{color|#650065}}
|-
! Orange
| {{color|#FC671F}}
| {{color|#65280C}}
|-
! White
| {{color|#FCFCFC}}
| {{color|#656565}}
|}

In [[Creative]] mode, the combination {{key|Ctrl}} + {{control|pick block}} on Windows/Linux, or {{key|cmd}} + {{control|pick block}} on macOS, can be used to copy an already-placed sign, including its text (with decorations), into the player's inventory.

A dyed sign facing east or west will have its text appear more saturated and bright than a sign facing north or south. However, it is actually the sign that is dimmer, because ''Minecraft'''s lighting engine uses side lighting to make the world appear less flat, but the text on signs is not affected by this.

{{IN|bedrock}}, inappropriate words or phrases in a sign's text are displayed as asterisks.

{{IN|java}}, signs can be created with [[Commands#Raw JSON Text|JSON text]], which allows complex formatting (colors, bold, italic, etc.), hover and click events, localized translation (for ''Minecraft'' technical terms, like "Redstone Repeater", otherwise translations must be provided in language files in resource packs), and the incorporation of scoreboard values into text. Use the {{cmd|data merge block}} command to create or alter JSON signs.

: Example: {{cmd|long=1|data merge block ~ ~1 ~ <nowiki>{front_text:{ color:"green", messages:[ '{"selector":"@p", "bold":false, "italic":false, "underlined":false, "strikethrough":false, "obfuscated":false}' , '{"text":"Second Line"}']}}}}

Signs can post the success count of JSON text hover and click events to [[scoreboard]] objectives. The objectives to be used can be specified by running the {{cmd|execute store}} command or by modifying the sign's NBT data directly with the {{cmd|data merge block}} command.

=== Interaction ===
Signs act as though they have a {{control|use}} action, so the [[player]] is unable to place [[block]]s or use [[item]]s while the cursor is pointed at them without {{control|sneaking}}.

Signs are destroyed and drop as an item when pushed by a [[piston]].{{Only|bedrock}}

Signs are non-solid and have no collision, so [[item]]s and [[mob]]s can move through sign blocks. Other [[block]]s (including other signs) can be placed on any edge of a sign.

[[Water]] and [[lava]] flow around signs. Lava can create [[fire]] in [[air]] blocks next to signs as if the signs were flammable, but the signs do not burn (and cannot be burned by other methods either, except {{in|be}}).

=== Fuel ===
Wooden signs can be used as a fuel in [[furnace]]s, smelting an [[item]] per sign.

=== Note Blocks ===
Signs can be placed under [[note block]]s to produce a "bass" sounds.

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
==== Normal wood ====
; Sign
{{Sound table/Block/Wood|forcecollapsed=1}}
; Hanging sign
{{Sound table/Block/Hanging sign|forcecollapsed=1}}

==== Cherry wood ====
; Sign
{{Sound table/Block/Cherry wood|forcecollapsed=1}}
; Hanging sign
{{Sound table/Block/Cherry wood hanging sign|forcecollapsed=1}}

==== Bamboo wood ====
; Sign
{{Sound table/Block/Bamboo wood|forcecollapsed=1}}
; Hanging sign
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Bamboo wood hanging sign/JE|forcecollapsed=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Bamboo wood hanging sign/BE|forcecollapsed=1}}

==== Nether wood ====
; Sign
{{Sound table/Block/Nether wood|forcecollapsed=1}}
; Hanging sign
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Nether wood hanging sign/JE|forcecollapsed=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Nether wood hanging sign/BE|forcecollapsed=1}}

=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table|forcecollapsed=1
|rowspan=2
|sound=Ink sac1.ogg
|sound2=Ink sac2.ogg
|sound3=Ink sac3.ogg
|subtitle=Glow Ink Sac splotches
|source=block
|description=When a [[glow ink sac]] is used on a sign
|id=item.glow_ink_sac.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.glow_ink_sac.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.95, or 1.05 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Ink Sac splotches
|source=block
|description=When an [[ink sac]] is used on a sign
|id=item.ink_sac.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.ink_sac.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 0.85, 0.88, or 0.9 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Dye.ogg
|subtitle=Dye stains
|source=block
|description=When [[dye]] is used on a sign
|id=item.dye.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.dye.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.9, 0.95, or 1.1</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Wax on1.ogg
|sound2=Wax on2.ogg
|sound3=Wax on3.ogg
|subtitle=Wax on
|source=block
|description=When a sign is waxed
|id=item.honeycomb.wax_on
|translationkey=subtitles.item.honeycomb.wax_on
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0/0.9/1.1
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Sign waxed interact fail1.ogg
|sound2=Sign waxed interact fail2.ogg
|sound3=Sign waxed interact fail3.ogg
|subtitle=Sign wobbles
|source=block
|description=When a player attempts to edit a waxed sign
|id=block.sign.waxed_interact_fail
|translationkey=subtitles.block.sign.waxed_interact_fail
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies''<ref group=sound>{{cd|fail1}} can be 1.0 or 0.9; {{cd|fail2}} and {{cd|fail3}} can be 0.8 or 0.9</ref>
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table|forcecollapsed=1
|type=bedrock
|sound=Ink sac1.ogg
|sound2=Ink sac2.ogg
|sound3=Ink sac3.ogg
|source=sound
|description=When a glow ink sac or an ink sac is used on a sign
|id=sign.ink_sac.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Dye.ogg
|source=sound
|description=When dye is used on a sign
|id=sign.dye.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Wax on1.ogg
|sound2=Wax on2.ogg
|sound3=Wax on3.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a honeycomb waxes a sign
|id=copper.wax.on
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Sign waxed interact fail1.ogg
|sound2=Sign waxed interact fail2.ogg
|sound3=Sign waxed interact fail3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a player attempts to edit a waxed sign
|id=block.sign.waxed_interact_fail
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0 or 0.9 for <code>waxed_interact_fail1</code>; can be 0.8 or 0.9 for <code>waxed_interact_fail2</code> and <code>waxed_interact_fail3</code></ref>
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Oak Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=oak_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dark_oak_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Sign
|spritename=Cherry Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo Sign
|spritename=Bamboo Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_sign
|blocktags= signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=non_flammable_wood, signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=non_flammable_wood, signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Oak Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=oak_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dark_oak_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Wall Sign
|spritename=Cherry Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo Wall Sign
|spritename=Bamboo Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Oak Hanging Sign
|spritename=Oak Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=oak_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Hanging Sign
|spritename=Spruce Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Hanging Sign
|spritename=Birch Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Hanging Sign
|spritename=Jungle Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Hanging Sign
|spritename=Acacia Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Hanging Sign
|spritename=Dark Oak Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dark_oak_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove Hanging Sign
|spritename=Mangrove Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Hanging Sign
|spritename=Cherry Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo Hanging Sign
|spritename=Bamboo Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson Hanging Sign
|spritename=Crimson Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs, non_flammable_wood}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped Hanging Sign
|spritename=Warped Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs, non_flammable_wood}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Oak Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Oak Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=oak_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Spruce Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Birch Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Jungle Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Acacia Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dark_oak_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Cherry Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Crimson Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Warped Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=signs
|spritetype=block
|nameid=sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=hanging-signs
|spritetype=block
|nameid=hanging_sign
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Sign
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|showaliasids=y
|showitemtags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Oak standing
|spritename=oak-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=standing_sign
|id=63
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce standing
|spritename=spruce-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_standing_sign
|id=436
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch standing
|spritename=birch-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_standing_sign
|id=441
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle standing
|spritename=jungle-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_standing_sign
|id=443
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia standing
|spritename=acacia-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_standing_sign
|id=445
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak standing
|spritename=dark-oak-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=darkoak_standing_sign
|id=447
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove standing
|spritename=mangrove-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_standing_sign
|id=-494
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry standing
|spritename=cherry-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_standing_sign
|id=-542
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo standing
|spritename=bamboo-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_standing_sign
|id=-518
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson standing
|spritename=crimson-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_standing_sign
|id=505
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped standing
|spritename=warped-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_standing_sign
|id=506
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Oak wall
|spritename=oak-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=wall_sign
|id=68
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce wall
|spritename=spruce-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_wall_sign
|id=437
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch wall
|spritename=birch-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_wall_sign
|id=442
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle wall
|spritename=jungle-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_wall_sign
|id=444
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia wall
|spritename=acacia-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_wall_sign
|id=446
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak wall
|spritename=dark-oak-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=darkoak_wall_sign
|id=448
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove wall
|spritename=mangrove-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_wall_sign
|id=-495
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry wall
|spritename=cherry-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_wall_sign
|id=-544
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo wall
|spritename=bamboo-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_wall_sign
|id=-519
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson wall
|spritename=crimson-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_wall_sign
|id=507
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped wall
|spritename=warped-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_wall_sign
|id=508
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Oak item
|spritename=oak-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=oak_sign
|aliasid=sign
|id=360
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign
|translationkey=item.sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce item
|spritename=spruce-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=spruce_sign
|id=576
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch item
|spritename=birch-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=birch_sign
|id=577
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle item
|spritename=jungle-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=jungle_sign
|id=578
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia item
|spritename=acacia-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=acacia_sign
|id=579
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak item
|spritename=dark-oak-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=dark_oak_sign
|aliasid=darkoak_sign
|id=587
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign
|translationkey=item.darkoak_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove item
|spritename=mangrove-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=mangrove_sign
|id=642
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry item
|spritename=cherry-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=cherry_sign
|id=659
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo item
|spritename=bamboo-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bamboo_sign
|id=660
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson item
|spritename=crimson-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=crimson_sign
|id=614
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped item
|spritename=warped-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=warped_sign
|id=615
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Oak Hanging Sign
|spritename=Oak Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=oak_hanging_sign
|id=-500
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.oak_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Hanging Sign
|spritename=Spruce Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_hanging_sign
|id=-501
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.spruce_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Hanging Sign
|spritename=Birch Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_hanging_sign
|id=-502
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.birch_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Hanging Sign
|spritename=Jungle Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_hanging_sign
|id=-503
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.jungle_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Hanging Sign
|spritename=Acacia Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_hanging_sign
|id=-504
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.acacia_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Hanging Sign
|spritename=Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dark_oak_hanging_sign
|id=-505
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.dark_oak_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove Hanging Sign
|spritename=Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_hanging_sign
|id=-508
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.mangrove_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Hanging Sign
|spritename=Cherry Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_hanging_sign
|id=-534
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.cherry_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo Hanging Sign
|spritename=Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_hanging_sign
|id=-522
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.bamboo_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson Hanging Sign
|spritename=Crimson Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_hanging_sign
|id=-506
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.crimson_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped Hanging Sign
|spritename=Warped Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_hanging_sign
|id=-507
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.warped_hanging_sign.name
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=signs
|spritetype=block
|nameid=Sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=hanging-signs
|spritetype=block
|nameid=HangingSign
|foot=1}}

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

=== Block data ===
A sign 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|It's a Sign}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Glow and Behold}}

== History ==
{{main|/History}}
{{History|java classic}}
{{History||0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST|[[File:Sign Entity.png|32px]] Signs are currently being tested as [[entity|entities]]. They always display "This is a test of the signs. Each line can be 15 chars!" and can only be spawned by pressing {{key|B}}.<ref>{{ytl|bdT76iFEnLk}}</ref>}}
{{History||0.26  SURVIVAL TEST|Removed signs.}}
{{History|java infdev}}
{{History||20100607|[[File:Oak Sign (0) JE1.png|32px]] Signs have been re-implemented as [[block]]s, although still rendering as entities.
|Signs now have a [[crafting]] recipe and the text can now be edited. Editing a sign pauses the game in [[singleplayer]].
|Signs are currently huge and drop [[planks]] when destroyed.
|Signs do not have a particle texture defined. As such, they [[Placeholder texture#Default texture|default to using the grass block texture instead]].}}
{{History||20100608|Signs are now broken faster.
|Signs now [[drops|drop]] themselves when [[breaking|destroyed]], instead of planks.
|Signs now use planks particles.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.1|[[File:Oak Wall Sign (S) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added wall signs.
|[[File:Oak Sign (0) JE2.png|32px]] Signs are now smaller.}}
{{History||v1.0.5|Signs no longer require a free [[block]] above it to place.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||April 27, 2011|link=https://notch.tumblr.com/post/4988431144|Hand-drawn signs are mentioned.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6|Signs are now broken faster using an [[axe]].}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w18a|Editing a sign no longer pauses the game in [[singleplayer]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w27a|Signs are now stackable up to 16. 
|The same [[crafting]] recipe now produces 3 signs instead of 1.}}
{{History||June 9, 2014|link=https://twitter.com/SeargeDP/status/476047216541700096|[[Searge]] tweeted a picture of a sign showing a username and a [[scoreboard]] score.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w25a|Added support for JSON text to signs.
|Sign character limit now depends on character width.}}
{{History|||snap=14w29a|Signs now display the cracking animation.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|A sign now generates within [[igloo]] basements.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w33a|Signs can now be used as [[fuel]] in [[furnace]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The standing sign ID has been changed from <code>standing_sign</code> to <code>sign</code>.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[block]]s' numeral IDs were 63 and 68, and the [[item]]'s 323.}}
{{History|||snap=18w10d|[[Water]] can now be placed on the same block as signs.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|"Sign" has been renamed to "Oak Sign".
|[[File:Oak Sign JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of oak sign [[item]]s has been changed.
|[[File:Spruce Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak signs.
|The sign's text has been changed from black to white.
|A sign's recipe now requires the same type of [[wood]] instead of a random assortment.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|Signs can now be {{control|used}} while holding a [[dye]] to change the text color.
|Default text color for signs has been changed back to black.}}
{{History|||snap=18w45a|A new movable cursor for free text editing to signs has been added.
|Selection and copy/paste support have been added to signs.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Spruce signs now generate in some [[taiga]] [[village]] houses.
|Spruce sign items can now be found in [[chest]]s in taiga village houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w12a|Signs can now be [[dye]]d only in [[Creative mode]].}}
{{History|||snap=19w12b|Signs can now be dyed in [[Survival mode]] again.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|[[File:Crimson Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added crimson and warped signs.}}
{{History|||snap=20w09a|Crimson and warped signs can now be [[crafting|crafted]].}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w03a|Signs can now be tinted with [[Glow Ink Sac|glow ink sac]]s to make the text glow.
|Works with both undyed and dyed signs.
|Signs now have a sound for being dyed.}}
{{History|||snap=21w11a|[[File:Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2.png|32px]][[File:Spruce Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Wall Sign (S) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of signs have been changed to reflect the changes made to planks in the [[Texture Update]].}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|Glowing text on signs now has an outer glow, making text more visible in the dark.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=21w41a|[[File:Oak Sign JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Sign JE2.png|32px]] Changed all signs textures as items.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|[[File:Mangrove Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:Mangrove Wall Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:Mangrove Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added mangrove signs.}}
{{History|||snap=22w14a|Due to the addition of the [[mangrove tree]] and [[mangrove swamp]], mangrove signs are now obtainable in survival and renewable.}}
{{History||October 15, 2022|link={{ytl|https://youtu.be/iM9KtHaDcUg?t=5437}}|Hanging signs were announced and shown on [[Minecraft Live 2022]].|Hanging signs were conceptualized by [[Agnes Larsson]] with input from her daughter.<ref>{{ytl|vJCMpPyaN8Q|Minecraft 1.20: New Blocks and Their Functions! @ 0:29|Minecraft|February 24, 2023|t=29s}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|[[File:Bamboo Sign (0) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Wall Sign (S) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bamboo signs behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]].
|[[File:Oak Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Oak Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign (S) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>Added hanging signs behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]].|Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood signs.}}
{{History|||snap=22w45a|[[File:Jungle Wall Hanging Sign JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of jungle hanging wall signs have been changed.|Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood hanging signs.|Bamboo hanging signs now can be crafted using [[block of stripped bamboo]] instead of bamboo planks.|Crafting bamboo hanging signs now outputs 6 hanging signs instead of 2.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|[[File:Cherry Sign (0) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Wall Sign (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Sign (item) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Hanging Sign JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Wall Hanging Sign JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Hanging Sign (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added cherry signs and hanging signs behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]]. There used to be a glitch where right clicking on a sign would play the “use” animation. This was fixed in the snapshots for 1.20, where signs are editable.}}
{{History|||snap=1.19.4 Pre-release 4|[[File:Cherry Sign (0) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Updated the texture of cherry signs.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Bamboo sign, cherry sign and all of the hanging signs are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack.|Signs and hanging signs can now be edited after being placed.|Signs and hanging signs now support text on both sides.|Signs and hanging signs can now be waxed with [[honeycomb]] to prevent editing.|Oak and spruce hanging sign can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w14a|Signs and hanging signs with click commands can now be interacted with even if the sign is not waxed.|Signs and hanging signs can no longer be edited by players in [[Adventure]] mode.|Signs and hanging signs with non-text chat components can no longer be edited, even if the sign is not waxed.|Signs and hanging signs now save text even if the edit screen is closed by the player being moved far away.}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Oak and spruce hanging sign no longer generates in [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the [[trail ruins]]; oak and spruce hanging sign now are in the common loot.}}
{{History||1.20.2|snap=23w31a|Changed sounds for Nether wood hanging signs.<ref>{{Bug|MC-262295||Warped and Crimson hanging signs uses their respective plank sounds, despite their stripped stems having unique sounds|Fixed}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.5.0|[[File:Oak Standing Sign.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Signs have been added, though they can be obtained only through [[inventory]] editors. |The [[player]] currently cannot write on signs.}}
{{History||v0.6.0|Signs can now be legitimately obtained in [[Survival]] and [[Creative]] mode.|The player can now write on signs.}}
{{History||v0.10.0|snap=build 1|Signs now have a selection overlay.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Signs can now be found in [[igloo]] basements.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.0|"Sign" has been renamed to "Oak Sign".
|[[File:Spruce Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak signs.|The sign's text has been changed from black to white.|A sign's recipe now requires the same type of [[wood]] instead of a random assortment.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.9.0.2|The default sign text color has been changed back to black.|Sign variants are now grouped in their own [[inventory]] category.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Oak Sign JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of oak sign [[item]]s has been changed.|Spruce signs now generate in new [[taiga]] and [[snowy taiga]] [[village]] houses.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Signs can now be used as a [[fuel]] in [[furnace]]s.|Oak signs can now be found inside taiga and snowy taiga village house [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|[[File:Crimson Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added crimson and warped signs.|[[File:Spruce Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of all signs except oak sign have been changed.}}
{{History||1.16.20|snap=beta 1.16.20.50|Crimson and warped signs now uses regular plank [[sound]]s instead of their stem variant sounds.}}
{{History||1.16.210|snap=beta 1.16.210.59|Signs can now be {{control|used}} while holding a [[dye]] to change the text color.|Signs can now be tinted with [[Glow Ink Sac|glow ink sac]]s to make the text glow.
|Works with both default and dyed signs.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.210.60|Color on dyed signs disappears and the text turns back to black.|Signs with applied glowing effect as well as color stops glowing and color is removed.}}
{{History||1.16.220|snap=beta 1.16.220.50|Signs can now be {{control|used}} while holding a [[dye]] to change the text color again.|Signs can now be tinted with [[Glow Ink Sac|glow ink sac]]s to make the text glow again.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.220.52|Now has sounds for being dyed.}}
{{History|||snap=release|A glowing effect can no longer be applied to signs due to glow ink sacs becoming inaccessible in the full release.}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.17.0.50|[[File:Oak Sign BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sign BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sign BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sign BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sign BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sign BE2.png|32px]] Textures of sign items was updated.
|[[File:Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of oak signs have been changed to reflect the changes made to planks in the [[Texture Update]].}}
{{History||1.17.10|snap=beta 1.17.10.21|Glowing text on signs now has an outer glow, making text more visible in the dark.}}
{{History||1.18.10|snap=beta 1.18.10.20|[[File:Oak Sign JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Sign JE2.png|32px]] Changed all signs textures as items.}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.20|[[File:Mangrove Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:Mangrove Wall Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:Mangrove Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added mangrove signs.}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.20|snap=beta 1.19.50.21|[[File:Bamboo Sign (0) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Wall Sign (S) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bamboo signs behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.|[[File:Oak Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Oak Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign (S) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>Added hanging signs behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.|Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood signs.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.19.60.20|[[File:Jungle Wall Hanging Sign JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of jungle hanging wall signs have been changed.|Bamboo hanging signs now can be crafted using [[block of stripped bamboo]] instead of bamboo planks.|Crafting bamboo hanging signs now outputs 6 hanging signs instead of 2.}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.80|snap=beta 1.19.80.20|[[File:Cherry Sign (0).png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Wall Sign (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Sign (item) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Hanging Sign JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Wall Hanging Sign JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Hanging Sign (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added cherry signs and hanging signs behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.19.80.21|[[File:Cherry Sign (0) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Updated the texture of cherry signs.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.19.80.22|Signs and hanging signs can now be edited after being placed.|Signs and hanging signs now support text on both sides.|Signs and hanging signs can now be waxed with [[honeycomb]] to prevent editing.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.20.0.20|Crimson, warped, and bamboo hanging signs now have custom sounds to match their wood type.<ref name=badnewsounds>{{Bug|MCPE-164246}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.21|Bamboo sign, cherry sign and all of the hanging signs are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Oak Standing Sign.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added signs.}}
{{History||xbox=TU9|Signs are now stackable up to 16. 
|The same [[crafting]] recipe for signs now produces 3 signs instead of 1.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.88|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Spruce Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak signs.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Oak Sign JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of oak sign [[item]]s has been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added signs.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Trivia ==
* The first concept art of hanging signs came from [[Agnes Larsson]]'s daughter.<ref>{{Ytl|vJCMpPyaN8Q|Minecraft 1.20: New Blocks and Their Functions!|Minecraft|t=30s}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Signs classic.png|Test of signs in early [[Java Edition Classic]].
Sigh test.jpg|Another early sign image.
Signs PreRelease.png|First image of sign blocks during [[Java Edition Infdev|Infdev]].
Pocket Edition v0.6.0 alpha Development sign.png|First image of signs on [[Pocket Edition]].
Pocket Edition v0.6.0 alpha Development sign editing.png|First image of editing text on [[PE]] iOS.
Pocket Edition v0.6.0 alpha Development sign editing 2.png|First image of editing text on [[PE]] Android.
Pocket Edition v0.6.0 alpha Development sky.png
Door Sign.png|A sign placed on a door.
Breaking News.png|A sign being broken.
Sign Text Dark.jpg|A dark oak sign with black text.
Sign Text Light.jpg|A dark oak sign with white text.
Sign Blockdata.gif|A sign using blockdata to dynamically change.
JSON Sign.png|First image of a sign using JSON text.
Width Based Character Limit.png|First image of a sign using width based character limits.
Glow Ink Sign with Pink Dye.png|Oak sign with glow ink in the dark in [[Java Edition 21w03a]].
Lit vs unlit signs.png|Difference in visibility of a lime text, from left to right, in a lit birch sign, unlit birch sign, lit dark oak sign, and unlit dark oak sign.
Glowing Text Comparison.png|The comparison between glow text and non-glow text.
Example Of Signs Being Weird.png|alt=Shading differences|Signs being different shades depending on orientation.
Glow text.gif|All sixteen colors of glow text.
Glow Ink Signs.jpg|Signs with glowing ink in several colors.
Lots of Glowing Signs.jpg|More signs with glowing ink.
Sign Platforms.jpg|[[Ari]] standing on top of a hanged sign.
Eric Shop.jpg|[[Sunny]] looking at a double sided hanging sign.
Hanging Sign Bedrock.png|Hanging sign with small text.
Hanging Sign Java.png|Hanging sign with large text.
New Hanging Sign Text Length 1.jpg|Text on hanging sign.
New Hanging Sign Text Length 2.jpg|Text on hanging sign.
</gallery>

=== Concept Art ===
<gallery>
Hanging_Sign_Concept_Art.png|Hanging sign concept art.
Hanging_Sign_Concept_Art2.png|Ditto.
Hanging_Sign_Concept_Art3.png|Hanging sign dimensions concept art.
Hanging_Sign_Concept_Art4.png|Hanging sign crafting recipe, block states concept art.
</gallery>

=== Renders ===
{{hidden begin}}
<div style="clear: both"></div>
<gallery>
Oak Sign.png|Oak Sign
Spruce Sign.png|Spruce Sign
Birch Sign.png|Birch Sign
Jungle Sign.png|Jungle Sign
Acacia Sign.png|Acacia Sign
Dark Oak Sign.png|Dark Oak Sign
Mangrove Sign.png|Mangrove Sign
Cherry Sign.png|Cherry Sign
Bamboo Sign.png|Bamboo Sign
Crimson Sign.png|Crimson Sign
Warped Sign.png|Warped Sign
Oak Wall Sign.png|Oak Wall Sign
Spruce Wall Sign.png|Spruce Wall Sign
Birch Wall Sign.png|Birch Wall Sign
Jungle Wall Sign.png|Jungle Wall Sign
Acacia Wall Sign.png|Acacia Wall Sign
Dark Oak Wall Sign.png|Dark Oak Wall Sign
Mangrove Wall Sign.png|Mangrove Wall Sign
Cherry Wall Sign.png|Cherry Wall Sign
Bamboo Wall Sign.png|Bamboo Wall Sign
Crimson Wall Sign.png|Crimson Wall Sign
Warped Wall Sign.png|Warped Wall Sign
Oak Hanging Sign.png|Oak Hanging Sign
Spruce Hanging Sign.png|Spruce Hanging Sign
Birch Hanging Sign.png|Birch Hanging Sign
Jungle Hanging Sign.png|Jungle Hanging Sign
Acacia Hanging Sign.png|Acacia Hanging Sign
Dark Oak Hanging Sign.png|Dark Oak Hanging Sign
Mangrove Hanging Sign.png|Mangrove Hanging Sign
Cherry Hanging Sign.png|Cherry Hanging Sign
Bamboo Hanging Sign.png|Bamboo Hanging Sign
Crimson Hanging Sign.png|Crimson Hanging Sign
Warped Hanging Sign.png|Warped Hanging Sign
Oak Wall Hanging Sign.png|Oak Wall Hanging Sign
Spruce Wall Hanging Sign.png|Spruce Wall Hanging Sign
Birch Wall Hanging Sign.png|Birch Wall Hanging Sign
Jungle Wall Hanging Sign.png|Jungle Wall Hanging Sign
Acacia Wall Hanging Sign.png|Acacia Wall Hanging Sign
Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign.png|Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign
Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign.png|Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign
Cherry Wall Hanging Sign.png|Cherry Wall Hanging Sign
Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign.png|Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign
Crimson Wall Hanging Sign.png|Crimson Wall Hanging Sign
Warped Wall Hanging Sign.png|Warped Wall Hanging Sign
</gallery>
<gallery>
Oak Sign JE3.png
Spruce Sign JE2.png
Birch Sign JE2.png
Jungle Sign JE2.png
Acacia Sign JE2.png
Dark Oak Sign JE2.png
Mangrove Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Cherry Sign (item) JE1.png
Bamboo Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Crimson Sign JE2.png
Warped Sign JE2.png
Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Spruce Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Birch Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Jungle Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Acacia Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Dark Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Mangrove Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Cherry Hanging Sign (item) JE1.png
Bamboo Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Crimson Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Warped Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
</gallery>
{{hidden end}}
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== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== See also ==
* [[Chalkboard]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--sign Taking Inventory: Sign] – Minecraft.net on January 9, 2020

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New 'beta' launcher added. See Launcher version history for version history from this point onward.

February 24, 2020 With launcher version 2.1.1382x, patch notes for the Launcher are added to the About section.

April 9, 2020 With launcher version 2.2.74x it is now "Unified" and one can now log in with a Microsoft Account and launch Minecraft Dungeons, which previously required a separate launcher.

October 21, 2020 It is announced that Java Edition will soon be using Microsoft accounts for added security enhancements. With this, all Mojang Studios accounts will be migrated to Microsoft accounts.^[9]^[10] Since December 1, 2020, new players are no longer able to sign up for a Mojang Studios account; they are instead required to use or create a Microsoft account to buy and play the game.

November 27, 2020 With launcher version 2.2.74x it is now "Unified" and one can now log in with a Microsoft Account and launch Minecraft Dungeons, which previously required a separate launcher.

October 16, 2021 The Minecraft PC Bundle is announced at Minecraft Live 2021 to be added to Xbox Game Pass for PC. The bundle includes Minecraft Launcher for Windows (the new Minecraft Launcher) available from the Microsoft Store and Xbox app on Windows 10/11,^[11] and will for the first time include Minecraft: Bedrock Edition in addition to Minecraft: Java Edition and Minecraft Dungeons.

March 10, 2022 Mojang Studios and Legacy Minecraft accounts are no longer supported to play games in the launcher, and user who still haven't migrated to Microsoft accounts are directed to do so.

The legacy Minecraft Launcher (version 1.6.x) is discontinued (along with support for Windows XP and Vista) since this launcher does not support Microsoft accounts.

Gallery

Minecraft Launcher
app icon
Minecraft Launcher Microsoft Store square
key art
Minecraft Launcher Microsoft Store vertical
key art
Minecraft Launcher Microsoft Store horizontal key art
The initial login screen
The News tab
The Minecraft: Java Edition tab
The Minecraft Dungeons tab
The "About" section in the launcher settings.

Minecraft: Java Edition

The default installations section (with snapshots enabled).
Editing an installation.
Adding a new skin.
A game crash
A warning about running another copy of the game if it is already running.
A warning about playing a version that doesn't support the latest player safety features.
A removed Alex skin that used to represent the default Alex on the Skins tab. Selecting this would simply give the player the default one instead.
A texture recreation of the removed Alex skin.

Backgrounds

The background for the initial login screen.
Minecraft PC Bundle horizontal key art.jpg

The background for Java Edition and Bedrock Edition.
The background for Minecraft Dungeons.

Version history

The first Minecraft Launcher
In-development image of the second launcher, from Notch's blog.
The second Minecraft Launcher. The old Minecraft logo can be seen.
The third Minecraft Launcher
The fourth Minecraft Launcher, version 1.0.
The fifth Minecraft Launcher, version 1.6.
The last update to the Legacy Minecraft Launcher, version 1.6.93.
The sixth Minecraft Launcher, version 2.0.
The sixth Minecraft Launcher, version 2.0 - login menu.
The seventh Minecraft Launcher, version 2.1.
The seventh Minecraft Launcher, version 2.1 - login menu.

2013–16

The Launcher Log tab after the Launcher starts
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 an old launcher is opened after using the 9.0 launcher

2016–19

Profile icons selection from the launcher.
Launcher in offline mode
The Help page
Game crash
Launcher warning about running another copy of Minecraft if it is already running.
Older skin options.
Selecting an older version.
The shrug emoji that sometimes appeared at the top left corner.

Trivia

In version 2.2.2529 release notes there's text that reads: T⍑ᒷ ᔑ ̇/𝙹ꖎ𝙹ℸ ̣ ꖎᓭ ᔑ∷ᒷ リ𝙹ℸ ̣ ∴⍑ᔑℸ ̣ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ|| ᓭᒷᒷᒲ - which after translations means "THE AXOLOTS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM".
Both Alpha and Classic versions of Minecraft: Java Edition are listed as "old_alpha", despite them not being the same.^[12]
The Minecraft Launcher doesn't store passwords locally. Instead, it uses a 'refresh token'.
The current Minecraft Launcher is the eighth launcher for Minecraft: Java Edition, and the third that was built to automatically update itself.
Game crashes are reported to Mojang Studios through Hopper.
The legacy Minecraft Launcher can be downloaded here (version 1.6.93, ~4.6MB as opposed to the modern launcher's ~85MB). However, the legacy Minecraft Launcher is incompatible with Microsoft accounts and was discontinued in Q2 2021 due to account migration.

References

↑ https://help.minecraft.net/hc/articles/360052640612
↑ MCL-17489
↑ "Changing game versions" – Minecraft Help Center.
↑ "2 classic versions, an infdev version and a version before minecraft was called minecraft have been added to the launcher!" – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X, August 6, 2013
↑ Server downtime, and a new Launcher
↑ "This requires some technical know-how" – @notch (Markus Persson) on X, February 18, 2011
↑ "Welcome to the new Minecraft Launcher" – MCUpdate, February 21, 2011, Tumblr
↑ Minecraft 1.2 is Out! – Mojang.com, March 1, 2012
↑ "Java Edition is moving house" – Minecraft.net, October 21, 2020.
↑ "Mojang Java Account Move" – Minecraft.net.
↑ https://xbox.com/games/store/-/9PGW18NPBZV5
↑ MCL-9589

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