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The Beast's ferocious speed is only matched by their petulance and pride. But more than anything, this piglin lives for the hunt.

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The Beast is the piglin leader of the Horde of the Hunt, and one of the secondary antagonists and boss units of Minecraft Legends.

Lore

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Before the events of the game. The Great Hog summoned all its horde generals to its planning map table where the Beast raises its arm up to give it a Horde of the Hunt banner then the Great Hog takes it and smashes it to a place in the map. The Beast nods in agreement and sends piglins towards the portal, the Great Hog then laughs menacingly.

Foresight afterwards senses the evil of the Great Hog and its generals coming for the Overworld where Foresight proceeds to tell Action and Knowledge to come with it to the Overworld to investigate the nether portal. They then recruit the Hero to stop the piglins and the Great Hog and its generals.

After the Hero defeats multiple Piglin Outposts we cut to the Nether where see the Devourer watches the Great Hog choking the Beast then it throws the Beast towards a wall. The Great Gog afterwards calls upon the Seer and the Great Hog points towards a place in the map, the Seer then asks four piglins to bring it a beacon, after the piglins bring the beacon to the Seer it corrupts it with the Orb of Dominance. The Seer tells the three piglins to place the corrupted beacon on top of the nether portal within the Night Beacon. After the Hero successfully destroys the night beacon a piglin comes through the nether portal and rushed towards the Great Hog and it's generals to tell them the night beacon was destroyed. After telling them it was destroyed the Great Hog gets angry and with its generals proceeds to catch the piglin and presumably kills it. The Beast and the other generals return to their respective horde bases.

During the war the Hero successfully destroys a piglin outpost with a nether portal. Meanwhile in the nether we see the Beast chasing Ancient Hoglin and Warboars with Pigmadillos and Seekers shooting blaze rods at it. A piglin from the destroyed piglin outpost returns to the Nether with a broken Horde of the Hunt banner and runs towards the Beast, seeing the Beast shouts at it telling it about the defeat but the Beast hits the piglin with its hammer and the piglin gets trampled by the piglins following the Beast. The piglin is then saddened by the fact their leader is oblivious that they were defeated in a battle.

Once again the Hero successfully destroys a piglin outpost with a nether portal we see the piglin from earlier that was whacked by the Beast being angry and complaining to the Seer that the Beast doesn't know their defeat while the Beast and pigmadillos are still chasing the group of hoglins. The Seer summons a purple shockwave that gets the attention of the Beast and the pigmadillos forcing them to stop their pursuit of the hoglins. The Seer orders the Beast and pigmadillos to go to the Overworld but the Beast only sends the pigmadillos and the Beast with a few remaining pigmadillos continue their pursuit of the hoglins. The Seer is angered by this.

Once again after the Hero destroyed another piglin outpost with a nether portal the Beast is still pursuing the Ancient Hoglin with pigmadillos but the Seer steps in and with its magic let's the Ancient Hoglin escape ands sends the Beast and pigmadillos to the direction of the nether portal and they enter the Overworld. Once in the Overworld a pigmadillo gets scared and the Beast tries to whack the pigmadillo but it turns to a ball and escapes the Beast's hammer. The Beast and its army of piglins run towards a Village.

Once near the village the piglins blow on their Piglin Invasion Horn making their presence known and the villagers cower in fear, after a ferocious and long battle the Hero and allied Overworld mobs weaken the Beast and it's bone mask falls off, revealing that the beast was actually riding a warboar and not a centaur. The warboar then proceeds to buck the Beast into the sky before plummeting down upon the warboar, crushing it beneath it's rider's weight. Immediately afterwards, the Beast's Bone Cudgel hits them on the head, thus defeating them.

Spawning

Once all of the Horde of the Hunt's bases have been destroyed, The Beast will begin appearing in the Horde's village attacks. Their HP saves from each encounter, but they will retreat either when the Fountain is destroyed or shortly before the night ends.

Drops

Once The Beast is defeated, it will always drop the followng:

Behavior

Attacks

Charge

  • The Beast points in a certain direction, rears up, and charges in that direction for a long distance, instantly destroying any buildings in their way without protection. This attack leaves them exhausted and immobile for a few seconds afterward.

Smash

  • The Beast roars before slamming their club on the ground, instantly destroying any buildings without protection and dealing about 17% damage to a Fountain.

Double Swing

  • The Beast rears up, holding their club, before swinging their club twice, instantly destroying any buildings without protection.

Flurry

  • The Beast roars before slamming their club on the ground three times.

Reinforcements

  • The Beast retreats to a point slightly outside the village, before spawning more Piglins.

Sounds

SoundDescription
Idle B
Idle C
Idle C Left
Idle C Right
Idle C Left
Idle C Right Back
Idle D Down
Idle D Up
Idle D Hit A
Idle D Hit B
Idle D Hit C
Idle D Look Left
Idle D Weapon Up A
Idle D Weapon Up B
Idle D In
Idle D Out
Snort
Breather In
Breathe Out
Enemy Spotted
Stun
Walk
Walk
Canter
Gallop
Land
Tired
Tired Exit
Stop
Kick
Hurt
Melee Pre-Swing
Melee Swing Double
Attack Swipe Windup
Attack Swipe
Attack Swipe
Attack Smash Windup
Attack Smash Roar
Attack Smash
Melee Smash
Melee Smash Impact
Attack Charge Windup
Attack Charge
Attack Directional Windup
Attack Directional

Achievements

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS)
Became the Hunted
Defeat The Beast. 40GSilver
No Time for Swine
Defeat 1,000 piglins in a single world. 40GSilver

History

Minecraft Legends
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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Boat|Boat]]<br/>{{ItemEntity
|image=Oak Boat.png
|image2=Oak Boat (item) JE6.png
|extratext = [[#Gallery|View all renders]]
|stackable=No
|renewable=Yes
|flammable=Yes
|size='''{{IN|Java}}:'''<br>
Height: 0.5625 Blocks<br>Width: 1.375 Blocks<br>
'''{{IN|Bedrock}}:'''<br>
Height: 0.455 Blocks<br>Width: 1.4 Blocks
|networkid='''[[JE]]''': 1
}}
{{for|other kinds of boats|Boat (disambiguation)}}
A '''boat''' is a drivable vehicle [[entity]] used primarily for fast transport of players and passenger mobs over bodies of water. '''Bamboo rafts''' look different, but function almost identically to other boats.

== Obtaining ==
Boats can be crafted with any Overworld planks; crimson and warped planks cannot be used to make boats.<ref>{{bug|MC-170868|||Invalid}}</ref>

Boats can be retrieved by repeatedly hitting them until they drop as an item.

[[Tool]]s and [[weapon]]s that deal more than {{Health|4}} damage will instantly destroy a boat in one hit.{{only|Java}}

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|head=1
|showname=0
|A2= Matching Overworld Planks
|C2= Matching Overworld Planks
|A3= Matching Overworld Planks
|B3= Matching Overworld Planks
|C3= Matching Overworld Planks
|Output= Matching Boat
|type= Transportation
|foot=1
}}

== Usage ==
Boats can be used for the transportation of [[player]]s and [[mob]]s, sold for emeralds, or [[Smelting|burnt]] as fuel.

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting usage|match=end|Boat, Bamboo Raft}}

=== Trading ===
Master-level fisherman [[villager]]s always offer to buy a boat for an [[emerald]]. The type of boat depends on the biome outfit type of the villager; [[plains]] villagers offer to buy oak boats, [[taiga]] and [[Snowy Tundra|snowy]] villagers offer to buy spruce boats, [[savanna]] villagers offer to buy acacia boats, [[desert]] and [[jungle]] villagers offer to buy jungle boats, and [[swamp]] villagers offer to buy dark oak boats.

=== Fuel ===
A boat used as fuel in a [[furnace]] lasts 60 seconds, smelting up to 6 items.

=== Transportation ===
{{see also|Transportation|Riding}}
==== Entering ====

A player enters a boat by {{control|using}} it, if the boat is not fully occupied (boats can hold two entities). Unlike [[bed]]s, there is no message above the hotbar for attempting to enter a fully occupied boat.<ref>{{bug|MC-161251}} - resolved as “Works as Intended”</ref>

==== Exiting ====
A boat can be exited by {{control|sneaking}} or, {{in|BE}}, pressing down the right analog stick on a controller, tapping the "Leave Boat" button when using touch controls, or {{control|jumping}}. When exiting a boat, the player is placed in the direction the player is facing, or, if facing directly up or down, the player is placed in front of the boat. The exiting player is placed on land if possible from the dismounting position.

==== Motion ====
Boats do not turn with mouse-look. 

With a keyboard or gamepad, boats are controlled using the {{control|forward}}, {{control|left}} (turns left), {{control|right}} (turns right), and {{control|backward}} keys. Using the {{control|sprint}} key increases the field of vision, but does not increase speed as if [[sprinting]].

With touchscreen controls, two buttons for steering appear. The right button or key steers to the left, and the left button or key steers to the right. Pressing both buttons or keys moves the boat forward.

{{IN|Java}}, boats can be ridden against a current, but cannot be ridden upstream to a higher elevation. A boat lift, usually made from tripwire, pistons, and optionally a slime block, can be used to move a boat up. Bubble columns created with soul sand can also be used to push boats upward. These mechanisms can also be used {{in|bedrock}} but are usually unnecessary because boats can be ridden upward in descending water, as well as [[Tutorials/Water-powered boat transportation|follow upward stair-step currents]].

== Behavior ==
=== Speed ===
Boats move according to the player's control or water currents, with speed affected by the surface traversed. Boats move extremely quickly on ice,<ref name="MC-97803">{{bug|MC-97803||Boats going faster on ice than in water|WAI}}</ref> allowing for the construction of fast transportation systems in any dimension.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Substance
!Speed
|-
|[[Water]]
|8.0 blocks/s
|-
|[[Ice]], [[Frosted Ice]], [[Packed Ice]]
|40 blocks/s
|-
|[[Blue Ice]]
|72.7 blocks/s
|-
|Land
|2.0 blocks/s
|}

=== Floatation ===
[[File:Oak Boat shake.gif|thumb|right|The animation of an oak boat when atop a [[Bubble Column|bubble column]].]]
A boat floats atop still or flowing water. {{IN|java}}, a boat sinks if it enters a waterfall.<ref>{{bug|MC-91206|||WAI}}</ref> {{IN|bedrock}}, a boat does not sink when submerged but floats up. This feature lets a player contrive stepped uphill water flows to [[Tutorials/Water-powered boat transportation#Floating uphill|propel a boat uphill]] using only flowing water.

When a boat moves over a bubble column, it begins to shake. If the bubbles are caused by a [[Magma Block|magma block]], all passengers are expelled and the boat sinks.

{{IN|java}}, a sunken boat cannot be re-floated until a bubble column pushes it up or it is broken by the player. {{IN|bedrock}}, a boat resumes floating when it emerges from the currents keeping it down, or when the bubble column is blocked or removed.

[[Dolphin]]s chase players riding a boat in motion, occasionally bumping the boat, causing it to shake briefly.

=== Destruction ===
As boats are [[Entity|entities]], they have [[health]]. Boats effectively have just over {{hp|4}} (exactly 4 damage is not quite enough to destroy a boat), and regenerate {{frac|1|10}} per game tick. 

Boats can be destroyed by explosions, fire and lava (but not magma blocks), cactus, and by being punched by mobs, such as [[Drowned]]. Boats made invulnerable with commands cannot be broken by any of these, but they still cannot be used to travel on lava because they sink.

When a boat is destroyed under normal conditions, it drops itself in item form. In certain conditions, such as when falling for exactly 12, 13, 49, 51, 111, 114, 198, 202, 310, or 315 blocks,<ref name="MC-119369">{{bug|MC-119369}}</ref> it drops two [[stick]]s and three [[planks]] upon being destroyed.

=== Passengers ===
[[File:Multiple mobs in 2 boats.png|alt=|thumb|Multiple mobs in 2 types of boats.]]
Boats can support two riders, including [[mob]]s. Except for [[Enderman|endermen]] {{in|bedrock}}, a mob cannot exit a boat and is trapped until the boat gets destroyed, or until the player uses a [[Fishing Rod|fishing rod]] or [[lead]] to remove the mob. This can be used to transport mobs, although hostile mobs still attack while in boats. Mobs riding a boat don't despawn{{only|java}} and don't count toward the mob cap.<ref>{{bug|MC-182897|resolution=WAI}}</ref>

A player cannot both move (row) and use items at the same time. It is still possible to initialize item use (e.g. start eating) and row the boat while the item is still in the middle of the use animation. Although the rowing animation overrides the item use animation, the item can still be successfully consumed. This does not work with items that are triggered by the ''release'' of the use button (such as [[Bow|bows]] and [[Trident|tridents]]).{{only|Java}}

Being in a boat limits the player's mouse-look to the forward 210° arc {{in|java}} and 180° {{in|bedrock}}.

Underwater boat cannot be ridden. When the boat is underwater, all passengers in it are expelled.

=== Damage prevention ===
Riding a boat does not deplete [[hunger]], making it an efficient way to travel.

Boats can completely nullify [[fall damage]] for themselves and any players/mobs inside, making them useful for travel through mountains or through the Nether.<ref>{{bug|MC-105103|resolution=WAI}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MCPE-149490|resolution=WAI}}</ref> However {{in|java}}, due to a bug, boats can break when falling from certain heights, and the riders take fall damage.<ref name="MC-119369"></ref>

=== Collision ===
A boat has a solid collision box, which means players and other entities can't go through it even with high speed. Falling blocks are also blocked by boats.

{{IN|java}}, a boat falling on top of an entity stops on top of the entity. {{In|bedrock}}, a falling boat can go through other entities.

Riding a boat over a [[Lily Pad|lily pad]] causes the lily pad to drop, although the boat's speed stutters a bit.

=== Mobs ===
Most mobs can ride boats. Mobs cannot exit the boat unless the boat is destroyed, sinks, or moves over a bubble column. However, {{in|bedrock}}, [[endermen]] are able to teleport out of boats.

Mobs can be picked up into the boat when they collide with the side of the boat. A mob cannot control the boat. {{IN|java}}, a boat being ridden by a player cannot pick up a mob. {{IN|bedrock}}, mobs can be picked up by a boat being ridden by a player.

Mobs wider than the width of a boat cannot be picked up by a boat. [[Warden]]s, and [[wither]]s cannot be picked up by a boat. {{IN|java}}, baby [[sniffer]]s cannot be picked up either.

=== Lead ===
{{IN|java}}, leads cannot be attached to boats. {{IN|bedrock}}, leads can be attached to boats, though the lead can break when stretched too far due to boats moving much slower on land.

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Boats use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
{{Sound table
|sound=Boat paddle land1.ogg
|sound2=Boat paddle land2.ogg
|sound3=Boat paddle land3.ogg
|sound4=Boat paddle land4.ogg
|sound5=Boat paddle land5.ogg
|sound6=Boat paddle land6.ogg
|subtitle=Rowing
|source=neutral
|description=While a boat is rowed on land
|id=entity.boat.paddle_land
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.boat.paddle_land
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Boat paddle water1.ogg
|sound2=Boat paddle water2.ogg
|sound3=Boat paddle water3.ogg
|sound4=Boat paddle water4.ogg
|sound5=Boat paddle water5.ogg
|sound6=Boat paddle water6.ogg
|sound7=Boat paddle water7.ogg
|sound8=Boat paddle water8.ogg
|subtitle=Rowing
|source=neutral
|description=While a boat is rowed in water
|id=entity.boat.paddle_water
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.boat.paddle_water
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Swim1.ogg
|sound2=Swim2.ogg
|sound3=Swim3.ogg
|sound4=Swim4.ogg
|source=player
|description=While a boat is rowed in water
|id=random.swim
|pitch=0.6-1.4
|foot=1}}

==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Oak Boat
|spritetype=item
|spritename=oak-boat
|nameid=oak_boat
|itemtags=boats
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Boat
|spritetype=item
|spritename=spruce-boat
|nameid=spruce_boat
|itemtags=boats
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Boat
|spritetype=item
|spritename=birch-boat
|nameid=birch_boat
|itemtags=boats
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Boat
|spritetype=item
|spritename=jungle-boat
|nameid=jungle_boat
|itemtags=boats
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Boat
|spritetype=item
|spritename=acacia-boat
|nameid=acacia_boat
|itemtags=boats
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Boat
|spritetype=item
|spritename=dark-oak-boat
|nameid=dark_oak_boat
|itemtags=boats
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove Boat
|spritetype=item
|spritename=mangrove-boat
|nameid=mangrove_boat
|itemtags=boats
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Boat
|spritetype=item
|spritename=cherry-boat
|nameid=cherry_boat
|itemtags=boats
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo Raft
|spritetype=item
|spritename=bamboo-raft
|nameid=bamboo_raft
|itemtags=boats
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Boat
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Entity
|spritetype=entity
|spritename=boats
|nameid=boat
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showitemtags=y
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Oak Boat
|spritetype=item
|nameid=oak_boat
|aliasid=boat / 0
|id=375
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:boats
|translationkey=item.boat.oak.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Boat
|spritetype=item
|nameid=spruce_boat
|aliasid=boat / 1
|id=378
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:boats
|translationkey=item.boat.spruce.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Boat
|spritetype=item
|nameid=birch_boat
|aliasid=boat / 2
|id=376
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:boats
|translationkey=item.boat.birch.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Boat
|spritetype=item
|nameid=jungle_boat
|aliasid=boat / 3
|id=377
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:boats
|translationkey=item.boat.jungle.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Boat
|spritetype=item
|nameid=acacia_boat
|aliasid=boat / 4
|id=379
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:boats
|translationkey=item.boat.acacia.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Boat
|spritetype=item
|nameid=dark_oak_boat
|aliasid=boat / 5
|id=380
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:boats
|translationkey=item.boat.big_oak.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove Boat
|spritetype=item
|nameid=mangrove_boat
|aliasid=boat / 6
|id=643
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:boats
|translationkey=item.boat.mangrove.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Boat
|spritetype=item
|nameid=cherry_boat
|aliasid=boat / 8
|id=657
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:boats
|translationkey=item.boat.cherry.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo Raft
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bamboo_raft
|aliasid=boat / 7
|id=661
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:boats
|translationkey=item.boat.bamboo.name
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Form
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Entity
|spritetype=entity
|spritename=boats
|nameid=boat
|id=90
|foot=1}}

===Entity data===
Boats have entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the entity.

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

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

==Achievements==
{{load achievements|Whatever Floats Your Goat}}

==Advancements==
{{load advancements|Whatever Floats Your Goat!}}

==History==
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.6|[[File:Oak Boat JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Boat (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added boats. 
|Initially, boats broke upon being placed outside water, and on impact with land.}}
{{History||v1.0.6_01|Boats now only break on impact with land at high speeds. 
|Boats no longer break upon being placed outside water.
|Boat turning has been made smoother.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|It is now possible to score a [[Damage#Critical hit|critical hit]] against a boat.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w15a|Boats can now be shot out from [[dispenser]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=1.3|[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of the oak boat [[item]] has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=12w21a|Boats no longer take [[damage]] when colliding with [[lily pad]]s. Instead, the lily pads themselves break.}}
{{History|||snap=12w23a|Boats can now accelerate to faster than previous speeds, and are now easier to control.}}
{{History|||snap=12w27a|Boats now drop their [[item]] instead of 3 [[planks|oak wood planks]] and 2 [[stick]]s if broken by a [[player]].|Instead, it needs to fall certain heights to drop 3 oak wood planks and 2 sticks.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w16b|New boat physics with lower inertia, but {{control|left}}, {{control|back}} and {{control|right}} controls have been removed.
|Boats now take [[damage]] and break when colliding with many lily pads in a short time.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|[[Player]]s can now {{cmd|summon}} [[mob]]s riding boats, though mobs cannot control boats.}}
{{History|||snap=13w43a|Boats no longer inflict fall [[damage]] when running aground.
|Boats being broken by lily pads has been slightly improved.
|{{control|Left}}, {{control|back}} and {{control|right}} controls added again.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w06a|[[Mob]]s riding boats can now control them, so that they can chase or flee enemies, move toward food, move about randomly, or whatever they would do on land. The exceptions are the [[ghast]] and [[bat]], both of which cannot control boats.}}
{{History||1.8.2|snap=pre2|Boats can now survive crashes at higher speeds.<!-- They have to be going 0.2975 now, rather than only 0.2. -->}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w41a|[[File:Oak Boat JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>
[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Boats have been overhauled to match the boats from [[Pocket Edition v0.11.0 alpha|Pocket Edition Alpha 0.11.0]]. They now have oars for paddling and are more durable and now allows passengers to board.
|[[Mob]]s can now board boats, though they can no longer control them.
|A new set of controls have been introduced: it includes holding down the {{control|right}} and {{control|left}} keys to move forward, and using the {{control|right}} key to move the right oar, turning the boat to the left (and vice-versa). Mouse movement no longer turns boats, and the {{control|forward}} and {{control|back}} keys no longer have any effect. 
|[[Player]]s can no longer {{control|use}} [[item]]s or {{control|attack}} from boats unless they were at a complete stop.
|The [[crafting]] recipe for boats has been changed to require a wooden [[shovel]] as shown below.
{{{!}} class{{=}}"collapsible collapsed" data-description{{=}}"Recipe"
! Recipe
{{!}}-
{{!}}
{{Crafting
|A2= Oak Planks |B2= Wooden Shovel        |C2= Oak Planks
|A3= Oak Planks |B3= Oak Planks |C3= Oak Planks
|Output= Oak Boat
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{!}}}
|The NBT [[tag]] {{code|Type}} (string) have now added for the boat [[entity]], taking values {{code|oak}}, {{code|spruce}}, {{code|birch}}, {{code|jungle}}, {{code|acacia}} and {{code|dark_oak}}.
|Boats no longer break [[snow|snow layers]] they run into.}}
{{History|||snap=15w42a|The new boats are now comparable in speed to the old boats (slightly faster than sprinting), though with less momentum.
|Players can now {{control|use}} items and {{control|attack}} immediately after they stop rowing.}}
{{History|||snap=15w43c|The texture of boats has been remapped, so that they now have a separate texture per oar and per side of the boat.}}
{{History|||snap=15w51a|Boats now [[drops|drop]] their corresponding [[planks]] when broken.}}
{{History|||snap=16w04a|Boats are now faster and now move forward and backward using the {{control|forward}} and {{control|backward}} keys respectively, and steer left and right using the {{control|left}} and {{control|right}} keys respectively. The rowing mechanism introduced in [[Java Edition 15w41a|15w41a]], holding the {{control|right}} and {{control|left}} keys, is removed and no longer moves the boat forward. The controls are now more similar to boats before the overhaul.
|Boats now sink when underwater, or within flowing water of any depth.
|The crafting recipe of boats has been restored to the original recipe, no longer requiring a wooden [[shovel]] as it has since 15w41a (though matching wood [[planks]] is still required).
|Riding a boat no longer subjects [[water]]-sensitive [[mob]]s to being damaged by water, and no longer protects sunlight-sensitive mobs from being damaged by sunlight.
|Dismounting in a boat now attempts to place the [[player]] on land.}}
{{History|||snap=16w05a|Boats now travel extremely fast on [[ice]], [[Packed Ice|packed ice]] and [[Frosted Ice|frosted ice]].<ref name="MC-97803"/>}}
{{History|||snap=16w06a|Riding [[entity|entities]] such as boats are now run by the client rather than by the server.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The entity ID has been changed from {{code|Boat}} to {{code|boat}}.
|The player's [[hunger]] bar is now visible when riding in a boat.}}
{{History|||snap=16w33a|Boats can now be used to fuel [[furnace]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=16w39c|Boats placed by dispensers now face the same way as the dispenser, instead of toward the dispenser.<ref>{{bug|MC-90074|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w17a|A boat paddles [[sound]] has been added.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The oak boat ID has been changed from {{code|boat}} to {{code|oak_boat}}.
|Prior to [[Java Edition 1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[item]]s' numeral IDs were 333, 444, 445, 446, 447 and 448.}}
{{History|||snap=18w15a|Added [[Blue Ice|blue ice]], which allows boats to travel even faster on it.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Oak Boat JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat JE2.png|32px]]<br>
[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] The textures of all boats have been changed.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w50a|[[File:Oak Boat JE4 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all boats have been changed to match the new [[planks]].}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Fisherman [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] boats.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w37a|Boats as fuel now [[smelting|smelt]] 6 [[item]]s in a [[furnace]] instead of 1.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w18a|Mobs in boats no longer [[Spawn#Despawning|despawn]].}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|[[File:Mangrove Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Boat (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added mangrove boats.}}
{{History|||snap=22w12a|Boats can now be used to craft boats with chests.
|[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE3 BE5.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE3 BE4.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE3 BE4.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE3 BE4.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE3 BE4.png|32px]] The textures of all boat items (except mangrove) have been changed.<ref>{{bug|MC-94161|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=22w14a|Due to the addition of the [[mangrove tree]] and [[mangrove swamp]], mangrove boats are now obtainable and renewable.}}
{{History|||snap=22w15a|[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Boat (item) JE2.png|32px]] The textures of all boat item textures have been changed.}}
{{History||October 15, 2022|link={{ytl|yZRXmHiEh7U&t}}|[[File:Bamboo Raft JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Bamboo rafts were announced at [[Minecraft Live 2022]].}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|[[File:Bamboo Raft JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Raft (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added bamboo rafts behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]].}}
{{History|||snap=22w45a|[[File:Bamboo Raft (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The item texture of the bamboo raft has been changed.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|[[File:Cherry Boat JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Boat (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added cherry boats behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]].}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Bamboo rafts and cherry boats are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||September 19, 2014|link={{tweet|_tomcc|512935629026770944}}|[[Tommaso Checchi]] tweeted a picture of a [[player]] riding a boat, stating that the most important thing is to "get the paddling right."
|[[File:Minecart JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The model used by boats is currently a [[minecart]].}}
{{History||January 26, 2015|link={{tweet|_tomcc|559697958728654848}}|Tommaso Checchi tweets a screenshot of multiple riders in a single boat.
|[[File:Boat (pre-release).png|32px]] The model used by boats is now a minecart which has been squished vertically, and tinted brown.}}
{{History||February 20, 2015|link={{tweet|_tomcc|568844305491730432}}|Tommaso Checchi tweets a screenshot of multiple boats with only mobs in them.
|Boats now have a proper model with paddles.}} 
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Oak Boat JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>
[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added boats. Each wood type has its own respective variant, though they share the same sprite as [[item]]s.
|Boats can support two riders, including [[mob]]s.
|Boats are larger in size than {{in|java}}.
|Boats are more resistant to crashing against land than {{in|java}}.}}
{{History|||snap=build 12|Projectiles can now be shot from boats.}}

{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Added all boat variants to the [[Creative]] [[inventory]].
|[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] New [[inventory]] icons for boats have been added. The sprite now includes paddles and represents their respective wood color.}}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|Boats are now slightly faster than sprinting, and no longer deplete [[hunger]].
|[[Player]]s can now {{control|use}} [[item]]s and {{control|attack}} immediately after they stop rowing.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|Boats now stack on top of each other.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.22|Boats now move faster on [[ice]].}}
{{History||1.5.0|snap=beta 1.5.0.0|The steering of boats has been changed when using keyboard and mouse - W now moves the boat forward and S reverses it.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.5.0.4|Boats can now sink or float on [[Bubble Column|bubble column]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Oak Boat JE4 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]]<br>
[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] The textures of all boats have been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Boats can now be [[trading|bought]] from fisherman [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|[[Trading]] has been changed, master-level fisherman villagers now offer to [[trading|buy]] boats based on their villager [[biome]] outfit.
|Due to trading changes, birch boats can no longer be [[trading|sold]] to fisherman villagers.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.51|Custom named boats now save their name after placing and breaking.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The item ID {{code|boat}} has been split up into {{code|<type>_boat}}.}}
{{History||1.18.10|snap=beta 1.18.10.27|[[File:Oak Boat (item) BE4.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) BE4.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE3 BE4.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE3 BE4.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE3 BE4.png|32px]] The item sprites of all boats have been changed. The paddles now represent their respective wood color (except spruce) and the inside rims of the boats are darker.
|[[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE3 BE4.png|32px]] An updated item sprite for dark oak boat has been added to the game files, but it's currently unused.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-151667}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.18.30|snap=beta 1.18.20.25|[[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE3 BE5.png|32px]] An updated item sprite for spruce boat has been added to the game files, but it's currently unused.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-152262}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.18.20.27|Spruce and dark oak boats now correctly use their updated item sprites.}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.20|[[File:Mangrove Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Boat (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added mangrove boats.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.19.0.26|[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Boat (item) JE2.png|32px]] Changed all boat item textures.}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.50|snap=beta 1.19.50.21|[[File:Bamboo Raft JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Raft (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added bamboo rafts behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.50|snap=beta 1.19.60.20|[[File:Bamboo Raft (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The item texture of the bamboo raft has been changed to match ''[[Java Edition]]''.}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.80|snap=beta 1.19.80.20|[[File:Cherry Boat JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Boat (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added cherry boats behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.}}
{{History||1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.21|Bamboo rafts and cherry boats are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.}}
{{History||1.20.10|snap=beta 1.20.10.20|The [[wooden shovel]] in the crafting recipe has been removed for all boat types except the bamboo raft.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.20.10.21|The bamboo raft recipe no longer needs a wooden shovel.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Oak Boat JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added boats.}}
{{History||xbox=TU12|The maximum number of boats in a world has been increased to 40.
|Boats now break when they hit land hard.}}
{{History||xbox=TU14|ps=1.04|Boats are no longer broken by [[Lily Pad|lily pad]]s anymore, instead they run straight through the lily pad now, breaking and sometimes dropping it.
|When boats crash, they can now sometimes [[drops|drop]] themselves as [[item]]s.
|Boats are now less glitchy and more responsive now.
|The maximum speed of boats has been increased.
|When exiting, [[player]]s now move from the boat.
|When broken by a player, they [[drops|drop]] a boat now.}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|[[File:Oak Boat JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>
[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Boats have been overhauled to match [[Pocket Edition v0.11.0 alpha|Pocket Edition Alpha 0.11.0]] boats.}}
{{History||xbox=TU57|xbone=CU49|ps=1.56|wiiu=Patch 27|switch=1.0.7|The [[crafting]] recipe of boats has been changed to require a wooden [[shovel]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Oak Boat JE4 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]]<br>
[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] The textures of all boats have been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Oak Boat JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>
[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Added boats.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Issues ==
{{issue list}}

==Trivia== 
*[[Sand]], [[Sand|red sand]], [[Concrete Powder|concrete powder]], [[gravel]], [[anvil]]s, and [[Dragon Egg|dragon egg]]s drop as [[Item (entity)|items]] when they fall onto a boat that is in water.
*A [[chest]] is short enough that a boat falls onto it rather than crashes into it.
*{{IN|console}}, holding the movement stick to the side in a boat on [[Blue Ice|blue ice]] causes the player to spin quickly. If a passenger is in the boat while this occurs, when the player exits the boat after it reaches maximum velocity (attained after about three seconds), for most mobs, the mob's head may spin uncontrollably. For some mobs, however, nothing happens (such as [[slime]]s and [[ghast]]s). The mob may also get its head stuck at an angle. Thorough testing was done on Minecraft: Wii U Edition, although the glitch was originally discovered on the Xbox 360 Edition.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Oak Boat.png|Oak
Spruce Boat.png|Spruce
Birch Boat.png|Birch
Jungle Boat.png|Jungle
Acacia Boat.png|Acacia
Dark Oak Boat.png|Dark oak
Mangrove Boat.png|Mangrove
Cherry Boat.png|Cherry
Bamboo Raft.png|Bamboo raft
Oak Boat (item).png|Oak
Spruce Boat (item).png|Spruce
Birch Boat (item).png|Birch
Jungle Boat (item).png|Jungle
Acacia Boat (item).png|Acacia
Dark Oak Boat (item).png|Dark oak
Mangrove Boat (item).png|Mangrove
Cherry Boat (item).png|Cherry
Bamboo Raft (item).png|Bamboo raft
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
AllBoats.png|All types of boats next to each other.
Screenboat.png|The old boat floating.
BoatStackingFun.png|A bunch of pre-1.9 boats stacked up.
Boats boats boats boats!!.jpg|First image of boats in BE development.
I guess it's getting there.png|Second image of boats in BE development.
All aboard the hype boat!.png|Image of the completed Bedrock Edition boats.
Boatglitche.png|A trail of boats after a game crash while riding a boat.
BoatDock.png|A dock with many boats.
Minescape.png|A third-person perspective of a boat in [[Java Edition Alpha v1.0.6]].
</gallery>

=== Development Images ===
<gallery>
Jappa Boat.jpg|Jappa texturing a boat.
Nekofresa Making Bamboo Raft in Blockbench.png|Nekofresa making the bamboo raft in Blockbench.
Chiwi Boats 1.png|Boat item textures.
Chiwi Boats 2.png|Boat item textures.
Chiwi Boats 3.png|Boat item textures.
Chiwi Boats 4.png|Boat item textures.
</gallery>

=== Concept Art ===
<gallery>
Bamboo Raft Concept Art.png|Bamboo raft concept art.
Bamboo Raft and Raft with Chest Concept Art.png|Ditto.
</gallery>

=== Artwork ===
<gallery>
Sunny-boat.gif|Official artwork of [[Sunny]] riding a mangrove boat.
Mobile Adventure 640x960.png|Official artwork of [[Alex]] in a boat at sea with an [[Allay]].
File:Zuri Raft.jpg
Zuri on Bamboo Raft Pixel Art.png|Pixel art of [[Zuri]] on a bamboo raft with a baby [[panda]].
File:Cutout Blossom (Trails & Tales Event).png|Cutout of Zuri and [[Efe]] on bamboo rafts, featured in the [[Trails & Tales Event]].
File:This or That.jpg
File:Croc Ad 1.jpg|An oak boat as it appears in an advertisement for ''Crocs''.<ref> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e1AJo7jU5MI</ref>
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Transportation]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--boat Taking Inventory: Boat] – Minecraft.net on October 4, 2019

{{Items}}
{{Entities}}

[[cs:Člun]]
[[de:Boot]]
[[es:Barca]]
[[fr:Bateau]]
[[hu:Csónak]]
[[it:Barca]]
[[ja:ボート]]
[[ko:보트]]
[[nl:Boot]]
[[pl:Łódka]]
[[pt:Bote]]
[[ru:Лодка]]
[[th:เรือ]]
[[uk:Човен]]
[[zh:船]]</li><li>[[Map|Map]]<br/>{{about|the craftable map|maps showing the locations of certain structures|Explorer Map|other uses|Map (disambiguation)}}
{{distinguish|World}}
{{Item
| image = Map Zoom 4.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

A '''map''' is an [[item]] used to view explored [[Chunk|terrain]] and mark landmarks.

==Obtaining==
===Crafting===
{{crafting
|head=1
|showname=0
|showdescription=1
|A1= Paper
|B1= Paper
|C1= Paper
|A2= Paper
|B2= Compass
|C2= Paper
|A3= Paper
|B3= Paper
|C3= Paper
|Output= Empty Map
|type= Miscellaneous
|description=This variation is called an "empty locator map" {{in|bedrock}}, or an "empty map" {{in|java}}.

When the player first creates a map, it is blank. It needs to be activated by holding it and pressing ''{{Control|use item}}''. after which it records terrain and location markers as the player travels within (or close to) the area it maps.
}}
{{crafting
|A1= Paper
|B1= Paper
|C1= Paper
|A2= Paper
|B2= Paper
|C2= Paper
|A3= Paper
|B3= Paper
|C3= Paper
|Output= Empty Map
|type= Miscellaneous
|description={{only|bedrock}}

This variation is called an "empty map". It does not show location markers. It is intended for cloning and zooming locator maps without having to consume an additional [[compass]] (thereby saving [[iron ingot]]s and [[redstone dust]]), but it can also be {{Control|use|text=activated}} and later converted to a locator map by combining it with a compass on an [[anvil]], [[crafting table]], or [[cartography table]].
|foot=1
}}

=== Natural generation ===
==== Chest loot ====
{{LootChestItem|empty-map,map 
}}

=== Cartography table ===
A map can also be created using a single paper on a [[cartography table]] to create an empty map, or a paper with a compass for an empty locator map.{{only|bedrock}}

=== Starting map ===
{{exclusive|bedrock|section=1}}
When creating a new world {{in|bedrock}}, the player can enable the "Starting Map" option to spawn with an empty locator map in the hotbar. The map's zoom scale is 1:8. The map is updated only while the player holds it.

=== Trading ===
Novice-level cartographer [[Villager|villagers]] sell a single empty map for 7 [[Emerald|emeralds]] as their trades.

{{IN|java}}, cartographer villagers may give players with the [[Hero of the Village]] effect an empty map.

== Usage ==
{{See also|Tutorials/Mapping}}

=== Mapping ===

Crafting a map creates an empty map. The map is drawn for the first time when it is held and used (with ''{{control|use item}}''). This map can then be adjusted to different zoom levels. After conversion to a drawn map item, it starts to draw a top-down view of the player's surroundings, with North pointing to the top of the map. A pointed oval pointer indicates the player's position on the map, and moves in real-time as the player moves across the terrain shown on the map. The map does ''not'' center on the player when created, rather, the world is broken up into large invisible grid squares, and the map displays the area of whichever grid square it is in when it is first used. For example, if a player uses a new map in a certain grid square, and then moves a distance away and uses another fresh map but is still within the same grid square, both maps appear identical. To make a map that is not identical to the first one, the player would have to move outside of the edges of the first map (because then they would be in a new grid square). This way, no two maps of the same size can ever partially overlap and every map can display only a fixed area.

To record the world on a map, that specific map must be held in the player's hands while the player moves around the world. The world is recorded as-is during exploration, meaning that if the world is modified, a player must revisit the area while holding the map to update the map's view. Maps can also be [[Map#Cloning|cloned]]. If a player holds a map whose clone is on display in an item frame, then that map updates while holding its clone. 

Other players are displayed on the map only if they have a map in their inventory cloned from the one being looked at. When placing a map into an [[item frame]], the map displays with a green pointer shown at the location of the item frame. This is to help the player see where they are in relation to the area that the map is showing. If the player leaves a map in an item frame and views a clone of it, the green pointer remains in the spot of the framed copy. This can be used to set up waypoints. Unexplored areas are transparent, making the item frame visible.

When the player leaves the area shown on a specific map, the player pointer transforms into a white dot on that map. The marker shrinks to a smaller white dot if the player is far from the map's center: the area is 320 by 320 blocks per scale factor. The dot moves along the edge of the map to show the relative location of the player. However {{in|bedrock}}, the pointer remains as an arrow but shrinks until the player is near the area shown on the map.

While maps in [[the Nether]] work, they show only the red-and-gray pattern, regardless of the blocks placed. The only useful function is finding where the player is in relation to placed framed maps, which show as green pointers.  Additionally, the player pointer rapidly spins and is not a good indicator of direction. Placing a [[banner]] in [[the Nether]] still shows it on the map as usual.  Having a smaller map image while riding a [[strider]] in the Nether can help one to see one's footing while traveling over [[lava]].

{{IN|java}}, when using a map from another dimension, the map shows the player's position and direction when they were last in the dimension of the map. {{IN|bedrock}}, however, the player can use maps from one dimension while in another dimension. For locator maps, the place marker changes color depending on the dimension that the player is currently in (white for the Overworld, red for [[the Nether]], and magenta for [[the End]]). An Overworld map in the Nether shows the player's corresponding location and direction in the Overworld.<ref name=multiverse>{{ytl|EpP1diZdEdI}}</ref> Similarly, a Nether Map in the Overworld shows the player's corresponding location in the Overworld, but the place marker spins, just like a Nether map in the Nether. An Overworld map in the End shows the world spawn.<ref name=multiverse/> A Nether map cannot be used in the End — the map appears, but the place marker is not shown anywhere — and similarly, an End map cannot be used in the Overworld or the Nether.

A player can make a large piece of pixel art (128×128) facing upward, center a map on it, and place that map in an [[item frame]] to create a custom picture. Locking is recommended. See [[Map item format#Map Pixel Art]] for details on the techniques.

Maps display as a mini-map when held in the off-hand, or if the off-hand slot is occupied; the map is full-sized only when held in the dominant hand with both hands free.

=== Map content ===
{{Main|Map item format}}

Maps consist of square pixels arranged like pixels in a 128×128 square pattern, with each pixel representing a square portion of land. {{IN|java}}, the [[Map item format#Color table|color of a map pixel]] generally matches the color of the most common [[opaque]] block in the corresponding area, as seen from the sky. 'Minority blocks' in the target area have no effect on the color of the pixel, thus small features tend to be undetectable on zoomed-out maps.

{{IN|bedrock}}, the [[Map item format#Color table|color of a map pixel]] instead matches the single top-most opaque block in a grid sized by the map magnification pixel size (see the table in the "Player marker and pointer" section below). For example, a 3/4 magnification map has a pixel size of 8x8 blocks; this means the map will read only the top-most opaque blocks at the 0,0 coordinate, the 8,0 coordinate, the 0,8 coordinate, etcetera, ignoring all other blocks in the area. This means that {{in|bedrock}}, map pixel art requires only one block per pixel regardless of map magnification.

{{IN|bedrock}}, grass, foliage and water colors that are biome-dependent are represented accurately on a map.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width: 300px;" | {{el|je}}
! style="width: 300px;" | {{el|be}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Map Zoom 4.png|alt=All banners marked on a map, alongside a named banner.|216px]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Map item BE.png|216px]]
|-
| Biome colors on ''Java Edition''.
| Biome colors on ''Bedrock Edition''.
|-
|}

Maps also show ground up to about 15 blocks below the surface of the water in oceans as slightly lighter blue, to show where the ground rises. This is not true with land above water. Higher elevations in the world mean lighter colors on the map. The map records the surface even as the player moves below the surface.

A standard map represents 128x128 blocks (1 block per pixel, 8x8 [[chunks]]) but maps can be zoomed-out to represent up to 2048x2048 blocks (16 square blocks per pixel, 128x128 [[chunks]]).

Some relevant distances: 64 blocks (4 chunks) is the update radius from a player in the Overworld and the End. However, it is half this (32 blocks) in the Nether. Also, 1024 blocks is the minimum Overworld distance from a [[nether portal]], at which players can build another portal and expect to reach a new location in the Nether. This is the distance across a 1:8 map, and also from a 1:16 map's center to its edge.

=== Player marker and pointer ===
{{IN|java}}, every map contains a marker that marks the position of the player, and points in the same direction as the player. When a player moves out of a map, a big white dot appears and moves relative to the player's position. The pointer either disappears when the player moves away a certain distance from the border of the map or, in case of [[explorer map]]s, the big white dot changes to a smaller white dot. The distance required for the small white dot to appear(explorer maps) or for the big dot to vanish (normal maps) changes with the scaling of the map.
* '''Level 0/4 :''' 128×128 blocks (each map pixel represents 1 block)
* '''Level 1/4 :''' 256×256 blocks (2×2 blocks per map pixel)
* '''Level 2/4 :''' 512×512 blocks (4×4 blocks per map pixel)
* '''Level 3/4 :''' 1024×1024 blocks (8×8 blocks per map pixel)
* '''Level 4/4 :'''  2048×2048 blocks  (16×16 blocks per map pixel)
{{IN|bedrock}}, a map can be crafted with or without this marker, and a map without a position marker can add one later by adding a compass to the map.  When a map is crafted without a compass, it's simply called an "empty map", but when crafted with a compass, it's called an "empty locator map". The marker also turns red if the player enters the Nether with an Overworld map and shows the player's Overworld location relative to the Nether location. A map created in the End has a purple marker showing the player's location. If an Overworld map is used in the End, a magenta dot appears on the player's spawn point.{{/BE|position}}
{{crafting
|name=Map<br>(with marker)
|ingredients=[[Map]] or Empty Map +<br>[[Compass]]
|showdescription=1
|Map (no markers);Empty Map 
|Compass
|Output= Locator Map;Empty Locator Map
|type= Miscellaneous
|description={{el|be}} only.
Maps crafted from only paper do not show the location marker; to add it, a compass must be added to the map.
|foot=1
}}

{{IN|bedrock}}, a cartography table can also be used to add a pointer to create a locator map or empty locator map. This can be done by adding a compass to paper, or to an empty map or map.

=== Zooming out ===
[[File:Cartography table UI zoom.png|thumb|300px|{{IN|java}}, cartography table's UI, showing the map is being zoomed out.]]

A [[cartography table]] can also be used to zoom out, taking only one piece of paper per zoom level.

A blank map can not be zoomed out. A map has to have something already marked on it for the zooming to be possible.

{{Crafting
  |A1= Paper |B1= Paper |C1= Paper
  |A2= Paper |B2= Map;Locator Map   |C2= Paper
  |A3= Paper |B3= Paper |C3= Paper
  |Output= Map;Locator Map
  |showdescription=1
  |description=Locator Map {{el|be}} only.
}}
{{/BE|zoom}}

==== Zoom details ====
The zooming function starts from when the map is created (zoom level 0) up to its fourth zoom step (zoom level 4).

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" data-description="Zoom levels"
! colspan="2" | 
! Zoom step 0  
! Zoom step 1  
! Zoom step 2  
! Zoom step 3  
! Zoom step 4
|-
! colspan="2" |
| [[File:Map Zoom 0.png|116px|Zoom step 0, 1:1]]
| [[File:Map Zoom 1.png|116px|Zoom step 1, 1:2]]
| [[File:Map Zoom 2.png|116px|Zoom step 2, 1:4]]
| [[File:Map Zoom 3.png|116px|Zoom step 3, 1:8]]
| [[File:Map Zoom 4.png|116px|Zoom step 4, 1:16]]
|-
! colspan="2" | Zoom level
| 0/4
| 1/4
| 2/4
| 3/4
| 4/4
|-
! colspan="2" | 1 map pixel represents
| 1 block
| 2×2 blocks
| 4×4 blocks
| 8×8 blocks
| 16×16 blocks<br>(1×1 chunk)
|-
! colspan="2" | Scaling ratio
| 1:1
| 1:2
| 1:4
| 1:8
| 1:16
|-
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Map covers an area of
| 128×128 blocks
| 256×256 blocks
| 512×512 blocks
| 1024×1024 blocks
| 2048×2048 blocks
|-
| 8×8 chunks
| 16×16 chunks
| 32×32 chunks
| 64×64 chunks
| 128×128 chunks
|-
! colspan="2" | Smallest discernible features
| Blocks
| Trees, Paths
| Lakes, Buildings
| Mountains, Rivers
| Biomes, Mountain Ranges
|-
! colspan="2" | Use cases
| Pixel art, Base plans
| Base surroundings
| Structure mapping
| Landscape mapping
| Biome mapping
|-
! rowspan="2" | Total paper needed to zoom out from Level 0
! in anvil{{only|bedrock|short=1}} or crafting table
| -
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 8
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 16
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 24
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 32
|-
! in cartography table
| -
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 1
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 2
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 3
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 4
|}

Maps are always aligned to a grid at all zoom levels. That means zooming out any different map in a specific area covered by that map always has the same center. As such, maps are aligned by map width (1024 blocks for a level 3 maps) minus 64. A level 3 map generated at spawn covers X and Z coordinates from -64 to 959. All maps generated in this area zoom out to the same coordinates, guaranteeing that they are always 'aligned' on a map wall. For a zoomed-out map to cover a new area, it must start with a base (level 0) map that is in that area.

At zoom level 0, a map created on the point (0,0) has (0,0) at the center of the map. At higher zoom levels of the same map, the coordinate (0,0) is in the top left square of the map.

{{IN|java}}, zoom level can be seen on a map by turning on Advanced Tooltips (a [[Debug screen#More debug keys|debug screen]] option that can be toggled by using the key combination {{key|F3+H}}). The tooltip of the map then shows the zoom level, scaling factors, and map ID.

=== Cloning ===
[[File:Cartography table UI clone.png|thumb|300px|{{IN|Java}}, cartography table's UI, showing the map is being cloned.]]

A mix of empty maps and empty locator maps may be used. Whether the cloned maps show position markers is dependent only on the input map.

A [[cartography table]] can also be used to clone a map.

The parts of the world that have already been explored and mapped are copied, and newly explored areas appear on both instances. If one of the maps is later zoomed out, then the maps lose their connection to each other and function as completely separate maps that have to be individually filled by exploring.

In Creative mode, a map in an item frame may be cloned by using {{control|pick block}} on it, as long as that map is not also in the player's inventory.

It doesn't matter if the map to be cloned is at a higher zoom level (made of more paper) than the blank map. Upon copying the map, both resulting maps have the same magnification as the starting map.

{{/BE|clone}}

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage|Map, Empty Map}}

=== Marking points ===
{{IN|java}} the player has the ability to mark spots on a map. To do this, {{control|use}} a map on a placed-down [[banner]], and the spot of the banner gets marked on the map. The mark takes the color of whatever the base color is for the banner, and if the banner has a name, the mark shows that name. Banner marks on a map are always oriented with their top facing north, regardless of the banner's actual orientation. If the banner is destroyed, the mark of the banner remains at first, but if the player gets closer to where the banner previously was, it disappears as the area is updated on the map.

If a map is mounted on an item frame and is within the area it depicts, the mounted map displays its current location with a green indicator rotated to match its orientation.

[[File:Map Marker Bedrock on Item frame.png|thumb|181x181px|{{IN|bedrock}} this is what a map lying on an item frame looks like, while showing markers.]]
{{IN|bedrock}} the player can place copies of locator maps in [[item frame]]s in order to create a land mark. The marker is a green dot that resembles the shape of the player's marker, but in green color. The position the marker points at depends on the direction the item frame is facing. It is worth noting that the markers work only on copies of the same map. Other maps of the same area do not show the existing markers that the player(s) had placed.

If a player has a cloned map in their inventory, their pointer appears white when viewed on the same map held by another player. Hence, if all players have the same cloned map in their inventory, all markers would appear white when the clone map is viewed. 

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width: 300px;" | {{el|je}}
! style="width: 300px;" | {{el|be}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Banner marked map.png|alt=All banners marked on a map, alongside a named banner.|216px]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Tracking map with markers bedrock.png|216px]]
|-
| How every banner appears {{IN|java}} on a map, including named banners.
| {{IN|bedrock}} this is how a locator map shows map markers while held by a player.
|-
|}

===Locking===
[[File:Cartography table UI lock.png|thumb|300px|{{IN|Java}}, cartography table's UI, showing the map is being locked.]]

Maps can be locked when using a [[glass pane]] in a [[cartography table]]. This creates a new map containing the same data and locks it. All copies of this new map are also locked. A locked map never changes, even when the depicted terrain changes. {{IN|Be}}, locked maps have a unique texture.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Condition
! style="width: 200px;" | Newly created map
! style="width: 200px;" | Map after terrain alteration
|-
! Unlocked map
| [[File:Map Zoom 0.png|174px]] || [[File:Unlocked Map.png|174px]]
|-
! Locked map
| [[File:Map Zoom 0.png|174px]] || [[File:Map Zoom 0.png|174px]]
|-
|}

{{-}}

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Drawmap1.ogg
|sound2=Drawmap2.ogg
|sound3=Drawmap3.ogg
|subtitle=Map drawn
|source=player
|description=When a map is drawn
|id=ui.cartography_table.take_result
|translationkey=subtitles.ui.cartography_table.take_result
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Map drawn
|source=block
|description=When a map is edited using a cartography table
|id=ui.cartography_table.take_result
|translationkey=subtitles.ui.cartography_table.take_result
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|rowspan=2
|sound=Drawmap1.ogg
|sound2=Drawmap2.ogg
|sound3=Drawmap3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a map is drawn<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.20.20}}
|id=ui.cartography_table.take_result|idnote={{Verify|Could be block.cartography_table.use}}
|volume=0.8
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|source=block
|description=When a map is edited using a cartography table
|id=ui.cartography_table.take_result
|volume=0.8
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Empty Map
|spritetype=item
|nameid=map
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Map
|spritetype=item
|nameid=filled_map
|form=item
|translationkey=item.minecraft.filled_map, filled_map.buried_treasure, filled_map.explorer_jungle{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.explorer_swamp{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.mansion, filled_map.monument, filled_map.unknown, filled_map.village_desert{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.village_plains{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.village_savanna{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.village_snowy{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.village_taiga{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Empty Map
|spritetype=item
|nameid=empty_map
|aliasid=emptymap
|id=515
|form=item
|translationkey=item.emptyMap.name, item.emptyLocatorMap.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Map
|spritetype=item
|spritename=map-be
|nameid=filled_map
|aliasid=map
|id=420
|form=item
|translationkey=item.map.name, item.map.exploration.mansion.name, item.map.exploration.monument.name, item.map.exploration.treasure.name
|foot=1}}

=== Metadata ===
{{see also|Bedrock Edition data values}}
{{IN|bedrock}}, maps use the following data values:

{{/DV}}

=== Item data ===
{{el|java}}:
{{main|Player.dat format}}
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|tag}}: The item's '''tag''' tag.
{{:Player.dat_format/Maps}}
</div>

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

=== Map icons ===
{{see also|Player.dat format|Map item format|map_icons.png}}
Map icons are 8×8 in ''Java Edition'', but 16×16 in Bedrock Edition. As such, there are minor misalignment issues in ''Java Edition''.<ref>{{bug|MC-214649|||WF}}</ref>
[[File:Map icons.png|thumb|128px|Map icons texture {{in|Java}}]]
[[File:Map icons BE.png|thumb|128px|Map icons texture {{in|Bedrock}}]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Java ID !! Bedrock ID !! Text ID !! Appearance !! Purpose !! Shown in item frames?
|-
| 0 ||  ||<code>player</code> || [[File:Player (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Player (texture) BE2.png|16px]] White marker || Players (on map) || No
|-
| 1 || 1 ||<code>frame</code> || [[File:Green Marker (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Green Marker (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Green marker || The current map in an item frame || Yes
|-
| 2 ||  ||<code>red_marker</code> || [[File:Red Marker (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Red Marker (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Red marker || Position converted to Overworld when opening Overworld map in the Nether{{Only|bedrock}} || No
|-
| 3 ||  ||<code>blue_marker</code> || [[File:Blue Marker (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Blue Marker (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Blue marker || Other players || No
|-
| 4 ||  ||<code>target_x</code> || [[File:Target X (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] White X || Unused || Yes
|-
| 5 ||5
|<code>target_point</code> || [[File:Target Point (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Target Point (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Red triangle || Unused || Yes
|-
| 6 || 6 ||<code>player_off_map</code> || [[File:Player Off Map (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] Large white dot || Players off map, nearby{{only|java}} || No
|-
| 7 || 13 ||<code>player_off_limits</code> || [[File:Player Off Limits (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Player Off Limits (texture) BE.png|16px]] Small white dot || Players off map, far away{{only|java}} || No
|-
| 8 ||14
|<code>mansion</code> || [[File:Mansion (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Mansion (Texture) BE2.png|frameless|16x16px]] Woodland mansion || Woodland mansion || Yes
|-
| 9 || 15 ||<code>monument</code> || [[File:Monument (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Monument Texture BE2.png|frameless|16x16px]] Ocean monument || Ocean monument || Yes
|-
| 10 - 25 ||  ||<code>{{tooltip|banner_*|banner_white, banner_orange, banner_magenta, banner_light_blue, banner_yellow, banner_lime, banner_pink, banner_gray, banner_light_gray, banner_cyan, banner_purple, banner_blue, banner_brown, banner_green, banner_red, banner_black}}</code> || [[File:Banner White (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Light Gray (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Gray (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Black (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Brown (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Red (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Orange (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Yellow (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Lime (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Green (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Cyan (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Light Blue (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Blue (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Magenta (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Purple (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Pink (texture) JE1.png|16px]]<br>Banners in all 16 wool colors{{only|java}}|| Banner markers || Yes
|-
| 26 ||4
|<code>red_x</code> || [[File:Red X (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Target X (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Red X || Buried treasure || Yes
|-
| || 8 || || [[File:Magenta Marker (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Magenta marker
| Position converted to Overworld when opening Overworld map in the End{{Only|bedrock}} || No 
|-
| || 9 || || [[File:Orange Marker (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Orange marker{{more info}}
|Other players
|Yes
|-
| || 10 || || [[File:Yellow Marker (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Yellow marker
| Other players || No
|-
| || 11 || || [[File:Cyan Marker (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Cyan marker
| Other players || No
|- 
| -
|12
| || [[File:Green Point (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Green Triangle
| Other structure such as stronghold, fortress, end city, etc. when used as explorer map destination{{Only|bedrock}} || Yes
|}
It should be noted that even if the player used a NBT editor to add an additional icon on the map, ''Minecraft'' shows only the first one listed when the player loads up their world.

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Map Room}}

== History ==
{{see also|section=24|map_icons.png|Java Edition history of textures#Map icons}}
{{more images|section=24|{{bug|MC-72962}}}}
{{History||April 27, 2011|link=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4988431144/the-maps|[[Notch]] unveiled screenshots of the map.}}
{{History||April 28, 2011|link={{tweet|notch|63500114005721088}}|[[Notch]] said that he would try to make maps place-able on [[wall]]s.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.6|snap=Test Build 3|[[File:Map (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added maps.}}
{{History||1.6.6|The ability to auto-craft maps using shift-click has been disabled.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Maps can now be found in library chests in the brand-new [[stronghold]]s.
|Auto crafting maps has been restored. Map cloning, therefore, is unavailable for a period of time.}}
{{History||1.8.1|Maps now work both while walking and flying.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5|Prior to this update, the [[sun]] in ''[[Minecraft]]'' rose in the North, which threw off many [[player]]s and led to a common misconception that ''Minecraft'' maps/[[world]]s were oriented with East at the top. The sun now rises in the east and sets in the west, making navigation much more intuitive.
|Before the change in sun position, it was commonly said that ''Minecraft'' maps/worlds are oriented with East at the top; sunrise, by definition, occurs at the East, which means it is certainly true that the maps were oriented "East" since the Sun rose from the top (North). However, [[Jeb]] asserted (and [[Notch]] agreed) that the sun rose in the north.<ref>{{Tweet|jeb|87815841160237056}}</ref><ref>{{Tweet|notch|88155424880201728}}</ref> Most mods and map-making tools, however, used the terms East and North consistent with their actual definitions (e.g. a [[Programs and editors/Cartograph|Cartograph]]-generated map with North at the top is rotated 90 degrees from the in-game map).}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|[[File:Empty Map JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Crafting]] a map now creates an empty map. The map is drawn for the first time when it is held and right clicked, and is centered near the location of the [[player]] when clicked (not as before where it was centered on the location it was crafted.)
|Previously, in order to map a new area, the map had to be ''crafted'' in that area (rather than carrying a previously-crafted map to the new area). The point where a map is crafted becomes its permanent center, and could never be changed. 
|The pointer no longer disappears when leaving the map, but transforms into a white dot, indicating on what side of the map the player is located.
|Maps now align to a grid, making it easier to create adjacent maps.
|Maps can now be zoomed out (but not zoomed in).
|Maps can now be cloned and scaled.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34b|Maps now have a ''zoom level'', which was fixed at 1:8 prior to snapshot [[Java Edition 12w34a|12w34a]],<ref name="mapinfo">https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4988431144/the-maps</ref> but  now starts at 1:1 and can be increased up to 1:16 by re-crafting an existing map.
|Maps are no longer numbered on the top-left corner and is labeled through the tooltip.}}
{{History|||snap=12w36a|New maps are now crafted at a scale factor of 1:1. A zoomed in map can be zoomed out by re-crafting it with another 8 sheets of [[paper]] on a [[crafting table]]. Each time this is done, the scale increases - 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8, 1:16 with a map scale of 1:16 being the current maximum.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w38a|The map size has been increased when placed on a [[wall]] using the [[item frame]].
|More colors have been added to maps for different [[block]]s.<ref name="infodump2">https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.mojang.com/2013/10/minecraft-1-7-the-update-that-changed-the-world</ref>}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w31a|Zoomed maps now conform to an expanded grid based on their zoom level. Previously, careful considerations would need to be taken to creating a wall of adjoining maps.}}
{{History||1.8.1|snap=pre1|Some colors have been changed on maps to more accurately represent their respective [[block]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Maps now display as a mini-map when held in the off-hand, or if the off-hand slot is occupied; the (old) large version is visible only when held in the dominant hand with the secondary hand free.}}
{{History|||snap=15w34a|New maps can now be [[crafting|crafted]] at a scale factor of 1:4.
|A crafting recipe has been added for zooming in maps.}}
{{History|||snap=15w43a|The average yield of empty maps from [[stronghold]] library [[chest]]s has been doubled.}}
{{History|||snap=15w45a|New maps are once again [[crafting|crafted]] at a scale factor of 1:1, as they had been before snapshot [[15w34a]].
|The [[crafting]] recipe, that was introduced in 15w34a, for zooming in maps has been removed.}}
{{History|||snap=15w49a|Map making now uses armor equipping sounds.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Maps now work in [[the End]].
|Empty maps are now [[trading|sold]] by cartographer [[villager]]s as their tier 3 [[trading|trade]].
|Added [[explorer map]]s, sold by cartographers as their tier 4 trades.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w17a|Maps now have separate colors for colored [[terracotta]] blocks from other colored blocks.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[item]]s' numeral IDs were 358 and 395.
|Maps now use additional NBT to specify which map they contain. Prior to this version, they used the [[damage]] value instead.
|Map IDs are no longer limited to 32,768.}}
{{History|||snap=17w50a|Maps can now be placed on floor and ceiling [[item frame]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w10a|Spots on maps can now be marked using [[banner]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Empty maps can now generate in [[shipwreck]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=pre7|Maps have been changed slightly, in regard to which [[block]]s are shown and which blocks are not.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Empty Map JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Map (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of maps have been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Empty maps can now be found in chests in [[village]] cartographer houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w02a|Maps can now be cloned and zoomed out (extended) by using a [[cartography table]].
|Maps can now be locked by using a [[glass pane]] with a cartography table.
|The recipes for cloning and zooming out maps have been removed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w06a|Map making is now silent again.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Cartographer villagers now give empty maps to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w21a|Map making sounds are now the same as when using a cartography table.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Empty Map JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Map (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added maps.
|Maps are crafted using nine [[paper]], one for every slot of the [[crafting]] grid.
|Maps must be combined with a [[compass]] using an [[anvil]] in order to show the [[player]]'s position.
|Maps can be zoomed using an anvil.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|New maps are now [[crafting|crafted]] at full zoom.
|Empty maps now have a "Create Map" button to initialize them.}}
{{History|||snap=build 7|New maps are now crafted at a scale factor of 1:1.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=unknown|Maps can now be crafted either with 8 pieces of [[paper]] and a [[compass]] ''or'' 9 pieces of paper, to get a map with or without a position marker.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|Different colors have been added to maps for different [[biome]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=?|[[Windows 10 Edition]] can now use the [[anvil]] as well as the [[crafting table]] to clone, zoom and apply markers, just as [[Pocket Edition]] in general could.
|Maps can now be found inside [[stronghold]] library [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Empty maps with direction markers built-in are now called "locator maps".}}
{{History|||snap=alpha 1.1.0.3|"Locator maps" are now called "empty locator maps".
|Empty maps are now [[trading|sold]] by cartographer [[villager]]s for 7-11 [[emerald]]s as their tier 3 [[trading|trade]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Maps can now be found inside map room [[chest]]s in [[shipwreck]]s.}}
{{History||?|The texture of the filled map overlay has been changed.}}
{{History||?|Maps now function in dimensions other than the dimension in which they were created.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Maps can now be found in cartographer house [[chest]]s in [[village]]s.
|[[File:Empty Map JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of empty maps has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Empty maps can now be created from 1 [[paper]] in [[cartography table]]s.
|Maps can now be zoomed, cloned, renamed, and have pointers added in cartography tables.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Cartographer [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] empty map for an [[emerald]] as their first tier [[trading|trades]].
|Empty locator maps can now be [[trading|bought]] from cartographer villagers.}}
{{History||1.13.0|snap=beta 1.13.0.1|[[File:Map (item) BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Locked Map (item) BE2.png|32px]] Filled maps and locked maps now have unique inventory icons.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Trading has been changed, novice-level cartographer now sell an empty map for 7 emeralds. Cartographer villager no longer sell empty locator map.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of maps have been changed from <code>emptymap</code> to <code>empty_map</code> and <code>map</code> to <code>filled_map</code>.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Map (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added maps. 
|The [[player]] spawns with a free map. 
|Maps are available only as zoom step 3 maps centered at coordinates 0,0. Biome colors do not appear on maps.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=none|Larger sized worlds on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and Nintendo Switch have zoom step 3 maps aligned to a grid with maps centered at 0, 1024, or 2048 on the X or Z coordinates.}}
{{History||xbox=TU21|xbone=CU9|ps=1.14|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Empty Map JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Crafting]] a map now produces an empty map.}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|The outer end islands appear on different maps; even on Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Vita, and Wii U editions.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Empty Map JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Map (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of maps have been changed.}}
{{History||ps=1.91|Maps can now be created and used in [[cartography table]]s.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Use of the {{key|F1}} key can allow the player to hold a map without blocking their view at all.
* In ''Java Edition'', a map created using {{cmd|give}} can be any map by using the Map parameter to specify the map number desired. E.g. {{cmd|give [player] minecraft:filled_map{map:5<nowiki>}}} gives the specified player map_5. If no data value is supplied it defaults to map_0. If map_0 has not ever been crafted, it is centered on x=0, z=0.
* The maps are stored separately as their own data (<code>.dat</code>) file as <code>map_x.dat</code> with (x) being the map number, see [[map item format]] for more info. By manipulating this number, players can organize their maps to suit them, or if they accidentally create a map in the same location, they can delete their extra map so as to save the number they make.
* Certain programs can be used to make customized maps with images or text on them instead of actual maps, many people use these in adventure maps to show pictures or to tell a story.
* Since all copies of a map are links to the same file, copying an unfinished map keeps it synchronized with the copy as the player fills it in. Thus, a copy stored in a chest can act as a remote backup.
* A map that is in an item frame does not update itself until a player picks it up, lets it reload, and places it back again. However, if a player holds a clone of the map, both maps update.
* Filled maps are the only items that make 90 degree rotations in item frames, and also the only items that can expand the item frame into full block wide.
* On [[Legacy Console Edition]], the player always spawns with a map in their inventory after creating a world. This was later added to Bedrock Edition as an optional feature in the world creation menu.
* Maps on Legacy Console Edition always show the player's current coordinates, as a substitute for the optional [[Coordinates|coordinate display]] in other editions.
* A map cannot be created on [[New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]. Instead, the map is always displayed on the bottom screen along with the coordinates. Biome colors do not appear on maps.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
MapItem1.png|A fully zoomed map.
MapRotation.png|Having a map in hand does not stop the ability to see ahead.
MapItem3.png|A world being recorded onto a map.
Mcmap4.png|Nearly fully explored map.
Zoomed Map.png|A map edited to the scale of 1.
Sky Map.png|A map mapping the [[Sky Dimension]].
MapOfVillage.png|A village and how it is represented on a map.
Pumpkin map.png|A map containing a custom image made by placing a large number of blocks.
Complete Map.png|A completely explored map.
MapZooms.png|A diagram showing how maps zoomed out before [[Java Edition 1.8]]. Notice how the larger maps have borders made of half and quarter small maps.
Map18zooms.png|From 1.8, zoomed maps are aligned to this grid exactly.
Large Biome Map.png|A map of a [[Large Biomes]] world.
Map0140-0160.png|A comparison of maps between versions in Pocket Edition Alpha [[Pocket Edition Alpha 0.14.0|0.14.0]] and [[Pocket Edition Alpha 0.16.0|0.16.0]].
Mycelium Map.png|A map view of a mushroom biome, showing that mycelium appears purple on a map.
MiniMap.png|Maps held in the off-hand or in either hand while [[dual wielding]] appear as mini-maps.
Partly filled treasure map.png|Partly filled treasure map with an odd area at the bottom left. Normally a partly filled map would look striped (as in the top left), but this map seems to be bugged and is possibly showing caves, or something, in the bottom left.
Partly filled ocean explorer map.png|Partly filled ocean explorer map. Updating the game from an older version (in this case the area was first generated before 1.18) and buying a map after updating (in this case in 1.19.4) can result in the map displaying rivers and terrain where there is really a frozen sea.
Map Stained Glass 1.png|Stained glasses' appearances on maps before and after 1.13.
Map Stained Glass 2.png|Stained glasses' appearances on maps before and after 1.13.
Map Various Blocks 1.png|Various blocks' appearances on maps before and after 1.13.
Map Various Blocks 2.png|Various blocks' appearances on maps before and after 1.13.
Better Together Map.jpg|Holding a map in the offhand in ''Bedrock Edition''.
Better Together Map Icon.jpg|Holding a map in both hands in ''Bedrock Edition''.
</gallery>

=== The Nether ===
<gallery>
Nethermap.png|A map in [[the Nether]].
Maponnether.png|A map in the Nether; the arrow turns around itself, like in [[compass]].
</gallery>

=== The End ===
<gallery>
Jeb End Map.png|The first image of a map in [[the End]].
Endmap.png|A map in the End.
</gallery>

=== Maps in item frames ===
<gallery>
FramedMap.png|A map displayed on an item frame, as it looked before [[Java Edition 1.7.2]].
Structure Map Collection.png|Multiple maps in item frames. Notice a [[village]], two [[desert temple]]s and a lava lake.
Minecraft maps 3by3.png|A collection of 9 connected full maps.
Full Map.png|A combination of 25 maps pasted together as one map.
Map wall BE.png|A map wall on ''Bedrock Edition'', showing large areas of biome colors for each biome.
Map's in item frames.png|Maps can be placed into [[item frame]]s so they can be viewed together.
Comparing Maps.png|The comparison between 3 zooms of maps.
SuperflatMap.png|A map in a [[Superflat]] world, with some [[village]]s.
MapWallWithMarkers.png|A 3x3 map wall with banner markers.
HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA.png|He-Man map art.
Map Player Icons 1.png|First image of player icons on maps.
Map Player Icons 2.png|Second image of player icons on maps.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Explorer Map]]
* [[Clock]]
* [[Tutorials/Navigation|Navigation]]

== References ==
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