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Particles are a type of Entity in Minecraft; they are graphical effects. The particles always seem to "look" at the player and will usually dissapear after a short period of time
You can reduce the amount of particles visible in the Options menu.
Types of Particles
On Minecraft 1.0.0 code you can find a variety of particles. To help modders or for curious players below is displayed the types of particles and its real name shown on the game's code. If you throw a splash potion at the ground near some cobwebs, the particles emitted from the potion that enter a cobweb will slow down. Each particles area is 8x8 pixels.
| Particle | Real name on code |
|---|---|
| Smoke | "smoke" |
| Icon Consumption//Break | "iconcrack_" |
| Snowball//Egg break | "snowballspoof" |
| Tool break | "tilecrack_" |
| Nether Portal//EnderEye | "portal" |
| Water Splash | "splash" |
| Water Bubbles | "bubble" |
| Mycelium spores | "townaura" |
| Explosion (Huge) | "hugeexplosion" |
Blocks that use particles
| Entity | Effect |
|---|---|
| Mob Spawner | Fire and smoke. |
| Fire | Smoke. |
| Dispenser | Smoke. |
| Torches | Fire and some smoke. |
| Redstone Torch | Smoke (red) |
| Burning Furnace | Fire and smoke |
| Nether Portal | Smoke (Purple) |
| Water | Squares |
| Enderman | Purple Portal effects |
| Void | Squares |
| Mycelium | Mycelium spores |