A spyglass is an item that can be used for zooming in on specific locations.
Obtaining[]
Crafting[]
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Amethyst Shard + Copper Ingot |
Usage[]
A spyglass being used to zoom in on a block of gold starting from normal FOV (70°).
To use a spyglass, the player selects it from the hotbar and clicks use while looking in the desired direction.
Spyglasses are used to zoom in on a specific location in the player's field of view (FOV). The spyglass changes the FOV to 1⁄10 of the FOV set in options. By default, the FOV is set to 70° in Java Edition and 60° in Bedrock Edition, resulting in an FOV of 7° in Java Edition and 6° in Bedrock Edition through the spyglass. The player's FOV can be set from 30° to 110°, so the spyglass FOV can range from 3° to 11°. Regardless of the situation, or status effects the player has, using the Spyglass always shows a FOV 1⁄10 of the FOV set in options.
A square vignette is applied when in use, similar to the effect when wearing a carved pumpkin. Pressing F1 removes the vignette,[Java Edition only][1][2] similar to a carved pumpkin.
Hazy distant objects remain hazy when viewed in the spyglass. Mobs too distant to render also do not render in the spyglass. The spyglass shows a magnified view of what the player already sees.
The player is slowed down while watching through the spyglass. When the player uses the spyglass continuously for 1 minute (1200 game ticks), the interface is automatically closed.
If the player has a certain effect on their screen like fire, the spyglass does not remove that effect on the player's screen.
Sounds[]
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spyglass expands | ? | Using the item | item.spyglass.use | subtitles.item.spyglass.use | ? | ? | ? | |
| Spyglass retracts | ? | Using the item | item.spyglass.stop_using | subtitles.item.spyglass.stop_using | ? | ? | ? |
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spyglass | spyglass | Item | item.minecraft.spyglass |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spyglass | spyglass | 626 | Item | item.spyglass.name |
Advancements[]
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Resource location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Is It a Bird? | Look at a parrot through a spyglass | Adventure | — | adventure/spyglass_at_parrot
|
| Is It a Balloon? | Look at a ghast through a spyglass | Is It a Bird? | Look at a ghast through a spyglass while the ghast is focused on you. | adventure/spyglass_at_ghast
|
| Is It a Plane? | Look at the Ender Dragon through a spyglass | Is It a Balloon? | — | adventure/spyglass_at_dragon
|
History[]
| October 3, 2020 |  Spyglasses are revealed at Minecraft Live 2020. They were originally named "telescopes" and had an oval vignette. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.17 | 20w45a | Added spyglasses.
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 The scope texture is currently a circle with glare spots. | |||||
| 20w46a |  The scope texture is now a glass square with a copper border. | ||||
| 20w48a |  The spyglass is now a 3D model instead of a flat sprite.
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 The texture of the spyglass has changed. | |||||
| A spyglass in use is anchored better to the player's "eye" when viewed in 3rd person. | |||||
| 21w05a | Copper ingots are now renewable via drowned, making spyglasses renewable. | ||||
| 21w10a |  Spyglasses have a new texture in the inventory. The 3D model is still used in the hand, similar to tridents. | ||||
| 1.17.1 | Pre-release 1 |  The texture of the spyglass model has changed. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.17.0 | beta 1.17.0.50 | Added spyglasses. | |||
| beta 1.17.0.52 | Spyglasses are now available without enabling experimental gameplay. | ||||
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Spyglass" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery[]
Spying on villagers through a spyglass.
When eaten by a panda, spyglasses cause missing texture particles to be produced.[3]
Trivia[]
- If
/item replaceis used to place a spyglass on a player's head, the item appears stuck to the center of the player's face.
