Spyglass

This feature is exclusive to Java Edition.

This article describes content that may be included in a future update.

This content has appeared in development versions, but the full update containing it has not been released yet.

The spyglass is an item that can be used for zooming in on specific locations.

Obtaining

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Amethyst Shard + Copper Ingot

Usage

File:SpyglassZooming.gif

A spyglass being used to zoom in on a block of gold starting from normal FOV (70).

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, FOV is set to 70, resulting in a FOV of 7 through the spyglass. FOV can be set from 30 to 110, so a range from 3 to 11 FOV through the spyglass is possible. A square vignette is applied when in use, similar to the effect when wearing a carved pumpkin. Pressing F1 removes the vignette,^[1] similar to a carved pumpkin. The player is slowed down while watching through the spyglass. When the player uses spyglass continuously for 1 minute (1200 game ticks), the interface will be closed automatically.

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

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Translation key
Spyglass	`spyglass`	`item.minecraft.spyglass`

History

October 3, 2020

Spyglasses are revealed at Minecraft Live 2020. They were originally named "telescopes" and had an oval vignette.

Upcoming Java Edition

1.17Tropical fish also have assigned names that can be seen after capture. In Java Edition, the smaller text under the item name is displayed showing the fish name, similar to the text that displays enchantments under enchanted items. In Bedrock Edition, the item name is displayed showing "Bucket of <fish name>". Their colors are mostly named according to the colored block names, though with a few exceptions:

White
Silver
Gray
Black
Brown
Red
Orange
Yellow
Lime
Green
Teal
Sky
Blue
Plum
Magenta
Rose

The base color comes first, and if the pattern color is different, it comes after that. Lastly, the fish bucket is given a name according to the shape and pattern of the fish:

Flopper

Glitter

Betty

Stripey

Blockfish

Clayfish

Kob

Snooper

Brinely

SunStreak

Dasher

Spotty

Some tropical fish don't follow the normal naming system, and instead, reference real-life fish species. Apart from these names, these types of fish aren't different from regular tropical fish in terms of design or behavior.

These varieties are:

Name	Type
Anemone	Orange-Gray Stripey
Black Tang	Gray Flopper
Blue Dory ‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Gray-Sky SunStreak
Blue Tang ‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Gray-Blue Flopper
Butterfly Fish ‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}/Butterflyfish ‌^{[Java Edition only]}	White-Gray Clayfish
Cichlid	Blue-Gray SunStreak
Clownfish	Orange-White Kob
Cotton Candy Betta	Rose-Sky Spotty
Dottyback	Plum-Yellow Blockfish
Emperor Red Snapper	White-Red Clayfish
Goatfish	White-Yellow Spotty
Moorish Idol	White-Gray Glitter
Ornate Butterfly ‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}/Ornate Butterflyfish ‌^{[Java Edition only]}	White-Orange Clayfish
Parrotfish	Teal-Rose Dasher
Queen Angel Fish ‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}/Queen Angelfish ‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Lime-Sky Brinely
Red Cichlid	Red-White Betty
Red Lipped Blenny	Gray-Red Snooper
Red Snapper	Red-White Blockfish
Threadfin	White-Yellow Flopper
Tomato Clown ‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Red-White SunStreak
Tomato Clownfish ‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Red-White Kob
Triggerfish	Gray-White SunStreak
Yellowtail Parrot ‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}/Yellowtail Parrotfish ‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Teal-Yellow Dasher
Yellow Tang	Yellow Flopper