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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

Steve scoping SpyglassAlex scoping Spyglass
Spyglass Zooming

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 110 of the FOV set in options. By default, the FOV is set to 70°, resulting in an FOV of 7° through the spyglass. The player's FOV can be set from 30° to 120°, so the spyglass FOV can range from 3° to 12°.

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.

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 will not remove that effect on the player's screen.

Sounds

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Spyglass expands?Using the itemitem.spyglass.usesubtitles.item.spyglass.use???
Spyglass retracts?Using the itemitem.spyglass.stop_usingsubtitles.item.spyglass.stop_using???

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormTranslation key
SpyglassspyglassItemitem.minecraft.spyglass

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormTranslation key
Spyglassspyglass?Itemitem.spyglass.name

Advancements

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Resource location
Advancement-plain-rawIs It a Bird?
Look at a Parrot through a Spyglass Adventureadventure/spyglass_at_parrot
Advancement-plain-rawIs 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
Advancement-plain-rawIs It a Plane?
Look at the Ender Dragon through a Spyglass Is It a Balloon?adventure/spyglass_at_dragon

History

October 3, 2020Spyglass JE1 Spyglasses are revealed at Minecraft Live 2020. They were originally named "telescopes" and had an oval vignette.
Java Edition
1.1720w45aSpyglass JE1 Added spyglasses.
Spyglass scope JE1 The scope texture is currently a circle with glare spots.
20w46aSpyglass scope JE2 The scope texture is now a glass square with a copper border.
20w48aFile:Spyglass JE2.png The spyglass is now a 3D model instead of a flat sprite.
File:Spyglass JE2 (texture).png The texture of the spyglass has changed.
Using the spyglass now better anchors it to the player's "eye" when viewed in 3rd person.
21w05aCopper ingots are now renewable via drowned, making spyglasses renewable.
21w10aFile:Spyglass JE3 (item).png Spyglasses now have a new texture in the inventory. The 3D model is still used in the hand, similar to tridents.
1.17.1Pre-release 1The texture of the spyglass model has changed.
Bedrock Edition
1.17.0beta 1.17.0.50File:Spyglass BE1.png File:Spyglass JE3 (item).png Added spyglasses.
beta 1.17.0.52Spyglasses are no longer available only through Experimental Gameplay.
1.17Spyglasses are no longer available in Experimental Gameplay.

Issues

Issues relating to "Spyglass" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Gallery

References

  1. MC-203575 — "The spyglass overlay goes away when pressing F1" — resolved as "Works As Intended".
  2. MCPE-125869 — Spyglass's overlay don't go away even if the player toggles Hide GUI on/ Pressing F1
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