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°).[Java Edition only]
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 110°. 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.
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 | subtitles | ? | ? | ? | |
| Spyglass retracts | ? | Using the item | item | subtitles | ? | ? | ? |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spyglass | spyglass | Item | item.minecraft.spyglass |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spyglass | spyglass | 772 | 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
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![]() | 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
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![]() | Is It a Plane? | Look at the Ender Dragon through a Spyglass | Is It a Balloon? | — | adventure/spyglass_at_dragon
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History
| October 3, 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.17 | 20w45a | ||||
| 20w46a | |||||
| 20w48a | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 1.17.1 | Pre-release 1 | The texture of the spyglass model has changed. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.17.0 | beta 1.17.0.50 | ||||
| beta 1.17.0.52 | Spyglasses are no longer available only through Experimental Gameplay. | ||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Spyglass" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery
Spying on villagers through a spyglass.
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.
References
- ↑ MC-203575 — "The spyglass overlay goes away when pressing F1" — resolved as "Works As Intended".
- ↑ MCPE-125869 — Spyglass's overlay don't go away even if the player toggles Hide GUI on/ Pressing F1

