Getting startedREFERENCE
Find available command syntax
JAVA
/helpBEDROCK
/helpShows commands available with your current permissions. Use the in-game suggestions to check syntax for the installed version.
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THE COMMAND.
THE RIGHT EDITION.
Find a documented command example, select Java or Bedrock and check the permissions and version notes before using it.
Game modesREFERENCE
Switch to Creative
JAVA
/gamemode creativeBEDROCK
/gamemode creativeRun from player chat in a world you control or where you have permission. Creative and spectator access are not a way around a server’s rules. Bedrock cheats affect achievement eligibility.
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Game modesREFERENCE
Return to Survival
JAVA
/gamemode survivalBEDROCK
/gamemode survivalRun from player chat in a world you control or where you have permission. Creative and spectator access are not a way around a server’s rules. Bedrock cheats affect achievement eligibility.
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Game modesREFERENCE
Switch to Adventure
JAVA
/gamemode adventureBEDROCK
/gamemode adventureRun from player chat in a world you control or where you have permission. Creative and spectator access are not a way around a server’s rules. Bedrock cheats affect achievement eligibility.
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Game modesREFERENCE
Switch to Spectator
JAVA
/gamemode spectatorBEDROCK
/gamemode spectatorRun from player chat in a world you control or where you have permission. Creative and spectator access are not a way around a server’s rules. Bedrock cheats affect achievement eligibility.
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Time and weatherREFERENCE
Set daytime
JAVA
/time set dayBEDROCK
/time set dayChanges the current world time; normal time progression continues unless separately disabled by a game rule.
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Time and weatherREFERENCE
Set night
JAVA
/time set nightBEDROCK
/time set nightChanges the current world time; normal time progression continues unless separately disabled by a game rule.
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Time and weatherREFERENCE
Set noon
JAVA
/time set noonBEDROCK
/time set noonChanges the current world time; normal time progression continues unless separately disabled by a game rule.
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Time and weatherREFERENCE
Clear the weather
JAVA
/weather clearBEDROCK
/weather clearApplies the chosen weather. Visible precipitation depends on the biome; command permissions are required.
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Time and weatherREFERENCE
Start rain or snow
JAVA
/weather rainBEDROCK
/weather rainApplies the chosen weather. Visible precipitation depends on the biome; command permissions are required.
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Time and weatherREFERENCE
Start a thunderstorm
JAVA
/weather thunderBEDROCK
/weather thunderApplies the chosen weather. Visible precipitation depends on the biome; command permissions are required.
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Items and experienceREFERENCE
Give yourself one diamond
JAVA
/give @s minecraft:diamond 1BEDROCK
/give @s diamond 1An example for testing in your own command-enabled world, not a survival mining method. @s refers to the player executing this in chat.
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MovementREFERENCE
Move yourself five blocks upward
JAVA
/tp @s ~ ~5 ~BEDROCK
/tp @s ~ ~5 ~Relative coordinates use your current position. Check the destination first: teleporting into blocks or over a drop can be unsafe for the character.
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World settingsREFERENCE
Set Normal difficulty
JAVA
/difficulty normalBEDROCK
/difficulty normalChanges gameplay difficulty. Peaceful changes hostile-mob behaviour and can remove relevant mobs, so consider progression before switching. Locked difficulty or server settings may prevent changes.
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World settingsREFERENCE
Set Peaceful difficulty
JAVA
/difficulty peacefulBEDROCK
/difficulty peacefulChanges gameplay difficulty. Peaceful changes hostile-mob behaviour and can remove relevant mobs, so consider progression before switching. Locked difficulty or server settings may prevent changes.
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SpawningREFERENCE
Set your personal respawn point here
JAVA
/spawnpoint @s ~ ~ ~BEDROCK
/spawnpoint @s ~ ~ ~Changes this player’s spawn point. Choose a safe location with space around it; it is different from changing the shared world spawn.
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SpawningREFERENCE
Set the shared world spawn here
JAVA
/setworldspawn ~ ~ ~BEDROCK
/setworldspawn ~ ~ ~Changes the world spawn rather than every player’s bed or personal spawn. Use deliberately in a shared world.
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Original sources ↗
Microsoft Learn: Bedrock /setworldspawn ↗EntitiesREFERENCE
Summon a pig at your position
JAVA
/summon minecraft:pig ~ ~ ~BEDROCK
/summon pig ~ ~ ~Creates an entity; it does not locate an existing animal. Use a clear space and avoid repeated spawning on a shared server.
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BuildingREFERENCE
Place one stone block nearby
JAVA
/setblock ~1 ~ ~ minecraft:stoneBEDROCK
/setblock ~1 ~ ~ stoneReplaces the targeted block one block along positive X. Check the location and keep a backup before editing an existing build.
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Microsoft Learn: Bedrock /setblock ↗BuildingREFERENCE
Fill a small region with glass
JAVA
/fill ~1 ~ ~1 ~3 ~2 ~3 minecraft:glassBEDROCK
/fill ~1 ~ ~1 ~3 ~2 ~3 glassThe two corners define an inclusive cuboid. This example changes 27 blocks and can overwrite an existing structure. Practise in a copied test world.
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EffectsREFERENCE
Give yourself five minutes of Night Vision
JAVA
/effect give @s minecraft:night_vision 300 0 trueBEDROCK
/effect @s night_vision 300 0 trueJava uses the give subcommand; Bedrock places the player directly after /effect. The final true hides particles. Night Vision does not make the player invulnerable.
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EffectsREFERENCE
Clear your status effects
JAVA
/effect clear @sBEDROCK
/effect @s clearRemoves status effects, including beneficial ones. Java and Bedrock have a different argument order.
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Microsoft Learn: Bedrock /effect ↗Items and experienceREFERENCE
Apply Unbreaking I to a held compatible item
JAVA
/enchant @s minecraft:unbreaking 1BEDROCK
/enchant @s unbreaking 1Hold an item that supports the enchantment. This respects compatibility and level limits; it is not a universal way to combine incompatible enchantments.
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Items and experienceREFERENCE
Add ten experience points
JAVA
/experience add @s 10 pointsBEDROCK
/xp 10 @sAdds points, not ten experience levels. Java and Bedrock use different command forms in this example.
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Game rulesREFERENCE
Keep inventory after dying
JAVA
/gamerule minecraft:keep_inventory trueBEDROCK
/gamerule keepinventory trueJava example targets 1.21.11 and newer, including 26.x; Java 1.21.10 and older use keepInventory instead. Bedrock uses its own rule name. This changes the world’s death rules.
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Game rulesREFERENCE
Stop normal daylight progression
JAVA
/gamerule minecraft:advance_time falseBEDROCK
/gamerule dodaylightcycle falseJava 1.21.11+ renamed doDaylightCycle to minecraft:advance_time. Set the matching rule back to true to resume normal progression. Bedrock retains dodaylightcycle.
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Game rulesREFERENCE
Stop automatic weather changes
JAVA
/gamerule minecraft:advance_weather falseBEDROCK
/gamerule doweathercycle falseJava 1.21.11+ uses minecraft:advance_weather; older Java used doWeatherCycle. Set the matching rule to true to resume weather cycling.
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ExplorationREFERENCE
Locate a village structure
JAVA
/locate structure minecraft:village_plainsBEDROCK
/locate structure villagePrints a structure location in the current dimension; it does not teleport you there. Java selects a plains-village structure here; Bedrock uses the village structure identifier.
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ExplorationREFERENCE
Locate a plains biome
JAVA
/locate biome minecraft:plainsBEDROCK
/locate biome plainsA biome lookup, not a structure search. Confirm identifiers through your installed version’s autocomplete before modifying the example.
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Microsoft Learn: Bedrock /locate ↗ExplorationREFERENCE
Display the Java world seed
JAVA
/seedJava command only in this index. For Bedrock, read the seed from the world’s settings. Recreating a seed does not recover buildings or inventory. Server access may require permission.
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PUT IT
IN CONTEXT.
Sources & edition references 35
- Minecraft: command permissions and entry ↗
- Minecraft Java 1.21.11: namespaced game-rule changes ↗
- Minecraft Java 26.3: World Options and command access ↗
- Microsoft Learn: Bedrock command reference ↗
- Microsoft Learn: popular Bedrock commands ↗
- Minecraft: surviving the first night ↗
- Minecraft: spawning, beds and death ↗
- Minecraft: pickaxe materials and mining progression ↗
- Minecraft: ruined portals and Nether access ↗
- Minecraft: preparing to mine ancient debris ↗
- Minecraft Help: enchantment effects and equipment compatibility ↗
- Minecraft: repairing and enchanting with an anvil ↗
- Minecraft: Java and Bedrock editions and cross-play ↗
- Minecraft Help: multiplayer requirements ↗
- Minecraft Help: join a Bedrock friend’s world ↗
- Minecraft Help: back up a Java world ↗
- Minecraft Help: restore a Bedrock world or recreate its seed ↗
- Minecraft Help: back up Bedrock worlds on iPhone or iPad ↗
- Microsoft Learn: Bedrock experience commands ↗
- Microsoft Learn: Bedrock /gamemode ↗
- Microsoft Learn: Bedrock /time ↗
- Microsoft Learn: Bedrock /weather ↗
- Microsoft Learn: Bedrock /give ↗
- Microsoft Learn: Bedrock /teleport ↗
- Microsoft Learn: Bedrock /difficulty ↗
- Microsoft Learn: Bedrock /spawnpoint ↗
- Microsoft Learn: Bedrock /setworldspawn ↗
- Microsoft Learn: Bedrock /summon ↗
- Microsoft Learn: Bedrock /setblock ↗
- Microsoft Learn: Bedrock /fill ↗
- Microsoft Learn: Bedrock /effect ↗
- Microsoft Learn: Bedrock /enchant ↗
- Microsoft Learn: Bedrock /gamerule ↗
- Microsoft Learn: Bedrock /locate ↗
- Microsoft Learn: Bedrock game-mode values including Spectator ↗