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An animation is a change in appearance of something with respect to time, used in order to convey information or for aesthetic purposes.

Blocks

Only few blocks can exhibit true animations. While many blocks have states that can be changed via interactions or otherwise, these are usually instantaneous flips with no continuous transformation between them. Examples of blocks capable of animation include:

Chests, trapped chests and ender chests, whose lids are on a hinge and which open and close
Shulker boxes, when opened or closed
Pistons and sticky pistons, alongside any attached blocks, when expanding or contracting
Conduits, when active
Enchanting table books

Block	Animation	Notes
Bell
Conduit		‌^{[Java Edition only]}
Conduit		‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Animated textures

The textures of blocks themselves can be animated.

Using resource packs, any block which uses block models can be animated.

The following blocks make use of animated textures:

Block	Animation	Notes
Blast Furnace		‌^{[Java Edition only]}
Blast Furnace		‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
Bubble Column		‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
Campfire
Chain Command Block
Command Block
Fire		‌^{[Java Edition only]}
Fire		‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
Funky Portal		^{[JE 20w14∞ only]} ^{[note 1]}
Heat Block		‌^{[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]} ^{[note 1]}
Lantern
Magma Block
Nether Portal		‌^{[Java Edition only]} ^{[note 1]}
Nether Portal		‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} ^{[note 1]}
Prismarine
Prismarine Slab
Prismarine Stairs
Prismarine Wall
Repeating Command Block
Respawn Anchor
Sculk Sensor
Sculk Shrieker
Sea Lantern
Soul Campfire
Soul Fire		‌^{[Java Edition only]}
Soul Fire		‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
Soul Lantern
Stonecutter

Using resource packs, any block which uses block models can be animated.

Removed from Java Edition

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Block	Animation added	Animation removed
Campfire	19w02a	19w03a
Conduit	18w15a	18w16a
Prismarine	14w25a	18w43a
Prismarine Slab	18w07a	18w43a
Prismarine Stairs	18w07a	18w43a

Removed from Bedrock Edition

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Block	Animation added	Animation removed
Campfire	beta 1.10.0.3	beta 1.11.0.1
Prismarine	Pocket Edition v0.16.0 alpha build 1	beta 1.10.0.3
Prismarine Slab	beta 1.2.13.8	beta 1.9.0.0
Prismarine Stairs	beta 1.2.13.8	beta 1.10.0.3

Fluids

Both fluids in the game (water and lava) are animated in all forms and directions.

[note 1]

Entity	Type of Animation	Animation
Allay	Idling
Allay	Flying
Allay	Dancing
Axolotl	Swimming
Axolotl	Walking Underwater
Axolotl	Walking Out of Water
Axolotl	Idling Out of Water
Axolotl	Idling Underwater Floor
Axolotl	Idling Underwater
Bat	Flying
Bee‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Flying
Bee‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Flying
Bee‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Flying
Bee‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Flying
Bee (Angry)‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Flying
Bee (Angry)‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Flying
Bee (Angry)‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Flying
Bee (Angry)‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Flying
Bee (Angry)	Stinging
Blaze‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Moving
Blaze‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Moving
Camel	Dashing
Camel	Dashing
Camel	Idle
Camel	Idle
Camel	Sit down
Camel	Sit down
Camel	Stand up
Camel	Stand up
Camel	Walking
Camel	Walking
Charged Creeper	Aura
Chicken	Floating
Cod‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Swimming
Cod‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Swimming
Dolphin	Swimming
Elder Guardian	Swimming when idle
Guardian	Swimming when idle
Husk	Converting into Zombie
End Crystal‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Idle
End Crystal‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Idle
Ender Dragon	Flying
Enderman	Screaming
Endermite	Moving
Frog	Croaking
Frog	Croaking
Frog	Croaking
Frog	Walking
Frog	Walking
Frog	Walking
Frog	Tongue
Frog	Jumping
Frog	Swimming
Frog	Idling
Ghast	Flying
Blue Parrot	Dancing
Cyan Parrot	Dancing
Gray Parrot	Dancing
Green Parrot	Dancing
Red Parrot	Dancing
Evoker	Celebrating
Glow Squid‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Swimming
Glow Squid‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Swimming
Hoglin	Converting into zoglin
Illusioner‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Celebrating
Magma Cube	Jumping
Minecart with Command Block‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Idle
Minecart with Command Block‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Idle
Panda (Playful)	Rolling
Panda	Lying
Panda	Unhappy
Phantom	Flying
Piglin‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Celebrating
Piglin‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Celebrating
Piglin	Charging crossbow
Piglin	Converting into zombified piglin
Piglin Brute	Converting into zombified piglin
Pillager‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Celebrating
Pillager‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Celebrating
Pillager	Charging crossbow
Polar Bear	Attacking
Pufferfish (Not Puffed)‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Moving
Pufferfish (Not Puffed)‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Moving
Pufferfish (Half Puffed)‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Moving
Pufferfish (Fully Puffed)‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Moving
Rabbit	Running
Salmon‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Swimming
Salmon‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Swimming
Sheep (Named jeb_)	Shifting through colors
Shulker	Shooting
Silverfish	Moving
Squid	Swimming
Sniffer	Digging
Sniffer	Feeling happy
Sniffer	Long sniffing
Sniffer	Searching
Sniffer	Sniffing
Sniffer	Standing up
Sniffer	Walking
Strider‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Moving
Strider‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Moving
Strider‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Moving
Strider‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Moving
Strider‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Moving
Strider‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Moving
Strider‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Moving
Strider‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Moving
Strider	Walking
Strider	Walking
Tadpole	Swimming
Vex	Flying
Villager (Unemployed)	Refusing
Villager (Nitwit)	Refusing
Vindicator	Celebrating
Warden	Attacking
Warden	Digging
Warden	Emerging
Warden	Idle
Warden	Roar
Warden	Sniffing
Warden	Sonic Boom Attack
Warden	Walking
Witch	Celebrating
Wolf	Shaking
Zoglin	Attacking
Zoglin	Attacking
Zombie	Converting into drowned
Zombie Villager	Curing
Zombie Villager	Curing
Zombie Villager	Curing

Mob	Type of Animation	Animation added	Animation removed
Bat	Flying	12w38a	18w43a
Bee	Flying	19w34a	19w36a
End Crystal	Idle	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6	18w43a
Ghast	Flying	Java Edition Alpha v1.2.0 preview	18w43a
Mob	Walking	Java Edition Pre-Classic	Java Edition Beta 1.0
Parrot	Dancing	17w14a	17w15a
Piglin	Celebrating	20w22a	1.16-pre3
Rana	Running ^[1]	0.31 20091223-0040	0.31 20100205-1558
Steve	Running ^[1]	?	?
Black Steve	Running ^[1]	?	?
Beast Boy	Running ^[1]	?	?
Sheep (Named_jeb)	Shifting through colors	13w48b	18w43a

Mob	Type of Animation	Animation added	Animation removed
Bat	Flying	v0.11.0 alpha build 1	beta 1.10.0.3
Ghast	Flying	Pocket Edition v0.11.0 alpha build 2	beta 1.10.0.3
Sheep (Named_jeb)	Shifting through colors	0.15.0 build 1	beta 1.10.0.3

Item	Animation	Animation in inventory size
Bottle o' Enchanting
Bubble Column ‌^{[BE only]}
Chain Command Block
Clock
Command Block
Compass
Crimson Stem
Crimson Hyphae
Debug Stick ‌^{[JE only]}
Enchanted Book
Enchanted Golden Apple
End Crystal
Fire ‌^{[BE only]}
Heat Block ‌^{[BE & edu only]}
Lava ‌^{[BE only]}
Lingering Potion
Lodestone Compass ‌^{[JE only]}
Lodestone Compass ‌^{[BE only]}
Magma Block
Nether Portal ‌^{[BE only]}
Nether Star
Potion
Prismarine
Prismarine Stairs
Prismarine Slab
Prismarine Wall
Recovery Compass
Repeating Command Block
Sculk Sensor
Sculk Shrieker
Sea Lantern
Soul Fire ‌^{[BE only]}
Splash Potion
Stonecutter
Warped Hyphae
Warped Stem
Water ‌^{[BE only]}
Written Book

Animation

Blocks

Animated textures

Removed from Java Edition

Removed from Bedrock Edition

Fluids

Entities

Entity animations

Removed from Java Edition

Removed from Bedrock Edition

Inventory icons

List of animated inventory icons

Particles

Notes and references

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