CloudsClouds are graphical effects that appear in the Overworld sky. While serving a solely aesthetic purpose, they can be used to determine directions because…CullingCulling is a rendering technique in which elements which would be rendered are instead ignored. This is most often employed for performance-enhancing…Display of blocks by entitiesIn practice, blocks which are displayed by entities closely resemble how they appear in placed form. However, notable exceptions remain, and how blocks…Display of items by entitiesMobs and some other entities are capable of holding items as well as having them equipped in certain slots; in some cases, this results in the item being…
Earth (April Fools' joke)The Earth is a celestial body that appears in the joke update Java Edition 23w13a_or_b, released on April Fool's Day 2023. The Earth replaces the moon in…Effect colorsEffect colors refer to the combined concepts of colors applied to items and particles which are linked to potions and effects. A comparison of old and new…
Enchantment glintThe enchantment glint is a visual effect applied most often to enchanted items and equipment, as well as some other items.
End skyThe End sky is an inverted cube rendered in the End dimension.
FogFog is a rendering feature intended for obscuring the player's view distance, usually for colored atmospherics or for seamlessly occluding sharp…Graphics settingsGraphics is one of the game's many visual settings, which allows for the game's rendering of an assortment of features to be adjusted to match computer…Hand animationHand animations are animations performed by the player or other entities, often providing visual feedback following an interaction with another entity…Inventory item shading3D items in the inventory, i.e. that of blocks, are often displayed as those models rather than as flat graphics. The appearance of these items is…Item colorsThe following page lists colors that are applied to items in the game.
Lower skyThe lower sky was a visual effect in the Overworld in which a colored plane existed below the horizon in the world, similarly to the sky opposite it. It…Miscellaneous colorsThis page lists texture colors that do not fit into any other category. Only colors that are applied to textures are listed; other colors such as sky and…
MoonThe moon is a celestial body that appears in the night sky in the Overworld.Non-model-dependent block elementsModels are used for defining the fundamental geometry for the vast majority of blocks in the game. Some blocks have additional visual data associated with…
PanoramaThe panorama (also known as the cubemap) is a slowly panning wide-angle view of a Minecraft world displayed on the title screen and most other menu…
ParticlesParticles are special graphical effects in Minecraft that are created when certain events occur, such as explosions, rainfall, or smelting items in a…Ray TracingRay Tracing or RTX is a graphics mode that improves the visual fidelity in Minecraft with physically based rendering and real-time lighting simulation…RenderingRendering refers to the process of converting digital information to a form which can be displayed via a visual output such as a computer monitor. This is…Screen effectsScreen effects encompass a variety of effects applied alongside or beneath the heads-up display as augmentations to the player's point of view as a method…
SkyThe sky is a visual feature of Minecraft worlds rendered behind all objects in the game. It changes color depending on the time of day, biome, weather…Spawn Egg colorsPrior to the Spring to Life game drop, spawn eggs used textures that were accordingly colored to match each mob. While Programmer Art returns the old…StarfieldStarfield is a unique graphical effect used for rendering certain features related to the End.
StarsStars are celestial bodies that appear in the night sky of the Overworld.
SunThe sun is a celestial body that provides sky light for the Overworld.
Vibrant VisualsVibrant Visuals is a graphics mode that aims to improve the visual looks of Minecraft by adding directional lighting, physically based textures… 