This article is about the feature type. For Java Edition data and resource pack overlays, see pack.mcmeta. For texture overlays, see Textures.
This feature is exclusive to Java Edition.
An overlay places a set of features in the same location. All features are placed regardless of success of individual placement.
Data values
ID
| Feature type | Identifier |
|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | overlay |
Config
Main article: Configured feature
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] config
- [String][NBT Compound / JSON Object][NBT List / JSON Array] features: Any number of placed feature(s) (an [String] ID, or a new [NBT Compound / JSON Object] placed feature definition, or a [String] tag with
#, or an [NBT List / JSON Array] array containing either [String] IDs or new [NBT Compound / JSON Object] definitions in the same data type); Cannot be empty — Features to choose from.
- [String][NBT Compound / JSON Object][NBT List / JSON Array] features: Any number of placed feature(s) (an [String] ID, or a new [NBT Compound / JSON Object] placed feature definition, or a [String] tag with
History
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.3 | snap2 | Added overlay feature type. | |||||
