Particles (Bedrock Edition)

Particles are special graphical effects in Minecraft that are created when certain events occur, such as explosions, rainfall, or smelting items in a furnace.
Behavior
Particles are rendered as front-facing 2D sprites, meaning they always face the player. They disappear after a short animation, in which they may change sizes and rotate, and cycle between a number of animation sprites. They collide with solid blocks and are slowed by cobwebs, but are unaffected by other entities.
Each particle has unique MERS values defined in a texture set used in Vibrant Visuals. Some particles, such as fireflies, are emissive.
The /particle command can be used to create particles.
Particle textures are stored in particles.png, and some particles use their own texture atlas.
Emitters
Some particles are produced by separate technical particles known as "emitters". The emitter is the centerpiece of the particle effect and is responsible for spawning particles.[1] The emitter defines how many particles are spawned per second for as long as the emitter exists, at the position of the emitter. Emitters themselves are invisible.
Types of particles
The types of particles and their ID names are displayed below. Particles are name spaced with the prefix minecraft:.
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arrow_spell_emitter
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Floats off tipped arrows. |
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balloon_gas_particle
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Left behind by balloons popping, and quickly dissipates. | White, fades to transparent.[note 2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
basic_bubble_particle
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Produced by entities splashing underwater, trails behind underwater projectiles. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
basic_bubble_particle_manual
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Produced by entities floating on the surface of the water, produced when underwater tnt is ignited. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
basic_crit_particle
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Trails behind crossbow shots and fully charged bow shots, produced by evoker fangs. | White, fades to orange.[note 3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
basic_flame_particle
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Displayed inside monster spawners, occasionally appears when garbage is produced in a lab table, represents the flame of a torch, emitted by magma cubes jumping, produced by furnaces, blast furnaces, and smokers when smelting items. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
basic_portal_particle
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Trails behind eyes of ender. | Purple to magenta.[note 4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
basic_smoke_particle
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Displayed when failing to tame a mob, represents the smoke produced when a campfire is extinguished, occasionally appears when garbage is produced in a lab table, appears when a heat block is produced in a lab table, emitted by raw meat cooking on a campfire, floats off the top of fire, produced by lava during rain, shot out of dispensers and droppers when they fire, trails behind blaze fireballs, produced by blazes, trails behind wither skulls, produced by furnaces, blast furnaces, and smokers when smelting items, trails behind ghast fireballs, emitted by the wither, floats off the top of monster spawners, represents the smoke from candles, floats off the top of torches and soul torches, emitted by the end portal when active, floats off the top of wither roses, emitted by brewing stands, trails behind lava_particle particles, emitted by campfires in the rain.
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Dark grey.[note 5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
biome_tinted_leaves_particle
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Falls off the bottom of any type leaves except pale oak leaves. Its color corresponds to the leaves block its falling off. The color changes to different white tints during snowfall, corresponding to the snowy leaves. | Corresponds to the leaves it's produced by. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bleach
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Displayed when bleach is created in a lab table. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
block_destruct
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Produced when blocks are broken, flakes off blocks being brushed, appears when super fertilizer is produced in a lab table, produced when entities fall a long distance, produced when players sprint, displayed when armor stands are broken, produced when sheep eat grass. | —[note 6] | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
block_slide
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Shown when sliding down the side of a honey block. | —[note 6] | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
blue_flame_particle
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Represents the flame of a soul torch. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
breaking_item_icon
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Produced by slimes jumping, produced by turtle eggs hatching, shown when thrown ice bombs break, shown when eating food, shown when foxes eat food, shown when the wither is created, shown when any kind of fireballs break, shown when thrown eggs break, shown when thrown snowballs break, shown when bottles o' enchanting break, shown when thrown lingering potions break, shown when thrown splash potions break. | —[note 7] | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
breaking_item_terrain
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Shown when feeding mobs, shown when a panda eats bamboo. | —[note 7] | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
breeze_ground_particle
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
breeze_wind_explosion_emitter
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Created when a wind charge from a breeze hits a block. | Grey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bubble_column_bubble
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Produced by entities at the top of bubble columns. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bubble_column_down_particle
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Displayed in downward bubble columns. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bubble_column_up_particle
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Displayed in upward bubble columns. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
camera_shoot_explosion
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Displayed when cameras take pictures.[more information needed] | Grey.[note 8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
campfire_smoke_particle
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Floats off the top of campfires and soul campfires. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
campfire_tall_smoke_particle
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Floats off the top of campfires and soul campfires on top of hay. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
candle_flame_particle
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Represents the flame of candles. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
cauldron_bubble_particle
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Unused[2][more information needed] | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
cauldron_explosion_emitter
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Produced when filling a cauldron with something other than what it already contained, represents water evaporating from wet sponges placed in the nether or dry biomes. | Grey.[note 9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
cauldron_spell_emitter
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Displayed when putting potions in cauldrons, emitted by cauldrons with potions. |
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cauldron_splash_particle
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Unused[3][more information needed] | [more information needed] | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
cherry_leaves_particle
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Falls off cherry leaves. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
colored_flame_particle
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Represents the flame of colored torches. | [more information needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
conduit_absorb_particle
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Appears and moves toward activated conduits. | Yellow, purple, or blue.[note 10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
conduit_attack_emitter
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Emitter that spawns conduit_particle, created by conduits attacking mobs.
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Yellow, purple, or blue.[note 10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
conduit_particle
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Appears and moves toward hostile mobs being attacked by conduits. | Yellow, purple, or blue.[note 10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
creaking_crumble_body
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Shown when a creaking heart is destroyed along with its creaking. | —[note 6] | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
creaking_crumble_head
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style="" class="tc-hyphen" | —[note 6] | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
creaking_heart_trail
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Trace a trail between two points. Shown when the creaking is attacked, to link it to its heart. | —[note 6] | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
critical_hit_emitter
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Displayed when enities are struck by a critical hit. | White, fades to orange.[note 3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
crop_growth_area_emitter
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Appears when using bone meal on grass blocks, flowers, or moss. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
crop_growth_emitter
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Appears when using bone meal on crops or other plants, appears when placing items in a composter, appears when bees pollinate crops, displayed when turtle eggs are placed on sand, displayed when sniffer eggs are placed on moss. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
death_explosion_emitter
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Left behind when a mob dies. | Grey.[note 9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
dolphin_move_particle
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Trails behind dolphins. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
dragon_breath_fire
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Spit out by the ender dragon during its breath attack. | Purple or magenta.[note 11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
dragon_breath_lingering
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Produced by area effect clouds created by the ender dragon's breath attack or fireballs. | #dc00ef | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
dragon_breath_trail
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Trails behind the ender dragons's fireballs. | [note 11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
dragon_death_explosion_emitter
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Produced by explosions, shown when shearing mooshrooms, produced by the final explosion when the ender dragon dies. | Grey.[note 8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
dragon_destroy_block
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Produced by blocks destroyed by the ender dragon. | Grey.[note 8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
dragon_dying_explosion
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Emitted by the ender dragon as it dies. | Grey.[note 8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
dust_plume
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Shown when adding items to decorated pots. | Grey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
egg_destroy_emitter
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Unused.[more information needed] | Grey.[note 9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
electric_spark_particle
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Produced when lightning hits oxidized copper, emitted by lightning rods during a thunderstorm. | #ffe6ff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
elephant_tooth_paste_vapor_particle
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Represents elephant toothpaste produced in a lab table. | Orange.[note 9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
enchanting_table_particle
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Floats from bookshelves to an enchanting table. | Grey.[note 10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
end_chest
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Appears and floats toward ender chests. | Purple.[note 4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
endrod
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Emitted by end rods. | Grey.[note 2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
evocation_fang_particle
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Unused.[more information needed] | White, fades to orange.[note 3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
evoker_spell
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Produced by evokers casting spells. | [more information needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
explosion_manual
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Unused.[4][more information needed] | Grey.[note 13] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
explosion_particle
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Produced by blocks destroyed by explosions. | Grey.[note 13] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
eye_of_ender_bubble_particle
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Trails behind eyes of ender underwater. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
eyeblossom_open
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Emitted by the eyeblossom flower when it opens during the night. | —[note 6] | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
eyeblossom_close
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Emitted by the eyeblossom flower when it closes during the day. | —[note 6] | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
eyeofender_death_explode_particle
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Produced when an eye of ender breaks. | Purple.[note 4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
falling_border_dust_particle
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Falls off the bottom of border blocks. | Red.[note 14] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
falling_dust
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Unused.[more information needed] | [more information needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
falling_dust_concrete_powder_particle
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Falls off the bottom of floating concrete powder. | [more information needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
falling_dust_dragon_egg_particle
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Falls off the bottom of floating dragon eggs. | #000000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
falling_dust_gravel_particle
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Falls off the bottom of floating gravel. | #807c7b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
falling_dust_red_sand_particle
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Falls off the bottom of floating red sand. | #a95821 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
falling_dust_sand_particle
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Falls off the bottom of floating sand. | #dbd3a0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
falling_dust_scaffolding_particle
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Falls off the bottom of scaffolding blocks six blocks away from a scaffolding block supported by the ground. | #e6c775 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
falling_dust_top_snow_particle
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Falls off the bottom of snow placed on leaves, or floating. | #ffffff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
firefly_particle
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Spawns from firefly bushes when the internal light level is at 13 or lower | #00FFFFEB after age 0.0
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fish_hook_particle
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Produced by the fishing bobber. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
fish_pos_particle
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Produced by the fishing trail occasionally. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
glow_particle
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Emitted by glow squid. | [more information needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
green_flame_particle
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Represents the flame of a copper torch. | [more information needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
guardian_attack_particle
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Produced by guardians' lasers. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
guardian_water_move_particle
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Trails behind guardians moving underwater. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
heart_particle
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Produced by mobs breeding, appears when feeding an animal, appears when taming an animal, appears when allays duplicate. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
honey_drip_particle
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Seeps out of beehives and bee nests filled with honey. | #947215 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
huge_explosion_emitter
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Unused.[5][more information needed] | Grey.[note 8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
huge_explosion_lab_misc_emitter
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Occasionally appears when garbage is produced in a lab table. | Grey.[note 8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ice_evaporation_emitter
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Unused.[more information needed] | Grey.[note 9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
infested_ambient
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Produced by entities with the Infested effect. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
infested_emitter
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Emitter that spawns infested_ambient, produced by entities with the Infested effect.
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ink_emitter
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Produced by squid and glow squid being hit. | [more information needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
knockback_roar_particle
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Produced by ravagers roaring after being stunned. | Grey.[note 13] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
lab_table_heatblock_dust_particle
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Appears when heat blocks are produced in a lab table. | Grey.[note 15] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
lab_table_misc_mystical_particle
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Occasionally appears when garbage is produced in a lab table. | Grey.[note 10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
large_explosion
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Unused.[6][more information needed] | Grey.[note 8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
lava_drip_particle
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Seeps through blocks with lava above, drips from pointed dripstone with lava above when it fills a cauldron below, occasionally appears when garbage is produced in a lab table. | Orange.[note 16] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
lava_particle
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Produced by campfires, produced by lava, occasionally appears when garbage is produced in a lab table. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
llama_spit_smoke
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Spat out by llamas. | Grey.[note 9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
magical_critical_hit_emitter
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Appears when hitting the respective entities with a weapon enchanted with Sharpness, Bane of Arthropods, Smite or Impaling. | Purple or white.[note 17] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
magnesium_salts_emitter
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Appears when magnesium salts are produced in a lab table. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
misc_fire_vapor_particle
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Occasionally appears when garbage is produced in a lab table. | Grey.[note 9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
mob_block_spawn_emitter
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Appears when mobs are spawned from a monster spawner. | Grey.[note 9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
mob_portal
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Emitted by endermen, emitted by endermites. | [more information needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
mobflame_emitter
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Emitter that produces mobflame_single particles produced by blazes.
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mobflame_single
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Floats around blazes during attacks. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
mobspell_ambient
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Emitted by players with ambient effects from a beacon or conduit. |
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mobspell_emitter
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Produced by area of effect clouds from lingering potions, emitted by players with non-ambient effects. |
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mobspell_lingering
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Unknown | Unknown | Unkown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
mycelium_dust_particle
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Appears above mycelium. | Grey.[note 15] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
nectar_drip_particle
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Drips off bees that have collected pollen. | #ebc7b8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
note_particle
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Produced by jukeboxes while playing a song, produced by note blocks being played. | [more information needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
obsidian_glow_dust_particle
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Appears at coordinates 0, 0, 0, when a glowing obsidian is placed. These particles then reappear when one is nearby every so often. This is most likely a bug.[more information needed] | Red.[note 14] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
obsidian_tear_particle
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Drips off crying obsidian. | #8208e3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ominous_spawning_particle
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Appears when an ominous item spawner spawns a item during an ominous event. | Gradient #FF45AEFE #FFFFFFFF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
oozing_ambient
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Produced by entities with the Oozing effect. | —[note 18] | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
oozing_emitter
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Emitter that spawns oozing_ambient at entities with the Oozing effect.
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pale_oak_leaves_particle
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Falls off pale oak leaves. | Corresponds to the color of the leaves it's created by. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
phantom_trail_particle
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Trails behind the wings of phantoms. | Grey.[note 15] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
portal_directional
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Floats toward where an ender pearl broke, floats behind a teleporting dragon egg. | Purple or magenta.[note 4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
portal_east_west
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Floats toward nether portals and end gateway portals along the x axis. | [more information needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
portal_north_south
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Floats toward nether portals and end gateway portals along the z axis. | [more information needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
portal_reverse_particle
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Floats off the top of respawn anchors. | Purple or magenta.[note 4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
raid_omen_ambient
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Produced by players and mobs with the Raid Omen effect. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
raid_omen_emitter
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Emitter that spawns raid_omen_ambient at entities with the Raid Omen effect.
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rain_splash_particle
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Appears when ice bombs are produced in a lab table, produced when stalactite_water_drip_particle or water_drip_particle particles hit the ground, produced when rain hits the ground.
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redstone_ore_dust_particle
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Emitted by redstone ore | Red.[note 14] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
redstone_repeater_dust_particle
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Emitted by powered redstone repeaters. | Red.[note 14] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
redstone_torch_dust_particle
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Emitted by powered redstone torches. | Red.[note 14] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
redstone_wire_dust_particle
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Emitted by powered redstone dust. | Red.[note 14] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
rising_border_dust_particle
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Rises off the top of border blocks. | Red.[note 14] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
sculk_charge_particle
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Produced by a traveling sculk charge. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
sculk_charge_pop_particle
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Produced when a sculk charge ends and pops. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
sculk_sensor_redstone_particle
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Emitted by activated sculk sensors. | Red, fades to blue.[note 19] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
sculk_soul_particle
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Appears over sculk catalysts when activated. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
shriek_particle
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Produced by sculk shriekers when activated. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
shulker_bullet
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Trails behind shulker bullets. | Grey.[note 2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
silverfish_grief_emitter
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Left behind by silverfish entering stone blocks. | Grey.[note 9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
small_flame_particle
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Represents the flame of candles. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
small_soul_fire_flame_particle
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Unknown | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
smash_ground_particle
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Produced by mace smash attacks. | —[note 20] | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
smash_ground_particle_center
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Produced by mace smash attacks. | —[note 20] | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
sneeze
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Sneezed out by pandas. | Green | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
snowflake_particle
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Produced by entities in powder snow. | #dfe5ed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
sonic_explosion
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Spat out by the warden during its sonic boom attack. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
soul_particle
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Produced when walking on soul sand or soul soil while wearing boots enchanted with soul speed. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
sparkler_emitter
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Emitted by sparklers. | [more information needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
splash_spell_emitter
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Produced by dragon fireballs exploding, produced when bottles o' enchanting hit the ground, produced when splash potions hit the ground, produced when lingering potions hit the ground. |
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sponge_absorb_water_particle
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Unused.[more information needed] | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
spore_blossom_ambient_particle
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Floats in the air around spore blossoms. | #528038 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
spore_blossom_shower_particle
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Drips from spore blossoms. | #528038 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
squid_flee_particle
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Unused.[more information needed] | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
squid_ink_bubble
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Produced by squid and glow squid being hit. | #0001f4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
squid_move_particle
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Unused.[more information needed] | #0001f4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
stalactite_lava_drip_particle
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Drips from pointed dripstone with lava above it. | Orange.[note 16] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
stalactite_water_drip_particle
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Drips from pointed dripstone with water or any non-lava block above. | #334dff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
stunned_emitter
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Produced when a ravager is stunned after being blocked by a shield. | #7f8392 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
totem_manual
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Unused.[more information needed] | Yellow or green.[note 21] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
totem_particle
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Produced when a totem of undying is used. | Yellow or green.[note 21] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
trial_omen_ambient
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Produced by players and mobs with the Trial Omen effect. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
trial_omen_emitter
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Emitter that spawns trial_omen_ambient entities with the Trial Omen effect.
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trial_omen_single
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Produced by players and mobs with the Trial Omen effect. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
trial_spawner_detection
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Produced when a trial spawner is activated. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
trial_spawner_detection_ominous
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Produced when an ominous trial spawner is activated. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
underwater_torch_particle
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Produced by underwater torches. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
vault_connection
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Produced when a player is near a vault. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
vibration_signal
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Travels from a vibration source to a sculk sensor or a warden, travels from a note block to an allay. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
villager_angry
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Produced when hitting a villager, produced when villagers fail to breed, produced by villagers and the block when they lose a job site block or a bed. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
villager_happy
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Produced by villagers and the block when villagers claim a job site block or a bed, produced when feeding baby animals, appears when trading with villagers. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
warden_dig
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Created when the warden emerges from the ground. | —[note 6] | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
water_drip_particle
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Seeps through blocks with water above, drips off wet sponges, drips from pointed dripstone with water above when it fills a cauldron below. | #334dff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
water_evaporation_actor_emitter
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Produced when entities on fire enter water, produced when powder snow sublimates. | Grey.[note 9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
water_evaporation_bucket_emitter
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Appears when placing water buckets in the Nether. | Grey.[note 9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
water_evaporation_manual
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Unused.[more information needed] | Grey.[note 9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
water_splash_particle
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Appears when splashing at the top of bubble columns, appears when ice bombs are produced in a lab table, shaken off by wolves. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
water_splash_particle_manual
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Produced by entities splashing in water, produced by fishing bobbers splashing. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
water_wake_particle
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Represents the fish trail when fishing. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
wax_particle
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Appears when scraping oxidization or wax off copper, appears when waxing copper. | [more information needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
weaving_ambient
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Produced by entities with the Weaving effect. | —[note 22] | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
weaving_emitter
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Emitter that spawns weaving_ambientat entities with the Weaving effect.
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—[note 22] | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
white_smoke_particle
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Emitted by crafters when ejecting an item. | White | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
wind_charged_ambient
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Produced by mobs with the Wind Charged effect. | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
wind_charged_emitter
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Emitter that spawns wind_charged_ambient at mobs with the Wind Charged effect.
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wind_explosion_emitter
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Created when a wind charge hits a block. Spawns a number of gust particles. | Grey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
witchspell_emitter
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Emitted by witches. | Purple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
wither_boss_invulnerable
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Emitted by the wither while it is invulnerable as it is being born, produced by the wither's armor when it is at half health. | #000000 |
Issues
Issues relating to "Particles" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
History
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
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| v0.1.0 | Added blockcrack,[verify] flame, smoke, bubble, and watersplash. | ||||||
| v0.3.2 | flame particles now appear near furnaces. | ||||||
| v0.4.0 | Added crit and snowballpoof. | ||||||
| v0.5.0 | Added reddust. | ||||||
| v0.9.0 | build 1 | Added dripwater, townaura, heart, and portal. | |||||
| v0.10.0 | build 1 | Added fallingdust. | |||||
| v0.11.0 | build 1 | Added ink.
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Added spell, mobspellinstantaneous, mobspell, and waterwake. | |||||||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | crit particles now appear when performing a critical hit.
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portal particles now appear near nether portals.
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Added villagerangry, largeexplode, hugeexplode, blockdust, slime, enchantingtable, rainsplash, and snowshovel. | |||||||
| build 8 | Changed largeexplode and hugeexplosion particle sprites. | ||||||
| build 9 | Particles are now visible through water. | ||||||
| Particles no longer appear darkened when inside a block. | |||||||
| v0.13.0 | build 1 | Particles are no longer handled as entities. | |||||
reddust particles now appear near powered redstone.
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Added villagerhappy.
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Added note. | |||||||
| v0.16.0 | build 1 | Added mobappearance.[verify] | |||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Added endRod[verify] and dragonbreath. | |||||
| 1.0.4 | alpha 1.0.4.0 | villagerhappy particles now appear when trading. | |||||
| 1.0.5 | alpha 1.0.5.0 | Particles can now be spawned with /particle. | |||||
| alpha 1.0.5.3 | Removed the /particle command. | ||||||
| 1.1.0 | alpha 1.1.0.0 | Added spit and totem. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.2.0 | beta 1.2.0.2 | Added fireworksSpark. | |||||
| 1.5.0 | beta 1.5.0.0 | Added dolphin. | |||||
| beta 1.5.0.1 | Added nautilus. | ||||||
| beta 1.5.0.7 | Added bubble_column_up, bubble_popand current_down. | ||||||
| 1.6.0 | beta 1.6.0.1 | Added barrier. | |||||
| 1.8.0 | beta 1.8.0.8 | Re-added the /particle command, which now temporarily summons particle emitters, instead of particle areas with volumes. The following can be summoned:
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Added sneeze. | |||||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Particles can now be edited using standard JSON formatting. | |||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.1 | Added campfire_cosy_smoke and campfire_signal_smoke. | |||||
| 1.14.0 | beta 1.14.0.1 | Added dripping_honey, landing_honey, falling_honey and falling_nectar. | |||||
| 1.16.210 Experiment | beta 1.16.210.53 | Added snowflake_particle. | |||||
| beta 1.16.210.56 | Added vibration_signal and sculk_sensor_redstone_signal. | ||||||
| beta 1.16.210.59 | Added glow_particle. | ||||||
| beta 1.16.210.60 | Removed glow_particle. | ||||||
| 1.16.220 Experiment | beta 1.16.220.50 | Added stalactite_lava_drip_particle, stalactite_water_drip_particle, and ink_emitter.
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Re-added glow_particle. | |||||||
| beta 1.16.220.52 | Added electric_spark_particle, spore_blossom_ambient_particle, spore_blossom_shower_particle and wax_particle | ||||||
| 1.20.50 | Preview 1.20.50.20 | Added dust_plume. | |||||
| Preview 1.20.50.21 | Added white_smoke_particle. | ||||||
| 1.21.0 | ? | Added breeze_ground_particle, breeze_wind_explosion_emitter, infested_ambient, infested_emitter, ominous_spawning_particle, oozing_ambient, oozing_emitter, raid_omen_ambient, raid_omen_emitter, small_flame_particle, small_soul_fire_flame_particle, smash_ground_particle, smash_ground_particle_center, trial_omen_ambient, trial_omen_emitter, trial_omen_single, trial_spawner_detection, trial_spawner_detection_ominous, vault_connection, weaving_ambient, weaving_emitter, wind_charged_ambient, wind_charged_emitter, and wind_explosion_emitter. | |||||
| 1.21.50 | ? | Added creaking_crumble_body, creaking_crumble_head, creaking_heart_trail, eyeblossom_close, eyeblossom_open, mobspell_lingering, and pale_oak_leaves_particle. | |||||
| 1.21.70 | ? | Added biome_tinted_leaves_particle and firefly_particle. | |||||
| 1.21.80 | ? | Added magical_critical_hit_emitter. | |||||
| 1.21.90 | ? | Updated each particle with a texture set for Vibrant Visuals. | |||||
| 1.21.111 | Preview 1.21.110.23 | Added green_flame_particle. | |||||
Trivia
- Most particles can have their appearance completely changed by resource packs.
- Status effect particles appear where the player face is pointing.
- Redstone repeaters emit particles, but redstone comparators do not.
- Burning entities used to emit rounded particles with a fire animation, however now this particle is only used for blazes, and the fire animation has been replaced with one similar to that of Java Edition.
- When lava or water is placed above pointed dripstone to fill a cauldron,
stalactite_lava_drip_particleorstalactite_water_drip_particleparticles drip off the dripstone, except right before the lava or water in the cauldron goes up a level, whenlava_drip_particleorwater_drip_particleparticles are used instead.
Gallery
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An annotated image ofparticles.pngwith the primary purposes of each particle texture explained.[Bedrock Edition only] -
Old eating particles in Bedrock Edition, which appears as miniatures of the food itself. -

References
- ↑ Although other effect particles no longer combine colors with multiple effects,
arrow_spell_emitterstill does, as can be seen with arrows of the Turtle Master - ↑ a b c Determined by the formula
"color": [ "variable.particle_age > (variable.particle_lifetime / 2.0) ? 1 - (0.0153 * (1 - Math.pow(0.7, variable.particle_age)) / (1 - 0.7)) : 1.0", "variable.particle_age > (variable.particle_lifetime / 2.0) ? 1 - (0.0387 * (1 - Math.pow(0.7, variable.particle_age)) / (1 - 0.7)) : 1.0", "variable.particle_age > (variable.particle_lifetime / 2.0) ? 1 - (0.0636 * (1 - Math.pow(0.7, variable.particle_age)) / (1 - 0.7)) : 1.0", "variable.particle_age > (variable.particle_lifetime / 2.0) ? 1 - 0.60 * ((variable.particle_age - (variable.particle_lifetime / 2.0)) / (variable.particle_lifetime / 2.0)) : 1.0" - ↑ a b c Determined by the formula
"color": { "gradient": [ [ "variable.particle_random_1*0.3 + 0.6", "variable.particle_random_2*0.3+ 0.6", "variable.particle_random_2*0.3+ 0.6", 1.0 ], [ "variable.particle_random_1*0.3 + 0.6", 0.5, 0.3, 1.0 ] ], "interpolant": "variable.particle_age/variable.particle_lifetime"} - ↑ a b c d e Determined by the formula
"color": [ "variable.particle_random_1 * 0.6 + 0.4", "(variable.particle_random_1 * 0.6 + 0.4) * 0.3", "(variable.particle_random_1 * 0.6 + 0.4) * 0.9", 1.0 ] - ↑ Determined by the formula
"color": [ "variable.particle_random_1*0.5", "variable.particle_random_1*0.5", "variable.particle_random_1*0.5", 1.0 ] - ↑ a b c d e f g h This particle has no unique texture of its own, but uses the texture of whichever block produced it.
- ↑ a b This particle has no unique texture of its own but uses the texture of whichever item produced it.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Determined by the formula
"color": [ "variable.particle_random_1 * 0.6 + 0.4", "variable.particle_random_1 * 0.6 + 0.4", "variable.particle_random_1 * 0.6 + 0.4" ] - ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Determined by the formula
"color": [ "variable.particle_random_1 * 0.3 + 0.7", "variable.particle_random_1 * 0.3 + 0.7", "variable.particle_random_1 * 0.3 + 0.7", 0 ] - ↑ a b c d e Determined by the formula
"color": [ "variable.particle_random_3 * 0.54 + 0.36", "variable.particle_random_3 * 0.54 + 0.36", "variable.particle_random_3 * 0.6 + 0.4" ] - ↑ a b Determined by the formula
"color": [ "Math.random(0.7176, 0.8745)", 0.0, "Math.random(0.8235, 0.9765)", 1.0 ] - ↑ These textures are only used when this particle is summoned in a Bedrock Edition world with Education Edition features not enabled. Different textures and a different color are used if Education Edition features are enabled or the world is in Education Edition.[more information needed]
- ↑ a b c Determined by the formula
"color": [ "variable.particle_random_1 * 0.3 + 0.7", "variable.particle_random_1 * 0.3 + 0.7", "variable.particle_random_1 * 0.3 + 0.7", 0.0 ] - ↑ a b c d e f g Determined by the formula
"color": [ "(variable.particle_random_1 * 0.2 + 0.8) * (variable.particle_random_2 * 0.4 + 0.6)", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ] - ↑ a b c Determined by the formula
"color": [ "variable.particle_random_3 * 0.1 + 0.2", "variable.particle_random_3 * 0.1 + 0.2", "variable.particle_random_3 * 0.1 + 0.2", 0 ] - ↑ a b Determined by the formula
"color": [ 1.0, "0.8 / (variable.stuck_time - (variable.stuck_time-variable.particle_age) + 0.8)", "0.2 / (variable.stuck_time - (variable.stuck_time-variable.particle_age) + 0.4)", 1.0 ] - ↑ Determined by the formula
"color": { "gradient": [ [ "variable.particle_random_1*0.3 + 0.6", "variable.particle_random_2*0.3+ 0.6", 0.8,1.0 ], [ 0.5, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0 ]], "interpolant": "variable.particle_age/variable.particle_lifetime"} - ↑ a b This particle uses the slimeball texture.
- ↑ Determined by the formula
"color": { "gradient": { "0.1": [ "(variable.particle_random_1 * 0.2 + 0.8) * (variable.particle_random_2 * 0.4 + 0.6)", 0, 0 , 1], "0.7": [ 0, 0, "(variable.particle_random_1 * 0.2 + 0.8) * (variable.particle_random_2 * 0.4 + 0.6)", 1], "1.7": [ 0, 0, "(variable.particle_random_1 * 0.2 + 0.8) * (variable.particle_random_2 * 0.4 + 0.6)", 0] }, "interpolant": "variable.particle_age"} - ↑ a b Texture used is dependent on which block the targeted mob is standing on.
- ↑ a b Determined by the formula
"color": { "gradient": [ [ 0.1, 0.4, 0, 1 ], [ 0.6, 0.6, 0, 1 ], [ 0.3, 0.6, 0.2, 1 ], [ 0.8, 0.8, 0.2, 1 ], [ 0, 0.8, 0, 1 ] ], "interpolant": "variable.particle_random_2"} - ↑ a b This particle uses the cobweb texture.
- ↑ "Particle Effects" – Microsoft Learn, September 20, 2023.
- ↑ MCPE-134079
- ↑ MCPE-134079
- ↑ MCPE-127604
- ↑ MCPE-127604
- ↑ MCPE-127604
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