Texture atlas/Predefined/Removed from Java Edition

This page lists predefined texture atlases which have been removed from Java Edition. Several of these may still exist in Bedrock Edition.

Removed from all current editions

items.png

Main article: items.png

items.png was used for storing the textures of items.

terrain.png

Main article: terrain.png

terrain.png was used for storing the textures of blocks.

Removed from Java Edition, still present in Bedrock Edition

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition.
 

map_icons.png

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This file is used for static icons on maps. Interestingly, it has many unused icons which have existed for many years.

Java Edition Beta
1.6Test Build 3 Added mapicons.png.
1.8Pre-release Updated mapicons.png.
Java Edition
1.6.113w24aRenamed mapicons.png to map_icons.png.
1.1116w39a Updated map_icons.png.
1.1318w10a Updated map_icons.png.
1.20.2Pre-release 1 Updated map_icons.png.
1.20.524w12amap_icons.png has been split into its constituent sprites and has been removed.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.14.0build 1 Added map_icons.png.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0alpha 1.1.0.0 Updated map_icons.png.
alpha 1.1.0.5 Updated map_icons.png.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0beta 1.2.14.2 Updated map_icons.png.
1.5.0beta 1.5.0.7 Updated map_icons.png.
beta 1.5.0.10 Updated map_icons.png.
1.20.40Preview 1.20.40.20 Updated map_icons.png.

kz.png

Main article: kz.png

kz.png is used for storing the textures of paintings.

particles.png

Main article: particles.png

particles.png is used for storing the textures of most particles. Two other atlases, explosion.png and sweep.png, were used for respectively storing explosion and sweeping attack particles.‌[Java Edition only]

User interface atlases

History

Specific changes to texture files are documented in each texture file's dedicated section or page.

Additions

Java Edition pre-Classic
rd-131655Added terrain.png.
Java Edition Classic
0.0.19aAdded gui.png.
0.26 SURVIVAL TESTAdded particles.png.
Java Edition Indev
0.3120091231-2147Added items.png.
Minecraft Indev20100223Added kz.png.
Java Edition Beta
1.6Test Build 3Added mapicons.png.
1.8Pre-releaseAdded explosion.png.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2inventory.png now contains an atlas of effect icons.
1.915w34cAdded sweep.png.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0Added terrain.png, items.png, particles.png and gui_blocks.png.
v0.8.0build 2Added terrain_atlas.tga and items_opaque.tga.
v0.14.0build 1Added mapicons.png.

Removals

Java Edition
1.513w02aterrain.png and items.png have been split up into their constituent textures. A procedurally generated and manually saved texture atlas is still available, however: minecraft_textures_atlas_blocks.png_0.png, accessible via F3 + S in 1.19 and above.
1.1419w06aparticles.png, explosion.png and sweep.png have been split up into their constituent textures.
19w07apaintings_kristoffer_zetterstrand.png has been split up into its constituent textures.
19w08ainventory.png has been partially split up to remove the status effect textures, which are now split into individual textures, leaving only the actual inventory textures.
1.20.524w12amap_icons.png has been split up into its constituent textures.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.8.0build 2terrain.png, items.png and gui_blocks.png have been replaced with other atlases.
v0.15.0build 1terrain_atlas.tga and items_opaque.tga are no longer used.

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