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{{For|the background shown in the [[Minecraft:title screen]]|Panorama}}
{{Page image|Dirt background BE.png}}
The '''background''' is a decorative background of a GUI displayed during [[Minecraft:dimension]] teleporting, in some [[Minecraft:menu screen]]s, and the [[Minecraft:credit sequence]], composed of [[Minecraft:block]] textures.

== Backgrounds ==
The background is always shown in menus while the game or panorama is not rendered. Backgrounds in certain menus, such as the [[Minecraft:Realms]] loading screen or startup [[Minecraft:splash screen]] are simply images part of the UI.

=== Dirt background ===
{{exclusive|bedrock|section=1}}[[Minecraft:Dirt]] backgrounds only appear in the credits, on non-[[Minecraft:Ore UI]] connection error screens, and on the loading screen when teleporting to the [[Minecraft:Overworld]] using a Nether portal. {{IN|java}}, when teleporting to the Overworld or [[Minecraft:custom dimension]]s, a blurred [[Minecraft:panorama]] is displayed in the background instead.

Despite the texture of dirt being changed in [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.2.0 alpha]], the dirt backgrounds still use the old texture, except the dirt background when teleporting to the Overworld.
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File:Dirt background BE.png|Dirt background on error screen
File:End Poem background BE.png|Dirt background in the [[Minecraft:credit sequence]], which has a vignette
File:Overworld background.png|Dirt background when teleporting to [[Minecraft:Overworld]]
</gallery>{{-}}

=== Netherrack background ===
{{exclusive|bedrock|section=1}}A background with [[Minecraft:netherrack]] texture is displayed when teleporting to [[Minecraft:the Nether]].
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File:Netherrack background BE2.png|alt=Netherrack background‌
</gallery>

=== End stone background ===
{{exclusive|bedrock|section=1}}A background with [[Minecraft:End stone]] texture is displayed when teleporting to [[Minecraft:the End]].
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File:End Stone background BE2.png|alt=End stone background
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=== Nether portal background ===

==== ''Java Edition'' ====
An animated [[Minecraft:Nether Portal (block)|Nether portal]] texture is displayed when changing dimension to or from [[Minecraft:the Nether]] in ''Java Edition''. However, the texture is stretched to the size of the window and not a repeated texture like on ''Bedrock Edition''.
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File:Nether Portal Background Java Edition.png|alt=Nether portal background
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==== ''Bedrock Edition'' ====
A background with unanimated darkened Nether portal texture is displayed in non-[[Minecraft:Ore UI]] errors while joining a [[Minecraft:Realm]] in ''[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition]]''.
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File:Nether Portal background.png|alt=Nether portal Background‌
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=== End portal background ===
{{Exclusive|Java|section=1}}
An animated [[Minecraft:End Portal (block)|End portal]] texture is displayed when changing dimension to or from the End. It is also displayed when taking the End portal back to the [[Minecraft:Overworld]] after defeating the [[Minecraft:Ender Dragon|ender dragon]].
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File:End Gateway Background Java Edition.png|End portal background for teleporting to the End
File:End Poem Background Java Edition.png|End portal background for the [[Minecraft:credit sequence]] 
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== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java classic}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.0.12a|[[File:Dirt background JE1.png|64px]] Added a loading screen with a dirt background.}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.0.13a|[[File:Dirt background JE2.png|64px]] Darkened overlay of the dirt background.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20100131-2156|[[File:EarlyIndevTitle.gif|64px]] Added [[Minecraft:Title Screen|menu screen]], which also used the dirt background.
|The dirt background on the main menu would slowly scroll, similar to the later added credits.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100206-2034|The main menu background is now stationary.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=(preview)|slink=Java Edition Beta 1.8 (preview)|Replaced background in the [[Minecraft:main menu]] with the [[Minecraft:panorama]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6|[[File:End Poem background.png|64px]] Added the [[Minecraft:End Poem]] and the credits, which also used the dirt background.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=Pre-release 1|The texture used for the options background has been updated.<ref>{{bug|MC-198202}}</ref> The texture for dirt itself was updated in 1.0.0 (Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5), however the old version was still used until this version.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w09a|The dirt background has effectively been removed, with new resource pack functionality relegating it to the Programmer Art resource pack. Instead of the dirt background for the main menu and settings, now a blurred panorama and blurred gameplay is used. The End and Nether portal textures are now used when traveling to [[Minecraft:the End]] and [[Minecraft:the Nether]]}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||Pre-release|[[File:Dirt background BE1.png|64px]] Added dirt background.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.7.0|[[File:TitleBG.png|64px]] Replaced dirt background in the main menu with the new blurred background.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.7.3|Replaced background in the main menu with the panorama.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.2|[[File:Dirt background BE2.png|64px]] Brightened overlay of the dirt background.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.16.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Nether Portal background.png|64px]] Replaced dirt background with the Nether portal background when joining ''[[Minecraft:Realms]]''.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[File:End Poem background BE.png|64px]] Added the End Poem, which also uses the dirt background.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.18|[[File:Overworld background.png|64px]] [[File:Netherrack background BE1.png|64px]] [[File:End Stone background BE1.png|64px]] Dimension transition screens now have specific backgrounds with textures of [[Minecraft:dirt]], [[Minecraft:netherrack]] and [[Minecraft:End stone]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Netherrack background BE2.png|64px]] [[File:End Stone background BE2.png|64px]] Changed textures for the netherrack and the End stone.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Overworld loading screen.png|The dirt background when teleporting to the Overworld
File:Nether loading screen.png|The netherrack background when teleporting to the Nether
File:End loading screen.png|The End stone background when teleporting to the End
File:End Poem Bedrock.png|The dirt background in the End Poem
File:Old server disconnect message BE.png|The dirt background on old error messages
File:Old Realms disconnect message BE.png|The Nether portal background on old Realms error messages
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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