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[[File:biome_preview.png|350px|thumb|''[[Minecraft]]'' contains many different biomes that can be traveled to. Some examples, from left to right, are [[Minecraft:forest]], [[Minecraft:badlands]], [[Minecraft:deep ocean]], [[Minecraft:grove]], [[Minecraft:cherry grove]], and [[Minecraft:warped forest]].]]
A '''biome''' is a region in a world with distinct geographical features, [[Minecraft:plant]]s, [[Minecraft:mob]]s, temperatures, humidity levels, colors, and more. Biomes separate every generated world into different environments, such as forests, deserts, and oceans.

The biome of a location is determined during [[Minecraft:world generation]] rather than by the current environment, even if all blocks in a large area are altered to imitate the terrain of other biomes.

Existing biomes can be located with the {{cmd|locate biome}} command. {{IN|java}}, the {{cmd|fillbiome}} command can be used to change the biome in a selected area. 

== List of biomes ==
=== Biome types ===
{{IN|java}}, there are 65 different biome types: 54 for the [[Minecraft:Overworld]], 5 for [[Minecraft:the Nether]], and 5 for [[Minecraft:the End]], plus one used only for a [[Minecraft:superflat]] preset. {{IN|bedrock}}, there are 87 biome types: 54 for the Overworld, 5 for the Nether, 1 for the End, and 27 unused.

On this page, for convenience of description and reading, the biomes in Overworld are divided into 8 categories, which are not official.

=== Overworld ===

==== {{Anchor|Non-land_biomes}} Offshore biomes ====
These biomes are used for the generation of [[Minecraft:Ocean biomes|ocean]]s and mushroom fields. They are large, open biomes made almost entirely of [[Minecraft:water]] going up to Y=63, with underwater relief on the sea floor, such as small mountains and plains, usually including gravel, dirt, and sand. [[Minecraft:Squid]] and [[Minecraft:fish]] spawn frequently in the water, and [[Minecraft:dolphin]]s spawn in non-frozen oceans. Regular hostile mobs can spawn at rare dry grounds, while [[Minecraft:drowned]] and sometimes [[Minecraft:Zombie nautilus jockey|zombie nautilus jockeys]] spawn underwater. [[Minecraft:Shipwrecks]] and underwater [[Minecraft:ruined portals]] are found in all ocean biomes, and [[Minecraft:Ocean Ruins|ocean ruins]] may spawn with stone bricks in regular and colder oceans, or sandstone in lukewarm oceans.

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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Ocean]]'''
|{{anchor|Ocean}}
The basic ocean biome, a vast body of water with occasional grassy islands. Like its colder variants, its floor is largely made up of gravel, covered with [[Minecraft:kelp]] and [[Minecraft:seagrass]]. However, small patches of dirt, sand and [[Minecraft:clay]] can also appear. [[Minecraft:Cod]] and [[Minecraft:salmon]]{{Only|BE|short=1}} can spawn here alongside [[Minecraft:dolphin]]s, [[Minecraft:squid]], and [[Minecraft:nautilus]]es.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Ocean.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Deep ocean]]'''
|{{Anchor|Deep ocean}}
In deep ocean biomes, the ocean can exceed 30 blocks in depth, making it twice as deep as the normal ocean. The ground is mainly covered with gravel and kelp can grow much higher. [[Minecraft:Ocean monument]]s generate in deep oceans, where [[Minecraft:guardian]]s, [[Minecraft:elder guardian]]s, [[Minecraft:prismarine]], and [[Minecraft:sponge]]s can be found.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Deep Ocean.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Warm ocean]]'''
|{{anchor|Warm ocean}}
A variant of the ocean biome with light teal water at the surface. Like the lukewarm ocean, it has a floor made of [[Minecraft:sand]] and like all oceans, it is populated with seagrass, but without kelp. [[Minecraft:Pufferfish]] and [[Minecraft:tropical fish]] spawn here alongside dolphins, squid, and nautiluses, while cod and salmon do not spawn. Unlike other ocean biomes, warm oceans allow for the generation of [[Minecraft:coral reef]]s and [[Minecraft:sea pickle]]s. It is the only ocean biome that does not have a deep equivalent, but the terrain in this biome can reach the same depth as deep oceans. 
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Warm Ocean.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Lukewarm ocean]]'''
|{{anchor|Lukewarm ocean}}
A variant of the ocean biome, with light blue water at the surface. Its floor is made of sand with an occasional patch of dirt or clay. Kelp and seagrass generates here. Unlike the warm ocean biome, cod and salmon{{only|Bedrock|short=1}} can spawn here, together with pufferfish{{Only|JE|short=1}} and tropical fish. Dolphins, squid, and nautiluses may also spawn.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Lukewarm Ocean.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Deep lukewarm ocean]]'''
|{{anchor|Lukewarm deep ocean|Deep lukewarm ocean}}
Similar to the lukewarm ocean biome, but twice as deep. Because they are a deep ocean variant, they can generate [[Minecraft:ocean monument]]s.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Deep Lukewarm Ocean.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Cold ocean]]'''
|{{anchor|Cold ocean}}
A variant of the ocean biome, with dark blue water at the surface. Like regular oceans and frozen oceans, its floor is made up of gravel, though occasional patches of dirt can be found. Kelp and seagrass generates here. Salmon, cod and nautiluses can spawn in cold ocean biomes alongside squid and dolphins.{{Only|Bedrock|short=BE}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Cold Ocean.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Deep cold ocean]]'''
|{{anchor|Cold deep ocean|Deep cold ocean}}
Similar to the cold ocean biome, but twice as deep. Like other deep oceans, [[Minecraft:ocean monument]]s can generate here.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Deep Cold Ocean.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Frozen ocean]]'''
|{{anchor|Frozen ocean|Ice ocean}}
A variant of the ocean biome with dark indigo water at the surface. Like the cold ocean, it has a gravel seabed and squid swimming about. However, the water's surface is frequently broken up by patches of [[Minecraft:ice]] and large [[Minecraft:Iceberg (feature)|icebergs]], consisting of [[Minecraft:packed ice]] and [[Minecraft:blue ice]], and occasionally topped with [[Minecraft:snow block]]s and [[Minecraft:snow]].{{Only|be|short=y}} [[Minecraft:Stray]]s, [[Minecraft:polar bear]]s, [[Minecraft:rabbit]]s,{{Only|BE|short=1}} and nautiluses can spawn here, but dolphins can't. Salmon and cod{{Only|Bedrock|short=BE}} may also spawn here.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Frozen Ocean.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Deep frozen ocean]]'''
|{{anchor|Frozen deep ocean|Deep frozen ocean}}
Like the frozen ocean biome, but twice as deep. There are no patches of ice on the surface or low enough temperatures for [[Minecraft:snowfall]], instead icebergs are floating standalone in the dark indigo water. [[Minecraft:Ocean monuments]] can generate here.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Deep Frozen Ocean.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Mushroom fields]]'''
|{{anchor|Mushroom fields}}
This rare biome consists of a mostly flat island and has [[Minecraft:mycelium]] as its surface. Mushroom fields are always adjacent to a deep ocean and isolated from other biomes, ranging in size from only tens of blocks to thousands. It is one of the few biomes where [[Minecraft:huge mushroom]]s can generate naturally, and where [[Minecraft:mushroom]]s can grow in full sunlight.

No mobs other than [[Minecraft:mooshroom]]s, [[Minecraft:bat]]s,{{Only|JE|short=1}} and [[Minecraft:glow squid]] spawn naturally in this biome, including the usual night-time hostile mobs. This also applies to caves, mineshafts and other dark structures, meaning exploring underground is safe. However, mobs can still spawn through other means than the regular spawn cycle, such as [[Minecraft:monster spawners]] and [[Minecraft:wandering traders]]. Phantoms cannot spawn {{In|be}}.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Mushroom Fields.png|frameless]]
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==== Highland biomes ====
{{See also|Mountains}}
Highland biomes are biomes with a higher Y-level. Rugged terrain and snow-covered peaks appear above the snow line.

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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Jagged peaks]]'''
|{{anchor|Jagged peaks}}
One of the three biomes that only generate in the peaks of a mountain. This biome is found in taller and more jagged and pointy peaks that often pass the [[Minecraft:cloud]]s and can peak at Y=256. It is covered by a single layer of [[Minecraft:snow block]]s with stone underneath often exposing ores such as [[Minecraft:Coal Ore|coal]], [[Minecraft:Iron Ore|iron]] and [[Minecraft:Emerald Ore|emerald]]. Just like the snowy slopes, stone cliffs can generate in some sides of the mountain. [[Minecraft:Goat]]s spawn in this biome. [[Minecraft:Polar bear]]s and [[Minecraft:rabbit]]s may also spawn here and [[Minecraft:stray]]s appear at night or during thunderstorms.{{Only|Bedrock|short=BE}} [[Minecraft:Pillager outpost]]s can generate here with tall foundations.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Jagged Peaks.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Frozen peaks]]'''
|{{anchor|Frozen peaks}}
Similar to the jagged peaks, but the snow block cover is varied with packed ice and occasional small blobs of [[Minecraft:ice]]. Like jagged peaks, mobs that aspawn here include goats, polar bears, rabbits, and strays.{{Only|Bedrock|short=BE}} This biome usually generates in smoother and less jagged mountains compared to the jagged peaks biome. Pillager outposts can generate here.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Frozen Peaks.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Stony peaks]]'''
|{{anchor|Stony peaks}}
The stony peaks are a warmer variation of peak biomes that generate in warmer regions, without [[Minecraft:snowfall]]. It is mainly covered by stone with large [[Minecraft:strip]]s of [[Minecraft:calcite]] and exposed ores. No passive mobs spawn here, and pillager outposts can generate.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Stony Peaks.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Meadow]]'''
|{{anchor|Meadow}}
The meadow is an elevated grassy biome found in plateaus near mountain ranges. It is filled with patches of almost every type of [[Minecraft:flower]] and turquoise-green [[Minecraft:short grass]] and [[Minecraft:tall grass]]. Rarely, a lone [[Minecraft:oak]] or [[Minecraft:birch]] tree can generate and always has a [[Minecraft:bee nest]]. [[Minecraft:Sheep]], [[Minecraft:donkey]]s and [[Minecraft:rabbit]]s are the only passive mobs that spawn in this biome. Pillager outposts and [[Minecraft:plains village]]s commonly generate here.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Mountain Meadows.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Cherry grove]]'''
|{{anchor|Cherry grove}}
Cherry groves are grassland plateaus with a lot of short grass, tall grass and, instead of the traditional dandelion and poppy flowers, the ground is covered with [[Minecraft:pink petals]]. The main environmental feature of the cherry grove are [[Minecraft:cherry]] trees identified by their striking pink color and leaf particles filling the atmosphere. The cherry trees may generate densely enough to create a cover of leaves. Sheep, [[Minecraft:pig]]s and rabbits are the only passive mobs that spawn in this biome.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Cherry Grove.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Grove]]'''
|{{anchor|Grove}}
The grove creates a forest of [[Minecraft:spruce]] trees beneath the colder mountain peaks when near a forested biome. It is quite reminiscent of the snowy taiga, but the surface is covered with [[Minecraft:snow block]]s and patches of [[Minecraft:powder snow]] instead of grass blocks. Rabbits, [[Minecraft:wolves]] and [[Minecraft:fox]]es can spawn in this biome.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Grove.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Snowy slopes]]'''
|{{anchor|Snowy slopes}}
The snowy slopes generate beneath the colder mountain peaks and are covered with multiple layers of [[Minecraft:snow block]]s and [[Minecraft:powder snow]], with some sides also having stone cliffs. [[Minecraft:Goat]]s spawn in this biome alongside rabbits and [[Minecraft:polar bear]]s.{{Only|Bedrock|short=BE}} [[Minecraft:Stray]]s may also spawn here at night and during thunderstorms.{{Only|Bedrock|short=BE}} This is the only mountain biome where [[Minecraft:igloo]]s can generate.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Snowy Slopes 1.18.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Windswept hills]]'''
|{{anchor|Mountains|Windswept hills}}
A highland biome with some steep hilltops and an occasional [[Minecraft:oak]] or [[Minecraft:spruce]] tree {{In|je}}. The terrain is usually flat, but sometimes hilly and shattered. This is one of the few biomes where [[Minecraft:llama]]s can spawn naturally. Snowfall also occurs above certain heights, rarely creating snow layers on the top of the hills. Windswept hills are one of six biomes where [[Minecraft:emerald ore]] and [[Minecraft:infested stone]] can be found naturally. Cold [[Minecraft:animal]] variants may also spawn here.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Windswept Hills.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Windswept gravelly hills]]'''
|A variant of the windswept hills mostly{{Only|je|short=1}} or almost entirely{{Only|Bedrock|short=BE}} covered in [[Minecraft:gravel]] with occasional patches of grass and stone blocks. In ''Java Edition'', spruce and oak trees can generate here but due to the low amount of grass, the population is sparse. Cold animal variants and llamas may spawn on the rare grass blocks.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Gravelly Mountains.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Windswept forest]]'''
|{{Anchor|Wooded mountains|Windswept forest}}
This variant is found when windswept hills are located next to forested biomes. It does not generate stone patches, so the floor is entirely covered by grass blocks, and there are more spruce and oak trees, forming small forests with a lower tree density than other forest biomes. Cold animal variants and llamas may spawn here.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Wooded Mountains.png|frameless]]
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==== Woodland biomes ====
Woodland biomes are rich in plants with a variety of [[Minecraft:tree]]s, [[Minecraft:flower]]s and [[Minecraft:grass]]es.

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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Forest]]'''
|{{anchor|Forest}}
A common biome with many [[Minecraft:oak]] and [[Minecraft:birch]] trees and a fair amount of [[Minecraft:short grass]], [[Minecraft:mushroom]]s and [[Minecraft:flower]]s. The ground beneath the trees is covered with [[Minecraft:leaf litter]]. [[Minecraft:Wolves]] can spawn in this biome.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Forest.png|frameless]]

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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Flower forest]]'''
|{{Anchor|Flower forest}}
This forest variant has fewer trees but contains nearly every type of flower and tall plant in the game. Wolves do not spawn in the flower forest, although [[Minecraft:rabbit]]s spawn occasionally. [[Minecraft:Bee nest]]s have a higher chance to generate in this biome.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Flower Forest.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Taiga]]'''
|{{Anchor|Taiga}}
A biome covered by a forest of [[Minecraft:spruce]] trees. [[Minecraft:Ferns]], [[Minecraft:Large Fern|large ferns]] and [[Minecraft:sweet berry bushes]] grow commonly on the forest floor. One can find packs of wolves here, along with small groups of [[Minecraft:fox]]es, rabbits or cold [[Minecraft:animal]] variants. [[Minecraft:Pillager outpost]]s, [[Minecraft:taiga village]]s, and [[Minecraft:trail ruins]] can generate here.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Taiga.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Old growth pine taiga]]'''
|{{Anchor|Giant tree taiga|Old growth pine taiga}}
A biome composed of [[Minecraft:spruce]] trees, much like the standard taiga biome. However, many trees are 2×2 thick and taller than normal, with few leaves at the top resembling pines. Mossy cobblestone [[Minecraft:Forest Rock|boulders]] appear frequently, [[Minecraft:mushrooms]] are common, and [[Minecraft:podzol]] can be found on the forest floor. There are also patches of [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]] that do not grow grass, with some [[Minecraft:dead bush]]es. 

Wolves, foxes and cold animal variants can spawn here, as they do in normal taiga biomes. Rabbits may also spawn here.{{Only|JE|short=1}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Giant Tree Taiga.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Old growth spruce taiga]]'''
|{{Anchor|Giant spruce taiga|Old growth spruce taiga}}
At first glance, this biome may look almost exactly the same as its pine tree counterpart. However, the most striking feature of this biome is its giant spruce trees, which are almost entirely covered with leaves unlike the trees in the old growth pine taiga which only have leaves at the top. Like the old growth pine taiga, wolves, foxes, cold animal variants, and rabbits{{Only|Java|short=JE}} spawn here. [[Minecraft:Trail ruins]] can generate here.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Giant Spruce Taiga.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Snowy taiga]]'''
|{{anchor|Snowy taiga}}
A hybrid of the normal taiga and the snowy plains. Ferns and large ferns generate commonly, however [[Minecraft:Sweet Berries|sweet berry]] bushes generate more rarely than in the normal taiga. {{IN|be}}, [[Minecraft:taiga village]]s with snowy villagers and [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]]s can generate here.

Wolves, foxes, rabbits and cold animal variants can spawn here. One may also find an [[Minecraft:igloo]] nestled between the trees.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Snowy Taiga.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Birch forest]]'''
|{{Anchor|Birch forest}}
A forest that is solely made of [[Minecraft:birch]] trees. The grass has an aqua color, and unlike the regular forest, no wolves spawn in this biome. [[Minecraft:Wildflowers]] cover the ground and give the biome a slight yellow tint.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Birch Forest.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Old growth birch forest]]'''
|{{Anchor|Old growth birch forest}}
Birch trees grow much taller than usual in this variant of the birch forest biome. Whereas normal birch trees grow up to 7 blocks tall, these trees can grow up to 13 blocks in height. It is one of the few biomes where [[Minecraft:trail ruins]] can generate. 
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Tall Birch Forest.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Dark forest]]'''
|{{Anchor|Dark forest}}
This biome is mainly composed of [[Minecraft:dark oak]] trees, which create a mostly closed roof of leaves. Oak trees, birch trees, and [[Minecraft:huge mushroom]]s can also be found occasionally, and the ground is covered with [[Minecraft:leaf litter]]. Trees in this forest are so densely packed that areas are dark enough for hostile mobs to spawn, even during the day. [[Minecraft:Woodland mansion]]s can generate here.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Dark Forest.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Pale garden]]''' 
|{{anchor|Pale garden}}
A rarer variation of the dark forest biome found on higher grounds, where the dark oak trees are replaced with [[Minecraft:pale oak]] trees, with lots of [[Minecraft:pale hanging moss]]. Patches of [[Minecraft:pale moss block]]s and [[Minecraft:pale moss carpet]]s cover much of the ground, and [[Minecraft:eyeblossom]]s dot the landscape. The sky, foliage, and water in this biome are gray and desaturated, and no [[Minecraft:music]] plays inside the biome. Gray [[Minecraft:fog]] with [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]] is extremely dense and obstructs almost all view.

Some of the pale oak trees may have a [[Minecraft:creaking heart]] hidden within them, which spawns a [[Minecraft:creaking]] at night. Like dark forests, hostile mobs can spawn even at day under the dark trees and woodland mansions generate here.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Pale Garden.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Jungle]]'''
|{{anchor|Jungle}}
A dense forested biome that includes many different plants and features. [[Minecraft:Jungle tree]]s and mega jungle trees are common, with the mega trees having 2x2 thick trunks and possibly growing up to 31 blocks in height. Fancy oak trees are also common, and [[Minecraft:jungle bush]]es often cover much of the forest floor. Ferns and large ferns are found commonly, and [[Minecraft:vines]] are found growing and hanging on most types of blocks. Additionally, [[Minecraft:cocoa]] can also grow on the sides of jungle trees. [[Minecraft:Melon]]s can generate here in patches, similar to pumpkins, although they are much more common. Single shoots of [[Minecraft:bamboo]] can be found scattered throughout the biome. 

The foliage in the jungle is a bright, lush green color. [[Minecraft:Ocelot]]s, [[Minecraft:parrot]]s, [[Minecraft:panda]]s, and warm [[Minecraft:animal]] variants can spawn in this biome. [[Minecraft:Jungle pyramid]]s and [[Minecraft:trail ruins]] generate here.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Jungle.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Sparse jungle]]'''
|{{anchor|Sparce jungle}}
In contrast to the wild and overgrown vegetation of the jungle biome, the sparse jungle consists of small jungle and oak trees, and jungle bushes that are spaced out and isolated, creating a much more open environment. 

Parrots, ocelots, and pandas can still spawn in the sparse jungle.{{Only|Bedrock}} [[Minecraft:Wolves]] can also spawn in this biome along with warm animal variants.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Jungle Edge.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Bamboo jungle]]'''
|{{anchor|Bamboo jungle}}
In this jungle biome, large areas of the landscape are covered with massive amounts of [[Minecraft:bamboo]]. The ground consist of [[Minecraft:podzol]] underneath the densely packed bamboo. Additionally, mega jungle trees, fancy oak trees, and jungle bushes can also generate here.

Pandas have a much higher chance to spawn here than the other jungle biomes, making this the best place to find them. Ocelots,{{Only|Bedrock|short=BE}} parrots, and warm animal variants are also able to spawn. [[Minecraft:Jungle pyramid]]s can generate here.{{only|java|short=1}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Bamboo Jungle.png|frameless]]
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==== Wetland biomes ====
Wetland biomes are rivers, swamps and beaches. They have a large amount of water resources. Rivers separate other biomes; beaches generate as a transition between the ocean and land.

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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:River]]'''
|{{anchor|River}}
A biome that consists of water blocks that form an elongated, curving shape. Rivers cut through terrain or separate the main biomes. They attempt to join up with ocean biomes, but sometimes loop around to the same area of ocean. Rarely, they can have no connection to an ocean, instead forming a loop, or ending in a swamp or far inland.

On the landside, or rare occasions where rivers generate entirely dry, the grass has a dull aqua tone, and trace amounts of [[Minecraft:oak]] trees and [[Minecraft:firefly bush]]es tend to generate there. Rivers are also a reliable source of [[Minecraft:clay]] and sand. [[Minecraft:Drowned]], [[Minecraft:squid]], [[Minecraft:cod]], and [[Minecraft:salmon]] spawn underwater. {{IN|bedrock}}, no other mobs can spawn through the spawn cycle, even common hostile mobs.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:River.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Frozen river]]'''
|{{anchor|Frozen river}}
A river with a layer of [[Minecraft:ice]] covering its surface, generating when a river goes through snowy biomes. Salmon spawn underwater while [[Minecraft:rabbit]]s{{Only|Bedrock|short=BE}} and [[Minecraft:polar bear]]s{{Only|Bedrock|short=BE}} spawn on the surface. At night and during thunderstorms, drowned can spawn below the ice with [[Minecraft:stray]]s{{Only|Bedrock|short=BE}} and [[Minecraft:skeletons]] on the surface. {{IN|bedrock}}, no other hostile mobs can spawn here.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Frozen River.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Swamp]]'''
|{{anchor|Swamp}}
A biome characterized by a mix of flat areas around sea level, and shallow pools of green water with floating [[Minecraft:lily pad]]s. Clay, sand, and dirt are commonly found at the bottom of these pools. Oak trees are covered with [[Minecraft:vines]] and can be found growing out from the water, and {{In|be}}, [[Minecraft:huge mushrooms]] also generate. [[Minecraft:Mushroom]]s, [[Minecraft:firefly bush]]es, [[Minecraft:dead bush]]es, and [[Minecraft:sugar cane]]s are abundant, and [[Minecraft:blue orchid]]s grow exclusively here. [[Minecraft:Frog]]s of the temperate variant can spawn here as well.

[[Minecraft:Swamp hut]]s with a black [[Minecraft:cat]] and a [[Minecraft:witch]] generate exclusively in swamps, and [[Minecraft:fossils]] are rarely found underground. [[Minecraft:Slime]]s also spawn naturally at night and during thunderstorms, most commonly on full moons, and some skeletons are replaced by [[Minecraft:bogged]]. Green [[Minecraft:volumetric fog]] and underwater [[Minecraft:fog]] is much denser than in other biomes.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Swamp.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Mangrove swamp]]'''
|{{anchor|Mangrove swamp}}
A warmer variant of the swamp, characterized by a dense foliage, featuring plenty of [[Minecraft:mangrove]] trees of varying heights. The floor is mainly composed of [[Minecraft:mud]] blocks with occasional grass patches. The grass has the same color as in the normal swamp but leaves and vines have a unique light green tint and the water is teal rather than gray. Warm frogs often spawn in this biome. Slimes also spawn naturally at night and during thunderstorms, most commonly on full moons, and some skeletons are replaced by bogged. Fossils generate underground, but swamp huts do not.

| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Mangrove_Swamp.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Beach]]'''
|{{anchor|Beach}}
Generated where oceans meet land biomes, beaches are primarily composed of [[Minecraft:sand]]. [[Minecraft:Buried treasure|Buried treasures]] can be found under few blocks of sand, and an occasional [[Minecraft:shipwreck]] can also generate here. Passive mobs other than [[Minecraft:turtle]]s do not spawn on beaches. 
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Beach.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Snowy beach]]'''
|{{anchor|Snowy beach}}
Like a regular beach, one can find plenty of sand in this biome and buried treasures can be found underground in this snowy beach. However, sand is covered in a layer of [[Minecraft:snow]]. Snowy beaches are found when a snowy biome borders a frozen ocean biome. No passive mobs other than [[Minecraft:rabbit]]s{{only|bedrock|short=1}} spawn in this biome, and shipwrecks occasionally generate on land.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Snowy Beach.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Stony shore]]'''
|{{anchor|Stony shore}}
This stone-covered biome generates at shores with low erosion values, usually close to [[Minecraft:mountains]]. Depending on the height of the nearby land, stony shores may generate as medium slopes or huge cliffs, its tops tall enough to be covered by snow even when near warmer biomes.<ref name="MC-240697" /> No passive mobs spawn here. Buried treasures can generate here.{{only|bedrock|short=y}} [[Minecraft:Strip]]s of [[Minecraft:gravel]] can sometimes be found here.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Stone Shore.png|frameless]]
|}

==== Flatland biomes ====
These biomes have a wide view because less [[Minecraft:tree]]s spawn here and the terrain usually does not contain mountains or cliffs, although hills and plateaus are common. They also have a higher number of passive mob spawns.

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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Plains]]'''
|{{anchor|Plains}}
A grassy biome with rolling hills and few [[Minecraft:oak]] trees, as well as many [[Minecraft:flowers]] and grasses. [[Minecraft:Village]]s and [[Minecraft:pillager outposts]] are common. Cave openings, lava lakes and waterfalls are easily identifiable due to the unobstructed terrain. Passive mobs are easily found in plains biomes; this biome is also one of the few biomes where [[Minecraft:horse]]s and [[Minecraft:donkey]]s spawn naturally. Hostile [[Minecraft:Zombie Horse|zombie horses]] spawn rarely at night as zombie horsemen.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Plains.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Sunflower plains]]'''
|{{Anchor|Sunflower plains}}
A fairly uncommon variation of the plains, this biome is the only place where [[Minecraft:sunflower]]s naturally generate. {{IN|BE}}, plains villages and pillager outposts can generate here.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Sunflower Plains.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Snowy plains]]'''
|{{anchor|Snowy plains}}
A variant of plains entirely covered with [[Minecraft:snow]], and freezing water. There are few [[Minecraft:spruce]] trees in this biome, and less grass and flowers generate compared to regular plains. No animal mobs other than [[Minecraft:rabbit]]s and [[Minecraft:polar bear]]s can spawn; however, it is one of the few biomes where [[Minecraft:stray]]s and [[Minecraft:zombie horsemen]] spawn at night. {{IN|Bedrock}}, this biome does not spawn any other monsters except [[Minecraft:skeletons]]. Snowy villages, pillager outposts, and [[Minecraft:igloos]] can generate here.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Snowy Plains.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Ice spikes]]'''
|{{Anchor|Ice spikes}}
A rare variation of the snowy plains biome that features large spikes and glaciers of [[Minecraft:packed ice]]. Usually, the spikes are 10 to 20 blocks tall, but some long, thin spikes can reach over 50 blocks in height. The floor in this biome is entirely covered in [[Minecraft:snow block]]s instead of grass, and [[Minecraft:ice patch]]es made of packed ice can generate on it. Like the regular snowy plains, no animal mobs other than [[Minecraft:rabbit]]s and [[Minecraft:polar bear]]s can spawn and [[Minecraft:stray]]s appear at night or during thunderstorms. 
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Ice Spikes.png|frameless]]
|}

==== Arid-land biomes ====
In these biomes, it neither rains nor snows. The surface is covered with sparse vegetation.

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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Desert]]'''
|{{anchor|Desert}}
A barren biome consisting mostly of [[Minecraft:sand]] dunes, [[Minecraft:dead bush]]es, [[Minecraft:dry grass]], and [[Minecraft:cacti]]. [[Minecraft:Sandstone]] and sometimes [[Minecraft:fossil]]s are found underneath the sand. The only passive mobs that spawn naturally in deserts are gold/creamy [[Minecraft:rabbit]]s and [[Minecraft:camel]]s. At night and during dry thunderstorms, [[Minecraft:husk]]s, [[Minecraft:parched]], and [[Minecraft:Camel husk jockey|camel husk jockeys]] usually spawn in the place of normal zombies and skeletons. The biome is rich in structures, including [[Minecraft:desert village]]s, [[Minecraft:desert well]]s, [[Minecraft:desert pyramid]]s, and [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]]s.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Desert.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Savanna]]'''
|{{Anchor|Savanna}}
A relatively flat and dry biome with a dull-brown grass color and [[Minecraft:acacia]] trees scattered around the biome, though [[Minecraft:oak]] trees may generate occasionally. Tall grass covers the landscape. [[Minecraft:Savanna village|Savanna villages]] can generate in this biome, constructed of acacia wood, and [[Minecraft:pillager outposts]] also generate. [[Minecraft:Horse]]s, [[Minecraft:armadillo]]s and warm [[Minecraft:animal]] variants can naturally spawn here, and it is one of the only biomes with rare [[Minecraft:zombie horsemen]]. [[Minecraft:Llama]]s may also spawn here.{{Only|Bedrock|short=BE}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Savanna.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Savanna plateau]]'''
|{{Anchor|Savanna plateau}}
This biome generates when a normal savanna biome spawns at high altitudes and near mountains. It is mostly indistinguishable from the standard savanna, with the main differences being the fact that [[Minecraft:llama]]s and [[Minecraft:wolves]] can spawn. Villages and pillager outpost do not generate.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Savanna Plateau.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Windswept Savanna]]'''
|{{Anchor|Shattered savanna|Windswept savanna}}
In contrast to the mostly flat and calm terrain of the savanna biome, this uncommon variant generates chaotic terrain, with gigantic mountains covered in [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]] and some patches of stone. The mountains in the windswept savanna are extremely steep, sometimes jutting out at 90-degree angles and there are floating islands and overhangs. On top of that, they can reach heights comparable to the mountain peak biomes, sometimes rising above the clouds. Massive waterfalls and lavafalls are quite common, and lakes can also generate. 

Horses, armadillos and warm animal variants can still spawn in the windswept savanna, as well as [[Minecraft:zombie horsemen]] and [[Minecraft:llama]]s.{{Only|Bedrock|short=BE}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Windswept Savanna.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Badlands]]'''
|{{Anchor|Badlands}}
An uncommon mountainous and desertic biome composed of layers of [[Minecraft:terracotta]] and stained terracotta on higher grounds. [[Minecraft:Red sand]] covers this in valleys, with occasional [[Minecraft:cacti]], [[Minecraft:dead bush]]es, and [[Minecraft:dry grass]]. Armadillos are the only mobs that can be found here. [[Minecraft:Mineshaft]]s generate at a higher altitude than normal, allowing them to be exposed to the surface, and have [[Minecraft:dark oak planks]] instead of [[Minecraft:oak planks]]. [[Minecraft:Gold ore]] also generates more frequently.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Badlands.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Wooded badlands]]'''
|{{Anchor|Wooded badlands plateau|Wooded badlands}}
On higher altitudes, the wooded badlands have layers of [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]] and [[Minecraft:grass blocks]], and forests of small [[Minecraft:oak]] trees with [[Minecraft:leaf litter]]. The lower parts don't generate the oak forests, exposing terracotta and red sand to the sky. The color of the grass and leaves is a dull green-brown hue, giving it a dried and dead appearance. Armadillos can spawn here during the day, and [[Minecraft:wolves]] and warm [[Minecraft:animal]] variants can spawn on the wooded plateaus.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Wooded Badlands Plateau.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Eroded badlands]]'''
|{{Anchor|Eroded badlands}}
This rare variant generates unique terrain features that are similar to the [[Wikipedia:Hoodoo (geology)|structures in Utah's Bryce Canyon]]. Tall and narrow spires of colorful [[Minecraft:terracotta]] rise out of the floor of the canyon, which like all other badlands variants, is covered in red sand. Armadillos are the only passive mobs that can be found here.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Eroded Badlands.png|frameless]]
|}

==== Cave biomes ====
These biomes generate inside [[Minecraft:cave]]s in the Overworld. They are mostly found underground but can sometimes leak out of cave entrances.

{| class="wikitable collapsible" data-description="Neutral and other biomes"
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Deep dark]]'''
|{{anchor|Deep dark}}
A dimly lit cave biome that generates deep underground mostly within the [[Minecraft:deepslate]] layer under [[Minecraft:mountains]]. It is largely [[Minecraft:sculk]] blocks 1 block thick upon all surfaces, with frequent [[Minecraft:sculk sensor]]s and occasional [[Minecraft:sculk shrieker]]s, the latter of which can directly summon a [[Minecraft:warden]]. Large structures known as [[Minecraft:ancient cities]] can generate here, containing chests with unique loot. No mobs spawn here from the natural spawn cycle.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Deep Dark.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Dripstone caves]]'''
|{{anchor|Dripstone caves}}
These are caves filled with [[Minecraft:dripstone block]]s and [[Minecraft:pointed dripstone]] both hanging as stalactites and growing from the ground as stalagmites and small [[Minecraft:water]] wells of 1×1 in the ground. Large [[Minecraft:dripstone cluster]]s structures generate occasionally inside these caves. [[Minecraft:Copper ore]] blobs found in this biome are much bigger compared to other biomes. [[Minecraft:Drowned]] and rarely [[Minecraft:zombie nautilus]]es can spawn in aquifers.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Dripstone Caves.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Lush caves]]'''
|{{anchor|Lush caves}}
Lush caves are often found underground below [[Minecraft:azalea tree]]s. These caves are covered by [[Minecraft:moss block]]s, [[Minecraft:moss carpet]]s, [[Minecraft:short grass]] and [[Minecraft:azalea]] bushes on the floors. On the ceiling, [[Minecraft:vine]]s and cave vines with [[Minecraft:glow berries]] grow down and light up the caves, and [[Minecraft:spore blossom]]s grow and spore [[Minecraft:particle]]s. There are also shallow lakes with [[Minecraft:clay]] where [[Minecraft:dripleaf]] plants grow out of them and [[Minecraft:axolotl]]s spawn, making this the only biome where they can spawn. [[Minecraft:Tropical fish]] can also spawn inside the aquifers in a lush cave.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Lush Caves.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Sulfur caves]]'''{{upcoming|Chaos Cubed}}
|{{anchor|Sulfur caves}}
A biome composed of [[Minecraft:sulfur]] and [[Minecraft:cinnabar]] blocks, as well as [[Minecraft:potent sulfur]] in water pools that inflicts the [[Minecraft:Nausea]] effect. [[Minecraft:Sulfur Cube|Sulfur cubes]] can spawn here. [[Minecraft:Sulfur spring]]s generate at the surface, indicating there are sulfur caves below.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Sulfur Caves.png|frameless]]
|}

==== The Void ====
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:The Void]]'''{{only|java}} 
|{{anchor|Void|The Void}}
Can be accessed only through [[Minecraft:Single Biome]] world selection or The Void [[Minecraft:Superflat#Presets|superflat preset]]. In a single biome world, the landscape consists of stone, as well as water and bedrock depending on the generator type. In the superflat preset, the world is completely empty except for a stone [[Minecraft:Void Start Platform|start platform]]. No mobs from the regular spawn cycle spawn here, and it does not rain.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:The Void.png|frameless]]
|}

=== The Nether ===
[[Minecraft:The Nether]] is considered a different [[Minecraft:dimension]]. All biomes in this dimension are hot and dry, and it is not possible to place [[Minecraft:water]]; [[Minecraft:ice]] can still be placed, though it does not turn into water upon melting. Lava oceans are generated as a [[Minecraft:feature]] and are therefore not considered a separate biome.

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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Nether wastes]]'''
|{{anchor|Nether|The Nether|Hell|Nether wastes}}
The Nether wastes is the most common biome in the Nether. The terrain mainly consists of [[Minecraft:netherrack]], with [[Minecraft:glowstone]] clusters growing and lava leaking from the ceiling and [[Minecraft:gravel]] and [[Minecraft:soul sand]] lining its shores. Most of the Nether’s mobs can spawn here, including [[Minecraft:ghast]]s, [[Minecraft:zombified piglin]]s, [[Minecraft:magma cube]]s, [[Minecraft:strider]]s, [[Minecraft:piglin]]s, and the occasional [[Minecraft:enderman]].
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Nether.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Soul sand valley]]'''
|{{anchor|Soul sand valley}}
The soul sand valley mainly consists of [[Minecraft:soul sand]], basalt and [[Minecraft:soul soil]]. Notable features of the biome are exposed [[Minecraft:Nether fossil]]s in various shapes and sizes, large amounts of [[Minecraft:lava]], blue fog, large spires made of [[Minecraft:basalt]], [[Minecraft:soul fire]], and the occasional [[Minecraft:Nether fortress]] or [[Minecraft:bastion remnant]]. [[Minecraft:Ghast]]s and [[Minecraft:skeleton]]s are common in this biome while [[Minecraft:Enderman|endermen]] are rare. [[Minecraft:Strider]]s can spawn here as well. This is the only place to find [[Minecraft:dried ghast]]s naturally.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Soul Sand Valley.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Crimson forest]]'''
|{{anchor|Crimson forest}}
The crimson forest consists of many [[Minecraft:Huge crimson fungus|huge crimson fungi]], which act as the "trees" of this biome. The huge fungi often generate with [[Minecraft:weeping vines]] hanging from them, and [[Minecraft:shroomlight]]s which light up the landscape. The floor is mostly covered with crimson [[Minecraft:nylium]], with occasional patches of bare [[Minecraft:netherrack]] or [[Minecraft:Nether wart block]]s. [[Minecraft:Crimson roots]], [[Minecraft:crimson fungus]], and occasionally warped fungus grow on the ground. Small patches of Nether wart blocks and weeping vines can also be found growing on the ceiling. 

[[Minecraft:Hoglin]]s, [[Minecraft:piglin]]s, [[Minecraft:zombified piglin]]s, and [[Minecraft:strider]]s can spawn in this biome. 
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Crimson Forest.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Warped forest]]'''
|{{anchor|Warped forest}}
The warped forest consists of many [[Minecraft:Huge warped fungus|huge warped fungi]], which act as the "trees" of this biome. The huge fungi often generate with [[Minecraft:shroomlight]]s, which light up the landscape. [[Minecraft:Twisting vines]] grow throughout the biome in patches. The floor is mostly covered with warped [[Minecraft:nylium]], with occasional patches of bare [[Minecraft:netherrack]] or [[Minecraft:warped wart block]]s. [[Minecraft:Warped roots]], [[Minecraft:warped fungus]], [[Minecraft:Nether sprouts]], and occasionally crimson fungus grow on the ground.

[[Minecraft:Endermen]] and [[Minecraft:strider]]s are the only mobs that spawn in this biome. The biome emits out a magenta-purple fog upon entry. 
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Warped Forest.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Basalt deltas]]'''
|{{anchor|Basalt deltas}}
A gray biome, the basalt deltas are said to be the remnant of ancient volcanic eruptions.{{citation needed}} The ground consists of [[Minecraft:basalt]] and [[Minecraft:blackstone]] blocks, with small patches of [[Minecraft:netherrack]] and pools of [[Minecraft:lava]]. The shape of the terrain is chaotic and uneven, making it somewhat difficult to traverse and build on. Unlike the other biomes in the Nether, [[Minecraft:bastion remnant]]s do not generate in basalt deltas. When this biome borders a lava ocean, clusters of basalt form near the coast. Fog is colored light-gray and particles of dust can be seen falling from the ceiling upon entry. 

Magma cubes have a high spawn rate in this biome, making the basalt deltas the best place to [[Minecraft:Tutorial:Magma Cube farming|farm magma cream]]. This biome also contains a much higher abundance of blackstone compared to other Nether biomes. [[Minecraft:Ghast]]s and [[Minecraft:strider]]s can spawn in this biome as well. 
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Basalt Deltas.png|frameless]]
|}

=== The End ===
[[Minecraft:The End]] is considered a different dimension. The terrain consists of [[Minecraft:End Stone|end stone]] islands of varying sizes, floating in the [[Minecraft:void]]. They use five different biomes {{In|je}}, or all use [[Minecraft:The End (biome)|the End]] {{In|be}}, with no terrain differences.

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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:The End (biome)|The End]]'''
|{{anchor|The End|End}}
This biome is used to generate the circle of radius 1000 centered at the 0,0 coordinates in [[Minecraft:the End]]. The End central island is generated at the center of this circle, and it's surrounded by a complete vacuum all the way to the edge of the biome. Most of the End features are exclusive to that island, including the [[Minecraft:ender dragon]], the [[Minecraft:End spike|obsidian pillars]], the [[Minecraft:End crystal]]s, the 5×5 spawn platform, the exit portal and the 20 central [[Minecraft:End gateway]]s. Large amounts of [[Minecraft:endermen]] spawn in this biome. It does not rain or snow in this biome unlike the other low-temperature biomes. The outer islands in the End can be accessed using [[Minecraft:End gateway]]s after the ender dragon has been defeated. {{IN|Bedrock}}, this biome is instead the biggest, as it is used to generate the whole dimension. 

If the biome is used for a [[Minecraft:superflat]] world, the sky appears nearly black and an ender dragon spawns at the 0,0 coordinates in the Overworld. Only endermen spawn at night.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:The End.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Small End islands]]'''{{Only|Java|short=JE}}
|{{anchor|Small End islands}}
Generates as part of the outer islands of the End. This biome represents the empty expanse between the larger islands, populated by the smaller, circular islands. Large amounts of [[Minecraft:Enderman|endermen]] spawn in this biome.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Small End Islands.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:End midlands]]'''{{Only|Java|short=JE}}
|{{anchor|End midlands}}
Generates as part of the outer islands of the End. This biome represents the gradual slope from the hilltops of each island down to the cliffs around the edge. [[Minecraft:End cities]] generate here, but chorus trees do not. Large amounts of [[Minecraft:Enderman|endermen]] spawn in this biome.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:End Midlands.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:End highlands]]'''{{Only|Java|short=JE}}
|{{anchor|End highlands}}
Generates as part of the outer islands of the End. This biome represents the hilltops of each island, and is the only biome in the End where both [[Minecraft:chorus tree]]s and [[Minecraft:End cities]] generate. Large amounts of [[Minecraft:Enderman|endermen]] spawn in this biome. 
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:End Highlands.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:End barrens]]'''{{Only|Java|short=JE}}
|{{anchor|End barrens}}
Generates as part of the outer islands of the End. This biome represents the outer rims of each island, with steep cliffs below the edge. Neither End cities nor chorus trees generate in this biome. Large amounts of [[Minecraft:Enderman|endermen]] spawn in this biome.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:End Barrens.png|frameless]]
|}

=== Unused biomes ===
{{Removed feature|section=y|edition=je}}{{Unobtainable|section=y|edition=be}}{{main|Biome/Before 1.18}}
{{see also|Bedrock Edition unused features}}

These biomes have been completely removed from the game {{in|java}}. {{IN|be}}, they still exist in the code, but do not generate and can only be found in old worlds. Most biomes were removed from the generator because the terrain was the only difference with their regular biome variant.

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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Legacy frozen ocean]]'''
| Similar to the [[Minecraft:frozen ocean]] biome, but without icebergs, it was completely flat. Because they were a frozen ocean variant, they could spawn [[Minecraft:polar bear]]s and [[Minecraft:stray]]s, but not [[Minecraft:dolphin]]s. Unlike the regular frozen ocean, polar bears, [[Minecraft:drowned]], [[Minecraft:squid]], [[Minecraft:salmon]], [[Minecraft:cod]], [[Minecraft:rabbit]]s, [[Minecraft:Skeleton|skeletons]] and [[Minecraft:stray]]s were the only mobs that spawn here. Kelp also generated here. 
This biome doesn't generate naturally from [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition Alpha 0.9.0]] onward. When [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.4.0]] introduced the new frozen ocean, this biome was not removed or replaced by the new frozen ocean, although the id name changed from <code>frozen_ocean</code> to <code>legacy_frozen_ocean</code>.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Legacy Frozen Ocean.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Desert lakes]]'''
| In this biome, patches of water were more common, and the terrain was slightly more rough. Although desert wells could be found, desert pyramids, villages and outposts did not generate in this biome.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Desert Lakes.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Mountain edge]]'''
| Similar to the [[Minecraft:sparse jungle]] biome, the mountain edge used to generate exclusively at the edge of windswept hills biomes in order to smooth the transition between biomes. This biome had lots of trees, similar to windswept forests. While the terrain was lower and gentler in nature, some areas might reach high enough to be covered by snow. 
This biome doesn't generate naturally from [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.9.0 alpha]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.2]] onward.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Mountain Edge.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Deep warm ocean]]'''
| Similar to the [[Minecraft:warm ocean]] biome, but without coral reefs or sea pickles, and twice as deep. Because they were a deep ocean variant, they could generate ocean monuments.
The deep warm ocean did not naturally generate in any non-snapshot or non-beta version.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Deep Warm Ocean.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''Hills'''
| Hills biomes were generated as small spots scattered throughout certain biomes. This included: 

* {{BiomeLink|Wooded Hills}}
* {{BiomeLink|Taiga Hills}}
* {{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga Hills}}
* {{BiomeLink|Jungle Hills}}
* {{BiomeLink|Desert Hills}}
* {{BiomeLink|Birch Forest Hills}}
* {{BiomeLink|Giant Tree Taiga Hills}}
* {{BiomeLink|Snowy Mountains}}
* {{BiomeLink|Bamboo Jungle Hills}}

Most hills were gentle rolling slopes on which the usual biome terrain generated, with some sharper cliffs here and there. Snowy mountains had a lower chance of spawning passive mobs during world generation than other biomes (7% versus 10%).

[[Minecraft:Swamp hills]] and [[Minecraft:dark forest hills]] generated as 'modified' biomes instead of hills biomes, making them slightly rarer but also bigger in size.

[[Minecraft:Tall birch hills]] generated as 'modified hills' biomes, which made them even rarer than modified biomes. Tall birch hills had much more mountainous terrain than most hills biomes.
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Giant Tree Taiga Hills.png|frameless]]<br>[[File:Desert Hills.png|frameless]]<br>[[File:Jungle Hills.png|frameless]]<br>[[File:Snowy Mountains.png|frameless]]<br>[[File:Tall Birch Hills.png|frameless]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | '''[[Minecraft:Giant spruce taiga hills]]'''
|Giant spruce taiga hills were a special case. {{IN|java}}, the game code sets the values <code>setBaseHeight</code> and <code>setHeightVariation</code> to define a "hilly" biome, but used the same values as for its non-hill variant ({{Abbr|giant spruce taiga|now known as old growth spruce taiga}}), meaning there was absolutely no terrain difference between the two biomes.

{{IN|bedrock}}, this biome did generate as a much hillier version of the giant spruce taiga, even more mountainous than regular hills biomes. However, the giant spruce taiga hills used the same trees as the giant tree taiga hills (with leaves only at the top), making this biome very similar to the giant tree taiga hills.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Giant Spruce Taiga Hills.png|frameless]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Badlands plateau]]'''
| Badlands plateaus generated as actual biomes<!--standalone, with regular badlands as its hills biome--> in badlands biomes, and were flattened at the top, much like real-life plateaus. They came to rest at an elevation of about 20 to 30 blocks above sea level. One may discover the entrance to a mineshaft within the tall slopes of a badlands plateau.
With the new terrain generation in [[Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs: Part II]], the regular [[Minecraft:badlands]] biome also featured these plateaus and this biome became redundant.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Badlands Plateau.png|frameless]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Shattered savanna plateau]]'''
| The terrain of the shattered savanna plateau biome was much less tame than its normal counterpart. It featured incredibly large and steep mountains that jut out of the terrain, similar to the {{Abbr|shattered savanna|now known as windswept savanna}} biome, albeit slightly smaller and gentler in comparison.
{{IN|BE}}, the grass and foliage color was lush green (the same color as in mushroom fields), making it easily distinguishable from the regular shattered savanna.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Shattered Savanna Plateau.png|frameless]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Modified wooded badlands plateau]]'''
|This biome featured grass and oak trees on top of plateaus, much like its counterpart. However, the plateaus that generated here were generally smaller, allowing far less foliage to be generated. The terrain was more erratic, and could be compared to that of the similar modified badlands plateau biome, having an old and eroded appearance. Eroded badlands generated instead of desert alongside this biome.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau.png|frameless]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''[[Minecraft:Modified Badlands Plateau|Modified badlands plateau]]'''
| Compared to the average badlands plateau, the modified badlands plateau featured more variable terrain and smaller plateaus, as if a larger plateau was weathered down over time. It was the second-rarest biome in the game, after the modified jungle edge.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Modified Badlands Plateau.png|frameless]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Mushroom field shore]]'''
|Mushroom field shores represented the transition between [[Minecraft:mushroom fields]] and the ocean, forming long strips between the biomes as a "beach", hence the name. However, it did not generate if the ocean biome was a deep ocean. This biome also generated when a river met a mushroom fields biome, similar to what frozen rivers did in snowy plains. The terrain of this biome was much more flat and shallow than the main mushroom fields biome, though it contained many of the same features, such as a mycelium surface layer, huge mushrooms and lack of hostile mobs, but shipwrecks and buried treasures could generate here{{Only|BE}}.
Because the terrain was the only difference with the regular mushroom fields biome, this biome became redundant after [[Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs: Part II]].
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Mushroom Field Shore.png|frameless]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''[[Minecraft:Gravelly Mountains+|Gravelly mountains+]]'''
| The gravelly mountains+ had exactly the same terrain and features as the regular {{Abbr|gravelly mountains|now known as windswept gravelly hills}}.
{{IN|BE}}, the regular gravelly mountains did not have any trees, but this biome did, making it slightly different. Because almost no grass blocks were generated between the gravel, trees did rarely generate.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Gravelly_Mountains_Plus.png|frameless]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''[[Minecraft:Modified Jungle|Modified jungle]]'''
|The modified jungle featured very mountainuous terrain, with many cliffs and overhangs.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Modified_Jungle.png|frameless]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''[[Minecraft:Modified Jungle Edge|Modified jungle edge]]'''
|The very rare modified jungle edge only generated when a rare swamp hills biome bordered a jungle. Like the regular modified jungle, this biome had much more mountainous terrain, but it was very small in size.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Modified_Jungle_Edge.png|frameless]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''[[Minecraft:Taiga Mountains|Taiga mountains]]'''
| Like the snowy taiga mountains, this biome featured very mountainous terrain, sometimes passing snowfall height. The taiga mountains were very similar to the windswept forest, but with a higher density of trees and slightly lower elevation.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Taiga_Mountains.png|frameless]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''[[Minecraft:Snowy Taiga Mountains|Snowy taiga mountains]]'''
| The very rare snowy taiga mountains featured even more mountainous terrain than the snowy taiga hills, although not as much as the windswept hills.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Snowy_Taiga_Mountains.png|frameless]]
|}


=== Removed biomes ===
{{main|Biome/Before Beta 1.8}}
These biomes no longer exist in current versions of the game.

{| class="wikitable collapsible" data-description="Snowy biomes"
! width="10%" |Biome name
! width="15%" |Features
!Description 
!Screenshot
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Tundra]]'''
|{{anchor|Tundra}}
[[Minecraft:Snow]], [[Minecraft:grass block]]s, [[Minecraft:ice]]
|Snowy, barren terrain with few trees. The occasional trees do exist, although rarely. Ice can be found over water. Snow is common weather in tundras. It generates when the temperature is below 50% and the downfall is less than 20%.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Tundra.jpg|frameless]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Rainforest]]'''
|{{Anchor|Rainforest}}
[[Minecraft:Grass block]], [[Minecraft:short grass]], [[Minecraft:fern]]s, [[Minecraft:oak tree]]s, [[Minecraft:birch tree]]s
|Rainforests are wet biomes with many trees, which have a 1 in 3 chance of being big, instead of 1 in 10 like all other biomes. They generate only oak trees and have a large amount of short grass and ferns. A biome is classified as a rainforest if the temperature is greater than 97% and the downfall is more than 90%. This could be the biome with some of the most cliffs and hills, because the world generator reduces height variation at lower downfalls.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Rainforest.jpg|frameless]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Seasonal forest]]'''
|{{anchor|Seasonal forest}}
[[Minecraft:Grass block]], [[Minecraft:short grass]], [[Minecraft:oak tree]]s
|Seasonal forests spawn with a temperature of 97% or greater, and a downfall value between 45% and 90%. They are commonly found between forest and rainforests, and near plains biomes. They are identical to forests, except they have fewer trees and can spawn only oak trees. They have a little bit of short grass.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:SeasonalForest.jpg|frameless]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Ice desert]]'''
|{{anchor|Ice desert}}
[[Minecraft:Sand]], [[Minecraft:snow]], [[Minecraft:ice]]
|An unused biome before Beta 1.8 that was in the code but never implemented into the temperature/downfall table and thus did not actually generate. It was a biome of sand with snow on top of it and had snowfall and ice (the player can create something similar using the buffet world option and choosing the snowy beach biome).
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Ice desert.png|frameless]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Minecraft:Shrubland]]'''
|{{anchor|Shrubland}}
[[Minecraft:Grass block]], [[Minecraft:oak tree]]s, [[Minecraft:birch tree]]s
|A biome with few trees and no short grass. It is identical to the savanna biome. It is one of the smallest biomes in the game. It can generate if the temperature is between 50% and 97%, and the downfall value is below 35%. It is too small to generate a forest.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Shrubland.jpg|frameless]]
|}

=== Joke biomes ===
These biomes can appear only in April Fools snapshots of the game.

==== [[Minecraft:Java Edition 20w14∞]] (2020) ====
{| class="wikitable collapsible" data-description="Joke biomes"
! width="10%" |Biome name
!Description
!Screenshot
|-
|'''[[Minecraft:Java_Edition_20w14∞#World_generation|<code>_generated:id</code>]]'''
|'''<code>_generated:''id''</code>''' is the resource location of the generated biome. Its namespace is <code>_generated</code> and its name is the [[Minecraft:Java Edition 20w14∞|biome's numeric ID]].
This "biome" includes all the other non-custom dimensions biomes. All mobs, blocks, particles and structures in [[Minecraft:20w13b]] (vanilla) can generate in this biome. A dimension can have multiple of these randomly generated biomes.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Dimension.png|frameless]]
|-
|'''[[Minecraft:Between]]'''
|Grid of End ships. Generates in the <code>fleet</code> dimension as well as some other random ones. There is no elytra as loot, but dragon heads still generate. Chests generate, but contain only a book titled "orders" written by a mess of changing letters. The contents have at least one word, usually an order (eg: build), a mess of constantly changing letters with varying lengths and another word(s) (eg: Lost Floppy).
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Between.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|'''[[Minecraft:Biome For Player With No Time For Nonsense]]'''
|Generates as a normal snowy taiga, but all ores are mineral blocks or redstone components.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Biome For Player With No Time For Nonsense.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|'''[[Minecraft:Shapes]]'''
|Generates spheres, cubes, octahedra etc. of various colors of [[Minecraft:terracotta]], [[Minecraft:glazed terracotta]], [[Minecraft:concrete]], [[Minecraft:concrete powder]], [[Minecraft:wool]], [[Minecraft:carpet]]s, [[Minecraft:stained glass]] and [[Minecraft:stained glass pane]]s.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Shapes biome.png|frameless]]
|}

==== [[Minecraft:Java Edition 23w13a_or_b]] (2023) ====
{| class="wikitable collapsible" data-description="Joke biomes"
! width="10%" |Biome name
!Description
!Screenshot
|-
|'''[[Minecraft:The Moon#Biomes|The Moon]]'''
|Generates flat terrain with craters made of blocks of [[Minecraft:cheese]], which can be "eaten" to change their shape. The only mob that spawns here is the [[Minecraft:moon cow]]. There is also the [[Minecraft:Lunar Base]] that can be expanded by stepping on the pressure plate, the only [[Minecraft:feature]] in the moon.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Moon 1.png|frameless]]
|}

==== [[Minecraft:Java Edition 24w14potato]] (2024) ====
{| class="wikitable collapsible" data-description="Joke biomes"
! width="10%" |Biome name
!Description
!Screenshot
|-
|'''[[Minecraft:Arboretum]]'''
|A forested biome, with every type of tree that exists in [[Minecraft:24w12a]], along with [[Minecraft:huge mushroom]]s and [[Minecraft:potato tree]]s. Non-uniform foliage color distinguishes this biome from other forest-type biomes. 
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Arboretum.png|frameless]]
|-
|'''[[Minecraft:Corruption]]'''
|A forested biome, covered in potato trees of various sizes, as well as potato buds, that grow upward like stalagmites. Phantoms here spawn naturally during the day and they don't burn.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Corruption.png|frameless]]
|-
|'''[[Minecraft:Fields]]'''
|A flat and open biome. Much of the surface is covered with [[Minecraft:poison farmland]], and potatoes grow on top of it. 
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Fields.png|frameless]]
|-
|'''[[Minecraft:Hash]]'''
|A dry biome, with almost no vegetation. Only biome where [[Minecraft:gravtater]] and [[Minecraft:vicious potato]]es occur naturally. [[Minecraft:Hash well]]s and [[Minecraft:fossil]]s generate here.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Hash.png|frameless]]
|-
|'''[[Minecraft:Wasteland]]'''
|A desolate and dangerous biome. Water and rain applies the [[Minecraft:Poison]] effect to players and mobs. [[Minecraft:Toxifin slab]]s spawn in large numbers, causing more Poison and [[Minecraft:Wither (effect)|Wither]]. [[Minecraft:Ancient debris]] is common in this biome.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Wasteland (24w14potato).png|frameless]]
|}

==== [[Minecraft:Java Edition 25w14craftmine]] (2025) ====
{| class="wikitable collapsible" data-description="Joke biomes"
! width="10%" |Biome name
!Description
!Screenshot
|-
|'''[[Minecraft:Hub]]'''
|A biome consisting of a "+"-shaped room with a [[Minecraft:mine crafter]] in the center, with [[Minecraft:shimmering door]]s on opposite sides, which lead to additional rooms once unlocked. On the third side lies the entrance to the memory lane, a long corridor lined with [[Minecraft:mine revisitor]]s. All the rooms are surrounded in [[Minecraft:Sky (April Fools' joke)|sky blocks]].
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Hub.png|frameless]]
|}

== Tint ==
All biomes use a set of [[Minecraft:colors]] for various environmental aspects such as the [[Minecraft:sky]], [[Minecraft:water]], [[Minecraft:fog]], and some [[Minecraft:blocks]]. {{IN|bedrock}}, biomes specify their colors in the <code>[[Minecraft:Resource pack#Biomes|client_biome]]</code> JSON files in the [[Minecraft:Resource pack#Internal resource packs|vanilla resource packs]]. Some biomes specify their colors directly, while others use colormaps or separate JSON files which can also control other environmental effects.

{{IN|bedrock}}, all biome colors for blocks are also visible on [[Minecraft:maps]].<ref>{{bug|MC-130658}}</ref>

=== Plants ===
Biome grass and foliage colors are selected from three 256×256 colormap images: <code>grass.png</code>, <code>foliage.png</code>, and <code>dry_foliage</code> under {{cd|assets/minecraft/textures/colormap}}{{only|je|short=1}} or {{cd|textures/colormap}}{{only|be|short=1}} in the [[Minecraft:Resource pack#Internal resource packs|vanilla resource pack]]. The <code>grass.png</code> colormap sets the colors for [[Minecraft:grass block]], [[Minecraft:short grass]], [[Minecraft:tall grass]], [[Minecraft:fern]]s, [[Minecraft:large fern]]s, ferns in [[Minecraft:flower pot]]s, [[Minecraft:sugar cane]]s, [[Minecraft:bush]]es and stems of [[Minecraft:pink petals]] and [[Minecraft:wildflowers]]. Meanwhile, the {{cd|foliage.png}} colormap sets the colors for [[Minecraft:vines]] and tree [[Minecraft:leaves]] of oak, jungle, acacia, dark oak and mangrove. The {{cd|dry_foliage.png}} colormap sets the colors for [[Minecraft:leaf litter]]. Only the colors in the lower-left halfs of the images are used, even though the upper-right side of {{cd|foliage.png}} and {{cd|dry_foliage.png}} is colored.

<gallery>
Grasscolor.png|<samp>grass.png</samp>
foliage.png|<samp>foliage.png</samp>
dry_foliage.png|<samp>dry_foliage.png</samp>
</gallery>

The adjusted temperature and adjusted downfall values (recognized as AdjTemp and AdjDownfall in the following, respectively) are used when determining the biome color to select from the colormap. They are computed as follows:

<code>AdjTemp = clamp( Temperature, 0.0, 1.0 )</code>

<code>AdjDownfall = clamp( Downfall, 0.0, 1.0 ) * AdjTemp</code>.

"clamp" limits the range of the temperature and downfall to 0.0—1.0. The clamped downfall value is then multiplied by the adjusted temperature value, bringing its value to be inside the lower left triangle. Treating the bottom-right corner of the colormap as <code>AdjTemp = 0.0</code> and <code>AdjDownfall = 0.0</code>, the adjusted temperature increases to 1.0 along the X-axis, and the adjusted downfall increases to 1.0 along the Y-axis.

==== Special plant tints ====
In the following cases, the plants are not tinted exactly according to the colormap. {{IN|java}}, several of them are specified in [[Minecraft:custom biome|biome Json]]s in vanilla data pack. 

'''Swamps'''

In swamps and mangrove swamps, the grass color is based on a noise on XZ plane. When the value of this noise is less than -0.1, it uses the color {{color|#4c763c}}. Otherwise using {{Color|#6a7039}}. The foliage color is {{Color|#6a7039}} in swamps and {{Color|#8db127}} in mangrove swamps, which are not affected by the colormap. The dry foliage color in swamps and mangrove swamps is {{color|#7b5334}}, which also ignores the colormap.

{{IN|bedrock}}, all swamp biomes use colormaps to determine these colors, similar to regular colormaps described above.<gallery>
File:Swamp grass.png|<samp>swamp_grass.png</samp>
File:Swamp foliage.png|<samp>swamp_foliage.png</samp>
File:Mangrove swamp foliage.png|<samp>mangrove_swamp_foliage.png</samp>
</gallery>
'''Dark forest'''

In [[Minecraft:dark forest]]s, the grass color is the result of the bitwise AND between the color in the colormap and {{color|#fefefe}}, and then averaging with {{color|#28340a}}. In vanilla, that is {{Color|#507a32}}.

'''Badlands'''

In [[Minecraft:badlands]], [[Minecraft:wooded badlands]] and [[Minecraft:eroded badlands]], the grass color is {{Color|#90814d}} and the foliage color and dry foliage color is {{Color|#9e814d}}. They are not affected by the colormap.

'''Cherry grove'''

The color for grass and foliage in [[Minecraft:cherry groves]] is always {{Color|#b6db61}}, which is not affected by the colormap.

'''Pale garden'''

In the [[Minecraft:pale garden]], the grass color is {{Color|#778272}}, the foliage color is {{Color|#878d76}}, and the dry foliage color is {{Color|#a0a69c}} They are not affected by the colormap.

'''Other leaves'''

The color for spruce [[Minecraft:leaves]] is {{Color|#619961}} and the color for birch leaves is {{Color|#80a755}}. Both are not affected by the biome, but determined by colormaps {{In|be}}.<gallery>
File:Birch (colormap).png|<samp>birch.png</samp>
File:Evergreen.png|<samp>evergreen.png</samp>
</gallery>

=== Environment ===
The color of the daytime [[Minecraft:sky]] in Overworld changes according to the basic temperature value of the biome. The basic temperature is first modified as <code>T = clamp( Temperature / 3 , -1.0, 1.0 )</code>. Then the triple <code>(0.62222224-0.05T, 0.5+0.1T, 1)</code> is the sky color. 
The color of the sky in the [[Minecraft:Pale Garden|pale garden]] biome is {{color|#b9b9b9}}, which is unaffected by the above formula. See {{Slink|2=List of biome climates}} below for all sky colors.

The colors and surface opacity of [[Minecraft:water]] are defined in the vanilla data pack{{only|je|short=1}} or client biome JSON files in vanilla resource packs.{{only|be|short=1}} Some biomes {{In|je}}, or most biomes {{In|be}} have unique water colors. [[Minecraft:Swamps]] and [[Minecraft:Warm Ocean|warm oceans]] in ''Bedrock Edition'' have unique water surface opacities, 65% and 55% respectively.

The color and density of water and sky [[Minecraft:fog]] is different for most biomes, defined by separate JSON files for each biome in ''Bedrock Edition''. The underwater fog color is {{Color|#050533}} with a few exceptions in ''Java Edition'', or the same as the water surface color with some exceptions in ''Bedrock Edition''. The sky fog color is {{Color|#c0d8ff}}{{only|je|short=1}} or {{Color|#abd2ff}}{{only|be|short=1}} in all Overworld biomes, except pale gardens which use {{Color|#817770}}. Nether biomes and the End have unique fog colors.

==== Vibrant Visuals ====
[[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]] ignores default colors for the sky, water, and fog, and adds new effects for each biome or a set of biome. Which environmental settings are used is determined by the biome JSON file, and all environmental settings are stored in separate directories in resource packs. In vanilla, the following effects are affected by the biome:

* '''Atmospherics''', which includes the sky colors. The sky color of a biome is defined at zenith and at the horizon, with specified heights where the colors are blended. [[Minecraft:Cloud]] colors change with the sky colors. The color, strength, and scattering effects of directional light sources (sun and moon) are also dependent on the biome. Furthermore, all these settings are constantly changing with the [[Minecraft:daylight cycle]], which also differs per biome. There are 17 different atmospherics and 15 different lighting settings defined for all biomes.
* '''Ambient lighting''', which is always applied to any surface, has different strengths depending on the [[Minecraft:dimension]]. This is 0.02 in the Overworld, 0.5 in the Nether, and 0.125 in the End.
* '''Volumetric fog''' is an additional layer of [[Minecraft:fog]] with large differences between biomes. There are 9 different fog effects, mainly depending on the biome's humidity, but some biomes like swamps and pale gardens have unique dense fog effects with different colors.
* '''Color grading''' is applied to the final image rendering. This rebalances saturation levels for RGB colors at different illumination levels, and changes the image's color temperature. There are 14 color grading settings defined for all biomes.

Water colors are not visible with Vibrant Visuals, but all regular fog colors still apply asides from the volumetric fog.

=== Transition ===
When plants or water are at the borders between or among biomes, the color is affected by the biome of the surrounding blocks at the same Y-level. The range of the block involved in the calculation is determined by the biome blend radius in [[Minecraft:options]]. Takes the plant color or water color of the biomes within a square centered on this block and with the side length being the biome blend radius, and calculates their average value to get the final color for this block.

The sky color{{only|je|short=1}} and the fog color use the color processed by {{w|Gaussian blur}} from colors of the biomes at each block in the range of 5×5×5 centered on the block the camera is in.

== Climate ==
{{For|climates in unused biomes|Biome/Before 1.18#Climate}}
A biome has three climate attributes: temperature, downfall and precipitation.

=== Temperature ===
Each biome has a '''base temperature''' value (see {{Slink|2=List of biome climates}}), but the actual temperature value at each location in the biome is also affected by the height of the location. Locations with Y≤80 use the base temperature as actual temperature. At Y=81, the actual temperature value randomly fluctuates up and down by -0.00875 — +0.01125 from the base temperature based on a noise on the XZ plane, and at Y≥81 the actual temperature decreases by 0.00125 ({{frac|1|800}}) every block up.

In [[Minecraft:frozen ocean]]s and [[Minecraft:deep frozen ocean]]s, it is also affected by a noise value on the XZ plane. In some regions according to the noise, the base temperature value is always regarded as 0.2. The actual temperature values for these regions are also calculated on this basis. This is detectable in [[Minecraft:frozen ocean]]s, as its base temperature is low enough to freeze or snow, so that only these regions do not freeze or snow at sea level.

The temperature affects at which height [[Minecraft:snowfall]] can occur, the sky and block colors, and whether [[Minecraft:sponges]] dry in the air.{{only|be|short=1}}

=== Downfall ===
The downfall value is a number between 0.0 and 1.0 (see {{Slink|2=List of biome climates}}). When the downfall value is greater than 0.85, the biome is marked as humid, which is related only to the random extinction of [[Minecraft:fire]] and block colors. This value doesn't affect the [[Minecraft:weather]].

=== Precipitation ===
The precipitation value can be "true" or "false". If the precipitation of the biome is false, no [[Minecraft:rain]] or [[Minecraft:Snowfall|snow]] occurs. Otherwise, a location is rainable when its temperature value is equal or greater than 0.15, and snowable otherwise.

So, if the base temperature is less than 0.15, it's snowable at any Y level. Even if equal or greater than 0.15, it will still snow above a certain Y level, which are listed below:

{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Biomes
!Minimum height for snowfall
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Frozen River}}<br>
{{BiomeLink|Snowy Plains}}<br>
{{BiomeLink|Ice Spikes}}<br>
{{BiomeLink|Grove}}<br>
{{BiomeLink|Frozen Peaks}}<br>
{{BiomeLink|Jagged Peaks}}<br>
{{BiomeLink|Snowy Slopes}}<br>
{{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga}}<br>
{{BiomeLink|Snowy Beach}}<br>
Some regions of {{BiomeLink|Frozen Ocean}}
|Any
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Windswept Hills}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Windswept Gravelly Hills}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Windswept Forest}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Stony Shore}}<ref name="MC-240697">{{bug|MC-240697||It snows in the stony shore biomes from Y {{=}} 118 and above}}</ref><br>{{BiomeLink|Dripstone Caves}}{{only|be|short=1}}<ref>{{bug|MCPE-142225||Dripstone Caves biome temperature is too cold}}</ref><br>Some regions of {{BiomeLink|Frozen Ocean}} and {{BiomeLink|Deep Frozen Ocean}}
|120±8
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Spruce Taiga}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Taiga}}
|160±8
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Pine Taiga}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Meadow}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Cherry Grove}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|200±8
|-
|Others
|356±8 (out of world)
|}
The exact minimum height for snowfall is randomized per block, with a margin of 8 blocks. {{IN|bedrock}}, this is a transition layer where both snow and rain particles are visible at the same time. This transition also appears when moving horizontally between snowy and rainy biomes, and the particle density decreases when moving to a dry biome.

=== Snow accumulation ===
{{IN|bedrock}}, the amount of [[Minecraft:snow]] layers generated on the surface is based on the snow accumulation value of the biome. The snow height is randomly selected per block between a minimum and maximum value, with 0.0 being no snow and 1.0 being the full height of one block.

During snowfall, snow can stack infinitely on top of generated snow, unlike {{In|je}} where this is controlled by a snow accumulation [[Minecraft:game rule]].

=== List of biome climates ===
{{For|a full list of block renders with biome colors|Block colors#Biome colors}}

==== Overworld ==== 
{| class="wikitable stikitable sortable mw-collapsible" data-description="Climates of biomes in Overworld" style="text-align:center"
|+Climate and environment colors
!Biomes
!Base temperature
!Downfall
!Precipitation
!Snow accumulation{{only|be|short=1}}
!Grass color
!Foliage color
!Dry foliage color
!Sky color
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Badlands}}
| rowspan="5" |2.0
| rowspan="7" |0.0
| rowspan="7" |FALSE
| rowspan="27" |0.0-0.125
| rowspan="3" |{{Color|#90814d}}
| rowspan="3" |{{Color|#9e814d}}
| rowspan="3" |{{Color|#9e814d}}
| rowspan="5" |{{Color|#6eb1ff}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Wooded Badlands}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Eroded Badlands}} 
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Desert}}
| rowspan="4" |{{Color|#bfb755}}
| rowspan="4" |{{Color|#aea42a}}
| rowspan="4" |{{color|#a38046}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Windswept Savanna}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Savanna}}
|2.0{{only|je|short=1}}<br>1.2{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{Color|#6eb1ff}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{Color|#75aaff}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Savanna Plateau}}
|2.0{{only|je|short=1}}<br>1.0{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{Color|#6eb1ff}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{Color|#76a8ff}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Stony Peaks}}
|1.0
|0.3
| rowspan="20" |TRUE
|{{Color|#9abe4b}}
|{{Color|#82ac1e}}
|{{color|#927957}}
|{{Color|#76a8ff}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Jungle}}
| rowspan="3" |0.95
| rowspan="2" |0.9
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#59c93c}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#30bb0b}}
| rowspan="3" |{{color|#a36346}}
| rowspan="4" |{{Color|#77a8ff}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Bamboo Jungle}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Sparse Jungle}}
|0.8
|{{Color|#64c73f}}
|{{Color|#3eb80f}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Mushroom Fields}}
|0.9
|1.0
|{{Color|#55c93f}}
|{{Color|#2bbb0f}}
|{{color|#a36246}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Mangrove Swamp}}
| rowspan="2" |0.8
|0.9
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#6a7039}}<br>{{Color|#4c763c}}
|{{Color|#6a7039}}
| rowspan="2" |{{color|#7b5334}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#78a7ff}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Swamp}}
|0.9{{only|je|short=1}}<br>0.5{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{Color|#8db127}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Plains}}
| rowspan="5" |0.8
| rowspan="5" |0.4
| rowspan="5" |{{Color|#91bd59}}
| rowspan="5" |{{Color|#77ab2f}}
| rowspan="5" |{{color|#a37546}}
| rowspan="5" |{{Color|#78a7ff}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Beach}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Sunflower Plains}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Dark}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Sulfur Caves}}{{upcoming|Chaos Cubed}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Dripstone Caves}}
|0.8{{only|je|short=1}}<br>0.2{{only|be|short=1}}
|0.4{{only|je|short=1}}<br>0.0{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{Color|#91bd59}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{Color|#8db58a}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{Color|#77ab2f}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{Color|#70a26c}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{color|#a37546}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{color|#957754}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{Color|#78a7ff}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{Color|#7da2ff}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Forest}}
| rowspan="4" |0.7
| rowspan="4" |0.8
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#79c05a}}
| rowspan="3" |{{Color|#59ae30}}
| rowspan="2" |{{color|#a36d46}}
| rowspan="3" |{{Color|#79a6ff}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Flower Forest}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Dark Forest}}
|{{Color|#507a32}}
|{{color|#7b5334}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Pale Garden}}
|{{Color|#778272}}
|{{Color|#878d76}}
|{{color|#a0a69c}}
|{{Color|#b9b9b9}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Birch Forest}}
| rowspan="2" |0.6
| rowspan="2" |0.6
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#88bb67}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#6ba941}}
| rowspan="2" |{{color|#a37246}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#7aa5ff}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Birch Forest}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Lush Caves}}
|0.5{{only|je|short=1}}<br>0.9{{only|be|short=1}}
|0.5{{only|je|short=1}}<br>0.0{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{Color|#8eb971}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{Color|#b9b75b}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{Color|#71a74d}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{Color|#a6a432}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{color|#a17448}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{color|#A37E46}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{Color|#7ba4ff}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{Color|#77a8ff}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|The Void}}{{only|je|short=1}}
| rowspan="10" |0.5
| rowspan="10" |0.5
|FALSE
|N/A
| rowspan="10" |{{Color|#8eb971}}
| rowspan="10" |{{Color|#71a74d}}
| rowspan="10" |{{color|#a17448}}
| rowspan="10" |{{Color|#7ba4ff}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|River}}
| rowspan="28" |TRUE
| rowspan="16" |0.0-0.125
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Warm Ocean}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Lukewarm Ocean}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Lukewarm Ocean}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Ocean}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Ocean}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Cold Ocean}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Cold Ocean}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Frozen Ocean}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Cherry Grove}}
| rowspan="2" |0.5{{only|je|short=1}}<br>0.3{{only|be|short=1}}
| rowspan="5" |0.8
|{{Color|#b6db61}}
|{{Color|#b6db61}}
| rowspan="2" |{{color|#a17148}}{{only|je|short=1}}
{{color|#9c754d}}{{only|be|short=1}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#7ba4ff}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{Color|#7ca3ff}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Meadow}}
|{{Color|#83bb6d}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{Color|#86b87f}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{Color|#63a948}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{Color|#68a55f}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Pine Taiga}}
|0.3
|{{Color|#86b87f}}
|{{Color|#68a55f}}
|{{color|#9c754d}}
|{{Color|#7ca3ff}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Spruce Taiga}}
| rowspan="2" |0.25
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#86b783}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#68a464}}
| rowspan="2" |{{color|#9a764f}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#7da3ff}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Taiga}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Windswept Gravelly Hills}}
| rowspan="4" |0.2
| rowspan="5" |0.3
| rowspan="4" |{{Color|#8ab689}}
| rowspan="4" |{{Color|#6da36b}}
| rowspan="4" |{{color|#977752}}
| rowspan="4" |{{Color|#7da2ff}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Windswept Forest}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Windswept Hills}}
| rowspan="2" |0.0-0.25
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Stony Shore}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Beach}}
|0.05
| rowspan="3" |0.125-0.25
|{{Color|#83b593}}
|{{Color|#64a278}}
|{{color|#917958}}
|{{Color|#7fa1ff}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Frozen River}}
| rowspan="4" |0.0 
| rowspan="3" |0.5
| rowspan="9" |{{Color|#80b497}}
| rowspan="9" |{{Color|#60a17b}}
| rowspan="9" |{{color|#8f7a5a}}
| rowspan="4" |{{Color|#7fa1ff}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Frozen Ocean}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Plains}}
|0.25-1.0
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Ice Spikes}}
|0.5{{only|je|short=1}}<br>1.0{{only|be|short=1}}
|0.5-1.5
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Grove}}
| -0.2
|0.8
|0.125-0.25
|{{Color|#81a0ff}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Slopes}}
| -0.3
|0.9
| rowspan="2" |0.125-0.5
|{{Color|#829fff}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga}}
| -0.5
|0.4
|{{Color|#839eff}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Frozen Peaks}}
| rowspan="2" | -0.7
| rowspan="2" |0.9
| rowspan="2" |0.125-0.25
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#859dff}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Jagged Peaks}}
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable stikitable sortable mw-collapsible" data-description="Water and water fog" style="text-align:center"
|+Water colors
!Biome
!Water color {{in|bedrock|short=1}}
!Water fog color {{in|bedrock|short=1}}
!Water color {{in|java|short=1}}
!Water fog color {{in|java|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Mangrove Swamp}}
|{{Color|#3a7a6a}}
|{{Color|#4d7a60}}<br>30 blocks distance
|{{Color|#3a7a6a}}
|{{Color|#4d7a60}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Swamp}}
|{{Color|#4c6559}}<br>65% opacity
|{{Color|#4c6559}}<br>30 blocks distance
|{{Color|#617b64}}
|{{Color|#232317}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Pale Garden}}
|{{Color|#76889D}}
|{{Color|#556980}}
|{{Color|#76889D}}
|{{Color|#556980}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Sulfur Caves}}{{upcoming|Chaos Cubed}}
|{{color|#34BF89}}
|{{color|#44aff5}}
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Badlands}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#4e7f81}}
| rowspan="15" |{{Color|#3f76e4}}
| rowspan="15" |{{Color|#050533}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Wooded Badlands}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#55809e}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Eroded Badlands}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#497f99}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Desert}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#32a598}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Windswept Savanna}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Savanna Plateau}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#2590a8}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Savanna}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#2c8b9c}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Bamboo Jungle}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Jungle}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#14a2c5}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Sparse Jungle}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#0d8ae3}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Mushroom Fields}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#8a8997}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Beach}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#157cab}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Forest}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#1e97f2}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Flower Forest}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#20a3cc}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Dark Forest}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#3b6cd1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Birch Forest}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#0677ce}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|River}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#0084ff}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Warm Ocean}}
|{{Color|#02b0e5}}<br>55% opacity
|{{Color|#0289d5}}
|{{Color|#43d5ee}}
|{{Color|#041f33}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Lukewarm Ocean}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#0d96db}}
|{{Color|#0a74c4}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#45adf2}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#041633}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Lukewarm Ocean}}
|{{Color|#0e72b9}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Ocean}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#1787d4}}
|{{Color|#1165b0}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#3f76e4}}
| rowspan="19" |{{Color|#050533}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Ocean}}
|{{Color|#1463a5}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Cold Ocean}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#2080c9}}
|{{Color|#14559b}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#3d57d6}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Cold Ocean}}
|{{Color|#185390}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Frozen Ocean}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#2570b5}}
|{{Color|#174985}}
| rowspan="3" |{{Color|#3938c9}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Frozen Ocean}}
|{{Color|#1a4879}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Frozen River}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#185390}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Meadow}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#44aff5}}
|{{Color|#0e4ecf}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Cherry Grove}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#5db7ef}}
|{{Color|#5db7ef}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Pine Taiga}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#2d6d77}}
| rowspan="6" |{{Color|#3f76e4}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Taiga}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#287082}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Windswept Forest}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Windswept Gravelly Hills}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#0e63ab}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Windswept Hills}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#007bf7}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Stony Shore}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#0d67bb}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Plains}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Ice Spikes}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#14559b}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Beach}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#1463a5}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#3d57d6}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#205e83}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Dripstone Caves}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Deep Dark}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Lush Caves}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Frozen Peaks}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Jagged Peaks}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Stony Peaks}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Plains}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Sunflower Plains}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Birch Forest}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Spruce Taiga}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Grove}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Snowy Slopes}}
| colspan="2" |{{Color|#44aff5}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Color|#3f76e4}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|The Void}}{{only|JE|short=1}}
| colspan="2" |N/A
|}

==== The Nether ====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" data-description="Climates of biomes in the Nether" style="text-align:center"
!Biome
!Base temperature
!Downfall
!Precipitation
!Grass color
!Foliage color
!Dry foliage color
!Sky color
!Water color
!Water fog color
!Fog color
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Nether Wastes}}
| rowspan="5" |2.0
| rowspan="5" |0.0
| rowspan="5" |FALSE
| rowspan="5" |{{Color|#bfb755}}
| rowspan="5" |{{Color|#aea42a}}
| rowspan="5" |{{color|#a38046}}
| rowspan="5" |{{Color|#6eb1ff}}
| rowspan="4" |{{Color|#3f76e4}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{Color|#905957}}{{only|be|short=1}}
| rowspan="4" |{{Color|#050533}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{Color|#905957}}<br>15 blocks distance{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{Color|#330808}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Warped Forest}}
|{{Color|#1a051a}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Crimson Forest}}
|{{Color|#330303}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Soul Sand Valley}}
|{{Color|#1b4745}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Basalt Deltas}}
|{{Color|#3f76e4}}
|{{Color|#050533}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{Color|#423e42}}<br>15 blocks distance{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{Color|#685f70}}
|}

==== The End ====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" data-description="Climates of biomes in the End" style="text-align:center"
!Biome
!Base temperature
!Downfall
!Precipitation
!Grass color
!Foliage color
!Dry foliage color
!Sky color
!Water color
!Water fog color
!Fog color
|-
|{{BiomeLink|The End}}<br>{{BiomeLink|End Highlands}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|End Midlands}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Small End Islands}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|End Barrens}}{{only|je|short=1}}
|0.5
|0.5
|FALSE
|{{Color|#8eb971}}
|{{Color|#71a74d}}
|{{color|#a17448}}
|{{Color|#000000}}
|{{Color|#3f76e4}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{Color|#62529e}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{Color|#050533}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{Color|#62529e}}<br>15 blocks distance{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{Color|#a080a0}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{Color|#0b080c}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|}

== Generation ==
{{main|World generation#Biomes}}

=== Biome distribution ===
This is as of [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.21.4]]. [[Minecraft:Pale gardens]] currently take up more space from [[Minecraft:Dark Forest|dark forests]] in the Overworld and [[Minecraft:Sulfur Caves|sulfur caves]] will replace parts of other biomes in [[Minecraft:Chaos Cubed]].{{Upcoming}}

==== [[Minecraft:Overworld]] ====
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible"
|+ Overworld surface biomes
!Biome
!Surface area cover
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Forest}}
|12.354%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Plains}}
|10.627%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Ocean}}
|7.158%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|River}}
|6.208%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Lukewarm Ocean}}
|4.506%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Cold Ocean}}
|4.359%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Savanna}}
|3.899%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Ocean}}
|3.813%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Taiga}}
|3.344%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Plains}}
|2.897%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Desert}}
|2.473%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Beach}}
|2.422%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Lukewarm Ocean}}
|2.413%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Birch Forest}}
|2.327%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Cold Ocean}}
|2.301%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga}}
|2.280%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Birch Forest}}
|2.179%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Dark Forest}}
|2.043%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Frozen Ocean}}
|2.041%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Warm Ocean}}
|2.032%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Jungle}}
|2.026%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Sparse Jungle}}
|1.404%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Meadow}}
|1.189%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Stony Shore}}
|1.187%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Frozen Ocean}}
|1.123%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Swamp}}
|1.071%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Badlands}}
|0.876%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Frozen River}}
|0.822%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Grove}}
|0.782%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Sunflower Plains}}
|0.690%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Wooded Badlands}}
|0.685%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Pine Taiga}}
|0.668%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Bamboo Jungle}}
|0.648%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Flower Forest}}
|0.642%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Spruce Taiga}}
|0.619%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Mangrove Swamp}}
|0.517%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Savanna Plateau}}
|0.398%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Slopes}}
|0.359%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Beach}}
|0.332%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Windswept Hills}}
|0.298%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Eroded Badlands}}
|0.290%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Cherry Grove}}
|0.285%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Ice Spikes}}
|0.249%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Windswept Savanna}}
|0.218%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Windswept Forest}}
|0.186%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Jagged Peaks}}
|0.173%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Frozen Peaks}}
|0.157%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Mushroom Fields}}
|0.145%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Stony Peaks}}
|0.103%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Windswept Gravelly Hills}}
|0.103%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Pale Garden}}
|0.078%
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Overworld cave biomes
!rowspan=2|Biome
!colspan=5|Area cover by altitude
!colspan=2|Volume cover
|-
!Y = -55
!Y = -32
!Y = 0
!Y = 32
!Y = 64
!Y < 64
!Y < 320
|-
|''Surface biomes''
|88.16%
|86.42%
|76.38%
|87.95%
|96.29%
|85.74%
|95.00%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Dripstone Caves}}
|0.914%
|4.41%
|12.66%
|8.75%
|3.03%
|6.78%
|2.48%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Lush Caves}}
|0.886%
|5.23%
|10.18%
|3.20%
|0.668%
|4.74%
|1.62%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Dark}}
|10.04%
|3.94%
|0.776%
|0.108%
|0.013%
|2.74%
|0.915%
|}
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==== [[Minecraft:The Nether]] ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Biome
!Volume cover
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Nether Wastes}}
|36.30%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Crimson Forest}}
|22.22%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Soul Sand Valley}}
|17.08%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Basalt Deltas}}
|15.86%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Warped Forest}}
|8.54%
|}
{{Calculator|chunkbase|dimension=nether|zoom=0.25}}

==== [[Minecraft:The End]] ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Biome
!Area cover
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Small End Islands}}
|45.81%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|End Midlands}}
|25.70%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|End Highlands}}
|17.66%
|-
|{{BiomeLink|End Barrens}}
|10.82%<ref group="note" name="barrens">This ignores the regions of End terrain that fail to generate due to {{bug|MC-159283}}, which entirely consist of End barrens.</ref>
|-
|{{BiomeLink|The End|link=The End (biome)}}
|{{Tooltip|9.14 × 10<sup>-10</sup>|1 in 1.09 billion}}
|}
{{Notelist}}
{{Calculator|chunkbase|dimension=end|zoom=0.25}}

== Biome IDs ==
{{/ID}}
{{-}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Adventuring Time;Sail the 7 Seas;Hot tourist destination;Sound of Music}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Hot Tourist Destinations;Adventuring Time;Sound Of Music}}

== History ==
{{see also|Biome/Before Beta 1.8|Biome/Before 1.18}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.4|Added [[Minecraft:Winter Mode]]. Maps now have a snowy or grassy theme randomly determined when creating the world.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.2.0|dev=preview|Added true biomes; they were [[Minecraft:rainforest]], [[Minecraft:seasonal forest]], [[Minecraft:forest]], [[Minecraft:shrubland]], [[Minecraft:taiga]], [[Minecraft:tundra]], [[Minecraft:savanna]], [[Minecraft:plains]], [[Minecraft:swampland]], [[Minecraft:desert]], [[Minecraft:frozen desert]] and [[Minecraft:Nether Wastes|the Nether]].
|World saves remained unchanged, other than a change in the hue of the [[Minecraft:grass]]. If the player moves into ungenerated [[Minecraft:chunk]]s, the new biomes would generate.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6|Added the [[Minecraft:Sky Dimension]] with its own biome. It could be viewed only through the use of modifications.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=August 18, 2011|slink={{tweet|notch|104187327949176833}}|[[Minecraft:Notch]] tweeted a screenshot of a revamped [[Minecraft:river]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=September 2, 2011|slink={{tweet|notch|109713550209060864}}|[[Minecraft:Notch]] teases a screenshot of the new [[Minecraft:desert]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=September 3, 2011|slink={{tweet|notch|110053393850040320}}|[[Minecraft:Notch]] teases a screenshot of the new [[Minecraft:swamp]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Pre-release|Added [[Minecraft:extreme hills]], [[Minecraft:river]] and [[Minecraft:ocean]].|Biomes got an overhaul, removing some biomes, such as the [[Minecraft:tundra]], and others replaced with nine fractal-based biomes that were a mix of the previous biomes and new biomes. [[Minecraft:/Before Beta 1.8|See here for more details]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=September 14, 2011|slink={{tweet|notch|113986669312622592}}|[[Minecraft:Notch]] mentions "snow biomes".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=September 15, 2011|slink={{tweet|notch|114323919279886336}}|[[Minecraft:Notch]] teases a screenshot of the [[Minecraft:ice plains]], which was then referred to as a "snow biome".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|Re-added tundra as [[Minecraft:ice plains]].
|Added [[Minecraft:ice mountains]], [[Minecraft:frozen river]], [[Minecraft:frozen ocean]], [[Minecraft:mushroom island]] and [[Minecraft:mushroom island shore]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Added [[Minecraft:The End (biome)|the End]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1|dev=12w01a|Added the [[Minecraft:desert hills]], [[Minecraft:wooded hills]], [[Minecraft:taiga hills]], [[Minecraft:mountain edge]], and [[Minecraft:beach]] biomes.
|Smoothed color transitions between biomes – [[Minecraft:swampland]] grass, foliage and water smoothly transition into other biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=January 18, 2012|slink={{tweet|jeb_|159616418575421440}}|[[Minecraft:Jens Bergensten]] tweeted a teaser screenshot of a new [[Minecraft:jungle]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=January 19, 2012|slink={{tweet|jeb_|159940561418199041}}|He tweeted another [[Minecraft:jungle]] screenshot, showcasing the bright green foliage.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w03a|Added the [[Minecraft:jungle]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w07a|The [[Minecraft:Anvil file format]] was introduced and it allows for biomes to be stored in the world data. In contrast, the [[Minecraft:Region file format]] relies on the [[Minecraft:world seed]] to dynamically calculate biome placement. This would cause biome placement in older worlds to change when the biome generation code was changed. With the current Anvil format, the biome data is stored along with the rest of the world data, meaning it does not change after the world is generated and can be edited by third-party map-editing tools. Furthermore, "edge" biomes allow for biomes to continue to extend beyond the edge chunks of an old world. This allows for smooth transitions in world generation after the generation code changes in an update.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w19a|Increased the scale and depth of [[Minecraft:desert hills]], [[Minecraft:forest hills]], [[Minecraft:extreme hills]], [[Minecraft:ice mountains]], [[Minecraft:jungle hills]] and [[Minecraft:taiga hills]] biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w27a|Some sections of [[Minecraft:ice plains]] biomes were replaced with [[Minecraft:taiga]] biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=August 2, 2013|slink={{tweet|jeb_|363298862301470720}}|[[Minecraft:Jens Bergensten]] tweeted the first image of the [[Minecraft:mesa]] biome. He jokingly referred to them as "disco mountains."}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=August 7, 2013|slink={{tweet|jeb_|365099357625778177}}|[[Minecraft:Jens Bergensten]] tweeted the first image of a [[Minecraft:mega taiga]], unofficially dubbed the ''redwood forest''. The name was changed following [[Minecraft:Java_Edition_1.7.2|1.7's]] release.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=August 9, 2013|slink={{tweet|jeb_|365794828153389056}}|[[Minecraft:Jens Bergensten]] tweeted the first image of a [[Minecraft:stone beach]], which was then referred to as a "cliff" biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w36a|[[Minecraft:Mesa]], [[Minecraft:mega taiga]], [[Minecraft:roofed forest]], [[Minecraft:birch forest]], [[Minecraft:savanna]], [[Minecraft:extreme hills+]], [[Minecraft:deep ocean]] and [[Minecraft:snowless taiga]] biomes were added as well as variations for many of the biomes. Biomes were also separated by [[Minecraft:temperature]], and [[Minecraft:snow]]ing was added to [[Minecraft:extreme hills]].
|Biomes avoid getting placed next to a biome that is too different from itself, [[Minecraft:temperature]]-wise.
|The [[Minecraft:frozen ocean]] and [[Minecraft:extreme hills edge]] biomes no longer generate naturally.
|"[[Minecraft:Advancement#Adventuring_Time|Adventuring Time]]" achievement added, but it was broken until [[Minecraft:Java_Edition_1.8|1.8]], making the goal of getting all achievements impossible in [[Minecraft:Java_Edition_1.7.2|1.7]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w17a|[[Minecraft:The End|The End's]] biome name is now "The End" instead of "Sky".
|"[[Minecraft:Advancement#Adventuring_Time|Adventuring Time]]" is now available without [[Minecraft:command]]s. Before, the 38 biomes had to be visited without visiting any other biomes, which made the achievement unavailable because [[Minecraft:The End]] has to be visited for its prerequisite, "[[Minecraft:Advancement#The_End|The End?]]". The "no other biomes" restriction is now lifted.
|Visiting the [[Minecraft:frozen ocean]] and [[Minecraft:extreme hills edge]] biomes, which no longer generate since [[Minecraft:13w36a]], is no longer required for "[[Minecraft:Advancement#Adventuring_Time|Adventuring Time]]".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w37a|Added new biome "[[Minecraft:The Void]]", which is used in [[Minecraft:Superflat#Customization|superflat preset]] "[[Minecraft:The Void]]".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=16w02a|A lot of M type biomes no longer generate due to {{bug|MC-95612}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=16w03a|M biomes generate again, with the exception of birch forest M (which messes with a lot of other things), see {{bug|MC-98995}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w43a|[[Minecraft:Birch forest M]] biomes generate once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w06a|The outer islands of [[Minecraft:The End]] biome are now divided up into four separate biomes: The End - floating islands, The End - medium island, The End - high island and The End - barren island.
|Slightly tweaked the placements of all modified biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w08a|Added ocean variants, including [[Minecraft:warm ocean]], [[Minecraft:lukewarm ocean]], [[Minecraft:cold ocean]], [[Minecraft:warm deep ocean]], [[Minecraft:deep lukewarm ocean]], [[Minecraft:deep cold ocean]] and [[Minecraft:deep frozen ocean]].
|[[Minecraft:Frozen ocean]] now generates naturally again, for the first time since [[Minecraft:13w36a]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w08b|[[Minecraft:Deep warm ocean]] biome no longer generates.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w16a|Biome names are now [[Minecraft:translate]]able.
|Cleaned up several biome names, mainly by adding missing spaces and changing "Biome M" for "Mutated Biome".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w19a|Names of several biomes are changed. The exact name changes are listed [[Minecraft:18w19a#General 2|here]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre5|Changed several biome IDs, mostly to comply with their names, listed [[Minecraft:1.13-pre5#Changes|here]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|Added [[Minecraft:bamboo jungle]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w36a|Biome information now stores Y-coordinates, allowing biomes to be changed based on height. However, this is not yet implemented.}}
|{{HistoryLine||September 28, 2019|link={{ytl|OZqNaEX8208|t=7993s}}|[[Minecraft:Nether]] biomes were shown at [[Minecraft:Minecon Live 2019]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w06a|Implemented vertical biomes in the Nether.
|Added [[Minecraft:soul sand valley]]s, [[Minecraft:crimson forest]]s and [[Minecraft:warped forest]]s.
|"Nether" biome has been renamed to "[[Minecraft:Nether Wastes]]".
|Added the {{cmd|locatebiome}} command that shows the coordinates of the nearest biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w15a|Added the [[Minecraft:basalt deltas]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w19a|Tweaked biome distribution in the [[Minecraft:Nether]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.2|dev=20w28a|Experimental Support for Custom Biomes was added.}}
|{{HistoryLine||October 3, 2020|link={{ytl|DBvZ2Iqmm3M|t=5m}}|[[Minecraft:Cave]] biomes and new [[Minecraft:mountains]] were shown at [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=20w46a|Biome-specific [[Minecraft:sky]] colors now blend more smoothly.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w49a|Added the [[Minecraft:dripstone caves]] biome. Currently accessible only using the [[Minecraft:buffet]] world options.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w10a|Added the [[Minecraft:lush caves]] biome. Currently accessible only using the [[Minecraft:buffet]] world options.}}
|{{HistoryLine||October 16, 2021|link={{ytl|w6zLprHHZOk|t=7080s}}|New [[Minecraft:swamp]]s were shown and overhauls for other biomes were hinted at [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2021]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|Implemented multi-noise biome generation in the Overworld.
|Biomes no longer control the terrain height.
|Added the [[Minecraft:meadow]], [[Minecraft:grove]], [[Minecraft:snowy slopes]], [[Minecraft:lofty peaks]] and [[Minecraft:snowcapped peaks]] biomes.
|[[Minecraft:Dripstone caves]], [[Minecraft:lush caves]] and [[Minecraft:deep warm ocean]] biomes can now generate naturally.
|Several variant biomes no longer generate naturally. Affected biomes are listed [[Minecraft:Java_Edition_1.18_Experimental_Snapshot_1#World_generation_2|here]].
|[[Minecraft:Swamp]] does not generate properly.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 2|[[Minecraft:Savanna plateau]], [[Minecraft:eroded badlands]] and [[Minecraft:ice spikes]] can now generate naturally once again.
|[[Minecraft:Swamp]] now generates properly.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 3|Added the [[Minecraft:stony peaks]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 5|[[Minecraft:Jungle edge]] now generates naturally once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w40a|Names of several biomes changed. The exact name changes are listed [[Minecraft:Java_Edition_21w40a#Biomes|here]].
|Unused height variation sub-biomes have been removed and merged with their base counterparts. [[Minecraft:/Before 1.18|See here for more details]].
|Non-cave biomes no longer change with height.
|Increased biome sizes to better match pre-1.18 sizes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w42a|[[Minecraft:Beach]]es are no longer created when a [[Minecraft:desert]] borders an [[Minecraft:ocean]].<ref>{{bug|MC-238582||Beaches generate between desert and ocean|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w43a|Removed the [[Minecraft:deep warm ocean]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.2|dev=22w03a|[[Minecraft:Eroded badlands]] now require positive weirdness instead of negative weirdness.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=22w05a|Temporarily reverted changes to [[Minecraft:badlands]] in the previous snapshot.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1|Added the [[Minecraft:deep dark]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=22w13a|[[Minecraft:Eroded badlands]] once again require positive weirdness instead of negative weirdness.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=22w14a|Added the [[Minecraft:mangrove swamp]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|dev=23w03a|The precipitation value of a biome can now only be "true" or "false", meaning whether it [[Minecraft:rain]]s or [[Minecraft:snow]]s in a biome is determined only by its [[Minecraft:temperature]].<ref>To fix {{bug|MC-230678}}, {{bug|MC-233893}}, {{bug|MC-238904}}, {{bug|MC-247836}}, {{bug|MC-254132}} and {{bug|MC-255811}}.</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=23w07a|Added the [[Minecraft:cherry grove]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w12a|[[Minecraft:Cherry grove]]s are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|exp=Winter Drop|dev=24w40a|Added the [[Minecraft:pale garden]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.11|dev=25w42a|Added environment attributes for biomes.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.1.0|Added biomes, these 5 biomes include: [[Minecraft:snowy tundra]], [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]], [[Minecraft:plains]], [[Minecraft:forest]] and [[Minecraft:desert]], from [[Minecraft:Java Edition Alpha v1.2.0]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.1.3|[[Minecraft:Cacti]] now generates in deserts.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 1|The color of the [[Minecraft:sky]] now changes slightly depending on the biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|All biomes as of Java Edition 1.7.2 have been added. These include: [[Minecraft:Jungle]]s, [[Minecraft:mesa]], [[Minecraft:roofed forest]]s, [[Minecraft:savanna]]s, [[Minecraft:extreme hills]], [[Minecraft:mushroom island]]s, [[Minecraft:flower forest]], [[Minecraft:mega taiga]], [[Minecraft:mega spruce taiga]], [[Minecraft:swampland]], [[Minecraft:deep ocean]] and [[Minecraft:legacy frozen ocean]] (unused).
|Worlds created before this version have had all biomes in them converted into [[Minecraft:plains]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.5|Added [[Minecraft:bryce mesa]], [[Minecraft:extreme hills+]] and [[Minecraft:jungle M]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.10.0|dev=build 1|Mesa biomes have [[Minecraft:gold ore]] at every elevation and can generate [[Minecraft:mineshaft]]s on the surface.
|[[Minecraft:Water]] in [[Minecraft:swamp]]s is tinted dark gray.
|[[Minecraft:Huge mushroom]]s generate in [[Minecraft:swamp]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev=build 1|Added [[Minecraft:birch forest M]], [[Minecraft:birch forest hills M]], [[Minecraft:extreme hills M]] and [[Minecraft:extreme hills+ M]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 8|Changed the default biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 10|Increased the amount of [[Minecraft:gravel]] in [[Minecraft:extreme hills M]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|Added [[Minecraft:the Nether]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 10|[[Minecraft:Leaves]] coloring shaders are now used only when the color for a biome actually changes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.16.0|dev=build 1|The biomes can now be viewed on [[Minecraft:map]]s based on the [[Minecraft:Tint|grass color]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|Added [[Minecraft:The_End_(biome)|the End]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|Added [[Minecraft:snow]] covers to [[Minecraft:extreme hills]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.14.2|Added [[Minecraft:warm ocean]], [[Minecraft:lukewarm ocean]], [[Minecraft:cold ocean]] and their deep variants, including new [[Minecraft:frozen ocean]] and [[Minecraft:frozen deep ocean]].
|Old Frozen Ocean id changed to <code>legacy_frozen_ocean</code> to avoid conflict with new frozen ocean names.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9.0|dev=beta 1.9.0.0|Added [[Minecraft:bamboo jungle]] and [[Minecraft:bamboo jungle hills]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.51|Added [[Minecraft:soul sand valley]]s, [[Minecraft:crimson forest]]s and [[Minecraft:warped forest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.57|Added [[Minecraft:basalt deltas]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|dev=beta 1.16.220.50|Added [[Minecraft:lofty peaks]], [[Minecraft:snow capped peaks]], [[Minecraft:snowy slopes]], [[Minecraft:mountain grove]] and [[Minecraft:mountain meadow]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=release|New [[Minecraft:mountain]] biomes have been made inaccessible in the full release.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.17.0.50|Added [[Minecraft:dripstone caves]] and [[Minecraft:lush caves]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.30|exp=Wild Update|dev=beta 1.18.30.28|Added the [[Minecraft:deep dark]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.80|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.80.20|Added the [[Minecraft:cherry grove]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.50|dev=Preview 1.21.50.20|Added the [[Minecraft:pale garden]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.60|dev=Preview 1.21.60.23|The vegetation of many [[Minecraft:Overworld]] biomes has been updated to more closely match [[Minecraft:Java Edition]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|exp=Drop 2 of 2026|Added the [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]] biome.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added true biomes; they were [[Minecraft:rainforest]], [[Minecraft:seasonal forest]], [[Minecraft:forest]], [[Minecraft:shrubland]], [[Minecraft:taiga]], [[Minecraft:tundra]], [[Minecraft:savanna]], [[Minecraft:plains]], [[Minecraft:swampland]], [[Minecraft:desert]].{{Verify|I don't think swamplands were included}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU5|Added [[Minecraft:swampland]], [[Minecraft:ice plains]], [[Minecraft:extreme hills]] and [[Minecraft:ocean]] biomes.
|Removed [[Minecraft:rainforest]], [[Minecraft:seasonal forest]], [[Minecraft:savanna]], [[Minecraft:shrubland]] and [[Minecraft:taiga]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU7|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|Re-added [[Minecraft:tundra]] (as [[Minecraft:ice plains]]) and added [[Minecraft:mushroom island]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU9|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|Re-added [[Minecraft:beach]]es and [[Minecraft:snow]] in [[Minecraft:taiga]]s, added [[Minecraft:hill]]s.
|Smoothed color transitions between biomes – [[Minecraft:swampland]] [[Minecraft:grass]], [[Minecraft:foliage]] and [[Minecraft:water]] smoothly transition into other biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU12|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|Added [[Minecraft:jungle]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Added [[Minecraft:mesa]], [[Minecraft:mega taiga]], [[Minecraft:roofed forest]], [[Minecraft:birch forest]], [[Minecraft:forest]], [[Minecraft:savanna]], [[Minecraft:extreme hills+]], [[Minecraft:deep ocean]], [[Minecraft:snowless taiga]] and 20 technical biomes.|Due to limited world sizes, biomes are now downscaled 4x (16x area) in order to fit more biomes in each world (all world sizes).}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps3=1.52|psvita=1.52|ps4=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|Added a Biome Scale Slider.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps3=1.76|psvita=1.76|ps4=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|Added [[Minecraft:warm ocean]], [[Minecraft:lukewarm ocean]], [[Minecraft:cold ocean]], [[Minecraft:deep ocean]], [[Minecraft:deep lukewarm ocean]], [[Minecraft:deep cold ocean]] and [[Minecraft:deep frozen ocean]].|[[Minecraft:Frozen ocean]]s now generate naturally again.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|Added [[Minecraft:bamboo jungle]]s.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|Added biomes including, but not limited to: [[Minecraft:jungle]]s, [[Minecraft:savanna]]s, [[Minecraft:river]]s and [[Minecraft:the Nether]].{{info needed}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.10|Added [[Minecraft:The_End_(biome)|the End biome]].}}
}}

=== April Fools biomes ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||20w14∞|Added [[Minecraft:Java_Edition_20w14∞#World_generation|<code>_generated:id</code>]], [[Minecraft:between]], [[Minecraft:biome for player with no time for nonsense]] and [[Minecraft:shapes]] biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||23w13a or b|Added [[Minecraft:The Moon#Biomes|the Moon]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine||24w14potato|Added the [[Minecraft:arboretum]], [[Minecraft:corruption]], [[Minecraft:fields]], [[Minecraft:hash]], and [[Minecraft:wasteland]] biomes.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* The term ''biome'' is slightly similar to its scientific usage: in the real world, a biome is climatically and geographically defined by distinctive communities of plants, animals and soil organisms supported by similar climatic conditions. They are often referred to as {{w|ecosystem}}s.<ref>"[[Wikipedia:Biome|Biome]]" on Wikipedia</ref><ref>"[http://dictionary.com/browse/biome biome]" on Dictionary.com</ref> ''Minecraft'' biomes are defined by all of the blocks that compose them, not just the plants and animals found in them.
*A biome can sometimes generate with an area of only one block.<ref>{{bug|MC-69731||Random 1 block biome generating|WF}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Grass colors.png|Examples of different colors for grass and leaves in different biomes.
File:Roofed forest.png|A dark forest bordering onto a [[Minecraft:lake]].
File:Big Island.png|A relatively large island.
File:BiomesExample.png|A [[Minecraft:river]] runs through a flower forest, a [[Minecraft:sunflower plains]], a jungle and a sparse jungle biome.
File:Badlands Cave.png|A [[Minecraft:carver cave]] in a badlands biome.
File:JungleandBadlands.png|Jungle and badlands biome generated next to each other.
File:Interesting biome blending.png|When savanna meets the snow.
File:Basalt columns with many variations.png|With varying terrain, [[Minecraft:basalt deltas]] biomes can be hard to navigate.
File:1.19 panorama.png|Showcase of 1.19 world generation.
File:Villager View.png|A forest next to a lukewarm ocean.
File:Jungle at dawn.png|A picture of a [[Minecraft:jungle]] taken at dawn.
File:JungleSunset.png|A jungle sunset.
File:Redwood Sunset.png|The sun setting in a old growth pine taiga.
File:LotsOfForestBiomes.png|Many different biomes in one place.
</gallery>

=== Historical screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:RoofedForestMountains.jpg|A [[Minecraft:dark forest]] biome. The stone variants [[Minecraft:granite]], [[Minecraft:diorite]] and [[Minecraft:andesite]] can also be seen in the cliff.
File:Snowy taiga.png|A large snowy [[Minecraft:taiga]] biome before 1.18, with a beach off to the side.
File:MushroomBiome.png|A mountainous [[Minecraft:mushroom island]]. Since [[Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs]], mushroom fields are mostly flat.
File:ExtremeHillsM.png|An old view of a [[Minecraft:gravelly mountains]] biome, then covered by snow.
File:Old Frozen Ocean.png|An old view of a completely flat [[Minecraft:Frozen Ocean|frozen ocean]] biome.
File:Minecraft River.png|A river before 1.18 separating a [[Minecraft:desert]] and [[Minecraft:plains]].
File:Sand in badlands biome.png|Before 1.18, badlands and [[Minecraft:Badlands Plateau|badlands plateaus]] were separate biomes with sharper cliffs on the edges.
File:Miscoloured-Jungle.png|A [[Minecraft:jungle edge]] before 1.18, which was an actual thin edge of the jungle.
File:Mine craft light.png|A desert with a jungle right beside it, which is no longer possible.
File:OceanSwamp.jpg|An old [[Minecraft:swamp]] generated in the middle of an ocean, causing miscolored [[Minecraft:water]] and [[Minecraft:lily pad]]s without any actual swampland.
File:Mushroom Biome on the mainland.png|A rare occurrence of a mushroom fields biome touching the mainland, which is not possible since [[Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs]].
File:Seed 35267400 ice spikes.png|A rare biome transition of a colder biome touching a warmer biome, which is no longer possible.
File:MesaJungle.jpg|A badlands and jungle biome generated together. Rivers used to separate most biomes before 1.18.
File:DoubleRiver.png|A river that splits off into two rivers.
File:ExtremeHillsComparison.png|Two old mountain variants covered with snow.
File:MegaTaigaVsMegaSpruce.png|Comparison of giant tree taiga and giant spruce taiga biomes, which are now always separated by rivers.
File:River in 1.16.png|A river biome in [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.16]], with visible [[Minecraft:seagrass]] in it.
File:Roofed swamp.png|A swamp and dark forest connecting with a river in between. Rivers can no longer generate in swamps.
File:Biome replacement.png|When 1.7 update was released, old worlds were completely rewritten.
File:3biomesvillage.png|Village reaching into 3 biomes (jungle, desert and plains).
File:Massive lake system.png|Two large lakes in a plains biome, near a forest biome and a dark forest biome.
File:Rare division.png|A badlands biome and an ice spikes biome generated next to each other.
File:BiomeConnection.png|Mushroom fields and giant tree taiga biomes connected together.
File:Shroom Beach.png|A mushroom biome connected to a forest biome.
File:Hot and Cold.png|A jungle between an ice spikes biome and a taiga.
File:DesertView.png|A [[Minecraft:desert]] sunrise with a mushroom island in the background.
File:Flower Forest Overview.png|A village in a flower forest before 1.18, when flower forests usually had rough terrain.
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=== Templates ===
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Beta1.7.3_BiomeGraph.png|The biome graph used in Beta 1.7.3.
Biomes.png|Biome colors template for Java Edition 1.7 and 1.8.
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=== Mojang images ===
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Biomes Example.png|An old image of biomes work-in-progress. Biome grass colors have not been implemented at this point. 
NotchBiomeGraph.png|Early draft of the biomes graph, drawn by [[Minecraft:Notch]].
Biometest.png|A map showcasing biome generation in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Alpha 1.2]].
Minecraft river testing.jpg|Notch took this screenshot while testing the [[Minecraft:river]] biome.
Deep Oceans Overview.png|A biome map tweeted by Notch, showcasing work-in-progress biome generation for [[Minecraft:Beta 1.8]].
Jungle teaser screen.png|[[Minecraft:Jeb]]'s first image of the [[Minecraft:jungle]] biome.
JebJungle.jpg|Jeb's second jungle teaser screenshot.
OverviewMap.png|Biomes in 1.6.
OverviewMap new.png|Biomes in 1.7.
Jeb Biomes.jpg|A biome map shown by Jeb on instagram.
Jeb Biomes 1.jpg|A biome map tweeted by Jeb, showcasing work-in-progress biome generation for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.2]].
Jeb Biomes 2.jpg|A biome map tweeted by Jeb, showcasing slightly larger oceans for the WIP biome system in 1.7.2.
Ridgebiome.jpg|This is the first picture provided of the [[Minecraft:badlands]] biome (then called mesa).
RedwoodBiome.jpg|The first image of a giant tree taiga, as tweeted by Jeb.
CliffBiome.jpg|The first image of a [[Minecraft:stony shore]] (then called cliff) biome, provided by Jeb.
Screenshot 11.jpg|A view of the snowy taiga.
EulaBiomes.jpg|A jungle, swamp and forest.
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== See also ==
* [[Minecraft:Biome definition]]
* {{EnvLink|Overworld}}
* [[Minecraft:Structure]]s
* [[Minecraft:Terrain Features]]
* [[Minecraft:Weather]]
* [[Minecraft:Large Biomes]]
* [[Minecraft:Amplified]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/360046470431-All-Biomes-in-Minecraft All Biomes in Minecraft] – [[Minecraft:Minecraft Help Center]]

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