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{{For|other uses|Bat (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox entity
| title = Bat
| image = Bat JE4 BE3.gif
| invimage = Bat Spawn Egg
| health = {{hp|6}}
| behavior = Passive
| mobtype = {{EntityLink|Animal}}-adjacent{{note|Bats are not under the <code>animal</code> class in the [[Minecraft:entity format]], but are under the wild animals section in the [[Minecraft:spawn egg]]s tab in the [[Minecraft:creative inventory]].}}
| size = Height: 0.9 blocks<br>Width: 0.5 blocks
| spawn = * Light level of 3 or less in neighboring blocks
| usableitems = {{drop|Item|Name Tag}}
}}

A '''bat''' is a flying [[Minecraft:passive mob]] that spawns in dark areas. It is the only ambient mob in the game, intended to complement the game's atmospheric settings.<ref name="bats">{{mcnet|meet-bat|Meet the Bat|March 7, 2017|Tom Stone}}</ref>

== Spawning ==
Bats can [[Minecraft:Mob spawning|spawn]] in groups of 8{{Only|Java|short=JE}} or 2{{Only|Bedrock|short=BE}} in the [[Minecraft:Overworld]] at a light level of 3 or less at any y-level, on blocks of [[Minecraft:stone]], [[Minecraft:granite]], [[Minecraft:diorite]], [[Minecraft:andesite]], [[Minecraft:tuff]], or [[Minecraft:deepslate]] that are not directly exposed to the sky. They also need at least 1.5 air blocks (with for instance, a top [[Minecraft:trapdoor]] or top [[Minecraft:slab]] in the block above foot level). {{IN|Java}}, they can spawn in any [[Minecraft:Overworld]] biome except the [[Minecraft:deep dark]]. {{IN|Bedrock}}, there are also other specific biomes they cannot spawn in.{{info needed|Which biomes?}}

Bat entities do not count toward the passive [[Minecraft:Mob spawning#Java Edition mob cap|mob cap]], as they are considered ambient creatures in the [[Minecraft:entity inheritance]], and therefore fall into the dedicated ambient category.

{{Mob spawn table}}

== Drops ==
=== On death ===
Bats do not drop any [[Minecraft:item]]s or [[Minecraft:experience]] upon death.

== Behavior ==
Bats often fly around aimlessly, squeaking randomly. Their flight pattern tends to favor the east, and sometimes they may fly into [[Minecraft:lava]] and catch on [[Minecraft:fire]].<ref>{{bug|MC-194|||WAI}}</ref>

Bats hang upside down on the underside of a [[Minecraft:solid block]] when idle, though they cannot hang on transparent or non-solid blocks. During this state, they squeak far less and occasionally turn to face different directions. They remain in this state until they are disturbed; if a player approaches a bat hanging upside down, even if the player is invisible, it flies away. This also happens if the player breaks the block the bat is hanging from.

Bats [[Minecraft:despawn]] when over 32 blocks away from the player.

Bats' collision boxes do not interact with the player or [[Minecraft:redstone components]]{{only|java}}.

Bats cannot be transported by conventional means. A [[Minecraft:lead]] cannot be attached to a bat, and it cannot be put in a [[Minecraft:minecart]] or [[Minecraft:boat]].

Bats can also get caught in and slowed by [[Minecraft:cobweb]]s.

Bats cannot [[Minecraft:breed]], and baby bats do not exist.

== Sounds ==
{{JE}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Bat idle1.ogg
|sound2=Bat idle2.ogg
|sound3=Bat idle3.ogg
|sound4=Bat idle4.ogg
|subtitle=Bat screeches
|source=neutral
|description=Randomly while flying
|id=entity.bat.ambient
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.bat.ambient
|volume=0.1
|pitch=0.76-1.14
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bat death.ogg
|subtitle=Bat dies
|source=neutral
|description=When a bat dies
|id=entity.bat.death
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.bat.death
|volume=0.1
|pitch=0.76-1.14
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bat hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Bat hurt2.ogg
|sound3=Bat hurt3.ogg
|sound4=Bat hurt4.ogg
|subtitle=Bat hurts
|source=neutral
|description=When a bat is damaged
|id=entity.bat.hurt
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.bat.hurt
|volume=0.1
|pitch=0.76-1.14
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bat loop.ogg
|subtitle=MC-177087
|source=-
|description=''Unused sound event'' <ref group="sound">{{bug|MC-185413}}</ref>
|id=entity.bat.loop
|translationkey=-
|volume=''None''
|pitch=''None''
|distance=''None''}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bat takeoff.ogg
|subtitle=Bat takes off
|source=neutral
|description=When a bat starts flying
|id=entity.bat.takeoff
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.bat.takeoff
|volume=0.05
|pitch=0.8-1.2
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{BE}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Bat idle1.ogg
|sound2=Bat idle2.ogg
|sound3=Bat idle3.ogg
|sound4=Bat idle4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=Randomly
|id=mob.bat.idle
|volume=0.1
|pitch=0.76-1.14}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bat death.ogg
|source=Friendly Creatures
|description=When a bat dies
|id=mob.bat.death
|volume=0.1
|pitch=0.76-1.14}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bat hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Bat hurt2.ogg
|sound3=Bat hurt3.ogg
|sound4=Bat hurt4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a bat is damaged
|id=mob.bat.hurt
|volume=0.1
|pitch=0.76-1.14}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bat takeoff.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a bat starts flying
|id=mob.bat.takeoff
|volume=0.05
| pitch = 0.8-1.2
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bat
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=bat
|showentitytags=y
|entitytags=fall_damage_immune
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bat
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=bat
|showentityfamily=y
|entityfamily=bat,mob
|id=19
|foot=1}}

=== Entity data ===

Bats have entity data associated with them that contain various properties.

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
<section begin="entity data" /><div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound}} Entity data
** {{nbt inherit/entity}}
** {{nbt inherit/mob}}
** {{nbt|byte|BatFlags}}: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if the bat is hanging upside-down from a block, false if the bat is flying.
</div><section end="entity data" />

{{el|bedrock}}:
:See [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

==Achievements ==
Achievements that apply to all mobs:
{{collapse|content={{load achievements|Overkill;Over-Overkill;Mob Kabob}}
}}

== Advancements ==
Advancements that apply to all mobs:
{{collapse|content={{load advancements|Take Aim;Arbalistic;A Throwaway Joke;Adventure;Over-Overkill;Mob Kabob}}
}}

== History ==
=== Development ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||October 11, 2010|link={{tweet|notch|27027963373}}|[[Minecraft:Notch]] mentioned bats as a potential aggressive mob during the development of the [[Minecraft:Halloween Update]], taking an inspiration from The Elder Scrolls' cliff racers.}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w38a|[[File:Bat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bat (Hang) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bat JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] Added bats.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w42a|Bats no longer activate [[Minecraft:pressure plate]]s or "trample" [[Minecraft:crops]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.mojang.com/2012/10/minecraft-snapshot-12w42a</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=1.4|Added [[Minecraft:sound]]s: <code>entity.bat.ambient</code>, <code>entity.bat.hurt</code>, <code>entity.bat.death</code>, <code>entity.bat.takeoff</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Bat JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Bat (Hang) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Bat JE2 BE2.gif|32px]] The texture of bats has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w34a|Bats now take damage on [[Minecraft:magma block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|dev=23w43a|[[File:Bat JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Bat (Hang) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Bat JE3.gif|32px]] The model, texture and animations of bats have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=23w44a|[[File:Bat JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Bat (Hang) JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Bat JE4 BE3.gif|32px]] The model of bats have been changed to match {{BE}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w33a|Bats can now spawn at any height, not just below sea level, as long as it is dark enough, not directly exposed to the sky, and there is a solid block to spawn on.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=24w36a|Bats must spawn on one of the following blocks now: stone, granite, diorite, andesite, tuff, or deepslate.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.11|dev=25w44a|Bats can no longer spawn in light levels up to 6 between October 20 and November 3.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Bat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bat (Hang) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bat JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] Added bats.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Bat JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Bat (Hang) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Bat JE2 BE2.gif|32px]] Changed texture.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.50|dev=Preview 1.20.50.22|[[File:Bat JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Bat (Hang) JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Bat JE4 BE3.gif|32px]] The model, texture and animations of bats have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.40|dev=Preview 1.21.40.22|Bats can now spawn at any height, not just below sea level, as long as it is dark enough and there is a solid block to spawn on.|Bats must spawn on one of the following blocks now: stone, granite, diorite, andesite, tuff, or deepslate.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Bat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bat (Hang) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bat JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] Added bats.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Bat JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Bat (Hang) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Bat JE2 BE2.gif|32px]] Changed texture.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Bat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bat (Hang) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bat JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] Added bats.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w32a|Changed the entity ID from <code>Bat</code> to <code>bat</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Numeric IDs for entities were presumably deprecated in this version.{{info needed|what was this entity's numeric ID?}}}}
}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==

*According to [[Minecraft:Jens Bergensten]], the bat is an example of an atmospheric/ambient mob, that is, a mob that constantly spawns, similar to the [[Minecraft:squid]], but also constantly despawns because when a player is not around it does not serve any purpose.<ref name="bats" />
*The updated texture of the bat was created in roughly 2 hours. However, the model and animations took longer.<ref>{{Tweet|JasperBoerstra|1751333853153624256|The bat remodel was made in roughly 2 hours for example.}}</ref>
*During ''[[Minecraft: The Island]]'', there is a scene where [[Minecraft:Guy]] ends up wasting his final [[Minecraft:arrow]] when it accidentally hit a bat instead of a [[Minecraft:creeper]] during a pivotal moment. According to author [[Minecraft:Max Brooks]], this was something that actually happened to him while playing.<ref>{{Mcnet|the-mountain|The Mountain|March 2, 2021|Alex Wiltshire}}</ref>
*{{IN|JE}}, bats are the only mob in the "Ambient" [[Minecraft:Mob spawning#Java edition mob cap|mob cap category]].

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
<gallery>
File:Bat JE4 BE3.png
Bat (Hang) JE4 BE3.png
</gallery>

=== Mojang screenshots ===
<gallery>
Makena peeks at bats.jpg|"A close-up shot of bats flying around a ruined portal, while [[Minecraft:Makena]] hides in a nearby water pool."<ref>{{Mcnet|minecraft-java-edition-1-20-3|Minecraft Java Edition 1.20.3|December 5, 2023|Java Team}}</ref>
Bats gather around glow berries.png|Bats gathering around glow berries.
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Bat in Cave.png|A bat in a [[Minecraft:cave]].
Bats.png|A colony of bats.
Deep Dark Bat.png|A bat in the [[Minecraft:deep dark]].
Batshaft.png|A [[Minecraft:zombie]] and [[Minecraft:creeper]] eyeing a bat.
</gallery>

=== Textures ===
<gallery class="pixel-image">
Bat (texture).png|Bat texture file.
Bat (texture) JE2 BE2.png|Old bat texture file.
</gallery>

=== Other ===
<gallery>
EarlyBatRendered.png|A recreation of the unused bat on the hidden pixels of the old bat texture revealed by [[Minecraft:History of textures/Unused textures hidden in transparency|disabling the alpha channel.]]
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Minecoin-Bat.png
File:Pretty Scary Update poster.png|Bat in promotional artwork for the [[Minecraft:Pretty Scary Update]]
File:Wallpaper minecraft 15th-anniversary-right 1080x1920.png|A bat with [[Minecraft:Sunny]] and a [[Minecraft:zombie]] on artwork for the 15th anniversary of ''Minecraft''. Note the old design.
File:Mob costumes go trick or treating.jpeg|Several bats flying by [[Minecraft:Minecraft costumes|trick or treaters]]
File:City Bat.png|A bat as it appears in the [[Minecraft:Texture pack DLC|City]] [[Minecraft:Texture pack DLC|texture pack]]
File:Greek Bat.png|A bat as it appears in the [[Minecraft:Mash-up pack|Greek Mythology mash-up pack]]
File:Bat Natural.png|A bat as it appears in the [[Minecraft:Texture pack DLC|Natural texture pack]]
File:Bat Cloak.png|The [[Minecraft:Character Creator|Bat Cloak]], an item in the [[Minecraft:character creator]]
File:Bat (Dungeons).png|A {{MCD|bat}} as it appears in {{MCD}}
File:Bat MCL.png|{{MCL|Bat}} particles as they appear in {{MCL}}
File:Bat (inventory) MCE.png|A {{MCE|bat}} as it appeared in {{MCE}}
File:Bat1.jpg|A {{MCSM|bat}} as it appeared in {{MCSM}}
File:LEGO Bat.png|[[Minecraft:LEGO Minecraft]] Bat
File:Bat Plush JINX.jpg|Bat plush made by JINX
File:Bat in Natural Habitat.jpg|The bat plush touching grass
File:Trick or Treat Bat.jpg|"Bat Trick or Treat," an official Halloween shirt design
File:MCLabyrinthBoxArt.png|A bat on the cover of ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Labyrinth]]''.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Mcnet|bat|Mob Menagerie: Bat|August 8, 2024|[[Minecraft:Duncan Geere]]}}

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