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{{for|the normal variant|Item Frame}}
{{infobox
| image = Glow Item Frame.png
| invimage = Glow Item Frame
| extratext = [[#Renders|View all renders]]
| rows =
{{infobox row|[[Minecraft:Rarity|Rarity tier]]|Common}}
{{infobox row|[[Minecraft:Renewable resource|Renewable]]|Yes}}
{{infobox row|Stackable|Yes (64)}}
{{infobox row|Tool|Any{{only|be|short=1}}}}
{{infobox row|Drops|{{ItemLink|Glow Item Frame}} (1)<br>{{EnvSprite|items}} The item it contains.}}
{{infobox row|[[Minecraft:Explosion#Blast resistance|Blast resistance]]|0.25{{only|be|short=1}}}}
{{infobox row|[[Minecraft:Breaking#Blocks by hardness|Hardness]]|0.25{{only|be|short=1}}}}
{{infobox row|[[Minecraft:Light|Luminous]]|No{{only|be|short=1}}}}
{{infobox row|[[Minecraft:Opacity|Transparent]]|Yes{{only|be|short=1}}}}
{{infobox row|[[Minecraft:Waterlogging|Waterloggable]]|Yes{{only|be|short=1}}}}
{{infobox row|[[Minecraft:Flammable]]|No{{only|be|short=1}}}}
{{infobox row|Catches fire from [[Minecraft:lava]]|No{{only|be|short=1}}}}
}}
A '''glow item frame''' is an [[Minecraft:entity]]{{only|JE}} or [[Minecraft:block]]{{only|Bedrock}} that keeps itself and the item inside it, illuminated, even in the dark.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
{{IN|java}}, because the glow item frame is an [[Minecraft:entity]], it can be broken by simply punching it, even in [[Minecraft:Adventure]] mode. It is also targeted by commands using the {{cd|@e}} selector.
{{IN|bedrock}}, no tool can accelerate the breaking process of the glow item frame.
{{breaking row|Glow Item Frame|horizontal=1}}
Glow item frame drops itself when it's destroyed.
If the glow item frame contains an item, punching it drops the item, leaving the frame.

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
| Glow Ink Sac
| Item Frame
| Output = Glow Item Frame
| type = Decoration block
}}

== Usage ==
{{main|Item Frame#Usage}}
Glow item frames have the same properties, usage, and rotation functionalities as regular [[Minecraft:item frame]]s.


=== Unique properties ===
[[File:Item Frames Comparison.png|thumb|260px|Comparison between ordinary item frame and glow item frame in the dark.]]

When an item is placed inside a glow item frame, it appears to glow, though it does not emit any [[Minecraft:light level]].

== Sounds ==
Glow item frames share the same sounds as item frames.

=== Generic ===
{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Item frame/BE}}

=== Unique ===
{{:Item Frame/Sounds}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Item
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Glow Item Frame
|spritetype=item
|nameid=glow_item_frame
|form=item
|foot=1
}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Glow Item Frame
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=glow_item_frame
|foot=1
}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Glow Item Frame
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Item
|spritename=glow-item-frame
|spritetype=item
|nameid=glow_frame
|id=623
|form=item
}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Block
|spritename=glow-item-frame
|spritetype=block
|nameid=glow_frame
|form=block
|id=594
|itemform=item.glow_frame
|foot=1
}}
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=glow-item-frame
|spritetype=block
|nameid=GlowItemFrame
|foot=1
}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}
{{info needed section|{{IN|Java}}, there appears to be some internal block states for glow item frames, as suggested by the contents of {{code|assets/minecraft/blockstates/glow_item_frame.json}}}}

{{el|je}}:<br>
Despite being an [[Minecraft:entity]] in ''Java Edition'', item frames utilize block states internally.
{{bst|map|false|false,true|If this item frame contains a map.|foot=1}}

{{el|be}}:
{{bst|showaux=1|facing_direction|0
|5|East facing item frame|Unsupported
|4|West facing item frame|Unsupported
|3|South facing item frame|Unsupported
|2|North facing item frame|Unsupported
|1|Up facing item frame|Unsupported
|0|Down facing item frame|Unsupported}}
{{bst|item_frame_map_bit|false|false,true|If this item frame contains a map.|Unsupported}}
{{bst|item_frame_photo_bit|false|false,true|If this item frame contains a [[Minecraft:photo]].|Unsupported|foot=1}}

=== Item data ===
{{JE}}:
{{see also|Data component format}}
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|components}}: the item's '''components''' tag.
{{:Data component format/entity_data}} Unlike spawn eggs, cannot change the type of entity created using the <code>id</code> tag. Data that item frames do not normally use (see below) has no effect.
</div>

=== Entity data ===
{{main|Entity format}}

{{IN|java}}, glow item frames have entity data that define various properties of the entity.

{{#lst:Item Frame|entity data}}

=== Block data ===
{{IN|bedrock}}, a glow item frame has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

See [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format]].

== History ==
{{See technical block}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w03a|[[File:Glow Item Frame JE1 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Glow Item Frame (map) JE1 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Glow Item Frame (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added glow item frames.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w10a|Added new [[Minecraft:subtitles]] for glow item frames.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=21w41a|[[File:Glow Item Frame (item) JE2.png|32px]] The textures of glow item frames as item have been changed.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.210|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.210.59|[[File:Glow Item Frame (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added glow item frames.
|Has the default item frame block texture.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.210.60|Temporarily removed glow item frames due to a crash.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.220.50|[[File:Glow Item Frame (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Re-added glow item frames.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.220.52|[[File:Glow Item Frame BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Glow Item Frame (map) BE2.png|32px]] Glow item frame block texture uses update block texture due to a bug.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.230.52|[[File:Item Frame.png|32px]] [[File:Item Frame (map) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The glow item frame block textures have been reverted back to the previous one.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.17.0.50|[[File:Glow Item Frame JE1 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Glow Item Frame (map) JE1 BE3.png|32px]] The textures of glow item frames have been changed to match ''Java Edition''.
|Now produces [[Minecraft:redstone]] signals.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.17.0.52|Maps now glow in glow item frames.
|Glow Item Frames are no longer available only through [[Minecraft:Experimental Gameplay]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.10|dev=beta 1.18.10.20|[[File:Glow Item Frame (item) JE2.png|32px]] The textures of glow item frames as item have been changed.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
<gallery>
Glow Item Frame.png|Glow item frame.
Glow Item Frame (map).png|Glow item frame texture, used when there is a map inside.
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Big skills right there.png|A glow item frame inside a glow item frame.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* {{ItemLink|Item Frame}}
* {{ItemLink|Painting}}

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