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{{hatnote|"Jeb" redirects here, and thus, for technical reasons, "jeb_" also redirects here. For the [[Minecraft:name tag]] easter egg, see [[Minecraft:Sheep#Easter eggs|Sheep § Easter eggs]].}}
{{Infobox person
|title = Jens Bergensten
|image = Jeb_.jpg
|imagesize = 300px
|real_name = Jens Peder Bergensten
|date_of_birth = {{Birth date and age|1979|5|18|mf=yes}}<ref>{{tweet|jeb|308594749277884416}}</ref><ref>{{tweet|jeb|308597742723297280}}</ref>
|occupation = Chief Creative Officer
|nationality = Swedish
|languages = English, Swedish<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/tpqpc/this_is_the_cape_29_lucky_people_got_today/c4p2c77</ref>
|website = [http://www.oxeyegames.com/ oxeyegames.com]
|known_for = {{verlink|Java Edition Beta 1.2}} [[Minecraft:Redstone repeater]]s [[Minecraft:Wolves]] Climbing [[Minecraft:spider]]s [[Minecraft:Piston]]s [[Minecraft:Java Edition Combat Tests]] Appearances in Minecraft annual votes Cameo in ''[[Minecraft:A Minecraft Movie]]''
|also_known_as = Khaile,<ref name=intro /> Jebox<ref>{{tweet|jeb|304273840194850816}}</ref><ref>https://github.com/jebox</ref>
|wiki_name = Jeb mojang
|wiki_name_ref = <ref group="note" name="wiki name">Jens' Minecraft Wiki name automatically changed from "Jeb" to "Jeb mojang" during the Gamepedia migration.</ref>
|reddit = jeb_
|twitter = jeb_
|instagram = jebkhaile
|youtube = [https://www.youtube.com/@JensBergensten JensBergensten]
|bug_tracker = Jeb
|github = jebox
|minecraft_name = jeb_
|film_credits = Waiter in {{AMCM}}
|signature = [[File:JebSignature.png|150px]]
|bluesky=jebox.bsky.social}}
'''Jens "Jeb" Bergensten''' is the Chief Creative Officer<ref>https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/credits</ref> at [[Minecraft:Mojang Studios]].

== About ==
Jeb joined Mojang on December 1, 2010, as a game developer.<ref name="intro">{{Tumblr|notch|1619018018|Introducing: Jens!|November 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123140706/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/1619018018/introducing-jens}}</ref> Starting out as a back-end developer for ''[[Minecraft:Scrolls]]'', Jeb became increasingly involved in the development of ''Minecraft'', implementing features like [[Minecraft:wolves]], [[Minecraft:piston]]s, and map structures ([[Minecraft:village]]s, [[Minecraft:stronghold]]s and [[Minecraft:nether fortress]]es). Jeb later took the lead position in ''Minecraft'' development in December 2011 when [[Minecraft:Markus Persson]] stepped down.<ref>{{Tumblr|notch|13633493969|Och med dom orden så passar jag micken.|December 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202205113/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/13633493969/och-med-dom-orden-sa-passar-jag-micken}}</ref><ref>{{tweet|notch|142605178762305536|As of yesterday, @jeb_ is the lead developer on Minecraft! http://notch.tumblr.com}}</ref> On December 12, 2012, he announced that he would also take the lead of ''[[Minecraft:Pocket Edition]]''.<ref>{{tweet|jeb|278859663095779328|As of today I will take the lead role for Minecraft: Pocket Edition, as well as the PC version. I have some catching up to do...}}</ref> Jeb used the [[Minecraft:Minecraft Wiki:About|Minecraft Wiki]] as [[User:Jeb mojang|Jeb mojang]],<ref>{{tweet|jeb|60983447396691968|I just registered myself as 'jeb' on the Minecraft wiki}}</ref><ref name="wiki name" group="note" /> where he was particularly active in the [[Minecraft:MCW:Issues|issue lists]], which he sanctioned as the official place to report and discuss ''Minecraft'' bugs and annoyances before the introduction of the official [[Minecraft:bug tracker]]. In April 2013, Jens together with Markus Persson were included the annual ''{{Wikipedia|Time (magazine)|TIME}}'' 100 listicle of the most influential people in the world.<ref>http://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/markus-persson-and-jens-bergensten</ref>

== Biography ==
Jens Bergensten was born in {{w|Örebro}}, {{w|Sweden}}.

On May 11, 2013, Jeb married Jenny Bergensten (née Thornell), a photographer.<ref>{{tweet|jeb|399825950768373760|So... For the record, I was married to photographer Jenny Bergensten (born Thornell) on May 11, 2013. Happy now, wikipedia?! :)|November 11, 2013}}</ref> They had a son (Björn Bergensten) on December 10, 2015.<ref>{{tweet|jeb|675056159309606912|Today @242_girl and I could finally say hello to our Björn! https://www.instagram.com/p/_IBQCcpMPw/|December 10, 2015}}</ref>

== Portfolio ==

=== Games ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Name
!Description
!Role
!Release date
|-
|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft]]''
|A sandbox survival game set in a world made of blocks.
|Lead developer
|November 18, 2011
|-
|''[[Minecraft:Caller's Bane]]''
|A strategy-based digital collectible card game. Formerly known as Scrolls.
|Back-end developer
|December 11, 2014
|-
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/cobalt/ ''Cobalt'']
|A platformer.
|
|December 16, 2011
|-
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/strategist/ ''Strategist'']
|Turn-based strategy game with a deep captivating story.
|
|
|-
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/harvest-massive-encounter/ ''Harvest: Massive Encounter'']
|An award-winning arcade real-time strategy game.
|
|
|-
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/dawn-of-daria/ ''Dawn of Daria'']
|A discontinued "MMOFL" (massively multiplayer, online fantasy life).
|
|
|-
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/artifacts-house-globe/ ''House Globe'']
|A 2D RTS, ''Homeworld'' de-make.
|
|
|-
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/fillauth/ ''Fillauth'']
|A ''Fallout'' de-make.
|
|
|-
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/because-its-fun-fay-game/ ''Because It's fun, Fay'']
|A cooperative platformer.
|
|
|-
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/category/whispers-in-akarra/ ''Whispers in Akarra'']
|An online RPG.
|
|
|}

=== Videos ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Image
!Description
!Role
!Years played
|-
|[[Minecraft:The Story of Mobs]]
|
|Appears in several episodes, recounting the creation of several mobs.
|Interviewee
|2024-present
|-
|[[Minecraft:Minecraft is turning 15]]
|[[File:Jens censored.png|frameless]]
|Makes a cameo appearance riding a boat from [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2021]], before getting censored.
|Cameo
|2024
|-
|[[Minecraft:Ice Cube Claims Adjuster]]
|[[File:Greg from finance.png|frameless]]
|Makes several cameos as the character [[Minecraft:Greg]], who is established to work underneath the [[Minecraft:Ice Cubicle]] in financing.
|Cameo
|2025
|-
|[[Minecraft:How We Make Minecraft]]
|[[File:Narrator's documentary.png|frameless]]
|Appears in a 2025 episode, interrogated by [[Minecraft:Narrator (YouTube)|Narrator]] over his opinions on {{MC}}'s lore.
|Interviewee
|2025
|}

=== Voiceovers ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Character
!Image
!Description
!Years played
|-
|[[Minecraft:Tiny Jens]]
|[[File:Tiny_Jens.png|center|frameless]]
|A minitariuzed, pixelated caricature of Jens himself, appearing primarily in videos promoting [[Minecraft:Community Vote|Community Votes]] and [[Minecraft:event servers]].
|2018-present
|-
|Unnamed time traveler
|[[File:MCCTC Future time traveler.jpeg|frameless]]
|Appears at the end of [[Minecraft:Minecraft Celebrates the Community! (Yes, that means you!)|Minecraft Celebrates the Community]], a video celebrating the Minecraft community earning a trillion views on [[Minecraft:YouTube]]. Within the context of the video his character doesn't appear, but emerges from the future in a similar manner to another character at the beginning.
|2021
|-
|{{MCL|Jens}}
|[[File:Legends_Host_Jeb.png|center|frameless|width=288x288]]
|A stylized chibi caricature of Jens, resembling a {{MCL|Hero}}, appearing in promotions for {{MCL}}, including [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2022]] and the [[Minecraft:Minecraft Legends Live Event]].
|2022-2023
|-
|Jens
|[[File:Jebmcc15.png|center|frameless|width=252x252]]
|A stylized NPC depiction of Jens, appearing on the [[Minecraft:MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party]].
|2024
|}

=== Books ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Image
!Description
!Role
!Release date
|-
|''{{Wikipedia|Kalle Anka & C:o}}''
|[[File:Jens_in_Donald_Duck.jpg|width=199x199]]
|In an issue of the Swedish [[Minecraft:Donald Duck]] magazine, Jens makes a cameo appearance. In the segment he is stylized as a duck with a T-shirt featuring a Donald skin, and gives programming tips.
|Interviewee
|April 2016{{Verify}}
|-
|[[Minecraft: Essential Handbook]]
|
|A guidebook on the game as it existed shortly before and shortly after being sold to Microsoft, featuring anecdotes from YouTube creators [[Minecraft:Paul Soares Jr.]] and [[Minecraft:Jordan Maron]].
|Interviewee
|
* November 26, 2013 (original)

* July 28, 2015 (updated edition)
|-
|{{AMCM|A Minecraft Movie: From Block to Big Screen}}
|
|A recounting of the development of {{AMCM}}.
|Foreword
|April 22, 2025
|}

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Description
!Role
!Release date
|-
|[[Minecraft: The Story of Mojang]]
|A documentary film telling the origins of Mojang.
|Participant
|December 22, 2012
|-
|[[Minecraft:A Minecraft Movie]]
|An adventure comedy film based on ''Minecraft''.
|{{AMCM|Jeb|Waiter}}
|April 4, 2025
|}

== Quotes ==
{{Q|'''Jeb, you've added a lot of things to Minecraft — which one is your favorite?''' The random structures, like [[Minecraft:stronghold]]s and [[Minecraft:Nether fortresses]]. It was challenging to do — when they're generated, the game doesn't know what the terrain looks like. The game has to make a lot of assumptions, which may result in [[Minecraft:village]]s with [[Minecraft:ravine]]s running through them, or villages that are half-submerged in [[Minecraft:water]].|Jeb in ''[[Minecraft: Essential Handbook]]''||Jeb twitter 2010 to 2016.jpg}}{{Q|I think Minecraft unleashes people's creativity and helps them collaborate, but also teaches them things like geometry, languages and maths, so yes, I do think that the world would be a better place if everyone played Minecraft.|Jeb at [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020]]||Mojavatar Jens 200x296.png}}

== Trivia ==
* Jeb is referred to as "gingerwithasoul" in the Scrolls trailer.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdZpx2vyCm0</ref>
* Naming a sheep <code>[[Minecraft:Easter eggs#Rainbow sheep|jeb_]]</code> causes its wool to fade between all the dye colors.
* Jens has a special space bar for a keyboard with his username on it.<ref>{{Cite Instagram|jebkhaile|zCV4zdpMCt|Back at the office in Stockholm! #Mojang|February 13, 2015}}</ref>
* Jens prefers to stay out of sunlight.<ref>{{Bluesky|jebox.bsky.social|3lz56i7nkvc2u|I do prefer staying out of the sunlight|September 18, 2025}}</ref>
* Jens' favorite update was the [[Minecraft:World of Color Update]].<ref name="aurelien_sama 2019">{{ytl|06bAusm2btU|Les Réponses de Mojang à Vos Questions|Aurelien_Sama|May 27, 2019}}</ref>
* Jens' favorite mob is the [[Minecraft:magma cube]].<ref>{{Bluesky|jebox.bsky.social|3m5t3xfe7g22o|When I get that answer I usually answer the Magma Cube. I think it's very "minecrafty"|November 17, 2025}}</ref>
* Jens has stated that "cobblestone is the best", and that he likes building cobblestone castles.<ref>{{ytl|HXx4fEql45U|JEB'S BIGGEST CHALLENGE EVER {{!}} Spawn Point Stories|Minecraft|April 18, 2026}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
=== Personas ===
<gallery>
File:Jebby.png|Jeb's official [[Minecraft:Mojavatar]] from 2010–2016
File:Jens Bergensten Mojang avatar.png|Jeb's official Mojavatar from 2016–2024
File:Jeb Mojavatar.webp|Jeb's Mojavatar from 2024–present
File:Jeb skin.png|Jeb's ''Minecraft'' skin
File:Jens.png|The skin "Jens" from the [[Minecraft:3rd Birthday Skin Pack]]
File:Jeb Character Creator skin.png|Jeb's [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition]] skin
</gallery>

=== Photos ===
<gallery>
File:Jeb!.jpg|A picture of Jeb from Notch's blog
File:Bad things happen.png|An excerpt from Jeb's ''Minecraft'' design book<ref name="design">{{ytl|lZjItR4hBAM|Minecraft Live: Game Design with Jeb|Minecraft|10/4/20}}</ref>
File:Jeb Action Figure Box Front.jpg|Jeb in action figure form
File:Jeb Action Figure Box Back.jpg|The back of Jeb's box
File:Jens at Telltale.jpg|Jens working on ''[[Minecraft: Story Mode]]''
File:Jeb selfie with llama.jpeg|Jeb posing with a [[Minecraft:llama]]
File:Jens & Vu.jpg|Jens and Vu Bui posing with a llama
File:BigB and Jens.jpg|Jens with [[Minecraft:BigB]]
File:Minecraft Live 2024 Jeb.jpeg|Jens on the set of {{AMCM}}
File:AMCM Jens lever.jpeg|Jens pulling a lever at {{AMCM|Steve's Lava Chicken!}}
File:Jack and Jeb.jpg|Jens with [[Minecraft:Jack Black]]
File:JB & JB.jpg|The two play fighting with {{AMCM|sword}}s
File:Jeb action figure with movie McDonalds meal.jpg|Jens action figure sitting on {{AMCM}} meal from [[Minecraft:McDonald's]]
File:AMCM green carpet 5.jpeg|Jens, [[Minecraft:Torfi Frans Olafsson]], and [[Minecraft:Daniel Middleton]]
File:Here's Jeb.jpg|Jeb preparing to stab a cake
File:12million-copy.jpg|Jeb with some other developers
Mojang creeper shirts.jpg|Jeb and some other devs
Notch Jeb Pax 2011.jpg|Jeb and Notch at PAX Prime 2011
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Jeb Statue.jpg|A statue of Jeb built by himself
File:Jeb Multiplayer.png|Jeb on a multiplayer server
File:Bedhead Jeb.png|Jeb with a bed on his head
File:Jeb on a Realm 1.jpg|Jeb on a realm
File:Jeb on a Realm 2.jpg|Jeb on another realm
File:Horse jeb.jpg|Jeb on a [[Minecraft:horse]]
File:Dev Diaries Jens manifests.jpeg|Jens manifesting into a video
Jebanner.png|Jeb's Twitter banner.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Minecon whattodoatminecon.517018ffe4dd.png|Artwork of [[Minecraft:Steve]] and [[Minecraft:Alex]] on a stage showing off Jens, instead of the other way around
File:The Cookie Jar concept art.jpg|Joke concept art of a cookie jar, featuring Jens Bergensten
File:Jens Minecraft Legends.png|Jens in the "Jens Tours Minecraft Legends" official animation
File:Jens cameo.png|Jens making a cameo in [[Minecraft:Minecraft is turning 15]]
File:Jens censored.png|Ditto, but censored
</gallery>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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