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'''Translucency''' is a concept very closely related to [[Minecraft:Opacity|transparency]]. Blocks, items, entities and other game elements said to be translucent allow for vision to pass through them partially, but not fully.

== Examples of translucent objects ==

=== Blocks ===

==== {{el|je}} ====
All translucent blocks use the <code>rendertype_translucent</code> [[Minecraft:Shader#List of core shaders|core shader]], with the exception of tripwire, which uses <code>rendertype_tripwire</code>.{{until|java 26.1}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Block
! ID
|-
| {{BlockLink|Ice}}
| <samp>minecraft:ice</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Frosted Ice}}
| <samp>minecraft:frosted_ice</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Slime Block}}
| <samp>minecraft:slime_block</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Honey Block}}
| <samp>minecraft:honey_block</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Tinted Glass}}
| <samp>minecraft:tinted_glass</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|White Stained Glass}}
| <samp>minecraft:white_stained_glass</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Light Gray Stained Glass}}
| <samp>minecraft:light_gray_stained_glass</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Gray Stained Glass}}
| <samp>minecraft:gray_stained_glass</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Black Stained Glass}}
| <samp>minecraft:black_stained_glass</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Brown Stained Glass}}
| <samp>minecraft:brown_stained_glass</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Red Stained Glass}}
| <samp>minecraft:red_stained_glass</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Orange Stained Glass}}
| <samp>minecraft:orange_stained_glass</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Yellow Stained Glass}}
| <samp>minecraft:yellow_stained_glass</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Lime Stained Glass}}
| <samp>minecraft:lime_stained_glass</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Green Stained Glass}}
| <samp>minecraft:green_stained_glass</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Cyan Stained Glass}}
| <samp>minecraft:cyan_stained_glass</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Light Blue Stained Glass}}
| <samp>minecraft:light_blue_stained_glass</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Blue Stained Glass}}
| <samp>minecraft:blue_stained_glass</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Purple Stained Glass}}
| <samp>minecraft:purple_stained_glass</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Magenta Stained Glass}}
| <samp>minecraft:magenta_stained_glass</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Pink Stained Glass}}
| <samp>minecraft:pink_stained_glass</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|White Stained Glass Pane}}
| <samp>minecraft:white_stained_glass_pane</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Light Gray Stained Glass Pane}}
| <samp>minecraft:light_gray_stained_glass_pane</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Gray Stained Glass Pane}}
| <samp>minecraft:gray_stained_glass_pane</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Black Stained Glass Pane}}
| <samp>minecraft:black_stained_glass_pane</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Brown Stained Glass Pane}}
| <samp>minecraft:brown_stained_glass_pane</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Red Stained Glass Pane}}
| <samp>minecraft:red_stained_glass_pane</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Orange Stained Glass Pane}}
| <samp>minecraft:orange_stained_glass_pane</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Yellow Stained Glass Pane}}
| <samp>minecraft:yellow_stained_glass_pane</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Lime Stained Glass Pane}}
| <samp>minecraft:lime_stained_glass_pane</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Green Stained Glass Pane}}
| <samp>minecraft:green_stained_glass_pane</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Cyan Stained Glass Pane}}
| <samp>minecraft:cyan_stained_glass_pane</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Light Blue Stained Glass Pane}}
| <samp>minecraft:light_blue_stained_glass_pane</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Blue Stained Glass Pane}}
| <samp>minecraft:blue_stained_glass_pane</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Purple Stained Glass Pane}}
| <samp>minecraft:purple_stained_glass_pane</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Magenta Stained Glass Pane}}
| <samp>minecraft:magenta_stained_glass_pane</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Pink Stained Glass Pane}}
| <samp>minecraft:pink_stained_glass_pane</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Nether Portal}}
| <samp>minecraft:nether_portal</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Tripwire}}
| <samp>minecraft:tripwire</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Bubble Column}}
| <samp>minecraft:bubble_column</samp>
|-
| {{BlockLink|Water}}
| <samp>minecraft:water</samp>
|}

==== Blocks that are not translucent, even though they'd be expected to ====
[[Minecraft:Water cauldron]]s, despite containing water, render this water as completely opaque.{{until|java 26.1}} While it was rendered translucent as expected in prior versions, this seems to be inconsistent and possibly hardware-dependent, and when it fully stopped is currently unknown. Its opacity is also a parity issue, as cauldron water appears translucent as expected {{in|be}}. This persists to the present day.<ref>{{bug|MC-13187}}</ref>

Similarly, while tripwire itself is translucent, the region of tripwire which connects to a [[Minecraft:tripwire hook]] is not. This causes the region of tripwire attached to the tripwire hook to appear much darker than the rest of it.<ref>{{bug|MC-214692|||WF}}</ref>

=== Miscellaneous ===
{{Incomplete section|other translucent textures}}
These visuals are also rendered with translucency:
* The outer body of [[Minecraft:slime]]s.
* Certain [[Minecraft:particles]], like the swirls emitted from potion [[Minecraft:effect]]s.
* Certain [[Minecraft:Screen_effects#Overlays|screen overlays]] like the [[Minecraft:nether portal]] transition effect and the [[Minecraft:powder snow]] freezing overlays.
* [[Minecraft:Water]], while [[Minecraft:lava]] is not.
* The outer glow of [[Minecraft:Beacon#Beam|beacon beams]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

Minecraft:Translucency - Revision history

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