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The '''world type''' is used to determine how worlds [[Minecraft:World generation|generate]] in ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft]]''.

== ''Java Edition'' ==
{{main|World preset|Custom world preset}}
When creating a new world, in the "More world options..." screen, players can choose which world preset to use, or not use world preset. [[Minecraft:World preset]]s are used to determine the dimensions the world has, which can be controlled by data packs.

== ''Bedrock Edition'' ==
The world type is only visible in the "Game Settings" tab in the [[Minecraft:pause menu]]. Worlds are generated by default with the "Infinite" world type, and this can be changed to "Flat" by turning on the "Flat world" option in the [[Minecraft:Create New World]] screen. In the [[Minecraft:Edit World]] screen, it is only visible whether the world has been created as a flat world, with the selected preset, or not.
{| class="wikitable" data-description="Bedrock Edition world types"
! style="width: 140px;" | Type
! Description
! Image
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center" | {{anchor|Default|Infinite}} '''Infinite world'''
| This is the default world generation type. It features the generation of various landscapes, making use of [[Minecraft:biome]]s to separate the [[Minecraft:world]] into different environments.
| [[File:Minecraft world overview.png|width=300x300]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | {{anchor|Superflat|Flat}}'''[[Minecraft:Flat world]]'''
| This world type makes the Overworld completely flat. By default, the terrain consists of one layer of [[Minecraft:bedrock]], two layers of [[Minecraft:dirt]] and one layer of [[Minecraft:grass]]; the surface is therefore at Y=-60. [[Minecraft:Mob|Mobs]] spawn normally; [[Minecraft:Slime|slimes]] are prevalent. [[Minecraft:Structures]] do not generate in flat worlds.
It can be further customized with the [[Minecraft:Superflat#Default presets|flat world presets]], which allow the player to change terrain layers.
| [[File:Flat world.png|300px]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | {{anchor|Void}}'''Void world'''
| This world type is exclusive to ''[[Minecraft:Bedrock Editor]]''. It generates a completely empty world in all dimensions and uses the [[Minecraft:ocean]] biome in the Overworld, [[Minecraft:Nether wastes]] in the Nether, and [[Minecraft:The End (biome)|the End]] in the End. The player spawns on a 5x7 platform from [[Minecraft:grass block]]s centered at the world at Y=0. An [[Minecraft:oak sign]] on the platform reads: "Courtesy Platform Remove if not required". The [[Minecraft:exit portal]] and the [[Minecraft:ender dragon]] still exist in the End.
| [[File:Void world.png|300px]]
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |{{anchor|Single biome}}'''[[Minecraft:Single Biome|Single biome]]'''
|This world type cannot be accessed in-game, only by editing the [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format|level.dat]] file using external programs. Single biome worlds override the [[Minecraft:biome]] generation algorithm with one selected biome, and generate their terrain and features throughout the entire Overworld, over the terrain determined by the [[Minecraft:world seed]].
|[[File:Gravelly Mountains+ Vibrant Visuals.png|width=300x300]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | {{anchor|Old}}'''[[Minecraft:Old]]'''
|
Old worlds could only be created before [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.18.0]] but old worlds with this world type still exist in modern versions.<br>
This world generation type had a finite area of 256×256 blocks with an [[Minecraft:invisible bedrock]] barrier surrounding it.
Converting from old to infinite world is possible.
|[[File:OldWorldType.jpg|300px]]
|}

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20100106-2158|World types have been introduced, they are officially used in [[Minecraft:Map type]]s, [[Minecraft:map shape]]s and map sizes, all of which allows the [[Minecraft:player]] to customize how a world generates. [[Minecraft:Map theme]]s were added in Indev 0.31 (January 7, 2010).}}
|{{HistoryLine|java infdev}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100227-1414|World types no longer function.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100327|Map types, shapes and themes have now been removed.
|World types have now been removed and replaced by [[Minecraft:World]] selections.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Added a world type button, which is permanently on normal and cannot be changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1|dev=12w01a|Re-added World type options, which are currently 'Default' and 'Superflat'.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=12w03a|A new world type named 'Default 1.1' has now been added. New worlds cannot be created with this preset but it can be permanently accessed by loading old worlds.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w07a|The 'Default 1.1' world type is now only used for converting worlds from the [[Minecraft:Region file format]] to the [[Minecraft:Anvil file format]]. It is only accessible permanently through manually editing world data.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w19a|A new world type named 'Large biomes' has now been added.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w37a|The ability to customize the super flat world has now been added.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|A new world type named 'AMPLIFIED' has now been added.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w17a|A new world type named 'Customized' has now been added.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w26a|A new world type named 'Debug Mode' has now been added.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w06a|The [[Minecraft:Old Customized|customized]] world type has now been removed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w16a|A new world type named [[Minecraft:buffet]] has now been added.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w21a|The "Single Biome", "Caves", and "Floating Islands" options are now world type values instead of being an option in the Buffet world options.
|Renamed "world type" to "world preset" in the code.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|The [[Minecraft:Large Biomes]] and [[Minecraft:Amplified]] world types have now been removed.|The 'Default 1.1' world type has been effectively removed. Despite still being accessible, it became identical to the regular default world type.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Pre-release 1|The "Large Biomes" and "Amplified" world types have been readded.|The "Caves" and "Floating Islands" world types have been removed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w11a|The function of "world type" is replaced by the new "[[Minecraft:world preset]]" feature, which can defines all the dimensions in a world, and can be customized with data packs.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Added Flat world type.
|Added Infinite world type.
|Added Old world type option.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.0|dev=beta 1.18.0.22|The old world type has been removed from the world creation screen. Existing old worlds are still playable.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU5|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added [[Minecraft:Superflat]] world type. The Nether is also flat in this world type.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU25|xbone=CU14|ps3=1.17|psvita=1.17|ps4=1.17|Added ability to customize superflat world.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=none|switch=none|Added the Amplified Terrain option.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== See also ==
*[[Minecraft:World preset]]
*[[Minecraft:World size]]
*[[Minecraft:Options]], for further customizing the player's ''Minecraft'' experience.
*[[Minecraft:Settings]]

== Navigation ==
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