Minecraft:Easter eggs

Template:Spoiler warning An Easter egg is an intentional hidden message, inside joke, or feature in a work such as a computer program, web page, video game, television program, movie, book or any other form of media. Minecraft:Minecraft features several Easter eggs hidden in the game.

Seasonal events

Halloween

On October 31, Minecraft:zombies, Minecraft:zombie villagers, Minecraft:husks, Minecraft:drowned, Minecraft:skeletons, Minecraft:strays, Minecraft:bogged, Minecraft:parched, Minecraft:zombified piglins, and Minecraft:wither skeletons have a 22.5% chance to wear Minecraft:carved pumpkins and a 2.5% chance to wear Minecraft:jack o'lanterns on their heads. This feature was added in Minecraft:Java Edition 1.4.2 for Halloween 2012 onward, and to Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition sometime after.

The only Minecraft:splash text shown is "OOoooOOOoooo! Spooky!"

• A Minecraft:zombie with a Minecraft:pumpkin on its head.
  A Minecraft:zombie with a Minecraft:pumpkin on its head.
• A Minecraft:spider jockey with a pumpkin.
  A Minecraft:spider jockey with a pumpkin.
• A Minecraft:wither skeleton with a Minecraft:jack o'lantern.
  A Minecraft:wither skeleton with a Minecraft:jack o'lantern.
• A baby Minecraft:zombified piglin with a jack o'lantern.
  A baby Minecraft:zombified piglin with a jack o'lantern.
• Minecraft:Zombie and Minecraft:skeleton wearing a pumpkin.
  Minecraft:Zombie and Minecraft:skeleton wearing a pumpkin.
• Minecraft:Wither Skeleton wearing a jack o'lantern in the Minecraft:nether.
  Minecraft:Wither Skeleton wearing a jack o'lantern in the Minecraft:nether.
• "OOoooOOOoooo! Spooky!" splash.
  "OOoooOOOoooo! Spooky!" splash.

Christmas

From December 24–26, Minecraft:chests, large chests, trapped chests and minecarts with chest have their textures changed to Christmas chests that resemble wrapped Christmas presents. This was added in Minecraft:Java Edition 1.4.6 for Christmas 2012. A texture file called "skis.png" was also added in the same folder as the Christmas chests, but it was added by Minecraft:Dinnerbone as a red herring. This was re-added for Christmas 2013,<ref>Template:Tweet
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• "Merry X-mas!" splash.
  "Merry X-mas!" splash.
• skis.png
  skis.png
• Normal chests.
  Normal chests.
• Large chests.
  Large chests.

New year

The only splash that can be seen on January 1 is "Happy new year!".

• "Happy new year!" splash.
  "Happy new year!" splash.

Blocks & items

Thing banner pattern

A Minecraft:thing banner pattern can be crafted using an Minecraft:enchanted golden apple and Minecraft:paper. When put on a Minecraft:banner, it displays Mojang Studios' old logo in whatever color Minecraft:dye was used. It is labeled "Thing" in the inventory. The Swedish word "mojäng" means gadget or thing.

Mobs on chiseled blocks

Many chiseled blocks have mobs or references to mobs on them.

• Minecraft:Chiseled cinnabarTemplate:Upcoming has a Minecraft:cave spider.

• Minecraft:Chiseled nether bricks has a Minecraft:wither skeleton face.

• Minecraft:Chiseled polished blackstone has a Minecraft:piglin's snout.

• Minecraft:Chiseled red sandstone shows a Minecraft:wither.

• Minecraft:Chiseled resin bricks has a Minecraft:creaking face.

• Minecraft:Chiseled sandstone has a Minecraft:creeper face.

• Minecraft:Chiseled sulfurTemplate:Upcoming has a Minecraft:sulfur cube face.

• Minecraft:Chiseled tuff has a wind-like pattern from the Minecraft:wind charge shot by a Minecraft:breeze.

Textures

Some textures have hidden things in space unused by the game. Some of these are accessible by unzipping Minecraft:client.jar found in the versions folder.

Armor stand

In the texture for the Minecraft:armor stand, in an unused area in the bottom right, the name "Searge" can be seen in a black box. This is presumably put there as a signature by Minecraft:Searge, the developer that implemented armor stands. In the bottom left, the name "Jappa" can be seen. This is likely another signature, this time from the texture artist, Minecraft:Jappa, who was in charge of the Texture Update. Another name was by Chiwi, who updated the Smooth Stone base plate texture.

• Armor stand texture before the Minecraft:Texture Update
  Armor stand texture before the Minecraft:Texture Update
• Armor stand texture before 1.18
  Armor stand texture before 1.18
• Current armor stand texture
  Current armor stand texture

Capes

Template:Main Some cape textures have a secret on the underside where it is not very visible.

• The Minecraft:Translator cape has a big pink T on its underside.
  The Minecraft:Translator cape has a big pink T on its underside.
• The Minecraft:Chinese Translator cape has a small pixelated Chinese flag on its underside.
  The Minecraft:Chinese Translator cape has a small pixelated Chinese flag on its underside.
• Minecraft:cheapsh0t's cape has a small pixelated Japanese flag on its underside.
  Minecraft:cheapsh0t's cape has a small pixelated Japanese flag on its underside.
• The Minecraft:Prismarine cape has a dark prismarine block texture on its underside.
  The Minecraft:Prismarine cape has a dark prismarine block texture on its underside.
• The Minecraft:Scrolls Champion cape has a big yellow S on its underside.
  The Minecraft:Scrolls Champion cape has a big yellow S on its underside.
• The Minecraft:Turtle cape has a turtle's belly on its underside.
  The Minecraft:Turtle cape has a turtle's belly on its underside.
• The Minecraft:Birthday cape has a big yellow star on its underside, similar to that of the Minecraft:Millionth Customer cape.
  The Minecraft:Birthday cape has a big yellow star on its underside, similar to that of the Minecraft:Millionth Customer cape.
• The Minecraft:15th Anniversary cape has the number 15 on its underside because it was released on Minecraft's 15th birthday.
  The Minecraft:15th Anniversary cape has the number 15 on its underside because it was released on Minecraft's 15th birthday.

Clouds

The Minecraft:cloud texture has a Minecraft:creeper face in it, which can be occasionally visible in-game in the Minecraft:sky.

• The clouds texture with a black background for visibility.
  The clouds texture with a black background for visibility.

Languages

Template:Exclusive There are five joke Minecraft:languages available at the language menu: Pirate Speak, LOLCAT, Shakespearean English, Anglish (puristic English), and ɥsᴉlƃuƎ (uʍoᗡ ǝpᴉsd∩) (upside-down English).

Minecraft is also translated into tlhIngan Hol, the Klingon language from Star Trek; Quenya, one of the Elvish languages from Lord of the Rings; Lojban, a conlang created by the Logical Language Group; and Esperanto, a conlang created by L.L. Zamenhof.

If a player types "excitedze" into the search bar in the Minecraft:recipe book, their language is automatically switched to Pirate Speak. "ExcitedZe" is the username of Minecraft:Maria Lemón, a former Mojang Studios staff member.<ref>Template:Tweet
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Names

Naming mobs

Several mobs can be renamed by using a Minecraft:name tag to create an effect. These names are all case sensitive.

Upside-down mobs

File:Upsidedownskele.jpg

An example of 2 pigs and a creeper being named "Dinnerbone".

Any mob (with the exception of the Minecraft:ender dragon, Minecraft:squid and Minecraft:glow squid) named "Minecraft:Dinnerbone" or "Minecraft:Grumm" through Minecraft:name tags, commands, or any other method, is rendered upside-down. The mob's behavior does not change.

This also applies to players, allowing Dinnerbone and Grumm's avatars to be rendered upside-down. This can be toggled using the "Cape" button from the "Skin Customization" menu.<ref>Template:Ytl</ref> Template:IN, if the player names themselves Dinnerbone or Grumm, they are rendered upside-down. This works only if the player did not sign into Xbox Live.Template:Verify

Rainbow sheep

File:Jeb Sheep JE4 BE3.webp

A sheep named "jeb_"

Naming a sheep "jeb_" using a Minecraft:name tag or a renamed Minecraft:spawn egg causes it to continually cycle through all colors a sheep can be dyed. When sheared using shears, however, the sheep drops wool of the original color of the sheep rather than the color that currently appears on the sheep. If a sheep is named jeb_, and then sheared, the leftover wool on its skin continues to cycle through all the colors.

"Toast the Bunny"

File:Toast Rabbit JE3 BE3.png

A rabbit named "Toast"

When Ryan Holtz was developing Minecraft:rabbits, user xyzen420 asked him to make a skin that would look like his girlfriend's lost rabbit, Toast.<ref>Template:Reddit2</ref> Now, naming a rabbit with a name tag or a rabbit spawn egg called "Toast" causes the rabbit's skin pattern to look like Toast as a memorial. This also works if the player attempts to name The Killer Bunny; although while the rabbit's appearance uses the Toast skin, it can still attack as it would without the given name. When the player is killed by the renamed Minecraft:Killer Bunny, the Minecraft:death message says "<playername> was slain by Toast". "Toast" is re-textured to have black spots on its fur.

"Johnny"

Template:Main If a Minecraft:vindicator is named "Johnny" or has its Johnny tag set to 1b, it attacks any nearby mobs except other Minecraft:illagers, Minecraft:agentsTemplate:Only, and Minecraft:ghasts. It will also try to attack Minecraft:creakings while also running away from them. This references the movie Template:Wikipedia, where the character Template:Wikipedia utters the line "here's Johnny," itself a reference to Template:Wikipedia.

Players

deadmau5's ears

File:Deadmau5 blue.png File:Deadmau5 RED.png

With the addition of Minecraft:capes, Notch also added ears for Minecraft:deadmau5. The ears are additional geometry attached to the player's head, with the texture contained within deadmau5's skin file. deadmau5 cannot disable his ears; erasing the ear texture from the skin file would still render them with a solid black color. deadmau5's name tag is also programmed to render ten pixels higher to be above the ears. The ears are set to show up based on the username, rather than the UUID of the player, meaning that if deadmau5 were to change his name, he would not keep his ears.

Splashes

Never displayed splash

Within the "texts" folder, there is a text file named splashes.txt. The text file contains all the Minecraft:splashes that appear on the title screen. One of them is "This message will never appear on the splash screen, isn't that weird?" If the text file is modified to only contain this string of text, no splash is displayed. As its text implies, the splash is never displayed. However, in Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition it does display, but it has never been confirmed if it is a bug or an intentional feature.

Coronavirus

Special splashes were displayed due to the Template:Wikipedia. They include "Wash your hands!" and "Support elderly relatives and friends!"

Tributes to Technoblade

File:Technoblade On Launch Screen.png

The crown on the pig.

Following the announcement on June 30, 2022 that popular Minecraft Minecraft:YouTuber Technoblade passed away from stage 4 metastatic Template:W, a rare form of cancer, Mojang added his skin's crown to the pig on the Template:JE art in memory of him. A splash text "Technoblade never dies!" was also added in his honor in Minecraft:Java Edition 1.19.1 and Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.19.10. The launcher art was later changed to reflect Minecraft:The Wild Update, removing the pig and the crown from the launcher.

A Technoblade pig also appears in Template:AMCM. Template:AMCM asks "is he some kind of king," to which Template:AMCM responds "No, that’s a legend."

References to other franchises

Portal

• Template:IN, the Minecraft:achievement for crafting a Minecraft:cake is called Minecraft:The Lie, likely in reference to the phrase "the cake is a lie" from the video game Template:Wikipedia.
• The April Fools snapshot Minecraft:24w14potato contains the splash "Oh hi! So, how are you holding up? BECAUSE I'M A POTATO!", a line said by GLaDOS in the video game Template:Wikipedia.

Half-Life

• Template:IN, the Minecraft:achievement for traveling 500 meters by Minecraft:minecart is called "Minecraft:On A Rail", likely in reference to the chapter of the same name in the video game Template:Wikipedia.

Team Fortress 2

• Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.4, released for April Fools' Day 2011, introduced the Minecraft:locked chest which when opened displayed the name "Minecraft:Steve Co. Supply Crate", a reference to the Mann Co. Supply Crates found in the video game Minecraft:Team Fortress 2.
• The splash text "The creeper is a spy!" is a reference to the Spy class in Team Fortress 2, and the various voice lines that other characters say to alert others of his presence.

Counter-Strike

• Three of the paintings in the game are of stages in Counter-Strike 1.6, de_aztec 1 & 2 and Target successfully bombed.<ref>Template:Tweet
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Super Mario

• One of the paintings is a reference to the Donkey Kong arcade game.<ref>Template:Tweet, alt text - "Said Donkey Kong painting"
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The Shining

• If a Minecraft:vindicator is named "Johnny", it behaves like a Minecraft:zoglin, attacking every mob except Minecraft:agents, Minecraft:ghasts, Minecraft:illagers and themselves. It cycles between attacking Minecraft:creakings and running away from them. This references the scene "Here's Johnny" from the movie Template:W.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>

Star Fox

• The Minecraft:achievement for using a Minecraft:trident enchanted with Minecraft:Riptide is called "Do a Barrel Roll!" in reference to the popular phrase said by Peppy Hare in Template:Wikipedia and its retellings, telling the player to execute an aerial maneuver called a barrel roll.

2001: A Space Odyssey

• Before 1.13, using Template:Cmd in a command block displays one of a few joke messages, one of which is "Oh my god, it's full of stats", a reference to a quote from the novel Template:Wikipedia. In the witty comments of a crash report, there are two other quotes, "I'm sorry, Dave." and "Quite honestly, I wouldn't worry myself about that."

Age of Empires

• If an Minecraft:evoker sees a blue Minecraft:sheep, it turns the sheep into a red sheep while uttering "wololo". This is a reference to the Priest unit from the Template:Wikipedia real-time strategy game series, which would utter "wololo" while converting enemy units to their side, changing their color. The evoker specifically uses the sound sample from the 1997 title Template:Wikipedia.<ref>Template:Tweet
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Grim Fandango

• The painting 'Mortal Coil' is partly a reference to the character Bruno Martinez from Grim Fandango.<ref>Template:Tweet
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Terraria

• One of the games splash texts recommends the game Minecraft:Terraria. "Also try Terraria!"

Project Zomboid

• One of the games splash texts recommends the game Project Zomboid. "Also try Project Zomboid!"

Pokémon

• The translation key in Template:El for invalid structures is Template:Cd, likely a reference to the famous glitch Pokémon known as Template:Wikipedia in the first generation of Pokémon games.
  • The term "missingno" is also used in Template:El internally for the resource locations of the Minecraft:missing texture and Minecraft:missing model. It was also previously used for Minecraft:splash texts when none could be loaded, as well as items with invalid entries in CanDestroy/CanPlaceOn NBT tags.

Quake

• The "Minecraft:Quake Pro" FOV option is likely a reference to the Quake series of first-person shooter games, specifically the fact that pro players often use an extremely high FOV to see as much around them as possible.

Doctor Who

• The name of the Regeneration effect when the Minecraft:LOLCAT: Kingdom of Cats language option is selected is "Time Lordz Buffeh", a likely reference to the television series Minecraft:Doctor Who, particularly the fact that the race of Time Lords can regenerate into a new body.

World Of Goo

• One of the games splash texts recommends the game World of Goo. "Also try World Of Goo!"

Others

Minceraft

There is a 0.01% chance for the title screen to display "Minceraft" instead of "Minecraft". The beginning of crash logs can have the phrase "You should try our sister game, Minceraft!".

• Minceraft in the crash logs.
  Minceraft in the crash logs.
• Minceraft in-game.
  Minceraft in-game.

"Someone is closing me!"

File:Someone Closed Me.png

The "Someone is closing me!" easter egg.

After a crash, the second-to-last line of text on the game output launcher tab says "Someone is closing me!"

Enchanting symbols

File:Standard Galactic Alphabet.png

The enchanting symbols shown on the enchantment selection contain random words using the standard galactic alphabet from Template:W games, but the words in enchanting tables are randomized and do not correlate with any enchantments. This language shows up in Minecraft:10 Years of Minecraft, as a puzzle.

Sounds

Cave sound 14

File:Sound14 spectrogram.png

The creeper face in the ambient sound 14 spectrogram

When ambient sound 14 is put into a spectrogram, a creeper face can be seen. Samuel Åberg said that he made this sound with a spectrogram program.<ref>Template:Ytl</ref>

Cave sound 21

File:Cave 21 morse code.png

"BEHIND" being spelt in Morse code in the ambient sound 21 spectrogram

If ambient sound 21 is listened to closely or put in a spectrogram, it spells out Morse code: "-... . .... .. -. -.." , which translates to "behind". When Samuel Åberg was asked about this, he responded with "Creepy 👀".<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>

Crimson forest ambience

Many of the sounds were created using balloons.<ref>Template:YouTube link</ref>

Music Disc 11

File:Disc 11 Spectrogram.png

The static at the end of Disc 11 viewed in a spectrogram. Steve's face can be seen here as well as the numbers 12418.

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The numbers 12418.

If the .ogg file for "11" is turned into a Template:W in an audio editor, the static at the end displays an image of Minecraft:Steve's face and the numbers 12418. The numbers are a visual signature, where "C" is hexadecimal for "12", and combined with "418" creates "C418".

The killer bunny

The Minecraft:killer bunny is a variant of the rabbit that is hostile to all players. This is a reference to the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It can be spawned only by using commands, and only Template:In.

Crash screens

Template:Main When the game runs into a fatal error and crashes, the crash log includes a message such as "Who set us up the TNT?" or "Hi. I'm Minecraft, and I'm a crashaholic."

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Debug profile results

Debug profile results (triggered via Template:Cmd) contain witty comments at the top, much like with crash reports.

• I'd Rather Be Surfing
• Shiny numbers!
• Am I not running fast enough? :(
• I'm working as hard as I can!
• Will I ever be good enough for you? :(
• Speedy. Zoooooom!
• Hello world
• 40% better than a crash report.
• Now with extra numbers
• Now with less numbers
• Now with the same numbers
• You should add flames to things, it makes them go faster!
• Do you feel the need for... optimization?
• *cracks redstone whip*
• Maybe if you treated it better then it'll have more motivation to work faster! Poor server.

Item models

Several items when worn on the head (using Template:Cmd) have unique placements. The Minecraft:end rod and Minecraft:spyglass protrude from the head like a horn, the Minecraft:lightning rod sits at the side like a snorkel, Minecraft:fish look like an ear and mic piece, Minecraft:banners display similar to how raid captains wear them, Minecraft:fence gates are worn like glasses, Minecraft:bones are held in the mouth like a dog, Minecraft:leads go around the eye like a monocle, and Minecraft:feathers stick up at the back of the head.

• Steve wearing end rod
  Steve wearing end rod
• Alex wearing end rod
  Alex wearing end rod
• Steve wearing raw cod
  Steve wearing raw cod
• Alex wearing raw cod
  Alex wearing raw cod
• Steve wearing white banner
  Steve wearing white banner
• Alex wearing white banner
  Alex wearing white banner
• Steve wearing bone
  Steve wearing bone
• Alex wearing bone
  Alex wearing bone
• Steve wearing lead
  Steve wearing lead
• Alex wearing lead
  Alex wearing lead
• Steve wearing feather
  Steve wearing feather
• Alex wearing feather
  Alex wearing feather
• Steve wearing oak fence gate
  Steve wearing oak fence gate
• Alex wearing oak fence gate
  Alex wearing oak fence gate

Command blocks

Searge

Running "Minecraft:Searge" as the command in the command block without a preceding "/" sets the previous output to "#itzlipofutzli". This Easter egg is case insensitive.

autoexec.bat

In the language files, the key for the command block’s “Always Active” feature is advMode.mode.autoexec.bat, a tribute to DOS-based operating systems that made use of the file "AUTOEXEC.BAT" to run commands upon startup of the system.

Removed Easter eggs

Several Easter eggs have been removed from Minecraft.

Command blocks

Command blocks have various Easter eggs with messages being added to the previous output.

Searge says

If the command Template:Cmd is run via a Minecraft:command block, it gave various messages prefixed with "Searge says: " as the previous output when activated. The following messages existed:

• "Yolo"
• "/achievement take achievement.understandCommands @p"
• "Ask for help on twitter"
• "/deop @p"
• "Scoreboard deleted, commands blocked"
• "Contact helpdesk for help"
• "/testfornoob @p"
• "/trigger warning"
• "Oh my god, it's full of stats"
• "/kill @p[name=!Searge]"
• "Have you tried turning it off and on again?"
• "Sorry, no help today".

This no longer works in 1.13 or above (Template:Bug); instead the Template:Cmd command now runs normally, but the previous output gives only the last line ("/xp -> experience") due to there being space for just one line.

Java Edition launcher

File:Easter Egg Launcher.png

Some launcher Easter eggs. The shrugging emoticon has been clicked, causing it to turn white. A witch has also appeared after the player hovered over the play button.

Before the release of the Java Edition launcher version 2.1.497x, the launcher contained multiple Easter eggs. If the player hovered their cursor over the "Play" button for a few seconds, a random mob would appear in the bottom right corner of the launcher. In the top left corner of the launcher, the player could see a translucent creeper face. There was about a Template:Frac chance of the creeper face being replaced with a shrugging emoticon, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. When the player clicked on either of these, they turned solid white. Clicking them again would return them to their translucent state. In addition, if the player pressed ctrl+b, the Minecraft:experience orb pickup sound plays. These no longer work since the launcher has since been updated.

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Legacy Console Edition tutorial world

Tower of Pimps

In the old Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition TU12-TU13 Tutorial World, on the top floor of the sandstone pyramid, there are four blocks of gold on top of a block of obsidian. This is the "Tower of Pimps". It was created by Gavin Free of Achievement Hunter in their video "Let's Play Minecraft Part 2 - On a Rail!" and has become a symbol of the group's Let's Play Minecraft series, mainly as a trophy of their competitions in their Achievement City world within Xbox 360 Edition and Java Edition.<ref>Template:YouTube link</ref>

Stampylonghead reference

In the Legacy Console Edition TU19/CU7/1.12 Tutorial World, there was an island in the northeast side of the world and it had a remake of several buildings from Minecraft Minecraft:YouTuber Minecraft:Stampylonghead, including his house along with his boat, the S.S. Stumpy, not to be confused with the S.S. Stampy.<ref>Template:Ytl</ref>

Additionally, the boat was seen in the trailer for Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition TU19/CU7.<ref>Template:Ytl</ref>

A world based on the map, containing all of his creations, would later be released by Minecraft:4J Studios on the Minecraft:Marketplace in 2024 as "Stampy's Lovely World".<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

1K IN 24h

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1K IN 24h logo.

In July 29, 2010, after Minecraft:Minecraft got over 1000 sales in 24 hours, Minecraft:Notch decided to celebrate by reuploading Alpha v1.0.13_01 with the Minecraft logo being replaced by "1K IN 24h".

It was since been removed in Alpha v1.0.14 by reverting it to the previous version.

Notch's birthday

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Notch's birthday splash text in early alpha.

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Notch's birthday splash text in 1.7.9.

On June 1, Notch's birthday, the only splash displayed is "Happy Birthday, Notch!"

This splash was removed in Minecraft:Java Edition 1.8.5, since Notch no longer works for Mojang.

Player Notch's death

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"Super Secret" settings

In snapshot Minecraft:13w36a for Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.2, Dinnerbone added a Super Secret Settings button, which could be viewed in the options screen. Clicking it would blare a random game sound with a lower pitch and change the Minecraft:shader of the screen. These effects would not necessarily work on computers without a graphics card that supported OpenGL 2.1. This was removed in snapshot Minecraft:15w31a for 1.9.

missingno splash

In older versions, if one were to delete the file splashes.txt without also deleting the META-INF folder, the splash text on the title screen would appear as "missingno". This is a reference to the infamous glitch Pokémon Template:W found in the first generation of Pokémon games. This was later changed to a Template:W, which was originally displayed in MinecraftTemplate:'s Unicode font as a box with the letters "ZWNBSP" within it.

The splash was added in Minecraft:Java Edition Alpha v1.0.12 and it's the only vanilla version with this splash by default since all splashes were temporarily removed.

• Splash in Minecraft:Alpha v1.0.12.
  Splash in Minecraft:Alpha v1.0.12.
• The missingno splash in 1.13.2.
  The missingno splash in 1.13.2.
• The missingno splash in Minecraft:19w12b.
  The missingno splash in Minecraft:19w12b.
• The missingno splash since 1.14 (Minecraft:19w13a).
  The missingno splash since 1.14 (Minecraft:19w13a).

Cake

File:10 years cake render.png File:10 years cake 1.png File:10 years cake 2.png File:10 years cake 3.png

In 1.14.2-pre2 and for the occasion of the 10 years of MinecraftTemplate:'s release on May 17, 2019, the Minecraft:cake had a big "10" placed like candles, and the only Minecraft:splash text that appeared was "Turning 10 years old!"<ref>https://resources.download.minecraft.net/8b/8b4ff4e0937149a16bc246116bb92d1f3c638e73</ref> This was reverted to the way they were before on May 20, 2019, and is unable to be seen again in-game even when going back to 1.14.2-pre2 and changing the time of the device to May 17-20 of 2019.

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Full cake
1 slice eaten
2 slices eaten
3 slices eaten

Guardian

Before the Minecraft:Texture Update, in the Minecraft:guardian and Minecraft:elder guardian textures, there was an unused area saying "jeb," marking Minecraft:Jens Bergensten as the designer of the texture.

• Elder guardian.
  Elder guardian.
• Normal guardian.
  Normal guardian.

Zombie pigman

Before the Texture Update, in an unused area for the Minecraft:zombie pigman texture, the words "THX XAPHOBIA" could be seen. This was written by Minecraft:Notch to give credit and thanks to the original creator of the texture, XaPhobia.<ref>Template:Tweet
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• Zombie pigman texture
  Zombie pigman texture