Minecraft:Java Edition renamed features

Template:Italic title Template:Work in progress This is a list of Template:JE features whose display names have changed over time. These features include blocks, items, entities, and biomes.

Features where "version added" is listed as "~" received their display names in Beta 1.0. Before then, in-game blocks and items had no visible names.

Blocks

Block Name	Old name	Explanation	Version added	Version renamed
File:Cobblestone Stairs.png Minecraft:Cobblestone Stairs	Stone Stairs	Fixed incorrect naming.	~	1.8 (14w31a)
File:Crafting Table JE4 BE3.png Minecraft:Crafting Table	Workbench		~	Beta 1.2
File:Enchanting Table.png Minecraft:Enchanting Table	Enchantment Table		1.0.0 (Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3)	1.13 (17w47a)
File:End Portal.png Minecraft:End Portal (block)	Portal	Renamed to differentiate from the Nether Portal block.	1.0.0 (Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3)	1.13Template:Verify
width=28x28 Minecraft:Deepslate	Grimstone		1.17 (21w07a)	1.17 (21w08a)
width=28x28 Minecraft:Grass Block	Grass		~	Beta 1.8 pre2
File:Nether Portal.png Minecraft:Nether Portal (block)	Portal	Renamed to differentiate from the End Portal block.	~	1.13Template:Verify
File:Oak Button.png Oak Button	Wooden Button	Renamed with the addition of the 5 other wooden button types.	1.4.2 (12w34a)	1.13 (17w47a)
File:Oak Pressure Plate.png Oak Pressure Plate	Wooden Pressure Plate	Renamed with the addition of the 5 other wooden pressure plate types.	~	1.13 (17w47a)
File:Poppy.png Minecraft:Poppy	Rose	Renamed to poppies alongside a texture change.	~	1.7.2 (13w36a)
width=28x28 Minecraft:Carved Pumpkin	Pumpkin	Renamed with the addition of the faceless pumpkin.	~	1.13 (17w47a)
File:Red Bed.png Red Bed	Bed	Renamed to "Red Bed" with the addition of the other 15 dyed beds.	Beta 1.3	1.12 (17w15a)
File:White Terracotta.png Minecraft:Stained Terracotta	Stained Clay <Color> Hardened Clay	All variants of Stained Clay were renamed to Stained Terracotta alongside the addition of Minecraft:Glazed Terracotta.	1.6.1 (13w19a)	1.10 (release) 1.12 (17w16a)
File:Stone Button.png Minecraft:Stone Button	Button	Renamed to differentiate between stone and wooden buttons.	~	1.13 (17w47a)
File:Terracotta.png Minecraft:Terracotta	Hardened Clay	Hardened Clay was renamed to Terracotta alongside Stained Terracotta being renamed.	1.6.1 (13w17a)	1.12 (17w16a)

Items

Item Name	Old name	Explanation	Version added	Version renamed
File:Cooked Cod.png Minecraft:Cooked Cod	Cooked Fish		~	1.13 (17w47a)
File:Enchanted Golden Apple.png Minecraft:Enchanted Golden Apple	Golden Apple	When added, the only distinctions between this and the original golden apple were the rarities and Minecraft:enchantment glint.	1.3.1 (12w21a)	1.13 (17w47a)
File:Golden Boots (item).png Minecraft:Golden Boots	Golden boots	Fixed capitalization.	~	1.2.1 (1.2)
File:Green Dye.png Minecraft:Green Dye	Cactus Green		Beta 1.2	1.14 (18w43a)
File:Gunpowder.png Minecraft:Gunpowder	Sulphur		~	Beta 1.3
File:Lava Bucket.png Minecraft:Lava Bucket	Lava bucket	Fixed capitalization.	~	1.2.1 (1.2)
File:Raw Cod.png Minecraft:Raw Cod	Raw Fish		~	1.13 (17w47a)
File:Sugar Cane (item).png Minecraft:Sugar Cane	Reeds Sugar Canes		~	Beta 1.2 1.13 (17w47a)
File:Red Dye.png Minecraft:Red Dye	Rose Red		Beta 1.2	1.14 (18w43a)
File:Yellow Dye.png Minecraft:Yellow Dye	Dandelion Yellow		Beta 1.2	1.14 (18w43a)

Entities

Entity Name	Old name	Explanation	Version added	Version renamed
width=47x47 Minecraft:Zombified Piglin	Zombie Pigman Pig Zombie	The name and model of Zombie Pigmen were changed alongside the addition of the Minecraft:Piglin mob.	Alpha v1.2.0	1.16

Biomes

Biome Name	Old name	Explanation	Version added	Version renamed
width=50x50 Minecraft:Dark Forest	Roofed Forest		1.7.2 (13w36a)	1.13 (18w19a)
File:End Barrens.png Minecraft:End Barrens	The End The End - Barren island	Prior to 1.13, the outer End islands all used the same biome name as the center island. They were divided into four separate biomes in 18w06a, and renamed in 18w19a.	1.9 (15w31a) 1.13 (18w06a)	1.13 (18w19a)
File:End Highlands.png Minecraft:End Highlands	The End The End - High island	Prior to 1.13, the outer End islands all used the same biome name as the center island. They were divided into four separate biomes in 18w06a, and renamed in 18w19a.	1.9 (15w31a) 1.13 (18w06a)	1.13 (18w19a)
File:End Midlands.png Minecraft:End Midlands	The End The End - Medium island	Prior to 1.13, the outer End islands all used the same biome name as the center island. They were divided into four separate biomes in 18w06a, and renamed in 18w19a.	1.9 (15w31a) 1.13 (18w06a)	1.13 (18w19a)
File:Nether Wastes.png Minecraft:Nether Wastes	Hell Nether	"Hell" was one of the placeholder names used during development of The Nether dimension, with the other being The Slip.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> It was renamed once more in 1.16 to distinguish itself from the newer Nether biomes and the dimension itself.	~	1.13 (18w19a) 1.16 (20w06a)
File:Small End Islands.png Minecraft:Small End Islands	The End The End - Floating island	Prior to 1.13, the outer End islands all used the same biome name as the center island. They were divided into four separate biomes in 18w06a, and renamed in 18w19a.	1.9 (15w31a) 1.13 (18w06a)	1.13 (18w19a)
width=50x50 Minecraft:Swamp	Swampland		Beta 1.8 (Pre-release)<ref group="note">This version of the swampland replaced the one introduced in Alpha v1.2.0.</ref>	1.13 (18w19a)
File:The End.png Minecraft:The End (biome)	Sky	The original concept for a third dimension was going to be the Minecraft:Sky dimension, before being reworked into The End dimension.	Beta 1.6	1.8 (14w17a)
width=50x50 Minecraft:Windswept Hills	Extreme Hills Mountains	Mountains were renamed back to "Extreme Hills" in 1.18 Experimental Snapshot 2. It was reverted in 21w37a, and renamed once more to Windswept Hills in 21w40a.	Beta 1.8 (Pre-release)	1.13 (18w19a) 1.18 (Experimental Snapshot 2) 1.18 (21w37a) 1.18 (21w40a)