Minecraft:Commands/summon

Summons an entity.

Syntax

• Java Edition

summon <entity> [<pos>] [<nbt>]

• Bedrock Edition

summon <entityType: EntityType> [spawnPos: x y z] [yRot: value] [xRot: value] [spawnEvent: string] [nameTag: string]

summon <entityType: EntityType> <nameTag: string> [spawnPos: x y z]

summon <entityType: EntityType> [spawnPos: x y z] facing <lookAtEntity: target> [spawnEvent: string] [nameTag: string]

summon <entityType: EntityType> [spawnPos: x y z] facing <lookAtPosition: x y z> [spawnEvent: string] [nameTag: string]

Arguments

Template:El: <entity>: resource
Template:El: entityType: EntityType: enum

Specifies the entity to be summoned.

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in Template:Editions, player and fishing bobber entity cannot be summoned. Commands trying to summon them always fail.

in Template:Editions, only certain entity types are allowed to be summoned. Entity types that are allowed to be summoned are listed in the auto-completion suggestion list. Commands trying to summon an entity that cannot be summoned are unparseable.

Template:El: <pos>: vec3
Template:El: spawnPos: x y z: CommandPositionFloat

Specifies the position to summon the entity. If not specified, defaults to the position of the command's execution.

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Template:Rcat: <nbt>: nbt_compound_tag

Specifies the data tag for the entity, this can include any NBT in Entity format.

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Template:Rcat: yRot: value: RelativeFloat and xRot: value: RelativeFloat

Specifies the rotation of the summoned entity.

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Template:Rcat: lookAtEntity: target: CommandSelector<Actor>

Specifies the entity to make the summoned entity facing to.

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Template:Rcat: lookAtPosition: x y z: CommandPositionFloat

Specifies the coordinates to make the summoned entity facing to.

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Template:Rcat: spawnEvent: string: basic_string

Specifies the in-game event for the entity. Should be a Minecraft:spawn event (event name for entities in behavior pack).

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Template:Rcat: nameTag: string: basic_string

Specifies the name of the entity.

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Output

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Examples

• To summon lightning 10 blocks west of the current position of the executing player:
  • summon lightning_bolt ~-10 ~ ~

• Java Edition:
  • To summon a charged creeper at the current position named "Powered Creeper":
    • summon creeper ~ ~ ~ {powered:true,CustomName:'"Powered Creeper"'}
    • NOTE: CustomName is a raw JSON text.
  • To summon an unbreakable diamond pickaxe:
    • summon item ~ ~ ~ {Item:{id:"minecraft:diamond_pickaxe",count:1,components:{"minecraft:unbreakable":{}}}}
  • To summon a spider jockey:
    • summon spider ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:skeleton",HandItems:[{id:"minecraft:bow",count:1}]}]}
  • To summon an evoker rotated -90° to face east without AI:
    • summon evoker ~ ~ ~ {Rotation:[-90f,0f],NoAI:1}
  • To summon a Minecraft:villager that trades 1 dirt block in exchange for 5 diamonds:
    • summon villager ~ ~ ~ {Offers:{Recipes:[{buy:{id:"minecraft:dirt",count:1},sell:{id:"minecraft:diamond",count:5},rewardExp:false}]}}
  • To summon a baby Minecraft:zombie that has the Speed II mob effect with infinite duration:
    • summon zombie ~ ~ ~ {IsBaby:true,active_effects:[{id:"minecraft:speed",amplifier:1b,duration:-1,show_particles:true}]}
  • To summon a glowing Primed TNT 5 blocks forward, that will explode in 30 seconds but will not deal any damage to blocks or entities:
    • summon tnt ^ ^ ^5 {Glowing:true,fuse:600s,explosion_power:0.0f}
• Bedrock Edition:
  • To summon a patrol captain pillager at the current position:
    • summon pillager ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_as_patrol_captain
  • To summon a dolphin with the name "Dolphin" in a golden color:
    • summon dolphin §6Dolphin ~ ~ ~
  • To summon a Minecraft:boat rotated 180 degrees:
    • summon boat ~ ~ ~ 180 180

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