Minecraft:Tutorial hints

Most of the hints available in Java Edition in order.

An animation demonstrating the progress bar of the "Destroy the tree" hint.

A tutorial hint/game tip in Template:BE.

Tutorial hints (also known as game tips in Template:BE) are Minecraft:toasts on the player's Minecraft:HUD which show up when a player starts a world in Minecraft:Survival mode for the first time on a device. They are meant to guide new players on the game Minecraft:controls.

Description

When a Minecraft:Survival world is generated for the first time on a device, the first tutorial hint appears: the movement hint. Tutorial hints appear as a toasts in the top right of the screen (much like new recipes), or pointing to related HUD elements.Template:Only Each hint consists of the hint title,Template:Only a description of how to complete it, and an image to describe it, usually an animation of Minecraft:Alex performing the action with the required controls in Bedrock Edition. Once the tutorial hint has been completed (for example, when the player harvests a tree's log), that tutorial hint disappears. After a certain amount of time or when certain events happen, the next hint is shown automatically. Template:IN, once the "craft wooden planks" hint is completed, tutorial hints never again appear in any world. Template:IN, any tutorial hint is always shown 3 times before they never appear again, but the tutorial can be reset in the "General" Minecraft:settings tab, where it can also be disabled entirely. The Template:Cmd command can also be used to toggle them.

Tutorial hints are obtained by simply completing the task given. Template:IN each hint, minus the "Open your inventory" and the "Craft wooden planks" hint, have a progress bar that shows the player's progress on the current hint and fills up as it is being completed. For example, for the "Destroy the tree" hint, the progress bar begins emptying and starts filling up as the player harvests a log, so that when the log is destroyed, the bar is complete and the hint disappears.

In Minecraft:Creative mode, only the first two hints are displayed,Template:Only or a different set of tutorial hints is used.Template:Only Different tutorial hints also appear in Bedrock Edition when using different control modes.

Template:IN, when an open to LAN world or multiplayer server is first joined on a device, there is also a hint about the social interaction menu. It simply tells the player that they can press the Template:Key button on the keyboard to open the social interactions menu.

options.txt

Template:IN, the gameplay stages of the tutorial is stored as tutorialStep: in the Minecraft:options.txt file in the game directory, except the Minecraft:Social interactions hint, which is stored as joinedFirstServer:, so they are kept per device and per directory (you can set up more profiles with different game directories in the launcher options). After the last guide is shown, the value none is saved. Changing TutorialStep to this value (the game must be closed beforehand) prevents the instructions from appearing.

Template:IN, each game tip has its own line in options.txt to track whether or not it's been completed.

List of hints

Template:Edition: Controls in bold display in-game as the actual key bind for that control (e.g., "W" by default for "Forwards").

Image	In-game title and description	Actual requirements (if different)	options.txt name
File:Movement hint.png	Move with Template:Control, Template:Control, Template:Control, and Template:Control Jump with Template:Control	Use Template:Control and Template:Control to move around.	`movement`
File:Look around hint.png	Look around Use your mouse to turn	—	`movement`
File:Punch tree hint.png	Find a tree Punch it to collect wood		`find_tree`
File:Punch tree hint.png	Destroy the tree Hold down Template:Control	Template:Control a Minecraft:log block until it breaks.	`punch_tree`
File:Open inventory hint.png	Open your inventory Press Template:Control	—	`open_inventory`
File:Craft planks hint.png	Craft wooden planks The recipe book can help	Put wood in a Minecraft:crafting table or the Minecraft:inventory crafting.	`craft_planks`
File:Social Interactions hint JE2.png	Social Interactions Press Template:Control to open	Open the Minecraft:social interactions menu	`joinedFirstServer`

Template:Edition: Template:Wip Template:Hatnote

Image	In-game title and description	options.txt name	Input method
File:Camera-mouse.gif	Look around Use your mouse to turn	Template:Code	Mouse
File:Camera-touch.gif	Touch and drag the screen to look around		Touch
	Move :tip_right_stick: to look around		Controller
File:Movement-mouse.gifTemplate:Note	Move with Template:Control, Template:Control, Template:Control, Template:Control	Template:Code	Mouse
File:Movement-ZQSD-mouse.gif			Mouse
File:Movement-touch.gif	Move by using the joystick		Touch (joystick)
	Move by using the arrow buttons		Touch (D-pad)
	Move Template:Control to move around		Controller
File:Fly-mouse.gifTemplate:Note	Double tap Template:Control to fly	Template:Code	Mouse
File:Fly-touch.gif	Double tap jump to fly	Template:Code	Touch
File:Fly-up-mouse.gifTemplate:Note	Press Template:Control to fly up	Template:Code	Mouse
File:Fly-down-mouse.gifTemplate:Note	Press Template:Control to fly down	Template:Code	Mouse
File:Stop-fly-mouse.gifTemplate:Note	Double tap Template:Control to stop flying	Template:Code	Mouse
File:Stop-fly-touch.gif	Double tap fly down to stop flying	Template:Code	Touch
File:Jump-mouse.gifTemplate:Note	Jump with Template:Control	Template:Code	Mouse
File:Swim-mouse.gifTemplate:Note	Press and hold Template:Control to swim up	Template:Code	Mouse
File:Swim-touch.gif	Press to swim up	Template:Code	Touch
File:Break-block-mouse.gif	Hold left click to break blocks	Template:Code	Mouse
File:Break-block-touch.gif	Tap and hold to break blocks		Touch (joystick)
			Touch (D-pad)
			Controller
	Tap and hold :tip_virtual_button_action_attack_or_destroy: to break blocks		Touch (crosshair)
File:Place-block-mouse.gif	Right click to place block	Template:Code	Mouse
File:Place-block-touch.gif	Tap to place block		Touch (default)
	Click on the ground to place block		Controller
	Tap :tip_virtual_button_action_build_or_use: to place block		Touch (crosshair)
File:Open-inventory-mouse.png	Open your inventory Press Template:Control	Template:Code	Mouse
File:Open-inventory-touch.png	Open inventory to see crafting recipes		Touch
	Press Template:Control to open your inventory		Controller
File:Open-inventory-creative-mouse.gif	Open your inventory Press Template:Control		Mouse
File:Open-inventory-creative-touch.gif	Open inventory to see building blocks		Touch
	Press Template:Control to open your inventory		Controller
File:Sneak-mouse.gifTemplate:Note	Hold Template:Control to sneak! Can't fall off edges now	Template:Code	Mouse
	You are sneaking! Can’t fall off edges now		Mouse
File:Sneak-touch.gif	You're sneaking, so you can't fall off edges		Touch
	You're sneaking, so you can't fall off edges		Controller
File:Stop-sneaking-touch.gif	—	Template:Code	Touch
File:Crafting-table-place-mouse.gif	Place your crafting table. Hold it and click to place	Template:Code	Mouse
File:Crafting-table-place-touch.gif	Place your crafting table by tapping the ground		Touch
	Place your crafting table, hold it then tap the ground		Controller
File:Crafting-table-use-mouse.gif	Right click on Crafting Table to use	Template:Code	Mouse
File:Hotbar-mouse.gif	Scroll or press %s to hold itemTemplate:Note	Template:Code	Mouse
File:Hotbar-touch.gif	Tap item in hotbar to hold it	Template:Code	Touch
File:Chat-open-mouse.gifTemplate:Note	Press Template:Control to open chatTemplate:Note	Template:Code	Mouse
File:Chat-open-touch.gif	Tap to open chat		Touch
	Tap the chat button to open chat		Touch (tts)
File:Emote-mouse.gifTemplate:Needs testing	Press or hold Template:Control to emote	Template:Code	Mouse
File:Emote-touch.gif	Tap to emote		Touch
	Tap the emote button to emote		Touch (tts)