Minecraft:Animation
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An animation is a change in appearance of something with respect to time, used in order to convey information or for aesthetic purposes.
Blocks
Only few blocks can exhibit true animations. While many blocks have states that can be changed via interactions or otherwise, these are usually instantaneous flips with no continuous transformation between them. Examples of blocks capable of animation include:
- Minecraft:Chests, Minecraft:trapped chests and Minecraft:ender chests, whose lids are on a hinge and which open and close
- Minecraft:Shulker boxes, when opened or closed
- Minecraft:Pistons and Minecraft:sticky pistons, alongside any attached blocks, when expanding or contracting
- Minecraft:Conduits, when active
- Minecraft:Enchanting table books
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Animated textures
The textures of blocks themselves can be animated.
Using Minecraft:resource packs, any block which uses block models can be animated.
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Using Minecraft:resource packs, any block which uses block models can be animated.
Removed from Java Edition
Removed from Bedrock Edition
Fluids
Both fluids in the game (water and lava) are animated in all forms and directions.
Entities
Almost all Minecraft:entities have animations of some sort, ranging from an idle animation which always plays to attacking animations and even dancing. Mobs also have walking or other fitting animations when moving.
Entity animations
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| Mob | Type of Animation | Animation | Animation added | Animation removed |
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| Template:EntityLink | Flying | File:Bat JE1 BE1.gif | v0.11.0 alpha build 1 | Minecraft:beta 1.10.0.3 |
| Template:EntityLink | Flying | File:Ghast JE1 BE1.gif | Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.11.0 alpha build 2 | Minecraft:beta 1.10.0.3 |
| Template:EntityLink (Named_jeb) | Shifting through colors | File:Jeb Sheep BE1.gif | 0.15.0 build 1 | beta 1.10.0.3 |
Inventory icons
List of animated inventory icons
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Particles
Particles commonly have animated textures, from flipping through different texture files, such as the Minecraft:Soul Speed particle.