Minecraft:Action bar

The message "You may not rest now; the bed is too far away" is shown on the action bar.

The action bar is a space just above the player's Minecraft:hotbar where text can be displayed. Some gameplay elements, such as Minecraft:beds, use this to give contextual hints to the player. Text can also be displayed here using the Template:Cmd command.

Behavior

The action bar is displayed above where item names are shown when an item is selected in your hotbar, so an item name and action bar text can be shown on the screen at the same time.

When text is displayed here, it instantly appears and remains on the screen for approximately 1.5 secondsTemplate:Info needed before fading out. If another action bar message is sent, it instantly replaces the previous text without any transition/animation and remains there for the usual 1.5 seconds it normally would if it was not replacing anything.

Template:IN, the opacity of the black background on the action bar can be adjusted in the accessibility settings.

Gameplay uses

Template:IN, certain messages are shown in the Minecraft:chat instead of the action bar.

Displayed text	Cause
Now Playing: %s	When a Minecraft:music disc starts playing nearby.
Press %1$s to Dismount	When the player starts riding a vehicle or animal.
This bed is occupiedTemplate:Only	When another entity is already in a bed.
You can sleep only at night or during thunderstormsTemplate:Only	When a player tries to sleep during the day and without a thunderstorm.
You may not rest now; the bed is too far awayTemplate:Only	When a player tries to sleep in a bed that is too far away.
This bed is obstructedTemplate:Only	When a player tries to sleep in a bed that has suffocating blocks directly above.
You may not rest now; there are monsters nearbyTemplate:Only	When a player tries to sleep in a bed while there are hostile mobs within a 17×11×17 box centered around the bed.
%s/%s players sleepingTemplate:Only	When a player starts sleeping but not enough players are sleeping to skip the night. Announced to all players.
Sleeping through this nightTemplate:Only	When enough players are sleeping to skip the night. Announced to all players.
No amount of rest can pass this nightTemplate:Only	When a player starts sleeping but the Template:Gmr game rule is set above 100.
%s is locked!Template:Only	When a player attempts to open a Minecraft:chest that is locked.
Unable to open. Loot not generated yet.Template:Only	When a player in Minecraft:Spectator tries to open a chest with loot that hasn't been opened yet.
Item hotbar saved (restore with %1$s+%2$s)Template:Only	After saving a creative hotbar.
Height limit for building is 319Template:Only	Attempting to build past Y=319.
Social Interactions are only available in Multiplayer worldsTemplate:Only	Attempting to open the Minecraft:social interactions screen in a Minecraft:Singleplayer world.
Chat disabled in client options.Template:Only	Attempting to open the Minecraft:chat when it is disabled in the Minecraft:options.
Chat disabled by launcher option. Cannot send message.Template:Only	Attempting to open the chat when it is disabled from the Minecraft:launcher.
Chat not allowed by account settings. Press '%s' again for more information.Template:Only	Attempting to open the chat when it is disabled from the account.
Chat not allowed by account settings. Cannot send or view messages.Template:Only	After pressing the chat keybind to get more information.
TNT explosions are disabledTemplate:Only	When attempting to ignite a block of Minecraft:TNT or a Minecraft:sulfur cube with TNT, while the Template:Gmr game rule is set to false.