Minecraft:Crawling

Efe crawling

Kai crawling

Crawling is a mechanic<ref name=official>Template:Mcnet</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref> that prevents the Minecraft:player from suffocating when inside small gaps. Crawling covers a pose that occurs when the player is in an area less than 1.5 blocks high.

Entering crawling

A player cannot crawl when there is no risk of suffocation. Crawling is initiated automatically in any situation that would cause the Minecraft:player's head to intersect a Minecraft:block in such a way that the area underneath the block is less than 1.5 blocks. For example:

Closing a Minecraft:trapdoor on the player
Closing a Minecraft:fence gate when it is at the same Minecraft:altitude as the player's head
Using a Minecraft:piston to push a block into the player
Exiting Minecraft:swimming mode in a one-block-high space
Exiting Minecraft:elytra mode in a one-block-high space
Having a Minecraft:tree grow over a player
Throwing an Minecraft:ender pearl into a one block space
Having a Minecraft:shulker box push the player down
- This normally makes the player sneak instead of crawl, but when it is above a Minecraft:slab or a not-full block, then the player crawls.
Getting off a Minecraft:pig with a Minecraft:saddle if it's under a one-block-high space
Having a Minecraft:boat land on the player's head
Waking up from a Minecraft:bed placed in a two-block-high space, with no space to the side of the bed

In these circumstances, the player automatically switches to a crawling state. When enough space opens up above the player's head, the player automatically exits this state and begins standing again. In the crawling form, the player is reduced to 0.625 blocks tall, or Template:Frac of a block, meaning that they can crawl over blocks 0.375 blocks tall, or Template:Frac blocks tall, the height of a Minecraft:daylight detector.

When crawling, the player travels at Minecraft:sneaking speed. The speed of crawling can be increased with the Minecraft:Swift Sneak enchantment. The speed can also be increased by sprinting before entering the crawling state. This raises the speed by 30%.

Crawling players can still produce footstep sounds<ref>Template:Bug</ref> and alert sculk sensors; both of these effects can be eliminated by pressing the Template:Ctrl key while crawling.