Minecraft:Translucency

Template:Distinguish Template:Stub Translucency is a concept very closely related to transparency. Blocks, items, entities and other game elements said to be translucent allow for vision to pass through them partially, but not fully.

Examples of translucent objects

Blocks

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All translucent blocks use the rendertype_translucent core shader, with the exception of tripwire, which uses rendertype_tripwire.Template:Until

Block	ID
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:ice
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:frosted_ice
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:slime_block
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:honey_block
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:tinted_glass
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:white_stained_glass
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:light_gray_stained_glass
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:gray_stained_glass
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:black_stained_glass
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:brown_stained_glass
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:red_stained_glass
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:orange_stained_glass
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:yellow_stained_glass
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:lime_stained_glass
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:green_stained_glass
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:cyan_stained_glass
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:light_blue_stained_glass
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:blue_stained_glass
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:purple_stained_glass
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:magenta_stained_glass
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:pink_stained_glass
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:white_stained_glass_pane
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:light_gray_stained_glass_pane
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:gray_stained_glass_pane
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:black_stained_glass_pane
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:brown_stained_glass_pane
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:red_stained_glass_pane
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:orange_stained_glass_pane
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:yellow_stained_glass_pane
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:lime_stained_glass_pane
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:green_stained_glass_pane
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:cyan_stained_glass_pane
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:light_blue_stained_glass_pane
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:blue_stained_glass_pane
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:purple_stained_glass_pane
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:magenta_stained_glass_pane
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:pink_stained_glass_pane
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:nether_portal
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:tripwire
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:bubble_column
Template:BlockLink	minecraft:water

Blocks that are not translucent, even though they'd be expected to

Minecraft:Water cauldrons, despite containing water, render this water as completely opaque.Template:Until While it was rendered translucent as expected in prior versions, this seems to be inconsistent and possibly hardware-dependent, and when it fully stopped is currently unknown. Its opacity is also a parity issue, as cauldron water appears translucent as expected Template:In. This persists to the present day.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Similarly, while tripwire itself is translucent, the region of tripwire which connects to a Minecraft:tripwire hook is not. This causes the region of tripwire attached to the tripwire hook to appear much darker than the rest of it.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Miscellaneous

Template:Incomplete section These visuals are also rendered with translucency:

• The outer body of Minecraft:slimes.
• Certain Minecraft:particles, like the swirls emitted from potion Minecraft:effects.
• Certain screen overlays like the Minecraft:nether portal transition effect and the Minecraft:powder snow freezing overlays.
• Minecraft:Water, while Minecraft:lava is not.
• The outer glow of beacon beams.