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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

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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:

Chests, trapped chests and ender chests, whose lids are on a hinge and which open and close
Shulker boxes, when opened or closed
Pistons and sticky pistons, alongside any attached blocks, when expanding or contracting
Conduits, when active
Enchanting table books

Block	Animation	Notes
👁 Image Bell	👁 Image
👁 Image Conduit	👁 Image	‌^{[Java Edition only]}
👁 Image Conduit	👁 Image	‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Animated textures

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The textures of blocks themselves can be animated.

Using resource packs, any block which uses block models can be animated.

The following blocks make use of animated textures:

Block	Animation	Notes
👁 Image Blast Furnace	👁 Image	‌^{[Java Edition only]}
👁 Image Blast Furnace	👁 Image	‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
👁 Image Bubble Column	👁 Image	‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
👁 Image Campfire	👁 Image
👁 Image Chain Command Block	👁 Image 👁 Image
👁 Image Command Block	👁 Image 👁 Image
👁 Image Fire	👁 Image	‌^{[Java Edition only]}
👁 Image Fire	👁 Image	‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
👁 Image Funky Portal	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image	^{[JE 20w14∞ only]} ^{[note 1]}
👁 Image Heat Block	👁 Image	‌^{[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]} ^{[note 1]}
👁 Image Lantern	👁 Image 👁 Image
👁 Image Magma Block	👁 Image
👁 Image Nether Portal	👁 Image	‌^{[Java Edition only]} ^{[note 1]}
👁 Image Nether Portal	👁 Image	‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} ^{[note 1]}
👁 Image Prismarine	👁 Image
👁 Image Prismarine Slab	👁 Image
👁 Image Prismarine Stairs	👁 Image
👁 Image Prismarine Wall	👁 Image
👁 Image Repeating Command Block	👁 Image 👁 Image
👁 Image Respawn Anchor	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image
👁 Image Sculk Sensor	👁 Image
👁 Image Sculk Shrieker	👁 Image
👁 Image Sea Lantern	👁 Image
👁 Image Soul Campfire	👁 Image
👁 Image Soul Fire	👁 Image	‌^{[Java Edition only]}
👁 Image Soul Fire	👁 Image	‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
👁 Image Soul Lantern	👁 Image 👁 Image
👁 Image Stonecutter	👁 Image

Using resource packs, any block which uses block models can be animated.

Removed from Java Edition

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👁 Image

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Block	Animation	Animation added	Animation removed
👁 Image Campfire	👁 Image	19w02a	19w03a
👁 Image Conduit	👁 Image	18w15a	18w16a
👁 Image Prismarine	👁 Image	14w25a	18w43a
👁 Image Prismarine Slab	👁 Image	18w07a	18w43a
👁 Image Prismarine Stairs	👁 Image	18w07a	18w43a

Removed from Bedrock Edition

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👁 Image

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Block	Animation	Animation added	Animation removed
👁 Image Campfire	👁 Image	beta 1.10.0.3	beta 1.11.0.1
👁 Image Prismarine	👁 Image	Pocket Edition v0.16.0 alpha build 1	beta 1.10.0.3
👁 Image Prismarine Slab	👁 Image	beta 1.2.13.8	beta 1.9.0.0
👁 Image Prismarine Stairs	👁 Image	beta 1.2.13.8	beta 1.10.0.3

Fluids

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Both fluids in the game (water and lava) are animated in all forms and directions.

Entities

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Almost all 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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Entity	Type of Animation	Animation
👁 Image Allay	Idling	👁 Image
👁 Image Allay	Flying	👁 Image
👁 Image Allay	Dancing	👁 Image
👁 Image Axolotl	Swimming	👁 Image
👁 Image Axolotl	Walking Underwater	👁 Image
👁 Image Axolotl	Walking Out of Water	👁 Image
👁 Image Axolotl	Idling Out of Water	👁 Image
👁 Image Axolotl	Idling Underwater Floor	👁 Image
👁 Image Axolotl	Idling Underwater	👁 Image
👁 Image Bat	Flying	👁 Image
👁 Image Bee‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Flying	👁 Image
👁 Image Bee‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Flying	👁 Image
👁 Image Bee‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Flying	👁 Image
👁 Image Bee‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Flying	👁 Image
👁 Image Bee (Angry)‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Flying	👁 Image
👁 Image Bee (Angry)‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Flying	👁 Image
👁 Image Bee (Angry)‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Flying	👁 Image
👁 Image Bee (Angry)‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Flying	👁 Image
👁 Image Bee (Angry)	Stinging	👁 Image
👁 Image Blaze‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Moving	👁 Image
👁 Image Blaze‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Moving	👁 Image
👁 Image Camel	Dashing	👁 Image
👁 Image Camel	Dashing	👁 Image
👁 Image Camel	Idle	👁 Image
👁 Image Camel	Idle	👁 Image
👁 Image Camel	Sit down	👁 Image
👁 Image Camel	Sit down	👁 Image
👁 Image Camel	Stand up	👁 Image
👁 Image Camel	Stand up	👁 Image
👁 Image Camel	Walking	👁 Image
👁 Image Camel	Walking	👁 Image
👁 Image Charged Creeper	Aura	👁 Image
👁 Image Chicken	Floating	👁 Image
👁 Image Cod‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Swimming	👁 Image
👁 Image Cod‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Swimming	👁 Image
👁 Image Dolphin	Swimming	👁 Image
👁 Image Elder Guardian	Swimming when idle	👁 Image
👁 Image Guardian	Swimming when idle	👁 Image
👁 Image Husk	Converting into Zombie	👁 Image
👁 Image End Crystal‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Idle	👁 Image
👁 Image End Crystal‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Idle	👁 Image
👁 Image Ender Dragon	Flying	👁 Image
👁 Image Enderman	Screaming	👁 Image
👁 Image Endermite	Moving	👁 Image
👁 Image Frog	Croaking	👁 Image
👁 Image Frog	Croaking	👁 Image
👁 Image Frog	Croaking	👁 Image
👁 Image Frog	Walking	👁 Image
👁 Image Frog	Walking	👁 Image
👁 Image Frog	Walking	👁 Image
👁 Image Frog	Tongue	👁 Image
👁 Image Frog	Jumping	👁 Image
👁 Image Frog	Swimming	👁 Image
👁 Image Frog	Idling	👁 Image
👁 Image Ghast	Flying	👁 Image
👁 Image Blue Parrot	Dancing	👁 Image
👁 Image Cyan Parrot	Dancing	👁 Image
👁 Image Gray Parrot	Dancing	👁 Image
👁 Image Green Parrot	Dancing	👁 Image
👁 Image Red Parrot	Dancing	👁 Image
👁 Image Evoker	Celebrating	👁 Image
👁 Image Glow Squid‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Swimming	👁 Image
👁 Image Glow Squid‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Swimming	👁 Image
👁 Image Hoglin	Converting into zoglin	👁 Image
👁 Image Illusioner‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Celebrating	👁 Image
👁 Image Magma Cube	Jumping	👁 Image
👁 Image Minecart with Command Block‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Idle	👁 Image
👁 Image Minecart with Command Block‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Idle	👁 Image
👁 Image Panda (Playful)	Rolling	👁 Image
👁 Image Panda	Lying	👁 Image
👁 Image Panda	Unhappy	👁 Image
👁 Image Phantom	Flying	👁 Image
👁 Image Piglin‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Celebrating	👁 Image
👁 Image Piglin‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Celebrating	👁 Image
👁 Image Piglin	Charging crossbow	👁 Image
👁 Image Piglin	Converting into zombified piglin	👁 Image
👁 Image Piglin Brute	Converting into zombified piglin	👁 Image
👁 Image Pillager‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Celebrating	👁 Image
👁 Image Pillager‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Celebrating	👁 Image
👁 Image Pillager	Charging crossbow	👁 Image
👁 Image Polar Bear	Attacking	👁 Image
👁 Image Pufferfish (Not Puffed)‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Moving	👁 Image
👁 Image Pufferfish (Not Puffed)‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Moving	👁 Image
👁 Image Pufferfish (Half Puffed)‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Moving	👁 Image
👁 Image Pufferfish (Fully Puffed)‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Moving	👁 Image
👁 Image Rabbit	Running	👁 Image
👁 Image Salmon‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Swimming	👁 Image
👁 Image Salmon‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Swimming	👁 Image
👁 Image Sheep (Named jeb_)	Shifting through colors	👁 Image
👁 Image Shulker	Shooting	👁 Image
👁 Image Silverfish	Moving	👁 Image
👁 Image Squid	Swimming	👁 Image
👁 Image Sniffer	Digging	👁 Image
👁 Image Sniffer	Feeling happy	👁 Image
👁 Image Sniffer	Long sniffing	👁 Image
👁 Image Sniffer	Searching	👁 Image
👁 Image Sniffer	Sniffing	👁 Image
👁 Image Sniffer	Standing up	👁 Image
👁 Image Sniffer	Walking	👁 Image
👁 Image Strider‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Moving	👁 Image
👁 Image Strider‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Moving	👁 Image
👁 Image Strider‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Moving	👁 Image
👁 Image Strider‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Moving	👁 Image
👁 Image Strider‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Moving	👁 Image
👁 Image Strider‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Moving	👁 Image
👁 Image Strider‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Moving	👁 Image
👁 Image Strider‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Moving	👁 Image
👁 Image Strider	Walking	👁 Image
👁 Image Strider	Walking	👁 Image
👁 Image Tadpole	Swimming	👁 Image
👁 Image Vex	Flying	👁 Image
👁 Image Villager (Unemployed)	Refusing	👁 Image
👁 Image Villager (Nitwit)	Refusing	👁 Image
👁 Image Vindicator	Celebrating	👁 Image
👁 Image Warden	Attacking	👁 Image
👁 Image Warden	Digging	👁 Image
👁 Image Warden	Emerging	👁 Image
👁 Image Warden	Idle	👁 Image
👁 Image Warden	Roar	👁 Image
👁 Image Warden	Sniffing	👁 Image
👁 Image Warden	Sonic Boom Attack	👁 Image
👁 Image Warden	Walking	👁 Image
👁 Image Witch	Celebrating	👁 Image
👁 Image Wolf	Shaking	👁 Image
👁 Image Zoglin	Attacking	👁 Image
👁 Image Zoglin	Attacking	👁 Image
👁 Image Zombie	Converting into drowned	👁 Image
👁 Image Zombie Villager	Curing	👁 Image
👁 Image Zombie Villager	Curing	👁 Image
👁 Image Zombie Villager	Curing	👁 Image

Removed from Java Edition

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👁 Image

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Mob	Type of Animation	Animation	Animation added	Animation removed
👁 Image Bat	Flying	👁 Image	12w38a	18w43a
👁 Image Bee	Flying	👁 Image	19w34a	19w36a
👁 Image End Crystal	Idle	👁 Image	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6	18w43a
👁 Image Ghast	Flying	👁 Image	Java Edition Alpha v1.2.0 preview	18w43a
👁 Image Mob	Walking	👁 Image	Java Edition Pre-Classic	Java Edition Beta 1.0
👁 Image Parrot	Dancing	👁 Image	17w14a	17w15a
👁 Image Piglin	Celebrating	👁 Image	20w22a	1.16-pre3
👁 Image Rana	Running ^[1]	👁 Image	0.31 20091223-0040	0.31 20100205-1558
👁 Image Steve	Running ^[1]	👁 Image	?	?
👁 Image Black Steve	Running ^[1]	👁 Image	?	?
👁 Image Beast Boy	Running ^[1]	👁 Image	?	?
👁 Image Sheep (Named_jeb)	Shifting through colors	👁 Image	13w48b	18w43a

Removed from Bedrock Edition

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Mob	Type of Animation	Animation	Animation added	Animation removed
👁 Image Bat	Flying	👁 Image	v0.11.0 alpha build 1	beta 1.10.0.3
👁 Image Ghast	Flying	👁 Image	Pocket Edition v0.11.0 alpha build 2	beta 1.10.0.3
👁 Image Sheep (Named_jeb)	Shifting through colors	👁 Image	0.15.0 build 1	beta 1.10.0.3

Inventory icons

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List of animated inventory icons

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👁 Image

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Item	Animation	Animation in inventory size
👁 Image Bottle o' Enchanting	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Bubble Column ‌^{[BE only]}	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Chain Command Block	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Clock	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Command Block	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Compass	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Crimson Stem	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Crimson Hyphae	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Debug Stick ‌^{[JE only]}	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Enchanted Book	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Enchanted Golden Apple	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image End Crystal	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Fire ‌^{[BE only]}	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Heat Block ‌^{[BE & edu only]}	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Lava ‌^{[BE only]}	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Lingering Potion	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image
👁 Image Lodestone Compass ‌^{[JE only]}	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Lodestone Compass ‌^{[BE only]}	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Magma Block	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Nether Portal ‌^{[BE only]}	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Nether Star	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Potion	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image
👁 Image Prismarine	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Prismarine Stairs	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Prismarine Slab	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Prismarine Wall	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Recovery Compass	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Repeating Command Block	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Sculk Sensor	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Sculk Shrieker	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Sea Lantern	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Soul Fire ‌^{[BE only]}	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Splash Potion	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image
👁 Image Stonecutter	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Warped Hyphae	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Warped Stem	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Water ‌^{[BE only]}	👁 Image	👁 Image
👁 Image Written Book	👁 Image	👁 Image

Particles

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Main article: Particles

👁 Image

Particles commonly have animated textures, from flipping through different texture files, such as the Soul Speed particle.

Notes and references

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↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Due to technical limitations, thumbnails of this file are not animated.

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Not actually present in-game

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Animation

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Blocks

Animated textures

Removed from Java Edition

Removed from Bedrock Edition

Fluids

Entities

Entity animations

Removed from Java Edition

Removed from Bedrock Edition

Inventory icons

List of animated inventory icons

Particles

Notes and references

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