Bat

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A bat is a flying passive mob that spawns in dark areas. It is the only ambient mob in the game, intended to complement the game's atmospheric settings.^[1]

Bats can spawn in groups of 8‌^{[JE only]} or 2‌^{[BE only]} in the Overworld at a light level of 3 or less at any y-level, on blocks of stone, granite, diorite, andesite, tuff, or deepslate that are not directly exposed to the sky. They also need at least 1.5 air blocks (with for instance, a top trapdoor or top slab in the block above foot level). In Java Edition, they can spawn in any Overworld biome except the deep dark. In Bedrock Edition, there are also other specific biomes they cannot spawn in.​^{[more information needed]}

Bat entities do not count toward the passive mob cap, as they are considered ambient creatures in the entity inheritance, and therefore fall into the dedicated ambient category.

Bats do not drop any items or experience upon death.

Bats often fly around aimlessly, squeaking randomly. Their flight pattern tends to favor the east, and sometimes they may fly into lava and catch on fire.^[2]

Bats hang upside down on the underside of a solid block when idle, though they cannot hang on transparent or non-solid blocks. During this state, they squeak far less and occasionally turn to face different directions. They remain in this state until they are disturbed; if a player approaches a bat hanging upside down, even if the player is invisible, it flies away. This also happens if the player breaks the block the bat is hanging from.

Bats despawn when over 32 blocks away from the player.

Bats' collision boxes do not interact with the player or redstone components‌^{[Java Edition only]}.

Bats cannot be transported by conventional means. A lead cannot be attached to a bat, and it cannot be put in a minecart‌^{[Java Edition only]} or boat.

Bats can also get caught in and slowed by cobwebs.

Bats cannot breed, and baby bats do not exist.

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Bats have entity data associated with them that contain various properties.

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements that apply to all mobs:

Advancements that apply to all mobs:

Issues relating to "Bat" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

• According to Jens Bergensten, the bat is an example of an atmospheric/ambient mob, that is, a mob that constantly spawns, similar to the squid, but also constantly despawns because when a player is not around it does not serve any purpose.^[1]
• The updated texture of the bat was created in roughly 2 hours. However, the model and animations took longer.^[4]
• During Minecraft: The Island, there is a scene where Guy ends up wasting his final arrow when it accidentally hit a bat instead of a creeper during a pivotal moment. According to author Max Brooks, this was something that actually happened to him while playing.^[5]
• In Java Edition, bats are the only mob in the "Ambient" mob cap category.

• 👁 Image
  
• 👁 A hanging bat
  
  A hanging bat

• 👁 "A close-up shot of bats flying around a ruined portal, while Makena hides in a nearby water pool."[6]
  
  "A close-up shot of bats flying around a ruined portal, while Makena hides in a nearby water pool."^[6]
• 👁 Bats gathering around glow berries.
  
  Bats gathering around glow berries.

• 👁 A bat in a cave.
  
  A bat in a cave.
• 👁 A colony of bats.
  
  A colony of bats.
• 👁 A bat in the deep dark.
  
  A bat in the deep dark.
• 👁 A zombie and creeper eyeing a bat.
  
  A zombie and creeper eyeing a bat.

• 👁 Bat texture file.
  
  Bat texture file.
• 👁 Old bat texture file.
  
  Old bat texture file.

• 👁 A recreation of the unused bat on the hidden pixels of the old bat texture revealed by disabling the alpha channel.
  
  A recreation of the unused bat on the hidden pixels of the old bat texture revealed by disabling the alpha channel.

• 👁 Image
  
• 👁 Bat in promotional artwork for the Pretty Scary Update
  
  Bat in promotional artwork for the Pretty Scary Update
• 👁 A bat with Sunny and a zombie on artwork for the 15th anniversary of Minecraft. Note the old design.
  
  A bat with Sunny and a zombie on artwork for the 15th anniversary of Minecraft. Note the old design.
• 👁 Several bats flying by trick or treaters
  
  Several bats flying by trick or treaters
• 👁 A bat as it appears in the City texture pack
  
  A bat as it appears in the City texture pack
• 👁 A bat as it appears in the Greek Mythology mash-up pack
  
  A bat as it appears in the Greek Mythology mash-up pack
• 👁 A bat as it appears in the Natural texture pack
  
  A bat as it appears in the Natural texture pack
• 👁 The Bat Cloak, an item in the character creator
  
  The Bat Cloak, an item in the character creator
• 👁 A bat as it appears in Minecraft Dungeons
  
  A bat as it appears in Minecraft Dungeons
• 👁 Bat particles as they appear in Minecraft Legends
  
  Bat particles as they appear in Minecraft Legends
• 👁 A bat as it appeared in Minecraft Earth
  
  A bat as it appeared in Minecraft Earth
• 👁 A bat as it appeared in Minecraft: Story Mode
  
  A bat as it appeared in Minecraft: Story Mode
• 👁 LEGO Minecraft bat
  
  LEGO Minecraft bat
• 👁 Bat plush made by JINX
  
  Bat plush made by JINX
• 👁 The bat plush touching grass
  
  The bat plush touching grass
• 👁 "Bat Trick or Treat," an official Halloween shirt design
  
  "Bat Trick or Treat," an official Halloween shirt design
• 👁 A bat on the cover of Minecraft Labyrinth.
  
  A bat on the cover of Minecraft Labyrinth.
• 👁 24w14potato batato
  
  24w14potato batato

• "Mob Menagerie: Bat" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, August 8, 2024.