/difficulty

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Sets or queries the difficulty level (peaceful, easy, etc.).

On a multiplayer server difficulty lasts only until the server is restarted — on restart, difficulty is reloaded from server.properties.

In Hardcore mode, the difficulty doesn't change even when successful.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

• Java Edition

difficulty [peaceful|easy|normal|hard]

• Bedrock Edition

difficulty <difficulty: Difficulty>

difficulty <difficulty: int>

JE: peaceful|easy|normal|hard
BE: difficulty: Difficulty: enum and difficulty: int: int

Specifies the new difficulty level. Must be one of the following:

• peaceful (can be abbreviated as p or 0‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}) for Peaceful difficulty
• easy (can be abbreviated as e or 1‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}) for Easy difficulty
• normal (can be abbreviated as n or 2‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}) for Normal difficulty
• hard (can be abbreviated as h or 3‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}) for Hard difficulty

If unspecified, queries the current difficulty instead of changing it.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

• To change the difficulty to hard: difficulty hard, difficulty h‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}, or difficulty 3‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

• /gamemode – changes a player's game mode (Creative, Survival, etc.)

• "/difficulty Command" – Microsoft Learn, October 11, 2023.