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Minecraft command generator guides

Start with the command you want to run, then check the example and common mistakes. Each guide links to the corresponding generator.

Updated: 30 October 2026

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Minecraft commands list

61 common commands by category, with syntax and a link to each guide.

How to use commands on Java

Allow cheats, Open to LAN, chat keys and the 256 character limit.

How to use commands on Bedrock

Turn on cheats and open chat on Switch, mobile and consoles.

15 useful survival commands

Copy-ready commands for coordinates, keep inventory, weather, villages and more.

12 useful building commands

Clear land, lay floors, build hollow boxes and copy builds.

How to make a minigame

Setup, start, scoring and reset commands in order.

12 fun commands

Giants, TNT rain, a knockback stick and more to copy and paste.

Command block tutorial

Test one block, then build chains and repeat loops safely.

Execute command basics

as, at, if and run explained with short examples.

Items, weapons and armor

Give command generator

Make item, weapon, custom name and enchantment commands.

Enchant command generator

Build enchanted items with /give and /enchant, and check level limits for Java and Bedrock.

Strongest sword

God sword commands for every Java format, plus what Bedrock allows.

Strongest armor

A fully enchanted netherite set for every Java format, and the protection cap.

Item replace command

Equip armor, fill a hotbar slot, put a block on a player's head or clear a slot.

Recipes and advancements

Unlock every recipe, grant or revoke advancements, or pick parts of the tree.

Player head

Get any player's head with the 1.20.5+ or older format, and wear it.

Firework command

Custom shapes and colors, launching on the spot, and elytra rockets.

Enchanted book command

Mending and other books in the 1.21.5+, 1.20.5 and older formats.

Knockback stick

Knockback 10 stick with /give and a simple knockback arena.

Shulker box with items

Packed shulker boxes and filled chests in 1.20.5+ and older formats.

Colored item names

Gold, bold, multi-color names and lore without italics.

Strongest bow

Power 255 bow and a fast crossbow that stays under Quick Charge 5.

Hidden items

Barrier, light block levels, debug stick, command and structure blocks.

Give weapon commands

Enchanted bow, crossbow, trident and mace, and which enchantments clash.

Give potion command

Potion IDs, custom effects, splash and tipped arrows, Bedrock data values.

Find item IDs

Tab suggestions, F3+H, debug screen, SelectedItem and ID search.

Enchantment ID list

Every enchantment ID and max level for weapons, armor and tools.

Armor trim command

Every trim pattern and material, templates and older formats.

Banner and shield patterns

Pattern IDs, colors, layering and shields with base_color.

Custom item command

Name, lore, glint, stack size and custom_data checks.

Summon item command

Drop items that float, wait or never despawn.

Written book command

Title, author, pages, colors and clickable menus by version.

Adventure mode items

can_break and can_place_on for Java and Bedrock.

Loot command

Chest loot, mob drops and mining drops on demand.

Elytra command

Unbreakable elytra, wear it directly, and flight rockets.

Strongest pickaxe and tools

Efficiency, Fortune, unbreakable tools and the best fishing rod.

Trial chamber commands

Locate trial chambers, give keys, heavy core and a mace.

Item frame commands

Invisible, fixed and pre-filled item frames.

Dyed leather armor

Leather armor in any color for teams and builds.

Strongest mace command

Density, breach and wind burst on one mace.

Totem of undying command

Offhand totems that refill themselves.

Strongest spear command

A fully enchanted netherite spear.

Strongest trident command

Loyalty, Riptide and Channeling tridents.

Custom food command

Make any item edible, with effects.

Compass to coordinates

A compass that points anywhere.

Hide tooltip command

Hide enchantments and change the glint.

Item model command

Make an item look like another.

Stack size and durability

Stack items to 99 or set durability.

Equippable and glider

Wear any item or glide without an elytra.

Level 30 enchanting setup

Build the bookshelf room instantly.

Bundle

Colored and pre-filled bundles.

Goat horn

Pick any of the 8 horn sounds.

Mobs and entities

Summon / mob generator

Create mob spawn commands, named mobs and equipped mobs.

Mob spawn command

Use summon commands to spawn mobs, villagers, named mobs and boss-style enemies.

Ride command

Mount players and mobs on other entities, build jockeys and dismount.

TNT command

Summon lit TNT, change the fuse, make TNT rain and protect terrain.

Data command

Read and change mob and block data: NoAI, Invulnerable, copying items and more.

Kill command

Clear dropped items or one mob type without wiping armor stands and pets.

Armor stand command

Arms, poses, gear and floating text with the current and older formats.

Villager shop command

Custom trades, unlimited stock and fixed prices with one /summon.

Baby mob command

Age for animals, IsBaby for zombies, permanent babies and Bedrock events.

Lightning command

Strike players, mobs or where you look, and what lightning transforms.

Custom boss mob

Named boss with extra health, gear, no drops and a bossbar.

Spawner command

Choose the mob, delay, count and range, or give a filled spawner.

Best horse command

A tamed, saddled horse with max speed, jump and health.

NoAI command

Make mobs stand still on Java, with Bedrock alternatives.

Villager profession command

Every profession ID, job block, level and type, plus Bedrock.

Ender dragon command

Summon, make it fly, respawn it and give a dragon egg.

Cure a zombie villager

Summon, Weakness and a golden apple, plus timing and tips.

Golem summon command

Iron golems that never attack you, snow golems and copper golems.

Floating text (text_display)

Hologram signs with color, background, size, editing and removal.

Spawn egg command

Dragon and wither eggs, plus named or NoAI custom eggs.

Warden command

Summon, freeze as a statue, darkness effects and stop spawning.

Wither command

Summon, spawn explosion, statue and no block damage.

Name a mob

Named summons, renaming with /data, colors and special names.

Raid commands

Start or stop raids, clear Bad Omen and remove raiders.

Tame pet command

Make wolves, cats and parrots yours with /data.

Creeper commands

Charged creepers, blast size and fuse time.

Zombie commands

Giants, huge zombies and zombies that do not burn.

Giant slime command

Slime and magma cube sizes with Size.

Happy ghast commands

Summon, harness and ride a happy ghast.

Creaking command

Summon the mob that freezes when watched.

Rare mob commands

Blue axolotl, brown panda and more.

Mob kill counter

Track kills and run bounty quests.

Mob battle

Make mobs fight in an arena.

Minecarts

Chest, command block and riding.

Players and effects

Effect command generator

Invisibility, night vision, speed, strength and other effects.

Invisibility command

Hide players and mobs, remove particles, and show teammates to each other.

Fly command

Ways to fly with commands: game modes, levitation, elytra and Bedrock mayfly.

Attribute command

Change size, jump strength, walking speed, step height and gravity, with defaults.

Damage command

Deal exact damage, ignore armor with magic damage and set the attacker.

TP command

Teleport players, use coordinates and avoid common mistakes.

Playsound command

Play sounds for players with /playsound: sound IDs, sources, volume and pitch.

Particle command

Flames, hearts, colored dust and trails that follow players.

Gamemode command

Switch modes on Java and Bedrock, and set the mode for new players.

XP command

Add levels or points on Java and Bedrock without mixing them up.

Spawnpoint command

Respawn points vs world spawn, beds, and the random offset rule.

Clear command

Empty inventories, remove or count items, and build a shop payment.

Max health command

More hearts with /attribute or Health Boost, and filling them.

Show coordinates

F3 on Java, Show Coordinates on Bedrock, and reading X, Y, Z.

Effect ID list

Every common effect ID, amplifier levels and clearing effects.

Glowing commands

Item glint without enchantments and outlines through walls.

Is there a /home command?

Get back to base with /tp, /spawnpoint, a /trigger warp or a plugin.

Invincibility command

Resistance V, damage game rules and Invulnerable mobs.

Find where you died

Death coordinates on Java, teleport back, and the recovery compass.

Heal command

Instant full health, hunger refill and a healing zone.

Speed command

Speed levels, permanent speed, Jump Boost and swimming faster.

Show health

Health under names, hearts in the Tab list and other live stats.

Underwater commands

Water Breathing, Conduit Power, faster swimming and underwater gear.

Rotate command

Face a direction, a point or a mob with /rotate or /tp.

Spectate command

Watch from a player or mob view and build fixed cameras.

Night vision command

Permanent night vision, locked daytime and light blocks.

Play time command

Show hours and minutes played.

Locator bar commands

Hide the locator bar or add waypoints.

Death counter

Show how many times players died.

Chairs

Right-click stairs to sit.

Minigames and command logic

Scoreboard helper

Objectives, sidebars, timers, points and minigame scoreboards.

Command block commands

Beginner commands for command blocks: give, tp, fill, summon, effect and execute.

Trigger command

Let players without operator permission run actions and clickable menus.

Team command

Create teams, color names, stop friendly fire and split players at random.

Bossbar command

Create custom bars, show them to players and drive a countdown from a scoreboard.

Spreadplayers command

Place players at random start points, keep teams together and avoid the Nether roof.

Schedule command

Run datapack functions after a delay, build loops and cancel schedules.

Tag command

Mark players and mobs, select them, and run things once per player.

~ and ^ coordinates

Absolute, relative and local coordinates, with command block tips.

First datapack

Folder layout, pack.mcmeta, functions, load and tick tags.

Target selectors

@p, @a, @r, @e, @s and @n, safe filters and common arguments.

execute as vs at

Who runs the command, where it runs, and why order matters.

Title and tellraw

Title, subtitle, actionbar, scores in text and clickable messages.

Scoreboard minigames

Points, kill counts, countdown timers, winners and resets.

Msg, tell and w commands

Private messages, team chat and /me.

Bedrock camera command

Fixed views, smooth cutscenes and fades on Bedrock.

How to make a minigame

Setup, start, scoring and reset commands in order.

Tellraw command

Colored chat, player names, scores and click text on Java and Bedrock.

Execute command basics

as, at, if, unless, positioned and store with Java and Bedrock examples.

Command block tutorial

Get a block, test one command, then build chains and repeat loops safely.

Random command

Dice rolls, odds and draws on Java, and the Bedrock scoreboard alternative.

12 fun commands

Giants, TNT rain, a knockback stick, lightning pigs and more.

Parkour course

Checkpoints, send fallen players back, a finish message and a timer.

Hide and seek

Hidden name tags, a blinded seeker, a timer and glowing hiders.

PvP team battle

No friendly fire, equal kits, a kill counter and a win message.

Infection tag

Glowing taggers, one-hit tags and caught runners joining the taggers.

Effects while holding an item

Feather jump, speed boots and a flaming wand with execute if items.

Right-click detection

A lightning wand, a blink stick and cooldowns.

Falling anvil command

Drop anvils and blocks from the sky.

Music command

Play music disc songs for every player.

Walk trail command

Blocks that change where you walk.

Jump pad command

Jump, speed, warp and healing pads.

Red Light, Green Light

Catch anyone who moves and send them back.

Spleef with commands

Dig the floor out from under other players.

Treasure hunt with commands

A random chest with hot and cold hints.

TNT Run with commands

A floor that vanishes behind you.

Dropper game with commands

Land in water to reach the next stage.

Zombie wave defense

Waves of zombies that restart when cleared.

Capture the flag

Steal the enemy banner and bring it home.

Ice boat race

Checkpoints, laps and a timer for boat racing.

Archery target game

Points for hitting a target block with arrows.

Blocks mined leaderboard

Count mined blocks and rank players.

Gacha machine

Pay emeralds for a random prize.

Key door

An iron door that opens for key holders.

UHC

Survival with no natural regeneration.

Area detection

Run commands when players enter or leave.

Starter kit command

Give new players items once.

Sneak detection command

Run commands when players crouch.

Join message command

Welcome new and returning players.

Drop item detection

Altars and items that come back.

Escape room commands

Keys, hints and a timer.

True or false quiz

Answer by standing on a floor.

Countdown

A 3, 2, 1, go timer with command blocks.

execute store

Save command results to scores.

Lucky block

Random rewards when a block breaks.

Voting

One vote each with chat buttons.

Stopwatch

Real-time timers for races.

Traps

Pitfalls, arrows, lightning and poison.

Horror map

Darkness, sounds and jump scares.

Worlds, servers and game rules

Gamerule list

Old camelCase names, the new 1.21.11 names and Bedrock names for the most-used game rules.

Keep inventory

Keep items on death: the 1.21.11 name, the old name and the Bedrock name.

One player sleep

Let one player skip the night with players sleeping percentage.

Worldborder command

Set and shrink the world border, and use the 1.21.11 tick-based timing correctly.

Server properties

Understand server.properties and choose safe values.

Locate command

Find the nearest village, stronghold, ancient city or biome.

Clone command

Copy or move a building, reset an arena, and stay under the block limit.

Time command

Day, night, tick values, stopping the clock and the 26.1 changes.

Weather command

Clear, rain and thunder, keeping it clear, and summoning lightning.

Setblock command

Place single blocks with facing, modes and chests full of items.

Difficulty command

Peaceful to Hard, what changes, and server settings.

Tick command

Speed up, slow down, freeze and step the game in Java 1.20.3+.

Nether and End teleport

Travel between dimensions with /execute in, land safely, convert coordinates.

Whitelist

Turn on the whitelist, add players and fix not white-listed errors.

Server lag

Find the cause: TPS, entities, redstone, distance, chunks and RAM.

online-mode=false

Name spoofing, whitelist bypass, UUID changes and proxy setups.

Fill command

Floors, walls, hollow rooms, replace filters and the size limit.

view vs simulation distance

What each setting controls, chunk counts and values by player count.

Test world setup

Keep inventory, frozen day and weather, no mob spawning.

Sign command

Signs with text, colors, glowing and wax, plus clickable warp signs.

Op, kick and ban commands

Operator levels, kicking, banning and IP bans for Java servers.

Fillbiome command

Change the biome of an area on Java, with limits and replace filters.

Place structure command

Spawn villages, temples and trees on Java with /place.

Forceload command

Keep chunks loaded on Java, and tickingarea on Bedrock.

Seed command

Find your world seed on Java, servers and Bedrock.

15 useful survival commands

Copy-ready commands for coordinates, keep inventory, weather and more.

12 useful building commands

Clear land, floors, hollow boxes, copies and invisible light.

Stop mobs spawning

Peaceful, the spawning and phantom game rules, and mob-free areas.

mobGriefing game rule

Stop creepers and endermen breaking blocks, and what else it switches off.

All common commands

61 commands in one list with syntax and links to full guides.

Structure block guide

Save a build and load it rotated or mirrored.

Lobby commands

Unbreakable, damage-free lobby with warps and a welcome sign.

Check player inventory

Read inventories and ender chests, and count items.

Find diamonds command

Clear stone with /fill so only ores remain.

Day counter and clock

Show the day number and time on screen.

Skyblock

Build the floating starter island with commands.

Turn off PvP

Game rule, teams and server settings.

Beacon command

Build a full beacon pyramid in seconds.

Remove water command

Drain water or lava with fill.

Clear trees command

Remove trees and grass with fill.

Elevator

Jump up, sneak down.

When a command does not work

Command generator tools

Choose the right generator for /give, /summon, /effect, scoreboard and execute commands.

Unknown or incomplete command

Fix common Minecraft command syntax errors.

Give command not working

Fix /give errors, old NBT examples, components and Java/Bedrock syntax mistakes.

Command Error Doctor

Paste a command and detect common syntax mistakes in the browser.

NBT vs components

Why item commands changed in 1.20.5 and how to convert them.

Summon not working

Wrong IDs, Peaceful, NBT case and types, 1.21.5 changes.

Execute not working

Missing run, as vs at, old Bedrock syntax and condition mistakes.

No entity was found

Why a selector matches nothing and how to narrow it down.

Command block not working

Previous Output, server setting, redstone, chains and @s.

Java vs Bedrock commands

Selector arguments, effect and give syntax, IDs and edition-only commands.

Commands not working

Permission, edition, target and coordinates, then fixes by symptom.

Command syntax basics

Arguments, bracket notation, typing rules, permission and errors.

How to use commands on Bedrock

Cheats, opening chat on each device, and typing tips.

How to use commands on Java

Allow cheats, Open to LAN, chat keys and the 256 character limit.

How to check your version

Find your version and the updates that changed command syntax.

Item ID turns red in /give

What the red part means and how to fix the ID or item data.

How to use these guides

If you are new to commands, first try /give @p minecraft:stone 1 in a Java Edition test world with permission to run commands. Then choose a guide based on your goal: items, entities, effects, or scores. Each guide provides examples, explains command arguments and describes common version or permission problems. Commands involving custom data should always be checked against the exact edition and version before use on a live server.