Funky Portal

This article documents an April Fools' joke.

This feature was exclusively part of a joke version and is not currently planned for addition to regular Minecraft.
It is documented here on the wiki due to being officially-released content by Mojang Studios, even if not present in a final version.

The funky portal is a joke block introduced in Java Edition 20w14∞ that allows entry into randomly generated dimensions. It is a colored variant of the nether portal block with the color being determined by the destination dimension.

Obtaining[]

The funky portal block cannot be obtained as an item even by using the /give command. The funky portal block can be placed using commands such as /fill or /setblock and is generated when throwing a book into a nether portal. Using /setblock ~ ~ ~ neither_portal sets the block and give it randomized block data as to its destination dimension.

Breaking[]

Funky portal blocks cannot be broken by tools except in creative mode, but can be destroyed by breaking the portal frame, by explosions, or by placing a liquid inside the portal.

Usage[]

If any book, whether obtained from the box of infinite books or written by a player, is thrown into a nether portal, the portal blocks changes to be funky portal blocks. Entering this new portal teleports the player into a new, randomized dimension, unless the text leads to an Easter Egg dimension.

After throwing the book into the portal, the book is destroyed. It does not go through the portal after having changed it. Each book generates its own dimension, and books with the same page content generate the same dimension.

Running /data get block on funky portal blocks returns the data that includes the name of the dimension. Portals for the same dimension have the same color. Rarely, when throwing the book into the portal, the nether portal turns into multiple funky portal colors.

Creeper funky portal pixel art — RGB pixel art of a creeper using funky portals' deterministic color

The color of a funky portal is determined by its destination dimension. The color of any portal can be found by converting its dimension ID into hexadecimal. The last six digits of that number is the RGB color.

Sounds[]

Generic[]

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.glass.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.glass.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.glass.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.glass.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.glass.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

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Unique[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Portal whooshes	Blocks	Randomly	`block.portal.ambient`	`subtitles.block.portal.ambient`	0.5	0.8-1.2	10
None^{[sound 1]}	Ambient/Environment	After the player is teleported through a funky portal	`block.portal.travel`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.25	0.8-1.2	16
None	Ambient/Environment	While the player is standing in a funky portal	`block.portal.trigger`	`subtitles.block.portal.trigger`	0.25	0.8-1.2	16