Translucency is a concept very closely related to transparency. Blocks, items, entities and other game elements said to be translucent allow for vision to pass through them partially, but not fully.
Examples of translucent objects[]
Blocks[]
Java Edition[]
All translucent blocks use the rendertype_translucent core shader, with the exception of tripwire, which uses rendertype_tripwire.
| Block | ID |
|---|---|
| Ice | minecraft:ice |
| Frosted Ice | minecraft:frosted_ice |
| Slime Block | minecraft:slime_block |
| Honey Block | minecraft:honey_block |
| Tinted Glass | minecraft:tinted_glass |
| White Stained Glass | minecraft:white_stained_glass |
| Light Gray Stained Glass | minecraft:light_gray_stained_glass |
| Gray Stained Glass | minecraft:gray_stained_glass |
| Black Stained Glass | minecraft:black_stained_glass |
| Brown Stained Glass | minecraft:brown_stained_glass |
| Red Stained Glass | minecraft:red_stained_glass |
| Orange Stained Glass | minecraft:orange_stained_glass |
| Yellow Stained Glass | minecraft:yellow_stained_glass |
| Lime Stained Glass | minecraft:lime_stained_glass |
| Green Stained Glass | minecraft:green_stained_glass |
| Cyan Stained Glass | minecraft:cyan_stained_glass |
| Light Blue Stained Glass | minecraft:light_blue_stained_glass |
| Blue Stained Glass | minecraft:blue_stained_glass |
| Purple Stained Glass | minecraft:purple_stained_glass |
| Magenta Stained Glass | minecraft:magenta_stained_glass |
| Pink Stained Glass | minecraft:pink_stained_glass |
| White Stained Glass Pane | minecraft:white_stained_glass_pane |
| Light Gray Stained Glass Pane | minecraft:light_gray_stained_glass_pane |
| Gray Stained Glass Pane | minecraft:gray_stained_glass_pane |
| Black Stained Glass Pane | minecraft:black_stained_glass_pane |
| Brown Stained Glass Pane | minecraft:brown_stained_glass_pane |
| Red Stained Glass Pane | minecraft:red_stained_glass_pane |
| Orange Stained Glass Pane | minecraft:orange_stained_glass_pane |
| Yellow Stained Glass Pane | minecraft:yellow_stained_glass_pane |
| Lime Stained Glass Pane | minecraft:lime_stained_glass_pane |
| Green Stained Glass Pane | minecraft:green_stained_glass_pane |
| Cyan Stained Glass Pane | minecraft:cyan_stained_glass_pane |
| Light Blue Stained Glass Pane | minecraft:light_blue_stained_glass_pane |
| Blue Stained Glass Pane | minecraft:blue_stained_glass_pane |
| Purple Stained Glass Pane | minecraft:purple_stained_glass_pane |
| Magenta Stained Glass Pane | minecraft:magenta_stained_glass_pane |
| Pink Stained Glass Pane | minecraft:pink_stained_glass_pane |
| Nether Portal | minecraft:nether_portal |
| Tripwire | minecraft:tripwire |
| Bubble Column | minecraft:bubble_column |
| Water | minecraft:water |
Blocks that are not translucent, even though they'd be expected to[]
Water cauldrons, despite containing water, render this water as completely opaque. While it was rendered translucent as expected in prior versions, this seems to be inconsistent and possibly hardware-dependent, and when it fully stopped is currently unknown. Its opacity is also a parity issue, as cauldron water appears translucent as expected in Bedrock Edition. This persists to the present day.[1]
Similarly, while tripwire itself is translucent, the region of tripwire which connects to a tripwire hook is not. This causes the region of tripwire attached to the tripwire hook to appear much darker than the rest of it.[2]