Commands/summon

Summons an entity.

Syntax[]

• Java Edition

summon <entity> [<pos>] [<nbt>]

• Bedrock Edition

summon <entityType: EntityType> [spawnPos: x y z] [yRot: value] [xRot: value] [spawnEvent: string] [nameTag: string]

summon <entityType: EntityType> [spawnPos: x y z] facing <lookAtEntity: target> [spawnEvent: string] [nameTag: string]

summon <entityType: EntityType> [spawnPos: x y z] facing <lookAtPosition: x y z> [spawnEvent: string] [nameTag: string]

Arguments[]

JE: <entity>: resource
BE: entityType: EntityType: enum

Specifies the entity to be summoned.

In Java Edition, must be an existing registered resource location in minecraft:entity_type registry. In Bedrock Edition, must be an ID of an entity type (without namespace).

JE: <pos>: vec3
BE: spawnPos: x y z: CommandPositionFloat

Specifies the position to summon the entity. If not specified, defaults to the position of the command's execution.

Must be a three-dimensional coordinates with floating-point number elements. Accepts tilde and caret notations.

JE: <nbt>: nbt_compound_tag

Specifies the data tag for the entity.

Must be a compound NBT in SNBT format.

BE: yRot: value: RelativeFloat and xRot: value: RelativeFloat

Specifies the rotation of the summoned entity.

Must be a rotation with float number elements, including yaw and pitch, measured in degrees.

• For the horizontal rotation (yaw), -180.0 for due north, -90.0 for due east, 0.0 for due south, 90.0 for due west, to 179.9 for just west of due north, before wrapping back around to -180.0.
• For the vertical rotation (pitch), -90.0 for straight up to 90.0 for straight down.

Tilde notation can be used to specify a rotation relative to the execution rotation.

BE: lookAtEntity: target: CommandSelector<Actor>

Specifies the entity to make the summoned entity facing to.

Must be a player name or a target selector.

BE: lookAtPosition: x y z: CommandPositionFloat

Specifies the coordinates to make the summoned entity facing to.

Must be a three-dimensional coordinates with floating-point number elements. Accepts tilde and caret notations.

BE: spawnEvent: string: basic_string

Specifies the in-game event for the entity. Should be a spawn event (event name for entities in behavior pack).

Must be a string. And it must be a single word that has no space or a quoted string.

BE: nameTag: string: basic_string

Specifies the name of the entity.

Must be a string. And it must be a single word that has no space or a quoted string.

Result[]

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Examples[]

• To summon lightning 10 blocks west of the current position of the executing player:
  • summon lightning_bolt ~-10 ~ ~

• Java Edition:
  • To summon a charged creeper at the current position named "Powered Creeper":
    • summon creeper ~ ~ ~ {powered:1b,CustomName:'{"text":"Powered Creeper"}'}
    • NOTE: CustomName is a raw JSON text.
  • To summon a spider jockey:
    • summon spider ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:skeleton",HandItems:[{id:"minecraft:bow",Count:1b}]}]}
  • To summon a villager that trades 1 dirt block in exchange for 1 diamond:
    • summon villager ~ ~ ~ {Offers:{Recipes:[{buy:{id:dirt,Count:1},sell:{id:diamond,Count:1},rewardExp:false}]}}
• Bedrock Edition:
  • To summon a patrol captain pillager at the current position:
    • summon pillager ~ ~ ~ minecraft:promote_to_patrol_captain
  • To summon a dolphin with the name "Dolphin" in a golden color:
    • summon dolphin §6Dolphin ~ ~ ~
  • To summon a red dyable wolf:
    • summon wolf ~ ~ ~ minecraft:on_tame

History[]

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