/summon

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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> <nameTag: string> [spawnPos: x y z]

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.

In Java Edition, player and fishing bobber entity cannot be summoned. Commands trying to summon them always fail.

In Bedrock Edition, only certain entity types are allowed to be summoned. Entity types that are allowed to be summoned are listed in the auto-completion suggestion list. Commands trying to summon an entity that cannot be summoned are unparseable.

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 three-dimensional coordinates with double-precision floating-point number‌ or single-precision floating-point number‌ elements. Accepts tilde and caret notations.

JE: <nbt>: nbt_compound_tag

Specifies the data tag for the entity.

Must be a [NBT Compound / JSON Object] compound NBT in SNBT format.

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

Specifies the rotation of the summoned entity.

Must be a [Float] float. Accepts tilde notation.

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 three-dimensional coordinates with single-precision 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 double-quoted string (When quoted, \ can be used to escape characters).

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 double-quoted string (When quoted, \ can be used to escape characters).

Result

Output

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:true,CustomName:'"Powered Creeper"'}
    • NOTE: CustomName is a raw JSON text.
  • To summon an unbreakable diamond pickaxe:
    • summon item ~ ~ ~ {Item:{id:"minecraft:diamond_pickaxe",count:1,components:{"minecraft:unbreakable":{}}}}
  • To summon a spider jockey:
    • summon spider ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:skeleton",HandItems:[{id:"minecraft:bow",count:1}]}]}
  • To summon a villager that trades 1 dirt block in exchange for 5 diamonds:
    • summon villager ~ ~ ~ {Offers:{Recipes:[{buy:{id:"minecraft:dirt",count:1},sell:{id:"minecraft:diamond",count:5},rewardExp:false}]}}
  • To summon a baby zombie that has the Speed II mob effect with infinite duration:
    • summon zombie ~ ~ ~ {IsBaby:true,active_effects:[{id:"minecraft:speed",amplifier:1b,duration:-1,show_particles:true}]}
  • To summon a glowing Primed TNT 5 blocks forward, that will explode in 30 seconds but will not deal any damage to blocks or entities:
    • summon tnt ^ ^ ^5 {Glowing:true,fuse:600s,explosion_power:0.0f}
• 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 boat rotated 180 degrees:
    • summon boat ~ ~ ~ 180 180

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