Minecraft Commands List

Every one of the 94 commands in Minecraft Java Edition 26.3, read from the game's own command tree: what each does, its exact syntax and who can run it. 10 work for every player; the other 84 need cheats or operator rights.

All Minecraft commands

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Minecraft Java 26.3 has 94 commands. 10 work for every player; the rest need cheats in singleplayer (Allow Cheats or Open to LAN) or operator rights on a server. Search the list or pick a permission level, then open any command for its full syntax, examples and every argument.

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All Minecraft commands
Command	What it does	Who can use it
/advancement	Grants or revokes advancements and their criteria for players.	Cheats / op 2
/attribute	Reads or changes an entity's attributes, such as max health, speed or attack damage, and their modifiers.	Cheats / op 2
/ban	Bans a player from the server.	Op level 3
/ban-ip	Bans an IP address from the server.	Op level 3
/banlist	Lists banned players or IP addresses.	Op level 3
/bossbar	Creates and edits custom boss bars at the top of the screen.	Cheats / op 2
/clear	Removes items from players' inventories.	Cheats / op 2
/clone	Copies blocks from one area to another.	Cheats / op 2
/compute	Evaluates a number provider (a random range or formula) and prints the result.	Cheats / op 2
/damage	Deals damage of a chosen type to entities.	Cheats / op 2
/data	Reads and edits the NBT data of blocks, entities and command storage.	Cheats / op 2
/datapack	Lists, enables and disables data packs.	Cheats / op 2
/debug	Starts or stops a debug profiling session.	Op level 3
/defaultgamemode	Sets the game mode new players join in.	Cheats / op 2
/deop	Removes operator rights from a player.	Op level 3
/dialog	Shows or clears a dialog screen for players.	Cheats / op 2
/difficulty	Shows or changes the world difficulty.	Cheats / op 2
/effect	Gives or clears status effects.	Cheats / op 2
/enchant	Adds an enchantment to the item an entity is holding.	Cheats / op 2
/execute	Runs another command as a different entity, at another position or only when conditions are met.	Cheats / op 2
/experience	Adds, sets or queries players' experience points and levels.	Cheats / op 2
/fetchprofile	Looks up a player profile (skin and name) by name, UUID or entity.	Cheats / op 2
/fill	Fills an area with a block.	Cheats / op 2
/fillbiome	Changes the biome of an area.	Cheats / op 2
/forceload	Keeps chunks loaded even with no player nearby.	Cheats / op 2
/function	Runs a function from a data pack.	Cheats / op 2
/gamemode	Changes a player's game mode (survival, creative, adventure, spectator).	Cheats / op 2
/gamerule	Shows or changes game rules such as minecraft:keep_inventory or minecraft:advance_time.	Cheats / op 2
/give	Gives items to players.	Cheats / op 2
/help	Lists commands or shows the syntax of one.	Everyone
/item	Replaces or modifies items in inventory and container slots.	Cheats / op 2
/jfr	Starts or stops Java Flight Recorder profiling.	Op level 4
/kick	Kicks a player off the server.	Op level 3
/kill	Kills entities (yourself by default).	Cheats / op 2
/list	Lists the players online.	Everyone
/locate	Finds the nearest structure, biome or point of interest and gives its coordinates.	Cheats / op 2
/loot	Drops or gives the loot of a loot table, a mined block or a killed entity.	Cheats / op 2
/me	Sends an action message in chat ("* Steve waves").	Everyone
/msg	Sends a private message to players.	Everyone
/op	Gives a player operator rights.	Op level 3
/pardon	Unbans a player.	Op level 3
/pardon-ip	Unbans an IP address.	Op level 3
/particle	Spawns particles.	Cheats / op 2
/perf	Records performance data for 10 seconds.	Op level 4
/place	Places a feature, jigsaw structure, structure or template.	Cheats / op 2
/playsound	Plays a sound to players.	Cheats / op 2
/posteffect	Adds or clears a post-processing screen effect for players.	Cheats / op 2
/publish	Opens a singleplayer world to LAN.	Op level 4
/random	Rolls a random number, optionally announcing it in chat.	Everyone
/recipe	Gives or takes recipes from players' recipe books.	Cheats / op 2
/reload	Reloads data packs, loot tables, advancements and functions.	Cheats / op 2
/return	Ends a function early and sets its return value.	Cheats / op 2
/ride	Makes an entity ride another, or dismounts it.	Cheats / op 2
/rotate	Sets the direction an entity faces.	Cheats / op 2
/save-all	Saves the world to disk.	Op level 4
/save-off	Turns automatic saving off.	Op level 4
/save-on	Turns automatic saving back on.	Op level 4
/say	Sends a message to everyone in chat.	Cheats / op 2
/schedule	Runs a function after a delay in ticks, seconds or days.	Cheats / op 2
/scoreboard	Manages scoreboard objectives and players' scores.	Cheats / op 2
/seed	Shows the world seed.	Cheats / op 2
/setblock	Places a single block.	Cheats / op 2
/setidletimeout	Kicks players who are idle for the set number of minutes.	Op level 3
/setworldspawn	Sets the world spawn point.	Cheats / op 2
/spawnpoint	Sets a player's respawn point.	Cheats / op 2
/spectate	Makes a spectator view the game through another entity.	Cheats / op 2
/spreadplayers	Teleports entities to random spots in an area.	Cheats / op 2
/stop	Stops the server.	Op level 4
/stopsound	Stops sounds playing for players.	Cheats / op 2
/stopwatch	Creates, queries, restarts or removes a named stopwatch that counts elapsed time.	Cheats / op 2
/summon	Spawns an entity (a mob, item or projectile).	Cheats / op 2
/swing	Makes an entity swing its arm.	Cheats / op 2
/tag	Adds, removes or lists entity tags used by selectors.	Cheats / op 2
/team	Creates teams and changes their options (colour, friendly fire, name tags).	Cheats / op 2
/teammsg	Sends a message to your team.	Everyone
/teleport	Teleports entities to a position or another entity.	Cheats / op 2
/tell	Sends a private message to players (same as /msg).	Everyone
/tellraw	Sends a formatted JSON text message to players.	Cheats / op 2
/test	Runs and manages game tests.	Cheats / op 2
/tick	Freezes, steps or changes the speed of the game's tick rate.	Op level 3
/time	Sets or queries the time of day.	Cheats / op 2
/title	Shows a title, subtitle or action-bar text on screen.	Cheats / op 2
/tm	Sends a message to your team (same as /teammsg).	Everyone
/tp	Teleports entities (same as /teleport).	Cheats / op 2
/transfer	Sends players to another server.	Op level 3
/trigger	Sets a trigger scoreboard objective (usable without cheats).	Everyone
/unpublish	Closes a world opened to LAN.	Op level 4
/version	Shows the game version of the server.	Cheats / op 2
/w	Sends a private message to players (same as /msg).	Everyone
/waypoint	Lists waypoints on the locator bar and changes their colour or style.	Cheats / op 2
/weather	Sets the weather to clear, rain or thunder.	Cheats / op 2
/whitelist	Manages the server whitelist.	Op level 3
/worldborder	Changes the world border's size, centre, damage and warnings.	Cheats / op 2
/xp	Adds, sets or queries experience (same as /experience).	Cheats / op 2

Commands by permission level

In singleplayer, "Allow Cheats" (or opening to LAN with cheats) unlocks everything up to level 2. On servers the owner sets each player's operator level.

Everyone 10

Available to every player, cheats or not.

Cheats / op 2 63

Need cheats on, or operator level 2 on a server: the creative/admin commands.

Op level 3 13

Operator level 3: player management on servers.

Op level 4 8

Operator level 4: server control (saving, stopping, op rights).

Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this

Minecraft commands at a glance

Minecraft Java 26.3 has 94 commands. 10 can be used by anyone; the rest need cheats in singleplayer or operator rights on a server. Click any command for its full syntax and every argument.

Minecraft commands FAQ (Java 26.3)

How many commands does Minecraft have?

Java Edition 26.3 has 94 commands (aliases like /tp and /teleport count separately).

Which commands work without cheats?

10 commands need no cheats, including /help, /list, /me, /msg, /random, /teammsg, /tell, /tm.

How do you give yourself items with a command?

Use /give @s <item> [count] with cheats on, for example /give @s minecraft:diamond 64. Our give command generator builds commands with enchantments for you.

How do I turn on cheats in an existing world?

Open the world to LAN from the pause menu and switch Allow Cheats on; it lasts until you leave the world.