NBT Tags for Ender Crystal in Minecraft (Java Edition 1.16/1.17/1.18/1.19/1.20)

This Minecraft tutorial explains the NBT tags (formerly called data tags) that you can use for an ender crystal in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20.

Background

In Minecraft Java Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the entity value for an ender crystal is end_crystal. The end_crystal entity has a unique set of data tags that can be used in Minecraft commands such as: /summon and /data.

What are NBT tags (formerly called Data Tags)?

NBT tags allow you to set certain properties of an entity (such as end_crystal). The NBT tag is always surrounded in {} such as {ShowBottom:0b}. If there is more than one NBT tag used in a game command, the NBT tags are separated by a comma such as {ShowBottom:0b, BeamTarget:{X:12,Y:32,Z:256}}.

List of NBT Tags

Here is a list of the NBT tags that you can use for end_crystal in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20:

NBT Tag	Value (Description)	Works With
ShowBottom	0b (The bedrock slate below the ender crystal will be hidden) 1b (The bedrock slate below the ender crystal will be visible) Example {ShowBottom:1b}	/summon /data
BeamTarget	The coordinate that the ender crystal beam will point to Syntax BeamTarget:{X:<value>,Y:<value>,Z:<value>} Example {BeamTarget:{X:12,Y:32,Z:256}}	/summon /data
id	end_crystal (The entity value used to represent an ender crystal in the EntityTag or Passengers tag) Example {id:end_crystal}	/summon /give
Passengers	The mob that is riding on the ender crystal. Use the entity value for the passenger mob Example of skeleton as passenger Passengers:[{id:skeleton}]	/summon /data

NBT Tag Examples

To summon an ender crystal that has a beam pointing at coordinates (12,32,256):

/summon end_crystal ~ ~2 ~ {BeamTarget:{X:12,Y:32,Z:256}}

To summon an ender crystal with the bedrock slate below the ender crystal hidden:

/summon end_crystal ~ ~2 ~ {ShowBottom:0b}

Target Selectors

Before we finish discussing data tags, let's quickly explore how to use the @e target selector. The @e target selector allows you to target entities in your commands. If you use the type=end_crystal value, you can target ender crystals:

@e[type=end_crystal]

Target Selector Examples

To hide the bedrock slate bottom on the nearest ender crystal:

/data merge entity @e[type=end_crystal,limit=1,sort=nearest] {ShowBottom:0b}

To kill all ender crystals:

/kill @e[type=end_crystal]

Next, learn how to use the game commands in Minecraft.

Command Examples

Here are some game command examples for an ender crystal in Minecraft:

Command Generators

If you need help, you can use these tools to automatically generate commands for you: