Absorption in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Absorption effect with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

Supported Platforms

The Absorption effect is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes
Xbox 360	Yes
Xbox One	Yes
PS3	Yes
PS4	Yes
Wii U	Yes
Nintendo Switch	Yes
Windows 10 Edition	Yes
Education Edition	Yes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Background

The Absorption effect is a status effect that adds yellow Absorption hearts to your health bar.

These Absorption hearts add extra health to your health bar, but can not be replenished with food. When the Absorption effect ends, all of the yellow Absorption hearts will disappear.

There are levels of Absorption such as Absorption II, Absorption III, Absorption IV and so on. The higher the level of Absorption, the more Absorption hearts you will get. In the lastest version of Minecraft, you will get 2 Absorption hearts per level. This means that you will get 2 yellow hearts with Absorption I, 4 yellow hearts with Absorption II, 6 yellow hearts with Absorption III and so on.

Status Effect	Absorption
Type	Helpful Effect
Description	Adds yellow Absorption hearts to your health bar. This is extra health that can not be replenished with food and disappear after the effect wears off
Effect Icon
Particles	Blue particle effects appear floating around you
Items that give Effect	Golden Apple Enchanted Golden Apple
Game Command	/effect command

Icon and Particle Effects

When you have the Absorption effect, the following icon will appear in the top right corner of your screen (in older versions of Minecraft, the effect icons only appears when you are viewing the inventory menu):

absorption icon

You will see particle effects floating around you. In the latest version of Minecraft, these particle effects will be blue.

absorption particles

When the Absorption effect wears off, the icon, particle effects and Absorption hearts will disappear. You will be back to your normal status.

Duration

Depending on how you get the effect, the duration of the Absorption effect will be different. To see how much time is remaining for the effect, go to your inventory menu.

absorption icon

In this example, it says 1:30 under Absorption so this means that there is 1 minute and 30 seconds remaining of the Absorption effect.

Items that give the Absorption Effect

The following are items that give the Absorption effect:

How to make a Golden Apple

How to make an Enchanted Golden Apple

Effect ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, Absorption has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Absorption (minecraft:absorption)	22	Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)

In Minecraft, Absorption has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Absorption (minecraft:absorption)		Pocket Edition (PE)	1.0.5

Minecraft Xbox One

In Minecraft, Absorption has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Absorption (minecraft:absorption)		Xbox One	1.4.0

Minecraft PS4

In Minecraft, Absorption has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Absorption (minecraft:absorption)		PS4	1.14.0

Minecraft Nintendo Switch

In Minecraft, Absorption has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Absorption (minecraft:absorption)		Nintendo Switch	1.5.0

Minecraft Windows 10 Edition

In Minecraft, Absorption has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Absorption (minecraft:absorption)		Windows 10 Edition	1.0.5

Minecraft Education Edition

In Minecraft, Absorption has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Absorption (minecraft:absorption)		Education Edition	1.0.18

Definitions

Icon is the image that will appear when you have this effect.
Status Effect is what the effect is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value used in the /effect command.
ID is the Internal number for the effect.
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version is the Minecraft version number that the effect was introduced for the name and ID that is listed.

See a complete list of Minecraft Effects that is interactive and searchable.

Effect Command for Absorption

Effect Command in Minecraft Java Edition (Current)

Absorption:

/effect give @p absorption 99999

Absorption II:

/effect give @p absorption 99999 1

Absorption (highest level):

/effect give @p absorption 99999 255

To remove all status effects, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect clear @p

Effect Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11 and 1.12

Absorption:

/effect @p absorption 99999

Absorption II:

/effect @p absorption 99999 1

Absorption (highest level):

/effect @p absorption 99999 255

To remove all status effects:

/effect @p clear

Effect Command in Minecraft Pocket Edition

Absorption:

/effect @p absorption 99999

Absorption II:

/effect @p absorption 99999 1

Absorption III:

/effect @p absorption 99999 2

Absorption (highest level):

/effect @p absorption 99999 255

To remove all status effects, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect @p clear

Effect Command in Minecraft Xbox One Edition

Absorption:

/effect @p absorption 99999

Absorption II:

/effect @p absorption 99999 1

Absorption III:

/effect @p absorption 99999 2

Absorption (highest level):

/effect @p absorption 99999 255

To remove all status effects, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect @p clear

Effect Command in Minecraft PS4 Edition

Absorption:

/effect @p absorption 99999

Absorption II:

/effect @p absorption 99999 1

Absorption III:

/effect @p absorption 99999 2

Absorption (highest level):

/effect @p absorption 99999 255

To remove all status effects, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect @p clear

Effect Command in Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition

Absorption:

/effect @p absorption 99999

Absorption II:

/effect @p absorption 99999 1

Absorption III:

/effect @p absorption 99999 2

Absorption (highest level):

/effect @p absorption 99999 255

To remove all status effects, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect @p clear

Effect Command in Minecraft Windows 10 Edition

Absorption:

/effect @p absorption 99999

Absorption II:

/effect @p absorption 99999 1

Absorption III:

/effect @p absorption 99999 2

Absorption (highest level):

/effect @p absorption 99999 255

To remove all status effects, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect @p clear

Effect Command in Minecraft Education Edition

Absorption:

/effect @p absorption 99999

Absorption II:

/effect @p absorption 99999 1

Absorption III:

/effect @p absorption 99999 2

Absorption (highest level):

/effect @p absorption 99999 255

To remove all status effects, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect @p clear

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