minecraft entity list (java edition 1.20)

Minecraft Entity List (Java Edition 1.20)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.20, each entity has a unique entity value assigned to it. These entity values are used in /summon and /data commands.

Traditionally an entity is a mob which is a living creature that moves around in the game. This is true in most cases. However, there are a handful of entities that are items with data tags you can change in the game such as an armor stand or a painting.

Here is an interactive list of all entities in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.20.

(Enter a value in the field above to find entities in the table below)

Entity Description
(Minecraft Entity Value)
allay Allay
(minecraft:allay)
area effect cloud Area effect cloud
(minecraft:area_effect_cloud)
armor stand Armor stand
(minecraft:armor_stand)
arrow Arrow
(minecraft:arrow)
axolotl Axolotl
(minecraft:axolotl)
bat Bat
(minecraft:bat)
bee Bee
(minecraft:bee)
blaze Blaze
(minecraft:blaze)
block display Block Display
(minecraft:block_display)
boat Boat
(minecraft:boat)
camel Camel
(minecraft:camel)
cat Cat
(minecraft:cat)
cave spider Cave spider
(minecraft:cave_spider)
chest boat Boat with Chest
(minecraft:chest_boat)
minecart with chest Minecart with Chest
(minecraft:chest_minecart)
chicken Chicken
(minecraft:chicken)
cod Cod
(minecraft:cod)
minecart with command block Minecart with Command Block
(minecraft:command_block_minecart)
cow Cow
(minecraft:cow)
creeper Creeper
(minecraft:creeper)
dolphin Dolphin
(minecraft:dolphin)
donkey Donkey
(minecraft:donkey)
ender dragon Dragon fireball
(minecraft:dragon_fireball)
drowned Drowned
(minecraft:drowned)
egg Egg
(minecraft:egg)
elder guardian Elder Guardian
(minecraft:elder_guardian)
ender crystal End crystal
(minecraft:end_crystal)
ender dragon Ender dragon
(minecraft:ender_dragon)
ender pearl Ender pearl
(minecraft:ender_pearl)
enderman Enderman
(minecraft:enderman)
endermite Endermite
(minecraft:endermite)
evoker Evoker
(minecraft:evoker)
evocation fangs Evoker fangs
(minecraft:evoker_fangs)
thrown experience bottle Thrown experience bottle
(minecraft:experience_bottle)
experience Experience orb
(minecraft:experience_orb)
eye of ender Eye of Ender
(minecraft:eye_of_ender)
falling sand Falling block
(minecraft:falling_block)
fireball Fireball
(minecraft:fireball)
firework rocket Firework rocket
(minecraft:firework_rocket)
fox Fox
(minecraft:fox)
frog Frog
(minecraft:frog)
minecart with furnace Minecart with Furnace
(minecraft:furnace_minecart)
ghast Ghast
(minecraft:ghast)
giant Giant zombie
(minecraft:giant)
glow item frame Glow Item Frame
(minecraft:glow_item_frame)
glow squid Glow Squid
(minecraft:glow_squid)
goat Goat
(minecraft:goat)
guardian Guardian
(minecraft:guardian)
hoglin Hoglin
(minecraft:hoglin)
minecart with hopper Minecart with Hopper
(minecraft:hopper_minecart)
horse Horse
(minecraft:horse)
husk Husk
(minecraft:husk)
illusioner Illusioner
(minecraft:illusioner)
iron golem Iron Golem
(minecraft:iron_golem)
item Item
(minecraft:item)
item display Item Display
(minecraft:item_display)
item frame Item frame
(minecraft:item_frame)
lead Lead
(minecraft:leash_knot)
lightning bolt Lightning bolt
(minecraft:lightning_bolt)
llama Llama
(minecraft:llama)
llama Llama spit
(minecraft:llama_spit)
magma cube Magma cube
(minecraft:magma_cube)
marker Marker
(minecraft:marker)
minecart rideable Minecart
(minecraft:minecart)
mooshroom Mooshroom
(minecraft:mooshroom)
mule Mule
(minecraft:mule)
ocelot Ocelot
(minecraft:ocelot)
painting Painting
(minecraft:painting)
panda Panda
(minecraft:panda)
parrot Parrot
(minecraft:parrot)
phantom Phantom
(minecraft:phantom)
pig Pig
(minecraft:pig)
piglin Piglin
(minecraft:piglin)
piglin brute Piglin Brute
(minecraft:piglin_brute)
pillager Pillager
(minecraft:pillager)
polar bear Polar Bear
(minecraft:polar_bear)
thrown potion Thrown potion
(minecraft:potion)
pufferfish Pufferfish
(minecraft:pufferfish)
rabbit Rabbit
(minecraft:rabbit)
ravager Ravager
(minecraft:ravager)
salmon Salmon
(minecraft:salmon)
sheep Sheep
(minecraft:sheep)
shulker Shulker
(minecraft:shulker)
shulker bullet Shulker bullet
(minecraft:shulker_bullet)
silverfish Silverfish
(minecraft:silverfish)
skeleton Skeleton
(minecraft:skeleton)
skeleton horse Skeleton horse
(minecraft:skeleton_horse)
slime Slime
(minecraft:slime)
small fireball Small fireball
(minecraft:small_fireball)
sniffer Sniffer
(minecraft:sniffer)
snow man Snow man or snow golem
(minecraft:snow_golem)
snowball Snowball
(minecraft:snowball)
minecart with spawner Minecart with spawner
(minecraft:spawner_minecart)
spectral arrow Spectral arrow
(minecraft:spectral_arrow)
spider Spider
(minecraft:spider)
squid Squid
(minecraft:squid)
stray Stray
(minecraft:stray)
strider Strider
(minecraft:strider)
tadpole Tadpole
(minecraft:tadpole)
text display Text Display
(minecraft:text_display)
primed tnt TNT
(minecraft:tnt)
arrow Minecart with TNT
(minecraft:tnt_minecart)
trader llama Trader Llama
(minecraft:trader_llama)
trident Trident
(minecraft:trident)
tropical fish Tropical Fish
(minecraft:tropical_fish)
turtle Turtle
(minecraft:turtle)
vex Vex
(minecraft:vex)
villager Villager
(minecraft:villager)
vindicator Vindicator
(minecraft:vindicator)
wandering trader Wandering Trader
(minecraft:wandering_trader)
warden Warden
(minecraft:warden)
witch Witch
(minecraft:witch)
wither boss Wither boss
(minecraft:wither)
wither skeleton Wither skeleton
(minecraft:wither_skeleton)
wither skull Wither skeleton skull
(minecraft:wither_skull)
wolf Wolf
(minecraft:wolf)
zoglin Zoglin
(minecraft:zoglin)
zombie Zombie
(minecraft:zombie)
zombie horse Zombie horse
(minecraft:zombie_horse)
zombie villager Zombie Villager
(minecraft:zombie_villager)
zombie pigman Zombified Piglin
(minecraft:zombified_piglin

Example of how to use an Entity Value in /summon command

The entity value comes in handy when you want to summon an entity such as a creeper, zombie or sniffer.

For example, you use the entity value of sniffer in the /summon command when you want to summon a sniffer.

/summon sniffer

Example of how to use an Entity Value in /data command

You can use the entity value when you want to change a data tag for an entity.

For example, you use the entity value of sniffer in the /data command when you want to give a custom name of Snort to the nearest sniffer.

/data merge entity @e[type=sniffer,limit=1,sort=nearest] {CustomName:"\"Snort\""}