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Arrow

Mobs & entity

The arrow is an entity in Minecraft. It is a distinct object that exists in the game world, separate from the blocks that make up the terrain.

Contents (7)
  1. Sounds
  2. Stats
  3. Advancements
  4. History
  5. Registry entry
  6. Related items
  7. See also

Sounds

3 sound events for this mob, 6 files in all. Where an event lists more than one file the game picks one at random.

EventSoundClosed captionIdentifierTranslation key
hitArrow hitsentity.arrow.hitsubtitles.entity.arrow.hit
hit playerPlayer hitentity.arrow.hit_playersubtitles.entity.arrow.hit_player
shootArrow firedentity.arrow.shootsubtitles.entity.arrow.shoot

Stats

Mojang publishes these numbers in the Bedrock behaviour pack (bedrock-samples); the Java edition keeps them in code, not in any data file. Most values match across editions, but not all — treat them as the Bedrock figures.

Hitbox size0.25 blocks wide, 0.25 blocks tall
Mob typeprojectile, arrow

Advancements

Advancements whose own criteria name this entry. Recipe-unlock entries are left out — they never appear on the player’s Advancements screen.

History

Worked out by reading the registry of every Minecraft build Mojang has published, in release order.

VersionDateWhat the files show
before 18w50a—Already in the game when Mojang’s data generator first shipped, in 18w50a (12 December 2018). The files do not say which earlier version added it.

Registry entry

Identifierminecraft:arrow
Registryminecraft:entity_type

See also