How to View Enchantment Descriptions on Items and Books

Expanding the Tooltip

To view what an enchantment does, locate an enchanted item or enchanted book inside your player inventory, an opened chest, or the creative search menu.

1. Move your cursor directly over the enchanted item or book to bring up its standard tooltip.

2. Look at the bottom of the tooltip for the prompt indicating that more details are available.

3. Press and hold Left Shift on your keyboard.

While Left Shift is held down, the tooltip expands to display a short, clear description directly beneath the enchantment name.

Reading Effect Details

The expanded tooltip explains the exact mechanic provided by the enchantment. For example:

• Hovering over a Frost Walker book and holding Left Shift displays an explanation of how it freezes water underneath your feet.
• Hovering over a Curse of Vanishing item clarifies that the item disappears upon death rather than dropping on the ground.
• Checking enchantments like Luck of the Sea or Bane of Arthropods will similarly outline their specific bonuses.

Release Left Shift at any time to collapse the tooltip back to its compact default view.