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Biomes

Minecraft worlds are split into different environments called biomes. The Biome dictates many properties of the environment like the plants, mobs, structures, weather, and even ores.

Vanilla Biomes

This list contains the ID of every vanilla biome for Minecraft 1.20.1.

  • minecraft:badlands
  • minecraft:bamboo_jungle
  • minecraft:basalt_deltas
  • minecraft:beach
  • minecraft:birch_forest
  • minecraft:cherry_grove
  • minecraft:cold_ocean
  • minecraft:crimson_forest
  • minecraft:dark_forest
  • minecraft:deep_cold_ocean
  • minecraft:deep_dark
  • minecraft:deep_frozen_ocean
  • minecraft:deep_lukewarm_ocean
  • minecraft:deep_ocean
  • minecraft:desert
  • minecraft:dripstone_caves
  • minecraft:end_barrens
  • minecraft:end_highlands
  • minecraft:end_midlands
  • minecraft:eroded_badlands
  • minecraft:flower_forest
  • minecraft:forest
  • minecraft:frozen_ocean
  • minecraft:frozen_peaks
  • minecraft:frozen_river
  • minecraft:grove
  • minecraft:ice_spikes
  • minecraft:jagged_peaks
  • minecraft:jungle
  • minecraft:lukewarm_ocean
  • minecraft:lush_caves
  • minecraft:mangrove_swamp
  • minecraft:meadow
  • minecraft:mushroom_fields
  • minecraft:nether_wastes
  • minecraft:ocean
  • minecraft:old_growth_birch_forest
  • minecraft:old_growth_pine_taiga
  • minecraft:old_growth_spruce_taiga
  • minecraft:plains
  • minecraft:river
  • minecraft:savanna
  • minecraft:savanna_plateau
  • minecraft:small_end_islands
  • minecraft:snowy_beach
  • minecraft:snowy_plains
  • minecraft:snowy_slopes
  • minecraft:snowy_taiga
  • minecraft:soul_sand_valley
  • minecraft:sparse_jungle
  • minecraft:stony_peaks
  • minecraft:stony_shore
  • minecraft:sunflower_plains
  • minecraft:swamp
  • minecraft:taiga
  • minecraft:the_end
  • minecraft:the_void
  • minecraft:warm_ocean
  • minecraft:warped_forest
  • minecraft:windswept_forest
  • minecraft:windswept_gravelly_hills
  • minecraft:windswept_hills
  • minecraft:windswept_savanna
  • minecraft:wooded_badlands

Biome Tags

Minecraft uses biome tags to classify and organize biomes. In some cases biome tags also influence gameplay functions. For example, snow golems will melt in any biome in the snow_golem_melts tag, including biomes added to the tag by mods and data packs.

The table below contains all vanilla biome tags for Minecraft 1.20.1. You can also find biome tags added by mod loaders by selecting the respective tab at the top of the table.

Tag IDVanilla Biomes
minecraft:allows_surface_slime_spawnsminecraft:swamp, minecraft:mangrove_swamp
minecraft:allows_tropical_fish_spawns_at_any_heightminecraft:lush_caves
minecraft:has_closer_water_fogminecraft:swamp, minecraft:mangrove_swamp
minecraft:has_structure/ancient_cityminecraft:deep_dark
minecraft:has_structure/bastion_remnantminecraft:crimson_forest, minecraft:nether_wastes, minecraft:soul_sand_valley, minecraft:warped_forest
minecraft:has_structure/buried_treasureminecraft:beach, minecraft:snowy_beach
minecraft:has_structure/desert_pyramidminecraft:desert
minecraft:has_structure/end_cityminecraft:end_highlands, minecraft:end_midlands
minecraft:has_structure/igloominecraft:snowy_taiga, minecraft:snowy_plains, minecraft:snowy_slopes
minecraft:has_structure/jungle_templeminecraft:bamboo_jungle, minecraft:jungle
minecraft:has_structure/mineshaftminecraft:deep_frozen_ocean, minecraft:deep_cold_ocean, minecraft:deep_ocean, minecraft:deep_lukewarm_ocean, minecraft:frozen_ocean, minecraft:ocean, minecraft:cold_ocean, minecraft:lukewarm_ocean, minecraft:warm_ocean, minecraft:river, minecraft:frozen_river, minecraft:beach, minecraft:snowy_beach, minecraft:meadow, minecraft:frozen_peaks, minecraft:jagged_peaks, minecraft:stony_peaks, minecraft:snowy_slopes, minecraft:cherry_grove, minecraft:windswept_hills, minecraft:windswept_forest, minecraft:windswept_gravelly_hills, minecraft:taiga, minecraft:snowy_taiga, minecraft:old_growth_pine_taiga, minecraft:old_growth_spruce_taiga, minecraft:bamboo_jungle, minecraft:jungle, minecraft:sparse_jungle, minecraft:forest, minecraft:flower_forest, minecraft:birch_forest, minecraft:old_growth_birch_forest, minecraft:dark_forest, minecraft:grove, minecraft:stony_shore, minecraft:mushroom_fields, minecraft:ice_spikes, minecraft:windswept_savanna, minecraft:desert, minecraft:savanna, minecraft:snowy_plains, minecraft:plains, minecraft:sunflower_plains, minecraft:swamp, minecraft:mangrove_swamp, minecraft:savanna_plateau, minecraft:dripstone_caves, minecraft:lush_caves
minecraft:has_structure/mineshaft_mesaminecraft:badlands, minecraft:eroded_badlands, minecraft:wooded_badlands
minecraft:has_structure/nether_fortressminecraft:nether_wastes, minecraft:soul_sand_valley, minecraft:crimson_forest, minecraft:warped_forest, minecraft:basalt_deltas
minecraft:has_structure/nether_fossilminecraft:soul_sand_valley
minecraft:has_structure/ocean_monumentminecraft:deep_frozen_ocean, minecraft:deep_cold_ocean, minecraft:deep_ocean, minecraft:deep_lukewarm_ocean
minecraft:has_structure/ocean_ruin_coldminecraft:frozen_ocean, minecraft:cold_ocean, minecraft:ocean, minecraft:deep_frozen_ocean, minecraft:deep_cold_ocean, minecraft:deep_ocean
minecraft:has_structure/ocean_ruin_warmminecraft:lukewarm_ocean, minecraft:warm_ocean, minecraft:deep_lukewarm_ocean
minecraft:has_structure/pillager_outpostminecraft:desert, minecraft:plains, minecraft:savanna, minecraft:snowy_plains, minecraft:taiga, minecraft:meadow, minecraft:frozen_peaks, minecraft:jagged_peaks, minecraft:stony_peaks, minecraft:snowy_slopes, minecraft:cherry_grove, minecraft:grove
minecraft:has_structure/ruined_portal_desertminecraft:desert
minecraft:has_structure/ruined_portal_jungleminecraft:bamboo_jungle, minecraft:jungle, minecraft:sparse_jungle
minecraft:has_structure/ruined_portal_mountainminecraft:badlands, minecraft:eroded_badlands, minecraft:wooded_badlands, minecraft:windswept_hills, minecraft:windswept_forest, minecraft:windswept_gravelly_hills, minecraft:savanna_plateau, minecraft:windswept_savanna, minecraft:stony_shore, minecraft:meadow, minecraft:frozen_peaks, minecraft:jagged_peaks, minecraft:stony_peaks, minecraft:snowy_slopes, minecraft:cherry_grove
minecraft:has_structure/ruined_portal_netherminecraft:nether_wastes, minecraft:soul_sand_valley, minecraft:crimson_forest, minecraft:warped_forest, minecraft:basalt_deltas
minecraft:has_structure/ruined_portal_oceanminecraft:deep_frozen_ocean, minecraft:deep_cold_ocean, minecraft:deep_ocean, minecraft:deep_lukewarm_ocean, minecraft:frozen_ocean, minecraft:ocean, minecraft:cold_ocean, minecraft:lukewarm_ocean, minecraft:warm_ocean
minecraft:has_structure/ruined_portal_standardminecraft:beach, minecraft:snowy_beach, minecraft:river, minecraft:frozen_river, minecraft:taiga, minecraft:snowy_taiga, minecraft:old_growth_pine_taiga, minecraft:old_growth_spruce_taiga, minecraft:forest, minecraft:flower_forest, minecraft:birch_forest, minecraft:old_growth_birch_forest, minecraft:dark_forest, minecraft:grove, minecraft:mushroom_fields, minecraft:ice_spikes, minecraft:dripstone_caves, minecraft:lush_caves, minecraft:savanna, minecraft:snowy_plains, minecraft:plains, minecraft:sunflower_plains
minecraft:has_structure/ruined_portal_swampminecraft:swamp, minecraft:mangrove_swamp
minecraft:has_structure/shipwreckminecraft:deep_frozen_ocean, minecraft:deep_cold_ocean, minecraft:deep_ocean, minecraft:deep_lukewarm_ocean, minecraft:frozen_ocean, minecraft:ocean, minecraft:cold_ocean, minecraft:lukewarm_ocean, minecraft:warm_ocean
minecraft:has_structure/shipwreck_beachedminecraft:beach, minecraft:snowy_beach
minecraft:has_structure/strongholdminecraft:mushroom_fields, minecraft:deep_frozen_ocean, minecraft:frozen_ocean, minecraft:deep_cold_ocean, minecraft:cold_ocean, minecraft:deep_ocean, minecraft:ocean, minecraft:deep_lukewarm_ocean, minecraft:lukewarm_ocean, minecraft:warm_ocean, minecraft:stony_shore, minecraft:swamp, minecraft:mangrove_swamp, minecraft:snowy_slopes, minecraft:snowy_plains, minecraft:snowy_beach, minecraft:windswept_gravelly_hills, minecraft:grove, minecraft:windswept_hills, minecraft:snowy_taiga, minecraft:windswept_forest, minecraft:taiga, minecraft:plains, minecraft:meadow, minecraft:beach, minecraft:forest, minecraft:old_growth_spruce_taiga, minecraft:flower_forest, minecraft:birch_forest, minecraft:dark_forest, minecraft:savanna_plateau, minecraft:savanna, minecraft:jungle, minecraft:badlands, minecraft:desert, minecraft:wooded_badlands, minecraft:jagged_peaks, minecraft:stony_peaks, minecraft:frozen_river, minecraft:river, minecraft:ice_spikes, minecraft:old_growth_pine_taiga, minecraft:sunflower_plains, minecraft:old_growth_birch_forest, minecraft:sparse_jungle, minecraft:bamboo_jungle, minecraft:eroded_badlands, minecraft:windswept_savanna, minecraft:cherry_grove, minecraft:frozen_peaks, minecraft:dripstone_caves, minecraft:lush_caves, minecraft:deep_dark
minecraft:has_structure/swamp_hutminecraft:swamp
minecraft:has_structure/trail_ruinsminecraft:taiga, minecraft:snowy_taiga, minecraft:old_growth_pine_taiga, minecraft:old_growth_spruce_taiga, minecraft:old_growth_birch_forest, minecraft:jungle
minecraft:has_structure/village_desertminecraft:desert
minecraft:has_structure/village_plainsminecraft:plains, minecraft:meadow
minecraft:has_structure/village_savannaminecraft:savanna
minecraft:has_structure/village_snowyminecraft:snowy_plains
minecraft:has_structure/village_taigaminecraft:taiga
minecraft:has_structure/woodland_mansionminecraft:dark_forest
minecraft:increased_fire_burnoutminecraft:bamboo_jungle, minecraft:mushroom_fields, minecraft:mangrove_swamp, minecraft:snowy_slopes, minecraft:frozen_peaks, minecraft:jagged_peaks, minecraft:swamp, minecraft:jungle
minecraft:is_badlandsminecraft:badlands, minecraft:eroded_badlands, minecraft:wooded_badlands
minecraft:is_beachminecraft:beach, minecraft:snowy_beach
minecraft:is_deep_oceanminecraft:deep_frozen_ocean, minecraft:deep_cold_ocean, minecraft:deep_ocean, minecraft:deep_lukewarm_ocean
minecraft:is_endminecraft:the_end, minecraft:end_highlands, minecraft:end_midlands, minecraft:small_end_islands, minecraft:end_barrens
minecraft:is_forestminecraft:forest, minecraft:flower_forest, minecraft:birch_forest, minecraft:old_growth_birch_forest, minecraft:dark_forest, minecraft:grove
minecraft:is_hillminecraft:windswept_hills, minecraft:windswept_forest, minecraft:windswept_gravelly_hills
minecraft:is_jungleminecraft:bamboo_jungle, minecraft:jungle, minecraft:sparse_jungle
minecraft:is_mountainminecraft:meadow, minecraft:frozen_peaks, minecraft:jagged_peaks, minecraft:stony_peaks, minecraft:snowy_slopes, minecraft:cherry_grove
minecraft:is_netherminecraft:nether_wastes, minecraft:soul_sand_valley, minecraft:crimson_forest, minecraft:warped_forest, minecraft:basalt_deltas
minecraft:is_oceanminecraft:deep_frozen_ocean, minecraft:deep_cold_ocean, minecraft:deep_ocean, minecraft:deep_lukewarm_ocean, minecraft:frozen_ocean, minecraft:ocean, minecraft:cold_ocean, minecraft:lukewarm_ocean, minecraft:warm_ocean
minecraft:is_overworldminecraft:mushroom_fields, minecraft:deep_frozen_ocean, minecraft:frozen_ocean, minecraft:deep_cold_ocean, minecraft:cold_ocean, minecraft:deep_ocean, minecraft:ocean, minecraft:deep_lukewarm_ocean, minecraft:lukewarm_ocean, minecraft:warm_ocean, minecraft:stony_shore, minecraft:swamp, minecraft:mangrove_swamp, minecraft:snowy_slopes, minecraft:snowy_plains, minecraft:snowy_beach, minecraft:windswept_gravelly_hills, minecraft:grove, minecraft:windswept_hills, minecraft:snowy_taiga, minecraft:windswept_forest, minecraft:taiga, minecraft:plains, minecraft:meadow, minecraft:beach, minecraft:forest, minecraft:old_growth_spruce_taiga, minecraft:flower_forest, minecraft:birch_forest, minecraft:dark_forest, minecraft:savanna_plateau, minecraft:savanna, minecraft:jungle, minecraft:badlands, minecraft:desert, minecraft:wooded_badlands, minecraft:jagged_peaks, minecraft:stony_peaks, minecraft:frozen_river, minecraft:river, minecraft:ice_spikes, minecraft:old_growth_pine_taiga, minecraft:sunflower_plains, minecraft:old_growth_birch_forest, minecraft:sparse_jungle, minecraft:bamboo_jungle, minecraft:eroded_badlands, minecraft:windswept_savanna, minecraft:cherry_grove, minecraft:frozen_peaks, minecraft:dripstone_caves, minecraft:lush_caves, minecraft:deep_dark
minecraft:is_riverminecraft:river, minecraft:frozen_river
minecraft:is_savannaminecraft:savanna, minecraft:savanna_plateau, minecraft:windswept_savanna
minecraft:is_taigaminecraft:taiga, minecraft:snowy_taiga, minecraft:old_growth_pine_taiga, minecraft:old_growth_spruce_taiga
minecraft:mineshaft_blockingminecraft:deep_dark
minecraft:more_frequent_drowned_spawnsminecraft:river, minecraft:frozen_river
minecraft:plays_underwater_musicminecraft:deep_frozen_ocean, minecraft:deep_cold_ocean, minecraft:deep_ocean, minecraft:deep_lukewarm_ocean, minecraft:frozen_ocean, minecraft:ocean, minecraft:cold_ocean, minecraft:lukewarm_ocean, minecraft:warm_ocean, minecraft:river, minecraft:frozen_river
minecraft:polar_bears_spawn_on_alternate_blocksminecraft:frozen_ocean, minecraft:deep_frozen_ocean
minecraft:produces_corals_from_bonemealminecraft:warm_ocean
minecraft:reduce_water_ambient_spawnsminecraft:river, minecraft:frozen_river
minecraft:required_ocean_monument_surroundingminecraft:deep_frozen_ocean, minecraft:deep_cold_ocean, minecraft:deep_ocean, minecraft:deep_lukewarm_ocean, minecraft:frozen_ocean, minecraft:ocean, minecraft:cold_ocean, minecraft:lukewarm_ocean, minecraft:warm_ocean, minecraft:river, minecraft:frozen_river
minecraft:snow_golem_meltsminecraft:badlands, minecraft:basalt_deltas, minecraft:crimson_forest, minecraft:desert, minecraft:eroded_badlands, minecraft:nether_wastes, minecraft:savanna, minecraft:savanna_plateau, minecraft:soul_sand_valley, minecraft:warped_forest, minecraft:windswept_savanna, minecraft:wooded_badlands
minecraft:spawns_cold_variant_frogsminecraft:snowy_plains, minecraft:ice_spikes, minecraft:frozen_peaks, minecraft:jagged_peaks, minecraft:snowy_slopes, minecraft:frozen_ocean, minecraft:deep_frozen_ocean, minecraft:grove, minecraft:deep_dark, minecraft:frozen_river, minecraft:snowy_taiga, minecraft:snowy_beach, minecraft:the_end, minecraft:end_highlands, minecraft:end_midlands, minecraft:small_end_islands, minecraft:end_barrens
minecraft:spawns_gold_rabbitsminecraft:desert
minecraft:spawns_snow_foxesminecraft:snowy_plains, minecraft:ice_spikes, minecraft:frozen_ocean, minecraft:snowy_taiga, minecraft:frozen_river, minecraft:snowy_beach, minecraft:frozen_peaks, minecraft:jagged_peaks, minecraft:snowy_slopes, minecraft:grove
minecraft:spawns_warm_variant_frogsminecraft:desert, minecraft:warm_ocean, minecraft:bamboo_jungle, minecraft:jungle, minecraft:sparse_jungle, minecraft:savanna, minecraft:savanna_plateau, minecraft:windswept_savanna, minecraft:nether_wastes, minecraft:soul_sand_valley, minecraft:crimson_forest, minecraft:warped_forest, minecraft:basalt_deltas, minecraft:badlands, minecraft:eroded_badlands, minecraft:wooded_badlands, minecraft:mangrove_swamp
minecraft:spawns_white_rabbitsminecraft:snowy_plains, minecraft:ice_spikes, minecraft:frozen_ocean, minecraft:snowy_taiga, minecraft:frozen_river, minecraft:snowy_beach, minecraft:frozen_peaks, minecraft:jagged_peaks, minecraft:snowy_slopes, minecraft:grove
minecraft:stronghold_biased_tominecraft:plains, minecraft:sunflower_plains, minecraft:snowy_plains, minecraft:ice_spikes, minecraft:desert, minecraft:forest, minecraft:flower_forest, minecraft:birch_forest, minecraft:dark_forest, minecraft:old_growth_birch_forest, minecraft:old_growth_pine_taiga, minecraft:old_growth_spruce_taiga, minecraft:taiga, minecraft:snowy_taiga, minecraft:savanna, minecraft:savanna_plateau, minecraft:windswept_hills, minecraft:windswept_gravelly_hills, minecraft:windswept_forest, minecraft:windswept_savanna, minecraft:jungle, minecraft:sparse_jungle, minecraft:bamboo_jungle, minecraft:badlands, minecraft:eroded_badlands, minecraft:wooded_badlands, minecraft:meadow, minecraft:grove, minecraft:snowy_slopes, minecraft:frozen_peaks, minecraft:jagged_peaks, minecraft:stony_peaks, minecraft:mushroom_fields, minecraft:dripstone_caves, minecraft:lush_caves
minecraft:water_on_map_outlinesminecraft:deep_frozen_ocean, minecraft:deep_cold_ocean, minecraft:deep_ocean, minecraft:deep_lukewarm_ocean, minecraft:frozen_ocean, minecraft:ocean, minecraft:cold_ocean, minecraft:lukewarm_ocean, minecraft:warm_ocean, minecraft:river, minecraft:frozen_river, minecraft:swamp, minecraft:mangrove_swamp
minecraft:without_patrol_spawnsminecraft:mushroom_fields
minecraft:without_wandering_trader_spawnsminecraft:the_void
minecraft:without_zombie_siegesminecraft:mushroom_fields