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The world border is the current edge of a Minecraft world, exclusive only to Java Edition meaning Java Edition worlds are not infinite. It appears as animated, diagonal, narrow stripes. When the border is not moving, the stripes are an aqua color; if it is expanding, the stripes appear green; if it is shrinking, the stripes appear red.
Size[]
The world border is a giant bounding box; by default, its centre lies at coordinates X/Z: 0 with a width and length of 29,999,984 blocks from both ends. At an altitude of approximately 2.147 billion blocks, the effects of the world border will cease. It does not visually display below y=0 and above y=255.
With certain commands, the size and position of the border can be modified. It always behaves in full block increments, even if it is set to a partial block. It maintains its default size across all three dimensions.
YouTuber AntVenom discovered that using commands you can delete the world border.
Effects[]
Most entities are unable to move through the world border. Any mobs spawned outside the world border via a spawn egg will behave normally. Spiders can climb it, and Endermen can teleport outside of it.
Any player outside of the world border that is not in Creative or Spectator mode will take constant damage. Players can get past the world border through various means, including:
- Letting the world border pass them as it is shrinking
- Throwing an ender pearl through the world border
- Mounting a minecart, boat, horse, or pig
- Using commands such as
/teleport
- Sleeping next to the world border
History[]
The customizable world border was added in Java Edition 1.8 snapshot 14w17a.