Minecraft Sherd Pattern

Decorated Pot Pattern Definitions

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Decorated pot patterns define the pattern types usable on decorated pots. Definition files are their data-driven definitions in datapacks.

Definition format

Decorated pot patterns use the DECORATED_POT_PATTERN registry; the datapack path is decorated_pot_pattern, so definitions live in data/<namespace>/decorated_pot_pattern, and tags in data/<namespace>/tags/decorated_pot_pattern.

Definition files use JSON with the following structure:

• JSON file root object
  • asset_id (string, required): (namespace ID) texture used by the pattern, rendered from assets/<namespace>/textures/entity/decorated_pot/<path>.png.

Definition behavior

Decorated pot pattern data is loaded only once at server startup; /reload does not reload it — a server restart is required.

When rendering a pot's sides, the game reads each face's item: if absent or without a provides_pottery_pattern component, the face renders plain (minecraft:decorated_pot_side); otherwise it renders the sprite of the pattern specified by the component.