Minecraft Tag Biome

Biome Tags

This content applies only to Java Edition.

Biome tags are groups of biomes.

Usage

Biome tags control structure generation, mob spawning, and many other functions. Commands such as /locate biome and /execute if biome can also reference biome tags.

Tag list

#allows_surface_slime_spawns (2 entries)

Slimes spawn in these biomes regardless of slime chunk restrictions, but are affected by the moon phase:

• swamp (Swamp)
• mangrove_swamp (Mangrove Swamp)

#allows_tropical_fish_spawns_at_any_height (1 entry)

Tropical fish spawn in these biomes regardless of the height limit:

• lush_caves (Lush Caves)

#has_structure/abandoned_camp_* (18 tags)

This section contains content from an upcoming update (Java Edition 26.3 development versions).

Biomes where each abandoned camp variant can generate; each tag has 1 member, the biome itself, e.g.:

• has_structure/abandoned_camp_bamboo_jungle: bamboo_jungle (Bamboo Jungle)
• has_structure/abandoned_camp_birch_forest: birch_forest (Birch Forest)
• has_structure/abandoned_camp_cherry_grove: cherry_grove (Cherry Grove)
• has_structure/abandoned_camp_taiga: taiga (Taiga)
• has_structure/abandoned_camp_swamp: swamp (Swamp)

For the complete list, see the tag definitions under data/minecraft/tags/ in mc_java_sources/, or Minecraft Wiki.

#has_structure/ancient_city (1 entry)

Biomes where ancient cities can generate:

• deep_dark (Deep Dark)

#has_structure/bastion_remnant (4 entries)

Biomes where bastion remnants can generate:

• crimson_forest (Crimson Forest)
• nether_wastes (Nether Wastes)
• soul_sand_valley (Soul Sand Valley)
• warped_forest (Warped Forest)

#has_structure/buried_treasure (1 entry)

Biomes where buried treasure can generate:

• #is_beach

#has_structure/desert_pyramid (1 entry)

Biomes where desert pyramids can generate:

• desert (Desert)

#has_structure/end_city (2 entries)

Biomes where end cities can generate:

• end_highlands (End Highlands)
• end_midlands (End Midlands)

#has_structure/igloo (3 entries)

Biomes where igloos can generate:

• snowy_taiga (Snowy Taiga)
• snowy_plains (Snowy Plains)
• snowy_slopes (Snowy Slopes)

#has_structure/jungle_temple (2 entries)

Biomes where jungle temples can generate:

• bamboo_jungle (Bamboo Jungle)
• jungle (Jungle)

#has_structure/mineshaft (23 entries)

Biomes where regular (underground) mineshafts can generate; members include multiple #is_* biome tag references and directly listed biomes, e.g.:

• #is_ocean
• #is_river
• #is_taiga
• desert (Desert)
• dripstone_caves (Dripstone Caves)

For the complete member list, see the tag definition under data/minecraft/tags/ in mc_java_sources/, or Minecraft Wiki.

#has_structure/mineshaft_mesa (1 entry)

Biomes where badlands-variant (surface) mineshafts can generate:

• #is_badlands

#has_structure/nether_fortress (1 entry)

Biomes where nether fortresses can generate:

• #is_nether

#has_structure/nether_fossil (1 entry)

Biomes where nether fossils can generate:

• soul_sand_valley (Soul Sand Valley)

#has_structure/ocean_monument (1 entry)

Biomes where ocean monuments can generate:

• #is_deep_ocean

#has_structure/ocean_ruin_cold (6 entries)

Biomes where cold-ocean-variant ocean ruins can generate:

• frozen_ocean (Frozen Ocean)
• cold_ocean (Cold Ocean)
• ocean (Ocean)
• deep_frozen_ocean (Deep Frozen Ocean)
• deep_cold_ocean (Deep Cold Ocean)
• deep_ocean (Deep Ocean)

#has_structure/ocean_ruin_warm (3 entries)

Biomes where warm-ocean-variant ocean ruins can generate:

• lukewarm_ocean (Lukewarm Ocean)
• warm_ocean (Warm Ocean)
• deep_lukewarm_ocean (Deep Lukewarm Ocean)

#has_structure/pillager_outpost (7 entries)

Biomes where pillager outposts can generate, e.g.:

• desert (Desert)
• plains (Plains)
• savanna (Savanna)
• snowy_plains (Snowy Plains)
• taiga (Taiga)

For the complete member list, see the tag definition under data/minecraft/tags/ in mc_java_sources/, or Minecraft Wiki.

#has_structure/ruined_portal_desert (1 entry)

Biomes where desert-variant ruined portals can generate:

• desert (Desert)

#has_structure/ruined_portal_jungle (1 entry)

Biomes where jungle-variant ruined portals can generate:

• #is_jungle

#has_structure/ruined_portal_mountain (6 entries)

Biomes where mountain-variant ruined portals can generate:

• #is_badlands
• #is_hill
• savanna_plateau (Savanna Plateau)
• windswept_savanna (Windswept Savanna)
• stony_shore (Stony Shore)
• #is_mountain

#has_structure/ruined_portal_nether (1 entry)

Biomes where nether-variant ruined portals can generate:

• #is_nether

#has_structure/ruined_portal_ocean (1 entry)

Biomes where ocean-variant ruined portals can generate:

• #is_ocean

#has_structure/ruined_portal_standard (13 entries)

Biomes where regular ruined portals can generate, e.g.:

• #is_beach
• #is_river
• #is_taiga
• #is_forest
• plains (Plains)

For the complete member list, see the tag definition under data/minecraft/tags/ in mc_java_sources/, or Minecraft Wiki.

#has_structure/ruined_portal_swamp (2 entries)

Biomes where swamp-variant ruined portals can generate:

• swamp (Swamp)
• mangrove_swamp (Mangrove Swamp)

#has_structure/shipwreck (1 entry)

Biomes where regular shipwrecks can generate:

• #is_ocean

#has_structure/shipwreck_beached (1 entry)

Biomes where beached shipwrecks can generate:

• #is_beach

#has_structure/stronghold (1 entry)

Biomes where strongholds can generate:

• #is_overworld

#has_structure/swamp_hut (1 entry)

Biomes where swamp huts can generate:

• swamp (Swamp)

#has_structure/trail_ruins (6 entries)

Biomes where trail ruins can generate:

• taiga (Taiga)
• snowy_taiga (Snowy Taiga)
• old_growth_pine_taiga (Old Growth Pine Taiga)
• old_growth_spruce_taiga (Old Growth Spruce Taiga)
• old_growth_birch_forest (Old Growth Birch Forest)
• jungle (Jungle)

#has_structure/trial_chambers (55 entries)

Biomes where trial chambers can generate, e.g.:

• mushroom_fields (Mushroom Fields)
• swamp (Swamp)
• plains (Plains)
• desert (Desert)
• dripstone_caves (Dripstone Caves)

For the complete member list, see the tag definition under data/minecraft/tags/ in mc_java_sources/, or Minecraft Wiki.

#has_structure/village_desert (1 entry)

Biomes where desert-variant villages can generate:

• desert (Desert)

#has_structure/village_plains (2 entries)

Biomes where plains-variant villages can generate:

• plains (Plains)
• meadow (Meadow)

#has_structure/village_savanna (1 entry)

Biomes where savanna-variant villages can generate:

• savanna (Savanna)

#has_structure/village_snowy (1 entry)

Biomes where snowy-variant villages can generate:

• snowy_plains (Snowy Plains)

#has_structure/village_taiga (1 entry)

Biomes where taiga-variant villages can generate:

• taiga (Taiga)

#has_structure/woodland_mansion (2 entries)

Biomes where woodland mansions can generate:

• dark_forest (Dark Forest)
• pale_garden (Pale Garden)

#is_badlands (3 entries)

Badlands biomes. Wolves spawning in these biomes are striped:

• badlands (Badlands)
• eroded_badlands (Eroded Badlands)
• wooded_badlands (Wooded Badlands)

#is_beach (2 entries)

Beach biomes:

• beach (Beach)
• snowy_beach (Snowy Beach)

#is_deep_ocean (4 entries)

Deep ocean biomes:

• deep_frozen_ocean (Deep Frozen Ocean)
• deep_cold_ocean (Deep Cold Ocean)
• deep_ocean (Deep Ocean)
• deep_lukewarm_ocean (Deep Lukewarm Ocean)

#is_end (5 entries)

End biomes:

• the_end (The End)
• end_highlands (End Highlands)
• end_midlands (End Midlands)
• small_end_islands (Small End Islands)
• end_barrens (End Barrens)

#is_forest (8 entries)

Forest biomes, e.g.:

• forest (Forest)
• flower_forest (Flower Forest)
• birch_forest (Birch Forest)
• old_growth_birch_forest (Old Growth Birch Forest)
• dappled_forest (Dappled Forest)

For the complete member list, see the tag definition under data/minecraft/tags/ in mc_java_sources/, or Minecraft Wiki.

#is_hill (3 entries)

Windswept hill biomes:

• windswept_hills (Windswept Hills)
• windswept_forest (Windswept Forest)
• windswept_gravelly_hills (Windswept Gravelly Hills)

#is_jungle (3 entries)

Jungle biomes. Wolves spawning in these biomes are chestnut:

• bamboo_jungle (Bamboo Jungle)
• jungle (Jungle)
• sparse_jungle (Sparse Jungle)

#is_mountain (6 entries)

Mountain biomes:

• meadow (Meadow)
• frozen_peaks (Frozen Peaks)
• jagged_peaks (Jagged Peaks)
• stony_peaks (Stony Peaks)
• snowy_slopes (Snowy Slopes)
• cherry_grove (Cherry Grove)

#is_nether (5 entries)

Nether biomes:

• nether_wastes (Nether Wastes)
• soul_sand_valley (Soul Sand Valley)
• crimson_forest (Crimson Forest)
• warped_forest (Warped Forest)
• basalt_deltas (Basalt Deltas)

#is_ocean (6 entries)

Ocean biomes:

• #is_deep_ocean
• frozen_ocean (Frozen Ocean)
• ocean (Ocean)
• cold_ocean (Cold Ocean)
• lukewarm_ocean (Lukewarm Ocean)
• warm_ocean (Warm Ocean)

#is_overworld (56 entries)

Overworld biomes, e.g.:

• mushroom_fields (Mushroom Fields)
• ocean (Ocean)
• plains (Plains)
• desert (Desert)
• deep_dark (Deep Dark)

For the complete member list, see the tag definition under data/minecraft/tags/ in mc_java_sources/, or Minecraft Wiki.

#is_river (2 entries)

River biomes:

• river (River)
• frozen_river (Frozen River)

#is_savanna (3 entries)

Savanna biomes. Wolves spawning in these biomes are spotted:

• savanna (Savanna)
• savanna_plateau (Savanna Plateau)
• windswept_savanna (Windswept Savanna)

#is_taiga (4 entries)

Taiga biomes:

• taiga (Taiga)
• snowy_taiga (Snowy Taiga)
• old_growth_pine_taiga (Old Growth Pine Taiga)
• old_growth_spruce_taiga (Old Growth Spruce Taiga)

#mineshaft_blocking (1 entry)

Mineshaft generation is blocked in these biomes:

• deep_dark (Deep Dark)

#more_frequent_drowned_spawns (1 entry)

Drowned spawning in these biomes is not subject to the Y<58 height limit:

• #is_river

#polar_bears_spawn_on_alternate_blocks (2 entries)

Polar bears spawn on ice in these biomes:

• frozen_ocean (Frozen Ocean)
• deep_frozen_ocean (Deep Frozen Ocean)

#produces_corals_from_bonemeal (1 entry)

Using bone meal on specific underwater blocks in these biomes can generate coral:

• warm_ocean (Warm Ocean)

#reduce_water_ambient_spawns (1 entry)

Underwater ambient mobs spawn less frequently here:

• #is_river

#required_ocean_monument_surrounding (2 entries)

Ocean monuments require all surrounding biomes to be in this tag:

• #is_ocean
• #is_river

#spawns_cold_variant_farm_animals (23 entries)

Pigs, cows, and chickens spawn as cold variants in these biomes; sheep wool is more often black:

• snowy_plains (Snowy Plains)
• frozen_ocean (Frozen Ocean)
• deep_dark (Deep Dark)
• taiga (Taiga)
• #is_end

For the complete member list, see the tag definition under data/minecraft/tags/ in mc_java_sources/, or Minecraft Wiki.

#spawns_cold_variant_frogs (13 entries)

Frogs spawn with green skin in these biomes:

• snowy_plains (Snowy Plains)
• frozen_ocean (Frozen Ocean)
• deep_dark (Deep Dark)
• snowy_taiga (Snowy Taiga)
• #is_end

For the complete member list, see the tag definition under data/minecraft/tags/ in mc_java_sources/, or Minecraft Wiki.

#spawns_coral_variant_zombie_nautilus (1 entry)

Biomes where coral-variant zombie nautiluses can spawn:

• warm_ocean (Warm Ocean)

#spawns_gold_rabbits (1 entry)

Rabbits spawn with golden fur in these biomes:

• desert (Desert)

#spawns_snow_foxes (10 entries)

Foxes spawn with white fur in these biomes, e.g.:

• snowy_plains (Snowy Plains)
• ice_spikes (Ice Spikes)
• frozen_ocean (Frozen Ocean)
• snowy_taiga (Snowy Taiga)
• grove (Grove)

For the complete member list, see the tag definition under data/minecraft/tags/ in mc_java_sources/, or Minecraft Wiki.

#spawns_warm_variant_farm_animals (9 entries)

Pigs, cows, and chickens spawn as warm variants in these biomes; sheep wool is more often brown:

• desert (Desert)
• warm_ocean (Warm Ocean)
• #is_jungle
• #is_savanna
• #is_nether

For the complete member list, see the tag definition under data/minecraft/tags/ in mc_java_sources/, or Minecraft Wiki.

#spawns_warm_variant_frogs (7 entries)

Frogs spawn with white skin in these biomes:

• desert (Desert)
• warm_ocean (Warm Ocean)
• #is_jungle
• #is_savanna
• #is_nether

For the complete member list, see the tag definition under data/minecraft/tags/ in mc_java_sources/, or Minecraft Wiki.

#spawns_white_rabbits (10 entries)

Rabbits spawn with white fur in these biomes, e.g.:

• snowy_plains (Snowy Plains)
• ice_spikes (Ice Spikes)
• frozen_ocean (Frozen Ocean)
• snowy_taiga (Snowy Taiga)
• grove (Grove)

For the complete member list, see the tag definition under data/minecraft/tags/ in mc_java_sources/, or Minecraft Wiki.

#stronghold_biased_to (38 entries)

Biomes strongholds are biased toward:

• plains (Plains)
• desert (Desert)
• forest (Forest)
• taiga (Taiga)
• meadow (Meadow)

For the complete member list, see the tag definition under data/minecraft/tags/ in mc_java_sources/, or Minecraft Wiki.

#water_on_map_outlines (4 entries)

Biomes with this tag show as water on unexplored explorer maps:

• #is_ocean
• #is_river
• swamp (Swamp)
• mangrove_swamp (Mangrove Swamp)

#without_wandering_trader_spawns (1 entry)

Wandering traders do not spawn in these biomes:

• the_void (The Void)

#without_zombie_sieges (1 entry)

Zombie sieges do not occur in these biomes:

• mushroom_fields (Mushroom Fields)

Removed tags

#has_closer_water_fog

Added in 22w11a, removed in 25w42a. Underwater fog appears closer to the player in these biomes:

• swamp
• mangrove_swamp

#increased_fire_burnout

Added in 23w03a, removed in 25w42a. Fire burns out faster in these biomes, e.g.:

• bamboo_jungle
• mushroom_fields
• mangrove_swamp
• snowy_slopes
• frozen_peaks

For the complete member list, see the tag definition under data/minecraft/tags/ in mc_java_sources/, or Minecraft Wiki.

#plays_underwater_music

Added in 22w11a, removed in 25w42a. Underwater music plays while the player is in these biomes:

• #is_ocean
• #is_river

#snow_golem_melts

Added in 23w03a, removed in 25w42a. Snow golems melt in these biomes, e.g.:

• badlands
• basalt_deltas
• crimson_forest
• desert
• nether_wastes

For the complete member list, see the tag definition under data/minecraft/tags/ in mc_java_sources/, or Minecraft Wiki.

#without_patrol_spawns

Added in 22w11a, removed in 25w45a. Illager patrols do not spawn in these biomes:

• mushroom_fields