Updated June 13, 2021 by Mina Smith: With the new Caves and Cliffs update in Minecraft, it was important to go back and make updates and changes to some old articles. This article has been updated with additional information and for clarity.
Unlike many other commands in Minecraft, players can use this command on themselves or mobs and players to move to generated, as well as not-yet-generated, locations. Players can use teleportation if they have OP permissions. This allows players to remove threats by teleporting them away, joining friends by zooming to their locations, or even just wanting to generate and explore new locations in their Minecraft seed.
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Versions With Teleportation
Most, but not all, platforms and versions of Minecraft allow for teleporting. Pocket, Java, Bedrock, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, Windows 10, and the Education edition all allow for OP players to use /teleport in their seeds. However, those still playing on the Wii U, PS3, or Xbox 360 will not be able to use it.
How to Teleport in Minecraft Java Edition
In order to teleport to a new or old location, players using the Java edition of Minecraft can use:
teleport
If players want to teleport someone or something else, they just need to add the target tag to the command.
teleport <target(s)>
All Java Teleportation commands are included here:
teleport
How to Teleport in Minecraft Bedrock Edition
Those using the Bedrock Edition of Minecraft will have to be a little more exact to get their target where it needs going. First, they will need x, y, and z coordinates for where they want to go or where they want to send another target.
teleport <x, y, z coordinates> teleport <victim: target> <x, y, z coordinates>
Players can also add a [checkForBlocks: Boolean] onto the end of that command to ensure that players don’t teleport inside of blocks and die. All Bedrock Edition Teleportation commands are included here (but make sure to add [checkForBlocks: Boolean] if the player cares if their victim survives being transported):
teleport <destination: x y z> teleport <destination: x y z> [yRot: value] [xRot: value] teleport <destination: x y z> facing <lookAtPosition: x y z> teleport <destination: x y z> facing <lookAtEntity: target> teleport <victim: target> <destination: x y z> [yRot: value] [xRot: value] teleport <victim: target> <destination: x y z> facing <lookAtPosition: x y z> teleport <victim: target> <destination: x y z> facing <lookAtEntity: target> teleport <destination: target> teleport <victim: target> <destination: target>
Failures
There are many uses for teleportation commands that players can use to manipulate their Minecraft seed. However, players should be careful of spelling and accuracy when using teleporting; it is easy to end up teleporting into the sky and dying from falling damage if players are not careful. Also there are a variety of things that may make the teleportation command not work at all, like:
If a player added the Boolean check and the area has block in it, like a Minecraft smooth stone. If a player misspelled a location or target name. If players try to send entities to the same location as another entity, but that entity is not online or there are multiple instances of that entity. If the coordinates of the location is higher than x [-30000000, 30000000), or y [-20000000, 20000000).
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