Java Edition history of textures

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This page documents the history of texture files used in Java Edition.

Blocks

Items

Entities

Particles

Paintings

Effects

Map icons

Miscellaneous

Java Edition Classic
0.0.12a Added three individual files with block textures. dirt.png used for loading background, rock.png for bedrock on border and water.png for water on border.
0.0.14a Added the texture for clouds.
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST
Added the block crack textures.
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST Added rain's texture.
Java Edition Indev
0.3120091223-0040 The texture used for entity shadows has been added.
20100211-2327 Added sun.png and moon.png.
Java Edition Infdev
Minecraft Infdev20100611 Added the fluff texture applied to clouds.
20100624 Added vignette.png.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.4 Added snow.png.
v1.2.0preview Added dial.png, used for clock texture generation.
Added pumpkinblur.png, texture for the screen effect when wearing a pumpkin.
Compressed vignette.png.
v1.2.2Removed fluff.png due to it becoming unused and the texture pack reform.
Java Edition Beta
1.6Test Build 3
The destruction textures now have a transparent background.
1.8Pre-release Added particlefield.png, which would eventually be used for the starfield.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 Added tunnel.png, texture for the End sky.
1.3.112w23a Changed tunnel.png.
1.613w24aRenamed tunnel.png to end_sky.png.
1.915w47aCompressed end_sky.png.
1.1116w39b Added test.png, located in assets/minecraft/test.png. It was the top texture of a shulker, tinted blue. It was removed in the next snapshot.
1.21.625w21a The texture for clouds has been changed.
1.21.925w21a Added the texture for end flashes.
Upcoming Java Edition
26.3snap2
Added order-independent transparency (oit) breaking textures.

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