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{{IN|Java}}, schools of 2 to 4 glow squid spawn in water in complete darkness in the [[Overworld]] below [[Altitude|layer]] 30, except for the [[Deep Dark]] biome. Unlike most other aquatic mobs, they do not require water or waterlogged blocks above or below their spawning space.
{{IN|Java}}, schools of 2 to 4 glow squid spawn in water in complete darkness in the [[Overworld]] below [[Altitude|layer]] 30, except for the [[Deep Dark]] biome. Unlike most other aquatic mobs, they do not require water or waterlogged blocks above or below their spawning space.


{{IN|Bedrock}}, glow squid spawn anywhere in any [[dimension]] where there's water underground,<ref name="glow_squid_bedrock">{{bug|MCPE-130734}}</ref> in schools of 2 to 4 (below a solid roof categorized as cave spawn, while squids are surface spawns) anywhere below Y=30.
{{IN|Bedrock}}, glow squid spawn anywhere in any [[dimension]] where there's water underground,<ref name="glow_squid_bedrock">{{bug|MCPE-130734}}</ref> in schools of 2 to 4 (below a solid roof categorized as cave spawn, while squids are surface spawns) anywhere below Y=30 in a light level of 0.


Glow squid have a 5% chance of spawning as babies.
Glow squid have a 5% chance of spawning as babies.

Revision as of 13:59, 13 April 2025

This article is about the mob found in Minecraft. For the mob in Minecraft Earth, see MCE:Glow Squid. For the mob in Minecraft Dungeons, see MCD:Glow Squid.
Glow Squid
Invicon Glow Squid Spawn Egg.png: Inventory sprite for Glow Squid Spawn Egg in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Glow Squid Spawn Egg
Health points

10HP♥♥♥♥♥

Behavior

Passive

Mob type

Animal, Aquatic

Hitbox size

In Java Edition:
Height: 0.8 blocks
Width: 0.8 blocks
Baby:
Height: 0.4 blocks
Width: 0.4 blocks
In Bedrock Edition:
Adult:
Height: 0.95 blocks
Width: 0.95 blocks
Baby:
Height: 0.475 blocks
Width: 0.475 blocks

Spawn

§ Spawning

Usable items

Lead 

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The glow squid is an aquatic passive mob found in dark underwater areas, typically in ocean depths, canyons and underground lakes. It has an aqua luminescent texture, and is the only source of glow ink sacs. They were ported to vanilla Minecraft from Minecraft Earth.

Spawning

In Java Edition, schools of 2 to 4 glow squid spawn in water in complete darkness in the Overworld below layer 30, except for the Deep Dark biome. Unlike most other aquatic mobs, they do not require water or waterlogged blocks above or below their spawning space.

In Bedrock Edition, glow squid spawn anywhere in any dimension where there's water underground,[1] in schools of 2 to 4 (below a solid roof categorized as cave spawn, while squids are surface spawns) anywhere below Y=30 in a light level of 0.

Glow squid have a 5% chance of spawning as babies.

Drops

On death

Item Roll Chance Quantity (Roll Chance)
Default Looting I Looting II Looting III
Invicon Glow Ink Sac.png: Glow Squid drops Glow Ink Sac with quantity 1-3Glow Ink Sac100%1–31–41–51–6
  • 1–3XP experience points when killed by a player or tamed wolf.
  • As with all other baby animals, killing a baby glow squid yields no items or experience.

Behavior

The turquoise ink cloud produced by a glow squid.

Glow squids wander around aimlessly in three dimensions as long as they are in the water, opening and closing their tentacles, which gives them the appearance of pushing themselves leisurely forward.

Glow squids suffocate when out of water, dying after 15 seconds (300 game ticks). While on land, they remain stationary until they suffocate. They can take fall damage and burn like any other land mob, but they cannot drown. When out of the water, glow squid are resistant to knockback.

Glow squids are passive toward the player. They are not attracted to light and do not deliberately interact with the player. Glow squids sometimes beach themselves and suffocate on the banks of rivers and occasionally on ocean beaches. These behaviors are shared with the traditional squid.

Glow squids appear to glow, but do not produce light. They stop glowing for 5 seconds (100 game ticks) when harmed.

Glow squids cannot swim in lava, even if inflicted with Fire Resistance. They simply pass through the lava and behave as if on land.

Unlike land-based mobs, glow squids can swim against a current and not get pushed by it.‌[Java Edition only]

Guardians and elder guardians attack glow squids in the same manner as they attack a player or a regular squid. Axolotls also attack glow squids.

Glow squids are affected by the Impaling enchantment — in Java Edition because they are aquatic mobs; in Bedrock Edition as long as they touch water.

Glow squids constantly produce crystalline particles around them. When attacked, they emit a cloud of turquoise ink particles and swim away. The particles and the ink remain visible when the glow squid has the Invisibility status effect.

If the player is in Spectator mode or is far away from glow squids (often when they are in unloaded chunks), they remain stationary. When attacked in this state, glow squids cannot flee.

Although glow squids have a baby variant, there is currently no way to breed adult glow squids.

Sounds

Java Edition:
Glow squids use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.

[hide]Sounds
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Glow Squid swimsFriendly CreaturesRandomlyentity.glow_squid.ambientsubtitles.entity.glow_squid.ambient​1.00.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)16
​Glow Squid diesFriendly CreaturesWhen a glow squid diesentity.glow_squid.deathsubtitles.entity.glow_squid.death​1.00.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)16
​Glow Squid hurtsFriendly CreaturesWhen a glow squid is damagedentity.glow_squid.hurtsubtitles.entity.glow_squid.hurt​1.00.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)16
​Glow Squid shoots inkFriendly CreaturesWhen a glow squid shoots ink after being damaged by a playerentity.glow_squid.squirtsubtitles.entity.glow_squid.squirt​1.00.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide]Sounds
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
Friendly CreaturesRandomlymob.glow_squid.ambient0.40.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
Friendly CreaturesWhen a glow squid diesmob.glow_squid.death0.40.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
Friendly CreaturesWhen a glow squid is damagedmob.glow_squid.hurt0.40.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
Friendly CreaturesWhen a glow squid shoots ink after being damaged by a playermob.glow_squid.ink_squirt1.01.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierEntity tags[hide]Translation key
EntitySprite glow-squid.png: Sprite image for glow-squid in Minecraft Glow Squidglow_squidaquatic
axolotl_hunt_targets
can_breathe_under_water
not_scary_for_pufferfish
sensitive_to_impaling		entity.minecraft.glow_squid

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID [hide]Translation key
EntitySprite glow-squid.png: Sprite image for glow-squid in Minecraft Glow Squidglow_squid129entity.glow_squid.name

Entity data

Glow squid have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.

Java Edition:

Main article: Entity format

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

[hide]
IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other

Advancements

IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
A Throwaway JokeThrow a Trident at something.
Note: Throwing away your only weapon is not a good idea.		Hit a mob with a thrown trident.
AdventureAdventure, exploration and combatKill any mob, or be killed by any living entity.
ArbalisticKill five unique mobs with one crossbow shotArmor Stand also counts for this advancement.
This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed.
It SpreadsKill a mob near a Sculk Catalyst Mobs that drop no experience as well as the ender dragon are ignored for this advancement.
Over-OverkillDeal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace–
Take AimShoot something with an ArrowUsing a bow or a crossbow, shoot a mob with an arrow, tipped arrow, or spectral arrow.

Video

History

September 27, 2020 The glow squid, moobloom, and iceologer are announced as the mobs in the Minecraft Live 2020 mob vote, which consists of mobs from Minecraft's spin-off games, Minecraft Dungeons and Minecraft Earth.
October 3, 2020The glow squid wins the mob vote. The glow squid is the first mob from a spin-off game to be included in the base game.
[hide]Java Edition
1.1721w03a Added the glow squid, but without the glow texture animation found in the Minecraft Earth version.
21w13aGlow squid now spawn in underground water sources.
21w19aGlow squid can now be leashed.[2]
Pre-release 3Glow squid now spawn only in total darkness and where there is a block with base_stone_overworld tag less than 5 blocks below the spawning space.
1.1821w40aGlow squid now spawn below y=30 rather than below y=63, and ignore any prior light level or natural stone requirements.
1.18.222w07aBy fixing MC-238977, glow squid now also require complete darkness to spawn, as was previously the case from 1.17-pre3 to 21w39a.
1.21.224w33a Added baby variants of glow squids.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.16.210
Experiment
Caves and Cliffs		beta 1.16.210.59 Added glow squid and baby glow squid behind the "Caves and Cliffs" experimental toggle. Ink particles are currently black as normal squid, unlike Java Edition. The glow texture is not animated, unlike the original Minecraft Earth version.
beta 1.16.210.60The glow squid has been temporarily removed due to a crash.
1.16.220
Experiment
Caves and Cliffs		beta 1.16.220.50 Re-added glow squids.
Glow Squid now squirt the same colored particles when hit as on Java Edition.
1.17.0beta 1.17.0.52Now spawn in any biome and up to Y-63 instead of Y-30.
Glow squid are now available without enabling experimental gameplay.
beta 1.17.0.54Added a sound when glow squids shoot out ink.
1.17.30beta 1.17.20.22Glow squid can now spawn below Y=0 to Y=-64 if the Caves & Cliffs experimental gameplay toggle is enabled.
1.18.0beta 1.18.0.21Glow squid now spawn below y=30 rather than below y=63.

Issues

Issues relating to "Glow Squid" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

  • Multiple glow squids.

    Multiple glow squids.

  • Three axolotls attacking a glow squid underwater.

    Three axolotls attacking a glow squid underwater.

  • A deep lukewarm ocean with several glow squid clearly visible.

    A deep lukewarm ocean with several glow squid clearly visible.

  • Glow squids underwater.

    Glow squids underwater.

  • A player swimming with several glow squids in an aquifer.

    A player swimming with several glow squids in an aquifer.

Textures

  • Glow squid texture file.

    Glow squid texture file.

  • A recreation of a texture found in some merchandise but never in any games

    A recreation of a texture found in some merchandise but never in any games

In other media

  • A glow squid in promotional artwork for the Caves & Cliffs Part I update.

    A glow squid in promotional artwork for the Caves & Cliffs Part I update.

  • A Glow Squid in promotional artwork for Mobile, Multiplayer & More.

    A Glow Squid in promotional artwork for Mobile, Multiplayer & More.

  • A glow squid in a lush cave with a fox.[3]

    A glow squid in a lush cave with a fox.[3]

  • Animation of a shoal of glow squids.

    Animation of a shoal of glow squids.

  • Glow squid from the mob vote video.

    Glow squid from the mob vote video.

  • Glow squid from the mob vote video.

    Glow squid from the mob vote video.

  • The glow squid as a mob vote option.

    The glow squid as a mob vote option.

  • The glow squid as a mob vote option.

    The glow squid as a mob vote option.

  • A screenshot of the Mob Vote 2020 featuring the glow squid.

    A screenshot of the Mob Vote 2020 featuring the glow squid.

  • Glow squid won the Mob Vote 2020.

    Glow squid won the Mob Vote 2020.

  • Animation of glow squid winning in Mob Vote 2020.

    Animation of glow squid winning in Mob Vote 2020.

  • Glow squid from Minecraft Plus!

    Glow squid from Minecraft Plus!

  • Sticker of a glow squid from 15 Year Journey.

    Sticker of a glow squid from 15 Year Journey.

  • Lego Minecraft glow squid.

    Lego Minecraft glow squid.

  • A T-Shirt featuring a glow squid design.

    A T-Shirt featuring a glow squid design.

  • A glow in the dark glow squid shirt.

    A glow in the dark glow squid shirt.

  • "Survive, Explore, Create" a sticker design plastered on a laptop.

    "Survive, Explore, Create" a sticker design plastered on a laptop.

  • The same design, now on a water bottle.

    The same design, now on a water bottle.

  • Official Glow Squid Pillow Buddy Merchandise

    Official Glow Squid Pillow Buddy Merchandise

See also

References

  1. ↑ MCPE-130734
  2. ↑ MC-136647
  3. ↑ "Soothing Minecraft Stories" by Sophie Austin – Minecraft.net, December 22, 2023.

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