Locator Bar

The locator bar is an upcoming feature for the player HUD which shows the position of other players in multiplayer and entities.

Usage

Locator Bar in survival mode.

The locator bar appears in place of the experience bar, except when gaining XP. It can be toggled by the useLocatorBar‌ or locatorBar‌ game rule. By default, it shows the position of other players in multiplayer as colored square indicators, often referred to as waypoints. In Java Edition, entities can have waypoints, but they must be tracked by setting the waypoint_transmit_range attribute.

Waypoints appear on the bar approximately within 120 degrees of the camera facing towards the target. If the target is on a significantly different Y-level, an arrow pointing to the target vertically appears over the square indicator. The color of a waypoint is randomly assigned to a player when they join a multiplayer game, or when a waypoint is tracked for the mob; it may also be assigned by their team color. It can also be customized using the /waypoint command.

In Java Edition, entities' waypoints are tracked by the game when the waypoint_transmit_range attribute is set to a non-zero positive number. Setting a waypoint color using /waypoint for the entity also enables tracking, but it does not appear on the locator bar and temporary (no longer tracked) after reloading the world.

Players can prevent their positions from being shown in the locator bar; they can sneak, wear a mob head or carved pumpkin, or be under the Invisibility status effect. Additionally, players in Spectator mode are only visible to other spectators in the locator bar.

History

[hide]Upcoming Java Edition
1.21.6 Experiment Locator Bar			25w15a				Added the locator bar behind experimental toggle.
[hide]Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.21.80 Experiment Locator Bar			Preview 1.21.80.20				Added the locator bar behind experimental toggle.
			Preview 1.21.80.21				Player dots on the locator bar now show correctly regardless of simulation distance.
			Preview 1.21.80.22				Dots are now shown representing players in spectator mode to other players also in spectator mode on the locator bar.

Issues

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

Gallery

Mojang screenshots

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  Three players appear as colored icons on the locator bar.

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  Players in a cherry grove appearing on the locator bar.

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  Sunny avoids being seen on the locator bar.

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  The locator bar correlating with a map's player markers.

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  Player Locator bar.

References

• "Minecraft Preview 1.21.80.20" by Jay Wells – Minecraft.net, March 11, 2025.
• "Minecraft Snapshot 25w15a" – Minecraft.net, April 8, 2025.