Spyglass

Spyglass

Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	No

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A spyglass is a utility item used to zoom in on distant objects.

Obtaining

Crafting

Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Amethyst Shard + Copper Ingot

Usage

To use a spyglass, the player selects it from the hotbar and clicks use while looking in the desired direction.

Spyglasses are used to zoom in on a specific location in the player's field of view (FOV). The spyglass changes the FOV to ¹⁄₁₀ of the FOV set in options. By default, the FOV is set to 70° in Java Edition and 60° in Bedrock Edition, resulting in an FOV of 7° in Java Edition and 6° in Bedrock Edition through the spyglass. The player's FOV can be set from 30° to 110°, so the spyglass FOV can range from 3° to 11°. Regardless of the situation, or status effects the player has, using the Spyglass always shows a FOV ¹⁄₁₀ of the FOV set in options.

A square vignette is applied when in use, similar to the effect when wearing a carved pumpkin. Pressing F1 removes the vignette,‌ similar to a carved pumpkin.

Hazy distant objects remain hazy when viewed in the spyglass. Mobs too distant to render also do not render in the spyglass. The spyglass shows a magnified view of what the player already sees.

The player is slowed down while watching through the spyglass. When the player uses the spyglass continuously for 1 minute (1200 game ticks), the interface is automatically closed.

If the player has a certain effect on their screen like fire, the spyglass does not remove that effect on the player's screen.

A spyglass being used to zoom in on a block of gold starting from normal FOV (70°).

Sounds

Java Edition

[hide]Sounds
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Spyglass expands	Players	When a player uses a spyglass	item.spyglass.use	subtitles.item.spyglass.use​	0.5	varies	16
	​Spyglass retracts	Players	When a player stops using a spyglass	item.spyglass.stop_using	subtitles.item.spyglass.stop_using​	0.5	varies	16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide]Sounds
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Players	When a player uses a spyglass	item.spyglass.use	0.5	1.15-1.55
	Players	When a player stops using a spyglass	item.spyglass.stop_using	0.5	0.8-1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	[hide]Translation key
Spyglass	spyglass	Item	item.minecraft.spyglass

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	[hide]Translation key
Spyglass	spyglass	626	Item	item.spyglass.name

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Is It a Balloon?	Look at a Ghast through a Spyglass	—
	Is It a Bird?	Look at a Parrot through a Spyglass	—
	Is It a Plane?	Look at the Ender Dragon through a Spyglass	—

History

October 3, 2020							Spyglasses are revealed at Minecraft Live 2020. They were originally named "telescopes" and had an oval vignette.
[hide]Java Edition
1.17			20w45a				Added spyglasses.
							The scope texture is currently a circle with glare spots.
			20w46a				The scope texture is now a glass square with a copper border.
			20w48a				The spyglass is now a 3D model instead of a flat sprite.
							The texture of the spyglass has changed.
							A spyglass in use is anchored better to the player's "eye" when viewed in 3rd person.
			21w05a				Copper ingots are now renewable via drowned, making spyglasses renewable.
			21w10a				Spyglasses have a new texture in the inventory. The 3D model is still used in the hand, similar to tridents.
1.17.1			Pre-release 1				The texture of the spyglass model has changed.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.17.0 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.17.0.50				Added spyglasses.
1.17.0			beta 1.17.0.52				Spyglasses are now available without enabling Experimental Gameplay.

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  The spyglass was originally called the telescope.

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  The telescope's overlay was originally round instead of square.

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  Steve using a spyglass before its 3D model was added.

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  Alex using a spyglass before its 3D model was added.

Issues

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

Trivia

• If /item replace is used to place a spyglass on a player's head, the item appears stuck to the center of the player's face.
• If loaded in an outdated world in Bedrock Edition, it has no texture, but can still be used.

Gallery

Renders

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  Alex using a spyglass.

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  Steve using a spyglass.

Screenshots

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  Spying on villagers through a spyglass.

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  Hiding the HUD removes the spyglass overlay.

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  When eaten by a panda, spyglasses cause missing texture particles to be produced.

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  How the spyglass looks in the third person.

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  Screenshot used in the spyglass taking inventory Minecraft.net article.

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  Screenshot used in the spyglass taking inventory Minecraft.net article.

In other media

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  Header of the spyglass taking inventory Minecraft.net article.

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  Pixel art of Efe using a spyglass

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  Noor trying out a spyglass.

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  An allay peeking into view of Noor's spyglass.

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  Tiny Jens holding a stylized spyglass, from the Mob Vote 2023 Server Event.

External links

• Taking Inventory: Spyglass – Minecraft.net on February 17, 2022