Tags

Tags are generalized sets of objects in the game, used for grouping related things together and providing fast membership checks.

Declaring Your Own Groupings

Tags are declared in your mod’s datapack. For example, a TagKey<Block> with a given identifier of modid:foo/tagname will reference a tag at /data/<modid>/tags/blocks/foo/tagname.json. Tags for Blocks, Items, EntityTypes, Fluids, and GameEvents use the plural forms for their folder location while all other registries use the singular version (EntityType uses the folder entity_types while Potion would use the folder potion). Similarly, you may append to or override tags declared in other domains, such as Vanilla, by declaring your own JSONs. For example, to add your own mod’s saplings to the Vanilla sapling tag, you would specify it in /data/minecraft/tags/blocks/saplings.json, and Vanilla will merge everything into one tag at reload, if the replace option is false. If replace is true, then all entries before the json specifying replace will be removed.

Values listed that are not present will cause the tag to error unless the value is listed using an id string and required boolean set to false, as in the following example:

{
  "replace": false,
  "values": [
    "minecraft:gold_ingot",
    "mymod:my_ingot",
    {
      "id": "othermod:ingot_other",
      "required": false
    }
  ]
}

See the Vanilla wiki for a description of the base syntax.

There is also a Forge extension on the Vanilla syntax. You may declare a remove array of the same format as the values array. Any values listed here will be removed from the tag. This acts as a finer grained version of the Vanilla replace option.

Using Tags In Code

Tags for all registries are automatically sent from the server to any remote clients on login and reload. Blocks, Items, EntityTypes, Fluids, and GameEvents are special cased as they have Holders allowing for available tags to be accessible through the object itself.

Tags wrappers can be created using TagKey#create where the registry the tag should belong to and the tag name are supplied. Some vanilla defined helpers are also available to create wrappers via *Tags#create where * refers to the name of the registry object. Forge wrapped registries can create a tag using ITagManager via IForgeRegistry#tags. TagKeys can then be obtained via ITagManager#createTagKey.

Forge wrapped registry objects can grab their associated holder using IForgeRegistry#getHolder. Additionally, other streamlined operations can be performed using ITagManager. Non-Forge registry objects use either Registry#getHolder or Registry#getHolderOrThrow to get the current holder.

They then can compare if the registry object has a tag using Holder#is. Tag-holding registry objects contain a method called #is in either their registry object or state-aware class to check whether the object belongs to a certain tag.

As an example:

public static final TagKey<Item> myItemTag = ItemTags.create(new ResourceLocation("mymod", "myitemgroup"));

public static final TagKey<Potion> myPotionTag = ForgeRegistries.POTIONS.tags().createTagKey(new ResourceLocation("mymod", "mypotiongroup"));

public static final TagKey<VillagerType> myVillagerTypeTag = TagKey.create(Registry.VILLAGER_TYPE, new ResourceLocation("mymod", "myvillagertypegroup"));

// In some method where stack is an ItemStack
boolean isInItemGroup = stack.is(myItemTag);

// In some method where potion is a Potion
boolean isInPotionGroup = ForgeRegistries.POTIONS.tags().getTag(myPotionTag).contains(potion);

// In some method where villagerTypeKey is a ResourceKey<VillagerType>
boolean isInVillagerTypeGroup = Registry.VILLAGER_TYPE.getHolder(villagerTypeKey).map(holder -> holder.is(myVillagerTypeTag)).orElse(false);

Migration from OreDictionary

• For recipes, tags can be used directly in the vanilla recipe format (see below)
• For matching items in code, see the section above.
• If you are declaring a new type of item grouping, follow a couple naming conventions:
  • Use domain:type/material. When the name is a common one that all modders should adopt, use the forge domain.
  • For example, brass ingots should be registered under the forge:ingots/brass tag, and cobalt nuggets under the forge:nuggets/cobalt tag.

Using Tags in Recipes and Advancements

Tags are directly supported by Vanilla, see the respective Vanilla wiki pages for recipes and advancements for usage details.

Conventions

There are several conventions that will help facilitate compatibility in the ecosystem:

  * If there is a Vanilla tag that fits your block or item, add it to that tag. See the list of Vanilla tags. 
  * If there is a Forge tag that fits your block or item, add it to that tag. The list of tags declared by Forge can be seen on GitHub. 
  * If there is a group of something you feel should be shared by the community, consider PR-ing it to Forge instead of making your own tag 
  * Tag naming conventions should follow Vanilla conventions. In particular, item and block groupings are plural instead of singular. E.g. minecraft:logs, minecraft:saplings. 
  * Item tags should be sorted into subdirectories according to the type of item, e.g. forge:ingots/iron, forge:nuggets/brass, etc.

Forge Tags

This is a list of all tags using the forge namespace that are currently defined by Forge along those that are commonly used by other mods. These can all be found within the Tags class.

Important

Tags that are not officially defined within the Forge codebase will have * as a suffix. To use those outside the Forge codebase, an IOptionalNamedTag must be created using *Tags#createOptional where the asterisk can be replaced by its associated class name.

Blocks

Name	Super Tag(s)	Contains
forge:barrels	None	Barrels
forge:barrels/wooden	forge:barrels	Wooden barrels
forge:chests	None	Chests
forge:chests/ender	forge:chests	Ender chests
forge:chests/trapped	forge:chests	Trapped chests
forge:chests/wooden	forge:chests	Wooden chests
forge:cobblestone	None	Cobblestones
forge:cobblestone/normal	forge:cobblestone	Normal cobblestones
forge:cobblestone/infested	forge:cobblestone	Infested cobblestones
forge:cobblestone/mossy	forge:cobblestone	Mossy cobblestones
forge:cobblestone/deepslate	forge:cobblestone	Deepslate cobblestones
forge:end_stones	None	End stones
forge:enderman_place_on_blacklist	None	Blocks that an enderman cannot place its held block on
forge:fence_gates	None	Fence gates
forge:fence_gates/wooden	forge:fence_gates	Wooden fence gates
forge:fences	None	Fences
forge:fences/nether_brick	forge:fences	Nether brick fences
forge:fences/wooden	forge:fences	Wooden fences
forge:glass	None	Glass
forge:glass/black	None	Black glass
forge:glass/blue	None	Blue glass
forge:glass/brown	None	Brown glass
forge:glass/colorless	forge:glass	Normal glass
forge:glass/cyan	None	Cyan glass
forge:glass/gray	None	Gray glass
forge:glass/green	None	Green glass
forge:glass/light_blue	None	Light blue glass
forge:glass/light_gray	None	Light gray glass
forge:glass/lime	None	Lime glass
forge:glass/magenta	None	Magenta glass
forge:glass/orange	None	Orange glass
forge:glass/pink	None	Pink glass
forge:glass/purple	None	Purple glass
forge:glass/red	None	Red glass
forge:glass/silica	None	Sand-based glass with minor ingredient variation
forge:glass/tinted	forge:glass	Tinted glass
forge:glass/white	None	White glass
forge:glass/yellow	None	Yellow glass
forge:glass_panes	None	Glass panes
forge:glass_panes/black	None	Black glass panes
forge:glass_panes/blue	None	Blue glass panes
forge:glass_panes/brown	None	Brown glass panes
forge:glass_panes/colorless	forge:glass_panes	Normal glass panes
forge:glass_panes/cyan	None	Cyan glass panes
forge:glass_panes/gray	None	Gray glass panes
forge:glass_panes/green	None	Green glass panes
forge:glass_panes/light_blue	None	Light blue glass panes
forge:glass_panes/light_gray	None	Light gray glass panes
forge:glass_panes/lime	None	Lime glass panes
forge:glass_panes/magenta	None	Magenta glass panes
forge:glass_panes/orange	None	Orange glass panes
forge:glass_panes/pink	None	Pink glass panes
forge:glass_panes/purple	None	Purple glass panes
forge:glass_panes/red	None	Red glass panes
forge:glass_panes/white	None	White glass panes
forge:glass_panes/yellow	None	Yellow glass panes
forge:gravel	None	Gravel
forge:netherrack	None	Netherrack
forge:obsidian	None	Obsidian
forge:ore_bearing_ground/deepslate	None	Blocks replaced by deepslate ores during world generation
forge:ore_bearing_ground/netherrack	None	Blocks replaced by netherrack ores during world generation
forge:ore_bearing_ground/stone	None	Blocks replaced by stone ores during world generation
forge:ore_rates/dense	None	Ores which produce numerous resources on average
forge:ore_rates/singular	None	Ores which produce a single resource on average
forge:ore_rates/sparse	None	Ores which produce less than a single resource on average
forge:ores	None	Ores
forge:ores/coal	forge:ores	Coal ores
forge:ores/copper	forge:ores	Copper ores
forge:ores/diamond	forge:ores	Diamond ores
forge:ores/emerald	forge:ores	Emerald ores
forge:ores/gold	forge:ores	Gold ores
forge:ores/lapis	forge:ores	Lapis ores
forge:ores/netherite_scrap	forge:ores	Netherite scrap ores
forge:ores/quartz	forge:ores	Quartz ores
forge:ores/redstone	forge:ores	Redstone ores
forge:ores_in_ground/deepslate	None	Ores which can be found in deepslate
forge:ores_in_ground/netherrack	None	Ores which can be found in netherrack
forge:ores_in_ground/stone	None	Ores which can be found in stone
forge:sand	None	Sand
forge:sand/colorless	forge:sand	Normal sand
forge:sand/red	forge:sand	Red sand
forge:sandstone	None	Sandstone
forge:stained_glass	forge:glass	Stained glass
forge:stained_glass_panes	forge:glass_panes	Stained glass planes
forge:stone	None	Stones
forge:storage_blocks	None	Storage blocks
forge:storage_blocks/amethyst	forge:storage_blocks	Amethyst blocks
forge:storage_blocks/coal	forge:storage_blocks	Coal blocks
forge:storage_blocks/copper	forge:storage_blocks	Copper blocks
forge:storage_blocks/diamond	forge:storage_blocks	Diamond blocks
forge:storage_blocks/emerald	forge:storage_blocks	Emerald blocks
forge:storage_blocks/gold	forge:storage_blocks	Gold blocks
forge:storage_blocks/iron	forge:storage_blocks	Iron blocks
forge:storage_blocks/lapis	forge:storage_blocks	Lapis blocks
forge:storage_blocks/netherite	forge:storage_blocks	Netherite blocks
forge:storage_blocks/quartz	forge:storage_blocks	Quartz blocks
forge:storage_blocks/raw_copper	forge:storage_blocks	Raw copper blocks
forge:storage_blocks/raw_gold	forge:storage_blocks	Raw gold blocks
forge:storage_blocks/raw_iron	forge:storage_blocks	Raw iron blocks
forge:storage_blocks/redstone	forge:storage_blocks	Redstone blocks
forge:needs_wood_tool	None	Blocks which need a wooden tool to be mined efficiently
forge:needs_gold_tool	None	Blocks which need a gold tool to be mined efficiently
forge:needs_netherite_tool	None	Blocks which need a netherite tool to be mined efficiently

Items

Name	Super Tag(s)	Contains
forge:barrels	None	Barrels
forge:barrels/wooden	forge:barrels	Wooden barrels
forge:bones	None	Bones
forge:bookshelves	None	Bookshelves
forge:chests	None	Chests
forge:chests/ender	forge:chests	Ender chests
forge:chests/trapped	forge:chests	Trapped chests
forge:chests/wooden	forge:chests	Wooden chests
forge:cobblestone	None	Cobblestones
forge:cobblestone/normal	forge:cobblestone	Normal cobblestones
forge:cobblestone/infested	forge:cobblestone	Infested cobblestones
forge:cobblestone/mossy	forge:cobblestone	Mossy cobblestones
forge:cobblestone/deepslate	forge:cobblestone	Deepslate cobblestones
forge:crops	None	Crops
forge:crops/beetroot	forge:crops	Beetroot crops
forge:crops/carrot	forge:crops	Carrot crops
forge:crops/nether_wart	forge:crops	Nether wart crops
forge:crops/potato	forge:crops	Potato crops
forge:crops/wheat	forge:crops	Wheat crops
forge:dusts	None	Dusts
forge:dusts/prismarine	forge:dusts	Prismarine dusts
forge:dusts/redstone	forge:dusts	Redstone dusts
forge:dusts/glowstone	forge:dusts	Glowstone dusts
forge:dyes	None	Dyes
forge:dyes/black	forge:dyes	Black dyes
forge:dyes/blue	forge:dyes	Blue dyes
forge:dyes/brown	forge:dyes	Brown dyes
forge:dyes/cyan	forge:dyes	Cyan dyes
forge:dyes/gray	forge:dyes	Gray dyes
forge:dyes/green	forge:dyes	Green dyes
forge:dyes/light_blue	forge:dyes	Light blue dyes
forge:dyes/light_gray	forge:dyes	Light green dyes
forge:dyes/lime	forge:dyes	Lime dyes
forge:dyes/magenta	forge:dyes	Magenta dyes
forge:dyes/orange	forge:dyes	Orange dyes
forge:dyes/pink	forge:dyes	Pink dyes
forge:dyes/purple	forge:dyes	Purple dyes
forge:dyes/red	forge:dyes	Red dyes
forge:dyes/white	forge:dyes	White dyes
forge:dyes/yellow	forge:dyes	Yellow dyes
forge:eggs	None	Eggs
forge:enchanting_fuels	None	Enchantment table fuels
forge:end_stones	None	End stones
forge:ender_pearls	None	Ender pearls
forge:feathers	None	Feathers
forge:fence_gates	None	Fence gates
forge:fence_gates/wooden	forge:fence_gates	Wooden fence gates
forge:fences	None	Fences
forge:fences/nether_brick	forge:fences	Nether brick fences
forge:fences/wooden	forge:fences	Wooden fences
forge:gems	None	Gems
forge:gems/amethyst	forge:gems	Amethyst gems
forge:gems/diamond	forge:gems	Diamond gems
forge:gems/emerald	forge:gems	Emerald gems
forge:gems/lapis	forge:gems forge:enchanting_fuels	Lapis gems
forge:gems/prismarine	forge:gems	Prismarine gems
forge:gems/quartz	forge:gems	Quartz gems
forge:glass	None	Glass
forge:glass/black	None	Black glass
forge:glass/blue	None	Blue glass
forge:glass/brown	None	Brown glass
forge:glass/colorless	forge:glass	Normal glass
forge:glass/cyan	None	Cyan glass
forge:glass/gray	None	Gray glass
forge:glass/green	None	Green glass
forge:glass/light_blue	None	Light blue glass
forge:glass/light_gray	None	Light gray glass
forge:glass/lime	None	Lime glass
forge:glass/magenta	None	Magenta glass
forge:glass/orange	None	Orange glass
forge:glass/pink	None	Pink glass
forge:glass/purple	None	Purple glass
forge:glass/red	None	Red glass
forge:glass/silica	None	Sand-based glass with minor ingredient variation
forge:glass/tinted	forge:glass	Tinted glass
forge:glass/white	None	White glass
forge:glass/yellow	None	Yellow glass
forge:glass_panes	None	Glass panes
forge:glass_panes/black	None	Black glass panes
forge:glass_panes/blue	None	Blue glass panes
forge:glass_panes/brown	None	Brown glass panes
forge:glass_panes/colorless	forge:glass_panes	Normal glass panes
forge:glass_panes/cyan	None	Cyan glass panes
forge:glass_panes/gray	None	Gray glass panes
forge:glass_panes/green	None	Green glass panes
forge:glass_panes/light_blue	None	Light blue glass panes
forge:glass_panes/light_gray	None	Light gray glass panes
forge:glass_panes/lime	None	Lime glass panes
forge:glass_panes/magenta	None	Magenta glass panes
forge:glass_panes/orange	None	Orange glass panes
forge:glass_panes/pink	None	Pink glass panes
forge:glass_panes/purple	None	Purple glass panes
forge:glass_panes/red	None	Red glass panes
forge:glass_panes/white	None	White glass panes
forge:glass_panes/yellow	None	Yellow glass panes
forge:gravel	None	Gravel
forge:gunpowder	None	Gunpowder
forge:heads	None	Heads
forge:ingots	None	Ingots
forge:ingots/brick	forge:ingots	Brick ingots
forge:ingots/copper	forge:ingots	Copper ingots
forge:ingots/gold	forge:ingots	Gold ingots
forge:ingots/iron	forge:ingots	Iron ingots
forge:ingots/netherite	forge:ingots	Netherite ingots
forge:ingots/nether_brick	forge:ingots	Nether brick ingots
forge:leather	None	Leather
forge:mushrooms	None	Mushrooms
forge:nether_stars	None	Nether stars
forge:netherrack	None	Netherrack
forge:nuggets	None	Nuggets
forge:nuggets/gold	forge:nuggets	Gold nuggets
forge:nuggets/iron	forge:nuggets	Iron nuggets
forge:obsidian	None	Obsidian
forge:ore_bearing_ground/deepslate	None	Blocks replaced by deepslate ores during world generation
forge:ore_bearing_ground/netherrack	None	Blocks replaced by netherrack ores during world generation
forge:ore_bearing_ground/stone	None	Blocks replaced by stone ores during world generation
forge:ore_rates/dense	None	Ores which produce numerous resources on average
forge:ore_rates/singular	None	Ores which produce a single resource on average
forge:ore_rates/sparse	None	Ores which produce less than a single resource on average
forge:ores	None	Ores
forge:ores/coal	forge:ores	Coal ores
forge:ores/copper	forge:ores	Copper ores
forge:ores/diamond	forge:ores	Diamond ores
forge:ores/emerald	forge:ores	Emerald ores
forge:ores/gold	forge:ores	Gold ores
forge:ores/lapis	forge:ores	Lapis ores
forge:ores/netherite_scrap	forge:ores	Netherite scrap ores
forge:ores/quartz	forge:ores	Quartz ores
forge:ores/redstone	forge:ores	Redstone ores
forge:ores_in_ground/deepslate	None	Ores which can be found in deepslate
forge:ores_in_ground/netherrack	None	Ores which can be found in netherrack
forge:ores_in_ground/stone	None	Ores which can be found in stone
forge:raw_materials	None	Raw materials
forge:raw_materials/copper	forge:raw_materials	Copper raw materials
forge:raw_materials/gold	forge:raw_materials	Gold raw materials
forge:raw_materials/iron	forge:raw_materials	Iron raw materials
forge:rods	None	Rods
forge:rods/blaze	forge:rods	Blaze rods
forge:rods/wooden	forge:rods	Wooden rods
forge:sand	None	Sand
forge:sand/colorless	forge:sand	Normal sand
forge:sand/red	forge:sand	Red sand
forge:sandstone	None	Sandstone
forge:seeds	None	Seeds
forge:seeds/beetroot	forge:seeds	Beetroot seeds
forge:seeds/melon	forge:seeds	Melon seeds
forge:seeds/pumpkin	forge:seeds	Pumpkin seeds
forge:seeds/wheat	forge:seeds	Wheat seeds
forge:shears	None	Shears
forge:slimeballs	None	Slimeballs
forge:stained_glass	forge:glass	Stained glass
forge:stained_glass_panes	forge:glass_panes	Stained glass planes
forge:stone	None	Stones
forge:storage_blocks	None	Storage blocks
forge:storage_blocks/amethyst	forge:storage_blocks	Amethyst blocks
forge:storage_blocks/coal	forge:storage_blocks	Coal blocks
forge:storage_blocks/copper	forge:storage_blocks	Copper blocks
forge:storage_blocks/diamond	forge:storage_blocks	Diamond blocks
forge:storage_blocks/emerald	forge:storage_blocks	Emerald blocks
forge:storage_blocks/gold	forge:storage_blocks	Gold blocks
forge:storage_blocks/iron	forge:storage_blocks	Iron blocks
forge:storage_blocks/lapis	forge:storage_blocks	Lapis blocks
forge:storage_blocks/netherite	forge:storage_blocks	Netherite blocks
forge:storage_blocks/quartz	forge:storage_blocks	Quartz blocks
forge:storage_blocks/raw_copper	forge:storage_blocks	Raw copper blocks
forge:storage_blocks/raw_gold	forge:storage_blocks	Raw gold blocks
forge:storage_blocks/raw_iron	forge:storage_blocks	Raw iron blocks
forge:storage_blocks/redstone	forge:storage_blocks	Redstone blocks
forge:string	None	String

Fluids

Name	Super Tag(s)	Contains
forge:milk	None	Milk

Entity Types

Name	Super Tag(s)	Contains
forge:bosses	None	Mobs that are designed as bosses (boss bar appears and difficult to fight)

Community Tags

This is a list of all tags in the Forge namespace that are not part of Forge but agreed on by the modding community as the standard.

Blocks

Name	Super Tag(s)	Contains
forge:storage_blocks/honeycombs	forge:storage_blocks	Honeycomb blocks
forge:storage_blocks/wax	forge:storage_blocks	Wax blocks

Items

Name	Super Tag(s)	Contains
forge:buckets/honey	None	Buckets holding honey fluids
forge:concrete	None	Concrete
forge:concrete_powder	None	Concrete Powder
forge:honeycombs	None	Honeycombs
forge:honey_bottles	None	Honey bottles
forge:glazed_terracotta	None	Glazed Terracotta
forge:pollen	None	Pollen
forge:shulker_boxes	None	Shulker Boxes
forge:storage_blocks/honeycombs	forge:storage_blocks	Honeycomb blocks
forge:storage_blocks/wax	forge:storage_blocks	Wax blocks
forge:wax	None	Wax
forge:edible/meat	forge:edible	Edible meat
forge:edible/fruit	forge:edible	Edible fruit
forge:edible/vegetable	forge:edible	Edible vegetable
forge:edible/dairy	forge:edible	Edible dairy

Fluids

Name	Super Tag(s)	Contains
forge:honey	None	Honey

Entity Types

Name	Super Tag(s)	Contains
forge:slimes	None	Slime-like mobs