First Drop 2026

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First Drop 2026
First Drop 2026 header.jpg: Infobox image for First Drop 2026 the theme in Minecraft
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Drop 1 of 2026[1]

There are guides for this update!
 
See Java Edition guides/First Drop 2026 and Bedrock Edition guides/First Drop 2026 for a guide to all of the new features introduced in First Drop 2026.

The first drop of 2026, also known as Drop 1 of 2026,[1] is an upcoming game drop that will release as Java Edition 26.1 and Bedrock Edition 26.10 at an unconfirmed date. Its theme is "cuteness" and "emotional attachment to mobs".[2] It gives unique designs to various baby animals, redesigns rabbits, and makes name tags craftable. It also adds the golden dandelion which prevents baby animals from aging.

Experimental features for the update will be released prior to the finalized release as part of Bedrock Edition 26.0.

Additions

Golden dandelion

Changes

Items

Name tag

  • Is now craftable. The recipe is:
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Any Nugget +
Paper
Invicon Iron Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Nugget with description: Iron NuggetInvicon Gold Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Nugget with description: Gold NuggetInvicon Copper Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Copper Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Copper Nugget with description: Copper NuggetInvicon Paper.png: Inventory sprite for Paper in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Paper with description: Paper
Invicon Name Tag.png: Inventory sprite for Name Tag in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Name Tag with description: Name Tag

Spawn egg

  • Now always spawns baby mobs when used on the same mob in Bedrock Edition, to match Java Edition. This does not require the Drop 1 of 2026 experiment in Bedrock Edition 26.0.

Mobs

Updated the models and textures of the following baby mobs:

  • Armor, carpets, chests, and saddles no longer render on baby variants of the mobs stated above, when applicable.
  • Added new sounds for baby variants of cats, chickens, horses, pigs, and wolves.
    • Baby cats are now known as kittens, baby chickens are now known as chicks, baby horses are now known as foals, and baby wolves are now known as puppies.

Rabbit

  • The models, animations, and textures have been updated.
  • Now has an idle animation.

Videos

Gallery

Mojang images

References

  1. a b "Drop 1 of 2026" – experiment name in Bedrock Edition
  2. "THE CUTEST DROP YET!" – Minecraft on YouTube, January 7, 2026 (4:20)

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