Map Marker

For the marker textures on maps, see Map § Map icons.
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This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition.
 
Map Marker

Map-marker--bedrock-editor.gif: Infobox image for Minecraftentity Map Marker

Location pointer selected.gif: Infobox image for Minecraftentity Map Marker

Location pointer idle.png: Infobox image for Minecraftentity Map Marker

Ruler pointer selected.png: Infobox image for Minecraftentity Map Marker

Ruler idle.png: Infobox image for Minecraftentity Map Marker

Invicon Map Marker Spawn Egg.png: Inventory sprite for Map Marker Spawn Egg in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:map_marker.name
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Map markers are entities exclusive to the Bedrock Editor.

Spawning

Map markers do not spawn naturally. Found only in Bedrock Editor, spawn eggs exist in the spawn egg group in the Creative inventory. They can also be summoned using the /summon command.

Behavior

  • Map Marker: Continues rotating counterclockwise. At this time, triggers the particle “editor:selected_marker”.
  • Location Pointer Selected: Continues rotating slowly counterclockwise.
  • Location Pointer Idle: No particular behavior.
  • Ruler Pointer Selected: No special behavior.
  • Ruler Idle: No special behavior.

Usage

In Bedrock Editor, it is used as a marker when using tools.

Official server

In the official Capture the Flag test server, map markers can be seen without using Bedrock Editor.

Data values

ID

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Translation key
EntitySprite map_marker.png: Sprite image for map_marker in Minecraft Map Markereditor:map_marker? entity.editor:map_marker.name
EntitySprite location_pointer_selected.png: Sprite image for location_pointer_selected in Minecraft Location Pointer Selectededitor:location_pointer_selected? entity.editor:location_pointer_selected.name
EntitySprite location_pointer_idle.png: Sprite image for location_pointer_idle in Minecraft Location Pointer Idleeditor:location_pointer_idle? entity.editor:location_pointer_idle.name
EntitySprite ruler_pointer_selected.png: Sprite image for ruler_pointer_selected in Minecraft Ruler Pointer Selectededitor:ruler_pointer_selected? entity.editor:ruler_pointer_selected.name
EntitySprite ruler_idle.png: Sprite image for ruler_idle in Minecraft Ruler Idleeditor:ruler_idle? entity.editor:ruler_idle.name

Spawn Egg

NameIdentifier Translation key
ItemSprite item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:map_marker.name.png: Sprite image for item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:map_marker.name in Minecraft item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:map_marker.nameeditor:map_marker_spawn_egg item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:map_marker.name
ItemSprite item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:location_ponter_selected.name.png: Sprite image for item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:location_ponter_selected.name in Minecraft item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:location_ponter_selected.nameeditor:location_ponter_selected_spawn_egg item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:location_ponter_selected.name
ItemSprite item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:location_ponter_idle.name.png: Sprite image for item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:location_ponter_idle.name in Minecraft item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:location_ponter_idle.nameeditor:location_ponter_idle_spawn_egg item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:ruler_pointer_selected.name
ItemSprite item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:ruler_pointer_selected.name.png: Sprite image for item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:ruler_pointer_selected.name in Minecraft item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:ruler_pointer_selected.nameeditor:ruler_pointer_selected_spawn_egg item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:ruler_pointer_selected.name
ItemSprite item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:ruler_idle.name.png: Sprite image for item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:ruler_idle.name in Minecraft item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:ruler_idle.nameeditor:ruler_idle_spawn_egg item.spawn_egg.entity.editor:ruler_idle.name

History

Bedrock Editor
0.3.1 Added map marker.
0.5.11 Map markers are now used with the line tool.
? Four new map markers have been added.

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