Texture atlas/Predefined/Removed from Java Edition

This page lists predefined texture atlases which have been removed from Java Edition. Several of these may still exist in Bedrock Edition.

Removed from all current editions

items.png

items.png was used for storing the textures of items.

terrain.png

terrain.png was used for storing the textures of blocks.

Removed from Java Edition, still present in Bedrock Edition

It has been suggested that this section be merged with Texture atlas/Predefined.

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If this merge affects many pages or may potentially be controversial, do not merge the page until a consensus is reached.

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition.

 

map_icons.png

This section is missing information about: Console Edition had its own exclusive progress

 

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This file is used for static icons on maps. Interestingly, it has many unused icons which have existed for many years.

Java Edition Beta
1.6			Test Build 3				Added mapicons.png.
1.8			Pre-release				Updated mapicons.png.
Java Edition
1.6.1			13w24a				Renamed mapicons.png to map_icons.png.
1.11			16w39a				Updated map_icons.png.
1.13			18w10a				Updated map_icons.png.
1.20.2			Pre-release 1				Updated map_icons.png.
1.20.5			24w12a				map_icons.png has been split into its constituent sprites and has been removed.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.14.0			build 1				Added map_icons.png.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0				Updated map_icons.png.
			alpha 1.1.0.5				Updated map_icons.png.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0			beta 1.2.14.2				Updated map_icons.png.
1.5.0			beta 1.5.0.7				Updated map_icons.png.
			beta 1.5.0.10				Updated map_icons.png.
1.20.40			Preview 1.20.40.20				Updated map_icons.png.

moon_phases.png

This file stores all eight phases of the moon. The sun's texture is a separate file.

Java Edition Indev
20100211-2327							The moon has been implemented. At this point, there is only one moon phase, and therefore only one texture file: moon.png
Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4				Added moon_phases.png with the addition of different moon phases. The file moon.png still remains, but is no longer used.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6				Updated moon_phases.png to have square moons.
1.6.1			13w24a				The unused moon.png file has been removed.

kz.png

kz.png is used for storing the textures of paintings.

particles.png

particles.png is used for storing the textures of most particles. Two other atlases, explosion.png and sweep.png, were used for respectively storing explosion and sweeping attack particles.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

User interface atlases

History

Specific changes to texture files are documented in each texture file's dedicated section or page.

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