How to display coordinates on Minecraft Java and Bedrock

In Minecraft, coordinates act as a reference point for players to easily locate and find their way back to places they have been to. In this article, let’s find out how to display coordinates on screen in Minecraft Java and Bedrock versionswhich helps players with reading comprehension to easily navigate the vast world of the game.

What are coordinates in Minecraft?

Coordinates tell the player where he is in the Minecraft world relative to the origin point 0, 0, 0. Sometimes the point 0, 0, 0 coincides with the spawn location, but not always due to Minecraft’s random terrain generation process. Coordinates are displayed as X, Y, Z.

• X indicates how far east (positive value) or west (negative value) the player is from the origin (longitude).
• Y indicates how high or low the player is on the map (from -64 to 255, where 64 is sea level).
• Z indicates how far south (positive value) or north (negative value) the player is from the origin (latitude).

In this example, the coordinates show that the player is 141 blocks east and 239 blocks south of point 0, 0, 0.

The importance of the Y coordinate

The Y coordinate shows how high up the player is in the game, from -64 to 255. This is especially important when mining ore, as each type of ore only appears within a certain altitude range. Whether you care about the X and Z coordinates or not, when mining ore, gamers must pay attention to the Y coordinates.

How to display coordinates in Minecraft versions

Minecraft Java Edition

Unlike the Bedrock version, Minecraft Java does not have an option to enable/disable coordinates in the settings. Instead, the player will need to press a key F3 on your computer. This will create a large wall of text that covers the screen and people can find the coordinates in it. If you are using the machine Macpress the key combination Fn + F3 or Alt + Fn + F3 instead of just pressing F3.

Although not practical, this is the only way to view coordinates in Java Edition without using mods. Part “XYZ“, boxed in red, describes the exact coordinates of where the character is in Minecraft at that moment.

However, the section immediately below it, is titled “Block“, rounds the coordinates to the nearest whole number in case the player wants to tell someone an easier number or records the coordinates for later use.

Minecraft Windows 10 and Bedrock Edition

Minecraft Windows 10 is the Bedrock version, also used on consoles. If you’re not playing the Java version, chances are you’re playing Minecraft Bedrock.

There are two ways to turn on coordinates in Minecraft Bedrock: turn it on before starting a world, or turn it off and on in the game settings menu while playing.

Enable coordinates when creating a new world

• To enable coordinates when creating a new world, start by clicking the button Create New at the top of the screen.

• On the next page, click the button Create New World.

• On the new world home page, look at the bar below the purple button Create on Realm Server. Select tabs Advanced (furnace symbol).

• In tab Advancedfind the line Show Coordinates and turn on the switch to blue.

Now, everyone is done creating their world. When entering the world, coordinates will be displayed in the upper left part of the screen.

Enable coordinates in the created world

• To enable in-world coordinates before entering, players will need to click pencil icon on the right side of the world. This will bring you to the world editing screen.

• In the world edit screen, scroll down to the right until you see the switch Show Coordinates.

• If the switch has the word “O” and is flipped to the left, which means this option is disabled. Click once to turn on.

• Once turned on, the switch will be flipped to the right and will have a “|” inside, as shown below.

• When entering the world after enabling the option Show Coordinatesthe player will be able to see the coordinates at the top left of the screen.

Before creating a new world in Minecraft Bedrock

To enable coordinates when creating a new world, first click the button Create New at the top of the screen.

On the next page, click the button Create New World.

On the main page of the new world, look at the bar below the purple Create on Realm Server button. Click tab Advanced There is a picture of a furnace next to it.

In Advancedclick Show Coordinates to enable coordinates for the world.

When the switch is on the right side of the item Show Coordinates turns green treecoordinates are enabled for that world.

Players can now finish creating their world. When entering the world, coordinates will be displayed in the top left corner of the screen.

Before playing an available world in Minecraft Bedrock

To enable coordinates in an existing world before entering the game, everyone needs to click pencil icon to the right of the world name. This will navigate to the world editing screen.

In the world edit screen, gamers will need to scroll down on the right side until they see the switch Show Coordinates.

When the switch has an O and is pushed to the left, it means this option is off. Click it once to pop it up.

Once turned on, the switch will turn to the right and yes icon | inside, as shown below.

When entering the world after enabling the Show Coordinates option, people will be able to see the coordinates in the top left of the screen.

After entering the world in Minecraft Bedrock

If you’re playing and realize you need to see the coordinates, the process is super easy. Start by opening the in-game menu, then tap Settings.

In the menu Game Settingsscroll down on the right side to find the switch Show Coordinates.

In the illustration below, the switch is on the left and the letter O can be seen. That means the Show Coordinates setting is off.

Click on it so the switch moves to the right and becomes visible icon | will enable this setting.

When exiting the menu and returning to the game, the player will be able to see the coordinates in the top left of the screen.