How To Use The Minecraft Boss Bar Command – A Simple Step-by-Step Guide

Hey everybody, it’s UnderMyCap and welcome back! Today I’m going to be walking you through the Boss Bar command in Minecraft. A big shoutout to Luka for suggesting this topic — I love hearing your ideas, so keep them coming in the comments below! If you enjoy this kind of content, don’t forget to like and subscribe for more. Now, let’s get into it!

What Is The Boss Bar Command?

The great thing about the Boss Bar command is that it doesn’t really require command blocks to get started. It works purely from the command line, though you can absolutely use command blocks to change values dynamically — which I’ll show you a little later on. The Boss Bar is a really customisable feature once you know the key components involved.

The Five Main Boss Bar Options

There are five main things you need to remember when working with the Boss Bar command: add, get, list, remove, and set. Each of these options does something different and together they give you a lot of control over how the bar looks and behaves.

Adding Your First Boss Bar

To create your first Boss Bar, you’ll want to use the add option. You’ll need to give your Boss Bar an ID — since you can’t name it with letters, you can simply use a number. For example, I’ll use 1. Once you press enter, you’ll see that the Boss Bar has been created and is now named 1. From here, all the other options in the Boss Bar command become available to you.

Using the Get, List, and Remove Options

The get option is straightforward — it simply retrieves the current information about a specific Boss Bar. For example, if you run /bossbar get minecraft:1, you can check values like the maximum (which defaults to 100), the current value (which starts at 0 until you set it), and whether it’s visible. The list option will display all Boss Bars you’ve currently created — so if you’ve made one, it will show one, if you’ve made three, it will show all three. The remove option does exactly what it sounds like — it removes the specified Boss Bar entirely. I won’t be removing mine just yet since I still need it for the rest of the tutorial, but it’s good to know it’s there.

Customising Your Boss Bar With Set

This is where things get a little more interesting! The set option is where you actually start customising your Boss Bar. After selecting set and choosing your Boss Bar, you’ll be presented with a range of options. First, let’s make the bar visible — select players and use @a (which targets all players), then press enter. You should now see the Boss Bar appear at the top of your screen!

By default it looks pretty plain, but you can change the colour to something like blue, which will update the tint of the bar as well as the text colour above it. You can also adjust the style to add notches — for example, selecting notched_6 will split the bar into six sections, which is really handy for showing progress in a clear and visual way.

To add value to your Boss Bar, use the value option. Setting it to 100 fills the bar completely, 50 fills it halfway, and 25 fills it to 25%. You can also adjust the max value — for instance, setting the max to 150 will cause the bar to appear less full even if the value stays the same, since the scale has changed. And of course, you can change the name of the bar using numbers as an identifier. Setting visible to false will hide the bar, so I always recommend keeping it set to true.

Taking It Further With Command Blocks

Now that you’ve got the basics down, let’s take things a step further with command blocks! If you’re not sure how to get a command block, simply use the /give command to grab one. I keep mine saved to my toolbar so I can access it quickly whenever I need it.

Here’s a fun example: place a command block down and set it so that every time a player steps on a pressure plate next to it, the Boss Bar value changes. For instance, you could set one command block to change the value to 50 and another to change it to 100. Step on one plate and the bar fills halfway, step on the other and it fills completely. It’s a simple but really satisfying setup that shows just how powerful the Boss Bar command can be when paired with command blocks.

Wrapping Up

And that’s the Boss Bar command in a nutshell! It’s a wonderfully flexible tool that can be used in so many creative ways. If you’d like to see a more advanced tutorial — for example, using the Boss Bar values in combination with the scoreboard to execute commands when certain thresholds are met — let me know in the comments below and I’ll be happy to put that together for you!

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