Every New 1.20 Particle In Minecraft Trails and Tails!!

Hey everybody, it’s Under My Cap, and welcome back to another post. Today I’m going to show you all the new particles in Minecraft 1.20. This works for both Java and Bedrock. The first part is recorded in Java, but keep reading and I’ll show you how to do it in Bedrock Edition as well.

1) Archaeology “Brushing” Particle (Block Particle)

The archaeology update adds a brand-new mechanic where you can brush suspicious sand (and other suspicious blocks). When you brush these specific blocks, you’ll notice a special particle effect coming off of them.

You might be thinking, “I’ve seen that before when you break a block.” That’s exactly right. This particle is the block particle, and it’s really cool because you can set it to look like any block. In the update, it specifically shows up when brushing these suspicious blocks, but you can use the particle command to create the effect wherever you want.

2) Egg Crack Particle

Next up is the egg crack particle. When you spawn it, it creates a nice green cracking effect. (I’m not entirely sure if it’s exclusive to 1.20 or if it came from a previous update—if you know, feel free to comment.)

Here’s the command to get it in Java:

/particle minecraft:egg_crack (then set your position, delta/spread, speed, count, and display mode)

In my example, I used a simple delta of 0.2, then set the rest of the values (including count and “force”) to get it looking right.

3) Cherry Leaves Particle (My Favorite)

The last one is easily one of my favorite particles in the entire game. You can instantly see how much atmosphere it adds to an area—especially around cherry groves. The cherry leaves particle creates those floating pink petals, and it looks amazing.

To spawn this in Java, use:

/particle minecraft:cherry_leaves

If you want to copy and paste the exact commands, they’re included in the description. Also, note that the Java-style command for this particle doesn’t work the same way on Bedrock—but that’s what I’ll cover next.

How to Spawn the Cherry Leaves Particle in Bedrock Edition

Now let’s switch to Bedrock Edition. The interface looks a little different, but the particles themselves look identical.

In Bedrock, you can run a particle command from a command block to summon the cherry leaves particles wherever you want. In my setup, I spawn it one block above the player, so the petals fall nicely around you.

When you run commands in Bedrock, you might notice text popping up in the corner (which can be annoying). You can remove it with this gamerule (works on both Java and Bedrock):

/gamerule commandBlockOutput false

Once that’s off, you won’t get the spammy text anymore, and the particles still look great.

If you noticed any other new particles in 1.20, leave them in the comments. Thanks so much for reading, and I’ll see you in the next one.