Invisible Bedrock

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.

Invisible bedrock is an invisible block used to create a world boundary around Old worlds.

Obtaining

Invisible bedrock is unobtainable in inventory, even through commands, and cannot be destroyed without using the /setblock command. It can be obtained through add-ons, inventory editing, or using a /setblock with destroy to obtain the item.

Natural generation

Invisible bedrock comprised the border surrounding old worlds. It did not generate above or below the height limit, allowing the player to travel beyond it by flying over or under it, or by pillaring up and walking over it. This could not be done in the Nether in Survival Mode, because of the bedrock ceiling.

Usage

The purpose of invisible bedrock is to prevent the player from getting past the border of the world. It cannot be selected; attempting to do so targets anything behind it.

Appearance

Invisible bedrock is transparent only in rendering, interacting with players and mobs as a solid block and blocking light. Because of this, blocks such as torches and ladders can be placed on it. The player cannot interact with it; attempting to break an invisible bedrock block instead breaks the block behind it. The only way to destroy invisible bedrock is by using /setblock or /fill. Adjacent blocks are not rendered when viewed through invisible bedrock, so its appearance is always that of the sky behind it.

The texture used for invisible bedrock is that of stone. If the player lands onto invisible bedrock, particles from the stone texture can be seen. In the inventory, the block is represented by a stone texture that fills out the inventory slot completely rather than being rendered as a cube like a normal block. In Pi Edition, it used the grass texture instead, as the game is based on an old version of Pocket Edition Alpha before the texture was changed to stone.

Data values

ID

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Invisible Bedrock	`invisible_bedrock`	`invisibleBedrock`	`95`	Block & Ungiveable Item^{[i 2]}	`invisible_bedrock` Alias ID: `invisiblebedrock`	`tile.invisibleBedrock.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Unavailable with /give command

History

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0		Added invisible bedrock.
v0.2.1		Invisible bedrock can no longer be selected.
v0.3.3		Invisible bedrock no longer blocks third-person view.
v0.9.0	build 1	Blocks such as ladders and fences no longer connect to invisible bedrock.
Unknown
?		Invisible bedrock no longer culls block faces.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0	beta 1.2.0.2	Old worlds are no longer surrounded by invisible bedrock, and chunks are glitched when the player passes through.
1.4.0	?	Invisible bedrock once again surrounds Old worlds.
1.6.0	beta 1.6.0.1	Old worlds are no longer surrounded by invisible bedrock, though chunks cannot be passed through.
1.18.30	beta 1.18.30.26	Invisible bedrock's ID is changed to `invisible_bedrock` from `invisiblebedrock`.

Invisible bedrock "item"

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0		When obtained as an item, invisible bedrock appears as a flat sheet composed of the grass block top texture.
v0.2.0		The grass block top texture has been changed, also changing the invisible bedrock item from appearance.
v0.5.0		The invisible bedrock item is called ".name<".
v0.8.0	build 1	The item texture now refers to the stone texture, likely due to the scrapping of `terrain.png` in this version.
Unknown
?		Invisible bedrock is now called "Invisible Bedrock" as an item.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0	beta 1.10.0.3	As stone's texture as been changed as per the Texture Update, the item appearance of invisible bedrock has also.

Issues

Issues relating to "Invisible Bedrock" or "Border Wall" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

References

[bedrock-item-id-1] ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.

[bedrock-no-give-2] Unavailable with /give command

[i 1]

[i 2]