Logo

The Minecraft logo is used in its many forms to represent its franchise and the game.

Description

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The base Minecraft game logo is 3D text containing "MINECRAFT", rotated slightly upward. It appears to be made of cracked stone in older designs, or stone with etch marks in newer designs, and the letter A has the face of a creeper as a hole. Several variations exist, also containing 3D text though not always with the stone material.

Variations

Franchise logo

Minecraft

Game logos

Current editions

Minecraft
Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition for PC logo
Minecraft: China Edition logo
Minecraft Education

Minecraft: Java Edition

Minecraft: Java Edition
in-game logo
Minecraft: Java Edition logo used on the Minecraft Launcher.
"Minceraft" in-game logo easter egg
Minecraft Realms

Minecraft: Bedrock Edition

Minecraft: Bedrock Edition in-game logo
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition logo used on the Mojang Bug Tracker website.
Minecraft Realms Plus
in-game logo
Minecraft Preview
Minecraft Preview
in‑game logo
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition beta logo
Minecraft Marketplace
Minecraft Angry Birds DLC logo^[1]

Discontinued editions

Minecraft:
Pocket Edition
MinecraftEdu
Minecraft:
Pi Edition
Minecraft:
Windows 10 Edition
Minecraft:
Gear VR Edition
Minecraft:
Apple TV Edition
Minecraft:
Fire TV Edition
Minecraft:
New Nintendo 3DS Edition

Legacy Console Edition

Minecraft:
Console Edition
Minecraft
Xbox 360 Edition
Minecraft
Xbox One Edition
Minecraft
PlayStation 3 Edition
Minecraft:
PlayStation 4 Edition
Minecraft:
PlayStation Vita Edition
Minecraft:
Wii U Edition
Minecraft:
Nintendo Switch Edition

Update logos

Adventure Update
Pretty Scary Update
Combat Update
Exploration Update
Update Aquatic
Texture Update
Village & Pillage
Nether Update
Caves & Cliffs
The Wild Update
Trails & Tales

Other games in the franchise

Minecraft Dungeons

Minecraft Dungeons
Minecraft Dungeons
early logo
Minecraft Dungeons in‑game logo
Minecraft Dungeons
Hero Edition
Minecraft Dungeons:
Ultimate Edition
Minecraft Dungeons Arcade
Minecraft Dungeons Arcade Series 2

DLC logos

Hero Pass
Jungle Awakens
Creeping Winter
Season Pass
Howling Peaks
Flames of the Nether
Hidden Depths
Hidden Depths
(new logo)
Echoing Void
Seasonal Adventures

Minecraft Legends

Minecraft Legends
Minecraft Legends:
Deluxe Edition

Discontinued games

Minecraft:
Story Mode
Minecraft:
Story Mode - Season Two
Minecraft Earth

Non-game media

Annual events

MinecraftCon 2010 logo 1
MinecraftCon 2010 logo 2
MINECON 2010
MINECON 2011
MINECON 2012
MINECON 2013
MINECON 2015
MINECON 2016
MINECON Earth 2017
MINECON Earth 2018
MINECON Live 2019
Minecraft Live 2020-2021
Minecraft Live 2022
Minecraft Festival

Other

MINECON Earth Party logo
Minecraft Help Center
Minecraft Feedback
Minecraft Feedback
(old, small text style)

Historical changes

Minecraft's first logo was originally showcased only at Notch's personal blog The Word of Notch. It was designed as the word "MINECRAFT" begin formed with cobblestone blocks.

An updated version of the previous logo was first seen on the official website on May 22, 2009 and it would later be used in-game when the phase of Indev (v0.31) started on December 23. Changes include that the logo was made brighter and a shadow was added to it. It could be seen only at the menu screen against a wall made of dirt. It was later used in Infdev and early Alpha versions.

In Alpha 1.0.4, the texture of the blocks were changed from cobblestone to stone. An animation was also added where the stone blocks would fall to the wall forming the word "Minecraft" (this feature along with the logo was removed in Beta 1.4).

Mojang unveiled Minecraft's most well known logo in Beta 1.4, the previous design was replaced with a hand drawn stone-like lettering, in which the iconic face of the creeper was added to the "A".

The logo was slightly retouched in Beta 1.8, some of the reflections of the letters were a bit decreased. This is the design that would later be used for the full release of the game (v1.0.0) on November 18, 2011 and also seen in merchandise and other media.

In 2017, the PC version of Minecraft was renamed as the Java Edition to separate it from Bedrock Edition, which was renamed from Pocket Edition to just Minecraft by the Better Together Update. This logo was introduced in version 1.12.2 and while most versions of Minecraft uses the main design that was established since 2015, Java Edition kept using the original with the addition of the "Java Edition" subtitle. The logo was modified in version 1.16, the gray tone of the letters was made lighter and thick outline was added around them.

On August 31, 2021, one of Mojang's workers, Ined, officially announced on his Twitter account that a flat logo would begin to be used for the franchise while the detailed one would still be used for the game itself. This change took effect on Minecraft's official website. The logo itself looks similar to the polished logo used for Minecraft Live and Minecraft Festival, but with minor changes like the outline is thicker, the reflections in the letters were removed and the creeper face in the "A" was slightly altered.

History

Java Edition Classic
May 17, 2009					Showed the first logo of the game with the title Minecraft in the post on The Word of Notch. Never used anywhere else.
May 18-22, 2009					Added logo to minecraft.net homepage.
Java Edition Indev
0.31		20100131			Added logo to game.
0.31		20100131			The logo itself is resized version of one on minecraft.net.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.4					Logo has been changed.
v1.0.4					Added animation of the logo: stone falling down in order to form the word "Minecraft".
v1.0.13_01		reupload			Logo temporarily changed to "1K IN 24h" for celebrating 1000 sales in 24 hours.
v1.0.14					Logo has been changed back to "Minecraft" with two lost blocks in "M".
v1.0.15					Logo has been changed. Fixed the "M" in the Minecraft title screen logo and which now corresponds to the logo before v1.0.13_01 reupload.
v1.2.0		preview			Logo has been made smaller.
Java Edition Beta
1.4					Logo has been changed.
1.4					The logo animation was removed as such.
1.8		(preview)			Logo has been changed.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2			Added Minceraft Easter egg.
1.7.10		pre1			Logo has been changed.
1.8		14w02a			Logo has been changed back.
1.12.2		pre1			Logo has been changed.
1.12.2		pre1			New game logo with "Minecraft Java Edition". The Java Edition subtitle is a separate texture.
1.16		20w21a			Logo has been changed.
1.20		23w14a			Logo has been changed.
1.20		23w14a			Minceraft Easter egg is now a separate texture.
Pocket Edition Alpha
Pre-release					Added logo and icon.
v0.2.0					Changed icon.
v0.7.1					Changed Logo.
v0.11.0		build 1			Changed icon.
v0.12.0					Added logo for Windows 10 Edition.
v0.12.1		build 1			Changed icon.
v0.14.2					Added logo and icon for Gear VR Edition.
v0.16.0		build 1			Changed logo for Gear VR Edition.
		build 1			Added unused `titleOSX.png`.
		build 2			Removed `titleOSX.png`.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 1.0.0.1			Changed logo and removed the "Beta" label for Windows 10 Edition.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0		beta 1.2.0.2			Replaced logos and editions in all editions with one, simply renaming the game to Minecraft.
1.14.0		beta 1.14.0.3			Added Minecraft beta logo for beta versions.
1.17.30		beta 1.17.20.22			The logo has been changed.
1.18.0		Preview 1.18.20.21			Added Minecraft Preview logo and icon for Minecraft Preview.
1.20.30		Preview 1.20.20.20			Logo and icon of Minecraft Preview has been changed.
Legacy Console Edition
1.66.0016.0					Added logo for Xbox 360 Edition.
0.66.0054.0					Changed logo for Xbox 360 Edition.
TU14					Changed logo for Xbox 360 Edition.
		1.00			Added logo for PlayStation 3 Edition.
		1.01			Changed logo for PlayStation 3 Edition.
		1.00			Added logo for PlayStation 4 Edition.
	CU1				Added logo for Xbox One Edition.
		1.00			Added logo for PlayStation Vita Edition.
			Patch 1		Added logo for Wii U Edition.
				1.0.1	Added logo for Nintendo Switch Edition.
TU57					Changed logo for Xbox 360 Edition.
MinecraftEdu
0.969					Added logo to game.
0.98					Changed logo.
0.982					Changed logo.
0.984					Changed logo.
Education Edition
1.0.0		0.14.2			Added logo and icon.
1.18.45					Changed logo and icon.
1.20.12		1.20.10.0			Changed icon.