Flat grassy fields with sparse oak trees. The most common starting biome — perfect for villages and horses.

Dense woodland with oak and birch trees. A reliable source of wood, mushrooms, and apples.

Extremely dense forest with massive dark oak trees. So dark that hostile mobs can spawn during day.

Murky shallow water dotted with lily pads. Home to slimes, witches and the rare witch hut.

Tropical swamp biome with towering mangrove trees and muddy terrain.

Coniferous forest of spruce trees, sometimes snow-covered. Wolves and foxes roam here.

Ancient taiga with massive spruce trees and thick moss-covered rocks.

Dramatic cliffs and steep mountains with exposed stone and gravel.

Beautiful pink forests of cherry blossom trees. Added in 1.20.

Endless sand under a cloudless sky. No rain, no surface water — but desert temples and villages are common.

Colorful terracotta canyons with exposed gold ore. Also called Mesa.

Yellow rolling hills with acacia trees. Where the iconic horse-friendly villages spawn.

Extreme terrain with floating cliffs and dramatic overhangs. Very rare.

Towering jungle trees with vines. Home to ocelots, pandas, parrots and rare jungle temples.

Dense bamboo forest variant of the jungle. Pandas spawn more frequently here.

Jungle edge biome with shorter trees and less dense vegetation.

A blanket of snow as far as the eye can see. Strays replace skeletons here, and igloos generate.

Snow-covered spruce forest. Wolves and foxes have white fur here.

Flat ice plains dotted with massive packed ice spikes reaching to the sky.

Ocean surface frozen into ice. Polar bears and strays spawn on the ice.

Peaceful flower-covered meadows high in the mountains. Villages can spawn here.

Bare stone peaks with exposed ores. The highest non-snow mountains.

Snow-capped mountain peaks with jagged terrain. Goats spawn here.

The highest mountains covered in packed ice and snow.

Vast open water covering huge swathes of the world. Cold variants generate icebergs.

Tropical ocean with vibrant coral reefs and colorful fish.

Very deep ocean biome where Ocean Monuments can generate.

Narrow waterways that cut through the landscape, connecting biomes.

Vibrant cave biome filled with moss, glow berries, azaleas and the friendly axolotl.

Cave biome with stalactites and stalagmites made of pointed dripstone.

Terrifying cave biome at Y -51. Home to the Warden and Ancient Cities.

A surreal mycelium island with giant mushrooms and mooshrooms. No hostile mobs spawn here, ever.

Plains biome variant covered in sunflowers pointing east.

Forest variant with an explosion of flower varieties.