Item Frame

Item Frame

Type	Decorations
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Internal ID	18
Network ID	71
Entity ID	See Data values
Drops	Item Frame (1) The item it contains.
First appearances	See History
Data values	See Data values
Name	See Data values

"Frame" redirects here. For the blocks which surround an end portal, see End Portal Frame.

An item frame is an entity^{[Java and Legacy Console editions only]} /block entity^{[Bedrock Edition only]} that displays the item or block that is inside it.

Obtaining

An empty item frame can be broken simply by punching it. If the item frame contains an item, punching it will drop the item leaving the frame on the wall.

Because item frames are entities, they can be broken in Adventure mode.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Stick + Leather

Natural generation

An item frame generates in the treasure room of end ships, above the shulker that guards the treasure. It holds a pair of elytra.

Usage

Item frames can be placed on the sides of cactus blocks, pressure plates, fences, trees, slabs, cobblestone walls, chests, doors, and all solid blocks. They can also be placed on the top and bottom of these blocks.^{[Java Edition only]} As item frames are an entity, multiple item frames can occupy the same block, although on different faces. It also allows non-solid blocks to occupy the same space.

Players can place items in the frame by using the item. If a map is placed in an item frame, it will enlarge to show the map in the size of a full block, with the item frame's location displayed as a green pointer on the map, pointing in the direction the item frame is facing. If this is done in the Nether, the green cursor will spin around, similarly to the white cursor (players). If the item in the item frame has been renamed using an anvil, it will display its custom name when the cursor is over the item frame. If the player places a block inside the frame, it is displayed in miniature half in, half out of the block. This can be most notably seen on stairs or slabs.

Pick Block may be used on item frames by players in creative mode only, the control has no effect for players in survival or adventure mode. When the item frame is displaying an item pick block will pick the displayed item instead of the item frame.

Item frames can be placed on the lid of a shulker box that is positioned horizontally, but will pop off when the lid is opened.

Rotation

The displayed item can then be rotated by right-clicking the frame. Items displayed in the item frame can turn 45° diagonally, with a total of 8 possibilities, and the frame will output a redstone signal depending on the rotation phase which can be interpreted by a redstone comparator (Note that this rotation value is separate from the clock or compass rotation). As long as the frame remains placed, it remembers the orientation of the last item it held, and uses it for the next item it holds. If a block exists within the same space as the frame that would not cause it to pop off, the next rotation will cause the emitted power from the comparator to instantly become 0 until the block is removed.

Achievements

Main article: Achievements

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Availability				Xbox points earned	Trophy type (PS)
				Xbox	PS	Bedrock	Nintendo
	Map Room	Place 9 fully explored, adjacent maps into 9 item frames in a 3 by 3 square.		Yes	Yes	Yes	Wii U, Switch	40G	Silver

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Item Frame	ID Name
Item Frame	item_frame

Bedrock Edition:

Item Frame	ID Name	Numeral ID
Item	itemframe	389
Block	item_frame	199

Entity data

See also: Chunk format

Item frames have entity data which define various properties of the entity.

• 
  Entity data
  • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/entity/template
  • 
     TileX: The X coordinate of the block the painting/item frame is in.
  • 
     TileY: The Y coordinate of the block the painting/item frame is in.
  • 
     TileZ: The Z coordinate of the block the painting/item frame is in.
  • 
     Facing: The direction the painting/item frame faces: 0 is south, 1 is west, 2 is north, and 3 is east.
  • 
     Item: The item, without the slot tag. If the item frame is empty, this tag does not exist.
    • Tags common to all items see Template:Nbt inherit/item/template
  • 
     ItemDropChance: The chance the item will drop when the item frame breaks. 1.0 by default.
  • 
     ItemRotation: The number of times the item has been rotated 45 degrees clockwise.

History

Official release
16 August 2012					Dinnerbone tweeted the first image of item frames.
					They had a different texture.
1.4.2			12w34a		Item frames added. There is a bug where attempting to place an item frame in multiplayer causes an internal server error, as well as other bugs.
			12w34b		Previously stated bug fixed.
			12w38a		Item frames no longer despawn when the player moves 20 blocks away.
1.7.2			13w36a		Items renamed using an anvil will display their name when looked at up close.
			13w41a		Maps placed in an item frame now cover the whole block face, allowing seamless tiling of adjacent maps.
					This would make undiscovered areas of maps invisible.
?					Incomplete maps placed in item frames display the item frame texture underneath.
1.8			14w04a		Items and blocks displayed in the item frame now rotate 45 degrees when rotated instead of 90 degrees, and a comparator outputs a redstone signal depending on the rotation phase.
			14w10a		Multiple item frames can no longer be placed on the same block face.
1.9			15w41a		An item frame generates in the treasure room of end ships, above the shulker that guards the treasure. It holds an elytra.
			15w49a		Item frames will no longer be destroyed by lightning bolts.
			15w50a		Added sounds: entity.itemframe.add_item, entity.itemframe.break, entity.itemframe.place, entity.itemframe.remove_item, and entity.itemframe.rotate_item.
1.11			16w32a		The entity ID is changed from ItemFrame to item_frame.
1.13			17w47a		Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 389.
			17w50a		Item frames can be put on floors and ceilings.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.14.0			build 1		Added item frames.
					Uses BlockEntity rather than the Entity class.
Pocket Edition
1.0			build 1		Item frames will now generate in end city ships.
Legacy Console Edition
TU9	CU1	1.0	Patch 1		Added item frames.
TU11					Increased the limit for item frames in a world. A message is now displayed when the maximum number of item frames are reached.
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		Items and blocks displayed in the item frame now rotate 45 degrees when rotated instead of 90 degrees, and a comparator outputs a redstone signal depending on the rotation phase.
TU43	CU33	1.36	Patch 13		Added sounds for item frames.
TU56	CU47	1.55	Patch 26	Patch s6	If the item in the item frame has a name (from an anvil) it will now show as if there is a name tag on the item frame.

Issues

Issues relating to "Item Frame" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• The item frame is based upon a suggestion on reddit, like the ender chest and flower pot.
• Since you can't use commands to enchant in the Legacy Console Edition, item frames are an alternate way to copy enchanted items for custom maps.
• On Legacy Console Editions, item frames and paintings share the same spawn limit.
• The texture of the frame or border is the same as the birch wood planks texture. You can make the item frame only show the borders by deleting everything in the file but leaving it there. You can get to that file by this: %appdata%/.minecraft/versions/*version*/*version*.jar/assets/minecraft/textures/blocks/itemframe_background.png.

Gallery

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  Dinnerbone's first screenshot showing armor and weapons.

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  Dinnerbone's second screenshot showing a map, a compass and two diamond swords.

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  Dinnerbone's third screenshot showing a golden sword in all directions, the item frame item itself, and a working clock.

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  Jeb's screenshot of the item frame.

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  Dinnerbone's fourth screenshot, showing flower pots and item frames.

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  Snapshot image.

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  An item frame at the side of a slab.

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  Four item frames in a one block space. Impossible in Bedrock Edition.

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  The frame itself appears to use the texture of the birch wooden planks.

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  An image of a fireplace retweeted by Dinnerbone.

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  An image tweeted by Dinnerbone showing how hovering over an item frame containing a renamed item shows a name tag.

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  A rotated apple in an item frame.

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  The front and back of an item frame are the same.

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  Original reddit image suggesting item frames and flower pots.

See also

• Painting

References

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