Menu Categories

Menu categories determine where items and blocks appear inside of the creative inventory and recipe book.

• A category can be defined to place the item under a tab (such as construction). Click here for a list of valid categories.

• A group specifies which expandable group the item is placed into. If you use a custom value, a new expandable group won't be created, however items with the group will be placed next to each other in the creative inventory. Click here for a list of expandable groups.

• You can also set is_hidden_in_commands to true to remove this block/item from commands, such as /give and /setblock.

If menu_category is omitted, the item will only be accessible through commands and won't appear in the creative inventory or recipe book.

NOTE: The menu category of custom spawn eggs cannot be modified. You must instead create a custom item with the minecraft:entity_placer component.

"menu_category": {
  "category": "construction", // Tab the item is placed under
  "group": "itemGroup.name.door", // Optional - Group the item is placed into
  "is_hidden_in_commands": false // Optional - default is false (item is usable in commands)
}

Block Example #

{
  "format_version": "1.20.50",
  "minecraft:block": {
    "description": {
      "identifier": "wiki:balsa_wood",
      "menu_category": {
        "category": "nature",
        "group": "itemGroup.name.wood" // Placed into an expandable group
      }
    }
  }
}

Item Example #

{
  "format_version": "1.20.50",
  "minecraft:item": {
    "description": {
      "identifier": "wiki:dagger",
      "menu_category": {
        "category": "equipment",
        "is_hidden_in_commands": true // Item cannot be used in commands
      }
    }
  }
}

List of Categories #

For use with menu_category parameter, category.

List of Groups #

For use with the menu_category parameter, group.

Last updated for 1.20.10