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": "minecraft: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": "1.21.70",
    "minecraft:block": {
        "description": {
            "identifier": "wiki:balsa_wood",
            "menu_category": {
                "category": "nature",
                "group": "minecraft:itemGroup.name.wood" // Placed into an expandable group
            }
        }
    }
}

Item Example ​

{
    "format_version": "1.21.70",
    "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 Vanilla Groups ​

For use with the menu_category parameter, group.

Last updated for 1.21.70