Locator Bar Guides
How to turn the Locator Bar on or off, hide from it, read the marker icons, and what changes on Bedrock. Written for Java Edition 1.21.6 and later.
Locator Bar on Minecraft Bedrock
Bedrock now calls this Player waypoints. Marker colors are random each session, so a Java UUID color tool cannot predict them.
Last updated: 8/18/2026
How to Hide from the Locator Bar
Sneak, wear a mob head or carved pumpkin, or use Invisibility to drop off other players' Locator Bars. Spectator is only visible to other spectators.
Last updated: 8/18/2026
How Far the Locator Bar Reaches
Java players start with a 60,000,000-block transmit and receive range. Icon shape changes at 179, 230, and 281 blocks. A receive range of zero shows nothing.
Last updated: 8/18/2026
Locator Bar Mods and Texture Packs
Vanilla Java already has a Locator Bar. Mods and texture packs only replace sprites or add extra trackers. They do not change a player's UUID color.
Last updated: 8/18/2026
Turn Off Player Waypoints on Minecraft Bedrock
Bedrock no longer calls this a locator bar in current builds. Switch Player waypoints to Off, or set the playerWaypoints rule. Java gamerule names do not work here.
Last updated: 8/18/2026
Turn Off the Locator Bar in Minecraft Java
Use the locator_bar or locatorBar gamerule to hide the Java Edition player strip. The name changed in 1.21.11, and the old name fails if you type it on a new build.
Last updated: 8/18/2026
Turn Off the Locator Bar on a Server
A hosted Java world needs operator or console access. Paste the version-correct gamerule in the host console. Client chat fails if you are not OP.
Last updated: 8/18/2026
What the Minecraft Locator Bar Is and How to Turn It On
The Locator Bar is the multiplayer strip that replaces the XP bar and points at other players. Here is how to enable it on Java and how to read the icons.
Last updated: 8/18/2026