A goat horn is an item dropped by goats. It has eight variants, and each plays a unique sound when used which can be heard by players in a large radius.
Obtaining[]
Mob loot[]
A horn is dropped when an adult goat rams a tree or any other hard block that occurs naturally where goats spawn. These include stone, coal ore, copper ore, iron ore, emerald ore, log, or packed ice. Goats do not ram other solid blocks. In Java Edition, these blocks are listed under the snaps_goat_horn tag, and can be modified by data packs.
Up to two horns can be dropped from an adult goat. Regular goats may drop the Ponder, Sing, Seek, and Feel horns, while screaming goats drop the Admire, Call, Yearn, and Dream horns. A specific goat drops only one type of horn; that is, if a goat drops a Sing horn, its other horn is also a Sing horn.
Natural generation[]
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Goat Horn[A] | Pillager Outpost | Chest | 1 | 50% |
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Goat Horn[A] | Pillager Outpost | Chest | 1 | 50% |
Only the four variants from regular goats can be found here.
Usage[]
When used, they play a loud sound that can be heard from up to 256 blocks, but are also limited by the server view distance. Each horn variant plays a unique sound. There are eight variants, four of which are exclusive to screaming goats.
There is a cooldown of seven seconds between each use of the horn. All goat horns are affected by this cooldown.
Sounds[]
Generic[]
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Horn breaks off | Friendly Creatures | When a goat's horn breaks off | entity | subtitles | 0.9 | 1.0 | 16 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hostile Creatures | When a goat's horn breaks off | mob | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Playing[]
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goat horn plays | Jukebox/Note Blocks | "Ponder" | item | subtitles | 16.0 | 1.0 | 256 | |
| Goat horn plays | Jukebox/Note Blocks | "Sing" | item | subtitles | 16.0 | 1.0 | 256 | |
| Goat horn plays | Jukebox/Note Blocks | "Seek" | item | subtitles | 16.0 | 1.0 | 256 | |
| Goat horn plays | Jukebox/Note Blocks | "Feel" | item | subtitles | 16.0 | 1.0 | 256 | |
| Goat horn plays | Jukebox/Note Blocks | "Admire"[note 1] | item | subtitles | 16.0 | 1.0 | 256 | |
| Goat horn plays | Jukebox/Note Blocks | "Call"[note 1] | item | subtitles | 16.0 | 1.0 | 256 | |
| Goat horn plays | Jukebox/Note Blocks | "Yearn"[note 1] | item | subtitles | 16.0 | 1.0 | 256 | |
| Goat horn plays | Jukebox/Note Blocks | "Dream"[note 1] | item | subtitles | 16.0 | 1.0 | 256 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jukebox/Note Blocks Hostile Creatures | "Ponder" | horn | 1.0 16.0 | 1.0 | |
| Jukebox/Note Blocks Hostile Creatures | "Sing" | horn | 1.0 16.0 | 1.0 | |
| Jukebox/Note Blocks Hostile Creatures | "Seek" | horn | 1.0 16.0 | 1.0 | |
| Jukebox/Note Blocks Hostile Creatures | "Feel" | horn | 1.0 16.0 | 1.0 | |
| Jukebox/Note Blocks Hostile Creatures | "Admire"[note 1] | horn | 1.0 16.0 | 1.0 | |
| Jukebox/Note Blocks Hostile Creatures | "Call"[note 1] | horn | 1.0 16.0 | 1.0 | |
| Jukebox/Note Blocks Hostile Creatures | "Yearn"[note 1] | horn | 1.0 16.0 | 1.0 | |
| Jukebox/Note Blocks Hostile Creatures | "Dream"[note 1] | horn | 1.0 16.0 | 1.0 |
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Horn | goat_horn | Item | item.minecraft.goat_horn |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Horn | goat_horn | 624 | Item | item.goat_horn.name item.minecraft.goat_horn.sound.0 item.minecraft.goat_horn.sound.1 item.minecraft.goat_horn.sound.2 item.minecraft.goat_horn.sound.3 item.minecraft.goat_horn.sound.4 item.minecraft.goat_horn.sound.5 item.minecraft.goat_horn.sound.6 item.minecraft.goat_horn.sound.7 |
Item data[]
Java Edition[]
- tag: The item's tag tag.
- instrument: The identifier of the goat horn variant.
Goat horns use the "instrument" tag to control which sound can be played when using a goat horn. The values of the tag (to be prefixed with minecraft:) are:
| Sound type | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Ponder | ponder_goat_horn
|
| Sing | sing_goat_horn
|
| Seek | seek_goat_horn
|
| Feel | feel_goat_horn
|
| Admire | admire_goat_horn
|
| Call | call_goat_horn
|
| Yearn | yearn_goat_horn
|
| Dream | dream_goat_horn
|
History[]
| October 16, 2021 | Ulraf, a game developer on Minecraft, states that goat horns are not included in Java Edition 1.18. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 17, 2021 | Goat horns are initially announced to be added after "The Wild Update". | ||||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.19 | 22w17a |  Added goat horns. | |||
| Pre-release 2 | Goat Horns now snap when a goat rams into copper ore.[1] | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| Caves & Cliffs (experimental) | beta 1.16.200.52 | Added goat horns behind the "Caves and Cliffs" experimental toggle. | |||
| beta 1.16.210.51 | Goats now drop 2 horns each. | ||||
| beta 1.17.20.20 | Baby goats no longer drop horns. | ||||
| 1.18.0 | beta 1.18.0.20 | Goat horns are now available outside of experimental gameplay. | |||
| beta 1.18.0.22 | Goat horns have been moved behind the "Vanilla Experiments" experiments toggle. | ||||
| Vanilla Experiments (experimental) | beta 1.18.20.23 | Goat horns now have a cooldown after being used. | |||
| beta 1.18.20.25 | Goat horns now have an animation when being used in first person. | ||||
| Goats now make a sound when they drop goat horns. | |||||
| beta 1.18.30.26 | Goat horns are now used to craft copper horns. | ||||
| Changed goat horn sounds. | |||||
| beta 1.19.0.24 | Goat horns are no longer used to craft copper horns, as copper horns have been removed. | ||||
| Changed goat horn sounds.[verify] | |||||
| Removed "Fly" and "Dream" goat horns. | |||||
| 1.19.0 | beta 1.19.0.28 | Goat horns are now available without enabling experimental gameplay. | |||
| 1.19.10 | beta 1.19.10.22 | Renamed the "Resist" goat horn to the "Dream" goat horn to match Java Edition. | |||
| The "Feel" goat horn now plays the same sound as Java Edition. | |||||
| Upcoming Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.20.40 | beta 1.20.40.22 | Goat horns now have a range of 256 blocks.[2] | |||
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Goat Horn" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[]
- The "seek" horn sounds similar to the "ominous horn" that announces a raid.
- The "call" horn sounds similar to the THX Theme
Gallery[]
Steve using a goat horn.
Alex using a goat horn.
The goat horn animation in first person.
The goat horn animation with "Left Hand" option enabled.
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ MC-250941 — resolved as "Fixed".
- ↑ MCPE-153254
External Links[]
- Taking Inventory: Goat Horn - Minecraft.net on February 16, 2023