How to Use the Tp Command in Minecraft (2024)

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to use the /tp command with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

You can teleport to a set of coordinates or teleport another player using the /tp command in Minecraft (see also /teleport command). Let's explore how to use this cheat (game command).

Supported Platforms

The /tp command is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes (0.16.0)
Xbox 360	No
Xbox One	Yes (1.2)
PS3	No
PS4	Yes (1.14.0)
Wii U	No
Nintendo Switch	Yes (1.5.0)
Windows 10 Edition	Yes (0.16.0)
Education Edition	Yes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Requirements

To run game commands in Minecraft, you have to turn cheats on in your world.

Tp Command

Java
PE
Xbox
PS
Nintendo
Win10
Edu

Tp Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, there are different syntaxes depending on who or where you are teleporting.

To teleport (the entity running the command) to a set of coordinates:

/tp <location>

To teleport (the entity running the command) to the location of another target:

/tp <destination>

To teleport a target to the location of another target:

/tp <targets> <destination>

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates facing the direction of another set of coordinates:

/tp <targets> <location> facing <facingLocation>

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates and rotate the direction the target will be facing:

/tp <targets> <location> [<yRot> <xRot>]

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, there are different syntaxes depending on where you would like to teleport.

To teleport to a set of coordinates:

/tp [target player] <x> <y> <z> [<y-rot> <x-rot>]

To teleport to another player:

/tp [target player] <destination player>

Definitions

location or x y z is the x y z coordinate to teleport to.
destination or destination player is the name of a player (or a target selector) to teleport to.
targets is the name of a player (or a target selector) to teleport.
target player is optional. It is the name of a player (or a target selector) to teleport. If no target player is specified, then the player running the command will be teleported.
facingLocation is the x y z coordinate that the entity will face after being teleported.
yRot or y-rot is optional. It is the y-rotation that the entity is facing after teleportation in degrees. 0=South, 90=West, 180=North, 270=East.
xRot and x-rot is optional. It is the x-rotation that the entity is facing after teleportation in degrees. Positive values look downward and negative values look upward. 0=facing forward, 90=facing straight down, -90=facing straight up

Tp Command in Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)

In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE), there are different syntaxes depending on who or where you are teleporting.

To teleport (the entity running the command) to a set of coordinates:

/tp <x> <y> <z> [yRot] [xRot]

To teleport (the entity running the command) to a set of coordinates facing the direction of another set of coordinates:

/tp <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtPosition>

To teleport (the entity running the command) to a set of coordinates facing the direction of a target entity:

/tp <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtEntity>

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates:

/tp <victim> <x> <y> <z> [yRot] [xRot]

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates facing the direction of another set of coordinates:

/tp <victim> <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtPosition>

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates facing the direction of a target entity:

/tp <victim> <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtEntity>

To teleport (the entity running the command) to the location of another target:

/tp <destination>

To teleport a target to the location of another target:

/tp <victim> <destination>

Definitions

x y z is the coordinate to teleport to.
yRot is optional. It is the y-rotation of the entity after teleportation.
xRot is optional. It is the x-rotation of the entity after teleportation.
lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the entity will face after being teleported.
lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the entity will face after being teleported.
victim is the name of a player (or a target selector) to teleport.
destination is the name of a player (or a target selector) to teleport to.

Tp Command in Minecraft Xbox One Edition

In Minecraft Xbox One Edition, there are different syntaxes depending on who or where you are teleporting.

To teleport (the entity running the command) to a set of coordinates:

/tp <x> <y> <z> [yRot] [xRot]

To teleport (the entity running the command) to a set of coordinates facing the direction of another set of coordinates:

/tp <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtPosition>

To teleport (the entity running the command) to a set of coordinates facing the direction of a target entity:

/tp <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtEntity>

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates:

/tp <victim> <x> <y> <z> [yRot] [xRot]

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates facing the direction of another set of coordinates:

/tp <victim> <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtPosition>

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates facing the direction of a target entity:

Definitions

x y z is the coordinate to teleport to.
yRot is optional. It is the y-rotation of the entity after teleportation.
xRot is optional. It is the x-rotation of the entity after teleportation.
lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the entity will face after being teleported.
lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the entity will face after being teleported.
victim is the name of a player (or a target selector) to teleport.
destination is the name of a player (or a target selector) to teleport to.

Tp Command in Minecraft PS4 Edition

In Minecraft PS4 Edition, there are different syntaxes depending on who or where you are teleporting.

To teleport (the entity running the command) to a set of coordinates:

/tp <x> <y> <z> [yRot] [xRot]

To teleport (the entity running the command) to a set of coordinates facing the direction of another set of coordinates:

/tp <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtPosition>

To teleport (the entity running the command) to a set of coordinates facing the direction of a target entity:

/tp <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtEntity>

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates:

/tp <victim> <x> <y> <z> [yRot] [xRot]

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates facing the direction of another set of coordinates:

/tp <victim> <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtPosition>

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates facing the direction of a target entity:

/tp <victim> <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtEntity>

To teleport (the entity running the command) to the location of another target:

/tp <destination>

To teleport a target to the location of another target:

/tp <victim> <destination>

Definitions

x y z is the coordinate to teleport to.
yRot is optional. It is the y-rotation of the entity after teleportation.
xRot is optional. It is the x-rotation of the entity after teleportation.
lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the entity will face after being teleported.
lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the entity will face after being teleported.
victim is the name of a player (or a target selector) to teleport.
destination is the name of a player (or a target selector) to teleport to.

Tp Command in Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition

In Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition, there are different syntaxes depending on who or where you are teleporting.

To teleport (the entity running the command) to a set of coordinates:

/tp <x> <y> <z> [yRot] [xRot]

To teleport (the entity running the command) to a set of coordinates facing the direction of another set of coordinates:

/tp <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtPosition>

To teleport (the entity running the command) to a set of coordinates facing the direction of a target entity:

/tp <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtEntity>

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates:

/tp <victim> <x> <y> <z> [yRot] [xRot]

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates facing the direction of another set of coordinates:

/tp <victim> <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtPosition>

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates facing the direction of a target entity:

/tp <victim> <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtEntity>

To teleport (the entity running the command) to the location of another target:

/tp <destination>

To teleport a target to the location of another target:

/tp <victim> <destination>

Definitions

x y z is the coordinate to teleport to.
yRot is optional. It is the y-rotation of the entity after teleportation.
xRot is optional. It is the x-rotation of the entity after teleportation.
lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the entity will face after being teleported.
lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the entity will face after being teleported.
victim is the name of a player (or a target selector) to teleport.
destination is the name of a player (or a target selector) to teleport to.

Teleport Command in Minecraft Windows 10 Edition

In Minecraft Windows 10 Edition, there are different syntaxes depending on who or where you are teleporting.

To teleport (the entity running the command) to a set of coordinates:

/tp <x> <y> <z> [yRot] [xRot]

To teleport (the entity running the command) to a set of coordinates facing the direction of another set of coordinates:

/tp <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtPosition>

To teleport (the entity running the command) to a set of coordinates facing the direction of a target entity:

/tp <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtEntity>

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates:

/tp <victim> <x> <y> <z> [yRot] [xRot]

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates facing the direction of another set of coordinates:

/tp <victim> <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtPosition>

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates facing the direction of a target entity:

/tp <victim> <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtEntity>

To teleport (the entity running the command) to the location of another target:

/tp <destination>

To teleport a target to the location of another target:

/tp <victim> <destination>

Definitions

x y z is the coordinate to teleport to.
yRot is optional. It is the y-rotation of the entity after teleportation.
xRot is optional. It is the x-rotation of the entity after teleportation.
lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the entity will face after being teleported.
lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the entity will face after being teleported.
victim is the name of a player (or a target selector) to teleport.
destination is the name of a player (or a target selector) to teleport to.

Teleport Command in Minecraft Education Edition

In Minecraft Education Edition, there are different syntaxes depending on who or where you are teleporting.

To teleport (the entity running the command) to a set of coordinates:

/tp <x> <y> <z> [yRot] [xRot]

To teleport (the entity running the command) to a set of coordinates facing the direction of another set of coordinates:

/tp <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtPosition>

To teleport (the entity running the command) to a set of coordinates facing the direction of a target entity:

/tp <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtEntity>

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates:

/tp <victim> <x> <y> <z> [yRot] [xRot]

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates facing the direction of another set of coordinates:

/tp <victim> <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtPosition>

To teleport a target to a set of coordinates facing the direction of a target entity:

/tp <victim> <x> <y> <z> facing <lookAtEntity>

To teleport (the entity running the command) to the location of another target:

/tp <destination>

To teleport a target to the location of another target:

/tp <victim> <destination>

Definitions

x y z is the coordinate to teleport to.
yRot is optional. It is the y-rotation of the entity after teleportation.
xRot is optional. It is the x-rotation of the entity after teleportation.
lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the entity will face after being teleported.
lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the entity will face after being teleported.
victim is the name of a player (or a target selector) to teleport.
destination is the name of a player (or a target selector) to teleport to.

Examples

Java
PE
Xbox
PS
Nintendo
Win10
Edu

Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20

To teleport the player named DigMinecraft to the coordinates (29, 67, -24):

/tp DigMinecraft 29 67 -24

To teleport the nearest player to the location of DigMinecraft:

/tp @p DigMinecraft

To teleport 10 pigs to the coordinates (84, 65, 50):

/tp @e[type=pig,limit=10] 84 65 50

Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11 and 1.12

To teleport the player named DigMinecraft to the player named Steve in Minecraft 1.11 and 1.12:

/tp DigMinecraft Steve

To teleport the player named DigMinecraft to relative coordinates (53 blocks East, 6 blocks downward and 17 blocks South):

/tp DigMinecraft ~53 ~-6 ~17

To teleport a random player to a specific set of coordinates (85, 72, 200):

/tp @r 85 72 -200

To teleport all cows to the coordinates (-110, 77, 213):

/tp @e[type=cow] -110 77 213

Example in Pocket Edition (PE)

To teleport to the location of Axe2Grind in Minecraft PE:

/tp Axe2Grind

To teleport the player named DigMinecraft to the location of Axe2Grind:

/tp DigMinecraft Axe2Grind

To teleport the player named DigMinecraft to coordinates that are 3 blocks East and 9 blocks North of the current position:

/tp DigMinecraft ~3 ~ ~-9

To teleport all players to a specific set of coordinates (2, 65, 7):

/tp @a 2 65 7

Example in Xbox One Edition

To teleport to the location of TheEarthMover in Minecraft Xbox One Edition:

/tp TheEarthMover

To teleport the player named DigMinecraft to the location of TheEarthMover:

/tp DigMinecraft TheEarthMover

To teleport the player named DigMinecraft to the coordinates (7, 62, -50):

/tp DigMinecraft 7 62 -50

To teleport the nearest player to coordinates that are 5 blocks East, 3 blocks up, and 12 blocks North of the current position:

/tp @p ~5 ~3 ~-12

To teleport yourself (ie: the player running the command) to the coordinates (13, 69, 75):

/tp 13 69 75

Example in PS4 Edition

To teleport to the location of Axe2Grind in Minecraft PS4 Edition:

/tp Axe2Grind

To teleport the player named DigMinecraft to the location of Axe2Grind:

/tp DigMinecraft Axe2Grind

To teleport the player named DigMinecraft to the coordinates (8, 67, 100):

/tp DigMinecraft 8 67 100

To teleport all players to a specific set of coordinates (3, 61, -57):

/tp @a 3 61 -57

Example in Nintendo Switch Edition

To teleport to the location of DigMinecraft in Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition:

/tp DigMinecraft

To teleport the player named Axe2Grind to the location of TheEarthMover:

/tp Axe2Grind TheEarthMover

To teleport the player named TheEarthMover to the coordinates (-24, 71, 6):

/tp TheEarthMover -24 71 6

To teleport the nearest player to coordinates that are 5 blocks West and 6 blocks North of the current position:

/tp @p ~-5 ~ ~-6

To teleport yourself (ie: the player running the command) to the coordinates (-12, 78, 9):

/tp -12 78 9

Example in Windows 10 Edition

To teleport to the location of TheExcavator in Minecraft Windows 10 Edition:

/tp TheExcavator

To teleport the player named DigMinecraft to the location of TheExcavator:

/tp DigMinecraft TheExcavator

To teleport the player named DigMinecraft to coordinates that are 10 blocks East, 3 blocks up, and 4 blocks South of the current position:

/tp DigMinecraft ~10 ~3 ~4

To teleport the nearest player to a specific set of coordinates (4, 62, 11):

/tp @p 4 62 11

Example in Education Edition

To teleport to the location of TheEarthMover in Minecraft Education Edition:

/tp TheEarthMover

To teleport the player named DigMinecraft to the location of TheEarthMover:

/tp DigMinecraft TheEarthMover

To teleport the player named DigMinecraft to coordinates that are 6 blocks West and 10 blocks South of the current position:

/tp DigMinecraft ~-6 ~ ~10

To teleport all players to a specific set of coordinates (9, 70, 4):

/tp @a 9 70 4

How to Enter the Command

1. Open the Chat Window

The easiest way to run a command in Minecraft is within the chat window. The game control to open the chat window depends on the version of Minecraft:

For Java Edition (PC/Mac), press the T key to open the chat window.
For Pocket Edition (PE), tap on the chat button at the top of the screen.
For Xbox One, press the D-Pad (right) on the controller.
For PS4, press the D-Pad (right) on the controller.
For Nintendo Switch, press the right arrow button on the controller.
For Windows 10 Edition, press the T key to open the chat window.
For Education Edition, press the T key to open the chat window.

2. Type the Command

We will cover examples of how to use the /tp command to teleport to a relative set of coordinates, to a specific set of coordinates, and to another player in the game.

Teleport to a Relative Set of Coordinates

Let's start by showing you show to teleport to a relative set of coordinates.

For example, you could teleport the player named DigMinecraft to relative coordinates by using the tilde character ~ for the x y z values:

/tp DigMinecraft ~53 ~-6 ~17

Type the command in the chat window. As you are typing, you will see the command appear in the lower left corner of the game window. Press the Enter key to run the command.

This /tp command would teleport the player called DigMinecraft to a position that is 53 blocks East, 6 blocks downward, and 17 blocks South of the current position.

You will see the message "Teleported DigMinecraft to x, y, z" appear in the lower left corner of the game window to indicate that the tp command has completed.

Teleport to a Specific Set of Coordinates

Now, let's show you show to teleport to a specific set of coordinates in the game.

For example, you could teleport the player named DigMinecraft to a specific set of coordinates with the following command:

/tp DigMinecraft 85 72 -200

Type the command in the chat window and press the Enter key to run the command.

This /tp command would teleport the player called DigMinecraft to the coordinates 85,72,-200.

You will see the message "Teleported DigMinecraft to x, y, z" appear in the lower left corner of the game window to indicate that the tp command has completed.

Teleport to Another Player

Finally, let's show you show to teleport to another player in the game.

For example, you could teleport the player named DigMinecraft to the player named Steve:

/tp DigMinecraft Steve

Type the command in the chat window and press the Enter key to run the command.

This /tp command would teleport the player called DigMinecraft to wherever the player named Steve is located in the game.has completed.

Congratulations, you have learned how to use the /tp command in Minecraft.