This Minecraft tutorial explains how to use the /xp command to increase your experience points with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

If you want a quick way to gain experience points or even experience levels in the game, you can use the /xp command to add as much experience as you need (see also the /experience command). Let’s explore how to use this cheat (game command).

Requirements

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

Xp Command

Xp 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 whether you would like to add, query or set the experience of a player.

To add experience to a player:

/xp add <targets> <amount> [levels¦points]

To query the experience of a player:

/xp query <targets> <levels¦points>

To set the experience of a player:

/xp set <targets> <amount> [levels¦points]

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

To add experience points to a player:

/xp <amount> [player]

To add experience levels to a player:

/xp <amount>L [player]

Definitions

  • targets or player is the name of the player (or a target selector) that you wish to target.
  • amount is the amount of experience. If you specify levels or L after the amount (depending on your version of Minecraft), you will add experience levels. Otherwise, you will only add experience points. You can remove experience by entering a negative amount when adding experience to a player.
  • levels is used to indicate experience levels.
  • points is used to indicate experience points.

Examples

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

To give 20 experience levels to the player called 9Minecraft in Minecraft 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20:

/xp add 9Minecraft 20 levels

To give 8 experience points to the nearest player:

/xp add @p 8 points

To remove 3 experience points from all players:

/xp add @a -3 points

To set the experience levels of a random player to 50:

/xp set @r 50 levels

To query the experience levels of the nearest player (you can only query one player at a time):

/xp query @p levels

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

To give 3 experience points to the player called 9Minecraft in Minecraft 1.11 and 1.12:

/xp 3 9Minecraft

To give 7 experience points to a random player:

/xp 7 @r

To give 5 experience levels to the player called 9Minecraft:

/xp 5L 9Minecraft

To give 12 experience levels to all players:

/xp 12L @a

To take away 3 experience levels from a random player:

/xp -3L @r

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 /xp command to add experience points to a player as well as experience levels.

Add Experience Points

Let’s start by showing how to add experience points to a player.

For example, you could add 3 experience points to the player called 9Minecraft with the following command:

/xp 3 9Minecraft

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.

Once the cheat has been entered, the experience points will be added to the player’s experience bar.

You will see the message “Given 3 experience to 9Minecraft” appear in the lower left corner of the game window.

You have now given 3 experience points to the player called 9Minecraft.

Add Experience Levels

In the first example, we added experience points. Now let’s show you how to add experience levels using the /xp command.

When you use the L attribute with the /xp command, you add experience levels to a player. An experience level is one entire bar filled. When you add an experience level, you will see the experience level counter for the player increase.

For example, you could add 5 levels of experience to the player called 9Minecraft with the following command:

/xp 5L 9Minecraft

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

Before the /xp command is entered, the player is at experience level 2.

Once the cheat has been entered, you will see the message “Given 5 levels to 9Minecraft” appear in the lower left corner of the game window.

Now the experience counter for 9Minecraft has increased from 2 to 7 because you have given 5 experience levels to this player.

Congratulations, you just learned how to use the /xp command in Minecraft!

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