Invisibility Status Effect – Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains the Invisibility effect with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
Background
The Invisibility effect is a status effect that makes you invisible to others. When you are invisible, others will be able to see the particle effects floating around you but they won’t be able to see you.
There are levels of Invisibility such as Invisibility II, Invisibility III, Invisibility IV and so on. Currently, there are no advantages to using higher levels of Invisibility.
| Status Effect | Invisibility |
|---|---|
| Type | Helpful Effect |
| Description | Makes you invisible to others. When you are invisible, others will be able to see the particle effects floating around you but they won’t be able to see you |
| Effect Icon |  |
| Particles | Gray particle effects appear floating around you |
| Items that give Effect |  Arrow of invisibility (0:22) Arrow of invisibility (1:00) Potion of invisibility (3:00) Potion of invisibility (8:00) Splash Potion (3:00/2:15) Splash Potion (8:00/6:00) Lingering Potion (0:45) Lingering Potion (2:00) |
| Game Command | /effect command |
Icon and Particle Effects
When you have the Invisibility effect, the following icon will appear in the top right corner of your screen (in older versions of Minecraft, the effect icons only appears when you are viewing the inventory menu):
You will also see particle effects floating around you. In the latest version of Minecraft, these particle effects will be gray.
When the Invisibility effect wears off, the icon and particle effects will disappear. You will be back to your normal status.
Duration
Depending on how you get the effect, the duration of the Invisibility effect will be different. To see how much time is remaining for the effect, go to your inventory menu.
In this example, it says 2:15 under Invisibility so this means that there is 2 minutes and 15 seconds remaining of the Invisibility effect.
TIP: In the inventory menu, you won’t see an image of yourself either because of the Invisibility effect. You will only see a black box.
Items that give the Invisibility Effect
The following are items that give the Invisibility effect in Minecraft:
How to make an Arrow of Invisibility (0:22)
Effect ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, Invisibility has the following effect ID and Name values:
| Icon | Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name) |
ID | Platform | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Invisibility (minecraft:invisibility) |
14 |  Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.4.2 |
- Icon is the image that will appear when you have this effect.
- Status Effect is what the effect is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value used in the /effect command.
- ID is the Internal number for the effect.
- Platform is the platform that applies.
- Version is the Minecraft version number that the effect was introduced for the name and ID that is listed.
Effect Command for Invisibility
Effect Command in Minecraft Java Edition (Current)
Invisibility:
/effect give @p invisibility 99999
Invisibility II:
/effect give @p invisibility 99999 1
Invisibility (highest level):
/effect give @p invisibility 99999 255
To remove all status effects including Invisibility, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:
/effect clear @p
Effect Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11 and 1.12
Invisibility:
/effect @p invisibility 99999
Invisibility II:
/effect @p invisibility 99999 1
Invisibility (highest level):
/effect @p invisibility 99999 255
To remove all status effects:
/effect @p clear
Other Status Effects
Here are the other status effects in Minecraft such as:
