How to hide from the Player Locator bar in Minecraft

Modified Mar 19, 2025 18:29 GMT

There are multiple methods to hide from the upcoming player locator bar in Minecraft. (Image via Mojang Studios) — There are multiple methods to hide from the upcoming Player Locator bar in Minecraft (Image via Mojang Studios)

Mojang recently revealed an upcoming Minecraft feature — the Player Locator bar. This feature will let you know where other players are in the world by showing a dot for each player on the XP bar when you are not collecting XP. Almost any player in the multiplayer world will be visible on the Player Locator bar. However, there are certain methods to hide yourself from it.

On that note, here are all the ways in which you can hide yourself from Minecraft's new Player Locator bar.

Ways to hide from the Player Locator bar in Minecraft

Sneaking

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The most basic way to hide yourself from the Player Locator bar is by sneaking, which, in this game, means crouching and walking slowly. Since this reduces the full height of a character and lets them walk without making too much noise, Mojang seemingly thought this would be a good workaround for players to hide themselves from the radar.

Of course, this is not the best way to hide from the Player Locator bar, as you won't be able to keep sneaking while doing all the in-game activities.

Wearing a carved pumpkin

A carved pumpkin can be worn to hide from the Player Locator bar, but it can be difficult to play with (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming/Mojang Studios)

Another workaround players can use to hide from the Player Locator bar is by covering their faces with a carved pumpkin. The item can be created by using shears on a regular pumpkin block, which can then be placed on a head.

This is not the first time that carved pumpkins have been used to hide in Minecraft. You can also wear them to not anger an enderman even if you look at them.

The only downside of wearing a carved pumpkin is that your first-person view will have dark areas.

Invisibility effect

If you have an invisibility effect applied on yourself, you will not be visible on the Player Locator bar. This effect can be achieved by drinking a Potion of Invisibility, which is made by brewing an Awkward Potion with a golden carrot and then a spider eye.

The only downside to this method is that the invisibility effect will be limited no matter how strong a potion you create. Furthermore, you will have a hard time carrying invisibility potions just to remain hidden from the Player Locator bar in a multiplayer world.

Wearing a mob head

The best way to hide from the Player Locator bar is to wear a mob head (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming/Mojang Studios)

Wearing a mob head will also act like a carved pumpkin and help you hide from the upcoming Player Locator bar in Minecraft. However, it is considered better than a carved pumpkin because you will not see the dark areas of the block once you switch to first-person mode. Moreover, almost any mob head can be obtained and worn for this purpose.

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Edited by Niladri Roy