Entity Documentation - minecraft:type_family

Defines the family categories this entity belongs to. Type families are used by filters and other game systems to group entities (e.g., 'mob', 'monster', 'undead', 'zombie').

Type Family Properties

Name	Default Value	Type	Description	Example Values
family	not set	Family choices	A set of tags that describe the categories of this entity.	Allay: ["allay","mob"], Armor Stand: ["armor_stand","inanimate","mob"], Bat: ["bat","mob"]

family

A set of tags that describe the categories of this entity. In addition to typically having a tag for the type of mob, entities frequently have additional type family tags that modify how the rest of the Minecraft world reacts to them.

Family choices

Value	Title	Description
mob	Mob
inanimate	Inanimate
aquatic	Aquatic
monster	Monster
undead	Undead
skeleton	Skeleton
arthropod	Arthropod
zombie	Zombie
lightweight	Lightweight
fish	Fish
player	Player

Samples

Allay

"minecraft:type_family": {
  "family": [
    "allay",
    "mob"
  ]
}

Armor Stand

"minecraft:type_family": {
  "family": [
    "armor_stand",
    "inanimate",
    "mob"
  ]
}

Bat

"minecraft:type_family": {
  "family": [
    "bat",
    "mob"
  ]
}

Blaze

"minecraft:type_family": {
  "family": [
    "blaze",
    "monster",
    "mob"
  ]
}

Boat

"minecraft:type_family": {
  "family": [
    "boat",
    "inanimate"
  ]
}