How to Show Coordinates in Minecraft Bedrock Edition

In Minecraft Bedrock Edition, turn on Show Coordinates in your world's game settings to display your position in the upper-left corner of the screen. The three numbers are your X, Y, and Z coordinates. Recording them at your base or a cave entrance makes it easier to return after exploring.

Turn on Show Coordinates in settings

Coordinate display is a world setting. If you control the world you are playing in, you can change it from the pause menu without installing an add-on.

1. Open the pause menu and choose Settings. On a keyboard, the default pause key is Esc.
2. Go to Game → World Options and turn on Show Coordinates.
3. Close settings and return to the game. Check the upper-left corner for a Position: X, Y, Z readout.

The menu layout can vary with your platform or game version, so look for the option named Show Coordinates. To hide the readout, return to the same setting and switch it off. Minecraft's official exploration guide describes this settings path for Bedrock Edition.

Use commands to show or hide coordinates

If you have permission to change the world's game rules, you can also use the chat window. On a keyboard, press the default chat key T; on other devices, use the chat control. Enter this command to turn on the coordinate display:

/gamerule showcoordinates true

To hide coordinates again, change the final value to false:

/gamerule showcoordinates false

To check the current setting without changing it, leave out the value:

/gamerule showcoordinates

A result of true means coordinate display is enabled; false means it is disabled. The official gamerule command reference lists this command as not requiring cheats. You do not need to turn on Activate Cheats just to display coordinates. Command permission is a separate requirement, however. In someone else's world or on a server, you may need the owner or an operator to make the change.

Read the X, Y, and Z coordinates

The numbers appear in X, Y, Z order. X and Z describe your horizontal position, while Y describes your height. Watching how the values change helps you tell whether you are moving toward a recorded destination.

For example, 1446, 96, 250 means X is 1446, Y is 96, and Z is 250. Moving west decreases the first number, while climbing a hill increases the second. The readout shows where you are standing, rather than which way you are looking.

Negative coordinates are normal. If X changes from -200 to -150, it has increased by 50, so you have moved east. The axis directions are also illustrated in Minecraft Education's coordinates student workbook (PDF).

Record coordinates and find your way home

Before exploring, stand at your base entrance and write down the coordinates or take a screenshot with the readout visible. Include the world name if you play in several worlds, and note whether the location is in the Overworld, Nether, or End. Identical numbers in different dimensions do not identify the same place.

Suppose your home is at 120, 64, -300 and your current position is 180, 70, -250. To approach home, you need to decrease X by 60 and Z by 50. Move west and north while checking the values, then use the surrounding terrain and entrance to finish the journey.

Y helps you identify the correct height. A cave below your base can have the same X and Z values as the surface, so check Y as well. Choose a safe route instead of jumping off a cliff or digging straight down merely to match a number.

On a PC, you can also enable Settings → Creator → Enable Copy Coordinate UI. With this feature on, Ctrl + Alt + C copies your current position at your feet. Use Ctrl + V to paste it into a text document outside the game. Ctrl + Alt + X instead copies the position of the block your cursor is pointing at. See the official guide to copying coordinates for the setting and shortcuts.

Showing coordinates does not automatically locate your base or teleport you there. If you did not record your home's position beforehand, turning on the readout gives you your current location; it does not reveal the coordinates of your lost home.

Troubleshoot missing coordinates or permission errors

• Check the edition. Java Edition's F3 debug screen is different from Bedrock's Show Coordinates setting. For Bedrock, use the world settings described above.
• Check the correct world. Make sure you changed the coordinate option for the world you are actually playing in, then return to the game screen.
• Distinguish permission errors from typing errors. If the game reports that you lack permission, ask the world owner or server operator. If it does not recognize the command, check the leading /, the spelling of showcoordinates, and the final true or false value.
• Ask the administrator in a shared world. Players joining a Realm or server may be unable to change its game rules. Check whether the administrator has enabled coordinate display for that world.