Background

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The background is a decorative background of a GUI displayed during dimension teleporting, in some menu screens, and the credit sequence, composed of block textures.

Backgrounds

The background is always shown in menus while the game or panorama is not rendered. Backgrounds in certain menus, such as the Realms loading screen or startup splash screen are simply images part of the UI.

Dirt background

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition.

Dirt backgrounds only appear in the credits, on non-Ore UI connection error screens, and on the loading screen when teleporting to the Overworld using a Nether portal. In Java Edition, when teleporting to the Overworld or custom dimensions, a blurred panorama is displayed in the background instead.

Despite the texture of dirt being changed in Pocket Edition v0.2.0 alpha, the dirt backgrounds still use the old texture, except the dirt background when teleporting to the Overworld.

Dirt background on error screen
Dirt background in the credit sequence, which has a vignette
Dirt background when teleporting to Overworld

Netherrack background

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition.

A background with netherrack texture is displayed when teleporting to the Nether.

End stone background

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition.

A background with End stone texture is displayed when teleporting to the End.

Nether portal background

Java Edition

An animated Nether portal texture is displayed when changing dimension to or from the Nether in Java Edition. However, the texture is stretched to the size of the window and not a repeated texture like on Bedrock Edition.

Bedrock Edition

A background with unanimated darkened Nether portal texture is displayed in non-Ore UI errors while joining a Realm in Bedrock Edition.

End portal background

This feature is exclusive to Java Edition.

An animated End portal texture is displayed when changing dimension to or from the End. It is also displayed when taking the End portal back to the Overworld after defeating the ender dragon.

End portal background for teleporting to the End
End portal background for the credit sequence

History

Java Edition

Java Edition Classic
0.0.12a		Added a loading screen with a dirt background.
0.0.13a		Darkened overlay of the dirt background.
Java Edition Indev
0.31	20100131-2156	Added menu screen, which also used the dirt background.
0.31	20100131-2156	The dirt background on the main menu would slowly scroll, similar to the later added credits.
20100206-2034		The main menu background is now stationary.
Java Edition Beta
1.8	(preview)	Replaced background in the main menu with the panorama.
Java Edition
1.0.0	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6	Added the End Poem and the credits, which also used the dirt background.
1.20	Pre-release 1	The texture used for the options background has been updated.^[1] The texture for dirt itself was updated in 1.0.0 (Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5), however the old version was still used until this version.
1.20.5	24w09a	The dirt background has effectively been removed, with new resource pack functionality relegating it to the Programmer Art resource pack. Instead of the dirt background for the main menu and settings, now a blurred panorama and blurred gameplay is used. The End and Nether portal textures are now used when traveling to the End and the Nether

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
Pre-release		Added dirt background.
v0.7.0		Replaced dirt background in the main menu with the new blurred background.
v0.7.3		Replaced background in the main menu with the panorama.
v0.14.2		Brightened overlay of the dirt background.
v0.16.0	build 1	Replaced dirt background with the Nether portal background when joining Realms.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0	alpha 0.17.0.1	Added the End Poem, which also uses the dirt background.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0	beta 1.2.0.18	Dimension transition screens now have specific backgrounds with textures of dirt, netherrack and End stone.
1.10.0	beta 1.10.0.3	Changed textures for the netherrack and the End stone.