signs.png-atlas

This page describes content that has been removed from Java Edition.

This feature was present in earlier versions of Java Edition, but has since been removed.

signs.png-atlas was a procedurally-generated texture atlas used to store textures for all signs.

Format

signs.png-atlas is a fixed-width 256×256-pixel file that store textures for all signs. It includes:

entity/signs/acacia.png
entity/signs/bamboo.png
entity/signs/birch.png
entity/signs/cherry.png
entity/signs/crimson.png
entity/signs/dark_oak.png
entity/signs/hanging/acacia.png
entity/signs/hanging/bamboo.png
entity/signs/hanging/birch.png
entity/signs/hanging/cherry.png
entity/signs/hanging/crimson.png
entity/signs/hanging/dark_oak.png
entity/signs/hanging/jungle.png
entity/signs/hanging/mangrove.png
entity/signs/hanging/oak.png
entity/signs/hanging/pale_oak.png
entity/signs/hanging/spruce.png
entity/signs/hanging/warped.png
entity/signs/jungle.png
entity/signs/mangrove.png
entity/signs/pale_oak.png
entity/signs/oak.png
entity/signs/spruce.png
entity/signs/warped.png

History

Java Edition
1.15	Pre-release 1	Added `signs.png-atlas`, following the splitting of `textures-atlas`.
1.19.3	22w42a	As an optimization to resource pack loading, everything in the relevant directory is compiled into this atlas, rather than only those sprites which are used by the game.
1.19.3	22w46a	A customizable atlas json file has been added which can be used to control which graphics are added to this atlas.
1.19.4	Pre-release 3	The way in which sprites are arranged on atlases has been changed considerably, resulting in atlas dimensions being generally smaller.
1.19.4	Pre-release 3	This atlas can now be exported to the screenshots folder using F3+S.
1.21.9	25w31a	Mipmapped versions of this atlas are no longer generated.
26.2	snap7	Removed signs.png-atlas, as the base geometry for signs now uses normal block rendering.

Versions of the atlas

Game version		Atlas	Changes	Notes
Main	Development	Atlas	Changes	Notes
1.15	Pre-release 1		Introduction
1.16	20w06a		Added: Crimson Sign, Warped Sign
1.17	21w11a		Updated most signs^[1]
1.19	22w11a		Added Mangrove Sign
1.19.3	22w42a		Added 10 signs^{[note 1]}^{[more information needed]}
1.19.3	22w45a		Updated jungle hanging signs^[2]
1.19.4	23w07a		Added: Cherry Sign, Cherry Hanging Sign
	Pre-release 3		Rearranged due to packing optimization
	Pre-release 4		Updated cherry signs^[3]
24w14potato			Added: Potato Sign, Potato Hanging Sign
1.21.2	24w40a		Added: Pale Oak Sign, Pale Oak Hanging Sign
1.21.4	24w44a		Updated pale oak signs and hanging signs^[4]
1.21.11	25w44a		All textures now have an extra pixel of padding in all four directions. This negatively impacts tiling efficiency.^[5]

Mipmapped versions

Minecraft also generates mipmapped versions of this atlas, for unknown reasons. They are not used by the game at all - only blocks placed in the world which use the json model system use mipmapped textures.^[6] The mipmapped version no longer generates in 1.21.9.

Game version		Atlas
Main	Development	Mipmap level
Main	Development	1	2	3	4
1.15	Pre-release 1
1.16	20w06a
1.17	21w11a
1.19	22w11a
1.19.3	22w42a
1.19.3	22w45a
1.19.4	23w07a
	Pre-release 3
	Pre-release 4
24w14potato
1.21.2	24w40a
1.21.4	24w44a