Minecraft Teleport Command: /tp Syntax, Coords & Examples

How do I teleport to coordinates?

The core form — works on both editions:

On Java the argument order is teleport <targets> <location>; on Bedrock it’s teleport <victim: target> <destination: x y z>. /teleport can send entities into chunks that haven’t been generated yet — the game generates the destination chunk on the way.

What do ~ and ^ mean?

• ~ = relative coordinate to your current position: /tp @s ~5 ~ ~-5 shifts you 5 east and 5 north. ~ alone means “this coordinate” — /tp @s ~ ~10 ~ would try to put you inside a block at Y10, so always offset it.
• ^ = facing-relative (caret) coordinate — /tp @s ^ ^ ^10 teleports you 10 blocks forward, in the direction you’re looking. Great for “get me out of this cave” moments.

How do I teleport to a player or entity?

On Java the destination must resolve to a single entity — use @p not @a as the destination. Bedrock is more permissive and also lets you add facing variants:

What’s different on Bedrock?

• Permission level is lower (level 1 vs Java’s level 2), but the command is cheat-gated: enable Cheats in world settings, which disables achievements on that world.
• Bedrock adds a checkForBlocks boolean — tp @s 100 64 -200 true only teleports if you wouldn’t end up inside a solid block (it still allows flowers and midair).
• Bedrock uses yRot/xRot arguments for rotation instead of Java’s facing anchor system; Java’s facing variant: tp @s 100 64 -200 facing 200 64 -200.

Useful real-world combos

For locating targets to teleport to, pair it with /locate — e.g. /locate structure minecraft:stronghold prints clickable coordinates in chat on both editions; click the green coords to autofill a /tp.

What to read next

• All Minecraft Commands — the full cheat sheet
• Best Minecraft Seeds — worlds worth teleporting around
• How to Find Diamonds — Y-levels to tp down to