Java Edition renamed features

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This is a list of Java Edition features whose display names have changed over time. These features include blocks, items, entities, and biomes.

Features where "version added" is listed as "~" received their display names in Beta 1.0. Before then, in-game blocks and items had no visible names.

Blocks

Block Name	Old name	Explanation	Version added	Version renamed
Cobblestone Stairs	Stone Stairs	Fixed incorrect naming.	~	1.8 (14w31a)
Crafting Table	Workbench		~	Beta 1.2
Enchanting Table	Enchantment Table		1.0.0 (Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3)	1.13 (17w47a)
End Portal (block)	Portal	Renamed to differentiate from the Nether Portal block.	1.0.0 (Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3)	1.13^[verify]
Deepslate	Grimstone		1.17 (21w07a)	1.17 (21w08a)
Grass Block	Grass		~	Beta 1.8 pre2
Nether Portal (block)	Portal	Renamed to differentiate from the End Portal block.	~	1.13^[verify]
Oak Button	Wooden Button	Renamed with the addition of the 5 other wooden button types.	1.4.2 (12w34a)	1.13 (17w47a)
Oak Pressure Plate	Wooden Pressure Plate	Renamed with the addition of the 5 other wooden pressure plate types.	~	1.13 (17w47a)
Poppy	Rose	Renamed to poppies alongside a texture change.	~	1.7.2 (13w36a)
Carved Pumpkin	Pumpkin	Renamed with the addition of the faceless pumpkin.	~	1.13 (17w47a)
Red Bed	Bed	Renamed to "Red Bed" with the addition of the other 15 dyed beds.	Beta 1.3	1.12 (17w15a)
Stained Terracotta	Stained Clay <Color> Hardened Clay	All variants of Stained Clay were renamed to Stained Terracotta alongside the addition of Glazed Terracotta.	1.6.1 (13w19a)	1.10 (release) 1.12 (17w16a)
Stone Button	Button	Renamed to differentiate between stone and wooden buttons.	~	1.13 (17w47a)
Terracotta	Hardened Clay	Hardened Clay was renamed to Terracotta alongside Stained Terracotta being renamed.	1.6.1 (13w17a)	1.12 (17w16a)

Items

Item Name	Old name	Explanation	Version added	Version renamed
Cooked Cod	Cooked Fish		~	1.13 (17w47a)
Enchanted Golden Apple	Golden Apple	When added, the only distinctions between this and the original golden apple were the rarities and enchantment glint.	1.3.1 (12w21a)	1.13 (17w47a)
Golden Boots	Golden boots	Fixed capitalization.	~	1.2.1 (1.2)
Green Dye	Cactus Green		Beta 1.2	1.14 (18w43a)
Gunpowder	Sulphur		~	Beta 1.3
Lava Bucket	Lava bucket	Fixed capitalization.	~	1.2.1 (1.2)
Raw Cod	Raw Fish		~	1.13 (17w47a)
Sugar Cane	Reeds Sugar Canes		~	Beta 1.2 1.13 (17w47a)
Red Dye	Rose Red		Beta 1.2	1.14 (18w43a)
Yellow Dye	Dandelion Yellow		Beta 1.2	1.14 (18w43a)

Entities

Entity Name	Old name	Explanation	Version added	Version renamed
Zombified Piglin	Zombie Pigman Pig Zombie	The name and model of Zombie Pigmen were changed alongside the addition of the Piglin mob.	Alpha v1.2.0	1.16

Biomes

Biome Name	Old name	Explanation	Version added	Version renamed
Dark Forest	Roofed Forest		1.7.2 (13w36a)	1.13 (18w19a)
End Barrens	The End The End - Barren island	Prior to 1.13, the outer End islands all used the same biome name as the center island. They were divided into four separate biomes in 18w06a, and renamed in 18w19a.	1.9 (15w31a) 1.13 (18w06a)	1.13 (18w19a)
End Highlands	The End The End - High island	Prior to 1.13, the outer End islands all used the same biome name as the center island. They were divided into four separate biomes in 18w06a, and renamed in 18w19a.	1.9 (15w31a) 1.13 (18w06a)	1.13 (18w19a)
End Midlands	The End The End - Medium island	Prior to 1.13, the outer End islands all used the same biome name as the center island. They were divided into four separate biomes in 18w06a, and renamed in 18w19a.	1.9 (15w31a) 1.13 (18w06a)	1.13 (18w19a)
Nether Wastes	Hell Nether	"Hell" was one of the placeholder names used during development of The Nether dimension, with the other being The Slip.^[1] It was renamed once more in 1.16 to distinguish itself from the newer Nether biomes and the dimension itself.	~	1.13 (18w19a) 1.16 (20w06a)
Small End Islands	The End The End - Floating island	Prior to 1.13, the outer End islands all used the same biome name as the center island. They were divided into four separate biomes in 18w06a, and renamed in 18w19a.	1.9 (15w31a) 1.13 (18w06a)	1.13 (18w19a)
Swamp	Swampland		Beta 1.8 (Pre-release)^{[note 1]}	1.13 (18w19a)
The End (biome)	Sky	The original concept for a third dimension was going to be the Sky dimension, before being reworked into The End dimension.	Beta 1.6	1.8 (14w17a)
Windswept Hills	Extreme Hills Mountains	Mountains were renamed back to "Extreme Hills" in 1.18 Experimental Snapshot 2. It was reverted in 21w37a, and renamed once more to Windswept Hills in 21w40a.	Beta 1.8 (Pre-release)	1.13 (18w19a) 1.18 (Experimental Snapshot 2) 1.18 (21w37a) 1.18 (21w40a)