[MC-222559] Block hitboxes and entity hitboxes don’t render behind semi-transparent entities

Selected block and entity hitboxes are not rendered behind semi-transparent entites, such as the player in spectator mode, or when on a team with invisibility applied.

Steps to Reproduce:

⁽^Fabulous!^{graphics must be enabled)}

Add a team and join it

/team add hitbox_invisible
/team join hitbox_invisible@s

Apply invisibility OR enter spectator mode

/effect give @s minecraft:invisibility infinite 0 true

Enter the third-person perspective
Look directly at a block, or an entity with hitboxes enabled (F3 + B)
→ ❌ The hitbox is not rendered properly

Screenshots / Videos:

Selected block hitbox:

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Entity hitbox:

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Notes:

This occurs even when the 'Fabulous!' setting is enabled
When 'Fabulous!' graphics is disabled, the entity will not render at all, that behavior is tracked in MC-187783

Linked issues

relates to 5

MC-259812 Block and item displays, beds, clouds, signs, shulker boxes, and semi-transparent blocks and entities don't render behind text displays Open

MC-162693 Entities, semi-transparent blocks, and blocks with special renderers do not render behind the name tags of sneaking players Open

MC-202197 Entity name background is rendered behind transparent things Open

MC-303626 Block hitboxes, particles, semi-transparent blocks and non-block items render behind entity hitboxes with improved transparency enabled Open

MC-306129 Debug gizmos do not render behind translucent items Resolved

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Comments 5

Avoma 2021-04-09T13:23:47Z

Can confirm.

Avoma 2021-04-14T17:25:50Z

Can confirm in 21w15a.

muzikbike 2022-02-28T12:47:34Z

Testing in 1.18.2-rc1 indicates that this also arises for translucent blocks in minecarts (MC-248849) and held by endermen (MC-248850), so consider this a confirmation for this version as well.

[Mod] Jingy 2024-03-05T21:35:23Z

Can confirm in 24w09a. Requesting ownership of this issue.
Related to MC-162693 MC-202197 MC-259812 MC-223559

vs_boom 2026-03-11T23:32:01Z

This example shows you most of the errors.

Call this command; it represents a simple screen containing several examples.
MC-306816

/summon text_display ~ ~1.25 ~ {Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:text_display",transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[0f,0f,0.01f],scale:[1f,0.5f,1f]},text:" ",background:1677786897},{id:"minecraft:text_display",transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[0.2f,0f,0.01f],scale:[1f,0.5f,1f]},text:" ",background:1678252287},{id:"minecraft:text_display",transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[-0.2f,0f,0.01f],scale:[1f,0.5f,1f]},text:" ",background:1694433280},{id:"minecraft:text_display",transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[-0.2f,0.5f,0f],scale:[16f,1f,1f]},text:" ",background:1694498815},{id:"minecraft:text_display",see_through:1b,Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:text_display",transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[0f,0f,0.01f],scale:[1f,0.5f,1f]},text:" ",background:1677786897},{id:"minecraft:text_display",transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[0.2f,0f,0.01f],scale:[1f,0.5f,1f]},text:" ",background:1678252287},{id:"minecraft:text_display",transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[-0.2f,0f,0.01f],scale:[1f,0.5f,1f]},text:" ",background:1694433280},{id:"minecraft:text_display",transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[-0.2f,0.5f,0f],scale:[16f,1f,1f]},text:" ",background:1694498815}],transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[1.3f,-0.75f,0f],scale:[4f,6f,1f]},text:" ",background:-1778384896},{id:"minecraft:text_display",see_through:1b,Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:text_display",transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[0f,0f,0.01f],scale:[1f,0.5f,1f]},text:" ",background:1677786897},{id:"minecraft:text_display",transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[0.2f,0f,0.01f],scale:[1f,0.5f,1f]},text:" ",background:1678252287},{id:"minecraft:text_display",transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[-0.2f,0f,0.01f],scale:[1f,0.5f,1f]},text:" ",background:1694433280},{id:"minecraft:text_display",transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[-0.2f,0.5f,0f],scale:[16f,1f,1f]},text:" ",background:1694498815}],transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[-1.4f,-0.75f,0f],scale:[4f,6f,1f]},text:" ",background:-16777216},{id:"minecraft:text_display",transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[0f,0.55f,0f],scale:[0.6f,0.6f,1f]},text:{"color":"black","text":"When Entitys overlap"},background:0},{id:"minecraft:text_display",transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[0f,0.15f,0f],scale:[0.3f,0.3f,1f]},text:"Color values are not constant",background:0}],transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[-0.2f,-0.75f,0f],scale:[16f,6f,1f]},text:" ",background:-1778384896}