[MC-76246] Show Entity Hover Event Not Functioning

When running this command:

/tellraw @a {
  text:"Hover.",
  hoverEvent:{
    action:show_entity,
    value:"{name:\"Bob\",type:Creeper,id:00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"
  }
}

Expected behavior:
Upon being tellraw-ed the text, it will display in chat the word "Hover." and when hovering over it, basic information about Bob the creeper will be displayed.

Actual behavior:
When I am tellraw-ed the text, the word "Hover." appears in chat, but hovering over it does nothing.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Get a command block.
2. Copy paste this command into the command block.
3. Power the command block.
4. Hover over the message.

I've tried to get this command to work - and you can see the discussion for this - over here, on github. As you can see from this discussion page, at first glance it looks to be an issue with compatibility with my environment.

Linked issues

duplicates 1

MC-56373 Selector and score text components don't work on hoverEvents Resolved

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migrated 2015-01-05T20:05:49Z

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MiniDigger 2015-01-05T20:14:18Z

Maybe attach a screenshot?

As stated on github, can't reproduce with Win7 Home Premium 64Bit and Java 1.8_25

Glen H 2015-01-05T21:00:49Z

The mouse is not shown here, but in this screenshot my mouse is over the "Hover." text

migrated 2015-01-05T21:00:49Z

The mouse is not shown here, but in this screenshot my mouse is over the "Hover." text

Tan Chin Cheern 2015-01-05T21:07:18Z

Did you try using "minecraftjson.com"? Without the quotations.

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migrated 2015-01-06T01:39:36Z

True, however mine mentioned explicitly the entity tag and it confirms that this bug affects the current stable version.

Tan Chin Cheern 2015-01-08T20:28:30Z

It does not work? Weird, the command I showed you here works for me in my world.

migrated 2015-01-08T20:28:30Z

It does not work? Weird, the command I showed you here works for me in my world.

Belissimo Tollkühn 2021-06-12T16:43:53Z

@Dlawso the Really Lucky Rabbit,

It's not a dupe of MC-56373. The other Bug report doesn't use the "show_entity" action in the hoverEvent. This bug still persist in Java 1.17.

migrated 2021-06-12T16:43:53Z

@Dlawso the Really Lucky Rabbit,

It's not a dupe of MC-56373. The other Bug report doesn't use the "show_entity" action in the hoverEvent. This bug still persist in Java 1.17.