This article is about the joke item. For the golem, see
Key Golem. For in-game control keys, see
Controls.
This article documents an April Fools' joke.
This feature was exclusively part of a joke version and is not currently planned for addition to regular Minecraft.
It is documented here on the wiki due to being officially-released content by Mojang Studios, even if not present in a final version.
Keys were a joke item from Java Edition 3D Shareware v1.34.
There are three different keys: red, yellow, and blue.
Obtaining[]
Mobs[]
The red key was dropped by the wither, the yellow key was dropped by ravagers, and the blue key was dropped by the elder guardian.
Cheat codes[]
These keys were also obtainable by using the cheat code "IDKFA" when typing in chat.
Natural generation[]
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|
| Red Key | red_key | Item | item.minecraft.red_key |
| Yellow Key | yellow_key | Item | item.minecraft.yellow_key |
| Blue Key | blue_key | Item | item.minecraft.blue_key |
History[]
Trivia[]
A key with a similar appearance is present in The Europa Arcology Incident, a game made by Notch in 2009.
- Likely a reference to doom (1993) which also had similarly colored keys, and a shareware version.
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