How To Show Hide Arms On An Armor Stand Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to show and hide arms on an armor stand after it has been placed.

In Minecraft, you can customize an armor stand by adding or removing arms using a cheat (game command).

TIP #1: Starting in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, the /entitydata command was replaced by the /data command to show/hide arms on an armor stand.

TIP #2: Although you can summon an armor stand in PE and Windows 10, you can not yet customize it with game commands yet. These more advanced commands should be available soon in PE and Windows 10 Edition!

Let’s explore how to do this in Minecraft.

Requirements

To run game commands in Minecraft, you have to turn cheats on in your world.

Command to Show/Hide Arms on an Armor Stand

Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the syntax to show/hide arms for an armor stand using the /data command is:

/data merge entity @e[type=armor_stand,<selector>] {ShowArms:<value>}

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11 and 1.12, the syntax to show/hide arms for an armor stand using the /entitydata command is:

/entitydata @e[type=armor_stand] {ShowArms:<value>}

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10, the syntax to show/hide arms for an armor stand is:

/entitydata @e[type=ArmorStand] {ShowArms:<value>}

Definitions

• value determines whether arms are displayed on armor stand. 1=show, 0=hide.
• selector is used to narrow down the entities to one armor stand only. The /data command can not be used to update multiple entities. The available selectors are: advancements, distance, dx, dy, dz, gamemode, level, limit, name, nbt.

Examples

Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20

To show arms on one armor stand in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20:

/data merge entity @e[type=armor_stand,limit=1] {ShowArms:1}

To show arms on one armor stand that is 1 block to the East:

/data merge entity @e[type=armor_stand,dx=1,limit=1] {ShowArms:1}

Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11 and 1.12

To show arms on all armor stands in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11 and 1.12:

/entitydata @e[type=armor_stand] {ShowArms:1}

To show arms on armor stands within 8 blocks:

/entitydata @e[type=armor_stand,r=8] {ShowArms:1}

To hide arms on all armor stands:

/entitydata @e[type=armor_stand] {ShowArms:0}

To hide arms on armor stands within 14 blocks:

/entitydata @e[type=armor_stand,r=14] {ShowArms:0}

Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10

To show arms on all armor stands in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10:

/entitydata @e[type=ArmorStand] {ShowArms:1}

To show arms on armor stands within 5 blocks:

/entitydata @e[type=ArmorStand,r=5] {ShowArms:1}

To hide arms on all armor stands:

/entitydata @e[type=ArmorStand] {ShowArms:0}

To hide arms on armor stands within 7 blocks:

/entitydata @e[type=ArmorStand,r=7] {ShowArms:0}

How to Enter the Command

1. Open the Chat Window

The easiest way to run a command in Minecraft is within the chat window. The game control to open the chat window depends on the version of Minecraft:

• For Java Edition (PC/Mac), press the T key to open the chat window.

2. Type the Command

In this example, we are going to add arms to all armor stands within 5 blocks in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.10 with the following command:

/entitydata @e[type=ArmorStand,r=5] {ShowArms:1}

Type the command in the chat window. As you are typing, you will see the command appear in the lower left corner of the game window. Press the Enter key to run the command.

Once the cheat has been entered, the appearance of the armor stand will change.

Now all armor stands within 5 blocks of you will have arms showing.

Congratulations, you have learned how to show and hide arms on an armor stand in Minecraft.

Things to Do with Armor Stands

Here are some activities that you can do with armor stands in Minecraft:

How to Use an Armor Stand

Command Examples

Here are some game command examples for an armor stand in Minecraft:

How to Summon an Armor Stand
How to Summon an Armor Stand with Chain Armor
How to Summon an Armor Stand with Diamond Armor

Other Data or EntityData Commands

Here are some other /data commands or /entitydata commands that you can try in Minecraft:

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