Give Lead

Get a lead to leash and pull mobs

✅ Verified for Java 26.2 · Bedrock 26.32 — checked June 2026

Gives a lead, a rope used to leash most passive mobs and drag them along or tie them to a fence. Essential for relocating animals and building pens. Note some mobs, like most hostile ones, cannot be leashed.

/give @p lead

13 characters

Java: yes
Bedrock: yes
Command block: yes
Needs cheats / OP: yes

How to use

Open chat (T on Java, / on Bedrock).
Paste the command and press Enter.
Right-click a mob to leash it, then right-click a fence to tie it off.

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