Show a Scoreboard on the Sidebar

Display an objective's scores on the right side of the screen

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

Puts an existing objective on the sidebar — the list on the right edge of the screen that shows each player's score, sorted highest to lowest. The objective must already exist. Other display slots are 'list' (in the player tab menu) and 'belowName' (under player name tags). Clear the sidebar by running the command with no objective name.

/scoreboard objectives setdisplay sidebar points

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

How to use

Open chat (T on Java, / on Bedrock).
Make sure the objective exists (see 'Create a Scoreboard Objective').
Paste the command with your objective name.
Press Enter — the sidebar appears; run it without a name to hide it again.

Related commands

Show a Title on Screen

Both

Display big center-screen text to a player

/title @a title {text:"Welcome!",color:gold,bold:true}

Add a Subtitle Under the Title

Both

Show a smaller second line under a screen title

/title @a subtitle {text:"Good luck out there",color:yellow}

Show an Action Bar Message

Both

Display text just above the hotbar

/title @a actionbar {text:"Objective updated",color:aqua}

Create a Scoreboard Objective

Both

Set up a scoreboard counter to track a value

/scoreboard objectives add points dummy {text:"Points"}

Track Player Kills on a Scoreboard

Java

Automatically count how many players each player kills

/scoreboard objectives add kills playerKillCount {text:"Kills"}

Track Deaths on a Scoreboard

Java

Automatically count how many times each player dies

/scoreboard objectives add deaths deathCount {text:"Deaths"}