Place a Beacon

Instantly place a beacon block

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

Places a beacon block at your feet. To actually activate it you still need a pyramid of iron, gold, emerald, diamond, or netherite blocks beneath it and open sky above — the command only skips winning the block from the Wither.

/setblock ~ ~ ~ beacon

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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).
Stand where the beacon should go.
Paste the command and press Enter.
Build the mineral pyramid under it to power the beam.

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