respawn_radius
integerJava 26.2 & Bedrock 26.32Controls the radius around the world spawn point in which players can randomly spawn on first join or after death (when no individual spawn point is set).
Common values
0Exact spawnAll players spawn at exactly the world spawn coordinates.
Java
/gamerule respawn_radius 0Bedrock
/gamerule spawnradius 010DefaultPlayers spawn within 10 blocks of world spawn.
Java
/gamerule respawn_radius 10Bedrock
/gamerule spawnradius 1050Wide radiusPlayers spread up to 50 blocks from world spawn.
Java
/gamerule respawn_radius 50Bedrock
/gamerule spawnradius 50Bedrock uses spawnradius (all-lowercase, no separators).
Default: 10. Restore with /gamerule respawn_radius 10
What respawn_radius does
Controls the radius around the world spawn point in which players can randomly spawn on first join or after death (when no individual spawn point is set).
Frequently asked questions
- Does respawn_radius affect /spawnpoint?
- No — /spawnpoint sets an individual spawn point that overrides the world spawn radius entirely.
- What happened to spawnRadius?
- Renamed to respawn_radius in Java snapshot 25w44a. Bedrock uses /gamerule spawnradius 0.