Give Elytra

Get a pair of elytra wings

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

Hands you elytra wings that let you glide indefinitely from high places. Equip them in the chestplate armor slot (you cannot wear both elytra and normal body armor). Combine with fireworks for powered flight. The elytra durability decreases with each use but repairs at a grindstone or mending table.

/give @p elytra

15 characters

Java: yes
Bedrock: yes
Command block: no
Needs cheats / OP: yes

How to use

Open chat (T on Java, / on Bedrock).
Paste the command.
Press Enter — elytra appear in your inventory.
Move them to your chestplate slot, jump off a tall structure, and glide.

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