Editing MinecraftCommands (section)

=== Tilde notation ===

Many commands allow ''relative'' coordinates to be specified using [[wikipedia:tilde|tilde]]s (<code>~</code>). A number following a tilde is an ''offset'' from something rather than a coordinate. The sign of the offset specifies whether to go in the positive or negative direction for that axis. A single tilde by itself is shorthand for <code>~0</code>.

For example, <code>/tp 0 64 0</code> will teleport the user to the coordinate (0, 64, 0), while <code>/tp ~3 ~ ~-3</code> will teleport the user to a position +3 blocks in the "x" direction (i.e., east), keep their current height, and -3 blocks in the "z" direction (i.e., north).

Usually absolute coordinates can be mixed with relative coordinates. For example, <code>/tp ~ 64 ~</code> will keep the user's "x" and "z" coordinates the same, but teleport them to absolute height of 64.

The origin for the offset depends on the command. For example, in {{cmd|tp}} the offset is from the target's starting position. Other common offsets include from the position of the command's execution or from another coordinate specified by the command.