The Bed is a respawn point and a sleeping mechanism that allows players to skip the night in Minecraft. It is essential for survival, providing a way to reset the spawn location and avoid hostile mobs at night.

A Bed is crafted using 3 Wool of the same color and 3 Planks of any type in a 3×3 crafting grid. It also generates naturally in villages, igloos, and some woodland mansions. When used at night or during thunderstorms, a Bed allows the player to sleep, advancing time to morning and resetting phantom spawn timers. In multiplayer, all players must sleep simultaneously to skip the night.

A Bed also serves as a respawn point when placed and interacted with. If the player dies, they will respawn at the last Bed they slept in, as long as it remains unobstructed. Destroying or obstructing the Bed after setting a spawn point causes the player to respawn at the world spawn upon death.

In The Nether and The End, attempting to sleep in a Bed causes it to explode, dealing significant damage and destroying nearby blocks. This mechanic is often used for mining ancient debris in the Nether. A Bed can be mined instantly by hand or with any tool.