Igloo

Igloo is a generated structure in Minecraft. It is home to Villager and Zombie Villager. Its chests can contain Golden Apple, Coal, Apple, Wheat, and Gold Nugget.

Igloo is a small structure that generates in snowy taigas, snowy plains, and snowy slopes. It is made mostly of snow blocks and contains a basic interior with a bed, furnace, crafting table, and a redstone torch for lighting. Windows are made of ice in Java Edition and packed ice in Bedrock Edition.

About half of all igloos include a hidden basement beneath a trapdoor under the carpet. The basement is built from stone bricks, some of which are infested with silverfish. It contains a brewing stand with a splash potion of weakness, a cauldron, a flower pot with a cactus, and a chest holding a golden apple.

Behind iron bars, a villager and a zombie villager are caged, presenting the setup for a curing tutorial. In Java Edition, the villager is a plains-type and unemployed; in Bedrock Edition, the villager is snowy-type with a random profession.

Igloos without basements have a snow block instead of a trapdoor and lack the special features below. The structure can generate partially elevated, with the basement still forming underground.

Where to find

Find the nearest Igloo →

Current for Java 26.2 and Bedrock 1.26.30

What loot is inside Igloo?

The following items can be found in Igloo


Golden Apple	100.0%	1.00	1.0
Coal	70.4%	2.98	1.4
Apple	70.4%	2.38	1.4
Wheat	55.3%	1.98	1.8
Gold Nugget	55.3%	1.59	1.8
Rotten Flesh	55.3%	0.79	1.8
Stone Axe	14.7%	0.16	6.8
Emerald	7.6%	0.08	13.1

Igloo: Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find an igloo in Minecraft?▾

Use the interactive seed-map finder on this page: enter your world seed and it plots the exact coordinates of every igloo in your world. Travel to those X/Z coordinates in any snowy biome, and look for the small snow-block hut with a carpet inside that may hide a basement.

What biome do igloos spawn in?▾

Igloos generate only in snowy Overworld biomes: Snowy Plains, Snowy Taiga, and (rarely) Snowy Slopes. They are surface structures, so you will see the little snow-and-ice hut sitting on top of the snow.

What loot and mobs are inside an igloo basement?▾

About half of all igloos hide a basement reached by a trapdoor under the carpet. It contains a brewing stand, a captive Villager and Zombie Villager (so you can cure the zombie for very cheap trades), and a loot chest that can hold a golden apple along with emeralds, gold nuggets, and other supplies.