How to Turn On AutoJump in Minecraft: Quick Setup Tutorial

If you’ve ever wondered how to turn on autojump in Minecraft, you’re not alone. Minecraft has quite a few biomes and none of them are completely flat. You can create a flat world if you’re interested in building, but you will always find there are blocks to jump over.

Jumping isn’t a complicated maneuver in Minecraft. In fact, the ‘jump’ control doubles to help players swim. The control, when executed on its own, will allow the player to hop in place. When the control is executed while the move forward action/button is pressed, the player will jump. The same set of actions will allow the player to swim.

For some users, having to ‘jump’ when needed is tedious. Minecraft isn’t all plains, so you’ll find you’re jumping over items quite a bit. To make it easier, Minecraft allows you to enable auto-jump — and knowing how to turn on autojump in Minecraft can save a lot of effort during long play sessions.

How to turn on autojump in Minecraft: what it does

The Minecraft auto jump feature allows a player to ‘jump’ one block automatically when the player is obstructed or cannot move forward. If the player is submerged in water, auto-jump will allow the player to swim. The only condition is that the player is pressing the walk-forward button.

Auto-jump is available in both the Java and Bedrock edition of Minecraft. It can be enabled for both.

1. How to turn on autojump in Minecraft – Keyboard

Auto-jump is a game-wide setting and not a world/map specific setting. Note that the controller and touch instructions further below are Bedrock-specific. If you are a Java Edition player using a controller, you will still need to change Auto-Jump through Java’s own menus, as described in the Java Edition steps below.

Java Edition

1. Open Minecraft and load into a world, or remain on the main menu.
2. Click Options. If you are already inside a world, press Esc to open the pause menu and then click Options.
3. Toggle Auto-Jump to ON.
4. You will now be able to automatically jump over a block if you have the forward key pressed.

Bedrock Edition (PC)

1. Open Minecraft.
2. Click Settings.
3. Go to the Keyboard & Mouse settings.
4. Turn the Auto Jump switch On.
5. You will now be able to automatically jump over a block if you have the forward key pressed.

2. Enable auto-jump in Minecraft – Controller

Auto-jump works with the controller as well; however, you should know that the Java edition of Minecraft does not have native controller support. You can add controller support for Minecraft Java via Steam but you will have to enable auto-jump for it via the keyboard method.

To enable auto-jump in Minecraft for a controller, follow these steps.

1. Connect your Xbox controller to your PC.
2. Open Minecraft.
3. Go to Settings.
4. Select Controller.
5. Turn the Auto-jump switch On.
6. You will be able to jump automatically when holding down the forward button/joystick.

3. Enable auto-jump in Minecraft – Touch controls

Minecraft can run on touch devices (Windows 10 tablets and 2-in-1 laptops) and for a touch-device you get on-screen controls. Auto-jump has to be enabled for the touch controls separately.

1. Open Minecraft.
2. Go to Settings.
3. Click Touch.
4. Turn the Auto-jump switch On.

How to turn off auto-jump in Minecraft

Turning auto-jump off follows the same path as turning it on — you simply toggle the switch in the opposite direction. Many players prefer to disable it for more precise movement control, to avoid accidental jumps when walking near edges, and to prevent it from interfering with swimming or sneaking through tight spaces.

Java Edition

1. Open Minecraft and load into a world, or stay on the main menu.
2. Click Options. If you are already in a world, press Esc to open the pause menu, then click Options.
3. Toggle Auto-Jump to OFF.

Bedrock Edition (PC, Controller, Touch)

1. Open Minecraft.
2. Go to Settings.
3. Select the relevant input tab: Keyboard & Mouse, Controller, or Touch.
4. Turn the Auto Jump switch Off.

Conclusion

Now that you know how to turn on autojump in Minecraft, you can decide whether it suits your playstyle. Auto-jump isn’t just useful when playing — it also takes a little strain off your wrist if you play with a keyboard. There is no dedicated hotkey to toggle Auto-Jump during live movement, but you can open the pause or options menu while you are inside a world and turn Auto-Jump on or off from there — it is simply a menu toggle rather than a quick keyboard shortcut. If you’re looking for other useful Minecraft shortcut commands, those can also help streamline how you play. While you’re adjusting settings, you might also enjoy experimenting with creative blocks — here’s a guide on how to make terracotta in Minecraft to add vibrant color to your builds.

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