{{dungeons hatnote|type=mob}}
{{about|the regular squid|the glowing variant|Glow Squid}}
{{Infobox entity
| health = {{hp|10}}
| behavior = Passive
| mobtype = [[Animal]], [[Aquatic]]{{only|java|short=1}}
| image = Squid.gif
| invimage = Squid Spawn Egg
| size = '''{{IN|Java}}:'''<br>
'''Adult:'''<br>Height: 0.8 blocks<br>Width: 0.8 blocks<br>
'''Baby:'''<br>Height: 0.4 blocks<br>Width: 0.4 blocks<br>
'''{{IN|Bedrock}}:'''<br>
'''Adult:'''<br>Height: 0.95 blocks<br>Width: 0.95 blocks<br>
'''Baby:'''<br>Height: 0.475 blocks<br>Width: 0.475 blocks
| spawn = {{slink||Spawning}}
| usableitems = {{ItemLink|Lead}}
}}

A '''squid''' is a common aquatic [[passive mob]] that [[spawn]]s in [[river]]s and [[ocean]]s.

== Spawning ==

{{IN|Java}}, 2 to 4 squid can spawn in [[water]] from [[altitude|Y-level]] 50 to 63 (inclusive), as long as the [[biome]] is a [[river]] or [[ocean]] variant. The block above must also be water, and the block below must be water or waterlogged. Squid share the water creature [[mob cap]] with [[dolphin]]s.

{{IN|bedrock}}, 2 to 4 squid can spawn in ocean biomes, and two can spawn in river biomes. In addition, squid spawn only on the surface, i.e. there must not be a solid or spawnable block above the spawn location.

5% of squid can spawn as babies.

== Drops ==
=== On death ===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|name=Ink Sac|quantity=1-3|lootingquantity=1}}
{{DropsTableFoot}}
* {{xp|1|3}} [[experience]] when killed by a [[player]] or tamed [[wolf]].

Like other passive baby mobs, killing a baby squid yields no items or experience.

== Behavior ==
[[File:Particle squid ink.png|thumb|Ink cloud produced by a squid.]]
Squid are [[passive]] toward the player. They are not attracted to light and do not deliberately interact with the player.

When a squid moves, its tentacles open and close, appearing to propel itself forward. A squid hovers in place when first spawned into the world and wanders around aimlessly in three dimensions.

A squid's hitbox does not include its tentacles, and therefore cannot be damaged by attacking its tentacles.

Squid suffocate when out of water, dying after 300 game [[ticks]] (15 seconds). While on land, they remain stationary until they suffocate.<ref>{{bug|MC-240990|||WAI}}</ref> They can take fall damage and [[fire|burn]] like any other land mob, but they cannot drown. When out of the water, squid are extremely resistant to knockback.

Squid cannot swim in [[lava]], even if given a [[Fire Resistance]] effect. They simply pass through the lava and behave as if on land.

{{IN|be}}, a squid can survive on land if given a [[Water Breathing]] effect. However, they still cannot move.

Unlike land-based mobs, squid can swim against a current and not get pushed by it.{{only|je}}

[[Guardian]]s and [[elder guardian]]s attack squid in the same manner as they would do to a player, even if the squid is affected by [[Invisibility]]. 

Squid are affected by the [[Impaling]] enchantment — {{IN|Java}} because they are aquatic mobs; {{IN|Bedrock}} as long as they touch water.

Squid produce a cloud of black ink particles and swim away when attacked. They also produce unique dark blue bubble particles when hit.  

Squid sometimes beach themselves.<ref>{{bug|MC-132473||Squid and glow squid can swim one block above water}}</ref>

Squid are attacked by [[axolotl]]s.

Although squid have a baby variant {{in|be}}, there is no way to [[breed]] them.

If the [[player]] is in [[Spectator]] mode or is far away from a squid, the squid remains stationary. When attacked in this state, the squid cannot flee.<ref>{{bug|MC-212687||Squid and glow squid stop moving if player is a little far from them}}</ref>

Like a land-based mob, a squid can be picked up by a [[minecart]].

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Squid use the Friendly Creatures sound category for [[Sound#Entity-dependent categories|entity-dependent sound events]].

{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Squid idle1.ogg
|sound2=Squid idle2.ogg
|sound3=Squid idle3.ogg
|sound4=Squid idle4.ogg
|sound5=Squid idle5.ogg
|subtitle=Squid swims
|source=neutral
|description=Randomly
|id=entity.squid.ambient
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.squid.ambient
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Squid death1.ogg
|sound2=Squid death2.ogg
|sound3=Squid death3.ogg
|subtitle=Squid dies
|source=neutral
|description=When a squid dies
|id=entity.squid.death
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.squid.death
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Squid hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Squid hurt2.ogg
|sound3=Squid hurt3.ogg
|sound4=Squid hurt4.ogg
|subtitle=Squid hurts
|source=neutral
|description=When a squid is damaged
|id=entity.squid.hurt
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.squid.hurt
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Squid shoot1.ogg
|sound2=Squid shoot2.ogg
|sound3=Squid shoot3.ogg
|subtitle=Squid shoots ink
|source=neutral
|description=When a squid shoots ink after being damaged by a player
|id=entity.squid.squirt
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.squid.squirt
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Squid idle1.ogg
|sound2=Squid idle2.ogg
|sound3=Squid idle3.ogg
|sound4=Squid idle4.ogg
|sound5=Squid idle5.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=Randomly
|id=mob.squid.ambient
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Squid death1.ogg
|sound2=Squid death2.ogg
|sound3=Squid death3.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a squid dies
|id=mob.squid.death
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Squid hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Squid hurt2.ogg
|sound3=Squid hurt3.ogg
|sound4=Squid hurt4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a squid is damaged
|id=mob.squid.hurt
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Squid shoot1.ogg
|sound2=Squid shoot2.ogg
|sound3=Squid shoot3.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a squid shoots ink after being damaged by a player
|id=mob.squid.ink_squirt
|volume=1.0
| pitch = 1.0
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showentitytags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Squid
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=squid
|entitytags=aquatic, axolotl_hunt_targets, can_breathe_under_water, not_scary_for_pufferfish, sensitive_to_impaling
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Squid
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=squid
|id=17
|foot=1}}

=== Entity data ===

Squid have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}

Bedrock Edition:

: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

==Achievements==
{{load achievements|Overkill;It Spreads;Over-Overkill}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|It Spreads;Take Aim;Arbalistic;A Throwaway Joke;Adventure;Over-Overkill }}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||3 January 2011|link=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/2582321901/2011-here-we-go|Notch mentions adding a new aquatic mob in a near future update.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2|[[File:Squid JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added squid.
|The squid is the first aquatic mob added to the game.
|Squid can be [[milk]]ed with an empty [[bucket]], just like [[cow]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3|Squid now have the ability to move in three dimensions (rather than only along the bottom of the body of [[water]]).
|Squid can no longer be milked.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5|Squid are now incapable of [[swimming]] upward. When they do manage to swim upward, they drift down with a zero net gain in altitude, resulting in a jittery animation.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7|Squid have been made to despawn like other mobs. 
|Until this version, squid would not despawn like other mobs. This made squid a popular pet as once harvested they could be put in aquariums and kept there. However, this has been corrected because of their downward movement (at the time) caused them to pool in relatively deep crevices in the [[ocean]] or [[lake]]s, thus making [[ink sac]]s hard to acquire as further squid would not spawn until the local population had been lowered.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release 2 ;)|Squid now drop [[experience]] orbs when killed by the [[player]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5|Squid now spawn only between layers 45 and 63.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.4|dev=pre|Squid now suffocate when exposed to [[air]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|Squid have been updated with a new AI system. They previously could not [[swimming|swim]] upward, and eventually collected at the bottoms of lakes. They can now swim upward and in all directions more fluently.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8.2|dev=pre7|Squid spawn below sea level, rather than a constant Y{{=}}63.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w39a|Squid are slightly smaller (0.8 blocks square rather than 0.95).}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w50a|Added [[sound]]s <code>entity.squid.ambient</code>, <code>entity.squid.hurt</code> and <code>entity.squid.death</code>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w32a|The entity ID has been changed from <code>Squid</code> to <code>squid</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w07a|Squid now produce a cloud of floating black ink [[particle]]s plus dark blue bubbling particles when attacked.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w08a|Added a sound effect when squid shoot ink.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.1|dev=18w31a|Squid now spawn only in [[river]]s and [[ocean]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Squid JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of squid has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w34a|Squid now take damage on [[magma block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=20w51a|Added [[axolotl]]s, which attack squid.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w19a|Squid can now be [[lead|leashed]].<ref>{{Bug|MC-136647|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=21w40a|Squid now spawn only between y{{=}}50 and y{{=}}64.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w33a|Added baby squid variants.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=24w36a|Squid spawn eggs now spawn only adult squid.}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Squid JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:Squid JE1 BE1.png|20px]] Added squid and baby squid. Baby squid are a version exclusive.
|Squid produce a cloud of floating black ink [[particle]]s when attacked.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 5|Squid now have bubbling particles.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.16.0|dev=build 1|Added new [[sound]]s for squid.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Squid JE2 BE2.png|32px]][[File:Squid JE2 BE2.png|20px]] The textures of squid and baby squid have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.9|Squid can now spawn in [[river]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|dev=beta 1.17.0.54|Added a sound when a squid shoots out ink.}}

|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Squid JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added squid.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps3=1.36|psvita=1.36|ps4=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|Added [[sound]]s for squid.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps3=1.52|psvita=1.52|ps4=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|The squid [[spawn limit]] has been increased from 10{{verify|Was it 10 or 13?}} to 38.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU57|xbone=CU49|ps3=1.57|psvita=1.56|ps4=1.56|wiiu=Patch 27|switch=1.0.7|Squid now produce a cloud of floating black ink [[particle]]s when attacked.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps3=1.76|psvita=1.76|ps4=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|Squid now share their [[spawn limit]] category with [[fish]].|A squid now emits bubble particles when underwater.}}
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Squid JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added squid.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*Hitting a squid underwater causes it to rise approximately {{fraction|1|3}}–{{fraction|1|2}} block.
*Squid don't have a death animation.<ref>{{bug|MC-237079||Squid do not rotate 90 degrees upon death}}</ref>
*The squid's idle sound is barely audible.
*{{IN|bedrock}}, if a squid is out of the water, its tentacles swing more slowly as its oxygen meter goes down. When 15 seconds have passed, its tentacles stop swinging and the squid begins to suffocate.
*In-game squid have eight tentacles, but in real life they also have two additional long tentacles. The in-game squid is more like an octopus.
*In-game squid have a gaping, tooth-lined mouth, but as passive mobs they are completely harmless. Real-life squid, like all cephalopods, have a beak instead of teeth.
*{{IN|java}}, squid are not affected by the "Dinnerbone" and "Grumm" [[name tag]] easter egg.<ref>{{bug|MC-115092||Squid/glow squid named "Dinnerbone" or "Grumm" is not upside-down}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Squid swim1.png|A squid.
File:Squid Death.png|Dying squid mob.
File:SquidIceSpawn.png|A squid under [[ice]].
File:Squid Teeth.png|The underside of a squid.
File:Squidridingminecart.png|A squid riding a [[minecart]].
File:Flyingsquidbug.png|Flying squid.
File:Squid Waterfall.png|Squid that have spawned from the side of a hill.
File:Squid on land.png|A squid beached on the land. After a few seconds, it dies.
File:Squid Village.png|A squid that has spawned in a [[village]] farm.
File:PESquid&BabySquid.png|A squid compared to a baby squid {{in|be}}.
File:Squid inking.jpg|A squid squirting ink to blind the attacking [[player]].
File:Squid Ink.jpg|Squid and baby squid in Bedrock Edition, along with an 'ink cloud'.
File:Red Squid.png|A squid taking suffocation [[damage]] from being out of the water.
File:Ocean life.png|A squid, along with some [[fish]] and a [[turtle]].
File:Guardians Attack.png|A [[guardian]] attacking a squid.
File:Squidmouth.png|The mouth of a squid.
File:TrappedSquid.jpg|A squid stranded out of water.
File:SquidInCave.jpg|A squid inside a cave.
File:Squid in Nether.png|Squid in [[the Nether]].
File:Squidpair.jpg|The squid in a cave.
File:FlyingSquid.png|A former bug that allowed squid to appear flying.
File:Traped.png|A squid stranded inside a cave.
File:TreeSquid.png|A [[wikipedia:Pacific Northwest tree octopus|squid atop a tree]].
File:Bunchasquid.png|Several squid underwater.
File:Squidsandwaterinnether.png|In early game versions, it was possible to get water to the Nether, in which squid could spawn.
File:Babysquid.jpg|A baby squid.
</gallery>

=== Textures ===
<gallery class="pixel-image">
Squid (texture).png|Squid texture file.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
Squid Artwork.png|Artwork.
Squid Minecraft Instagram.jpg|Artwork of a squid.
File:Squid annoys Camel.png|A squid gnawing on a [[camel]].
File:Squid Story Mode.png|A squid in [[Minecraft: Story Mode]].
File:LEGO Squid.png|[[Lego Minecraft]] Squid.
File:Squid MP.gif|Squid from [[Minecraft Plus]].
File:Rumor Has It JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork "Rumor Has It" made by JINX.
File:Squid Pro Quo JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork "Squid Pro Quo" made by JINX. The name of the art is a reference to the noun: {{Wikipedia|quid pro quo}}.
File:Flying Squid JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork "Flying Squid" made by JINX.
File:Squid Plush JINX.jpg|Squid plush made by JINX.
File:Wild key art.png|A squid in official artwork for [[The Wild Update]].
File:Squid Sticker.gif|Squid art.
</gallery>

== See also ==
*[[Tutorials/Squid farming]]
*{{ItemLink|Ink Sac}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[[wikipedia:squid|Squid]] article on Wikipedia

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