How to make a scoreboard in Minecraft

Type /scoreboard objectives add deaths deathCount, then /scoreboard objectives setdisplay sidebar deaths to show everyone's deaths in the sidebar.

scoreboard

Creates scoreboard objectives, changes player scores and shows them in the sidebar, tab list or under names.

/scoreboard <objectives|players> ...

Examples

/scoreboard objectives add deaths deathCount

Counts deaths per player.

/scoreboard objectives setdisplay sidebar deaths

Shows the deaths on the sidebar.

/scoreboard players set Steve points 10

Sets Steve's points score to 10.

Arguments

objectivesOptional: add, remove, list, modify or setdisplay.
playersOptional: set, add, remove, get, reset, enable, list, operation or display.

What it does

objectives add creates an objective with a criterion: dummy for scores you set yourself, or automatic ones like deathCount, playerKillCount, health or trigger. objectives setdisplay shows it in sidebar, list or below_name. players subcommands set, add, remove, reset, enable and read scores, and scores drive most command and data pack logic through execute if score.

Good to know

Needs operator permission level 2.

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab without the leading slash; in game, operators type it in chat with the slash. New to this? Start a Minecraft server first.

team
Creates teams and sets their color, friendly fire, name tag visibility and collision for groups of players.

Command

Scoreboard and data
trigger
Lets any player change their own score on a trigger objective, to activate map or data pack features.

Command

Scoreboard and data
execute
Runs another command with a changed executor, position, rotation or dimension, or only when conditions are met.

Command

Advanced and functions
tag
Adds, removes or lists scoreboard tags on entities, which you can then target with tag= in selectors.

Command

Scoreboard and data
bossbar
Creates and controls custom boss bars at the top of the screen, for timers, events or progress displays.

Command

Chat and messages

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