Minecraft Java Edition – Meaning of Sword Icon When Using a Tool or Weapon

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I haven't played Minecraft for a long time, so when I came back, there were a lot of new features. One of them that I don't understand is that sometimes when I swing my pickaxe or my sword, there is a weird sword icon below the crosshair:

Attack indicator below crosshair

I thought is might be a cooldown bar, but it resets every time I swing my sword. What does this icon do and why is it there?

Best Answer

In minecraft 1.9 you cannot spam weapons. They now have cooldown timers. Weapons make most damage if they are fully charged. So you have to wait some time after you hit.

EDIT:

Note:

  • In Minecraft 1.9 an axe makes more damage as a sword of same type. It has longer cooldown tho.
  • The fastest cooldown has a hoe.
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