Suggestions for /fill command improvements – for Mapmakers

Dear Mojang Team,

I am a frequent user of the /fill command in my projects, and I have two suggestions for minor "quality of life" changes that would significantly speed up the workflow for mapmakers and builders.

1. Shorthand for relative coordinates

Currently, to specify the player's current position, we must type three separate characters: ~ ~ ~. I propose allowing also a single ~ would act as an additional, faster alternative for 0 offset on all axes.

Current: /fill x y z ~ ~ ~ [block]
Proposed: /fill x y z ~ [block] (where ~ = ~ ~ ~)

This small change would make typing commands much faster during repetitive tasks.

2. Contextual block suggestions (based on crosshair focus)

It would be incredibly helpful if the command's auto-complete feature prioritized the block the player is currently looking at.

Example: If a player is looking at a Block of Quartz and types /fill x1 y1 z1 x2 y2 z2 , the suggestion minecraft:quartz_block should appear at the top of the list.

This would be a massive help for players who may not know all block names in English or simply want to avoid scrolling through a long alphabetical list.

While mods like WorldEdit exist, I believe it is in the game's best interest to have powerful and intuitive native tools. Implementing these features would be far less time-consuming than adding a new mob or biome, yet it would provide immense value to the map-making community.

Thank you for your time. I hope to see these small but impactful changes in a future update.

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January 18, 2026 23:27
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Well all of this seems useful the negative thing is that what about placing a block at a specific coardanite so if this is all even then u are saying if we put numbers there must be three but if we put ~ there must be one

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Suggestions for /fill command improvements – for Mapmakers

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