All 6 Rabbit Variants in Minecraft (Plus Toast and the Killer Bunny)

Guide Java Bedrock

Quick answer: Rabbits have 6 natural variants set by biome: brown, white, black, black-and-white, gold and salt-and-pepper. Name any rabbit 'Toast' for a secret seventh skin, and the Killer Bunny is a hostile white rabbit with red eyes that only exists via commands on Java.

What you need

Carrots, golden carrots or dandelions to breed rabbits
A name tag for the Toast skin
Desert and snowy biomes for the biome-locked colors

Step by step

Brown: the most common color - spawns in most temperate biomes.
White and black-and-white: snowy biome rabbits - 80% white, 20% black-and-white in snow biomes.
Black: uncommon, mixed into temperate spawns.
Gold: desert-only - every desert rabbit is gold.
Salt-and-pepper: uncommon, mixed into temperate spawns.
Toast: name any rabbit 'Toast' with a name tag and it turns into a black-and-white dutch rabbit - a memorial skin, purely cosmetic.
The Killer Bunny: a hostile white rabbit with red horizontal eyes that attacks players - Java-only, summonable with commands, never spawns naturally.
Breeding: feed two rabbits carrots, golden carrots or dandelions; the kit usually takes one parent's variant, with a chance of the biome's natural color instead.
Watch out: wild rabbits flee from players - crouch and approach slowly with carrots in hand.

Java vs Bedrock

Renaming does not change genetics: a Toast-skinned rabbit still breeds its original variant's offspring.

Versions: The 6 natural variants and Toast work on Java and Bedrock. The Killer Bunny is Java-exclusive - its texture exists on Bedrock but the mob does not.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get the Toast rabbit?

Craft or find a name tag, rename it 'Toast' on an anvil and use it on any rabbit. The skin is a tribute to a player's lost rabbit and works on both editions.

Does the Killer Bunny exist in normal survival?

No. It once spawned naturally in very old versions; today it is a Java command-only mob with high attack damage - Bedrock has no killer bunny.

Why are all desert rabbits gold?

Rabbit colors are biome-locked: deserts only spawn gold rabbits, snow biomes spawn white and black-and-white ones, and everywhere else mixes brown, black and salt-and-pepper.