Flying

By default, you can only fly in Minecraft in Creative and Spectator mode. In Creative, just double-tap the spacebar: you rise into the air and can move freely in every direction. In Survival mode you normally can't fly, but there are a few workarounds. The /ability @s mayfly true command (Bedrock Edition) turns on flying for a player in Survival mode. In Java Edition you can use /gamemode creative, fly up and then go back to Survival with /gamemode survival, though you'll start falling right away. Alternatively, the Levitation effect lifts you up, but it doesn't give you full control over your flight. An elytra with firework rockets is the only way to fly in pure survival. On servers, plugins like EssentialsX (with its /fly command) and CMI are popular: they let admins give players permission to fly in any game mode.