Exit Portal in Minecraft

The Exit Portal, also known as the end fountain, is a structure that is generated in the End that allows the player to return to the Overworld. It is only activated after the Ender Dragon is defeated. The Exit Portal always generates at the coordinates 0,0 and remains deactivated until the Ender Dragon is killed.

An activated Exit Portal (via screenshot)

Generation

The exit portal is generated at the coordinates 0,0 in the End dimension. It is generated in a deactivated state, it is activated after the Ender Dragon is defeated, and is de-activated whenever an ender dragon fight is in progress. The y-level of the portal is determined by the height of the terrain, placing the portal blocks at the y-level of the highest block found at 0,0. If there are no blocks at 0,0, then the portal generates out of bounds, and only the top 3 blocks of the bedrock pillar generate.

Structure and Behavior

The Exit Portal looks similar to the End Portal but differs in design. Instead of being made up of End Portal Frame blocks, Exit Portals are a 7 block-wide bowl-shaped frame made of bedrock blocks with a central pillar also made of bedrock with a torch on each side. The Exit Portal returns the player to their spawn point. The game credits are rolled when a player enters an exit portal for the first time. If an entity other than a player goes through, like falling sand or thrown items, it is sent to the world spawn.

Conclusion

The Exit Portal is a structure that is generated in the End dimension. It allows players to go back to the Overworld from the End dimension. The only way to activate the Exit Portal is by defeating the Ender Dragon. If you decide to respawn the Ender Dragon the Exit Portal will be deactivated for the duration of the fight.