Block entity

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Block entities store additional information about certain blocks, with the type of information varying by block. In some cases, this information is used to create a more complex model, such as the book on an enchantment table. In other cases, it is used to store contents of an object. Block entities can be moved by pistons Piston Transparency Yes Luminance None Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data values See Data values Pistons are blocks capable of pushing most blocks, depending on . ^{Pocketℂ₂⃂edition only Pocket Edition Author(s) Mojang AB Jens Bergensten Aron Nieminen Daniel Kaplan Tommaso Checchi Shoghi Cervantes Jason Major Daniel Wustenhoff Tomas Alaeus Mikael "Slicedlime" Hedberg @@@#@@@Microsoft(microsoft.com)###@### Studios 1] Platform(s) Written in C++ 2] Latest version 1.1.2}

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List of block entities

These are the current blocks that hold block entities.

Block Entity	Usage
Sign	To store the text.
Banner	To store the patterns.
Chest Trapped Chest Dispenser Furnace Brewing Stand Hopper Dropper Shulker Box	To store their contents. Furnaces also store the time until the current item is smelted, and the time until the furnace`s current fuel item is exhausted. Brewing stands also store the brewing time. Hoppers also store the time until the next transfer of an item. Chests, trapped chests and shulker boxes also use the block`s position and rotation for the opening and closing animation.
Beacon	To store the pyramid level, active effects, and contents. Also uses the block`s position for the beacon beam.
Monster Spawner	To store: which entity will be spawned. the delay until the next entity is spawned, and the min and max values for the next spawn delay. how many entities to spawn per spawn attempt. additional data about the entity to be spawned (such as position, effects "Healing" redirects here. For health, see health. Contents 1 Behavior 2 Summary of effects 3 List of effects 3.1 Absorption 3.2 Bad Luck 3.3 Blindness 3.4 Fire Resistance 3.5 Glowing 3.6 Haste 3.7 Health Boost , and entities stacked on top of it). Also uses the block`s position to display the spinning mob inside.
Note Block	To store which note will be played.
Piston extensions and the blocks they are moving (including indirectly via slime blocks Slime Block Transparency Partial (does not block light, mob spawning possible) Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Availability Survival, but not on Peaceful Drops Itself Data )	To store the offset of block, direction of movement, and ID (and data value, if applicable) of the moving block. (A moving block can`t be stored as a block See the various blocks found in Minecraft. For the blocking with shields that reduces damage when performed, see Blocking. All blocks Blocks are the basic units of structure in Minecraft. Contents 1 because it`s not aligned to a grid cell.)
Jukebox	To play music discs Music Disc Type Decorations Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable No First appearances See History Data values See Data values Name See Data values "Far" redirects here. For the phenomenon in Pocket Edition, see Far Lands. , if any are inside.
Enchantment Table	For the floating book.
End Portal Ender Chest	For the particle field effect.
Mob Head Mob head Type Wearable items; Solid Block Physics No Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 5 Hardness 1 Tool Any tool Renewable Wither skeleton, skeleton, zombie, creeper Yes Player, Dragon No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable	For the type of the head, rotation when placed on top of a block, and (if applicable) data of the player represented.
Command Block Command Block Type Block Entity Physics No Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 18,000,000 Hardness -1 Tool None Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See history Drops None Block entity id command_block	For the type of command block, the command text, its output strength, and the output text.
End Gateway	For the teleport location and also whether to render the beam
Structure Block Structure Block Type Solid Block Requirements None Physics No Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 18,000,000 Hardness -1 Tool None Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops No Block entity id structure_block Data value	To store information about the structure
Nether Reactor Core	To store whether the reaction started and the time remaining in the reaction.
Daylight Sensor Daylight Sensor Type Block Entity Physics No Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 1 Hardness 0.2 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No, but catches fire from lava First appearances See History Drops Itself	To force the daylight sensor to update its output signal strength.
Flower Pot	To show the Block ID and data value of the item displayed inside of it.
Redstone Comparator	To store its output strength.
Bed	To store color.