Block

Behavior

Together, solid blocks Comparison of the solid stone and liquid water blocks Solid blocks are a category of block. Contents 1 Properties 2 List of solid blocks 2.1 List of non-solid blocks 3 Height 4 Video 5 History and liquid blocks build up the in-game environment and can be harvested and utilized in various fashions. Some blocks, such as dirt Dirt Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 03 hex: 3 bin: 11 Name dirt See Dirt. For the similar block, see and sandstone Sandstone Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 4 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data values Sandstone dec: 24 hex: 18 bin: 11000 Red Sandstone dec: 179 hex: B3 bin: 10110011 Name Sandstone  sandstone Red Sandstone  red_sandstone , are opaque When leaves are opaque (in "fast" graphics), they completely block rendering. When leaves are transparent (in "fancy" graphics), the world behind them is also rendered. Opacity (and its inverse, transparency) are properties of blocks with , while other blocks, such as glass Glass Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 1.5 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops None Data values Glass: dec: 20 hex: 14 bin: 10100 Stained Glass: PC: dec: 95 hex: 5F bin: 1011111 PE: dec: 241 hex: F1 and ice Ice Transparency PC: Partial (-2 to light) PE: No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops None Data value dec: 79 hex: 4F bin: 1001111 Name ice See , are transparent.

Some blocks, such as torches Torch Transparency Yes Luminance 14 Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 50 hex: 32 bin: 110010 Name torch See the common light-emitting torch. and glowstone Glowstone Transparency Yes Luminance 15 Blast resistance 1.5 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Glowstone Dust (2–4) Data value dec: 89 hex: 59 bin: 1011001 Name glowstone See the block. , will emit light Light (or lighting) in Minecraft affects visibility, mob spawning, and plant growth. Contents 1 Brightness 1.1 Spread 2 Sources of light 2.1 Blocks 2.2 Other 3 Light-filtering blocks 4 Effects of light 4.1 Mobs 4.2 . The amount of light they emit varies widely; see this table of light values for further information. Most opaque blocks will completely block light, while transparent blocks either have no effect on light or simply diffuse it.

Almost all blocks will ignore gravity, with the exception of sand Sand Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Experience Smelted: 0.1 Drops Itself Data values Sand dec: 120 hex: C0 bin: 11000 Red Sand dec: 121 hex: C1 bin: 11001 Name sand This , red sand Sand Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Experience Smelted: 0.1 Drops Itself Data values Sand dec: 120 hex: C0 bin: 11000 Red Sand dec: 121 hex: C1 bin: 11001 Name sand This , gravel Gravel Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 3 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Gravel (90%) Flint (10%) Data value dec: 13 hex: D bin: 1101 Name gravel Gravel is a block that is affected , anvils Anvil Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 6,000 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64), same damage state only Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 145 hex: 91 bin: 10010001 Name anvil See the item , dragon eggs Dragon Egg Transparency Yes Luminance 1 Blast resistance 45 Tool None Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 122 hex: 7A bin: 1111010 Name dragon_egg Heatmap of where dragon eggs land after clicking , concrete powder Concrete Powder Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data values PC: dec: 252 hex: FC bin: 11111100 PE: dec: 237 hex: ED bin: 11101101 Name concrete_powder See and, in Pocket Edition 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 , layer snow Snow (layer) Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Snowball (2–9) (one per level, plus one) Data value dec: 78 hex: 4E bin: 1001110 Name snow_layer Snow, or top .

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All blocks

Blocks are the basic units of structure in Minecraft Minecraft Author(s) Mojang AB (Credits) Markus "Notch" Persson (Creator) Jens "Jeb" Bergensten (Lead Developer) Jon "jonkagstrom" Kågström (AI Programmer) Nathan "Dinnerbone" Adams Erik "Grum" Broes Michael "Searge" Stoyke Thomas "ProfMobius" Guimbretière Agnes "LadyAgnes" Larsson Maria .

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Block height

Most solid blocks are 1 meter high, but certain blocks (especially slabs Slab Transparency Double slab: No Single slab: Partial (blocks light) Luminance No Blast resistance Wood: 15 Stone: 30 Tools Renewable Stone: Yes Wood: Yes (except Fake Wood) Cobblestone: Yes Stone Brick: Yes Purpur: Yes Quartz: and stairs Stairs Transparency Partial (blocks light) Luminance No Blast resistance Wood: 15 Stone: 30 Sandstone, Quartz, Red Sandstone: 4 Tools Renewable Cobblestone, Stone Brick, Wood, Purpur: Yes All others: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Wood: Yes ) have non-standard block heights.

A player can automatically step up from a lower to a higher height if the difference is at most 0.6 (³⃢₁₄₅) of a block.

Textures

The textures on the faces of blocks are 16⃄₂⃂ₗ16 pixels. Most blocks are proportionately one cubic meter by default, but their shape can be changed using models Block models are used to depict all the blocks in the game, whereas item models are used to display the items in the players hand, on their head (helmets and hats), on the ground, in . Most blocks also have static textures, though water Water Transparency Partial (-2 to light) Luminance No Blast resistance 500 (Flowing) 500 (Still) Tool Renewable Yes Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Water dec: 08 hex: 8 bin: 1000 Still Water dec: 09 hex: 9 bin: 1001 , lava Lava Transparency Yes Luminance Yes, 15 Blast resistance 500 Tool Renewable No Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Lava dec: 10 hex: A bin: 1010 Still Lava dec: 11 hex: B bin: 1011 Name Flowing Lava flowing_lava Still , Nether portal Nether Portal Transparency Yes Luminance Yes, 11 Blast resistance 0 Tool None Renewable No Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops Nothing Data value dec: 90 hex: 5A bin: 1011010 Name portal See the block that makes , End portal End Portal Type Non-solid Block Physics No Transparency Yes Luminance Yes, 15 Blast resistance 18,000,000 Hardness -1 Tool None Renewable No Stackable N/A Flammable No First appearances See history Drops Nothing Block entity id end_portal , End gateway End Gateway Type Non-Solid Block Physics No Transparency No Luminance Yes, 15 Blast resistance 18,000,000 Hardness -1 Tool None Renewable No Stackable N/A Flammable No First appearances See history Drops None Block entity id end_gateway , fire Fire Transparency Yes Luminance Yes, 15 Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable No Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data value dec: 51 hex: 33 bin: 110011 Name fire Fire is a harmful non-solid block. Contents 1 , sea lantern Sea Lantern Transparency Yes Luminance 15 Blast resistance 1.5 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Prismarine Crystals (2–3) Data value dec: 169 hex: A9 bin: 10101001 Name PC: sea_lantern PE: sealantern Sea lanterns , 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 , prismarine Prismarine Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 30 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 168 hex: A8 bin: 10101000 Name prismarine See the block. For the item used , and magma blocks Magma Block Transparency No Luminance Yes (3) Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No (burns indefinitely when manually ignited, top side only) Drops Itself Data value dec: 213 hex: D5 bin: 11010101 Name magma are animated.

Using resource packs See the system to customize assets since 1.6.1. For the system used before 1.6.1, see Texture pack. The default textures, with a custom resource pack (DokuCraft) in the center. The resource pack , the player can change the textures and resolution of blocks, including whether their texture is animated. They can also change the shapes of blocks using models Block models are used to depict all the blocks in the game, whereas item models are used to display the items in the players hand, on their head (helmets and hats), on the ground, in and the size of blocks to any size with equal width and height, though sizes that are a power of two tend to work better.

Natural blocks

Natural blocks are generated as part of the terrain in the Overworld The Overworld, as seen in an extreme hills and a forest biome The Overworld is the dimension in which all players begin their Minecraft journey. Contents 1 Creation 1.1 Seeds 2 Environment 2.1 Biomes 2.2 , the Nether A view of the Nether. The Nether is a hell-like dimension, filled with fire, lava, and dangerous mobs. Contents 1 Accessing 2 Environment 2.1 Mobs 3 Generation 3.1 Naturally generated 3.2 Naturally created 3.3 Structures and the End See the dimension. For the achievement, see Achievements#The End.. For the advancement, see Advancements#The End. A view of the central End island. The ender dragon can be seen flying around obsidian pillars, . These also include ores All of the current ores. Ores are rare stone blocks used to obtain resources. Contents 1 Usage 1.1 As a smelting ingredient 1.2 Further uses 2 Availability 3 Table 4 Video 5 History 6 Gallery and liquids Flowing water and lava. Liquids are special types of blocks that can freely flow to form rivers, falls, and lakes. Contents 1 Properties 1.1 Overview 1.2 Mechanics 1.2.1 Depth 1.2.2 Spread 1.2.3 Flow direction 1.3 .

Structures

These blocks are generated as part of structures.

Plants

Plants are Minecraft`s representation of plant life. Most of them can grow and be farmed to obtain resources.

Manufactured

Manufactured blocks can only be obtained via crafting or smelting.

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Piston related technical blocks

These blocks serve a purpose when a piston is used.

Piston Arm

Block 34 is a block used by the piston`s extension arm. One of the data bits of this block defines if it is a normal piston or a sticky piston extension. If block 34 is destroyed in creative mode, the piston/sticky piston will be destroyed too, and will drop pistons/sticky pistons

Block 36

Block 36 is a block used by pistons. It is a side effect of the method of storing moving blocks as tile entities instead of entities. This block`s color, when located next to a block in the world, is black. When a block next to it is removed, it becomes invisible, can be walked through, and when light passes through it the light level decreases by 1. They are unbreakable by traditional methods, but can be removed by right-clicking. The game treats the block as stone when it comes to breaking animation and step sound. In the inventory it has the piston head texture, and it cannot be placed, it and Block 34 both have the same titles which are "tile.null.name."

Burning Furnace

This is a block used to make furnaces shed light when smelting. It has a different texture than the normal furnace and emits particles. If the burning furnace is activated and the fuel runs out, the block will not return to a normal Furnace as of 1.5.

Glowing Redstone Ore

This is a block used to make Redstone Ore glow when stepped on, right-clicked, or left-clicked. While the redstone ore is lit, it will emit light but will wear off after a while.

Block 75

Main article: Redstone (Torch)

Block 75 is a block representing an off-state Redstone Torch. When a normal Redstone Torch (standing on the top of a block) receives power from a layer below the block it`s standing on, it turns off, and stops giving power. When the torch stops getting power, it turns back to the normal on-state torch, and gives power again. For the game to know the torch stopped getting power, the game must update the block - this happens when a block near the torch changes, and when it`s turned off because of the Redstone current, this is not a problem, but when spawned into the world it will be turned off, and because no block is updated, it will stay this way, until a block updates. When the block is removed it will turn to a normal on-state torch.

Active Redstone Repeater