Blocks

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Blocks are standard-sized block units, whose appearances differ from block to block. They make up the landscape of the Minecraft world and are used in many of the game's mechanics.

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Description

File:CobblestoneNew.png

Cobblestone.

File:WoodenPlanksNew.gif

Wooden Planks.

File:Coarse Dirt.png

Coarse Dirt.

Each cube is unique and offers the player building materials, utilities, decoration, and crafting. For example, an emerald block functions as both a building material and compact means of storing emeralds. Blocks are place-able, unlike most other objects  (without the use of an item frame). They make up the in-game environments and can be collected, placed, and used in many different ways. Some blocks spawn naturally, such as dirt or stone while other blocks, such as bricks and redstone lamps, must be crafted by a player. Logs, for example, is one of the more useful blocks, due to its widespread use and requirement in many crafting recipes. All player-made structures are created by using multiple blocks of one, or several different varieties.

Certain blocks have special uses. For example, Jack o' Lantern, glowstone, and sea lanterns can be used to light underwater areas, because they cannot be extinguished by water. unlike torches, that would be washed out when placed in water.

There are three different transparency levels by which blocks can be classified:

• Transparent blocks, such as air and water.
• Semi-transparent blocks, such as glass and leaves.
• Opaque blocks, such as wood or cobblestone.

Most transparent/translucent blocks, can't have torches placed on them.

The face of a block is 16x16 pixels, and each block is proportionately one cubic meter. Most blocks are static, although water, lava, portal, and fire blocks have a shifting pattern. While the default texture pack's textures have 16x16 block faces, there are texture packs with 32x32 or even 64x64 textures. These texture packs often require a mod, but usually, they only require the default Minecraft resource pack.

Naturally-generated Blocks

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A Pig standing on Coal Ore.

The following is a list of many blocks that generate naturally Minecraft worlds. Entries marked with a ^D require additional data values to entirely define the block in a Minecraft world. Entries marked with an ^I have a different ID as an inventory item. Entries marked with a ^B require additional inventory data to fully define the inventory item. Entries marked with a ^T have tile entities associated with them to store additional data. Items with IDs in red cannot be legitimately obtained by a player in the game. They can only be obtained by "hacking" (Such as using an inventory editor) or while in multiplayer servers, or by using the /give command. Items available only in Creative mode are in blue. Items only obtainable through the Silk Touch enchantment in Survival Mode are in green.

The Overworld

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Mycelium is a very rare block considering that it can only be found in one biome, and can only be collected with Silk Touch.

Below is a list of blocks that can be obtained in the Overworld .

Naturally Generated

Naturally generated blocks include blocks that are created through a 'seed ' either player-generated or generated by a random seed generator.

Icon	Dec	Hex	Block type.
	None	None	Air
File:StoneNew.png	01	01	Stone
File:GrassNew.png	02	02	Grass
File:Dirt.png	03	03	Dirt
File:BedrockNew.png	07	07	Bedrock
File:Water.png	08	08	Water D
File:LavaCurrent.png	10	0A	Lava D
File:SandNew.png	12	0C	Sand
File:GravelNew.png	13	0D	Gravel
File:GoldOreNew.png	14	0E	Gold Ore
File:IronOreNew.png	15	0F	Iron Ore
File:CoalOreNew.png	16	10	Coal Ore
File:LogsNew.gif	17	11	Log D B
File:LeavesNew.gif	18	12	Leaves D B
File:LapisLazuliNew.png	21	15	Lapis Lazuli Ore
File:SandstoneNew.png	24	18	Sandstone
File:Tall Grass.gif	31	1F	Grass D B
File:DeadBushNew.png	32	20	Dead Bush
File:VinesNew.png	106	6A	Vines D

Icon	Dec	Hex	Block type
File:DandelionNew.png	37	25	Dandelion
File:PoppyNew.png	38	26	Poppy
File:BrownMushroomNew.png	39	27	Brown Mushroom
File:RedMushroomNew.png	40	28	Red Mushroom
File:DiamondOreNew.png	56	38	Diamond Ore
File:RedstoneOreNew.png	73	49	Redstone Ore
File:SnowNew.png	78	4E	Snow
File:IceNew.png	79	4F	Ice
File:New Cactus.png	81	51	Cactus D
File:ClayBlockNew.png	82	52	Clay Block
File:SugerCaneNew.png	83	53	Sugar Cane D I
File:PumpkinNew.png	86	56	Pumpkin D
File:MelonNew.png	103	67	Melon D
File:CocoaStages.gif	103	67	Cocoa Pods D
File:BrownMushroomBlockNew.png	99	63	Huge Brown Mushroom D
File:RedMushroomBlockNew.png	100	64	Huge Red Mushroom D
File:MyceliumNew.png	110	6E	Mycelium
File:LilyPadNew.png	111	6F	Lily Pad
File:EndPortalFrame.png	120	78	End Portal Frame
File:BigLeavesBamboo.png	?	?	Bamboo
File:SeagrassShort.gif	?	?	Sea Grass
File:Kelp.gif	393	189	Kelp

Naturally Created

Naturally created means a combination of events that cause a new block to be placed by non player causes.

Icon	Dec	Hex	Block type
	None	None	Air
File:StoneNew.png	01	01	Stone
File:GrassNew.png	02	02	Grass Block
File:Dirt.png	03	03	Dirt
File:CobblestoneNew.png	04	04	Cobblestone
File:Water.png	09	09	Stationary waterD
File:Tall Grass.gif	31	1F	Tall Grass D B
File:BrownMushroomNew.png	39	27	Brown Mushroom
File:RedMushroomNew.png	40	28	Red Mushroom
	49	31	Obsidian

Icon	Dec	Hex	Block type
File:DandelionNew.png	37	25	Dandelion
File:PoppyNew.png	38	26	Poppy
File:Fire3D.gif	51	33	FireD
File:SnowNew.png	78	4E	Snow
File:IceNew.png	79	4F	Ice
File:New Cactus.png	81	51	CactusD
File:SugerCaneNew.png	83	53	Sugar CaneD I
File:VinesNew.png	106	6A	VinesD
File:MyceliumNew.png	110	6E	Mycelium

File:NPC Village Overhead.png

A typical NPC Village before the 1.14 update

Structures

Same as naturally generated, but these blocks are only created with the "Generate Structures" option enabled.

All blocks are limited to stacks of 64 per inventory slot .

Icon	Dec	Hex	Block type
File:CobblestoneNew.png	04	04	Cobblestone
File:WoodenPlanksNew.gif	05	05	Wooden Plank
File:Water.png	09	09	Stationary Water D
File:LavaCurrent.png	11	0B	Stationary Lava D
File:GravelNew.png	13	0D	Gravel
File:WoodenPlanksNew.gif	17	11	Wood D B
File:Cobweb 1.png	30	1E	Cobweb
File:Black wool.png	35	23	Wool (Black) D B
File:Slab.gif	44	2C	Slabs D B
File:BookshelfNew.png	47	2F	Bookshelf
File:MossyCobblestoneNew.png	48	30	Mossy Cobblestone
File:TorchNew.png	50	32	Torch D
File:MobSpawnerNew.png	52	34	Monster Spawner T
File:Stairs.gif	53	35	Stairs D
File:Chest.gif	54	36	Chests D T
File:EnderChestNew.gif	54	36	Ender Chests D T

Icon	Dec	Hex	Block type
File:CraftingTableNew.png	58	3A	Crafting Tables
File:Loom.png	459	1CB	Loom
File:Cartography Table.png	455	1C7	Cartography Table
File:Seeds123.png	59	3B	Seeds D
File:NewFarmland.gif	60	3C	Farmland D
File:FurnaceNew.png	61	3D	Furnaces D T
File:DoorsNew.gif	64	40	Wooden Doors D I
File:LadderNew.png	65	41	Ladder D
File:RailNew.png	66	42	Rail D
File:Stairs.gif	67	43	Stone Stairs
File:IronDoorNew.png	71	47	Iron Doors D I
File:PressurePlateNew.gif	72	48	Wooden Pressure Plates D
File:Stone Button.png	77	4D	Buttons D
File:OakFenceNew.png	85	55	Fence
File:StoneNew.png	97	61	Infested Stones/Silverfish Monster Egg D
File:StoneBricksNew.png	98	62	Stone Bricks D B
File:Iron Bars Image.png	101	65	Iron Bars
File:GlassPaneNew.png	102	66	Glass Pane

The Nether

File:Netherfortress.jpg

An overview of a nether fortress in the nether

File:NetherrackNew.png

Netherrack is a common block in The Nether.

Naturally Generated

Icon !! Dec !! Hex !! Block type
	None	None	Air
File:BedrockNew.png	07	07	Bedrock
File:LavaCurrent.png	11	0B	Stationary LavaD
File:GravelNew.png	13	0D	Gravel
File:BrownMushroomNew.png	39	27	Brown Mushroom
File:RedMushroomNew.png	40	28	Red Mushroom
File:Fire3D.gif	51	33	Fire D
File:NetherrackNew.png	87	57	Netherrack
File:SoulSandNew.png	88	58	Soul Sand
File:Glowstone.png	89	59	Glowstone

File:RedMushroomNew.png

A naturally generated item in the nether.

File:BrownMushroomNew.png

Naturally Created

Icon	Dec	Hex	Block type
	None	None	Air
File:LavaCurrent.png	10	0A	Lava D
File:BrownMushroomNew.png	39	27	Brown Mushroom
File:RedMushroomNew.png	40	28	Red Mushroom
	49	31	Obsidian
File:NetherPortal.gif	90	5A	Portal

File:NetherBrickFence.jpg

Nether brick fences only naturally occur in the Nether.

Structures

Icon	Dec	Hex	Block type
	None	None	Air
File:MobSpawnerNew.png	52	34	Monster Spawner T
File:SoulSandNew.png	88	58	Soul Sand
File:NetherBrickNew.png	112	70	Nether Brick
File:Nether Brick Fence.png	113	71	Nether Brick Fence
File:Stairs.gif	114	72	Nether Brick StairsD
File:NetherWartNew.gif	115	73	Nether Wart D

Additional Reading

File:Aerial view of tall building- Minecraft.jpg

An aerial view of an extremely tall building made of blocks.

There are over 150 different types of blocks in Minecraft, including environmental features like air and water, which cannot be obtained, various types of wood, various colors of wool, various, slabs, stairs, utility blocks, and the list goes on. New blocks are typically added to one or more versions of Minecraft every few months.

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Ground view of extremely tall building made of blocks

In a standard, randomly-generated world, one can find air, stone, grass, snow, dirt, water, water source, lava, lava source, sand, sandstone, gravel, gold ore, iron ore, diamond ore, Redstone ore, lapis lazuli ore, clay block, coal ore, bedrock, ice, wood, birch wood, wooden planks, etc.

In abandoned mineshafts, oak/dark oak wood, stone, rails, and various exposed ores can be found. Leaves, cacti, sugar cane, vines, pumpkins, dandelions, poppies, brown and red mushrooms, dead bushes, shrubs, and tall grass can all be found exploring the Overworld. In dungeons, one can also find cobblestone, mossy cobblestone, a monster spawner, and chests. However, cobblestone is most often obtained by the player by mining stone and chests are crafted, making this a unique structure.

Cobblestone, wooden planks, fences, pressure plates, bookshelves, crafting tables, stairs, torches, black wool, glass panes, iron bars, lava, chests, and furnaces can also be found in the randomly-generated villages.

Stone bricks, mossy stone bricks, cracked stone bricks, iron bars, end portal frames, monster spawners, bookshelves, wooden planks, fences, chests, and cobwebs can be found in the strongholds and abandoned mineshafts also added in Beta 1.8.

Obsidian can be found naturally but is not considered a part of a random generation. Instead, it's created when a naturally-occurring lava source block comes in contact with water. Cobblestone can also be found naturally in the same circumstances as obsidian but is formed when moving lava comes into contact with water . Strongholds are also partially built of cobblestone.

Players can craft a variety of blocks that are not naturally found in the world, such as crafting tables, bookshelves, and furnaces, using their 4x4 personal crafting grid. Redstone , diamond , gold, and lapis lazuli can be found in the lower areas of maps.

Netherrack, glowstone, gravel, soul sand, Nether brick, Nether brick fence, Nether brick stairs, and Nether wart can be found in the Nether, which a player can only reach via a Nether portal. End stone, bedrock, and obsidian can be found in the End, which can only be reached via an End portal. Torches, an End portal, an End gateway, and a dragon egg are generated after a player kills the Ender Dragon.

The Pocket Edition had three unique blocks: the cyan flower, Nether reactor core, and glowing obsidian, however, these blocks are no longer in the game.

Trivia

• When placing a block in any version of Minecraft with a slow computer, it may place two blocks instead of one, and when removing a block, it removes them both. People with particularly low-end hardware may even experience three blocks being placed or removed with one click of the mouse. A common solution to this problem is to reduce the render distance.
• Water, doors, lava, doors, sugar cane, grass, flowers, open trapdoors, cobwebs, dead bushes, shrubs, and saplings are the only blocks that a player can walk through.
• Lava only flows 4 blocks in the Overworld. In the Nether, it can flow 8 blocks, similar to water in the Overworld. If the water block is hacked into one's inventory, it can be placed without evaporating and it will flow the same as in the Overworld. However, a block update will cause it to evaporate.
• Nether portal blocks may be considered artificial blocks because players must strike the portal frame with a flint and steel to create them.
• Netherrack, glowstone, and soul sand are blocks found only in the Nether. They all have helpful uses in the Overworld, such as an infinite light source, traps, and mob spawning (wither).
• Some blocks must be destroyed by a specific tool in order to be collected, such as diamonds being mined with an iron pickaxe or better.
• Some blocks like bedrock and end portal frames can not be mined in survival mode. Others that can only be accessed with commands, like invisible bedrock, can not be mined in creative mode and can only be removed with the /setblock command.
• During the survival test phase of Minecraft's development, a player began with 10 TNT blocks, and they could obtain dirt, cobblestone (from stone), wooden planks (from wood), gold blocks from gold ore, iron blocks from iron ore, stone slabs from coal ore and white wool from sheep.
• In the Classic version of Minecraft, a player could build with naturally-occurring blocks (except for redstone and diamond), and can use bookcases, sponge, colored wool, brick, obsidian, and moss stone. Operators of servers can also place bedrock. (very rarely though)
• Some custom servers give the ability to place fluids.

Gallery

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Click for full Blocks gallery.

See also

• Data values
• Items
• Opacity
• Luminance
• Ore
• Technical blocks