Block of Iron

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For other iron-related blocks, see Iron.

Block of Iron

👁 Block of Iron.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Block of Iron'

👁 Invicon Block of Iron.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Iron in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Block of Iron

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	👁 Invicon Stone Pickaxe.png: Sprite image for Stone Pickaxe in Minecraft
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	6 METAL
Note block instrument	Iron Xylophone
Sulfur cube archetype	Slow Flat

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A block of iron, known internally as an iron block, is a precious metal block equivalent to nine iron ingots.

Obtaining

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Breaking

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Blocks of iron can be mined only with a stone pickaxe or better. If a block of iron is mined without the use of a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block	👁 Image
Hardness	5
Tool	👁 Image
Breaking time (sec)^[A]
Default	25
👁 ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in Minecraft Wooden	12.5
👁 ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in Minecraft Stone	1.9
👁 ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in Minecraft Copper	1.5
👁 ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in Minecraft Iron	1.25
👁 ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in Minecraft Diamond	0.95
👁 ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in Minecraft Netherite	0.85
👁 ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in Minecraft Golden	2.1
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

incorrect tool, drops nothing
correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
correct tool, drops the block itself
italicized can be instant mined

↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Generated loot

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Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition
👁 Image	👁 Image Bastion Remnant	Generic chest	1	19% { "item": "Block of Iron", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.18999999999999995, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
	👁 Image Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	2–5	33.7% { "item": "Block of Iron", "stacksize": "2–5", "chance": 0.33668648071940255, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
	👁 Image Trial Chambers	Ominous vault	1	11% { "item": "Block of Iron", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.1103448275862069, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Ominous vault" }
	👁 Image Trial Chambers	Intersection chest	1–2	39.7% { "item": "Block of Iron", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.39719773101739475, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection chest" }

Crafting

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Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Iron Ingot	👁 Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot 👁 Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot 👁 Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot 👁 Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot 👁 Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot 👁 Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot 👁 Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot 👁 Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot 👁 Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot 👁 Invicon Block of Iron.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Iron in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Block of Iron

Ingredients

Crafting recipe

Iron Ingot

Usage

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Blocks of iron can be used to store iron ingots in a compact fashion.

Beacons

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Blocks of iron can be used to "power" a beacon. The beacon can be powered by a 3×3 square of iron blocks underneath it, and can optionally also include a 5×5, 7×7 and 9×9 layer in the shape of a pyramid under the original layer to increase the effects from the beacon. The layers do not have to be entirely blocks of iron, as they may also contain blocks of gold, blocks of diamond, blocks of netherite or blocks of emerald.

Spawning iron golems

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Iron golem build configuration.

Blocks of iron and carved pumpkins or jack o'lanterns are used to build iron golems. The carved pumpkin or jack o'lantern must be placed last, and the golem spawns immediately after placing it.

Crafting ingredient

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Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Anvil	+ Iron Ingot	👁 Invicon Block of Iron.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Iron in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Block of Iron 👁 Invicon Block of Iron.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Iron in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Block of Iron 👁 Invicon Block of Iron.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Iron in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Block of Iron 👁 Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot 👁 Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot 👁 Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot 👁 Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot 👁 Invicon Anvil.png: Inventory sprite for Anvil in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Anvil with description: Anvil
Iron Ingot	👁 Invicon Block of Iron.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Iron in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Block of Iron 👁 Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot 9

Sounds

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Java Edition:

v t e 👁 BlockSprite block-of-iron.png: Sprite image for block-of-iron in Minecraft `iron` sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.iron.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.iron.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.iron.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.iron.fall`	`subtitles.block.generic.fall`	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.iron.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e 👁 BlockSprite block-of-iron.png: Sprite image for block-of-iron in Minecraft `iron` sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`break.iron`	?	1.0	0.8
?	Blocks	When the block is placed	`place.iron`	?	1.0	0.8
?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.iron`	?	0.3	0.5
?	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`step.iron`	?	1.0	1.0
?	Players	Walking on the block	`step.iron`	?	0.2	1.0
?	Players	Jumping from the block	`step.iron`	?	0.12	1.1
?	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`step.iron`	?	0.4	1.0

Data values

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ID

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Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
👁 BlockSprite block-of-iron.png: Sprite image for block-of-iron in Minecraft Block of Iron	`iron_block`	Block & Item	`beacon_base_blocks` `mineable/pickaxe` `needs_stone_tool`	`block.minecraft.iron_block`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
👁 BlockSprite block-of-iron.png: Sprite image for block-of-iron in Minecraft Block of Iron	`iron_block`	`42`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.iron_block.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Available with /give command.
↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Achievements

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Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
👁 Image	👁 Image	Body Guard	Create an Iron Golem	—	20	Bronze

Advancements

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Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
👁 Image 👁 Image	Hired Help	Summon an Iron Golem to help defend a village	Summon an iron golem.

Videos

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History

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Please remove this notice once you have added suitable sounds to the section.
The specific instructions are: Sounds before 25w02a

Development

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May 21, 2009							Notch shows interest in adding a "metal block".
October 24, 2009							Notch teased a block of iron.

👁 The first image of new textures for iron blocks, obsidian, and birch logs compared to the old ones.

The first image of new textures for iron blocks, obsidian, and birch logs compared to the old ones.

Java Edition

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Java Edition Classic
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST		👁 Image Added blocks of iron. The texture itself is a grayscale version of the new gold texture.
Java Edition Indev
0.31	20100128-2200	Iron ore no longer drops iron blocks.
	20100129-1447	Blocks of iron can now be crafted from 4 iron ingots.
	20100130	Blocks of iron are now more expensive, requiring 9 iron ingots (3×3) instead of 4 (2×2).
	20100130	Iron blocks can be uncrafted into 9 ingots.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0		👁 Image The texture of blocks of iron has been changed. It now uses the top texture on all sides of the block.
Java Edition Beta
1.2		The side and bottom textures of blocks of iron have been removed from terrain.png.
Java Edition
1.0.0	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5	👁 Image The texture of blocks of iron has been changed.
1.2.1	12w06a	Blocks of iron are now renewable, due to zombies occassionally dropping iron ingots.
1.2.1	12w08a	Blocks of iron can be used to make iron golems.
1.4.2	12w32a	Blocks of iron can be used to construct beacon pyramids.
	12w41a	Blocks of iron are now used to craft anvils.
	12w42a	A new crafting recipe for anvils call for 3 blocks of iron instead of the original 6.
1.9	15w31a	9 iron blocks generate in the end ships.
	15w33c	End ships generate with only 8 iron blocks now.
	15w41a	End ships no longer generate with iron blocks.
July 18, 2017		👁 Image Jeb tweets an image of new textures for iron blocks, obsidian, and birch logs.
1.14	18w43a	👁 Image The texture of blocks of iron has been changed.
1.14	19w09a	Blocks of iron can now be used to play the xylophone, if they are under note blocks.
1.16.2	20w30a	Blocks of iron can now be found in bastion remnant chests.
1.20.3 Experiment Update 1.21	23w45a	Blocks of iron can now be found in trial chambers intersection chests.
1.20.5 Experiment Update 1.21	24w13a	Blocks of iron can now be obtained from ominous vaults.
1.21.5	25w02a	Added new break, place, step, fall and hit sounds.
26.2	snap1	Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blocks of iron, providing the medicine ball/slow flat effect to the mob.

Bedrock Edition

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Pocket Edition Alpha
Pre-release		👁 Image Added blocks of iron.
v0.2.0		👁 Image The texture of blocks of iron has been changed.
v0.3.2		Blocks of iron can now be crafted from 6 iron ingots.
v0.3.2		Now iron blocks can be uncrafted into 9 ingots.
v0.3.3		Blocks of iron now requiring 9 iron ingots instead of 6.
v0.12.1	build 1	Blocks of iron are now used to craft anvils.
v0.12.1	build 1	Blocks of iron can now be used to create iron golems.
v0.16.0	build 4	Blocks of iron can now be used to construct beacon pyramids.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0	beta 1.10.0.3	👁 Image The texture of blocks of iron has been changed.
1.13.0	beta 1.13.0.9	Blocks of iron can now be used to play the xylophone, if they are under note blocks.
1.17.10	beta 1.17.10.21	Blocks of iron can now be found in bastion remnant chests.
1.20.60 Experiment Update 1.21	Preview 1.20.60.20	Blocks of iron can now be found in trial chambers intersection chests.
1.21.0 Experiment Update 1.21	Preview 1.21.0.20	Blocks of iron can now be obtained from ominous vaults.
1.21.60	Preview 1.21.60.25	Added new break, place, step, fall and hit sounds.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026	Preview 26.20.23	Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blocks of iron, providing the medicine ball/slow flat effect to the mob.
26.30	Preview 26.30.20	Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.

Legacy Console Edition

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Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	👁 Image Added blocks of iron.
TU3							👁 Image The texture of blocks of iron has been changed.
TU12							Blocks of iron can be used to make iron golems.
TU14		1.04					Blocks of iron are now used to craft anvils.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Blocks of iron can now be used to construct beacon pyramids.
			1.90				👁 Image The texture of blocks of iron has been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

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New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							👁 Image Added blocks of iron.

Data history

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Java Edition
1.8			14w06a				Blocks of iron now use the newly-implemented model json file `models/block/cube.json`; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.
1.13			17w47a				Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 42.

Issues

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Issues relating to "Block of Iron" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

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External links

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"Block of the Month: Block of Iron" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, October 23, 2023.

Navigation

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v t e Iron
Material	👁 Image Ore 👁 Image Deepslate 👁 Image Raw 👁 Image Block 👁 Image Ingot 👁 Image Nugget
Building blocks	👁 Image 👁 Image Bars 👁 Image Chain
Functional blocks	👁 Image Door 👁 Image Trapdoor
Armor	👁 Image Helmet 👁 Image Chestplate 👁 Image Leggings 👁 Image Boots 👁 Image Horse Armor 👁 Image Nautilus Armor
Tools	👁 Image Pickaxe 👁 Image Axe 👁 Image Shovel 👁 Image Sword 👁 Image Hoe 👁 Image Spear
Mobs	👁 Image Golem

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👁 Image Copper	👁 Image Ore 👁 Image Deepslate Ore 👁 Image Raw 👁 Image Raw Block 👁 Image Nugget 👁 Image Ingot 👁 Image Block
👁 Image Iron	👁 Image Ore 👁 Image Deepslate Ore 👁 Image Raw 👁 Image Raw Block 👁 Image Nugget 👁 Image Ingot 👁 Image
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Flower	👁 Image Allium 👁 Image Azure Bluet 👁 Image Blue Orchid 👁 Image Cactus Flower 👁 Image Cornflower 👁 Image Dandelion 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Eyeblossom 👁 Image Closed 👁 Image Open 👁 Image Lilac 👁 Image Lily of the Valley 👁 Image Oxeye Daisy 👁 Image Peony 👁 Image Pink Petals 👁 Image Pitcher Plant 👁 Image Crop 👁 Image Poppy 👁 Image Rose Bush 👁 Image Spore Blossom 👁 Image Sunflower 👁 Image Torchflower 👁 Image Crop 👁 Image Tulips 👁 Image Wildflowers 👁 Image Wither Rose
Crops & related	👁 Image Beetroots 👁 Image Carrots 👁 Image Cave Vines 👁 Image Chorus Plant 👁 Image Flower 👁 Image Cocoa 👁 Image Melon 👁 Image Stem 👁 Image Potatoes 👁 Image Pumpkin 👁 Image Carved 👁 Image Stem 👁 Image Sugar Cane 👁 Image Sweet Berry Bush 👁 Image Wheat Crops 👁 Image Hay Bale
Fungus & related	👁 Image Brown Mushroom 👁 Image Red Mushroom 👁 Image Shelf Mushroom^{[upcoming: Third Drop 2026]} 👁 Image Mushroom Blocks 👁 Image Glow Lichen 👁 Image Crimson Fungus 👁 Image Warped Fungus 👁 Image Nether Wart 👁 Image Nether Sprouts 👁 Image Crimson Roots 👁 Image Warped Roots 👁 Image Nether Wart Block 👁 Image Warped Wart Block 👁 Image Shroomlight 👁 Image Twisting Vines 👁 Image Weeping Vines
Fauna & Related	👁 Image Bee Nest 👁 Image Honeycomb Block 👁 Image Bone Block 👁 Image Cobweb 👁 Image Dragon Egg 👁 Image Dried Ghast 👁 Image Infested Blocks 👁 Image Sniffer Egg 👁 Image Turtle Egg
Aquatic	👁 Image Coral 👁 Image Dead 👁 Image Coral Blocks 👁 Image Dead 👁 Image Coral Fans 👁 Image Dead 👁 Image Frogspawn 👁 Image Kelp 👁 Image Dried Block 👁 Image Lily Pad 👁 Image Sea Pickle 👁 Image Seagrass 👁 Image Tall
Sculk	👁 Image Sculk 👁 Image Sculk Catalyst 👁 Image Sculk Sensor 👁 Image Calibrated 👁 Image Sculk Shrieker 👁 Image Sculk Vein
Fluid & Related	👁 Image Lava 👁 Image Water 👁 Image Bubble Column 👁 Image Ice 👁 Image Blue 👁 Image Packed 👁 Image Snow 👁 Image Powder 👁 Image Block
Non-physical	👁 Image Air 👁 Image Cave‌^{[JE only]} 👁 Image Void‌^{[JE only]} 👁 Image Invisible Bedrock‌^{[BE & edu only]} 👁 Image Fire 👁 Image Soul

👁 BlockSprite red-bed.png: Sprite image for red-bed in Minecraft Utility
Interactable	👁 Image Anvil 👁 Image Chipped 👁 Image Damaged 👁 Image Barrel 👁 Image Beacon 👁 Image Brewing Stand 👁 Image Cartography Table 👁 Image Chest 👁 Image Ender 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Crafting Table 👁 Image Enchanting Table 👁 Image Furnace 👁 Image Blast 👁 Image Smoker 👁 Image Grindstone 👁 Image Lectern 👁 Image Loom 👁 Image Shulker Box 👁 Image Dyed 👁 Image Sign 👁 Image Hanging 👁 Image Smithing Table 👁 Image Stonecutter
Utilizable	👁 Image Banners 👁 Image Ominous 👁 Image Beehive 👁 Image Beds Straw^[upcoming] 👁 Image Bell 👁 Image Bookshelf 👁 Image Cake 👁 Image with Candle 👁 Image Campfire 👁 Image Soul 👁 Image Cauldron 👁 Image Chiseled Bookshelf 👁 Image Composter 👁 Image Conduit 👁 Image Copper Golem Statue 👁 Image Decorated Pot 👁 Image End Gateway 👁 Image End Portal 👁 Image End Portal Frame 👁 Image Farmland 👁 Image Fletching Table 👁 Image Flower Pot 👁 Image Frosted Ice 👁 Image Heads 👁 Image Skeleton 👁 Image Wither Skeleton 👁 Image Zombie 👁 Image Creeper 👁 Image Piglin 👁 Image Dragon 👁 Image Heavy Core 👁 Image Jukebox 👁 Image Ladder 👁 Image Lodestone 👁 Image Monster Spawner 👁 Image Nether Portal 👁 Image Respawn Anchor 👁 Image Scaffolding 👁 Image Shelf 👁 Image Sponge 👁 Image Wet 👁 Image Suspicious Gravel 👁 Image Suspicious Sand 👁 Image TNT 👁 Image Trial Spawner 👁 Image Ominous 👁 Image Vault 👁 Image Ominous
Redstone/ Mechanical	👁 Image Buttons 👁 Image Wooden 👁 Image Stone 👁 Image Polished Blackstone 👁 Image Copper Bulb 👁 Image Crafter 👁 Image Daylight Detector 👁 Image Dispenser 👁 Image Dropper 👁 Image Doors 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Wooden 👁 Image Honey Block 👁 Image Hopper 👁 Image Lever 👁 Image Lightning Rod 👁 Image Note Block 👁 Image Observer 👁 Image Piston 👁 Image Sticky 👁 Image Pressure Plates 👁 Image Wooden 👁 Image Stone 👁 Image Polished Blackstone 👁 Image Heavy Weighted 👁 Image Light Weighted 👁 Image Rail 👁 Image Activator 👁 Image Detector 👁 Image Powered 👁 Image Redstone Lamp 👁 Image Redstone Wire 👁 Image Comparator 👁 Image Repeater 👁 Image Torch 👁 Image Slime Block 👁 Image Target 👁 Image Trapped Chest 👁 Image Trapdoors 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Wooden 👁 Image Fence Gates 👁 Image Tripwire Hook 👁 Image Tripwire
BE & Edu only	👁 Image Allow 👁 Image Border 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image Chalkboards 👁 Image Compound Creator 👁 Image Deny 👁 Image Element Constructor 👁 Image Heat Block 👁 Image Item Frame 👁 Image Glow 👁 Image Lab Table 👁 Image Material Reducer 👁 Image Underwater TNT 👁 Image Underwater Torch

👁 BlockSprite command-block.png: Sprite image for command-block in Minecraft Creative or commands only
All editions	👁 Image Barrier 👁 Image Command Block 👁 Image Chain 👁 Image Repeating 👁 Image Jigsaw Block 👁 Image 👁 Image Light 👁 Image Petrified Oak Slab 👁 Image Player Head 👁 Image Structure Block 👁 Image Void
Java Edition only	👁 Image Test Block 👁 Image Test Instance Block
China Edition only	👁 Image mod_ore 👁 Image micro_block

👁 BlockSprite gear.png: Sprite image for gear in Minecraft Removed
Java Edition only	👁 Image Cloth 👁 Image Dead Coral Block 👁 Image Gear 👁 Image Lava Spawner 👁 Image Locked chest 👁 Image Rose 👁 Image Potted 👁 Image Shrub 👁 Image Water Spawner
Bedrock Edition only	👁 Image Blue Rose 👁 Image grass_carried 👁 Image leaves_carried 👁 Image Fern 👁 Image Fern 👁 Image Second Black Wool 👁 Image Smooth Stone Bricks 👁 Image Structure Air 👁 Image mysterious_frame_slot
MinecraftEdu only	👁 Image Big Sign 👁 Image Border block 👁 Image Build allow block 👁 Image Build disallow block 👁 Image Foundation block 👁 Image Home Block 👁 Image Information block 👁 Image Information Sign 👁 Image Number Block 👁 Image Spawn Block 👁 Image Steppe dirt 👁 Image Steppe sand 👁 Image Teleport Block 👁 Image Quiz Block
Minecraft 4k only	👁 Image ID 9 Dirt 👁 Image XOR Block

👁 BlockSprite glowing-obsidian.png: Sprite image for glowing-obsidian in Minecraft Unused
BE & Edu only	👁 Image Camera Block 👁 Image Chiseled Purpur 👁 Image tile.client_request_placeholder_block.name 👁 Image Deprecated Anvil 👁 Image tile.deprecated_purpur_block_2.name 👁 Image Glowing Obsidian 👁 Image tile.info_update.name 👁 Image tile.info_update2.name 👁 Image Nether Reactor Core 👁 Image tile.reserved6.name 👁 Image Stonecutter (old) 👁 Image Unknown

👁 BlockSprite dirt-slab.png: Sprite image for dirt-slab in Minecraft Unimplemented
All editions	👁 Image Branches 👁 Image Copper Button 👁 Image Colored Planks 👁 Image Coral Slab 👁 Image Dead 👁 Image Dirt Slab 👁 Image Empty Barrel 👁 Image Fish Barrel 👁 Image Furniture 👁 Image Paeonia 👁 Image 👁 Image Sculk Jaw 👁 Image Spike Block 👁 Image Wax Block

👁 Image Joke
April Fools 2013	👁 Image Block of Coal 👁 Image Etho Slab 👁 Image Tinted Glass 👁 Image Torch (Burnt-out)
April Fools 2016	👁 Image USB Charger Block
April Fools 2020	👁 Image An Ant 👁 Image Box of Infinite Books 👁 Image Cursor 👁 Image Funky Portal 👁 Image Leftover 👁 Image Swaggiest stairs ever
April Fools 2022	👁 Image How did we get here?
April Fools 2023	👁 Image Cheese 👁 Image Copper Sink 👁 Image Filled 👁 Image Copper Spleaves 👁 Image Golden Chest 👁 Image Other Portal 👁 Image Packed Air 👁 Image Pickaxe Block 👁 Image Place Block
April Fools 2024	👁 Image Baked Potato Bricks 👁 Image Expired 👁 Image Charred 👁 Image Big Brain 👁 Image Block of Amber 👁 Image Block of Potato Peels 👁 Image Corrupted 👁 Image Floatater 👁 Image Floatato 👁 Image Frying Table 👁 Image Gravtater 👁 Image Pedestal 👁 Image Peelgrass Block 👁 Image Corrupted 👁 Image Poison Farmland 👁 Image Poison Path 👁 Image Poisonous Mashed Potato 👁 Image Poisonous Potato Block 👁 Image Compressed 👁 Image Double Compressed 👁 Image Triple Compressed 👁 Image Quadruple Compressed 👁 Image Poisonous Potato Cutter 👁 Image Poisonous Potato Head Block 👁 Image Poisonous Potato Headpiece 👁 Image Poisonous Potato Ore 👁 Image Deepslate 👁 Image Potato Battery 👁 Image Potato Bud 👁 Image Potato flower 👁 Image Potato Fruit 👁 Image Potato Leaves 👁 Image Potato Pedicule 👁 Image Potato Portal 👁 Image Potato Refinery 👁 Image Potato Sprouts 👁 Image Potato Stem 👁 Image Planks 👁 Image Slab 👁 Image Stairs 👁 Image Door 👁 Image Trapdoor 👁 Image Button 👁 Image Pressure Plate 👁 Image Sign 👁 Image Hanging Sign 👁 Image Fence 👁 Image Fence Gate 👁 Image Potone 👁 Image Copper Ore 👁 Image Diamond Ore 👁 Image Gold Ore 👁 Image Iron Ore 👁 Image Lapis Lazuli Ore 👁 Image Redstone Ore 👁 Image Resin Ore 👁 Image Powerful Potato 👁 Image Strong Roots 👁 Image Taterstone 👁 Image Terre de Pomme 👁 Image Vicious Potato 👁 Image Weak Roots
April Fools 2025	👁 Image Dimension Control 👁 Image Mine Travelling Block 👁 Image Mine Revisitor 👁 Image Mine Crafter 👁 Image Mob Trophy 👁 Image Shimmering Door 👁 Image Sky 👁 Image Trophy
April Fools 2026	👁 Image Copper Trap 👁 Image Iron Trap

👁 BlockSprite potted-block.png: Sprite image for potted-block in Minecraft Extreme metadata variants
All editions	👁 Image Directionless Hopper 👁 Image Seamless Stone Slab 👁 Image Six-sided Hay Bale 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image Six-sided Piston
Java Edition only	👁 Image Faceless Furnace 👁 Image Faceless Jack o'Lantern 👁 Image Green Shrub 👁 Image Potted 👁 Image Invisible stairs 👁 Image Misaligned torch 👁 Image Redstone 👁 Image Nether portal post 👁 Image Overripe Melon Stem 👁 Image Attached 👁 Image Overripe Pumpkin Stem 👁 Image Attached 👁 Image Overgrown Cocoa 👁 Image Overeaten Cake 👁 Image Overgrown Wheat Crops 👁 Image Potted non-flower block 👁 Image Snowy Dirt 👁 Image Coarse 👁 BlockSprite stone-revision-1.png: Sprite image for stone-revision-1 in Minecraft 👁 Image Strange buttons 👁 Image Others
Bedrock Edition only	👁 Image Bell Stand 👁 Image Diorite Bell 👁 Image Granite Bell 👁 Image Polished 👁 Image Six-sided Bone Block 👁 Image Six-sided Purpur Pillar 👁 Image Six-sided Quartz Pillar 👁 Image Smokeless Campfire

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