Talk:Dispenser

It says in this article that when a dispenser contains armor, it will equip it on a player or armor stand within a one-block distance. What exactly is meant by "distance"? Is it a radius, or is it a distance from the front of the dispenser (in the direction the dispenser is facing)? VeenM64 (talk) 18:58, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

It tests for "in the block in front of the dispenser", in other words it looks for entities whose bounding box intersects that block. If multiple eligible entities are found, it picks the "first" one in the list of entities it got from the check. Anomie x (talk) 21:45, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

Just was wondering why the dispenser in the big image is facing in a different direction then the small gui one. Same for the dropper. Is this intended? --Schortan (talk) 19:47, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

Good question! It appears that a large collection of pages for blocks use a block model with the front facing the viewer's left while the player inventory block really faces left. This same pattern is not used for all blocks as some pages have the block model facing the viewer's right, just like the player inventory block. This seems to be a style issue where there is no specific format. Someone probably could create a project of this if they desired, but there are bigger issues people may want to tackle first.

-SuperDyl19 (talk) 06:32, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

Shulker Boxes need added to the Dispenser Behavior table. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by RadioRoscoe (talk • contribs) at 04:50, 12 February 2017‎ (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

Done. —munin · 👁 Image
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As of version 1.13 {java}, the bow no longer needs to be undamaged. (Crafting section - already listed under History) –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.188.220.6 (talk) at 06:34, 14 August 2018 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

So we can Bone Meal, Saplings, into Trees, I thought I'd read over on the Bone Meal page. About Dispensers, specifically (but we should add that, here [if that works]). 1 /17 /19 4:54 a.m. Yilante 76.209.248.192 12:55, 17 January 2019 (UTC)

Bone meal is already in the dispenser behavior table. Exactly what is it you think is missing? That it works on saplings? It works on lots of plants, so why single out one of them? The list is in the Bone meal article, which is where it belongs since the behavior is the same whether or not you're using a dispenser. I just don't understand what you propose to add. – Auldrick (talk · contribs) 13:07, 17 January 2019 (UTC)

Just a minor change to the InfoBox, but can someone add the updated texture to the infobox, please? Fezemerald (talk) 22:02, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

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I have a question for minecraft why do dispensers change texture in different position? Simeon a minecraft lover.--Simoneloeclan (talk) 07:26, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Is there a list of mobs that can wear heads or carved pumpkins via dispenser? Because it certainly is not working for me when trying to equip a mob head, armor or carved pumpkin on an enderman via dispenser in Java 1.16.5 vanilla (I used a dispenser looking down on enderman so it's head was in the block the dispenser was facing). – Unsigned comment added by 141.98.255.144 (talk) at 23:57, 16 February 2021 (UTC). Sign comments with ~~~~

I’ve tested in Bedrock, and I need someone to test for Java. Add these mobs to the “armor” section (mobs that can have armor equipped):

- Piglin Brute (Armor is rendered on the model)

- Witch (Armor is not rendered on the model)

- Evoker (Armor is not rendered on the model)

I’ll do some testing for other humanoid mobs not on the list. DKRap064 (talk) 02:34, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

By “armor section,” I mean this article, but the part that says what armor does when dispensed. Just to clarify. DKRap064 (talk) 02:35, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

Did more testing. Zombie Villagers weren’t listed, but they can have armor equipped by a dispenser, too. The armor is shown on the model, but certain parts, like its tall head, go through the armor. DKRap064 (talk) 18:07, 1 October 2025 (UTC)