Hearts

Hearts make up the health meter for the player in the Survival modes. Each heart is composed of halves, so this means the player can take 20 hit points before dying.

Hearts can be lost by taking fall damage, getting tackled by a monster mob, getting shot with an arrow, being on fire, standing in lava, suffocating underwater or inside a block, and explosions. In Survival mode, eating a Red Mushroom will cause the player 1.5 hearts of damage due to the poison. When the meter has 2 or less hearts left, it will begin to shake to notify the player that they need to restore their health.

Hearts can be regained by eating food items, Pork, Grilled Pork, Apples, Mushroom Soup, Brown Mushrooms (only in Survival), Bread, Golden Apples, Fish and Grilled Fish. Setting the game mode to Peaceful will cause the heart meter to replenish itself until full again. Armor can be crafted to prevent some damage taken.