Banner

Banners or Flags are upcoming blocks that were first introduced in the 14w30a snapshot.

Properties
A banner holds a flag that can take on many different appearances. There are 16 colored blank flags, 29 basic patterns of 16 colors each (464 uniquely colored basic patterns), and a flag may feature from 0 to 6 basic patterns. This results in 16 × ( 1 + 464 + 4642 + 4643 + 4644 + 4645 + 4646 ) ≈ 160,016 trillion unique flags.

Banners, much like signs, can be placed both on the ground, facing different directions, and on walls, they can be placed in item frames.

A banner is visually 2 blocks high and 1 block wide, but it only uses the bottom block and does not prevent a block from being place directly above it.

A layer of pattern can be washed off using a cauldron.