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. The number of visually distinct flags is smaller, because patterns may completely cover other patterns.

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.