Jack o'Lantern



Jack-O-Lanterns are a solid block implemented in the Halloween Update on October 31st 2010. It can be created by combining a pumpkin and a torch. They are intended as a purely decorative addition although they can also be used as a light source.

As with the pumpkin, a Jack-O-Lantern can only be placed if there is another block below it (unless underwater). However, it will remain in place if you remove the block below it after placing it.

Jack-O-Lanterns produce the same amount of light (luminance level 15) and share the same ability to stay lit underwater as glowstone, making them more effective and more reliable than torches.

Trivia

 * Mysteriously, with the 1.2.0_02 update on November 4th, all Jack-O-Lanterns on worlds were converted back into pumpkins in name only (see below).
 * In Beta 1.1_02, Jack-O-Lanterns are labeled Pumpkins when moused over in the inventory screen.
 * Jack-O-Lanterns had, up until 1.2, the same icon and name in the inventory as pumpkins, making it impossible to tell which is which just by looking at them. However, it isn't possible to stack Jack-O-Lanterns with pumpkins.
 * Because of the amount of light Jack-O-Lanterns give off, passive mobs will spawn near Jack-O-Lanterns, providing an efficient method to farm feathers, pork, wool, and leather.
 * Unlike Pumpkins, Jack-O-Lanterns cannot be worn.
 * Due to the rim of unlit area on the jack-o-lanterns mouth altering the shape of the lit area, Jack_O-lanterns appear smiling while pumpkins appear to have an anguished expression despite having the same face.
 * As of Beta 1.5_01, Jack-O-Lanterns that already exist in-game now all appear facing the opposite way they were placed before the update. Placing a Jack-O-Lantern will also have it placed facing away from you, as opposed to facing in your direction, as was the case before the 1.5_01 update.