Lantern

Lanterns are blocks that emit light.

Obtaining
Lanterns can only be obtained in the creative inventory.

Natural Generation
Lanterns can generate as lamp posts or lamp posts above farms and on some buildings in snowy tundra villages.

Usage
Lanterns can be placed on the top or hanging under most solid blocks, although some will require.

Light
Lanterns give off a light level of 15, which is slightly more than torches.

Trivia

 * Lanterns were likely to be a "replacement" version of the torch if they were added in the 2010 Halloween Update, despite them not being added in that update, they are still technically better than the torch in 1.14 because of how they are 1 light level higher than the torch currently.
 * Lanterns are the third animated light-source in the game, the others being sea lanterns and lava.
 * Gravity affected blocks, such as sand, dropped on lanterns will break, similarly to torches.