Jack o'Lantern



Jack-O-Lanterns are a new feature 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. Their luminance is somewhat greater than that of the torch. They appear identical to unlit pumpkins in the inventory. Jack-O-Lanterns and pumpkins are some of the many blocks that are broken more quickly with a sword, but will have double damage on the sword.

As with the pumpkin, a Jack-O-Lantern can only be placed if there is another block below it. 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 and share the same ability to stay lit underwater as glowstone, making them more effective and reliable than torches.

Jack-O-Lanterns have the same icon in the inventory as pumpkins, making it impossible to tell which is which just by looking at them. Also it isn't possible to stack Jack-O-Lanterns with pumpkins.

Trivia

 * Mysteriously, with the 1.2.0_02 update on November 4th, all Jack-O-Lanterns on worlds were converted back into pumpkins.
 * In Beta 1.1_02, Jack-O-Lanterns are labeled Pumpkins when moused over in the inventory screen.