Colored Torch

Colored torches are torches colored by chloride, available in blue, red, purple and green.

Obtaining
Colored torches break instantly and drop itself when broken using anything. The tool does not take any damage.

Colored torches are also broken if pushed by a piston.

Usage
Torches can be placed on the top or the sides of most solid blocks, although some will require (see placement for exceptions). Being non-solid, torches have no collision box.

Gravity affected blocks like sand and gravel will not fall if the block below them has a torch on it, and will break if they fall onto a torch.

Light
Torches give off a light level of 14. Torches also melt snow layers within 2 blocks and ice within 3 blocks (taxicab distance). Although the colored torch is colored, it does not emit colored light.

Placement
In general, torches can only be placed on solid, opaque, full blocks; exceptions are listed below.

Data values
Bedrock Edition:

Block data
In Bedrock and Education Edition, colored torch has the following data values: