Pumpkin



A Pumpkin is a somewhat rare block which was introduced in the Halloween update. They appear on grass in a similar manner to that of mushrooms. They can also appear in snow covered areas. They can appear alone or in groups of up to 20.

Currently, you can only find them with a carved face. Originally it was stated by Notch that they were to be found and then subsequently carved by crafting. Pumpkins can be crafted into Jack-O-Lanterns. Jeb has stated on his Twitter that pumpkins may eventually spawn uncarved:.

Harvested pumpkin can be equipped as a helmet without any actual armor value; it is, however, unique due to it limiting the player's view of the world as seen from inside the pumpkin. The pumpkin helmet can be removed and placed into inventory.

Pumpkins cannot be placed without a block under them. However, you can place it, then remove the block directly under it and it will stay in place. This reveals that the bottom texture is the same as the top. When placed, pumpkins automatically face the player the best they can.

From Beta 1.2, pumpkin helmets appeared worn backwards, with the carved face on the back of the player's head. Despite wearing them backwards, they appeared to be facing the right way from the player's perspective. Similarly, pumpkins appeared flipped in the inventory. This was fixed in Beta 1.5_01.