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Armor Stands are entities that are able to hold and display wearable items.

Obtaining

An armor stand can be broken by attacking it twice quickly.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Stick +
Stone Slab

Usage

Players can use armor stands to hold armor, mob heads and pumpkins, and commands can be used to give them other items. The stand does not have a GUI, so players interact with it directly. Armor stands are also able to be placed in different orientations, similar to banners or signs. Armor stands are entities, allowing them to be pushed by pistons, transported by minecarts, moved by flowing water, and bounced by slime blocks.

Using armor on the stand will place the armor, if done on a bare spot. Conversely, clicking on armor with a bare hand will remove the armor and place it in the highlighted hot-bar slot. By default, it is not possible to take or place items from the armor stand's hands.

Armor can be automatically placed on armor stands with a dispenser. A dispenser can give an armor stand a mob head or a pumpkin as of [[Template:1.9]]‌[upcoming].

Armor stands can be customized further to have arms, pose, disobey gravity, dual wield and other things by summoning them using /summon with NBT tags.

Behavior

Because armor stands are entities, they obey gravity, allowing them to fall and rest on non-full blocks such as enchanting tables, snow layers and slabs.

Armor on the stand will drop when the stand is broken. Armor stands are able to accurately render enchanted and all forms of dyed armor. The effects of enchanted armor have no effect when on an armor stand.

Armor stands are not damaged by cactus. An armor stand destroyed by an explosion will not drop as an item. An armor stand in water and lava at the same time will not be consumed by the lava.

In [[Template:1.9]]‌[upcoming], the stand will wobble slightly when being hit by the player.

Armor stands cannot be given elytra except through commands; they will not render, but they will still cause the stand to glide.

Data values

Armor stands have entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the entity. Their entity ID is ArmorStand.

Entity data

Main article: Armor Stand/ED
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ID

Armor Stand/ID

Video

Armor Stand/video

History

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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Flint and Steel|Flint and Steel]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Flint and Steel.png
| rarity = Common
| renewable = Yes
| durability = 64
| stackable = No
}}

'''Flint and steel''' is a [[tool]] used to create [[fire]] or to ignite certain blocks, structures and mobs.

== Obtaining ==

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|head=1
|showname=0
|showdescription=1
|Iron Ingot
|Flint
|Output=Flint and Steel
|type=Tool
}}
{{crafting
|foot=1
|ignoreusage=1
|Damaged Flint and Steel
|Damaged Flint and Steel
|Output= Flint and Steel
|description= The durability of the two tools is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
|type= Tool
}}

=== Chest loot ===

{{LootChestItem|flint-and-steel}}

== Usage ==
=== Igniting ===

When {{control|use|text=used}} on the space above any solid top surface, on any side of any flammable block or any side of any [[obsidian]] block within a valid unlit [[nether portal]] frame regardless of if there is a solid top surface available, the flint and steel places a [[fire]] there.

Flint and steel can be used to light unlit [[campfire]]s, [[candle]]s and [[cake|cakes with candles]].

Flint and steel can be used to light [[nether portal]]s, as any fire existing within an appropriate [[obsidian]] frame will instantly be replaced with [[Nether Portal (block)|nether portal blocks]] that occupy the entirety of the frame.

Using flint and steel on [[TNT]] ignites it. The explosion damage dealt by TNT ignited with flint and steel in this specific way counts as the player's attack. If the player is {{Control|sneak|text=sneaking}} a fire is instead placed on the side of the TNT the flint and steel was used on.

A flint and steel can be used on a [[creeper]] to force it to explode. Explosions initiated in this way cannot be cancelled.

When powered, a [[dispenser]] containing flint and steel can place fires or ignite relevant blocks such as TNT or campfires in the space directly in front of it. This reduces the flint and steel's durability. A dispenser containing a flint and steel cannot detonate creepers.

=== Enchantments ===

Flint and steel can receive the following [[enchantment]]s:
{|class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}   
|-
|[[Mending]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}   
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}   
|}

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Flint and steel click.ogg
|subtitle=Flint and Steel click
|source=block
|description=When a flint and steel is used to place fire
|id=item.flintandsteel.use|idnote=<ref name=incorrecteventnames group=sound>{{Cite bug|MC|177457|Fire charge and flint and steel sound event names do not follow item IDs|date=April 5, 2020}}</ref>
|translationkey=subtitles.item.flintandsteel.use|translationkeynote=<ref name=incorrecteventnames group=sound/>
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Flint and Steel click
|source=hostile
|description=When a flint and steel is used to light a creeper
|id=item.flintandsteel.use|idnote=<ref name=incorrecteventnames group=sound/>
|translationkey=subtitles.item.flintandsteel.use|translationkeynote=<ref name=incorrecteventnames group=sound/>
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=player
|description=When a flint and steel's durability is exhausted
|id=entity.item.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.break
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}};
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Flint and steel click.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a flint and steel is used to place fire
|id=fire.ignite
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a flint and steel's durability is exhausted
|id=random.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Flint and Steel
|spritetype=item
|nameid=flint_and_steel
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Flint and Steel
|spritetype=item
|nameid=flint_and_steel
|id=299
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{Load achievements|Into the Nether}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|We Need To Go Deeper}}

== Video ==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|caz8BBG48VU}}</div>

== History ==
{{more sounds|type=old|There is within the possible realm a different use sound from 2015-era Pocket Edition, can this be uploaded?}}
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100110|[[File:Flint and Steel JE1.png|32px]] Added flint and steel.
|Flint and steel can be used to set [[fire]].}}
{{History|||snap=20100129|[[File:Flint and Steel JE2.png|32px]] The steel part of the texture has been brightened.
|Flint and steel can be used alongside [[lava]] to [[smelting|smelt]] [[ores]] and cook [[food]].<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpmK7rDU5bA</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=20100201-2|Flint and steel can now sometimes be dropped as loot from killing [[mobs]].}}
{{History||20100219|[[File:Flint and Steel JE3 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of flint and steel has been changed, due to its new crafting recipe.
|Flint and steel can no longer drop from mobs.
|Flint and steel can now be crafted from an [[iron ingot]] and the newly added [[flint]].
|[[Furnace]]s have been added to replace the cooking and [[smelting]] function of flint and steel.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.7|Flint and steel, along with [[fire]] itself, [[explosion]]s and [[Mechanics/Redstone/Circuit|redstone]] are now the only ways to activate [[TNT]].<ref>{{tweet|jeb_|78154891637436416}}</ref>}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|The [[player]] can now [[trading|buy]] 1 flint and steel from farmer [[villager]]s for 3 [[emerald]]s, making flint and steel [[renewable]].}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w38a|The [[sound]] when using flint and steel has been changed.}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w04a|[[Dispenser]]s are now able to use flint and steel on the [[block]] in front of them.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w18a|Flint and steel can now be found in the new [[chest]]s in [[nether fortress]]es.}}
{{History|||snap=13w25a|Flint and steel now loses [[durability]] when igniting [[TNT]].}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Flint and steel now has a shapeless crafting recipe.
{{{!}} class{{=}}"collapsible collapsed" data-description{{=}}"Old recipe"
! Old recipe
{{!}}-
{{!}}
{{Crafting
|A1=Iron Ingot
|B2=Flint
|Output=Flint and Steel
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{!}}}
|Using flint and steel on a [[creeper]] now causes it to [[explosion|explode]].}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|[[Villager]]s no longer [[trading|sell]] flint and steel, making it no longer renewable. However, if a villager selling flint and steel already exists in the world, it can be continuously traded with to obtain flint and steel renewably.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|The average yield of flint and steel in [[nether fortress]] [[chest]]s has been slightly reduced.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 259.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Flint and Steel JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of flint and steel has been changed.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w07a|[[Gravel]] now can be given by the [[piglin]]s when [[bartering]], making flint and steel renewable again.}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Flint and steel can now be found inside [[ruined portal]] chests.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.4.0|[[File:Flint and Steel JE3 BE1.png|32px]] Added flint and steel.}}
{{History||v0.7.0|Flint and steel can now be used to set [[fire]].}}
{{History||v0.7.4|Using flint and steel on a [[creeper]] now causes it to [[explosion|explode]].}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|Added flint and steel to the [[creative]] [[inventory]].}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Flint and steel can now be used to activate a [[nether portal]].
|Flint and steel can now be found in [[nether fortress]]es.
|Flint and steel can now be [[enchanted]] in [[anvil]]s.}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Flint and steel can now be used inside [[dispenser]]s when powered.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Flint and Steel JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of flint and steel has been changed.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|Flint and steel can now be obtained by [[bartering]] with [[piglin]]s.|Flint and steel can now be enchanted with [[Curse of Vanishing]] through an [[anvil]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Flint and steel are no longer obtainable from [[bartering]].
|Flint and steel can now be found inside [[ruined portal]] chests.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Flint and Steel JE3 BE1.png|32px]] Added flint and steel.}}
{{History||xbox=TU3|Flint and steel, along with [[fire]] itself, [[explosion]]s and [[redstone (disambiguation)|redstone]] are now the only ways to activate [[TNT]].}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Flint and steel now makes [[sound]]s when igniting [[block]]s.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Flint and Steel JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of flint and steel has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Flint and Steel JE3 BE1.png|32px]] Added flint and steel.}}
{{History|foot}}

Historical sounds:

{| class="wikitable"
! Sound
! From
! to
! Pitch
|-
| {{sound||Flint and Steel old.ogg}}
| ?
| ?
| ?
|}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==

* In [[Adventure mode]], flint and steel cannot light fires, nor can it ignite nether portals (unless it has the tag {{cd|CanPlaceOn:obsidian}}). However, it can still ignite TNT and creepers.
* The name "Flint and Steel" may be misleading and is inaccurate considering the game doesn’t have and possibly will have [[Java Edition mentioned features#Steel|steel]] in the game and it's crafted with iron instead. This is similar to the [[Old Growth Taiga|Old Growth Pine Taiga]], as there are no pines in the game and they have [[Spruce|Spruce Trees]] instead.
**In real life, Iron can’t be used as a fire striker, so Mojang had to rename it to Flint and Steel so it makes more sense. This explains why it is called Flint and Steel, but there is no steel in the game.
**Steel was mentioned by Mojang, as a “stronger” iron, but shortly rejected, and there are no currently no plans to add it to the game.
* Flint and steel cannot light end portals.
* Flint and Steel is the first item to mention another item that is not in the game.
*In the April Fools Snapshot, [[Java Edition 23w13a or b]], one of the possible voted was “Flint and Steel can ignite any block”.


==References==

{{Reflist}}

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Křesadlo]]
[[de:Feuerzeug]]
[[es:Mechero]]
[[fr:Briquet]]
[[hu:Kovakő acéllal]]
[[ja:火打石と打ち金]]
[[ko:부싯돌과 부시]]
[[nl:Vuursteen en staal]]
[[pl:Krzesiwo]]
[[pt:Pederneira]]
[[ru:Огниво]]
[[zh:打火石]]</li><li>[[Pufferfish (item)|Pufferfish (item)]]<br/>{{DISPLAYTITLE:Pufferfish}}
{{about|the food item|the mob|Pufferfish}}
{{Item
| title = Pufferfish
| image = File:Pufferfish_(item)_JE5_BE2.png
| renewable = Yes
| heals = {{hunger|1}}
| stackable = Yes (64)
|effects=: {{EffectLink|link=Hunger (effect)|Hunger}} III (0:15)
: {{EffectLink|Poison}} II (1:00)
: {{EffectLink|Nausea}} I (0:15){{only|JE}}
: {{EffectLink|Nausea}} II (0:15){{only|BE}}
}}
A '''pufferfish''' is a poisonous [[food]] item that is used to brew [[Potion of Water Breathing|Water Breathing potions]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Fishing ===
Pufferfish can be obtained through [[fishing]]. The pufferfish catch rate can be increased by [[Lure]], which reduces wait time generally.
<!--1-6 exp-->

{{IN|bedrock}}, pufferfish can be caught only when fishing outside [[jungle]] biomes and its variants (i.e. everywhere ''except'' in jungles).

=== Mob loot ===
==== Guardians and elder guardians ====
[[Guardian]]s and [[elder guardian]]s have a 2.5% chance of dropping a random fish upon death. This has a 13% chance of being pufferfish (0.325% chance of dropping a pufferfish). The chance of getting a fish can be increased by 1% per level of [[Looting]], but the type of fish is not affected.

==== Pufferfish ====
[[Pufferfish]] always drop 1 pufferfish in its item form when killed. This drop is not affected by the Looting enchantment.<ref>{{bug|MC-212795||Salmon & Fish mobs are not affected by Looting}}</ref>

== Usage ==
=== Food ===
Pufferfish restores {{hunger|1}} hunger and 0.2 [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]], but inflicts [[Hunger_(effect)|Hunger]] III for 15 seconds, [[Poison]] II for 1 minute, and [[Nausea]] I<sup>[''[[Java Edition|JE]] only'']</sup> or II<sup>[''[[Bedrock Edition|BE]] only'']</sup> for 15 seconds. Unlike [[rotten flesh]], it is not helpful to eat pufferfish while starving because they inflict more hunger than they earn.

===Brewing ingredient===
{{brewing
|Pufferfish
|Potion of Water Breathing
|head=1
}}
{{brewing
|Pufferfish
|Mundane Potion
|ingredients=Pufferfish + [[Water Bottle]]
|foot=1
}}

=== Trading ===
Master-level fisherman [[villager]]s buy 1~4{{only|bedrock|short=1}} or four{{only|java|short=1}} pufferfish for an [[emerald]].

=== Wolves ===
{{IN|Bedrock}}, pufferfish can be used to feed a [[wolf]], healing it by {{hp|1|mob=1}}, but only when the wolf is not at full health. Unlike other wolf food, pufferfish cannot be used to speed up the growth of baby wolves, and cannot be used to breed them.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Entity/Food}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Pufferfish
|spritetype=item
|nameid=pufferfish
|itemtags=fishes
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Pufferfish
|spritetype=item
|nameid=pufferfish
|id=267
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|A Furious Cocktail;How did we get here;Husbandry;A Balanced Diet;Fishy Business}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|[[File:Pufferfish (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added pufferfish.
|Added potions of [[Water Breathing]], which can be [[brewing|brewed]] by adding a pufferfish to an [[Awkward Potion]].}}
{{History|||snap=13w43a|[[File:Pufferfish (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of pufferfish has been changed.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w25a|Pufferfish is now obtainable as a rare drop from [[guardian]]s and [[elder guardian]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>fish</code> ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 349.}}
{{History|||snap=18w08b|[[Pufferfish]] (and other [[fish]] types) has been added as a [[mob]], which [[drops|drop]] its item form when killed.
|[[File:Pufferfish (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of pufferfish has been changed.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Pufferfish (item) JE4 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of pufferfish has accidentally been reverted.}}
{{History|||snap=18w43b|[[File:Pufferfish (item) JE5 BE2.png|32px]] The correct texture of pufferfish has been restored.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Fisherman [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] pufferfish.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=Pre-release 2|The level of [[Nausea]] given by pufferfish has been reduced from II to I.<ref>{{bug|MC-196473}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w46a|The level of [[Poison]] given by pufferfish has been reduced from IV to II.<ref>{{bug|MC-197276}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Pufferfish (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added pufferfish.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Pufferfish now restore [[hunger]] instead of [[health]].
|Pufferfish can now be used to make [[potion]] of Water Breathing.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|Pufferfish is now dropped by [[guardian]]s and [[elder guardian]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|[[Pufferfish]] has been added as a [[mob]], which [[drops|drop]] its [[item]] form when killed.
|[[File:Pufferfish (item) JE5 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of pufferfish has been changed.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Pufferfish can now be used to feed [[ocelot]]s to gain their trust.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Pufferfish can now be [[trading|sold]] to fisherman [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.19.10|snap=beta 1.19.10.23|The strength of the [[poison]] effect has been decreased from IV to II.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Pufferfish (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added pufferfish.}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|[[Pufferfish]] (and other [[fish]] types) has been added as a [[mob]], which [[drops|drop]] its [[item]] form when killed.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Pufferfish (item) JE5 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of pufferfish has been changed.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==

* The consumption of pufferfish inflicting the player with Nausea and Poison is based on reality. Real pufferfish contain the dangerous [[Wikipedia:Tetrodotoxin|tetrodotoxin]] within their organs, especially in the liver. Tetrodotoxin leads to quick death through respiratory paralysis. Muscle tissue and blood contain trace amounts. In East Asia, pufferfish are considered a delicacy known as [[Wikipedia:Fugu|fugu]], as small parts of the fish are actually edible. Any chef preparing fugu must have special licensing/certification to prepare this dish.

== Gallery ==

<gallery>
File:Eat Pufferfish.png|The result of eating pufferfish.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Fishing]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--pufferfish Taking Inventory: Pufferfish] – Minecraft.net on October 14, 2020

{{items}}

[[cs:Čtverzubec]]
[[de:Kugelfisch (Nahrung)]]
[[es:Pez globo (objeto)]]
[[fr:Poisson (nourriture)]]
[[it:Pesce palla (oggetto)]]
[[ja:フグ (アイテム)]]
[[ko:복어 (아이템)]]
[[nl:Kogelvis]]
[[pl:Rozdymka]]
[[pt:Baiacu (item)]]
[[ru:Иглобрюх (предмет)]]
[[th:ปลาปักเป้า (ไอเทม)]]
[[tr:Kirpi balığı]]
[[zh:河豚(物品)]]
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Brewing recipe]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li></ul>
August 5, 2014Searge tweeted a picture of an armor stand. The appearance was changed before release.
August 5, 2014Searge tweeted a picture of the crafting recipe, which was changed before release too.
14w32aAdded armor stands.
14w32bPick-block can now be used on armor stands.
Armor stands can no longer be crafted using slabs other than stone slabs.
14w32cAdded a NoBasePlate tag.
14w33aAdded breaking particles.
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1.9
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Iron Ingot|Iron Ingot]]<br/>{{About|the ingot|the ore|Iron Ore|the mineral block|Block of Iron|the nugget|Iron Nugget|the raw mineral|Raw Iron}}
{{Item
| image = Iron Ingot.png
|type=
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

'''Iron ingots''' are versatile [[metal]] ingots used extensively in [[crafting]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|iron-ingot}}

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|head=1
|showname=0
|Block of Iron
|Output=Iron Ingot,9
|type=Material
}}

{{Crafting
|A1= Iron Nugget
|B1= Iron Nugget
|C1= Iron Nugget
|A2= Iron Nugget
|B2= Iron Nugget
|C2= Iron Nugget
|A3= Iron Nugget
|B3= Iron Nugget
|C3= Iron Nugget
|Output=Iron Ingot
|type= Material
|foot=1
}}

=== Smelting ===
{{see also|Iron Ore#Natural generation}}[[Smelting]] raw iron in a [[furnace]] or [[blast furnace]] is the most common way to obtain iron ingots.

{{Smelting
|head=1
|Iron Ore;Deepslate Iron Ore
|Iron Ingot
|0,7
}}
{{Smelting
|foot=1
|Raw Iron
|Iron Ingot
|0,7
}}

=== Compound creation ===

Iron Ingot can be created from its base [[element]]s, using the [[compound creator]].{{only|bedrock|education}}

{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Elements
!Example recipe
|- <!-- Temporarily using crafting grid as a substitute for the compound creator (template not yet available), since the layout is the same, even if the appearance is different -->
!Iron Ingot
|Iron <br>
|{{Crafting Table
|shapeless= 1
|A2=Iron
|Output=Iron Ingot}}
|}

=== Mob loot ===
{{see also|Tutorials/Iron golem farming}}
[[Iron golem]]s drop 3-5 iron ingots upon death, regardless of the way they die. The looting enchantment does not increase the amount of iron ingots dropped.

[[Zombie]]s, [[husk]]s, and [[zombie villager]]s have a 2.5% ({{frac|1|40}}) chance of dropping either an iron ingot, [[carrot]], or [[potato]] when killed by a player or tamed wolf. This is increased by 1% ({{frac|1|100}}) per level of looting. This gives iron ingots the following chances of dropping:
* {{frac|1|120}} (about 0.83%)
* {{frac|7|600}} (about 1.17%) with Looting I
* {{frac|9|600}} (1.50%) with Looting II
* {{frac|11|600}} (about 1.83%) with Looting III

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage}}

=== Trading ===
Apprentice-level Armorer, Toolsmith, and Weaponsmith [[Villager|villagers]] buy 4 iron ingots for an [[emerald]] as their third trade.{{only|bedrock}}

Apprentice-level Armorer villagers have a 50% chance to buy 4 iron ingots for one emerald, and apprentice-level Toolsmith and Weaponsmith villagers always offer to buy 4 iron ingots for one emerald.{{only|java}}

=== Repairing ===

Iron ingots are the repair items for the iron [[tier]] and chainmail and iron [[armor material]]s, and thus can be used to [[item repair|repair]] the following items in an [[anvil]]:
* {{ItemLink|Chainmail Helmet}}
* {{ItemLink|Chainmail Chestplate}}
* {{ItemLink|Chainmail Leggings}}
* {{ItemLink|Chainmail Boots}}
* {{ItemLink|Iron Helmet}}
* {{ItemLink|Iron Chestplate}}
* {{ItemLink|Iron Leggings}}
* {{ItemLink|Iron Boots}}
* {{ItemLink|Iron Sword}}
* {{ItemLink|Iron Axe}}
* {{ItemLink|Iron Pickaxe}}
* {{ItemLink|Iron Shovel}}
* {{ItemLink|Iron Hoe}}

=== Healing iron golems ===

{{control|Using}} an iron ingot on an [[iron golem]] restores its health by {{hp|25}}. 

=== Beacons ===

Iron ingots can be used to select powers from a [[beacon]]. The player must select one of the available powers, and then insert an iron ingot in the item slot. 

An iron ingot can be substituted for an [[emerald]], a [[gold ingot]], a [[diamond]], or a [[netherite ingot]].

=== Smithing ingredient ===
{{Smithing
|head=1
|ingredients=Any Armor Trim +<br/>Any Armor Piece + <br/>Iron Ingot
|Any Armor Trim Smithing Template
|Netherite Chestplate
|Iron Ingot
|Iron Trim Netherite Chestplate
|showdescription=1
|description = All armor types can be used in this recipe,<br/>a netherite chestplate is shown as an example.<br/>
|tail=1
}}

;Trim color palette
The following color palettes are shown on the designs on trimmed armor:
*{{TrimPalette|iron ingot}}
*{{TrimPalette|iron ingot|darker=1}} (a darker color palette is used when an iron armor piece is trimmed using an iron ingot).

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Acquire Hardware}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Acquire Hardware}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Iron Ingot
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_ingot
|itemtags=beacon_payment_items
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Iron Ingot
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_ingot
|id=305
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100128|[[File:Iron Ingot JE1.png|32px]] Added iron ingots.}}
{{History|||snap=20100129|[[File:Iron Ingot JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of iron ingots has been changed.
|Iron ingots can be [[smelting|smelted]] from [[iron ore]] and [[drops|drop]] 3–5 iron ingots. 
|Iron ingots can be used to craft [[iron block]]s, [[flint and steel]] and iron [[sword]]s, [[shovel]]s, [[pickaxe]]s and [[axe]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20100130|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[arrow]]s.|[[Iron block]]s now require 9 iron ingots (3×3) instead 4 (2×2) to be [[crafting|crafted]], making them much more expensive.}}
{{History||20100206|Iron ingots can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] iron [[hoe]]s.}}
{{History||?|[[Smelting]] now [[drops]] only 1 iron ingot (down from 3–5).}}
{{History||20100218|Iron ingots are now used to craft iron [[helmet]]s, [[chestplate]]s, [[leggings]] and [[boots]].}}
{{History|java infdev}}
{{History||20100615|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[bucket]]s.}}
{{History||20100618|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[rail]]s and [[minecart]]s.}}
{{History||20100625-2|Iron ingots can be found in [[dungeon]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.1|Iron ingots are now used to [[crafting|craft]] iron [[door]]s.}}
{{History||v1.0.14|Iron ingots are no longer used to craft [[arrow]]s.}}
{{History||v1.1.0|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[compass]]es.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.5|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[detector rail]]s.}}
{{History||1.7|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[piston]]s and [[shears]].}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Iron ingots are found in the new [[stronghold]] storeroom and [[mineshaft]] [[chest]]s.
|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[iron bars]].}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[cauldron]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Iron ingots are now found in the new stronghold altar [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.1|snap=12w01a|Iron ingots are now found in [[village]] blacksmith chests.}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w06a|[[Zombie]]s now rarely [[drops|drop]] iron ingots, making it a [[renewable resource]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w08a|[[Iron golem]]s now drop 3–5 iron ingots.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Added [[desert temple]]s, with a hidden [[chest]] room and loot containing iron ingots.
|Blacksmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 8–9 iron ingots for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w22a|Added [[jungle temple]]s, which contain loot [[chest]]s with iron ingots.
|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[tripwire hook]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w32a|Iron ingots can be used to activate [[beacon]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w41a|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[anvil]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w42a|Anvils now need 4 iron ingots to [[craft]] instead of 1.}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w01a|Iron ingots are now used to [[crafting|craft]] heavy [[weighted pressure plate]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=13w02a|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[hopper]]s and [[activator rail]]s.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w16a|Iron ingot is now used to craft iron [[horse armor]] and [[horse saddle]].}}
{{History|||snap=13w18a|Iron ingot is no longer used to craft iron [[horse armor]] and [[horse saddle]].|Iron ingots are now found in [[nether fortress]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|[[Trading]] for iron ingots has been changed: armorer, weapon smith and tool smith [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 7–9 iron ingots for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w07a|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[iron trapdoor]]s.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Iron ingots are now found in [[end city]] ship [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=15w33c|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[shield]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|The average yield from [[dungeon]] and [[desert temple]] chests has been substantially decreased. 
|The average yield from [[mineshaft]] and [[nether fortress]] chests has been slightly decreased.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Iron ingots are now found in the new [[woodland mansion]] chests.}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[iron nugget]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 265.}}
{{History|||snap=18w10a|Iron ingots now generate in [[buried treasure]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Iron ingots can now be found in the chests of [[shipwreck]]s.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|Iron ingots can now be used to craft [[crossbow]]s.
|[[File:Iron Ingot JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of iron ingots has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w47a|Iron ingots can now be found inside of loot [[chest]]s on top of [[pillager outpost]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Iron ingots can now be found in chests in [[village]] toolsmith houses.
|Iron ingots can now be used to craft a [[blast furnace]].}}
{{History|||snap=19w04a|Iron ingots can now be used to craft [[stonecutter]]s.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w41a|Iron ingots can now be used to heal [[iron golem]]s.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w16a|Iron ingots now generate in [[bastion remnants]] chests.
|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[chain]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w30a|The average yield of iron ingots from bastion remnant chests has been slightly increased.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w08a|Iron ingots can now be smelted from [[deepslate iron ore]].}}
{{History|||snap=21w14a|Iron ingots can now be smelted from [[raw iron]].}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|Iron ingots can now be used as an armor trim material.}}
{{History|||snap=23w05a|Iron ingots can now be trimmed with iron [[armor]].}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Iron Ingot JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron ingots. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.3.2|Iron ingots are now obtainable by [[smelting]] iron ore in a [[furnace]].
|Iron ingots can be used to craft [[shears]], [[blocks of iron]] and iron [[pickaxe]]s, [[axe]]s, [[sword]]s and [[shovel]]s.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[flint and steel]] and iron [[hoe]]s.}}
{{History||v0.5.0|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[nether reactor core]]s.}}
{{History||v0.6.0|Iron ingots are now used to craft iron [[armor]].}}
{{History||v0.7.0|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[bucket]]s.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[compass]]es and [[iron bars]].}}
{{History|||snap=build 2|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[minecart]]s and [[rail]]s.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|Iron ingots can now be found in [[village]] blacksmith [[chest]]s, [[stronghold]] altar chests and [[dungeon]] chests.
|[[Zombie]]s now rarely drop iron ingots.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Iron ingots are no longer used to craft [[nether reactor core]]s and are instead dropped by it.
|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[anvil]]s.
|Iron ingots are now found in [[nether fortress]] chests.
|Added [[iron golem]]s, which [[drops|drop]] iron ingots.
|Iron ingots can now be used to repair iron [[tool]]s, [[armor]] and [[weapon]]s in [[anvil]]s.
|Added [[zombie villager]]s, which rarely drop iron ingots.}}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[tripwire hook]]s, [[detector rail]]s, [[iron trapdoor]]s and heavy [[weighted pressure plate]]s.
|Added [[desert temple]]s, which have hidden [[chest]] rooms and loot containing iron ingots.}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[hoppers]] and [[cauldron]]s.
|Iron ingots can now be found in [[minecart with chest|minecart chests]] generated in [[mineshaft]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Iron ingots are now used to craft [[piston]]s.
|Added [[jungle temple]]s, which have hidden [[chest]] rooms and main treasure rooms that have loot containing iron ingots.
|Added [[husk]]s, which rarely [[drops|drop]] iron ingots.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 4|Iron ingots can now be used to activate [[beacon]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Iron ingots can now be found in [[end city]] ship [[chest]]s.
|Iron ingots can now be found in [[stronghold]] storeroom chests.}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Added [[trading]]—armorer, weaponsmith and toolsmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 7–9 iron ingots for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Iron ingots can now be [[crafting|crafted]] using [[iron nugget]]s.
|Iron ingots can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] iron nuggets.
|Iron ingots can now be found in [[woodland mansion]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Iron ingots now generate in [[buried treasure]] [[chest]]s.
|Iron ingots can now be found in [[shipwreck]] treasure chests.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.10|Iron ingots can now be used to craft [[crossbow]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Iron ingots can now be found inside [[pillager outpost]]s and plains [[village]]s' weaponsmith chests.
|Iron ingots can now be used to craft [[blast furnace]]s, [[stonecutter]]s and [[shield]]s.
|[[File:Iron Ingot JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of iron ingots has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Iron ingots can now be found in [[village]] armorer and toolsmith [[chest]]s.
|Iron ingots can now be found in [[savanna]], [[taiga]], [[desert]] and [[snowy taiga]] village weaponsmiths.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Armorer, toolsmith, and weaponsmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 4 iron ingots for an [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Iron ingots now generate in bastion remnants chests.}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.16.230.52|Iron ingots can now be smelted from [[deepslate iron ore]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.17.0.50|Iron ingots can now be smelted from [[raw iron]].}}
{{History||1.18.10|snap=beta 1.18.10.26|Iron ingots can now be used to heal iron golems.}}
{{History||1.19.80|snap=beta 1.19.80.21|Iron ingots can now be used as an armor trim material.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Iron Ingot JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron ingots.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Iron Ingot JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of iron ingots has been changed.}}

{{History|new3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Iron Ingot JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron ingots.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==

* To craft each recipe once, a player would need 152 iron ingots, including 27 for the iron blocks in an [[anvil]], while using the extra tripwire hook for the [[crossbow]] and the [[iron nuggets]] for the [[chain]].

== See also ==

* {{BlockLink|Block of Iron}}
* {{ItemSprite|Iron Chestplate}} [[Iron armor]]
* {{ItemLink|Iron Nugget}}
* {{BlockLink|Iron Ore}}
* [[Ores]]

== External links ==
* {{Mcnet|taking-inventory--iron-ignot|Taking Inventory: Iron Ingot}}

{{Items}}

[[cs:Železný ingot]]
[[de:Eisenbarren]]
[[es:Lingote de hierro]]
[[fr:Lingot de fer]]
[[hu:Vasrúd]]
[[it:Lingotto di ferro]]
[[ja:鉄インゴット]]
[[ko:철괴]]
[[nl:IJzerstaaf]]
[[pl:Sztabka żelaza]]
[[pt:Barra de ferro]]
[[ru:Железный слиток]]
[[uk:Залізний зливок]]
[[zh:铁锭]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Tag (item)|Tag (item)]]<br/>{{About|the April Fools item|the standard item used to rename mobs|Name Tag}}
{{wip}}
{{joke feature}}
{{exclusive|java}}
{{Item
| title = Tag
| image = Tag.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
Tags and Bits are items exclusive to the [[Java Edition 23w13a or b|23w13a_or_b]] [[Easter eggs#April Fools|April Fools' joke]] snapshot from 2023. They are used to craft in-game representations of [[NBT format|NBT tags]].

==Obtaining==
A [[stonecutter]] can be used to cut a [[Name Tag|name tag]] into either 16 "Name" or 16 "Tag" items. These can be cut into 16 Bit items each.

{{Stonecutting
|head=1
|showdescription=1
|Name Tag
|Name, 16; Tag, 16
|description=The resulting "Name" items must be named in an [[anvil]].
}}
{{Stonecutting
|showdescription=
|Name; Tag
|Bit, 16
|foot=1
}}

To be able to proceed from here the <code>nbt_crafting</code> vote must be approved. Bits can be used in a crafting table to craft Left Curly, Right Curly, Left Square, and Right Square. In appears like these are the only tag items that can be crafted from Bits.

A [[Crafting Table|crafting table]] can be used to convert a "Tag" item into a "Byte Tag." The amount of [[stick]]s added to the crafting recipe specifies the value of the Byte, as a [[wikipedia:Signed number representations#Two's complement|signed 8-bit value]]. For example, a "Tag" and a full stack of sticks make a Byte with the value <code>64b</code>, while 255 sticks result in <code>-1b</code>. Only one of the sticks is consumed. Two Bytes can be crafted into a "Short Tag" (equivalent to 16 bit), two Shorts into an "Int Tag" (equivalent to 32 bit), and two Ints into a "Long Tag" (equivalent to 64 bit). Many other combinations that form either 16, 32, or 64 bit are possible. For example, two Shorts and an Int make a Long. When combining values, their digits are stuck together in the given order, e.g. <code>1b</code> and <code>0b</code> make <code>256s</code> (equivalent to 0100<sub>16</sub> in [[wikipedia:Hexadecimal|hexadecimal]]). Undoing any of these crafting actions in e.g. a stonecutter is not possible.

"Float" and "Double Tags" can be crafted by adding one or two [[boat]]s to any numeric tag. A "String Tag" is crafted with a "Tag" and a piece of [[string]].

{{Crafting
|head=1
|showdescription=1
|A1= Bit;    ; Bit; Bit |B1=    ; Bit; Bit; Bit
|A2=    ; Bit; Bit;     |B2= Bit;    ;    ; Bit
|A3= Bit;    ; Bit; Bit |B3=    ; Bit; Bit; Bit
|Output= Right Curly; Left Curly; Left Square; Right Square
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Tag
|String
|Output= String Tag
|description=String tags must be named in an [[anvil]] to set their value.
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Tag; Tag;   Tag
|;    Stick; Stick, 64
|;    ;      Stick, 63
|Output= Byte Tag; Byte Tag; Byte Tag
|description=Only 1 stick is consumed. 128 and more sticks make [[wikipedia:Signed number representations#Two's complement|two's complements]]:
128 sticks = <code>-128b</code><br>
129 sticks = <code>-127b</code><br>
⋮<br>
254 sticks = <code>-2b</code><br>
255 sticks = <code>-1b</code>
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Byte Tag; Byte Tag; Byte Tag
|Byte Tag; Byte Tag; Byte Tag
|        ; Byte Tag; Byte Tag
|        ; Byte Tag; Byte Tag
|        ;         ; Byte Tag
|        ;         ; Byte Tag
|        ;         ; Byte Tag
|        ;         ; Byte Tag
|Output= Short Tag; Int Tag; Long Tag
|description=Shorts and Ints can be combined the same way, even mixed.

Digits are appended, e.g. two <code>1b</code> tags make <code>257b</code> (0101<sub>16</sub> in [[wikipedia:Hexadecimal|hexadecimal]]).
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Byte Tag; Short Tag; Int Tag; Long Tag
|Any Boat; Any Boat; Any Boat; Any Boat
|Output= Float Tag; Float Tag; Float Tag; Float Tag
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Byte Tag; Short Tag; Int Tag; Long Tag
|Any Boat; Any Boat; Any Boat; Any Boat
|Any Boat; Any Boat; Any Boat; Any Boat
|Output= Double Tag; Double Tag; Double Tag; Double Tag
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Left Curly;  Left Curly
|Name;        Name
|Byte Tag;    Byte Tag
|Right Curly; Name |; Byte Tag | |; Name |; Byte Tag |; Right Curly
|Output= Compound Tag; Compound Tag
|description=Instead of Bytes any other tag can be used, including other compound tags.
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Left Square;  Left Square
|Byte Tag;     Byte Tag
|Right Square; Byte Tag |; Byte Tag |; Byte Tag |; Byte Tag |; Byte Tag |; Byte Tag |; Right Square
|Output= List Tag; List Tag
|description=Instead of Bytes any other tag can be used, including other list tags.
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Compound Tag; List Tag
|Compound Tag; List Tag
|Output= Compound Tag; List Tag
|description=Up to 9 can be combined.

When compound tags contain identical names, only the latest of the corresponding values is used.
|ignoreusage=1
|foot=1
}}

"Name" and "String Tags" must be named in an [[anvil]] before they can be used. Unnamed Names and Strings always produce a "Sssyntax Error". None of the other tag items can be named.

All these items can be combined in a crafting table to form a short sequence of JSON code, as long as the resulting syntax is valid. For example: 
*A pair of Curlies that enclose a named "Name" item and some value, e.g. a Byte, create a "Compound Tag" with the content <code>{Example:0b}</code>.
**Because of the limited size of the crafting table only 3 name-value pairs can be put between Curlies at a time. Compound Tags of any length can be created by concatenating two or more Compound Tags.
**An empty pair of Curlies produces an empty Compound Tag with the content <code>{}</code>.
*A pair of Square brackets that enclose any number of values, e.g. 7 Bytes, create a "List Tag" with the content <code>[0b,0b,0b,0b,0b,0b,0b]</code>.
**Because of the limited size of the crafting table only 7 values can be put between Square brackets at a time. List Tags of any length can be created by concatenating two or more List Tags.
**An empty pair of Square brackets produces an empty List with the content <code>[]</code>.
**"Name" items cannot be used in a List.

The resulting Compound and List Tags can be used as values in other Compound and List Tags, as deeply nested as you want.

==Usage==
Tags appear to have no further functionality. They cannot be eaten or placed in the world, except in an item frame, as each other item can. However, Compound Tags with values like <code>{Enchantments:[{id:"minecraft:sharpness",lvl:127b}]}</code> will show the [[Enchanting|enchantment]] glint and actually act accordingly when used.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/129xdyl/i_figure_out_how_the_nbtcrafting_in_the_vote/</ref> This appears to work with many weapon and tool [[Enchanting#Summary of enchantments by item|enchantments]].

In theory, an extremely lucky <code>replace_recipe_output</code> vote can change the crafting recipe for compound tags to output something else. When cheats are enabled you can test this with a command like <code>/vote rule minecraft:replace_recipe_output approve {key:"minecraft:compound_tag",value:"minecraft:netherite_sword"}</code>. However, as long as this vote is approved no other compound tag can be crafted. Use <code>/vote rule minecraft:replace_recipe_output repeal *</code> to undo all recipe replacements.

In combination with the <code>midas_touch</code> vote tag items can be converted into [[Gold Ingot|gold ingots]]. These retain their NBT data. When the world is loaded in another version of the game tag items disappear, but gold ingots persist.

==Trivia==
*This implies that a [[Name Tag|name tag]] is 128 bit.
*Compound and list tags are special in so far that the value they show in their [[tooltip]] is not merely a property of the item, but their ''actual'' [[NBT format|NBT data]]. This is also the reason why naming them is disabled as that would mess up the NBT data.
*The snapshot also contains an [[History of textures/Unused textures|unused texture]] for an {{ItemLink|End Tag}}.

==History==
{{History|java}}
{{History||23w13a_or_b|[[File:Tag.png|32px]] Added tags.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Tag.png|Tag
Bit.png|Bit
Byte Tag.png|Byte Tag
Double Tag.png|Double Tag
End Tag.png|End Tag
Float Tag.png|Float Tag
Int Tag.png|Int Tag
Left Curly.png|Left Curly
Left Square.png|Left Sqaure
List Tag.png|List Tag
Long Tag.png|Long Tag
Name (23w13a or b).png|Name
Right Curly.png|Right Curly
Right Square.png|Right Square
Short Tag.png|Short Tag
Sssyntax Error.png|Sssyntax Error
String Tag.png|String Tag
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{items}}
{{jokes}}

[[pt:Tag (item)]]
[[Category:Joke items]]</li></ul>
15w31aCan now dual wield.
HandItems and ArmorItems tags added, intended to replace the Equipment tag.
15w33aEquipment tag removed.
15w47aThe armor stand now wobbles when hit by the player.
Legacy Console Edition
TU31CU19 1.22 Added armor stands.

Issues

Issues relating to "Armor Stand" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

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