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Axes are tools used to ease the process of collecting woods, wood planks, chests and bookshelves, but are not required to gather them. They can also be used on mobs and player as a weapon, but do half a heart less damage than swords of the same material. To see the durability press f3 and h.

Usage

The axe is used to break wood and wooden items faster. It is less necessary than a pickaxe to advance in the game as the axe is not needed to collect items for which it is suited to breaking or, in the case of bookshelves, does not help in collecting it. Most items the axe is rated for can also be broken reasonably quickly by hand. However, given most players expend fairly large quantities of wood through gameplay, the use of axes for logging and renovation will save a great deal of time in the long run. However, they do take durability when breaking leaves.

An axe can also be used as a weapon, in which role it deals less damage than a sword, but more than any other tool in melee. Axes cannot be used to parry. Players that can reliably launch critical hits can nevertheless make axes compelling weapons, especially should a sword not be handy. They can be useful to kill passive mobs while logging.

Usage of the axe as a weapon will deal double durability damage to the axe. Moreover, axes cost more resources per tool than swords do to begin with. Hence, the axe's use as a weapon should be limited to last resort. However, a diamond axe can be a useful weapon when obtained from trading with villagers, as it does the same damage as the iron sword and is almost three times as durable. A diamond axe will also usually cost only slightly more emeralds than an iron sword.

Crafting

Ingredients Input » Output Description
Sticks +
Wood Planks or
Cobblestone or
Iron Ingots or
Gold Ingots or
Diamonds
Template:Grid/Crafting Table Used to break wood-related

blocks faster than by hand.

Speed and durability

The following table summarizes the speed at which different quality axes perform.

Axes Nothing Wood Stone Iron Diamond Gold
Durability 60 132 251 1562 33
Trapdoor 4.5 s 2.25 s 1.15 s 0.75 s 0.6 s 0.4 s
Wooden Door 4.5 s 2.25 s 1.15 s 0.75 s 0.6 s 0.4 s
Chest 3.75 s 1.9 s 0.95 s 0.65 s 0.5 s 0.35 s
Crafting Table 3.75 s 1.9 s 0.95 s 0.65 s 0.5 s 0.35 s
Fence 3 s 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.5 s 0.4 s 0.25 s
Fence Gate 3 s 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.5 s 0.4 s 0.25 s
Jukebox 3 s 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.5 s 0.4 s 0.25 s
Wood 3 s 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.5 s 0.4 s 0.25 s
Wood Planks 3 s 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.5 s 0.4 s 0.25 s
Wooden Slabs 3 s 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.5 s 0.4 s 0.25 s
Wooden Stairs 3 s 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.5 s 0.4 s 0.25 s
Bookshelf 2.25 s 1.15 s 0.6 s 0.4 s 0.3 s 0.2 s
Jack o'Lantern 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.4 s 0.25 s 0.2 s 0.15 s
Pumpkin 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.4 s 0.25 s 0.2 s 0.15 s
Sign 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.4 s 0.25 s 0.2 s 0.15 s
Note Block 1.2 s 0.6 s 0.3 s 0.2 s 0.15 s 0.1 s
Wooden Pressure Plate 0.75 s 0.4 s 0.2 s 0.15 s 0.1 s 0.1 s
Cocoa 0.3 s 0.15 s 0.1 s 0.05 s 0.05 s 0.05 s
Daylight Sensor 0.3 s 0.15 s 0.1 s 0.05 s 0.05 s 0.05 s
Huge Mushrooms 0.3 s 0.15 s 0.1 s 0.05 s 0.05 s 0.05 s
Vines 0.3 s 0.15 s 0.1 s 0.05 s 0.05 s 0.05 s

Achievements

Main article: Achievements
Icon Achievement In-game description Prerequisites Actual requirements (if different) Version restriction Xbox points earned
MOAR Tools
MOAR Tools Construct one type of each tool (one pickaxe, one spade, one axe and one hoe). Benchmarking Xbox 15G

Video

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History

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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[:Category:Storage|Category:Storage]]<br/>Blocks and items used to '''store''' other blocks or items.

[[Category:Blocks]][[Category:Items]]

[[ja:カテゴリ:ストレージ]]
[[zh:Category:储物]]</li><li>[[Bone|Bone]]<br/>{{about|the item|the block|Bone Block|other uses|Bone (disambiguation)}}
{{Item
| image = Bone.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}} 

A '''bone''' is an [[item]] primarily obtained from [[skeleton]]s and similar mobs. It can be crafted into [[Bone Meal|bone meal]] or used to tame wild [[Wolf|wolves]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Chest loot ===

{{LootChestItem|bone}}

=== Mob loot ===

Skeletons, [[wither skeleton]]s, [[skeleton horse]]s, and [[stray]]s may drop 0–2 bones upon death. The maximum drop is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 0-5 bones with Looting III.

{{IN|bedrock}}, [[salmon]], [[cod]], [[pufferfish]], and [[tropical fish]] have 25% chance to drop 1-2 bones upon death. The maximum drop is increased by 1 to 2 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 2-8 bones with Looting III.
Salmon (small and medium size) have 25% chance to drop 1 bone upon death, The maximum drop is increased by 1 to 2 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 2-7 bones with Looting III. The chance of dropping bones increases by 1% per looting level, so with Looting III there is up to a 28% chance of bones dropping.

=== Fishing ===

Bones can also be obtained by [[fishing]] as part of the junk category. The best chance of catching a bone is achieved without the [[Luck of the Sea]] enchantment, yielding a 1.1% chance.

== Usage ==

=== Helmet ===
[[File:Steve wearing Bone.png|thumb|right|75px]]
[[File:Alex wearing Bone.png|thumb|right|75px]]
While a bone cannot be equipped in the head slot in Survival mode, equipping it using commands causes it to appear in the player's mouth.

=== Taming ===

Using a bone on a wild [[wolf]] has a {{frac|1|3}} chance of [[taming]] it. Bones cannot tame a hostile wolf or a wolf that has already been tamed. However, bones can be used to attract the attention of the tamed ones.

=== Crafting ingredient ===
A bone can be crafted into 3 bone meal.

{{crafting usage}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Leader of the pack}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Best Friends Forever}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bone
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bone
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bone
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bone
|id=415
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.2|[[File:Bone JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bones.
|Bones can be [[crafting|crafted]] into [[bone meal]].}}
{{History||1.4|Bones can now be used to tame [[wolves]].}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Bones can now be found within [[desert temple]]s, allowing bones to be obtainable on Peaceful difficulty.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w36a|Added [[wither skeleton]]s, which has a chance to [[drops|drop]] bones when killed.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w16a|Added [[skeleton horse]]s, which drop bones when killed.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Bones can now be more easily obtained in Peaceful difficulty by [[fishing]]. Although, they are considered a "junk" [[item]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w44a|The average yield of bones in [[desert temple]]s has been slightly decreased.
|Bones can now be found in [[dungeon]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.10|snap=16w20a|Added [[stray]]s, which [[drops|drop]] bones when killed.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Bones can now found in the new [[woodland mansion]] chests.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 352.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Bone JE2.png|32px]] The texture of bones has now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|[[File:Bone JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of bones has now been slightly changed.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1|Bones now generate in [[ancient city]] chests.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Bone JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bones. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.3.3|Added skeletons, which drop bones when they die.
|Bones can now be used to craft [[bone meal]].}}
{{History||v0.5.0|Bones can now be obtained after activating the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|Added bones to [[Creative]] mode.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|Bones can now be more easily obtained in Peaceful difficulty by [[fishing]]. Although, they are considered a "junk" [[item]].}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Added [[wither skeleton]]s, which have a chance to [[drops|drop]] bones when killed.
|Bones are no longer available from the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|Bones can now be found inside of the [[desert temple]] hidden [[chest]] room.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Added [[stray]]s and [[skeleton horse]]s, which drop bones when killed.
|Bones can now be found in [[jungle temple]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Bone can now be found inside [[woodland mansion]] chests.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Bones now [[drops|drop]] from [[fish]] mobs.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Bone JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of bones has now been changed.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Bone JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bones.}}
{{History||xbox=TU5|Bones can be found in the Miscellaneous tab in the [[Creative inventory]].}}
{{History||xbox=TU12|Moved bones to the Materials tab in the Creative inventory.}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|Added [[wither skeleton]]s, which have a chance to [[drops|drop]] bones when killed.}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Bones can now be obtained from [[fishing]].}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|Added [[stray]]s and [[skeleton horse]]s, which drop bones when killed.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Bone JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of bones has now been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Bone JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bones.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== See also ==

* [[Bone meal]]
* [[Wolf]]
* [[Dyeing]]

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[de:Knochen]]
[[es:Hueso]]
[[fr:Os]]
[[hu:Csont]]
[[it:Osso]]
[[ja:骨]]
[[ko:뼈]]
[[nl:Bot]]
[[pl:Kość]]
[[pt:Osso]]
[[ru:Кость]]
[[th:กระดูก]]
[[tr:Kemik]]
[[uk:Кістка]]
[[zh:骨头]]</li></ul>
When introduced, the texture of the axe was different, with a shape similar to a battleaxe: File:OldAxe.png
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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Pottery Sherd|Pottery Sherd]]<br/>{{Item
| image=Angler Pottery Sherd.png
| extratext = View [[#Items|all items]]
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
<!-- IT IS SHERD, NOT SHARD! DO NOT CHANGE TO SHARD, AS IT IS NAMED SHERD IN-GAME! -->
'''Pottery sherds'''<ref group="note">The word "[[wiktionary:sherd#English|sherd]]" or "[[wiktionary:potsherd#English|potsherd]]" is used by archaeologists to refer to fragments of pottery or other ceramics in order to differentiate them from "shards" of glass, metal, minerals and other materials.
</ref> are a set of twenty [[item]]s used to craft [[decorated pot]]s with ornamental designs. They can be obtained only by [[brush]]ing [[suspicious block]]s, with the variants of sherd obtainable being dependent on the structure.

== Obtaining ==

=== Breaking ===
When a [[decorated pot]] is broken with a [[pickaxe]], [[axe]], [[shovel]], [[hoe]] or [[sword]] that is ''not'' enchanted with [[Silk Touch]], it drops all of the pottery sherds and [[brick]]s used to craft it.

=== Suspicious block loot ===
Pottery sherds can be found as [[suspicious block]] loot in [[trail ruins]], [[ocean ruins]], [[desert pyramids]] and [[desert well]]s, and can be extracted from these blocks using a [[brush]].

{{#invoke:LootChest|base3|angler-pottery-sherd,archer-pottery-sherd,arms-up-pottery-sherd,blade-pottery-sherd,brewer-pottery-sherd,burn-pottery-sherd,danger-pottery-sherd,explorer-pottery-sherd,friend-pottery-sherd,heart-pottery-sherd,heartbreak-pottery-sherd,howl-pottery-sherd,miner-pottery-sherd,mourner-pottery-sherd,plenty-pottery-sherd,prize-pottery-sherd,sheaf-pottery-sherd,shelter-pottery-sherd,skull-pottery-sherd,snort-pottery-sherd}}

== Usage ==
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{Crafting
|ingredients=Any Pottery Sherd or [[Brick]]
|B1= Any Pottery Sherd
|A2= Any Pottery Sherd |C2= Any Pottery Sherd
|B3= Any Pottery Sherd
|Output= Decorated Pot
|type= Decoration block
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Angler Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=angler_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Archer Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=archer_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Arms Up Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=arms_up_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Blade Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=blade_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Brewer Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=brewer_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Burn Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=burn_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Danger Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=danger_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Explorer Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=explorer_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Friend Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=friend_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Heart Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=heart_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Heartbreak Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=heartbreak_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Howl Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=howl_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Miner Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=miner_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mourner Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=mourner_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Plenty Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=plenty_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Prize Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=prize_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Sheaf Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=sheaf_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Shelter Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=shelter_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Skull Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=skull_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Snort Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=snort_pottery_sherd
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Angler Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=angler_pottery_sherd
|id=664
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Archer Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=archer_pottery_sherd
|id=665
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Arms Up Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=arms_up_pottery_sherd
|id=666
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Blade Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=blade_pottery_sherd
|id=667
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Brewer Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=brewer_pottery_sherd
|id=668
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Burn Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=burn_pottery_sherd
|id=669
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Danger Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=danger_pottery_sherd
|id=670
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Explorer Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=explorer_pottery_sherd
|id=671
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Friend Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=friend_pottery_sherd
|id=672
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Heart Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=heart_pottery_sherd
|id=673
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Heartbreak Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=heartbreak_pottery_sherd
|id=674
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Howl Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=howl_pottery_sherd
|id=675
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Miner Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=miner_pottery_sherd
|id=676
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mourner Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=mourner_pottery_sherd
|id=677
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Plenty Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=plenty_pottery_sherd
|id=678
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Prize Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=prize_pottery_sherd
|id=679
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Sheaf Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=sheaf_pottery_sherd
|id=680
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Shelter Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=shelter_pottery_sherd
|id=681
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Skull Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=skull_pottery_sherd
|id=682
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Snort Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=snort_pottery_sherd
|id=683
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{Load achievements|Careful restoration}}

== Advancements ==
{{Load advancements|Respecting the Remnants;Careful Restoration}}

== History ==
{{History||October 3, 2020|[[File:Blue Ceramic Shard.png|32px]][[File:Orange Ceramic Shard.png|32px]][[File:Ceramic Shard 1.png|32px]][[File:Ceramic Shard 2.png|32px]][[File:Ceramic Shard 3.png|32px]][[File:Ceramic Shard 4.png|32px]] Ceramic shards were announced at [[Minecraft Live 2020]].|link=https://youtu.be/DBvZ2Iqmm3M?t=2216}}
{{History||February 10, 2023|[[Sofia Dankis]] posted an article about upcoming archaeology features, including pottery shards.|link=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/archeology-coming-minecraft-120}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|[[File:Archer Pottery Sherd JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arms Up Pottery Sherd JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Prize Pottery Sherd JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Skull Pottery Sherd JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Added pottery shards behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]].}}
{{History|||snap=1.19.4 Pre-release 3|[[File:Archer Pottery Sherd JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Changed the texture of archer pottery shard.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Pottery shards are now out of the 1.20 experimental data pack.|[[File:Angler Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blade Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brewer Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Burn Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Danger Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Explorer Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Friend Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Heart Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Heartbreak Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Howl Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Miner Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mourner Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Plenty Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sheaf Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Shelter Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Snort Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added another sixteen pottery shards.
|The probability for the archer, prize, and skull pottery shards to generate in the [[suspicious sand]] in [[desert temple]] and in [[desert well]] has been changed from 1/7 to 1/8, for the arms up pottery sherd to generate in the suspicious sand in [[desert well]] has been changed from 3/7 to 1/4.}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Renamed "Pottery Shard" to "Pottery Sherd".|Burn, danger, friend, heart, heartbreak, howl and sheaf pottery sherds no longer generates in [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the [[trail ruins]]; burn, danger, friend, heart, heartbreak, howl and sheaf pottery sherds now are in the rare loot.}}
{{History|||snap=23w17a|The probability of the burn, danger, friend, heart, heartbreak, howl, and sheaf pottery sherds to generate in [[suspicious gravel]] in [[trail ruins]] has been changed from 1/11 to 1/12.{{verify}}|The player now gets the [[advancement]] "Respecting the remnants" when they brush a [[suspicious sand]] or a [[suspicious gravel]] to obtain a pottery sherd, "Careful restoration" when they craft a decorated pot using 4 pottery sherds.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.70|snap=beta 1.19.70.23|[[File:Archer Pottery Sherd BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arms Up Pottery Sherd BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Prize Pottery Sherd BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Skull Pottery Sherd BE1.png|32px]] Added pottery shards behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.19.80.20|[[File:Archer Pottery Sherd JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Changed the texture of archer pottery shard.}}
{{h|||snap=beta 1.19.80.22|[[File:Angler Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blade Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brewer Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Burn Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Danger Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Explorer Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Friend Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Heart Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Heartbreak Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Howl Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Miner Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mourner Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Plenty Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sheaf Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Shelter Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Snort Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added another sixteen pottery shards.
|[[File:Arms Up Pottery Sherd JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Prize Pottery Sherd JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Skull Pottery Sherd JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Changed the texture of arms up, prize and skull pottery shards.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-167202}}</ref>}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.20|Miner pottery shard can generate in desert pyramids.}}
{{History||1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.21|Pottery shards are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.20.0.22|Renamed "Pottery Shard" to "Pottery Sherd".}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Many pottery sherds are based on another in-game mob or item:
** The angler pottery sherd depicts a [[fishing rod]].
** The archer pottery sherd depicts a [[bow]] and [[arrow]].
** The blade pottery sherd depicts a [[sword]].
** The brewer pottery sherd depicts a [[potion]].
** The burn pottery sherd depicts [[fire]].
** The danger pottery sherd depicts a [[creeper]].
** The explorer pottery sherd depicts a [[map]].
** The friend pottery sherd depicts the unibrow and nose of a [[villager]] or [[iron golem]].
** The howl pottery sherd depicts a [[wolf]].
** The miner pottery sherd depicts a [[pickaxe]].
** The mourner pottery sherd depicts an early design for the [[warden]].
** The plenty pottery sherd depicts a [[chest]].
** The sheaf pottery sherd depicts [[wheat]].
** The skull pottery sherd depicts a [[skeleton]].
** The snort pottery sherd depicts a [[sniffer]].
**The prize pottery sherd depicts a diamond cut [[diamond]]
***It could depict a [[MCE:Ruby|ruby]] from ''Minecraft Earth'', as well.
**The arms up pottery sherd depicts a [[character]] with their arms up.
**The heart and heartbreak pottery sherds depict a [[Health|heart]] and broken heart respectively.
**The shelter pottery sherd depicts a [[tree]].

==Gallery==
=== Items ===
<gallery>
Angler Pottery Sherd.png|Angler Pottery Sherd
Archer Pottery Sherd.png|Archer Pottery Sherd
Arms Up Pottery Sherd.png|Arms Up Pottery Sherd
Blade Pottery Sherd.png|Blade Pottery Sherd
Brewer Pottery Sherd.png|Brewer Pottery Sherd
Burn Pottery Sherd.png|Burn Pottery Sherd
Danger Pottery Sherd.png|Danger Pottery Sherd
Explorer Pottery Sherd.png|Explorer Pottery Sherd
Friend Pottery Sherd.png|Friend Pottery Sherd
Heart Pottery Sherd.png|Heart Pottery Sherd
Heartbreak Pottery Sherd.png|Heartbreak Pottery Sherd
Howl Pottery Sherd.png|Howl Pottery Sherd
Miner Pottery Sherd.png|Miner Pottery Sherd
Mourner Pottery Sherd.png|Mourner Pottery Sherd
Plenty Pottery Sherd.png|Plenty Pottery Sherd
Prize Pottery Sherd.png|Prize Pottery Sherd
Sheaf Pottery Sherd.png|Sheaf Pottery Sherd
Shelter Pottery Sherd.png|Shelter Pottery Sherd
Skull Pottery Sherd.png|Skull Pottery Sherd
Snort Pottery Sherd.png|Snort Pottery Sherd
</gallery>

=== Development images ===
<gallery>
JE 1.17 Development Archeology.jpg|Blue ceramic shard.
JE 1.17 Development Archeology 2.jpg|Ceramic shards.
</gallery>

=== Official artwork ===
<gallery>
Pottery Sherd Pixel Art.png|Pixel artwork of [[Ari]] holding a skull pottery sherd.
File:T&T Thumbnail.jpg|Ari holding up a different sherd.
</gallery>

== References ==
<references />

== Notes ==
<references group="note"/>

{{Items}}

[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]

[[de:Töpferscherbe]]
[[es:Fragmento de cerámica]]
[[fr:Tesson de poterie]]
[[ja:壺の欠片]]
[[pt:Óstraco]]
[[zh:陶片]]</li><li>[[Redstone Comparator|Redstone Comparator]]<br/>{{Block
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| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = any
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
| group = Redstone Comparator
| group2 = Subtracting
| group3 = Powered
| group4 = Powered+Subtracting
| 1-1 = Redstone Comparator.png
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{{Many images}}
A '''redstone comparator''' is a [[block]] that can produce an [[Redstone Dust|output signal]] from its front by reading [[chest]]s, [[lectern]]s, [[beehive]]s and similar blocks, or repeat a signal without changing its strength. It can also be set to either stop outputting a signal when its side input recieves a stronger one (front torch off), or subtract its side input's signal strength from its output (front torch on).

== Obtaining ==
=== Natural generation ===
Redstone comparators generate in [[Ancient City|ancient cities]].

=== Breaking ===
A redstone comparator can be broken instantly with any [[tool]], or by hand, and drops itself as an item.

{{Breaking row|Redstone Comparator|horizontal=y}}

A redstone comparator is removed and dropped as an item if:
* its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed;
* [[water]] flows into its space;{{only|java}}
* a [[piston]] tries to push it or moves a block into its space.

If [[lava]] flows into a redstone comparator's space, the redstone comparator is destroyed without dropping as an item.

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|B1=Redstone Torch
|A2=Redstone Torch
|B2=Nether Quartz
|C2=Redstone Torch
|A3=Stone
|B3=Stone
|C3=Stone
|Output= Redstone Comparator
|type=Redstone
}}

== Usage ==
A redstone comparator can be placed on the top of any [[opaque]] block with a solid full-height top surface (including upside-down [[slab]]s and upside-down [[stairs]]). {{IN|be}}, a comparator can also be placed on [[wall]]s and fences. For more information about placement on transparent blocks, see [[Opacity/Placement]].

The redstone comparator has a front and a back — the arrow on the top of the comparator points to the front. When placed, the comparator faces away from the player. The comparator has two miniature redstone torches at the back and one at the front. The back torches turn on when the comparator's output is greater than zero (the arrow on top also turns red). The front torch has two states that can be toggled by {{control|using}} the comparator:
* Down and unpowered (indicating the comparator is in "comparison mode")
* Up and powered (indicating the comparator is in "subtraction mode")

The redstone comparator can take a signal strength input from its rear as well as from both sides. Side inputs are accepted only from [[redstone dust]], [[block of redstone]], [[redstone repeater]]s, other comparators, and [[observer]]s in specific scenarios. The redstone comparator's front is its output.

It takes 1 [[redstone tick]] (2 game ticks, or 0.1 seconds barring lag) for signals to move through a redstone comparator, either from the rear or from the sides. This applies to changing signal strengths as well as simply to turning on and off. 

Redstone comparators check their power state before their scheduled ticks update. This results in redstone comparators not usually responding to 1-tick fluctuations of power or signal strength — for example, a [[clock circuit|1-clock]] input is treated as always off from the side, and always on from the rear. This happens because the signal changes back to its original state before the redstone comparator checks its input states. However, certain setups such as powering any input with two separate observer pulses at the same time will cause a redstone comparator to respond to 2 gametick pulses.

The redstone comparator has four functions: maintain signal strength, compare signal strength, subtract signal strength, and measure certain block states (primarily the fullness of containers).

=== Maintain signal strength ===
A redstone comparator with no powered sides outputs the same signal strength as its rear input.

=== Compare signal strength ===
[[File:Comparators Explained.png|Comparators in comparison mode.|thumb]]
A redstone comparator in comparison mode (front torch down and unpowered) compares its rear input to its two side inputs. If either side input is greater than the rear input, the comparator output turns off. If neither side input is greater than the rear input, the comparator outputs the same signal strength as its rear input.

The formula for calculating the output signal strength is as follows:

<code>output = rear × [[Wikipedia:Iverson bracket|[]]'''''left''''' ≤ '''''rear''''' AND '''''right''''' ≤ '''''rear'''''[[Wikipedia:Iverson bracket|<nowiki>]]]</code>
{{-}}

=== Subtract signal strength ===
[[File:Redstone comparator.png|thumb|The greatest of the side inputs A and C is subtracted from the rear input B, outputting 1. If either A or C were greater than B, it would output 0.]]
A redstone comparator in subtraction mode (front torch up and powered) subtracts the signal strength of the higher side input from the signal strength of the rear input.

<code>output = max('''''rear''''' − max('''''left''', '''right'''''), 0)</code>

For example: if the signal strength is 6 at the left input, 7 at the right input and 4 at the rear, the output signal has a strength of ''max(4 − max(6, 7), 0) = max(4−7, 0) = max(−3, 0) = 0''.

If the signal strength is 9 at the rear, 2 at the right input and 5 at the left input, the output signal has a strength of ''max(9 − max(2, 5), 0) = max(9−5, 0) = 4''.

=== Measure block state ===
{{Schematic | caption = A redstone comparator can measure the fullness of a chest, as well as other block states, even through an opaque block.
 |rd-ew!|rc-w!|ch|SB|rc-e!|rd-ew!
}}
A redstone comparator treats certain blocks behind it as power sources and outputs a signal strength proportional to the block's state. The comparator may be separated from the measured block by an opaque block. However, {{in|je}}, if the opaque block is powered to signal strength 15, then the comparator outputs 15 no matter the fullness of the container.<ref>{{bug|MC-64394}} (resolved as "Works As Intended")</ref>
[[Category:Java Edition specific information]]
{{-}}

==== Fullness of containers ====
{| class="wikitable floatright" style="margin-left: 0.5em; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;"
|+ Minimum Items for Container Signal Strength
|-
!Containers
!{{BlockSprite|Furnace|link=Furnace}}<br>{{BlockSprite|Blast Furnace|link=Blast Furnace}}<br>{{BlockSprite|Smoker|link=Smoker}}
!{{BlockSprite|Hopper|link=Hopper}}<br>{{EntitySprite|Minecart with Hopper|link=Minecart with Hopper}}<br>{{BlockSprite|Brewing Stand|link=Brewing Stand}}
!{{BlockSprite|Dispenser|link=Dispenser}}<br>{{BlockSprite|Dropper|link=Dropper}}
!{{BlockSprite|Chest|link=Chest}}<br>{{EntitySprite|Minecart with Chest|link=Minecart with Chest}}<br>{{BlockSprite|Shulker Box|link=Shulker Box}}<br>{{BlockSprite|Barrel|link=Barrel}}
![[Double Chest|{{Schematic|size=16|ch-s|-|ch-n}}
]]
!{{BlockSprite|Jukebox|link=Jukebox}}
|-
!Total Slots
!3!!5!!9!!27!!54!!1
|-
!Power Level
! colspan="5" |Number of Items
!Music Disc
|-
|0||0||0||0||0||0||No disc
|-
|1||1||1||1||1||1||"13"
|-
|2||14||23||42||1s 60||3s 55||"cat"
|-
|3||28||46||1s 19||3s 55||7s 46||"blocks"
|-
|4||42||1s 5||1s 60||5s 51||11s 37||"chirp"
|-
|5||55||1s 28||2s 37||7s 46||15s 28||"far"
|-
|6||1s 5||1s 51||3s 14||9s 42||19s 19||"mall"
|-
|7||1s 19||2s 10||3s 55||11s 37||23s 10||"mellohi"
|-
|8||1s 32||2s 32||4s 32||13s 32||27s||"stal"
|-
|9||1s 46||2s 55||5s 10||15s 28||30s 55||"strad"
|-
|10||1s 60||3s 14||5s 51||17s 23||34s 46||"ward"
|-
|11||2s 10||3s 37||6s 28||19s 19||38s 37||"11"
|-
|12||2s 23||3s 60||7s 5||21s 14||42s 28||"wait"
|-
|13||2s 37||4s 19||7s 46||23s 10||46s 19||"Pigstep"
|-
|14||2s 51||4s 42||8s 23||25s 5||50s 10||"Otherside"<br>"Relic"
|-
|15||3s||5s||9s||27s||54s||"5"
|}
A redstone comparator can output a signal indicating how full a container is. (0 for empty, 15 for full, etc.) The table on the right is described more in detail, later in this section.

Containers that can be measured by a comparator include:
* {{BlockLink|Furnace}}
* {{BlockLink|Blast Furnace}}
* {{BlockLink|Smoker}}
* {{BlockLink|Brewing Stand}}
* {{BlockLink|Hopper}}
* {{ItemLink|Minecart with Hopper}} on top of a [[detector rail]]
* {{BlockLink|Dispenser}}
* {{BlockLink|Dropper}}
* {{BlockLink|Chest}}
* {{BlockLink|Trapped Chest}}
* {{ItemLink|Minecart with Chest}} on top of a [[detector rail]]
* {{BlockLink|Barrel}}
* {{SchematicSprite|size=16|ch-e}}{{SchematicSprite|size=16|ch-w}} Large chest
* {{SchematicSprite|size=16|ch-e}}{{SchematicSprite|size=16|ch-w}} Large trapped chest
* {{BlockLink|Shulker Box}} (any color)

Generally speaking, the comparator output signal strength represents the average fullness of the slots, based on how many of that item form a full stack (64, 16, or 1 for non-stackable items).

The ''Minimum Items for Container Signal Strength'' table (right) shows the minimum '''''full-stack-equivalent (FSE)''''' to produce different signal strengths from common containers. A '''''full-stack-equivalent''''' quantifies how many normal 64-stackable items are needed to output a corresponding signal strength. The 's' is a constant 64, with the additional amount needed following after.

One may also consider the terms: '''c''umulative-weight''''' or '''''weighted-sum''''' instead of '''''full-stack-equivalent'''''.

Items that stack to a max of 16  ([[snowball]]s, [[sign]]s, [[ender pearl]]s, etc.), contribute +4 to the ''full-stack-equivalent'' for each unity (count of 1 item). Similarly, items that stack to 1 ([[minecart]], [[boat]], etc.) contribute +64, and items that stack to 64 contribute +1.

Example 1: 3 ender pearls will contribute a 3 x 4 = 12 ''full-stack-equivalent''.

Example 2: 16 ender pearls and 60 redstone dust contributes a 16x4 + 60x1 = 124 ''full-stack-equivalent''.

Example 3: 1 minecart and 60 redstone dust contributes a 1x64 + 60x1 = 124 ''full-stack-equivalent''.

Example 4: To produce a signal strength of 10 from a hopper, one requires a ''full-stack-equivalent'' of at least 3s + 14 = 206 but strictly less than than 3s + 37 = 229. This can be done with 3 minecarts, and 14 dirt.

When a comparator measures a large chest or large trapped chest, it measures the entire large chest (54 slots), not just the half directly behind the comparator. A chest or trapped chest that cannot be opened (either because it has an opaque block, [[ocelot]], or [[cat]] above it) always produces an output of 0 no matter how many items are in the container — shulker boxes can always be measured, even if they cannot open.

;Calculating signal strength from items

:When a container is empty, the output is off.

:When it is not empty, the output signal strength is calculated as follows:

:<code>'''''signal strength''''' = floor(1 + (('''''sum of all slots' fullnesses''''') / ('''''number of slots in container''''')) × 14)</code>

:<code>fullness of a slot = '''''number of items in slot''''' / '''''max stack size for this type of item'''''</code>

:''Example:'' 300 blocks in a dispenser (which has 9 slots), where each block stacks to a maximum of 64 has a 300 ''full-stack-equivalent.'' This produces an output with a signal strength of 8:
<blockquote>
1 + ((300 items / 64 items per slot) / 9 slots) × 14 = 8.292, floored is 8
</blockquote>

;Calculating items from signal strength

:It can be useful in redstone circuits to use containers with comparators to create signals of a specific strength. The number of items required in a container to produce a signal of desired strength is calculated as follows:

:<code>items required = max('''''desired signal strength''''', roundup(('''''total slots in container''''' × 64 / 14) × (desired signal strength − 1)))</code>

:''Example:'' To use a furnace (which has 3 slots) to create a strength 9 signal, players need 110 items:
<blockquote>
max(9, (3×64/14) × (9−1)) = 109.714, rounded up is 110
</blockquote>
{{-}}

==== Miscellaneous ====
[[File:Comparator storage.png|Comparators used to measure containers.|thumb]]
Some non-container blocks can also be measured by a redstone comparator:

;{{BlockLink|Beehive}} and {{BlockLink|Bee nest}}

: A hive or nest outputs a signal strength equal to the amount of honey in the hive/nest.

;{{BlockLink|Cake}}

: A cake outputs a signal strength relative to the amount of cake remaining.  Each slice is worth 2 signal strength, with 7 total slices, for an output of 14 for a full cake.

[[File:Cauldron Redstone Strength Values.png|Cauldron signal strength|thumb]]
;{{BlockLink|Cauldron}}

: A cauldron outputs different signal strengths depending on how much water or powdered snow is inside. From completely empty to completely full, the output values are 0, 1, 2, and 3. If lava or powder snow is inside, the strength is always 3.

[[File:Composter Redstone Strength Values.png|Composter signal strength|thumb]]
;{{BlockLink|Composter}}

: A composter outputs different signal strengths depending on the level inside. From completely empty to completely full, the output values are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.

;{{Anchor|CommandBlock}}{{BlockLink|Command Block}}

: A command block stores the "success count" of the last command executed, which represents the number of times the most recently used command of this command block succeeded. A "success" is defined by the [[command]]'s success conditions: if a red error message is returned in the chat, the command was not successful.

: Most commands can succeed once per execution, but certain commands (such as those that accept players as arguments) can succeed multiple times, and the comparator outputs the number of times it succeeded (maximum 15 when sent to redstone dust, but in the code it is able to go up to the 32-bit integer limit, and can be used in contraptions with no redstone dust with those values).

: A command block continues to store the success count of the last command executed until it executes its command again, thus the comparator continues to output the same signal strength even after the command block is no longer being activated (it doesn't turn off when the signal to the command block turns off).

;{{BlockLink|End Portal Frame}}

: An end portal frame outputs a full signal of 15 if it contains an [[eye of ender]] and zero otherwise.

[[File:Item frame and comparator.png|A comparator can measure the presence and rotation of an item frame's contents.|thumb]]

;{{EntityLink|Item Frame}}

: A comparator can measure the state of an [[item frame]]'s contents. An item frame comparator outputs 0 if the item frame is empty, or 1 to 8 for any item depending on its rotation: 1 at initial placement, plus 1 for each 45° of rotation for a maximum of 8.

: For an item frame that holds a map, a unit of rotation is 90° instead of 45°, but a comparator still outputs power levels 1 to 8. It takes two full rotations to cycle through all comparator outputs, and each orientation of the map corresponds to two output levels that differ by 4.

: The comparator must be placed behind the block the item frame is attached to, facing away from the item frame. The block must be a full block, and the item frame cannot be submerged in water. Having a sign in the same block as the item frame will prevent the frame from sending a signal as well.{{only|java}}

;{{BlockLink|Jukebox}}

: A jukebox outputs a signal strength indicating which music disc is currently playing. See the ''Minimum Items for Container Signal Strength'' table above.

;{{BlockLink|Lectern}}

: A lectern outputs a signal strength that depends on what page the player is currently on. The calculation used is:
:<code>'''''signal strength''''' = floor(1 + (('''''current page''''' - 1) / ('''''number of pages in book''''' - 1)) × 14)</code>
:This results in page 1 having a signal strength of 1, and the last page having a signal strength of 15. The exception is a single page book, which will output a signal strength of 15.
:For example, a book with 15 pages will output a signal equal to the current page number.  A book with 5 pages will output signal strengths of 1, 4, 8, 11 and 15 for the different pages. A book with 100 pages will have the signal strength increase to the next level on pages 1, 9, 16, 23, 30, 37, 44, 51, 58, 65, 72, 79, 86, 93 and 100.
:

;{{BlockLink|Respawn Anchor}}

: A respawn anchor outputs a signal strength of 0, 3, 7, 11, or 15, depending on the "charged" value.

;{{BlockLink|Sculk Sensor}}

: A sculk sensor outputs a signal strength depending on the type of vibration that is detected.

;{{BlockLink|Chiseled Bookshelf}}

: A chisled bookshelf outputs a signal strength between 1 and 6 indicating the last slot interacted with. When no slot has been interacted with yet, it outputs 0.
{{-}}

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Stone/JE}}
{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Wood/BE}}

=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Click.ogg
|subtitle=Comparator clicks
|source=block
|description=When a comparator is set to subtraction mode
|id=block.comparator.click
|translationkey=subtitles.block.comparator.click
|volume=0.3
|pitch=0.55
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Comparator clicks
|source=block
|description=When a comparator is set to comparison mode
|id=block.comparator.click
|translationkey=subtitles.block.comparator.click
|volume=0.3
|pitch=0.5
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|rowspan=2
|sound=Click.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a comparator is set to subtraction mode
|id=block.click
|volume=0.2
|pitch=0.55}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=When a comparator is set to comparison mode
|id=block.click
|volume=0.2
|pitch=0.5
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Redstone Comparator
|spritetype=block
|nameid=comparator
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=redstone-comparator
|spritetype=block
|nameid=comparator
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Redstone Comparator
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Unpowered block
|spritename=unpowered-comparator
|spritetype=block
|nameid=unpowered_comparator
|id=149
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Powered block
|spritename=powered-comparator
|spritetype=block
|nameid=powered_comparator
|id=150
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=redstone-comparator
|spritetype=item
|nameid=comparator
|id=522
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=redstone-comparator
|spritetype=block
|nameid=Comparator
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}
{{/BS}}

=== Block data ===
A redstone comparator has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

{{el|je}}:
{{see also|Block entity format}}
{{/BE}}

{{el|be}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format]].

== Advancements ==
{{Load advancements|the power of books}}

== Video ==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|J7Z20Zzz3yU}}</div>

== History ==
{{info needed section|If {{bug|MC-50242}} also affected comparators?}}
''For a more in-depth breakdown of changes to repeater textures and models, including a set of renders for each state combination, see [[/Asset history]]''
{{History|java}}
{{History||November 24, 2012|link=https://youtube.com/watch?v=YG9RNyRhIow&t=6m56s|[[Jeb]] stated that there may be a "capacitor" in [[Minecraft]]. }}
{{History||December 27, 2012|link={{tweet|Dinnerbone|284388625595125760}}|[[Dinnerbone]] released [https://web.archive.org/web/20190710120115/https://imgur.com/a/FBKed pictures] of the first version of the "comparator", stating it was a replacement for the "capacitor" idea that has variable, alternate inputs.}}
{{History||January 2, 2013|link={{tweet|Dinnerbone|286428595423965184}}|Dinnerbone released one more [http://dinnerbone.com/media/uploads/2013-01/screenshots/2013-01-02_12.06.47.png picture] of the comparator. The picture itself showing a digital-to-analog converter, using the comparator as the main [[block]].}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w01a|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone comparators.
|Redstone comparators have 0 delay.
At this point, block ID 149 was used for unpowered comparators, and block ID 150 for powered comparators.}}
{{History|||snap=13w01b|A delay of 1 game tick ({{frac|1|2}} redstone tick) has now been added to redstone comparators to fix bugs.
|The ability to measure containers to redstone comparators has now been added.}}
{{History|||snap=13w02a|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2.png|32px]] The appearance of redstone comparators has now been changed - the top texture has changed to show [[quartz]] in the middle and the sides now use the [[smooth stone]] texture rather than the smooth stone slab side texture.
|The algorithm for measuring containers has now been changed so that redstone comparators output a signal with as few as 1 [[item]] in the container.}}
{{History|||snap=13w02b|Redstone comparators now treat large [[chest]]s as a single container.}}
{{History|||snap=13w03a|Redstone comparators now output success count of [[command block]]s.
|Redstone comparators now measure container [[minecart]]s on [[detector rail]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=13w04a|Redstone comparators now measure [[jukebox]]es.}}
{{History|||snap=13w05a|Redstone comparators no longer cause constant [[block]] updates. The delay has now been made consistent, and side input no longer causes a pulse output.
|Block 150 (later <code>powered_comparator</code>) is no longer used; powered state is now represented by the 8s bit on block 149 (later <code>unpowered_comparator</code>).}}
{{History|||snap=13w05b|Redstone comparator delay has now been changed from 1 game tick (1/2 [[redstone]] tick) to 2 game ticks (1 redstone tick).}}
{{History|||snap=13w09c|The redstone signal strength from a redstone comparator next to a [[brewing stand]] with 3 [[water bottle]]s in it is now the same as one with 3 water bottles and 1 ingredient in it.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w18a|Redstone comparators now measure [[cauldron]]s and [[end portal frame]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w04a|Redstone comparators now measure [[item frame]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=14w10a|The torches under redstone comparators have now been shortened, which has changed the underside appearance from [[File:Redstone Comparator UNKVER1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator UNKVER1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator UNKVER1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator UNKVER1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] to [[File:Redstone Comparator UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png|32px]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w25a|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE3.png|32px]] The torches on comparators are now subject to ambient occlusion.
|Comparators set to subtract mode appear to be powered as well regardless of incoming power. The subtracting-only model still exists and can be achieved through {{cmd|setblock}}.}}
{{History|||snap=14w25b|[[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE4.png|32px]] The powered front torch when in subtraction mode is now lower.
|Comparators set to subtract by hand now appear normally again.}}
{{History|||snap=14w28a|Redstone comparators now measure [[cake]]s.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w42a|With the addition of the [[blaze powder]] fuel slot, [[brewing stand]]s now have 5 slots instead of 4. Their original comparative power values from redstone comparators are listed below:
{{{!}} class{{=}}"wikitable collapsible collapsed" data-description{{=}}"Original values"
! Original values
{{!}}-
{{!}}
*0: 0
*1: 1
*2: 19
*3: 37
*4: 55
*5: 1s 10
*6: 1s 28
*7: 1s 46
*8: 2s
*9: 2s 19
*10: 2s 37
*11: 2s 55
*12: 3s 10
*13: 3s 28
*14: 3s 46
*15: 4s
{{!}}}
}}
{{History|||snap=15w47a|Redstone comparators' side inputs now take power from [[redstone block]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|All 3 IDs for the redstone comparator have now been merged into one ID: <code>comparator</code>.
|Redstone comparators now render their underside, which has changed their undersides from [[File:Redstone Comparator UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] to [[File:Redstone Comparator UNKVER3 (facing NWU).png|32px]].
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these blocks' numeral IDs were 149 and 150, and the [[item]]'s 404.
|As a result, the formerly unused comparator ID is now technically used again, due to both unpowered and powered versions being merged into a single comparator block ID.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of redstone comparators have now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w02a|Redstone comparators now measure [[lectern]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=19w03a|Redstone comparators now measure [[composter]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=19w12b|Redstone comparators can now be placed on [[glass]], [[ice]], [[glowstone]] and [[sea lantern]]s.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w34a|Redstone comparators now measure how much honey is inside [[beehive|bee hive]]s and [[bee nest]]s.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|The way to calculate the input signals of redstone comparators has now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=20w11a|The changes to the way of calculating the input signals of redstone comparators from [[Java Edition 20w06a|20w06a]] have now been reverted.}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Redstone comparators now measure [[Pigstep music disc]]s in [[jukebox]]es.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|Redstone comparators now measure [[lava cauldron]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20w46a|Redstone comparators now measure [[Cauldron#Holding powder snow|powder snow cauldron‌]]s.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=21w41a|[[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE6.png|32px]] The texture of powered redstone comparator have now been changed.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Redstone comparators now generate as part of [[ancient cities]].}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Redstone comparators now measure [[chiseled bookshelves]].}}
{{History||1.20.2|snap=23w33a|Redstone comparators now use stone sounds instead of wood sounds.<ref>{{bug|MC-182820|||Fixed}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this the model used?}} [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone comparators.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Redstone comparators now measure [[end portal frame]]s.}}
{{History||1.0.5|snap=alpha 1.0.5.0|Redstone comparators now output success count of [[command block]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Redstone comparators now measure [[shulker box]]es.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Redstone comparators now measure [[jukebox]]es.
|Redstone comparators now render their underside, which has changed their undersides from [[File:Redstone Comparator UNKVER1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] to [[File:Redstone Comparator UNKVER3 (facing NWU).png|32px]]}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of redstone comparators have now been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Redstone comparators now measure [[smoker]]s, [[blast furnace]]s, [[lectern]]s and [[composter]]s.}}
{{History||1.18.10|snap=beta 1.18.10.20|[[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE6.png|32px]] The texture of powered redstone comparator have now been changed.}}
{{History||1.20.30|snap=beta 1.20.30.20|Redstone comparators now use the <code>minecraft:cardinal_direction</code> [[block state]] instead of <code>direction</code>.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this the model used?}} [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone comparators.}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|Redstone comparators can now measure [[item frame]]s.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this the model used?}} [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of redstone comparators have now been changed.}}

{{History|3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this the model used?}} [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Added redstone comparators.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Redstone comparator "items" ===
{{:Technical blocks/Redstone Comparator}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Comparators do not emit redstone particles when powered, unlike redstone torches and repeaters.<ref>{{bug|MC-51692|||WAI}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Dinnerbone Comparator 1.png|Dinnerbone showing how comparators work.
Dinnerbone Comparator 2.png|Dinnerbone showing how comparators work.
Dinnerbone Comparator 3.png|Dinnerbone showing how comparators work.
Dinnerbone Comparators 1.png|A contraption incorporating comparators.
Dinnerbone Comparators 2.png|Comparators in action.
Dinnerbone Comparators 3.png|Output specific signals.
Dinnerbone Comparator Thing.png|Another comparator in use.
Item Frame Comparator.png|Rotating the torch in the item frame adjusts the comparator's output.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Redstone}}
{{Blocks|Utility}}
{{Items}}

[[Category:Mechanics]]
[[Category:Block entities]]
[[Category:Redstone mechanics]]
[[Category:Mechanisms]]
[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]

[[de:Redstone-Komparator]]
[[es:Comparador de redstone]]
[[fr:Comparateur de redstone]]
[[hu:Redstone-komparátor]]
[[ja:レッドストーンコンパレーター]]
[[ko:레드스톤 비교기]]
[[nl:Redstonevergelijker]]
[[pl:Komparator]]
[[pt:Comparador de redstone]]
[[ru:Компаратор]]
[[uk:Редстоуновий компаратор]]
[[zh:红石比较器]]</li></ul></nowiki>
Gold tools, including axes, remove blocks faster than diamond tools.
1.5
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Block Inspector|Block Inspector]]<br/>{{MinecraftEdu feature}}
{{stub}}

{{Item
| image = BlockInspector.png
| stackable = No {{verify}}
}}

'''Block Inspector''' is an item used to display the name of the block the player is looking at on screen.

== Data values ==
{{ID table
|generatetranslationkeys=java
|displayname=Block Inspector
|spritetype=item
|nameid=block_inspector|foot=1}}

==History==
{{History|MinecraftEDU}}
{{History||0.9848|[[File:BlockInspector.png|32px]] Added block inspectors.}}
{{History|foot}}

{{Items}}</li><li>[[Bottle of Entity|Bottle of Entity]]<br/>{{joke feature}}
{{exclusive|java}}
{{WIP}}
{{see also|Potion|Splash Potion}}
{{Item
|image=Bottle of Entity.png
|image2=Splash Bottle of Entity.png
|image3=Bottle of Void.png
|stackable= No
}}

'''Bottles of entity''' are items that transform players into the respective mobs when drunk.

'''Splash bottle of entity''' are a variation of bottles of mob that can be thrown.

'''Bottle of void''' is a special bottle to transform back to the original player. Right clicking with it on a transformed player will remove the transformation and convert the bottle into a bottle of entity of that transformation.

A transformation into an entity will sometimes lead to special effects. For example, transforming into a chicken will allow the player to glide slowly to the ground. The chicken will however take fall damage upon landing, killing it and transforming the player back to themselves.
Transforming into an enderman will cause the player to be teleported randomly when a projectile it aimed at it or when they're being looked at by other players. Transforming into any mob capable of flight (for example, a bat) will allow the player to fly in survival mode as if they were in creative mode.

== Sounds ==<!--No sounds when thrown from a player or dispenser-->
Splash bottles of entities use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
{{Sound table
|sound=Bottle fill water1.ogg
|sound2=Bottle fill water2.ogg
|sound3=Bottle fill water3.ogg
|sound4=Bottle fill water4.ogg
|subtitle=Bottle fills
|source=neutral
|description=When an entity is collected using a bottle of void
|id=item.bottle.fill
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bottle.fill
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Drink.ogg
|subtitle=Sipping
|source=player
|description=While a player is drinking a bottle of entity
|id=entity.generic.drink
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.generic.drink
|volume=0.5
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Glass dig1.ogg
|sound2=Glass dig2.ogg
|sound3=Glass dig3.ogg
|subtitle=Bottle smashes
|source=neutral
|description=When a splash bottle of entity impacts something <ref group=sound>This sound is played six times simultaneously</ref>
|id=entity.splash_potion.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.potion.splash
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bottle of Entity
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bottle_of_entity
|form=item
|translationkey=item.minecraft.bottle_of_entity,item.minecraft.bottle_of_entity.specific}}
{{ID table
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Splash Bottle of Entity
|spritetype=item
|nameid=splash_bottle_of_entity
|form=item
|translationkey=item.minecraft.splash_bottle_of_entity,item.minecraft.splash_bottle_of_entity.specific}}
{{ID table
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bottle of Void
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bottle_of_void
|form=item
|translationkey=item.minecraft.bottle_of_void
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||23w13a_or_b|[[File:Bottle of Entity.png|32px]] [[File:Splash Bottle of Entity.png|32px]] [[File:Bottle of Void.png|32px]] Added bottle of entity, splash bottle of entity, and bottle of void.}}
{{History|foot}}

{{items}}
{{Jokes}}

[[ja:Bottle of Entity]]
[[pt:Frasco de entidade]]
[[Category:Joke items]]</li></ul>
Axes deal more damage to mobs and players than by hand, which means of all non-weapon tools, axes deal the most damage.
1.8
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><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><li>[[Trident|Trident]]<br/>{{For|the Hidden Depths DLC weapon in ''Minecraft Dungeons''|MCD:Trident}} 
{{ItemEntity
|durability= 250
|renewable= Yes
|stackable= No
|size=Height: 0.25 Blocks<br>Width: 0.25 Blocks
|title=Trident|image= <gallery>
Trident (item).png | Item
Trident.png | Entity
</gallery>}}

A '''trident''' is a [[weapon]] used in both melee and ranged combat and is a rare drop from [[drowned]].

==Obtaining==
Tridents are not craftable. A trident can be obtained only when dropped by a [[drowned]], Converted drowned are never equipped with tridents. 

===Mob loot===

==== '''''Java Edition''''' ====
6.25% (or 1 in 16) of [[Drowned]] in Java Edition spawn with a trident of random durability as their natural weapon. They have an 8.5% chance to drop their trident when killed by a player. The chance is increased by 1% for each level of [[Looting]] up to a max of 11.5% with Looting III. This means the overall chance of obtaining a trident from any given drowned is 0.53125% (about 1 in 188) or 0.71875% with looting III.

{{IN|Java}}, a trident held by a drowned has a chance to be enchanted, but the trident's enchantments have no effects for drowned.<ref>{{bug|MC-127321}}</ref>

==== '''''Bedrock Edition''''' ====
Only 15% (or 3 in 20) of [[Drowned]] in Bedrock Edition spawn with tridents. Of these, they have a 25% chance to drop their trident when killed by a player. This chance is increased by 4% for each level of looting up to a max of 37% with looting III. This means the overall chance of obtaining a trident from any given drowned is 3.75% (or 3 in 80) or 5.55% with looting III.

===Thrown tridents===
Tridents thrown onto the ground by a player can be picked up; however, tridents thrown by [[drowned]] cannot be picked up, similar to arrows shot by [[skeleton]]s, [[stray]]s, and [[pillager]]s. Only the owner of a trident thrown in Creative mode or enchanted with Loyalty can pick it up; other players in Creative and players in Survival mode including its own owner can't pick up the trident thrown in Creative.

===Trading===
Drowned who are holding tridents will sometimes drop their trident at full durability if given a nautilus shell when they aren't attacking anything.{{only|BE}}

==Usage==

===Drowned===
{{main|Drowned}}
15% of drowned {{in|bedrock}}, and 6.25% {{in|java}}, spawn with a trident as its natural weapon. It throws the trident at its opponent every 1.5 seconds, dealing {{hp|9}} [[damage]] in normal difficulty. A drowned can throw unlimited tridents, and these tridents cannot be picked up by the [[player]].

A [[villager]] can be turned into a [[zombie villager]] if it is killed by a trident thrown by a drowned: the chance of conversion is 0% on Easy [[difficulty]], 50% on Normal, and 100% on Hard and [[Hardcore]].

{{IN|bedrock}}, a drowned can use the trident's melee attack if its target is within three blocks. The melee attack deals {{hp|9}} damage.

===Melee attack===

Pressing {{control|attack}} while holding a trident deals damage to both [[mob]]s and players. Tridents deal {{hp|9}} melee damage. A successful hit consumes durability of the trident.

===Ranged attack===
[[File:Steve aiming with Trident.png|150px]] [[File:Alex aiming with Trident.png|150px]]

Pressing and holding {{control|use}} while holding a trident charges it. When released at full charge, the trident is thrown and deals damage to any [[entity]] it hits. It flies on a ballistic trajectory similar to that of an [[arrow]], but at 80% strength. If the trident hits a block, it sticks to the block. If it hits an entity, it bounces off the entity and lands nearby. It is also blocked by [[shield]]s and can be retrieved once it lands in the ground. Thrown tridents can trigger wooden [[button]]s, wooden [[pressure plate]]s, and [[target]] blocks. A trident can be thrown at a [[chorus flower]] or [[pointed dripstone]] to break it, which causes the block to be dropped as its respective item.

{{IN|bedrock}} and [[Java Edition Combat Test 4]], tridents can be shot by [[dispenser]]s regardless of enchantment.

Tridents [[Enchanting#Summary_of_enchantments_by_item|enchanted]] with [[Loyalty]] return to the thrower after hitting an entity{{only|java}}/hitting and bouncing off an entity then hitting a block{{only|bedrock}}<ref>{{bug|MCPE-51726}}</ref> or just a block. A Loyalty-enchanted trident fired from a [[dispenser]] just sticks to the block it strikes. Higher levels of enchantment result in shorter recovery times. {{IN|java}}, throwing a trident enchanted with Loyalty into the [[void]] destroys it,<ref>{{bug|MC-125755|||WAI}}</ref> while {{in|bedrock}} it automatically returns to the player. Tridents (if enchanted with Loyalty), can take [[fire]] damage but still return to the player if thrown in [[lava]]. This is especially helpful in [[the Nether]] should the [[player]] be using a trident instead of a [[bow]]. If a trident enchanted with Loyalty attempts to return to a player with no available inventory space, the trident floats near the player until inventory space becomes available.

Thrown tridents take 1 durability damage, regardless of whether it hit an entity or not. Tridents with 1 durability remaining cannot be thrown.

Tridents enchanted with [[Riptide]] launch the player a certain distance when thrown, with the distance increasing for higher enchantment levels. They can be thrown only if the player is standing in [[water]], or if it is raining on the block they are standing on. If the player charges it but walks into a nearby dry area, the charge is canceled. If the player throws a Riptide trident and collides with a mob, the mob takes melee damage (including critical damage if the player is falling). {{IN|java}} tridents enchanted with Riptide take one durability damage upon throwing, and lose an additional 1 durability if it collides with an entity on both editions. Each level of Riptide increases the distance traveled by six blocks. The enchantment at level one launches the player nine blocks, fifteen blocks at level two, and twenty-one blocks at level three.

Tridents enchanted with [[Channeling]] summon a lightning bolt if there is a thunderstorm, although only upon hitting a mob or player standing in the rain as well as a [[Lightning Rod|lightning rod]] placed in the rain.

Unlike other projectiles, the trident does not slow down when thrown through water or lava.

{{IN|java}}, the [[Impaling]] enchantment affects ''all water mobs''. {{IN|bedrock}}, it deals extra damage to [[player]]s and mobs in water or rain.

Unlike arrows, thrown tridents do not despawn.{{only|bedrock}} Tridents despawn after 60 seconds if they are not picked up.{{only|java}}<ref>{{bug|MC-125817}}</ref>

;Magical damage
Using [[Riptide]], nearby players or mobs are dealt [[Harming|splash damage]] within an 8.25×8.25×4.25 cubical area. It stacks with the [[Impaling]] enchantment and [[Strength]] effect. Critical hits do not increase splash damage, but affect the target. 

{{IN|bedrock}}, thrown tridents can damage the [[ender dragon]] while resting on the bedrock fountain. {{IN|java}}, they act just like arrows — deflected, but burn as if they had [[Flame]].

=== Damage===
Thrown tridents and splashes deal {{hp|8}} damage. The damage remains the same regardless of the trident's speed. It has a faster charging speed than a [[bow]] or [[crossbow]] (barring the [[Quick Charge]] enchantment.)

====Java Edition====

{{IN|java}}, tridents have an attack speed of 1.1 and take ~0.91 seconds to [[Damage#Attack cooldown|recover]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Sword attack damage by type"
!Attack
!{{ItemSprite|Trident|text=Melee}}
!{{ItemSprite|Trident|text=Melee (critical)}}
!{{ItemSprite|Trident|text=Range}}
|-
!Attack damage
|{{hp|9}}
|{{hp|13.5}}
|{{hp|8}}
|-
!Damage/Second (DPS)<ref group="note">This does not take travel time into account</ref>
|9.9
|14.3
| ?
|-
!Lifetime damage inflicted<ref group="note">The formula to find the total lifetime damage is ''Durability × Damage per hit = Lifetime damage minimum'' (e.g., 250 × 9 = 2250). It ignores enchantments and critical hits, and assumes the trident is at maximum charge</ref>
|{{hp|2250}}
|{{hp|3375}}
|{{hp|2000}}
|-
!Durability
| colspan="3" |250
|}
{{notelist}}

====Bedrock Edition====

{{IN|bedrock}}, tridents have no attack cooldown and do the following damage:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Sword attack damage by type"
!Attack
!{{ItemSprite|Trident|text=Melee}}
!{{ItemSprite|Trident|text=Range}}
|-
!Attack damage
|{{hp|9}}
|{{hp|8}}
|-
! ''Lifetime damage inflicted''<ref group="note">The formula to find the total lifetime damage is ''Durability × Damage per hit = Lifetime damage minimum''. It excludes enchantments and critical hits.</ref>
|{{hp|2259}}
|{{hp|2008}}
|-
!Durability
| colspan="2" |251
|}
{{notelist}}

===Elytra===
A trident with the [[Riptide]] enchantment can be used to propel a player with a pair of [[elytra]], but only in [[rain]]y weather, during snowy weather in certain biomes<ref>{{bug|MC-128169}}</ref> or while the [[player]] is in a body of water. A Riptide trident can boost the player to speeds as high as 125 blocks per second,<ref>{{bug|MC-147173||Using riptide tridents while elytra flying can boost the player to excessive speeds}}</ref> much faster than the 33.5 blocks-per-second speed achievable using [[firework rocket]]s.

===Impaling damage ===

{{IN|java}}, the [[Impaling]] enchantment deals extra damage to all water mobs. {{IN|bedrock}} and in [[Java Edition Combat Test 3]], it deals extra damage to all players and mobs in water or rain.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Trident Damage by Impaling Level" |
|+ Trident Damage by Impaling level
|-
!Level
!Increase
!Melee
!Ranged
|-
|I
| adds {{hp|2.5}}
|{{hp|11.5}}
|{{hp|10.5}}
|-
|II
|adds {{hp|5}}
|{{hp|14}}
|{{hp|13}}
|-
|III
| adds {{hp|7.5}}
|{{hp|16.5}}
|{{hp|15.5}}
|-
|IV
|adds {{hp|10}}
|{{hp|19}}
|{{hp|18}}
|-
|V
|adds {{hp|12.5}}
|{{hp|21.5}}
|{{hp|20.5}}
|}

{{-}}

===Enchantments===

Tridents have a base enchantability of 1 and can receive the following [[enchantment]]s:
{| class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
|-
|[[Loyalty]]<ref group="note" name="note1">Loyalty and Channeling are mutually exclusive from Riptide, but not from each other.</ref>
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Channeling]]<ref group="note" name="note1" />
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Riptide]]<ref group="note" name="note1" />
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Impaling]]
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Mending]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|}
; Notes
<references group="note" />

===Repairing ===
Tridents have the same [[durability]] as an [[sword|iron sword]]. Whenever a trident deals damage, its durability decreases by 1.

Tridents can be repaired by:
*combining two damaged tridents in a [[grindstone]], or on a [[crafting table]] or the 2×2 inventory grid, which removes any enchantments except for [[Curse of Vanishing]] and [[Curse of Binding]]
*combining a damaged trident with another trident on an [[anvil]], which preserves enchantments.
*applying the [[Mending]] enchantment.

==Sounds==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Thrown tridents use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
{{Sound table
|sound=Trident pierce1.ogg
|sound2=Trident pierce2.ogg
|sound3=Trident pierce3.ogg
|subtitle=Trident stabs
|source=neutral
|description=When a trident hits a mob
|id=item.trident.hit
|translationkey=subtitles.item.trident.hit
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Trident ground impact1.ogg
|sound2=Trident ground impact2.ogg
|sound3=Trident ground impact3.ogg
|sound4=Trident ground impact4.ogg
|subtitle=Trident vibrates
|source=neutral
|description=When a trident hits the ground
|id=item.trident.hit_ground
|translationkey=subtitles.item.trident.hit_ground
|volume=0.9
|pitch={{frac|12|11}}-{{frac|4|3}}
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Trident throw1.ogg
|sound2=Trident throw2.ogg
|subtitle=Trident clangs
|source=player
|description=When a player throws a trident
|id=item.trident.throw
|translationkey=subtitles.item.trident.throw
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Trident thunder1.ogg
|sound2=Trident thunder2.ogg
|subtitle=Trident thunder cracks
|source=neutral
|description=When a Channeling trident hits a mob
|id=item.trident.thunder
|translationkey=subtitles.item.trident.thunder
|volume=5.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Trident thunder cracks
|source=weather
|description=When a trident with Channeling strikes a lightning rod
|id=item.trident.thunder
|translationkey=subtitles.item.trident.thunder
|volume=5.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Riptide I.ogg
|subtitle=Trident zooms
|source=player
|description=When a Riptide I trident is used
|id=item.trident.riptide_1
|translationkey=subtitles.item.trident.riptide
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Riptide II.ogg
|subtitle=Trident zooms
|source=player
|description=When a Riptide II trident is used
|id=item.trident.riptide_2
|translationkey=subtitles.item.trident.riptide
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Riptide III.ogg
|subtitle=Trident zooms
|source=player
|description=When a Riptide III or higher trident is used
|id=item.trident.riptide_3
|translationkey=subtitles.item.trident.riptide
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Trident return1.ogg
|sound2=Trident return2.ogg
|sound3=Trident return3.ogg
|subtitle=Trident returns
|source=neutral
|description=When a trident starts returning <ref group=sound>The first sound is only played {{frac|1|9}} of the time, while the others are played {{frac|4|9}} of the time</ref>
|id=item.trident.return
|translationkey=subtitles.item.trident.return
|volume=8.0
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>1.0 for <code>return1</code>, 1.0/0.8/1.2/1.2 for <code>return2</code>, and 1.0/0.8/0.8/1.2 for <code>return3</code></ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Trident throw1.ogg
|sound2=Trident throw2.ogg
|subtitle=Drowned throws Trident
|source=hostile
|description=When a drowned shoots a trident
|id=entity.drowned.shoot
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.drowned.shoot
|volume=1.0
|pitch={{frac|5|6}}-1.25
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=player
|description=When a trident'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=Trident pierce1.ogg
|sound2=Trident pierce2.ogg
|sound3=Trident pierce3.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a trident hits a mob
|id=item.trident.hit
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Trident ground impact1.ogg
|sound2=Trident ground impact2.ogg
|sound3=Trident ground impact3.ogg
|sound4=Trident ground impact4.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a trident hits the ground
|id=item.trident.hit_ground
|volume=0.9
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Trident throw1.ogg
|sound2=Trident throw2.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a player throws a trident
|id=item.trident.throw
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Trident thunder1.ogg
|sound2=Trident thunder2.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a trident with Channeling strikes a mob<ref group="sound">{{Bug|MCPE-43402}}</ref><wbr><ref group=sound>{{bug|MCPE-173931||Tridents don't make channeling sounds when striking a lightning rod}}</ref><wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.30}}
|id=item.trident.thunder
|volume=1.0<wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.30}}<br>1000.0<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.30}}
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Riptide I.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a Riptide I trident is used
|id=item.trident.riptide_1
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Riptide II.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a Riptide II trident is used
|id=item.trident.riptide_2
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Riptide III.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a Riptide III trident is used
|id=item.trident.riptide_3
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Trident return1.ogg
|sound2=Trident return2.ogg
|sound3=Trident return3.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a trident starts returning <ref group=sound>The first sound is only played {{frac|1|9}} of the time, while the others are played {{frac|4|9}} of the time</ref>
|id=item.trident.return
|volume=8.0
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>1.0 for <code>return1</code>, 1.0/0.8/1.2/1.2 for <code>return2</code>, and 1.0/0.8/0.8/1.2 for <code>return3</code></ref>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Trident throw1.ogg
|sound2=Trident throw2.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=When a drowned shoots a trident<ref group="sound">{{Bug|MCPE-53297}}</ref><wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.30}}
|id=mob.drowned.shoot
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|foot=1}}

==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Trident
|spritetype=item
|nameid=trident
|form=item
|foot=1}} 
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showentitytags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Trident
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=trident
|entitytags=impact_projectiles
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Trident
|spritetype=item
|nameid=trident
|id=546
|form=item
|foot=1}} 
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Trident
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=thrown_trident
|id=73
|foot=1}}

===Entity data ===
Tridents have entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the entity.

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}

{{el|bedrock}}:
:See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

==Achievements==

{{load achievements|Do a Barrel Roll!;Bullseye}}

==Advancements==
{{load advancements|A Throwaway Joke;Very Very Frightening;Not Today;Sniper Duel;Bullseye}}

==History==
{{History|java}}
{{History||November 18, 2017|link={{YouTubeLink|mAapz_nIC_Y}}|A trident was shown killing a [[zombie]] in a clip presented at [[MineCon Earth]].}}
{{History||1.13|snap=18w07a|[[File:Trident.png|60px]] {{InvSprite|Trident Revision 1}} Added tridents, which are currently unobtainable in [[Survival]].}}
{{History|||snap=18w10a|[[File:Trident (item).png|32px]] Tridents now have a new texture in the [[inventory]].}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Added [[drowned]] mobs, which can spawn with a trident, allowing tridents to now become obtainable in [[Survival]].}}
{{History|||snap=18w14a|If the [[player]] is not in [[water]] and it is not [[rain]]ing, the player can no longer throw tridents [[enchantment|enchanted]] with [[Riptide]], but they can still deal melee [[damage]].}}
{{History|||snap=18w20a|Like with swords, tridents no longer can break blocks when held in [[Creative]] mode.<ref>{{bug|MC-126300}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|Thrown tridents can now break [[chorus flower]]s.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w39a|[[File:Enchanted Trident.png|60px]] [[File:Enchanted Trident (item).gif|32px]] Tridents that are [[enchanting|enchanted]] now have a glint.
|Trident items use a 3D model again. When dropped, it rotates off center<ref>{{bug|MC-161886}}</ref> (like with beds at the time and shields currently).}}
{{History|||snap=19w42a|Trident items now use the 2D sprite again.<ref>{{bug|MC-161872}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w48a|Thrown tridents can now break [[pointed dripstone]].}}
{{History|upcoming java}}
{{History||Villager Trade Rebalance<br>(Experimental)|link=Java Edition 1.20.2|snap=23w31a|Trident-exclusive enchantments are no longer obtainable from villager [[trading]].}}
{{History||Combat Tests|snap=1.14.3 - Combat Test|The attack speed of tridents has been increased to 2.
|The base [[damage]] of tridents has been decreased from {{hp|9}} to {{hp|7}}.
|The attack reach of tridents has been increased to 4 [[block]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 2|The damage of tridents has been increased to {{hp|8}}.}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 4|Tridents can now be shot from [[dispenser]]s.
|Tridents with [[Loyalty]] that fall into the [[void]] now return to their owner upon breaking in the void.
|Tridents with [[Impaling]] now deal [[enchanting|enchantment]] damage to all [[mob]]s that are in [[water]] or [[rain]].}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 5|The damage of tridents has been decreased to {{hp|7}} again.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.13.8|[[File:Trident.png|60px]] [[File:Trident (item).png|32px]] Added tridents.
|Tridents are currently a part of [[Experimental Gameplay]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Tridents have been fully implemented.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.1|A new animation has been added for tridents with [[Riptide]] when they are thrown.}}
{{History||1.5.0|snap=beta 1.5.0.0|Tridents can now be [[enchantment|enchanted]] with [[Mending]] and [[Unbreaking]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.5.0.7|Tridents no longer break [[block]]s in [[Creative]] mode.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Thrown tridents can now break [[chorus flower]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.15.0.51|Drowned can no longer have a trident when converted.|Drowned that are not holding a trident are no longer able to drop one.}}
{{History||1.16.220|snap=beta 1.16.220.50|Tridents are now able to break pointed dripstone.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.220.51|Drowned now hold their tridents correctly when targeting a player.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|[[File:Trident.png|60px]] [[File:Trident (item).png|32px]] Added tridents.}}

{{History|education}}
{{History||1.4.0|[[File:Trident.png|60px]] [[File:Trident (item).png|32px]] Added tridents.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Issues==

{{issue list}}

==Trivia==
* If a player throws a Loyalty-enchanted trident and the player's inventory subsequently fills, the trident hovers around or through the player's skin until an inventory slot opens, which it fills immediately. Multiple tridents can be 'queued' to re-enter the player's inventory in this manner.
*{{IN|java}} in Creative mode, sword enchantments can be applied to tridents. This includes Sharpness, Fire Aspect, and Looting. Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods increases their damage against their specific mobs, as well.{{more info needed|Does the damage also increase when the trident is thrown?}}
*Thrown tridents pass through [[Nether Portal (block)|nether portal block]]s without being transported to [[the Nether]] or the [[Overworld]].
*Using a trident enchanted with Riptide while riding an entity cancels the charge and does nothing.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
TridentMineconEarth.jpg|Tridents are shown in a clip of Minecon Earth 2017.
Returning trident.jpg|A trident [[enchantment|enchanted]] with [[Loyalty]] returning to the [[player]].
Riptide Trident.png|A player "flying" high in the [[air]] after throwing a trident enchanted with [[Riptide]] III vertically upward.
Trident in ground.png|A trident stuck in [[sand]].
Two-hand drowned.png|A drowned holding a trident and a [[nautilus shell]].
Enchanted Trident (item).gif|An enchanted trident.
Alex with Trident.png|An official T-Shirt design of [[Alex]] with a trident.
Acid Drowned.png|"Acid Drowned," an officially licensed T-Shirt featuring a [[drowned]] with a trident.
ArgoMajor Trident.jpg|First image of a trident in ''Bedrock Edition''.
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External Links==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--trident Taking Inventory: Trident] – Minecraft.net on January 30, 2020

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[[ko:삼지창]]
[[pl:Trójząb]]
[[pt:Tridente]]
[[ru:Трезубец]]
[[th:ตรีศูล]]
[[zh:三叉戟]]</li></ul>
The damage increase was reverted.

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