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This article is about the mob. For the music track, see Music § Underwater music.

An axolotl is an aquatic passive mob that attacks most other underwater mobs.

Spawning

In Bedrock Edition, axolotls spawn underground (that is, below an opaque block) in water below sea level (Y=63). They spawn as herds of 1–4 individuals, in complete darkness. Due to a bug, axolotls can also spawn in The End and The Nether if there is a water source there (although, nether spawning is not possible without cheats).[1]

In Java Edition, after the world generation axolotls spawn individually below sea level (y63) in water in total darkness and where there is a block with base_stone_overworld tag (i.e. stone, deepslate, andesite, diorite, granite, or tuff) less than 5 blocks below the spawning space.

Colors

Axolotls can be one of five colors: pink (leucistic, referred to as "lucy" in its texture file), brown (wild), yellow (gold), cyan and blue.

When breeding Axolotls, there is a 11200 (0.083%) chance of the offspring having the blue mutation, leaving 11991200 (99.917%) chance of matching one of the parents (including blue parents).

Pose Color
Leucistic Wild Gold Cyan Blue
Ground crawling Lucy Axolotl Wild Axolotl Gold Axolotl Cyan Axolotl Blue Axolotl
Ground stationary Axolotl Lay Still Ground (lucy) Axolotl Lay Still Ground (wild) Axolotl Lay Still Ground (gold) Axolotl Lay Still Ground (cyan) Axolotl Lay Still Ground (blue)
Swimming Axolotl Swimming (lucy) Axolotl Swimming (wild) Axolotl Swimming (gold) Axolotl Swimming (cyan) Axolotl Swimming (blue)
Water stationary Axolotl Hovering in Water (lucy) Axolotl Hovering in Water (wild) Axolotl Hovering in Water (gold) Axolotl Hovering in Water (cyan) Axolotl Hovering in Water (blue)
Animation Color
Leucistic Wild Gold Cyan Blue
Ground crawling Lucy Axolotl JE2 Wild Axolotl JE1 Gold Axolotl JE2 Cyan Axolotl JE2 Blue Axolotl JE2

Behavior

Axolotls are passive toward players and can be attached to leads. Axolotls give Regeneration I for 100 game ticks (5 seconds) per Axolotl in the fight, up to a duration of 2400 game ticks (2 minutes)‌[Java Edition only], and remove Mining Fatigue when a player kills a mob that is in combat with an axolotl.

Axolotls attack all aquatic mobs except turtles, dolphins and other axolotls. They also attack drowned. An axolotl deals 2♥ points of damage per attack.

After killing a non-hostile mob, there is a two minute cooldown before another non-hostile mob can be hunted. Axolotls prioritize attacking hostile mobs over non-hostile mobs.

If an axolotl takes damage underwater, it may play dead, dropping to the ground for 200 game ticks (10 seconds) while gaining Regeneration I. Hostile aquatic mobs ignore healing axolotls. There is a 13 chance for an axolotl to play dead to recover 4♥♥. In addition, if either a random integer from 0–2 (inclusive) is less than the amount of incoming damage, or the axolotl's health before the damage is dealt is less than 50% of its maximum health, it plays dead.

On land, axolotls move toward the nearest water source because they die outside of water after 6000 game ticks (5 minutes). This also applies to axolotls that are passengers in a boat. Unlike fish, dolphins, and squid, axolotls do not die on land in rain or a thunderstorm.

Unlike most mobs, axolotls cannot be moved by flowing water. However, they are still affected by Bubble Columns.

As aquatic mobs, they take extra damage from the Impaling enchantment.‌[Java Edition only][until JE Edition Combat Tests] Unlike other aquatic mobs, they cause nearby pufferfish to inflate.

Axolotls picked up with a bucket and re-spawned do not despawn.

Axolotls can be renamed by placing a bucket of axolotl into an anvil, the same as if renaming any other item.

Breeding

Main article: Breeding

Adult axolotls can be led and bred with buckets of tropical fish. After breeding, a baby axolotl spawns and 1–7 experience is generated. The parents cannot be bred again for 5 minutes in Java Edition or 1 minute in Bedrock Edition. The baby axolotl has a 11200 chance to be the rare blue variant; otherwise, it inherits the color of one parent at random. Babies follow adults, and grow to adulthood in 20 minutes. The growth of baby axolotls can be accelerated using buckets of tropical fish; each use reduces the remaining growing time by 10%.

Sounds

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Axolotl attacksFriendly CreaturesAttacking a mobentity.axolotl.attacksubtitles.entity.axolotl.attack???
Axolotl diesFriendly CreaturesDyingentity.axolotl.deathsubtitles.entity.axolotl.death???
Axolotl hurtsFriendly CreaturesTaking damageentity.axolotl.hurtsubtitles.entity.axolotl.hurt???
Axolotl chirpsFriendly CreaturesRandomly when in waterentity.axolotl.idle_watersubtitles.entity.axolotl.idle_water???
Axolotl chirpsFriendly CreaturesRandomly when not in waterentity.axolotl.idle_airsubtitles.entity.axolotl.idle_air???
Axolotl splashesFriendly CreaturesEntering waterentity.axolotl.splashsubtitles.entity.axolotl.splash???
Axolotl swimsFriendly CreaturesMoving through waterentity.axolotl.swimsubtitles.entity.axolotl.swim???

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierTranslation key
Axolotlaxolotlentity.minecraft.axolotl

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Translation key
Axolotlaxolotl130entity.axolotl.name

Entity data

See also: Chunk format

Axolotls have entity data associated with them that contain various properties.

  • Entity data
    • Additional fields for mobs that can breed
    • Tags common to all entities
    • Tags common to all mobs
    •  FromBucket: 1 or 0 (true/false) – if true, indicates the axolotl has been released from a bucket.
    •  Variant: ID of the axolotl's variant.

Axolotl Variant

Main article: Axolotl/DV
[edit]

Achievements

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS4)
PS4 Other
The Healing Power of Friendship!Team up with an Axolotl and win a fightTeam up with an axolotl by fighting any hostile ocean mob30GSilver

Advancements

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Resource location
Advancement-plain-rawThe Cutest Predator
Catch an Axolotl in a Bucket Tactical FishingUse a water bucket on an axolotl.husbandry/axolotl_in_a_bucket
Advancement-plain-rawThe Healing Power of Friendship!
Team up with an axolotl and win a fight The Cutest PredatorHave the Regeneration effect applied from assisting an axolotl or it killing a mob.husbandry/kill_axolotl_target

History

Java Edition
October 3, 2020Lucy Axolotl (pre-release) Wild Axolotl (pre-release) Axolotls are announced at Minecraft Live 2020.
They are shown to spawn in lush caves biomes.
October 3, 2020Green Axolotl (pre-release) An unreleased[2] green variant was shown at the Minecraft Live 2020 recap, which was not shown on the live event.
1.17
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Tool|Tool]]<br/>{{About|the in-game items|program enhancing software|Programs and Editors}}

A '''tool''' is an [[item]] used by the [[player]] while held to perform actions faster and more efficiently, to gather materials not obtainable by hand, to gain information, or to perform completely new actions. With the exception of the [[clock]], [[compass]], empty [[bucket]], and [[lead]], tools do not stack in the inventory. Tools can be repaired; see [[Item repair]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Mob loot ===
{{main|Drops#Mob drops|title1=Drops}}
Some tools can be obtained by killing mobs that carry the equipment.

=== Crafting ===
Most tools can be obtained through crafting.
{{:Crafting/Tools}}

=== Upgrading ===
[[Netherite]] tools can be obtained only through upgrading.

{{Smithing
|head=1
|Netherite Upgrade
|Diamond Pickaxe; Diamond Axe; Diamond Shovel; Diamond Hoe
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Pickaxe; Netherite Axe; Netherite Shovel; Netherite Hoe
}}

== Usage ==
=== Best tools ===
{{main|Breaking#Best tools|title1=Breaking}}

Many blocks have a preferred tool to break them. Some blocks can be broken only with certain tools. The tool's material also affects how fast a block is mined. Materials from worst to best in terms of mining speed are wooden, stone, iron, diamond, netherite, gold.

=== Item durability ===
{{main|Durability}}

Different tools have different amounts of durability. Some uses require more durability to be used than others. A tool's durability is also affected by its material. Materials from worst to best in terms of durability are gold, wooden, stone, iron, diamond, netherite.

Some tools are not block-breaking tools: This includes bows, fishing rods, carrots on sticks, flint & steel, and buckets. Such tools are no better than bare fists at breaking blocks, but they do not take damage from doing so—they take damage from being used in their own intended manners.

=== Item enchantability ===
Materials from worst to best in terms of [[enchantability]] are stone, diamond, iron, wooden/netherite, gold.

=== Smelting ===
{{main|Smelting}}

Iron or golden tools can be smelted into [[nugget]]s.
{{Smelting|showname=1|head=1|Any iron tools|Iron Nugget|0,1}}
{{Smelting|showname=1|foot=1|Any golden tools|Gold Nugget|0,1}}

; Fuel
* Wooden tools can be used as a fuel in [[furnace]]s, smelting 1 item per tool.
* A [[fishing rod]] can be used as fuel in [[furnace]]s, smelting 1.5{{only|java|short=1}}/1{{only|bedrock|short=1}} items per fishing rod.

== History ==
{{info needed section|earlier Java Edition history between Indev and 1.3.1|section=10}}
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20091231-2|Added iron shovels.}}
{{History|||snap=20100110|Added iron axes and pickaxes.}}
{{History|||snap=20100128|Added wooden, stone, and diamond tools.}}
{{History|||snap=20100129|Added crafting recipes for wooden, stone, iron, and diamond tools.}}
{{History|||snap=20100130|Added golden tools.}}
{{History|||snap=20100131|A [[Tiers|tier system]] for wooden, stone, iron, diamond, and gold tools is added. Each tier has a different mining speed multiplier and durability.}}
{{History|||snap=20100201-2|Tools are now required to break blocks and ores.}}
{{history|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=RC1|Tools now make a breaking sound and have a breaking animation.
|All tools now also have breaking animation.}}
{{History|||snap=RC2|Tools no longer break quickly after loading a world that was saved in RC1.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w17a|Tools now have infinite [[durability]] in [[Creative]] mode.}}
{{history|||snap=12w18a|Wooden tools became able to be used as [[fuel]] for [[furnace]]s in case players didn't want to repair them or finish using them.}}
{{History|||snap=12w24a|Breaking a block that can be [[instant mining|instantly mined]] by hand ([[tall grass]], [[torch]], etc.) while holding a block-breaking tool no longer reduces the tool's [[durability]].}}
{{history||1.6.1|snap=13w21a|Instead of replacing the barehanded damage ({{hp|1}}), pickaxes, shovels, axes and swords now add their damage onto the barehanded damage.}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|Golden and iron tools now smelt down into one of their respective nuggets.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w48a|Tools cannot be repaired by crafting.}}
{{History||1.14.3|snap=Pre-Release 3|Tools can be once again be repaired by crafting.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w29a|Tools have a new arrange in the Creative inventory.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|Upgrading diamond tools to netherite tools now requires the netherite upgrade [[smithing template]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w07a|Added brushes.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|Added stone tools and shears.}}
{{History||v0.3.0|Added wooden tools.}}
{{History||v0.3.2|Added iron, diamond, and golden tools.}}
{{History||v0.3.3|Added bows.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Added flint and steel and all hoe types.}}
{{History||v0.7.0|Added buckets.}}
{{History||v0.7.4|Flint and steel now ignite creepers.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|Added flint and steel to the Creative inventory.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|Added shears to the Creative inventory.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|Added fishing rod.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Added carrot on a stick and leads.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Golden and iron tools now smelt down into one of their respective nuggets.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps=1.49|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Golden and iron tools now smelt down into one of their respective nuggets.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Gold tools are actually ranked as superior to diamond tools on the [[Legacy Console Edition]]'s crafting screen.
* Wooden tools can be burned in a furnace regardless of its durability; this means the player can burn a wooden tool that has only 1 use left.

== See also ==
* [[Item Repair]]
* [[Breaking]]
* [[Weapon]]

{{Items}}

[[Category:Tools|*]]

[[cs:Nástroje]]
[[de:Werkzeug]]
[[es:Herramientas]]
[[fr:Outils]]
[[hu:Eszközök]]
[[it:Attrezzi]]
[[ja:道具]]
[[ko:도구]]
[[nl:Gereedschap]]
[[pl:Narzędzia]]
[[pt:Ferramentas]]
[[ru:Инструменты]]
[[tr:Alet]]
[[zh:工具]]</li><li>[[Chain|Chain]]<br/>{{about|the block|the enchantment in Minecraft Dungeons|MCD:Chains|the armor tier named chainmail|Armor|the armor material called chainmail|Armor materials}}
{{Block
|image=<gallery>
Chain Axis Y.png | Y-axis
Chain Axis X.png | X-axis
Chain Axis Z.png | Z-axis
</gallery>
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = Wooden pickaxe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}

'''Chains''' are metallic decoration [[block]]s.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===

Chains can be mined using any [[pickaxe]]. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.
{{breaking row|Chain|Pickaxe|Wood|horizontal=1}}

=== Natural generation ===
Chains generate in [[bastion remnant]]s and sometimes in [[ruined portal]]s that generate in the Nether. They always generate above [[magma cube]] spawners, also found in [[bastion]]s.

Chains can also generate in [[mineshafts]]. They generate on the sides of a wooden bridge (a mid-air corridor) when the distance between the bridge and the highest solid block below it is higher than the distance to the lowest solid block above it. Chains here generate vertically in a pillar between the bridge and the ceiling. The lowest block of the pillar, connecting the chain to the bridge, is always an [[oak fence]].

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|chain}}

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|B1=Iron Nugget
|B2=Iron Ingot
|B3=Iron Nugget
|Output=Chain
|type=Building block
}}

== Usage ==
Chains can be used to suspend [[bell]]s, [[hanging sign]]s, or both types of [[lantern]]s (normal lanterns and soul lanterns), as the chain texture connects to the chain of the lantern seamlessly as if it were part of it, and it connects the hanging sign chains together. Chains do not require a supporting block to be placed whether it is on the top, next to it or at the bottom. It can exist completely free-standing in mid air<ref>{{bug|MC-178791}}</ref> and it can be rotated. Chains connect horizontally or vertically, but not across different orientations (so a chain with N orientation does not connect to a chain with E orientation in the adjacent block).
Horizontal chains one block above a surface may be walked over. Horizontal chains two blocks above a surface prevent players from traveling past them. Vertical chains block travel if targeted directly, but may be skirted.

Precision is required, but chains can be walked on, allowing for inconspicuous, although somewhat costly, bridges.

Chains can be pushed by [[piston]]s without being broken.

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Chain}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Chain
|spritetype=block
|nameid=chain
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Chain
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
|spritename=chain
|spritetype=block
|nameid=chain
|id=541
|form=block
|itemform=item.chain}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=chain
|spritetype=item
|nameid=chain
|id=619
|form=item
|translationkey=tile.chain.name
|foot=1}}

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

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w16a|[[File:Chain (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chain Axis Y JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added chains.
|Chains generate in the newly added [[bastion remnant]]s, and can be found in their [[chest]]s.
|Chains currently use the generic metal [[block]] [[sound]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20w17a|Unique [[sound]]s have been added for chains.}}
{{History|||snap=20w18a|Chains can now be [[waterlogged]].}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w30a|The chance of finding chains in bastion remnant chests is decreased from 31.5% to 24.4%.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|[[File:Chain Axis X JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chain Axis Z JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Chains can now be placed in all orientations.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w07a|Chains can now generate in [[mineshaft]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=21w13a|[[File:Chain (UD) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Chain (NS) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Chain (EW) JE2.png|32px]] The model of chains has been changed so that the backside texture is mirrored.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Chains are now used to craft [[hanging sign]]s.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|[[File:Chain_(item)_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chain Axis Y JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added chains.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.63|Unique [[sound]]s have been added for chains.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.54|[[File:Chain Axis X JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chain Axis Z JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Chains can now be placed in all orientations.}}
{{History||1.20.0<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.50|snap=beta 1.19.50.21|Chains are now used to craft [[hanging sign]]s.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
== Trivia ==
* A vertical chain, being a solid, but not a full [[block]], allows for many sizes of [[mob]]s and [[player]]s to pass alongside each piece horizontally.
* Despite its name, it cannot be [[crafted]] into [[chainmail armor]].<ref>{{bug|MC-178979}} - Invalid</ref>
* Chains do not stick together when moved by pistons, regardless of orientation.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Chained Stone Bricks.jpg|Chains and stone bricks.
Barbell.jpg|Chains and chiseled blackstone.
Barbell Evoker.jpg|An evoker lifting weights.
Chain with Lantern.png|A [[lantern]] hanging from a chain.
Chain with Spawner.png|A [[spawner]] hanging with a chain found in the bastion remnants.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{blocks|Building}}
{{Items}}

[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]
[[Category:Nether blocks]]

[[de:Kette]]
[[es:Cadena]]
[[fr:Chaîne]]
[[ja:鎖]]
[[ko:사슬]]
[[pl:Łańcuch]]
[[pt:Corrente]]
[[ru:Цепь]]
[[zh:锁链]]</li></ul>
20w51aLucy Axolotl JE1 Wild Axolotl JE1 Gold Axolotl JE1 Cyan Axolotl JE1 Blue Axolotl JE1 Added axolotls.
Axolotls do not avoid lava.[3]
When an axolotl is held with a lead on the ground, it begins walking at an exaggeratedly fast speed.[4]
21w03aAxolotls attack glow squids.
21w13aLucy Axolotl JE2 Gold Axolotl JE2 Cyan Axolotl JE2 Blue Axolotl JE2 The texture of the axolotls for four variants except the wild has been changed.
Axolotls now spawn naturally underwater in caves.
Axolotls now give the player Regeneration I, as well as remove Mining Fatigue, when engaged in combat.[5]
Axolotls now correctly attack elder guardians.[6]
Axolots spawned from buckets in the creative inventory spawn only as pink.[7]
21w20aAxolotls now play dead only when in water.
Axolotls can no longer be fed tropical fish.
Pre-release 3Axolotls now spawn only in total darkness and where there's a block with base_stone_overworld tag less than 5 blocks below the spawning space.
Baby Axolotls no longer despawn.[8]
1.17.1
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Totem of Undying|Totem of Undying]]<br/>{{redirect|Totem}}
{{Item
| image = Totem_of_Undying_JE2_BE2.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = No
| rarity = Uncommon
|effects=: {{EffectLink|Absorption}} II (0:05)
: {{EffectLink|Regeneration}} II (0:45){{only|java|short=yes}}/ II (0:40){{only|bedrock|short=yes}}
: {{EffectLink|Fire Resistance}} I (0:40)
}}
A '''totem of undying''' is an uncommon [[combat]] item that can save holders from death. It is dropped by [[Evoker|evokers]], which spawn in [[woodland mansion]]s and [[raid]]s.

== Obtaining ==
=== Mob loot ===
Evokers always drop one totem of undying upon death. The drop rate is not affected by [[Looting]].

== Usage ==
[[File:Totem of Undying Animation.gif|alt=The totem animation in Java Edition.|thumb|Animation of the totem activating {{in|java}}.]]
[[File:Totem of Undying Bedrock Animation.gif|alt=The totem animation in Bedrock Edition.|thumb|Animation of the totem activating {{in|bedrock}}.]]
If the [[player]] is holding a totem of undying in their [[off-hand]] or main-hand slot and receives otherwise fatal [[damage]], the totem saves the player from [[death]]. The totem of undying must be in the player's hand (main hand or offhand) for it to work—it does not work if it is in the [[Heads-up display#Hotbar|hotbar]], unless selected. Any [[mob]] that can hold a totem of undying (in a hand or in the mouth) can use it while holding it.{{only|JE}} The totem can be used only once; it disappears after use. It does not save the player from death caused by [[void]] damage, the {{cmd|kill}} [[command]]s or even a [[tipped arrow]] with [[Instant Damage|harming]] effect damage.<ref>{{bug|MC-206307}}</ref>

== Effect ==
When activated, the totem of undying restores {{hp|1}}, removes all existing [[status effect]]s, then grants 40{{only|bedrock|short=1}} or 45{{only|java|short=1}} seconds<ref>{{bug|MCPE-90716}}</ref> of [[Regeneration]] II, 40 seconds of [[Fire Resistance]] I and 5 seconds of [[Absorption]] II. An animation shows the totem of undying appearing to hover in front of the [[player]]'s screen, similar to the animation seen when a player receives the [[Bad Omen]] or [[Hero of the Village]] effect{{only|bedrock|short=1}} or encounters an [[elder guardian]]. When killed by an [[Instant Damage]] tipped [[arrow]], the arrow's instant damage takes effect after the totem has been activated.

The totem of undying also works in [[Hardcore]] mode.

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Totem of Undying.ogg
|subtitle=Totem activates
|source=dependent
|description=When something dies, using a totem of undying
|id=item.totem.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.totem.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Totem of Undying.ogg
|source=player
|description=When something dies, using a totem of undying
|id=random.totem
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Totem of Undying
|spritetype=item
|nameid=totem_of_undying
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Totem of Undying
|spritetype=item
|nameid=totem_of_undying
|aliasid=totem
|id=568
|form=item
|translationkey=item.totem.name
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Cheating Death}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Postmortal}}

== History ==
{{History||2016|[[File:Totem of Undying (pre-release).png|32px]] An early version of the totem of undying was seen during Minecon shortly before its reveal.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|[[File:Totem of Undying JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added totem of undying.}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|The ID name has now been changed from <code>totem</code> to <code>totem_of_undying</code>.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 449.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Totem of Undying JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of the totem of undying has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w47a|The totem of undying is now [[renewable resource|renewable]] as [[evoker]]s now spawn in [[raid]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w28a|The totem of undying now gives the [[Fire Resistance]] II status effect for 40 seconds.}}
{{History|||snap=20w29a|The level of Fire Resistance given by the totem of undying is now reduced from II to I.<ref>{{bug|MC-194220}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.20.2|snap=23w31a|Totems of undying now trigger [[sculk sensor]]s when they activate.<ref>{{bug|MC-261427||Sculk sensors and calibrated sculk sensors don't detect totem of undying activating|Fixed}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|[[File:Totem of Undying JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added totem of undying.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Totem of Undying JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of the totem of undying has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.3|The totem of undying is now [[renewable resource|renewable]] as [[evoker]]s now spawn in [[raid]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.54|The level of Fire Resistance given by the totem of undying is now reduced from II to I.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-52364}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of totems of undying has been changed from <code>totem</code> to <code>totem_of_undying</code>.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|[[File:Totem of Undying JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added totem of undying.}}
{{History||xbox=TU56|xbone=CU48|ps=1.55|wiiu=Patch 26|switch=1.0.6|The totem of undying now applies [[Fire Resistance]] II when used.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Totem of Undying JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of the totem of undying has been changed.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|The totem of undying is now [[renewable resource|renewable]] as [[evoker]]s now spawn in [[raid]]s.}}

{{History|new3ds}}
{{History||1.9.19|[[File:Totem of Undying JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added totem of undying.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* If a [[mob]] holds a totem of undying, the mob also resurrects upon [[Health#Death|death]] and the [[sound]] effect plays. However, the animation does not appear.
* In the {{el|ds}}, the totem of undying can be put in any hotbar slot to activate it, due to the lack of an [[Dual wield|off-hand slot]] in that version.
* Being able to obtain totems of undying in [[raids]] without exploring [[woodland mansions]] is considered a "massive game play design flaw" by Mojang.<ref>{{ytl|YRPlscod34Y}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Particle totem of undying.png|Screenshot of the totem of undying being used mid-animation after a [[drowned]] deals otherwise fatal damage to the player.
File:Totem of Undying activating.gif|Animation of the totem activating.
File:Totem animation in third person mode.png|The totem animation in third person mode.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Items}}

[[de:Totem der Unsterblichkeit]]
[[fr:Totem d'immortalité]]
[[ja:不死のトーテム]]
[[ko:불사의 토템]]
[[lzh:保命符]]
[[nl:Totem der onsterfelijkheid]]
[[pl:Totem nieśmiertelności]]
[[pt:Totem da imortalidade]]
[[ru:Тотем бессмертия]]
[[th:Totem of Undying]]
[[zh:不死图腾]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Sword|Sword]]<br/>{{For|the item in ''Minecraft Dungeons''|MCD:Sword|MCD:Diamond Sword}}
{{Item
| image = <gallery>
Wooden Sword.png | Wooden
Stone Sword.png | Stone
Iron Sword.png | Iron
Golden Sword.png | Golden
Diamond Sword.png | Diamond
Netherite Sword.png | Netherite
</gallery>
| rarity = Common
| renewable = 
* '''Netherite''': No
* '''All others''': Yes
| durability = 
'''Java Edition'''<br>
Golden: 32<br>
Wood: 59<br>
Stone: 131<br>
Iron: 250<br>
Diamond: 1561<br>
Netherite: 2031<br>
'''Bedrock Edition'''<br>
Golden: 33<br>
Wood: 60<br> 
Stone: 132<br>
Iron: 251<br>
Diamond: 1562<br>
Netherite: 2032
| stackable = No
}}
The '''sword''' is a melee [[weapon]] that is mainly used to deal [[damage]] to [[entity|entities]] or for breaking certain blocks faster than by hand. A sword is made from one of six materials, in order of increasing quality and expense: wood, gold, stone, iron, diamond and netherite.

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
  |showname=0
  |showdescription=1
  |head=1
  |name=[[Swords]]
  |B1={Any Planks}; Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |B2={Any Planks}; Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |B3=Stick
  |Output=Wooden Sword; Iron Sword; Golden Sword; Diamond Sword
  |type=Combat
}}
{{Crafting
  |name=Stone Sword
  |B1=Any stone-tier block
  |B2=Any stone-tier block
  |B3=Stick
  |Output=Stone Sword
  |description=Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
  |type=Combat
}}
{{Crafting
  |foot=1
  |ignoreusage=1
  |name=[[Swords]]
  |ingredients=Damaged Matching [[Swords]]
  |Damaged Wooden Sword; Damaged Stone Sword; Damaged Iron Sword; Damaged Golden Sword; Damaged Diamond Sword; Damaged Netherite Sword
  |Damaged Wooden Sword; Damaged Stone Sword; Damaged Iron Sword; Damaged Golden Sword; Damaged Diamond Sword; Damaged Netherite Sword
  |description= The durability of the two swords is added together, plus an extra 5% of the tool type's total durability. Enchantments are removed unless combined on an [[anvil]].<br>'''Example:''' Two wooden swords, each with remaining durability of 20, combine into a wooden sword having 43 durability (20 + 20 + 5% of 60).
  |Output=Wooden Sword; Stone Sword; Iron Sword; Golden Sword; Diamond Sword; Netherite Sword
  |type=Combat
}}

=== Upgrading ===
{{Smithing
|Netherite Upgrade
|Diamond Sword
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Sword
|description=
|tail=1
}}

=== Repairing ===
==== Grinding ====
{{Grinding
|showdescription=1
|ingredients=2x Damaged Wooden Sword or<br>2x Damaged Stone Sword or<br>2x Damaged Iron Sword or<br>2x Damaged Golden Sword or<br>2x Damaged Diamond Sword or <br>2x Damaged Netherite Sword
|Damaged Wooden Sword; Damaged Stone Sword; Damaged Iron Sword; Damaged Golden Sword; Damaged Diamond Sword; Damaged Netherite Sword
|Damaged Wooden Sword; Damaged Stone Sword; Damaged Iron Sword; Damaged Golden Sword; Damaged Diamond Sword; Damaged Netherite Sword
|Wooden Sword; Stone Sword; Iron Sword; Golden Sword; Diamond Sword; Netherite Sword
|description=The durability of the two swords is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. Any enchantments, besides curses, would be removed.
}}

==== Unit repair ====
{{main|Anvil mechanics#Unit repair}}
{{/Repairing with Anvils}}
A sword can be repaired in an [[anvil]] by adding units of the [[tiers]]' repair material, with each repair material restoring 25% of the sword's maximum durability, rounded down.

=== Mob loot ===
{{Main|Drops#Equipped items}}

Some [[mobs]] can spawn with a sword and have an 8.5% chance of dropping them upon death caused by player. This chance is increased by 1% per level of [[Looting]], up to a maximum of 11.5% with Looting III. [[Zombie]]s and [[husk]]s can drop iron swords, [[zombified piglin]]s and [[piglin]]s can drop golden swords, and [[wither skeleton]]s can drop stone swords. The dropped sword is usually badly damaged and may be enchanted. Stone swords dropped by wither skeletons are never enchanted.

A [[vex]] wields an iron sword that normally has a 0% chance of dropping, because their main hand's <code>HandDropChances</code> is 0. However, this chance increases by 1 percentage point per level of Looting. It is never damaged{{only|java}} and may be enchanted.

{{IN|be}}, [[pillager]]s and [[vindicator]]s that spawn from raids have a 4.1% chance (5.12% chance on hard mode) of dropping a damaged iron sword. This sword has a 50% chance of being enchanted.

=== Trading ===
[[File:Weaponsmith Diamond Sword Trade.png|thumb|right|The diamond sword trade of a weaponsmith.]]

{{IN|bedrock}}, an apprentice-level weaponsmith villagers sells enchanted iron swords for at least 7-21 emeralds, and a master-level weaponsmith sells enchanted diamond swords for at least 13-27 emeralds.

{{IN|java}}, a novice-level weaponsmith villager has a {{frac|2|3}} chance of selling an enchanted iron sword for at least 7-22 emeralds. A master-level weaponsmith offers to sell an enchanted diamond sword for at least 11–27 emeralds.

The enchantments of the swords offered by villagers are the same as the ones obtained from an [[enchantment table]] at levels 5–19.

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|iron-sword,level-enchanted-iron-sword,damaged-random-enchanted-iron-sword,golden-sword,random-enchanted-golden-sword,diamond-sword,damaged-diamond-sword,level-enchanted-diamond-sword,damaged-random-enchanted-diamond-sword,damaged-random-enchanted-diamond-sword-2}}

== Usage ==
=== Attacking ===
Pressing {{control|attack}} while holding a sword inflicts damage on both mobs and other players. Upon damaging a mob or player, the sword's [[Item Durability|durability]] decreases by 1.

Attacking a [[boat]] or a [[minecart]] with a sword stone tier or higher instantly destroys it {{only|java}}, without decreasing the sword's durability. Otherwise, it requires 2 hits, with neither decreasing durability.

==== Sweeping ====
{{exclusive|Java|section=1}}
If the attack recharge meter is 84.8% or above and the player is on the ground standing or moving slower than the [[sprinting]] speed in a straight line, the sword performs a sweeping attack indicated by a gale [[particle]] that reaches nearby enemies for {{hp|1}} and knocks them back; the amount of knockback is 80% that of the basal knockback and does not benefit from the [[knockback]] enchantment. As result, the player can perform a sweep attack while they are sprinting diagonally but it is impossible to perform a sweep attack at the same time as a critical hit or while riding some [[entity]]. All enemies within an 1 by 0.25 by 1 block area of any part of the attacked mob and whose feet are 3 or less blocks away from player's feet are affected. The [[sweeping edge]] enchantment increases the damage dealt by 50% of the normal hit damage for level I, 67% for level II and 75% for level III.

=== Damage ===
{{Main|Damage}}

==== Java Edition ====
Swords have an attack speed of 1.6 and take 0.625 seconds to [[Damage#Attack cooldown|recover]]. 

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Sword attack damage by type"
! Material
! {{ItemSprite|Wooden Sword|text=Wooden}}
! {{ItemSprite|Golden Sword|text=Gold}}
! {{ItemSprite|Stone Sword|text=Stone}}
! {{ItemSprite|Iron Sword|text=Iron}}
! {{ItemSprite|Diamond Sword|text=Diamond}}
! {{ItemSprite|Netherite Sword|text=Netherite}}
|-
! Attack Damage
| {{hp|4}}
| {{hp|4}}
| {{hp|5}}
| {{hp|6}}
| {{hp|7}}
| {{hp|8}}
|-
! Attack Speed
| 1.6
| 1.6
| 1.6
| 1.6
| 1.6
| 1.6
|-
! Damage/Second (DPS)
| 6.4
| 6.4
| 8
| 9.6
| 11.2
| 12.8
|-
! Durability
| 59
| 32
| 131
| 250
| 1561
| 2031
|-
! Lifetime damage inflicted<ref group="note">The formula to find the total lifetime damage is ''Lifetime damage minimum = Durability × Damage per hit''. It ignores enchantments and [[Damage#Critical_hit|critical hits]], and assumes the sword is at maximum charge</ref>
| {{hp|236}}
| {{hp|128}}
| {{hp|655}}
| {{hp|1500}}
| {{hp|10927}}
| {{hp|16248}}
|}
{{notelist}}

==== Bedrock Edition ====
{{IN|bedrock}}, swords have no attack cooldown or sweep attack, and deal the following damage:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Sword attack damage by type"
! Material
! {{ItemSprite|Wooden Sword|text=Wooden}}
! {{ItemSprite|Golden Sword|text=Gold}}
! {{ItemSprite|Stone Sword|text=Stone}}
! {{ItemSprite|Iron Sword|text=Iron}}
! {{ItemSprite|Diamond Sword|text=Diamond}}
! {{ItemSprite|Netherite Sword|text=Netherite}}
|-
! Attack Damage
| {{hp|5}} <!-- DO NOT CHANGE THESE! The values are correct, '+4 Attack Damage' means 5 total attack damage. -->
| {{hp|5}}
| {{hp|6}}
| {{hp|7}}
| {{hp|8}}
| {{hp|9}}
|-
! Durability
| 60
| 33
| 132
| 251
| 1562
| 2032
|-
! 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|300}}
| {{hp|165}}
| {{hp|792}}
| {{hp|1757}}
| {{hp|12496}}
| {{hp|18288}}
|}
{{notelist}}

The most amount of damage that a sword enchanted with [[Sharpness]] V can do is 11 {{in|java}} and 15.25 {{in|bedrock}}, without critical hits.

=== Sword breaking times ===
{{main|Breaking}}

A sword can also be used to destroy certain blocks 50% quicker, sometimes much quicker than with fists. Using a sword to destroy any block that doesn't break instantly by hand decreases its durability by 2; this includes bamboo, despite that the sword is the fastest tool for breaking it.<ref>{{bug|MC-195168||Swords consume double durability than they normally would when destroying bamboo saplings, bamboo, or cobwebs}}</ref>

If a sword is enchanted with [[Silk Touch]], either using [[Creative]] or [[commands]], cobwebs the sword destroys will drop the cobwebs themselves instead of the usual string. This is due to the sword being classified as the proper tool for cobwebs.

The following table shows the time it takes to break blocks on which swords have any effect. Colors indicate what gets dropped:
* White: an original block.
* Blue: block's normal drop (e.g. seeds, sapling, apple).
* Red: nothing.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Blocks affected by swords"
! Block
! Fists
! Sword
! colspan="2" | Proper/fastest tool
|-
!style="text-align:left"| {{BlockLink|Bamboo}}
| {{tc|no|{{breaking time|Bamboo}} s }} || 0.05 s (instant) <!-- this doesn't work: {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Bamboo|Sword}} s}} -->
| {{ItemSprite|sword|link=Sword}}
| 0.05 s (instant) <!-- this doesn't work: {{breaking time|Bamboo|Sword}} s -->
|-
!style="text-align:left"| {{BlockLink|Cobweb}}
| {{tc|no|{{breaking time|Cobweb|drop=None}} s}} || {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Cobweb|Sword}} s}}
| {{ItemSprite|shears|link=Shears}}
| {{breaking time|Cobweb|Shears}} s
|-
!style="text-align:left"| {{BlockLink|Cocoa}}
| {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Cocoa}}s}} || {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Cocoa|Sword}}s}}
| {{ItemSprite|wooden-axe|link=Axe}}
| {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Cocoa|Golden}} – {{breaking time|Cocoa|Wooden}} s}}
|-
! style="text-align:left"|{{BlockLink|Hay Bale}}
| 1s
| 0.8s{{only|bedrock}}
| {{ItemSprite|wooden-hoe|link=Hoe}}
| {{breaking time|Hay Bale|Golden}} – {{breaking time|Hay Bale|Wooden}} s
|-
!style="text-align:left" rowspan="2"| {{BlockLink|Leaves}}
!rowspan="2" {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Leaves}} s}}
!rowspan="2" {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Leaves|Sword}} s}}
| {{ItemSprite|shears|link=Shears}}
| {{breaking time|Leaves|Shears}}s
|-
| {{ItemSprite|wooden-hoe|link=Hoe}}
| {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Leaves|Golden}} – {{breaking time|Leaves|Wooden}} s}}
|-
!style="text-align:left"| {{BlockLink|Jack o'Lantern}}
| {{breaking time|Jack o'Lantern}} s || {{breaking time|Jack o'Lantern|Sword}} s
| {{ItemSprite|wooden-axe|link=Axe}}
| {{breaking time|Jack o'Lantern|Golden}} – {{breaking time|Jack o'Lantern|Wooden}} s
|-
!style="text-align:left"| {{BlockLink|Melon}}
| {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Melon}} s}} || {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Melon|Sword}} s}}
| {{ItemSprite|wooden-axe|link=Axe}}
| {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Melon|Golden}} – {{breaking time|Melon|Wooden}} s}}
|-
!style="text-align:left"| {{BlockLink|Pumpkin}}
| {{breaking time|Pumpkin}}s || {{breaking time|Pumpkin|Sword}} s
| {{ItemSprite|wooden-axe|link=Axe}}
| {{breaking time|Pumpkin|Golden}} – {{breaking time|Pumpkin|Wooden}} s
|-
!style="text-align:left" rowspan="2"| {{BlockLink|Vines}} 
| rowspan="2" {{tc|no|{{breaking time|Vines}} s}} || rowspan="2" {{tc|no|{{breaking time|Vines|Sword}} s}}
| {{ItemSprite|wooden-axe|link=Axe}}
| {{tc|no|{{breaking time|Vines|Golden}} – {{breaking time|Vines|Wooden}} s}}
|-
| {{ItemSprite|shears|link=Shears}}
| {{breaking time|Vines|Shears}} s
|}

==== Safety around constructions ====
In Creative mode, swords are unable to break blocks. However, care must still be taken around [[minecart]]s, [[painting]]s, [[item frame]]s,{{only|java}} and [[armor stand]]s; these are entities, thus can be broken with swords in Creative.<ref>{{bug|MC-27140}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MC-18463}}</ref>

=== Enchantments ===
Swords can receive, gathered from mob drops/villager trades or be found in various loot chests (example: End City, Bastion Remnant)with the following [[enchantment]]s:

{| class="wikitable sortable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
!Weight
|-
|[[Fire Aspect]]
|II
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Looting]]
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Sharpness]]<ref group=note name=note1>Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods are mutually exclusive.</ref>
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|10
|-
|[[Smite]]<ref group=note name=note1/>
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Bane of Arthropods]]<ref group="note" name=note1/>
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Knockback]]
|II
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Mending]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|1
|-
|[[Sweeping Edge]]{{Only|java|short=1}}
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|2
|}
Golden swords have the highest enchantability, yet the least durability{{Notelist}}

=== Fuel ===
Wooden swords can be used as fuel in [[furnace]]s, smelting 1 item per sword.

=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{Smelting|showname=1|Iron Sword;Golden Sword|Iron Nugget;Gold Nugget|0,1}}

=== Piglins ===
If a {{EntityLink|Piglin}} see a golden sword, it will set off to reach it, then stare at it for 120 — 160 ticks, putting it in their inventory, and continue to perform the action it was taking before being attracted by the golden sword.

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Strong attack1.ogg
|sound2=Strong attack2.ogg
|sound3=Strong attack3.ogg
|sound4=Strong attack4.ogg
|sound5=Strong attack5.ogg
|sound6=Strong attack6.ogg
|subtitle=Strong attack
|source=player
|description=When a player deals an attack that does not trigger any other attack sounds
|id=entity.player.attack.strong
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.player.attack.strong
|volume=''varies'' <ref group=sound>0.6 for <code>strong1</code> through <code>strong4</code>, and 0.7 for <code>strong5</code> and <code>strong6</code></ref>
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Critical attack1.ogg
|sound2=Critical attack2.ogg
|sound3=Critical attack3.ogg
|subtitle=Critical attack
|source=player
|description=When a player deals a critical hit
|id=entity.player.attack.crit
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.player.attack.crit
|volume=0.7
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Knockback attack1.ogg
|sound2=Knockback attack2.ogg
|sound3=Knockback attack3.ogg
|sound4=Knockback attack4.ogg
|subtitle=Knockback attack
|source=player
|description=When a player deals a sprinting attack
|id=entity.player.attack.knockback
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.player.attack.knockback
|volume=0.7
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Sweep attack1.ogg
|sound2=Sweep attack2.ogg
|sound3=Sweep attack3.ogg
|sound4=Sweep attack4.ogg
|sound5=Sweep attack5.ogg
|sound6=Sweep attack6.ogg
|sound7=Sweep attack7.ogg
|subtitle=Sweeping attack
|source=player
|description=When a player deals a sweep attack
|id=entity.player.attack.sweep
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.player.attack.sweep
|volume=0.7
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Weak attack1.ogg
|sound2=Weak attack2.ogg
|sound3=Weak attack3.ogg
|sound4=Weak attack4.ogg
|subtitle=Weak attack
|source=player
|description=When a player deals an attack with no damage
|id=entity.player.attack.nodamage
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.player.attack.weak
|volume=0.7
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Weak attack
|source=player
|description=When a player attempts to attack without sufficient cooldown
|id=entity.player.attack.weak
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.player.attack.weak
|volume=0.7
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=player
|description=When a sword'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=Strong attack1.ogg
|sound2=Strong attack2.ogg
|sound3=Strong attack3.ogg
|sound4=Strong attack4.ogg
|sound5=Strong attack5.ogg
|sound6=Strong attack6.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a player deals an attack with damage
|id=game.player.attack.strong
|volume=0.2
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Weak attack1.ogg
|sound2=Weak attack2.ogg
|sound3=Weak attack3.ogg
|sound4=Weak attack4.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a player deals an attack with no damage
|id=game.player.attack.nodamage
|volume=0.2
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When an sword's durability is exhausted
|id=random.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wooden Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wooden_sword
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Stone Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=stone_sword
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Iron Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_sword
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Diamond Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond_sword
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Golden Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_sword
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Netherite Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=netherite_sword
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wooden Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wooden_sword
|id=308
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Stone Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=stone_sword
|id=312
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Iron Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_sword
|id=307
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Diamond Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond_sword
|id=316
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Golden Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_sword
|id=322
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Netherite Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=netherite_sword
|id=604
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Time to Strike!;Overkill;Oooh, shiny!}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Oh Shiny}}

== History == 
=== Blocking ===
{{main|Blocking}}
[[File:Parrying.png|thumb|right|The blocking animation using a sword before and after [[Java Edition 14w30a]] (from the [[Adventure Update|Adventure]] to the [[Bountiful Update|Bountiful]] updates).]]
 
Previously, since the [[Adventure Update]], all types of swords could be used to parry to block some forms of damage. If the player is blocking with a sword when attacked, the sword deflects 50% of incoming damage from melee, non-magical projectiles like arrows, and explosions, along with minimizing airborne knockback. The sword is held in front of the player and its durability is not reduced by blocking. The player moves at a slower rate than [[sneaking]] if blocking with a sword. Sword blocks could be engaged and disengaged instantly, with no delay between the input and damage mitigation nor cooldown between lowering a block and raising a new one.
 
After the [[Combat Update]], the sword blocking functionality was replaced by blocking with [[shield]]s and to accommodate the [[dual wield]] system. Shields negate more damage and knockback than sword blocking from "blockable" attacks (they block 100% damage and knockback after [[Java Edition 1.11]]), but, unlike swords, they lose durability, have a 0.25 second startup period before damage can be mitigated and can be temporarily disabled by attacks with an [[axe]].

=== Knockback ===
The knockback dealt by swords used to be higher than while the players are using another melee [[item]]s, like an axe or with the hands. This feature was removed in [[Java Edition 1.9]] and is also no longer used in ''[[Bedrock Edition]]''.

=== Historical changes per version ===
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20091231-2|[[File:Iron Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron swords.
|Iron swords cannot be [[craft]]ed yet, but can be added to the [[player]]'s [[inventory]] during world creation.}}
{{History||0.31|snap=?|The iron sword is no longer added to the player's inventory during world creation.}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100128|[[File:Wooden Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Swords made from wood, stone, and diamond have been added.
|Swords cannot be crafted yet, but have been added to the [[item]] [[chest]] in the Indev house.|A sword held by the player is now rendered to appear more 3D.}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100129|Wood, stone, iron, and diamond swords can now be [[craft]]ed.}}
{{History|||snap=20100130|[[File:Golden Sword JE1.png|32px]] Swords can now be made out of gold.}}
{{History|||snap=20100131|Swords now have [[durability]]. 
|Better swords now last longer.
|Swords now cost 1 durability per hit, and 2 points per block broken.}}
{{History||20100206|[[File:Golden Sword JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of gold swords has been slightly changed.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.2.0|snap=release|[[Zombie pigmen]] now hold golden swords.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.2|Swords, like all [[tool]]s, now have more [[item durability|durability]].
|Prior, diamond swords had 1024 durability, iron swords had 128, stone swords 64 and wood and gold had 32 durability.}}
{{History||1.5|The damages of all swords have increased by 1, due to the player's barehand damage increasing from {{hp|1}} to {{hp|2}}.
|As a result, wooden and golden swords now dealt {{hp|5}}, stone swords {{hp|7}}, iron swords {{hp|9}}, and diamond swords {{hp|11}}.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Added the ability to block with a sword, giving the [[player]] more options in combat.
|Swords deflect 50% of incoming melee damage, non-magical projectiles like arrows and explosion damage, and a bit of knockback.
|The sword is held in front of the player and its durability is not reduced by blocking.|The player moves at a slower rate than [[sneaking]] when blocking with a sword.
|As barehand damage has been reduced from {{hp|2}} to {{hp|1}}, the damages of all swords have been reduced to their pre Beta 1.5 values.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Sword [[damage]] has been reduced to make way for [[enchanting]]. A diamond sword's damage has been reduced from {{hp|10}} to {{hp|7}}, iron has been reduced from {{hp|8}} to {{hp|6}} and stone has been reduced from {{hp|6}} to {{hp|5}}. Wooden and golden swords still deal {{hp|4}} damage.|Iron swords are now found in the new [[stronghold]] altar [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Swords can now be enchanted in the [[enchantment table]].}}
{{History||1.1|snap=12w01a|Iron swords are now found in [[village]] blacksmith chests.}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w06a|The [[player]] now has a rare chance of obtaining iron swords by killing [[zombie]]s and golden swords from [[zombie pigmen]] from the addition of [[rare drops]]. These swords have a 20% chance of being enchanted.}}
{{History||1.2.4|snap=release|[[Spruce planks]], [[birch planks]], and [[jungle planks]] can now be used to craft wooden swords.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w18a|Wooden swords can now be used as [[fuel]] in a [[furnace]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w21a|Blacksmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] diamond swords for 12–13 [[emerald]]s, and iron swords for 7–10 emeralds.
|With the [[trading]] implementation, renewable [[item]]s such as [[wheat]] can now be [[trading|sold]] to buy a diamond sword. This has now made all swords [[Renewable Resource|renewable]].}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w32a|[[Zombie]]s may sometimes wield iron swords, dealing extra [[damage]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w34a|If a [[player]] has dyed leather armor equipped and selected a sword of any kind, it appears in the color of the dye applied to the armor, when switching to second or third person view.}}
{{History|||snap=12w36a|Added [[wither skeleton]]s, which hold stone swords.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|[[Unbreaking]] can now be applied to a sword with an [[enchanted book]].}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w18a|Golden swords are now found in the new [[chest]]s in [[nether fortress]]es.}}
{{History|||snap=13w21a|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[damage]] ({{hp|1}}), swords now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in all swords doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.}}
{{History|||snap=13w25b|In [[Creative]] mode, swords are no longer able to break [[block]]s, and no [[sound]] plays when they're hit with one.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=1.7.1|[[Acacia planks]] and [[dark oak planks]] can now be used to craft wooden swords.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Weaponsmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] enchanted diamond swords for 12–15 [[emerald]]s, and iron swords for 9–10 emeralds. Unenchanted swords are no longer sold.}}
{{History|||snap=14w30a|Sword holding position have been tweaked, and the blocking animation has changed. Blocking while mining was made impossible. Blocking immediately after attacking no longer continues the swing animation.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|[[Enchanting|Enchanted]] iron and diamond swords can now be found in [[end city]] ship [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=15w33c|Swords no longer block attacks. Instead, [[shield]]s are used.}}
{{History|||snap=15w34b|Swords now use the attack speed [[attribute]]. The attack speed of a sword is 1.25 or 0.8 seconds.}}
{{History|||snap=15w34c|Nerfed swords, they now do {{hp|1}} less [[damage]] and have an attack speed of 1.45, or 0.69 seconds.
|Swords can now do a sweep attack when moving at walking speed or slower, which knock back [[mob]]s near the one hit. The attack speed meter must be filled for it to work.}}
{{History|||snap=15w36a|Each [[Sharpness]] level now adds {{hp|1}} damage to the base damage at level I and an additional {{hp|0.5}} for each additional level, down from a flat {{hp|1.25}} per level.}}
{{History|||snap=15w37a|Swords now have an attack speed of 1.6, or 0.63 seconds.}}
{{History|||snap=15w43a|The average yield of golden swords in [[nether fortress]] chests has been decreased.}}
{{History|||snap=15w49a|Sweep attack now does {{hp|1}} damage to affected [[mob]]s and players.}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|Golden and iron swords now [[smelt]] down into one of their respective [[nugget]]s.
|Added [[Sweeping Edge]] enchantment.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[item]]s' numeral IDs were 268, 272, 267, 276 and 283.}}
{{History|||snap=18w10a|Swords can now generate in [[buried treasure]] chests.}}
{{History||September 10, 2018|link={{tweet|JasperBoerstra|1039167196801458176}}|[[File:Wooden Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Sword JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[Jasper Boerstra]] tweets an image of updated sword textures.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Wooden Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Sword JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all swords have been changed.
|Swords now break [[bamboo]] instantly.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|[[File:Netherite Sword JE1.png|32px]] Added netherite swords.
|Netherite swords are obtained by combining one diamond sword and one [[netherite ingot]] in a [[crafting table]].
|[[Crimson planks]] and [[warped planks]] can now be used to craft wooden swords.}}
{{History|||snap=20w09a|[[File:Diamond Sword JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of diamond swords has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=20w10a|[[File:Netherite Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of netherite swords has been changed.
|Netherite swords can no longer be [[crafted]].
|Netherite swords are now obtained by combining one diamond sword and one [[netherite ingot]] in a [[smithing table]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w15a|Stone swords can now be crafted using [[blackstone]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Golden and netherite swords now generate in [[bastion remnants]] chests.
|Golden swords now generate randomly enchanted in [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=20w17a|Diamonds swords now generate in place of netherite swords in bastion remnant [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w30a|Damaged enchanted iron swords can now be found in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w08a|Stone swords can now be crafted using [[cobbled deepslate]].}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|[[Mangrove planks]] can now be used to craft wooden swords.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|Upgrading diamond swords to netherite swords now requires the netherite upgrade [[smithing template]].}}
{{History|upcoming java}}
{{History||Combat Tests|snap=1.14.3 - Combat Test|The attack speed for all swords has been increased to 3.
|The base [[damage]] is now {{Hp|2}}, meaning that all swords now do {{Hp|1}} more damage than before}.
|The attack reach of swords has been increased to 3.5 [[block]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 2|The attack speed of all swords has been decreased to 2.5.}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 3|The attack speed of all swords has been changed from 2.5 back to 3.0.
|The attack key can now again be held down to automatically attack when the attack meter is full.
|Attacks now happen only when the sword is at 120% charge, slower than if attacks were timed.}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 4|Sword can now perform critical, knockback ([[sprint]]) hits on 100% charge.
|The attack reach of all weapons was decreased by 0.5 [[block]]. Sword now have a 3 [[block]]s reach.
|The 200% attack now gives a bonus reach of 1 [[block]].}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 5|Weapons have been nerfed. All material tiers have been nerfed by {{Hp|1}} except wood and gold, and the sword tier have been nerfed by {{Hp|1}}. This means that the wooden/stone/golden sword now does {{Hp|4}} damage, the iron sword now does {{Hp|5}} damage and the diamond sword now does {{Hp|6}} damage.}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 6|All weapons' attack reach have been buffed by 0.5 [[block]].
|200% attacks have been removed.
|Swords now always do sweep attack, even in the air.
|The cooldown for missed hit is a 4-tick cooldown instead of using the attack speed attribute.}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 7c|All weapons' attack reach have been nerfed by 0.5 [[block]]. The sword's attack reach is now 3 [[block]]s again.
|200% attacks have been re-added.
|Swords no longer sweep without [[Sweeping Edge]] and 200% charge again.
|Adjusted the netherite tier value to match the weapon nerf in Combat Test 5}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 8b|Enchantment bonus attack damage are now included in the base damage when calculating critical hits (they were excluded before). Due to this change, enchanted swords critical attacks are now way more powerful (especially with high enchantments)}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Stone Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added stone swords.}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Wooden Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added wooden swords.
|Survival players no longer start out with an infinite durability stone sword in the inventory.}}
{{History||v0.3.2|[[File:Iron Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Sword JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron, gold, and diamond swords.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Iron swords have replaced stone swords in the creative inventory.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|Iron swords can now be found in [[stronghold]] altar [[chest]]s and inside blacksmith chests.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 11|Wooden, stone, golden and diamond swords are now available in the [[creative]] [[inventory]].}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 12|Wooden, stone, golden and diamond swords have been removed from creative.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 13|All swords are available in creative mode again.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[damage]] ({{hp|1}}), swords now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in all swords doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.|In [[creative]] mode, swords are no longer able to break [[block]]s, and no [[sound]] plays when they're hit with one.|Golden swords can now be found in [[nether fortress]] chests.
|[[Zombie]]s now rarely spawn holding an iron sword that have a chance to [[drops|dropped]].
|Golden swords are now rarely dropped by [[zombie pigmen]].
|Stone swords are now rarely dropped by [[wither skeleton]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Iron swords are now sometimes dropped by [[husk]]s that spawn holding an iron sword.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Enchanted iron and diamond swords can now be found in [[end city]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Iron swords and enchanted diamond swords are now sold by weaponsmith [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Iron and golden swords are now [[smelting|smeltable]].
|Added [[vex]]es, which rarely drop an iron sword if killed using [[Looting]] enchantment.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Wooden Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Sword JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all swords have been changed.
|Iron swords are now found in [[plains]] [[village]] weaponsmiths.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Iron swords can now be found in [[savanna]], [[snowy taiga]], [[taiga]] and [[desert]] village weaponsmiths.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Pillager]]s and [[vindicator]]s that spawn in [[raid]]s can now drop iron swords upon [[death]].
|[[Trading]] has been changed. Iron swords [[trading|sold]] by weaponsmith [[villager]]s now cost 2 [[emerald]]s while diamond swords cost 8 emeralds as part of their fourth tier trades.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|[[File:Netherite Sword BE1.png|32px]] Added netherite swords.
|Netherite swords are obtained by combining one diamond sword and one [[netherite ingot]] in a [[crafting table]].
|[[File:Diamond Sword JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of diamond swords has been changed.
|Golden swords are now sometimes [[drops|dropped]] by [[piglin]]s that spawn holding a golden sword.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Netherite swords can no longer be [[crafting|crafted]].
|Netherite swords are now obtained by combining one diamond sword and one [[netherite ingot]] in a [[smithing table]].
|Stone swords can now be crafted using [[blackstone]].
|Golden and netherite swords now generate in [[bastion remnant]] chests.
|Golden swords now generate randomly enchanted in [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.63|Diamonds swords now generate in place of netherite swords in bastion remnant [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.17.30|snap=beta 1.17.20.20|Swords now break [[bamboo]] instantly.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Wooden Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Sword JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added swords (all five types).}}
{{History||xbox=TU5|The ability to block with swords has been added, giving the [[player]] more options in combat.}}
{{History||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps=1.49|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Iron and golden swords are now [[smelting|smeltable]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Wooden Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Sword JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all swords have been changed.}}
{{History||ps=1.92|The ability to block with swords has been removed.}}

{{History|New Nintendo 3DS Edition}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Wooden Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Sword JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added swords.
|Swords cannot block attacks.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*The sword's traditional [[texture]] came from [[Notch]]'s abandoned RPG, ''[[Legend of the Chambered]]''. The iron sword's texture was created first, as it was from the game, and the other swords followed.
*In ''Java Edition'', with the introduction of netherite swords, it is possible to one-hit kill undead [[mob]]s in the game (except [[wither]]s and [[zombie]]s/[[skeleton]]s with random armor) using a sword with the [[Smite]] V enchantment, without the need to perform a critical hit (this was previously possible only with a [[Smite]] V stone, iron, or diamond axe).
*Plastic diamond and enchanted swords are official ''[[Minecraft]]'' merchandise.<ref>https://shop.minecraft.net/products/minecraft-sword?_pos=1&_psq=sword&_ss=e&_v=1.0</ref><ref>https://shop.minecraft.net/products/minecraft-enchanted-purple-sword?_pos=4&_psq=sword&_ss=e&_v=1.0</ref>
*In the game [[wikipedia:Transformice|''Transformice'']], a diamond sword can be found in the shop.

== Gallery ==
=== Enchanted swords ===
<gallery>
Enchanted Wooden Sword.gif|Enchanted wooden sword.
Enchanted Stone Sword.gif|Enchanted stone sword.
Enchanted Iron Sword.gif|Enchanted iron sword.
Enchanted Golden Sword.gif|Enchanted golden sword.
Enchanted Diamond Sword.gif|Enchanted diamond sword.
Enchanted Netherite Sword.gif|Enchanted netherite sword.
</gallery>

=== Texture packs ===
<gallery>
File:Wood sword TP.png|Wooden sword in the [[Texture Pack DLC|Plastic Pack]].
Stone Sword SDGP.png|Stone sword in the [[Super Duper Graphics Pack]].
File:Gold sword Natural.png|Gold sword in the [[Texture Pack DLC|Natural Pack]].
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Alex Fighting in Nether.jpeg|Pixel art of [[Alex]] fighting with a diamond sword in the [[Nether]].
File:Alex Retrieving Diamond Sword.jpeg|Alex retrieving another diamond sword from a [[chest]].
File:Sinister Sword Sprite MCD.png|The [[MCD:Sinister Sword|Sinister Sword]], a unique sword featured in ''Minecraft Dungeons''.
File:Sword GUI.png|A nondescript [[MCD:Sword|sword]] as it appears in ''[[Minecraft Dungeons]]''.
File:Sword (item).png|A sword as it appears in ''[[Legend of the Chambered]]''.
File:Sword Shirt.png|Officially licensed T-Shirt of a diamond sword.
File:IronSword replica.jpg|Foam replica of an iron sword.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Items}} 
[[Category:Tools]]
[[Category:Combat]]

[[de:Schwert]]
[[es:Espada]]
[[fr:Épée]]
[[hu:Kard]]
[[ja:剣]]
[[ko:검]]
[[nl:Zwaard]]
[[pl:Miecz]]
[[pt:Espada]]
[[ru:Меч]]
[[tr:Kılıç]]
[[uk:Меч]]
[[zh:剑]]</li></ul>
Pre-release 1Blue axolotls no longer naturally spawn, and can be obtained only through breeding.
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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Firework Rocket|Firework Rocket]]<br/>{{redirect|Firework}}
{{ItemEntity
|image=Firework Rocket.png
|renewable='''Trail Effect''':No<br>'''All Others''':Yes
|stackable=Yes (64)‎
|size=Height: 0.25 Blocks<br>Width: 0.25 Blocks
|networkid=76
}}
A '''firework rocket''' is an [[item]] (and [[entity]]) used for creating decorative explosions, boosting when flying with [[elytra]], and loading into a [[crossbow]] as ammunition.

== Obtaining  ==

Fireworks can be obtained by crafting. {{IN|java}}, a firework with no explosion effect is available on the [[Creative]] inventory and can be crafted as shown below. {{IN|bedrock}}, fireworks with the different base colors or no explosion are available in the Creative inventory.

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|head=1
|showname=0
|showdescription=1
|Paper
|; ; Gunpowder
|; Gunpowder; Gunpowder
|Gunpowder
|Output=Firework Rocket,3
|description=When crafted this way (without a firework star), the rocket does not have explosion effects. The value of gunpowder affects the [[Firework Rocket#Duration and direction|flight duration]].
|type=Miscellaneous
}}
{{Crafting
|Any Firework Star
|Paper
|; ; Gunpowder
|; Gunpowder; Gunpowder
|Gunpowder
|Output= Firework Rocket,3
|description=Adding more gunpowder increases the duration of the rocket. Up to three gunpowder can be used. Up to five firework stars can also be used with three gunpowder. Up to seven firework stars can be used by using firework stars instead of additional gunpowder. All firework stars explode almost simultaneously when the rocket detonates.
|type=Miscellaneous
|foot=1
}}

== Usage ==

=== Launching fireworks ===
To launch a firework rocket, {{control|use}} its item on a block. They can also be launched from [[dispenser]]s and [[crossbow]]s. If shot from a [[Multishot]] [[crossbow]], then 3 rockets fire with the same effects.

=== Elytra ===
{{control|Using}} a firework rocket while flying with [[elytra]] propels the player in the direction they are facing. The duration of the speed boost depends on the flight duration of the rocket. If the rocket is equipped with a firework star of any kind, the player takes damage when it explodes.

=== Crossbow ===
A firework rocket can be used as ammunition for [[crossbow]]s, although it deals [[damage]] only if it has an [[explosion]] effect. A higher flight duration gives the firework rocket a longer range, and more damage is added per firework star. The [[Piercing]] enchantment has no effect on firework rockets shot from a crossbow.

{{IN|java}}, if a firework rocket shot from a [[crossbow]] hits an [[entity]], the rocket instantly [[explosion|explodes]], no matter the flight duration. Attempting to do this {{in|bedrock}}, however, results in the firework passing through the entity,<ref>[[bugtracker:MCPE-52675|MCPE-52675]]</ref> so the [[player]] must plan where to aim.

== Behavior ==
{{see also|Firework Star#Effects}}

Once launched, fireworks fly out vertically, with random horizontal offset up to 5 blocks. {{IN|bedrock|java}}, fireworks can fly in any of the 6 directions a dispenser can point. After [[#Duration and direction|some time]], the firework explodes into a colorful explosion based on the effects of the [[firework star]]s added upon crafting, or no explosion if no firework star was used. If multiple firework stars were added to the rocket upon crafting, they all explode simultaneously.

The explosion of a firework rocket deals damage to mobs and players that are within 5 blocks and not obstructed by [[solid block]]s. The maximum damage of a rocket with one firework star is {{hp|7}}, with the damage decreasing with distance. Each additional firework star on the rocket adds {{hp|2}} points of damage, for a maximum damage of {{hp|19}} with 7 stars. Using commands to add additional firework stars results in more damage. The damage dealt is unaffected by any other ingredients used. The explosion does not destroy end crystals nor damage the Ender dragon, but does destroy armor stands.

There is a delay between the detonation and the player hearing the sound, emulating real fireworks, but this sound travels much more slowly than in the real world.<ref>{{Tweet|jeb|277075644804907009|However, no sound effects for fireworks yet... but everything's implemented, so they can be added without doing a new snapshot|December 7, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Tweet|jeb|277075517226762242|Haha, @igblan , the speed of sound is 40 m/s, because the realistic speed of ~340 m/s didn't work well in Minecraft scale|December 7, 2012}}</ref> {{IN|java}}, the explosion of a firework can be seen 64 blocks away, regardless of its height. {{IN|bedrock}}, the explosion can be seen from your render distance.

If the explosion exceeds the (unmodded) [[particle]] limit of 16,384, the oldest particles are removed before displaying new ones, resulting in severely diminished firework quality / duration. At most a firework should have 3 trail stars, more than that could waste diamonds, firework stars, and other fireworks. Particle counts per star are:

{| class="wikitable" data-description="Particle counts per firework star"
|-
! Ball Type !! Plain !! Trail
|-
| Small || 98 || ~1300
|-
| Large || 387 || 4000+
|-
| Star || 122 || ~1600
|-
| Creeper || 266 || ~3500
|-
| Burst || 72 || ~930
|}

Twinkle effect adds 2 particles to the count.

Like most other entities, they can be moved by [[water]] and [[explosion]]s, and teleported via [[portal]]s. They also cannot move through solid surfaced blocks, upon hitting one, they either move to a side or explode based on the duration. If a firework explodes under a block, its explosion is flattened.

=== Duration and direction ===

Fireworks travel different heights based on the amount of gunpowder added. The number is displayed as a tag on the item's tooltip with the description of "Flight Duration".

The height it rises is between 8 and 20 blocks with 1 gunpowder, 18 to 34 blocks with 2 gunpowder, and 32 to 52 blocks with 3 gunpowder. 
(Note: Using command blocks, firework rockets with higher durations go higher and keep accelerating with virtually no terminal velocity. If the duration is long enough, the firework rocket could reach heights of over 1,000,000 blocks and speeds of over 10,000 m/s in a matter of minutes. Such fireworks with significant X and Z motions speed up sideways exponentially and reach outside the world boundary in a matter of seconds.{{only|java}})

When spawned, <!-- server-side --> fireworks have a vertical speed of .05 and a random small X and Z speed (random value near zero with a standard deviation of .001).  Each firework also determines its lifetime in ticks by 10 × (number of gunpowder + 1) + random value from 0 to 5 + random value from 0 to 6, after which it explodes.  Each tick, the firework accelerates horizontally by multiplying its X and Z velocities by 1.15, and vertically by adding a constant factor of .04.

Fireworks can be made to travel different directions by being dispensed or launched under flowing water. The firework's direction combines with the flow of the water to go diagonally.

== Village Raids ==
After successfully defending a village from a [[Raid]] the villagers may celebrate by setting off firework rockets.

== Boosting elytra ==
Fireworks can be used to boost [[elytra]] when in flight. Normally, elytra can glide for a short distance, but with the use of fireworks, the player can fly a long distance, gain speed, and take off from the ground. 

Simply using the firework rocket with elytra spread boosts the player in the direction the player faces. It can leave behind a trail sometimes.

Although fireworks with firework stars can be used, the player takes blast damage if they use it in flight. 

There are four types of rockets, with three types of flight duration. Higher flight durations mean longer boosts. {{IN|bedrock}}, the fireworks obtained from the Creative menu have a flight duration of 1, while {{in|java}}, the fireworks obtained in the Creative menu have a flight duration of 1, 2, or 3.

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Firework rockets use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework blast.ogg
|subtitle=Firework blasts
|source=ambient
|description=When a non-large firework rocket explodes within a 16-block radius of the player
|id=entity.firework_rocket.blast
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.firework_rocket.blast
|volume=20.0
|pitch=0.95-1.05
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework blast far.ogg
|subtitle=Firework blasts
|source=ambient
|description=When a non-large firework rocket explodes greater than 16 blocks away from the player
|id=entity.firework_rocket.blast_far
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.firework_rocket.blast
|volume=20.0
|pitch=0.95-1.05
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework large blast.ogg
|subtitle=Firework blasts
|source=ambient
|description=When a large firework rocket explodes within a 16-block radius of the player
|id=entity.firework_rocket.large_blast
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.firework_rocket.blast
|volume=20.0
|pitch=0.95-1.05
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework large blast far.ogg
|subtitle=Firework blasts
|source=ambient
|description=When a large firework rocket explodes greater than 16 blocks away from the player
|id=entity.firework_rocket.large_blast_far
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.firework_rocket.blast
|volume=20.0
|pitch=0.95-1.05
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework twinkle.ogg
|subtitle=Firework twinkles
|source=ambient
|description=When a twinkle firework rocket explodes within a 16-block radius of the player
|id=entity.firework_rocket.twinkle
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.firework_rocket.twinkle
|volume=20.0
|pitch=0.9-1.05
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework twinkle far.ogg
|subtitle=Firework twinkles
|source=ambient
|description=When a twinkle firework rocket explodes greater than 16 blocks away from the player
|id=entity.firework_rocket.twinkle_far
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.firework_rocket.twinkle
|volume=20.0
|pitch=0.9-1.05
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework launch.ogg
|subtitle=Firework launches
|source=ambient
|description=When a dispenser shoots, a player uses, or a crossbow fires a firework rocket
|id=entity.firework_rocket.launch
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.firework_rocket.launch
|volume=3.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|subtitle=Firework launches
|source=neutral
|description=When a dispenser fires a firework rocket
|id=entity.firework_rocket.shoot
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.firework_rocket.launch
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Firework blast.ogg
|source=ambient
|description=When a non-large firework rocket explodes
|id=firework.blast
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework large blast.ogg
|source=ambient
|description=When a large firework rocket explodes
|id=firework.large_blast
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework twinkle.ogg
|source=ambient
|description=When a twinkle firework rocket explodes
|id=firework.twinkle
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework launch.ogg
|source=ambient
|description=When a dispenser shoots, a player uses, or a crossbow fires a firework rocket
|id=firework.launch
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|source=ambient
|description=''Unused sound event''
|id=firework.shoot
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Item
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Firework Rocket
|spritetype=item
|nameid=firework_rocket
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Firework Rocket
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=firework_rocket
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Item
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Firework Rocket
|spritetype=item
|nameid=firework_rocket
|aliasid=fireworks
|id=519
|form=item
|translationkey=item.fireworks.name
|foot=1}} 
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Firework Rocket
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=fireworks_rocket
|id=72
|foot=1}}

=== Item data ===

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Player.dat format}}
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|tag}}: The item's '''tag''' tag.
{{:Player.dat_format/Firework Rockets}}
</div>

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

=== Entity data ===

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

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

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Bullseye;Ol' Betsy}}

== History ==

{{History|java}}
{{History||November 24, 2012|link=none|[[Jeb]] stated that there may be fireworks in ''Minecraft'' at the ''Future Updates with the Minecraft PC Team'' panel at [[MINECON 2012]].}}
{{History||December 5, 2012|link={{tweet|jeb|276367442362630144}}|Jeb released the first image of fireworks, along with the information that colors, fade, height, effects and shapes are [[crafting|craftable]].}}
{{History||December 7, 2012|link=https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/277075087503536128|Jeb mentions that fireworks should probably scare [[wolves]] and potentially have other effects on mobs.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|[[File:Firework Rocket JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added firework rockets.
|Firework rockets cannot be obtained within the [[Creative inventory]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w50a|Added [[sound]] and more effects to firework rockets.}}
{{History||1.10|snap=16w20a|The firework rocket [[crafting]] recipe now produces 3 rockets, rather than 1.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The entity ID has been changed from <code>FireworksRocketEntity</code> to <code>fireworks_rocket</code>.}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|Firework rockets can now cause [[damage]] to [[entity|entities]] that are within their [[explosion]] radius.
|Firework rockets can now boost [[player]]s while flying with [[elytra]].}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The ID has been changed from <code>fireworks</code> to <code>firework_rocket</code>.
|The fade effects on fireworks can now be added by combining the firework star with [[dye]]s.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 401.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=?|Firework rockets are now available in the [[Creative]] [[Inventory]]. However, it does not show a flight duration}}
{{History|||snap=pre5|The [[entity]] ID of firework rockets has been changed to <code>firework_rocket</code>.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|Fireworks can now be shot from [[crossbow]]s.
|[[File:Firework Rocket JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of firework rockets has been changed.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w36a|Firework rockets dispensed from a [[dispenser]] now travel in the direction they were fired.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|Simple firework rockets with one gunpowder can now be crafted using the [[recipe book]].}}
{{History||1.19.3|snap=22w45a|All three flight durations of firework rockets are now available in the Creative inventory.<ref>{{bug
|MC-194390||A firework rocket from the creative inventory doesn't show a flight duration|Fixed}}</ref>}}


{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|[[File:Firework Rocket JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added firework rockets. 
|Firework rockets are available in the Creative inventory in 17 variants, sixteen colors in small ball duration 1, plus one additional preset with only duration 1.{{verify|type=update|Is this the right snapshot?}}{{info needed}}}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.10|Firework rockets can now be held in the off-hand and be shot from [[crossbow]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Firework Rocket JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of firework rockets has been changed.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of firework rockets has been changed from <code>fireworks</code> to <code>firework_rocket</code>.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Firework Rocket JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added firework rockets.
|Firework rockets are available in five types in the Creative inventory. The presets are as follows:
* Duration 1, small ball, light blue, twinkle
* Duration 2, creeper shaped, green
* Duration 2, burst, red, fade to orange
* Duration 3, burst, magenta, fade to blue, twinkle
* Duration 2, star shaped, yellow, fade to orange, trail}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|The crafting interface has been updated to allow crafting [[firework star]]s and fireworks.}}
{{History||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps=1.49|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Firework rockets can now boost [[player]]s while flying with [[elytra]].}}
{{History||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps=1.49|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Firework rockets now [[damage]] players if there is a [[firework star]] applicated to the firework rocket.}}
{{History||xbox=TU56|xbone=CU47|ps=1.55|wiiu=Patch 26|switch=1.0.6|Firework rockets now produce 3 rockets upon [[crafting]] them instead of 1.}}
{{History||xbox=TU60|xbone=CU51|ps=1.64|wiiu=Patch 30|switch=1.0.11|Added new firework rocket models.}}
{{History|PS4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Firework Rocket JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of firework rockets has been changed.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Launching a rocket by hand on a wooden [[pressure plate]] activates it. The same doesn't hold for stone pressure plates, or for a [[dispenser]] placing a rocket onto a wooden pressure plate.
* New Year's Eve is what inspired [[Jeb]] to add fireworks.<ref>{{tweet|jeb|277080498814189568|@SPvs_TheWorld New Year's Eve|December 7, 2012}}</ref>
* If the player shoots a firework into a [[Nether portal]], it explodes in [[the Nether]].
* There are around 2×10{{^|136}} distinct fireworks.

== Gallery ==

<gallery>
File:Firework jeb twitter.jpg|[[Jeb]]'s first image of Fireworks, also showing that they can be shot from dispensers.
File:1.4.6 release image.png|1.4.6 Release image.
File:Flatexplosion.png|An example of a flattened firework explosion.
File:Creeper firework.png|Creeper face shaped firework.
</gallery>

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

{{Items}}
{{Entities}}

[[cs:Rachejtle]]
[[de:Feuerwerksrakete]]
[[es:Cohete de fuegos artificiales]]
[[fr:Feu d'artifice]]
[[hu:Tűzijáték rakéta]]
[[ja:ロケット花火]]
[[ko:폭죽 로켓]]
[[nl:Vuurpijl]]
[[pl:Fajerwerk]]
[[pt:Fogo de artifício]]
[[ru:Пиротехническая ракета]]
[[th:ดอกไม้ไฟ]]
[[zh:烟花火箭]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Lead|Lead]]<br/>{{About|the item used for leashing and leading mobs|the element|Element#Lead}}
{{Item
| image = Lead.png
| stackable = Yes (64)
| renewable = Yes
}}

'''Leads''' are [[tool]]s used to leash and lead passive and neutral [[animal]]s, [[golem]]s and some [[monster]]s.

== Obtaining ==
=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|lead}}

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
  |A1= String
  |B1= String    
  |A2= String
  |B2= Slimeball
  |C3= String
  |Output= Lead,2
  |type= Tool
}}

=== Mob loot ===
[[Wandering Trader|Wandering trader]]s always spawn with 2 [[llama|trader llama]]s, each held with a lead. When a trader llama is detached, either by killing it or the wandering trader, dragging them far apart, or putting the llama in a [[boat]] or a [[minecart]], the lead drops at the llama's position.

== Usage ==
=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage}}

=== Leashing mobs ===
[[File:SuspendedPigs.png|190px|thumb|One block tall mobs, such as pigs, suspend at 7 blocks above the ground.]]
[[File:SuspendedCows.png|190px|thumb|Two block tall mobs, such as cows, also suspend at 7 blocks above the ground.]]

{{control|Using}} a lead on a [[mob]] ties the lead to the mob, allowing it to be moved by the player. Multiple mobs can be held by leads at once, but each mob held requires its own lead.

It is possible to leash the following mobs and other entities:

{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
* {{EntityLink|Allay}}
* {{EntityLink|Axolotl}}
* {{EntityLink|Bee}}
* {{EntityLink|Boat}}{{only|bedrock}}
* {{EntityLink|Camel}}
* {{EntityLink|Cat}}
* {{EntityLink|Chicken}}
* {{EntityLink|Chicken Jockey}} (only the mount)
* {{EntityLink|Cow}}
* {{EntityLink|Dolphin}}
* {{EntityLink|Donkey}}
* {{EntityLink|Fox}}
* {{EntityLink|Frog}}
* {{EntityLink|Glow Squid}}
* {{EntityLink|Goat}}
* {{EntityLink|Hoglin}}
* {{EntityLink|Horse}}
* {{EntityLink|Iron Golem}}
* {{EntityLink|Llama}}
* {{EntityLink|Mooshroom}}
* {{EntityLink|Mule}}
* {{EntityLink|Ocelot}}
* {{EntityLink|Parrot}}
* {{EntityLink|Pig}}
* {{EntityLink|Polar Bear}}
* {{EntityLink|Rabbit}}
* {{EntityLink|Sheep}}
* {{EntityLink|Skeleton Horse}}
* {{EntityLink|Skeleton Horseman}} (only the mount)
* {{EntityLink|Sniffer}}
* {{EntityLink|Snow Golem}}
* {{EntityLink|Squid}}
* {{EntityLink|Strider}}
* {{EntityLink|Trader Llama}}
* {{EntityLink|Wolf}}
* {{EntityLink|Zoglin}}
* {{EntityLink|Zombie Horse}}}}

Additionally, [[villager]]s, [[wandering trader]]s, and [[monster]]s other than the ones listed above, can be leashed using a map editor or [[NBT]] editor. 

With a mob on a lead held by the player, {{control|using}} the lead on any type of [[fence]] (or [[wall]]{{only|bedrock|short=1}}) attaches the lead to it with a visible knot, tying the mob to it. To attach it to a wall on Bedrock Edition, the player must hold a lead in the main hand.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-108078}}</ref> Multiple leads may be attached to one fence post. A mob tied to a fence tends to stay within 5 blocks of the fence post.

A lead is broken by pressing the {{control|use item}} control on the mob again, hitting the knot, or removing the attached fence post. Leads also break when hit by projectiles. Whenever a lead is removed or broken, it drops as an [[item (entity)|item]] at the location of the mob. However, it does not drop when unleashed in Creative mode.{{only|java}}<ref>{{bug|MCPE-79639}}</ref> A lead does not break if the attached animal dies.

A lead can stretch a maximum of 10 blocks. If the mob is able to move towards the player or fence post, it does so. If not, or if the mob is moving very quickly away from the player, the lead breaks.

When the player or the knot is more than 7 blocks above the ground, the mob being leashed becomes suspended.

Most mobs that can be leashed can still be leashed even if attacking the player leashing them, and any attached leads do not break.

[[Wolf|Wolves]] cannot be leashed after becoming angry. Despite this, if they become angry while already leashed, the lead does not break, but it cannot be reattached when broken through other methods while the wolf is still angry.

A lead attached to a hoglin breaks if it becomes a [[zoglin]].

A lead does not prevent mobs from despawning if they normally would despawn.

When moving downwards and accelerating towards the ground, leashed mobs accumulate fall damage and take it if they hit the ground while still accelerating. When moving up or decelerating (such as when the lead is stretched to its limit), the fall distance is set to one block and the mob therefore does not take any fall damage if it touches the ground.

If the player walks into and back out of a [[nether portal]] while holding a lead connected to a mob, the lead remains attached to the mob. However, if a mob attached to a lead walks into a nether portal, the lead breaks and drops as an item in the other dimension.

A lead can be used to remove a mob from a boat without needing to break the boat, if the mob can normally be leashed.

If a chunk unloads while containing a leashed mob (either by the player walking too far away, or traveling to another dimension via a portal), the lead breaks and drops as an item, leaving the mob free to wander around.

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Lead Knot break1.ogg
|sound2=Lead Knot break2.ogg
|sound3=Lead Knot break3.ogg
|subtitle=Leash Knot breaks
|source=neutral
|description=When a leash knot is destroyed
|id=entity.leash_knot.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.leashknot.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Lead Knot place1.ogg
|sound2=Lead Knot place2.ogg
|sound3=Lead Knot place3.ogg
|subtitle=Leash Knot tied
|source=neutral
|description=When a leash knot is placed on a fence
|id=entity.leash_knot.place
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.leashknot.place
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Lead Knot break1.ogg
|sound2=Lead Knot break2.ogg
|sound3=Lead Knot break3.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a leash knot is broken by {{ctrl|interacting}} with it
|id=leashknot.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Lead Knot place1.ogg
|sound2=Lead Knot place2.ogg
|sound3=Lead Knot place3.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a leash knot is placed on a fence or wall
|id=leashknot.place
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Leash Knot ==
'''Leash knot''' is an entity created when the [[player]] right-clicks the fence while having a mob leashed.
{{Entity| title = Leash Knot| image = Knot.png|imagesize= 100px|networkid='''[[JE]]''': 77}}
=== Data values ===
==== ID ====
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Leash Knot
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=leash_knot
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Leash Knot
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=leash_knot
|id=88
|foot=1}}

==== Entity data ====

Leash knots have entity data that define various properties of the entity.

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

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

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

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Lead
|spritetype=item
|nameid=lead
|id=547
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==

{{load achievements|So I Got That Going for Me}}

== Advancements ==

{{load advancements|When the Squad Hops into Town}}

== History ==
{{missing information|The history of a lot of mobs be leashed}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w16a|[[File:Lead JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added leads. 
|Leads do not currently have a tooltip and are called “leashes” in [http://www.mojang.com/2013/04/minecraft-snapshot-13w16a-and-new-launcher/ the change notes].}}
{{History|||snap=13w16b|Leads have been given a tooltip.}}
{{History|||snap=13w18a|Leads have been given a [[crafting]] recipe.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w50a|Added a [[sound]] for leads: <code>entity.leashknot.place</code>.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The [[entity]] ID of the knot has been changed from <code>LeashKnot</code> to <code>leash_knot</code>.}}
{{History|||snap=16w39a|Leads can now be found in [[woodland mansion]] chests.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 420.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Lead JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of leads has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Added [[wandering trader]]s, which are naturally equipped with leads.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=?|[[Bee]]s can now be leashed.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w09a|[[Skeleton horse]]s and [[zombie horse]]s can now be leashed.<ref>{{bug|MC-166246}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=?|[[Hoglin]]s can now be leashed.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w27a|[[Zoglin]]s can now be leashed.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w19a|[[Squid]]s and [[glow squid]]s can now be leashed.<ref>{{bug|MC-136647}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=?|[[Axolotl]]s can now be leashed.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Lead may now be found in [[ancient city]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=?|[[Frog]]s can now be leashed.}}
{{History||1.19.3|snap=22w42a|[[Camel]]s can now be leashed.|Mobs no longer accumulate fall damage when dangling on leads.<ref>{{bug|MC-14167||Mobs build up fall damage when dangling on a lead|Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.20 (Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=?|[[Sniffer]]s can now be leashed.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Lead can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Lead 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]]; lead now is in the common loot.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Lead JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added leads.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Leads now have better "physics".
|The [[entity]] ID of the knot has been changed from <code>leashknot</code> to <code>leash_knot</code>.
|Leads can now be found inside [[woodland mansion]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Leads can now be found inside [[buried treasure]] [[chest]]s.
|Leads can now be used on [[boat]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Leads can now be used to craft [[balloon]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Lead JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of leads has been changed.
|[[Wandering trader]]s now [[drops|drop]] leads after they are detached from trader [[llama]]s.}}
{{History||1.14.0|snap=beta 1.14.0.1|Leads can now be used on [[polar bear]]s, [[ocelot]]s, [[parrot]]s, [[dolphin]]s and old [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.20|Allays can now be leashed.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Lead JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added leads.}}
{{History||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|[[Sound]]s have been added for leads.}}
{{History|Ps4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Lead JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of leads has been changed.}}

{{History|3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Lead JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added leads.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|Lead|Leash}}

== Trivia ==
[[File:Steve wearing Lead.png|100px]] [[File:Alex wearing Lead.png|100px]]
* The lead is named as "leash" in the texture file.
* If a [[player]] goes to sleep while holding a mob on a lead, the lead remains attached.
* {{IN|Java}}, when using the {{cmd|item}} command to put a lead in a player's head slot, the item gets rotated and positioned in such a way that it looks like the player is wearing a monocle.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Multiple_Leash.png|Many animals can be tied to one fence post.
HorseLeashedOnAFence.png|A [[horse]] wearing [[golden horse armor]] that is leashed to a fence post.
ThreeTiedSheep.png|Three sheep tied to the same fence.
More accurate lead mobs.png|A shot of all the mobs that could be tied with leads as of 1.6.1, except donkeys and mules.
Yo Yo.png|With the use of the leash, it is possible to suspend animals in the air by tying the leash on high-up fence posts.
YoYo.png|A [[donkey]] with the Grumm/Dinnerbone [[name tag]] [[easter egg]] tied to a fence with a lead to make a yo-yo.
Flying_Sheep.png|Several [[sheep]] hanging in the air in [[Creative]] mode.
Pocket Edition Lead.jpg|First image of a lead in ''Bedrock Edition''.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory-lead Taking Inventory: Lead] – Minecraft.net on April 8, 2022

{{items}}

{{entities}}

[[Category:Tools]]

[[de:Leine]]
[[es:Rienda]]
[[fr:Laisse]]
[[hu:Lasszó]]
[[it:Guinzaglio]]
[[ja:リード]]
[[ko:끈]]
[[nl:Leidtouw]]
[[pl:Smycz]]
[[pt:Laço]]
[[ru:Поводок]]
[[th:เชือกจูง]]
[[zh:拴绳]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li></ul>
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1.17.0
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Coal|Coal]]<br/>{{About|the fuel item that can be mined|the ore|Coal Ore|the block|Block of Coal|the smelted wood|Charcoal}}
{{Item
| image = Coal.png
|type=
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Coal''' is a mineral [[item]] mainly obtained from [[Coal Ore|coal ore]]. It is primarily used for crafting [[torches]] and [[Campfire|campfires]], as well as [[fuel]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Chest loot ===
{{see also|Coal Ore#Natural generation}}
{{LootChestItem|coal}}

=== Mining ===

[[Coal ore]] are mined using a [[pickaxe]] and drops 1 piece of coal. If the pickaxe is enchanted with [[Fortune]], it may drop an extra piece per level of Fortune, up to a maximum of 4 with Fortune III.

=== Mob loot ===

[[Wither skeleton]]s have a {{Frac|1|3}} chance of dropping a single coal upon death. The maximum amount of coal is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]]. The chance of a wither skeleton ''not'' dropping any coal can be found using the formula <code>2 / (Looting Level + 3)</code>. For example, Looting III gives a {{frac|1|3}} chance of not dropping any coal. All other amounts have an equal chance of occurring.

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
 |showname=1
 |Block of Coal
 |Output=Coal,9
 |type=Material
}}

=== Smelting ===

{{Smelting
 |head=1
 |Coal Ore

 |Coal
 |0,1
|foot=1
}}

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage|Coal}}

=== Fuel ===

When used in a [[furnace]] as a fuel, a piece of coal lasts 80 seconds (smelting up to 8 items), like [[charcoal]]. Coal used as fuel lasts more than 5 times longer than [[wood planks]] or [[wood]] logs used as fuel, being more efficient than any other use of wood for smelting {{in|je}}, but outstripped by [[wooden slabs]] {{in|be}}. 

Coal and charcoal are also the only fuels accepted by [[Minecart with Furnace|furnace minecart]]s. They provide approximately four minutes of transit each.

=== Trading ===

Novice-level fisherman [[villager]]s have a 50% chance to buy 10 coal for one [[emerald]].

{{IN|java}}, novice-level armorer and toolsmith villagers have a 40% chance of offering to buy 15 coal for one emerald. Novice-level weaponsmith villagers and apprentice-level butcher villagers have {{frac|2|3}} chance of offering to buy 15 coal for one emerald.

{{IN|bedrock}}, novice-level armorer, toolsmith, and weaponsmith villagers and apprentice-level butcher villagers buy 15 coal for one emerald.

[[trading|Trade]]s that involve coal cannot be substituted by [[charcoal]].

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Coal
|spritetype=item
|nameid=coal
|itemtags=coals
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showitemtags=y
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Coal
|spritetype=item
|nameid=coal
|aliasid=coal / 0
|id=302
|itemtags=minecraft:coals
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java classic}}
{{History||May 21, 2009|link=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/110762705/my-list-on-tile-types-so-far|[[Notch]] shows interest in adding coal, commenting that it might be combined with [[iron ore]] to make steel.}}
{{History|java indev}} 
{{History||0.31|snap=20100128|[[File:Coal JE1.png|32px]] Added coal. 
|Mining [[coal ore]] blocks [[drops]] 2-5 pieces of coal.}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100129|Coal can be used to craft [[torch]]es.}}
{{History||?|Mining [[coal ore]] now drops 1 piece of coal (down from 2-5).}}
{{History||20100219|[[File:Coal JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed. It is now more centered.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Coal can now be found in the new [[mineshaft]] [[chest]]s and [[stronghold]] storeroom chests.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=?|Coal can be now obtained by [[smelting]] [[coal ore]].}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w04a|Coal can now be used to craft [[fire charge]]s.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Blacksmith and butcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 16–23 of either coal or charcoal for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=1.3|[[File:Coal JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w36a|Coal is now dropped by [[wither skeleton]]s, making it [[renewable resource|renewable]].}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w18a|Coal can now be used to craft [[block of coal|coal block]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Fisherman, armorer, tool smith, weapon smith and butcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 16–24 coal for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|Coal may now be found in [[igloo]] basement [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|The average yield of coal from [[mineshaft]] chests has been decreased, and added to [[dungeon]] chests.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Coal can now be found in the new [[woodland mansion]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>coal</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 263.}}
{{History|||snap=18w09a|Coal can now be found in the loot [[chest]]s of [[underwater ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Coal now generates in [[shipwreck]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Coal JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Coal can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] fishing cottages.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Coal can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] butcher shops and [[snowy tundra|snowy]] village houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Coal can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] toolsmith houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w02a|Coal can now be used to craft [[campfire]]s. Destroying a campfire returns 2 charcoal.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|Coal can now be used to craft [[torch|soul torches]].}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Coal may now be found in [[ancient city]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Coal can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in cold and warm [[ocean ruins]] and in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Coal 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]]; coal now is in the common loot.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Coal JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added coal.
|Coal can be used to craft [[torch]]es.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Coal JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed.
|Coal can now be crafted to make a [[block of coal]].}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Coal is now [[drops|dropped]] by [[wither skeleton]]s.}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Coal can now be found inside [[minecart with chest|chest minecarts]] in [[mineshaft]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Coal is now used to craft [[fire charge]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Coal can now be found in the [[stronghold]] storeroom [[chest]]s.
|Coal may now be found in [[igloo]] basement chests.}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Fisherman, armorer, toolsmith, weaponsmith and butcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 16–24 coal for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Coal is now found in [[woodland mansion]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Coal can now be found inside [[shipwreck]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Coal can now be found inside [[underwater ruins]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Coal can now be used to craft [[campfire]]s. Destroying a campfire returns 2 charcoal.
|[[File:Coal JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Coal can now be found in [[snowy tundra]] [[village]] house [[chest]]s and in village butcher and toolsmith chests.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Armorer, weaponsmith, toolsmith, and butcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 15 coal for an [[emerald]].
|Fishermen villagers now have a 50% chance to buy 10 coal for an emerald as part of their first tier [[trading|trade]].}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|Coal can now used to craft [[soul torch]]es.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Coal JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added coal.}}
{{History||?|[[File:Coal JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Coal JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Coal JE3 BE2.png|32px]] Added coal.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|Coal}}

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Uhlí]]
[[de:Kohle]]
[[es:Carbón]]
[[fr:Charbon]]
[[hu:Szén]]
[[it:Carbone]]
[[ja:石炭]]
[[ko:석탄]]
[[nl:Steenkool]]
[[pl:Węgiel]]
[[pt:Carvão]]
[[ru:Уголь]]
[[th:ถ่าน]]
[[tr:Kömür]]
[[uk:Вугілля]]
[[zh:煤炭]]</li><li>[[Redstone Repeater|Redstone Repeater]]<br/>{{Block
| image = <gallery>
Redstone Repeater.png|Redstone Repeater
Redstone Repeater BE.png|Redstone Repeater (BE)
</gallery>
| extratext = View [[#Renders|all renders]]
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = any
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
| renewable = Yes
}}
{{about|the block|repeater circuits|Transmission circuit#Repeater|other topics related to redstone|Redstone (disambiguation)}}
A '''redstone repeater''' is a [[block]] that produces a full-strength [[Redstone Dust|output signal]] from its front when its back is powered, with four configurable delay settings. It can also be locked into a power state by its side being directly powered by a repeater or a [[Redstone Comparator|comparator]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
A redstone repeater can be broken instantly using any [[tool]], or without a tool, and drops itself as an item. To remove a redstone repeater, {{control|mine}} it.

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

=== Natural generation ===
[[File:Redstone Repeater naturally generated.png|thumb|A redstone repeater generated in the jungle temple's hidden room.]]
A single redstone repeater is generated naturally in each [[jungle temple]].
They also generate in [[Ancient City|ancient cities]].

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A2= Redstone Torch
|B2= Redstone Dust
|C2= Redstone Torch
|B3= Stone
|C3= Stone
|A3= Stone
|Output= Redstone Repeater
|type= Redstone
}}

== Usage ==
{{see also|Redstone circuit}}
A redstone repeater can be used in four different ways: to "repeat" redstone signals back to full strength, delay signals, prevent signals moving backwards, or to "lock" signals in one state.

A repeater can be placed only on top of [[opaque]] blocks (dirt, stone, etc.), on top of upside-down [[slab]]s, upside-down [[stairs]], furnaces, and glass. {{IN|be}}, a repeater can also be placed on fences and stone walls. They can also be placed on some transparent blocks. See [[Opacity/Placement]] for more information. To place a repeater, use the {{control|Place Block}} [[control]].

A redstone repeater has a front and back – the arrow on the top points to the repeater's front. A repeater also has two small redstone torches on its top – the color of the torches indicates whether its output is on (dark red when off, bright red when on) and the distance between them indicates the delay the repeater adds to the signal transmission.

A repeater is 0.125 ({{frac|1|8}}) blocks high.

=== Signal transmission ===
A repeater transmits signals only from its back to its front, but its behavior can be modified from the side (see [[#Signal locking|signal locking]], below).

[[File:Redstone Torch Power.png|Different ways to power a repeater|thumb]]
A redstone repeater can be powered by any of the following components at its back:
* an active [[power component]] (redstone torch, lever, block of redstone, etc.)
* powered [[redstone dust]]
* a powered [[redstone comparator]] or another powered redstone repeater facing the repeater
* a powered opaque block (including any opaque [[mechanism component]]s, such as [[dispenser]]s, [[redstone lamp]]s, etc.)

A redstone repeater can power any of the following components at its front:
* redstone dust
* a redstone comparator or another redstone repeater facing away from the repeater
* any opaque block (including any opaque [[mechanism component]]s)

A redstone repeater can activate any [[mechanism component]] it is facing.

An opaque block powered by a redstone repeater is called "strongly-powered" (as opposed to an opaque block "weakly-powered" by redstone dust). A strongly-powered opaque block can power adjacent redstone dust, as well as other redstone components.

=== Signal repeating ===
{{see also|Transmission circuit#Repeater}}
A redstone repeater can "repeat" a [[Redstone Dust|redstone]] signal, boosting it back up to power level 15.

Redstone signals have a maximum power level of 15 and that level drops by 1 for every block of [[redstone dust]] the signal travels through. If a signal must travel through more than 15 [[block]]s of redstone dust, a redstone repeater can be used to boost the signal back up to full strength. An extra two blocks of distance can be achieved by placing solid opaque blocks before and after the repeater.

While redstone repeaters can allow signals to travel great distances, each always adds some delay to the transmission since the minimum amount of delay is 1 redstone tick (0.1 seconds, barring lag).

=== Signal delay ===
When initially placed, a redstone repeater has a delay of one [[redstone tick]] (equivalent to two game ticks, or 0.1 seconds barring lag).

A repeater's delay can be modified by using the {{control|Use Item}} control. Each use increases the repeater's delay by one redstone tick, to a maximum of four redstone ticks, then back to one redstone tick. Longer delays can be made with multiple repeaters – for example, a repeater set to 'four' and another to 'one' provides a half-second delay (0.4s + 0.1s = 0.5s).

A repeater set to a delay of two to four redstone ticks increases the length of any shorter [[Pulse circuit#Pulses|on-pulse]] to match the length of the repeater's delay, and suppress any shorter off-pulse. For example, a repeater set to a 4-tick delay changes a 1-tick, 2-tick, or 3-tick on-pulse into a 4-tick on-pulse, and does not allow through any off-pulse shorter than 4 ticks.

Although a repeater cannot be set to have a delay of zero, [[Transmission circuit#Instant repeater|instant repeater circuits]] are possible (circuits that repeat a signal with no delay).

In Bedrock Edition, the first repeater have a delay of zero but the repeater is still showing 1-tick{{info needed}}

=== {{anchor|diode}} Signal direction ===
{{see also| Mechanics/Redstone/Transmission circuit#Diode}}

A redstone repeater acts as a diode – it allows redstone signals through in one direction (unlike [[redstone dust]] or opaque blocks that can transmit redstone signals in any direction).

A diode can be used to protect a [[redstone circuit]] from redstone signals feeding back into the circuit from its output, or can be used to isolate one part of a circuit from another.

=== {{anchor|lock}} Signal locking ===
{{see also| Mechanics/Redstone/Memory circuit}}
[[File:Latch.png|thumb|The left repeater has been locked in an unpowered output state by the right repeater.]]
A redstone repeater can be "locked" by another powered redstone repeater facing its side. When locked, the repeater does not change its output (whether powered or unpowered), no matter what the input does. When the side repeater turns back off, the repeater returns to its normal behavior.

A repeater can also be locked by a powered [[redstone comparator]] facing its side. This offers additional possibilities for locking signals because a comparator's output can be affected from 3 sides as well as by containers.

If a repeater is locked again too quickly after unlocking (e.g. the lock is controlled by a fast clock circuit), or the lock and the input are changed only on the same tick (e.g. because they're fed by the same clock and both repeaters have the same delay), the repeater does not switch states.

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|java}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Stone/JE}}
{{Edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Wood/BE}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Redstone Repeater
|spritetype=block
|nameid=repeater
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Redstone Repeater
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Unpowered block
|spritename=unpowered-repeater
|spritetype=block
|nameid=unpowered_repeater
|id=93
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Powered block
|spritename=powered-repeater
|spritetype=block
|nameid=powered_repeater
|id=94
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=redstone-repeater
|spritetype=item
|nameid=repeater
|id=419
|form=item
|foot=1}}

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

== Video ==
<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|0Ij_qMLiRzE}}</div>

== History ==
''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 beta}}
{{History||1.3|[[File:Redstone Repeater (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Redstone Repeater (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added redstone repeaters.
|Originally, the four possible settings were "1, 2, 5 and 7",<ref>http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/33888465502339073</ref> but [[Jeb]] decided to change the settings to "1, 2, 3, and 4".<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/fmdtp/teammojang_redstone_repeater_video/c1gzrn6</ref>
|The particles when [[breaking]] redstone repeaters erroneously use the [[pumpkin]] top texture.}}
{{History||unknown|The breaking particles of redstone repeaters now use the smooth stone [[slab]] top texture, even though none of the elements on the [[model]] use it.}}
{{History||1.7|[[File:Redstone Repeater (S) JE2.png|32px]] The side texture of redstone repeaters has been changed to the previous bottom part of the texture.
|[[Redstone dust]] now automatically connects to the input of a redstone repeater. Previously, it needed to be specifically pointed towards the repeater like with other blocks.}}
{{History||unknown|Redstone dust now visually connects to the output of redstone repeaters, though this does not change its behavior.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||unknown|The breaking particles of redstone repeaters have been changed to an unlit [[redstone torch]] when unpowered and a lit redstone torch when powered.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w22a|Redstone repeaters now naturally generate inside [[jungle temple]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=1.3|[[File:Redstone Repeater (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of redstone repeater [[item]]s have been changed.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w42a|[[File:Redstone Repeater (S) JE3.png|32px]] The top texture of redstone repeaters has now been changed.
|[[File:Locked Redstone Repeater (S) JE1.png|32px]] Added repeater locking to redstone repeaters. Interestingly, the smallest face of the bedrock cuboid's texture changes depending on the delay, but the other two faces remain the same. When/if this changed is unknown.}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w02a|[[File:Redstone Repeater (S) JE4.png|32px]] The side textures of redstone repeaters have been changed to use the top texture of stone [[slab]]s.}}
{{History||unknown|The breaking [[particles|particle]] of redstone repeaters has been changed once again and now matches the top texture of redstone repeaters.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w06a|Repeaters no longer produce block [[light]] when powered.}}
{{History|||snap=14w10a|[[File:Powered Redstone Repeater (S) JE5.png|32px]] Torches on repeaters now no longer have protruding features.
|The torches underneath redstone repeaters have now been shortened, which has changed the underside textures from [[File:Redstone Repeater JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Locked Redstone Repeater JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] to [[File:Redstone Repeater JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w10b|[[File:Powered Redstone Repeater (S) JE4.png|32px]] Repeater torches now have protruding features again.<ref>{{bug|MC-50242}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=?|[[File:Powered Redstone Repeater (S) JE7.png|32px]] The torches on redstone repeaters are now affected by directional shading.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|All 3 IDs for the redstone repeater have now been merged into 1 ID: <code>repeater</code>.
|Added powered block state to redstone repeaters.
|Redstone repeaters now render their underside, which has changed their undersides from [[File:Redstone Repeater JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] to [[File:Redstone Repeater JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]].
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[block]]s' numeral IDs were 93 and 94, and the [[item]]'s 356.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Redstone Repeater (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Repeater (S) JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Locked Redstone Repeater (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Locked Redstone Repeater (S) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Redstone Repeater (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of redstone repeaters have now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|[[File:Locked Redstone Repeater (S) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Locked Redstone Repeater (S) JE7.png|32px]] As the texture of [[bedrock]] has been changed, the textures of locked redstone repeaters have also now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w12b|Redstone repeaters can now be placed on [[glass]], [[ice]], [[glowstone]] and [[sea lantern]]s.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Redstone repeaters now generate in [[Ancient City|ancient cities]].}}
{{History||1.20.2|snap=23w33a|Redstone repeaters 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 Repeater (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Redstone Repeater (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone repeaters.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Redstone repeaters now render their underside, which has changed their undersides from [[File:Redstone Repeater JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Locked Redstone Repeater JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] to [[File:Redstone Repeater JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]].}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Redstone Repeater (S) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Repeater (S) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Redstone Repeater (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of redstone repeaters have now been changed.}}
{{History||1.20.30|snap=beta 1.20.30.20|Redstone Repeaters now use the <code>minecraft:cardinal_direction</code> [[block state]] instead of <code>direction</code>.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Redstone Repeater (S) JE3.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this model actually used here?}} [[File:Redstone Repeater (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone repeaters.}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Locked Redstone Repeater (S) JE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this model actually used here?}} Added repeater locking to redstone repeaters.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Redstone Repeater (S) JE4.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this model actually used here?}} [[File:Redstone Repeater (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of redstone repeaters have now been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Redstone Repeater (S) JE3.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this model actually used here?}} [[File:Redstone Repeater (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone repeaters and repeater locking.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Redstone repeater "items" ===
{{:Technical blocks/Redstone Repeater}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* The recipe and appearance of redstone repeaters are a likely reference to the old method of repeating signals, which would also use two torches at a time, inverting each other

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Repeater clock.gif|A redstone clock formed from a redstone torch and a repeater.
Repeater feedback.gif|A redstone clock formed from two repeaters.
Two way repeater.gif|MCRedstoneSim diagram of a two-way repeater.
Repeater bridge.png|Crossing redstone wires using repeaters.
Jeb Repeaters 1.png|
Jeb Repeaters 2.png|
Jeb Repeaters 3.png|
</gallery>

=== Renders ===
<gallery>
Redstone Repeater.png
Redstone Repeater Delay 2.png
Redstone Repeater Delay 3.png
Redstone Repeater Delay 4.png
Powered Redstone Repeater.png
Powered Redstone Repeater Delay 2.png
Powered Redstone Repeater Delay 3.png
Powered Redstone Repeater Delay 4.png
Locked Redstone Repeater.png
Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2.png
Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3.png
Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4.png
Powered Locked Redstone Repeater.png
Powered Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2.png
Powered Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3.png
Powered Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4.png
Redstone Repeater BE.png
Redstone Repeater Delay 2 BE.png
Redstone Repeater Delay 3 BE.png
Redstone Repeater Delay 4 BE.png
Powered Redstone Repeater BE.png
Powered Redstone Repeater Delay 2 BE.png
Powered Redstone Repeater Delay 3 BE.png
Powered Redstone Repeater Delay 4 BE.png
Locked Redstone Repeater BE.png
Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 BE.png
Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 BE.png
Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 BE.png
Powered Locked Redstone Repeater BE.png
Powered Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 BE.png
Powered Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 BE.png
Powered Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 BE.png
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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

[[Category:Mechanics]]
[[Category:Redstone mechanics]]
[[Category:Redstone]]
[[Category:Mechanisms]]
[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]

[[de:Redstone-Verstärker]]
[[es:Repetidor de redstone]]
[[fr:Répéteur de redstone]]
[[hu:Redstone-jelismétlő]]
[[it:Ripetitore di redstone]]
[[ja:レッドストーンリピーター]]
[[ko:레드스톤 중계기]]
[[nl:Redstoneversterker]]
[[pl:Przekaźnik]]
[[pt:Repetidor de redstone]]
[[ru:Красный повторитель]]
[[tr:Kızıltaş tekrarlayıcı]]
[[zh:红石中继器]]</li></ul>
beta 1.16.230.52Lucy Axolotl JE1 Wild Axolotl JE1 Gold Axolotl JE1 Cyan Axolotl JE1 Blue Axolotl JE1 Added axolotls.
beta 1.17.0.50Axolotls now spawn naturally in underground water sources.
Axolotls no longer get a regeneration effect after killing a mob on their own.
beta 1.17.0.52Axolotls now spawn in any biome and up to Y-63 instead of Y-30.
Axolotls are no longer available only through Experimental Gameplay.
beta 1.17.0.56Lucy Axolotl JE2 Gold Axolotl JE2 Cyan Axolotl JE2 Blue Axolotl JE2 The texture of the axolotls for all variants except the wild has been changed.
Axolotls no longer attack invisible mobs.
Bred axolotls now maintain their color after being placed from a bucket.[9]
1.17.10
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Emerald|Emerald]]<br/>{{About|the item|the currency in ''Minecraft Dungeons''|MCD:Emerald|the skin|MCD:Emerald (skin)|the ore|Emerald Ore|the mineral block|Block of Emerald}}
{{Item
| image = Emerald.png
| renewable =  Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| rarity = Common}}
'''Emeralds''' are rare minerals that are used primarily as the currency for [[trading]] with [[villager]]s and [[wandering trader]]s. Naturally-occurring emeralds are rarer than [[diamond]]s.

== Obtaining ==

=== Trading ===
{{main|Trading}}
Emeralds can be obtained by trading with [[villager]]s, since they are the currency that villagers use for trading. Villagers either buy or sell specific goods for emeralds.

=== Mining ===
[[Emerald ore]] drops one emerald when mined using an iron or better [[pickaxe]]. If the pickaxe is enchanted with [[Fortune]], it may drop an extra emerald per level of Fortune, up to a maximum of 4 emeralds with Fortune III. If the ore is mined using a pickaxe enchanted with [[Silk Touch]], it drops itself in ore form instead of an emerald.

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|Block of Emerald
|Output= Emerald,9
|type= Material
}}

=== Smelting ===

{{Smelting
|Emerald Ore; Deepslate Emerald Ore
|Emerald
|1
}}

=== Natural generation ===
{{see also|Emerald Ore#Natural generation}}

Emeralds can generate in [[chest]]s in some [[village]] houses or other generated [[Generated structures|structures]].

{{needs update|inaccurate=1|section=1}}
{{LootChestItem|emerald}}

=== Drops ===
[[Vindicator]]s and [[evoker]]s drop 0–1 emeralds upon death. [[Looting]] increases the maximum emerald drop by one per level, for a maximum of 4 emeralds with Looting III.

[[Fox]]es that are holding emeralds also have a chance of 100% to drop the emerald they are holding upon death. Alternatively, the player can drop a food item to entice the fox to drop the emerald without killing it.

{{IN|bedrock}}, vindicators and [[pillager]]s spawned from [[raids]] can drop 0–1 emeralds. Depending on difficulty, vindicators and pillagers spawned from raids also have a chance of dropping additional emeralds. There is a 65% chance of dropping on easy and normal, and an 80% chance of dropping on hard. If this additional drop condition is met, different emerald counts can drop with different chances. There is a {{frac|10|39}} chance to drop an additional 0–1 emeralds, a {{frac|5|39}} chance to drop an additional 2–3, and a {{frac|2|39}} chance to drop an additional 4–5.

{{IN|bedrock}}, with Looting III, it is possible for a vindicator in a raid to drop up to 16 emeralds upon death (vindicator drops + raid drops + an additional drop<!-- emerald from 2/39 chance-->).

== Usage ==

=== Trading ===

{{main|Trading}}

Emeralds are primarily used as currency for [[trading]] with villagers and wandering traders. Trading is typically a faster way to obtain emeralds than by mining, as an emerald ore is rarer than a diamond ore.

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

===Beacons===

Emeralds can be used to select powers from a [[beacon]]. The player must select one of the available powers and then insert an emerald into the item slot. 

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

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

;Trim color palette
The following color palette is shown on the designs on trimmed armor:
*{{TrimPalette|emerald}}

== Achievements ==

{{load achievements|The Haggler;Buy Low;Master Trader}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|What a Deal!}}

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

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Emerald
|spritetype=item
|nameid=emerald
|id=512
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100129|Added [[diamond]]s, referred to as emeralds in the code.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||May 21, 2012|link={{tweet|jeb_|204619936616808451}}|[[File:Ruby pJE20120521.png|32px]] [[Jens Bergensten|Jeb]] released a screenshot of himself testing the [[trading]] system. At this time, what would become emeralds were [[History_of_textures/Unused_textures#Ruby|rubies]].<ref>http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1621716-15-new-blocksitems/#entry19977082</ref>}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|[[File:Emerald JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added emeralds and [[emerald ore]].
|Emeralds can be [[trading|traded]] with [[villager]]s in exchange for different [[item]]s.
|Added [[desert temple]]s, with a hidden [[chest]] room and loot containing emeralds.
|[[File:Ruby JE1 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of [[History_of_textures/Unused_textures#Ruby|rubies]] can be found in the (at this time unused) file {{cd|items.png}}.<ref name="en_US 12w21">Snapshot 12w21a/b ''lang/en_US.lang'': '''item.ruby.name=Ruby'''</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=12w22a|[[Block of emerald]] has now been added, which is [[crafting|crafted]] from nine emeralds and can be placed as a decorative [[block]].
|Added [[jungle temple]]s, which contain loot [[chest]]s with emeralds.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w32a|As [[zombie villager]]s can now spawn and be cured, emeralds can now still be obtained in [[trading|trades]] even if [[generated structures]] are disabled.}}
{{history||1.9|snap=15w31a|Emeralds now generate in [[end city]] ship [[chest]]s.}}
{{history|||snap=15w43a|Emeralds now generate in [[igloo]] basement chests.}}
{{history|||snap=15w44a|The average yield of emeralds in [[desert temple]] chests has now been increased.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Added [[vindicator]]s and [[evoker]]s, which drop emeralds if killed by a player.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 388.}}
{{History|||snap=18w09a|Emeralds can now generate in the loot [[chest]]s of [[underwater ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=18w10a|Emeralds can now generate in [[buried treasure]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Emeralds can now generate in the chests of [[shipwreck]]s.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Emerald JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of emeralds has now been changed.
|Added [[pillager]]s, which can [[drops|drop]] emeralds.}}
{{History|||snap=18w46a|Pillagers no longer drop emeralds.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Emeralds now generate in chests in [[village]] tanneries, fisher cottages and plains village houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Emeralds now generate in chests in [[village]] shepherd houses, mason houses, butcher shops, and savanna and snowy village houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Emeralds now generate in chests in [[village]] fletcher houses, temples, and desert and taiga village houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w07a|Added [[fox]]es, which sometimes spawn with emeralds in their mouths.}}
{{History|||snap=19w08a|[[File:Emerald JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of emeralds has now been changed, once again and it looks smaller.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w13a|The unused [[History_of_textures/Unused_textures#Ruby|rubies]] texture was removed.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|Emeralds can now be used as an armor trim material.}}
{{History|||snap=23w07a|Emeralds now drop when brushing [[suspicious sand]] in [[desert pyramid]]s or [[desert well]]s.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|The probability for the emerald to generate in the [[suspicious sand]] in [[desert temple]] and in [[desert well]] has been changed from 1/7 to 1/8.|Emerald can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in cold and warm [[ocean ruins]] and in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Emerald 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]]; emerald now is in the common loot.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Emerald JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added emeralds.}}
{{History|||snap=build 5|Emeralds can now be used to craft [[blocks of emerald]].}}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|Emeralds can now be found inside [[desert temple]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Added [[jungle temple]]s, which contain loot chests with emeralds.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|Emeralds can now be used to power [[beacon]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Emeralds can now be found in [[end city]] ship [[chest]]s.
|Emeralds can now be found in [[igloo]] basement chests.}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Emeralds are now used as "currency" for [[villager]] [[trading]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Added [[evoker]]s and [[vindicator]]s, which [[drops|drop]] emeralds when killed.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Emeralds can now be found in some [[shipwreck]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Emeralds can now be found inside [[underwater ruins]] chests.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Emeralds can now be used to [[trading|buy]] items from [[wandering trader]]s.
|Emeralds can now be found in [[plains]] [[village]] house and tannery [[chest]]s.
|[[File:Emerald JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of emeralds has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Emeralds can now be found in [[village]] [[chest]]s other than [[plains]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Vindicator]]s and [[pillager]]s that spawn from [[raid]]s can now [[drops|drop]] bonus emeralds.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.5|[[File:Emerald JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of emeralds has now been changed, once again.}}
{{History||1.13.0|snap=beta 1.13.0.1|Added [[fox]]es, which can [[drops|drop]] emeralds.}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.70|snap=beta 1.19.70.23|Emeralds now drop when brushing [[suspicious sand]] in [[desert pyramid]]s or [[desert well]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.19.80.21|Emeralds can now be used as an armor trim material.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps=1.04|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Emerald JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added emeralds.}}
{{History|Ps4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Emerald JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of emeralds has now been changed.}}

{{History|new3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Emerald JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added emeralds.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Gallery ==

<gallery>
Villager trading preview.png|The first image of the trading system released by [[Jeb]]. What would become emeralds can be seen in the [[inventory]] space.
Emerald Ore 12w21a.png|A wall of [[emerald ore]] utilizing a previous texture in snapshot [[12w21a]].
Room of Emeralds.png|All forms of emeralds in one photo: emerald (in the form of [[emerald block|block]], [[emerald ore|ore]] and the emerald itself).
</gallery>

==Trivia==

*The [[History_of_textures/Unused_textures#Ruby|ruby]] was going to be the [[villager]] currency but was changed to emeralds before the update's release.

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Smaragd]]
[[de:Smaragd]]
[[es:Esmeralda]]
[[fr:Émeraude]]
[[hu:Smaragd]]
[[it:Smeraldo]]
[[ja:エメラルド]]
[[ko:에메랄드]]
[[nl:Smaragd]]
[[pl:Szmaragd]]
[[pt:Esmeralda]]
[[ru:Изумруд]]
[[th:มรกต]]
[[tr:Zümrüt]]
[[uk:Смарагд]]
[[zh:绿宝石]]</li><li>[[Beetroot|Beetroot]]<br/>{{about|the basic food item|the seeds|Beetroot Seeds|the soup|Beetroot Soup}}
{{Item
| title = Beetroot
| image = Beetroot.png
| heals = {{hunger|1}}
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

A '''beetroot''' is a food and [[dye]] ingredient.

== Obtaining ==

=== Farming ===
Beetroots are obtained from harvesting a fully grown [[beetroots|crop block]], which drops 1 beetroot and 1-4 seeds ({{frac|2|5|7}} seeds per plant harvested on average). Seed yield can be increased using a tool enchanted with [[Fortune]], with Fortune III harvesting an average of {{frac|5|3|7}} seeds per plant.

These crops can be found growing in [[village]]s or can be grown from planted [[beetroot seeds]].<!-- Do not add locations for finding seeds. Where to find seeds is described in the article about the seeds. -->

== Usage ==

=== Food ===
A beetroot can be eaten to restore {{hunger|1}} [[hunger]] and 1.2 hunger [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]]. Six beetroots can be crafted into [[beetroot soup]], which restores six times the hunger and saturation of a single beetroot.

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

=== Breeding ===
Beetroots can be used to [[breeding|breed]] [[pig]]s. Pigs also follow a player who is holding beetroot.

[[Villager]]s can pick up beetroot items to become willing, allowing them to breed. Villagers need 12 beetroots before they can breed.

=== Composting ===
Placing beetroot into a [[composter]] has a 65% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

=== Trading ===

Novice-level Farmer villagers have a 25%{{only|bedrock}} or 40%{{only|java}} chance to buy 15 beetroots for an emerald.

== Sounds ==

{{Sound table/Entity/Food}}

== Data values ==

=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Beetroot
|spritetype=item
|nameid=beetroot
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Beetroot
|spritetype=item
|nameid=beetroot
|id=285
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Husbandry;A Balanced Diet}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|[[File:Beetroot JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Beetroots have been added, along with its [[beetroot seeds|seeds]] and [[beetroot soup]]. Beetroot can also be used to craft [[rose red]] dye.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 434.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Beetroot JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of beetroot has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w03a|Placing beetroot into the new [[composter]] has a 50% chance of raising the compost level by 1.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Beetroot now has a 65% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Farmer [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] beetroots.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w13a|The model of the [[crop]] for the beetroot crops has been tweaked that the backside textures are mirrored.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||November 13, 2013|link=http://instagram.com/p/gnkWOlJMB3/|[[Jeb]] announces on [[wikipedia:Instagram|Instagram]] that [[Johan Bernhardsson]] is working on a surprise feature for 0.8.0 alongside a picture of the [[player]] holding beetroot.}}
{{History||November 14, 2013|link={{tweet|jbernhardsson|400902957782147072}}|Johan posts another image of beetroot, confirming that the image previously posted by Jeb was indeed beetroot.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 2|[[File:Beetroot JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added beetroots. They are not obtainable in the Creative inventory.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|Beetroot can now be used to lead and [[breeding|breed]] [[pig]]s.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Beetroot now restore [[hunger]], rather than [[health]].
|Beetroot can now generate in [[village]]s as [[crop]]s.}}
{{History||v0.13.1|Added beetroot to the Creative inventory.<ref name="missing beetroot item">https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCPE-10497</ref><!---{{info needed}}, the bug tracker has very little information. It's not in the Creative inventory in v0.12.1 or v0.13.0 initial release, but is in v0.14.0--->}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|Beetroot can now be used to craft [[rose red]] dye.}}
{{History||v0.16.2|Beetroot can now be found in [[chest]]s inside large houses in [[snowy taiga]] and [[snowy tundra]] [[village]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|[[Villager]]s can now can pick up beetroot to become willing.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Beetroot JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of beetroot has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Beetroot can now be used to fill up [[composter]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Beetroot can now be sold to farmer villagers.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Beetroot JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added beetroots.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Beetroot JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of beetroot has been changed.}}

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

== Issues ==

{{Issue list}}

== Gallery ==

<gallery>
File:Beetrootstwitpic.png|The image released by [[Johan Bernhardsson]] on [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]].
File:Pigs following beetroot holder.png|Pigs following the [[player]].
File:Village Wheat Beetroot Farm.png|Beetroots generated in a [[village]].
File:Beetroot farm.png|A beetroot garden.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Items}}

[[Category:Plants]]
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Červená řepa]]
[[de:Rote Bete]]
[[es:Remolacha]]
[[fr:Betterave]]
[[hu:Cékla]]
[[it:Barbabietola]]
[[ja:ビートルート]]
[[ko:비트]]
[[nl:Biet]]
[[pl:Burak]]
[[pt:Beterraba]]
[[ru:Свёкла]]
[[th:บีทรูท]]
[[uk:Буряк]]
[[zh:甜菜根]]</li></ul>
beta 1.17.10.22Axolotls now spawn only in complete darkness.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.17.20
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Bleach|Bleach]]<br/>{{education feature}}
{{Item
| image = Bleach.png
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

'''Bleach''' is an [[item]] used to [[dye]] things white. It is a [[compound]], as it is made using a [[lab table]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Lab Table ===

Bleach is not obtainable in the [[creative inventory]] or {{cmd|give}}. The only way to obtain it is using a [[lab table]].

{| class="wikitable"
! Result
! Materials Needed
|-
!rowspan=2|{{slot|Bleach}}<br>[[Bleach]]
|{{slot|Water (compound)|link=Compound}}{{slot|Water (compound)|link=Compound}}{{slot|Water (compound)|link=Compound}}{{slot|Sodium Hypochlorite|link=Compound}}{{slot|Sodium Hypochlorite|link=Compound}}{{slot|Sodium Hypochlorite|link=Compound}}
|-
|<center>[[Water (compound)|Water]] x3, [[Compound|Sodium Hypochlorite]] x3</center>
|}

== Usage ==
=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage}}

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Fire.ogg
|source=sound
|description=When bleach is created by a lab table
|id=lt.reaction.fire
|volume=6.0
|pitch=0.7/0.9
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bleach
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bleach
|id=596
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|[[File:Bleach BE1.png|32px]] Added bleach.}}

{{History|education}}
{{History||1.0.27|[[File:Bleach BE1.png|32px]] Added bleach.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Trivia ==
*[[File:Bleach (compound).png|32px]] There is an [[History of textures/Unused textures#Unused compounds|unused bleach texture]] in the compounds folder of the chemistry resource pack, which is slightly different from the one used in the game.

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

{{Items}}
{{Education Edition}}

[[Category:Dyes]]
[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]
[[Category:Education Edition items]]

[[de:Bleichmittel]]
[[es:Lejía]]
[[ja:漂白剤]]
[[ko:표백제]]
[[pl:Wybielacz]]
[[pt:Alvejante]]
[[zh:漂白剂]]
[[lzh:素精]]</li><li>[[Sign|Sign]]<br/>{{Block
| image = <gallery>
Oak Sign.png|Sign
Oak Wall Sign.png|Wall Sign
Oak Hanging Sign.png|Hanging Sign
Oak Wall Hanging Sign.png|Wall Hanging Sign
</gallery>
| image2 = <gallery>
Oak Sign JE3.png|Sign
Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|Hanging Sign
</gallery>
| extratext = [[#Gallery|View all renders]]
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = axe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (16)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
A '''sign''' is a non-solid [[block]] that displays text and can be placed on the top or side of other blocks. A '''hanging sign''' is a decorative block that also displays text, and can be placed underneath blocks or with a solid self-supporting bracket. The text of both types of signs can be customized with [[dye]]s and [[glow ink sac]]s.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Signs can be broken with any tool or without a tool, but an [[axe]] is fastest.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Sign|sprite=oak-sign|Axe|foot=1|item=1}}

A sign or a hanging sign also breaks and drops itself as an [[item]] if the block the sign is attached to is moved, removed or destroyed. However, a wall hanging sign will stay here if the block the hanging sign is attached to is removed.<ref>{{bug|MC-256501|||WAI}}</ref>

If a sign is broken while being edited, the player continues to edit the sign<ref>{{bug|MC-117815}}</ref>, although {{in|bedrock}} breaking the sign stops the editing operation.

=== Natural generation ===
An oak sign can be found in [[igloo]] basements. Spruce signs can be found in taiga [[village]] houses, as part of a chair.

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|oak-sign,oak-hanging-sign,spruce-sign,spruce-hanging-sign}}

=== Crafting ===
[[The player]] can place six stripped [[log]] [[block]]s at the bottom half of the crafting table and place two [[chain]]s on the top-left and top-right slots to create hanging signs. This crafting recipe will create six hanging signs. Hanging signs can only be crafted with stripped logs or [[stem]]s; non-stripped wood cannot be used to craft hanging signs.
{{Crafting
|head=1
|showdescription=1
|nolink=1
|A1= Matching Planks
|B1= Matching Planks
|C1= Matching Planks
|A2= Matching Planks
|B2= Matching Planks
|C2= Matching Planks
|B3= Stick
|Output=Matching Sign,3
|type=Decoration block
}}
{{Crafting
|name= Hanging Sign
|A1= Chain
|C1= Chain
|A2= Matching Stripped Log or Stem; Block of Stripped Bamboo
|B2= Matching Stripped Log or Stem; Block of Stripped Bamboo
|C2= Matching Stripped Log or Stem; Block of Stripped Bamboo
|A3= Matching Stripped Log or Stem; Block of Stripped Bamboo
|B3= Matching Stripped Log or Stem; Block of Stripped Bamboo
|C3= Matching Stripped Log or Stem; Block of Stripped Bamboo
|Output= Matching Hanging Sign,6; Bamboo Hanging Sign,6
|type=Decoration block
|foot=1
}}

== Usage ==
Signs can be used to display text; they can be used to label storage, display information to other players or note areas of interest. Signs are also not destroyed by [[water]] or [[lava]] and therefore may be used to control the flow of these fluids.

=== Placement ===
==== Signs ====
Signs may be placed on the top or side of other [[block]]s (including semi-solid and non-solid blocks such as [[fence]]s, [[Trapdoor|trapdoors]] and other signs). To place a sign, {{control|use}} a sign [[item]] while pointing at the block the sign should be attached to, enter the desired text (or none), and click the "Done" button or press "escape" on a keyboard (or press × {{in|bedrock}}, {{xbtn|b}} on an Xbox controller, {{psbtn|o}} on a PlayStation controller, or {{nsbutton|B}} on a Nintendo Switch controller. Closing the virtual keyboard on a mobile device also exits the typing menu). To place a sign on a block that can be interacted with by the {{control|use}} control (for example, [[chest]]s, [[note block]]s, etc.), {{control|sneak}} while placing the sign.

Signs on the top of a block stand on a short post and face toward the player who placed it, in any of 16 different directions. Signs placed on the side of a block simply float there, even if the block doesn't make contact with the sign.

Even if placed on a vertical surface, a sign may not co-exist in the same block of air as any other item, despite not necessarily visibly obstructing eachother.

For more information about the blocks signs can be placed on, see [[Opacity/Placement]].

==== Hanging signs ====
Hanging signs can be placed in three different ways:
* Placing a hanging sign on the side of a block will result in it being placed with a self-supporting bracket, which allows it to float without any supporting block. This version can be placed in four different directions.
* Placing a hanging sign on the bottom of a block will result in the sign hanging below the block.
** If the block is wide enough, the chains holding the sign will be parallel. This version can be placed in four different directions.
** If the block is too narrow, the chains will meet together in a upwards arrow shape. This version is also placed if the player is {{control|sneaking}} when placing a hanging sign below a wide-enough block. This version can be placed in sixteen different directions.

=== Text ===
[[File:Oak Sign GUI.png|thumb|240px|Oak Sign editing.]]
Placing a sign opens an editor interface resembling a magnified view of the sign. Up to four lines of text can then be entered using a keyboard (hardware or on-screen). The editor supports limited editing, including moving the cursor and inserting and deleting characters. {{IN|bedrock}}, [[formatting codes]] can also be used to apply decorative effects such as color, bold, italic and underline to various bits of the text. Depending on the edition and platform in use, copy and paste operations may be supported and the editor may also support keyboard entry of Alt-codes for displaying Unicode characters.


Text can be added to the back side of a sign by interacting with the that side of the sign after placing it and editing the front.

Signs can be waxed by {{Control|use|text=using}} a [[honeycomb]] on it. Once waxed, a sign cannot be unwaxed or edited.

After placing and affixing text on a sign, a player can change the text color by {{control|using}} a [[dye]] on it. When colored with dye, the text color may differ from any color specified by formatting codes.{{Info needed|How does this work? Does the dye affect all the text? One line? One word? Does dye override all formatting codes, including font effects?}}

[[File:Glow Ink Sign with Orange Dye JE2.png|thumb|216px|Oak sign with glow ink and orange dye applied in {{JE}}.]]

A player can {{control|use}} a [[glow ink sac]] on a sign to make its text glow. The glowing text is not affected by lighting. The player can use a regular black [[ink sac]] on the sign to remove the glowing effect.

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ class="nowrap" | Glow ink colors
!Name !! Main Color !! Edge Color
|-
! Black
| {{color|#000000}}
| {{color|#EDE8CA}}
|-
! Red
| {{color|#FC0000}}
| {{color|#650000}}
|-
! Green
| {{color|#00FC00}}
| {{color|#006500}}
|-
! Brown
| {{color|#894413}}
| {{color|#361B07}}
|-
! Blue
| {{color|#0000FC}}
| {{color|#000065}}
|-
! Purple
| {{color|#9E20ED}}
| {{color|#3F0C5F}}
|-
! Cyan
| {{color|#00D6D6}}
| {{color|#006565}}
|-
! Light Gray
| {{color|#D0D0D0}}
| {{color|#535353}}
|-
! Gray
| {{color|#7E7E7E}}
| {{color|#323232}}
|-
! Pink
| {{color|#FC68B2}}
| {{color|#652947}}
|-
! Lime
| {{color|#8DFC00}}
| {{color|#4B6500}}
|-
! Yellow
| {{color|#FCFC00}}
| {{color|#656500}}
|-
! Light Blue
| {{color|#98BECB}}
| {{color|#3C4B51}}
|-
! Magenta
| {{color|#FC00FC}}
| {{color|#650065}}
|-
! Orange
| {{color|#FC671F}}
| {{color|#65280C}}
|-
! White
| {{color|#FCFCFC}}
| {{color|#656565}}
|}

In [[Creative]] mode, the combination {{key|Ctrl}} + {{control|pick block}} on Windows/Linux, or {{key|cmd}} + {{control|pick block}} on macOS, can be used to copy an already-placed sign, including its text (with decorations), into the player's inventory.

A dyed sign facing east or west will have its text appear more saturated and bright than a sign facing north or south. However, it is actually the sign that is dimmer, because ''Minecraft'''s lighting engine uses side lighting to make the world appear less flat, but the text on signs is not affected by this.

{{IN|bedrock}}, inappropriate words or phrases in a sign's text are displayed as asterisks.

{{IN|java}}, signs can be created with [[Commands#Raw JSON Text|JSON text]], which allows complex formatting (colors, bold, italic, etc.), hover and click events, localized translation (for ''Minecraft'' technical terms, like "Redstone Repeater", otherwise translations must be provided in language files in resource packs), and the incorporation of scoreboard values into text. Use the {{cmd|data merge block}} command to create or alter JSON signs.

: Example: {{cmd|long=1|data merge block ~ ~1 ~ <nowiki>{front_text:{ color:"green", messages:[ '{"selector":"@p", "bold":false, "italic":false, "underlined":false, "strikethrough":false, "obfuscated":false}' , '{"text":"Second Line"}']}}}}

Signs can post the success count of JSON text hover and click events to [[scoreboard]] objectives. The objectives to be used can be specified by running the {{cmd|execute store}} command or by modifying the sign's NBT data directly with the {{cmd|data merge block}} command.

=== Interaction ===
Signs act as though they have a {{control|use}} action, so the [[player]] is unable to place [[block]]s or use [[item]]s while the cursor is pointed at them without {{control|sneaking}}.

Signs are destroyed and drop as an item when pushed by a [[piston]].{{Only|bedrock}}

Signs are non-solid and have no collision, so [[item]]s and [[mob]]s can move through sign blocks. Other [[block]]s (including other signs) can be placed on any edge of a sign.

[[Water]] and [[lava]] flow around signs. Lava can create [[fire]] in [[air]] blocks next to signs as if the signs were flammable, but the signs do not burn (and cannot be burned by other methods either, except {{in|be}}).

=== Fuel ===
Wooden signs can be used as a fuel in [[furnace]]s, smelting an [[item]] per sign.

=== Note Blocks ===
Signs can be placed under [[note block]]s to produce a "bass" sounds.

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
==== Normal wood ====
; Sign
{{Sound table/Block/Wood|forcecollapsed=1}}
; Hanging sign
{{Sound table/Block/Hanging sign|forcecollapsed=1}}

==== Cherry wood ====
; Sign
{{Sound table/Block/Cherry wood|forcecollapsed=1}}
; Hanging sign
{{Sound table/Block/Cherry wood hanging sign|forcecollapsed=1}}

==== Bamboo wood ====
; Sign
{{Sound table/Block/Bamboo wood|forcecollapsed=1}}
; Hanging sign
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Bamboo wood hanging sign/JE|forcecollapsed=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Bamboo wood hanging sign/BE|forcecollapsed=1}}

==== Nether wood ====
; Sign
{{Sound table/Block/Nether wood|forcecollapsed=1}}
; Hanging sign
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Nether wood hanging sign/JE|forcecollapsed=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Nether wood hanging sign/BE|forcecollapsed=1}}

=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table|forcecollapsed=1
|rowspan=2
|sound=Ink sac1.ogg
|sound2=Ink sac2.ogg
|sound3=Ink sac3.ogg
|subtitle=Glow Ink Sac splotches
|source=block
|description=When a [[glow ink sac]] is used on a sign
|id=item.glow_ink_sac.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.glow_ink_sac.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.95, or 1.05 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Ink Sac splotches
|source=block
|description=When an [[ink sac]] is used on a sign
|id=item.ink_sac.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.ink_sac.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 0.85, 0.88, or 0.9 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Dye.ogg
|subtitle=Dye stains
|source=block
|description=When [[dye]] is used on a sign
|id=item.dye.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.dye.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.9, 0.95, or 1.1</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Wax on1.ogg
|sound2=Wax on2.ogg
|sound3=Wax on3.ogg
|subtitle=Wax on
|source=block
|description=When a sign is waxed
|id=item.honeycomb.wax_on
|translationkey=subtitles.item.honeycomb.wax_on
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0/0.9/1.1
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Sign waxed interact fail1.ogg
|sound2=Sign waxed interact fail2.ogg
|sound3=Sign waxed interact fail3.ogg
|subtitle=Sign wobbles
|source=block
|description=When a player attempts to edit a waxed sign
|id=block.sign.waxed_interact_fail
|translationkey=subtitles.block.sign.waxed_interact_fail
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies''<ref group=sound>{{cd|fail1}} can be 1.0 or 0.9; {{cd|fail2}} and {{cd|fail3}} can be 0.8 or 0.9</ref>
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table|forcecollapsed=1
|type=bedrock
|sound=Ink sac1.ogg
|sound2=Ink sac2.ogg
|sound3=Ink sac3.ogg
|source=sound
|description=When a glow ink sac or an ink sac is used on a sign
|id=sign.ink_sac.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Dye.ogg
|source=sound
|description=When dye is used on a sign
|id=sign.dye.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Wax on1.ogg
|sound2=Wax on2.ogg
|sound3=Wax on3.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a honeycomb waxes a sign
|id=copper.wax.on
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Sign waxed interact fail1.ogg
|sound2=Sign waxed interact fail2.ogg
|sound3=Sign waxed interact fail3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a player attempts to edit a waxed sign
|id=block.sign.waxed_interact_fail
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0 or 0.9 for <code>waxed_interact_fail1</code>; can be 0.8 or 0.9 for <code>waxed_interact_fail2</code> and <code>waxed_interact_fail3</code></ref>
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Oak Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=oak_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dark_oak_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Sign
|spritename=Cherry Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo Sign
|spritename=Bamboo Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_sign
|blocktags= signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=non_flammable_wood, signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=non_flammable_wood, signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Oak Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=oak_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dark_oak_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Wall Sign
|spritename=Cherry Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo Wall Sign
|spritename=Bamboo Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Oak Hanging Sign
|spritename=Oak Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=oak_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Hanging Sign
|spritename=Spruce Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Hanging Sign
|spritename=Birch Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Hanging Sign
|spritename=Jungle Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Hanging Sign
|spritename=Acacia Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Hanging Sign
|spritename=Dark Oak Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dark_oak_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove Hanging Sign
|spritename=Mangrove Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Hanging Sign
|spritename=Cherry Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo Hanging Sign
|spritename=Bamboo Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson Hanging Sign
|spritename=Crimson Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs, non_flammable_wood}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped Hanging Sign
|spritename=Warped Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs, non_flammable_wood}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Oak Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Oak Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=oak_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Spruce Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Birch Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Jungle Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Acacia Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dark_oak_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Cherry Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Crimson Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Warped Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=signs
|spritetype=block
|nameid=sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=hanging-signs
|spritetype=block
|nameid=hanging_sign
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Sign
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|showaliasids=y
|showitemtags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Oak standing
|spritename=oak-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=standing_sign
|id=63
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce standing
|spritename=spruce-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_standing_sign
|id=436
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch standing
|spritename=birch-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_standing_sign
|id=441
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle standing
|spritename=jungle-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_standing_sign
|id=443
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia standing
|spritename=acacia-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_standing_sign
|id=445
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak standing
|spritename=dark-oak-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=darkoak_standing_sign
|id=447
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove standing
|spritename=mangrove-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_standing_sign
|id=-494
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry standing
|spritename=cherry-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_standing_sign
|id=-542
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo standing
|spritename=bamboo-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_standing_sign
|id=-518
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson standing
|spritename=crimson-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_standing_sign
|id=505
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped standing
|spritename=warped-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_standing_sign
|id=506
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Oak wall
|spritename=oak-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=wall_sign
|id=68
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce wall
|spritename=spruce-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_wall_sign
|id=437
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch wall
|spritename=birch-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_wall_sign
|id=442
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle wall
|spritename=jungle-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_wall_sign
|id=444
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia wall
|spritename=acacia-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_wall_sign
|id=446
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak wall
|spritename=dark-oak-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=darkoak_wall_sign
|id=448
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove wall
|spritename=mangrove-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_wall_sign
|id=-495
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry wall
|spritename=cherry-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_wall_sign
|id=-544
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo wall
|spritename=bamboo-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_wall_sign
|id=-519
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson wall
|spritename=crimson-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_wall_sign
|id=507
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped wall
|spritename=warped-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_wall_sign
|id=508
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Oak item
|spritename=oak-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=oak_sign
|aliasid=sign
|id=360
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign
|translationkey=item.sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce item
|spritename=spruce-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=spruce_sign
|id=576
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch item
|spritename=birch-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=birch_sign
|id=577
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle item
|spritename=jungle-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=jungle_sign
|id=578
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia item
|spritename=acacia-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=acacia_sign
|id=579
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak item
|spritename=dark-oak-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=dark_oak_sign
|aliasid=darkoak_sign
|id=587
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign
|translationkey=item.darkoak_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove item
|spritename=mangrove-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=mangrove_sign
|id=642
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry item
|spritename=cherry-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=cherry_sign
|id=659
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo item
|spritename=bamboo-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bamboo_sign
|id=660
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson item
|spritename=crimson-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=crimson_sign
|id=614
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped item
|spritename=warped-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=warped_sign
|id=615
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Oak Hanging Sign
|spritename=Oak Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=oak_hanging_sign
|id=-500
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.oak_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Hanging Sign
|spritename=Spruce Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_hanging_sign
|id=-501
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.spruce_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Hanging Sign
|spritename=Birch Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_hanging_sign
|id=-502
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.birch_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Hanging Sign
|spritename=Jungle Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_hanging_sign
|id=-503
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.jungle_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Hanging Sign
|spritename=Acacia Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_hanging_sign
|id=-504
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.acacia_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Hanging Sign
|spritename=Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dark_oak_hanging_sign
|id=-505
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.dark_oak_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove Hanging Sign
|spritename=Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_hanging_sign
|id=-508
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.mangrove_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Hanging Sign
|spritename=Cherry Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_hanging_sign
|id=-534
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.cherry_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo Hanging Sign
|spritename=Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_hanging_sign
|id=-522
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.bamboo_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson Hanging Sign
|spritename=Crimson Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_hanging_sign
|id=-506
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.crimson_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped Hanging Sign
|spritename=Warped Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_hanging_sign
|id=-507
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.warped_hanging_sign.name
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=signs
|spritetype=block
|nameid=Sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=hanging-signs
|spritetype=block
|nameid=HangingSign
|foot=1}}

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

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

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

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

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|It's a Sign}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Glow and Behold}}

== History ==
{{main|/History}}
{{History|java classic}}
{{History||0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST|[[File:Sign Entity.png|32px]] Signs are currently being tested as [[entity|entities]]. They always display "This is a test of the signs. Each line can be 15 chars!" and can only be spawned by pressing {{key|B}}.<ref>{{ytl|bdT76iFEnLk}}</ref>}}
{{History||0.26  SURVIVAL TEST|Removed signs.}}
{{History|java infdev}}
{{History||20100607|[[File:Oak Sign (0) JE1.png|32px]] Signs have been re-implemented as [[block]]s, although still rendering as entities.
|Signs now have a [[crafting]] recipe and the text can now be edited. Editing a sign pauses the game in [[singleplayer]].
|Signs are currently huge and drop [[planks]] when destroyed.
|Signs do not have a particle texture defined. As such, they [[Placeholder texture#Default texture|default to using the grass block texture instead]].}}
{{History||20100608|Signs are now broken faster.
|Signs now [[drops|drop]] themselves when [[breaking|destroyed]], instead of planks.
|Signs now use planks particles.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.1|[[File:Oak Wall Sign (S) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added wall signs.
|[[File:Oak Sign (0) JE2.png|32px]] Signs are now smaller.}}
{{History||v1.0.5|Signs no longer require a free [[block]] above it to place.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||April 27, 2011|link=https://notch.tumblr.com/post/4988431144|Hand-drawn signs are mentioned.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6|Signs are now broken faster using an [[axe]].}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w18a|Editing a sign no longer pauses the game in [[singleplayer]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w27a|Signs are now stackable up to 16. 
|The same [[crafting]] recipe now produces 3 signs instead of 1.}}
{{History||June 9, 2014|link=https://twitter.com/SeargeDP/status/476047216541700096|[[Searge]] tweeted a picture of a sign showing a username and a [[scoreboard]] score.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w25a|Added support for JSON text to signs.
|Sign character limit now depends on character width.}}
{{History|||snap=14w29a|Signs now display the cracking animation.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|A sign now generates within [[igloo]] basements.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w33a|Signs can now be used as [[fuel]] in [[furnace]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The standing sign ID has been changed from <code>standing_sign</code> to <code>sign</code>.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[block]]s' numeral IDs were 63 and 68, and the [[item]]'s 323.}}
{{History|||snap=18w10d|[[Water]] can now be placed on the same block as signs.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|"Sign" has been renamed to "Oak Sign".
|[[File:Oak Sign JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of oak sign [[item]]s has been changed.
|[[File:Spruce Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak signs.
|The sign's text has been changed from black to white.
|A sign's recipe now requires the same type of [[wood]] instead of a random assortment.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|Signs can now be {{control|used}} while holding a [[dye]] to change the text color.
|Default text color for signs has been changed back to black.}}
{{History|||snap=18w45a|A new movable cursor for free text editing to signs has been added.
|Selection and copy/paste support have been added to signs.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Spruce signs now generate in some [[taiga]] [[village]] houses.
|Spruce sign items can now be found in [[chest]]s in taiga village houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w12a|Signs can now be [[dye]]d only in [[Creative mode]].}}
{{History|||snap=19w12b|Signs can now be dyed in [[Survival mode]] again.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|[[File:Crimson Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added crimson and warped signs.}}
{{History|||snap=20w09a|Crimson and warped signs can now be [[crafting|crafted]].}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w03a|Signs can now be tinted with [[Glow Ink Sac|glow ink sac]]s to make the text glow.
|Works with both undyed and dyed signs.
|Signs now have a sound for being dyed.}}
{{History|||snap=21w11a|[[File:Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2.png|32px]][[File:Spruce Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Wall Sign (S) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of signs have been changed to reflect the changes made to planks in the [[Texture Update]].}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|Glowing text on signs now has an outer glow, making text more visible in the dark.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=21w41a|[[File:Oak Sign JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Sign JE2.png|32px]] Changed all signs textures as items.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|[[File:Mangrove Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:Mangrove Wall Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:Mangrove Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added mangrove signs.}}
{{History|||snap=22w14a|Due to the addition of the [[mangrove tree]] and [[mangrove swamp]], mangrove signs are now obtainable in survival and renewable.}}
{{History||October 15, 2022|link={{ytl|https://youtu.be/iM9KtHaDcUg?t=5437}}|Hanging signs were announced and shown on [[Minecraft Live 2022]].|Hanging signs were conceptualized by [[Agnes Larsson]] with input from her daughter.<ref>{{ytl|vJCMpPyaN8Q|Minecraft 1.20: New Blocks and Their Functions! @ 0:29|Minecraft|February 24, 2023|t=29s}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|[[File:Bamboo Sign (0) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Wall Sign (S) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bamboo signs behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]].
|[[File:Oak Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Oak Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign (S) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>Added hanging signs behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]].|Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood signs.}}
{{History|||snap=22w45a|[[File:Jungle Wall Hanging Sign JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of jungle hanging wall signs have been changed.|Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood hanging signs.|Bamboo hanging signs now can be crafted using [[block of stripped bamboo]] instead of bamboo planks.|Crafting bamboo hanging signs now outputs 6 hanging signs instead of 2.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|[[File:Cherry Sign (0) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Wall Sign (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Sign (item) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Hanging Sign JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Wall Hanging Sign JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Hanging Sign (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added cherry signs and hanging signs behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]]. There used to be a glitch where right clicking on a sign would play the “use” animation. This was fixed in the snapshots for 1.20, where signs are editable.}}
{{History|||snap=1.19.4 Pre-release 4|[[File:Cherry Sign (0) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Updated the texture of cherry signs.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Bamboo sign, cherry sign and all of the hanging signs are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack.|Signs and hanging signs can now be edited after being placed.|Signs and hanging signs now support text on both sides.|Signs and hanging signs can now be waxed with [[honeycomb]] to prevent editing.|Oak and spruce hanging sign can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w14a|Signs and hanging signs with click commands can now be interacted with even if the sign is not waxed.|Signs and hanging signs can no longer be edited by players in [[Adventure]] mode.|Signs and hanging signs with non-text chat components can no longer be edited, even if the sign is not waxed.|Signs and hanging signs now save text even if the edit screen is closed by the player being moved far away.}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Oak and spruce hanging sign 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]]; oak and spruce hanging sign now are in the common loot.}}
{{History||1.20.2|snap=23w31a|Changed sounds for Nether wood hanging signs.<ref>{{Bug|MC-262295||Warped and Crimson hanging signs uses their respective plank sounds, despite their stripped stems having unique sounds|Fixed}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.5.0|[[File:Oak Standing Sign.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Signs have been added, though they can be obtained only through [[inventory]] editors. |The [[player]] currently cannot write on signs.}}
{{History||v0.6.0|Signs can now be legitimately obtained in [[Survival]] and [[Creative]] mode.|The player can now write on signs.}}
{{History||v0.10.0|snap=build 1|Signs now have a selection overlay.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Signs can now be found in [[igloo]] basements.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.0|"Sign" has been renamed to "Oak Sign".
|[[File:Spruce Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak signs.|The sign's text has been changed from black to white.|A sign's recipe now requires the same type of [[wood]] instead of a random assortment.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.9.0.2|The default sign text color has been changed back to black.|Sign variants are now grouped in their own [[inventory]] category.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Oak Sign JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of oak sign [[item]]s has been changed.|Spruce signs now generate in new [[taiga]] and [[snowy taiga]] [[village]] houses.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Signs can now be used as a [[fuel]] in [[furnace]]s.|Oak signs can now be found inside taiga and snowy taiga village house [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|[[File:Crimson Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added crimson and warped signs.|[[File:Spruce Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of all signs except oak sign have been changed.}}
{{History||1.16.20|snap=beta 1.16.20.50|Crimson and warped signs now uses regular plank [[sound]]s instead of their stem variant sounds.}}
{{History||1.16.210|snap=beta 1.16.210.59|Signs can now be {{control|used}} while holding a [[dye]] to change the text color.|Signs can now be tinted with [[Glow Ink Sac|glow ink sac]]s to make the text glow.
|Works with both default and dyed signs.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.210.60|Color on dyed signs disappears and the text turns back to black.|Signs with applied glowing effect as well as color stops glowing and color is removed.}}
{{History||1.16.220|snap=beta 1.16.220.50|Signs can now be {{control|used}} while holding a [[dye]] to change the text color again.|Signs can now be tinted with [[Glow Ink Sac|glow ink sac]]s to make the text glow again.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.220.52|Now has sounds for being dyed.}}
{{History|||snap=release|A glowing effect can no longer be applied to signs due to glow ink sacs becoming inaccessible in the full release.}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.17.0.50|[[File:Oak Sign BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sign BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sign BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sign BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sign BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sign BE2.png|32px]] Textures of sign items was updated.
|[[File:Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of oak signs have been changed to reflect the changes made to planks in the [[Texture Update]].}}
{{History||1.17.10|snap=beta 1.17.10.21|Glowing text on signs now has an outer glow, making text more visible in the dark.}}
{{History||1.18.10|snap=beta 1.18.10.20|[[File:Oak Sign JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Sign JE2.png|32px]] Changed all signs textures as items.}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.20|[[File:Mangrove Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:Mangrove Wall Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:Mangrove Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added mangrove signs.}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.20|snap=beta 1.19.50.21|[[File:Bamboo Sign (0) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Wall Sign (S) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bamboo signs behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.|[[File:Oak Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Oak Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign (S) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>Added hanging signs behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.|Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood signs.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.19.60.20|[[File:Jungle Wall Hanging Sign JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of jungle hanging wall signs have been changed.|Bamboo hanging signs now can be crafted using [[block of stripped bamboo]] instead of bamboo planks.|Crafting bamboo hanging signs now outputs 6 hanging signs instead of 2.}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.80|snap=beta 1.19.80.20|[[File:Cherry Sign (0).png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Wall Sign (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Sign (item) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Hanging Sign JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Wall Hanging Sign JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Hanging Sign (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added cherry signs and hanging signs behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.19.80.21|[[File:Cherry Sign (0) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Updated the texture of cherry signs.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.19.80.22|Signs and hanging signs can now be edited after being placed.|Signs and hanging signs now support text on both sides.|Signs and hanging signs can now be waxed with [[honeycomb]] to prevent editing.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.20.0.20|Crimson, warped, and bamboo hanging signs now have custom sounds to match their wood type.<ref name=badnewsounds>{{Bug|MCPE-164246}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.21|Bamboo sign, cherry sign and all of the hanging signs are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Oak Standing Sign.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added signs.}}
{{History||xbox=TU9|Signs are now stackable up to 16. 
|The same [[crafting]] recipe for signs now produces 3 signs instead of 1.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.88|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Spruce Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak signs.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Oak Sign JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of oak sign [[item]]s has been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added signs.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Trivia ==
* The first concept art of hanging signs came from [[Agnes Larsson]]'s daughter.<ref>{{Ytl|vJCMpPyaN8Q|Minecraft 1.20: New Blocks and Their Functions!|Minecraft|t=30s}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Signs classic.png|Test of signs in early [[Java Edition Classic]].
Sigh test.jpg|Another early sign image.
Signs PreRelease.png|First image of sign blocks during [[Java Edition Infdev|Infdev]].
Pocket Edition v0.6.0 alpha Development sign.png|First image of signs on [[Pocket Edition]].
Pocket Edition v0.6.0 alpha Development sign editing.png|First image of editing text on [[PE]] iOS.
Pocket Edition v0.6.0 alpha Development sign editing 2.png|First image of editing text on [[PE]] Android.
Pocket Edition v0.6.0 alpha Development sky.png
Door Sign.png|A sign placed on a door.
Breaking News.png|A sign being broken.
Sign Text Dark.jpg|A dark oak sign with black text.
Sign Text Light.jpg|A dark oak sign with white text.
Sign Blockdata.gif|A sign using blockdata to dynamically change.
JSON Sign.png|First image of a sign using JSON text.
Width Based Character Limit.png|First image of a sign using width based character limits.
Glow Ink Sign with Pink Dye.png|Oak sign with glow ink in the dark in [[Java Edition 21w03a]].
Lit vs unlit signs.png|Difference in visibility of a lime text, from left to right, in a lit birch sign, unlit birch sign, lit dark oak sign, and unlit dark oak sign.
Glowing Text Comparison.png|The comparison between glow text and non-glow text.
Example Of Signs Being Weird.png|alt=Shading differences|Signs being different shades depending on orientation.
Glow text.gif|All sixteen colors of glow text.
Glow Ink Signs.jpg|Signs with glowing ink in several colors.
Lots of Glowing Signs.jpg|More signs with glowing ink.
Sign Platforms.jpg|[[Ari]] standing on top of a hanged sign.
Eric Shop.jpg|[[Sunny]] looking at a double sided hanging sign.
Hanging Sign Bedrock.png|Hanging sign with small text.
Hanging Sign Java.png|Hanging sign with large text.
New Hanging Sign Text Length 1.jpg|Text on hanging sign.
New Hanging Sign Text Length 2.jpg|Text on hanging sign.
</gallery>

=== Concept Art ===
<gallery>
Hanging_Sign_Concept_Art.png|Hanging sign concept art.
Hanging_Sign_Concept_Art2.png|Ditto.
Hanging_Sign_Concept_Art3.png|Hanging sign dimensions concept art.
Hanging_Sign_Concept_Art4.png|Hanging sign crafting recipe, block states concept art.
</gallery>

=== Renders ===
{{hidden begin}}
<div style="clear: both"></div>
<gallery>
Oak Sign.png|Oak Sign
Spruce Sign.png|Spruce Sign
Birch Sign.png|Birch Sign
Jungle Sign.png|Jungle Sign
Acacia Sign.png|Acacia Sign
Dark Oak Sign.png|Dark Oak Sign
Mangrove Sign.png|Mangrove Sign
Cherry Sign.png|Cherry Sign
Bamboo Sign.png|Bamboo Sign
Crimson Sign.png|Crimson Sign
Warped Sign.png|Warped Sign
Oak Wall Sign.png|Oak Wall Sign
Spruce Wall Sign.png|Spruce Wall Sign
Birch Wall Sign.png|Birch Wall Sign
Jungle Wall Sign.png|Jungle Wall Sign
Acacia Wall Sign.png|Acacia Wall Sign
Dark Oak Wall Sign.png|Dark Oak Wall Sign
Mangrove Wall Sign.png|Mangrove Wall Sign
Cherry Wall Sign.png|Cherry Wall Sign
Bamboo Wall Sign.png|Bamboo Wall Sign
Crimson Wall Sign.png|Crimson Wall Sign
Warped Wall Sign.png|Warped Wall Sign
Oak Hanging Sign.png|Oak Hanging Sign
Spruce Hanging Sign.png|Spruce Hanging Sign
Birch Hanging Sign.png|Birch Hanging Sign
Jungle Hanging Sign.png|Jungle Hanging Sign
Acacia Hanging Sign.png|Acacia Hanging Sign
Dark Oak Hanging Sign.png|Dark Oak Hanging Sign
Mangrove Hanging Sign.png|Mangrove Hanging Sign
Cherry Hanging Sign.png|Cherry Hanging Sign
Bamboo Hanging Sign.png|Bamboo Hanging Sign
Crimson Hanging Sign.png|Crimson Hanging Sign
Warped Hanging Sign.png|Warped Hanging Sign
Oak Wall Hanging Sign.png|Oak Wall Hanging Sign
Spruce Wall Hanging Sign.png|Spruce Wall Hanging Sign
Birch Wall Hanging Sign.png|Birch Wall Hanging Sign
Jungle Wall Hanging Sign.png|Jungle Wall Hanging Sign
Acacia Wall Hanging Sign.png|Acacia Wall Hanging Sign
Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign.png|Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign
Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign.png|Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign
Cherry Wall Hanging Sign.png|Cherry Wall Hanging Sign
Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign.png|Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign
Crimson Wall Hanging Sign.png|Crimson Wall Hanging Sign
Warped Wall Hanging Sign.png|Warped Wall Hanging Sign
</gallery>
<gallery>
Oak Sign JE3.png
Spruce Sign JE2.png
Birch Sign JE2.png
Jungle Sign JE2.png
Acacia Sign JE2.png
Dark Oak Sign JE2.png
Mangrove Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Cherry Sign (item) JE1.png
Bamboo Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Crimson Sign JE2.png
Warped Sign JE2.png
Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Spruce Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Birch Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Jungle Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Acacia Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Dark Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Mangrove Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Cherry Hanging Sign (item) JE1.png
Bamboo Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Crimson Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Warped Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
</gallery>
{{hidden end}}
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== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== See also ==
* [[Chalkboard]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--sign Taking Inventory: Sign] – Minecraft.net on January 9, 2020

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beta 1.17.20.22Axolotls now spawn only where there's a stone block less than 10 blocks below the spawning space.
Axolotls will now only spawn in lush caves behind experimental gameplay toggle.

Issues

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

Trivia

  • In the release notes Minecraft Launcher there is an encrypted message T⍑ᒷ ᔑ ̇/𝙹ꖎ𝙹ℸ ̣ ꖎᓭ ᔑ∷ᒷ リ𝙹ℸ ̣ ∴⍑ᔑℸ ̣ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ|| ᓭᒷᒷᒲ which translates to "The Axolotls are not what they seem".
  • Axolotls are small salamanders that are endemic to Mexico, which are critically endangered. Following Mojang Studios' trend of adding endangered species such as polar bears, giant pandas, sea turtles, and bees, axolotls were added to the game to raise awareness.[10][11]
  • The probability of a blue axolotl spawning is 1 in 1200 because that is approximately the number of axolotls left in the wild in real life.[12]
  • Axolotls can eat only buckets of tropical fish and not tropical fish items because axolotls in real life eat only living fish.[12]
  • Axolotls are the first amphibian mobs implemented into Minecraft, although it was not the first announced amphibian because frogs were announced at MINECON Live 2019. In addition, Rana was based on a frog.
  • Blue is the only color variant of axolotls not based on real life. The blue variant was a suggestion by user Darkiceflame on the r/minecraftsuggestions subreddit. It is a reference to Mudkip from the Pokémon series.[13]
  • Even though they are not in the game, the green variant appears in the Caves & Cliffs Part I announcement trailer and caves and cliffs recap.[14] When asked on a livestream, Lady Agnes said she cannot say why the green variant was cut from the game.[15]
  • Both the "play dead" behavior and the regeneration ability of axolotls are based on the abilities of real life axolotls.[12]

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References

  1. MCPE-130734
  2. MC-208659
  3. MC-208601
  4. MC-208626
  5. MC-208703
  6. MC-208647
  7. MC-221656
  8. MC-222223
  9. MCPE-123328
  10. "MINECON Live 2019" by Minecraft – youtube.com, September 28, 2019. "...since the bee population is decreasing in the world, which is a big problem, we really felt that we wanted to teach the players..." - Agnes Larsson
  11. "Minecraft Live: Caves & Cliffs - First Look" by Minecraft – youtube.com, October 3, 2020. "And then we also found out that axolotls are endangered in the real world, and we think it's good to add endangered animals to Minecraft to create awareness about that." - Agnes Larsson
  12. a b c "Dev Diaries: Caves & Cliffs Mobs"
  13. https://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftsuggestions/comments/j58qmi/the_blue_axolotl_a_rare_gaming_reference/
  14. Caves & Cliffs Update: Part I - Official Trailer
  15. https://www.twitch.tv/cbsunstoppable/clip/YummyClumsyWoodcockBrainSlug-D8T140VjP-Ok2tCk
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