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The Block of Coal (also known as Coal Block) is a compact way to store coal, and can be used for decoration and fuel.

As a fuel source, it can smelt 80 items, whereas every coal used one-by-one would only result in 72 items smelted. The block of coal itself is flammable, and burns in much the same manner as wood.

Crafting

Blocks of coal can only be crafted with regular coal, not charcoal. It is crafted in the same way as other mineral blocks.

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Coal

Usage

As a crafting ingredient

A block of coal can be crafted back into 9 coal items, making it useful as a storage block.

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Block of Coal

As a fuel

Blocks of coal can be used as fuel in a furnace. One block of coal smelts 80 items, which is more than the smelting time of the 9 coal items used to craft it. Note that since only 64 items can fit in the furnace at a time, to prevent wasting fuel you should restock the smelting items before they run out, and empty the output slot before it fills up. Hoppers come in handy for automating this, but be warned: using a hopper to unload a furnace forfeits any experience from the smelting.

Video

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History

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{{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]]

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[[zh:煤炭]]</li><li>[[String|String]]<br/>{{Block
| image = <gallery>
String JE2 BE2.png  | String
Tripwire (NESW).png | Tripwire
</gallery>
| extratext = View [[#Gallery|all renders]]
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = any
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
'''String''' is an item used in [[crafting]] recipes such as [[bow]]s, [[fishing rod]]s and [[lead]]s. When placed as a [[block]], string becomes '''tripwire''', which can be combined with [[Tripwire Hook|tripwire hooks]] to form a tripwire circuit.

== Obtaining==
String can be obtained from [[drop]]s, breaking [[cobweb]]s, [[fishing]], [[bartering]], and as gifts from [[cat]]s. String can be looted from [[jungle temple]]s, [[desert pyramid]] chests, and [[dungeon]]s.

===Breaking ===
Tripwire can be {{control|mine|text=mined}} instantly with any [[tool]], dropping string. Tripwire is also removed and drops string as an [[item]] when:
*[[Water]] flows into its space
* A [[piston]] pushes it or moves a [[block]] into its space
Tripwire is destroyed without dropping string if [[lava]] flows into its space.

A [[cobweb]] drops string when it is broken in these ways (see also {{section link|Cobweb|Usage}}):
*Breaking a cobweb with a [[sword]]
*Pushing a cobweb with a [[piston]]
*[[Water]] breaking a cobweb by flowing over it (flowing [[lava]] destroys cobwebs without leaving string)

===Natural generation===
Five pieces of tripwire generate naturally in every [[jungle temple]]. 

===Mob loot ===
[[Spider]]s and [[cave spider]]s drop 0–2 string upon death. The maximum is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 0–5 string with Looting III.

[[Strider]]s drop 2–5 string upon death. The maximum is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 2–8 string with Looting III.{{only|Java|short=1}}

[[Cat]]s drop 0–2 string upon death, unaffected by Looting.<ref>{{bug|MC-200707||Looting does not increase drops for iron golems and cats}}</ref>

===Chest loot===
{{LootChestItem|string}}

===Fishing===
String has a 0.6% ({{frac|3|500}}) chance of being caught when [[fishing]] with an unenchanted fishing rod. The chance decreases to 0.5% ({{frac|1|200}}), 0.4% ({{frac|1|250}}), and 0.3% ({{frac|3|1000}}) if the fishing rod is enchanted with [[Luck of the Sea]] at enchantment levels I, II, and III, respectively.

===Cat gifts===
{{main|Cat#Gifts}}

Tamed [[cat]]s have a 70% chance of giving the [[player]] a gift when they wake up from a [[bed]], and the gift has a 16.13% chance to be a string.

===Bartering ===
[[Piglin]]s may [[barter]] 3-9 string when given a [[gold ingot]].

== Usage==
String can be used as a crafting ingredient and tripwire can be used as a [[redstone circuit]] component. It can also be used to keep [[player]]s from ender-pearling through that space.

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

===Redstone component===
{{redirect|Tripwire|tripwire hooks|Tripwire Hook}}
{{see also|Redstone circuits}}

String can be placed as tripwire, which can be used to detect [[entity|entities]] as part of a tripwire circuit. [[Observer]]s can also be used with a tripwire to generate redstone signals. 

;Placement

To place tripwire, {{control|use}} string while pointing at a surface facing the space the tripwire should occupy.

{{Schematic | caption =
'''Tripwire Circuit'''
|SB|th-$w|tw-$ew|th-$e|SB
}}
:In order to activate [[tripwire hook]]s, tripwire must be part of a "tripwire circuit": a straight line of [[block]]s consisting of a block with a tripwire hook attached to it, a "tripwire line" (1 to 40 blocks of tripwire), and a second tripwire hook attached to another block. 

;Activation
Tripwire activates if almost any [[entity]] ([[player]]s, [[mob]]s, [[minecart]]s, [[boat]]s, [[item]]s, [[arrow]]s, etc.) intersects its collision mask. The tripwire remains active until there are no entities intersecting its collision mask. Thrown [[potion]]s, some arrows, thrown [[ender pearl]]s, and thrown [[eyes of ender]] do not activate tripwire.

;Behavior
An active tripwire updates adjacent [[block]]s (for example, it can activate a [[Tutorials/Block update detector|BUD circuit]]). Additionally, active tripwires that are part of valid tripwire circuits cause the attached tripwire hooks to activate (producing [[redstone]] power). Active tripwires do ''not'' themselves produce redstone power.

When tripwire is broken (including by being washed away by spreading [[water]] {{in|java}}) after being part of a valid tripwire circuit, it activates the attached tripwire hooks for 5 redstone ticks (10 game [[tick]]s, or 0.5 seconds barring lag). It does not produce the signal if it is broken using [[shear]]s.

===Trading===
Novice-level fisherman [[villager]]s have a 50% chance to buy 20 string as part of their first-tier trade.

Journeyman-level fletcher villagers buy 14 string for 1 [[emerald]] as part of their trade.

==Sounds==
=== Generic===
{{Sound table/Block/Normal}}

===Unique===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|rowspan=3
|sound=Click.ogg
|subtitle=Tripwire attaches
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire line is completed
|id=block.tripwire.attach
|translationkey=subtitles.block.tripwire.attach
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.7
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Tripwire clicks
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire line deactivates
|id=block.tripwire.click_off
|translationkey=subtitles.block.tripwire.click
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.5
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Tripwire clicks
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire line activates
|id=block.tripwire.click_on
|translationkey=subtitles.block.tripwire.click
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.6
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Arrow hit1.ogg
|sound2=Arrow hit2.ogg
|sound3=Arrow hit3.ogg
|sound4=Arrow hit4.ogg
|subtitle=Tripwire detaches
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire hook in a tripwire line is destroyed
|id=block.tripwire.detach
|translationkey=subtitles.block.tripwire.detach
|volume=0.4
|pitch={{frac|12|11}}-{{frac|4|3}}
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|rowspan=3
|sound=Click.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire line is completed
|id=block.click
|volume=0.2
|pitch=0.7}}
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire line deactivates
|id=random.click
|volume=0.2
|pitch=0.5}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire line activates
|id=random.click
|volume=0.2
|pitch=0.6}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Arrow hit1.ogg
|sound2=Arrow hit2.ogg
|sound3=Arrow hit3.ogg
|sound4=Arrow hit4.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire hook in a tripwire line is destroyed
|id=block.bowhit
|volume=0.4
|pitch=1.1-1.33
|foot=1}}

==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
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|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Tripwire
|spritetype=block
|nameid=tripwire
|blocktags=wall_post_override
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=String
|spritetype=item
|nameid=string
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showaliasids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Tripwire
|spritetype=block
|nameid=trip_wire
|aliasid=tripWire
|id=132
|form=block
|itemform=trip_wire
|translationkey=tile.tripWire.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=String
|spritetype=item
|nameid=string
|id=326
|form=item
|foot=1}}

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

{{/BS}}

==Video==
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<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|WUlhmu3JbcQ}}</span>
<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|-7jEtrETxwc}}</span>
</div>

==History==
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100129|[[File:String JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added string.}}
{{History|||snap=20100130|[[Bow]]s can now be [[crafting|crafted]] using string.}}
{{History|||snap=20100201-2|[[Wool|Cloth]] can now be crafted using nine string.}}
{{History||20100219|[[Spider]]s now [[drops|drop]] string.}}
{{History|java infdev}}
{{History||20100625-2|String can now be found inside [[chest]]s in the new [[dungeon]]s.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.1.1|String can now be used to craft [[fishing rod]]s.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.5|Introduced [[cobweb]]s, which [[drops|drop]] string when [[breaking|broken]] with a [[sword]].}}
{{History||1.6.6|Wool is now crafted from four string rather than nine.}}
{{History||1.7|Cobwebs now drop string when broken using [[shears]].}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Cobwebs now generate naturally, making them a viable method to obtain string.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||May 28, 2012|link=none|Tripwire was first revealed on [[Dinnerbone]]'s [[wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]].<ref>{{tweet|Dinnerbone|207154562711289856|It's a tripwire, yeah.|May 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{tweet|Dinnerbone|207155073023868928|You place it yourself. String is now placeable|May 28, 2012}}</ref> Dinnerbone released a [{{ytl|mWuvXIzYcTc}} video] showing him experimenting with tripwire before its release.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w22a|String can now be placed on the ground as tripwire.}}
{{History|||snap=12w23a|Tripwire can now activated by most [[entity|entities]] (including [[arrow]]s).
|The max distance of tripwire has now been increased from 18 to 40 [[block]]s.
|Tripwire now has a translucent texture.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w18a|String can now be used to craft [[lead]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|String can now be [[trading|sold]] to fletcher and fisherman [[villager]]s, at 15–20 string for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=release|Tripwire is now translucent.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w44a|String now generates in [[desert temple]] [[chest]]s.
|The average yield of string in [[dungeon]] chests has now more than doubled.}}
{{History|||snap=15w49a|The <code>suspended</code> block state has now been removed from tripwire.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|String can now be found in [[woodland mansion]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 132 and the [[item]]'s was 287.
|Tripwire can now be disarmed.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|String can now be used to craft [[crossbow]]s and a [[loom]].
|[[File:String JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of string has now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|[[Cat]]s now drop 0-2 string upon death.
|Cats now offer string as [[Cat#Gifts|gift]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w45a|String can now be used to craft [[scaffolding]].}}
{{History|||snap=18w47a|String can now be found inside [[pillager outpost]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w09a|String can now be obtained through [[bartering]] with [[piglin]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20w13a|[[Strider]]s now [[drops|drop]] string upon [[death]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|String now generates in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|String can now be used to craft [[bundle]]s and [[candle]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=21w13a|The model of the tripwire has been tweaked that the underside texture is mirrored.}}
{{History|||snap=21w19a|String can no longer be used to craft bundles and candles.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|String can once again used to craft candles.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=Experimental Snapshot 1|String can now once again be used to craft bundles.}}
{{History|||snap=21w37a|String once again can no longer be used to craft bundles.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|String can now once again be used to craft bundles.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|String can now be used to craft [[brush]]es.}}
{{History|||snap=1.19.4-pre1|String can no longer be used to craft [[brush]]es.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|String can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|String 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]]; string now is in the common loot.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:String JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added string. It is currently unobtainable and serves no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.3.3|Added spiders, which drop string when they die.
|String can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] [[bow]]s.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|String can now be crafted into [[wool]].}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|String can now be used to craft [[fishing rod]]s.
|String can now be caught as a junk [[item]] from [[fishing]].}}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|String can now be placed on the ground as a tripwire.
|String can now be found in [[desert temple]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|String can now be used to craft [[lead]]s.
|Tripwire now generates in [[jungle temple]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|15-20 String can now be [[trading|sold]] to fletcher and fisherman [[villager]]s for an [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|String can now be found in [[woodland mansion]] [[chest]]s.
|[[Cobweb]]s can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] 9 string.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Tamed [[cat]]s can now give the [[player]] string as gifts.
|String can now be used to craft [[scaffolding]].
|[[Cat]]s now [[drops|drop]] 0–2 string.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.8.0.10|String can now be used to craft [[crossbow]]s.}}
{{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.0|Tripwire string that is broken now activates, unless broken with [[shears]].}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|String can now be found in [[pillager outpost]] chests.
|String can now be used to craft a [[loom]].
|[[File:String JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of string has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Trading]] has now been changed, fisherman [[villager]]s now have a 50% chance to [[trading|buy]] 20 string as part of their first-tier trade.
|Fletcher villagers now buy 14 string for an [[emerald]] as their third-tier trade.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|String can now be obtained through [[bartering]] with [[piglin]]s.
|Added [[strider]]s, which [[drops|drop]] string upon [[death]].
|String can now be found in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.17.10|snap=beta 1.17.10.22|String can now be used to craft [[candles]].}}
{{History||1.18.30|snap=beta 1.18.30.26|The ID of tripwire block is changed from <code>tripWire</code> to <code>trip_wire</code>}}
{{History||1.20.10|snap=beta 1.20.10.20|String can no longer be crafted from cobwebs.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:String JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added string.}}
{{History||xbox=TU14|ps=1.04|String can now be placed on the ground as [[tripwire]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.88|wiiu=none|switch=none|Tripwires are now activated when [[breaking|broken]], unless broken with [[shears]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:String JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of string has now been changed.}}

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

===Tripwire "item"===
{{:Technical blocks/Tripwire}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Tripwire (NS).png|
Tripwire (N).png|
Tripwire (E).png|
Tripwire (S).png|
Tripwire (W).png|
Tripwire (EW).png|
Tripwire (NE).png|
Tripwire (ES).png|
Tripwire (SW).png|
Tripwire (NW).png|
Tripwire (ESW).png|
Tripwire (NSW).png|
Tripwire (NEW).png|
Tripwire (NES).png|
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
DinnerboneTripwireDev3.png|The first image of tripwires [[dinnerbonetweet:207154292593917952|released]] by Mojang.
DinnerboneTripwireDev4.png|An image [[dinnerbonetweet:207294114398605312|released]] by Mojang testing visibility of tripwires from a distance at night.
DinnerboneTripwireDev5.png|The same room viewed from the same angle, in daytime.
Dinnerbone String.png|Power lines made of suspended string blocks.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

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13w18aAdded block of coal.
13w18cSmelting time was changed from 720 to 800 seconds.
13w19aChanged the texture of block of coal from File:Block of Coal 13w18a.png to Block of Coal.
Made blocks of coal flammable.

Issues

Issues relating to "Block of Coal" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

  • Blocks of Coal was originally a recolored Block of Redstone texture, but was later changed to be a recolored Nether Quartz Ore texture.
  • Cannot be crafted using charcoal due to logical issues with crafting and destroying.[1]
  • Blocks of coal cannot be used as fuel for the minecart with furnace.
  • A full stack of coal blocks can smelt a little over fifty times as many items as a bucket of lava.
  • 31,104 coal is needed to fill a large chest full of coal blocks with 64 blocks in each stack. This would smelt 276480 items which is 80 large chests.
  • Blocks of Coal are also used decoratively in roads because of their resemblance to asphalt.

Gallery

See also

References


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