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Block states are extra pieces of data that further define a block. They were added in 1.8 (14w11a) to replace numerical block data .

List of block states

The following list is organized by block ID. Any block not included in the list lacks block states.

minecraft:stone

Name Type Values
variant String stone: The block is Stone.

granite: The block is Granite.

smooth_granite: The block is Polished Granite.

diorite: The block is Diorite.

smooth_diorite: The block is Polished Diorite.

andesite: The block is Andesite.

smooth_andesite: The block is Polished Andesite.

minecraft:grass

Name Type Values
snowy Boolean true: The block has Snow (cover) on top. The grass part of its side texture is white.
Its top texture is tinted white (this is visible only in a Debug Mode world).

false: The block does not have Snow (cover) on top. Its textures are the usual green.

minecraft:dirt

Name Type Values
snowy Boolean true: The block has Snow (cover) on top. If the block is Podzol, it has the texture of a snowy Grass Block.

false: The block does not have Snow (cover) on top. Podzol has its usual texture.
variant String dirt: The block is Dirt.

coarse_dirt: The block is Coarse Dirt.

podzol: The block is Podzol.

minecraft:planks

Name Type Values
variant String oak: The block is Oak Wood Planks.

spruce: The block is Spruce Wood Planks.

birch: The block is Birch Wood Planks.

jungle: The block is Jungle Wood Planks.

acacia: The block is Acacia Wood Planks.

dark_oak: The block is Dark Oak Wood Planks.

minecraft:sapling

Name Type Values
stage Integer 0: The sapling has been recently planted. Tree formation will be delayed.

1: The sapling has existed for a while. It will form a tree soon.
type String oak: The block is an Oak Sapling.

spruce: The block a Spruce Sapling.

birch: The block is a Birch Sapling.

jungle: The block is a Jungle Sapling.

acacia: The block is an Acacia Sapling.

dark_oak: The block is a Dark Oak Sapling.

minecraft:flowing_water, minecraft:flowing_lava

Name Type Values
level Integer 0-15: Vertical height of the liquid.

minecraft:sand

Name Type Values
variant String sand: The block is Sand.

red_sand: The block is Red Sand.

minecraft:log

Name Type Values
axis String x: The block's "top" texture is facing east-west.

y: The block's "top" texture is facing up-down.

z: The block's "top" texture is facing north-south.

none: The block lacks a "top" texture (all sides are have the bark texture).
variant String oak: The block is Oak Wood.

spruce: The block is Spruce Wood.

birch: The block is Birch Wood.

jungle: The block is Jungle Wood.

minecraft:leaves

Name Type Values
check_decay Boolean true: The block will be checked for decay.

false: The block will not be checked for decay for a while.
Set to this value if the block fails a decay check.
decayable Boolean true: The block can decay.

false: The block cannot decay. Set to this value when placed by a player.
variant String oak: The block is Oak Leaves.

spruce: The block is Spruce Leaves.

birch: The block is Birch Leaves.

jungle: The block is Jungle Leaves.

minecraft:sponge

Name Type Values
wet Boolean true: The Sponge is wet.

false: The Sponge is dry.
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