Bricks
This article is about the crafted block. For the item, see Brick. For other uses, see Brick (disambiguation).
Bricks
Renewable |
Yes |
---|---|
Stackable |
Yes (64) |
Tool | |
Blast resistance |
6 |
Hardness |
2 |
Luminant |
No |
Transparent |
No |
Flammable |
No |
Catches fire from lava |
No |
Bricks[a] are a decorative building block.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Natural generation[edit]
Bricks naturally generate in underwater ruins, and in some plains village houses.
Breaking[edit]
Bricks can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.
Block | Bricks | |
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Hardness | 2 | |
Tool | ||
Breaking time[A] | ||
Default | 10 | |
Wooden | 1.5 | |
Stone | 0.75 | |
Iron | 0.5 | |
Diamond | 0.4 | |
Netherite | 0.35 | |
Golden | 0.25 |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Crafting[edit]
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
---|---|
Brick |
Usage[edit]
Bricks have the same blast resistance as other stone-based blocks, so it can be used as a durable building block.
Crafting ingredient[edit]
Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Banner Pattern Field Masoned | Paper + Bricks |
[Bedrock Edition only] | |
Brick Slab | Bricks | ||
Brick Stairs | Bricks | ||
Brick Wall | Bricks |
Stonecutting[edit]
Name | Ingredients | Cutting recipe |
---|---|---|
Brick Slab or Brick Stairs or Brick Wall |
Bricks |
Note Blocks[edit]
Bricks can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.
Sounds[edit]
Sound | Subtitle | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
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Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block.stone.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
None[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.stone.fall | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block.stone.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block.stone.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block | block.stone.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
Sound | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Volume | Pitch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig.stone | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.stone | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit.stone | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
? | Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump.stone | 0.12 | 1.0 |
? | Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.stone | 0.22 | 1.0 |
Blocks | Walking on the block | step.stone | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | When the block is placed | use.stone | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
Name | Namespaced ID | Form | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|
Bricks | bricks | Block & Item | block.minecraft.bricks |
Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
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Bricks | brick_block | 45 | Block & Item | tile.brick_block.name |
History[edit]
Java Edition Classic | ||||||||||||
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October 24, 2009 | Notch teases bricks. | |||||||||||
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST | ![]() | |||||||||||
Java Edition Infdev | ||||||||||||
Minecraft Infdev | 20100227-1 | For a brief time, brick pyramids existed as naturally-generated structures. | ||||||||||
20100327 | Brick pyramids no longer generate. | |||||||||||
Java Edition Alpha | ||||||||||||
v1.0.11 | ![]() | |||||||||||
Bricks are now craftable. | ||||||||||||
Java Edition Beta | ||||||||||||
1.7 | ![]() | |||||||||||
1.8 | Pre-release | Bricks are now used to craft brick stairs and slabs. | ||||||||||
Java Edition | ||||||||||||
1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5 | ![]() | ||||||||||
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6 | Bricks now take much shorter to destroy, and the breaking time is now tier dependent. | |||||||||||
1.8 | 14w11b | Bricks with numerical metadata variants 1 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have a missing texture ![]() | ||||||||||
14w26a | Block metadata has been completely removed from this snapshot onwards with the introduction of block states. As this block never used block metadata at all prior to this version, fifteen unused, inaccessible metadata variants of it have been completely removed from the game:
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14w30a | Bricks are now used to create the brick pattern on banners. | |||||||||||
1.13 | 17w47a | The ID has been changed from brick_block to bricks .
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Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 45. | ||||||||||||
18w09a | Bricks now generate in underwater ruins. | |||||||||||
1.14 | 18w43a | ![]() | ||||||||||
Pocket Edition Alpha | ||||||||||||
Pre-release | ![]() | |||||||||||
v0.2.0 | ![]() | |||||||||||
v0.3.0 | Bricks are now used to craft brick stairs and slabs. | |||||||||||
v0.3.2 | Survival players no longer have an infinite amount of brick blocks in their inventory. | |||||||||||
Bricks are now craftable. | ||||||||||||
? | "Bricks" have been renamed to "Brick Block". | |||||||||||
Bedrock Edition | ||||||||||||
1.2.0 | beta 1.2.0.2 | Brick blocks are now used to create the brick pattern on banners. | ||||||||||
1.4.0 | beta 1.2.20.1 | Brick blocks now generate in cold underwater ruins. | ||||||||||
1.9.0 | beta 1.9.0.0 | Brick blocks can now be used to craft brick walls. | ||||||||||
1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | ![]() | ||||||||||
Brick blocks can now be used to craft banner pattern field masoned. | ||||||||||||
Brick blocks now generate in new villages. | ||||||||||||
Legacy Console Edition | ||||||||||||
TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | ![]() | |||||||
TU3 | ![]() | |||||||||||
1.90 | ![]() | |||||||||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition | ||||||||||||
0.1.0 | ![]() |
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Bricks" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Known as Bricks in Java Edition and Brick Block in Bedrock Edition.