Candle

Candle
Rarity color	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0.1
Hardness	0.1
Luminous	1, 2, 3, 4 candles: Yes (3, 6, 9, 12) when lit
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

A candle is a dyeable block that emits light when lit with a flint and steel. Up to four of the same color of candle can be placed in one block space, which affects the amount of light produced.

Obtaining

Natural generation

Non-dyed candles and white candles can be found in ancient cities, and brown, green, purple, and red candles can be found in trail ruins.

Breaking

Candles can be mined using any tool, or without a tool.

Block	Candle
Hardness	0.1
Breaking time (secs)
Default	0.15

Crafting

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Candle	String + Honeycomb
Dyed Candle	Candle + Matching Dye

Chest loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Brown Candle	Trail ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	4.4%
Candle	Ancient City	Chest	1–4	23.2%
Green Candle	Trail ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	4.4%
Purple Candle	Trail ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	4.4%
Red Candle	Trail ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	4.4%
Bedrock Edition
Brown Candle	Trail ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	4.3%
Candle	Ancient City	Chest	1–4	23.2%
Green Candle	Trail ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	4.3%
Purple Candle	Trail ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	4.3%
Red Candle	Trail ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	4.3%

Usage

Light

Candles can be used as a light source, emitting light like a sea pickle. A single candle emits a light level of 3. Up to four identically colored candles may be placed in one block, with each candle increasing the emitted light level by 3, for a maximum light level of 12. They also emit fire particles.

Candles are not lit when they are placed, and must be lit using flint and steel, fire charge, or any flaming projectile. In Bedrock Edition, a mob/player that is burning, a Fire Aspect book or any sword enchanted with Fire Aspect can also be used to light candles. Candles may be waterlogged, but waterlogged candles cannot be lit. Lit candles can be extinguished using water (even a water bottle‌) or by the player interacting with the candle.

Cakes

A single candle of any color may be used on an uneaten cake, turning it into a candle cake, which acts as a normal single candle. Only one candle can be placed on a cake. If the candle cake is eaten or destroyed, the candle is dropped.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.candle.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.candle.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.candle.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	None	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.candle.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.candle.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.candle	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.candle	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.candle	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	step.candle	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	Walking on the block	step.candle	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	step.candle	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	step.candle	1.0	1.0

Unique

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Cake squishes	Blocks	When a candle is placed on a cake	block.cake.add_candle	subtitles.block.cake.add_candle	1.0	1.0	16
	Candle crackles	Blocks	Randomly while lit	block.candle.ambient	subtitles.block.candle.crackle	varies	varies	3
	Fire extinguished	Blocks	When a candle is extinguished	block.candle.extinguish	subtitles.block.fire.extinguish	varies	varies	8

Bedrock Edition:

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Candle	candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.candle
White Candle	white_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.white_candle
Orange Candle	orange_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.orange_candle
Magenta Candle	magenta_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.magenta_candle
Light Blue Candle	light_blue_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.light_blue_candle
Yellow Candle	yellow_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.yellow_candle
Lime Candle	lime_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.lime_candle
Pink Candle	pink_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.pink_candle
Gray Candle	gray_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.gray_candle
Light Gray Candle	light_gray_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.light_gray_candle
Cyan Candle	cyan_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.cyan_candle
Purple Candle	purple_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.purple_candle
Blue Candle	blue_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.blue_candle
Brown Candle	brown_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.brown_candle
Green Candle	green_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.green_candle
Red Candle	red_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.red_candle
Black Candle	black_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.black_candle

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Candle	candle	667	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.candle.name
White Candle	white_candle	668	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.white_candle.name
Orange Candle	orange_candle	669	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.orange_candle.name
Magenta Candle	magenta_candle	670	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.magenta_candle.name
Light Blue Candle	light_blue_candle	671	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.light_blue_candle.name
Yellow Candle	yellow_candle	672	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.yellow_candle.name
Lime Candle	lime_candle	673	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.lime_candle.name
Pink Candle	pink_candle	674	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.pink_candle.name
Gray Candle	gray_candle	675	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.gray_candle.name
Light Gray Candle	light_gray_candle	676	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.light_gray_candle.name
Cyan Candle	cyan_candle	677	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.cyan_candle.name
Purple Candle	purple_candle	678	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.purple_candle.name
Blue Candle	blue_candle	679	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.blue_candle.name
Brown Candle	brown_candle	680	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.brown_candle.name
Green Candle	green_candle	681	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.green_candle.name
Red Candle	red_candle	682	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.red_candle.name
Black Candle	black_candle	683	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.black_candle.name

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
candles	1	1 2 3 4	Number of candles.
lit	false	false true	Whether or not these candles are lit.
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as these candles.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
candles	0x1 0x2	0	0 1 2 3	0 1 2 3	Number of candles, starting from 1 to 4.
lit	0x4	false	false true	0 1	Whether or not these candles are lit.

History

October 3, 2020					Black and white candles are shown unnamed at Minecraft Live 2020 as part of deep dark caves biome.
Java Edition
1.17		20w45a			Added candles.
		20w46a			The textures of candle items have been changed.
		20w48a			The textures of candle items have been changed again, removing the smaller candle in the inventory sprite.
					Candles can no longer be placed on blocks that are not solid, such as chests and cobwebs.
		21w13a			Candles can now be extinguished by splash water bottles and by lingering water bottles.
		21w18a			Candles can no longer be extinguished when the player is in adventure mode.
		21w19a			Candles are now only accessible through commands.
		Pre-release 1			Candles now have a different texture when lit, having the top 20 pixels of the candle being lighter.
					Candles have been added back into the creative inventory.
					Recipes for dyeing and crafting candles are once again available.
May 28, 2021					JAPPA tweets a new iteration of the new lit dyed candle textures.
May 31, 2021					JAPPA tweets another iteration of the new lit dyed candle textures.
1.17		Pre-release 3			The textures of dyed lit candles have been changed again, having subtler lighting on the top.
					The texture for lit candles now also changes when on a cake.
1.19		Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1			Non-dyed candles and white candles now generate in ancient cities.
					Non-dyed candles can also generate in ancient city chests.
1.20		23w12a			Brown, green, purple, and red candle can now be found in suspicious gravel and suspicious sand in trail ruins.
		23w16a			Brown, green, purple, and red candle 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; brown, green, purple, and red candle now are in the common loot.
Bedrock Edition
1.17.10		beta 1.17.10.22			Added candles.

Gallery

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Screenshots

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  Old candle textures shown by jappa.

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  New candle textures shown by jappa.

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  Newer candle textures shown by jappa.

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  Black candle textures shown by jappa.

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  Candles in a room shown by jappa.

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  Candles in a room shown by jappa.

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  Candles and signs with glowing text.

Issues

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

Trivia

• Using the command /setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:candle[lit=true,waterlogged=true] allows for a both lit and waterlogged candle. The same thing can be done using the debug stick.
• A single candle has the same width as iron bar or glass pane.

External Links

• Taking Inventory: Candle – Minecraft.net on September 30, 2021