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A candle is a light source, which exists in an uncolored variant and 16 dyed ones. Candles can be lit with flint and steel and extinguished by water or with the use of a bowl. They can also be waterlogged, but cannot be lit while waterlogged.

Obtaining

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


Usage

Light

Four Candles (lit)

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 similarly-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. Candles may be waterlogged, but waterlogged candles cannot be lit. Lit candles can be extinguished using water or by the player interacting with the candle.

Cakes

Candle Cake

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

Sounds

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Cake squishesBlocksPlacing the block on cakeblock.cake.add_candlesubtitles.block.cake.add_candle??16
Candle cracklesBlocksRandomblock.candle.ambientsubtitles.block.candle.crackle??3
Block brokenBlocksBreaking the blockblock.candle.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break??16
Fire extinguishedBlocksCandle gets put outblock.candle.extinguishsubtitles.block.fire.extinguish??8
None[sound 1]BlocksFalling on the block with fall damageblock.candle.fallNone[sound 1]??16
Block breakingBlocksMining the blockblock.candle.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit??16
Block placedBlocksPlacing the blockblock.candle.placesubtitles.block.generic.place??16
FootstepsBlocksWalking on the blockblock.candle.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps??16
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Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierTranslation key
Candlecandleitem.minecraft.candle
White Candlewhite_candleitem.minecraft.white_candle
Orange Candleorange_candleitem.minecraft.orange_candle
Magenta Candlemagenta_candleitem.minecraft.magenta_candle
Light Blue Candlelight_blue_candleitem.minecraft.light_blue_candle
Yellow Candleyellow_candleitem.minecraft.yellow_candle
Lime Candlelime_candleitem.minecraft.lime_candle
Pink Candlepink_candleitem.minecraft.pink_candle
Gray Candlegray_candleitem.minecraft.gray_candle
Light Gray Candlelight_gray_candleitem.minecraft.light_gray_candle
Cyan Candlecyan_candleitem.minecraft.cyan_candle
Purple Candlepurple_candleitem.minecraft.purple_candle
Blue Candleblue_candleitem.minecraft.blue_candle
Brown Candlebrown_candleitem.minecraft.brown_candle
Green Candlegreen_candleitem.minecraft.green_candle
Red Candlered_candleitem.minecraft.red_candle
Black Candleblack_candleitem.minecraft.black_candle

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
candles11
2
3
4
Number of candles.
litfalsefalse
true
Whether or not these candles are lit.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true
Whether or not there's water in the same place as these candles.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
candles0x1
0x2
00
1
2
3
0
1
2
3
Number of candles, starting from 1 to 4.
lit0x4falsefalse
true
0
1
Whether or not these candles are lit.

History

October 3, 2020 Black Candle White Candle Black and white candles are shown at Minecraft Live 2020.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Gold Nugget|Gold Nugget]]<br/>{{About|the nugget|the block that can drop nuggets|Gilded Blackstone|the ore|Gold Ore|the ingot form|Gold Ingot|the mineral block|Block of Gold}}
{{Item
| image = Gold Nugget.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Gold nuggets''' are items used to make [[gold ingot]]s and other various golden items. One gold nugget is effectively worth one-ninth of a gold ingot.

== Obtaining ==

=== Mob loot ===

[[Zombified Piglin|Zombified piglin]]s, when killed, may drop 0-1 gold nuggets. When killed using a weapon enchanted with [[Looting]], they may drop an additional gold nugget per level of Looting used, up to a maximum of 4.

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|Gold Ingot
|Output= Gold Nugget, 9
|type= Material
}}

=== Smelting ===

{{Smelting
|Golden Sword; {Any golden tools}; {Any golden armor}; Golden Horse Armor
|Gold Nugget
|0,25
}}

=== Chest loot ===

{{LootChestItem|gold-nugget}}

=== Mining ===

[[Nether gold ore]] mined using a [[pickaxe]] drops 2-6 gold nuggets. If the pickaxe is enchanted with [[Fortune]], it has a 33.3% chance to multiply the drops by 2, Fortune II has a 25% chance to multiply the drops by 2 or 3 and Fortune III has a 20% chance each to multiply the drops by 2, 3, or 4 for a maximum possible drop of 24 golden nuggets. The average drop rate for a Fortune III pickaxe is 8.8, while the drop rate for a [[Silk Touch]] pickaxe is a single ingot, or a flat rate of 9. It is slightly more efficient to mine with a Silk Touch pickaxe. 

[[Gilded Blackstone|Gilded blackstone]] mined using a pickaxe has a 10% chance to drop 2-5 gold nuggets. If the pickaxe is enchanted with Fortune I, the chance gold nuggets drop is increased 14.29%, Fortune II increases the drop chance to 25%, and Fortune III guarantees the drop.

== Usage ==

Gold nuggets can be used to craft a [[golden carrot]] or [[glistering melon]] for brewing. Also, gold nuggets can be combined with gunpowder and dye to create a [[firework star]] that bursts in a star-shaped explosion. 

[[Piglin]]s instantly pick up any gold nuggets that are within 1 [[block]] of them. Unlike other gold-related items, they do not intentionally seek out gold nuggets to pick up and only pick them up if they walk near it. Unlike gold ingots, gold nuggets picked up are dropped upon the piglin's death. 

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage}}

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

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Gold Nugget
|spritetype=item
|nameid=gold_nugget
|id=425
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|Java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|[[File:Gold Nugget JE1.png|32px]] Added gold nuggets.
|Gold nuggets are [[drops|dropped]] by [[zombie pigmen]].
|Gold nuggets can be used to craft [[gold ingot]]s.
|Gold nuggets currently do not have a mouseover name.}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|Gold nuggets now have a mouseover name.}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Gold nuggets are now used to craft [[glistering melon]]s.
|Gold nuggets can now be [[crafting|crafted]] from a single [[gold ingot]].}}
{{History||1.1|snap=release|Normal [[golden apple]]s are now crafted with gold nuggets.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=1.3|[[File:Gold Nugget JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of gold nuggets has been changed.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Gold nuggets are now used to craft [[golden carrot]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Gold nuggets can now be used to craft a [[firework star]] for a star shaped effect on a [[firework rocket|firework]].}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w23a|Gold nuggets can no longer be used to [[crafting|craft]] a [[golden apple]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|Gold nuggets may now be found among the loot in [[igloo]] basement [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|Gold nuggets can now be [[smelting|smelted]] from golden [[tool]]s and [[armor]].}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 371.}}
{{History|||snap=18w09a|Gold nuggets can now be found in [[underwater ruins]] loot [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Gold nuggets now generate in the chests of [[shipwreck]]s.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Gold Nugget JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of gold nuggets has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Gold nuggets can now be found in chests in [[plains]] [[village]] houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Gold nuggets can now be found in chests in [[savanna]] village houses.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w12a|[[Nether gold ore]] now [[drops]] 2-6 gold nuggets, affected by [[Fortune]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w15a|[[Gilded blackstone]] now has 10% chance to drop 2-5 gold nuggets. Only the drop chance is affected by [[Fortune]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Gold nuggets now generate in [[bastion remnant]]s and [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|Gold nuggets can now be used to distract [[piglin]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 3|Gold nuggets can no longer be used to distract [[piglin]]s.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Gold nuggets can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in cold and warm [[ocean ruins]] and in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Gold nuggets no longer generate in [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for suspicious gravel within [[trail ruins]], gold nuggets are now common loot.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|[[File:Gold Nugget JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added gold nuggets. |Gold nuggets can be used to craft [[glistering melon]]s, [[gold ingot]]s and [[golden carrot]]s.|[[Gold ingot]]s can now be [[crafting|crafted]] into 9 gold nuggets.|[[Zombie pigmen]] now [[drops|drop]] gold nuggets upon being killed.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Gold nuggets can now be found inside [[igloo]] basement [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Gold nuggets can now be [[smelting|smelted]] from golden [[tool]]s and [[armor]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Gold nuggets can now be used to craft [[firework star]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Gold nuggets can now be found in some [[shipwreck]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Gold nuggets can now be found in [[underwater ruins]] chests.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|The gold nugget can now be found in [[plains]] [[village]] house chests.|[[File:Gold Nugget JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of gold nuggets has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|The gold nugget can now be found in [[savanna]] village house [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|[[Nether gold ore]] now [[drops]] 2-6 gold nuggets.|[[Gilded blackstone]] now has 10% chance to drop 2-5 gold nuggets.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.50|Gold nuggets can now be used as fuel for a [[furnace]].<ref>{{bug|MCPE-114216}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.18.30|snap=beta 1.18.30.26|Gold nuggets can no longer be used as fuel for a furnace.}}

{{History|Legacy Console}}
{{History||xbox=TU7|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Gold Nugget JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added gold nuggets.}}
{{History||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps=1.49|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Gold nuggets can now be [[smelting|smelted]] from golden [[tool]]s and [[armor]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Gold Nugget JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of gold nuggets has been changed.}}

{{History|3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Gold Nugget JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added gold nuggets.}}
{{History||1.9.19|Gold nuggets can now be [[smelting|smelted]] from golden [[tool]]s and [[armor]].}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== See also ==

* [[Iron Nugget]]
* [[Gold]]

{{Items}}

[[cs:Zlatý nuget]]
[[de:Goldklumpen]]
[[es:Pepita de oro]]
[[fr:Pépite d'or]]
[[hu:Aranyrög]]
[[it:Pepita d'oro]]
[[ja:金塊]]
[[ko:황금 조각]]
[[nl:Goudklompje]]
[[pl:Bryłka złota]]
[[pt:Pepita de ouro]]
[[ru:Кусочек золота]]
[[uk:Золотий самородок]]
[[zh:金粒]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Tropical Fish (item)|Tropical Fish (item)]]<br/>{{Item
| title = Tropical Fish
| image = Tropical Fish.png
| renewable = Yes
| heals = {{hunger|1}}
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Tropical fish''' is a [[food]] item that cannot be cooked.

== Obtaining ==

=== Fishing ===

Tropical fish can be obtained from [[fishing]]. The wait time of one being caught is decreased with the [[Lure]] enchantment and the chance of one being caught is slightly decreased with the [[Luck of the Sea]] enchantment (named as such because it increases treasure, not fish).

Tropical fish cannot be caught when fishing in [[jungle]] biome and variants.{{only|bedrock}}
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=== Mob drops ===

[[Guardian]]s and [[elder guardian]]s have a 2.5% chance of dropping a random fish upon death. This has a 2% chance of being tropical fish. The chance of getting the fish drop can be increased by 1% per level of [[Looting]], but the type of fish is not affected.

[[Tropical fish]] always drop 1 tropical fish in its item form when killed. This drop is not affected by Looting.<ref>{{bug|MC-212795||Salmon & Fish mobs are not affected by Looting}}</ref>

== Usage ==

=== Food ===

Tropical fish restores {{hunger|1}} [[hunger]] and 0.2 [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]].

=== Trading ===

Expert-level fisherman [[villager]]s have a {{frac|1|7}} chance to buy a single tropical fish for one [[emerald]].{{only|bedrock}}

Expert-level fisherman villagers always offer to buy 6 tropical fish for an emerald.{{only|java}}

=== Wolves ===
{{IN|Bedrock}}, tropical fish can be used to feed [[wolves]], healing them by {{hp|1|mob=1}}. However, unlike other wolf food, tropical fish cannot be used to breed or speed up the growth of baby wolves. Tropical fish can be fed only to a wolf that is not at full health.

==Sounds==
{{Sound table/Entity/Food}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Tropical Fish
|spritetype=item
|nameid=tropical_fish
|itemtags=fishes, axolotl_tempt_items
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showaliasids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Tropical Fish
|spritetype=item
|nameid=tropical_fish
|aliasid=clownfish
|id=266
|form=item
|translationkey=tile.clownfish.name
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==

{{load achievements|Lion Hunter}}

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

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|[[File:Tropical Fish JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added clownfish.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w25a|Clownfish are now obtainable as a rare [[drops|drop]] from [[guardian]]s and [[elder guardians]].}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>fish</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 349.}}
{{History|||snap=18w08b|[[Tropical fish]] have been added as [[mob]]s, which [[drops|drop]] clownfish as their [[item]] form when killed.
|[[File:Tropical Fish JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of clownfish has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w19a|"Clownfish" has been renamed to "Tropical Fish".}}
{{History|||snap=pre5|The [[item]] ID has now been changed to <code>tropical_fish</code>.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=19w11a|Fisherman [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] tropical fish.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w51a|Tropical fish can be used to [[breeding|breed]] the new [[axolotl]]s.
|Tropical fish can be used to make axolotls attack drowned and guardians.}}
{{History|||snap=21w20a|Axolotls can no longer be bred using tropical fish, but instead can only be bred with [[Bucket of aquatic mob|buckets of tropical fish]].}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Tropical Fish JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added clownfish.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Clownfish now restore [[hunger]] instead of [[health]].}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|Clownfish can now be [[drops|dropped]] by [[guardian]]s and [[elder guardian]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|"Clownfish" has been renamed to "Tropical Fish".
|[[Tropical fish]] have been added as [[mob]]s, which [[drops|drop]] tropical fish as their [[item]] form when killed.
|[[File:Tropical Fish JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of tropical fish has been changed.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Tropical fish can now be used to fed [[ocelot]] to gain their trust.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Tropical fish can now be [[trading|sold]] to fisherman [[villager]]s.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Tropical Fish JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added clownfish.}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|"Clownfish" has been renamed to "Tropical Fish".
|[[File:Tropical Fish JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of tropical fish has been changed.}}

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

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== See also ==

* [[Fishing]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{items}}

[[de:Tropenfisch (Nahrung)]]
[[es:Pez tropical (objeto)]]
[[ja:熱帯魚 (アイテム)]]
[[ko:열대어 (아이템)]]
[[it:Pesce tropicale (oggetto)]]
[[ru:Тропическая_рыба_(предмет)]]
[[zh:热带鱼(物品)]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]
[[Category:Food]]</li></ul>
20w45aCandle White Candle Orange Candle Magenta Candle Light Blue Candle Yellow Candle Lime Candle Pink Candle Gray Candle Light Gray Candle Cyan Candle Purple Candle Blue Candle Brown Candle Green Candle Red Candle Black Candle
Candle (item) JE1 White Candle (item) JE1 Orange Candle (item) JE1 Magenta Candle (item) JE1 Light Blue Candle (item) JE1 Yellow Candle (item) JE1 Lime Candle (item) JE1 Pink Candle (item) JE1 Gray Candle (item) JE1 Light Gray Candle (item) JE1 Cyan Candle (item) JE1 Purple Candle (item) JE1 Blue Candle (item) JE1 Brown Candle (item) JE1 Green Candle (item) JE1 Red Candle (item) JE1 Black Candle (item) JE1 Added candles.
20w46aCandle (item) JE2 White Candle (item) JE2 Orange Candle (item) JE2 Magenta Candle (item) JE2 Light Blue Candle (item) JE2 Yellow Candle (item) JE2 Lime Candle (item) JE2 Pink Candle (item) JE2 Gray Candle (item) JE2 Light Gray Candle (item) JE2 Cyan Candle (item) JE2 Purple Candle (item) JE2 Blue Candle (item) JE2 Brown Candle (item) JE2 Green Candle (item) JE2 Red Candle (item) JE2 Black Candle (item) JE2 The textures of candle items have been changed.

Trivia

  • Candles are similar to the concept of burnt-out torches from the Halloween Update.
  • Using the command /setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:candle[lit=true,waterlogged=true] allows for a both lit and waterlogged candle.
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