Candle

Candle
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 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

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

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. If the candle cake is destroyed, the respective candle is dropped.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

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

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 at Minecraft Live 2020.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17 {{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Pink Dye|Pink Dye]]<br/>{{Item | image = Pink Dye.png | renewable = Yes | stackable = Yes (64) }} '''Pink dye''' is a [[Dyeing#Quasi-Primary|quasi-primary color dye]]. == Obtaining == === Crafting === {{Crafting |head=1 |showname=0 |showdescription=1 |Peony;Pink Tulip;Pink Petals |Output=Pink Dye,2;Pink Dye;Pink Dye |type=Material }} {{Crafting |Red Dye |White Dye |Output=Pink Dye,2 |type=Material }} {{Crafting |Red Dye |Bone Meal |Output=Pink Dye,2 |type=Material |foot=1 |description={{only|bedrock|education}} }} === Trading === [[Wandering trader]]s sell 3 pink dye for an [[emerald]]. == Usage == {{dye usage}} === Crafting ingredient === {{crafting usage|ignore=Banner|continue=1}} {{banner crafting usage}} === Loom ingredient === {{Banner loom usage|Pink Dye}} == Data values == === ID === {{edition|java}}: {{ID table |edition=java |showforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Pink Dye |spritetype=item |nameid=pink_dye |form=item |foot=1}} {{edition|bedrock}}: {{ID table |edition=bedrock |showaliasids=y |shownumericids=y |showforms=y |notshowbeitemforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Pink Dye |spritetype=item |nameid=pink_dye |aliasid=dye / 9 |id=404 |form=item |translationkey=item.dye.pink.name |foot=1}} == Video == {{yt|pPq-Hs9ZPx4}} == History == {{History|java beta}} {{History||1.2|[[File:Pink Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added pink dye.}} {{History|java}} {{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Added the ability to [[Armor#Dyeing|dye]] leather [[armor]] and [[wolf]] collars.}} {{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Pink dye can now be [[crafting|crafted]] with [[gunpowder]] to create a [[firework star]].}} {{History||1.6.1|snap=13w19a|[[Stained clay]] can now be crafted.}} {{history||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|With the addition of new [[flower]]s, many secondary and tertiary dyes are now primary [[dye]]s.}} {{History|||snap=13w41a|[[Stained glass]] can now be crafted.}} {{History||1.8|snap=14w30a|Added [[banner]]s, which can be dyed.}} {{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Added the ability to dye [[shulker box]]es.}} {{History||1.12|snap=17w15a|Added the ability to dye [[bed]]s.}} {{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>dye</code> ID have now been split up into their own IDs. |Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 351.}} {{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|Pink dye is now crafted using [[white dye]], instead of [[bone meal]]. |[[File:Pink Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of pink dye has now been changed.}} {{History|||snap=18w44a|Pink dye can now change the text color on [[sign]]s to pink.}} {{History|||snap=19w05a|Added the [[wandering trader]], which sells pink dye.}} {{History|||snap=19w11a|Pink dye can now be [[trading|bought]] by shepherd villagers.}} {{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|Pink dye can now be used to craft [[pink candle]]s.}} {{History|||snap=21w19a|Pink dye can no longer be used to craft pink candles.}} {{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|Pink dye can now once again be used to craft pink candles.}} {{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Pink dye can now change the text color on [[hanging sign]]s to pink.}} {{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|[[Pink petals]] can now be crafted into pink dye.}} {{History|pocket alpha}} {{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Pink Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added pink dye.}} {{History||v0.4.0|Pink dye is now craftable with [[rose red]] and [[bone meal]]. |Pink dye can now be used to craft pink wool.}} {{History||v0.6.0|Pink dye can now be used to dye [[sheep]].}} {{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|Pink dye can now be used to craft [[magenta dye]].}} {{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 11|Pink dye can now be used to craft colored [[terracotta]].}} {{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|Pink dye can now be used to dye tamed [[wolf]] collars.}} {{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Pink dye can now be used to dye [[water]] in [[cauldron]]s.}} {{History|pocket}} {{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Pink dye can now be used to dye [[shulker]]s.}} {{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Pink dye can now be used to craft [[concrete powder]], colored [[bed]]s and dyed [[shulker box]]es.}} {{History|bedrock}} {{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Pink dye can now be used to craft [[firework star]]s, [[stained glass]] and patterns on [[banner]]s.}} {{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Pink dye can now be used to craft [[balloon]]s and [[glow stick]]s.}} {{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Pink dye can now be used to dye tamed [[cat]] collars.}} {{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Pink dye is now [[trading|sold]] by [[wandering trader]]s. |Pink dye can now be used to dye white [[carpet]]s and undyed [[glass pane]]s. |[[File:Pink Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of pink dye has now been changed.}} {{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of pink dye has been changed from <code>dye/9</code> to <code>pink_dye</code>.}} {{History|console}} {{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.00|switch=1.0.1|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Pink Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added pink dye.}} {{History|PS4}} {{History||1.90|[[File:Pink Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of pink dye has now been changed.}} {{History|new 3ds}} {{History||0.1.0|[[File:Pink Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added pink dye.}} {{History|foot}} == Issues == {{issue list}} {{Items}} [[Category:Dyes]] [[cs:Růžové barvivo]] [[de:Rosa Farbstoff]] [[es:Tinte rosa]] [[fr:Teinture rose]] [[hu:Rózsaszín festék]] [[ja:桃色の染料]] [[ko:분홍색 염료]] [[nl:Roze kleurstof]] [[pl:Różowy barwnik]] [[pt:Corante rosa]] [[ru:Розовый краситель]] [[zh:粉红色染料]] [[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Popped Chorus Fruit|Popped Chorus Fruit]]<br/>{{Item | image = Popped Chorus Fruit.png | renewable = Yes | stackable = Yes (64) }} '''Popped chorus fruit''' is an [[item]] obtained by [[smelting]] [[chorus fruit]], and used to craft [[end rod]]s and [[purpur blocks]]. Unlike raw chorus fruit, the popped fruit is inedible. == Obtaining == === Smelting === {{Smelting |Chorus Fruit |Popped Chorus Fruit |0,1 }} == Usage == === Crafting ingredient === {{crafting usage}} == Data values == === ID === {{edition|java}}: {{ID table |edition=java |showforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Popped Chorus Fruit |spritetype=item |nameid=popped_chorus_fruit |form=item |foot=1}} {{edition|bedrock}}: {{ID table |edition=bedrock |showaliasids=y |shownumericids=y |showforms=y |notshowbeitemforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Popped Chorus Fruit |spritetype=item |nameid=popped_chorus_fruit |aliasid=chorus_fruit_popped |id=559 |form=item |translationkey=item.chorus_fruit_popped.name |foot=1}} == History == {{History|java}} {{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|[[File:Popped Chorus Fruit JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added popped chorus fruit. |Popped chorus fruit are used to craft [[purpur block]]s.}} {{History|||snap=15w44b|Popped chorus fruit are now used to craft [[end rod]]s.}} {{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 433.}} {{History|||snap=pre5|The ID of popped chorus fruit has now been changed to <code>popped_chorus_fruit</code>.}} {{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Popped Chorus Fruit JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of popped chorus fruit has now been changed.}} {{History|pocket}} {{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[File:Popped Chorus Fruit JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added popped chorus fruit.}} {{History|bedrock}} {{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Popped Chorus Fruit JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of popped chorus fruit has now been changed.}} {{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of popped chorus fruit has been changed from <code>chorus_fruit_popped</code> to <code>popped_chorus_fruit</code>.}} {{History|console}} {{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|[[File:Popped Chorus Fruit JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added popped chorus fruit.}} {{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Popped Chorus Fruit JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of popped chorus fruit has now been changed.}} {{History|new 3ds}} {{History||1.7.10|[[File:Popped Chorus Fruit JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added popped chorus fruit.}} {{History|foot}} == Issues == {{issue list}} {{Items}} [[cs:Vypukaný květ chorusu]] [[de:Geplatzte Chorusfrucht]] [[fr:Chorus éclaté]] [[it:Frutto di chorus scoppiato]] [[ja:焼いたコーラスフルーツ]] [[ko:튀긴 후렴과]] [[nl:Gepoft Chorusfruit]] [[pl:Prażony owoc refrenusu]] [[pt:Fruta do coro cozida]] [[ru:Приготовленный плод коруса]] [[zh:爆裂紫颂果]] [[Category:Renewable resources]]</li></ul>		20w45a			Added candles.
		20w46a			The textures of candle items have been changed.
		20w48a			File:Pink Candle (item) JE3.png 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.

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.
  • The same thing can be done using the debug stick.

Bugs

In the 20w46a snapshot for 1.17 you were able to get an unlimited amount of the newly added candles, this was done by placing a candle on a cake spamming right click on it and uh yeah it would just duplicate it for some reason as of later snapshots however this bug has been fixed but it's a cool little fact