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 or destroyed, the candle is dropped.
Sounds
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cake squishes | Blocks | Placing the block on cake | block | subtitles | ? | ? | 16 | |
| Candle crackles | Blocks | Random | block | subtitles | ? | ? | 3 | |
| Block broken | Blocks | Breaking the block | block | subtitles | ? | ? | 16 | |
| Fire extinguished | Blocks | Candle gets put out | block | subtitles | ? | ? | 8 | |
| None[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | None[sound 1] | ? | ? | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | Mining the block | block | subtitles | ? | ? | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | Placing the block | block | subtitles | ? | ? | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | ? | ? | 16 |
Data values
ID
| 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
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| candles | 1 | 1234 | Number of candles. |
| lit | false | falsetrue | Whether or not these candles are lit. |
| waterlogged | false | falsetrue | Whether or not there's water in the same place as these candles. |
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| candles | 0x10x2 | 0 | 0123 | 0123 | Number of candles, starting from 1 to 4. |
| lit | 0x4 | false | falsetrue | 01 | Whether or not these candles are lit. |
History
| October 3, 2020 | | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
1.17{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[White Dye|White Dye]]<br/>{{Item
| image = White Dye.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''White dye''' is a [[Dye#Primary|primary color dye]] similar to [[bone meal]].
== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|showname=0
|Bone Meal
|Output=White Dye
|type=Material
|head=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Lily of the Valley
|Output=White Dye
|type=Material
|foot=1
}}
=== Loot chest ===
{{#invoke:LootChest|base3|white-dye}}
== Usage ==
{{dye usage}}
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage|ignore=Banner|continue=1}}
{{banner crafting usage}}
=== Loom ingredient ===
{{Banner loom usage|White Dye}}
=== Trading ===
Apprentice-level shepherd villagers have a 20% chance to buy 12 white dye for an emerald.
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=White Dye
|spritetype=item
|nameid=white_dye
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=White Dye
|spritetype=item
|nameid=white_dye
|aliasid=dye / 19
|id=410
|form=item
|translationkey=item.dye.white_new.name
|foot=1}}
== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:White Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added white dye.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|White dye can now change the text color on [[sign]]s to white.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Added the [[wandering trader]], which sells white dye.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|White dye can now be [[trading|bought]] by shepherd villagers.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|White dye can now be used to craft [[white candle]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=21w19a|White dyes can no longer be used to craft white candles.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|White dye can once again be used to craft white candles.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|White dye can now change the text color on [[hanging sign]]s to white.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|White dye can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|White dye no longer generates in [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for suspicious gravel within the [[trail ruins]]; white dye is now common loot.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.10|[[File:White Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added white dye.}}
{{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.0|Added [[flower|lilies of the valley]], which can be used to [[crafting|craft]] white dye.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|White dye can now be [[trading|sold]] to shepherd [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of white dye has been changed from <code>dye/19</code> to <code>white_dye</code>.}}
{{History|ps4}}
{{History||1.83|[[File:White Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added white dye.}}
{{History|foot}}
== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
{{Items}}
[[Category:Items]]
[[Category:Dyes]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]
[[de:Weißer Farbstoff]]
[[es:Tinte blanco]]
[[fr:Teinture blanche]]
[[ja:白色の染料]]
[[ko:하얀색 염료]]
[[pl:Biały barwnik]]
[[pt:Corante branco]]
[[zh:白色染料]]</li><li>[[Honey Bottle|Honey Bottle]]<br/>{{Item
| title = Honey Bottle
| image = Honey Bottle.png
| renewable = Yes
| heals = {{hunger|6}}
|effects=Clears {{EffectLink|Poison}}
| stackable = Yes (16)
}}
A '''honey bottle''' is a [[drinks|consumable drink]] item obtainable by using a [[glass bottle]] on a full [[beehive]]. Honey bottles remove [[poison]] when drunk and can be used to craft [[Honey Block|honey blocks]] and [[sugar]].
== Obtaining ==
{{See also|Tutorials/Honey farming}}
=== Harvesting ===
A honey bottle can be obtained by using a [[glass bottle]] on either a [[beehive]] or [[beehive|bee nest]] with a honey level of 5. Doing this angers any [[bee]]s inside, causing them to attack the player, unless there is a [[campfire]] or another block on fire beneath the nest or hive.
A [[dispenser]] with glass bottles can be used to collect the honey without angering the bees. The honey bottle appears as an item in the dispenser's inventory. If the dispenser is full, the honey bottle is shot out.
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|Glass Bottle
|Glass Bottle
|Honey Block
|Glass Bottle
|Glass Bottle
|Output=Honey Bottle, 4
|type= Foodstuff
}}
== Usage ==
To drink a honey bottle, press and hold {{control|use}} while it is selected in the hotbar. Drinking one restores {{hunger|6}} [[hunger]] and 1.2 hunger [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]]. Consuming the item also has the benefit of removing any [[poison]] effect applied to the player. Unlike drinking [[Milk Bucket|milk]], other applied effects are not removed upon drinking a honey bottle.
Honey bottles can be drunk even with a full hunger bar. Drinking a honey bottle takes 25% longer than eating other food - 2 seconds - and has a unique sound.
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{Crafting usage}}
== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Drink honey1.ogg
|sound2=Drink honey2.ogg
|sound3=Drink honey3.ogg
|sound4=Drink honey3.ogg
|subtitle=Gulping
|source=player
|description=While a player is drinking a honey bottle
|id=item.honey_bottle.drink
|translationkey=subtitles.item.honey_bottle.drink
|volume=0.5
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>0.9-1.0 for <code>drink_honey1</code> and <code>drink_honey2</code>, 0.315-0.35 for <code>drink_honey3</code>, and 0.675-0.75 for the second copy of <code>drink_honey3</code></ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Bottle fill water1.ogg
|sound2=Bottle fill water2.ogg
|sound3=Bottle fill water3.ogg
|sound4=Bottle fill water4.ogg
|subtitle=Bottle fills
|source=block
|description=When a bottle is filled with honey
|id=item.bottle.fill
|translationkey = subtitles.item.bottle.fill
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Drink honey1.ogg
|sound2=Drink honey2.ogg
|sound3=Drink honey3.ogg
|sound4=Drink honey3.ogg<!--This is duplicated intentionally, see below-->
|source=player
|description=While a player is drinking a honey bottle
|id=random.drink_honey
|volume=''varies''<ref group="sound" name="bevarieshoney">0.5 for <code>drink_honey1</code> and <code>drink_honey2</code>, but <code>drink_honey3</code> is 0.175 or 0.375</ref>
|pitch=0.9-1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Fill water bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Fill water bucket2.ogg
|sound3=Fill water bucket3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a bottle is filled with honey<wbr><ref group=sound>{{Bug|MCPE-53881}}</ref>
|id=bucket.fill_water
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Honey Bottle
|spritetype=item
|nameid=honey_bottle
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Honey Bottle
|spritetype=item
|nameid=honey_bottle
|id=592
|form=item
|foot=1}}
== Achievements ==
{{Load achievements|Bee Our Guest}}
== Advancements ==
{{Load advancements|Husbandry;A Balanced Diet;Bee Our Guest}}
== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w34a|[[File:Honey Bottle JE1.png|32px]] Added honey bottles.}}
{{History|||snap=19w35a|Honey bottles now remove the [[Poison]] effect when consumed.
|Honey bottles are now included in the "A Balanced Diet" [[advancement]].}}
{{History|||snap=19w36a|Honey bottles are now less filling, restoring 1.2 [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]] instead of 9.6.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w41a|Honey bottles can now be used to craft [[honey block]]s.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w44a|Honey bottles can now be [[crafting|crafted]] with four [[glass bottle]]s and one [[honey block]].
|Honey bottles are now stackable (up to 16).}}
{{History|||snap=19w46a|Using [[glass bottle]]s to collect honey now unlocks the [[Bee Our Guest]] advancement.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.14.0|snap=beta 1.14.0.1|[[File:Honey Bottle BE1.png|32px]] Added honey bottles.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.14.0.4|[[File:Honey Bottle BE2.png|32px]] The texture of honey bottles has been changed to match {{el|je}}'s.
|Honey bottles can now be crafted with four [[glass bottle]]s and one [[honey block]].
|Honey bottles are now stackable to 16.}}
{{History|||snap=release|slink=Bedrock Edition 1.14.0|Using [[glass bottle]]s to collect honey now unlocks the [[Bee our guest]] achievement.}}
{{History|foot}}
== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
== Trivia ==
* Honey bottles are the only drinkable [[item]]s that can stack. They have a maximum stack size of 16.
* Honey bottles are the only drinkable items that can restore hunger.
* Honey bottles are 4 pixels more full than [[water bottles]].
{{Items}}
[[cs:Lahvička medu]]
[[de:Honigflasche]]
[[es:Frasco con miel]]
[[fr:Fiole de miel]]
[[ja:ハチミツ入りの瓶]]
[[ko:꿀이 든 병]]
[[lzh:蜜瓶]]
[[pl:Butelka miodu]]
[[pt:Frasco de mel]]
[[ru:Бутылочка мёда]]
[[th:ขวดน้ำผึ้ง]]
[[uk:Пляшечка меду]]
[[zh:蜂蜜瓶]]
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li></ul> | 20w45a | ||||
| 20w46a | |||||
| 20w48a | |||||
| Candles can no longer be placed on blocks that are not solid, such as chests and cobwebs. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Candle" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
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.

