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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 or destroyed, the candle is dropped.

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>[[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>
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.
20w48aCandle (item) JE3 White Candle (item) JE3 Orange Candle (item) JE3 Magenta Candle (item) JE3 Light Blue Candle (item) JE3 Yellow Candle (item) JE3 Lime Candle (item) JE3 File:Pink Candle (item) JE3.png Gray Candle (item) JE3 Light Gray Candle (item) JE3 Cyan Candle (item) JE3 Purple Candle (item) JE3 Blue Candle (item) JE3 Brown Candle (item) JE3 Green Candle (item) JE3 Red Candle (item) JE3 Black Candle (item) JE3 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.

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.
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