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>[[Nether Star|Nether Star]]<br/>{{Distinguish|Firework Star}}
{{Item
| image = Nether Star.gif
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| rarity = Uncommon
}}
The '''nether star''' is a rare item [[drops|dropped]] by the [[wither]] that is used solely to [[Crafting|craft]] [[beacon]]s.
== Obtaining ==
=== Mob loot ===
The nether star can be obtained only by defeating the [[wither]] [[Mob#Boss mobs|boss]], which is created using [[soul sand]] and [[Head|wither skeleton skulls]]. One nether star is dropped each time; the dropped amount is not affected by the [[Looting]] enchantment. {{IN|java}}, nether stars dropped by withers take 10 minutes to despawn and are immune to explosions. {{IN|bedrock}}, nether star items never despawn, neither by time nor by explosions.
== Usage ==
The nether star has the same animated glint as [[enchanted]] items, [[potion]]s, and [[end crystal]]s.
A dropped nether star item cannot be destroyed by [[explosion]]s. However, it can still be destroyed by a falling [[anvil]],{{only|java}} [[fire]], [[lava]], [[cacti]], or [[the Void]].
It is used to [[Crafting|craft]] a [[beacon]].
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage|match=start}}
== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|The beginning;The beginnig?.}}
== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Withering Heights}}
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Nether Star
|spritetype=item
|nameid=nether_star
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Nether Star
|spritetype=item
|nameid=nether_star
|aliasid=netherstar
|id=518
|form=item
|translationkey=item.netherStar.name
|foot=1}}
== Video ==
<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|H6k28iUefMo}}</div>
== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|[[File:Nether Star JE1.png|32px]] The texture of the nether star has been added.}}
{{History|||snap=12w36a|[[File:Nether Star JE1.gif|32px]] Added nether stars.
|Nether stars are [[drops|dropped]] by the [[wither]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w37a|[[File:Nether Star JE2 BE1.gif|32px]] The texture of nether stars has been changed so that they no longer have a dark outline.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|[[Drops|Dropped]] nether stars can no longer be destroyed by [[explosion]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 399.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Nether Star.gif|32px]] The texture of nether stars has been changed.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w07a|Nether star has become a [[renewable resource]], as [[soul sand]], one of the blocks used to construct withers, is now renewable through [[bartering]].}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 4|[[File:Nether Star JE2 BE1.gif|32px]] Added nether stars.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Nether Star.gif|32px]] The texture of nether stars has been changed.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Nether Star JE2 BE1.gif|32px]] Added nether stars.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Nether Star.gif|32px]] The texture of nether stars has been changed.}}
{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||1.3.12|[[File:Nether Star JE2 BE1.gif|32px]] Added nether stars.}}
{{History|foot}}
== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Nether Star JE3 BE2.png|The nether star without enchanted animated glint.
File:Star Drop.png|The nether star dropped by the wither.
File:Wither, left- Nether Star, right.png|A wither to the left, and a nether star to the right.
</gallery>
== References ==
{{reflist}}
==External Links==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--nether-star Taking Inventory: Nether Star] – Minecraft.net on May 11, 2023
{{Items}}
[[cs:Netheritová hvězda]]
[[de:Netherstern]]
[[es:Estrella del Inframundo]]
[[fr:Étoile du Nether]]
[[hu:Alvilági csillag]]
[[it:Stella del Nether]]
[[ja:ネザースター]]
[[ko:네더의 별]]
[[nl:Netherster]]
[[pl:Netherowa gwiazda]]
[[pt:Estrela do Nether]]
[[ru:Звезда Нижнего мира]]
[[tr:Nether Yıldızı]]
[[uk:Зірка Незеру]]
[[zh:下界之星]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Bread|Bread]]<br/>{{dungeons hatnote|type=item}}
{{Item
| title = Bread
| image = Bread.png
| renewable = Yes
| heals = {{hunger|5}}
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Bread''' is a [[food]] [[item]] that can be eaten by the [[player]].
== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A2=Wheat
|B2=Wheat
|C2=Wheat
|Output=Bread
|type=Foodstuff
}}
=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|bread}}
=== Trading ===
Novice-level farmer [[Villager|villagers]] sell 6 bread for one [[emerald]] as part of their [[Trading|trades]]. {{IN|java}} they only have a 40% chance of offering this trade.
=== Villager gifts ===
Farmer villagers may use wheat they have harvested to craft bread, which they can trade with other villagers.
Farmer villagers may throw bread at players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.{{only|java}}
== Usage ==
=== Food ===
{{see also|Tutorials/Hunger management|title1= Hunger management}}
Bread can be eaten with the use control while it is selected in the [[hotbar]]. Eating bread restores {{hunger|5}} [[hunger]] and 6.0 [[Hunger#Mechanics|hunger saturation]].
=== Breeding ===
Villagers can pick up bread items to become willing, allowing them to breed. Villagers require 3 bread to become willing.
=== Composting ===
Placing bread into a [[composter]] has an 85% chance of raising the compost level by 1. It is more efficient to compost [[wheat]] than bread made from wheat.
== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Entity/Food}}
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bread
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bread
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bread
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bread
|id=261
|form=item
|foot=1}}
== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Bake Bread}}
== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Husbandry;A Balanced Diet}}
== History ==
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||20100206|[[File:Bread JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Bread has been added, which now restores {{hp|5}}.}}
{{History||20100223|Bread now requires 3 [[wheat]] (1 row of 3) instead of 6 (2 rows of 3) to be crafted.}}
{{History|java infdev}}
{{History||?|Bread is no longer stackable.}}
{{History||20100625-2|Bread can now be found in the new [[dungeon]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Bread is now stackable to 64.
|Bread now restores {{hunger|5}} instead of {{hp|5}}.
|[[Dungeon]] [[chests]] now contain more bread, now that it stacks.
|Bread can now be found in the new [[stronghold]] storerooms and [[mineshaft]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Bread can now be found in the new [[stronghold]] altar [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.1|snap=12w01a|Bread can now be found in the new [[village]] blacksmith chests.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w16a|Bread can now be found in the new [[bonus chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w21a|Farmer [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 3–4 loaves of bread for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w37a|[[File:Bread JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The dark outline has now been removed from the bread texture.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w16a|Bread can now be used to feed [[horse]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Farmer [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 2–4 loaves of bread for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w26c|[[Horse]]s no longer can eat bread.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w44a|The average yield of bread from [[mineshaft]] and [[dungeon]] [[chest]]s has now been decreased.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Bread can now found in the new [[woodland mansion]] chests.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 297.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Bread JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of bread has now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Bread can now generate inside chests in cartographer houses, tanneries and plains [[village]] houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Bread can now generate inside chests in mason houses, and savanna and snowy [[village]] houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Bread can now generate inside chests in village temples, toolsmith, and desert and taiga [[village]] houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w03a|Placing bread into the new [[composter]] now has an 80% chance of raising the compost level by 1.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Bread now has an 85% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Farmer villagers now give bread to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.4.0|[[File:Bread JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bread.}}
{{History||v0.5.0|Bread now restores {{hp|5}} instead of {{hp|2}}.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Bread JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The dark outline has now been removed from the bread texture.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Bread now restores [[hunger]] instead of [[health]].}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Bread can now be found inside [[minecart with chest]]s in [[mineshaft]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|[[Villager]]s now require bread to become willing, in order to [[breeding|breed]].
|Farmer [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 2-4 loaves of bread for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Bread can now be found in [[woodland mansion]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Bread can now be found inside [[bonus chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Bread JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of bread has now been changed.
|Bread can now be found inside [[plains]] [[village]] houses [[chest]]s, plains tannery house chests, village cartographer house chests and plains weaponsmith chests.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Bread can now be found in village chests other than plains.
|Bread can now be used to fill up [[composter]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Farmer [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 6 bread for one [[emerald]].}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Bread JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bread.}}
{{History||xbox=TU5|Bread is now stackable to 64.
|Bread now restores [[hunger]] instead of [[health]].}}
{{History||xbox=TU12|[[File:Bread JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The dark outline has now been removed from the bread texture.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Bread JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of bread has now been changed.}}
{{History|new3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Bread JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Added bread.}}
{{History|foot}}
== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--bread Taking Inventory: Bread] – Minecraft.net on February 25, 2021
{{Items}}
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]
[[cs:Chléb]]
[[de:Brot]]
[[es:Pan]]
[[fr:Pain]]
[[hu:Kenyér]]
[[it:Pane]]
[[ja:パン]]
[[ko:빵]]
[[nl:Brood]]
[[pl:Chleb]]
[[pt:Pão]]
[[ru:Хлеб]]
[[th:ขนมปัง]]
[[uk:Хліб]]
[[zh:面包]]</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.

