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. This may be used as a birthday cake.
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>[[Tool|Tool]]<br/>{{About|the in-game items|program enhancing software|Programs and Editors}}
A '''tool''' is an [[item]] used by the [[player]] while held to perform actions faster and more efficiently, to gather materials not obtainable by hand, to gain information, or to perform completely new actions. With the exception of the [[clock]], [[compass]], empty [[bucket]], and [[lead]], tools do not stack in the inventory. Tools can be repaired; see [[Item repair]].
== Obtaining ==
=== Mob loot ===
{{main|Drops#Mob drops|title1=Drops}}
Some tools can be obtained by killing mobs that carry the equipment.
=== Crafting ===
Most tools can be obtained through crafting.
{{:Crafting/Tools}}
=== Upgrading ===
[[Netherite]] tools can be obtained only through upgrading.
{{Smithing
|head=1
|Netherite Upgrade
|Diamond Pickaxe; Diamond Axe; Diamond Shovel; Diamond Hoe
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Pickaxe; Netherite Axe; Netherite Shovel; Netherite Hoe
}}
== Usage ==
=== Best tools ===
{{main|Breaking#Best tools|title1=Breaking}}
Many blocks have a preferred tool to break them. Some blocks can be broken only with certain tools. The tool's material also affects how fast a block is mined. Materials from worst to best in terms of mining speed are wooden, stone, iron, diamond, netherite, gold.
=== Item durability ===
{{main|Durability}}
Different tools have different amounts of durability. Some uses require more durability to be used than others. A tool's durability is also affected by its material. Materials from worst to best in terms of durability are gold, wooden, stone, iron, diamond, netherite.
Some tools are not block-breaking tools: This includes bows, fishing rods, carrots on sticks, flint & steel, and buckets. Such tools are no better than bare fists at breaking blocks, but they do not take damage from doing so—they take damage from being used in their own intended manners.
=== Item enchantability ===
Materials from worst to best in terms of [[enchantability]] are stone, diamond, iron, wooden/netherite, gold.
=== Smelting ===
{{main|Smelting}}
Iron or golden tools can be smelted into [[nugget]]s.
{{Smelting|showname=1|head=1|Any iron tools|Iron Nugget|0,1}}
{{Smelting|showname=1|foot=1|Any golden tools|Gold Nugget|0,1}}
; Fuel
* Wooden tools can be used as a fuel in [[furnace]]s, smelting 1 item per tool.
* A [[fishing rod]] can be used as fuel in [[furnace]]s, smelting 1.5{{only|java|short=1}}/1{{only|bedrock|short=1}} items per fishing rod.
== History ==
{{info needed section|earlier Java Edition history between Indev and 1.3.1|section=10}}
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20091231-2|Added iron shovels.}}
{{History|||snap=20100110|Added iron axes and pickaxes.}}
{{History|||snap=20100128|Added wooden, stone, and diamond tools.}}
{{History|||snap=20100129|Added crafting recipes for wooden, stone, iron, and diamond tools.}}
{{History|||snap=20100130|Added golden tools.}}
{{History|||snap=20100131|A [[Tiers|tier system]] for wooden, stone, iron, diamond, and gold tools is added. Each tier has a different mining speed multiplier and durability.}}
{{History|||snap=20100201-2|Tools are now required to break blocks and ores.}}
{{history|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=RC1|Tools now make a breaking sound and have a breaking animation.
|All tools now also have breaking animation.}}
{{History|||snap=RC2|Tools no longer break quickly after loading a world that was saved in RC1.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w17a|Tools now have infinite [[durability]] in [[Creative]] mode.}}
{{history|||snap=12w18a|Wooden tools became able to be used as [[fuel]] for [[furnace]]s in case players didn't want to repair them or finish using them.}}
{{History|||snap=12w24a|Breaking a block that can be [[instant mining|instantly mined]] by hand ([[tall grass]], [[torch]], etc.) while holding a block-breaking tool no longer reduces the tool's [[durability]].}}
{{history||1.6.1|snap=13w21a|Instead of replacing the barehanded damage ({{hp|1}}), pickaxes, shovels, axes and swords now add their damage onto the barehanded damage.}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|Golden and iron tools now smelt down into one of their respective nuggets.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w48a|Tools cannot be repaired by crafting.}}
{{History||1.14.3|snap=Pre-Release 3|Tools can be once again be repaired by crafting.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w29a|Tools have a new arrange in the Creative inventory.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|Upgrading diamond tools to netherite tools now requires the netherite upgrade [[smithing template]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w07a|Added brushes.}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|Added stone tools and shears.}}
{{History||v0.3.0|Added wooden tools.}}
{{History||v0.3.2|Added iron, diamond, and golden tools.}}
{{History||v0.3.3|Added bows.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Added flint and steel and all hoe types.}}
{{History||v0.7.0|Added buckets.}}
{{History||v0.7.4|Flint and steel now ignite creepers.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|Added flint and steel to the Creative inventory.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|Added shears to the Creative inventory.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|Added fishing rod.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Added carrot on a stick and leads.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Golden and iron tools now smelt down into one of their respective nuggets.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps=1.49|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Golden and iron tools now smelt down into one of their respective nuggets.}}
{{History|foot}}
== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
== Trivia ==
* Gold tools are actually ranked as superior to diamond tools on the [[Legacy Console Edition]]'s crafting screen.
* Wooden tools can be burned in a furnace regardless of its durability; this means the player can burn a wooden tool that has only 1 use left.
== See also ==
* [[Item Repair]]
* [[Breaking]]
* [[Weapon]]
{{Items}}
[[Category:Tools|*]]
[[cs:Nástroje]]
[[de:Werkzeug]]
[[es:Herramientas]]
[[fr:Outils]]
[[hu:Eszközök]]
[[it:Attrezzi]]
[[ja:道具]]
[[ko:도구]]
[[nl:Gereedschap]]
[[pl:Narzędzia]]
[[pt:Ferramentas]]
[[ru:Инструменты]]
[[tr:Alet]]
[[zh:工具]]</li><li>[[Egg|Egg]]<br/>{{About|chicken eggs|the similar item that spawns mobs|Spawn egg|other uses}}
{{ItemEntity
|image=Egg.png
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=Yes (16)
|size=Height: 0.25 Blocks<br>Width: 0.25 Blocks
}}
An '''egg''' is an [[item]] that can be used to craft [[food]] items, or thrown for a chance to spawn [[chick]]s on impact.
== Obtaining ==
=== Mob loot ===
{{see also|Tutorials/Egg farming}}
A [[chicken]] drops an egg item every 5–10 minutes. The theoretical average would be expected at 1 egg every 7.5 minutes, or 0.1333 eggs per minute.
A [[fox]] sometimes spawns holding an egg, which it always drops upon death. Alternatively, a player dropping a food item causes the fox to drop the egg.
=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|egg}}
== Usage ==
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}
=== Combat ===
Players are able to throw eggs and deal knockback to [[mob]]s (but not other players{{only|JE|short=1}}<ref>{{bug|MC-3179|||WAI}}</ref>{{until|JE Combat Tests}}), but no damage is dealt, similar to a [[snowball]]. Likewise, throwing eggs at [[neutral mobs]] provokes them. Eggs can also be fired from [[dispenser]]s and are affected by gravity.
=== Spawning chickens ===
When thrown by a dispenser or by pressing the {{control|use}} button, an egg has a {{fraction|1|8}} (12.5%) chance of spawning a [[chick]]. If this occurs, there is a {{fraction|1|32}} (3.125%) chance of spawning three additional chicks (on average, 1 out of every 256 eggs spawns 4 chicks). In other words, whenever an egg is thrown, there is a {{fraction|31|256}} chance of spawning 1 chick and a {{fraction|1|256}} chance of spawning four chicks.
The expected value of the number of chicks an egg produces is {{fraction|35|256}} or 13.7%. This means that on average, a chick is spawned every 7.3 eggs, a stack of 16 eggs spawns 2.188 chicks, and a full inventory including the hotbar and off-hand (<code>37 * 16 = 592</code> eggs) is expected to spawn approximately 81 chicks.
== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Thrown eggs use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|subtitle=Egg flies
|source=player
|description=When an egg is thrown
|id=entity.egg.throw
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.egg.throw
|volume=0.5
|pitch={{frac|1|3}}-0.5
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Dispensed item
|source=block
|description=When a dispenser shoots an egg
|id=block.dispenser.launch
|translationkey=subtitles.block.dispenser.dispense
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.2
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chicken plop.ogg
|subtitle=Chicken plops
|source=Friendly Creatures
|description=When an egg is laid by a chicken
|id=entity.chicken.egg
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.chicken.egg
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}
{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|rowspan=2
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|source=player
|description=When an egg is thrown
|id=random.bow
|volume=0.5
|pitch=0.33-0.5}}
{{Sound table
|source=player
|description=When a dispenser shoots an egg
|id=random.bow
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.83-1.25}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chicken plop.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When an egg is laid by a chicken
|id=mob.chicken.plop
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|foot=1}}
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Egg
|spritetype=item
|nameid=egg
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showentitytags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Thrown Egg
|spritetype=entity
|spritename=Egg
|nameid=egg
|entitytags=impact_projectiles
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Egg
|spritetype=item
|nameid=egg
|id=390
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Egg
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=egg
|id=82
|foot=1}}
=== Entity Data ===
Thrown eggs have entity data that define various properties of the entity.
{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}
{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].
== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|The Lie}}
==Advancements==
{{Load advancements|Bullseye}}
== Video ==
<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|8rDbF8UYuTc}}</div>
== History ==
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.14|[[File:Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added eggs.
|Eggs currently have no purpose.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.0|Eggs are now throwable at the request of a fan as the result of a [[wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] conversation about a man eating his [[wikipedia:USB|USB]], if [[Notch]] added egg throwing.<ref>{{tweet|notch|11773078791000065}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.2|Eggs are now used to craft [[cake]]s.
|Eggs can now be thrown by [[dispenser]]s.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|[[Breeding]] has been added, making eggs easier to obtain.}}
{{History|||snap=RC1|Thrown eggs now hatch chicks instead of adult chickens.
|The egg's throw [[sound]] has been changed.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w37a|Eggs are now used to craft [[pumpkin pie]]s.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w32a|Eggs no longer [[damage]] the [[ender dragon]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w36b|Eggs now produce particles when thrown at an entity.}}
{{History|||snap=15w49a|Eggs, like all throwable projectiles, now take the thrower's motion into account when fired.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The [[entity]] ID has now been changed from <code>ThrownEgg</code> to <code>egg</code>.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 344.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Egg JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of eggs has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Eggs can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] fletcher houses.
|Therefore, chickens are no longer the only source of eggs.}}
{{History|||snap=19w07a|Added [[fox]]es, which sometimes spawn with eggs in their mouths.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=Pre-Release 1|Eggs are now affected by [[bubble column]]s.}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.4.0|[[File:Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added eggs. They are currently unobtainable.
|Eggs are throwable, but are unable to spawn chickens.}}
{{History||v0.7.0|[[Chicken]]s now occasionally lay eggs.
|Eggs can be used to craft [[cake]].
|Thrown eggs now have a chance of spawning adult chickens.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|Eggs are now used to craft [[pumpkin pie]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|Thrown eggs now have a chance of spawning chicks instead of adult chickens.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|The [[entity]] ID has now been changed from <code>thrownegg</code> to <code>egg</code>.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|Eggs now deal knockback to [[player]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Egg.png|32px]] The texture of eggs has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Eggs can now be found in [[village]] fletcher [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Eggs can now be [[trading|sold]] to farmer [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.13.0|snap=beta 1.13.0.1|Added [[fox]]es, which can [[drops|drop]] eggs.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|[[Trading]] has now been changed, eggs can no longer be [[trading|sold]] to farmer [[villager]]s.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added eggs.}}
{{History|PS4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Egg JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of eggs has been changed.}}
{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added eggs.}}
{{History|foot}}
== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
== Trivia ==
* Eggs break mid-fall if hit by another projectile; the chance of spawning a chick is not affected.
* Throwing an egg at a [[nether portal]] breaks the egg when it hits the portal.
* A thrown egg faces toward the [[player]] in first-person view, while it appears rotated horizontally in third-person view. This is the case for all throwable [[item]]s ([[ender pearl]]s, eggs, [[snowball]]s, and all throwable [[potion]]s).
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Items}}
{{entities}}
[[Category:Combat]]
[[cs:Vajíčko]]
[[de:Ei]]
[[es:Huevo]]
[[fr:Œuf]]
[[hu:Tojás]]
[[it:Uovo]]
[[ja:卵]]
[[ko:달걀]]
[[nl:Ei]]
[[pl:Jajko]]
[[pt:Ovo]]
[[ru:Яйцо]]
[[th:ไข่ไก่]]
[[uk:Яйце]]
[[zh:鸡蛋]]
<br /></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.

