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This content has appeared in development versions, but the full update containing it has not been released yet.

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. This may be used as a birthday cake.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.candle.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.candle.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.candle.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.candle.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.candle.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition: [sound 1]

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.candle1.01.0
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.candle1.01.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.candle1.01.0
BlocksFalling on the block with fall damagestep.candle1.01.0
BlocksWalking on the blockstep.candle1.01.0
BlocksJumping from the blockstep.candle1.01.0
BlocksFalling on the block without fall damagestep.candle1.01.0
  1. MCPE-130605 — Candles has a few missing sounds from Java

Unique

Java Edition:

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
Fire extinguishedBlocksCandle gets put outblock.candle.extinguishsubtitles.block.fire.extinguish??8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormTranslation key
CandlecandleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.candle
White Candlewhite_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.white_candle
Orange Candleorange_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.orange_candle
Magenta Candlemagenta_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.magenta_candle
Light Blue Candlelight_blue_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.light_blue_candle
Yellow Candleyellow_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.yellow_candle
Lime Candlelime_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.lime_candle
Pink Candlepink_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.pink_candle
Gray Candlegray_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.gray_candle
Light Gray Candlelight_gray_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.light_gray_candle
Cyan Candlecyan_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.cyan_candle
Purple Candlepurple_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.purple_candle
Blue Candleblue_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.blue_candle
Brown Candlebrown_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.brown_candle
Green Candlegreen_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.green_candle
Red Candlered_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.red_candle
Black Candleblack_candleBlock & Itemblock.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 unnamed at Minecraft Live 2020 as part of deep dark caves biome.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[:Category:Tools|Category:Tools]]<br/>[[Category:Items]]

[[fr:Catégorie:Outil]]
[[it:Categoria:Attrezzi]]</li><li>[[Photo|Photo]]<br/>{{exclusive|education}}
{{Item
| image = Photo EE2.png
| renewable = No (unless [[portfolio]] is available)
| stackable = 
}}

A '''photo''' is an [[item]] containing a picture taken with a [[camera]].<ref>{{cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925044841mp_/https://educommunity.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/4407489082644-Feature-Walkthrough-Minecraft-Education-Edition-GOAT-Beta-version-1-17-30-| title = Feature Walkthrough Minecraft: Education Edition GOAT Beta (version 1.17.30)|website=Minecraft: Education Edition Support|date=September 24, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/blog/new-update-and-anniversary-for-mee| title = The GOAT Update Celebrates a Minecraft Milestone!|website=Minecraft: Education Edition|date=November 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{ytl|2Wd0J-EIfws|GOAT Release Playthrough|Minecraft: Education Edition|December 2, 2021}}</ref>

== Obtaining ==
A photo in a [[portfolio]] can be saved as a photo item by selecting the "Save to Inventory" button underneath it.

== Usage ==
Photos display an image when held in the hand or when placed in an [[item frame]], similarly to [[map]]s. Photos can have captions added to them by renaming them in an [[anvil]] or by adding a caption while they are in a portfolio. Photos can be added to [[book and quill]]s and portfolios by selecting the "Add Photo" button in the book and quill or portfolio.

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Photo
|spritetype=item
|nameid=photo_item
|id=?
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|education}}
{{History||1.17.30|snap=1.17.30.2|[[File:Photo EE1.png|32px]] Added photos.}}
{{History||1.17.30|snap=release|[[File:Photo EE2.png|32px]] Changed photo texture.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Photo Item 1.png|A photo being placed in an item frame.
Photo Item 2.png|A photo being saved from a portfolio.
Photo Item 3.png|A photo being added to a book and quill.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Items}}
{{Education Edition}}

[[Category:Education Edition items]]
[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]

[[ja:写真]]
[[pl:Zdjęcie]]
[[zh:相片]]</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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