Candle

Candle
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0.1
Hardness	0.1
Luminous	1, 2, 3, 4 candles: Yes (3, 6, 9, 12) when lit
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

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 by right clicking. 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	Description
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 on an uneaten cake, turning it into a candle cake, which acts as a normal single candle. Only one candle can 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:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.candle.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.candle.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.candle.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	None	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.candle.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.candle.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.candle	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.candle	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.candle	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	step.candle	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	Walking on the block	step.candle	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	step.candle	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	step.candle	1.0	1.0

Unique

Java Edition:

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Candle	candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.candle
White Candle	white_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.white_candle
Orange Candle	orange_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.orange_candle
Magenta Candle	magenta_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.magenta_candle
Light Blue Candle	light_blue_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.light_blue_candle
Yellow Candle	yellow_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.yellow_candle
Lime Candle	lime_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.lime_candle
Pink Candle	pink_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.pink_candle
Gray Candle	gray_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.gray_candle
Light Gray Candle	light_gray_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.light_gray_candle
Cyan Candle	cyan_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.cyan_candle
Purple Candle	purple_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.purple_candle
Blue Candle	blue_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.blue_candle
Brown Candle	brown_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.brown_candle
Green Candle	green_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.green_candle
Red Candle	red_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.red_candle
Black Candle	black_candle	Block & Item	block.minecraft.black_candle

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
candles	1	1 2 3 4	Number of candles.
lit	false	false true	Whether or not these candles are lit.
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as these candles.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
candles	0x1 0x2	0	0 1 2 3	0 1 2 3	Number of candles, starting from 1 to 4.
lit	0x4	false	false true	0 1	Whether or not these candles are lit.

History

October 3, 2020					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>[[Flint and Steel|Flint and Steel]]<br/>{{Item | image = Flint and Steel.png | rarity = Common | renewable = Yes | durability = 64 | stackable = No }} '''Flint and steel''' is a [[tool]] used to create [[fire]] or to ignite certain blocks, structures and mobs. == Obtaining == === Crafting === {{Crafting |head=1 |showname=0 |showdescription=1 |Iron Ingot |Flint |Output=Flint and Steel |type=Tool }} {{crafting |foot=1 |ignoreusage=1 |Damaged Flint and Steel |Damaged Flint and Steel |Output= Flint and Steel |description= The durability of the two tools is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. |type= Tool }} === Chest loot === {{LootChestItem|flint-and-steel}} == Usage == === Igniting === When {{control|use|text=used}} on the space above any solid top surface, on any side of any flammable block or any side of any [[obsidian]] block within a valid unlit [[nether portal]] frame regardless of if there is a solid top surface available, the flint and steel places a [[fire]] there. Flint and steel can be used to light unlit [[campfire]]s, [[candle]]s and [[cake|cakes with candles]]. Flint and steel can be used to light [[nether portal]]s, as any fire existing within an appropriate [[obsidian]] frame will instantly be replaced with [[Nether Portal (block)|nether portal blocks]] that occupy the entirety of the frame. Using flint and steel on [[TNT]] ignites it. The explosion damage dealt by TNT ignited with flint and steel in this specific way counts as the player's attack. If the player is {{Control|sneak|text=sneaking}} a fire is instead placed on the side of the TNT the flint and steel was used on. A flint and steel can be used on a [[creeper]] to force it to explode. Explosions initiated in this way cannot be cancelled. When powered, a [[dispenser]] containing flint and steel can place fires or ignite relevant blocks such as TNT or campfires in the space directly in front of it. This reduces the flint and steel's durability. A dispenser containing a flint and steel cannot detonate creepers. === Enchantments === Flint and steel can receive the following [[enchantment]]s: {|class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right" |+ !Name !Max Level ![[Enchanting|Method]] |- |[[Unbreaking]] |III |{{Inventory slot|Anvil}} |- |[[Mending]] |I |{{Inventory slot|Anvil}} |- |[[Curse of Vanishing]] |I |{{Inventory slot|Anvil}} |} == Sounds == {{edition|java}}: {{Sound table |rowspan=2 |sound=Flint and steel click.ogg |subtitle=Flint and Steel click |source=block |description=When a flint and steel is used to place fire |id=item.flintandsteel.use|idnote=<ref name=incorrecteventnames group=sound>{{Cite bug|MC|177457|Fire charge and flint and steel sound event names do not follow item IDs|date=April 5, 2020}}</ref> |translationkey=subtitles.item.flintandsteel.use|translationkeynote=<ref name=incorrecteventnames group=sound/> |volume=1.0 |pitch=0.8-1.2 |distance=16}} {{Sound table |subtitle=Flint and Steel click |source=hostile |description=When a flint and steel is used to light a creeper |id=item.flintandsteel.use|idnote=<ref name=incorrecteventnames group=sound/> |translationkey=subtitles.item.flintandsteel.use|translationkeynote=<ref name=incorrecteventnames group=sound/> |volume=1.0 |pitch=0.8-1.2 |distance=16}} {{Sound table |sound=Random break.ogg |subtitle=Item breaks |source=player |description=When a flint and steel's durability is exhausted |id=entity.item.break |translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.break |volume=0.8 |pitch=0.8-1.2 |distance=16 |foot=1}} {{edition|bedrock}}; {{Sound table |type=bedrock |sound=Flint and steel click.ogg |source=block |description=When a flint and steel is used to place fire |id=fire.ignite |volume=1.0 |pitch=0.8-1.2}} {{Sound table |sound=Random break.ogg |source=player |description=When a flint and steel's durability is exhausted |id=random.break |volume=1.0 |pitch=0.9 |foot=1}} == Data values == === ID === {{edition|java}}: {{ID table |edition=java |showforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Flint and Steel |spritetype=item |nameid=flint_and_steel |form=item |foot=1}} {{edition|bedrock}}: {{ID table |edition=bedrock |shownumericids=y |showforms=y |notshowbeitemforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Flint and Steel |spritetype=item |nameid=flint_and_steel |id=299 |form=item |foot=1}} == Achievements == {{Load achievements|Into the Nether}} == Advancements == {{load advancements|We Need To Go Deeper}} == Video == <div style="text-align:center">{{yt|caz8BBG48VU}}</div> == History == {{more sounds|type=old|There is within the possible realm a different use sound from 2015-era Pocket Edition, can this be uploaded?}} {{History|java indev}} {{History||0.31|snap=20100110|[[File:Flint and Steel JE1.png|32px]] Added flint and steel. |Flint and steel can be used to set [[fire]].}} {{History|||snap=20100129|[[File:Flint and Steel JE2.png|32px]] The steel part of the texture has been brightened. |Flint and steel can be used alongside [[lava]] to [[smelting|smelt]] [[ores]] and cook [[food]].<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpmK7rDU5bA</ref>}} {{History|||snap=20100201-2|Flint and steel can now sometimes be dropped as loot from killing [[mobs]].}} {{History||20100219|[[File:Flint and Steel JE3 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of flint and steel has been changed, due to its new crafting recipe. |Flint and steel can no longer drop from mobs. |Flint and steel can now be crafted from an [[iron ingot]] and the newly added [[flint]]. |[[Furnace]]s have been added to replace the cooking and [[smelting]] function of flint and steel.}} {{History|java beta}} {{History||1.7|Flint and steel, along with [[fire]] itself, [[explosion]]s and [[Mechanics/Redstone/Circuit|redstone]] are now the only ways to activate [[TNT]].<ref>{{tweet|jeb_|78154891637436416}}</ref>}} {{History|java}} {{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|The [[player]] can now [[trading|buy]] 1 flint and steel from farmer [[villager]]s for 3 [[emerald]]s, making flint and steel [[renewable]].}} {{History||1.4.2|snap=12w38a|The [[sound]] when using flint and steel has been changed.}} {{History||1.5|snap=13w04a|[[Dispenser]]s are now able to use flint and steel on the [[block]] in front of them.}} {{History||1.6.1|snap=13w18a|Flint and steel can now be found in the new [[chest]]s in [[nether fortress]]es.}} {{History|||snap=13w25a|Flint and steel now loses [[durability]] when igniting [[TNT]].}} {{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Flint and steel now has a shapeless crafting recipe. {{{!}} class{{=}}"collapsible collapsed" data-description{{=}}"Old recipe" ! Old recipe {{!}}- {{!}} {{Crafting |A1=Iron Ingot |B2=Flint |Output=Flint and Steel |ignoreusage=1 }} {{!}}} |Using flint and steel on a [[creeper]] now causes it to [[explosion|explode]].}} {{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|[[Villager]]s no longer [[trading|sell]] flint and steel, making it no longer renewable. However, if a villager selling flint and steel already exists in the world, it can be continuously traded with to obtain flint and steel renewably.}} {{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|The average yield of flint and steel in [[nether fortress]] [[chest]]s has been slightly reduced.}} {{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 259.}} {{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Flint and Steel JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of flint and steel has been changed.}} {{History||1.16|snap=20w07a|[[Gravel]] now can be given by the [[piglin]]s when [[bartering]], making flint and steel renewable again.}} {{History|||snap=20w16a|Flint and steel can now be found inside [[ruined portal]] chests.}} {{History|pocket alpha}} {{History||v0.4.0|[[File:Flint and Steel JE3 BE1.png|32px]] Added flint and steel.}} {{History||v0.7.0|Flint and steel can now be used to set [[fire]].}} {{History||v0.7.4|Using flint and steel on a [[creeper]] now causes it to [[explosion|explode]].}} {{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|Added flint and steel to the [[creative]] [[inventory]].}} {{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Flint and steel can now be used to activate a [[nether portal]]. |Flint and steel can now be found in [[nether fortress]]es. |Flint and steel can now be [[enchanted]] in [[anvil]]s.}} {{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Flint and steel can now be used inside [[dispenser]]s when powered.}} {{History|bedrock}} {{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Flint and Steel JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of flint and steel has been changed.}} {{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|Flint and steel can now be obtained by [[bartering]] with [[piglin]]s.|Flint and steel can now be enchanted with [[Curse of Vanishing]] through an [[anvil]].}} {{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Flint and steel are no longer obtainable from [[bartering]]. |Flint and steel can now be found inside [[ruined portal]] chests.}} {{History|console}} {{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Flint and Steel JE3 BE1.png|32px]] Added flint and steel.}} {{History||xbox=TU3|Flint and steel, along with [[fire]] itself, [[explosion]]s and [[redstone (disambiguation)|redstone]] are now the only ways to activate [[TNT]].}} {{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Flint and steel now makes [[sound]]s when igniting [[block]]s.}} {{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Flint and Steel JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of flint and steel has been changed.}} {{History|New 3DS}} {{History||0.1.0|[[File:Flint and Steel JE3 BE1.png|32px]] Added flint and steel.}} {{History|foot}} Historical sounds: {| class="wikitable" ! Sound ! From ! to ! Pitch |- | {{sound||Flint and Steel old.ogg}} | ? | ? | ? |} == Issues == {{issue list}} == Trivia == * In [[Adventure mode]], flint and steel cannot light fires, nor can it ignite nether portals (unless it has the tag {{cd|CanPlaceOn:obsidian}}). However, it can still ignite TNT and creepers. * The name "Flint and Steel" may be misleading and is inaccurate considering the game doesn’t have and possibly will have [[Java Edition mentioned features#Steel|steel]] in the game and it's crafted with iron instead. This is similar to the [[Old Growth Taiga|Old Growth Pine Taiga]], as there are no pines in the game and they have [[Spruce|Spruce Trees]] instead. **In real life, Iron can’t be used as a fire striker, so Mojang had to rename it to Flint and Steel so it makes more sense. This explains why it is called Flint and Steel, but there is no steel in the game. **Steel was mentioned by Mojang, as a “stronger” iron, but shortly rejected, and there are no currently no plans to add it to the game. * Flint and steel cannot light end portals. * Flint and Steel is the first item to mention another item that is not in the game. *In the April Fools Snapshot, [[Java Edition 23w13a or b]], one of the possible voted was “Flint and Steel can ignite any block”. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Items}} [[Category:Renewable resources]] [[cs:Křesadlo]] [[de:Feuerzeug]] [[es:Mechero]] [[fr:Briquet]] [[hu:Kovakő acéllal]] [[ja:火打石と打ち金]] [[ko:부싯돌과 부시]] [[nl:Vuursteen en staal]] [[pl:Krzesiwo]] [[pt:Pederneira]] [[ru:Огниво]] [[zh:打火石]]</li><li>[[Torchflower Seeds|Torchflower Seeds]]<br/>{{wip}} {{Block | image = <gallery> Torchflower Age 0.png| Age 0 Torchflower Age 1.png| Age 1 Torchflower Age 2.png| Age 2 </gallery> | image2 = Torchflower Seeds JE1.png | transparent = Yes | light = No | tool = N/A | renewable = Yes | stackable = Yes (64) | rarity = Common |flammable=No |lavasusceptible=No }} '''Torchflower seeds''' are seeds that have a chance to be dropped by [[Sniffer|sniffers]] when they finish digging. == Obtaining == [[Sniffer]]s will occasionally bury their nose in the ground and start digging. Once the sniffer has finished digging, one torchflower seed will have a chance to be dropped on the floor as an item. Sniffers can only dig for torchflower seeds in the following blocks: *{{BlockLink|Dirt}} *{{BlockLink|Grass Block}} *{{BlockLink|Podzol}} *{{BlockLink|Coarse Dirt}} *{{BlockLink|Rooted Dirt}} *{{BlockLink|Moss Block}} *{{BlockLink|Mud}} *{{BlockLink|Muddy Mangrove Roots}} They cannot dig for torchflower seeds on [[mycelium]], which is intended.<ref>{{bug|MC-260259||Sniffers cannot dig nor find seeds on mycelium|WAI}}</ref> == Usage == === Crop === {{main|Tutorials/Crop farming|title1=Crop farming}} Torchflower seeds can be {{control|placed}} on [[farmland]], where they grow through three stages. Breaking the torchflower crop before it matures drops the seed, while breaking the final stage produces one [[torchflower]] and does not yield the seed. Crops break if pushed by a [[piston]] or if their supporting farmland breaks or turns to dirt (i.e. by being trampled), dropping their usual drops. Farmer [[villager]]s can plant torchflower seeds, but cannot harvest them after they have fully grown.<ref>{{bug|MC-263382|||WAI}}</ref> === Feeding === Torchflower seeds can be used to breed [[sniffer]]s and [[chicken]]s and reduce the remaining growth duration of snifflets and chicks by 10%. Also, if some torchflower seeds were fed to an injured sniffer, it will heal it by {{hp|2}} health points. === Taming === Torchflower seeds can be used to tame [[parrot]]s. === Composting === Placing torchflower seeds into a [[composter]] has a 30% chance of raising the compost level by 1. == Sounds == {{Sound table/Block/Crop}} == Data values == === ID === {{edition|java}}: {{ID table |edition=java |showblocktags=y |showitemtags=y |showforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Torchflower Crop |spritetype=block |nameid=torchflower_crop |form=block |blocktags=bee_growables, crops}} {{ID table |displayname=Torchflower Seeds |spritetype=item |nameid=torchflower_seeds |form=item |itemtags=villager_plantable_seeds |foot=1}} {{edition|bedrock}}: {{ID table |edition=bedrock |shownumericids=y |showforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Torchflower Crop |spritetype=block |nameid=torchflower_crop |id=-567 |form=block |translationkey=-}} {{ID table |displayname=Torchflower Seeds |spritetype=item |nameid=torchflower_seeds |id=296 |form=item |foot=1}} === Block states === {{see also|Block states}} {{/BS}} == Achievements == {{Load achievements|Planting The Past}} == Advancements == {{load advancements|A Seedy Place;Planting The Past;Little Sniffs}} == History == {{History|java}} {{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|[[File:Torchflower Seeds JE1.png|32px]] Added torchflower seeds behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]].}} {{History|||snap=1.19.4 Pre-release 1|Torchflower seeds can now be used to breed [[chicken]]s and tame [[parrot]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-260035|||Fixed}}</ref>|Torchflower seeds are now next to other seeds in the [[Creative inventory]].|Placing torchflower seeds in farmland now gives the player the "A Seedy Place" [[advancement]].}} {{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|[[Sniffer]]s can now be obtained in Survival, making torchflower seeds [[renewable]].|Torchflower seeds are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack.}} {{History|||snap=23w14a|Torchflower seeds can now be picked up by farmer [[villager]]s.|[[Sniffer]]s can now be tempted with torchflower seeds.}} {{History|||snap=23w16a|[[Villager]]s can now plant torchflower seeds.}} {{History|||snap=23w17a|The player now get the [[advancement]] "Little sniffs" when they feed a [[snifflet]] using torchflower seeds, "Planting the past" when they plant torchflower seeds on [[farmland]].}} {{History|bedrock}} {{History||Sniffer<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.70|snap=beta 1.19.70.23|[[File:Torchflower Seeds JE1.png|32px]] Added torchflower seeds behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|Sniffer]]" [[experimental]] toggle.}} {{History||1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.20|Torchflower seeds are now available without using the "Sniffer" experimental toggle.}} {{History|foot}} == Issues == {{issue list}} == Trivia == * The final growth stage of the torchflower crop uses the same ID as the actual torchflower. This causes some side effects, such as the plant becoming offset and randomly jumping to the side.<ref>{{bug|MC-260472|resolution=wai}}</ref> == Gallery == <gallery> Torchflower Seeds stages.png|All the growth stages of torchflower seeds. </gallery> == Notes == {{notelist}} == References == {{reflist}} {{Blocks|upcoming}} {{Items}} [[Category:Plants]] [[Category:Non-solid blocks]] [[de:Fackelliliensamen]] [[es:Semillas de plantorcha]] [[ja:トーチフラワーの種]] [[pt:Sementes de plantocha]] [[zh:火把莲种子]]</li></ul>		20w45a			Added candles.
		20w46a			The textures of candle items have been changed.
		20w48a			File:Pink Candle (item) JE3.png 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.
		21w13a			Candles can now be extinguished by splash water bottles and by lingering water bottles.
		21w18a			Candles can no longer be extinguished when the player is in adventure mode.
		21w19a			Candles are now only accessible through commands.
		Pre-Release 1			Candles have been added back into the creative inventory.
					Recipes for dying and crafting candles are once again available.
					Candles now have a different texture when lit.

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.
• Candles can be lit with bows that have the Flame enchantment.