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This article is about the coal lump and charcoal item. For the ore which produces it, see Coal Ore.

Coal lumps are items harvested from coal ore blocks. They are the fourth most efficient fuel available for furnaces (after Lava Buckets, Coal Blocks, and Blaze Rods), being able to smelt eight units per lump of coal. Coal lumps and charcoal are also the only fuels accepted by powered minecarts (providing approximately four minutes of transit each).

Charcoal is an alternative to coal. Smelting wood in a furnace creates charcoal, which can be used for most of the same things coal can, except for crafting blocks of coal. Charcoal makes it easier for players to survive their first night as it allows them to craft torches much more easily. Charcoal does not stack with coal.

Obtaining

The main difference between coal and charcoal is in the methods of obtaining.

From ore

The most common method of obtaining regular coal is by breaking a block of coal ore, which drops one coal item, or more if broken with a pickaxe with the Fortune enchantment.

Coal ore can be found at any elevation, wherever there is stone. It is the most abundant ore, and can be found in veins of 5 or more, up to 32. Coal has a 2/3 chance of dropping experience when mined.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Block of Coal

9

Smelting

Ingredients Input » Output
Coal Ore Template:Grid/Furnace
Wood Template:Grid/Furnace

Smelting coal ore is wasteful and usually pointless: The ore could be placed and mined to get at least as much coal, with no fuel needed. (Smelting always yields a single unit, but mining with a Fortune-enchanted pickaxe can get more.) Coal ore as an item can only be obtained by using a Silk Touch pickaxe.

The second recipe makes charcoal a renewable resource. If the player is on a superflat map that doesn't contain ores, wood blocks from NPC Villages can be smelted into charcoal. This allows for the creation of torches, which are otherwise in short supply.

From Wither Skeletons

A Wither Skeleton may drop a coal lump upon death. This makes regular coal a renewable resource.

Usage

As a crafting ingredient

The only purpose for which coal could be considered required is the creation of torches, which are essential for prolonged underground exploration — although there are other permanent light sources, none come close in terms of convenience and availability. Carrying a full stack of coal and 8 Wood allows you to craft up to 256 torches. Perhaps the next-best alternative to coal-based lighting would be Netherrack, which, if manually ignited, burns forever. They can also be used to make Blocks of Coal, a good fuel to smelt.

Name Ingredients Input » Output
Torch Coal/Charcoal + Stick Template:Grid/Crafting Table
Fire Charge Blaze Powder +
Coal/Charcoal +
Gunpowder
Template:Grid/Crafting Table
Block of Coal Coal Template:Grid/Crafting Table

In the Pocket Edition, as well as the Xbox 360 edition, there are two separate crafting recipes for torches: one is for natural coal, and the other is for charcoal.

As a fuel

When used in a furnace as a fuel, a coal lump or piece of charcoal lasts 80 seconds (8 operations).

Coal lumps and charcoal are also the only fuels accepted by powered minecarts (providing approximately four minutes of transit each).

Efficiency

Wood and wood products can be used for smelting directly. A more efficient (but also more time-consuming) approach is to smelt wood into charcoal, which can be used for smelting. Wood and wood product smelting yields are shown in the table below.

Product Crafted into Crafted into Items smelted
Template:Grid
Wood
1.5
Template:Grid
Wood
Template:Grid
4 Planks
Template:Grid
8 Sticks
4
Template:Grid
Wood
Template:Grid
4 Planks
6
Template:Grid
Wood
Template:Grid
4 Planks
Template:Grid
8 Slabs
6

It is fairly efficient to turn one wood block into wood planks, and then use those planks to smelt more wood into charcoal. This process can smelt 6.85 items per wood block.

It is more efficient to turn wood blocks into charcoal, and use those to smelt more wood into charcoal. This can smelt 7 items per wood block.

It is most efficient to use two saplings (which are a free by-product of chopping wood) to smelt a wood block into charcoal, and then use the charcoal for smelting. This process does not waste any wood, and therefore can smelt 8 items per wood block.

Data values

Coal/DV

Video

Coal/video

Charcoal/video


Notice that the 2nd video says that Charcoal looks the same as coal, and in the first video, the video doesn't show a crafting recipe for Blocks of Coal. These videos could have been outdated. As of 1.6, Charcoal's texture has changed to look different and Blocks of Coal were added. These videos, could, at some point been taken in 1.5.2 or earlier.

The fallowing video shows how you can make Charcoal with an automatic furnace set-up.

History

Coal-Indev

The older texture in Indev 0.31.

i
0.31 (January 29, 2010)
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Obsidian Boat|Obsidian Boat]]<br/>{{for|other uses|Obsidian (disambiguation)}} {{for|other kinds of boats|Boat (disambiguation)}}
{{Joke feature}}
{{ItemEntity
|title=Obsidian Boat
|image=Obsidian Boat.png
|image2=Obsidian Boat (item).png
|stackable=No
|renewable=Yes
}}

The '''obsidian boat''' was a joke [[boat]] variant released in an April Fools' joke version.

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{crafting
|A2 = Obsidian                |C2 = Obsidian
|A3 = Obsidian |B3 = Obsidian |C3 = Obsidian
|Output= Obsidian Boat
|ignoreusage=1
}}

== Usage ==
Obsidian boats sank in [[water]] instead of floating. They also sank in lava like other boats but did not get destroyed in it.

== Sounds ==
Obsidian boats used the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events, although did not have any sounds of their own.

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=java
|displayname=Obsidian Boat
|spritetype=item
|nameid=obsidian_boat
|id=432
|form=item
|translationkey=item.obsidian_boat.name
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=java
|displayname=Obsidian Boat
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=boat
|id=41
|translationkey=entity.Boat.name
|foot=1}}

=== Entity data ===
{{/ED}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.10|snap=15w14a|link=Java Edition 15w14a|[[File:Obsidian_Boat_(item).png|32px]] [[File:Obsidian Boat.png|32px]] Added the obsidian boat.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
Obsidian boat is a joke feature and as such issues relating to them cannot be fixed.

{{Items}}
{{Entities}}
{{Jokes}}

[[Category:Joke items]]
[[Category:Joke entities]]

[[it:Barca di ossidiana]]
[[ja:黒曜石のボート]]
[[pt:Bote de obsidiana]]
[[uk:Обсидіановий човен]]
[[zh:15w14a]]</li><li>[[Charcoal|Charcoal]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Charcoal.png
|type=
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Charcoal''' is an [[item]] obtained by smelting [[log]]s or [[wood]]. It is used as fuel, or for crafting [[torch]]es and [[campfire]]s. Unlike [[coal]], charcoal cannot be traded with [[villager]]s or crafted into a [[block of coal]]. Coal and charcoal also cannot stack together. It can be used as a substitute for coal, as both charcoal and coal have an equivalent duration when smelted.

== Obtaining == 

=== Breaking ===

A [[campfire]] broken without the [[Silk Touch]] enchantment drops 2 charcoal.

=== Smelting ===

{{Smelting
 |Any Log; Any Stripped Log; Any Wood; Any Stripped Wood
 |Charcoal
 |foot=1
 |0,15
}}

=== Compound creation ===

Charcoal can be created from its base [[element]]s, using the [[compound creator]].{{only|bedrock|education}}

{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Elements
!Example recipe
|- <!-- Temporarily using crafting grid as substitute for compound creator (template not yet available), since the layout is the same, even if the appearance is different -->
!Charcoal
|7 Carbon<br>4 Hydrogen<br>1 Oxygen
|{{Crafting Table
|shapeless= 1
|A2=Carbon,7 |B2=Hydrogen,4 |C2=Oxygen
|Output=Charcoal}}
|}

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage|Charcoal}}
{{Crafting
|B1= Stick
|A2= Stick
|B2= Coal; Charcoal
|C2= Stick
|A3= Any Log or Stem; Any Stripped Log or Stem; Any Wood or Hyphae; Any Stripped Wood or Hyphae
|B3= Any Log or Stem; Any Stripped Log or Stem; Any Wood or Hyphae; Any Stripped Wood or Hyphae
|C3= Any Log or Stem; Any Stripped Log or Stem; Any Wood or Hyphae; Any Stripped Wood or Hyphae
|Output= Campfire
}}

=== Lab table ingredient ===

Charcoal is one of the [[lab table]] ingredients needed to produce the [[heat block]].{{only|education}}

{| class="wikitable"
! Result
! Materials Needed
|-
!rowspan=2|{{slot|Heat Block.gif}}<br>[[Heat Block]]
|{{slot}}{{slot|Iron|link=Element}}{{slot|Water (compound)|link=Compound}}{{slot|Charcoal}}{{slot|Salt|link=Compound}}{{slot}}
|-
|<center>[[Element|Iron]], [[Water (compound)|Water]], Charcoal, [[Compound|Salt]]</center>
|}

=== Fuel ===

When used in a [[furnace]] as a fuel, a piece of charcoal lasts 80 seconds (smelting up to 8 items), the same as coal. Charcoal used as fuel lasts more than 5 times longer than [[wood planks]] or [[wood]] logs used as fuel, being more efficient than any other use of wood for smelting in ''[[Java Edition]]'', but outstripped by [[wooden slabs]] in Bedrock. 

Coal and charcoal are also the only fuels accepted by [[Minecart with Furnace|furnace minecarts]]. They provide approximately four minutes of transit each.

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Charcoal
|spritetype=item
|nameid=charcoal
|itemtags=coals
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showitemtags=y
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Charcoal
|spritetype=item
|nameid=charcoal
|aliasid=coal / 1
|id=303
|itemtags=minecraft:coals
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==

{{load achievements|Renewable Energy}}

== History ==

{{History|java beta}}
{{History||December 25, 2010|link=http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/131047-lantern-update-incoming/page__st__20#entry1986964| In 0.3.2, charcoal was suggested to [[Markus Persson|Notch]] by [https://twitter.com/Moleculor @Moleculor] on [[wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] as a writing implement.}}
{{History||1.2|[[File:Charcoal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added charcoal, with the same texture as coal.
|Charcoal is not used as a writing implement.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w04a|Charcoal can now be used to craft [[fire charge]]s.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=?|Charcoal is now directly available in the creative inventory.}}
{{History|||snap=1.3|[[File:Charcoal JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of charcoal has been changed.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w19a|[[File:Charcoal JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of charcoal has been changed.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Charcoal can no longer be [[trading|traded]] from [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the {{code|coal}} ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 263.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Charcoal JE4 BE4.png|32px]] The texture of charcoal has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w02a|Charcoal can now be used to craft [[campfire]]s. Destroying a campfire returns 2 charcoal.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Charcoal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added charcoal, with the same texture as coal. It is not yet obtainable.}}
{{History||v0.3.2|Charcoal is now obtainable by smelting [[log|wood]] in a furnace.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Charcoal JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of charcoal has been changed.}}
{{History||v0.8.1|[[File:Charcoal JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of charcoal has been changed.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.13.8|Added [[stripped log]] variants, which can be [[smelting|smelted]] to obtain charcoal.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Charcoal now can be crafted using 7 Carbon, 4 Hydrogen, and an Oxygen in a [[compound creator]].
|Charcoal can now be used in the [[lab table]] to create a [[heat block]].}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Charcoal can now be used to craft [[campfire]]s. Destroying a campfire returns 2 charcoal.
|[[File:Charcoal JE4 BE4.png|32px]] The textures of charcoal has been changed.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|Charcoal are now used to craft [[soul fire torch]]es.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of charcoal has been changed from {{code|coal/1}} to {{code|charcoal}}.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Charcoal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added charcoal.}}
{{History||?|[[File:Charcoal JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of charcoal has been changed.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Charcoal JE4 BE4.png|32px]] The texture of charcoal has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Charcoal JE3 BE3.png|32px]] Added charcoal.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|Charcoal}}

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[de:Holzkohle]]
[[fr:Charbon (objet)#Charbon de bois]]
[[hu:Faszén]]
[[it:Carbonella]]
[[ko:목탄]]
[[pt:Carvão#Carvão vegetal]]
[[nl:Steenkool#Houtskool]]
[[ru:Уголь#Древесный уголь]]
[[zh:木炭]]</li></ul>
Added coal.
b
December 25, 2010Charcoal is suggested to Notch by @Moleculor as a writing implement.
1.2
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Horse Saddle|Horse Saddle]]<br/>{{About|the removed item|the current item|Saddle}}
{{outdated feature|edition=java}}
{{Item
| title = Horse Saddle
| image = Horse Saddle.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (32)
}}

'''Horse saddles''' were [[item]]s which allowed the player to ride [[horse]]s.

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{crafting |ignoreusage=1
|A1=Leather    |B1=Leather    |C1=Leather
|A2=Leather    |B2=Iron Ingot |C2=Leather
|A3=Iron Ingot                |C3=Iron Ingot
|Output=Horse Saddle
}}

== Usage ==
Horse saddles worked just like regular [[saddle]]s, but for [[horse]]s instead of [[pig]]s. Taming a horse was required before putting a horse saddle on it. Unlike any other items, horse saddles could be stacked up to 32.

== Sounds ==
''None''<ref>{{ytl|2a6BQeW6is4|t=330}}; sounds for horses were not added until [[13w22a]]</ref>

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|nonameid=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=java
|displayname=Horse Saddle
|spritetype=item
|id=416
|form=item
|translationkey=item.horsesaddle.name
|foot=y}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w16a|[[File:Horse Saddle JE1.png|32px]] Added horse saddles.}}
{{History|||snap=13w18a|Horse saddles have been removed.
|[[Horse]]s and [[zombie horse]]s can now be ridden using regular [[saddle]]s.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
Horse saddles have been removed from the game, and as such are no longer supported.

{{Items}}
{{Removed Features}}

[[es:Montura de caballo]]
[[fr:Selle de cheval]]
[[it:Sella di cavallo]]
[[ja:ウマの鞍]]
[[ko:말 안장]]
[[pt:Sela para cavalo]]
[[zh:马鞍]]</li><li>[[Shovel|Shovel]]<br/>{{Item
| image = <gallery>
Wooden Shovel.png | Wooden
Stone Shovel.png | Stone
Iron Shovel.png | Iron
Golden Shovel.png | Golden
Diamond Shovel.png | Diamond
Netherite Shovel.png | Netherite
</gallery>
| rarity = Common
| renewable = '''Netherite''': No<br>'''All others''': Yes
| durability = 
* Wood: 59
* Stone: 131
* Iron: 250
* Golden: 32
* Diamond: 1561
* Netherite: 2031
| stackable = No
}}

'''Shovels''' are [[tool]]s used to hasten the process of breaking [[dirt]], [[sand]], [[gravel]] and other soil blocks, as well as to convert [[Dirt (disambiguation)|dirt]] blocks into [[Dirt Path|dirt paths]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
  |head=1
  |showname=0
  |showdescription=1
  |name=[[Shovel]]s
  |B1= {Any Planks}; Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |B2= Stick
  |B3= Stick
|Output= Wooden Shovel; Iron Shovel; Golden Shovel; Diamond Shovel
|type= Tool
}}
{{Crafting
  |name=[[Stone Shovel]]
  |B1=Any stone-tier block
  |B2=Stick
  |B3=Stick
  |Output=Stone Shovel
  |description=Can use any variant of cobblestone
  |type=Tool
}}
{{Crafting
  |foot=1
  |ignoreusage=1
  |name=[[Shovel]]
  |ingredients=Damaged Matching [[Shovel]]
  |Damaged Wooden Shovel; Damaged Stone Shovel; Damaged Iron Shovel; Damaged Golden Shovel; Damaged Diamond Shovel; Damaged Netherite Shovel
  |Damaged Wooden Shovel; Damaged Stone Shovel; Damaged Iron Shovel; Damaged Golden Shovel; Damaged Diamond Shovel; Damaged Netherite Shovel
  |Output=Wooden Shovel; Stone Shovel; Iron Shovel; Golden Shovel; Diamond Shovel; Netherite Shovel
  |description= The durability of the two shovels is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
  |type= Tool
}}

=== Upgrading ===
Like other diamond tools, a diamond shovel can be upgraded to a netherite shovel, although increased durability and resistance to fire/lava in item form are the only benefits. The shovel's performance as a digging tool or a weapon is unchanged by the upgrade.

{{Smithing
|Netherite Upgrade
|Diamond Shovel
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Shovel
|description=
|tail=1
}}

=== Repairing ===
==== Grinding ====
{{Grinding
|showdescription=1
|ingredients=2x Damaged [[Wooden Shovel]] or<br>2x Damaged [[Stone Shovel]] or<br>2x Damaged [[Iron Shovel]] or<br>2x Damaged [[Golden Shovel]] or<br>2x Damaged [[Diamond Shovel]] or<br>2x Damaged [[Netherite Shovel]]
|Damaged Wooden Shovel; Damaged Stone Shovel; Damaged Iron Shovel; Damaged Golden Shovel; Damaged Diamond Shovel; Damaged Netherite Shovel
|Damaged Wooden Shovel; Damaged Stone Shovel; Damaged Iron Shovel; Damaged Golden Shovel; Damaged Diamond Shovel; Damaged Netherite Shovel
|Wooden Shovel; Stone Shovel; Iron Shovel; Golden Shovel; Diamond Shovel; Netherite Shovel
|description=The durability of the two shovels is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
}}

==== [[Anvil mechanics#Unit repair|Unit repair]] ====
{{/Repairing with Anvils}} 
A shovel can be repaired in an [[anvil]] by adding units of the [[tiers]]' repair material, with each repair material restoring 25% the shovel's maximum durability, rounded down. It also keeps the shovel's [[Enchanting|enchantments]].

=== Chest loot ===
On <code>ancient_city/city_center/city_center_2</code>, they generate a furnace with a wooden shovel inside of it.
{{LootChestItem|iron-shovel,level-enchanted-iron-shovel,random-enchanted-golden-shovel,diamond-shovel,level-enchanted-diamond-shovel,damaged-random-enchanted-diamond-shovel,damaged-random-enchanted-diamond-shovel-2}}

=== Mob loot ===

==== Equipment ====
{{Main|Drops#Equipped items}}

[[Zombie]]s and [[husk]]s have a 0.67% (3.33% in Hard [[difficulty]]) chance of spawning with an iron shovel. They have an 8.5% (9.5% with [[Looting]] I, 10.5% with Looting II and 11.5% with Looting III) chance of dropping that shovel if they are killed by the player. The dropped shovel is usually badly damaged, and may be enchanted: 0%–25% on Normal difficulty and 3.125%–25% on Hard difficulty, varying with [[regional difficulty]], and enchanted as if on an enchanting table at level 5–22.

==== Raids ====

Vindicators and pillagers that spawn from raids have a 4.1% chance(5.12% on hard) to drop a badly-damaged iron shovel that is sometimes enchanted with a random enchantment.{{only|bedrock}}

=== Trading ===

Novice-level toolsmith villagers have a 25% chance to sell stone shovels for one emerald, journeyman-level toolsmith villagers have a 25% chance to sell enchanted iron shovels for 2 emeralds, and expert-level toolsmith villagers have a 50% chance to sell enchanted diamond shovels for 5 emeralds as part of their trades.{{only|bedrock}}

Novice-level toolsmith villagers have a 40% chance to sell stone shovels for one emerald, journeyman-level tool smiths have a 40% chance to sell an enchanted iron shovel for 7-22 emeralds, and expert-level tool smiths have a {{frac|2|3}} chance to sell an enchanted diamond shovel for 11-27 emeralds.{{only|java}}

The enchantments are the same as the ones obtained from an [[enchanting table]] at levels 5–19.

=== Villager gifts ===

{{in|java}}, toolsmith [[villager]]s occasionally throw stone shovels at players with the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.

== Usage ==

=== Digging ===

A shovel can be used to break some materials faster. When breaking a block, it uses 1 durability. For blocks that break instantly, it uses 0 durability.

==== Durability ====

Each different tier of shovel has a different durability:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Material
! [[Durability]]
|-
| {{itemLink|Wooden Shovel|Wood|link=Shovel}}
| 59
|-
| {{itemLink|Stone Shovel|Stone|link=Shovel}}
| 131
|-
| {{itemLink|Iron Shovel|Iron|link=Shovel}}
| 250
|-
| {{itemLink|Diamond Shovel|Diamond|link=Shovel}}
| 1561
|-
| {{itemLink|Golden Shovel|Golden|link=Shovel}}
| 32
|-
| {{itemLink|Netherite Shovel|Netherite|link=Shovel}}
| 2031
|}

==== Speed ====

The following table summarizes the speed at which different quality shovels perform on different block types. Values with a red background indicate that no resource is dropped when the block is destroyed without a shovel. 
{{breaking row|Clay|simple=1}}
{{breaking row|Coarse Dirt}}
{{Breaking row|Concrete Powder}}
{{breaking row|Dirt}}
{{breaking row|Dirt Path}}
{{breaking row|Farmland}}
{{breaking row|Grass Block}}
{{breaking row|Gravel}}
{{breaking row|Mud}}
{{breaking row|Muddy Mangrove Roots}}
{{breaking row|Mycelium}}
{{breaking row|Podzol}}
{{breaking row|Red Sand}}
{{breaking row|Rooted Dirt}}
{{breaking row|Sand}}
{{breaking row|Snow|Wooden}}
{{breaking row|Snow Block|Wooden}}
{{breaking row|Soul Sand}}
{{breaking row|Soul Soil}}
{{breaking row|Suspicious Gravel}}
{{breaking row|Suspicious Sand|foot=1}}

=== Dirt paths ===

A shovel can be used to create a [[dirt path]] by {{control|using}} (not digging) the shovel on any one of the following blocks, losing one durability point:
* {{BlockLink|Grass Block}}
* {{BlockLink|Dirt}}
* {{BlockLink|Coarse Dirt}}
* {{BlockLink|Rooted Dirt}}
* {{BlockLink|Podzol}}
* {{BlockLink|Mycelium}}

=== Campfire ===

A shovel can be used to extinguish a [[campfire]].

===Weapon===

Hitting a mob while holding a shovel is a stronger attack than barehanded. Shovels take 2 damage when used as a weapon.

====Java Edition====

[[Category:Java Edition specific information]]
Shovels have an attack speed modifier of -3, meaning they take 1 second to [[Damage#Attack cooldown|recover]]. Shovels deal different damage based on the type:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Attack damage"
!Shovel type
! Attack damage
! Attack speed
!Damage per<br>second (DPS)
|-
|{{ItemLink|Wooden Shovel}}<br>{{ItemLink|Golden Shovel}}||{{hp|2.5}}|| rowspan="5" |1||2.5
|-
|{{ItemLink|Stone Shovel}}||{{hp|3.5}}||3.5
|-
|{{ItemLink|Iron Shovel}}||{{hp|4.5}}||4.5
|-
|{{ItemLink|Diamond Shovel}}||{{hp|5.5}}||5.5
|-
|{{ItemLink|Netherite Shovel}}||{{hp|6.5}}||6.5
|}

====Bedrock Edition====

{{IN|bedrock}}, shovels always attack instantly and do the following damage:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Attack damage"
! colspan="5" |Attack damage
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Wooden Shovel}}{{ItemSprite|Golden Shovel}} {{hp|2}}
|{{ItemSprite|Stone Shovel}} {{hp|3}}
|{{ItemSprite|Iron Shovel}} {{hp|4}}
|{{ItemSprite|Diamond Shovel}} {{hp|5}}
|{{ItemSprite|Netherite Shovel}} {{hp|6}}
|}

===Enchantments===

A shovel can receive, or be found in an [[End City]] with the following [[enchantment]]s:

{| class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
|-
|[[Fortune]]<ref group="note" name="exc">Silk Touch and Fortune are mutually exclusive</ref>
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Silk Touch]]<ref group="note" name="exc" />
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Efficiency]]
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Mending]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|}

{{notelist}}

=== Fuel===

Wooden shovels can be used as a fuel in [[furnace]]s, smelting 1 item per shovel.

===Smelting ingredient===

{{Smelting|showname=1|Iron Shovel;Golden Shovel|Iron Nugget;Gold Nugget|0,1}}
===Piglins ===
If a {{EntityLink|Piglin}} see a golden shovel, it will set off to reach it, then stare at it for 120 — 160 ticks, putting it in their inventory, and continue to perform the action it was taking before being attracted by the golden shovel.

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Shovel flatten1.ogg
|sound2=Shovel flatten2.ogg
|sound3=Shovel flatten3.ogg
|sound4=Shovel flatten4.ogg
|subtitle=Shovel flattens
|source=block
|description=When a shovel creates a [[dirt path]]
|id=item.shovel.flatten
|translationkey=subtitles.item.shovel.flatten
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=player
|description=When a shovel'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=Grass hit1.ogg
|sound2=Grass hit2.ogg
|sound3=Grass hit3.ogg
|sound4=Grass hit4.ogg
|sound5=Grass hit5.ogg
|sound6=Grass hit6.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a shovel creates a dirt path <ref group=sound>{{Bug|MCPE-114390}}</ref>
|id=use.grass
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a shovel'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=Wooden Shovel
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wooden_shovel
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Stone Shovel
|spritetype=item
|nameid=stone_shovel
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Iron Shovel
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_shovel
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Diamond Shovel
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond_shovel
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Golden Shovel
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_shovel
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Netherite Shovel
|spritetype=item
|nameid=netherite_shovel
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wooden Shovel
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wooden_shovel
|id=309
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Stone Shovel
|spritetype=item
|nameid=stone_shovel
|id=313
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Iron Shovel
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_shovel
|id=296
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Diamond Shovel
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond_shovel
|id=317
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Golden Shovel
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_shovel
|id=323
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Netherite Shovel
|spritetype=item
|nameid=netherite_shovel
|id=605
|form=item
|foot=1}}

==Achievements==

{{load achievements|MOAR Tools ;Oooh, shiny!}}

==Advancements==
{{load advancements|Oh Shiny}}

== Video==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|U4X-4S4neYM}}</div>

==History==
{{Missing information|there are so many missing blocks that need shovel to break}}
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20091231-2|[[File:Iron Shovel JE1.png|32px]] Added iron shovels which are located in the player's [[inventory]].
|Shovels cannot be crafted yet and are not functional in this version.}}
{{History|||snap=20100110|Shovels are now functional and can now be used to gather [[material]]s like [[dirt]], [[sand]] and [[gravel]] 400% faster than by hand.}}
{{History|||snap=20100124|A complete [[tool]] set is no longer given to the [[player]] on starting a new world. Instead, there are multiple [[chest]]s in the later called "[[Indev House]]" containing a stack of most accessible [[blocks]]/[[items]] including [[tools]].}}
{{History|||snap=20100128|[[File:Wooden Shovel JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Shovel JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Shovel JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Tools]] now have tiers. Shovels made from wood, stone, and diamond have been added.
|[[File:Iron Shovel JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of iron shovels has been changed.
|A shovel held by the player is now rendered to appear more 3D.|They cannot be crafted yet, but have been added to the item chest in the Indev house.}}
{{History|||snap=20100129|Wood, stone, iron, and diamond shovels can now be [[craft]]ed.}}
{{History|||snap=20100130|[[File:Golden Shovel JE1.png|32px]] Shovels can now be made out of gold.}}
{{History|||snap=20100201-1|[[Tools]], including shovels, now take [[damage]] when being used.
|Better tools, including shovels, now last longer.}}
{{History||20100206|[[File:Golden Shovel JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of golden shovels has been changed.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||1.0.5_01|Shovels are now used to get snowballs out of snow layers.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||April 9, 2011|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy882ILYJMM&t=154s|[[File:Iron Shovel (pre-release).png|32px]] Alternate iron shovel texture was shown in [[Mojang]] test video.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.2.4|snap=release|[[Spruce planks]], [[birch planks]], and [[jungle planks]] can now be used to craft wooden shovels.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w18a|Wooden shovels can now be used as [[fuel]] in a [[furnace]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w21a|Blacksmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] diamond shovels for 7 [[emerald]]s, and iron shovels for 4–5 emeralds.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w21a|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[damage]] ({{hp|1}}), shovels now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in all shovels doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=1.7.1|[[Acacia planks]] and [[dark oak planks]] can now be used to craft wooden shovels.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Tool smith villagers now [[trading|sell]] enchanted iron shovels for 5–7 emeralds. The previous trades are now unavailable, making diamond shovels [[non-renewable resource|non-renewable]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|A shovel can now be used on a [[grass block]] to create [[grass path]] blocks.
|[[Enchanting|Enchanted]] iron or diamond shovels can now be found in [[end city]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=15w34a|Shovels now use the "attack strength" combat mechanic meter. The time it takes for the meter to fill up for a shovel is 0.8 seconds.}}
{{History|||snap=15w34c|Shovels now do more [[damage]] and take longer to recover.}}
{{History|||snap=15w35a|The damage of shovels has been reduced.}}
{{History|||snap=15w41a|Wooden shovels are now used to craft [[boat]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=15w50a|The [[sound]] <code>item.shovel.flatten</code> has been added to shovels.}}
{{History|||snap=16w04a|Wooden shovels are no longer used to [[crafting|craft]] boats.}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|Golden and iron shovels now [[smelting|smelt]] down into one of their respective [[nugget]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[item]]s' numeral IDs were 269, 273, 256, 277 and 284.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Wooden Shovel JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Shovel JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Shovel JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Shovel JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Shovel JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all shovels have been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Iron shovels can now be found in chests in [[village]] toolsmith houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Toolsmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] stone shovels and enchanted diamond shovels, making diamond shovels [[renewable resource|renewable]] again.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Toolsmith villagers now give stone shovels to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w37a|Shovels can now be used to extinguish [[campfire]]s.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|[[File:Netherite Shovel JE1.png|32px]] Added netherite shovels.
|Netherite shovels are obtained by combining one diamond shovel and one netherite ingot in a crafting table.
|[[Crimson planks]] and [[warped planks]] can now be used to craft wooden shovels.}}
{{History|||snap=20w09a|[[File:Diamond Shovel JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of diamond shovels has been changed.
|Shovels can now break soul soil quickly.}}
{{History|||snap=20w10a|[[File:Netherite Shovel JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of netherite shovels has been changed.
|Netherite shovels can no longer be crafted.
|Netherite shovels are now obtained by combining one diamond shovel and one netherite ingot in a smithing table.}}
{{History|||snap=20w15a|Stone shovels can now be crafted using [[blackstone]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Netherite shovels now generate randomly enchanted in [[bastion remnants]] chests.
|Golden shovels now generate randomly enchanted in [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=20w17a|Diamonds shovels now generate in place of netherite shovels in bastion remnant chests.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w30a|Increases the chance of finding randomly enchanted diamond shovels in bastion remnant chests.
|Unenchanted, undamaged diamond shovels can also be found in bastion remnant chests.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w08a|Stone shovels can now be crafted using [[cobbled deepslate]].}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|[[Mangrove planks]] can now be used to craft wooden shovels.}}
{{History|||snap=22w13a|Wooden shovels may now be found in [[ancient city]] [[furnace]]s.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|Upgrading diamond shovels to netherite shovels now requires the netherite upgrade [[smithing template]].}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w14a|Shovel now breaks [[suspicious sand]] and [[suspicious gravel]] quickly.}}
{{History|upcoming java}}
{{History||Combat Tests|snap=1.14.3 - Combat Test|The attack speed for all shovels has been increased to 2.|The [[damage]] for all shovels has been decreased by {{hp|1}}.}}


{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Stone Shovel JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added stone shovels.}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Wooden Shovel JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added wooden shovels.
|Survival players no longer start out with an infinite durability stone shovel in the inventory.}}
{{History||v0.3.2|[[File:Iron Shovel JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Shovel JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Shovel JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron, gold, and diamond shovels.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Removed stone shovels from the creative inventory.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|Wooden shovels are now used to craft [[boat]]s.
|Iron shovels are now available in the [[creative]] [[inventory]].
|A shovel can now be used on a [[grass block]] to create [[grass path]] blocks.}}
{{History|||snap=build 11|Wooden, stone, golden, and diamond shovels are now available in the [[creative]] inventory.}}
{{History|||snap=build 12|All shovels have been removed from creative.}}
{{History|||snap=build 13|Shovel have been re-added to creative mode.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Shovels can now be [[enchanting|enchanted]].
|[[Zombie]]s now have a small chance to spawn holding an iron shovel.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Added [[husk]]s, which have a small chance to spawn holding an iron shovel.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[Enchanting|Enchanted]] iron and diamond shovels can now be found inside [[end city]] chests.}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Enchanted iron shovels are now [[trading|sold]] by toolsmith [[villager]]s for 4-5 [[emerald]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Iron and golden shovels are now [[smelting|smeltable]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Wooden Shovel JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Shovel JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Shovel JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Shovel JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Shovel JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all shovels have been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Iron shovels can now be found in [[village]] toolsmith houses.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Vindicator]]s and [[pillager]]s that spawn in [[raid]]s can now drop iron shovels upon [[death]].
|[[Trading]] has been changed, toolsmith [[villager]]s now have a 25% chance to [[trading|sell]] enchanted iron shovels for 2 [[emerald]]s as part of their third tier trades.
|Stone shovels and [[enchanting|enchanted]] diamond shovels can now be [[trading|bought]] from toolsmith villagers.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|[[File:Netherite Shovel JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added netherite shovels.|Netherite shovels are obtained by combining one diamond shovel and one netherite ingot in a crafting table.
|[[File:Diamond Shovel JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of diamond shovels has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Netherite shovels can no longer be crafted.
|Netherite shovels are now obtained by combining one diamond shovel and one netherite ingot in a smithing table.
|Stone shovels can now be crafted using [[blackstone]].
|Netherite shovels now generate randomly enchanted in [[bastion remnants]] chests.
|Golden shovels now generate randomly enchanted in [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.63|Diamonds shovels now generate in place of netherite shovels in bastion remnant chests.}}
{{History||1.20.10|snap=beta 1.20.10.20|The [[wooden shovel]] in the crafting recipe has been removed for all boat types except the bamboo raft.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.20.10.21|The bamboo raft recipe no longer needs a wooden shovel.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Wooden Shovel JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Shovel JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Shovel JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Shovel JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Shovel JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added shovels (all five types).}}
{{History||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps=1.49|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Iron and golden shovels are now [[smelting|smeltable]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Wooden Shovel JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Shovel JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Shovel JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Shovel JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Shovel JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all shovels have been changed.}}

{{History|New Nintendo 3DS Edition}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Wooden Shovel JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Shovel JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Shovel JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Shovel JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Shovel JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added shovels.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Shovel JINX.jpg|Official shovel T-shirt made by JINX.
Stone Shovel SDGP.png|Stone shovel in the [[Super Duper Graphics Pack]].
Adventure Shovel.png|An "adventure shovel" that can break blocks in [[adventure mode]].
</gallery>

===Enchanted shovels===
<gallery>
Enchanted_Wooden_Shovel.gif
Enchanted_Stone_Shovel.gif
Enchanted_Iron_Shovel.gif
Enchanted_Golden_Shovel.gif
Enchanted_Diamond_Shovel.gif
Enchanted_Netherite_Shovel.gif
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory-shovel Taking Inventory: Shovel] – Minecraft.net on November 16, 2018

{{items}}

[[Category:Combat]]

[[cs:Lopata]]
[[de:Schaufel]]
[[es:Pala]]
[[fr:Pelle]]
[[hu:Ásó]]
[[ja:シャベル]]
[[ko:삽]]
[[nl:Schep]]
[[pl:Łopata]]
[[pt:Pá]]
[[ru:Лопата]]
[[uk:Лопата]]
[[zh:锹]]</li></ul>
Added charcoal.
r
1.4.2
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Prismarine Shard|Prismarine Shard]]<br/>{{Item
| renewable =  Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| type =
}}
A '''prismarine shard''' is an item obtained by defeating [[guardian]]s or [[elder guardian]]s. It can be used to craft various [[prismarine]] blocks as well as [[sea lantern]]s.

== Obtaining ==

Prismarine shards are dropped upon the death of [[guardian]]s and [[elder guardian]]s. From these mobs, 0–2 shards are dropped each time. This can be increased to a maximum of 5 with the [[Looting]] enchantment.

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Prismarine Shard
|spritetype=item
|nameid=prismarine_shard
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Prismarine Shard
|spritetype=item
|nameid=prismarine_shard
|aliasid=prismarineshard
|id=565
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java}}
{{history||1.8|snap=14w25a|[[File:Prismarine Shard JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added prismarine shards.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 409.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Prismarine Shard JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of prismarine shards has now been changed.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Prismarine Shard JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added prismarine shards.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Prismarine Shard JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of prismarine shards has now been changed.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|[[File:Prismarine Shard JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added prismarine shards.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Prismarine Shard JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of prismarine shards has now been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||1.3.12|[[File:Prismarine Shard JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added prismarine shards.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

{{items}}

[[de:Prismarinscherbe]]
[[es:Fragmento de prismarina]]
[[fr:Éclat de prismarine]]
[[ja:プリズマリンの欠片]]
[[ko:프리즈머린 조각]]
[[nl:Prismarienscherf]]
[[pl:Odłamek pryzmarynu]]
[[pt:Pedaço de prismarinho]]
[[ru:Призмариновый осколок]]
[[uk:Призмариновий уламок]]
[[zh:海晶碎片]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Cauldron|Cauldron]]<br/>{{For|the boss in ''Minecraft Dungeons''|MCD:Corrupted Cauldron}}
{{Block
| extratext = View [[#Renders|all renders]]
| transparent = Yes
| light = Depends on contained liquid
| tool = wooden pickaxe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}

A '''cauldron''' is a [[block]] that can contain [[water]], [[lava]] or [[powder snow]] and, in certain situations, collect it from the environment. {{IN|bedrock}}, it can also hold [[potion]]s or dyed water. It also serves as a [[leatherworker]]'s [[job site block]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===

A cauldron can be obtained using any [[pickaxe]]. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing. Regardless of the tool, when a cauldron is destroyed, its contents are lost.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Cauldron|Pickaxe|Wood}}

=== Natural generation ===

[[File:Natural Cauldron Table.png|A naturally occurring cauldron inside of a [[witch hut]].|thumb]]

A single empty cauldron is generated in each [[swamp hut]]. {{IN|be}}, the cauldrons generated there are {{frac|1|3}} to {{frac|2|3}} full of a random [[potion]].

A cauldron {{frac|2|3}} full of water is generated in each [[igloo]] basement.
[[File:MansionJailInner.png|thumb|Cauldron in [[woodland mansion]] jail.]]
Cauldrons can be found in a few rooms inside of [[woodland mansion]]s.

Two filled cauldrons can be found inside savanna, taiga, snowy taiga, and snowy tundra [[village]] tannery houses.

A single filled cauldron can be found in plains village and desert village tannery houses.

{{IN|java}}, three filled cauldrons can be found in plains village tannery houses.

Cauldrons can also spawn in [[trail ruins]].

=== Crafting ===

A cauldron can be crafted from [[iron ingot]]s.
{{Crafting
|A1= Iron Ingot
|C1= Iron Ingot
|A2= Iron Ingot
|C2= Iron Ingot
|A3= Iron Ingot
|B3= Iron Ingot
|C3= Iron Ingot
|Output= Cauldron
|type= Brewing
}}

== Usage ==

=== Storage for substances ===
Cauldrons can hold a variety of substances. Fluids they cannot hold include [[milk]], [[Honey Bottle|honey]] and any food items that exist in [[bowl]]s; namely [[mushroom stew]], [[beetroot soup]], [[rabbit stew]] and [[suspicious stew]]. {{IN|java}}, cauldrons containing fluids are considered by the game to be separate blocks from each other and from empty cauldrons, which does not affect gameplay but does affect the commands needed to place them.

==== Holding water ====
A cauldron can be filled with [[water]] by {{control|using}} a [[water bucket]] on the cauldron. Once completely filled, a cauldron can be used to fill a water bucket by {{control|using}} an empty [[bucket]] on the cauldron; this empties the cauldron. Despite containing water, using a [[fish bucket]] on a cauldron does not fill it with water, but places water against it, meaning it does nothing to the cauldron.<ref>{{bug|MC-129109|||WAI}}</ref>

A cauldron can also be filled by dumping a water bucket on the block above the cauldron. Once the water block is removed, the cauldron is filled to the full level with water.{{only|be}}

It can contain three levels of water. One level of water can be added to a cauldron by {{control|using}} a [[water bottle]] on it. One level of water can be removed from a cauldron, filling a water bottle, by {{control|using}} a [[glass bottle]] on it.

A cauldron slowly fills with [[water]] when [[rain]]ed upon, if starting empty or with some water. This happens randomly, at 5% of the rate in which snow accumulates on the ground during [[snowfall]].

Water can be stored in a cauldron even in [[the Nether]]. Water in a cauldron does not freeze in cold biomes.

Water in a cauldron does ''not'' absorb [[explosion]] damage; make [[sound]]s and [[particle]]s; absorb fall damage;<ref>{{bug|MC-176867|||WF}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MCPE-104572|||WF}}</ref> allow [[Riptide]] [[trident]]s to activate;<ref>{{bug|MC-145311|||WF}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MCPE-93111}}</ref> or damage [[endermen]], [[strider]]s, or [[blaze]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-106813|||WF}}</ref> Cauldrons do ''not'' deal drowning damage to mobs inside of them<ref>{{bug|MC-152680}}</ref> and [[fish]] act as if there is no water inside it.<ref>{{bug|MC-126819|||WF}}</ref> The player ''cannot'' float or [[swim]] in it, as the water is about level with the player's waist. Jumping in a cauldron does ''not'' produce any bubble or water particles.

A cauldron placed below a down-facing [[pointed dripstone]] that has water placed a block above it slowly fills with water. The same works with [[lava]], allowing for infinite lava generation.

Attempting to add lava or potion to water empties the cauldron.{{only|be}} 


The water in a cauldron cannot be sucked up by a [[sponge]], whether the sponge is touching the cauldron or not. 

===== Applying dye to cauldron water =====
{{exclusive|bedrock|section=yes}}

{{IN|bedrock}}, leather armor is dyed through a cauldron, so a cauldron can hold dyed [[water]]. {{control|Using}} a dye on a cauldron filled with water colors the water, consuming the dye. Different dyes may be added to produce mixed colors. {{control|Using}} [[leather armor]] or [[leather horse armor]] on the cauldron dyes that item the color of the water, reducing the water in the cauldron by one level for each item dyed.

Attempting to add water, lava or potion to dyed water empties the cauldron.

==== Holding lava ====
[[File:Lava Cauldron.png|150px|thumb|Cauldron filled with lava]]

Cauldrons can be used to hold lava. {{IN|be|ee}}, when a cauldron is already filled with water, it empties the cauldron and makes an extinguishing sound. A cauldron filled with lava emits a light level of 15, similar to lava, and burns any [[entity]] inside of it; {{in|be|ee|short=1}}, this includes mobs that do not take damage from lava like [[zombified piglin]]s.

Lava inside a cauldron does not interact with water outside of the cauldron. The lava disappears upon putting water in the cauldron.

A [[redstone comparator]] with a lava cauldron behind it outputs redstone signal strength of 3.<ref name=JavaLava>{{bug|MC-204393}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MCPE-104824}}</ref>

A cauldron placed below a down-facing [[pointed dripstone]] that has lava placed a block above it slowly fills with lava.

If a cauldron is filled by lava, using glass bottles on the cauldron does nothing.

==== Holding powder snow ====
[[Powder snow]] is currently the only solid material that can be stored in a cauldron. A cauldron slowly fills with powder snow during [[snowfall]], if starting empty or with any layer of powder snow already inside. Up to three layers can be filled. When the cauldron is full, {{ctrl|interacting}} using a [[bucket]], creates a [[powder snow bucket]] and empties the cauldron. Entities standing in the cauldron do not take freeze damage, and entities wearing [[leather boots]] still fall through the powder snow.

A [[redstone comparator]] with a powder snow cauldron behind it outputs a redstone signal strength proportional to the fill level, up to 3.

Contrary to a cauldron filled with water, a powder snow cauldron that is not full cannot be filled up with a powder snow bucket, as {{control|using}} the bucket on the cauldron instead places powder snow against it.

==== Filling cauldrons with potions ====
{{exclusive|bedrock|education|section=yes}}

{{IN|bedrock}}, a cauldron can hold normal [[potion]]s, [[splash potion]]s and [[lingering potion]]s. {{control|Using}} a potion on a cauldron empties the potion and increases the level of the potion in the cauldron by one level. A glass bottle can then be {{control|used}} on a cauldron with a potion in it, filling the bottle with that potion. This reduces the potion in the cauldron by one level.

{{control|Using}} an [[arrow]] on a cauldron that contains a potion transforms the arrow into a [[tipped arrow]] with that potion [[effect]], and reduce the potion in the cauldron by one level. Tipping multiple arrows at once can be more efficient, and it may use more than one level at once. 1 level of potion tips up to 16 arrows, 2 levels up to 32, and a full cauldron can tip a full stack of arrows, resulting in 21.33 tipped arrows per potion.

Attempting to put [[water]], [[lava]] or a different potion into a cauldron with a potion causes an explosion sound, and the cauldron is emptied.

An entity that stands in a cauldron filled to any level with any potion does not receive the effect of the potion.

Using an empty bucket on a cauldron filled with any potion does nothing, as the bucket remains empty and the potion in the cauldron does not empty.

=== Removing dye from items ===

A cauldron with [[water]] can wash the dye off of leather [[armor]] and [[shulker box]]es, and can remove the top-most pattern layer of a [[banner]], by pressing {{control|use}} on the cauldron with the leather armor, shulker box, or banner in hand. Each wash reduces the water in the cauldron by one level. The water does not become dyed while removing dye from objects.

=== Changing profession ===
If a [[village]] has a cauldron that has not been claimed by a [[villager]], any villager that does not already have a profession or [[job site]] block may change their profession to [[leatherworker]].

=== Extinguishing fire ===

A cauldron with [[water]] or [[powder snow]] extinguishes [[entities]] on [[fire]] that fall into it and the entity emits black particles. This includes [[mob]]s, [[player]]s, [[item]]s (if they land in the cauldron before burning up), and flaming [[arrow]]s{{only|je|short=1}}. Flaming arrows stuck into the side are also extinguished. Entities must reach the water or powder snow in it. Each entity extinguished causes the substance in the cauldron to decrease by one level. If the cauldron is filled with powder snow, it then becomes a water cauldron.

=== Redstone component ===
[[File:Cauldron transmission over piston.png|An example of a cauldron used in a [[redstone]] circuit.|thumb]]
{{see also|Redstone circuit}}

A cauldron can act as a power source for a [[redstone comparator]]. With a cauldron behind it (either directly, or separated by an unpowered solid block), a comparator outputs a signal strength proportional to how full the cauldron is: 0 for empty, 1 for one-third full, 2 for two-thirds full, and 3 for completely full or filled with lava. However, if there is a block between the cauldron and the comparator, the comparator does not immediately update.

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Normal}}

=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron1.ogg
|sound2=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron2.ogg
|sound3=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron3.ogg
|sound4=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron4.ogg
|sound5=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron5.ogg
|sound6=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron6.ogg
|sound7=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron7.ogg
|sound8=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron8.ogg
|subtitle=Water drips
|source=block
|description=When dripping water from a pointed dripstone falls into a cauldron
|id=block.pointed_dripstone.drip_water_into_cauldron
|translationkey=subtitles.block.pointed_dripstone.drip_water_into_cauldron
|volume=2.0
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron1.ogg
|sound2=Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron2.ogg
|sound3=Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron3.ogg
|sound4=Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron4.ogg
|subtitle=Lava drips
|source=block
|description=When dripping lava from a pointed dripstone falls into a cauldron
|id=block.pointed_dripstone.drip_lava_into_cauldron
|translationkey=subtitles.block.pointed_dripstone.drip_lava_into_cauldron
|volume=2.0
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Empty water bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Empty water bucket1.ogg
|sound3=Empty water bucket2.ogg
|sound4=Empty water bucket3.ogg
|subtitle=Bucket empties
|source=block
|description=When water from a bucket is placed in a cauldron <ref group=sound><code>empty1</code> plays twice as often as the other sounds</ref>
|id=item.bucket.empty
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bucket.empty
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0 <ref group=sound>Except for the second copy of <code>empty1</code>, which is 0.9</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Fill water bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Fill water bucket2.ogg
|sound3=Fill water bucket3.ogg
|subtitle=Bucket fills
|source=block
|description=When water from a bucket is removed from a cauldron
|id=item.bucket.fill
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bucket.fill
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Empty lava bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Empty lava bucket2.ogg
|sound3=Empty lava bucket3.ogg
|subtitle=Bucket empties
|source=block
|description=When lava is placed in a cauldron
|id=item.bucket.empty_lava
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bucket.empty
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Fill lava bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Fill lava bucket2.ogg
|sound3=Fill lava bucket3.ogg
|subtitle=Bucket fills
|source=block
|description=When lava is removed from a cauldron
|id=item.bucket.fill_lava
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bucket.fill
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Empty powder snow bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Empty powder snow bucket2.ogg
|subtitle=Bucket empties
|source=block
|description=When powder snow is placed in a cauldron
|id=item.bucket.empty_powder_snow
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bucket.empty
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.95, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Fill powder snow bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Fill powder snow bucket2.ogg
|subtitle=Bucket fills
|source=block
|description=When powder snow is removed from a cauldron
|id=item.bucket.fill_powder_snow
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bucket.fill
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.9, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Bottle empty1.ogg
|sound2=Bottle empty2.ogg
|subtitle=Bottle empties
|source=block
|description=When water from a bottle is placed in a cauldron
|id=item.bottle.empty
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bottle.empty
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|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 water from a bottle is removed from a cauldron
|id=item.bottle.fill
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bottle.fill
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Empty water bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Empty water bucket2.ogg
|sound3=Empty water bucket3.ogg
|subtitle=Leatherworker works
|source=neutral
|description=Randomly while a leatherworker is working
|id=entity.villager.work_leatherworker
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.villager.work_leatherworker
|volume=0.9
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron1.ogg
|sound2=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron2.ogg
|sound3=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron3.ogg
|sound4=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron4.ogg
|sound5=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron5.ogg
|sound6=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron6.ogg
|sound7=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron7.ogg
|sound8=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron8.ogg
|source=block
|description=When dripping water from a pointed dripstone falls into a cauldron
|id=cauldron_drip.water<br>.pointed_dripstone
|volume=2.0
|pitch=0.9-1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron1.ogg
|sound2=Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron2.ogg
|sound3=Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron3.ogg
|sound4=Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron4.ogg
|source=block
|description=When dripping lava from a pointed dripstone falls into a cauldron
|id=cauldron_drip.lava<br>.pointed_dripstone
|volume=2.0
|pitch=0.9-1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Fizz.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a different liquid is put in a cauldron with a potion
|id=random.fizz
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.6-0.8<wbr>{{Checkthecode}}[[Category:Pages with inaccurate sound pitch value]]}}
{{Sound table
|rowspan=8
|sound=Water Splash Old.ogg
|source=block
|description=When dye is added to a cauldron
|id=cauldron.adddye
|volume=0.1
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=When armor is dyed using a cauldron
|id=cauldron.dyearmor
|volume=0.1
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=When dye is removed from armor using a cauldron
|id=cauldron.cleanarmor
|volume=0.1
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=When all patterns are removed from a banner using a cauldron
|id=cauldron.cleanbanner
|volume=0.1
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=When a potion is placed in a cauldron<wbr><ref group=sound name=potionsplash>{{Bug|MCPE-174867}}</ref>
|id=cauldron.fillpotion
|volume=0.1
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=When a potion is taken from a cauldron<wbr><ref group=sound name=potionsplash/>
|id=cauldron.takepotion
|volume=0.1
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=When water from a bucket or bottle is placed in a cauldron<wbr><ref group=sound name=bucketsplash>{{Bug|MCPE-135919}}</ref>
|id=cauldron.fillwater
|volume=0.1
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=When water from a bucket or bottle is removed from a cauldron <ref group=sound name=bucketsplash/>
|id=cauldron.takewater
|volume=0.1
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Empty lava bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Empty lava bucket2.ogg
|sound3=Empty lava bucket3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When lava is placed in a cauldron
|id=bucket.empty_lava
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Fill lava bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Fill lava bucket2.ogg
|sound3=Fill lava bucket3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When lava is removed from a cauldron
|id=bucket.fill_lava
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Empty powder snow bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Empty powder snow bucket2.ogg
|source=block
|description=When powder snow is placed in a cauldron
|id=bucket.empty_powder_snow
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Fill powder snow bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Fill powder snow bucket2.ogg
|source=player
|description=When powder snow is removed from a cauldron
|id=bucket.fill_powder_snow
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Empty water bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Empty water bucket2.ogg
|sound3=Empty water bucket3.ogg
|source=block
|description=Randomly while a leatherworker is working
|id=bucket.fill_water
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Cauldron
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cauldron
|blocktags=cauldrons
|translationkey=block.minecraft.cauldron,item.minecraft.cauldron}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Lava Cauldron
|spritename=cauldron
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lava_cauldron
|blocktags=cauldrons
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Powder Snow Cauldron
|spritename=cauldron
|spritetype=block
|nameid=powder_snow_cauldron
|blocktags=cauldrons
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Water Cauldron
|spritename=cauldron
|spritetype=block
|nameid=water_cauldron
|blocktags=cauldrons
|form=block
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Type
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Normal block
|spritename=cauldron
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cauldron
|id=118
|form=block
|itemform=item.cauldron}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Brighting block
|spritename=cauldron
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lava_cauldron
|id=465
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=cauldron
|spritetype=item
|nameid=cauldron
|id=432
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=cauldron
|spritetype=block
|nameid=Cauldron
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}
{{/BS}}

=== Block data ===

{{IN|be}}, a cauldron has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format]].

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Tie Dye Outfit}}

== History ==

{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|[[File:Cauldron JE1.png|32px]] Cauldrons are present in the code, but are not assigned to a [[block]] ID (and thus are unobtainable without [http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/673742-19-pre2-cauldron-block/ mods] (archived link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20141222205821/https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19728555/cauldron.zip])).}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|[[File:Cauldron (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Cauldrons have been given a [[block]] ID, an [[item]] ID, and a [[crafting]] recipe.}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w06a|Cauldrons have now become [[renewable]], due to [[zombie]]s sometimes dropping iron ingots.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w40a|Empty cauldrons can now be found in [[witch hut]]s.}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w02a|[[File:Cauldron JE2.png|32px]] The walls inside of the cauldron now use the bottom texture, and the cauldron now has no bottom.<ref name="whatdoyouputinacauldrontomakeitlighter">{{bug|MC-6772}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=13w02b|[[File:Cauldron JE1.png|32px]] Fixed the model error from 13w02a.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w03a|[[File:Cauldron JE4.png|32px]] Cauldrons now appear completely opaque.<ref>{{bug|MC-44990}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=14w03b|[[File:Cauldron JE1.png|32px]] Cauldrons now render as normal again.}}
{{History|||snap=14w06a|Cauldrons now have extra planes inside the feet. These planes are now rendered solid, so the [[player]] cannot see through the [[water]].{{info needed|what exactly does this mean?}}}}
{{History|||snap=14w10a|[[File:Cauldron JE6.png|32px]] The cauldron's feet now have planes on all sides.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Cauldrons now generate naturally in jail cells in [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
{{History||July 19, 2017|link=https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/887599625045250048|[[Jeb]] tweets image of a new jungle [[planks]], cauldron and [[dandelion]] textures.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 118, and the [[item]]'s was 380.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Cauldron JE7.png|32px]]<br/>[[File:Cauldron (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of cauldrons have been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Cauldrons now generate in the updated [[plains]] [[village]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Cauldrons now generate in the updated [[savanna]] villages and the new [[snowy tundra]] villages.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Cauldrons now generate in the updated [[desert]] and [[taiga]] villages.}}
{{History|||snap=19w03a|The numerous missing cullface arguments for the cauldron have been fixed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Cauldrons now serve as leatherworker [[villager]]s' job site block.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|The cauldron's hitbox has been fixed.<ref>{{bug|MC-129205}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|Normal and water cauldrons have been split into different blocks, making filled cauldrons no longer work as a workstation for villagers.<ref name="technicalunemployment">{{bug|MC-204430}}</ref>
|This also means that any [[structure]]s before this snapshot that have cauldron(s) fill with water now no longer generate(s) cauldron. Instead, water cauldron(s) will generate.}}
{{History|||snap=20w48a|Cauldrons can now collect water and lava dripped by [[pointed dripstone]].}}
{{History|||snap=21w11a|[[Lava bucket]]s and [[powder snow bucket]]s can now be emptied into any filled cauldron.}}
{{History|||snap=21w13a|Filled cauldrons work again as a workstation for villagers.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Cauldrons now generate in [[trail ruins]].}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Cauldron BE1.png|32px]]<br/>[[File:Cauldron (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cauldrons.
|Cauldrons are generated naturally in [[witch hut]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Cauldrons can now be moved by [[piston]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Cauldrons now generate naturally in [[woodland mansion]]s, their fullness status is unknown.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] The textures of cauldrons have been changed.
|Cauldrons now generate in tannery houses in [[village]]s.}}
{{History||?|[[File:Cauldron JE7.png|32px]] The textures of cauldrons have been changed.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU7|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Cauldron JE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this the actually used model?}}[[File:Cauldron (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cauldrons.}}
{{History||xbox=TU60|xbone=CU51|ps=1.64|wiiu=Patch 30|switch=1.0.11|[[Water]] in a cauldron can now be [[dye]]d.
|[[Armor]] can be dyed in a cauldron filled with dyed water.
|Cauldrons can no longer be pushed by [[piston]]s.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Cauldron JE7.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this the actually used model?}}<br/>[[File:Cauldron (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of cauldrons have been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Cauldron BE1.png|32px]]<br/>[[File:Cauldron (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cauldrons.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Water cauldron ===
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|[[File:Water Cauldron (level 1) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron (level 2) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron JE1.png|32px]] If made to work with a mod, cauldrons can be filled with a [[water bucket]].
|Cauldron water transparency appears inconsistent depending on hardware.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w22a|Cauldrons can now be filled with [[water]], if placed outside during [[rain]] or a [[thunderstorm]].}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Holding a piece of [[Dyeing|dyed]] leather [[armor]] and right-clicking a [[water]]-filled cauldron now washes away all [[dye]]s applied to the leather armor.}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w02a|[[File:Water Cauldron (level 1) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron (level 2) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron JE2.png|32px]] The walls inside of the cauldron now use the bottom texture, and the cauldron now has no bottom.<ref name="whatdoyouputinacauldrontomakeitlighter"/>}}
{{History|||snap=13w02b|[[File:Water Cauldron (level 1) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron (level 2) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron JE1.png|32px]] Fixed the model error from 13w02a.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w18a|When used with a [[redstone comparator]], cauldrons now output a signal varying in strength according to the amount of water inside.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w43a|Cauldrons now extinguish burning [[entity|entities]].}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w10a|[[File:Water Cauldron (level 1) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron (level 2) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron JE4.png|32px]] The cauldron's feet now have planes on all sides.}}
{{History|||snap=14w30a|Right-clicking a non-empty cauldron with a [[banner]] now removes the top-most pattern layer.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|A cauldron now generates within [[igloo]] basements, {{frac|2|3}} full.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|A full cauldron can now be emptied with a [[bucket]], filling the bucket with [[water]].}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|When a cauldron washes a dyed item (leather [[armor]] or [[banner]]), it reduces its water level by 1.}}
{{History|||snap=16w33a|A [[water bottle]] is now able to add 1 [[water]] level to a cauldron.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=18w10d|[[Shulker box]]es can now be undyed in a cauldron.}}
{{History|||snap=18w15a|[[File:Water Cauldron (level 1) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron (level 2) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron JE5.png|32px]] [[Water]] in cauldrons is now white colored.<ref>{{bug|MC-128253}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=18w20b|[[File:Water Cauldron (level 1) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron (level 2) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron JE6.png|32px]] Cauldron water is now colored again, depending on the biome.
|[[File:Swamp Water Cauldron JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warm Ocean Water Cauldron JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lukewarm Ocean Water Cauldron JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cold Ocean Water Cauldron JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Frozen Ocean Water Cauldron JE1.png|32px]] This currently affects ocean temperature variants and swamps.
|[[File:Swamp Hills Water Cauldron JE1.png|32px]] Swampland M water has a yellowish color while in a cauldron.<ref>{{bug|MC-128558}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=pre3|[[File:Swamp Water Cauldron JE1.png|32px]] Swampland M water now has the same [[water]] color in cauldrons as regular [[swamp]]s.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Water Cauldron (level 1) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron (level 2) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron JE7.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Swamp Water Cauldron JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Warm Ocean Water Cauldron JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lukewarm Ocean Water Cauldron JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cold Ocean Water Cauldron JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Frozen Ocean Water Cauldron JE2.png|32px]] The textures of cauldrons have been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w03a|The numerous missing cullface arguments for the water cauldron have been fixed.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|Normal and water cauldrons have been split into different blocks, making filled cauldrons no longer work as a workstation for villagers.<ref name="technicalunemployment"/>
|This also means that any [[structure]]s before this snapshot that have cauldron(s) fill with water now no longer generate(s) cauldron. Instead, water cauldron(s) will generate.}}
{{History|||snap=21w13a|Filled cauldrons work again as a workstation for villagers.}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Water Cauldron (level 1) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron (level 2) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] Added water cauldrons.
|[[Water]] color in cauldrons can be changed by adding [[dye]]s. [[Item]]s dipped in the water are dyed that color.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Cauldrons are now used to dye leather [[horse armor]].
|Water cauldrons can now be moved by [[piston]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Cauldrons now generate naturally in [[igloo]] basements.
|Cauldrons now extinguish burning [[entity|entities]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Water Cauldron (level 1) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron (level 2) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] The textures of cauldrons have been changed.}}
{{History||1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.20|[[File:Water Cauldron (level 1) MCPE-170427.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron (level 2) MCPE-170427.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron MCPE-170427.png|32px]] [[Water]] in cauldrons now looks like lava.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-170427}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.20.10|snap=beta 1.20.10.20|[[File:Water Cauldron (level 1) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron (level 2) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] Cauldron water now uses the correct texture.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU7|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Water Cauldron (level 1) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron (level 2) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron JE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Were these the models used?}} Added water cauldrons.}}
{{History||xbox=TU12|[[Water]] is no longer removed from a [[water bucket]] when filling a cauldron in [[creative]] mode.}}
{{History||xbox=TU14|ps=1.04|Cauldrons fill with water if placed outside during [[rain]] or a [[thunderstorm]].}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Cauldrons with [[water]] in them extinguish burning [[entity|entities]], taking away one water level each time.}}
{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Water Cauldron (level 1) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron (level 2) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Water Cauldron BE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Were these the models used?}} Added cauldrons.
|Water color in cauldrons can be changed by adding [[dye]]s.
|Cauldrons can be used to [[dye]] leather [[armor]].}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Lava cauldron ===
{{History|Java}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|[[File:Lava Cauldron JE1.png|32px]] Cauldrons can now be filled with [[lava]].}}
{{History|||snap=21w20a|Lava cauldrons now emits redstone signal strength of 3.<ref name=JavaLava/>}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.2|[[File:Lava Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] Cauldrons can now be filled with lava.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Lava Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] The texture of cauldrons filled with lava has been changed.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.88|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Lava Cauldron LCE1.png|32px]] Cauldrons can now be filled with lava.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Lava Cauldron LCE2.png|32px]] The texture of cauldrons filled with lava has been changed.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Powder Snow Cauldron ===
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w46a|[[File:Powder Snow Cauldron (level 1) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powder Snow Cauldron (level 2) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powder Snow Cauldron JE1.png|32px]] Cauldrons can now be filled with powder snow.}}
{{History||1.17.1|snap=Pre-release 1|Powder snow now fills twice as fast in a cauldron.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.17.0.52|[[File:Powder Snow Cauldron (level 1) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powder Snow Cauldron (level 2) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powder Snow Cauldron JE1.png|32px]] Cauldrons can now be filled with powder snow.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Potion cauldron ===
{{cleanup|Many potion cauldrons here are listed as being added in versions where said potion did not exist yet - please rearrange and add new history entries accordingly}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|[[File:Arrran Cauldron 1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrran Cauldron 2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrran Cauldron 3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrran Cauldron 4.png|32px]] <br/>[[File:Cauldron (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Cauldrons are intended to be used for the creation of [[potion]]s. 
|Cauldrons can be made to work with a mod, through which the following has been revealed:
* Applying a [[potion]] ingredient to a water cauldron cause it to change to a differently-colored [[lava]] texture, and adding any further potion ingredients to the filled cauldron cause the [[liquid]] to change color.
* Scooping out a potion with ingredients applied cause the potion to have an effect related to the ingredient, e.g. a potion brewed with a [[magma cream]] have [[Fire Resistance]] as an effect.}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|The system was deemed too complex and not user-friendly,<ref>{{Tweet|jeb|119466949708222465|Potions are delayed because *add to cauldron, pick up, look at tooltip, pour back into cauldron, repeat* was extremely tedious|September 29, 2011}}</ref> so the cauldron's ability to brew potions has been replaced with the [[brewing stand]].<ref>{{Tweet|jeb|119710836469149697|A quick discussion with @notch led me in on a new way of doing the potion brewing. Cauldron is out...|September 30, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Tweet|jeb|119762786619359232|Look back at me! Your Cauldron is now a Brewing Stand. Anything's possible when working with interaction design.|September 30, 2011}}</ref> That brewing system is finalized and doesn't change in the rest of the pre-releases.}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Invisibility Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jump Boost Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Fire Resistance Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Speed Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Slowness Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Water Breathing Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Instant Health Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Instant Damage Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Poison Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Regeneration Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Strength Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Weakness Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Master Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Slow Falling Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] Cauldrons can store [[potion]]s, and [[explosion|explode]] if potions are mixed.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Cauldrons are now used to make [[tipped arrow]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Invisibility Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jump Boost Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Fire Resistance Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Speed Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Slowness Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Water Breathing Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Instant Health Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Instant Damage Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Poison Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Regeneration Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Strength Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Weakness Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Master Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Slow Falling Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] The textures of cauldrons filled with [[potion]]s have been changed.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU60|xbone=CU51|ps=1.64|wiiu=Patch 30|switch=1.0.11|[[File:Invisibility Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jump Boost Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Fire Resistance Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Speed Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Slowness Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Water Breathing Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Instant Health Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Instant Damage Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Poison Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Regeneration Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Strength Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Weakness Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Master Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Slow Falling Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Were these the models used?}} Cauldrons can now be filled with [[potion]]s and make an explosion [[sound]] if they are mixed.
|[[Effect]]s can now be applied to [[arrow]]s by using them on a potion-filled cauldron.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Invisibility Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jump Boost Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Fire Resistance Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Speed Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Slowness Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Water Breathing Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Instant Health Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Instant Damage Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Poison Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Regeneration Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Strength Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Weakness Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Master Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Slow Falling Potion Cauldron BE2.png|32px]]{{verify|Were these the models used?}} The textures of cauldrons filled with [[potion]]s have been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Invisibility Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jump Boost Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Fire Resistance Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Speed Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Slowness Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Water Breathing Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Instant Health Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Instant Damage Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Poison Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Regeneration Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Strength Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Weakness Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Master Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Slow Falling Potion Cauldron BE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Were these the models used?}} Cauldrons can store [[potion]]s.
|Cauldrons make an explosion [[sound]] if potions are mixed, and the potions disappear.
|Potions inside cauldrons have a bubbling effect.}}
{{History|foot}}

===Cauldron "item"===
{{:Technical blocks/Cauldron}}

==Issues==

{{issue list}}

==Trivia==
*[[Arrow]]s "stick" to the [[water]] in a cauldron.
*The inside of a cauldron is 0.25 ({{frac|1|4}}) blocks tall.
*A cauldron holding water is the only way to have water in [[the Nether]] without the use of [[commands]].

==Renders== 
; Normal water
<gallery>
Water Cauldron (level 1).png | Level 1
Water Cauldron (level 2).png | Level 2
Water Cauldron.png | Level 3 - full
Water Cauldron (level 1) BE.png | Level 1 (Bedrock Edition)
Water Cauldron (level 2) BE.png | Level 2 (Bedrock Edition)
Water Cauldron BE.png | Level 3 - full (Bedrock Edition)
</gallery> 

;Dyed water {{Only|BE}}
<gallery>
Cauldron (filled with white water).png|White Water Cauldron
Cauldron (filled with light gray water).png|Light Gray Water Cauldron
Cauldron (filled with gray water).png|Gray Water Cauldron
Cauldron (filled with black water).png|Black Water Cauldron
Cauldron (filled with brown water).png|Brown Water Cauldron
Cauldron (filled with red water).png|Red Water Cauldron
Cauldron (filled with orange water).png|Orange Water Cauldron
Cauldron (filled with yellow water).png|Yellow Water Cauldron
Cauldron (filled with lime water).png|Lime Water Cauldron
Cauldron (filled with green water).png|Green Water Cauldron
Cauldron (filled with cyan water).png|Cyan Water Cauldron
Cauldron (filled with light blue water).png|Light Blue Water Cauldron
Cauldron (filled with blue water).png|Blue Water Cauldron
Cauldron (filled with purple water).png|Purple Water Cauldron
Cauldron (filled with magenta water).png|Magenta Water Cauldron
Cauldron (filled with pink water).png|Pink Water Cauldron
</gallery>

;Cauldrons filled with potions {{Only|BE}}
<gallery>
Night Vision Potion Cauldron.png|Night Vision Potion Cauldron
Invisibility Potion Cauldron.png|Invisibility Potion Cauldron
Jump Boost Potion Cauldron.png|Leaping Potion Cauldron
Fire Resistance Potion Cauldron.png|Fire Resistance Potion Cauldron
Speed Potion Cauldron.png|Swiftness Potion Cauldron
Slowness Potion Cauldron.png|Slowness Potion Cauldro
Turtle Master Potion Cauldron.png|Turtle Master Potion Cauldron
Water Breathing Potion Cauldron.png|Water Breathing Potion Cauldron
Instant Health Potion Cauldron.png|Healing Potion Cauldron
Instant Damage Potion Cauldron.png|Harming Potion Cauldron
Poison Potion Cauldron.png|Poison Potion Cauldron
Regeneration Potion Cauldron.png|Regeneration Potion Cauldron
Strength Potion Cauldron.png|Strength Potion Cauldron
Weakness Potion Cauldron.png|Weakness Potion Cauldron
Slow Falling Potion Cauldron.png|Slow Falling Potion Cauldron
Wither Potion Cauldron.png|Decay Potion Cauldron
</gallery> 

;Powder Snow
<gallery>
Powder Snow Cauldron (level 1).png | Level 1
Powder Snow Cauldron (level 2).png | Level 2
Powder Snow Cauldron.png | Level 3 - full
</gallery>

== Gallery==
<gallery>
The three stages of water height in cauldrons.png| All cauldron states in [[Java Edition]].
Cauldrons potion.png|All [[potion]]s in cauldrons.{{only|be|short=1}}
Cauldrons DyeWater.png|All cauldron [[water]] colors possible with one dye.{{only|be|short=1}}
Brewing Potions.png|How potions were brewed in [[Java Edition Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|Beta 1.9 Pre-Release 2]] if enabled through a mod.
Dyed Water Cauldrons.jpg|Cauldrons filled with dyed water.
Potion Cauldron.jpg|A cauldron filled with potions.
Arrow Tipping 1.jpg|Using a cauldron to make [[tipped arrow]]s.
Arrow Tipping 2.jpg|Using a cauldron to make [[tipped arrow]]s.
Arrow Tipping 3.jpg|Using a cauldron to make [[tipped arrow]]s.
Snow Cauldron.jpg|A cauldron full of snow.
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

{{Blocks|Utility}}
{{items}}

[[Category:Natural blocks]]
[[Category:Job blocks]]
[[Category:Utility blocks]]
[[Category:Storage]]
[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]
[[Category:Light sources]]

[[cs:Kotel]]
[[de:Kessel]]
[[es:Caldero]]
[[fr:Chaudron]]
[[hu:Üst]]
[[it:Calderone]]
[[ja:大釜]]
[[ko:가마솥]]
[[nl:Ketel]]
[[pl:Kocioł]]
[[pt:Caldeirão]]
[[ru:Котёл]]
[[th:หม้อปรุงยา]]
[[uk:Казан]]
[[zh:炼药锅]]</li></ul>
12w36aCoal is now dropped by Wither Skeletons.
1.6
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Super Fertilizer|Super Fertilizer]]<br/>{{education feature}}
{{Item
| image = Super Fertilizer.png
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Super fertilizer''' is a powerful form of [[bone meal]] that is created using ammonia and phosphorus.

== Obtaining ==

=== Lab table ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Result
! Materials Needed
|-
!rowspan=2|{{slot|Super Fertilizer}}<br>[[Super Fertilizer]]
|{{slot}}{{slot|Ammonia|link=Compound}}{{slot|Phosphorus|link=Element}}{{slot}}
|-
|<center>[[Compound|Ammonia]], [[Element|Phosphorus]]</center>
|}

== Usage ==

Super fertilizer can be used in the same way as normal bone meal. It produces more flowers in a larger area when used on [[grass block]]s compared to bone meal. When super fertilizer is used on a [[sapling]], a tree is instantly grown after one use, instead of multiple uses as with bone meal. Super fertilizer matures crops with just one single use.

Note that super fertilizer doesn't instantly a hanging [[mangrove propagule]], likely due to a bug.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Gravel hit1.ogg
|sound2=Gravel hit2.ogg
|sound3=Gravel hit3.ogg
|sound4=Gravel hit4.ogg
|source=player
|description=When super fertilizer is created by a [[lab table]]
|id=step.gravel
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.2/0.4}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Bonemeal1.ogg
|sound2=Bonemeal2.ogg
|sound3=Bonemeal3.ogg
|sound4=Bonemeal4.ogg
|sound5=Bonemeal5.ogg
|description=When super fertilizer is successfully used
|source=Blocks
|id=item.bone_meal.use
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Super Fertilizer
|spritetype=item
|nameid=rapid_fertilizer
|id=597
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|[[File:Super Fertilizer BE1.png|32px]] Added super fertilizer.}}

{{History|education}}
{{History||1.0.27|[[File:Super Fertilizer BE1.png|32px]] Added super fertilizer.}}
{{History|foot}}

{{items}}
{{Education Edition}}

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

[[de:Superdünger]]
[[ja:スーパー肥料]]
[[ko:슈퍼 비료]]
[[lzh:神肥]]
[[pl:Supernawóz]]
[[pt:Super fertilizante]]
[[uk:Супердобриво]]
[[zh:超级肥料]]</li><li>[[String|String]]<br/>{{Block
| image = <gallery>
String JE2 BE2.png  | String
Tripwire (NESW).png | Tripwire
</gallery>
| extratext = View [[#Gallery|all renders]]
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = any
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
'''String''' is an item used in [[crafting]] recipes such as [[bow]]s, [[fishing rod]]s and [[lead]]s. When placed as a [[block]], string becomes '''tripwire''', which can be combined with [[Tripwire Hook|tripwire hooks]] to form a tripwire circuit.

== Obtaining==
String can be obtained from [[drop]]s, breaking [[cobweb]]s, [[fishing]], [[bartering]], and as gifts from [[cat]]s. String can be looted from [[jungle temple]]s, [[desert pyramid]] chests, and [[dungeon]]s.

===Breaking ===
Tripwire can be {{control|mine|text=mined}} instantly with any [[tool]], dropping string. Tripwire is also removed and drops string as an [[item]] when:
*[[Water]] flows into its space
* A [[piston]] pushes it or moves a [[block]] into its space
Tripwire is destroyed without dropping string if [[lava]] flows into its space.

A [[cobweb]] drops string when it is broken in these ways (see also {{section link|Cobweb|Usage}}):
*Breaking a cobweb with a [[sword]]
*Pushing a cobweb with a [[piston]]
*[[Water]] breaking a cobweb by flowing over it (flowing [[lava]] destroys cobwebs without leaving string)

===Natural generation===
Five pieces of tripwire generate naturally in every [[jungle temple]]. 

===Mob loot ===
[[Spider]]s and [[cave spider]]s drop 0–2 string upon death. The maximum is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 0–5 string with Looting III.

[[Strider]]s drop 2–5 string upon death. The maximum is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 2–8 string with Looting III.{{only|Java|short=1}}

[[Cat]]s drop 0–2 string upon death, unaffected by Looting.<ref>{{bug|MC-200707||Looting does not increase drops for iron golems and cats}}</ref>

===Chest loot===
{{LootChestItem|string}}

===Fishing===
String has a 0.6% ({{frac|3|500}}) chance of being caught when [[fishing]] with an unenchanted fishing rod. The chance decreases to 0.5% ({{frac|1|200}}), 0.4% ({{frac|1|250}}), and 0.3% ({{frac|3|1000}}) if the fishing rod is enchanted with [[Luck of the Sea]] at enchantment levels I, II, and III, respectively.

===Cat gifts===
{{main|Cat#Gifts}}

Tamed [[cat]]s have a 70% chance of giving the [[player]] a gift when they wake up from a [[bed]], and the gift has a 16.13% chance to be a string.

===Bartering ===
[[Piglin]]s may [[barter]] 3-9 string when given a [[gold ingot]].

== Usage==
String can be used as a crafting ingredient and tripwire can be used as a [[redstone circuit]] component. It can also be used to keep [[player]]s from ender-pearling through that space.

=== Crafting ingredient===
{{crafting usage}}

===Redstone component===
{{redirect|Tripwire|tripwire hooks|Tripwire Hook}}
{{see also|Redstone circuits}}

String can be placed as tripwire, which can be used to detect [[entity|entities]] as part of a tripwire circuit. [[Observer]]s can also be used with a tripwire to generate redstone signals. 

;Placement

To place tripwire, {{control|use}} string while pointing at a surface facing the space the tripwire should occupy.

{{Schematic | caption =
'''Tripwire Circuit'''
|SB|th-$w|tw-$ew|th-$e|SB
}}
:In order to activate [[tripwire hook]]s, tripwire must be part of a "tripwire circuit": a straight line of [[block]]s consisting of a block with a tripwire hook attached to it, a "tripwire line" (1 to 40 blocks of tripwire), and a second tripwire hook attached to another block. 

;Activation
Tripwire activates if almost any [[entity]] ([[player]]s, [[mob]]s, [[minecart]]s, [[boat]]s, [[item]]s, [[arrow]]s, etc.) intersects its collision mask. The tripwire remains active until there are no entities intersecting its collision mask. Thrown [[potion]]s, some arrows, thrown [[ender pearl]]s, and thrown [[eyes of ender]] do not activate tripwire.

;Behavior
An active tripwire updates adjacent [[block]]s (for example, it can activate a [[Tutorials/Block update detector|BUD circuit]]). Additionally, active tripwires that are part of valid tripwire circuits cause the attached tripwire hooks to activate (producing [[redstone]] power). Active tripwires do ''not'' themselves produce redstone power.

When tripwire is broken (including by being washed away by spreading [[water]] {{in|java}}) after being part of a valid tripwire circuit, it activates the attached tripwire hooks for 5 redstone ticks (10 game [[tick]]s, or 0.5 seconds barring lag). It does not produce the signal if it is broken using [[shear]]s.

===Trading===
Novice-level fisherman [[villager]]s have a 50% chance to buy 20 string as part of their first-tier trade.

Journeyman-level fletcher villagers buy 14 string for 1 [[emerald]] as part of their trade.

==Sounds==
=== Generic===
{{Sound table/Block/Normal}}

===Unique===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|rowspan=3
|sound=Click.ogg
|subtitle=Tripwire attaches
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire line is completed
|id=block.tripwire.attach
|translationkey=subtitles.block.tripwire.attach
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.7
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Tripwire clicks
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire line deactivates
|id=block.tripwire.click_off
|translationkey=subtitles.block.tripwire.click
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.5
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Tripwire clicks
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire line activates
|id=block.tripwire.click_on
|translationkey=subtitles.block.tripwire.click
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.6
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Arrow hit1.ogg
|sound2=Arrow hit2.ogg
|sound3=Arrow hit3.ogg
|sound4=Arrow hit4.ogg
|subtitle=Tripwire detaches
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire hook in a tripwire line is destroyed
|id=block.tripwire.detach
|translationkey=subtitles.block.tripwire.detach
|volume=0.4
|pitch={{frac|12|11}}-{{frac|4|3}}
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|rowspan=3
|sound=Click.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire line is completed
|id=block.click
|volume=0.2
|pitch=0.7}}
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire line deactivates
|id=random.click
|volume=0.2
|pitch=0.5}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire line activates
|id=random.click
|volume=0.2
|pitch=0.6}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Arrow hit1.ogg
|sound2=Arrow hit2.ogg
|sound3=Arrow hit3.ogg
|sound4=Arrow hit4.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a tripwire hook in a tripwire line is destroyed
|id=block.bowhit
|volume=0.4
|pitch=1.1-1.33
|foot=1}}

==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Tripwire
|spritetype=block
|nameid=tripwire
|blocktags=wall_post_override
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=String
|spritetype=item
|nameid=string
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showaliasids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Tripwire
|spritetype=block
|nameid=trip_wire
|aliasid=tripWire
|id=132
|form=block
|itemform=trip_wire
|translationkey=tile.tripWire.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=String
|spritetype=item
|nameid=string
|id=326
|form=item
|foot=1}}

===Block states===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{/BS}}

==Video==
<div style="text-align:center">
<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|WUlhmu3JbcQ}}</span>
<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|-7jEtrETxwc}}</span>
</div>

==History==
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100129|[[File:String JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added string.}}
{{History|||snap=20100130|[[Bow]]s can now be [[crafting|crafted]] using string.}}
{{History|||snap=20100201-2|[[Wool|Cloth]] can now be crafted using nine string.}}
{{History||20100219|[[Spider]]s now [[drops|drop]] string.}}
{{History|java infdev}}
{{History||20100625-2|String can now be found inside [[chest]]s in the new [[dungeon]]s.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.1.1|String can now be used to craft [[fishing rod]]s.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.5|Introduced [[cobweb]]s, which [[drops|drop]] string when [[breaking|broken]] with a [[sword]].}}
{{History||1.6.6|Wool is now crafted from four string rather than nine.}}
{{History||1.7|Cobwebs now drop string when broken using [[shears]].}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Cobwebs now generate naturally, making them a viable method to obtain string.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||May 28, 2012|link=none|Tripwire was first revealed on [[Dinnerbone]]'s [[wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]].<ref>{{tweet|Dinnerbone|207154562711289856|It's a tripwire, yeah.|May 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{tweet|Dinnerbone|207155073023868928|You place it yourself. String is now placeable|May 28, 2012}}</ref> Dinnerbone released a [{{ytl|mWuvXIzYcTc}} video] showing him experimenting with tripwire before its release.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w22a|String can now be placed on the ground as tripwire.}}
{{History|||snap=12w23a|Tripwire can now activated by most [[entity|entities]] (including [[arrow]]s).
|The max distance of tripwire has now been increased from 18 to 40 [[block]]s.
|Tripwire now has a translucent texture.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w18a|String can now be used to craft [[lead]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|String can now be [[trading|sold]] to fletcher and fisherman [[villager]]s, at 15–20 string for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=release|Tripwire is now translucent.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w44a|String now generates in [[desert temple]] [[chest]]s.
|The average yield of string in [[dungeon]] chests has now more than doubled.}}
{{History|||snap=15w49a|The <code>suspended</code> block state has now been removed from tripwire.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|String can now be found in [[woodland mansion]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 132 and the [[item]]'s was 287.
|Tripwire can now be disarmed.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|String can now be used to craft [[crossbow]]s and a [[loom]].
|[[File:String JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of string has now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|[[Cat]]s now drop 0-2 string upon death.
|Cats now offer string as [[Cat#Gifts|gift]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w45a|String can now be used to craft [[scaffolding]].}}
{{History|||snap=18w47a|String can now be found inside [[pillager outpost]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w09a|String can now be obtained through [[bartering]] with [[piglin]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20w13a|[[Strider]]s now [[drops|drop]] string upon [[death]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|String now generates in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|String can now be used to craft [[bundle]]s and [[candle]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=21w13a|The model of the tripwire has been tweaked that the underside texture is mirrored.}}
{{History|||snap=21w19a|String can no longer be used to craft bundles and candles.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|String can once again used to craft candles.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=Experimental Snapshot 1|String can now once again be used to craft bundles.}}
{{History|||snap=21w37a|String once again can no longer be used to craft bundles.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|String can now once again be used to craft bundles.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|String can now be used to craft [[brush]]es.}}
{{History|||snap=1.19.4-pre1|String can no longer be used to craft [[brush]]es.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|String can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|String no longer generates in [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the [[trail ruins]]; string now is in the common loot.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:String JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added string. It is currently unobtainable and serves no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.3.3|Added spiders, which drop string when they die.
|String can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] [[bow]]s.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|String can now be crafted into [[wool]].}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|String can now be used to craft [[fishing rod]]s.
|String can now be caught as a junk [[item]] from [[fishing]].}}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|String can now be placed on the ground as a tripwire.
|String can now be found in [[desert temple]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|String can now be used to craft [[lead]]s.
|Tripwire now generates in [[jungle temple]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|15-20 String can now be [[trading|sold]] to fletcher and fisherman [[villager]]s for an [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|String can now be found in [[woodland mansion]] [[chest]]s.
|[[Cobweb]]s can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] 9 string.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Tamed [[cat]]s can now give the [[player]] string as gifts.
|String can now be used to craft [[scaffolding]].
|[[Cat]]s now [[drops|drop]] 0–2 string.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.8.0.10|String can now be used to craft [[crossbow]]s.}}
{{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.0|Tripwire string that is broken now activates, unless broken with [[shears]].}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|String can now be found in [[pillager outpost]] chests.
|String can now be used to craft a [[loom]].
|[[File:String JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of string has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Trading]] has now been changed, fisherman [[villager]]s now have a 50% chance to [[trading|buy]] 20 string as part of their first-tier trade.
|Fletcher villagers now buy 14 string for an [[emerald]] as their third-tier trade.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|String can now be obtained through [[bartering]] with [[piglin]]s.
|Added [[strider]]s, which [[drops|drop]] string upon [[death]].
|String can now be found in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.17.10|snap=beta 1.17.10.22|String can now be used to craft [[candles]].}}
{{History||1.18.30|snap=beta 1.18.30.26|The ID of tripwire block is changed from <code>tripWire</code> to <code>trip_wire</code>}}
{{History||1.20.10|snap=beta 1.20.10.20|String can no longer be crafted from cobwebs.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:String JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added string.}}
{{History||xbox=TU14|ps=1.04|String can now be placed on the ground as [[tripwire]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.88|wiiu=none|switch=none|Tripwires are now activated when [[breaking|broken]], unless broken with [[shears]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:String JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of string has now been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:String JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added string.}}
{{History|foot}}

===Tripwire "item"===
{{:Technical blocks/Tripwire}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Tripwire (NS).png|
Tripwire (N).png|
Tripwire (E).png|
Tripwire (S).png|
Tripwire (W).png|
Tripwire (EW).png|
Tripwire (NE).png|
Tripwire (ES).png|
Tripwire (SW).png|
Tripwire (NW).png|
Tripwire (ESW).png|
Tripwire (NSW).png|
Tripwire (NEW).png|
Tripwire (NES).png|
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
DinnerboneTripwireDev3.png|The first image of tripwires [[dinnerbonetweet:207154292593917952|released]] by Mojang.
DinnerboneTripwireDev4.png|An image [[dinnerbonetweet:207294114398605312|released]] by Mojang testing visibility of tripwires from a distance at night.
DinnerboneTripwireDev5.png|The same room viewed from the same angle, in daytime.
Dinnerbone String.png|Power lines made of suspended string blocks.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--string Taking Inventory: String] – Minecraft.net on May 14, 2020

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13w18aCoal can be crafted to make a Block of Coal.
13w19aChanged the texture of charcoal to Charcoal. Before, charcoal used the same texture file as coal.

Issues

Issues relating to "Coal" or "Charcoal" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

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  • Stated by Notch in a livestream[citation needed], charcoal is just a name class edit of coal, explaining why it functions like coal.

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