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This article is about the plant. For the item, see Cocoa Beans.

Cocoa Pods are fruits found naturally on the trunk of normal-sized Jungle Trees. Cocoa Pods are a renewable resource, as they grow on and can be planted on a Jungle Log using Cocoa Beans. The player can harvest Cocoa Beans from the fruits, which can be used in further reproduction of Cocoa Pods, as a brown dye, or for Cookies. When harvested, Cocoa Pods will briefly flash red before disappearing and dropping cocoa beans (the amount of beans dropped varies depending on the cocoa pod's stage of growth. See below for the amount of cocoa beans each stage of pod growth yields).

Farming

Main article: Tutorials/Cocoa Bean Farming

The player is able to plant Cocoa Beans on the logs of Jungle Trees. The Cocoa Pod has three stages of growth. During its first, the pod is small and green. In the second stage, the pod is bigger and colored tan. In its last stage, the pod is even bigger and orange. When destroyed in the first two stages, the pod will only yield one Cocoa Bean. When destroyed in the third stage, it will give three Cocoa Beans. Bone meal can be used to immediately mature the Cocoa Pod to its last stage of growth, although since 13w04a it will only advance it one step. When Cocoa Beans grown on jungle tree logs are moved by a piston, they will become harvested. They will also become harvested when touched by water. Some players use a form of double farming making wheat farms like found in villages but instead of using oak wood they use jungle tree wood—This allows for wheat as well as cocoa bean farming.

Advantages

  1. While one cocoa bean makes 8 cookies, cocoa pods drop three beans in their third stage, making up to 24 cookies from one pod.
  2. Cocoa pods grow extremely quickly, taking between several seconds and a couple of minutes to fully mature.
  3. Cocoa pods will grow normally in complete darkness, so if you have an underground farm and not enough torches at the moment you can still grow cocoa beans.
  4. Cocoa pods only need one block of jungle wood to grow on, so one block can farm up to four cocoa pods at once. Basically, cocoa farms can be as small as one block.
  5. Though cookies are not a superb food item, cocoa is easy to rapidly farm, providing more than enough cookies to replace other foods like meat. Like many inferior foods, there is also little waste when eating them while healing.(Note:You will also need a strong wheat farm in order to make cookies in mass quantities)
  6. While a stack of cookies may not last long, like Mushroom Stew, carrying the ingredients allows the creation of a large amount of food: one stack of Wheat and a half-stack of Cocoa Beans allows the crafting of 4 stacks of cookies. Wheat and Cocoa Beans are also easier to farm than Mushrooms.

Disadvantages

  1. Cookies restore little hunger compared to other farmable food sources, as well as having a weak saturation level.
  2. Crafting cookies, and dyeing wool, sheep, carpets, hardened clay, and leather armor are the only uses for cocoa beans.
  3. They can only be grown on jungle wood (however, this isn't a problem if they were found there).
  4. Even though carrying the ingredients allow for a large amount of Cookies to be crafted on demand, it's still inferior to carrying Mushrooms for Mushroom Stew. It is also inferior to planting and carrying melons, as melons do not require replanting, making them easier to harvest than the ingredients for Cookies. Melons also do not require a crafting table to convert into Melon Slices (though they do have to be placed and broken), and Melon slices are a better food item.

Video

Cocoa Pod/video

History

Jeb revealed Cocoa Pods on May 8, 2012 with a screenshot.[1]

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1.3.1Tropical fish also have assigned names that can be seen after capture. In Java Edition, the smaller text under the item name is displayed showing the fish name, similar to the text that displays enchantments under enchanted items. In Bedrock Edition, the item name is displayed showing "Bucket of <fish name>". Their colors are mostly named according to the colored block names, though with a few exceptions:
  • White
  • Silver
  • Gray
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Red
  • Orange
  • Yellow
  • Lime
  • Green
  • Teal
  • Sky
  • Blue
  • Plum
  • Magenta
  • Rose

The base color comes first, and if the pattern color is different, it comes after that. Lastly, the fish bucket is given a name according to the shape and pattern of the fish:

Flopper Glitter Betty
Stripey Blockfish Clayfish
Tropical Fish Patterns
Kob Snooper Brinely
SunStreak Dasher Spotty

Some tropical fish don't follow the normal naming system, and instead, reference real-life fish species. Apart from these names, these types of fish aren't different from regular tropical fish in terms of design or behavior.

These varieties are:

Name Type
Anemone Orange-Gray Stripey
Black Tang Gray Flopper
Blue Dory ‌[Bedrock Edition only] Gray-Sky SunStreak
Blue Tang ‌[Java Edition only] Gray-Blue Flopper
Butterfly Fish ‌[Bedrock Edition only]/Butterflyfish ‌[Java Edition only] White-Gray Clayfish
Cichlid Blue-Gray SunStreak
Clownfish Orange-White Kob
Cotton Candy Betta Rose-Sky Spotty
Dottyback Plum-Yellow Blockfish
Emperor Red Snapper White-Red Clayfish
Goatfish White-Yellow Spotty
Moorish Idol White-Gray Glitter
Ornate Butterfly ‌[Bedrock Edition only]/Ornate Butterflyfish ‌[Java Edition only] White-Orange Clayfish
Parrotfish Teal-Rose Dasher
Queen Angel Fish ‌[Bedrock Edition only]/Queen Angelfish ‌[Java Edition only] Lime-Sky Brinely
Red Cichlid Red-White Betty
Red Lipped Blenny Gray-Red Snooper
Red Snapper Red-White Blockfish
Threadfin White-Yellow Flopper
Tomato Clown ‌[Bedrock Edition only] Red-White SunStreak
Tomato Clownfish ‌[Java Edition only] Red-White Kob
Triggerfish Gray-White SunStreak
Yellowtail Parrot ‌[Bedrock Edition only]/Yellowtail Parrotfish ‌[Java Edition only] Teal-Yellow Dasher
Yellow Tang Yellow Flopper
12w19aAdded cocoa pods.
In Creative, using the pick block key on a cocoa pods would yield an item called "cocoa". It could be placed anywhere as small cocoa pods.
12w21aFixed bug with using the pick block key on cocoa pods.
1.5
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Nether Brick|Nether Brick]]<br/><!--Please do not change "nether brick" to "Nether brick". According to style guide, item names are not proper nouns and should not be capitalized.-->
{{about|the item|the block|Nether Bricks}}
{{Item
| title = Nether Brick
| image = Nether Brick.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

A '''nether brick''' is an [[item]] made by [[smelting]] [[netherrack]] in a [[furnace]], and is used to craft the [[Nether Bricks|nether bricks]] block and its variants. 

== Obtaining ==
=== Smelting ===
Nether brick can be smelted from netherrack.
{{smelting
  |Netherrack
  |Nether Brick
  |0,1
}}

=== Bartering ===
[[Piglin]]s may [[barter]] 2 to 8 nether bricks when given a [[gold ingot]].

== Usage ==
=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage|Nether Brick}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Nether Brick
|spritetype=item
|nameid=nether_brick
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Nether Brick
|spritetype=item
|nameid=netherbrick
|id=523
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w01a|[[File:Nether Brick JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added nether brick items.}}
{{History||1.10|snap=16w20a|Nether brick items can now be used to craft [[red nether bricks]].}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The ID of nether bricks has been changed from <code>netherbrick</code> to <code>nether_brick</code>.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 405.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Nether Brick JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of nether bricks has been changed.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w07a|Nether bricks now have a {{frac|10|109}} (~9.17%) chance of being given by the new [[piglin]]s when [[bartering]], in a stack size of 1–4.}}
{{History|||snap=20w09a|Nether bricks now have a {{frac|20|226}} (~8.84%) chance of being given by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 1–5.}}
{{History|||snap=20w10a|Nether bricks now have a {{frac|40|411}} (~9.73%) chance of being given by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 4–16.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w28a|Nether bricks now have a {{frac|40|459}} (~8.71%) chance of being given by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 2–8.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.6.0|[[File:Nether Brick JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added nether brick items.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 5|Added nether brick items to the [[Creative]] [[inventory]].<ref name="missing brick">{{Bug|MCPE-16556}}</ref>}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.3|snap=alpha 1.1.3.0|Nether brick items are now used to craft [[red nether bricks]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.0|Nether brick items are now used to craft nether brick [[fence]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Nether Brick JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of nether bricks has been changed.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.50|Nether bricks now can be used as fuel for a [[furnace]].<ref>{{bug|MCPE-114216}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.100.54|Nether bricks now have a {{frac|40|459}} (~8.71%) chance of being given by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 2–8 to match {{el|Java}}.}}
{{History||1.18.30|snap=beta 1.18.30.26|Nether bricks can no longer be used as fuel in a furnace.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU9|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Nether Brick JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added nether brick items.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Nether Brick JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of nether bricks has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Nether Brick JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added nether brick items.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

{{items}}

[[cs:Netheritová cihla]]
[[de:Netherziegel (Gegenstand)]]
[[es:Ladrillo del Nether]]
[[fr:Brique du Nether]]
[[hu:Alvilági tégla]]
[[ja:ネザーレンガ (アイテム)]]
[[ko:네더 벽돌 (아이템)]]
[[lzh:焱界磚]]
[[nl:Netherbaksteen (voorwerp)]]
[[pl:Netherowa cegła]]
[[pt:Tijolo do Nether]]
[[ru:Адский кирпич (предмет)]]
[[uk:Пекельна цегла (предмет)]]
[[zh:下界砖]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Red Dye|Red Dye]]<br/>{{Item
| title = Red Dye
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Red dye''' is a [[Dye#Primary|primary color dye]] created primarily from flowers.

== Obtaining ==

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|head=1
|showname=0
|Poppy; Red Tulip; Beetroot 
|Output=Red Dye
|type=Material
}}
{{Crafting
|Rose Bush
|Output=Red Dye,2
|type=Material
|foot=1
}}

=== Trading ===

[[Wandering trader]]s sell 3 red dye for an [[emerald]].

== Usage ==

{{dye usage}}

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage|ignore=Banner|continue=1}}
{{banner crafting usage}}

=== Loom ingredient ===
{{Banner loom usage|Red Dye}}

=== Trading ===
Journeyman-level shepherd villagers have a {{frac|1|6}} chance to buy 12 red dye for an emerald.

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Red Dye
|spritetype=item
|nameid=red_dye
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Red Dye
|spritetype=item
|nameid=red_dye
|aliasid=dye / 1
|id=396
|form=item
|translationkey=item.dye.red.name
|foot=1}}

== Video ==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|tqTbsbt2irk}}</div>

== History ==
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||January 10, 2011<ref group="n">Supposed time when fragment was filmed. Based on modified date of client.jar/gui/trap.png in [[Beta 1.2]].</ref>|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBF2ugTzXqQ&t=181s|[[File:Red Dye (pre-release).png|32px]] Shown rose red in development as part of [[Minecraft: The Story of Mojang]].}}
{{History||1.2|[[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added rose red.}}
{{History||1.6.6|Roses can now be generated using [[Bone Meal|bone meal]], making rose red [[renewable resource|renewable]].}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=1.3|[[File:Red Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of rose red has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Added the ability to [[Armor#Dyeing|dye]] leather [[armor]] and [[wolf]] collars.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Rose red can now be crafted with [[gunpowder]] to create a [[firework star]].}} 
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w19a|Rose red can now be used to craft stained clay.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Rose red is now crafted using a poppy instead of a rose, as the latter is removed.
|Rose red can now be crafted using red tulips and rose bushes.}}
{{History|||snap=13w37a|Each poppy now yields only 1 rose red, instead of 2.}}
{{History|||snap=13w41a|Rose red can now be used to craft stained glass.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w30a|Added [[banner]]s, which can be dyed.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Rose red can now be crafted using [[beetroot]].}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Added the ability to dye [[shulker box]]es.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w06a|Rose red can now be used to craft red [[concrete powder]].}}
{{History|||snap=17w15a|Added the ability to dye [[bed]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>dye</code> ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 351.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|"Rose Red" has now been renamed to "Red Dye".
|[[File:Red Dye JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of red dye has now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|Red dye can now change the text color on [[sign]]s to red.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Added the [[wandering trader]], which sells red dye.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Red dye can now be [[trading|bought]] by shepherd villagers.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|Red dye can now be used to craft [[red candle]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=21w19a|Red dye can no longer be used to craft red candles.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|Red dye can once again be used to craft red candles.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Red dye can now change the text color on [[hanging sign]]s to red.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added rose red. It is currently unobtainable and serves no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Rose red is now obtainable by smelting red [[mushroom]]s.
|Rose red can now be used to craft other dyes and red wool.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Red Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of red dye has been changed.
|Rose red is now used to craft [[cocoa beans]].}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 3|Rose red can now be obtained by putting a poppy, red tulip or rose bush [[flower]]s in the crafting grid.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Red mushrooms can no longer be smelted to obtain rose red.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|Rose red is no longer used to craft cocoa beans.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.10|"Rose Red" has now been renamed to "Red Dye".}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Red dye can now be [[trading|bought]] from [[wandering trader]]s.
|[[File:Red Dye JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of red dye has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Red dye can now be [[trading|sold]] to shepherd [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of red dye has been changed from <code>dye/1</code> to <code>red_dye</code>.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.00|switch=1.0.1|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added rose red.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.83|switch=none|wiiu=none|"Rose Red" has now been renamed to "Red Dye".}}
{{History||ps=1.90|[[File:Red Dye JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of red dye has now been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added rose red.}}
{{History|foot}}

;Notes
{{reflist|group=n}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

{{Items}}



[[cs:Šípková červeň]]
[[de:Roter Farbstoff]]
[[es:Tinte rojo]]
[[fr:Teinture rouge]]
[[hu:Rózsavörös]]
[[ja:赤色の染料]]
[[ko:장밋빛 빨강 염료]]
[[nl:Rozenrood]]
[[pl:Czerwony barwnik]]
[[pt:Corante vermelho]]
[[ru:Красный краситель]]
[[zh:红色染料]]

[[Category:Items]]
[[Category:Dyes]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li></ul>
13w04aBone meal only grows cocoa pods by one stage.
pocketa
0.9.0
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Redstone Comparator|Redstone Comparator]]<br/>{{Block
| image = 
| image2 = 
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = any
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
| group = Redstone Comparator
| group2 = Subtracting
| group3 = Powered
| group4 = Powered+Subtracting
| 1-1 = Redstone Comparator.png
| 2-1 = Subtracting Redstone Comparator.png
| 3-1 = Powered Redstone Comparator.png
| 4-1 = Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator.png
}}
{{Many images}}
A '''redstone comparator''' is a [[block]] that can produce an [[Redstone Dust|output signal]] from its front by reading [[chest]]s, [[lectern]]s, [[beehive]]s and similar blocks, or repeat a signal without changing its strength. It can also be set to either stop outputting a signal when its side input recieves a stronger one (front torch off), or subtract its side input's signal strength from its output (front torch on).

== Obtaining ==
=== Natural generation ===
Redstone comparators generate in [[Ancient City|ancient cities]].

=== Breaking ===
A redstone comparator can be broken instantly with any [[tool]], or by hand, and drops itself as an item.

{{Breaking row|Redstone Comparator|horizontal=y}}

A redstone comparator is removed and dropped as an item if:
* its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed;
* [[water]] flows into its space;{{only|java}}
* a [[piston]] tries to push it or moves a block into its space.

If [[lava]] flows into a redstone comparator's space, the redstone comparator is destroyed without dropping as an item.

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|B1=Redstone Torch
|A2=Redstone Torch
|B2=Nether Quartz
|C2=Redstone Torch
|A3=Stone
|B3=Stone
|C3=Stone
|Output= Redstone Comparator
|type=Redstone
}}

== Usage ==
A redstone comparator can be placed on the top of any [[opaque]] block with a solid full-height top surface (including upside-down [[slab]]s and upside-down [[stairs]]). {{IN|be}}, a comparator can also be placed on [[wall]]s and fences. For more information about placement on transparent blocks, see [[Opacity/Placement]].

The redstone comparator has a front and a back — the arrow on the top of the comparator points to the front. When placed, the comparator faces away from the player. The comparator has two miniature redstone torches at the back and one at the front. The back torches turn on when the comparator's output is greater than zero (the arrow on top also turns red). The front torch has two states that can be toggled by {{control|using}} the comparator:
* Down and unpowered (indicating the comparator is in "comparison mode")
* Up and powered (indicating the comparator is in "subtraction mode")

The redstone comparator can take a signal strength input from its rear as well as from both sides. Side inputs are accepted only from [[redstone dust]], [[block of redstone]], [[redstone repeater]]s, other comparators, and [[observer]]s in specific scenarios. The redstone comparator's front is its output.

It takes 1 [[redstone tick]] (2 game ticks, or 0.1 seconds barring lag) for signals to move through a redstone comparator, either from the rear or from the sides. This applies to changing signal strengths as well as simply to turning on and off. 

Redstone comparators check their power state before their scheduled ticks update. This results in redstone comparators not usually responding to 1-tick fluctuations of power or signal strength — for example, a [[clock circuit|1-clock]] input is treated as always off from the side, and always on from the rear. This happens because the signal changes back to its original state before the redstone comparator checks its input states. However, certain setups such as powering any input with two separate observer pulses at the same time will cause a redstone comparator to respond to 2 gametick pulses.

The redstone comparator has four functions: maintain signal strength, compare signal strength, subtract signal strength, and measure certain block states (primarily the fullness of containers).

=== Maintain signal strength ===
A redstone comparator with no powered sides outputs the same signal strength as its rear input.

=== Compare signal strength ===
[[File:Comparators Explained.png|Comparators in comparison mode.|thumb]]
A redstone comparator in comparison mode (front torch down and unpowered) compares its rear input to its two side inputs. If either side input is greater than the rear input, the comparator output turns off. If neither side input is greater than the rear input, the comparator outputs the same signal strength as its rear input.

The formula for calculating the output signal strength is as follows:

<code>output = rear × [[Wikipedia:Iverson bracket|[]]'''''left''''' ≤ '''''rear''''' AND '''''right''''' ≤ '''''rear'''''[[Wikipedia:Iverson bracket|<nowiki>]]]</code>
{{-}}

=== Subtract signal strength ===
[[File:Redstone comparator.png|thumb|The greatest of the side inputs A and C is subtracted from the rear input B, outputting 1. If either A or C were greater than B, it would output 0.]]
A redstone comparator in subtraction mode (front torch up and powered) subtracts the signal strength of the higher side input from the signal strength of the rear input.

<code>output = max('''''rear''''' − max('''''left''', '''right'''''), 0)</code>

For example: if the signal strength is 6 at the left input, 7 at the right input and 4 at the rear, the output signal has a strength of ''max(4 − max(6, 7), 0) = max(4−7, 0) = max(−3, 0) = 0''.

If the signal strength is 9 at the rear, 2 at the right input and 5 at the left input, the output signal has a strength of ''max(9 − max(2, 5), 0) = max(9−5, 0) = 4''.

=== Measure block state ===
{{Schematic | caption = A redstone comparator can measure the fullness of a chest, as well as other block states, even through an opaque block.
 |rd-ew!|rc-w!|ch|SB|rc-e!|rd-ew!
}}
A redstone comparator treats certain blocks behind it as power sources and outputs a signal strength proportional to the block's state. The comparator may be separated from the measured block by an opaque block. However, {{in|je}}, if the opaque block is powered to signal strength 15, then the comparator outputs 15 no matter the fullness of the container.<ref>{{bug|MC-64394}} (resolved as "Works As Intended")</ref>
[[Category:Java Edition specific information]]
{{-}}

==== Fullness of containers ====
{| class="wikitable floatright" style="margin-left: 0.5em; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;"
|+ Minimum Items for Container Signal Strength
|-
!Containers
!{{BlockSprite|Furnace|link=Furnace}}<br>{{BlockSprite|Blast Furnace|link=Blast Furnace}}<br>{{BlockSprite|Smoker|link=Smoker}}
!{{BlockSprite|Hopper|link=Hopper}}<br>{{EntitySprite|Minecart with Hopper|link=Minecart with Hopper}}<br>{{BlockSprite|Brewing Stand|link=Brewing Stand}}
!{{BlockSprite|Dispenser|link=Dispenser}}<br>{{BlockSprite|Dropper|link=Dropper}}
!{{BlockSprite|Chest|link=Chest}}<br>{{EntitySprite|Minecart with Chest|link=Minecart with Chest}}<br>{{BlockSprite|Shulker Box|link=Shulker Box}}<br>{{BlockSprite|Barrel|link=Barrel}}
![[Double Chest|{{Schematic|size=16|ch-s|-|ch-n}}
]]
!{{BlockSprite|Jukebox|link=Jukebox}}
|-
!Total Slots
!3!!5!!9!!27!!54!!1
|-
!Power Level
! colspan="5" |Number of Items
!Music Disc
|-
|0||0||0||0||0||0||No disc
|-
|1||1||1||1||1||1||"13"
|-
|2||14||23||42||1s 60||3s 55||"cat"
|-
|3||28||46||1s 19||3s 55||7s 46||"blocks"
|-
|4||42||1s 5||1s 60||5s 51||11s 37||"chirp"
|-
|5||55||1s 28||2s 37||7s 46||15s 28||"far"
|-
|6||1s 5||1s 51||3s 14||9s 42||19s 19||"mall"
|-
|7||1s 19||2s 10||3s 55||11s 37||23s 10||"mellohi"
|-
|8||1s 32||2s 32||4s 32||13s 32||27s||"stal"
|-
|9||1s 46||2s 55||5s 10||15s 28||30s 55||"strad"
|-
|10||1s 60||3s 14||5s 51||17s 23||34s 46||"ward"
|-
|11||2s 10||3s 37||6s 28||19s 19||38s 37||"11"
|-
|12||2s 23||3s 60||7s 5||21s 14||42s 28||"wait"
|-
|13||2s 37||4s 19||7s 46||23s 10||46s 19||"Pigstep"
|-
|14||2s 51||4s 42||8s 23||25s 5||50s 10||"Otherside"<br>"Relic"
|-
|15||3s||5s||9s||27s||54s||"5"
|}
A redstone comparator can output a signal indicating how full a container is. (0 for empty, 15 for full, etc.) The table on the right is described more in detail, later in this section.

Containers that can be measured by a comparator include:
* {{BlockLink|Furnace}}
* {{BlockLink|Blast Furnace}}
* {{BlockLink|Smoker}}
* {{BlockLink|Brewing Stand}}
* {{BlockLink|Hopper}}
* {{ItemLink|Minecart with Hopper}} on top of a [[detector rail]]
* {{BlockLink|Dispenser}}
* {{BlockLink|Dropper}}
* {{BlockLink|Chest}}
* {{BlockLink|Trapped Chest}}
* {{ItemLink|Minecart with Chest}} on top of a [[detector rail]]
* {{BlockLink|Barrel}}
* {{SchematicSprite|size=16|ch-e}}{{SchematicSprite|size=16|ch-w}} Large chest
* {{SchematicSprite|size=16|ch-e}}{{SchematicSprite|size=16|ch-w}} Large trapped chest
* {{BlockLink|Shulker Box}} (any color)

Generally speaking, the comparator output signal strength represents the average fullness of the slots, based on how many of that item form a full stack (64, 16, or 1 for non-stackable items).

The ''Minimum Items for Container Signal Strength'' table (right) shows the minimum '''''full-stack-equivalent (FSE)''''' to produce different signal strengths from common containers. A '''''full-stack-equivalent''''' quantifies how many normal 64-stackable items are needed to output a corresponding signal strength. The 's' is a constant 64, with the additional amount needed following after.

One may also consider the terms: '''c''umulative-weight''''' or '''''weighted-sum''''' instead of '''''full-stack-equivalent'''''.

Items that stack to a max of 16  ([[snowball]]s, [[sign]]s, [[ender pearl]]s, etc.), contribute +4 to the ''full-stack-equivalent'' for each unity (count of 1 item). Similarly, items that stack to 1 ([[minecart]], [[boat]], etc.) contribute +64, and items that stack to 64 contribute +1.

Example 1: 3 ender pearls will contribute a 3 x 4 = 12 ''full-stack-equivalent''.

Example 2: 16 ender pearls and 60 redstone dust contributes a 16x4 + 60x1 = 124 ''full-stack-equivalent''.

Example 3: 1 minecart and 60 redstone dust contributes a 1x64 + 60x1 = 124 ''full-stack-equivalent''.

Example 4: To produce a signal strength of 10 from a hopper, one requires a ''full-stack-equivalent'' of at least 3s + 14 = 206 but strictly less than than 3s + 37 = 229. This can be done with 3 minecarts, and 14 dirt.

When a comparator measures a large chest or large trapped chest, it measures the entire large chest (54 slots), not just the half directly behind the comparator. A chest or trapped chest that cannot be opened (either because it has an opaque block, [[ocelot]], or [[cat]] above it) always produces an output of 0 no matter how many items are in the container — shulker boxes can always be measured, even if they cannot open.

;Calculating signal strength from items

:When a container is empty, the output is off.

:When it is not empty, the output signal strength is calculated as follows:

:<code>'''''signal strength''''' = floor(1 + (('''''sum of all slots' fullnesses''''') / ('''''number of slots in container''''')) × 14)</code>

:<code>fullness of a slot = '''''number of items in slot''''' / '''''max stack size for this type of item'''''</code>

:''Example:'' 300 blocks in a dispenser (which has 9 slots), where each block stacks to a maximum of 64 has a 300 ''full-stack-equivalent.'' This produces an output with a signal strength of 8:
<blockquote>
1 + ((300 items / 64 items per slot) / 9 slots) × 14 = 8.292, floored is 8
</blockquote>

;Calculating items from signal strength

:It can be useful in redstone circuits to use containers with comparators to create signals of a specific strength. The number of items required in a container to produce a signal of desired strength is calculated as follows:

:<code>items required = max('''''desired signal strength''''', roundup(('''''total slots in container''''' × 64 / 14) × (desired signal strength − 1)))</code>

:''Example:'' To use a furnace (which has 3 slots) to create a strength 9 signal, players need 110 items:
<blockquote>
max(9, (3×64/14) × (9−1)) = 109.714, rounded up is 110
</blockquote>
{{-}}

==== Miscellaneous ====
[[File:Comparator storage.png|Comparators used to measure containers.|thumb]]
Some non-container blocks can also be measured by a redstone comparator:

;{{BlockLink|Beehive}} and {{BlockLink|Bee nest}}

: A hive or nest outputs a signal strength equal to the amount of honey in the hive/nest.

;{{BlockLink|Cake}}

: A cake outputs a signal strength relative to the amount of cake remaining.  Each slice is worth 2 signal strength, with 7 total slices, for an output of 14 for a full cake.

[[File:Cauldron Redstone Strength Values.png|Cauldron signal strength|thumb]]
;{{BlockLink|Cauldron}}

: A cauldron outputs different signal strengths depending on how much water or powdered snow is inside. From completely empty to completely full, the output values are 0, 1, 2, and 3. If lava or powder snow is inside, the strength is always 3.

[[File:Composter Redstone Strength Values.png|Composter signal strength|thumb]]
;{{BlockLink|Composter}}

: A composter outputs different signal strengths depending on the level inside. From completely empty to completely full, the output values are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.

;{{Anchor|CommandBlock}}{{BlockLink|Command Block}}

: A command block stores the "success count" of the last command executed, which represents the number of times the most recently used command of this command block succeeded. A "success" is defined by the [[command]]'s success conditions: if a red error message is returned in the chat, the command was not successful.

: Most commands can succeed once per execution, but certain commands (such as those that accept players as arguments) can succeed multiple times, and the comparator outputs the number of times it succeeded (maximum 15 when sent to redstone dust, but in the code it is able to go up to the 32-bit integer limit, and can be used in contraptions with no redstone dust with those values).

: A command block continues to store the success count of the last command executed until it executes its command again, thus the comparator continues to output the same signal strength even after the command block is no longer being activated (it doesn't turn off when the signal to the command block turns off).

;{{BlockLink|End Portal Frame}}

: An end portal frame outputs a full signal of 15 if it contains an [[eye of ender]] and zero otherwise.

[[File:Item frame and comparator.png|A comparator can measure the presence and rotation of an item frame's contents.|thumb]]

;{{EntityLink|Item Frame}}

: A comparator can measure the state of an [[item frame]]'s contents. An item frame comparator outputs 0 if the item frame is empty, or 1 to 8 for any item depending on its rotation: 1 at initial placement, plus 1 for each 45° of rotation for a maximum of 8.

: For an item frame that holds a map, a unit of rotation is 90° instead of 45°, but a comparator still outputs power levels 1 to 8. It takes two full rotations to cycle through all comparator outputs, and each orientation of the map corresponds to two output levels that differ by 4.

: The comparator must be placed behind the block the item frame is attached to, facing away from the item frame. The block must be a full block, and the item frame cannot be submerged in water. Having a sign in the same block as the item frame will prevent the frame from sending a signal as well.{{only|java}}

;{{BlockLink|Jukebox}}

: A jukebox outputs a signal strength indicating which music disc is currently playing. See the ''Minimum Items for Container Signal Strength'' table above.

;{{BlockLink|Lectern}}

: A lectern outputs a signal strength that depends on what page the player is currently on. The calculation used is:
:<code>'''''signal strength''''' = floor(1 + (('''''current page''''' - 1) / ('''''number of pages in book''''' - 1)) × 14)</code>
:This results in page 1 having a signal strength of 1, and the last page having a signal strength of 15. The exception is a single page book, which will output a signal strength of 15.
:For example, a book with 15 pages will output a signal equal to the current page number.  A book with 5 pages will output signal strengths of 1, 4, 8, 11 and 15 for the different pages. A book with 100 pages will have the signal strength increase to the next level on pages 1, 9, 16, 23, 30, 37, 44, 51, 58, 65, 72, 79, 86, 93 and 100.
:

;{{BlockLink|Respawn Anchor}}

: A respawn anchor outputs a signal strength of 0, 3, 7, 11, or 15, depending on the "charged" value.

;{{BlockLink|Sculk Sensor}}

: A sculk sensor outputs a signal strength depending on the type of vibration that is detected.

;{{BlockLink|Chiseled Bookshelf}}

: A chisled bookshelf outputs a signal strength between 1 and 6 indicating the last slot interacted with. When no slot has been interacted with yet, it outputs 0.
{{-}}

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Stone/JE}}
{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Wood/BE}}

=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Click.ogg
|subtitle=Comparator clicks
|source=block
|description=When a comparator is set to subtraction mode
|id=block.comparator.click
|translationkey=subtitles.block.comparator.click
|volume=0.3
|pitch=0.55
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Comparator clicks
|source=block
|description=When a comparator is set to comparison mode
|id=block.comparator.click
|translationkey=subtitles.block.comparator.click
|volume=0.3
|pitch=0.5
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|rowspan=2
|sound=Click.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a comparator is set to subtraction mode
|id=block.click
|volume=0.2
|pitch=0.55}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=When a comparator is set to comparison mode
|id=block.click
|volume=0.2
|pitch=0.5
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Redstone Comparator
|spritetype=block
|nameid=comparator
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=redstone-comparator
|spritetype=block
|nameid=comparator
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Redstone Comparator
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Unpowered block
|spritename=unpowered-comparator
|spritetype=block
|nameid=unpowered_comparator
|id=149
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Powered block
|spritename=powered-comparator
|spritetype=block
|nameid=powered_comparator
|id=150
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=redstone-comparator
|spritetype=item
|nameid=comparator
|id=522
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=redstone-comparator
|spritetype=block
|nameid=Comparator
|foot=1}}

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

=== Block data ===
A redstone comparator has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

{{el|je}}:
{{see also|Block entity format}}
{{/BE}}

{{el|be}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format]].

== Advancements ==
{{Load advancements|the power of books}}

== Video ==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|J7Z20Zzz3yU}}</div>

== History ==
{{info needed section|If {{bug|MC-50242}} also affected comparators?}}
''For a more in-depth breakdown of changes to repeater textures and models, including a set of renders for each state combination, see [[/Asset history]]''
{{History|java}}
{{History||November 24, 2012|link=https://youtube.com/watch?v=YG9RNyRhIow&t=6m56s|[[Jeb]] stated that there may be a "capacitor" in [[Minecraft]]. }}
{{History||December 27, 2012|link={{tweet|Dinnerbone|284388625595125760}}|[[Dinnerbone]] released [https://web.archive.org/web/20190710120115/https://imgur.com/a/FBKed pictures] of the first version of the "comparator", stating it was a replacement for the "capacitor" idea that has variable, alternate inputs.}}
{{History||January 2, 2013|link={{tweet|Dinnerbone|286428595423965184}}|Dinnerbone released one more [http://dinnerbone.com/media/uploads/2013-01/screenshots/2013-01-02_12.06.47.png picture] of the comparator. The picture itself showing a digital-to-analog converter, using the comparator as the main [[block]].}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w01a|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone comparators.
|Redstone comparators have 0 delay.
At this point, block ID 149 was used for unpowered comparators, and block ID 150 for powered comparators.}}
{{History|||snap=13w01b|A delay of 1 game tick ({{frac|1|2}} redstone tick) has now been added to redstone comparators to fix bugs.
|The ability to measure containers to redstone comparators has now been added.}}
{{History|||snap=13w02a|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2.png|32px]] The appearance of redstone comparators has now been changed - the top texture has changed to show [[quartz]] in the middle and the sides now use the [[smooth stone]] texture rather than the smooth stone slab side texture.
|The algorithm for measuring containers has now been changed so that redstone comparators output a signal with as few as 1 [[item]] in the container.}}
{{History|||snap=13w02b|Redstone comparators now treat large [[chest]]s as a single container.}}
{{History|||snap=13w03a|Redstone comparators now output success count of [[command block]]s.
|Redstone comparators now measure container [[minecart]]s on [[detector rail]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=13w04a|Redstone comparators now measure [[jukebox]]es.}}
{{History|||snap=13w05a|Redstone comparators no longer cause constant [[block]] updates. The delay has now been made consistent, and side input no longer causes a pulse output.
|Block 150 (later <code>powered_comparator</code>) is no longer used; powered state is now represented by the 8s bit on block 149 (later <code>unpowered_comparator</code>).}}
{{History|||snap=13w05b|Redstone comparator delay has now been changed from 1 game tick (1/2 [[redstone]] tick) to 2 game ticks (1 redstone tick).}}
{{History|||snap=13w09c|The redstone signal strength from a redstone comparator next to a [[brewing stand]] with 3 [[water bottle]]s in it is now the same as one with 3 water bottles and 1 ingredient in it.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w18a|Redstone comparators now measure [[cauldron]]s and [[end portal frame]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w04a|Redstone comparators now measure [[item frame]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=14w10a|The torches under redstone comparators have now been shortened, which has changed the underside appearance from [[File:Redstone Comparator UNKVER1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator UNKVER1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator UNKVER1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator UNKVER1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] to [[File:Redstone Comparator UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png|32px]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w25a|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE3.png|32px]] The torches on comparators are now subject to ambient occlusion.
|Comparators set to subtract mode appear to be powered as well regardless of incoming power. The subtracting-only model still exists and can be achieved through {{cmd|setblock}}.}}
{{History|||snap=14w25b|[[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE4.png|32px]] The powered front torch when in subtraction mode is now lower.
|Comparators set to subtract by hand now appear normally again.}}
{{History|||snap=14w28a|Redstone comparators now measure [[cake]]s.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w42a|With the addition of the [[blaze powder]] fuel slot, [[brewing stand]]s now have 5 slots instead of 4. Their original comparative power values from redstone comparators are listed below:
{{{!}} class{{=}}"wikitable collapsible collapsed" data-description{{=}}"Original values"
! Original values
{{!}}-
{{!}}
*0: 0
*1: 1
*2: 19
*3: 37
*4: 55
*5: 1s 10
*6: 1s 28
*7: 1s 46
*8: 2s
*9: 2s 19
*10: 2s 37
*11: 2s 55
*12: 3s 10
*13: 3s 28
*14: 3s 46
*15: 4s
{{!}}}
}}
{{History|||snap=15w47a|Redstone comparators' side inputs now take power from [[redstone block]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|All 3 IDs for the redstone comparator have now been merged into one ID: <code>comparator</code>.
|Redstone comparators now render their underside, which has changed their undersides from [[File:Redstone Comparator UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] to [[File:Redstone Comparator UNKVER3 (facing NWU).png|32px]].
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these blocks' numeral IDs were 149 and 150, and the [[item]]'s 404.
|As a result, the formerly unused comparator ID is now technically used again, due to both unpowered and powered versions being merged into a single comparator block ID.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of redstone comparators have now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w02a|Redstone comparators now measure [[lectern]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=19w03a|Redstone comparators now measure [[composter]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=19w12b|Redstone comparators can now be placed on [[glass]], [[ice]], [[glowstone]] and [[sea lantern]]s.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w34a|Redstone comparators now measure how much honey is inside [[beehive|bee hive]]s and [[bee nest]]s.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|The way to calculate the input signals of redstone comparators has now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=20w11a|The changes to the way of calculating the input signals of redstone comparators from [[Java Edition 20w06a|20w06a]] have now been reverted.}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Redstone comparators now measure [[Pigstep music disc]]s in [[jukebox]]es.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|Redstone comparators now measure [[lava cauldron]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20w46a|Redstone comparators now measure [[Cauldron#Holding powder snow|powder snow cauldron‌]]s.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=21w41a|[[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE6.png|32px]] The texture of powered redstone comparator have now been changed.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Redstone comparators now generate as part of [[ancient cities]].}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Redstone comparators now measure [[chiseled bookshelves]].}}
{{History||1.20.2|snap=23w33a|Redstone comparators now use stone sounds instead of wood sounds.<ref>{{bug|MC-182820|||Fixed}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this the model used?}} [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone comparators.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Redstone comparators now measure [[end portal frame]]s.}}
{{History||1.0.5|snap=alpha 1.0.5.0|Redstone comparators now output success count of [[command block]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Redstone comparators now measure [[shulker box]]es.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Redstone comparators now measure [[jukebox]]es.
|Redstone comparators now render their underside, which has changed their undersides from [[File:Redstone Comparator UNKVER1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] to [[File:Redstone Comparator UNKVER3 (facing NWU).png|32px]]}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of redstone comparators have now been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Redstone comparators now measure [[smoker]]s, [[blast furnace]]s, [[lectern]]s and [[composter]]s.}}
{{History||1.18.10|snap=beta 1.18.10.20|[[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE6.png|32px]] The texture of powered redstone comparator have now been changed.}}
{{History||1.20.30|snap=beta 1.20.30.20|Redstone comparators now use the <code>minecraft:cardinal_direction</code> [[block state]] instead of <code>direction</code>.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this the model used?}} [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone comparators.}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|Redstone comparators can now measure [[item frame]]s.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) BE.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this the model used?}} [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of redstone comparators have now been changed.}}

{{History|3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Subtracting Redstone Comparator (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this the model used?}} [[File:Redstone Comparator (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Added redstone comparators.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Redstone comparator "items" ===
{{:Technical blocks/Redstone Comparator}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Comparators do not emit redstone particles when powered, unlike redstone torches and repeaters.<ref>{{bug|MC-51692|||WAI}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Dinnerbone Comparator 1.png|Dinnerbone showing how comparators work.
Dinnerbone Comparator 2.png|Dinnerbone showing how comparators work.
Dinnerbone Comparator 3.png|Dinnerbone showing how comparators work.
Dinnerbone Comparators 1.png|A contraption incorporating comparators.
Dinnerbone Comparators 2.png|Comparators in action.
Dinnerbone Comparators 3.png|Output specific signals.
Dinnerbone Comparator Thing.png|Another comparator in use.
Item Frame Comparator.png|Rotating the torch in the item frame adjusts the comparator's output.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Mechanics]]
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</gallery>
| extratext = View [[#Renders|all renders]]
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = any
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
| renewable = Yes
}}
{{about|the block|repeater circuits|Transmission circuit#Repeater|other topics related to redstone|Redstone (disambiguation)}}
A '''redstone repeater''' is a [[block]] that produces a full-strength [[Redstone Dust|output signal]] from its front when its back is powered, with four configurable delay settings. It can also be locked into a power state by its side being directly powered by a repeater or a [[Redstone Comparator|comparator]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
A redstone repeater can be broken instantly using any [[tool]], or without a tool, and drops itself as an item. To remove a redstone repeater, {{control|mine}} it.

A redstone repeater is removed and drops as an item if:
* its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed;
* [[water]] or [[lava]] flows into its space;{{only|java}}
* a [[piston]] tries to push it or moves a block into its space.

=== Natural generation ===
[[File:Redstone Repeater naturally generated.png|thumb|A redstone repeater generated in the jungle temple's hidden room.]]
A single redstone repeater is generated naturally in each [[jungle temple]].
They also generate in [[Ancient City|ancient cities]].

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A2= Redstone Torch
|B2= Redstone Dust
|C2= Redstone Torch
|B3= Stone
|C3= Stone
|A3= Stone
|Output= Redstone Repeater
|type= Redstone
}}

== Usage ==
{{see also|Redstone circuit}}
A redstone repeater can be used in four different ways: to "repeat" redstone signals back to full strength, delay signals, prevent signals moving backwards, or to "lock" signals in one state.

A repeater can be placed only on top of [[opaque]] blocks (dirt, stone, etc.), on top of upside-down [[slab]]s, upside-down [[stairs]], furnaces, and glass. {{IN|be}}, a repeater can also be placed on fences and stone walls. They can also be placed on some transparent blocks. See [[Opacity/Placement]] for more information. To place a repeater, use the {{control|Place Block}} [[control]].

A redstone repeater has a front and back – the arrow on the top points to the repeater's front. A repeater also has two small redstone torches on its top – the color of the torches indicates whether its output is on (dark red when off, bright red when on) and the distance between them indicates the delay the repeater adds to the signal transmission.

A repeater is 0.125 ({{frac|1|8}}) blocks high.

=== Signal transmission ===
A repeater transmits signals only from its back to its front, but its behavior can be modified from the side (see [[#Signal locking|signal locking]], below).

[[File:Redstone Torch Power.png|Different ways to power a repeater|thumb]]
A redstone repeater can be powered by any of the following components at its back:
* an active [[power component]] (redstone torch, lever, block of redstone, etc.)
* powered [[redstone dust]]
* a powered [[redstone comparator]] or another powered redstone repeater facing the repeater
* a powered opaque block (including any opaque [[mechanism component]]s, such as [[dispenser]]s, [[redstone lamp]]s, etc.)

A redstone repeater can power any of the following components at its front:
* redstone dust
* a redstone comparator or another redstone repeater facing away from the repeater
* any opaque block (including any opaque [[mechanism component]]s)

A redstone repeater can activate any [[mechanism component]] it is facing.

An opaque block powered by a redstone repeater is called "strongly-powered" (as opposed to an opaque block "weakly-powered" by redstone dust). A strongly-powered opaque block can power adjacent redstone dust, as well as other redstone components.

=== Signal repeating ===
{{see also|Transmission circuit#Repeater}}
A redstone repeater can "repeat" a [[Redstone Dust|redstone]] signal, boosting it back up to power level 15.

Redstone signals have a maximum power level of 15 and that level drops by 1 for every block of [[redstone dust]] the signal travels through. If a signal must travel through more than 15 [[block]]s of redstone dust, a redstone repeater can be used to boost the signal back up to full strength. An extra two blocks of distance can be achieved by placing solid opaque blocks before and after the repeater.

While redstone repeaters can allow signals to travel great distances, each always adds some delay to the transmission since the minimum amount of delay is 1 redstone tick (0.1 seconds, barring lag).

=== Signal delay ===
When initially placed, a redstone repeater has a delay of one [[redstone tick]] (equivalent to two game ticks, or 0.1 seconds barring lag).

A repeater's delay can be modified by using the {{control|Use Item}} control. Each use increases the repeater's delay by one redstone tick, to a maximum of four redstone ticks, then back to one redstone tick. Longer delays can be made with multiple repeaters – for example, a repeater set to 'four' and another to 'one' provides a half-second delay (0.4s + 0.1s = 0.5s).

A repeater set to a delay of two to four redstone ticks increases the length of any shorter [[Pulse circuit#Pulses|on-pulse]] to match the length of the repeater's delay, and suppress any shorter off-pulse. For example, a repeater set to a 4-tick delay changes a 1-tick, 2-tick, or 3-tick on-pulse into a 4-tick on-pulse, and does not allow through any off-pulse shorter than 4 ticks.

Although a repeater cannot be set to have a delay of zero, [[Transmission circuit#Instant repeater|instant repeater circuits]] are possible (circuits that repeat a signal with no delay).

In Bedrock Edition, the first repeater have a delay of zero but the repeater is still showing 1-tick{{info needed}}

=== {{anchor|diode}} Signal direction ===
{{see also| Mechanics/Redstone/Transmission circuit#Diode}}

A redstone repeater acts as a diode – it allows redstone signals through in one direction (unlike [[redstone dust]] or opaque blocks that can transmit redstone signals in any direction).

A diode can be used to protect a [[redstone circuit]] from redstone signals feeding back into the circuit from its output, or can be used to isolate one part of a circuit from another.

=== {{anchor|lock}} Signal locking ===
{{see also| Mechanics/Redstone/Memory circuit}}
[[File:Latch.png|thumb|The left repeater has been locked in an unpowered output state by the right repeater.]]
A redstone repeater can be "locked" by another powered redstone repeater facing its side. When locked, the repeater does not change its output (whether powered or unpowered), no matter what the input does. When the side repeater turns back off, the repeater returns to its normal behavior.

A repeater can also be locked by a powered [[redstone comparator]] facing its side. This offers additional possibilities for locking signals because a comparator's output can be affected from 3 sides as well as by containers.

If a repeater is locked again too quickly after unlocking (e.g. the lock is controlled by a fast clock circuit), or the lock and the input are changed only on the same tick (e.g. because they're fed by the same clock and both repeaters have the same delay), the repeater does not switch states.

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|java}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Stone/JE}}
{{Edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Wood/BE}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Redstone Repeater
|spritetype=block
|nameid=repeater
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Redstone Repeater
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Unpowered block
|spritename=unpowered-repeater
|spritetype=block
|nameid=unpowered_repeater
|id=93
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Powered block
|spritename=powered-repeater
|spritetype=block
|nameid=powered_repeater
|id=94
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=redstone-repeater
|spritetype=item
|nameid=repeater
|id=419
|form=item
|foot=1}}

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

== Video ==
<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|0Ij_qMLiRzE}}</div>

== History ==
''For a more in-depth breakdown of changes to repeater textures and models, including a set of renders for each state combination, see [[/Asset history]]''
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.3|[[File:Redstone Repeater (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Redstone Repeater (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added redstone repeaters.
|Originally, the four possible settings were "1, 2, 5 and 7",<ref>http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/33888465502339073</ref> but [[Jeb]] decided to change the settings to "1, 2, 3, and 4".<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/fmdtp/teammojang_redstone_repeater_video/c1gzrn6</ref>
|The particles when [[breaking]] redstone repeaters erroneously use the [[pumpkin]] top texture.}}
{{History||unknown|The breaking particles of redstone repeaters now use the smooth stone [[slab]] top texture, even though none of the elements on the [[model]] use it.}}
{{History||1.7|[[File:Redstone Repeater (S) JE2.png|32px]] The side texture of redstone repeaters has been changed to the previous bottom part of the texture.
|[[Redstone dust]] now automatically connects to the input of a redstone repeater. Previously, it needed to be specifically pointed towards the repeater like with other blocks.}}
{{History||unknown|Redstone dust now visually connects to the output of redstone repeaters, though this does not change its behavior.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||unknown|The breaking particles of redstone repeaters have been changed to an unlit [[redstone torch]] when unpowered and a lit redstone torch when powered.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w22a|Redstone repeaters now naturally generate inside [[jungle temple]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=1.3|[[File:Redstone Repeater (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of redstone repeater [[item]]s have been changed.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w42a|[[File:Redstone Repeater (S) JE3.png|32px]] The top texture of redstone repeaters has now been changed.
|[[File:Locked Redstone Repeater (S) JE1.png|32px]] Added repeater locking to redstone repeaters. Interestingly, the smallest face of the bedrock cuboid's texture changes depending on the delay, but the other two faces remain the same. When/if this changed is unknown.}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w02a|[[File:Redstone Repeater (S) JE4.png|32px]] The side textures of redstone repeaters have been changed to use the top texture of stone [[slab]]s.}}
{{History||unknown|The breaking [[particles|particle]] of redstone repeaters has been changed once again and now matches the top texture of redstone repeaters.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w06a|Repeaters no longer produce block [[light]] when powered.}}
{{History|||snap=14w10a|[[File:Powered Redstone Repeater (S) JE5.png|32px]] Torches on repeaters now no longer have protruding features.
|The torches underneath redstone repeaters have now been shortened, which has changed the underside textures from [[File:Redstone Repeater JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Locked Redstone Repeater JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] to [[File:Redstone Repeater JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w10b|[[File:Powered Redstone Repeater (S) JE4.png|32px]] Repeater torches now have protruding features again.<ref>{{bug|MC-50242}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=?|[[File:Powered Redstone Repeater (S) JE7.png|32px]] The torches on redstone repeaters are now affected by directional shading.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|All 3 IDs for the redstone repeater have now been merged into 1 ID: <code>repeater</code>.
|Added powered block state to redstone repeaters.
|Redstone repeaters now render their underside, which has changed their undersides from [[File:Redstone Repeater JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]] to [[File:Redstone Repeater JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]].
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[block]]s' numeral IDs were 93 and 94, and the [[item]]'s 356.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Redstone Repeater (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Repeater (S) JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Locked Redstone Repeater (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Locked Redstone Repeater (S) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Redstone Repeater (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of redstone repeaters have now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|[[File:Locked Redstone Repeater (S) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Locked Redstone Repeater (S) JE7.png|32px]] As the texture of [[bedrock]] has been changed, the textures of locked redstone repeaters have also now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w12b|Redstone repeaters can now be placed on [[glass]], [[ice]], [[glowstone]] and [[sea lantern]]s.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Redstone repeaters now generate in [[Ancient City|ancient cities]].}}
{{History||1.20.2|snap=23w33a|Redstone repeaters now use stone sounds instead of wood sounds.<ref>{{bug|MC-182820|||Fixed}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Redstone Repeater (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Redstone Repeater (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone repeaters.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Redstone repeaters now render their underside, which has changed their undersides from [[File:Redstone Repeater JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Locked Redstone Repeater JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE2 BE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] to [[File:Redstone Repeater JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 2 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 3 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File: Locked Active Redstone Repeater Delay 4 JE4 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]].}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Redstone Repeater (S) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Powered Redstone Repeater (S) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Redstone Repeater (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of redstone repeaters have now been changed.}}
{{History||1.20.30|snap=beta 1.20.30.20|Redstone Repeaters now use the <code>minecraft:cardinal_direction</code> [[block state]] instead of <code>direction</code>.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Redstone Repeater (S) JE3.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this model actually used here?}} [[File:Redstone Repeater (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone repeaters.}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Locked Redstone Repeater (S) JE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this model actually used here?}} Added repeater locking to redstone repeaters.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Redstone Repeater (S) JE4.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this model actually used here?}} [[File:Redstone Repeater (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of redstone repeaters have now been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Redstone Repeater (S) JE3.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this model actually used here?}} [[File:Redstone Repeater (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone repeaters and repeater locking.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Redstone repeater "items" ===
{{:Technical blocks/Redstone Repeater}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* The recipe and appearance of redstone repeaters are a likely reference to the old method of repeating signals, which would also use two torches at a time, inverting each other

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Repeater clock.gif|A redstone clock formed from a redstone torch and a repeater.
Repeater feedback.gif|A redstone clock formed from two repeaters.
Two way repeater.gif|MCRedstoneSim diagram of a two-way repeater.
Repeater bridge.png|Crossing redstone wires using repeaters.
Jeb Repeaters 1.png|
Jeb Repeaters 2.png|
Jeb Repeaters 3.png|
</gallery>

=== Renders ===
<gallery>
Redstone Repeater.png
Redstone Repeater Delay 2.png
Redstone Repeater Delay 3.png
Redstone Repeater Delay 4.png
Powered Redstone Repeater.png
Powered Redstone Repeater Delay 2.png
Powered Redstone Repeater Delay 3.png
Powered Redstone Repeater Delay 4.png
Locked Redstone Repeater.png
Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2.png
Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3.png
Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4.png
Powered Locked Redstone Repeater.png
Powered Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2.png
Powered Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3.png
Powered Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4.png
Redstone Repeater BE.png
Redstone Repeater Delay 2 BE.png
Redstone Repeater Delay 3 BE.png
Redstone Repeater Delay 4 BE.png
Powered Redstone Repeater BE.png
Powered Redstone Repeater Delay 2 BE.png
Powered Redstone Repeater Delay 3 BE.png
Powered Redstone Repeater Delay 4 BE.png
Locked Redstone Repeater BE.png
Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 BE.png
Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 BE.png
Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 BE.png
Powered Locked Redstone Repeater BE.png
Powered Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 2 BE.png
Powered Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 3 BE.png
Powered Locked Redstone Repeater Delay 4 BE.png
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Redstone}}
{{Blocks|Utility}}
{{Items}}

[[Category:Mechanics]]
[[Category:Redstone mechanics]]
[[Category:Redstone]]
[[Category:Mechanisms]]
[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]

[[de:Redstone-Verstärker]]
[[es:Repetidor de redstone]]
[[fr:Répéteur de redstone]]
[[hu:Redstone-jelismétlő]]
[[it:Ripetitore di redstone]]
[[ja:レッドストーンリピーター]]
[[ko:레드스톤 중계기]]
[[nl:Redstoneversterker]]
[[pl:Przekaźnik]]
[[pt:Repetidor de redstone]]
[[ru:Красный повторитель]]
[[tr:Kızıltaş tekrarlayıcı]]
[[zh:红石中继器]]</li></ul></nowiki>
build 1Added cocoa pods.
Legacy Console Edition
TU12
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Banner|Banner]]<br/>{{for|the image|Banner (image)}}
{{Block
| image = <gallery>
White Banner.gif | Banner
White Wall Banner.png | Wall Banner
</gallery>
| rarity = Common
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = axe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (16)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = Yes
}}

'''Banners''' are tall decorative [[blocks]], featuring a field that is highly customizable using [[dye]]s and [[banner pattern]]s.

== Obtaining ==

=== Breaking ===

Banners can be broken with or without a [[tool]], but an [[axe]] is fastest.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Banners|Axe}}

A banner also breaks and drops itself as an [[Item (entity)|item]] if the block the banner is attached to is moved, removed, or destroyed.

=== Natural generation ===

{| class="wikitable collapsible"
! Name !! Location !! Appearance !! Design
|-
! Magenta Banner
| Outside of [[end cities]].
| style="text-align: center" | [[File:End City Banner.png|32px]]
| Magenta Banner
* Black Inverted Chevron
* Black Chevron
|-
! Gray Banner
| In banner room in [[woodland mansion]]s.
| style="text-align: center" | [[File:Gray Banner.png|32px]]
| Gray Banner
|-
! Light Gray Banner
| In master bedroom in [[woodland mansion]]s.
| style="text-align: center" | [[File:Master Bedroom Banner.png|32px]]
| Light Gray Banner
* White Flower Charge
|- id="Ominous Banner"
! Ominous Banner{{only|java|short=1}} 
Illager Banner{{only|bedrock|education|short=1}}
| Carried by [[raid captain]]s.<br> Located in [[pillager outpost]]s.

{{IN|java}}, the ominous banner cannot be crafted or copied because the design uses 8 patterns.

{{IN|bedrock}}, the illager banner is a separate type that cannot be placed in a loom.
| style="text-align: center" | [[File:Ominous Banner.png|32px]]<br/>[[File:Ominous Banner BE.png|32px]]
| White Banner{{only|java|short=1}}
* Cyan Lozenge
* Light Gray Base
* Gray Pale
* Light Gray Bordure
* Black Fess
* Light Gray Per Fess
* Light Gray Roundel
* Black Bordure
Separate type entirely{{only|bedrock|short=1}}
|-
! Brown Banner
| Outside of some houses, meeting points, and pillar fountains in savanna [[village]]s. 
| style="text-align: center" | [[File:Brown Banner.png|32px]]
| Brown Banner
|-
! Black Banner
| In altar room in [[woodland mansions]].
| style="text-align: center" | [[File:Black Banner.png|32px]]
| Black Banner
|}

=== Crafting ===

Banners can be crafted from six [[wool]] and a [[stick]] in a pattern resembling a [[sign]].
{{Crafting
|head=1
|showdescription=1
|A1=Matching Wool |B1=Matching Wool |C1=Matching Wool
|A2=Matching Wool |B2=Matching Wool |C2=Matching Wool
|B3=Stick
|Output=Matching Banner
|Olink=Banner
|type=Decoration block
|description=Once the banner is crafted, its base color cannot be changed.{{only|java}}
}}
{{Crafting
|showdescription=1
|Any Banner
|Bleach
|Output=White Banner
|type=Decoration block
|description=Bleach can be used to remove the color of a banner, resulting in a white banner. This includes removing patterns from a white banner.{{only|bedrock|education}}
|foot=1
}}

=== Trading ===
Expert-level cartographer [[villager]]s always offer to [[trading|sell]] 1 or 2 blank banners of a random color for 3 [[emeralds]]. Expert-level shepherd villagers have a {{frac|2|7}} chance of offering the same trade.{{only|java}}

{{IN|bedrock}}, expert-level cartographer and shepherd villagers both offer to sell one of 16 blank banners for 3 emeralds as part of their trades.

=== Mob loot ===

[[Illager]]s that spawn carrying an ominous banner{{only|java|short=1}} / illager banner{{only|bedrock|education|short=1}} always drop it upon death.

== Usage ==

[[File:Standing banner with block.png|thumb|upright|Overlapping block on a banner.]]
[[File:Wall banner with block.png|thumb|upright|Overlapping on a wall mounted banner.]]

There are 16 colored blank banners, and numerous patterns each available in each of the 16 colors. A banner can feature up to 6 different patterns. The top layer of a banner (or the last pattern added) can be washed off by {{control|using}} it on a [[cauldron]] containing water.

Banners, much like signs, can be placed both on the ground facing in any direction, or on a wall. They gently sway as if affected by a breeze, regardless of dimension or location. 

Banners have no collision mask as they are completely non-solid, so [[entities]] can move through them.

Other blocks (including other banners) can be placed on any edge of a banner's hitbox, which is only one block high despite the banner appearing as two blocks tall. This makes it possible to overlap another solid block on the top half of a banner for floor banners, or the bottom half of wall banners.

When a banner is placed on the side of a block, its position is set by the top block, and it is possible to place it so it appears half buried.

Banners can also be placed in [[item frame]]s, where they simply appear as their item model.

[[Water]] and [[lava]] flow around banners. {{IN|bedrock}}, banners can be [[waterlogged]].

<gallery>
File:Wall banner with water below.png| Water can be placed below wall banners
File:Water flowing around banner.png| Water flows around a banner on the ground
</gallery>

Lava can create [[fire]] in air blocks next to banners as if the banners were flammable, but the banners do not burn (and cannot be burned by other methods). Banners also cannot be moved by [[piston]]s.

If a banner is renamed on an [[anvil]], it retains its name when a pattern is added, but not when a pattern is removed.

=== Helmet ===
{{exclusive|java|section=13}}
While a banner cannot be equipped in the [[Helmet|head slot]] in [[Survival]] mode, equipping it using commands causes it to appear on top of the player. This is how [[raid captain]]s wear banners{{only|java|short=1}}.

=== Chestplate ===
{{exclusive|bedrock|section=13}}
While a banner cannot be equipped in the [[chestplate]] slot in Survival mode, equipping it using NBT editors causes it to appear on top of the player. This is how [[raid captain]]s wear banners{{only|bedrock|education|short=1}}.
<gallery>
Steve wearing White Banner.png|
Alex wearing White Banner.png|
Pillager with Ominous Banner.png|
Vindicator with Ominous Banner.png|
Evoker with Ominous Banner.png|Illusioner with Ominous Banner.png|
</gallery>

=== Crafting ingredient ===

[[Shield]]s can have patterns applied to them using banners. The shield pattern has a smaller resolution than the banner pattern, causing them to look different or offset. Banners that have more than six patterns, such as Ominous Banners or banners obtained through inventory editors, will be reduced to six patterns on the shield.

{{Crafting
|showdescription=1
|Shield
|Matching Banner; Ominous Banner
|Output=Matching Shield; Ominous Shield
|B2link=Banner
|type=Combat
|description=Applies the banner pattern to the shield. The banner is consumed.<br>The shield must have no pre-existing patterns.<br>Does not change existing durability or enchantments on the shield.
}}

=== Copying ===

Banners can be copied with a blank banner to make multiple identical banners. Banners with more than 6 patterns applied using commands cannot be copied in this manner.

{{Crafting
|showdescription=1
|Matching Banner
|Matching Banner
|Output=Matching Banner
|A2link=Banner
|B2link=Banner
|Olink=Banner
|type=Decoration block
|ignoreusage=1
|description=Copies pattern; both banners must have the same base color, and the one having a pattern copied onto it must have no preexisting pattern.
}}

=== Map marker ===
[[File:Banner marked map.png|alt=All banners marked on a map, alongside a named banner.|thumb|right|How every banner appears {{IN|java}} on a map, including named banners.]]

{{exclusive|java|section=13}}
{{IN|java}}, {{control|using}} on a standing banner with a [[map]] selected places a marker of the banner's position on the selected map, and {{control|using}} on the banner again removes the marker. Note that wall banners cannot serve as map markers. The marker has the same color as the banner's base without decorations. The marker is removed if the banner is destroyed unless the map is locked using a [[cartography table]]. If the banner is renamed, the name appears below the marker.

=== Patterns ===
{{see also|Banner/Patterns|title1=List of patterned banners}}
[[File:Spawned-in Banner.png|thumb|100px|Example of a banner with more than 6 patterns, a result of using the {{cmd|give}} command.]]

A banner may have up to six layers of patterns, which are overlaid with the last-crafted on top. A banner can have up to 16 layers of patterns with the use of commands. The total number of unique banners is approximately 2.3x10^16 (or 23 quadrillion).

Any color banner can be used; the pattern overlays the color. {{IN|java}}, a [[loom]] is used to make patterns. However, {{in|bedrock}}, the patterns can be made in a [[loom]] or a [[crafting table]].

A banner can have more than six layers of patterns through the commands <code>/[[Commands/give|give]]</code>, <code>/[[Commands/setblock|setblock]]</code> or <code>/[[Commands/fill|fill]]</code>. This only works in ''Java Edition'', as Bedrock Edition doesn't have any NBT commands. Here is an example of a mining banner with seven different patterns. There is specific codes for the [[Banner#Item data:~:text=white-,Item,-In Java Edition|colors]] and [[Banner/Patterns|patterns]] that you have to input. 

<code><nowiki>/give @p white_banner{display:{Name:"\"Mining Industries Banner\""},BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:"cr",Color:15},{Pattern:"bs",Color:15},{Pattern:"sc",Color:12},{Pattern:"ms",Color:0},{Pattern:"hh",Color:15},{Pattern:"bo",Color:15},{Pattern:"tts",Color:8}]}} 1</code>

{{LoadPage|Template:Banner pattern loom recipes|Loom recipes|h4}}
{{LoadPage|Banner/Banner pattern crafting recipes|Crafting recipes|h4|transcluded=1}}

=== Renaming ===
{{IN|java}}, a banner can be given a custom name that remains as the banner is placed and retrieved. The player can use an [[anvil]] to rename the banner item, or may change the <code>CustomName</code> tag using the {{cmd|data}} command on the banner block.

=== Fuel ===
Banners can be used as a fuel in [[furnace]]s, smelting 1.5 items per banner.

=== Note Blocks ===
Banners can be placed under [[note block]]s to produce "bass" sounds.

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Wood}}
=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}: ''None''

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Water Splash Old.ogg
|source=block
|description=When all patterns are removed from a banner using a cauldron
|id=cauldron.cleanbanner
|volume=0.1
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=White Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=white_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners
|translationkey=block.minecraft.white_banner,block.minecraft.ominous_banner
}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Orange Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=orange_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Magenta Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=magenta_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Light Blue Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_blue_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Yellow Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=yellow_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Lime Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lime_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Pink Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pink_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Gray Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=gray_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Light Gray Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_gray_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cyan Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cyan_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Purple Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=purple_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Blue Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=blue_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Brown Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=brown_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Green Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=green_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Red Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=red_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Black Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=black_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=White Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=white_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.white_banner,block.minecraft.ominous_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Orange Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=orange_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.orange_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Magenta Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=magenta_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.magenta_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Light Blue Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_blue_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.light_blue_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Yellow Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=yellow_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.yellow_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Lime Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lime_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.lime_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Pink Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pink_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.pink_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Gray Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=gray_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.gray_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Light Gray Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_gray_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.light_gray_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cyan Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cyan_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.cyan_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Purple Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=purple_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.purple_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Blue Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=blue_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.blue_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Brown Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=brown_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.brown_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Green Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=green_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.green_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Red Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=red_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.red_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Black Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=black_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.black_banner
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=Banners
|spritetype=block
|nameid=banner
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Banner
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Standing
|spritename=Banners
|spritetype=block
|nameid=standing_banner
|translationkey=tile.standing_banner.black.name, tile.standing_banner.red.name, tile.standing_banner.green.name, tile.standing_banner.brown.name, tile.standing_banner.blue.name, tile.standing_banner.purple.name, tile.standing_banner.cyan.name, tile.standing_banner.silver.name, tile.standing_banner.gray.name, tile.standing_banner.pink.name, tile.standing_banner.lime.name, tile.standing_banner.yellow.name, tile.standing_banner.lightBlue.name, tile.standing_banner.magenta.name, tile.standing_banner.orange.name, tile.standing_banner.white.name
|id=176
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Wall
|spritename=Banners
|spritetype=block
|nameid=wall_banner
|id=177
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=Banners
|spritetype=item
|nameid=banner
|translationkey=item.banner.black.name, item.banner.red.name, item.banner.green.name, item.banner.brown.name, item.banner.blue.name, item.banner.purple.name, item.banner.cyan.name, item.banner.silver.name, item.banner.gray.name, item.banner.pink.name, item.banner.lime.name, item.banner.yellow.name, item.banner.lightBlue.name, item.banner.magenta.name, item.banner.orange.name, item.banner.white.name
|id=567
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=Banners
|spritetype=block
|nameid=Banner
|foot=1}}

=== Metadata ===
==== Item ====
{{IN|Bedrock}}, banner items use the following data values:
{| class="wikitable"
! DV !! Banner color
|-
|| 0 || black
|-
|| 1 || red
|-
|| 2 || green
|-
|| 3 || brown
|-
|| 4 || blue
|-
|| 5 || purple
|-
|| 6 || cyan
|-
|| 7 || light gray
|-
|| 8 || gray
|-
|| 9 || pink
|-
|| 10 || lime
|-
|| 11 || yellow
|-
|| 12 || light blue
|-
|| 13 || magenta
|-
|| 14 || orange
|-
|| 15 || white
|}

=== Item ===
{{IN|Java}}, banner items use the following data values:
{| class="wikitable"
! DV !! Banner color
|-
|| 15 || black
|-
|| 14 || red
|-
|| 13 || green
|-
|| 12 || brown
|-
|| 11 || blue
|-
|| 10 || purple
|-
|| 9 || cyan
|-
|| 8 || light gray
|-
|| 7 || gray
|-
|| 6 || pink
|-
|| 5 || lime
|-
|| 4 || yellow
|-
|| 3 || light blue
|-
|| 2 || magenta
|-
|| 1 || orange
|-
|| 0 || white
|}

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

=== Block data ===

A banner has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block. 

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format]].

{{el|java}}:
{{see also|Block entity format}}
{{/BE}}

=== Item data ===

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Player.dat format}}
Banners, as items, use an NBT tag <code>BlockEntityTag</code> to indicate the patterns and details when it is placed.

<div class="treeview" style="margin-top: 0;">
* {{nbt|compound|Item}}: The item
** {{nbt|compound|tag}}: Additional information about the item. This tag is optional for most items.
*** {{nbt|compound|BlockEntityTag}}: The details of the shulker box.
**** All block data, except tags common to all block entities.
</div>

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Item format]].

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Fruit on the Loom}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Voluntary Exile}}

== History ==
{{info needed section|The Nether Update}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.8|snap=July 21, 2014|slink=https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/491238882789572608|[[Jeb]] posted a picture of banners, and stated that he is working on them.}}
{{History|||snap=14w30a|[[File:White Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Light Gray Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Gray Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Black Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Brown Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Red Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Orange Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Yellow Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Lime Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Green Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Cyan Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Light Blue Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Blue Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Purple Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Magenta Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Pink Banner Revision 1.png|22px]] Added banners.}}
{{History|||snap=14w30c|Added four additional patterns: Cross (+), Border, Curly Border and Thing (Mojang logo).}}
{{History|||snap=14w31a|Added two additional patterns: Inverted Halves and Base Gradient.
|The banner pattern terminology has been changed based on vexillology advice [[Jeb]] received from [http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/2bkxej/i_made_a_huge_mistake_banners/ his Reddit post].
|Banners can now be used as a [[fuel]] in [[furnace]]s.}}
{{History||1.8.8|snap=pre|The number of layers attainable by using [[commands]] is now limited to 16 per banner.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|[[File:End City Banner.png|17px]] Magenta banners with a black chevron and inverted chevron are now naturally generated on the outside walls of [[end city|end cities]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w33c|Banners can be used to apply patterns to [[shield]]s.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w33a|Banners now require a [[dye]] when applying a pattern that uses a non-dye [[item]], such as a [[mob head|creeper head]] or [[golden apple|enchanted golden apple]]. Previously, the lack of a dye would have applied the black variant of the pattern.}}
{{History|||snap=16w39a|Black and gray banners, and light gray banners with a white flower charge are now naturally generated in rooms of [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=January 24, 2017|slink={{tweet|jeb_|823817090511601664}}|[[Jeb]] tweets a screenshot of the changes to the banner color palette.}}
{{History|||snap=17w06a|[[File:White Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Light Gray Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Gray Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Black Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Brown Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Red Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Orange Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Yellow Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Lime Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Green Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Cyan Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Light Blue Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Blue Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Purple Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Magenta Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Pink Banner.png|17px]] Changed banners' [[tint]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=pre6|"Chief fess" and "base fess" banners are now just "chief" and "base" banners.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The colors for the <code>banner</code>, <code>wall_banner</code> and <code>standing_banner</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[block]]s' numeral IDs were 176 and 177, and the [[item]]'s 425.}}
{{History|||snap=18w10a|{{control|Using}} a [[map]] on a banner now mark the spot of the banner on the map.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[Loom]]s have been added to help the [[player]] edit banners more easily.
|All recipes for banner patterns have been removed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w45a|[[File:Ominous Banner Revision 1.png|17px]] Added [[illager patrol]]s, where the leader of an illager patrol carries an [[illager]] banner.}}
{{History|||snap=18w46a|[[File:Ominous Banner.png|17px]] The pattern of [[illager]] banner now has a black border.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Cartographer and shepherd [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] banners.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-Release 2|"Illager Banners" have been renamed to "Ominous Banners".}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w46a|The unused "base" pattern has been renamed to the "field" pattern and given proper translation strings (its ID is still "base").}}
{{History||1.19.3|snap=22w43a|The ominous banner is now available in the Creative inventory.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|[[File:White Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Light Gray Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Gray Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Black Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Brown Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Red Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Orange Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Yellow Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Lime Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Green Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Cyan Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Light Blue Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Blue Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Purple Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Magenta Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Pink Banner.png|17px]] Added banners.
|[[File:End City Banner.png|17px]] Magenta banners with a black chevron and inverted chevron are now naturally generated on the outside walls of [[end city|end cities]].
|Black and gray banners, and light gray banners with a white flower charge are now naturally generated in rooms of [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|The white banner can now be crafted from a colored banner and [[bleach]], which also removes all patterns, if used on a white banner.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[Loom]]s have been added to help the [[player]] edit banners more easily.
|Brown banners now generate in new [[savanna]] [[village]]s.
|Black banners now generate in [[pillager outpost]] watchtowers.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Gray banners now generate in pillager outpost watchtowers, instead of black banners.
|[[File:Ominous Banner BE.png|17px]] Added [[illager captain]]s, which drop an [[illager]] banner upon [[death]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.3|Illager banners now generate in [[pillager outpost]] watchtowers, instead of gray banners.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Banners can now be [[trading|bought]] from cartographer and shepherd [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.20|Banners can now be used to customise [[shield]]s.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|switch=1.0.1|[[File:White Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Light Gray Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Gray Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Black Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Brown Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Red Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Orange Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Yellow Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Lime Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Green Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Cyan Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Light Blue Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Blue Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Purple Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Magenta Banner Revision 1.png|22px]][[File:Pink Banner Revision 1.png|22px]] Added banners.}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|switch=1.0.1|[[File:End City Banner.png|17px]] Magenta banners with a black chevron and inverted chevron are now naturally generated on the outside walls of [[end city|end cities]].}}
{{History||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps=1.49|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|[[File:White Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Light Gray Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Gray Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Black Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Brown Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Red Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Orange Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Yellow Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Lime Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Green Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Cyan Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Light Blue Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Blue Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Purple Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Magenta Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Pink Banner.png|17px]] Changed banners' [[tint]]s.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[Loom]]s have been added to help the [[player]] edit banners more easily.}}
{{History||ps=1.91|[[File:Ominous Banner BE.png|17px]] Added [[illager]] banners, which generate with [[pillager outpost]]s and are [[drops|dropped]] by [[illager captain]]s upon [[death]].}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* With 16 blank banners, 38 patterns of 16 colors each (608 uniquely-colored patterns), and 0 to 6 patterns per banner, the number of uniquely crafted banners is 16 × (608<sup>0</sup> + 608<sup>1</sup> + 608<sup>2</sup> + 608<sup>3</sup> + 608<sup>4</sup> + 608<sup>5</sup> + 608<sup>6</sup>) ≈ 809 quadrillion - 809 with 15 zeros (809,573,616,779,945,488). The number of visually distinct banners is smaller, because one or more patterns may completely cover other patterns, or the entire banner, or be duplicated due to the symmetric set of patterns (e.g. field or (yellow) + per pale azure (blue) = field azure + per pale or inverted).
** Not 38 patterns are available on BE, but 40 patterns of 16 colors each (640 uniquely-colored patterns), so the number is even greater. 16 × (640<sup>0</sup> + 640<sup>1</sup> + 640<sup>2</sup> + 640<sup>3</sup> + 640<sup>4</sup> + 640<sup>5</sup> + 640<sup>6</sup>) ≈ 1 quintillion - 1 with 18 zeros (1,101,232,303,249,827,856). This increases the number by almost 1.4 times, or almost 292 quadrillion, despite the addition of only 2 patterns.
* If a banner has over 6 patterns, only the six bottom-most patterns are displayed when hovered over in the [[inventory]].
* The Mojang logo is called "Thing" in-game, which could be considered an alternate translation for [[wiktionary:mojäng|mojäng]]. If [[wikipedia:Google Translate|Google Translate]] is used, it translates to "thingys" or "contraption".
** In the Swedish translation of the game, this pattern is, in fact, called ''mojäng''.
* [[List of block textures#Banner Textures|Banner textures]] are located in \assets\minecraft\textures\entity\banner.
** There are 40 monochrome textures, each containing all 6 sides of the banner.
** The texture of the back side is the mirrored texture of the front side.
** Compared to the texture files, textures' colors are inverted in-game due to them acting as masks for the re-colored base texture, base.png. That means white is visible, while black is transparent.
* Banners that have the purple NBT+ line in the bottom (obtained by holding Ctrl and middle-clicking the banner, which also copies the NBT [[tag]] of anything that the player points their crosshair to) actually have no difference with the base banner obtained by middle click.
*The Illager Banner in Bedrock Edition is available as a separate item but is just a second variant of the white banner.
**Standard variant of white banner is set to type 0.
**Illager variant is set to type 1.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Banners Jeb.png|The first image of banners, as tweeted by Jens Bergensten.
Iceland and Norway Flags.png|Another banner image from Jeb.
Searge Banners.png|Several banners made by Searge.
The Bountiful Update.png|Banners in the official 1.8 poster.
BannersBeforeAndAfter.png|An image, tweeted by Jeb, showcasing the changes he made to the banner color palette in the 1.12 update.
Gradients Overlay.png|The result of using gradient different numbers of times, each time increasing the level of gradient by 1.
All positions and rotations of a banner.png|All positions and rotations of a banner
Item Frame with Banner.png|A banner with the [[Mojang]] logo in an [[item frame]].
EndCityBanners.png|Banners floating outside of an [[End city]] tower.
Woodland mansion 1x2 d1.png|Banners hanging above the doorway of a [[woodland mansion]] master bedroom.
Replaceitembanner.png|Banner put in the helmet slot by using the command {{cmd|replaceitem}}{{Only|BE}} or {{cmd|item replace}}{{Only|JE}}.
Better Together Banners.jpg|Banners in ''Bedrock Edition''.
Better Together Banner Crafting 1.jpg|A banner in the hand.
Better Together Banner Crafting 2.jpg|A banner in the inventory.
Better Together Banner Crafting 3.jpg|A banner in the crafting grid.
Better Together Banner Crafting 4.jpg|A banner being given a pattern.
</gallery>

=== Renders ===
<gallery>
Ominous Banner.gif
White Banner.gif
Light Gray Banner.gif
Gray Banner.gif
Black Banner.gif
Brown Banner.gif
Red Banner.gif
Orange Banner.gif
Yellow Banner.gif
Lime Banner.gif
Green Banner.gif
Cyan Banner.gif
Light Blue Banner.gif
Blue Banner.gif
Purple Banner.gif
Magenta Banner.gif
Pink Banner.gif
Ominous Wall Banner.png| 
White Wall Banner.png| 
Light Gray Wall Banner.png| 
Gray Wall Banner.png| 
Black Wall Banner.png| 
Brown Wall Banner.png| 
Red Wall Banner.png| 
Orange Wall Banner.png| 
Yellow Wall Banner.png| 
Lime Wall Banner.png| 
Green Wall Banner.png| 
Cyan Wall Banner.png| 
Light Blue Wall Banner.png| 
Blue Wall Banner.png| 
Purple Wall Banner.png| 
Magenta Wall Banner.png| 
Pink Wall Banner.png
</gallery>

<gallery>
File:Ominous Banner.gif|Ominous banner pattern in Java Edition.
File:Ominous Banner BE.gif|Illager banner pattern in Bedrock Edition.
File:Ominous Banner Revision 1.gif|Old Ominous banner pattern.
File:Ominous Banner washing.gif|Washing with cauldron shows how to apply the ominous banner pattern.
</gallery>

=== [[Lego Minecraft]] Banners ===
<gallery>
File:Lego Red Creeper Banner Collage.jpg|Lego banners from 21127 and 21131
File:Lego Melon Banner.png|Lego banner from 21138
File:Lego Fish Banner.png|Lego banner from 21142
File:Lego Beetroot Banner.png|Lego banner from 21144
File:Lego Wheat Banner.png|Another lego banner from 21144
File:Lego Carrot Banner.png|A third lego banner from 21144
File:Lego Crossbones Banner.png|Lego banner from 21152
File:Lego Green Creeper Banner Collage.jpg|Lego banners from 21155
File:Lego Ominous Banner.png|Lego ominous banner from 21160
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Blocks|Utility}}
{{Items}}

[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]
[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]
[[Category:Block entities]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]

[[cs:Prapor]]
[[de:Banner]]
[[es:Estandarte]]
[[fr:Bannière]]
[[ja:旗]]
[[ko:현수막]]
[[nl:Banier]]
[[pl:Sztandar]]
[[pt:Estandarte]]
[[ru:Флаг]]
[[uk:Стяг]]
[[zh:旗帜]]</li><li>[[Map|Map]]<br/>{{about|the craftable map|maps showing the locations of certain structures|Explorer Map|other uses|Map (disambiguation)}}
{{distinguish|World}}
{{Item
| image = Map Zoom 4.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

A '''map''' is an [[item]] used to view explored [[Chunk|terrain]] and mark landmarks.

==Obtaining==
===Crafting===
{{crafting
|head=1
|showname=0
|showdescription=1
|A1= Paper
|B1= Paper
|C1= Paper
|A2= Paper
|B2= Compass
|C2= Paper
|A3= Paper
|B3= Paper
|C3= Paper
|Output= Empty Map
|type= Miscellaneous
|description=This variation is called an "empty locator map" {{in|bedrock}}, or an "empty map" {{in|java}}.

When the player first creates a map, it is blank. It needs to be activated by holding it and pressing ''{{Control|use item}}''. after which it records terrain and location markers as the player travels within (or close to) the area it maps.
}}
{{crafting
|A1= Paper
|B1= Paper
|C1= Paper
|A2= Paper
|B2= Paper
|C2= Paper
|A3= Paper
|B3= Paper
|C3= Paper
|Output= Empty Map
|type= Miscellaneous
|description={{only|bedrock}}

This variation is called an "empty map". It does not show location markers. It is intended for cloning and zooming locator maps without having to consume an additional [[compass]] (thereby saving [[iron ingot]]s and [[redstone dust]]), but it can also be {{Control|use|text=activated}} and later converted to a locator map by combining it with a compass on an [[anvil]], [[crafting table]], or [[cartography table]].
|foot=1
}}

=== Natural generation ===
==== Chest loot ====
{{LootChestItem|empty-map,map 
}}

=== Cartography table ===
A map can also be created using a single paper on a [[cartography table]] to create an empty map, or a paper with a compass for an empty locator map.{{only|bedrock}}

=== Starting map ===
{{exclusive|bedrock|section=1}}
When creating a new world {{in|bedrock}}, the player can enable the "Starting Map" option to spawn with an empty locator map in the hotbar. The map's zoom scale is 1:8. The map is updated only while the player holds it.

=== Trading ===
Novice-level cartographer [[Villager|villagers]] sell a single empty map for 7 [[Emerald|emeralds]] as their trades.

{{IN|java}}, cartographer villagers may give players with the [[Hero of the Village]] effect an empty map.

== Usage ==
{{See also|Tutorials/Mapping}}

=== Mapping ===

Crafting a map creates an empty map. The map is drawn for the first time when it is held and used (with ''{{control|use item}}''). This map can then be adjusted to different zoom levels. After conversion to a drawn map item, it starts to draw a top-down view of the player's surroundings, with North pointing to the top of the map. A pointed oval pointer indicates the player's position on the map, and moves in real-time as the player moves across the terrain shown on the map. The map does ''not'' center on the player when created, rather, the world is broken up into large invisible grid squares, and the map displays the area of whichever grid square it is in when it is first used. For example, if a player uses a new map in a certain grid square, and then moves a distance away and uses another fresh map but is still within the same grid square, both maps appear identical. To make a map that is not identical to the first one, the player would have to move outside of the edges of the first map (because then they would be in a new grid square). This way, no two maps of the same size can ever partially overlap and every map can display only a fixed area.

To record the world on a map, that specific map must be held in the player's hands while the player moves around the world. The world is recorded as-is during exploration, meaning that if the world is modified, a player must revisit the area while holding the map to update the map's view. Maps can also be [[Map#Cloning|cloned]]. If a player holds a map whose clone is on display in an item frame, then that map updates while holding its clone. 

Other players are displayed on the map only if they have a map in their inventory cloned from the one being looked at. When placing a map into an [[item frame]], the map displays with a green pointer shown at the location of the item frame. This is to help the player see where they are in relation to the area that the map is showing. If the player leaves a map in an item frame and views a clone of it, the green pointer remains in the spot of the framed copy. This can be used to set up waypoints. Unexplored areas are transparent, making the item frame visible.

When the player leaves the area shown on a specific map, the player pointer transforms into a white dot on that map. The marker shrinks to a smaller white dot if the player is far from the map's center: the area is 320 by 320 blocks per scale factor. The dot moves along the edge of the map to show the relative location of the player. However {{in|bedrock}}, the pointer remains as an arrow but shrinks until the player is near the area shown on the map.

While maps in [[the Nether]] work, they show only the red-and-gray pattern, regardless of the blocks placed. The only useful function is finding where the player is in relation to placed framed maps, which show as green pointers.  Additionally, the player pointer rapidly spins and is not a good indicator of direction. Placing a [[banner]] in [[the Nether]] still shows it on the map as usual.  Having a smaller map image while riding a [[strider]] in the Nether can help one to see one's footing while traveling over [[lava]].

{{IN|java}}, when using a map from another dimension, the map shows the player's position and direction when they were last in the dimension of the map. {{IN|bedrock}}, however, the player can use maps from one dimension while in another dimension. For locator maps, the place marker changes color depending on the dimension that the player is currently in (white for the Overworld, red for [[the Nether]], and magenta for [[the End]]). An Overworld map in the Nether shows the player's corresponding location and direction in the Overworld.<ref name=multiverse>{{ytl|EpP1diZdEdI}}</ref> Similarly, a Nether Map in the Overworld shows the player's corresponding location in the Overworld, but the place marker spins, just like a Nether map in the Nether. An Overworld map in the End shows the world spawn.<ref name=multiverse/> A Nether map cannot be used in the End — the map appears, but the place marker is not shown anywhere — and similarly, an End map cannot be used in the Overworld or the Nether.

A player can make a large piece of pixel art (128×128) facing upward, center a map on it, and place that map in an [[item frame]] to create a custom picture. Locking is recommended. See [[Map item format#Map Pixel Art]] for details on the techniques.

Maps display as a mini-map when held in the off-hand, or if the off-hand slot is occupied; the map is full-sized only when held in the dominant hand with both hands free.

=== Map content ===
{{Main|Map item format}}

Maps consist of square pixels arranged like pixels in a 128×128 square pattern, with each pixel representing a square portion of land. {{IN|java}}, the [[Map item format#Color table|color of a map pixel]] generally matches the color of the most common [[opaque]] block in the corresponding area, as seen from the sky. 'Minority blocks' in the target area have no effect on the color of the pixel, thus small features tend to be undetectable on zoomed-out maps.

{{IN|bedrock}}, the [[Map item format#Color table|color of a map pixel]] instead matches the single top-most opaque block in a grid sized by the map magnification pixel size (see the table in the "Player marker and pointer" section below). For example, a 3/4 magnification map has a pixel size of 8x8 blocks; this means the map will read only the top-most opaque blocks at the 0,0 coordinate, the 8,0 coordinate, the 0,8 coordinate, etcetera, ignoring all other blocks in the area. This means that {{in|bedrock}}, map pixel art requires only one block per pixel regardless of map magnification.

{{IN|bedrock}}, grass, foliage and water colors that are biome-dependent are represented accurately on a map.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width: 300px;" | {{el|je}}
! style="width: 300px;" | {{el|be}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Map Zoom 4.png|alt=All banners marked on a map, alongside a named banner.|216px]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Map item BE.png|216px]]
|-
| Biome colors on ''Java Edition''.
| Biome colors on ''Bedrock Edition''.
|-
|}

Maps also show ground up to about 15 blocks below the surface of the water in oceans as slightly lighter blue, to show where the ground rises. This is not true with land above water. Higher elevations in the world mean lighter colors on the map. The map records the surface even as the player moves below the surface.

A standard map represents 128x128 blocks (1 block per pixel, 8x8 [[chunks]]) but maps can be zoomed-out to represent up to 2048x2048 blocks (16 square blocks per pixel, 128x128 [[chunks]]).

Some relevant distances: 64 blocks (4 chunks) is the update radius from a player in the Overworld and the End. However, it is half this (32 blocks) in the Nether. Also, 1024 blocks is the minimum Overworld distance from a [[nether portal]], at which players can build another portal and expect to reach a new location in the Nether. This is the distance across a 1:8 map, and also from a 1:16 map's center to its edge.

=== Player marker and pointer ===
{{IN|java}}, every map contains a marker that marks the position of the player, and points in the same direction as the player. When a player moves out of a map, a big white dot appears and moves relative to the player's position. The pointer either disappears when the player moves away a certain distance from the border of the map or, in case of [[explorer map]]s, the big white dot changes to a smaller white dot. The distance required for the small white dot to appear(explorer maps) or for the big dot to vanish (normal maps) changes with the scaling of the map.
* '''Level 0/4 :''' 128×128 blocks (each map pixel represents 1 block)
* '''Level 1/4 :''' 256×256 blocks (2×2 blocks per map pixel)
* '''Level 2/4 :''' 512×512 blocks (4×4 blocks per map pixel)
* '''Level 3/4 :''' 1024×1024 blocks (8×8 blocks per map pixel)
* '''Level 4/4 :'''  2048×2048 blocks  (16×16 blocks per map pixel)
{{IN|bedrock}}, a map can be crafted with or without this marker, and a map without a position marker can add one later by adding a compass to the map.  When a map is crafted without a compass, it's simply called an "empty map", but when crafted with a compass, it's called an "empty locator map". The marker also turns red if the player enters the Nether with an Overworld map and shows the player's Overworld location relative to the Nether location. A map created in the End has a purple marker showing the player's location. If an Overworld map is used in the End, a magenta dot appears on the player's spawn point.{{/BE|position}}
{{crafting
|name=Map<br>(with marker)
|ingredients=[[Map]] or Empty Map +<br>[[Compass]]
|showdescription=1
|Map (no markers);Empty Map 
|Compass
|Output= Locator Map;Empty Locator Map
|type= Miscellaneous
|description={{el|be}} only.
Maps crafted from only paper do not show the location marker; to add it, a compass must be added to the map.
|foot=1
}}

{{IN|bedrock}}, a cartography table can also be used to add a pointer to create a locator map or empty locator map. This can be done by adding a compass to paper, or to an empty map or map.

=== Zooming out ===
[[File:Cartography table UI zoom.png|thumb|300px|{{IN|java}}, cartography table's UI, showing the map is being zoomed out.]]

A [[cartography table]] can also be used to zoom out, taking only one piece of paper per zoom level.

A blank map can not be zoomed out. A map has to have something already marked on it for the zooming to be possible.

{{Crafting
  |A1= Paper |B1= Paper |C1= Paper
  |A2= Paper |B2= Map;Locator Map   |C2= Paper
  |A3= Paper |B3= Paper |C3= Paper
  |Output= Map;Locator Map
  |showdescription=1
  |description=Locator Map {{el|be}} only.
}}
{{/BE|zoom}}

==== Zoom details ====
The zooming function starts from when the map is created (zoom level 0) up to its fourth zoom step (zoom level 4).

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" data-description="Zoom levels"
! colspan="2" | 
! Zoom step 0  
! Zoom step 1  
! Zoom step 2  
! Zoom step 3  
! Zoom step 4
|-
! colspan="2" |
| [[File:Map Zoom 0.png|116px|Zoom step 0, 1:1]]
| [[File:Map Zoom 1.png|116px|Zoom step 1, 1:2]]
| [[File:Map Zoom 2.png|116px|Zoom step 2, 1:4]]
| [[File:Map Zoom 3.png|116px|Zoom step 3, 1:8]]
| [[File:Map Zoom 4.png|116px|Zoom step 4, 1:16]]
|-
! colspan="2" | Zoom level
| 0/4
| 1/4
| 2/4
| 3/4
| 4/4
|-
! colspan="2" | 1 map pixel represents
| 1 block
| 2×2 blocks
| 4×4 blocks
| 8×8 blocks
| 16×16 blocks<br>(1×1 chunk)
|-
! colspan="2" | Scaling ratio
| 1:1
| 1:2
| 1:4
| 1:8
| 1:16
|-
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Map covers an area of
| 128×128 blocks
| 256×256 blocks
| 512×512 blocks
| 1024×1024 blocks
| 2048×2048 blocks
|-
| 8×8 chunks
| 16×16 chunks
| 32×32 chunks
| 64×64 chunks
| 128×128 chunks
|-
! colspan="2" | Smallest discernible features
| Blocks
| Trees, Paths
| Lakes, Buildings
| Mountains, Rivers
| Biomes, Mountain Ranges
|-
! colspan="2" | Use cases
| Pixel art, Base plans
| Base surroundings
| Structure mapping
| Landscape mapping
| Biome mapping
|-
! rowspan="2" | Total paper needed to zoom out from Level 0
! in anvil{{only|bedrock|short=1}} or crafting table
| -
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 8
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 16
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 24
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 32
|-
! in cartography table
| -
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 1
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 2
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 3
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 4
|}

Maps are always aligned to a grid at all zoom levels. That means zooming out any different map in a specific area covered by that map always has the same center. As such, maps are aligned by map width (1024 blocks for a level 3 maps) minus 64. A level 3 map generated at spawn covers X and Z coordinates from -64 to 959. All maps generated in this area zoom out to the same coordinates, guaranteeing that they are always 'aligned' on a map wall. For a zoomed-out map to cover a new area, it must start with a base (level 0) map that is in that area.

At zoom level 0, a map created on the point (0,0) has (0,0) at the center of the map. At higher zoom levels of the same map, the coordinate (0,0) is in the top left square of the map.

{{IN|java}}, zoom level can be seen on a map by turning on Advanced Tooltips (a [[Debug screen#More debug keys|debug screen]] option that can be toggled by using the key combination {{key|F3+H}}). The tooltip of the map then shows the zoom level, scaling factors, and map ID.

=== Cloning ===
[[File:Cartography table UI clone.png|thumb|300px|{{IN|Java}}, cartography table's UI, showing the map is being cloned.]]

A mix of empty maps and empty locator maps may be used. Whether the cloned maps show position markers is dependent only on the input map.

A [[cartography table]] can also be used to clone a map.

The parts of the world that have already been explored and mapped are copied, and newly explored areas appear on both instances. If one of the maps is later zoomed out, then the maps lose their connection to each other and function as completely separate maps that have to be individually filled by exploring.

In Creative mode, a map in an item frame may be cloned by using {{control|pick block}} on it, as long as that map is not also in the player's inventory.

It doesn't matter if the map to be cloned is at a higher zoom level (made of more paper) than the blank map. Upon copying the map, both resulting maps have the same magnification as the starting map.

{{/BE|clone}}

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage|Map, Empty Map}}

=== Marking points ===
{{IN|java}} the player has the ability to mark spots on a map. To do this, {{control|use}} a map on a placed-down [[banner]], and the spot of the banner gets marked on the map. The mark takes the color of whatever the base color is for the banner, and if the banner has a name, the mark shows that name. Banner marks on a map are always oriented with their top facing north, regardless of the banner's actual orientation. If the banner is destroyed, the mark of the banner remains at first, but if the player gets closer to where the banner previously was, it disappears as the area is updated on the map.

If a map is mounted on an item frame and is within the area it depicts, the mounted map displays its current location with a green indicator rotated to match its orientation.

[[File:Map Marker Bedrock on Item frame.png|thumb|181x181px|{{IN|bedrock}} this is what a map lying on an item frame looks like, while showing markers.]]
{{IN|bedrock}} the player can place copies of locator maps in [[item frame]]s in order to create a land mark. The marker is a green dot that resembles the shape of the player's marker, but in green color. The position the marker points at depends on the direction the item frame is facing. It is worth noting that the markers work only on copies of the same map. Other maps of the same area do not show the existing markers that the player(s) had placed.

If a player has a cloned map in their inventory, their pointer appears white when viewed on the same map held by another player. Hence, if all players have the same cloned map in their inventory, all markers would appear white when the clone map is viewed. 

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width: 300px;" | {{el|je}}
! style="width: 300px;" | {{el|be}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Banner marked map.png|alt=All banners marked on a map, alongside a named banner.|216px]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Tracking map with markers bedrock.png|216px]]
|-
| How every banner appears {{IN|java}} on a map, including named banners.
| {{IN|bedrock}} this is how a locator map shows map markers while held by a player.
|-
|}

===Locking===
[[File:Cartography table UI lock.png|thumb|300px|{{IN|Java}}, cartography table's UI, showing the map is being locked.]]

Maps can be locked when using a [[glass pane]] in a [[cartography table]]. This creates a new map containing the same data and locks it. All copies of this new map are also locked. A locked map never changes, even when the depicted terrain changes. {{IN|Be}}, locked maps have a unique texture.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Condition
! style="width: 200px;" | Newly created map
! style="width: 200px;" | Map after terrain alteration
|-
! Unlocked map
| [[File:Map Zoom 0.png|174px]] || [[File:Unlocked Map.png|174px]]
|-
! Locked map
| [[File:Map Zoom 0.png|174px]] || [[File:Map Zoom 0.png|174px]]
|-
|}

{{-}}

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Drawmap1.ogg
|sound2=Drawmap2.ogg
|sound3=Drawmap3.ogg
|subtitle=Map drawn
|source=player
|description=When a map is drawn
|id=ui.cartography_table.take_result
|translationkey=subtitles.ui.cartography_table.take_result
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Map drawn
|source=block
|description=When a map is edited using a cartography table
|id=ui.cartography_table.take_result
|translationkey=subtitles.ui.cartography_table.take_result
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|rowspan=2
|sound=Drawmap1.ogg
|sound2=Drawmap2.ogg
|sound3=Drawmap3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a map is drawn<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.20.20}}
|id=ui.cartography_table.take_result|idnote={{Verify|Could be block.cartography_table.use}}
|volume=0.8
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|source=block
|description=When a map is edited using a cartography table
|id=ui.cartography_table.take_result
|volume=0.8
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Empty Map
|spritetype=item
|nameid=map
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Map
|spritetype=item
|nameid=filled_map
|form=item
|translationkey=item.minecraft.filled_map, filled_map.buried_treasure, filled_map.explorer_jungle{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.explorer_swamp{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.mansion, filled_map.monument, filled_map.unknown, filled_map.village_desert{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.village_plains{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.village_savanna{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.village_snowy{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.village_taiga{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Empty Map
|spritetype=item
|nameid=empty_map
|aliasid=emptymap
|id=515
|form=item
|translationkey=item.emptyMap.name, item.emptyLocatorMap.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Map
|spritetype=item
|spritename=map-be
|nameid=filled_map
|aliasid=map
|id=420
|form=item
|translationkey=item.map.name, item.map.exploration.mansion.name, item.map.exploration.monument.name, item.map.exploration.treasure.name
|foot=1}}

=== Metadata ===
{{see also|Bedrock Edition data values}}
{{IN|bedrock}}, maps use the following data values:

{{/DV}}

=== Item data ===
{{el|java}}:
{{main|Player.dat format}}
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|tag}}: The item's '''tag''' tag.
{{:Player.dat_format/Maps}}
</div>

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Item format]].

=== Map icons ===
{{see also|Player.dat format|Map item format|map_icons.png}}
Map icons are 8×8 in ''Java Edition'', but 16×16 in Bedrock Edition. As such, there are minor misalignment issues in ''Java Edition''.<ref>{{bug|MC-214649|||WF}}</ref>
[[File:Map icons.png|thumb|128px|Map icons texture {{in|Java}}]]
[[File:Map icons BE.png|thumb|128px|Map icons texture {{in|Bedrock}}]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Java ID !! Bedrock ID !! Text ID !! Appearance !! Purpose !! Shown in item frames?
|-
| 0 ||  ||<code>player</code> || [[File:Player (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Player (texture) BE2.png|16px]] White marker || Players (on map) || No
|-
| 1 || 1 ||<code>frame</code> || [[File:Green Marker (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Green Marker (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Green marker || The current map in an item frame || Yes
|-
| 2 ||  ||<code>red_marker</code> || [[File:Red Marker (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Red Marker (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Red marker || Position converted to Overworld when opening Overworld map in the Nether{{Only|bedrock}} || No
|-
| 3 ||  ||<code>blue_marker</code> || [[File:Blue Marker (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Blue Marker (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Blue marker || Other players || No
|-
| 4 ||  ||<code>target_x</code> || [[File:Target X (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] White X || Unused || Yes
|-
| 5 ||5
|<code>target_point</code> || [[File:Target Point (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Target Point (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Red triangle || Unused || Yes
|-
| 6 || 6 ||<code>player_off_map</code> || [[File:Player Off Map (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] Large white dot || Players off map, nearby{{only|java}} || No
|-
| 7 || 13 ||<code>player_off_limits</code> || [[File:Player Off Limits (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Player Off Limits (texture) BE.png|16px]] Small white dot || Players off map, far away{{only|java}} || No
|-
| 8 ||14
|<code>mansion</code> || [[File:Mansion (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Mansion (Texture) BE2.png|frameless|16x16px]] Woodland mansion || Woodland mansion || Yes
|-
| 9 || 15 ||<code>monument</code> || [[File:Monument (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Monument Texture BE2.png|frameless|16x16px]] Ocean monument || Ocean monument || Yes
|-
| 10 - 25 ||  ||<code>{{tooltip|banner_*|banner_white, banner_orange, banner_magenta, banner_light_blue, banner_yellow, banner_lime, banner_pink, banner_gray, banner_light_gray, banner_cyan, banner_purple, banner_blue, banner_brown, banner_green, banner_red, banner_black}}</code> || [[File:Banner White (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Light Gray (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Gray (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Black (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Brown (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Red (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Orange (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Yellow (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Lime (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Green (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Cyan (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Light Blue (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Blue (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Magenta (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Purple (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Pink (texture) JE1.png|16px]]<br>Banners in all 16 wool colors{{only|java}}|| Banner markers || Yes
|-
| 26 ||4
|<code>red_x</code> || [[File:Red X (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Target X (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Red X || Buried treasure || Yes
|-
| || 8 || || [[File:Magenta Marker (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Magenta marker
| Position converted to Overworld when opening Overworld map in the End{{Only|bedrock}} || No 
|-
| || 9 || || [[File:Orange Marker (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Orange marker{{more info}}
|Other players
|Yes
|-
| || 10 || || [[File:Yellow Marker (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Yellow marker
| Other players || No
|-
| || 11 || || [[File:Cyan Marker (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Cyan marker
| Other players || No
|- 
| -
|12
| || [[File:Green Point (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Green Triangle
| Other structure such as stronghold, fortress, end city, etc. when used as explorer map destination{{Only|bedrock}} || Yes
|}
It should be noted that even if the player used a NBT editor to add an additional icon on the map, ''Minecraft'' shows only the first one listed when the player loads up their world.

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Map Room}}

== History ==
{{see also|section=24|map_icons.png|Java Edition history of textures#Map icons}}
{{more images|section=24|{{bug|MC-72962}}}}
{{History||April 27, 2011|link=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4988431144/the-maps|[[Notch]] unveiled screenshots of the map.}}
{{History||April 28, 2011|link={{tweet|notch|63500114005721088}}|[[Notch]] said that he would try to make maps place-able on [[wall]]s.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.6|snap=Test Build 3|[[File:Map (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added maps.}}
{{History||1.6.6|The ability to auto-craft maps using shift-click has been disabled.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Maps can now be found in library chests in the brand-new [[stronghold]]s.
|Auto crafting maps has been restored. Map cloning, therefore, is unavailable for a period of time.}}
{{History||1.8.1|Maps now work both while walking and flying.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5|Prior to this update, the [[sun]] in ''[[Minecraft]]'' rose in the North, which threw off many [[player]]s and led to a common misconception that ''Minecraft'' maps/[[world]]s were oriented with East at the top. The sun now rises in the east and sets in the west, making navigation much more intuitive.
|Before the change in sun position, it was commonly said that ''Minecraft'' maps/worlds are oriented with East at the top; sunrise, by definition, occurs at the East, which means it is certainly true that the maps were oriented "East" since the Sun rose from the top (North). However, [[Jeb]] asserted (and [[Notch]] agreed) that the sun rose in the north.<ref>{{Tweet|jeb|87815841160237056}}</ref><ref>{{Tweet|notch|88155424880201728}}</ref> Most mods and map-making tools, however, used the terms East and North consistent with their actual definitions (e.g. a [[Programs and editors/Cartograph|Cartograph]]-generated map with North at the top is rotated 90 degrees from the in-game map).}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|[[File:Empty Map JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Crafting]] a map now creates an empty map. The map is drawn for the first time when it is held and right clicked, and is centered near the location of the [[player]] when clicked (not as before where it was centered on the location it was crafted.)
|Previously, in order to map a new area, the map had to be ''crafted'' in that area (rather than carrying a previously-crafted map to the new area). The point where a map is crafted becomes its permanent center, and could never be changed. 
|The pointer no longer disappears when leaving the map, but transforms into a white dot, indicating on what side of the map the player is located.
|Maps now align to a grid, making it easier to create adjacent maps.
|Maps can now be zoomed out (but not zoomed in).
|Maps can now be cloned and scaled.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34b|Maps now have a ''zoom level'', which was fixed at 1:8 prior to snapshot [[Java Edition 12w34a|12w34a]],<ref name="mapinfo">https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4988431144/the-maps</ref> but  now starts at 1:1 and can be increased up to 1:16 by re-crafting an existing map.
|Maps are no longer numbered on the top-left corner and is labeled through the tooltip.}}
{{History|||snap=12w36a|New maps are now crafted at a scale factor of 1:1. A zoomed in map can be zoomed out by re-crafting it with another 8 sheets of [[paper]] on a [[crafting table]]. Each time this is done, the scale increases - 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8, 1:16 with a map scale of 1:16 being the current maximum.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w38a|The map size has been increased when placed on a [[wall]] using the [[item frame]].
|More colors have been added to maps for different [[block]]s.<ref name="infodump2">https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.mojang.com/2013/10/minecraft-1-7-the-update-that-changed-the-world</ref>}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w31a|Zoomed maps now conform to an expanded grid based on their zoom level. Previously, careful considerations would need to be taken to creating a wall of adjoining maps.}}
{{History||1.8.1|snap=pre1|Some colors have been changed on maps to more accurately represent their respective [[block]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Maps now display as a mini-map when held in the off-hand, or if the off-hand slot is occupied; the (old) large version is visible only when held in the dominant hand with the secondary hand free.}}
{{History|||snap=15w34a|New maps can now be [[crafting|crafted]] at a scale factor of 1:4.
|A crafting recipe has been added for zooming in maps.}}
{{History|||snap=15w43a|The average yield of empty maps from [[stronghold]] library [[chest]]s has been doubled.}}
{{History|||snap=15w45a|New maps are once again [[crafting|crafted]] at a scale factor of 1:1, as they had been before snapshot [[15w34a]].
|The [[crafting]] recipe, that was introduced in 15w34a, for zooming in maps has been removed.}}
{{History|||snap=15w49a|Map making now uses armor equipping sounds.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Maps now work in [[the End]].
|Empty maps are now [[trading|sold]] by cartographer [[villager]]s as their tier 3 [[trading|trade]].
|Added [[explorer map]]s, sold by cartographers as their tier 4 trades.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w17a|Maps now have separate colors for colored [[terracotta]] blocks from other colored blocks.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[item]]s' numeral IDs were 358 and 395.
|Maps now use additional NBT to specify which map they contain. Prior to this version, they used the [[damage]] value instead.
|Map IDs are no longer limited to 32,768.}}
{{History|||snap=17w50a|Maps can now be placed on floor and ceiling [[item frame]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w10a|Spots on maps can now be marked using [[banner]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Empty maps can now generate in [[shipwreck]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=pre7|Maps have been changed slightly, in regard to which [[block]]s are shown and which blocks are not.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Empty Map JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Map (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of maps have been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Empty maps can now be found in chests in [[village]] cartographer houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w02a|Maps can now be cloned and zoomed out (extended) by using a [[cartography table]].
|Maps can now be locked by using a [[glass pane]] with a cartography table.
|The recipes for cloning and zooming out maps have been removed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w06a|Map making is now silent again.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Cartographer villagers now give empty maps to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w21a|Map making sounds are now the same as when using a cartography table.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Empty Map JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Map (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added maps.
|Maps are crafted using nine [[paper]], one for every slot of the [[crafting]] grid.
|Maps must be combined with a [[compass]] using an [[anvil]] in order to show the [[player]]'s position.
|Maps can be zoomed using an anvil.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|New maps are now [[crafting|crafted]] at full zoom.
|Empty maps now have a "Create Map" button to initialize them.}}
{{History|||snap=build 7|New maps are now crafted at a scale factor of 1:1.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=unknown|Maps can now be crafted either with 8 pieces of [[paper]] and a [[compass]] ''or'' 9 pieces of paper, to get a map with or without a position marker.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|Different colors have been added to maps for different [[biome]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=?|[[Windows 10 Edition]] can now use the [[anvil]] as well as the [[crafting table]] to clone, zoom and apply markers, just as [[Pocket Edition]] in general could.
|Maps can now be found inside [[stronghold]] library [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Empty maps with direction markers built-in are now called "locator maps".}}
{{History|||snap=alpha 1.1.0.3|"Locator maps" are now called "empty locator maps".
|Empty maps are now [[trading|sold]] by cartographer [[villager]]s for 7-11 [[emerald]]s as their tier 3 [[trading|trade]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Maps can now be found inside map room [[chest]]s in [[shipwreck]]s.}}
{{History||?|The texture of the filled map overlay has been changed.}}
{{History||?|Maps now function in dimensions other than the dimension in which they were created.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Maps can now be found in cartographer house [[chest]]s in [[village]]s.
|[[File:Empty Map JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of empty maps has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Empty maps can now be created from 1 [[paper]] in [[cartography table]]s.
|Maps can now be zoomed, cloned, renamed, and have pointers added in cartography tables.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Cartographer [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] empty map for an [[emerald]] as their first tier [[trading|trades]].
|Empty locator maps can now be [[trading|bought]] from cartographer villagers.}}
{{History||1.13.0|snap=beta 1.13.0.1|[[File:Map (item) BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Locked Map (item) BE2.png|32px]] Filled maps and locked maps now have unique inventory icons.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Trading has been changed, novice-level cartographer now sell an empty map for 7 emeralds. Cartographer villager no longer sell empty locator map.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of maps have been changed from <code>emptymap</code> to <code>empty_map</code> and <code>map</code> to <code>filled_map</code>.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Map (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added maps. 
|The [[player]] spawns with a free map. 
|Maps are available only as zoom step 3 maps centered at coordinates 0,0. Biome colors do not appear on maps.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=none|Larger sized worlds on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and Nintendo Switch have zoom step 3 maps aligned to a grid with maps centered at 0, 1024, or 2048 on the X or Z coordinates.}}
{{History||xbox=TU21|xbone=CU9|ps=1.14|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Empty Map JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Crafting]] a map now produces an empty map.}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|The outer end islands appear on different maps; even on Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Vita, and Wii U editions.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Empty Map JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Map (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of maps have been changed.}}
{{History||ps=1.91|Maps can now be created and used in [[cartography table]]s.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Use of the {{key|F1}} key can allow the player to hold a map without blocking their view at all.
* In ''Java Edition'', a map created using {{cmd|give}} can be any map by using the Map parameter to specify the map number desired. E.g. {{cmd|give [player] minecraft:filled_map{map:5}}} gives the specified player map_5. If no data value is supplied it defaults to map_0. If map_0 has not ever been crafted, it is centered on x=0, z=0.
* The maps are stored separately as their own data (<code>.dat</code>) file as <code>map_x.dat</code> with (x) being the map number, see [[map item format]] for more info. By manipulating this number, players can organize their maps to suit them, or if they accidentally create a map in the same location, they can delete their extra map so as to save the number they make.
* Certain programs can be used to make customized maps with images or text on them instead of actual maps, many people use these in adventure maps to show pictures or to tell a story.
* Since all copies of a map are links to the same file, copying an unfinished map keeps it synchronized with the copy as the player fills it in. Thus, a copy stored in a chest can act as a remote backup.
* A map that is in an item frame does not update itself until a player picks it up, lets it reload, and places it back again. However, if a player holds a clone of the map, both maps update.
* Filled maps are the only items that make 90 degree rotations in item frames, and also the only items that can expand the item frame into full block wide.
* On [[Legacy Console Edition]], the player always spawns with a map in their inventory after creating a world. This was later added to Bedrock Edition as an optional feature in the world creation menu.
* Maps on Legacy Console Edition always show the player's current coordinates, as a substitute for the optional [[Coordinates|coordinate display]] in other editions.
* A map cannot be created on [[New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]. Instead, the map is always displayed on the bottom screen along with the coordinates. Biome colors do not appear on maps.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
MapItem1.png|A fully zoomed map.
MapRotation.png|Having a map in hand does not stop the ability to see ahead.
MapItem3.png|A world being recorded onto a map.
Mcmap4.png|Nearly fully explored map.
Zoomed Map.png|A map edited to the scale of 1.
Sky Map.png|A map mapping the [[Sky Dimension]].
MapOfVillage.png|A village and how it is represented on a map.
Pumpkin map.png|A map containing a custom image made by placing a large number of blocks.
Complete Map.png|A completely explored map.
MapZooms.png|A diagram showing how maps zoomed out before [[Java Edition 1.8]]. Notice how the larger maps have borders made of half and quarter small maps.
Map18zooms.png|From 1.8, zoomed maps are aligned to this grid exactly.
Large Biome Map.png|A map of a [[Large Biomes]] world.
Map0140-0160.png|A comparison of maps between versions in Pocket Edition Alpha [[Pocket Edition Alpha 0.14.0|0.14.0]] and [[Pocket Edition Alpha 0.16.0|0.16.0]].
Mycelium Map.png|A map view of a mushroom biome, showing that mycelium appears purple on a map.
MiniMap.png|Maps held in the off-hand or in either hand while [[dual wielding]] appear as mini-maps.
Partly filled treasure map.png|Partly filled treasure map with an odd area at the bottom left. Normally a partly filled map would look striped (as in the top left), but this map seems to be bugged and is possibly showing caves, or something, in the bottom left.
Partly filled ocean explorer map.png|Partly filled ocean explorer map. Updating the game from an older version (in this case the area was first generated before 1.18) and buying a map after updating (in this case in 1.19.4) can result in the map displaying rivers and terrain where there is really a frozen sea.
Map Stained Glass 1.png|Stained glasses' appearances on maps before and after 1.13.
Map Stained Glass 2.png|Stained glasses' appearances on maps before and after 1.13.
Map Various Blocks 1.png|Various blocks' appearances on maps before and after 1.13.
Map Various Blocks 2.png|Various blocks' appearances on maps before and after 1.13.
Better Together Map.jpg|Holding a map in the offhand in ''Bedrock Edition''.
Better Together Map Icon.jpg|Holding a map in both hands in ''Bedrock Edition''.
</gallery>

=== The Nether ===
<gallery>
Nethermap.png|A map in [[the Nether]].
Maponnether.png|A map in the Nether; the arrow turns around itself, like in [[compass]].
</gallery>

=== The End ===
<gallery>
Jeb End Map.png|The first image of a map in [[the End]].
Endmap.png|A map in the End.
</gallery>

=== Maps in item frames ===
<gallery>
FramedMap.png|A map displayed on an item frame, as it looked before [[Java Edition 1.7.2]].
Structure Map Collection.png|Multiple maps in item frames. Notice a [[village]], two [[desert temple]]s and a lava lake.
Minecraft maps 3by3.png|A collection of 9 connected full maps.
Full Map.png|A combination of 25 maps pasted together as one map.
Map wall BE.png|A map wall on ''Bedrock Edition'', showing large areas of biome colors for each biome.
Map's in item frames.png|Maps can be placed into [[item frame]]s so they can be viewed together.
Comparing Maps.png|The comparison between 3 zooms of maps.
SuperflatMap.png|A map in a [[Superflat]] world, with some [[village]]s.
MapWallWithMarkers.png|A 3x3 map wall with banner markers.
HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA.png|He-Man map art.
Map Player Icons 1.png|First image of player icons on maps.
Map Player Icons 2.png|Second image of player icons on maps.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Explorer Map]]
* [[Clock]]
* [[Tutorials/Navigation|Navigation]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Items}}

[[cs:Mapa]]
[[de:Karte]]
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[[fr:Carte (objet)]]
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Added cocoa pods.

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Trivia

  • Cocoa plants have a different hitbox for each size, however the top is always .25 blocks below the top of the wood it's on.
  • If a Cocoa Pod grows while the player is standing next to it, the player will not be pushed out and can move through it.
  • Player-created Jungle Trees do not generate with Cocoa Beans on them.
  • Cocoa Pods do not drop more Cocoa Beans if a tool enchanted with Fortune is used to destroy them.
  • Water can break Cocoa Pods if the water flows onto them. This also happens when the jungle wood block that the pods are attached to is removed by any means, including pistons.
  • With the use of external mods to place a Cocoa pod with data values 12-15, you can create dragon egg textured cocoa plants. This is caused by the way Minecraft chooses textures based on metadata, and similar effects can be achieved with wheat, pumpkin and melon stems. This can not be done with the normal /give command. It is also disabled after Minecraft 1.5.

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