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Concrete powder is a gravity-affected block that is converted to concrete when touching water. It comes in the sixteen dye colors.

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

Concrete powder can be mined with any tool or by hand, but using a shovel is the quickest method.

Block Concrete Powder
Hardness 0.5
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 0.75
Wooden 0.4
Stone 0.2
Iron 0.15
Diamond 0.1
Netherite 0.1
Golden 0.1
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Crafting[]

The crafting recipe is shapeless; the order of ingredients does not matter.

Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Matching Dye +
Sand +
Gravel
Red sand cannot be used in place of sand.[1]
Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Bone Meal or
Lapis Lazuli or
Cocoa Beans or
Ink Sac +
Sand +
Gravel
[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]

Renewability[]

Concrete powder is renewable as all of its crafting ingredients are themselves renewable. However, sand is only renewably obtained through the wandering trader, which spawns infrequently and only allows a limited number of trades per spawn, making it impractical to obtain it (and by extension, concrete powder) through only renewable means, but sand can be produced by sand dupers.

Usage[]

ConcretePowderUsage

Normal sand falls through the water, while one of the pink concrete powder blocks solidifies immediately on contact with the water.

Concrete powder falls when there is a non-solid block beneath it.

Creating concrete[]

Main article: Concrete

If a concrete powder block comes into contact with water, it solidifies into a block of concrete. Specifically, the block has to be placed into, placed next to, or fall into flowing water, a water source block, or a waterlogged block. If placed next to a waterlogged block, it must be adjacent to the sides where water can flow out from, such as the open sides of stairs, but not the back side of stairs or any sides of waterlogged leaves. It does not solidify in midair falling past water. If it lands next to water, it solidifies only after a block update. Rain or splash water bottles also have no effect on concrete powder. Concrete powder in item form also does not become concrete. Concrete powder placed directly at water makes the placement sound of concrete.

Note Blocks[]

Concrete powder can be placed under note blocks to produce "snare drum" sound.

Sounds[]

Generic[]

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.sand1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.sand1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.sand0.230.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.sand0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.sand0.151.0
PlayersJumping from the blockjump.sand0.051.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damageland.sand0.141.0

Unique[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placed in waterblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816

Bedrock Edition: None [2]

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormTranslation key
White Concrete Powderwhite_concrete_powderBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.white_concrete_powder
Orange Concrete Powderorange_concrete_powderBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.orange_concrete_powder
Magenta Concrete Powdermagenta_concrete_powderBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.magenta_concrete_powder
Light Blue Concrete Powderlight_blue_concrete_powderBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.light_blue_concrete_powder
Yellow Concrete Powderyellow_concrete_powderBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.yellow_concrete_powder
Lime Concrete Powderlime_concrete_powderBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.lime_concrete_powder
Pink Concrete Powderpink_concrete_powderBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.pink_concrete_powder
Gray Concrete Powdergray_concrete_powderBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.gray_concrete_powder
Light Gray Concrete Powderlight_gray_concrete_powderBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.light_gray_concrete_powder
Cyan Concrete Powdercyan_concrete_powderBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.cyan_concrete_powder
Purple Concrete Powderpurple_concrete_powderBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.purple_concrete_powder
Blue Concrete Powderblue_concrete_powderBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.blue_concrete_powder
Brown Concrete Powderbrown_concrete_powderBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.brown_concrete_powder
Green Concrete Powdergreen_concrete_powderBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.green_concrete_powder
Red Concrete Powderred_concrete_powderBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.red_concrete_powder
Black Concrete Powderblack_concrete_powderBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.black_concrete_powder

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
White Concrete Powderwhite_concrete_powderconcrete_powder|concretepowder / 0237Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.concretePowder.white.name
Orange Concrete Powderorange_concrete_powderconcrete_powder|concretepowder / 1-709Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.concretePowder.orange.name
Magenta Concrete Powdermagenta_concrete_powderconcrete_powder|concretepowder / 2-710Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.concretePowder.magenta.name
Light Blue Concrete Powderlight_blue_concrete_powderconcrete_powder|concretepowder / 3-711Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.concretePowder.lightBlue.name
Yellow Concrete Powderyellow_concrete_powderconcrete_powder|concretepowder / 4-712Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.concretePowder.yellow.name
Lime Concrete Powderlime_concrete_powderconcrete_powder|concretepowder / 5-713Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.concretePowder.lime.name
Pink Concrete Powderpink_concrete_powderconcrete_powder|concretepowder / 6-714Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.concretePowder.pink.name
Gray Concrete Powdergray_concrete_powderconcrete_powder|concretepowder / 7-715Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.concretePowder.gray.name
Light Gray Concrete Powderlight_gray_concrete_powderconcrete_powder|concretepowder / 8-716Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.concretePowder.silver.name
Cyan Concrete Powdercyan_concrete_powderconcrete_powder|concretepowder / 9-717Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.concretePowder.cyan.name
Purple Concrete Powderpurple_concrete_powderconcrete_powder|concretepowder / 10-718Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.concretePowder.purple.name
Blue Concrete Powderblue_concrete_powderconcrete_powder|concretepowder / 11-719Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.concretePowder.blue.name
Brown Concrete Powderbrown_concrete_powderconcrete_powder|concretepowder / 12-720Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.concretePowder.brown.name
Green Concrete Powdergreen_concrete_powderconcrete_powder|concretepowder / 13-721Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.concretePowder.green.name
Red Concrete Powderred_concrete_powderconcrete_powder|concretepowder / 14-722Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.concretePowder.red.name
Black Concrete Powderblack_concrete_powderconcrete_powder|concretepowder / 15-723Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.concretePowder.black.name
  1. ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Available with /give command.
  3. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Falling block entity[]

Main article: Falling Block

  • Dynamic block entity data
      • Tags common to all entities
    •  BlockState: The falling block represented by this entity.
    •  CancelDrop: 1 or 0 (true/false). Whether the block will be cancelled from being placed when it lands on a solid block. When true, it also prevents the block from dropping as an item (regardless of what the DropItem tag is set to). However, if true and the falling block's Time tag goes to 0 before landing on a solid block, it will still destroy itself and drop itself as an item (or not, respective to what the DropItem tag is set to). CancelDrop defaults to false for summoned and naturally occurring falling blocks (except for Suspicious Blocks).
    •  DropItem: 1 or 0 (true/false) – true if the block should drop as an item when it breaks. Any block that does not have an item form with the same ID as the block does not drop even if this is set.
    •  FallHurtAmount: Multiplied by the FallDistance to calculate the amount of damage to inflict. By default this value is 2♥ for anvils, and 6♥♥♥ for pointed dripstone.
    •  FallHurtMax: The maximum hit points of damage to inflict on entities that intersect this falling block. For vanilla falling blocks, always 40♥ × 20.
    •  HurtEntities: 1 or 0 (true/false) – true if the block should hurt entities it falls on.
    •  TileEntityData: Optional. The tags of the block entity for this block.
    •  Time: The number of ticks the entity has existed. When Time goes above 600, or above 100 while the block is below Y=1 or is outside building height, the entity is deleted.

History[]

Java Edition
1.12February 02, 2017Jeb tweeted a video (archived) of a mysterious pink gravity-obeying block transforming into a solid gravity-defying block on contact with water.
Jeb later added that it is to come in 16 different colors.[3]
17w06aWhite Concrete Powder Light Gray Concrete Powder Gray Concrete Powder Black Concrete Powder Brown Concrete Powder Red Concrete Powder Orange Concrete Powder Yellow Concrete Powder Lime Concrete Powder Green Concrete Powder Cyan Concrete Powder Light Blue Concrete Powder Blue Concrete Powder Purple Concrete Powder Magenta Concrete Powder Pink Concrete Powder Added concrete powder.
pre1Concrete powder now converts to concrete when replacing a lava source.
1.1317w47aThe different block states for the concrete_powder ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
Lava now turns concrete powder into concrete when coming into contact with said block, instead of converting concrete powder only when it fell into the lava's source block.[4]
Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 252.
1.13.118w30aLava no longer converts concrete powder.
1.1620w07aAs piglins offer gravel in bartering, concrete powder has become a renewable resource.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0alpha 1.1.0.0White Concrete Powder Light Gray Concrete Powder Gray Concrete Powder Black Concrete Powder Brown Concrete Powder Red Concrete Powder Orange Concrete Powder Yellow Concrete Powder Lime Concrete Powder Green Concrete Powder Cyan Concrete Powder Light Blue Concrete Powder Blue Concrete Powder Purple Concrete Powder Magenta Concrete Powder Pink Concrete Powder Added concrete powder.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57As piglins offer gravel in bartering, concrete powder has become a renewable resource.
1.18.30beta 1.18.30.26concrete powder's ID is changed to concrete_powder.
Before this version, Its ID was concretepowder while its direct item form's ID was concrete_powder.
1.20.30beta 1.20.30.20The different block states for the concrete_powder ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
Legacy Console Edition
TU53CU43 1.49 Patch 231.0.3White Concrete Powder Light Gray Concrete Powder Gray Concrete Powder Black Concrete Powder Brown Concrete Powder Red Concrete Powder Orange Concrete Powder Yellow Concrete Powder Lime Concrete Powder Green Concrete Powder Cyan Concrete Powder Light Blue Concrete Powder Blue Concrete Powder Purple Concrete Powder Magenta Concrete Powder Pink Concrete Powder Added concrete powder.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.9.19White Concrete Powder Light Gray Concrete Powder Gray Concrete Powder Black Concrete Powder Brown Concrete Powder Red Concrete Powder Orange Concrete Powder Yellow Concrete Powder Lime Concrete Powder Green Concrete Powder Cyan Concrete Powder Light Blue Concrete Powder Blue Concrete Powder Purple Concrete Powder Magenta Concrete Powder Pink Concrete Powder Added concrete powder.

Gallery[]

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Concrete Powder" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

References[]

  1. MC-150278
  2. In Bedrock Edition, concrete powder uses its normal placing sound when placed in water/lava.
  3. https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/827078378444488705
  4. MC-118153
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