Coral fans are non-solid blocks that come in 5 variants: tube, brain, bubble, fire, and horn.
Dead coral fans are the dead variants of coral fans.
Obtaining[]
Breaking[]
Coral fans and their dead variants can be mined instantly but can be obtained only when mined with a Silk Touch enchanted tool. Breaking coral fans without Silk Touch destroys the coral fan.
Dead coral fans can only be obtained with a Silk Touch pickaxe.[1]
Natural generation[]
Coral fans and dead coral fans[Bedrock Edition only] naturally generate in coral reef structures.
Post-generation[]
Bone meal[]
When bone meal is used in warm ocean biomes, it has a chance of generating coral fans (this does not work in Bedrock Edition, due to MCPE-171383).
Dead coral fans[]
In order for coral fans to stay alive, they must be placed in water. In Java Edition, coral fans can also be placed outside of water as long as one of the blocks surrounding it contains water. If placed outside of water, they transform into their respective dead coral fan immediately[Bedrock Edition only] or after a few seconds[Java Edition only].
Wall Coral Fans[]
Wall coral fans cannot be obtained through vanilla means. In Java Edition, they are completely unobtainable, but in Bedrock Edition, they can be obtained through add-ons or inventory editing, though the item form is badly glitched to the point of being completely nameless.
Usage[]
Coral fans and dead coral fans can be used for building or as decoration blocks.
Placement[]
All coral fans (and their dead variants) can be placed on the four sides and the top surface of blocks; they cannot be placed on the bottom surface.
Pushing with pistons[]
Live coral fans cannot be pushed by pistons (attempting to do so results in the coral fan breaking). Dead coral fans can be pushed by pistons as long as they will still be "supported" in the new position (not floating).
Sounds[]
Normal (Alive)[]
Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 0.8 | 0.8 | 16 | |
Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 0.8 | 0.8 | 16 | |
Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
None[sound 1] | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
Blocks | When the block is placed | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
Players | Jumping from the block | jump | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
Players | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | 0.22 | 1.0 |
Dead[]
Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
None[sound 1] | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
Blocks | When the block is placed | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
Players | Jumping from the block | jump | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
Players | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | 0.22 | 1.0 |
Data values[]
ID[]
Name | Identifier | Form | Block tags | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tube Coral Fan | tube_coral_fan | Block & Item | corals underwater_bonemeals | block.minecraft.tube_coral_fan |
Brain Coral Fan | brain_coral_fan | Block & Item | corals underwater_bonemeals | block.minecraft.brain_coral_fan |
Bubble Coral Fan | bubble_coral_fan | Block & Item | corals underwater_bonemeals | block.minecraft.bubble_coral_fan |
Fire Coral Fan | fire_coral_fan | Block & Item | corals underwater_bonemeals | block.minecraft.fire_coral_fan |
Horn Coral Fan | horn_coral_fan | Block & Item | corals underwater_bonemeals | block.minecraft.horn_coral_fan |
Dead Tube Coral Fan | dead_tube_coral_fan | Block & Item | None | block.minecraft.dead_tube_coral_fan |
Dead Brain Coral Fan | dead_brain_coral_fan | Block & Item | None | block.minecraft.dead_brain_coral_fan |
Dead Bubble Coral Fan | dead_bubble_coral_fan | Block & Item | None | block.minecraft.dead_bubble_coral_fan |
Dead Fire Coral Fan | dead_fire_coral_fan | Block & Item | None | block.minecraft.dead_fire_coral_fan |
Dead Horn Coral Fan | dead_horn_coral_fan | Block & Item | None | block.minecraft.dead_horn_coral_fan |
Tube Coral Wall Fan | tube_coral_wall_fan | Block | underwater_bonemeals wall_corals | block.minecraft.tube_coral_wall_fan |
Brain Coral Wall Fan | brain_coral_wall_fan | Block | underwater_bonemeals wall_corals | block.minecraft.brain_coral_wall_fan |
Bubble Coral Wall Fan | bubble_coral_wall_fan | Block | underwater_bonemeals wall_corals | block.minecraft.bubble_coral_wall_fan |
Fire Coral Wall Fan | fire_coral_wall_fan | Block | underwater_bonemeals wall_corals | block.minecraft.fire_coral_wall_fan |
Horn Coral Wall Fan | horn_coral_wall_fan | Block | underwater_bonemeals wall_corals | block.minecraft.horn_coral_wall_fan |
Dead Tube Coral Wall Fan | dead_tube_coral_wall_fan | Block | None | block.minecraft.dead_tube_coral_wall_fan |
Dead Brain Coral Wall Fan | dead_brain_coral_wall_fan | Block | None | block.minecraft.dead_brain_coral_wall_fan |
Dead Bubble Coral Wall Fan | dead_bubble_coral_wall_fan | Block | None | block.minecraft.dead_bubble_coral_wall_fan |
Dead Fire Coral Wall Fan | dead_fire_coral_wall_fan | Block | None | block.minecraft.dead_fire_coral_wall_fan |
Dead Horn Coral Wall Fan | dead_horn_coral_wall_fan | Block | None | block.minecraft.dead_horn_coral_wall_fan |
Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coral Fan | coral_fan | 388 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile.coral_fan.blue_fan.name tile.coral_fan.pink_fan.name tile.coral_fan.purple_fan.name tile.coral_fan.red_fan.name tile.coral_fan.yellow_fan.name |
Dead Coral Fan | coral_fan_dead | 389 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile.coral_fan.blue_fan_dead.name tile.coral_fan.pink_fan_dead.name tile.coral_fan_dead.purple_fan_dead.name tile.coral_fan_dead.red_fan.name tile.coral_fan_dead.yellow_fan.name |
Coral Wall Fan (tube and brain) | coral_fan_hang | 390 | Block & Ungiveable Item[i 4] | Identical[i 3] | — |
Coral Wall Fan (bubble and fire) | coral_fan_hang2 | 391 | Block & Ungiveable Item[i 4] | Identical[i 3] | — |
Coral Wall Fan (horn) | coral_fan_hang3 | 392 | Block & Ungiveable Item[i 4] | Identical[i 3] | — |
Block state[]
Java Edition
Floor:
Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
---|---|---|---|
waterlogged | true | false true | Whether or not there's water in the same place as this coral fan. |
Wall:
Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
---|---|---|---|
facing | north | east north south west | The direction in which the coral fan juts out from the block it is attached to. For example, a coral fan facing north is attached to a block to its south. |
waterlogged | true | false true | Whether or not there's water in the same place as this coral fan. |
Bedrock Edition
Floor:
Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
coral_color | 0x1 0x2 0x4 | blue
| blue | 0 | Tube Coral Fan |
pink | 1 | Brain Coral Fan | |||
purple | 2 | Bubble Coral Fan | |||
red | 3 | Fire Coral Fan | |||
yellow | 4 | Horn Coral Fan | |||
coral_fan_direction | 0x8 | 0 | 0 1 | 0 1 | The direction the coral is facing. East-west or north-south. |
Wall:
Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
coral_hang_type_bit | 0x1 | false | false true | 0 1 | Which coral it is; depends on the ID. For hang false means tube and true means brain.For hang2 false means bubble and true means fire.For hang3 false mean horn. |
coral_direction | 0x4 0x8 | 0 | 0 1 2 3 | 0 1 2 3 | The direction the top of the fan is facing.
|
dead_bit | 0x2 | false | false true | 0 1 | Whether or not this coral is dead. |
History[]
For a more in-depth breakdown of changes to textures and models, including a set of renders for each state combination, see /Asset history
Java Edition Classic | |||||
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May 21, 2009 | Notch expresses interest in a suggestion regarding corals by user "solarblade". | ||||
Java Edition Alpha | |||||
June 28, 2010, | Notch mentioned on his blog: "I tried adding corals, but it's really hard to draw a single block that looks like corals since it's really more about crazy amounts of variation and diversity. But I do know that the corals will have tiny fish particles around them." | ||||
Java Edition | |||||
October 5, 2012 | Coral were jokingly teased in the fake snapshot 12marc40awesome, along with fish as mobs and "fish blocks". | ||||
1.13 | 18w11a | Added coral fans. | |||
Coral fans currently do not generate naturally. | |||||
18w14b | The textures of all coral fans, except fire coral fans, have been changed. | ||||
Blue, pink, purple, red, and yellow coral fans have been renamed to tube, brain, bubble, fire, and horn coral fans, respectively. | |||||
18w16a | Coral fans now generate naturally in coral reefs. | ||||
pre6 | 5 new sound events that apply to coral fans have been added: block.wet_grass.break , block.wet_grass.fall , block.wet_grass.hit , block.wet_grass.place , and block.wet_grass.step . | ||||
pre8 | Added dead coral fans. | ||||
Coral fans can now be placed on the tops of blocks. | |||||
pre10 | Coral fans and their dead variants now drop themselves when mined with Silk Touch. | ||||
1.13.1 | 18w32a | Bone meal used in the water of warm ocean biomes now has a chance of growing coral fans, making them renewable. | |||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.4.0 | beta 1.2.14.2 | Added coral fans. | |||
Added dead coral fans. | |||||
Coral fans can be placed on the ground. | |||||
beta 1.2.20.1 | The textures of coral fans have been changed. | ||||
The textures of dead coral fans have been changed. | |||||
The top textures of coral fans have been changed. | |||||
1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.51 | Coral fans and their dead variants now drop themselves when mined with Silk Touch. | |||
1.16.210 | beta 1.16.210.51 | Bone meal used in water now has a chance of growing coral fans. | |||
Legacy Console Edition | |||||
TU69 | 1.76 | Patch 38 | [verify] Added coral fans and dead coral fans | ||
Education Edition | |||||
1.4.0 | Added coral fans and dead coral fans. |
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Coral Fan" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery[]
Coral fans within a coral reef.