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Crafting Table
This article describes content that may be included in a future update. 
This content has appeared in development versions, but the full update containing it has not been released yet.

Coral fans are blocks that can only be placed underwater, on the 4 sides of blocks: north, south, west, east. They can also be placed on top of blocks.‌[Bedrock Edition only] Like coral blocks, they come in five variants.

Dead coral fans are variants of coral that comes in the same five variants as the other types.‌[Bedrock Edition only]

Obtaining

Coral fans and their dead variants can be instantly mined and will always drop themselves.

Natural generation

Coral fans naturally generate in coral reef biomes in both Java and Bedrock Editions , while Dead Coral fans only generate in Bedrock Edition.

Usage

Coral fans and dead coral fans can be used as a building or decoration block.

Block state

See also: Block states

Java Edition
Floor:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
waterloggedtruefalse
true
Whether or not there's water in the same place as this coral fan.

Wall:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingnortheast
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.
waterloggedtruefalse
true
Whether or not there's water in the same place as this coral fan.

Bedrock Edition
Floor:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
coral_color0x1
0x2
0x4
blue blue0Tube Coral Fan
pink1Brain Coral Fan
purple2Bubble Coral Fan
red3Fire Coral Fan
yellow4Horn Coral Fan
coral_fan_direction0x800
1
0
1
The direction the coral is facing. East-west or north-south.

Wall:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
coral_hang_type_bit0x1falsefalse
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_direction0x4
0x8
00
1
2
3
0
1
2
3
The direction the top of the fan is facing.
  • 0: west
  • 1: east
  • 2: north
  • 3: south
dead_bit0x2falsefalse
true
0
1
Whether or not this coral is dead.

History

classic
May 21, 2009Notch expresses interest in a suggestion regarding corals by user "solarblade".
alpha
June 28, 2010Notch 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."
release
October 5, 2012Coral were jokingly teased in the fake snapshot 12marc40awesome, along with fish mobs and "fish blocks".
upcoming
1.1318w11aFile:Tube Coral Fan 18w11a.png File:Brain Coral Fan 18w11a.png File:Bubble Coral Fan 18w11a.png Fire Coral Fan File:Horn Coral Fan 18w11a.png Added coral fans. At this time, they could not generate naturally in coral reefs.
18w14bRenamed blue, pink, purple, red, and yellow coral fans to tube, brain, bubble, fire, and horn, respectively.
Tube Coral Fan Brain Coral Fan Bubble Coral Fan Horn Coral Fan Changed texture of all coral fans except fire coral fans.
18w16aCoral fans now generate naturally.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.2.14build 1File:Tube Coral Fan BE.png File:Brain Coral Fan BE.png File:Bubble Coral Fan BE.png File:Fire Coral Fan BE.png File:Horn Coral Fan BE.png Added coral fans.
File:Dead Tube Coral Fan 1.2.14 build 1.png File:Dead Brain Coral Fan 1.2.14 build 1.png File:Dead Bubble Coral Fan 1.2.14 build 1.png File:Dead Fire Coral Fan 1.2.14 build 1.png File:Dead Horn Coral Fan 1.2.14 build 1.png Added dead coral fans, a feature exclusive to Bedrock.
1.2.20build 1Tube Coral Fan Brain Coral Fan Bubble Coral Fan Fire Coral Fan Horn Coral Fan Coral fan texture changed.
Dead Tube Coral Fan Dead Brain Coral Fan Dead Bubble Coral Fan Dead Fire Coral Fan Dead Horn Coral Fan Dead coral fan texture changed.

Issues

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