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File:1.8 creative.png

Pixel art made in Creative mode.

Creative mode is one of the main game modes in Minecraft. There are two separate versions of Creative mode, one only available in the full game, whilst the other, Classic Creative mode, is available for free on the game's main website. Creative mode strips away the survival aspects of Minecraft and allows players to easily create and destroy structures.

Creative mode allows players to destroy all blocks instantly and the ability to fly. Players are given an infinite number of blocks to build with and no health bar thus rendering the player immune to all damage. The only possible ways to die are to use the /kill command, or to fall into the Void. Taking advantage of this, players can create large constructions more easily. Creative mode is also often used in mini-sports, such as Spleef.

Gameplay

Once a singleplayer Creative mode level is created, if cheats are enabled, it can be changed to a Survival world (or vice-versa) with the /gamemode <0/1> command. In multiplayer, players can be individually changed between creative and survival mode with the /gamemode <player> <0/1/2> command available to Operators. 0 signifies Survival, 1 is Creative, and 2 is Adventure (works only on vanilla server). This means that individual players can play creative mode (at the Operator's discretion) on a survival map, or vice-versa.

File:2012-05-25 14.59.19.png

The Creative mode inventory showing the Search tab.

In Creative, the normal inventory screen is replaced by the item selection screen, which contains almost all blocks and items in a tabbed interface. There is also a search feature. One tab provides a survival-like inventory, including armor slots and a 2x2 crafting grid. Some items behave differently than in Survival mode; for example, empty buckets will never fill with water or lava, and water and lava buckets never empty, no matter how many times they are used.

Dropped items can be picked up by the player, but if the hotbar is already full, the items will go in the Survival inventory.

Flying is enabled, activated by double tapping Space to start flying then single pressing Space to go up and ⇧ Shift to go down and the WASD keys (default) to move. You can disable flying in mid-air by double-tapping Space again, causing you to drop to the ground. Touching the ground when flying also disables flying. However, if you get into a minecart or a bed while flying, when you get out, you will still be flying. You can also destroy beds while sleeping in them, making you wake up before morning. This can also happen in the Survival and Hardcore modes.

You can pick blocks into your hotbar by pressing middle-click. This lets you obtain many other blocks that aren't in the item select, items like Nether Portal, Monster Spawner, End Portal, and the Enderdragon Egg by pressing your middle mouse button. This results in not having to use hacks or the /give command unless you're in survival mode. In SMP, any item not in the Creative inventory, including both the items above and enchanted items, will briefly appear in the Creative inventory upon being placed in the player's regular inventory, allowing players to duplicate enchanted items.

Mobs will still spawn like in survival (including from monster spawners), but are neutral and will not try to attack the player unless provoked. Even then they will do no damage. Creepers are still a hazard, as they might explode near structures.

Normally indestructible blocks like bedrock and portals can also be destroyed. Going too far into the Void will still kill the player, but the player can fly around in the Void provided they do not descend below the y coordinate of -64. This, along with the /kill command, is the only way to die in creative mode.

Blocks that are destroyed by means other than clicking on them (destroying a block it is attached to) can still be picked up. However, paintings, minecarts, powered minecarts and storage minecarts can be picked up when destroyed by punching.

Flying very close to the top of a block without touching it will generate footsteps sounds. As flying is much faster than walking, it will generate a lot of footsteps at once. You can also hear wood footstep sounds when hovering right over some non-solid blocks like torches or signs.

If one flies very high above the clouds, it will seem as if there are two suns; you are actually seeing both the sun and the moon. This is due to the game's limited render distance; changing it will only increase/decrease the height needed to see this.

Some items and blocks are only available in Creative mode, such as Sponges and Spawn Eggs.

Representation in level.dat

To change the GameType in the level.dat it has to be opened with something like NBTedit:

As of 1.2.1, the code is now different. You'll find the String "GameType" in clear text followed by 0x000000:

Survival:  0
Creative:  1
Adventure: 2

Missing blocks and items

As of 12w23a, there are several in game blocks and items that do not appear in the Item Select Menu:



Note: Most of these (that are blocks) can be obtained with Pick Block. However, mob spawners do not spawn the right mobs (resulting in only pigs spawning) and huge mushrooms do not give the right type of mushroom block.

Classic Creative

This version is outdated. 
This game is still available for free online.
File:Classic Village.png

A village made in Classic Creative

Going to Minecraft website and clicking 'Classic'.

For obvious reasons, any blocks added in the full release, Beta, Alpha, Infdev, or Survival Test cannot be accessed. In order to play classic creative multiplayer you must be logged into your Minecraft account.

Many of the blocks have been retextured since. Many abilities on servers were lost (without modding) as creative and survival became separate. (/Fly, Etc.)

History

Jigsaw Block (top texture) JE2 BE2
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Inventory Screen

The Creative Mode Item selection screen prior to 12w21b

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May 10, 2009
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Sparkler|Sparkler]]<br/>{{About|the Education Edition exclusive item|the new melee weapon available from the ''Minecraft Dungeons'' anniversary event|MCD:Sparkler}}
{{Item
| image = <gallery>
Orange Sparkler.png | Orange
Blue Sparkler.png | Blue
Red Sparkler.png | Red
Purple Sparkler.png | Purple
Green Sparkler.png | Green
</gallery>
| image2 = <gallery>
Active Orange Sparkler.png | Active Orange
Active Blue Sparkler.png | Active Blue
Active Red Sparkler.png | Active Red
Active Purple Sparkler.png | Active Purple
Active Green Sparkler.png | Active Green
</gallery>
| renewable = No
| stackable = No
}}
{{education feature}}
{{exclusive|bedrock|education}}
A '''sparkler''' is a [[Chemistry Update|chemistry]]-related [[item]] that emits particles when lit.
Sparklers are available in orange, blue, red, purple, and green colors.

== Obtaining ==

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|showdescription=1
|B1=Chloride |B2=Magnesium |B3=Stick
|Output=Sparkler
|description= Calcium Chloride: Orange<br>Cerium Chloride: Blue<br>Mercuric Chloride: Red<br>Potassium Chloride: Purple<br>Tungsten Chloride: Green<br>{{only|bedrock|education}}
|type=Miscellaneous
}}

== Usage ==

{{ctrl|Using}} a sparkler ignites it, causing its texture to change. When lit, the sparkler emits colored [[particles]]; the [[durability]] meter depletes while the sparkler is burning. Sparklers are one of the few [[item]]s that can be held in the [[off-hand]] {{in|be}}. Unlit sparklers have normal lighting like most items, while lit sparklers appear to glow when held in the player's hand, similarly to [[glow stick]]s.

When the [[player]] uses another item while a sparkler is lit, or holds the sparkler in the off-hand, the sparkler's durability stops depleting.

If the player has a lit sparkler in their [[inventory]] and goes into the [[water]], the sparkler is destroyed immediately. However, it does not get destroyed if dropped in water. It also cannot float.

Despite having durability, sparklers cannot be enchanted with [[Unbreaking]] or [[Mending]].

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Fuse.ogg
|source=sound
|description=While a sparkler is active
|id=sparkler.active
|volume=0.25
|pitch=0.8/1.2}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Fizz.ogg
|source=block
|description=While a sparkler is being lit
|id=random.fizz
|volume=1.0
|pitch=2.4/2.6
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Sparkler
|spritename=sparklers
|spritetype=item
|nameid=sparkler
|id=600
|form=item
|translationkey=item.sparkler.orange.name,item.sparkler.blue.name,item.sparkler.red.name,item.sparkler.purple.name,item.sparkler.green.name
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|[[File:Orange Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] <br>[[File:Active Orange Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Blue Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Red Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Purple Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Green Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] Added sparklers.}}

{{History|education}}
{{History||1.0.27|[[File:Orange Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] <br>[[File:Active Orange Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Blue Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Red Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Purple Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Green Sparkler BE1.png|32px]] Added sparklers.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* The formula for sparkler roughly works in real life. Magnesium itself burns white in air, while the metal salts add [[wikipedia:flame test|color to the flame]].

{{items}}
{{Education Edition}}

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

[[de:Wunderkerze]]
[[ja:手持ち花火]]
[[ko:스파클러]]
[[pl:Zimne ognie]]
[[pt:Vela-Faísca]]
[[zh:烟花棒]]</li><li>[[Ankle Monitor|Ankle Monitor]]<br/>{{Joke feature}}
{{Item
| title = Ankle Monitor
| image = Ankle Monitor.png
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

The '''Ankle monitor''' was a joke foot item.

== Usage ==
Ankle monitors were equipped in the boots slot. In survival mode, when equipped, it could not be taken off. However, players in Creative mode are unaffected.

When equipped, the player would be afflicted with {{EffectLink|Slowness}} I.

During the night, being a certain number of blocks from the world spawn, above a certain minimum,{{checkthecode|how much?}} would prompt the following message in chat: "CURFEW WARNING! You are violating your house arrest! Get back by [distance] meters!"

If in [[the Nether]] or [[the End]], a different set of messages would be cycled through which can be seen in the section below.

=== Nether and End messages ===
* CURFEW WARNING! You are violating your house arrest! Uuuh... where are you anyway?
* CURFEW WARNING! Hello, are you there?
* CURFEW WARNING! I'm sure you have important things to do, but you need to go back!
* CURFEW WARNING! We're lonely back home!
* CURFEW WARNING! By "we" I mean I. I'm lonely.
* CURFEW WARNING! Ok enough games... GET BACK RIGHT NOW!
* CURFEW WARNING! LAST WARNING!
* CURFEW WARNING! LASTEST WARNING (really now)
* CURFEW WARNING! ...
* CURFEW WARNING! So... Where are you?
* CURFEW WARNING! Having a good day?
* CURFEW WARNING! Did you see that monster over there?
* CURFEW WARNING! Give it a whack, if you would be so kind.
* CURFEW WARNING! Teheee...
* CURFEW WARNING! Ok, enough of this!
* CURFEW WARNING! Last straw!
* CURFEW WARNING! Now you die.
* CURFEW WARNING! Boom!
* CURFEW WARNING! Hehe, fun right?
* CURFEW WARNING! Ok, you will not hear anything more from me now!
* CURFEW WARNING! You'll be as lonely as I am.
* CURFEW WARNING! How does that feel?
* CURFEW WARNING! I know, I'll wipe my memory. That way, I can start over!
* CURFEW WARNING! *bzzzzttt*

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table
|sound=Robot1arm1.ogg
|sound2=Robot1arm2.ogg
|sound3=Robot1arm3.ogg
|sound4=Robot1arm4.ogg
|source=dependent
|subtitle=''None''
|description=When a notification is displayed
|id=item.ankle_monitor.warning
|translationkey=''None''
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=java
|displayname=Ankle Monitor
|spritetype=item
|nameid=ankle_monitor
|id=501
|form=item
|translationkey=item.ankleMonitor.name
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.RV-Pre1|[[File:Ankle_Monitor_(item).png|32px]] [[File:Ankle Monitor.png|32px]] Added ankle monitors.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|The inability to remove ankle monitors was somewhat implemented into the canonical game through the addition of [[Curse of Binding]].<ref>{{ytl|Vm6oplvyyh0|t=3m31s}}</ref>}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
Ankle monitors are an unsupported [[item]] due to being an [[Wikipedia:April Fools' Day|April Fools']] joke, and therefore such issues relating to them will not be fixed.

== Gallery ==

<gallery>
TechGear.png|A [[player]] wearing the gear featured in this [[wikipedia:April Fools' Day|April Fools']] joke version.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Items}}
{{Jokes}}

[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]
[[Category:Joke items]]

[[es:Ankle monitor]]</li></ul>
From the beginning, Minecraft was a sandbox creative building game.
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1.8
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Minecart with Chest|Minecart with Chest]]<br/>{{ItemEntity
|image=Minecart with Chest.png
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=No
|size=Height: 0.7 Blocks<br>Width: 0.98 Blocks
|networkid='''[[JE]]''': 10
|drops=1 {{ItemLink|Minecart with Chest}}<br> plus contents
|health={{hp|6}}
}}

A '''minecart with chest''' is a single [[chest]] inside a [[minecart]], and functions as such.

== Natural generation ==
Minecarts with chests containing loot naturally generate in [[mineshaft]]s, each on top of a piece of [[rail]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting|Chest|Minecart|Output=Minecart with Chest|type=Transportation}}

Minecarts with chests can be retrieved by attacking them. By doing so it drops as an [[item]] and any other contents of the chest are dropped as well.

==Usage==
[[File:Minecart with Chest GUI.png|thumb|176px|The GUI of a minecart with chest.]]
Minecarts with chests can be placed by {{control|use item|text=using its item}} on any type of [[rail]].

Chest minecarts' contents can be accessed by pressing {{control|use item}} button on them. The interaction makes no sounds and the chest does not show the opening or closing animation, unlike regular chests.

The boost that minecarts with chests gain from [[powered rail]]s is dependent on their load. For example, from a 1 powered rail starter track, an empty minecart with chest travels 64 blocks, but a full minecart with chest travels only 16 blocks (opposed to 80 blocks for an occupied normal minecart and 8 blocks for an empty normal minecart).

Another physical property of chest minecarts is their ability to be stacked. While three chests can fit in an area three blocks tall, up to four chest minecarts can fit in the same area. Like other minecarts, an unlimited number of minecarts with chests can exist in the same block space.

Minecarts with chests are also able to interact with [[hopper]]s. Hoppers can take items out from the minecart chest if they are below the track as the minecart rolls over it or put them in if the minecart rolls under a downward facing hopper. Hoppers can also input items if they are facing into the side of the minecart.

Opening or destroying a minecart with chest angers [[piglin]]s.

{{See also|Tutorials/Storage minecarts}}

When on top of [[detector rail]]s, nearby [[redstone comparators]] will give out redstone signals based on how full the minecarts with chests are.

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Minecarts with chests use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.<ref group=sound name=rollsource>{{bug|MC-42132}}</ref>
{{Sound table
|sound=Minecart rolling.ogg
|subtitle=Minecart rolls
|source=Friendly Creatures <ref group=sound name=rollsource/>
|overridesource=1
|description=While a minecart with chest is moving
|id=entity.minecart.riding
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.minecart.riding
|volume=0.0-0.35 <ref group=sound>Relates linearly with horizontal velocity (max 0.5)</ref>
|pitch=0.0-1.0 <ref group=sound>Will increase by 0.0025 per tick if the minecart's horizontal velocity is more than 0.01</ref>
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Minecart rolling.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=While a minecart with chest is moving
|id=minecart.base
|foot=1}}

==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Item
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Minecart with Chest
|spritetype=item
|nameid=chest_minecart
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Minecart with Chest
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=chest_minecart
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Item
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Minecart with Chest
|spritetype=item
|nameid=chest_minecart
|id=389
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Minecart with Chest
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=chest_minecart
|id=98
|foot=1}}

===Entity data===
Minecarts with chests have entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the entity.

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}

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

==Achievements==
{{load achievements|Freight Station}}

== Video==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|2yVVMiQrCwo}}</div>

==History ==
[[File:Minecart with Chest BE3.png|thumb|The Minecart models in the Bedrock Edition were north or south on the sides. In the latest version, the front and rear sides are north or south. But the absolute orientation of the chest was not changed.]]
{{info needed section|In bedrock edition 1.16.100 it seems that chests in minecarts face sideways instead of forward - when was this changed?}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.14|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Chest (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Minecarts with chests have been added.
|At this point, they are either called "chest minecarts" or "storage minecarts" because no in-game name was indicated.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.0|"Minecart with Chest" has been first indicated as its name, via the new item tooltips.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE2.png|32px]] The [[model]] of the minecart with chest has been changed to match the new [[chest]] model. However, the [[chest]] is incorrectly offset.<ref>[[mcw:Issues/Beta 1.8pre2#Graphical]]</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=release|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE3 BE1.png|32px]] The model of minecarts with chests has been fixed.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w02a|Minecarts with chests now generate in [[mineshaft]]s in place of normal chests.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|[[Loot table]]s have been added; minecarts with chests now use loot tables, and those in generated in [[mineshaft]]s now use loot tables.}}
{{History||1.9.1|snap=pre2|The title of the [[inventory]] has been changed from 'Chest minecart' to 'Minecart with Chest'.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The [[entity]] ID has been changed from <code>MinecartChest</code> to <code>chest_minecart</code>.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 342.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE4 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Chest (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of minecarts with chests have been changed.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=Pre-release 1|[[Piglin]]s now become angry with players who open or destroy a chest minecart.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|The crafting recipe for a minecart with chest is now shapeless.
|Breaking a minecart with chest will now drop the item instead of the minecart and chest separately, though the contents of the chest are still dropped.<ref>{{bug|MC-249493|||Fixed}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Chest (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added minecarts with chests.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|Minecarts with chests now drop [[item]]s when destroyed in [[Creative]] mode.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|The [[entity]] ID has been changed from <code>minecartchest</code> to <code>chest_minecart</code>.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE4 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Chest (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of minecarts with chests have been changed.}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.30|Breaking a minecart with chest will now drop the item instead of the minecart and chest separately, though the contents of the chest are still dropped.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Chest (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added minecarts with chests.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE4 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Chest (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of minecarts with chests have been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Minecart_with_Chest_JE3_BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart_with_Chest_(item)_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] Added minecarts with chests.
|Minecarts with chests emit smoke [[particles]] when destroyed.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

==Gallery ==
<gallery>
Compact Minecart Storage.png|A compact storage using chest minecarts (left) compared to chest storage in the same volume. Notice how chests cannot be placed next to each other, which is no longer the case after Java Edition 1.13.
GlitchedMinecartChest.png|This minecart with chest is trapped inside a block, due to a [[stronghold]] and a [[mineshaft]] that generated partially overlapping.
Minecartportal.png|A minecart with chest generated on top of an [[end portal frame]], because there is a mineshaft behind the wall.
Chest Minecart Stack.png|A large stack of chest minecarts.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{items}}
{{entities}}

[[Category:Mechanics]]
[[Category:Storage]]

[[cs:Nákladní vozík]]
[[de:Güterlore]]
[[es:Vagoneta con cofre]]
[[fr:Wagonnet de stockage]]
[[hu:Tárolócsille]]
[[it:Carrello da miniera]]
[[ja:チェスト付きのトロッコ]]
[[ko:상자가 실린 광산 수레]]
[[nl:Mijnkar met kist]]
[[pl:Wagonik ze skrzynią]]
[[pt:Carrinho de mina com baú]]
[[ru:Вагонетка с сундуком]]
[[uk:Вагонетка зі скринею]]
[[zh:运输矿车]]</li><li>[[:Category:Education Edition items|Category:Education Edition items]]<br/>[[Category:Education Edition]]
[[Category:Items]]</li></ul>
Separate creative mode released in the Adventure Update.
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12w16a
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[La Baguette|La Baguette]]<br/>{{Exclusive|Java}}
{{Joke feature}}
{{WIP}}

{{Item
| rarity = Common
| renewable = Yes
| durability = 59
| stackable = No
}}

'''La Baguette''' is a joke weapon from [[Java Edition 23w13a_or_b]]. Its stats are identical to a wooden [[sword]], though La Baguette cannot be used to fuel furnaces.

== Obtaining ==
One [[Le Tricolore|tricolore]] and one baguette is given to all players when [[French mode]] gets activated.

=== Repairing ===
==== Grinding ====
{{Grinding
|showdescription=1
|ingredients=2x La Baguette
|La Baguette
|La Baguette
|La Baguette
|description=The durability of the two baguettes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. Any enchantments, besides curses, would be removed.
}}

====Unit repair====
Strangely, La Baguette can be repaired using planks rather than bread, just like a wooden sword.
{{Anvil|Input1=Damaged La Baguette|Input2=Damaged La Baguette; Any Planks|Output=La Baguette}}

==Usage==
La Baguette functions identically to a wooden sword.

===Attacking===
It can be used to damage mobs for {{hp|4}} health points. La Baguette has an attack speed of 1.6 and takes 0.625 seconds to [[Damage#Attack cooldown|recover]].

=== Breaking ===
La Baguette, just like other swords, can be used to break certain blocks 50% faster. See [[Sword#Sword breaking times]] for more.

=== Enchantments ===
La Baguette, like other swords, can receive the following [[enchantment]]s:

{| class="wikitable sortable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
!Weight
|-
|[[Fire Aspect]]
|II
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Looting]]
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Sharpness]]<ref group=note name=note1>Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods are mutually exclusive.</ref>
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|10
|-
|[[Smite]]<ref group=note name=note1/>
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Bane of Arthropods]]<ref group="note" name=note1/>
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Knockback]]
|II
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Mending]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|1
|-
|[[Sweeping Edge]]{{Only|java|short=1}}
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|2
|}

{{Notelist}}

==Trivia==
This item is simply called "Baguette" in the official French translation, without an article.

{{Items}}
{{Jokes}}

[[Category:Tools]]
[[Category:Combat]]

[[ja:La Baguette]]
[[pt:La Baguette]]
[[Category:Joke items]]</li><li>[[Head|Head]]<br/>{{Block
| image = 
<gallery>
Skeleton Skull.png | Skeleton
Wither Skeleton Skull.png | Wither Skeleton 
Player Head.png | Player
Zombie Head.png| Zombie
Creeper Head.png | Creeper
Dragon Head.png | Dragon
Piglin Head.png | Piglin
</gallery>
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = any
| renewable = 
* '''Skeleton, Wither Skeleton, Zombie, Creeper, Piglin:''' 
* Yes
* '''Dragon, Player:'''
* No
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
| rarity = Uncommon
}}

A '''head''' or '''skull''' is a [[block]] modeled after the head of a specific [[entity]]. There are seven types of heads: [[player]] ([[Steve]]'s head by default), [[zombie]], [[skeleton]], [[wither skeleton]], [[creeper]], [[piglin]], and [[dragon]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Breaking ===

A mob head can be mined using any item,<ref>{{bug|MC-192905||Heads & Skulls have no assigned tool}}</ref> and drops itself when broken.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Mob Head|sprite=Heads}}
If a head is pushed by a [[piston]] or comes in contact with [[water]] or [[lava]], it breaks off as an [[item (entity)|item]].

When destroyed by an [[explosion]], the head ''always'' drops as an item.

===Natural generation===

Dragon heads generate on [[end ships]] found in [[End City|end cities]].

Skeleton skulls can generate in [[ancient cities]], which sometimes generate in the [[deep dark]].

=== Mob loot ===

A [[wither skeleton]] has a 2.5% chance of dropping a wither skeleton skull when killed by a player or a tamed [[wolf]]. The chance is increased by 1% per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 5.5% with Looting III. {{IN|bedrock}}, the chance is increased by 2% per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 8.5% with Looting III.

[[Skeleton]], [[wither skeleton]], [[zombie]], [[creeper]] and [[piglin]] heads are always dropped by the respective mob if it dies due to a [[charged creeper]]'s explosion. {{IN|bedrock}}, if multiple mobs are killed by the same charged creeper, all of them drop their heads, however {{in|java}} only one mob selected at random drops its head.<ref>{{bug|MC-63534|||WAI}}</ref> If an [[ender dragon]] or a [[player]] is killed by a charged creeper, it does not drop its head.<ref name=":0">{{bug|MC-132933|||WAI}}</ref>

==Usage ==

===Decoration===

Mob heads can be oriented in 16 different directions on top of a block, and 4 directions on the sides of blocks, similar to [[sign]]s. They can be placed on top of, or beside each other by shift clicking.

When placed and powered by redstone, the piglin and dragon heads plays an animation. The piglin head flaps its ears (2 times per second for the right ear and 2.5 times per second for the left ear) while the dragon head opens and closes its mouth repeatedly (2 times per second). The same animation occurs when worn by a (horizontally) moving player, zombie, skeleton, or [[armor stand]] (note: the animation does not play if the <code>NoGravity</code> tag is set to 1)

=== Wearing ===
{{See also|#Renders}}

The player can wear heads, similarly to [[pumpkin]]s or helmets. This overlays the second layer of the player's [[skin]].

====Disguise====

Wearing the corresponding mob head reduces the detection range for [[skeleton]]s (but not [[wither skeleton]]s), [[creeper]]s, [[zombie]]s, and [[piglin]]s to 50% of the normal range. This is similar to (and stacks with) the reductions in detection range from [[sneaking]] and from the [[Invisibility]] status effect.

{{IN|bedrock}}, wearing any mob head or carved pumpkin makes the player invisible to other players on a locator [[map]].

=== Withers===
{{FakeImage|{{BlockGrid|scale=2|w=Wither Skeleton Skull|s=Soul Sand|www|sss| s }}|Wither build configuration}}

[[Wither]]s can be spawned by placing soul sand or soul soil in a T shape, and putting 3 wither skeleton skulls on top of the T. The T can be horizontal or vertical. The last block placed must be one of the three wither skeleton skulls. A dispenser can also create a wither, by placing the final skull onto soul sand directly in front of and below it.

===Dispensers===
A [[dispenser]] can equip a mob head on a player, mob, or armor stand with an empty helmet slot, within the block the dispenser is facing.

[[Dispenser]]s can also complete the construction of a wither.

=== Crafting ingredient===

{{crafting usage|Wither Skeleton Skull,Creeper Head|continue=1}}
{{Crafting
  |ignoreusage=1
  |ingredients=Any '''Mob head''' +<br>[[Gunpowder]] +<br>Any [[Dye]]
  |Gunpowder
  |Wither Skeleton Skull;Skeleton Skull;Zombie Head;Head;Creeper Head;Dragon Head;Player Head
  |Matching Dye
  |Output= Matching Firework Star
  |description=Forms Creeper shape
  |foot=1
}}

===Enchantments===

Mob heads can receive the following enchantments, but only through an [[anvil]].
{| class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
|-
|[[Curse of Binding]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|}

=== Note blocks ===
Placing a head above a [[note block]] causes the note block to play the corresponding mob's {{cd|ambient}} sound when activated. The only exception is the creeper head; as creepers don't make {{cd|ambient}} sounds, the note block plays the {{cd|primed}} (hissing) sound instead.

The block below the note block does not affect the mob sound it creates.

==Player skins==
{{exclusive|java|section=1}}
Human heads have an extra usage for map makers, they can be given [[Chunk format#Entity Format|NBT data]] so that they appear with the skin of any ''Minecraft'' account. This means if a player knows that a specific account has a head that is desired to display, the NBT data can be edited to make it appear.

The command to give the player a head with the skin of another player is {{cmd|give @s minecraft:player_head{SkullOwner:"<''PlayerName''>"} }}. Commonly, this kind of head is called a custom head. 

Another command to give the player a head with another player's skin is {{cmd|give @s minecraft:player_head{SkullOwner:{Id:"<''PlayerUUID''>",Properties:{textures:[{Value:"<''SkinURL''>"}]} } } }}. ''SkinURL'' is a string encoded in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64 Base64] containing the URL of the player's skin.<ref>Example: {"textures":{"SKIN":{"url":"<nowiki>http://textures.minecraft.net/texture/292009a4925b58f02c77dadc3ecef07ea4c7472f64e0fdc32ce5522489362680"}}}</ref> A player head saves the skin of the player from the time it was created, meaning if the player changes their skin, the head still displays the original texture.<ref>{{tweet|Dinnerbone|464414369452142592|Skulls are a snapshot of the skin as it was made; just change your skin, make a skull, and change your skin back. That's intended behaviour.|May 8, 2014}}</ref> This kind of head is generally called a custom head.

Note that it is therefore necessary to be connected to the internet to load the texture of a skin, whatever the property used.
When they are loaded for the first time by the client, the skins textures are cached in {{code|[[.minecraft]]\assets\skins\(subfolders)\(files)}}.
If the client does not have access to the internet when it first loads, the player's head displays a regular head (Steve's skin) which is also cached.
Afterwards, even if the client reconnects to the internet, in order to display the skin correctly, it is necessary to clear the cache manually by deleting the recently created files in {{code|[[.minecraft]]\assets\skins\(subfolder)}}, then restarting the game.

===Marc's Head Format ===
[[File:Allmobheads.png|thumb|right|Most of the MHF mob heads provided.]]

{{exclusive|Java|section=1}}

[[Marc Watson]] created a number of accounts with specific skins so map makers could use common heads without the risk of someone changing their skins.<ref>{{reddit|1m0itx/twitter_marc_irl_mapmakers_would_it_be_useful|cc4m1cq|I'm here to make it so that people don't have to worry about having a consistent account whose skin might change.|Marc_IRL|September 9, 2013}}</ref> Nowadays, since heads do not update the skin if a player changes their skin, this is not something map-makers need to worry about, though these skins are still useful. These accounts have names in the format <code>MHF_<''Name''></code>, for example <code>MHF_PigZombie</code> is the name of a ''Minecraft'' user with a [[zombified piglin]] head. MHF stands for "Marc's Head Format".<ref>{{tweet|Marc_IRL|377453670410891264|head format. I needed to pick a prefix that was short and not already taken by other usernames.|September 10, 2013}}</ref> There are also a few blocks and "bonus" heads, for more variety. These player heads have not been updated in compliance with the [[Texture Update]], and are outdated.

Because these are names of player accounts, these heads are obtained or placed using the <code>SkullOwner</code> tag, for instance: {{cmd|/give @s minecraft:player_head{SkullOwner:"MHF_''<Name>''"}<nowiki />}}.

The following names/heads have been made available:<ref>{{tweet|Marc_IRL|542330244473311232|For those following the MHF list, I have presents for you. Full list of accounts I've made: http://pastebin.com/5mug6EBu|December 9, 2014}}</ref>
<!--

DO NOT add ANY skull to this list without a source that it is made by Mojang; unsourced additions will be reverted!

In particular:
* MHF_Apple, MHF_Wither and MHF_Tree are not made by Mojang, see {{tweet|Marc_IRL|542599419678707714}} and {{tweet|Marc_IRL|590522239616954369}}
* MHF_Guardian is unofficial, see http://redd.it/3439u0

-->

;Mobs
<div class="list-style-none" style="-moz-column-width:15em;-webkit-column-width:15em;column-width:15em">
* {{InvSprite|MHF Alex}} MHF_Alex
* {{InvSprite|MHF Blaze}} MHF_Blaze
* {{InvSprite|MHF CaveSpider}} MHF_CaveSpider
* {{InvSprite|MHF Chicken}} MHF_Chicken
* {{InvSprite|MHF Cow}} MHF_Cow
* {{InvSprite|MHF Creeper}} MHF_Creeper
* {{InvSprite|MHF Enderman}} MHF_Enderman
* {{InvSprite|MHF Ghast}} MHF_Ghast
* {{InvSprite|MHF Golem}} MHF_Golem
* {{InvSprite|MHF Herobrine}} MHF_Herobrine
* {{InvSprite|MHF LavaSlime}} MHF_LavaSlime
* {{InvSprite|MHF MushroomCow}} MHF_MushroomCow
* {{InvSprite|MHF Ocelot}} MHF_Ocelot
* {{InvSprite|MHF Pig}} MHF_Pig
* {{InvSprite|MHF PigZombie}} MHF_PigZombie
* {{InvSprite|MHF Sheep}} MHF_Sheep
* {{InvSprite|MHF Skeleton}} MHF_Skeleton
* {{InvSprite|MHF Slime}} MHF_Slime
* {{InvSprite|MHF Spider}} MHF_Spider
* {{InvSprite|MHF Squid}} MHF_Squid
* {{InvSprite|MHF Steve}} MHF_Steve
* {{InvSprite|MHF Villager}} MHF_Villager
* {{InvSprite|MHF WSkeleton}} MHF_WSkeleton
* {{InvSprite|MHF Zombie}} MHF_Zombie
</div>

;Blocks
<div class="list-style-none" style="-moz-column-width:15em;-webkit-column-width:15em;column-width:15em">
* {{InvSprite|MHF Cactus}} MHF_Cactus
* {{InvSprite|MHF Cake}} MHF_Cake
* {{InvSprite|MHF Chest}} MHF_Chest
* {{InvSprite|MHF CoconutB}} MHF_CoconutB
* {{InvSprite|MHF CoconutG}} MHF_CoconutG
* {{InvSprite|MHF Melon}} MHF_Melon
* {{InvSprite|MHF OakLog}} MHF_OakLog
* {{InvSprite|MHF Present1}} MHF_Present1
* {{InvSprite|MHF Present2}} MHF_Present2
* {{InvSprite|MHF Pumpkin}} MHF_Pumpkin
* {{InvSprite|MHF TNT}} MHF_TNT
* {{InvSprite|MHF TNT2}} MHF_TNT2
</div>

;Bonus
<div class="list-style-none" style="-moz-column-width:15em;-webkit-column-width:15em;column-width:15em">
* {{InvSprite|MHF ArrowUp}} MHF_ArrowUp
* {{InvSprite|MHF ArrowDown}} MHF_ArrowDown
* {{InvSprite|MHF ArrowLeft}} MHF_ArrowLeft
* {{InvSprite|MHF ArrowRight}} MHF_ArrowRight
* {{InvSprite|MHF Exclamation}} MHF_Exclamation
* {{InvSprite|MHF Question}} MHF_Question
</div>

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Stone}}
=== Unique ===
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Zombie idle1.ogg
|sound2=Zombie idle2.ogg
|sound3=Zombie idle3.ogg
|subtitle=Zombie groans
|source=record
|description=When a zombie head is played using a note block
|id=block.note_block.imitate.zombie
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.zombie.ambient
|volume=3.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Skeleton idle1.ogg
|sound2=Skeleton idle2.ogg
|sound3=Skeleton idle3.ogg
|subtitle=Skeleton rattles
|source=record
|description=When a skeleton skull is played using a note block
|id=block.note_block.imitate.skeleton
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.skeleton.ambient
|volume=3.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Creeper fuse.ogg
|subtitle=Creeper hisses
|source=record
|description=When a creeper head is played using a note block
|id=block.note_block.imitate.creeper
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.creeper.primed
|volume=3.0
|pitch=0.5
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Ender dragon idle1.ogg
|sound2=Ender dragon idle2.ogg
|sound3=Ender dragon idle3.ogg
|sound4=Ender dragon idle4.ogg
|subtitle=Dragon roars
|source=record
|description=When an ender dragon head is played using a note block
|id=block.note_block.imitate.ender_dragon
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.ender_dragon.ambient
|volume=3.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Wither skeleton idle1.ogg
|sound2=Wither skeleton idle2.ogg
|sound3=Wither skeleton idle3.ogg
|subtitle=Wither Skeleton rattles
|source=record
|description=When a wither skeleton skull is played using a note block
|id=block.note_block.imitate.wither_skeleton
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.wither_skeleton.ambient
|volume=3.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Piglin idle1.ogg
|sound2=Piglin idle2.ogg
|sound3=Piglin idle3.ogg
|sound4=Piglin idle4.ogg
|sound5=Piglin idle5.ogg
|subtitle=Piglin snorts
|source=record
|description=When a piglin head is played using a note block
|id=block.note_block.imitate.piglin
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.piglin.ambient
|volume=1.98
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Equip generic1.ogg
|sound2=Equip generic2.ogg
|sound3=Equip generic3.ogg
|sound4=Equip generic4.ogg
|sound5=Equip generic5.ogg
|sound6=Equip generic6.ogg
|subtitle=Gear equips
|source=player
|description=When a carved pumpkin is equipped
|id=item.armor.equip_generic
|translationkey=subtitles.item.armor.equip
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

<!--volumes and pitches seem to be approximately v=0.9 p=0.84, but those values are approximate and are not in the files. They are probably inside of the code.-->
{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Zombie idle1.ogg
|sound2=Zombie idle2.ogg
|sound3=Zombie idle3.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a zombie head is played using a note block
|id=note.zombie
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch>Actually equal to <math>\frac{1}{\sqrt[4]{2}}</math>, which is about 0.8409</ref>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Skeleton step1.ogg
|sound2=Skeleton step2.ogg
|sound3=Skeleton step3.ogg
|sound4=Skeleton step4.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a skeleton skull is played using a note block<wbr><ref group=sound name=skeletoncreeper>{{Bug|MCPE-164530}}</ref>
|id=note.skeleton
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch/>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Fuse.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a creeper head is played using a note block<wbr><ref group=sound name=skeletoncreeper/>
|id=note.creeper
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch/>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Ender dragon idle1.ogg
|sound2=Ender dragon idle2.ogg
|sound3=Ender dragon idle3.ogg
|sound4=Ender dragon idle4.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a dragon head is played using a note block
|id=note.enderdragon
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch/>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Skeleton step1.ogg
|sound2=Skeleton step2.ogg
|sound3=Skeleton step3.ogg
|sound4=Skeleton step4.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a wither skeleton skull is played using a note block<wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<wbr><ref group=sound name=skeletoncreeper/>
|id=note.witherskeleton
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch/>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Wither skeleton step1.ogg
|sound2=Wither skeleton step2.ogg
|sound3=Wither skeleton step3.ogg
|sound4=Wither skeleton step4.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a wither skeleton skull is played using a note block<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}<wbr><ref group=sound name=skeletoncreeper/>
|id=note.witherskeleton
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch/>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Piglin angry1.ogg
|sound2=Piglin angry2.ogg
|sound3=Piglin angry3.ogg
|sound4=Piglin angry4.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a piglin head is played using a note block<wbr><ref group=sound>{{Bug|MCPE-164710}}</ref>
|id=note.piglin
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch/>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Equip generic1.ogg
|sound2=Equip generic2.ogg
|sound3=Equip generic3.ogg
|sound4=Equip generic4.ogg
|sound5=Equip generic5.ogg
|sound6=Equip generic6.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a carved pumpkin is equipped
|id=armor.equip_generic
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

==Data values==

=== ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Skeleton Skull
|spritetype=block
|nameid=skeleton_skull}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Wither Skeleton Skull
|spritetype=block
|nameid=wither_skeleton_skull}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Zombie Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=zombie_head}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Player Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=player_head}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Creeper Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=creeper_head}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dragon Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dragon_head}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Piglin Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=piglin_head}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Skeleton Wall Skull
|spritetype=block
|nameid=skeleton_wall_skull
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Wither Skeleton Wall Skull
|spritetype=block
|nameid=wither_skeleton_wall_skull
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Zombie Wall Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=zombie_wall_head
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Player Wall Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=player_wall_head
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Creeper Wall Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=creeper_wall_head
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dragon Wall Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dragon_wall_head
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Piglin Wall Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=piglin_wall_head
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=heads
|spritetype=block
|nameid=skull
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Head
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
|spritename=skulls
|spritetype=block
|nameid=skull
|id=144
|form=block
|itemform=item.skull
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=skulls
|spritetype=item
|nameid=skull
|id=516
|form=item
|translationkey=item.skull.skeleton.name, item.skull.wither.name, item.skull.zombie.name, item.skull.char.name, item.skull.creeper.name, item.skull.dragon.name, item.skull.piglin.name
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=heads
|spritetype=block
|nameid=Skull
|foot=1}}

===Metadata===
{{see also|Data values}}
{{IN|bedrock}}, mob heads use the following data values:
{{/DV}}

=== Item data===

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Player.dat format}}
Player heads use item NBT to save the owner.
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|tag}}: The item's '''tag''' tag.
{{:Player.dat_format/Player Heads}}
</div>

{{el|bedrock}}:
: {{IN|bedrock}}, heads have no additional item tag.
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Item format]].

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

{{/BS}}

=== Block data===

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

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

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

==Achievements==
{{load achievements|Camouflage;The Beginning?}}

==Advancements==
{{load advancements|Spooky Scary Skeleton;Withering Heights}}

==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]]''
{{History|java}}
{{History||August 28, 2012|link={{tweet|jeb|240383066831462401}}|[[Jeb]] released images of the skeleton head, hinting of more types to come.}}
{{History||PAX 2012|link={{ytl|IqciEbjYd-I|t=03m21s}}|At [[wikipedia:PAX (event)|PAX]], [[Dinnerbone]] revealed that there would be rare [[drops]] of these [[mob]]s.<ref>http://www.twitch.tv/pax2/b/330745811 (at 3:59:00)</ref>}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w36a|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Player Head (item) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added skeleton, wither skeleton, zombie, player, and creeper heads.
|Wither skeleton skulls are rarely [[drops|dropped]] by the [[wither skeleton]] upon [[death]] (2.5% chance), while the other four are obtainable only from the [[creative]] [[inventory]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w37a|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Player Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Changed item textures.
|Added as a hidden and disabled feature, player heads can now have the [[skin]] of a specific [[player]]. A line in the language file implies that there either used to be, or in a future update, the possibility of obtaining a specific player's head.<ref name="en_US 12w21">Snapshot 12w37a {{cd|lang/en_US.lang}}: <code>item.skull.player.name=%s's Head</code></ref> 
|Player heads do not [[drops|drop]] in vanilla, but mapmakers/modders/etc. can make them by adding an [[NBT format|NBT]] string tag <code>{"SkullOwner":"''player_name''"}</code> on the skull [[item]]s.<ref name="playerheads">{{reddit|zxn7u/its_apparently_my_cakeday_so_lets_cash_in_this}}</ref>}}
{{History||November 7, 2012|link=https://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftsuggestions/comments/12qtbz/killing_other_players_with_a_sword_should_drop/c6xqpym/?context=3|[[Jeb]] states that the official opinion is that "[dropping] player heads [on player kills] are a bit too gory for [[Minecraft]], so it's better suited for a plugin or mod."}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Any kind of [[mob]] head can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] a [[firework star]] with [[creeper]]-face effect.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Custom heads can now be obtained without third party programs via {{cmd|give}}.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w03a|Player heads now show the [[skin]]'s hat layer (this also works when a [[mob]]/player wears the head).}}
{{History|||snap=14w29a|Heads now display a cracking animation.}}
{{History|||snap=14w30a|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Player Head (item) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) JE2.png|32px]] Player and mob heads in [[inventory|inventories]] and held by mobs/players now display as [[block]]s. 
|Skulls worn by [[mob]]s and [[player]]s are now displayed on the armor layer. Previously, the skull replaced the mob/player's head texture; the hat layer appeared over the skull.
|Skeleton, zombie, and creeper heads are now available in [[survival]]. The player can obtain them by killing the appropriate mob with a charged [[creeper]].
|Creeper heads and wither skeleton skulls are now used in [[crafting]] specific [[banner]] patterns.}}
{{History|||snap=14w30b|A single charged creeper explosion no longer yields more than one [[mob]] head. The mob head that drops is chosen randomly.}}
{{History||1.8.4|snap=release|For security reasons, custom heads can now have textures only from [[mojang.com]] and [[minecraft.net]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|[[File:Dragon Head (8) JE2.png|32px]] Added dragon heads.
|Dragon heads are currently available only in [[creative]] mode.
|[[Mob]] heads now appear larger in the [[inventory]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w32a|Creeper, zombie, and skeleton heads can now be worn to reduce detection by the corresponding mobs by 50%.}}
{{History|||snap=15w32c|Dragon heads now generate on [[end ship]]s, meaning they are now obtainable in [[survival]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w33c|The disguise that is given by mob heads now reduces detection range to 37.5% of normal.}}
{{History|||snap=15w36a|The disguise that is given by mob heads now reduces detection range to 50% of normal again.}}
{{History|||snap=15w39a|[[Dispenser]]s can now equip mob heads onto [[player]]s, [[mob]]s and [[armor stand]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The ID of heads have been split into 12; one of each available standard head, as well as a wall counterpart of each.
|<code>skeleton_skull</code>, <code>wither_skeleton_skull</code>, <code>player_head</code>, <code>zombie_head</code>, <code>creeper_head</code> and <code>dragon_head</code> are now available as [[item]]s and placed [[block]]s with a <code>rotation</code> block state of 0-15.
|<code>skeleton_wall_skull</code>, <code>wither_skeleton_wall_skull</code>, <code>player_wall_head</code>, <code>zombie_wall_head</code>, <code>creeper_wall_head</code> and <code>dragon_wall_head</code> are available only as placed blocks with a <code>facing</code> block state of north, south, east or west.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 144, and the [[item]]'s 397.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1|Skeleton skulls now generate as part of [[ancient cities]].}}
{{History||November 14, 2022|link=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/playable-mob-sounds-coming-minecraft-1-20|Piglin heads are announced to be added in [[Java Edition 1.20]] on the Minecraft website.}}
{{History||1.19.3|snap=22w45a|[[File:Player Head (8) JE5.png|32px]] The texture of the player head has been changed.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w46a|[[File:Piglin Head (8) JE1.png|32px]] Added piglin heads behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]].}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w03a|Heads can now be placed on top of note blocks without sneaking.}}
<!-- 
{{History||1.19.4|snap=23w05a|Heads can now be swapped by let [[helmet]]s {{ctrl|using}} in the hotbar.<ref>{{bug|MC-216270|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History||?|Head can now be swapped in [[armor stand]]s by {{ctrl|using}} them/[[helmet]]s/[[carved pumpkin]]s in the armor stand's slot.}}
RE-ADD WHEN THE WORDING IS BETTER -->
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Piglin heads are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Player Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added skeleton, wither skeleton, zombie, player, and creeper heads. 
|The skeleton, wither skeleton, zombie, player and creeper heads use the [[Java Edition|Java]] textures prior to [[Java Edition 14w30a|14w30a]].}} 
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Mob heads can now be worn as armor.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 4|Wither skeleton skulls can now be used to spawn the [[wither]].}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[File:Dragon Head (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added dragon heads. 
|Dragon heads use a two-dimensional sprite, unlike [[Java Edition|Java]] does.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Mob heads can now be used to craft [[firework star]]s.
|Creeper heads and wither skeleton skulls are now used to [[crafting|craft]] specific patterns on [[banner]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.0.11|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Head (item) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dragon Head (item) BE2.png|32px]] [[Player]] and [[mob]] heads in [[inventory|inventories]] and when held by mobs/players now display as [[block]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Wither skeleton skulls and creeper heads can now be used to craft [[banner pattern]]s.}}
{{History||November 14, 2022|link=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/playable-mob-sounds-coming-minecraft-1-20|Piglin heads are announced to be added in [[Bedrock Edition 1.20.0]] on the Minecraft website.}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.60|snap=beta 1.19.60.20|[[File:Piglin Head (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added piglin heads behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.19.60.25|Heads can now be placed on top of note blocks without sneaking.}}
{{History||1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.21|Piglin heads are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.}}
{{History||1.20.40|snap=beta 1.20.40.20|Wither skeleton skulls now make their respective step sounds when played by a note block.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU12|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Player Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added skeleton, wither skeleton, zombie, player, and creeper heads to the [[creative inventory]]. 
|Wither skeleton skulls currently do not have a use.}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|Wither skeleton skulls can now be obtained by killing [[wither skeleton]]s.
|Wither skeleton skulls can now be used to build the [[wither]].}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Skeleton, zombie, and creeper heads are now available in [[survival]]. The [[player]] can obtain them by killing the appropriate [[mob]] with a charged [[creeper]].}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|[[File:Dragon Head (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added dragon heads.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Player Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added skeleton, wither skeleton, zombie, player, and creeper heads.}}
{{History||1.7.10|[[File:Dragon Head (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added dragon heads.}}
{{History|foot}}

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

==Issues==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==

* Heads do not have their own textures and take their textures from other objects.
* When [[breaking]] any head, the particle effect of breaking it is the same as [[soul sand]].
* Despite there being a default Steve head, heads for the other protagonist skins cannot be obtained without using custom names.
* {{IN|be}}, the skull variant for the item is stored under the {{cd|damage}} component, normally used for items with [[durability]].

== Gallery ==

===Renders===
<gallery>
Steve wearing Skeleton Skull.png|
Steve wearing Wither Skeleton Skull.png|
Steve wearing Creeper Head.png|
Steve wearing Zombie Head.png|
Steve wearing Dragon Head.png|
Alex wearing Skeleton Skull.png|
Alex wearing Wither Skeleton Skull.png|
Alex wearing Creeper Head.png|
Alex wearing Zombie Head.png|
Alex wearing Dragon Head.png|
Dragon Head.gif|An animation of the dragon head when redstone power is supplied.
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
All The Heads.png|All of the heads.
Headsrotation.png|Heads oriented in different directions.
HeadsOnAFence.png|Heads are the same scale as [[cobblestone wall]] posts.
Playerheads.png|A picture of player heads, including some Mojang characters.
EndShipBow.png|A dragon head found at the bow of an end ship.
</gallery>

====Development====
<gallery>
1st image Mob Head.png|First screenshot released of heads.
Minecart with chest and head thing.png|Notch's head in a [[minecart with chest]].
PauseUnpause's Head 1.png|First image of held heads rendering as blocks.
PauseUnpause's Head 2.png|Second image of held heads rendering as blocks.
Pocket Edition Heads.jpg|First image of a head being worn in bedrock edition.
1.16 Dev failed head holding.jpg|First attempt to fix {{bug|MC-91869}} by [[Xilefian]].
1.16 Dev failed head holding 2.jpg|Second attempt.
</gallery>

===In other media===
<gallery>
Efe Looking at Makena Napping on a Note Block.jpg|[[Efe]] looking at [[Makena]] napping on a Note block
Efe Placing a Zombie Head on a Note Block.jpg|Efe placing a zombie head sneakily on the note block.
Makena Waking up Startled by the Zombie Noise.jpg|Makena waking up startled at the sound of zombies being played on the note block.
File:Piglin Head Animation.jpg|[[Sunny]] using a piglin head to make noise in a [[Crimson Forest]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct7CfOBplrG/</ref>
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{blocks|Utility}}
{{items}}

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

[[cs:Hlava]]
[[de:Kopf]]
[[es:Cabeza]]
[[fr:Tête]]
[[hu:Mob fejek]]
[[it:Testa di creatura]]
[[ja:Mobの頭]]
[[ko:몹 머리]]
[[nl:Wezenhoofd]]
[[pl:Głowa]]
[[pt:Cabeça de criatura]]
[[ru:Голова]]
[[uk:Голова]]
[[zh:生物头颅]]</li></ul></nowiki>
Cheats allow switching between Survival and Creative modes without mods or editors.
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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Book and Quill|Book and Quill]]<br/>{{For|the item produced after a Book and Quill is signed|Written Book}}
{{Item
| image = Book and Quill.png
| renewable = Yes 
| stackable = No
}}

A '''book and quill''' is an [[item]] used to write [[written book]]s.

== Obtaining ==

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|Book
|Ink Sac
|Feather
|Output= Book and Quill
|type= Miscellaneous
}}

=== Natural generation ===

{{LootChestItem|book-and-quill}}

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage}}

=== Writing ===

By pressing {{control|use item}} or long pressing screen anywhere{{only|bedrock}} while holding a book and quill in their hand, the [[player]] can open a text editor GUI.

Using this GUI, the player can write a single book up to 100{{only|java}} or 50{{only|bedrock}} pages long, with up to 798 characters per page. The player can write up to 79,800{{only|java}} or 12,800{{only|bedrock}} characters inside the entire book. No page may be longer than 14 lines and each line can have a width of 114 pixels (see pixel width of each character [[Language#Font|here]]). 

The player has the ability to copy and paste into books. However, the paste does not work if the text being pasted is longer than a single page. Most Unicode characters are available in books, and they may be pasted in without issue.

In singleplayer, the world pauses while a book is being edited.{{only|java}}

=== Lecterns ===

One can place a book and quill or a [[written book]] on an empty [[lectern]].

The lectern then emits a redstone signal depending on the displayed page in the book. On the last page, the lectern emits a signal strength of 15. This is why lecterns are listed in the "redstone" tab in the [[creative inventory]].

=== Formatting codes ===
{{main|Formatting codes}}
{{exclusive|bedrock|section=1}}

Text in a book can be styled using codes starting with the {{key|§}} character (section sign).
* {{key|§}} + {{key|k}} creates randomly changing characters.
* {{key|§}} + {{key|l}} creates bold text.
* {{key|§}} + {{key|m}} creates strikethrough text.
* {{key|§}} + {{key|n}} creates underlined text.
* {{key|§}} + {{key|o}} creates italic text.
* {{key|§}} + {{key|0}} – {{key|f}} (hexadecimal) creates colored text. 
* {{key|§}} + {{key|r}} resets any of the previous styles so text after it appears normally.

If the [[player]] uses multiple codes, and continue typing past the end of a line, the next line exhibits only the last formatting code used.

=== Signing ===

Books can be signed by pressing the "Sign" button while in the interface. {{IN|java}}, when signed, a book bears the name of the player who wrote it and a title chosen upon signing. {{IN|bedrock}}, the book doesn't display the name of the player as the author; instead, the author can be any text the player wants. After it has been signed, it cannot be edited again – it has turned into a [[written book]].

Special characters can be used in the title, if typed from a keyboard that supports them. Alt codes do not work, and the {{key|§}} character cannot be typed even using a keyboard that implements it, meaning titles cannot be colored or formatted in-game. However, on Linux using the compose key to produce special characters does work.

The title of the book can be up to 16 characters long, and the player cannot paste into a title. A "workaround" for the 16-character limitation is to manually rename the book at an [[Anvil#Renaming|anvil]], which always costs 1 [[Experience|experience level]]. This can be done with either a written book or a book and quill – both versions will always display the changed name. If a custom name is removed from a written book, it will revert back to the title it was given during the signing process.

=== Chiseled bookshelf ===
{{control|Use|text=Using}} the [[chiseled bookshelf]] while having a book and quill in the main hand will put the book inside the chiseled bookshelf.

=== Trading ===
{{IN|bedrock}}, expert-level librarian [[villager]]s buy 2 books and quills for one [[emerald]]. Book and quill is offered in two item slots due to being non-stackable.

{{IN|java}}, expert-level librarian villagers have a 50% chance to buy 2 books and quills for one emerald. The amount of books and quills needed is supposed to be 2, but due to the item being non-stackable, only one is needed for the trade.<ref>{{bug|MC-248042||Librarian's book and quill trade is always discounted to 1 since books are unstackable}}</ref>

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Page turn1.ogg
|sound2=Page turn2.ogg
|sound3=Page turn3.ogg
|subtitle=Page rustles
|source=master
|description=When the page of a book is turned
|id=item.book.page_turn
|translationkey=subtitles.item.book.page_turn
|volume=2.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Page rustles
|source=block
|description=When the page of a book is turned on a lectern
|id=item.book.page_turn
|translationkey=subtitles.item.book.page_turn
|volume=2.0
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Book thump1.ogg
|sound2=Book thump2.ogg
|subtitle=Book thumps
|source=block
|description=When a book is placed on a lectern
|id=item.book.put
|translationkey=subtitles.item.book.put
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf insert1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf insert2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf insert3.ogg
|sound4=Chiseled bookshelf insert4.ogg
|subtitle=Book placed
|source=block
|description=When a book and quill is placed in a chiseled bookshelf
|id=block.chiseled_bookshelf.insert
|translationkey=subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.insert
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf pickup1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf pickup2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf pickup3.ogg
|subtitle=Book taken
|source=block
|description=When a book and quill is removed from a chiseled bookshelf
|id=block.chiseled_bookshelf.pickup
|translationkey=subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.take
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Page turn1.ogg
|sound2=Page turn2.ogg
|sound3=Page turn3.ogg
|source=sound
|description=When the page of a book is turned
|id=item.book.page_turn
|volume=2.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Book thump1.ogg
|sound2=Book thump2.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a book is placed on a lectern
|id=item.book.put
|volume=4.8
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf insert1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf insert2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf insert3.ogg
|sound4=Chiseled bookshelf insert4.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a book and quill is placed in a chiseled bookshelf
|id=insert.chiseled_bookshelf
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=insertvaries>Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf pickup1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf pickup2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf pickup3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a book and quill is removed from a chiseled bookshelf
|id=pickup.chiseled_bookshelf
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=pickupvaries>Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Book and Quill
|spritetype=item
|nameid=writable_book
|itemtags=bookshelf_books, lectern_books
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showitemtags=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Book and Quill
|spritetype=item
|nameid=writable_book
|id=510
|itemtags=minecraft:bookshelf_books, minecraft:lectern_books
|form=item
|foot=1}}

=== Item data ===

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Player.dat format}}
<div class="treeview" style="margin-top: 0;">
* {{nbt|compound|tag}}: The '''tag''' tag.
{{:Player.dat_format/Writable Books}}
</div>

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

== Video ==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|DD_Z82wmGZA}}</div>

== History ==

{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w17a|[[File:Book and Quill JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added books and quills.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Books and quills can now be crafted with a [[written book]] to clone the written book.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w05a|Copying written books now mark them as "Copy of Original" or "Copy of Copy".
|The copying status of a book is now denoted in a separate line in the tooltip, beneath the author's name.
|Copies of copies cannot be copied.}}
{{History|||snap=14w25a|Books and quills now use JSON text components instead of plain text with the new <code>pages</code> tag
|Book and quills are now capable of using the <code>clickEvent</code> and <code>hoverEvent</code> tags.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 386.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Book and Quill JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of books and quills has now been changed.
|Added support for editing anywhere in the book and quill.<ref name="MC-1578">{{bug|MC-1578}}</ref>
|Books and quills now have copy/paste support.<ref name="MC-1578"></ref>
|The page limit of books and quills has now been increased from 50 to 100 pages.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Librarian [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] books and quills instead of written books.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Books and quills can now interact with [[chiseled bookshelves]].}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|[[File:Book and Quill JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added books and quills.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Books and quills can now be found inside [[buried treasure]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.6.0|snap=beta 1.6.0.1|Pages within books and quills can now be turned using the controller bumper buttons.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Book and Quill JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of books and quills has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Books and quills can now be [[trading|sold]] to librarian [[villager]]s.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU25|xbone=CU14|ps=1.17|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Book and Quill JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added books and quills.}}
{{History|PS4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Book and Quill JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of books and quills has now been changed.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* The in-game restrictions on books are not hard limits. Third party editors or commands can make books have more than 100 pages{{only|java}} (2,147,483,639 pages), more than 256 characters per page (32,767 characters per page), can change author names, and can have colored titles, among other things. These books still function properly in vanilla ''Minecraft'', meaning the [[player]] may encounter such books on adventure maps or multiplayer servers.<ref>http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1189266-hacking-books</ref>
* If the player renames a book and quill in an anvil before signing it, it retains the name from the anvil instead of taking the name from signing.{{only|java}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Jeb book.png|The first image of a book seen.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120427014334/https://www.mojang.com/2012/04/minecraft-snapshot-12w17a/</ref>
Book and Quill Writing.png|The GUI of writing a book.
Book and Quill Signing.png|The GUI of signing a book.
Written Book tooltip.png|A signed book.
BookandQuillOperators12w17a.png|Display of styles used in a book. "e" and "f" are difficult to see.
Book and Quill in Pocket Edition.jpg|A book and quill {{in|be}}.
Java book and quill example with text.png|An example of text in a book and quill in [[Java Edition]].
Better Together Book.jpg|A book and quill in ''Bedrock Edition''.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1498339-132ssp-bookshop-your-books-anywhere/ Bookshop - Book Sharing And Editing Tool]
* [http://fsymbols.com/generators/wide/ Full-Width Text Generator]
* [http://fsymbols.com/generators/smallcaps/ Small Caps Text Generator]
* [http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1202590-revise-edit-signed-books-w-more-options-all-os-12w17a/ Revise - External Book Editor]

== See also ==
* [[Book]]
* [[Bookshelf]]
* [[Written Book]]

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Rozepsaná kniha s brkem]]
[[de:Buch und Feder]]
[[el:Βιβλίο και Πένα]]
[[es:Libro y pluma]]
[[fr:Livre vierge]]
[[hu:Könyv és toll]]
[[it:Libro e penna]]
[[ja:本と羽根ペン]]
[[ko:책과 깃펜]]
[[nl:Boek en veer]]
[[pl:Książka z piórem]]
[[pt:Livro e pena]]
[[ru:Книга с пером]]
[[th:หนังสือกับปากกาขนนก]]
[[uk:Книга з пером]]
[[zh:书与笔]]</li><li>[[Tag (item)|Tag (item)]]<br/>{{About|the April Fools item|the standard item used to rename mobs|Name Tag}}
{{wip}}
{{joke feature}}
{{exclusive|java}}
{{Item
| title = Tag
| image = Tag.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
Tags and Bits are items exclusive to the [[Java Edition 23w13a or b|23w13a_or_b]] [[Easter eggs#April Fools|April Fools' joke]] snapshot from 2023. They are used to craft in-game representations of [[NBT format|NBT tags]].

==Obtaining==
A [[stonecutter]] can be used to cut a [[Name Tag|name tag]] into either 16 "Name" or 16 "Tag" items. These can be cut into 16 Bit items each.

{{Stonecutting
|head=1
|showdescription=1
|Name Tag
|Name, 16; Tag, 16
|description=The resulting "Name" items must be named in an [[anvil]].
}}
{{Stonecutting
|showdescription=
|Name; Tag
|Bit, 16
|foot=1
}}

To be able to proceed from here the <code>nbt_crafting</code> vote must be approved. Bits can be used in a crafting table to craft Left Curly, Right Curly, Left Square, and Right Square. In appears like these are the only tag items that can be crafted from Bits.

A [[Crafting Table|crafting table]] can be used to convert a "Tag" item into a "Byte Tag." The amount of [[stick]]s added to the crafting recipe specifies the value of the Byte, as a [[wikipedia:Signed number representations#Two's complement|signed 8-bit value]]. For example, a "Tag" and a full stack of sticks make a Byte with the value <code>64b</code>, while 255 sticks result in <code>-1b</code>. Only one of the sticks is consumed. Two Bytes can be crafted into a "Short Tag" (equivalent to 16 bit), two Shorts into an "Int Tag" (equivalent to 32 bit), and two Ints into a "Long Tag" (equivalent to 64 bit). Many other combinations that form either 16, 32, or 64 bit are possible. For example, two Shorts and an Int make a Long. When combining values, their digits are stuck together in the given order, e.g. <code>1b</code> and <code>0b</code> make <code>256s</code> (equivalent to 0100<sub>16</sub> in [[wikipedia:Hexadecimal|hexadecimal]]). Undoing any of these crafting actions in e.g. a stonecutter is not possible.

"Float" and "Double Tags" can be crafted by adding one or two [[boat]]s to any numeric tag. A "String Tag" is crafted with a "Tag" and a piece of [[string]].

{{Crafting
|head=1
|showdescription=1
|A1= Bit;    ; Bit; Bit |B1=    ; Bit; Bit; Bit
|A2=    ; Bit; Bit;     |B2= Bit;    ;    ; Bit
|A3= Bit;    ; Bit; Bit |B3=    ; Bit; Bit; Bit
|Output= Right Curly; Left Curly; Left Square; Right Square
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Tag
|String
|Output= String Tag
|description=String tags must be named in an [[anvil]] to set their value.
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Tag; Tag;   Tag
|;    Stick; Stick, 64
|;    ;      Stick, 63
|Output= Byte Tag; Byte Tag; Byte Tag
|description=Only 1 stick is consumed. 128 and more sticks make [[wikipedia:Signed number representations#Two's complement|two's complements]]:
128 sticks = <code>-128b</code><br>
129 sticks = <code>-127b</code><br>
⋮<br>
254 sticks = <code>-2b</code><br>
255 sticks = <code>-1b</code>
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Byte Tag; Byte Tag; Byte Tag
|Byte Tag; Byte Tag; Byte Tag
|        ; Byte Tag; Byte Tag
|        ; Byte Tag; Byte Tag
|        ;         ; Byte Tag
|        ;         ; Byte Tag
|        ;         ; Byte Tag
|        ;         ; Byte Tag
|Output= Short Tag; Int Tag; Long Tag
|description=Shorts and Ints can be combined the same way, even mixed.

Digits are appended, e.g. two <code>1b</code> tags make <code>257b</code> (0101<sub>16</sub> in [[wikipedia:Hexadecimal|hexadecimal]]).
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Byte Tag; Short Tag; Int Tag; Long Tag
|Any Boat; Any Boat; Any Boat; Any Boat
|Output= Float Tag; Float Tag; Float Tag; Float Tag
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Byte Tag; Short Tag; Int Tag; Long Tag
|Any Boat; Any Boat; Any Boat; Any Boat
|Any Boat; Any Boat; Any Boat; Any Boat
|Output= Double Tag; Double Tag; Double Tag; Double Tag
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Left Curly;  Left Curly
|Name;        Name
|Byte Tag;    Byte Tag
|Right Curly; Name |; Byte Tag | |; Name |; Byte Tag |; Right Curly
|Output= Compound Tag; Compound Tag
|description=Instead of Bytes any other tag can be used, including other compound tags.
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Left Square;  Left Square
|Byte Tag;     Byte Tag
|Right Square; Byte Tag |; Byte Tag |; Byte Tag |; Byte Tag |; Byte Tag |; Byte Tag |; Right Square
|Output= List Tag; List Tag
|description=Instead of Bytes any other tag can be used, including other list tags.
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Compound Tag; List Tag
|Compound Tag; List Tag
|Output= Compound Tag; List Tag
|description=Up to 9 can be combined.

When compound tags contain identical names, only the latest of the corresponding values is used.
|ignoreusage=1
|foot=1
}}

"Name" and "String Tags" must be named in an [[anvil]] before they can be used. Unnamed Names and Strings always produce a "Sssyntax Error". None of the other tag items can be named.

All these items can be combined in a crafting table to form a short sequence of JSON code, as long as the resulting syntax is valid. For example: 
*A pair of Curlies that enclose a named "Name" item and some value, e.g. a Byte, create a "Compound Tag" with the content <code>{Example:0b}</code>.
**Because of the limited size of the crafting table only 3 name-value pairs can be put between Curlies at a time. Compound Tags of any length can be created by concatenating two or more Compound Tags.
**An empty pair of Curlies produces an empty Compound Tag with the content <code>{}</code>.
*A pair of Square brackets that enclose any number of values, e.g. 7 Bytes, create a "List Tag" with the content <code>[0b,0b,0b,0b,0b,0b,0b]</code>.
**Because of the limited size of the crafting table only 7 values can be put between Square brackets at a time. List Tags of any length can be created by concatenating two or more List Tags.
**An empty pair of Square brackets produces an empty List with the content <code>[]</code>.
**"Name" items cannot be used in a List.

The resulting Compound and List Tags can be used as values in other Compound and List Tags, as deeply nested as you want.

==Usage==
Tags appear to have no further functionality. They cannot be eaten or placed in the world, except in an item frame, as each other item can. However, Compound Tags with values like <code>{Enchantments:[{id:"minecraft:sharpness",lvl:127b}]}</code> will show the [[Enchanting|enchantment]] glint and actually act accordingly when used.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/129xdyl/i_figure_out_how_the_nbtcrafting_in_the_vote/</ref> This appears to work with many weapon and tool [[Enchanting#Summary of enchantments by item|enchantments]].

In theory, an extremely lucky <code>replace_recipe_output</code> vote can change the crafting recipe for compound tags to output something else. When cheats are enabled you can test this with a command like <code>/vote rule minecraft:replace_recipe_output approve {key:"minecraft:compound_tag",value:"minecraft:netherite_sword"}</code>. However, as long as this vote is approved no other compound tag can be crafted. Use <code>/vote rule minecraft:replace_recipe_output repeal *</code> to undo all recipe replacements.

In combination with the <code>midas_touch</code> vote tag items can be converted into [[Gold Ingot|gold ingots]]. These retain their NBT data. When the world is loaded in another version of the game tag items disappear, but gold ingots persist.

==Trivia==
*This implies that a [[Name Tag|name tag]] is 128 bit.
*Compound and list tags are special in so far that the value they show in their [[tooltip]] is not merely a property of the item, but their ''actual'' [[NBT format|NBT data]]. This is also the reason why naming them is disabled as that would mess up the NBT data.
*The snapshot also contains an [[History of textures/Unused textures|unused texture]] for an {{ItemLink|End Tag}}.

==History==
{{History|java}}
{{History||23w13a_or_b|[[File:Tag.png|32px]] Added tags.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Tag.png|Tag
Bit.png|Bit
Byte Tag.png|Byte Tag
Double Tag.png|Double Tag
End Tag.png|End Tag
Float Tag.png|Float Tag
Int Tag.png|Int Tag
Left Curly.png|Left Curly
Left Square.png|Left Sqaure
List Tag.png|List Tag
Long Tag.png|Long Tag
Name (23w13a or b).png|Name
Right Curly.png|Right Curly
Right Square.png|Right Square
Short Tag.png|Short Tag
Sssyntax Error.png|Sssyntax Error
String Tag.png|String Tag
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{items}}
{{jokes}}

[[pt:Tag (item)]]
[[Category:Joke items]]</li></ul>
The tabbed inventory window is added; previously, there was a single list of blocks and items, with no access to the survival inventory (except when using crafting tables or similar blocks).
12w22a
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Coal|Coal]]<br/>{{About|the fuel item that can be mined|the ore|Coal Ore|the block|Block of Coal|the smelted wood|Charcoal}}
{{Item
| image = Coal.png
|type=
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Coal''' is a mineral [[item]] mainly obtained from [[Coal Ore|coal ore]]. It is primarily used for crafting [[torches]] and [[Campfire|campfires]], as well as [[fuel]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Chest loot ===
{{see also|Coal Ore#Natural generation}}
{{LootChestItem|coal}}

=== Mining ===

[[Coal ore]] are mined using a [[pickaxe]] and drops 1 piece of coal. If the pickaxe is enchanted with [[Fortune]], it may drop an extra piece per level of Fortune, up to a maximum of 4 with Fortune III.

=== Mob loot ===

[[Wither skeleton]]s have a {{Frac|1|3}} chance of dropping a single coal upon death. The maximum amount of coal is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]]. The chance of a wither skeleton ''not'' dropping any coal can be found using the formula <code>2 / (Looting Level + 3)</code>. For example, Looting III gives a {{frac|1|3}} chance of not dropping any coal. All other amounts have an equal chance of occurring.

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
 |showname=1
 |Block of Coal
 |Output=Coal,9
 |type=Material
}}

=== Smelting ===

{{Smelting
 |head=1
 |Coal Ore

 |Coal
 |0,1
|foot=1
}}

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage|Coal}}

=== Fuel ===

When used in a [[furnace]] as a fuel, a piece of coal lasts 80 seconds (smelting up to 8 items), like [[charcoal]]. Coal used as fuel lasts more than 5 times longer than [[wood planks]] or [[wood]] logs used as fuel, being more efficient than any other use of wood for smelting {{in|je}}, but outstripped by [[wooden slabs]] {{in|be}}. 

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

=== Trading ===

Novice-level fisherman [[villager]]s have a 50% chance to buy 10 coal for one [[emerald]].

{{IN|java}}, novice-level armorer and toolsmith villagers have a 40% chance of offering to buy 15 coal for one emerald. Novice-level weaponsmith villagers and apprentice-level butcher villagers have {{frac|2|3}} chance of offering to buy 15 coal for one emerald.

{{IN|bedrock}}, novice-level armorer, toolsmith, and weaponsmith villagers and apprentice-level butcher villagers buy 15 coal for one emerald.

[[trading|Trade]]s that involve coal cannot be substituted by [[charcoal]].

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

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showitemtags=y
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Coal
|spritetype=item
|nameid=coal
|aliasid=coal / 0
|id=302
|itemtags=minecraft:coals
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java classic}}
{{History||May 21, 2009|link=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/110762705/my-list-on-tile-types-so-far|[[Notch]] shows interest in adding coal, commenting that it might be combined with [[iron ore]] to make steel.}}
{{History|java indev}} 
{{History||0.31|snap=20100128|[[File:Coal JE1.png|32px]] Added coal. 
|Mining [[coal ore]] blocks [[drops]] 2-5 pieces of coal.}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100129|Coal can be used to craft [[torch]]es.}}
{{History||?|Mining [[coal ore]] now drops 1 piece of coal (down from 2-5).}}
{{History||20100219|[[File:Coal JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed. It is now more centered.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Coal can now be found in the new [[mineshaft]] [[chest]]s and [[stronghold]] storeroom chests.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=?|Coal can be now obtained by [[smelting]] [[coal ore]].}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w04a|Coal can now be used to craft [[fire charge]]s.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Blacksmith and butcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 16–23 of either coal or charcoal for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=1.3|[[File:Coal JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w36a|Coal is now dropped by [[wither skeleton]]s, making it [[renewable resource|renewable]].}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w18a|Coal can now be used to craft [[block of coal|coal block]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Fisherman, armorer, tool smith, weapon smith and butcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 16–24 coal for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|Coal may now be found in [[igloo]] basement [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|The average yield of coal from [[mineshaft]] chests has been decreased, and added to [[dungeon]] chests.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Coal can now be found in the new [[woodland mansion]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>coal</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 263.}}
{{History|||snap=18w09a|Coal can now be found in the loot [[chest]]s of [[underwater ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Coal now generates in [[shipwreck]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Coal JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Coal can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] fishing cottages.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Coal can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] butcher shops and [[snowy tundra|snowy]] village houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Coal can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] toolsmith houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w02a|Coal can now be used to craft [[campfire]]s. Destroying a campfire returns 2 charcoal.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|Coal can now be used to craft [[torch|soul torches]].}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Coal may now be found in [[ancient city]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Coal can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in cold and warm [[ocean ruins]] and in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Coal no longer generates in [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the [[trail ruins]]; coal now is in the common loot.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Coal JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added coal.
|Coal can be used to craft [[torch]]es.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Coal JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed.
|Coal can now be crafted to make a [[block of coal]].}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Coal is now [[drops|dropped]] by [[wither skeleton]]s.}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Coal can now be found inside [[minecart with chest|chest minecarts]] in [[mineshaft]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Coal is now used to craft [[fire charge]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Coal can now be found in the [[stronghold]] storeroom [[chest]]s.
|Coal may now be found in [[igloo]] basement chests.}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Fisherman, armorer, toolsmith, weaponsmith and butcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 16–24 coal for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Coal is now found in [[woodland mansion]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Coal can now be found inside [[shipwreck]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Coal can now be found inside [[underwater ruins]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Coal can now be used to craft [[campfire]]s. Destroying a campfire returns 2 charcoal.
|[[File:Coal JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Coal can now be found in [[snowy tundra]] [[village]] house [[chest]]s and in village butcher and toolsmith chests.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Armorer, weaponsmith, toolsmith, and butcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 15 coal for an [[emerald]].
|Fishermen villagers now have a 50% chance to buy 10 coal for an emerald as part of their first tier [[trading|trade]].}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|Coal can now used to craft [[soul torch]]es.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Coal JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added coal.}}
{{History||?|[[File:Coal JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Coal JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Coal JE3 BE2.png|32px]] Added coal.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|Coal}}

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Uhlí]]
[[de:Kohle]]
[[es:Carbón]]
[[fr:Charbon]]
[[hu:Szén]]
[[it:Carbone]]
[[ja:石炭]]
[[ko:석탄]]
[[nl:Steenkool]]
[[pl:Węgiel]]
[[pt:Carvão]]
[[ru:Уголь]]
[[th:ถ่าน]]
[[tr:Kömür]]
[[uk:Вугілля]]
[[zh:煤炭]]</li><li>[[Sword|Sword]]<br/>{{For|the item in ''Minecraft Dungeons''|MCD:Sword|MCD:Diamond Sword}}
{{Item
| image = <gallery>
Wooden Sword.png | Wooden
Stone Sword.png | Stone
Iron Sword.png | Iron
Golden Sword.png | Golden
Diamond Sword.png | Diamond
Netherite Sword.png | Netherite
</gallery>
| rarity = Common
| renewable = 
* '''Netherite''': No
* '''All others''': Yes
| durability = 
'''Java Edition'''<br>
Golden: 32<br>
Wood: 59<br>
Stone: 131<br>
Iron: 250<br>
Diamond: 1561<br>
Netherite: 2031<br>
'''Bedrock Edition'''<br>
Golden: 33<br>
Wood: 60<br> 
Stone: 132<br>
Iron: 251<br>
Diamond: 1562<br>
Netherite: 2032
| stackable = No
}}
The '''sword''' is a melee [[weapon]] that is mainly used to deal [[damage]] to [[entity|entities]] or for breaking certain blocks faster than by hand. A sword is made from one of six materials, in order of increasing quality and expense: wood, gold, stone, iron, diamond and netherite.

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
  |showname=0
  |showdescription=1
  |head=1
  |name=[[Swords]]
  |B1={Any Planks}; Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |B2={Any Planks}; Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |B3=Stick
  |Output=Wooden Sword; Iron Sword; Golden Sword; Diamond Sword
  |type=Combat
}}
{{Crafting
  |name=Stone Sword
  |B1=Any stone-tier block
  |B2=Any stone-tier block
  |B3=Stick
  |Output=Stone Sword
  |description=Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
  |type=Combat
}}
{{Crafting
  |foot=1
  |ignoreusage=1
  |name=[[Swords]]
  |ingredients=Damaged Matching [[Swords]]
  |Damaged Wooden Sword; Damaged Stone Sword; Damaged Iron Sword; Damaged Golden Sword; Damaged Diamond Sword; Damaged Netherite Sword
  |Damaged Wooden Sword; Damaged Stone Sword; Damaged Iron Sword; Damaged Golden Sword; Damaged Diamond Sword; Damaged Netherite Sword
  |description= The durability of the two swords is added together, plus an extra 5% of the tool type's total durability. Enchantments are removed unless combined on an [[anvil]].<br>'''Example:''' Two wooden swords, each with remaining durability of 20, combine into a wooden sword having 43 durability (20 + 20 + 5% of 60).
  |Output=Wooden Sword; Stone Sword; Iron Sword; Golden Sword; Diamond Sword; Netherite Sword
  |type=Combat
}}

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

=== Repairing ===
==== Grinding ====
{{Grinding
|showdescription=1
|ingredients=2x Damaged Wooden Sword or<br>2x Damaged Stone Sword or<br>2x Damaged Iron Sword or<br>2x Damaged Golden Sword or<br>2x Damaged Diamond Sword or <br>2x Damaged Netherite Sword
|Damaged Wooden Sword; Damaged Stone Sword; Damaged Iron Sword; Damaged Golden Sword; Damaged Diamond Sword; Damaged Netherite Sword
|Damaged Wooden Sword; Damaged Stone Sword; Damaged Iron Sword; Damaged Golden Sword; Damaged Diamond Sword; Damaged Netherite Sword
|Wooden Sword; Stone Sword; Iron Sword; Golden Sword; Diamond Sword; Netherite Sword
|description=The durability of the two swords is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. Any enchantments, besides curses, would be removed.
}}

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

=== Mob loot ===
{{Main|Drops#Equipped items}}

Some [[mobs]] can spawn with a sword and have an 8.5% chance of dropping them upon death caused by player. This chance is increased by 1% per level of [[Looting]], up to a maximum of 11.5% with Looting III. [[Zombie]]s and [[husk]]s can drop iron swords, [[zombified piglin]]s and [[piglin]]s can drop golden swords, and [[wither skeleton]]s can drop stone swords. The dropped sword is usually badly damaged and may be enchanted. Stone swords dropped by wither skeletons are never enchanted.

A [[vex]] wields an iron sword that normally has a 0% chance of dropping, because their main hand's <code>HandDropChances</code> is 0. However, this chance increases by 1 percentage point per level of Looting. It is never damaged{{only|java}} and may be enchanted.

{{IN|be}}, [[pillager]]s and [[vindicator]]s that spawn from raids have a 4.1% chance (5.12% chance on hard mode) of dropping a damaged iron sword. This sword has a 50% chance of being enchanted.

=== Trading ===
[[File:Weaponsmith Diamond Sword Trade.png|thumb|right|The diamond sword trade of a weaponsmith.]]

{{IN|bedrock}}, an apprentice-level weaponsmith villagers sells enchanted iron swords for at least 7-21 emeralds, and a master-level weaponsmith sells enchanted diamond swords for at least 13-27 emeralds.

{{IN|java}}, a novice-level weaponsmith villager has a {{frac|2|3}} chance of selling an enchanted iron sword for at least 7-22 emeralds. A master-level weaponsmith offers to sell an enchanted diamond sword for at least 11–27 emeralds.

The enchantments of the swords offered by villagers are the same as the ones obtained from an [[enchantment table]] at levels 5–19.

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|iron-sword,level-enchanted-iron-sword,damaged-random-enchanted-iron-sword,golden-sword,random-enchanted-golden-sword,diamond-sword,damaged-diamond-sword,level-enchanted-diamond-sword,damaged-random-enchanted-diamond-sword,damaged-random-enchanted-diamond-sword-2}}

== Usage ==
=== Attacking ===
Pressing {{control|attack}} while holding a sword inflicts damage on both mobs and other players. Upon damaging a mob or player, the sword's [[Item Durability|durability]] decreases by 1.

Attacking a [[boat]] or a [[minecart]] with a sword stone tier or higher instantly destroys it {{only|java}}, without decreasing the sword's durability. Otherwise, it requires 2 hits, with neither decreasing durability.

==== Sweeping ====
{{exclusive|Java|section=1}}
If the attack recharge meter is 84.8% or above and the player is on the ground standing or moving slower than the [[sprinting]] speed in a straight line, the sword performs a sweeping attack indicated by a gale [[particle]] that reaches nearby enemies for {{hp|1}} and knocks them back; the amount of knockback is 80% that of the basal knockback and does not benefit from the [[knockback]] enchantment. As result, the player can perform a sweep attack while they are sprinting diagonally but it is impossible to perform a sweep attack at the same time as a critical hit or while riding some [[entity]]. All enemies within an 1 by 0.25 by 1 block area of any part of the attacked mob and whose feet are 3 or less blocks away from player's feet are affected. The [[sweeping edge]] enchantment increases the damage dealt by 50% of the normal hit damage for level I, 67% for level II and 75% for level III.

=== Damage ===
{{Main|Damage}}

==== Java Edition ====
Swords have an attack speed of 1.6 and take 0.625 seconds to [[Damage#Attack cooldown|recover]]. 

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Sword attack damage by type"
! Material
! {{ItemSprite|Wooden Sword|text=Wooden}}
! {{ItemSprite|Golden Sword|text=Gold}}
! {{ItemSprite|Stone Sword|text=Stone}}
! {{ItemSprite|Iron Sword|text=Iron}}
! {{ItemSprite|Diamond Sword|text=Diamond}}
! {{ItemSprite|Netherite Sword|text=Netherite}}
|-
! Attack Damage
| {{hp|4}}
| {{hp|4}}
| {{hp|5}}
| {{hp|6}}
| {{hp|7}}
| {{hp|8}}
|-
! Attack Speed
| 1.6
| 1.6
| 1.6
| 1.6
| 1.6
| 1.6
|-
! Damage/Second (DPS)
| 6.4
| 6.4
| 8
| 9.6
| 11.2
| 12.8
|-
! Durability
| 59
| 32
| 131
| 250
| 1561
| 2031
|-
! Lifetime damage inflicted<ref group="note">The formula to find the total lifetime damage is ''Lifetime damage minimum = Durability × Damage per hit''. It ignores enchantments and [[Damage#Critical_hit|critical hits]], and assumes the sword is at maximum charge</ref>
| {{hp|236}}
| {{hp|128}}
| {{hp|655}}
| {{hp|1500}}
| {{hp|10927}}
| {{hp|16248}}
|}
{{notelist}}

==== Bedrock Edition ====
{{IN|bedrock}}, swords have no attack cooldown or sweep attack, and deal the following damage:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Sword attack damage by type"
! Material
! {{ItemSprite|Wooden Sword|text=Wooden}}
! {{ItemSprite|Golden Sword|text=Gold}}
! {{ItemSprite|Stone Sword|text=Stone}}
! {{ItemSprite|Iron Sword|text=Iron}}
! {{ItemSprite|Diamond Sword|text=Diamond}}
! {{ItemSprite|Netherite Sword|text=Netherite}}
|-
! Attack Damage
| {{hp|5}} <!-- DO NOT CHANGE THESE! The values are correct, '+4 Attack Damage' means 5 total attack damage. -->
| {{hp|5}}
| {{hp|6}}
| {{hp|7}}
| {{hp|8}}
| {{hp|9}}
|-
! Durability
| 60
| 33
| 132
| 251
| 1562
| 2032
|-
! Lifetime damage inflicted<ref group="note">The formula to find the total lifetime damage is ''Durability × Damage per hit = Lifetime damage minimum''. It excludes enchantments and critical hits</ref>
| {{hp|300}}
| {{hp|165}}
| {{hp|792}}
| {{hp|1757}}
| {{hp|12496}}
| {{hp|18288}}
|}
{{notelist}}

The most amount of damage that a sword enchanted with [[Sharpness]] V can do is 11 {{in|java}} and 15.25 {{in|bedrock}}, without critical hits.

=== Sword breaking times ===
{{main|Breaking}}

A sword can also be used to destroy certain blocks 50% quicker, sometimes much quicker than with fists. Using a sword to destroy any block that doesn't break instantly by hand decreases its durability by 2; this includes bamboo, despite that the sword is the fastest tool for breaking it.<ref>{{bug|MC-195168||Swords consume double durability than they normally would when destroying bamboo saplings, bamboo, or cobwebs}}</ref>

If a sword is enchanted with [[Silk Touch]], either using [[Creative]] or [[commands]], cobwebs the sword destroys will drop the cobwebs themselves instead of the usual string. This is due to the sword being classified as the proper tool for cobwebs.

The following table shows the time it takes to break blocks on which swords have any effect. Colors indicate what gets dropped:
* White: an original block.
* Blue: block's normal drop (e.g. seeds, sapling, apple).
* Red: nothing.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Blocks affected by swords"
! Block
! Fists
! Sword
! colspan="2" | Proper/fastest tool
|-
!style="text-align:left"| {{BlockLink|Bamboo}}
| {{tc|no|{{breaking time|Bamboo}} s }} || 0.05 s (instant) <!-- this doesn't work: {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Bamboo|Sword}} s}} -->
| {{ItemSprite|sword|link=Sword}}
| 0.05 s (instant) <!-- this doesn't work: {{breaking time|Bamboo|Sword}} s -->
|-
!style="text-align:left"| {{BlockLink|Cobweb}}
| {{tc|no|{{breaking time|Cobweb|drop=None}} s}} || {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Cobweb|Sword}} s}}
| {{ItemSprite|shears|link=Shears}}
| {{breaking time|Cobweb|Shears}} s
|-
!style="text-align:left"| {{BlockLink|Cocoa}}
| {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Cocoa}}s}} || {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Cocoa|Sword}}s}}
| {{ItemSprite|wooden-axe|link=Axe}}
| {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Cocoa|Golden}} – {{breaking time|Cocoa|Wooden}} s}}
|-
! style="text-align:left"|{{BlockLink|Hay Bale}}
| 1s
| 0.8s{{only|bedrock}}
| {{ItemSprite|wooden-hoe|link=Hoe}}
| {{breaking time|Hay Bale|Golden}} – {{breaking time|Hay Bale|Wooden}} s
|-
!style="text-align:left" rowspan="2"| {{BlockLink|Leaves}}
!rowspan="2" {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Leaves}} s}}
!rowspan="2" {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Leaves|Sword}} s}}
| {{ItemSprite|shears|link=Shears}}
| {{breaking time|Leaves|Shears}}s
|-
| {{ItemSprite|wooden-hoe|link=Hoe}}
| {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Leaves|Golden}} – {{breaking time|Leaves|Wooden}} s}}
|-
!style="text-align:left"| {{BlockLink|Jack o'Lantern}}
| {{breaking time|Jack o'Lantern}} s || {{breaking time|Jack o'Lantern|Sword}} s
| {{ItemSprite|wooden-axe|link=Axe}}
| {{breaking time|Jack o'Lantern|Golden}} – {{breaking time|Jack o'Lantern|Wooden}} s
|-
!style="text-align:left"| {{BlockLink|Melon}}
| {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Melon}} s}} || {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Melon|Sword}} s}}
| {{ItemSprite|wooden-axe|link=Axe}}
| {{tc|planned|{{breaking time|Melon|Golden}} – {{breaking time|Melon|Wooden}} s}}
|-
!style="text-align:left"| {{BlockLink|Pumpkin}}
| {{breaking time|Pumpkin}}s || {{breaking time|Pumpkin|Sword}} s
| {{ItemSprite|wooden-axe|link=Axe}}
| {{breaking time|Pumpkin|Golden}} – {{breaking time|Pumpkin|Wooden}} s
|-
!style="text-align:left" rowspan="2"| {{BlockLink|Vines}} 
| rowspan="2" {{tc|no|{{breaking time|Vines}} s}} || rowspan="2" {{tc|no|{{breaking time|Vines|Sword}} s}}
| {{ItemSprite|wooden-axe|link=Axe}}
| {{tc|no|{{breaking time|Vines|Golden}} – {{breaking time|Vines|Wooden}} s}}
|-
| {{ItemSprite|shears|link=Shears}}
| {{breaking time|Vines|Shears}} s
|}

==== Safety around constructions ====
In Creative mode, swords are unable to break blocks. However, care must still be taken around [[minecart]]s, [[painting]]s, [[item frame]]s,{{only|java}} and [[armor stand]]s; these are entities, thus can be broken with swords in Creative.<ref>{{bug|MC-27140}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MC-18463}}</ref>

=== Enchantments ===
Swords can receive, gathered from mob drops/villager trades or be found in various loot chests (example: End City, Bastion Remnant)with the following [[enchantment]]s:

{| class="wikitable sortable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
!Weight
|-
|[[Fire Aspect]]
|II
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Looting]]
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Sharpness]]<ref group=note name=note1>Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods are mutually exclusive.</ref>
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|10
|-
|[[Smite]]<ref group=note name=note1/>
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Bane of Arthropods]]<ref group="note" name=note1/>
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Knockback]]
|II
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Mending]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|1
|-
|[[Sweeping Edge]]{{Only|java|short=1}}
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|2
|}
Golden swords have the highest enchantability, yet the least durability{{Notelist}}

=== Fuel ===
Wooden swords can be used as fuel in [[furnace]]s, smelting 1 item per sword.

=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{Smelting|showname=1|Iron Sword;Golden Sword|Iron Nugget;Gold Nugget|0,1}}

=== Piglins ===
[[Piglin]]s are attracted to golden swords, run toward any golden swords on the ground and inspect it for 6 to 8 seconds before putting it in their [[inventory]] slot.

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Strong attack1.ogg
|sound2=Strong attack2.ogg
|sound3=Strong attack3.ogg
|sound4=Strong attack4.ogg
|sound5=Strong attack5.ogg
|sound6=Strong attack6.ogg
|subtitle=Strong attack
|source=player
|description=When a player deals an attack that does not trigger any other attack sounds
|id=entity.player.attack.strong
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.player.attack.strong
|volume=''varies'' <ref group=sound>0.6 for <code>strong1</code> through <code>strong4</code>, and 0.7 for <code>strong5</code> and <code>strong6</code></ref>
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Critical attack1.ogg
|sound2=Critical attack2.ogg
|sound3=Critical attack3.ogg
|subtitle=Critical attack
|source=player
|description=When a player deals a critical hit
|id=entity.player.attack.crit
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.player.attack.crit
|volume=0.7
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Knockback attack1.ogg
|sound2=Knockback attack2.ogg
|sound3=Knockback attack3.ogg
|sound4=Knockback attack4.ogg
|subtitle=Knockback attack
|source=player
|description=When a player deals a sprinting attack
|id=entity.player.attack.knockback
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.player.attack.knockback
|volume=0.7
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Sweep attack1.ogg
|sound2=Sweep attack2.ogg
|sound3=Sweep attack3.ogg
|sound4=Sweep attack4.ogg
|sound5=Sweep attack5.ogg
|sound6=Sweep attack6.ogg
|sound7=Sweep attack7.ogg
|subtitle=Sweeping attack
|source=player
|description=When a player deals a sweep attack
|id=entity.player.attack.sweep
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.player.attack.sweep
|volume=0.7
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Weak attack1.ogg
|sound2=Weak attack2.ogg
|sound3=Weak attack3.ogg
|sound4=Weak attack4.ogg
|subtitle=Weak attack
|source=player
|description=When a player deals an attack with no damage
|id=entity.player.attack.nodamage
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.player.attack.weak
|volume=0.7
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Weak attack
|source=player
|description=When a player attempts to attack without sufficient cooldown
|id=entity.player.attack.weak
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.player.attack.weak
|volume=0.7
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=player
|description=When a sword's durability is exhausted
|id=entity.item.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.break
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Strong attack1.ogg
|sound2=Strong attack2.ogg
|sound3=Strong attack3.ogg
|sound4=Strong attack4.ogg
|sound5=Strong attack5.ogg
|sound6=Strong attack6.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a player deals an attack with damage
|id=game.player.attack.strong
|volume=0.2
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Weak attack1.ogg
|sound2=Weak attack2.ogg
|sound3=Weak attack3.ogg
|sound4=Weak attack4.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a player deals an attack with no damage
|id=game.player.attack.nodamage
|volume=0.2
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When an sword's durability is exhausted
|id=random.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wooden Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wooden_sword
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Stone Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=stone_sword
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Iron Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_sword
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Diamond Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond_sword
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Golden Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_sword
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Netherite Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=netherite_sword
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wooden Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wooden_sword
|id=308
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Stone Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=stone_sword
|id=312
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Iron Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_sword
|id=307
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Diamond Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond_sword
|id=316
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Golden Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_sword
|id=322
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Netherite Sword
|spritetype=item
|nameid=netherite_sword
|id=604
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Time to Strike!;Overkill;Oooh, shiny!}}

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

== History == 
=== Blocking ===
{{main|Blocking}}
[[File:Parrying.png|thumb|right|The blocking animation using a sword before and after [[Java Edition 14w30a]] (from the [[Adventure Update|Adventure]] to the [[Bountiful Update|Bountiful]] updates).]]
 
Previously, since the [[Adventure Update]], all types of swords could be used to parry to block some forms of damage. If the player is blocking with a sword when attacked, the sword deflects 50% of incoming damage from melee, non-magical projectiles like arrows, and explosions, along with minimizing airborne knockback. The sword is held in front of the player and its durability is not reduced by blocking. The player moves at a slower rate than [[sneaking]] if blocking with a sword. Sword blocks could be engaged and disengaged instantly, with no delay between the input and damage mitigation nor cooldown between lowering a block and raising a new one.
 
After the [[Combat Update]], the sword blocking functionality was replaced by blocking with [[shield]]s and to accommodate the [[dual wield]] system. Shields negate more damage and knockback than sword blocking from "blockable" attacks (they block 100% damage and knockback after [[Java Edition 1.11]]), but, unlike swords, they lose durability, have a 0.25 second startup period before damage can be mitigated and can be temporarily disabled by attacks with an [[axe]].

=== Knockback ===
The knockback dealt by swords used to be higher than while the players are using another melee [[item]]s, like an axe or with the hands. This feature was removed in [[Java Edition 1.9]] and is also no longer used in ''[[Bedrock Edition]]''.

=== Historical changes per version ===
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20091231-2|[[File:Iron Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron swords.
|Iron swords cannot be [[craft]]ed yet, but can be added to the [[player]]'s [[inventory]] during world creation.}}
{{History||0.31|snap=?|The iron sword is no longer added to the player's inventory during world creation.}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100128|[[File:Wooden Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Swords made from wood, stone, and diamond have been added.
|Swords cannot be crafted yet, but have been added to the [[item]] [[chest]] in the Indev house.|A sword held by the player is now rendered to appear more 3D.}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100129|Wood, stone, iron, and diamond swords can now be [[craft]]ed.}}
{{History|||snap=20100130|[[File:Golden Sword JE1.png|32px]] Swords can now be made out of gold.}}
{{History|||snap=20100131|Swords now have [[durability]]. 
|Better swords now last longer.
|Swords now cost 1 durability per hit, and 2 points per block broken.}}
{{History||20100206|[[File:Golden Sword JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of gold swords has been slightly changed.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.2.0|snap=release|[[Zombie pigmen]] now hold golden swords.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.2|Swords, like all [[tool]]s, now have more [[item durability|durability]].
|Prior, diamond swords had 1024 durability, iron swords had 128, stone swords 64 and wood and gold had 32 durability.}}
{{History||1.5|The damages of all swords have increased by 1, due to the player's barehand damage increasing from {{hp|1}} to {{hp|2}}.
|As a result, wooden and golden swords now dealt {{hp|5}}, stone swords {{hp|7}}, iron swords {{hp|9}}, and diamond swords {{hp|11}}.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Added the ability to block with a sword, giving the [[player]] more options in combat.
|Swords deflect 50% of incoming melee damage, non-magical projectiles like arrows and explosion damage, and a bit of knockback.
|The sword is held in front of the player and its durability is not reduced by blocking.|The player moves at a slower rate than [[sneaking]] when blocking with a sword.
|As barehand damage has been reduced from {{hp|2}} to {{hp|1}}, the damages of all swords have been reduced to their pre Beta 1.5 values.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Sword [[damage]] has been reduced to make way for [[enchanting]]. A diamond sword's damage has been reduced from {{hp|10}} to {{hp|7}}, iron has been reduced from {{hp|8}} to {{hp|6}} and stone has been reduced from {{hp|6}} to {{hp|5}}. Wooden and golden swords still deal {{hp|4}} damage.|Iron swords are now found in the new [[stronghold]] altar [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Swords can now be enchanted in the [[enchantment table]].}}
{{History||1.1|snap=12w01a|Iron swords are now found in [[village]] blacksmith chests.}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w06a|The [[player]] now has a rare chance of obtaining iron swords by killing [[zombie]]s and golden swords from [[zombie pigmen]] from the addition of [[rare drops]]. These swords have a 20% chance of being enchanted.}}
{{History||1.2.4|snap=release|[[Spruce planks]], [[birch planks]], and [[jungle planks]] can now be used to craft wooden swords.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w18a|Wooden swords can now be used as [[fuel]] in a [[furnace]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w21a|Blacksmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] diamond swords for 12–13 [[emerald]]s, and iron swords for 7–10 emeralds.
|With the [[trading]] implementation, renewable [[item]]s such as [[wheat]] can now be [[trading|sold]] to buy a diamond sword. This has now made all swords [[Renewable Resource|renewable]].}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w32a|[[Zombie]]s may sometimes wield iron swords, dealing extra [[damage]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w34a|If a [[player]] has dyed leather armor equipped and selected a sword of any kind, it appears in the color of the dye applied to the armor, when switching to second or third person view.}}
{{History|||snap=12w36a|Added [[wither skeleton]]s, which hold stone swords.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|[[Unbreaking]] can now be applied to a sword with an [[enchanted book]].}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w18a|Golden swords are now found in the new [[chest]]s in [[nether fortress]]es.}}
{{History|||snap=13w21a|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[damage]] ({{hp|1}}), swords now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in all swords doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.}}
{{History|||snap=13w25b|In [[Creative]] mode, swords are no longer able to break [[block]]s, and no [[sound]] plays when they're hit with one.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=1.7.1|[[Acacia planks]] and [[dark oak planks]] can now be used to craft wooden swords.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Weaponsmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] enchanted diamond swords for 12–15 [[emerald]]s, and iron swords for 9–10 emeralds. Unenchanted swords are no longer sold.}}
{{History|||snap=14w30a|Sword holding position have been tweaked, and the blocking animation has changed. Blocking while mining was made impossible. Blocking immediately after attacking no longer continues the swing animation.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|[[Enchanting|Enchanted]] iron and diamond swords can now be found in [[end city]] ship [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=15w33c|Swords no longer block attacks. Instead, [[shield]]s are used.}}
{{History|||snap=15w34b|Swords now use the attack speed [[attribute]]. The attack speed of a sword is 1.25 or 0.8 seconds.}}
{{History|||snap=15w34c|Nerfed swords, they now do {{hp|1}} less [[damage]] and have an attack speed of 1.45, or 0.69 seconds.
|Swords can now do a sweep attack when moving at walking speed or slower, which knock back [[mob]]s near the one hit. The attack speed meter must be filled for it to work.}}
{{History|||snap=15w36a|Each [[Sharpness]] level now adds {{hp|1}} damage to the base damage at level I and an additional {{hp|0.5}} for each additional level, down from a flat {{hp|1.25}} per level.}}
{{History|||snap=15w37a|Swords now have an attack speed of 1.6, or 0.63 seconds.}}
{{History|||snap=15w43a|The average yield of golden swords in [[nether fortress]] chests has been decreased.}}
{{History|||snap=15w49a|Sweep attack now does {{hp|1}} damage to affected [[mob]]s and players.}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|Golden and iron swords now [[smelt]] down into one of their respective [[nugget]]s.
|Added [[Sweeping Edge]] enchantment.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[item]]s' numeral IDs were 268, 272, 267, 276 and 283.}}
{{History|||snap=18w10a|Swords can now generate in [[buried treasure]] chests.}}
{{History||September 10, 2018|link={{tweet|JasperBoerstra|1039167196801458176}}|[[File:Wooden Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Sword JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[Jasper Boerstra]] tweets an image of updated sword textures.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Wooden Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Sword JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all swords have been changed.
|Swords now break [[bamboo]] instantly.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|[[File:Netherite Sword JE1.png|32px]] Added netherite swords.
|Netherite swords are obtained by combining one diamond sword and one [[netherite ingot]] in a [[crafting table]].
|[[Crimson planks]] and [[warped planks]] can now be used to craft wooden swords.}}
{{History|||snap=20w09a|[[File:Diamond Sword JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of diamond swords has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=20w10a|[[File:Netherite Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of netherite swords has been changed.
|Netherite swords can no longer be [[crafted]].
|Netherite swords are now obtained by combining one diamond sword and one [[netherite ingot]] in a [[smithing table]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w15a|Stone swords can now be crafted using [[blackstone]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Golden and netherite swords now generate in [[bastion remnants]] chests.
|Golden swords now generate randomly enchanted in [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=20w17a|Diamonds swords now generate in place of netherite swords in bastion remnant [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w30a|Damaged enchanted iron swords can now be found in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w08a|Stone swords can now be crafted using [[cobbled deepslate]].}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|[[Mangrove planks]] can now be used to craft wooden swords.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|Upgrading diamond swords to netherite swords now requires the netherite upgrade [[smithing template]].}}
{{History|upcoming java}}
{{History||Combat Tests|snap=1.14.3 - Combat Test|The attack speed for all swords has been increased to 3.
|The base [[damage]] is now {{Hp|2}}, meaning that all swords now do {{Hp|1}} more damage than before}.
|The attack reach of swords has been increased to 3.5 [[block]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 2|The attack speed of all swords has been decreased to 2.5.}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 3|The attack speed of all swords has been changed from 2.5 back to 3.0.
|The attack key can now again be held down to automatically attack when the attack meter is full.
|Attacks now happen only when the sword is at 120% charge, slower than if attacks were timed.}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 4|Sword can now perform critical, knockback ([[sprint]]) hits on 100% charge.
|The attack reach of all weapons was decreased by 0.5 [[block]]. Sword now have a 3 [[block]]s reach.
|The 200% attack now gives a bonus reach of 1 [[block]].}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 5|Weapons have been nerfed. All material tiers have been nerfed by {{Hp|1}} except wood and gold, and the sword tier have been nerfed by {{Hp|1}}. This means that the wooden/stone/golden sword now does {{Hp|4}} damage, the iron sword now does {{Hp|5}} damage and the diamond sword now does {{Hp|6}} damage.}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 6|All weapons' attack reach have been buffed by 0.5 [[block]].
|200% attacks have been removed.
|Swords now always do sweep attack, even in the air.
|The cooldown for missed hit is a 4-tick cooldown instead of using the attack speed attribute.}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 7c|All weapons' attack reach have been nerfed by 0.5 [[block]]. The sword's attack reach is now 3 [[block]]s again.
|200% attacks have been re-added.
|Swords no longer sweep without [[Sweeping Edge]] and 200% charge again.
|Adjusted the netherite tier value to match the weapon nerf in Combat Test 5}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 8b|Enchantment bonus attack damage are now included in the base damage when calculating critical hits (they were excluded before). Due to this change, enchanted swords critical attacks are now way more powerful (especially with high enchantments)}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Stone Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added stone swords.}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Wooden Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added wooden swords.
|Survival players no longer start out with an infinite durability stone sword in the inventory.}}
{{History||v0.3.2|[[File:Iron Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Sword JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron, gold, and diamond swords.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Iron swords have replaced stone swords in the creative inventory.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|Iron swords can now be found in [[stronghold]] altar [[chest]]s and inside blacksmith chests.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 11|Wooden, stone, golden and diamond swords are now available in the [[creative]] [[inventory]].}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 12|Wooden, stone, golden and diamond swords have been removed from creative.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 13|All swords are available in creative mode again.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[damage]] ({{hp|1}}), swords now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in all swords doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.|In [[creative]] mode, swords are no longer able to break [[block]]s, and no [[sound]] plays when they're hit with one.|Golden swords can now be found in [[nether fortress]] chests.
|[[Zombie]]s now rarely spawn holding an iron sword that have a chance to [[drops|dropped]].
|Golden swords are now rarely dropped by [[zombie pigmen]].
|Stone swords are now rarely dropped by [[wither skeleton]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Iron swords are now sometimes dropped by [[husk]]s that spawn holding an iron sword.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Enchanted iron and diamond swords can now be found in [[end city]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Iron swords and enchanted diamond swords are now sold by weaponsmith [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Iron and golden swords are now [[smelting|smeltable]].
|Added [[vex]]es, which rarely drop an iron sword if killed using [[Looting]] enchantment.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Wooden Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Sword JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all swords have been changed.
|Iron swords are now found in [[plains]] [[village]] weaponsmiths.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Iron swords can now be found in [[savanna]], [[snowy taiga]], [[taiga]] and [[desert]] village weaponsmiths.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Pillager]]s and [[vindicator]]s that spawn in [[raid]]s can now drop iron swords upon [[death]].
|[[Trading]] has been changed. Iron swords [[trading|sold]] by weaponsmith [[villager]]s now cost 2 [[emerald]]s while diamond swords cost 8 emeralds as part of their fourth tier trades.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|[[File:Netherite Sword BE1.png|32px]] Added netherite swords.
|Netherite swords are obtained by combining one diamond sword and one [[netherite ingot]] in a [[crafting table]].
|[[File:Diamond Sword JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of diamond swords has been changed.
|Golden swords are now sometimes [[drops|dropped]] by [[piglin]]s that spawn holding a golden sword.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Netherite swords can no longer be [[crafting|crafted]].
|Netherite swords are now obtained by combining one diamond sword and one [[netherite ingot]] in a [[smithing table]].
|Stone swords can now be crafted using [[blackstone]].
|Golden and netherite swords now generate in [[bastion remnant]] chests.
|Golden swords now generate randomly enchanted in [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.63|Diamonds swords now generate in place of netherite swords in bastion remnant [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.17.30|snap=beta 1.17.20.20|Swords now break [[bamboo]] instantly.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Wooden Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Sword JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added swords (all five types).}}
{{History||xbox=TU5|The ability to block with swords has been added, giving the [[player]] more options in combat.}}
{{History||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps=1.49|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Iron and golden swords are now [[smelting|smeltable]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Wooden Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Sword JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all swords have been changed.}}
{{History||ps=1.92|The ability to block with swords has been removed.}}

{{History|New Nintendo 3DS Edition}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Wooden Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Sword JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Sword JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added swords.
|Swords cannot block attacks.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*The sword's traditional [[texture]] came from [[Notch]]'s abandoned RPG, ''[[Legend of the Chambered]]''. The iron sword's texture was created first, as it was from the game, and the other swords followed.
*In ''Java Edition'', with the introduction of netherite swords, it is possible to one-hit kill undead [[mob]]s in the game (except [[wither]]s and [[zombie]]s/[[skeleton]]s with random armor) using a sword with the [[Smite]] V enchantment, without the need to perform a critical hit (this was previously possible only with a [[Smite]] V stone, iron, or diamond axe).
*Plastic diamond and enchanted swords are official ''[[Minecraft]]'' merchandise.<ref>https://shop.minecraft.net/products/minecraft-sword?_pos=1&_psq=sword&_ss=e&_v=1.0</ref><ref>https://shop.minecraft.net/products/minecraft-enchanted-purple-sword?_pos=4&_psq=sword&_ss=e&_v=1.0</ref>
*In the game [[wikipedia:Transformice|''Transformice'']], a diamond sword can be found in the shop.

== Gallery ==
=== Enchanted swords ===
<gallery>
Enchanted Wooden Sword.gif|Enchanted wooden sword.
Enchanted Stone Sword.gif|Enchanted stone sword.
Enchanted Iron Sword.gif|Enchanted iron sword.
Enchanted Golden Sword.gif|Enchanted golden sword.
Enchanted Diamond Sword.gif|Enchanted diamond sword.
Enchanted Netherite Sword.gif|Enchanted netherite sword.
</gallery>

=== Texture packs ===
<gallery>
File:Wood sword TP.png|Wooden sword in the [[Texture Pack DLC|Plastic Pack]].
Stone Sword SDGP.png|Stone sword in the [[Super Duper Graphics Pack]].
File:Gold sword Natural.png|Gold sword in the [[Texture Pack DLC|Natural Pack]].
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Alex Fighting in Nether.jpeg|Pixel art of [[Alex]] fighting with a diamond sword in the [[Nether]].
File:Alex Retrieving Diamond Sword.jpeg|Alex retrieving another diamond sword from a [[chest]].
File:Sinister Sword Sprite MCD.png|The [[MCD:Sinister Sword|Sinister Sword]], a unique sword featured in ''Minecraft Dungeons''.
File:Sword GUI.png|A nondescript [[MCD:Sword|sword]] as it appears in ''[[Minecraft Dungeons]]''.
File:Sword (item).png|A sword as it appears in ''[[Legend of the Chambered]]''.
File:Sword Shirt.png|Officially licensed T-Shirt of a diamond sword.
File:IronSword replica.jpg|Foam replica of an iron sword.
</gallery>

== References ==
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Armor slots, crafting grid, and a delete item feature are added to the survival inventory.
Potions are added to the creative inventory. However, the potion of instant health is missing.

See also

  • Survival (Game Mode)
  • Hardcore (Game Mode)
  • Classic


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