Direct item forms of blocks

Java Edition

The game prevents certain blocks from being obtained through normal gameplay methods, such as crafting, the creative inventory, the pick block key, and the Silk Touch enchantment. It also prevents such blocks from being given through less conventional methods, such as inventory editing, mods, and commands. Until 1.7.2 and 1.8, there had been a wide variety of blocks that could be edited into the inventory; over time, however, the game was updated so that these blocks became entirely unavailable, even though one utilized inventory editing. From Java Edition 1.13 onwards, blocks and items are completely different concepts, and numerical IDs no longer exist at all.

Currently, the game only accepts resource locations (such as minecraft:dirt) in most commands, and uses these resource locations when assigning blocks to the inventory and save files. The old method of obtaining a block via numerical IDs is no longer an option because the numerical id method getItemById(Integer.parseInt(id)) is no longer used in command /give. In addition, the game automatically removes blocks with illegitimate resource locations from the inventory, so using inventory editors is also no longer an option . Furthermore, certain blocks with both block and item forms, such as minecraft:cake, cannot be obtained in their block form in the inventory; however, since the game has a corresponding item named minecraft:cake, the item form is given instead. The only option is modifying game's class where registered items and ItemBlocks (direct item forms of blocks) in order to register and obtain them.

Despite never being intended to be obtainable, some of these could even be acquired in survival using unusual means.

List

The following data is based on the last version each item existed in.

Numeric ID		Item	Block	Name	Resource location	Added	Removed
Hex	Dec
0	0		Air	tile.air.name	air	13w38b	13w38c
8	8		Flowing Water	Water	flowing_water	0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST	14w25a
9	9		Still Water	Water	water	0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST	14w25a
A	10		Flowing Lava	Lava	flowing_lava	0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST	14w25a
B	11		Still Lava	Lava	lava	0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST	14w25a
1A	26		Red Bed	Bed	bed	Beta 1.3	13w37a
22	34		Piston Head	tile.null.name	piston_head	Beta 1.7	13w37a
24	36		Moving Piston	tile.null.name	piston_extension	Beta 1.7	13w37a
2B	43		Double Smooth Stone Slab		double_stone_slab	0.26 SURVIVAL TEST	14w25a
33	51		Fire	Fire	fire	in-20100109	14w25a
37	55		Redstone Wire	Redstone Dust	redstone_wire	Alpha v1.0.1	13w37a
3B	59		Wheat	Crops	wheat	in-20100206	13w37a
3E	62		Lit Furnace	Furnace	lit_furnace	in-20100219	15w49a
3F	63		Oak Sign	Sign	standing_sign	inf-20100607	13w37a
40	64		Oak Door	Wooden Door	wooden_door	inf-20100607	13w37a
44	68		Oak Wall Sign	Sign	wall_sign	Alpha v1.0.1	13w37a
47	71		Iron Door	Iron Door	iron_door	Alpha v1.0.1	13w37a
4A	74		Lit Redstone Ore	Redstone Ore	lit_redstone_ore	Alpha v1.0.1	13w37a
4B	75		Unlit Redstone Torch	Redstone Torch	unlit_redstone_torch	Alpha v1.0.1	13w37a
53	83		Sugar Cane	Sugar cane	reeds	Alpha v1.0.11	13w37a
5A	90		Nether Portal	Portal	portal	Alpha v1.2.0	14w25a
5C	92		Cake	Cake	cake	Beta 1.2	13w37a
5D	93		Unpowered Redstone Repeater	tile.diode.name	unpowered_repeater	Beta 1.3	13w37a
5E	94		Powered Redstone Repeater	tile.diode.name	powered_repeater	Beta 1.3	13w37a
68	104		Pumpkin Stem	tile.pumpkinStem.name	pumpkin_stem	Beta 1.8 Pre-release	13w37a
69	105		Melon Stem	tile.pumpkinStem.name	melon_stem	Beta 1.8 Pre-release	13w37a
73	115		Nether Wart	Nether Wart	nether_wart	Beta 1.9 Prerelease	13w37a
75	117		Brewing Stand	tile.brewingStand.name	brewing_stand	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3	13w37a
76	118		Cauldron	Cauldron	cauldron	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3	13w37a
77	119		End Portal	tile.null.name	end_portal	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3	14w25a
7C	124		Lit Redstone Lamp	Redstone Lamp	lit_redstone_lamp	12w07a	13w37a
7D	125		Double Oak Slab		double_wooden_slab	12w17a	14w25a
7F	127		Cocoa	Cocoa	cocoa	12w19a	14w25a
84	132		Tripwire	Tripwire	tripwire	12w22a	13w37a
8C	140		Flower Pot	tile.flowerPot.name	flower_pot	12w34a	13w37a
8D	141		Carrots	Carrots	carrots	12w34a	13w37a
8E	142		Potatoes	Potatoes	potatoes	12w34a	13w37a
90	144		Skull	tile.skull.name	skull	12w36a	13w37a
95	149		Unpowered Redstone Comparator	tile.comparator.name	unpowered_comparator	13w01a	13w37a
96	150		Powered Redstone Comparator	tile.comparator.name	powered_comparator	13w01a	13w37a

Removals

See also: Java Edition data values § IDs

All of the following block items were removed at one point, as clarified in the following paragraphs.

In snapshot 13w37a for 1.7.2, the /give command was modified so that it would display the name of the item in chat. In fact, this change could not remove ItemBlocks, another change was necessary. Due to this, Sets.newHashSet(Block[], {blocks here}) was added which removes the item forms of blocks in the list of its list. Due to this, 26 blocks were made unavailable.

In snapshot 14w25a for 1.8, changes were made to the way the icons of items were rendered, and the way block data was internally represented. Similar to 13w37a, this change could not remove ItemBlocks, another change was necessary. Due to this, registerItemBlock(block) method was added, which adds the item form of respective block. Due to this, 12 blocks were made unavailable.

Block	Resource location	Dec	Hex	Obtainable until...
Bed	bed	26	1A	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Piston Head	piston_head	34	22	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Piston Extension	piston_extension	36	24	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Redstone Wire	redstone_wire	55	37	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Wheat	wheat	59	3B	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Standing Sign	standing_sign	63	3F	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Wooden Door	wooden_door	64	40	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Wall Sign	wall_sign	68	44	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Iron Door	iron_door	71	47	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Lit Redstone Ore	lit_redstone_ore	74	4A	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Unlit Redstone Torch	unlit_redstone_torch	75	4B	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Sugar Cane	reeds	83	53	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Cake	cake	92	5C	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Unpowered Redstone Repeater	unpowered_repeater	93	5D	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Powered Redstone Repeater	powered_repeater	94	5E	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Pumpkin Stem	pumpkin_stem	104	68	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Melon Stem	melon_stem	105	69	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Nether Wart	nether_wart	115	73	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Brewing Stand	brewing_stand	117	75	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Cauldron	cauldron	118	76	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Lit Redstone Lamp	lit_redstone_lamp	124	7C	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Tripwire	tripwire	132	84	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Flower Pot	flower_pot	140	8C	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Skull	skull	144	90	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Unpowered Redstone Comparator	unpowered_comparator	149	95	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Powered Redstone Comparator	powered_comparator	150	96	1.7.2 (13w37a)
Air	air	0	0	1.7.2 (13w38c)
Flowing Water	flowing_water	8	08	1.8 (14w25a)
Still Water	water	9	09	1.8 (14w25a)
Flowing Lava	flowing_lava	10	0A	1.8 (14w25a)
Still Lava	lava	11	0B	1.8 (14w25a)
Double Stone Slab	double_stone_slab	43	2B	1.8 (14w25a)
Fire	fire	51	34	1.8 (14w25a)
Nether Portal	portal	90	5A	1.8 (14w25a)
End Portal	end_portal	119	77	1.8 (14w25a)
Double Wooden Slab	double_wooden_slab	125	7D	1.8 (14w25a)
Cocoa	cocoa	127	7F	1.8 (14w25a)
Carrots	carrots	141	8D	1.8 (14w25a)
Potatoes	potatoes	142	8E	1.8 (14w25a)
Lit Furnace	lit_furnace	62	3E	1.9 (15w49a)

Bedrock Edition

In Bedrock Edition, some of the items can only be obtained from inventory editing.

Block	Resource location	Dec	Hex
Air	air	0	0
Water	flowing_water	8	8
Stationary Water	water	9	9
Lava	flowing_lava	10	A
Stationary Lava	lava	11	B
Bed	bed	26	1A
Piston Head	pistonarmcollision	34	22
Double Stone Slab	double_stone_slab	43	2B
Fire	fire	51	33
Redstone Wire	redstone_wire	55	37
Wheat Crops	wheat	59	3B
Oak Standing Sign	standing_sign	63	3F
Oak Door	wooden_door	64	40
Oak Wall Sign	wall_sign	68	44
Iron Door	iron_door	71	47
Lit Redstone Ore	lit_redstone_ore	74	4A
Unlit Redstone Torch	unlit_redstone_torch	75	4B
Sugar Cane	reeds	83	53
Nether Portal	portal	90	5A
Cake	cake	92	5C
Unpowered Redstone Repeater	unpowered_repeater	93	5D
Powered Redstone Repeater	powered_repeater	94	5E
Invisible Bedrock	invisiblebedrock	95	5F
Pumpkin Stem	pumpkin_stem	104	68
Melon Stem	melon_stem	105	69
Nether Wart	nether_wart	115	73
Brewing Stand	brewing_stand	117	75
Cauldron	cauldron	118	76
End Portal	end_portal	119	77
Lit Redstone Lamp	lit_redstone_lamp	124	7C
Cocoa	cocoa	127	7F
Tripwire	tripwire	132	84
Flower Pot	flower_pot	140	8C
Carrot	carrots	141	8D
Potato	potatoes	142	8E
Mob head	skull	144	90
Unpowered Redstone Comparator	unpowered_comparator	149	95
Powered Redstone Comparator	powered_comparator	150	96
Standing Banner	standing_banner	176	B0
Wall Banner	wall_banner	177	B1
Inverted Daylight Detector	daylight_detector_inverted	178	B2
Double Red Sandstone Slab	double_stone_slab2	181	B5
Spruce Door	spruce_door	193	C1
Birch Door	birch_door	194	C2
Jungle Door	jungle_door	195	C3
Acacia Door	acacia_door	196	C4
Dark Oak Door	dark_oak_door	197	C5
Item Frame	frame	199	C7
Frosted Ice	frosted_ice	207	CF
End Gateway	end_gateway	209	D1
Chalkboard	chalkboard	230	E6
Beetroots	beetroot	244	F4
Block moved by Piston	movingblock	250	FA
Kelp	kelp	393	189
Bubble Column	bubble_column	415	19F
Double End Stone Brick Slab	double_stone_slab3	422	1A6
Double Mossy Stone Brick Slab	double_stone_slab4	423	1A7
Spruce Standing Sign	spruce_standing_sign	436	1B4
Spruce Wall Sign	spruce_wall_sign	437	1B5
Birch Standing Sign	birch_standing_sign	441	1B9
Birch Wall Sign	birch_wall_sign	442	1BA
Jungle Standing Sign	jungle_standing_sign	443	1BB
Jungle Wall Sign	jungle_wall_sign	444	1BC
Jungle Standing Sign	acacia_standing_sign	445	1BD
Jungle Wall Sign	acacia_wall_sign	446	1BE
Dark Oak Standing Sign	darkoak_standing_sign	447	1BF
Dark Oak Wall Sign	darkoak_wall_sign	448	1C0
Sweet Berry Bush	sweet_berry_bush	462	1CE
Campfire	campfire	462	1CE
Lava Cauldron	lava_cauldron	469	1D5
Sticky Piston Head	stickypistonarmcollision	472	1D8
Soul Fire	soul_fire	492	1EC
Nether Sprouts	nether_sprouts	493	1ED
Crimson Door	crimson_door	499	1F3
Warped Door	warped_door	500	1F4
Crimson Standing Sign	crimson_standing_sign	505	1F9
Warped Standing Sign	warped_standing_sign	506	1FA
Crimson Wall Sign	crimson_wall_sign	507	1FB
Warped Wall Sign	warped_wall_sign	508	1FC
Crimson Double Slab	crimson_double_slab	521	209
Warped Double Slab	warped_double_slab	522	20A
Blackstone Double Slab	blackstone_double_slab	538	21A
Polished Blackstone Bricks Double Slab	polished_blackstone_brick_double_slab	540	21C
Soul Campfire	soul_campfire	545	221
Polished Blackstone Double Slab	polished_blackstone_double_slab	549	225
Cobbled Deepslate Double Slab	cobbled_deepslate_double_slab	651	28B
Polished Deepslate Double Slab	polished_deepslate_double_slab	652	28C
Deepslate Tile Double Slab	deepslate_tile_double_slab	653	28D
Deepslate Brick Double Slab	deepslate_brick_double_slab	654	28E
Lit Deepslate Redstone Ore	lit_deepslate_redstone_ore