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The dripstone caves is an underground biome filled with pointed dripstone and dripstone blocks.

Description

Dripstone caves generate as a plains biome but with dripstone blocks and pointed dripstone both hanging as stalactites and growing from the ground as stalagmites. Very large dripstone speleothem structures generate rarely in expansive areas of caves or in ravines in this biome. They mostly appear like pre-1.17 caves, except with patches of dripstone blocks and pointed dripstone.

Dripstone caves cannot generate naturally in normal worlds, but can be generated with a buffet or custom world type.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierTranslation key
Dripstone caves [sic][1]dripstone_cavesbiome.minecraft.dripstone_caves

History

Upcoming Java Edition
1.17
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Cocoa Beans|Cocoa Beans]]<br/>{{Block
|image=<gallery>
Cocoa Age 0.png|Age 0 JE
Cocoa Age 1.png|Age 1 JE
Cocoa Age 2.png|Age 2 JE
</gallery>
|image2=<gallery>
Cocoa Age 0 BE.png|Age 0 BE
Cocoa Age 1 BE.png|Age 1 BE
Cocoa Age 2 BE.png|Age 2 BE
</gallery>
|transparent=Yes
|light=No
|tool=axe
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=Yes (64)
|flammable=No
|lavasusceptible=No
}} '''Cocoa beans''' are items obtained from cocoa pods and are used to plant them, as well as to craft [[dye|brown dye]] and [[cookie|cookies]].

'''Cocoa pods''' are [[Bone Meal|bonemealable]] [[plant]]s placed on [[Log|jungle log]] sides that grow cocoa beans, and can be found naturally in [[Jungle|jungles]].

==Obtaining==
In ''Java Edition'', cocoa beans are only obtained through the natural generation of cocoa pods, while in ''Bedrock Edition'', they can also be gotten in bonus chests, from [[fishing]] inside the jungle, bamboo jungle and sparse jungle biomes and during a [[trading]] with a wandering trader.

Cocoa beans come from cocoa pods, which are found on the trunks of normal-sized naturally-generated [[jungle tree]]s in [[jungle]], [[bamboo jungle]]s and [[sparse jungle]] temperate [[biome]]s.

Cocoa pods can be mined with any item, but [[axe]]s are the quickest. Fully grown cocoa pods drop 3 cocoa beans. Using a tool enchanted with Fortune does not increase the amount of cocoa beans dropped.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Cocoa|Axe|sword=1|link=none}}
The block itself can be obtained by inventory editing or [[add-on]]s {{in|bedrock}}.

From one to two cocoa beans can be found in 40% of bonus [[chest]]s {{in|bedrock}}.
{{LootChestItem|cocoa-beans}}

Cocoa beans can be obtained from [[fishing]] in a jungle {{in|bedrock}}.

[[Wandering trader]]s may sell 3 cocoa beans for an [[emerald]] during a [[trading]] {{in|bedrock}}.

==Usage==
===Farming===
{{main|Tutorials/Cocoa bean farming}}
Placing cocoa beans on the side of a jungle [[log]] plants a new cocoa pod. The log does not need to be attached to a tree. A cocoa pod can be placed on jungle logs, jungle [[wood]], stripped jungle logs and stripped jungle wood.
[[File:Cocoaplant farm.png|thumb|left|A somewhat efficient cocoa pod farm, minimizing space and wood use.]]
Cocoa has three stages of growth. During its first stage, the pod is small and green. In the second stage, the plant is bigger and colored tan. In its last stage, the pod is even larger and orange. The cocoa block has a 20% chance to grow a stage when receiving a [[Tick#Random tick|random tick]], giving it an average time of 5 minutes and 41 seconds per stage. When destroyed in the first two stages, the pod yields only one cocoa bean. When destroyed in the third stage, it gives 3 cocoa beans. [[Bone meal]] can be used to force the cocoa pod forward by one growth stage. Cocoa pods burst and drop their beans when struck by flowing water, pushed by a piston or if their [[log]] or wood are removed by any means.

===Composting===
Placing cocoa beans into a [[composter]] has a 65% chance of raising the compost level by 1. {{IN|bedrock}}, cocoa beans are accepted as a direct substitute of brown dye in many recipes.

===Crafting ingredient===
{{crafting usage}}

{{Dye usage}}

{{IN|bedrock}}, cocoa beans can be also used in banner patterns:
{{banner crafting usage}}

{{Banner loom usage|Cocoa Beans}}

==Sounds==
{{Sound table/Block/Wood}}

==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Cocoa
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cocoa
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cocoa Beans
|spritetype=item
|nameid=cocoa_beans
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showforms=y
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Cocoa
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cocoa
|id=127
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cocoa Beans
|spritetype=item
|nameid=cocoa_beans
|aliasid=dye / 3
|id=412
|form=item
|translationkey=item.dye.brown.name
|foot=1}}

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

==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 beta}}
{{History||1.2|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cocoa beans.
|Cocoa beans are currently obtainable only through an inventory editor.}}
{{History||1.2_02|Prior to this, Cocoa Beans were misspelled as 'Coco Beans'.}}
{{History||1.4|Cocoa beans have been formally brought into the game as a reward found in [[dungeon]] chests.<ref>{{tweet|notch|53161729990987776}}</ref> (53% chance) Also, brown [[sheep]] now naturally spawn, making brown [[wool]] obtainable without hacking the game.
|Cocoa beans can now be used to craft [[cookie]]s.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||May 8, 2012|link={{tweet|jeb|199867730927697920}}|[[Jeb]] revealed cocoa with a screenshot.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w18a|For only this snapshot, cocoa beans have been given a small (0.5%) chance of dropping from destroyed [[jungle tree]] [[leaves]] in a similar fashion to [[apple]]s from oak leaves, which makes cocoa beans [[renewable resource|renewable]] for the first time.}}
{{History|||snap=12w19a|[[File:Cocoa Age 0 (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 1 (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 2 (S) JE1.png|32px]]  Added cocoa. The top textures of cocoa always keep a completely constant rotation, regardless of what direction they face. They also not shaded.
|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE2.png|32px]] The texture of cocoa beans has been changed.
|Cocoa has replaced jungle [[leaves]] as the main method of finding cocoa beans.
|[[File:Cocoa Age 3 (S) JE1.png|32px]] Cocoa with values 12–15 is inaccessible normally, and use the texture of the [[dragon egg]]. This is due to the dragon egg texture being to the left of the ripe cocoa texture in <samp>[[terrain.png]]</samp>, as cocoa textures are arranged with the oldest on the left and the youngest on the right, resulting in the unusually ripe cocoa reading the dragon egg texture.}}
{{History|||snap=1.3|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of cocoa beans has been changed.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Cocoa beans have been given the ability to [[Armor#Dyeing|dye]] leather [[armor]] and [[wolf]] collars.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Cocoa beans can now be [[crafting|crafted]] with [[gunpowder]] to create a [[firework star]].}} 
{{History||1.5|snap=13w02a|Due to textures being stored in individual files, cocoa beans with data 12–15 no longer have a texture to use, and now crash the game if a [[chunk]] containing one is loaded.}}
{{History|||snap=13w03a|Cocoa with data values 12–15 now only crash the game if one is directly in the field of view.}}
{{History|||snap=13w04a|[[Bone meal]] now grows cocoa by only one stage.}}
{{History|||snap=13w10a|[[File:Cocoa Age 3 (S) JE2.png|32px]] Cocoa with data 12–15 now use the age 2 texture, resulting in a broken appearance, preventing previously mentioned crashes.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w18a|Cocoa beans have been removed from [[dungeon]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=13w19a|Brown [[Terracotta|stained clay]] can now be [[crafting|crafted]] using cocoa beans.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w41a|Brown [[stained glass]] can now be crafted using cocoa beans.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w07a|[[File:Cocoa Age 0 (S) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 1 (S) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 2 (S) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model JE1.png|32px]] The top textures of cocoa now rotate with the blocks themselves (cocoa facing north remaining visually unaffected), and cocoa of age 3 has [[Missing model|no model]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w10a|[[File:Cocoa Age 0 (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 1 (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 2 (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] The large section of cocoa is shaded, and the missing model (which age 3 cocoa uses) has changed.}}
{{History|||snap=14w25a|[[File:Cocoa Age 0 (S) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 1 (S) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 2 (S) JE4.png|32px]] The connecting region of cocoa is now shaded.}}
{{History|||snap=14w26a|Cocoa with data 12–15 has been effectively removed from the game, as such blocks now convert to a proper value with {{cmd|setblock}}. Loading worlds with existing out of range cocoa crash the game.}}
{{History|||snap=14w30a|Cocoa beans can now be used to dye [[banner]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>dye</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's and item's numeral ID were respectively 127 and 351.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|Cocoa beans can now be used to craft [[brown dye]].
|Cocoa beans can no longer be used as a [[dye]].
|All of the dye-related functions and crafting recipes of cocoa beans (except cookies) have been transferred to brown dye.
|"Cocoa Beans" item has been renamed to "Cocoa".
|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of cocoa has been changed.
|[[File:Cocoa Age 0 (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 1 (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 2 (S) JE5.png|32px]] The textures of cocoa have been changed.
|[[File:Cocoa Age 0 (texture) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 1 (texture) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Textures for cocoa age 0 and 1 has palette left, visible only on particles.
|Cocoa now has a placement [[sound]].}}
{{History|||snap=19w03a|Placing cocoa into the new [[composter]] has a 50% chance of raising the compost level by 1.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Cocoa now has a 65% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11b|"Cocoa" item has been renamed back to "Cocoa Beans".{{verify|was this not just one bug that affected other crops as well? if so cite the ticket and add to all other affected pages}}}}
{{History||1.18|snap=Pre-release 5|[[File:Cocoa Age 0 (texture) JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 1 (texture) JE3 BE3.png|32px]] Textures for cocoa age 0 and 1 were changed. This visually changes only particles.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|[[File:Cocoa Age 2 (S) JE6.png|32px]] The texture and model of cocoa age 2 have been changed.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cocoa beans. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of cocoa beans has been changed.
|Cocoa beans can be [[crafted]] from an [[orange dye]] and an [[ink sac]], or from [[dandelion yellow]], [[rose red]], and an ink sac, despite there being no way of obtaining ink sacs at the time.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|Cocoa beans are now available in [[creative]].}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Cocoa Age 0 (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 1 (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 2 (S) JE1.png|32px]] {{info needed|How did 12-16 appear?}} Added cocoa.
|Cocoa provides an additional way of obtaining cocoa beans.
|Cocoa beans are now used to craft [[cookie]]s.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 14|Cocoa now grows over time.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-7887}}</ref>}}
{{History||?|[[File:Cocoa Age 0 (S) BE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 1 (S) BE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 2 (S) BE2.png|32px]] Cocoa no longer has a stem connecting it to the log.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=Realms build 4|[[File:Cocoa Age 0 (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 1 (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 2 (S) JE1.png|32px]] Cocoa stems now render again.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-13579}}</ref>}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|Cocoa beans can no longer be crafted from [[orange dye]] and an ink sac.
|Cocoa beans can no longer be crafted from rose red, dandelion yellow and ink sacs.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Cocoa beans can now be used to dye [[shulker]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Cocoa beans can now be used to dye [[shulker box]]es and [[bed]]s.
|Cocoa beans can now be used to craft [[concrete powder]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Cocoa beans can now be used to dye [[banner]]s, [[firework star]]s, and [[glass]].
|Cocoa beans can now be found in [[bonus chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Cocoa beans can now be used to craft brown [[balloon]]s and [[glow stick]]s.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.10|Cocoa beans can now be used to craft [[brown dye]].}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Cocoa beans are now [[trading|sold]] by [[wandering trader]]s.
|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of cocoa beans has been changed.
|[[File:Cocoa Age 0 (S) BE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 1 (S) BE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 2 (S) BE4.png|32px]] The textures of cocoa have been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Cocoa beans can now be used to fill up [[composter]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of cocoa beans has been changed from <code>dye/3</code> to <code>cocoa_beans</code>.}}
{{History||1.18.10|snap=beta 1.18.10.22|[[File:Cocoa Age 0 (texture) JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 1 (texture) JE3 BE3.png|32px]] Textures for cocoa age 0 and 1 were changed. This visually changes only particles.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cocoa beans.}}
{{History||xbox=TU9|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of cocoa beans has been changed.}}
{{History||xbox=TU12|[[File:Cocoa Age 0 (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 1 (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 2 (S) JE3.png|32px]]{{verify|Were these the models used?}} Added cocoa.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of cocoa beans has been changed once again.
|[[File:Cocoa Age 0 (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 1 (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 2 (S) JE5.png|32px]]{{verify|Were these the models used?}} The textures of cocoa have been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE3 BE2.png|32px]] Added cocoa beans.
|[[File:Cocoa Age 0 (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 1 (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Age 2 (S) JE3.png|32px]]{{verify|Were these the models used?}} Added cocoa.}}
{{History|foot}}

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

== Issues ==
{{issue list|Cocoa Beans|Cocoa Pod}}

== Trivia ==
*Cocoa pods have a different hitbox for each size; however, the top is always 0.25 blocks below the top of the [[log]] it is on.
*If a cocoa pod grows while the player is standing next to it, the player is forced into the appropriate form of [[suffocation prevention]] depending on available space.
*{{IN|be}}, the pixels on top of the fully grown pod are 8/7 the size of those on the side.<ref>{{bug|MC-109055||Fixed}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MCPE-152862}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
CocoaReveal.png|The first screenshot of cocoa pods tweeted by [[Jens Bergensten]], which revealed the plants.
CocoaPlant.png|A screenshot tweeted by Jens Bergensten, showing the pod.
Cocoa Plants in a Jungle Biome (12w19a).png|Naturally generated cocoa pods.
CPlantsJWood.png|A cocoa pod farm.
Cocoa2.jpg|A cocoa farm.
Cocoa beans phases.png|Three growing phases of the cocoa pod.
AreaOptimizedBeanPods.gif|A log and pod layout for optimizing an example area of 14×14 (including walls).
File:CocoaBean15.png|Cocoa beans with values greater than 12 appeared this way
</gallery>

==Literature==
===References===
{{reflist}}

===External Links===
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--cocoa-beans Taking Inventory: Cocoa Beans] – Minecraft.net on December 5, 2019

{{Items}}
{{Blocks|vegetation}}

[[Category:Dyes]]
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Plants]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]
[[Category:Natural blocks]]

[[cs:Kakaové boby]]
[[de:Kakaobohnen]]
[[es:Semillas de cacao]]
[[fr:Fèves de cacao]]
[[hu:Kakaóbab]]
[[ja:カカオ豆]]
[[ko:코코아 콩]]
[[nl:Cacaobonen]]
[[pl:Ziarna kakaowe]]
[[pt:Sementes de cacau]]
[[ru:Какао-бобы]]
[[uk:Какао-боби]]
[[zh:可可豆]]</li><li>[[Item (entity)|Item (entity)]]<br/>{{Entity
| title = Item Entity
| image = Item.gif
| health = {{hp|5}}<ref>Items cannot be damaged by attacking them.</ref>
| size = Height: 0.25 Blocks<br>Width: 0.25 Blocks
}}

'''Items''' are "dropped" [[block]]s or [[item]]s (non-block resources) that appear in the world, rather than being in the [[inventory]] of a [[player]] or [[block entity]]; they are a type of [[entity]].

== Appearance ==

[[File:Item entities.png|150px|thumb|3D dropped items, both blocks and strict items.]]

Items have two possible appearances, generally corresponding to whether the item appears as a 3D or 2D shape in a player's inventory screens. 3D items appear as their 3D shape, miniaturized to about {{frac|1|4}} scale, while 2D items appear as {{frac|1|2}} scale with all the pixels extruded into a cube. Both types slowly rotate and bob up and down; this is merely a visual effect, the item itself does not actually rotate or bob up and down.

Item entities that represent a stack of more than one item appear as several items stuck together. Stacks of 1 appear as one item, 2-16 as two items, 17–32 as three, 33-48 as four, and 49+ as five.

The rotation rate of the item is approximately 2.87675 degrees per tick, or 57.595 degrees per second.

== Behavior ==

Item entities come from many sources. Some common ones are:
* The death of a [[mob]] or [[player]].
* A [[block]] that is mined by a player, destroyed by an [[explosion]], or washed away by [[water]].
* An inventory item tossed by pressing the drop item key (default {{key|Q}} on PC, {{xbtn|dpad-down}} on Xbox, {{nsbtn|down}}/{{nsbtn|dpad-down}} on Nintendo Switch, {{psbtn|dpad-down}} on PlayStation) or dragging a stack outside of an inventory window.
** In the mobile versions of {{el|be}}, items in the hotbar can be dropped by pressing on the item's slot. The entire stack is dropped.
* A container (other than an {{BlockLink|ender chest}} or a {{BlockLink|shulker box}}) that is destroyed while holding items inside.

The player may be thought of as having an "item pickup" box that surrounds their hitbox. This pickup box extends 1 additional block to the horizontal sides, and 0.5 additional blocks up and down. Any item whose hitbox intersects with the pickup box can be picked up. The pickup box is inclusive on the horizontal sides (distance less than or equal to 1 will count), and exclusive on the vertical sides (distance less than 0.5 will count, but not equal). When the player's hitbox size changes, such as when crouching{{only|java}} or sleeping, the pickup box size changes with it.

Once an item entity's hitbox overlaps with the player's pickup box, it can transfer its items. As many items as can fit in the player inventory, excluding the armor slots and the [[dual wield|off-hand slot]], are transferred. If any item is transferred, [[Item (entity)#Sounds|a "plopping" sound]] is played. If all items are transferred, the items appear to move into the center of the player. The item entity never physically moves, however, which means it can appear to go through lava and blocks in its path. This can happen through blocks that are thinner than a full block, but also through the shared edge of two full blocks. Unlike [[experience orb]]s, multiple item entities can be picked up simultaneously. Dropped items have a delay of 10 [[tick]]s (half a second) between appearing and being able to be picked up, or 40 ticks (2 seconds) if thrown by a player, [[dolphin]], or [[fox]].

When two stackable items of the same type come within 3/4 of a block of each other, they merge into a single stack if the resulting stack size does not exceed that item's maximum stack size.

Items do not collide with other entities(except boats) and are only moved or stopped by blocks.

Like other entities, items can be pushed by flowing water and [[bubble column]]s, pushed by a [[piston]], launched by a moving [[slime block]], stuck to a [[honey block]], or caught in a [[cobweb]]. Items move at faster speeds if [[ice]] is placed under the flowing water. When in still water, items float slowly up to the surface.

Items can be reared by [[fishing rod]]s, costing 3 [[durability]].{{only|je}}

If an item is within a [[solid block]], then it flies out one of the unobstructed sides, or out of the top of the block if surrounded by solid blocks on all sides. It does this even if the space below is unoccupied; therefore, it is possible to recover an item dropped by breaking a hole in a floor by quickly placing another block there.

Items visually disappear when the player is about 16 blocks away from them, and reappear when they get closer. This distance can be adjusted by the "Entity Distance" slider in [[Options#Video Settings|video settings]].

Unlike most entities, items cannot be spectated in [[Spectator]] mode without use of the {{cmd|spectate}} command.

=== Damage ===
Items cannot be attacked by players or mobs; attempting to do so simply hits through them. However, they take damage and disappear from environmental or block-based damage such as [[explosion]]s, [[fire]], [[lava]], and contact with [[cactus|cacti]]. Items have essentially no health, so they are destroyed by the slightest damage, though if set on fire they may remain for a few seconds before disappearing. [[Nether star]]s are immune to explosions, and [[netherite]]-based items and tools are immune to fire and float on top of lava. Also, some blocks that normally damage mobs, such as [[magma block]]s, [[campfire]]s, [[Sweet Berries|sweet berry bushes]], [[flower|wither rose]]s and [[powder snow]], do not damage items.

=== Despawning ===

Items despawn after 6000 game [[tick]]s (5 minutes) of being in a loaded, entity-ticking [[chunk]]; this is affected by the player's [[simulation distance]]. If two item stacks merge, the timer is set to the item that has more time remaining. The 5-minute timer is paused when the chunk is unloaded or no longer processing entities. Nether stars do not despawn{{only|bedrock}}.

Items that fall into the [[void]] immediately despawn when they fall below Y=-128 in the [[Overworld]], or Y=-64 in [[the Nether]] and [[the End]].

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Item Entities use the Ambient/Environment sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
{{Sound table
|nocat=1
|sound=Pop.ogg
|subtitle=Item plops
|source=player<!--Even when not picked up by player-->
|description=When an item is picked up
|id=entity.item.pickup
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.pickup
|volume=0.2
|pitch=1.6-3.4 <ref group=sound>0.6-3.4 for using {{cmd|give}} and items from advancement rewards</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=fizz.ogg
|nocat=1
|subtitle=Burning
|source=ambient
|description=When an item is destroyed by [[lava]], but not [[fire]]<ref>{{bug|MC-36538}}</ref>
|id=entity.generic.burn
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.generic.burn
|volume=0.4
|pitch=2.0-2.4
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|rowspan=2
|sound=Pop.ogg
|source=player
|description=When an item is picked up
|id=random.pop
|volume=0.25
|pitch=0.6-2.2}}
{{Sound table
|source=player
|description=When an item is dropped
|id=random.pop
|volume=0.3
|pitch=0.55-0.75}}
{{Sound table
|sound=fizz.ogg
|source=block
|description=When an item is destroyed by lava, but not fire
|id=random.fizz
|volume=0.5
|pitch=1.8-2.4
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==

=== ID ===

{{editions|java}}:
{{ID table
|generatetranslationkeys=java
|displayname=Item
|spritename=items
|spritetype=env
|translationtype=entity
|nameid=item
|foot=1}}

{{editions|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=bedrock
|displayname=Item
|spritename=items
|spritetype=env
|translationtype=entity
|nameid=item
|id=64
|foot=1}}

=== Entity data ===
{{see also|Chunk format}}
Dropped items 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]].

== History ==
{{History|java classic}}
{{History||0.24 Resource Test|In the first public mention of item entities, {{ytl|OP3jzMWJmu8|this early video of Minecraft (Classic 0.24) by Notch}}, they were referred to as "resources".<ref name="resources">{{ytl|YIm_AKUbqh8}} Early video of Minecraft (Classic 0.24) by Notch referring to item entities as "resources"</ref>}}
{{History||August 4, 2009|link=https://notch.tumblr.com/post/155882307/a-video-showing-what-i-did-today-are-vids-like|Items were showcased by [[Notch]] in a blog post.}}
{{History||0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST|Added items to the game.
|Items currently take the form of destroyed [[block]]s.
|Items currently pulse white (similar to the selection cursor).<ref name="resources"/>
|Instead of appearing as shrunken down blocks, items use pixels the same size as block pixels.}}
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20091231-2|Dropped items don't spin and don't glow white anymore.
|Dropped items now appear as shrunken down blocks.
|Items no longer prevent the placement of blocks but instead are moved to the nearest chunk. {{info needed}}
|Non-block items added (as sprites); they now rotate to face the [[player]].}}
{{History||?|Dropped items now spin again.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|[[File:Oversized items.png|100px|right]][[File:In awe at the size of these fluids.png|100px|right]] A bug causing many item forms of blocks to be displayed at the {{frac|1|2}} scale rather than {{frac|1|4}} was fixed. The following items were affected by this at least at one point:
* [[Cactus]]
* [[Oak Trapdoor]]
* [[Oak Fence]]
* [[Oak Pressure Plate]]
* [[Stone Pressure Plate]]
* [[Stone Button]]
* [[Oak Stairs]]
* [[Cobblestone Stairs]]
* [[Snow]] (unobtainable at the time)
* [[Farmland]] (unobtainable)
* [[Cake]] ([[Technical blocks/Cake|unobtainable version]])
* [[Nether Portal (block)|Nether Portal]] ([[Technical blocks/Nether Portal|unobtainable]])
* [[Water]] ([[Technical blocks/Water|unobtainable]], before becoming 2D in [[Java Edition Infdev 20100615]])
* [[Lava]] ([[Technical blocks/Lava|unobtainable]], before becoming 2D in [[Java Edition Infdev 20100615]])
}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w15a|Items that are moved into the same location now combine into stacks instead of remaining independent entities.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Items, like other entities, can now travel through [[portal]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w34b|Some [[zombie]]s, [[skeleton]]s and [[Zombified Piglin|zombie pigmen]] can now pick up items.}}
{{History||1.4.4|snap=1.4.3|Items are now pushed out of transparent solid blocks as well as opaque ones.<ref>{{bug|MC-15}}</ref> Items can push into solid blocks while trying to escape a solid block instead of stopping (this has been used to create vertical transport of items). New feature: items are pushed out of the inside corner of stair blocks, causing "bouncing" effects.}}
{{History||December 11, 2012|link=none|[[Dinnerbone]] tweeted a picture of [[diamond]]s being rendered in 3D as dropped items.<ref>{{tweet|dinner|278457679805030401|Diamonds are a miners best friend. It's only fair they get treated to some luxury rendering. http://dinnerbone.com/media/uploads/2012-12/screenshots/Minecraft_2012-12-11_12-13-11.png … #AndMaybeEverythingElseToo|December 11, 2012}}</ref> He also revealed that other items would rendered in this way, but only in [[fancy graphics]].<ref>{{tweet|dinner|278463997982949378|@PaymenowTV It's Fancy Rendering option, but really won't make much of a difference on even a slow pc.|December 11, 2012}}</ref>}}
{{History||December 12, 2012|link=none|TeamMojang ([[wikipedia:Youtube|YouTube]]) posted a video showing off the new 3D items.<ref>{{ytl|tMOZLAxPWFE}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|[[Nether star]]s are the first items to not be deleted by [[explosion]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w50a|When dropped, items now render in the [[fancy graphics]] setting as 3D spinning animations (non-block items no longer display as [[Wikipedia:Sprite (computer graphics)|sprites]]).
|Dropped items now merge with nearby items and be stacked.
|Enchanted items now show the enchanted glow when dropped.}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w01a|Added [[hopper]]s, which can collect items.}}
{{History|||snap=13w03a|Added [[Minecart with Hopper|hopper minecart]]s, which can collect items.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w04a|Dropped items don't spin, and they are visible only from the south on fast graphics.}}
{{History|||snap=14w04b|Dropped items are now completely invisible on fast graphics.}}
{{History|||snap=14w05a|Dropped items on fast graphics now face the player on all three axes, and they spin again on fancy graphics.}}
{{History|||snap=14w25a|Dropped items now render in 3D on fast graphics, instead of just on fancy graphics, likely due to item models being fully implemented and replacing the need for 2D items. However, they do not spin.}}
{{History||1.8.1|snap=pre4|Dropped items now spin on fast graphics.}}
{{History||1.10|snap=16w21a|Items can now be reared by [[fishing rod]]s.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The entity ID of items has been changed from <code>Item</code> to <code>item</code>.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=18w07a|Items in water now float up.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|Netherite items are the first items to not burn in [[lava]], and float in lava.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=Pre-release 5|Item are no longer destroyed by falling [[anvil]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-120158
||Anvils and other falling_blocks with HurtEntities set to true kill items and xp orbs|Fixed}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|Added items to the game.}}
{{History||?|Items now have improved graphics.{{more info|clarify}}}}
{{History|Bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Items in [[water]] now float up.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.15.0.51|When dropped, items now render as 3D spinning animations (non-block items no longer display as [[Wikipedia:Sprite (computer graphics)|sprites]]).}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.51|Added [[netherite]] items, which float and do not burn in [[lava]].}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added items to the game.}}
{{History||xbox=TU12|When dropped, items now render as 3D spinning animations (non-block items no longer display as [[Wikipedia:Sprite (computer graphics)|sprites]]).}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|Items in [[water]] now float up.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Trivia ==
* {{bug|MC-4}}, the oldest standing bug in the Minecraft [[bug tracker]], involves item entity positioning being incorrectly handled.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
3D Diamonds.png|First image of 3D dropped items.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Drops]] — items dropped by [[mobs]] when killed.
* [[Chunk format#Items|Chunk format]] for more information about the attributes of items.

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

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20w49a Added the dripstone caves.

Issues

Issues relating to "Dripstone Caves" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

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