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Flying

This article is about the form of transportation found only in Creative and Spectator modes. For the flight attainable when using the elytra, see Gliding.

Flying is the most versatile form of transportation and is found in Creative and Spectator mode.

Controls

Flying is not limited by any processes such as food depletion, which limits sprinting. Flying can be toggled by double-tapping the "jump" key and can be activated at any altitude. The player can gain or lose altitude while flying by pressing the jump or sneak keys, respectively. Holding sprint allows you to move faster while flying. In Creative mode, flying is automatically disabled if the player lowers onto a surface while in the air. In Spectator mode, players will fly through all blocks, which means you cannot toggle flying off. Flying increases the player's FOV by 10%, increased further when holding sprint. (You may have to try several times before this works.)

Speed

Flying makes the player move at around 10.92 meters/second (39.312 km/h), which is approximately 250% of the normal walking speed, being 4.36 meters/second (15.724 km/h). This is increased further when holding the sprint key to aprox. 21.6 meters/second (77.76 km/h). When flying, friction will be reduced to a level equivalent to when on ice. If a player is flying in fluids or cobwebs, they will neither sink nor slow down.

In spectator, scrolling up on the scroll wheel increases speed while scrolling down decreases it.

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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Sign|Sign]]<br/>{{Block
| image = <gallery>
Oak Sign.png|Sign
Oak Wall Sign.png|Wall Sign
Oak Hanging Sign.png|Hanging Sign
Oak Wall Hanging Sign.png|Wall Hanging Sign
</gallery>
| image2 = <gallery>
Oak Sign JE3.png|Sign
Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|Hanging Sign
</gallery>
| extratext = [[#Gallery|View all renders]]
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = axe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (16)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
A '''sign''' is a non-solid [[block]] that displays text and can be placed on the top or side of other blocks. A '''hanging sign''' is a decorative block that also displays text, and can be placed underneath blocks or with a solid self-supporting bracket. The text of both types of signs can be customized with [[dye]]s and [[glow ink sac]]s.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Signs can be broken with any tool or without a tool, but an [[axe]] is fastest.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Sign|sprite=oak-sign|Axe|foot=1|item=1}}

A sign or a hanging sign also breaks and drops itself as an [[item]] if the block the sign is attached to is moved, removed or destroyed. However, a wall hanging sign will stay here if the block the hanging sign is attached to is removed.<ref>{{bug|MC-256501|||WAI}}</ref>

If a sign is broken while being edited, the player continues to edit the sign<ref>{{bug|MC-117815}}</ref>, although {{in|bedrock}} breaking the sign stops the editing operation.

=== Natural generation ===
An oak sign can be found in [[igloo]] basements. Spruce signs can be found in taiga [[village]] houses, as part of a chair.

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|oak-sign,oak-hanging-sign,spruce-sign,spruce-hanging-sign}}

=== Crafting ===
[[The player]] can place six stripped [[log]] [[block]]s at the bottom half of the crafting table and place two [[chain]]s on the top-left and top-right slots to create hanging signs. This crafting recipe will create six hanging signs. Hanging signs can only be crafted with stripped logs or [[stem]]s; non-stripped wood cannot be used to craft hanging signs.
{{Crafting
|head=1
|showdescription=1
|nolink=1
|A1= Matching Planks
|B1= Matching Planks
|C1= Matching Planks
|A2= Matching Planks
|B2= Matching Planks
|C2= Matching Planks
|B3= Stick
|Output=Matching Sign,3
|type=Decoration block
}}
{{Crafting
|name= Hanging Sign
|A1= Chain
|C1= Chain
|A2= Matching Stripped Log or Stem; Block of Stripped Bamboo
|B2= Matching Stripped Log or Stem; Block of Stripped Bamboo
|C2= Matching Stripped Log or Stem; Block of Stripped Bamboo
|A3= Matching Stripped Log or Stem; Block of Stripped Bamboo
|B3= Matching Stripped Log or Stem; Block of Stripped Bamboo
|C3= Matching Stripped Log or Stem; Block of Stripped Bamboo
|Output= Matching Hanging Sign,6; Bamboo Hanging Sign,6
|type=Decoration block
|foot=1
}}

== Usage ==
Signs can be used to display text; they can be used to label storage, display information to other players or note areas of interest. Signs are also not destroyed by [[water]] or [[lava]] and therefore may be used to control the flow of these fluids.

=== Placement ===
==== Signs ====
Signs may be placed on the top or side of other [[block]]s (including semi-solid and non-solid blocks such as [[fence]]s, [[Trapdoor|trapdoors]] and other signs). To place a sign, {{control|use}} a sign [[item]] while pointing at the block the sign should be attached to, enter the desired text (or none), and click the "Done" button or press "escape" on a keyboard (or press × {{in|bedrock}}, {{xbtn|b}} on an Xbox controller, {{psbtn|o}} on a PlayStation controller, or {{nsbutton|B}} on a Nintendo Switch controller. Closing the virtual keyboard on a mobile device also exits the typing menu). To place a sign on a block that can be interacted with by the {{control|use}} control (for example, [[chest]]s, [[note block]]s, etc.), {{control|sneak}} while placing the sign.

Signs on the top of a block stand on a short post and face toward the player who placed it, in any of 16 different directions. Signs placed on the side of a block simply float there, even if the block doesn't make contact with the sign.

Even if placed on a vertical surface, a sign may not co-exist in the same block of air as any other item, despite not necessarily visibly obstructing eachother.

For more information about the blocks signs can be placed on, see [[Opacity/Placement]].

==== Hanging signs ====
Hanging signs can be placed in three different ways:
* Placing a hanging sign on the side of a block will result in it being placed with a self-supporting bracket, which allows it to float without any supporting block. This version can be placed in four different directions.
* Placing a hanging sign on the bottom of a block will result in the sign hanging below the block.
** If the block is wide enough, the chains holding the sign will be parallel. This version can be placed in four different directions.
** If the block is too narrow, the chains will meet together in a upwards arrow shape. This version is also placed if the player is {{control|sneaking}} when placing a hanging sign below a wide-enough block. This version can be placed in sixteen different directions.

=== Text ===
[[File:Oak Sign GUI.png|thumb|240px|Oak Sign editing.]]
Placing a sign opens an editor interface resembling a magnified view of the sign. Up to four lines of text can then be entered using a keyboard (hardware or on-screen). The editor supports limited editing, including moving the cursor and inserting and deleting characters. {{IN|bedrock}}, [[formatting codes]] can also be used to apply decorative effects such as color, bold, italic and underline to various bits of the text. Depending on the edition and platform in use, copy and paste operations may be supported and the editor may also support keyboard entry of Alt-codes for displaying Unicode characters.


Text can be added to the back side of a sign by interacting with the that side of the sign after placing it and editing the front.

Signs can be waxed by {{Control|use|text=using}} a [[honeycomb]] on it. Once waxed, a sign cannot be unwaxed or edited.

After placing and affixing text on a sign, a player can change the text color by {{control|using}} a [[dye]] on it. When colored with dye, the text color may differ from any color specified by formatting codes.{{Info needed|How does this work? Does the dye affect all the text? One line? One word? Does dye override all formatting codes, including font effects?}}

[[File:Glow Ink Sign with Orange Dye JE2.png|thumb|216px|Oak sign with glow ink and orange dye applied in {{JE}}.]]

A player can {{control|use}} a [[glow ink sac]] on a sign to make its text glow. The glowing text is not affected by lighting. The player can use a regular black [[ink sac]] on the sign to remove the glowing effect.

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ class="nowrap" | Glow ink colors
!Name !! Main Color !! Edge Color
|-
! Black
| {{color|#000000}}
| {{color|#EDE8CA}}
|-
! Red
| {{color|#FC0000}}
| {{color|#650000}}
|-
! Green
| {{color|#00FC00}}
| {{color|#006500}}
|-
! Brown
| {{color|#894413}}
| {{color|#361B07}}
|-
! Blue
| {{color|#0000FC}}
| {{color|#000065}}
|-
! Purple
| {{color|#9E20ED}}
| {{color|#3F0C5F}}
|-
! Cyan
| {{color|#00D6D6}}
| {{color|#006565}}
|-
! Light Gray
| {{color|#D0D0D0}}
| {{color|#535353}}
|-
! Gray
| {{color|#7E7E7E}}
| {{color|#323232}}
|-
! Pink
| {{color|#FC68B2}}
| {{color|#652947}}
|-
! Lime
| {{color|#8DFC00}}
| {{color|#4B6500}}
|-
! Yellow
| {{color|#FCFC00}}
| {{color|#656500}}
|-
! Light Blue
| {{color|#98BECB}}
| {{color|#3C4B51}}
|-
! Magenta
| {{color|#FC00FC}}
| {{color|#650065}}
|-
! Orange
| {{color|#FC671F}}
| {{color|#65280C}}
|-
! White
| {{color|#FCFCFC}}
| {{color|#656565}}
|}

In [[Creative]] mode, the combination {{key|Ctrl}} + {{control|pick block}} on Windows/Linux, or {{key|cmd}} + {{control|pick block}} on macOS, can be used to copy an already-placed sign, including its text (with decorations), into the player's inventory.

A dyed sign facing east or west will have its text appear more saturated and bright than a sign facing north or south. However, it is actually the sign that is dimmer, because ''Minecraft'''s lighting engine uses side lighting to make the world appear less flat, but the text on signs is not affected by this.

{{IN|bedrock}}, inappropriate words or phrases in a sign's text are displayed as asterisks.

{{IN|java}}, signs can be created with [[Commands#Raw JSON Text|JSON text]], which allows complex formatting (colors, bold, italic, etc.), hover and click events, localized translation (for ''Minecraft'' technical terms, like "Redstone Repeater", otherwise translations must be provided in language files in resource packs), and the incorporation of scoreboard values into text. Use the {{cmd|data merge block}} command to create or alter JSON signs.

: Example: {{cmd|long=1|data merge block ~ ~1 ~ <nowiki>{front_text:{ color:"green", messages:[ '{"selector":"@p", "bold":false, "italic":false, "underlined":false, "strikethrough":false, "obfuscated":false}' , '{"text":"Second Line"}']}}}}

Signs can post the success count of JSON text hover and click events to [[scoreboard]] objectives. The objectives to be used can be specified by running the {{cmd|execute store}} command or by modifying the sign's NBT data directly with the {{cmd|data merge block}} command.

=== Interaction ===
Signs act as though they have a {{control|use}} action, so the [[player]] is unable to place [[block]]s or use [[item]]s while the cursor is pointed at them without {{control|sneaking}}.

Signs are destroyed and drop as an item when pushed by a [[piston]].{{Only|bedrock}}

Signs are non-solid and have no collision, so [[item]]s and [[mob]]s can move through sign blocks. Other [[block]]s (including other signs) can be placed on any edge of a sign.

[[Water]] and [[lava]] flow around signs. Lava can create [[fire]] in [[air]] blocks next to signs as if the signs were flammable, but the signs do not burn (and cannot be burned by other methods either, except {{in|be}}).

=== Fuel ===
Wooden signs can be used as a fuel in [[furnace]]s, smelting an [[item]] per sign.

=== Note Blocks ===
Signs can be placed under [[note block]]s to produce a "bass" sounds.

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
==== Normal wood ====
; Sign
{{Sound table/Block/Wood|forcecollapsed=1}}
; Hanging sign
{{Sound table/Block/Hanging sign|forcecollapsed=1}}

==== Cherry wood ====
; Sign
{{Sound table/Block/Cherry wood|forcecollapsed=1}}
; Hanging sign
{{Sound table/Block/Cherry wood hanging sign|forcecollapsed=1}}

==== Bamboo wood ====
; Sign
{{Sound table/Block/Bamboo wood|forcecollapsed=1}}
; Hanging sign
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Bamboo wood hanging sign/JE|forcecollapsed=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Bamboo wood hanging sign/BE|forcecollapsed=1}}

==== Nether wood ====
; Sign
{{Sound table/Block/Nether wood|forcecollapsed=1}}
; Hanging sign
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Nether wood hanging sign/JE|forcecollapsed=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Nether wood hanging sign/BE|forcecollapsed=1}}

=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table|forcecollapsed=1
|rowspan=2
|sound=Ink sac1.ogg
|sound2=Ink sac2.ogg
|sound3=Ink sac3.ogg
|subtitle=Glow Ink Sac splotches
|source=block
|description=When a [[glow ink sac]] is used on a sign
|id=item.glow_ink_sac.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.glow_ink_sac.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.95, or 1.05 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Ink Sac splotches
|source=block
|description=When an [[ink sac]] is used on a sign
|id=item.ink_sac.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.ink_sac.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 0.85, 0.88, or 0.9 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Dye.ogg
|subtitle=Dye stains
|source=block
|description=When [[dye]] is used on a sign
|id=item.dye.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.dye.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.9, 0.95, or 1.1</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Wax on1.ogg
|sound2=Wax on2.ogg
|sound3=Wax on3.ogg
|subtitle=Wax on
|source=block
|description=When a sign is waxed
|id=item.honeycomb.wax_on
|translationkey=subtitles.item.honeycomb.wax_on
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0/0.9/1.1
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Sign waxed interact fail1.ogg
|sound2=Sign waxed interact fail2.ogg
|sound3=Sign waxed interact fail3.ogg
|subtitle=Sign wobbles
|source=block
|description=When a player attempts to edit a waxed sign
|id=block.sign.waxed_interact_fail
|translationkey=subtitles.block.sign.waxed_interact_fail
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies''<ref group=sound>{{cd|fail1}} can be 1.0 or 0.9; {{cd|fail2}} and {{cd|fail3}} can be 0.8 or 0.9</ref>
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table|forcecollapsed=1
|type=bedrock
|sound=Ink sac1.ogg
|sound2=Ink sac2.ogg
|sound3=Ink sac3.ogg
|source=sound
|description=When a glow ink sac or an ink sac is used on a sign
|id=sign.ink_sac.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Dye.ogg
|source=sound
|description=When dye is used on a sign
|id=sign.dye.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Wax on1.ogg
|sound2=Wax on2.ogg
|sound3=Wax on3.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a honeycomb waxes a sign
|id=copper.wax.on
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Sign waxed interact fail1.ogg
|sound2=Sign waxed interact fail2.ogg
|sound3=Sign waxed interact fail3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a player attempts to edit a waxed sign
|id=block.sign.waxed_interact_fail
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0 or 0.9 for <code>waxed_interact_fail1</code>; can be 0.8 or 0.9 for <code>waxed_interact_fail2</code> and <code>waxed_interact_fail3</code></ref>
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Oak Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=oak_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dark_oak_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Sign
|spritename=Cherry Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo Sign
|spritename=Bamboo Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_sign
|blocktags= signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=non_flammable_wood, signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_sign
|blocktags=signs, standing_signs, wall_post_override
|itemtags=non_flammable_wood, signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Oak Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=oak_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dark_oak_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Wall Sign
|spritename=Cherry Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo Wall Sign
|spritename=Bamboo Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped Wall Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_wall_sign
|blocktags=signs, wall_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Oak Hanging Sign
|spritename=Oak Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=oak_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Hanging Sign
|spritename=Spruce Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Hanging Sign
|spritename=Birch Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Hanging Sign
|spritename=Jungle Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Hanging Sign
|spritename=Acacia Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Hanging Sign
|spritename=Dark Oak Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dark_oak_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove Hanging Sign
|spritename=Mangrove Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Hanging Sign
|spritename=Cherry Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo Hanging Sign
|spritename=Bamboo Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson Hanging Sign
|spritename=Crimson Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs, non_flammable_wood}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped Hanging Sign
|spritename=Warped Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, ceiling_hanging_signs
|itemtags=hanging_signs, non_flammable_wood}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Oak Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Oak Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=oak_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Spruce Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Birch Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Jungle Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Acacia Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dark_oak_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Cherry Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Crimson Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped Wall Hanging Sign
|spritename=Warped Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_wall_hanging_sign
|blocktags=all_hanging_signs, wall_hanging_signs
|form=block
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=signs
|spritetype=block
|nameid=sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=hanging-signs
|spritetype=block
|nameid=hanging_sign
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Sign
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|showaliasids=y
|showitemtags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Oak standing
|spritename=oak-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=standing_sign
|id=63
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce standing
|spritename=spruce-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_standing_sign
|id=436
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch standing
|spritename=birch-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_standing_sign
|id=441
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle standing
|spritename=jungle-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_standing_sign
|id=443
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia standing
|spritename=acacia-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_standing_sign
|id=445
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak standing
|spritename=dark-oak-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=darkoak_standing_sign
|id=447
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove standing
|spritename=mangrove-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_standing_sign
|id=-494
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry standing
|spritename=cherry-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_standing_sign
|id=-542
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo standing
|spritename=bamboo-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_standing_sign
|id=-518
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson standing
|spritename=crimson-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_standing_sign
|id=505
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped standing
|spritename=warped-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_standing_sign
|id=506
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Oak wall
|spritename=oak-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=wall_sign
|id=68
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce wall
|spritename=spruce-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_wall_sign
|id=437
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch wall
|spritename=birch-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_wall_sign
|id=442
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle wall
|spritename=jungle-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_wall_sign
|id=444
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia wall
|spritename=acacia-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_wall_sign
|id=446
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak wall
|spritename=dark-oak-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=darkoak_wall_sign
|id=448
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove wall
|spritename=mangrove-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_wall_sign
|id=-495
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry wall
|spritename=cherry-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_wall_sign
|id=-544
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo wall
|spritename=bamboo-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_wall_sign
|id=-519
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson wall
|spritename=crimson-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_wall_sign
|id=507
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped wall
|spritename=warped-wall-sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_wall_sign
|id=508
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Oak item
|spritename=oak-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=oak_sign
|aliasid=sign
|id=360
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign
|translationkey=item.sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce item
|spritename=spruce-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=spruce_sign
|id=576
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch item
|spritename=birch-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=birch_sign
|id=577
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle item
|spritename=jungle-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=jungle_sign
|id=578
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia item
|spritename=acacia-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=acacia_sign
|id=579
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak item
|spritename=dark-oak-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=dark_oak_sign
|aliasid=darkoak_sign
|id=587
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign
|translationkey=item.darkoak_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove item
|spritename=mangrove-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=mangrove_sign
|id=642
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry item
|spritename=cherry-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=cherry_sign
|id=659
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo item
|spritename=bamboo-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bamboo_sign
|id=660
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson item
|spritename=crimson-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=crimson_sign
|id=614
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped item
|spritename=warped-sign
|spritetype=item
|nameid=warped_sign
|id=615
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Oak Hanging Sign
|spritename=Oak Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=oak_hanging_sign
|id=-500
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.oak_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Hanging Sign
|spritename=Spruce Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_hanging_sign
|id=-501
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.spruce_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Hanging Sign
|spritename=Birch Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_hanging_sign
|id=-502
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.birch_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Hanging Sign
|spritename=Jungle Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_hanging_sign
|id=-503
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.jungle_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Hanging Sign
|spritename=Acacia Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_hanging_sign
|id=-504
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.acacia_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Hanging Sign
|spritename=Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dark_oak_hanging_sign
|id=-505
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.dark_oak_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove Hanging Sign
|spritename=Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=mangrove_hanging_sign
|id=-508
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.mangrove_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Hanging Sign
|spritename=Cherry Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_hanging_sign
|id=-534
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.cherry_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo Hanging Sign
|spritename=Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_hanging_sign
|id=-522
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.bamboo_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Crimson Hanging Sign
|spritename=Crimson Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=crimson_hanging_sign
|id=-506
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.crimson_hanging_sign.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Warped Hanging Sign
|spritename=Warped Wall Hanging Sign
|spritetype=block
|nameid=warped_hanging_sign
|id=-507
|itemtags=minecraft:hanging_sign
|translationkey=item.warped_hanging_sign.name
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=signs
|spritetype=block
|nameid=Sign}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=hanging-signs
|spritetype=block
|nameid=HangingSign
|foot=1}}

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

=== Block data ===
A sign 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|It's a Sign}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Glow and Behold}}

== History ==
{{main|/History}}
{{History|java classic}}
{{History||0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST|[[File:Sign Entity.png|32px]] Signs are currently being tested as [[entity|entities]]. They always display "This is a test of the signs. Each line can be 15 chars!" and can only be spawned by pressing {{key|B}}.<ref>{{ytl|bdT76iFEnLk}}</ref>}}
{{History||0.26  SURVIVAL TEST|Removed signs.}}
{{History|java infdev}}
{{History||20100607|[[File:Oak Sign (0) JE1.png|32px]] Signs have been re-implemented as [[block]]s, although still rendering as entities.
|Signs now have a [[crafting]] recipe and the text can now be edited. Editing a sign pauses the game in [[singleplayer]].
|Signs are currently huge and drop [[planks]] when destroyed.
|Signs do not have a particle texture defined. As such, they [[Placeholder texture#Default texture|default to using the grass block texture instead]].}}
{{History||20100608|Signs are now broken faster.
|Signs now [[drops|drop]] themselves when [[breaking|destroyed]], instead of planks.
|Signs now use planks particles.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.1|[[File:Oak Wall Sign (S) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added wall signs.
|[[File:Oak Sign (0) JE2.png|32px]] Signs are now smaller.}}
{{History||v1.0.5|Signs no longer require a free [[block]] above it to place.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||April 27, 2011|link=https://notch.tumblr.com/post/4988431144|Hand-drawn signs are mentioned.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6|Signs are now broken faster using an [[axe]].}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w18a|Editing a sign no longer pauses the game in [[singleplayer]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w27a|Signs are now stackable up to 16. 
|The same [[crafting]] recipe now produces 3 signs instead of 1.}}
{{History||June 9, 2014|link=https://twitter.com/SeargeDP/status/476047216541700096|[[Searge]] tweeted a picture of a sign showing a username and a [[scoreboard]] score.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w25a|Added support for JSON text to signs.
|Sign character limit now depends on character width.}}
{{History|||snap=14w29a|Signs now display the cracking animation.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|A sign now generates within [[igloo]] basements.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w33a|Signs can now be used as [[fuel]] in [[furnace]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The standing sign ID has been changed from <code>standing_sign</code> to <code>sign</code>.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[block]]s' numeral IDs were 63 and 68, and the [[item]]'s 323.}}
{{History|||snap=18w10d|[[Water]] can now be placed on the same block as signs.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|"Sign" has been renamed to "Oak Sign".
|[[File:Oak Sign JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of oak sign [[item]]s has been changed.
|[[File:Spruce Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak signs.
|The sign's text has been changed from black to white.
|A sign's recipe now requires the same type of [[wood]] instead of a random assortment.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|Signs can now be {{control|used}} while holding a [[dye]] to change the text color.
|Default text color for signs has been changed back to black.}}
{{History|||snap=18w45a|A new movable cursor for free text editing to signs has been added.
|Selection and copy/paste support have been added to signs.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Spruce signs now generate in some [[taiga]] [[village]] houses.
|Spruce sign items can now be found in [[chest]]s in taiga village houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w12a|Signs can now be [[dye]]d only in [[Creative mode]].}}
{{History|||snap=19w12b|Signs can now be dyed in [[Survival mode]] again.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|[[File:Crimson Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added crimson and warped signs.}}
{{History|||snap=20w09a|Crimson and warped signs can now be [[crafting|crafted]].}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w03a|Signs can now be tinted with [[Glow Ink Sac|glow ink sac]]s to make the text glow.
|Works with both undyed and dyed signs.
|Signs now have a sound for being dyed.}}
{{History|||snap=21w11a|[[File:Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2.png|32px]][[File:Spruce Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Wall Sign (S) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of signs have been changed to reflect the changes made to planks in the [[Texture Update]].}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|Glowing text on signs now has an outer glow, making text more visible in the dark.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=21w41a|[[File:Oak Sign JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Sign JE2.png|32px]] Changed all signs textures as items.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|[[File:Mangrove Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:Mangrove Wall Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:Mangrove Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added mangrove signs.}}
{{History|||snap=22w14a|Due to the addition of the [[mangrove tree]] and [[mangrove swamp]], mangrove signs are now obtainable in survival and renewable.}}
{{History||October 15, 2022|link={{ytl|https://youtu.be/iM9KtHaDcUg?t=5437}}|Hanging signs were announced and shown on [[Minecraft Live 2022]].|Hanging signs were conceptualized by [[Agnes Larsson]] with input from her daughter.<ref>{{ytl|vJCMpPyaN8Q|Minecraft 1.20: New Blocks and Their Functions! @ 0:29|Minecraft|February 24, 2023|t=29s}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|[[File:Bamboo Sign (0) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Wall Sign (S) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bamboo signs behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]].
|[[File:Oak Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Oak Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign (S) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>Added hanging signs behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]].|Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood signs.}}
{{History|||snap=22w45a|[[File:Jungle Wall Hanging Sign JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of jungle hanging wall signs have been changed.|Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood hanging signs.|Bamboo hanging signs now can be crafted using [[block of stripped bamboo]] instead of bamboo planks.|Crafting bamboo hanging signs now outputs 6 hanging signs instead of 2.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|[[File:Cherry Sign (0) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Wall Sign (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Sign (item) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Hanging Sign JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Wall Hanging Sign JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Hanging Sign (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added cherry signs and hanging signs behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]]. There used to be a glitch where right clicking on a sign would play the “use” animation. This was fixed in the snapshots for 1.20, where signs are editable.}}
{{History|||snap=1.19.4 Pre-release 4|[[File:Cherry Sign (0) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Updated the texture of cherry signs.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Bamboo sign, cherry sign and all of the hanging signs are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack.|Signs and hanging signs can now be edited after being placed.|Signs and hanging signs now support text on both sides.|Signs and hanging signs can now be waxed with [[honeycomb]] to prevent editing.|Oak and spruce hanging sign can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w14a|Signs and hanging signs with click commands can now be interacted with even if the sign is not waxed.|Signs and hanging signs can no longer be edited by players in [[Adventure]] mode.|Signs and hanging signs with non-text chat components can no longer be edited, even if the sign is not waxed.|Signs and hanging signs now save text even if the edit screen is closed by the player being moved far away.}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Oak and spruce hanging sign 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]]; oak and spruce hanging sign now are in the common loot.}}
{{History||1.20.2|snap=23w31a|Changed sounds for Nether wood hanging signs.<ref>{{Bug|MC-262295||Warped and Crimson hanging signs uses their respective plank sounds, despite their stripped stems having unique sounds|Fixed}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.5.0|[[File:Oak Standing Sign.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Signs have been added, though they can be obtained only through [[inventory]] editors. |The [[player]] currently cannot write on signs.}}
{{History||v0.6.0|Signs can now be legitimately obtained in [[Survival]] and [[Creative]] mode.|The player can now write on signs.}}
{{History||v0.10.0|snap=build 1|Signs now have a selection overlay.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Signs can now be found in [[igloo]] basements.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.0|"Sign" has been renamed to "Oak Sign".
|[[File:Spruce Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak signs.|The sign's text has been changed from black to white.|A sign's recipe now requires the same type of [[wood]] instead of a random assortment.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.9.0.2|The default sign text color has been changed back to black.|Sign variants are now grouped in their own [[inventory]] category.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Oak Sign JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of oak sign [[item]]s has been changed.|Spruce signs now generate in new [[taiga]] and [[snowy taiga]] [[village]] houses.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Signs can now be used as a [[fuel]] in [[furnace]]s.|Oak signs can now be found inside taiga and snowy taiga village house [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|[[File:Crimson Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Standing Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added crimson and warped signs.|[[File:Spruce Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of all signs except oak sign have been changed.}}
{{History||1.16.20|snap=beta 1.16.20.50|Crimson and warped signs now uses regular plank [[sound]]s instead of their stem variant sounds.}}
{{History||1.16.210|snap=beta 1.16.210.59|Signs can now be {{control|used}} while holding a [[dye]] to change the text color.|Signs can now be tinted with [[Glow Ink Sac|glow ink sac]]s to make the text glow.
|Works with both default and dyed signs.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.210.60|Color on dyed signs disappears and the text turns back to black.|Signs with applied glowing effect as well as color stops glowing and color is removed.}}
{{History||1.16.220|snap=beta 1.16.220.50|Signs can now be {{control|used}} while holding a [[dye]] to change the text color again.|Signs can now be tinted with [[Glow Ink Sac|glow ink sac]]s to make the text glow again.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.220.52|Now has sounds for being dyed.}}
{{History|||snap=release|A glowing effect can no longer be applied to signs due to glow ink sacs becoming inaccessible in the full release.}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.17.0.50|[[File:Oak Sign BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sign BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sign BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sign BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sign BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sign BE2.png|32px]] Textures of sign items was updated.
|[[File:Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of oak signs have been changed to reflect the changes made to planks in the [[Texture Update]].}}
{{History||1.17.10|snap=beta 1.17.10.21|Glowing text on signs now has an outer glow, making text more visible in the dark.}}
{{History||1.18.10|snap=beta 1.18.10.20|[[File:Oak Sign JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Sign JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Sign JE2.png|32px]] Changed all signs textures as items.}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.20|[[File:Mangrove Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:Mangrove Wall Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:Mangrove Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added mangrove signs.}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.20|snap=beta 1.19.50.21|[[File:Bamboo Sign (0) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Wall Sign (S) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bamboo signs behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.|[[File:Oak Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Oak Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign (S) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Crimson Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Warped Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>Added hanging signs behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.|Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood signs.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.19.60.20|[[File:Jungle Wall Hanging Sign JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of jungle hanging wall signs have been changed.|Bamboo hanging signs now can be crafted using [[block of stripped bamboo]] instead of bamboo planks.|Crafting bamboo hanging signs now outputs 6 hanging signs instead of 2.}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.80|snap=beta 1.19.80.20|[[File:Cherry Sign (0).png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Wall Sign (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Sign (item) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Hanging Sign JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Wall Hanging Sign JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Hanging Sign (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added cherry signs and hanging signs behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.19.80.21|[[File:Cherry Sign (0) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Updated the texture of cherry signs.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.19.80.22|Signs and hanging signs can now be edited after being placed.|Signs and hanging signs now support text on both sides.|Signs and hanging signs can now be waxed with [[honeycomb]] to prevent editing.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.20.0.20|Crimson, warped, and bamboo hanging signs now have custom sounds to match their wood type.<ref name=badnewsounds>{{Bug|MCPE-164246}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.21|Bamboo sign, cherry sign and all of the hanging signs are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Oak Standing Sign.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added signs.}}
{{History||xbox=TU9|Signs are now stackable up to 16. 
|The same [[crafting]] recipe for signs now produces 3 signs instead of 1.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.88|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Spruce Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak signs.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Oak Sign JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of oak sign [[item]]s has been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added signs.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Trivia ==
* The first concept art of hanging signs came from [[Agnes Larsson]]'s daughter.<ref>{{Ytl|vJCMpPyaN8Q|Minecraft 1.20: New Blocks and Their Functions!|Minecraft|t=30s}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Signs classic.png|Test of signs in early [[Java Edition Classic]].
Sigh test.jpg|Another early sign image.
Signs PreRelease.png|First image of sign blocks during [[Java Edition Infdev|Infdev]].
Pocket Edition v0.6.0 alpha Development sign.png|First image of signs on [[Pocket Edition]].
Pocket Edition v0.6.0 alpha Development sign editing.png|First image of editing text on [[PE]] iOS.
Pocket Edition v0.6.0 alpha Development sign editing 2.png|First image of editing text on [[PE]] Android.
Pocket Edition v0.6.0 alpha Development sky.png
Door Sign.png|A sign placed on a door.
Breaking News.png|A sign being broken.
Sign Text Dark.jpg|A dark oak sign with black text.
Sign Text Light.jpg|A dark oak sign with white text.
Sign Blockdata.gif|A sign using blockdata to dynamically change.
JSON Sign.png|First image of a sign using JSON text.
Width Based Character Limit.png|First image of a sign using width based character limits.
Glow Ink Sign with Pink Dye.png|Oak sign with glow ink in the dark in [[Java Edition 21w03a]].
Lit vs unlit signs.png|Difference in visibility of a lime text, from left to right, in a lit birch sign, unlit birch sign, lit dark oak sign, and unlit dark oak sign.
Glowing Text Comparison.png|The comparison between glow text and non-glow text.
Example Of Signs Being Weird.png|alt=Shading differences|Signs being different shades depending on orientation.
Glow text.gif|All sixteen colors of glow text.
Glow Ink Signs.jpg|Signs with glowing ink in several colors.
Lots of Glowing Signs.jpg|More signs with glowing ink.
Sign Platforms.jpg|[[Ari]] standing on top of a hanged sign.
Eric Shop.jpg|[[Sunny]] looking at a double sided hanging sign.
Hanging Sign Bedrock.png|Hanging sign with small text.
Hanging Sign Java.png|Hanging sign with large text.
New Hanging Sign Text Length 1.jpg|Text on hanging sign.
New Hanging Sign Text Length 2.jpg|Text on hanging sign.
</gallery>

=== Concept Art ===
<gallery>
Hanging_Sign_Concept_Art.png|Hanging sign concept art.
Hanging_Sign_Concept_Art2.png|Ditto.
Hanging_Sign_Concept_Art3.png|Hanging sign dimensions concept art.
Hanging_Sign_Concept_Art4.png|Hanging sign crafting recipe, block states concept art.
</gallery>

=== Renders ===
{{hidden begin}}
<div style="clear: both"></div>
<gallery>
Oak Sign.png|Oak Sign
Spruce Sign.png|Spruce Sign
Birch Sign.png|Birch Sign
Jungle Sign.png|Jungle Sign
Acacia Sign.png|Acacia Sign
Dark Oak Sign.png|Dark Oak Sign
Mangrove Sign.png|Mangrove Sign
Cherry Sign.png|Cherry Sign
Bamboo Sign.png|Bamboo Sign
Crimson Sign.png|Crimson Sign
Warped Sign.png|Warped Sign
Oak Wall Sign.png|Oak Wall Sign
Spruce Wall Sign.png|Spruce Wall Sign
Birch Wall Sign.png|Birch Wall Sign
Jungle Wall Sign.png|Jungle Wall Sign
Acacia Wall Sign.png|Acacia Wall Sign
Dark Oak Wall Sign.png|Dark Oak Wall Sign
Mangrove Wall Sign.png|Mangrove Wall Sign
Cherry Wall Sign.png|Cherry Wall Sign
Bamboo Wall Sign.png|Bamboo Wall Sign
Crimson Wall Sign.png|Crimson Wall Sign
Warped Wall Sign.png|Warped Wall Sign
Oak Hanging Sign.png|Oak Hanging Sign
Spruce Hanging Sign.png|Spruce Hanging Sign
Birch Hanging Sign.png|Birch Hanging Sign
Jungle Hanging Sign.png|Jungle Hanging Sign
Acacia Hanging Sign.png|Acacia Hanging Sign
Dark Oak Hanging Sign.png|Dark Oak Hanging Sign
Mangrove Hanging Sign.png|Mangrove Hanging Sign
Cherry Hanging Sign.png|Cherry Hanging Sign
Bamboo Hanging Sign.png|Bamboo Hanging Sign
Crimson Hanging Sign.png|Crimson Hanging Sign
Warped Hanging Sign.png|Warped Hanging Sign
Oak Wall Hanging Sign.png|Oak Wall Hanging Sign
Spruce Wall Hanging Sign.png|Spruce Wall Hanging Sign
Birch Wall Hanging Sign.png|Birch Wall Hanging Sign
Jungle Wall Hanging Sign.png|Jungle Wall Hanging Sign
Acacia Wall Hanging Sign.png|Acacia Wall Hanging Sign
Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign.png|Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign
Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign.png|Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign
Cherry Wall Hanging Sign.png|Cherry Wall Hanging Sign
Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign.png|Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign
Crimson Wall Hanging Sign.png|Crimson Wall Hanging Sign
Warped Wall Hanging Sign.png|Warped Wall Hanging Sign
</gallery>
<gallery>
Oak Sign JE3.png
Spruce Sign JE2.png
Birch Sign JE2.png
Jungle Sign JE2.png
Acacia Sign JE2.png
Dark Oak Sign JE2.png
Mangrove Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Cherry Sign (item) JE1.png
Bamboo Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Crimson Sign JE2.png
Warped Sign JE2.png
Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Spruce Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Birch Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Jungle Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Acacia Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Dark Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Mangrove Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Cherry Hanging Sign (item) JE1.png
Bamboo Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Crimson Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
Warped Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png
</gallery>
{{hidden end}}
{{-}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== See also ==
* [[Chalkboard]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--sign Taking Inventory: Sign] – Minecraft.net on January 9, 2020

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[[ja:看板]]
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[[zh:告示牌]]</li><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></ul></nowiki>
Pre-releaseAdded flying.
Java Edition
1.3.1
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Bottle of Entity|Bottle of Entity]]<br/>{{joke feature}}
{{exclusive|java}}
{{WIP}}
{{see also|Potion|Splash Potion}}
{{Item
|image=Bottle of Entity.png
|image2=Splash Bottle of Entity.png
|image3=Bottle of Void.png
|stackable= No
}}

'''Bottles of entity''' are items that transform players into the respective mobs when drunk.

'''Splash bottle of entity''' are a variation of bottles of mob that can be thrown.

'''Bottle of void''' is a special bottle to transform back to the original player. Right clicking with it on a transformed player will remove the transformation and convert the bottle into a bottle of entity of that transformation.

A transformation into an entity will sometimes lead to special effects. For example, transforming into a chicken will allow the player to glide slowly to the ground. The chicken will however take fall damage upon landing, killing it and transforming the player back to themselves.
Transforming into an enderman will cause the player to be teleported randomly when a projectile it aimed at it or when they're being looked at by other players. Transforming into any mob capable of flight (for example, a bat) will allow the player to fly in survival mode as if they were in creative mode.

== Sounds ==<!--No sounds when thrown from a player or dispenser-->
Splash bottles of entities use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
{{Sound table
|sound=Bottle fill water1.ogg
|sound2=Bottle fill water2.ogg
|sound3=Bottle fill water3.ogg
|sound4=Bottle fill water4.ogg
|subtitle=Bottle fills
|source=neutral
|description=When an entity is collected using a bottle of void
|id=item.bottle.fill
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bottle.fill
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Drink.ogg
|subtitle=Sipping
|source=player
|description=While a player is drinking a bottle of entity
|id=entity.generic.drink
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.generic.drink
|volume=0.5
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Glass dig1.ogg
|sound2=Glass dig2.ogg
|sound3=Glass dig3.ogg
|subtitle=Bottle smashes
|source=neutral
|description=When a splash bottle of entity impacts something <ref group=sound>This sound is played six times simultaneously</ref>
|id=entity.splash_potion.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.potion.splash
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bottle of Entity
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bottle_of_entity
|form=item
|translationkey=item.minecraft.bottle_of_entity,item.minecraft.bottle_of_entity.specific}}
{{ID table
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Splash Bottle of Entity
|spritetype=item
|nameid=splash_bottle_of_entity
|form=item
|translationkey=item.minecraft.splash_bottle_of_entity,item.minecraft.splash_bottle_of_entity.specific}}
{{ID table
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bottle of Void
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bottle_of_void
|form=item
|translationkey=item.minecraft.bottle_of_void
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||23w13a_or_b|[[File:Bottle of Entity.png|32px]] [[File:Splash Bottle of Entity.png|32px]] [[File:Bottle of Void.png|32px]] Added bottle of entity, splash bottle of entity, and bottle of void.}}
{{History|foot}}

{{items}}
{{Jokes}}

[[ja:Bottle of Entity]]
[[pt:Frasco de entidade]]
[[Category:Joke items]]</li><li>[[Dragon's Breath|Dragon's Breath]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Dragon's Breath.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| rarity = Uncommon
}}

The '''dragon's breath''' is a [[brewing]] item that is used solely to make [[lingering potion]]s.

== Obtaining ==

The dragon's breath can be obtained by scooping  up the [[ender dragon]]'s breath attack or the purple [[area effect cloud|effect clouds]] caused by [[dragon fireball]]s in an empty [[glass bottle]].

== Usage ==

=== Brewing ingredient ===

Dragon's breath may be added to any splash potion to upgrade it to a lingering potion, which can be used to create a lasting [[Lingering Potion#Area Effect Cloud|area effect cloud]], or to craft [[Arrow#Tipped arrows|tipped arrows]].
{{brewing
  |name=[[Lingering Potion]]
  |showname=1
  |Dragon's Breath
  |Any Lingering Potion
  |base=Any Splash Potion}}

When put 2 or more dragon's breath in the brewing stand, after the brewing process, a glass bottle will drop as an [[Item (entity)|entity]]. However, if put only 1 dragon's breath in the brewing stand, after the brewing process, the glass bottle is consumed and cannot be retrieved.<ref>{{bug|MC-259583}}</ref>

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Bottle fill dragon breath1.ogg
|sound2=Bottle fill dragon breath2.ogg
|subtitle=Bottle fills
|source=neutral
|description=Filling a glass bottle with dragon's breath
|id=item.bottle.fill_dragonbreath
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bottle.fill
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Bottle fill dragon breath1.ogg
|sound2=Bottle fill dragon breath2.ogg
|source=sound
|description=When a bottle is filled with dragon's breath
|id=bottle.dragonbreath
|volume=0.7<wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<br>1.0<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==

{{Load achievements|You Need a Mint}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|You Need a Mint}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Dragon's Breath
|spritetype=item
|nameid=dragon_breath
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Dragon's Breath
|spritetype=item
|nameid=dragon_breath
|id=560
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w33a|[[File:Dragon's Breath JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dragon's breath.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 437.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Dragon's Breath JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of dragon's breath has been changed.}}

{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[File:Dragon's Breath JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dragon's breath.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Dragon's Breath JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of dragon's breath has been changed.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Dragon's Breath JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dragon's breath.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Dragon's Breath JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of dragon's breath has been changed.}}

{{History|3ds}}
{{History||1.7.10|[[File:Dragon's Breath JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dragon's breath.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* If the dragon's breath is used in a [[crafting]] recipe (using a [[mod]] or a [[data pack]]), it becomes an empty bottle instead of being entirely consumed.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External Links==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/dragon-s-breath Taking Inventory: Dragon's Breath] – Minecraft.net on June 9, 2023

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[de:Drachenatem]]
[[fr:Souffle de dragon]]
[[it:Soffio di drago]]
[[ja:ドラゴンブレス]]
[[ko:드래곤의 숨결]]
[[nl:Drakenadem]]
[[pl:Oddech smoka]]
[[pt:Bafo do dragão]]
[[ru:Драконье дыхание]]
[[zh:龙息]]
[[Category:Brewing recipe]]</li></ul>
12w17aThe player no longer experiences the decrease in speed seen in Survival mode when traveling through fluids.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.2.0
  •  tag: Parent Tag
    •  Trim: Properties of Armor Trim.
      •  material: The material which decides the color of armor trim.
      •  pattern: The pattern of armor trim.


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Armor durability from Indev until late Beta
Material Helmet Chestplate Leggings Boots
Leather 33 48 45 39
Golden 66 96 90 78
Chainmail 66 96 90 78

Iron

132 192 180 156
Diamond 264 384 360 312
Added flying.
Legacy Console Edition
TU5CU1 1.0 Patch 1Added flying, with Creative mode

Issues

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

Trivia

  • You can also sneak while flying by holding the space bar and left shift keys simultaneously during flight.
  • If the player goes high enough while flying in Creative mode, the sun or the moon can be seen through the fog when looking down, depending on which is below the horizon at the time; the player can also see the clouds at this time.
  • If the player gets into a minecart or bed while flying, they will still be flying when they get out of the minecart or bed.
  • Players flying in the Void will only receive Void damage if they are below altitude -64, allowing them to fly a short distance beneath Void level (y=0).

See also

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