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This article is about the mosaic block. For the naturally generating block, see Terracotta.

Glazed terracotta is a vibrant solid block which comes in the 16 regular dye colors.

Obtaining

Smelting

The block can be obtained by smelting any stained terracotta. Smelting regular, clean blocks of terracotta does not work.

Ingredients Smelting recipe
Matching Dyed Terracotta +
Any fuel


Breaking

Glazed terracotta requires a pickaxe to be mined. When mined without a pickaxe, it will drop nothing.

Block Glazed Terracotta
Hardness 1.4
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 7
Wooden 1.05
Stone 0.55
Iron 0.35
Diamond 0.3
Netherite 0.25
Golden 0.2
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Usage

Due to its strikingly colorful appearance, glazed terracotta is primarily used for decoration. As a building material, its hardness is slightly less than stone, and its blast resistance is even lower than wood.

While glazed terracotta can be pushed by sticky pistons or slime blocks, it is unique among blocks in that it cannot be pulled.

File:TerracottaPatterns.png

Several different 2x2 tile patterns.

Placement

When placed, glazed terracotta's texture will rotate depending on the direction the player is facing. If several glazed terracotta blocks of the same color are placed in the "correct" orientation in a 2x2 or greater area, the textures will line up to create a singular image, as demonstrated in the image to the right.

Texture

Cyanterracottaface

Creeper face on cyan glazed terracotta.

Although the design of each individual glazed terracotta block is left to the player's interpretation, there are some obvious aspects in certain blocks:

  • Magenta blocks contain an arrow.
  • Cyan blocks contain a creeper face.
  • Purple blocks contain the hilt of a sword and the head of a pickaxe.

Data values

Glazed terracotta is defined by its ID and block data. Glazed terracotta also has a block state which is expected to replace the functionality of block data in a future version.

Block data

See also: Data values

Glazed terracotta uses its block data to specify its orientation (which is opposite to the direction the player was facing when the block was placed).

Bits Values
0x1
0x2
A 2-bit field storing a value from 0 to 3:
  • 0: south (the player was facing north when this block was placed)
  • 1: west
  • 2: north
  • 3: east
0x4
0x8
Unused.

Block state

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingnortheast
north
south
west
The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the block.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
facing_direction0x1
0x2
0x4
02
3
4
5
2
3
4
5
The direction the block faces.
Opposite from the direction a player faces when placing the block.
  • 2: North
  • 3: South
  • 4: West
  • 5: East
0
1
0
1
Unused

History

release
1.1217w06aAdded glazed terracotta.
The white, orange, magenta and cyan blocks originally had these textures.
17w13a The white, orange, magenta and cyan block textures were changed. This change was to remove patterns that could contain offensive imagery.[1][2][3]
Pocket Edition
1.1build 1 Added glazed terracotta.
build 3 Updated textures of white, orange, magenta and cyan glazed terracotta.
Legacy Console Edition
TU53CU53 1.49 Patch 23Patch 3 Added glazed terracotta.

Issues

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

Trivia

  • According to Jeb, the inspiration for glazed terracotta blocks came from a Moroccan-styled bathroom floor at a hotel in California.[4]
  • Glazed terracotta blocks were designed by Johan Aronson.[5]
  • Glazed terracotta cannot be moved by slime blocks.

Gallery

Color-associated patterns

Some 6×6 patterns

References

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