Honeycomb Block

Not to be confused with Honey Block.

Honeycomb Block
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0.6
Hardness	0.6
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

Honeycomb blocks are decorative blocks crafted from honeycombs.

Obtaining

Breaking

Honeycomb blocks can be broken using any tool, and always drop as an item.

Block	Honeycomb Block
Hardness	0.6
Breaking time (secs)
Default	0.9

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Honeycomb

Usage

Note Blocks

Honeycomb blocks can be placed under note blocks to produce flute sounds.‌

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.coral_block.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.coral_block.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.coral_block.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	None	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.coral_block.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.coral_block.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.5	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.coral	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.coral	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.coral	0.3	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.coral	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.coral	0.15	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.coral	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.coral	0.14	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Honeycomb Block	honeycomb_block	Block & Item	block.minecraft.honeycomb_block

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Honeycomb Block	honeycomb_block	474	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.honeycomb_block.name

History

September 28, 2019					The honeycomb block was visible, though never discussed, during MINECON Live 2019.
Java Edition
1.15		19w41a			Added honeycomb blocks.
					Honeycomb blocks use the same sounds as coral blocks.
Bedrock Edition
1.14.0		beta 1.14.0.1			Added honeycomb blocks.
					Honeycomb blocks use the same sounds as slime blocks.
					The crafting recipe of honeycomb blocks is nine honeycombs. Recipe
		beta 1.14.0.2			The crafting recipe of honeycomb blocks has been changed to match Java Edition's crafting recipe. Recipe
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			Honeycomb blocks now use the same sounds as coral blocks.

Issues

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

Trivia

• While real-life honeycombs are based on a hexagonal tiling, the honeycomb block's texture is more akin to a square tiling, likely to fit with the square theme of the game.
  • This makes the square tiling the second regular polyhedron to be represented in Minecraft, after the cube.

External Links

• Block of the Week: Honeycomb – Minecraft.net on April 29, 2021