Jack o'Lantern

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	1
Hardness	1
Luminant	Yes (15)
Transparent	Partial (blocks light)
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

A jack o'lantern is a solid block that provides light.

Obtaining[edit]

Breaking[edit]

Jack o'lanterns can be mined with any tool, or without a tool, but axes are the quickest.

Block	Jack o'Lantern
Hardness	1
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	1.5
Wooden	0.75
Stone	0.4
Iron	0.25
Diamond	0.2
Netherite	0.2
Golden	0.15
Sword	1

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

A jack o'lantern also removes and drops itself as an item if a piston tries to push it (trying to pull it does nothing) or moves a block into its space.

Natural generation[edit]

Jack o’lanterns can spawn within taiga and snowy taiga villages in the piles of pumpkins which also generate there.

Mob loot[edit]

In Java Edition, zombies, zombie villagers, husks, skeletons, strays, wither skeletons, and zombified piglins have a chance of wearing a jack o'lantern if they spawn during Halloween. If a mob wearing a jack o'lantern is killed using a tool enchanted with Looting, there is a chance equivalent to the level of Looting used to drop the jack o'lantern, up to a maximum of a 3% chance of a drop. The jack o'lantern does not emit light while being worn.

Crafting[edit]

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Carved Pumpkin + Torch

Usage[edit]

Light source[edit]

Jack o'lanterns can be used as light sources underwater.

Jack o'lanterns have a luminance of 15 and the ability to provide light while submerged under water. Like most light sources, they melt snow and ice.

Building golems[edit]

Snow Golem

Iron Golem

Jack o'lanterns can be used to build snow golems and iron golems as shown below. Snow golems require snow blocks for their bodies, while iron golems require iron blocks. The jack o'lantern must be placed last or the golem cannot spawn.

Iron golem build configuration

Snow golem build configuration

Placement[edit]

Jack o'lanterns can be placed without a block under them. When placed, jack-o'lanterns automatically face the player. Jack o'lanterns can be placed on a transparent block.

Jack o'lanterns are transparent in their rendering only; otherwise they share the attributes of all opaque solid blocks. For example, mobs can spawn on them, they can suffocate mobs, and blocks attached to another block (such as torches and rails) can be placed on top of them or on their sides.

Enchanting[edit]

Jack o'Lanterns can be enchanted with curses using an anvil.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Sounds[edit]

Java Edition:

Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.wood.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.wood.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.wood.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.wood.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	`block.wood.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

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Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Volume	Pitch
?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.wood`	1.0	0.8
?	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.wood`	0.4	1.0
?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.wood`	0.23	0.5
?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	`jump.wood`	0.12	1.0
?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.wood`	0.18	1.0
?	Blocks	Walking on the block	`step.wood`	0.3	1.0
?	Blocks	When the block is placed	`use.wood`	1.0	0.8

Data values[edit]

ID[edit]

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Form	Translation key
Jack o'Lantern	`jack_o_lantern`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.jack_o_lantern`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Jack o'Lantern	`lit_pumpkin`	`91`	Block & Item	`tile.lit_pumpkin.name`

Metadata[edit]

In Bedrock Edition, jack o'lanterns use the following data values:

Lowest two bits value	Facing
0	Jack o'lantern facing south
1	Jack o'lantern facing west
2	Jack o'lantern facing north
3	Jack o'lantern facing east

Block states[edit]

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
facing	`north`	`east` `north` `south` `west`	The direction the jack o'lantern's carved face is facing. The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the jack o'lantern.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
direction	`0`	`0` `1` `2` `3`	The direction the jack o' lantern is facing.

Achievements[edit]

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
		Body Guard	Create an Iron Golem	—	20G	Bronze

Advancements[edit]

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Namespaced ID
	Hired Help	Summon an Iron Golem to help defend a village	What a Deal!	Summon an iron golem.	`adventure/summon_iron_golem`

Video[edit]

History[edit]

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Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0				Added jack o'lanterns.
v1.2.0_02				All jack o'lanterns on worlds have now been converted back into pumpkins in name only.
Java Edition Beta
1.1_02				Jack o'lanterns are now labeled as "pumpkin"s when moused over in the inventory screen.
1.2				Jack o'lanterns previously had the same icon and name in the inventory as pumpkins, making it impossible to tell which is which just by looking at them. However, it wasn't possible to stack jack o'lanterns with pumpkins.
1.5_01				Jack o'lanterns that already exist in-game now all appear facing the opposite way they were placed before the update. A jack o'lantern is also placed facing away from the player, as opposed to facing in the player’s direction, as was the case before the update.
1.8		Pre-release		With the introduction of pumpkin farming, jack o'lanterns are now a renewable resource, because the player can make their torches from charcoal.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease		Snow golems can now be made by using jack o'lanterns.
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6		Jack o'lanterns are now broken faster using an axe.
1.2.1		12w08a		Iron golems can now be made by using jack o'lanterns.
1.6.1		13w26a		Jack 'o' Lantern has now been renamed to Jack o'Lantern.
1.8		14w25a		The top and bottom of jack o'lanterns now rotates according to the direction the block faces.
1.8		14w26c		Jack o'lanterns can no longer be used to build golems.
1.8.1		pre1		Jack o'lanterns can now be used to build golems again.
1.11		16w39a		Jack o'lanterns can now receive curse enchantments, but only through an anvil.
1.13		17w47a		The ID of jack o'lanterns has now been changed from `lit_pumpkin` to `jack_o_lantern`.
				Jack o'lanterns can no longer receive curse enchantments through an anvil.
				Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 91.
1.14		18w43a		The textures of jack o'lanterns have been changed.
1.14		18w44a		The front texture of jack o'lanterns has been changed.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17		21w11a		Changed a pixel on the top texture.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.8.0		build 2		Added jack o'lanterns.
v0.9.0		build 1		Smooth lighting has now been removed from jack o'lanterns.
v0.12.1		build 1		Jack o'lanterns can now spawn golems.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3		The textures of jack o'lanterns have been changed.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3		Jack o'lanterns now generate in taiga and snowy taiga villages.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	Added jack o'lanterns.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.90				The textures of jack o'lanterns have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0				Added jack o'lanterns.