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Blocks are the basic units in Minecraft, and are integral to the gameplay. Together, they build up the in-game environment, and can be mined and utilized in various fashions.

The face of a block is 16x16 pixels, and each block is proportionately one cubic meter.^[1] Most blocks are static, although Water, Lava and Portal blocks have a shifting pattern for each face.

Types of Blocks

There are currently over one hundred different types of blocks, including Air, still Water, and still Lava, which cannot be built, various types of Wood, various colors of Wool, various types of Pressure Plates, Slabs, Stairs and Double Slabs. See Data Values for the full list.

In a standard randomly generated Beta Map, you can find Air, Stone, Grass, Snow, Dirt, Water, Water Source, Lava, Lava Source, Sand, Sandstone, Gravel, Gold Ore, Iron Ore, Diamond Ore, Redstone Ore, Lapis Lazuli Ore, Clay Block, Coal Ore, Bedrock, Ice, Wood, Birch Wood, Wooden Planks in Abandoned Mines Pine/Spruce Wood, Leaves, Cactus, Sugar Canes, Vines, Pumpkins, yellow and red Flowers, brown and red Mushrooms, dead and living Shrubs and Tall Grass. In dungeons (added in Seecret Friday Update 2), you can also find Cobblestone, Moss Stone, a Mob Spawner, and Chests, even though cobblestone and chests are usually made by the player. Moss Stone, Cobblestone, Wooden Planks, Fences, Pressure Plates, Bookshelves, Crafting Tables, Stairs, Black Wool, Iron Bars, and Furnaces may also be found in the randomly generated NPC villiages that were added in 1.8, and Stone Brick, Mossy Stone Brick, Cracked Stone Brick, Iron Bars, Bookshelves, Wooden Planks, Chest, and Cobweb can be found in the strongholds and abandoned mines also added in 1.8. Obsidian can be found naturally, but it is not part of the random generation; instead it is created when naturally occurring lava source blocks and water come in contact. Cobblestone can also be found naturally, and is formed with the same circumstances as obsidian, except that it is formed when water and moving lava contact. Dungeons are also built of cobblestone in parts.

In the initial, free version of Survival the player began with 10 TNT blocks and could obtain Dirt, Cobblestone from Stone, Wooden Planks from Wood, Gold Blocks from Gold Ore, Iron Blocks from Iron ore, Stone Slabs from Coal Ore, and white Wool from Sheep.

In Classic mode the player can build with naturally occurring blocks (except for Redstone and Diamond), and can use Bookcase, Sponge, Coloured Wool, Brick, Obsidian and Moss Stone. Operators of servers can also build Bedrock. Some custom servers give the ability to place Grass and (still) Fluids, too.

When playing the current Beta, the player can craft a variety of blocks not naturally found in maps, including Crafting Tables, Bookshelves, Furnaces and more. Redstone, Diamond, Gold and Lapis Lazuli can be found in the lower areas of maps, and Obsidian forms when water touches a spring lava block.

Netherrack, Glowstone, Gravel, Soul Sand, Nether Brick, Nether Brick Fence, Nether Brick Stairs and Nether Wart can be found in The Nether, which the player can only enter by creating a Portal.

The Pocket Edition has 2 additional blocks: The Cyan Flower and Camera.

World-generated Blocks

Entries marked with a ^D require additional data values to fully define the block in a Beta world. Entries marked with an ^I have a different ID as an inventory item. Entries marked with a ^B require additional inventory data to fully define the inventory item. Entries marked with a ^T have tile entities associated with them to store additional data. Items with IDs in red cannot be legitimately obtained in the player's inventory in the game; they can only be obtained by "hacking" (such as the use of Inventory editors) or, in multiplayer using the /give server command. Items available only in Creative mode are in blue.

The Overworld

Naturally Generated

Naturally Generated includes blocks that are created through the world seed.

Icon	Dec	Hex	Block type
	00	00	Air
	01	01	Stone
	02	02	Grass
	03	03	Dirt
	07	07	Bedrock
	08	08	Water ^D
	10	0A	Lava ^D
	12	0C	Sand
	13	0D	Gravel
File:Gold (Ore).png	14	0E	Gold Ore
File:Iron (Ore).png	15	0F	Iron Ore
File:Coal (Ore).png	16	10	Coal Ore
File:Wood.png	17	11	Wood ^{D B}
File:Leaves.png	18	12	Leaves ^{D B}
File:Lapis Lazuli (Ore).png	21	15	Lapis Lazuli Ore
	24	18	Sandstone
	31	1F	Tall Grass ^{D B}
File:Grid Dead Bush.png	32	20	Dead Bush

Icon	Dec	Hex	Block type
	37	25	Dandelion
	38	26	Rose
	39	27	Brown Mushroom
	40	28	Red Mushroom
File:Diamond (Ore).png	56	38	Diamond Ore
File:Redstone (Ore).png	73	49	Redstone Ore
	78	4E	Snow
	79	4F	Ice
	81	51	Cactus ^D
File:Clay (Block).png	82	52	Clay Block
	83	53	Sugar Cane ^{D I}
	86	56	Pumpkin ^D
File:BrownMushroomCap.png	99	63	Huge Brown Mushroom ^D
File:RedMushroomCap.png	100	64	Huge Red Mushroom ^D
File:Vine.png	106	6A	Vines ^D
	110	6E	Mycelium
	111	6F	Lily Pad
	120	78	Air Portal Frame

Naturally Created

Naturally Created means a combination of events that cause a new block to be placed by natural causes, not the player.

Dec	Hex	Block type
00	00	Air
02	02	Grass
03	03	Dirt
04	04	Cobblestone
09	09	Stationary water ^D
31	1F	Tall Grass ^{D B}
39	27	Brown Mushroom
40	28	Red Mushroom

Icon	Dec	Hex	Block type
	49	31	Obsidian
	51	33	Fire ^D
	78	4E	Snow
	79	4F	Ice
	81	51	Cactus ^D
	83	53	Sugar Cane ^{D I}
File:Vine.png	106	6A	Vines ^D
	110	6E	Mycelium

Structures

Same as Naturally Generated, but these blocks are only created with the "Generate Structures" option enabled.

Icon	Dec	Hex	Block type
	04	04	Cobblestone
File:Wooden Plank.png	05	05	Wooden Plank
	09	09	Stationary Water ^D
	11	0B	Stationary Lava ^D
	13	0D	Gravel
File:Wood.png	17	11	Wood ^{D B}
File:WebBlock.png	30	1E	Cobweb
File:Grid Black Wool.png	35	23	Wool (Black) ^{D B}
	44	2C	Slabs ^{D B}
	47	2F	Bookshelf
File:Moss Stone.png	48	30	Moss Stone
	50	32	Torch ^D
	52	34	Monster Spawner ^T
File:Wooden Stairs.png	53	35	Wooden Stairs ^D
	54	36	Chest ^D ^T
	58	3A	Crafting Table

Icon	Dec	Hex	Block type
File:Crops.png	59	3B	Seeds ^D
	60	3C	Farmland ^D
	61	3D	Furnace ^D ^T
File:Wooden Door.png	64	40	Wooden Door ^{D I}
File:Ladders.png	65	41	Ladders ^D
File:Rails.png	66	42	Rails ^D
	67	43	Stone Stairs
	71	47	Iron Door ^{D I}
File:Wooden Pressure Plate.png	72	48	Wooden Pressure Plate ^D
	77	4D	Button ^D
File:Fence.png	85	55	Fence
	97	61	Hidden Silverfish ^D
File:Stone Brick.png	98	62	Stone Bricks ^D ^B
	101	65	Iron Bars
	102	66	Glass Pane