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An observer is a block that emits a redstone signal when an adjacent block is updated.

Obtaining

An observer requires a pickaxe to be mined. When mined without a pickaxe, it will drop nothing.

Block Observer
Hardness 3
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 15
Wooden 2.25
Stone 1.15
Iron 0.75
Diamond 0.6
Netherite 0.5
Golden 0.4
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Cobblestone +
Redstone +
Nether Quartz

Usage

An observer is placed similarly to a piston, and will observe the block that it is placed against. Unlike many redstone components, the 'face' (detection side) points away from the player who placed the block.

In Pocket Edition the observer block texture has two dots which are at opposite ends when the block is placed. The smaller dot outputs a redstone signal whilst the bigger dot detects the block update. In Java Edition, the texture of the detection end is that of an 'observing' face.

Behavior

In the Java Edition, an observer will detect changes in its target's block ID or data value, or the breaking or placing of a block. (Changes in its basic block state, but not its extended/actual block state.) This means that changes like the age of crops will be detected, since they are part of the basic block state that is converted to metadata when the world is saved; however, changes such as the shape of a fence will not be detected, since those are part of the extended block state, which is not saved when the world is saved.

In the Pocket Edition, an observer acts as a block update detector, and detects anything that causes a block update in that edition. (Note that what causes a block update and how they propagate is very different between the Java Edition and the Pocket Edition.)

When it detects something, the observer emits a redstone pulse, powering redstone dust, redstone comparators and redstone repeaters, as well as powering mechanism components located at its opposite end with power level 15 for 2 game ticks (1 redstone tick). In the Java Edition, the observer outputs strong power, and can strongly power blocks like a redstone repeater. It also has a delay of 1 redstone tick before emitting a pulse.

In Pocket Edition, the observer emits the same kind of pulse as the Java Edition observer, except that it does not strongly power blocks, and the observer outputs activation power only, similar to a block of redstone. It is supposed to have a delay of 1 redstone tick like the Java Edition observer, but in practice it has a 2 redstone tick delay, due to MCPE-15793, a bug causing redstone delays to be incorrect when components are activated by world changes (which, in the case of the observer in MCPE, is the only way it can be activated), as opposed to pure redstone components ticking.[1]

It also counts as a block change/block state change/block update when the observer itself is moved by a piston. When this happens, an observer emits a pulse after being pushed or pulled, but not beforehand.

Observers behave as a transparent block even though they block light. This means they cannot be powered by an external power source, nor power themselves with their own output.

Because observers in the Java Edition detect changes in the basic block state, and not block updates, they can detect a wider range of phenomena than a block update detector (BUD) circuit in the Java Edition can detect (as some block state changes don't cause block updates), though it has different limitations. Observers in the Pocket Edition do detect block updates (but not block state changes), and so they detect the exact same things that any other BUD would detect in that edition.

Limitations

Block state change: Detected
in PE
Detected
in JE
Locking / unlocking a redstone repeater No No
Changes to the data value of fire that signifies flammable surfaces surrounding fire No No
Changes in the shape of walls, fences, iron bars, glass panes, stairs, tripwire, redstone dust, vines, melon stem or pumpkin stem No No
A grass, mycelium or podzol block becoming snowy or not snowy No No
Changes to inventory of any blocks that comparators measure as containers No No
Activating / deactivating a beacon No No
Playing a note block No No
Opening and closing shulker boxes, chests & ender chests No No
Success of a command block No No
Teleporting something by the end gateway Yes No
Adding / removing contents from a flower pot Yes No
The opening/closing of the top part of a door by hand, as opposed to by redstone power. Yes No
Powering / depowering of activator rails No Yes
Inverting / deinverting a daylight sensor No Yes
Activation of a dropper or dispenser No Yes
Activation / deactivation of redstone ore, or of a redstone torch No Yes
A piston (not the head) extending or contracting No Yes
Locking / unlocking a hopper No Yes
Spread of grass to dirt, or decay of grass into dirt No Yes
Growth of nether wart, forced growth of cocoa pods by bone meal, or growth of vines into empty space No Yes
Aging of saplings, sugar canes or fire No Yes
Farmland going through its hydration stages No Yes
Moving potions and other items to / from a brewing stand No Yes
All other block / block state changes Yes Yes

Data values

Block data

Bits Values
0x1
0x2
0x4

Three bits storing a value from 0 to 5:

  • 0: Observer facing down
  • 1: Observer facing up
  • 2: Observer facing north
  • 3: Observer facing south
  • 4: Observer facing west
  • 5: Observer facing east
0x8 If set, the observer is powered.


Block state

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingsouthdown
east
north
south
up
west
The direction the observer is observing. The same direction the player faces when placing the block.
poweredfalsefalse
true
True while the observer is observing a change and emitting a pulse.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
facing_direction
(Hidden)
0x1
0x2
0x4
00
1
2
3
4
5
0
1
2
3
4
5
The direction the observer is observing.
  • 0: Observer facing down
  • 1: Observer facing up
  • 2: Observer facing north
  • 3: Observer facing south
  • 4: Observer facing west
  • 5: Observer facing east
minecraft:facing_directionNot Supporteddowndown
east
north
south
up
west
UnsupportedThe direction the observer is observing.
powered_bit0x8falsefalse
true
0
1
True while the observer is observing a change and emitting a pulse.

History

release
1.11
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Brush|Brush]]<br/>{{Item
|image=Brush.png
|rarity=Common
|renewable=Yes
|durability=64
|stackable=No
}}
A '''brush''' is a [[tool]] used in [[archaeology]] to excavate [[suspicious block]]s for different items.

==Obtaining==
===Crafting===
{{Crafting
|head=1
|showname=0
|showdescription=1
|B1=Feather
|B2=Copper Ingot
|B3=Stick
|Output=Brush
|type=Tool
}}
{{crafting
|foot=1
|ignoreusage=1
|Damaged Brush
|Damaged Brush
|Output=Brush
|description=The durability of the two brushes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
|type=Tool
}}

==Usage==
{{Main|Suspicious Block}}
{{Control|Using}} the brush on any block displays a brushing animation, slowing down the player and creating breaking [[particles]], but not actually damaging the block or brush. When continuously brushing a [[suspicious block]], a random item slowly emerges from it until it drops out, and the block turns into regular [[sand]] or regular [[gravel]], depleting 1 [[durability]] point on the brush. It takes 96 [[game tick]]s (4.8 seconds) to brush a single suspicious block. 

=== Enchantments ===
A brush can receive the following [[enchantment]]s:
{|class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}   
|-
|[[Mending]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}   
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}   
|}

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table
<!--All of these sounds are, in fact, different-->
|sound=Brushing sand1.ogg
|sound2=Brushing sand2.ogg
|sound3=Brushing sand3.ogg
|sound4=Brushing sand4.ogg
|subtitle=Brushing Sand
|source=block
|description=While a brush is brushing suspicious sand
|id=item.brush.brushing.sand
|translationkey=subtitles.item.brush.brushing.sand
|volume=0.6
|pitch=0.6
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Brushing gravel1.ogg
|sound2=Brushing gravel2.ogg
|sound3=Brushing gravel3.ogg
|sound4=Brushing gravel4.ogg
|subtitle=Brushing Gravel
|source=block
|description=While a brush is brushing suspicious gravel
|id=item.brush.brushing.gravel
|translationkey=subtitles.item.brush.brushing.gravel
|volume=0.6
|pitch=0.6
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Brushing generic1.ogg
|sound2=Brushing generic2.ogg
|sound3=Brushing generic3.ogg
|sound4=Brushing generic4.ogg
|subtitle=Brushing
|source=block
|description=While a brush is brushing any other block
|id=item.brush.brushing.generic
|translationkey=subtitles.item.brush.brushing.generic
|volume=0.6
|pitch=0.6
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Brushing sand completed1.ogg
|sound2=Brushing sand completed2.ogg
|sound3=Brushing sand completed3.ogg
|sound4=Brushing sand completed4.ogg
|sound5=Brushing sand completed5.ogg
|subtitle=Brushing Sand completed
|source=Players<ref group=sound name=badsource>{{Bug|MC-260202}}</ref>|overridesource=1
|description=When a brush finishes brushing suspicious sand
|id=item.brush.brushing.sand.complete
|translationkey=subtitles.item.brush.brushing.sand.complete
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Brushing gravel completed1.ogg
|sound2=Brushing gravel completed2.ogg
|sound3=Brushing gravel completed3.ogg
|sound4=Brushing gravel completed4.ogg
|subtitle=Brushing Gravel completed
|source=Players<ref group=sound name=badsource/>|overridesource=1
|description=When a brush finishes brushing suspicious gravel
|id=item.brush.brushing.gravel.complete
|translationkey=subtitles.item.brush.brushing.gravel.complete
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Brushing sand1.ogg
|sound2=Brushing sand2.ogg
|sound3=Brushing sand3.ogg
|sound4=Brushing sand4.ogg
|source=player
|description=While a brush is brushing suspicious sand
|id=brush.suspicious_sand
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Brushing gravel1.ogg
|sound2=Brushing gravel2.ogg
|sound3=Brushing gravel3.ogg
|sound4=Brushing gravel4.ogg
|source=player
|description=While a brush is brushing suspicious gravel
|id=brush.suspicious_gravel
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Brushing generic1.ogg
|sound2=Brushing generic2.ogg
|sound3=Brushing generic3.ogg
|sound4=Brushing generic4.ogg
|source=player
|description=While a brush is brushing any other block
|id=brush.generic
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Brushing sand completed1.ogg
|sound2=Brushing sand completed2.ogg
|sound3=Brushing sand completed3.ogg
|sound4=Brushing sand completed4.ogg
|sound5=Brushing sand completed5.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a brush finishes brushing suspicious sand
|id=brush_completed.suspicious_sand
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Brushing gravel completed1.ogg
|sound2=Brushing gravel completed2.ogg
|sound3=Brushing gravel completed3.ogg
|sound4=Brushing gravel completed4.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a brush finishes brushing suspicious gravel
|id=brush_completed.suspicious_gravel
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Brush
|spritetype=item
|nameid=brush
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Brush
|spritetype=item
|nameid=brush
|id=684
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Respecting the Remnants}}

== History ==
{{History||October 3, 2020|link=https://youtu.be/DBvZ2Iqmm3M?t=2178|[[File:Brush (pre-release 1).png|32px]][[File:Brush 2.png|32px]] Brushes were announced at [[Minecraft Live 2020]] with two variants.}}
{{History||?|link=https://youtu.be/klP9SrJFDU8?t=206|[[File:Brush (pre-release 2).png|32px]] Changed the brush's item texture.}}
{{History||February 10, 2023|[[File:Brush JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Sofia Dankis]] posted an article about upcoming archaeology features, including brushes.|link=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/archeology-coming-minecraft-120}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|[[File:Brush JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added brushes with an updated texture behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]].|The crafting recipe was originally three [[string]] and two [[stick]]s.
{{{!}} class{{=}}"collapsible collapsed" data-description{{=}}"Recipe"
! Recipe
{{!}}-
{{!}}{{Crafting Table
|A1 = String
|B1 = String
|C1 = String
|B2 = Stick
|B3 = Stick
|Output = Brush
|type = Tool
|ignoreusage=1}}
{{!}}}
}}
{{History|||snap=1.19.4 Pre-release 1|The crafting recipe for brushes has been changed:
{{{!}} class{{=}}"collapsible collapsed" data-description{{=}}"Recipe"
! Recipe
{{!}}-
{{!}}{{Crafting Table
|B1 = Feather
|B2 = Copper Ingot
|B3 = Stick
|Output = Brush
|type = Tool
|ignoreusage=1}}
{{!}}}
}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Brushes are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.
|Brushes can now brush [[suspicious gravel]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w14a|The brushing sound of brush is now controlled by the "Blocks" sound slider instead of the "Players" sound slider.}}
{{History|||snap=23w17a|The player now gets the [[advancement]] "Respecting the Remnants" when they use a brush on a [[suspicious block]] to obtain a [[pottery sherd]].}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.70|snap=beta 1.19.70.23|[[File:Brush JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added brushes behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.
|The crafting recipe is originally three [[string]] and two [[stick]]s.
{{{!}} class{{=}}"collapsible collapsed" data-description{{=}}"Recipe"
! Recipe
{{!}}-
{{!}}{{Crafting Table
|A1 = String
|B1 = String
|C1 = String
|B2 = Stick
|B3 = Stick
|Output = Brush
|type = Tool
|ignoreusage=1}}
{{!}}}
}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.80|snap=beta 1.19.80.20|The crafting recipe for brushes has been changed:
{{{!}} class{{=}}"collapsible collapsed" data-description{{=}}"Recipe"
! Recipe
{{!}}-
{{!}}{{Crafting Table
|B1 = Feather
|B2 = Copper Ingot
|B3 = Stick
|Output = Brush
|type = Tool
|ignoreusage=1}}
{{!}}}
}}
{{History||1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.21|Brushes are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External Links==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/brush Taking Inventory: Brush] – Minecraft.net on July 6, 2023

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[de:Pinsel]]
[[es:Pincel]]
[[ja:ブラシ]]
[[pt:Pincel]]
[[pl:Pędzel]]
[[uk:Щітка]]
[[zh:刷子]]</li><li>[[:Category:Invalid data value items|Category:Invalid data value items]]<br/>[[Category:Items]]</li></ul>
16w39aAdded observer block. When first added, the observers acted as a block update detector, and would emit pulses that lasted 1 game tick (0.5 redstone ticks) and had a signal strength of 1. The observer could also power blocks (like a repeater). It also had no delay between detecting a block update and emitting a pulse, meaning that observers were essentially instant. They were also placed with the observing, or input, side facing the player.
Note: the "arrow" texture on the top/bottom of the observer was pointing the wrong direction (towards the input, rather than the output). This was not noticed by most people, though, since the observer in Pocket Edition had (and as of 1.0.0 still has) a texture bug where the top & side textures wouldn't rotate properly (except the output/input sides), causing the arrow texture to always point in the same direction.
16w41aObservers were changed to emit 4 game tick (2 redstone tick) pulses[2], and their signal strength was changed to 15.[3][4]
Observers *appear* to no longer strongly power blocks, and now only emit activation power, like a block of redstone. (And this may have been the intended behavior for this snapshot.) However, in reality, they still strongly power blocks, but the blocks adjacent to those blocks aren't given block updates, causing weird and buggy behavior.[5]
Observers are now placed with the output facing the player.[6][7]
Fixed a bug where observers would redirect redstone dust from all 4 directions.[8] (They are only supposed to redirect dust from their output side.)
16w42aThe devs attempted to make observers no longer detect block updates happening to air blocks, in order to make observer behavior more predictable.[9] In the process they broke redstone mechanics a bit, so that the block update bug from the previous snapshot now affected repeaters & comparators, too.[10]
16w43aFile:Observer PE.png Fixed the rotation of the "arrow" texture so it would point in the right direction.
General redstone mechanics work as they did before 16w42a, with the exception of the change named below.
Observers now output strong power like in 16w39a, except that they, as well as repeaters & comparators, no longer provide block updates to transparent blocks or air.
16w44aThe block update changes relating to redstone from 16w42a & 16w43a were fully reverted.
Observer behavior was overhauled/redefined. The observer changed from a block update detector to a block state change detector. Observers were changed to detect when the block it was observing changed, its basic block state changed, or the block was placed/destroyed. (Note that it does not detect changes in the extended block state, AKA changes that are not saved when the world is unloaded, such as the shape of a fence, or whether or not a repeater is locked.) This change made observer behavior much more predictable, as unexpected/invisible block updates would no longer trigger observers.[11]
Observers were changed to emit a 2 game tick (1 redstone tick) pulse when activated.[12]
Observers no longer output power instantly.[13]
1.11-pre1Observer Changed front (detecting side) texture to be an 'observing face'. The "arrow" texture on the top/bottom of the observer was also modified.
The redstone output side now blinks red when it outputs power.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.15.0
{{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>[[Cake|Cake]]<br/>{{Distinguish|Pumpkin Pie}}
{{Block
| title = Cake
| image = <gallery>
Cake.png|0 bites
Cake (1 bite).png|1 bite
Cake (2 bites).png|2 bites
Cake (3 bites).png|3 bites
Cake (4 bites).png|4 bites
Cake (5 bites).png|5 bites
Cake (6 bites).png|6 bites
</gallery>
|image2 = <gallery>
Cake with Candle.png|Unlit
Candle Cake (lit).png|Lit
</gallery>
| extratext = [[#Gallery|View all renders]]
| transparent = Yes
| light = '''Candle Cake''': Yes (3) when lit<br>'''Cake''': No
| tool = any
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64){{only|bedrock|short=1}}<br>No{{only|java|short=1}}
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}

'''Cake''' is a [[food]] and a block that can be eaten by the player.

A '''cake with candle''' is a light-producing variation created when a [[candle]] is used on an uneaten cake.

== Obtaining ==

=== Breaking ===

Once the cake is placed, it cannot be recollected even with the use of [[Silk Touch]]. Candle cakes always drop their respective [[candle]] when broken.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Cake|drop=0}}

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|cake}}

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|A1=Milk Bucket
|B1=Milk Bucket
|C1=Milk Bucket
|A2=Sugar
|B2=Egg
|C2=Sugar
|A3=Wheat
|B3=Wheat
|C3=Wheat
|Output=Cake
|type=Foodstuff
|showdescription=1
|description= Empty [[bucket]]s remain in the crafting grid after crafting the cake.
}}

=== Trading ===

Expert-level farmer [[villager]]s can [[trading|sell]] cake for a single [[emerald]] each. The chance is {{frac|2|7}} {{in|je}}.

== Usage ==

{{see also|Tutorials/Hunger management}}

Unlike most [[food]], the cake cannot be eaten as an [[item]] in the hotbar. Before being eaten, it must first be placed on top of a solid [[block]]. Placing the cake on a slab also works, as the slab acts like a solid block. The cake instead floats half a block on top of the slab.

Each cake has seven "slices"; each use consumes one slice progressing inward from the west. A single slice restores {{hunger|2}} hunger and 0.4 hunger [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]]. Eating all seven slices of a cake restores {{hunger|14}} hunger and 2.8 hunger saturation.

Since eating a cake comes with no animation, the cake can be eaten at a rate of one slice per [[tick]]. Multiple [[player]]s can eat from the same cake at the same time. {{IN|java}}, eating cake makes no [[sound]], unlike other foods.

As a [[redstone]] component, when connected to a [[comparator]], a whole cake emits a signal strength of 14. The signal strength decreases two units with each slice.

Cake destroys [[Entity#Falling Blocks|falling blocks]] if placed under them, similar to a [[torch]].

=== Pandas ===
Some [[panda]]s move toward a dropped cake to pick up and eat it. Some may not, depending on the cake's location. 

=== Composting ===
Placing a cake into a [[composter]] raises the compost level by 1.

=== Piston interactivity ===
A cake is broken when pushed by a [[piston]], and it drops nothing.

=== Cakes with candles ===
[[File:Cake with Candle.png|thumb|upright|A cake with candle created by placing a candle on an uneaten cake.]]
{{control|Using}} a [[candle]] on an uneaten cake creates a candle cake of that color (including uncolored). Eating the cake causes the candle to drop. 

{{control|Using}} [[flint and steel]], [[fire charge]], or any flaming projectile on an unlit candle cake lights its candle. Lit candle cakes emit light level of 3. Clicking on the lit candle (but not the cake) extinguishes it.

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Wool}}

=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Cake add_candle1.ogg
|sound2=Cake add_candle2.ogg
|sound3=Cake add_candle3.ogg
|subtitle=Cake squishes
|source=Blocks
|description=When a [[candle]] is placed on a cake
|id=block.cake.add_candle
|translationkey=subtitles.block.cake.add_candle
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Cake add_candle1.ogg
|sound2=Cake add_candle2.ogg
|sound3=Cake add_candle3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a candle is placed on a cake
|id=cake.add_candle
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Burp.ogg
|source=player
|description=After a player eats a cake
|id=random.burp
|volume=0.5
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cake}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Candle
|spritename=candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with White Candle
|spritename=white-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=white_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Orange Candle
|spritename=orange-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=orange_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Magenta Candle
|spritename=magenta-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=magenta_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Light Blue Candle
|spritename=light-blue-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_blue_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Yellow Candle
|spritename=yellow-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=yellow_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Lime Candle
|spritename=lime-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lime_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Pink Candle
|spritename=pink-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pink_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Gray Candle
|spritename=gray-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=gray_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Light Gray Candle
|spritename=light-gray-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_gray_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Cyan Candle
|spritename=cyan-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cyan_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Purple Candle
|spritename=purple-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=purple_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Blue Candle
|spritename=blue-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=blue_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Brown Candle
|spritename=brown-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=brown_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Green Candle
|spritename=green-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=green_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Red Candle
|spritename=red-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=red_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Black Candle
|spritename=black-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=black_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Cake
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
|spritename=cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cake
|id=92
|form=block
|itemform=item.cake}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=cake
|spritetype=item
|nameid=cake
|id=417
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Candle
|spritename=candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=684}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with White Candle
|spritename=white-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=white_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=685}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Orange Candle
|spritename=orange-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=orange_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=686}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Magenta Candle
|spritename=magenta-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=magenta_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=687}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Light Blue Candle
|spritename=light-blue-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_blue_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=688}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Yellow Candle
|spritename=yellow-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=yellow_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=689}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Lime Candle
|spritename=lime-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lime_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=690}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Pink Candle
|spritename=pink-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pink_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=691}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Gray Candle
|spritename=gray-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=gray_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=692}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Light Gray Candle
|spritename=light-gray-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_gray_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=693}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Cyan Candle
|spritename=cyan-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cyan_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=694}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Purple Candle
|spritename=purple-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=purple_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=695}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Blue Candle
|spritename=blue-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=blue_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=696}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Brown Candle
|spritename=brown-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=brown_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=697}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Green Candle
|spritename=green-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=green_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=698}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Red Candle
|spritename=red-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=red_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=699}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Black Candle
|spritename=black-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=black_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=700
|foot=1}}

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

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|The Lie;Birthday Song}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Birthday Song}}

== History ==
{{info needed section|{{bug|MC-45375}}}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||November 23, 2010|link={{tweet|notch|7118994444124160}}|[[Notch]] stated if ''Minecraft'' won the [[2010 Indie of the Year Awards]], he would add cake to ''Minecraft''.}}
{{History||1.2|[[File:Cake JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (1 bite) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (2 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (3 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (4 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (5 bites) JE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Since ''Minecraft'' won the title, cake has been added.
|Cake heals {{hp|18}}.
|[[File:Cake (6 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (7 bites) JE1.png|32px]] Cakes with six and seven bites exist, but are not accessible.
|[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]]<br>Cakes with eight through fifteen bites also exist. These have a glitched appearance, with misaligned cake textures as well as the block [[placeholder texture]] on the bottom (as the texture next to the bottom of the cake on [[terrain.png]], which it overflows to, is itself a placeholder).}}
{{History||1.5|[[Achievements/Java Edition|Achievements]] have been added, including "The Lie", which is rewarded when the [[player]] crafts a cake.}}
{{History||1.7|[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]]<br>The cake side texture shown from underneath has flipped to the other side.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Cake now restores {{hunger|12}}.
|[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE3.png|32px]]<br>Cakes with data 8 through 15 now use the red mushroom block texture with the addition of the red [[mushroom block]].
|Dropped cake items{{info needed|the proper item form, or the unobtainable one?}} no longer appear larger than normal blocks.}}
{{History|||snap=?|Cake is available both in item and block forms in the creative inventory.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=?|Cake blocks have been removed from creative.}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=?|When cake is crafted, the empty [[bucket]]s are now moved to the [[player]]'s [[inventory]], rather than staying in the [[crafting]] grid.}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w02a|[[File:Cake JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (1 bite) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (2 bites) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (3 bites) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (4 bites) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (5 bites) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (6 bites) JE2.png|32px]] Cakes now use the inside texture for all orthogonal faces.
|[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE4.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE4 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE4 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE4 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE4 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE4 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE4 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE4 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE4 (facing NWU).png|32px]]<br>With the advent of major changes in texture storage and architecture, overeaten cakes now display other parts of cakes as well as part of a crop texture.
|From this version up until 14w08a, overeaten cakes start to draw from the textures next to them on the [[texture atlas]], in much the same way they previously did with terrain.png. However, as texture atlases are unstable and textures tend to change positions as new blocks and textures are added, overeaten cakes change the texture they draw from every time new textures are added, which includes when textures added by [[mods]].}}
{{History|||snap=13w03a|[[File:Cake JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (1 bite) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (2 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (3 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (4 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (5 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] Cakes now use the outside side texture for the sides again.<ref>{{bug|MC-7119}}</ref>
|[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE5.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE5 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE5 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE5 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE5 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE5 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE5 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE5 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE5 (facing NWU).png|32px]]<br>Overeaten cakes now display a different part of the cake texture than before.}}
{{History|||snap=13w09a|[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE6.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE6 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE6 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE6 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE6 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE6 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE6 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE6 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE6 (facing NWU).png|32px]]<br>Overeaten cakes now display a crop texture on the side.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w17a|[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE7.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE7 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE7 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE7 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE7 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE7 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE7 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE7 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE7 (facing NWU).png|32px]]<br>Overeaten cakes now display a part of the powered [[redstone comparator]] texture.}}
{{History|||snap=13w18a|[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE8.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE8 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE8 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE8 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE8 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE8 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE8 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE8 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE8 (facing NWU).png|32px]]<br>Overeaten cakes now display the [[carrots]] texture. The inside underside also uses the feet of the [[cauldron]].}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w41a|[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE9.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE9 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE9 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE9 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE9 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE9 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE9 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE9 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE9 (facing NWU).png|32px]]<br>Overeaten cakes now display a part of the block breaking texture, and the texture of the [[block of diamond]] inside.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Farmer [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 1 cake for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w10a|[[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] Cakes with data values 7 and above now [[Missing model|have no model]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w28a|Cake slices available when eating cakes have been increased from 6 to 7, allowing the 6-bites cake to be obtained legitimately.
|Cake now emits a [[redstone comparator|comparator]] signal.
|When cake is crafted, empty [[bucket]]s now stay in the [[crafting table]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w37a|Cake can no longer be eaten in survival with the primary attack (left-click).}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 92, and the item's 354.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Cake JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (1 bite) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (2 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (3 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (4 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (5 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (6 bites) JE4.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of cake has been changed.
|Cakes can now be eaten by [[panda]]s when they are thrown to them.}}
{{History|||snap=19w03a|Placing a cake into the new [[composter]] now raises the compost level by 1.}}
{{History|||snap=19w08a|[[File:Cake (item) JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of cake [[item]]s have been changed, this time to have a large cherry in the middle to match its block counterpart.}}
{{History||May 17–20, 2019|link=none|[[File:10 years cake render.png|32px]] Cakes now display a "10" above them, textured with [[white concrete]], to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the first public version of ''Minecraft'' ([[0.0.11a]]) being released.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|[[File:Cake with Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with White Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Light Gray Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Gray Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Black Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Brown Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Red Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Orange Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Yellow Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Lime Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Green Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Cyan Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Light Blue Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Blue Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Purple Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Magenta Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Pink Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:White Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] Added candle cakes.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w19a|The name of "Candle Cake" has been changed to "Cake with Candle".}}
{{History||1.17|snap=Pre-release 3|[[File:Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:White Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Black Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Red Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]][[File:Yellow Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]]  [[File:Light Blue Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] Changed lit cake with candle textures.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.7.0|[[File:Cake JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (1 bite) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (2 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (3 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (4 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (5 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (6 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cake.
|Cake restores {{hp|18}}.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Cake now restore {{hunger|12}}.}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Cake can now be used to emit a [[redstone comparator|comparator]] signal.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=?|Cake currently does not show its inside texture on two or more bites.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Farmer villagers now [[trading|sell]] cake for one [[emerald]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||unknown|Cake is now stackable.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Cake can now be found inside [[buried treasure]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Cake, as a dropped [[item]], can now be eaten by [[panda]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Cake BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (1 bite) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (2 bites) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (3 bites) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (4 bites) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (5 bites) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (6 bites) BE2.png|32px]] <br>[[File:Cake (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of cake has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Cake can now be used to fill up [[composter]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Cake [[trading|sold]] by farmers now has a 50% chance to cost 8 [[emerald]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.5|[[File:Cake (item) JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of cake [[item]]s has been changed, once again.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.7|Cake [[trading|trades]] from farmer [[villager]]s have been reverted.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.15.0.53|Cake now shows its inside texture on two or more bites.}}
{{History||1.17.10|snap=beta 1.17.10.22|[[File:Cake with Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with White Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Light Gray Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Gray Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Black Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Brown Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Red Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Orange Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Yellow Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Lime Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Green Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Cyan Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Light Blue Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Blue Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Purple Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Magenta Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Pink Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File: White Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Black Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Red Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] Added candle cakes.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Cake JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (1 bite) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (2 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (3 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (4 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (5 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (6 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cake.}}
{{History||xbox=TU6|Cake has been made stackable, as a then-version exclusive.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Cake JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (1 bite) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (2 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (3 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (4 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (5 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (6 bites) JE4.png|32px]]{{verify|Are these the textures/models used?}}<br>[[File:Cake (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The single, lone texture of cake has been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Cake JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (1 bite) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (2 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (3 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (4 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (5 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (6 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cake.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Cake "item" ===
{{:Technical blocks/Cake}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==

=== Interaction ===

* Because cake is only {{frac|7|8}} blocks wide, it is possible to stand on the edge of a [[block]] beneath a cake.
* It is possible to place cake on top of another cake by placing a cake on the ground, then placing another cake on the side of a block above and to the side of the first cake, similar to placing [[torch]]es on a [[chest]]. Eating the lower cake causes the upper cake to disappear, as does mining out the block of cake it is sitting on.
* It is also possible to place any block on top of cakes (including another cake) by [[sneaking]] and placing the block on top of a cake.
* [[Mob]]s on top of cakes rotate while attempting to move, a pathfinding oversight shared with [[fence]]s.
* If cake is placed in a hole one block deep, players can get across the hole without jumping, although a player standing on the cake must jump to get out of the hole.
* Cake can be used to create a functioning staircase, by placing a cake on each level of a 1 block by 1 block incline. This would be one of the most labor-intensive staircases available, given the requirements to craft a cake, compared to any other method of creating a staircase. This staircase is also extremely overpowered when combined with a horse being one of the fastest forms of travel.
*At some point, it was possible to push cakes into the void using pistons.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxniEMGBXC4&t=340s</ref>

=== Miscellaneous ===
[[File:IOTY.png|thumb|100px|The 2010 Indie of the Year Awards logo.]]
* Cake was added to ''[[Minecraft]]'' following the ModDB [[2010 Indie of the Year Awards]]. [[Notch]] agreed to add cake to ''Minecraft'' if it won, which led to a campaign called "The Quest For Cake". ''Minecraft'' won 3 of the 7 awards, including the "Indie of the Year" award.
* Placing a cake makes the same sound as placing [[wool]].
* The player can place cake on top of a [[bed]], and while [[sleeping]], the cake shows on the player's screen as if it were on top of their head.
* The name of the achievement for crafting a cake is a reference to the internet meme "The Cake is a Lie", which originated from [[wikipedia:Valve Corporation|Valve Software's]] game, ''[[wikipedia:Portal (video game)#Plot|Portal]]''.
* On May 17, 2019, for the [https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/10th-anniversary 10th anniversary] of ''Minecraft'', the cake [[model]] was changed to display a "10" above it, made of [[white concrete]].
* Unlike most foods, cakes don't count towards the advancement "[[A Balanced Diet]]" {{in|java}}.<ref>{{bug|MC-117561}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
{{hidden begin}}
<div style="clear: both"></div>
<gallery>
Cake.png
Cake (1 bite).png
Cake (2 bites).png
Cake (3 bites).png
Cake (4 bites).png
Cake (5 bites).png
Cake (6 bites).png
</gallery>
<gallery>
Cake with Candle.png
Cake with White Candle.png
Cake with Light Gray Candle.png
Cake with Gray Candle.png
Cake with Black Candle.png
Cake with Brown Candle.png
Cake with Red Candle.png
Cake with Orange Candle.png
Cake with Yellow Candle.png
Cake with Lime Candle.png
Cake with Green Candle.png
Cake with Cyan Candle.png
Cake with Light Blue Candle.png
Cake with Blue Candle.png
Cake with Purple Candle.png
Cake with Magenta Candle.png
Cake with Pink Candle.png
</gallery>
<gallery>
Candle Cake (lit).png
White Candle Cake (lit).png
Light Gray Candle Cake (lit).png
Gray Candle Cake (lit).png
Black Candle Cake (lit).png
Brown Candle Cake (lit).png
Red Candle Cake (lit).png
Orange Candle Cake (lit).png
Yellow Candle Cake (lit).png
Lime Candle Cake (lit).png
Green Candle Cake (lit).png
Cyan Candle Cake (lit).png
Light Blue Candle Cake (lit).png
Blue Candle Cake (lit).png
Purple Candle Cake (lit).png
Magenta Candle Cake (lit).png
Pink Candle Cake (lit).png
</gallery>
{{hidden end}}
=== In-game ===
<gallery>
Cakes stacked.png|A cake placed on top of another.
Cakeeating.png|The sizes of cake when eaten.
10 Years Cake.jpg|The 10-years cake [[model]] placed in the world.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Blocks|Utility}}
{{Items}}

[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Utility blocks]]
[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]

[[cs:Dort]]
[[de:Kuchen]]
[[es:Tarta]]
[[fr:Gâteau]]
[[hu:Torta]]
[[it:Torta]]
[[ja:ケーキ]]
[[ko:케이크]]
[[nl:Taart]]
[[pl:Ciasto]]
[[pt:Bolo]]
[[ru:Торт]]
[[th:เค้ก]]
[[tr:Pasta]]
[[uk:Торт]]
[[zh:蛋糕]]</li></ul>
May 2, 2016Jeb tweeted that Daniel Wustenhoff is a working on a BUD block.[14]
Tommaso Checchi tweeted his "rejected graphics" for the block.[15]
build 1File:Observer PE.png Added observer block.
0.15.3
{{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>[[Shield|Shield]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Shield.png
| image2 = White Shield.png
| extratext = View [[#Gallery|all renders]]
| durability = 336
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = No
}}
A '''shield''' is a tool used for protecting the [[player]] against attacks.

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|head=1
|showname=0
|A1=Any Planks <!-- the recipe changed in 15w37a, do not change it to the old recipe without reason -->
|B1=Iron Ingot
|C1=Any Planks
|A2=Any Planks
|B2=Any Planks
|C2=Any Planks
|B3=Any Planks
|Output=Shield
|type=Combat
}}
{{Crafting
|ignoreusage=1
|Shield
|Matching Banner
|A2=Shield
|B2=Banner
|Output=Matching Shield
|type=combat
|foot=1
}}

=== Repairing ===
{{Crafting
|ignoreusage=1
|showdescription=1
|Damaged Shield
|Damaged Shield
|Output=Shield
|description= The durability of the two shields is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. The repaired shield has no pattern.
|type= Combat
}}

Shields may also be repaired on an [[anvil]] by using [[planks]] or another shield. Shields repaired on anvils retain their pattern.

=== Trading ===
Journeyman-level armorer [[villager]]s have {{frac|1|3}}{{only|Bedrock|short=1}}/{{frac|2|5}}{{only|Java|short=1}} chance of selling a shield for 5 [[emerald]]s as their sixth trade.

== Usage ==
Despite using iron in its crafting recipe, it cannot be smelted into [[iron nugget]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-111738}}</ref>

=== Defense ===
Shields are used for [[blocking]] incoming attacks. {{control|Using}}{{Only|Java|short=1}} or {{Control|sneaking}}{{Only|Bedrock|short=1}} causes a player to slow to a [[sneaking]] pace, and after {{convert|5|ticks|seconds}}<ref>{{bug|MC-100949||Shield blocking is delayed}}</ref>, attacks coming from in front of the player are blocked, dealing no damage. When the shield blocks an attack of {{hp|3}} or stronger, it takes durability damage equal to the strength of the attack rounded up.  

Most blocked projectiles that carry status effects (such as [[Shulker#Shulker bullet|shulker bullets]]{{only|java|short=1}}, flaming [[arrow]]s, or tipped arrows) do not affect the blocker. [[Trident]]s & arrows can be deflected into other targets. Knockback from melee attacks and projectiles is prevented, while knockback from [[explosion]]s, [[hoglin]], and [[ravager]] attacks are significantly reduced.

The shield directionally blocks all attacks coming from within the FOV of the direction the wielder is facing, providing a full hemisphere of coverage to them. If the wielder faces straight up, they are likely to miss their blocks.<ref>{{bug|MC-109101||Shields do not block damage while the player faces straight up}}</ref><!--straight down fix: MC-92019-->

Mobs that deal continuous contact damage such as the slime, magma cube, and blaze rapidly drain the shield's durability for as long as the shielded player remains within the mob's hitbox.<ref>{{bug|MC-169167}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MCPE-119451}}</ref>

Blockable attacks include:
*Melee attacks, except by a warden, axe-wielding mobs or by a sprinting player wielding an axe, however even without sprinting an axe still greatly decreases the durability 
** Status effects do not carry through to the blocker{{only|java|short=1}}.
*Normal, tipped, and spectral [[arrow]]s
** Arrows other than [[Piercing]] are totally deflected and can hit other targets.
** Status effects do not carry through to the blocker{{only|java|short=1}}.
***This can be used to damage the attacker or another mob down there.
*[[Flame|Flaming arrows]]
** Burning does not carry through to the blocker{{only|java|short=1}}.
*[[Trident]]s
*[[Snowball]]s and [[egg]]s
*Spines from [[pufferfish]]
*Bullets from [[shulker]]s
** The levitation effect does not carry through to the blocker{{only|java|short=1}}.
*Spit from [[llama]]s
*[[Fireball]]s, such as from [[blaze]]s and [[fire charge]]s
** Burning does not carry through to the blocker.
*Direct hits from [[ghast]] [[fireball]]s
** These still cause environmental damage.
*All explosions{{only|JE|short=1}}
*Explosion damage from [[creeper]]s
*[[TNT]] that another player lit
*[[Ravager]] headbutts
** These still knock the blocker back by about 3 blocks.
** Blocking these strikes can stun the ravager for a moment, and it roars afterward.
*Ravager roars are blocked but still knock back the blocker.
*[[Bee]] stings are blocked, but bees continuously attack until the player stops blocking and the player is stung.
*Beam attacks from [[guardian]]s or [[elder guardian]]s (only reduces damage by 50%)

They cannot block:
*Arrows from a [[crossbow]] enchanted with [[Piercing]]
** This does not reduce the shield's durability.
*[[Status effect]]s from tipped arrows or shulker bullets {{only|bedrock|short=1}} <ref>{{bug|MCPE-52904}}</ref>
** Direct projectile damage is blocked, but the effect still carries through.
*Status effects from splash/lingering [[potion]]s, [[evoker]]s' fangs, or breath from the [[ender dragon]]
*Beam attacks from [[guardian]]s or [[elder guardian]]s, or the [[warden]]'s sonic boom attack
*TNT that the blocking player lit themselves{{only|BE|short=1}}
*TNT that a [[Redstone (disambiguation)|redstone mechanism]] lit{{only|BE|short=1}}
*[[Fall damage]], including that from [[ender pearl]]s
** This also includes when the player rides an [[entity]] that died due to fall damage.
*Strikes from a warden or any [[axe]]-wielding mob (e.g., [[vindicator]]s, [[piglin brute]]s, [[zombie]]s after disabling players shield they attack another time immediately)
** Such strikes disable being able to use shields for 5 seconds.

=== Applying patterns ===
[[File:Cyan Shield Screenshot.png|250px|thumb|A custom shield.]]
Shields can be decorated by applying a [[banner]].

{{Crafting
|showdescription=1
|Shield
|Matching Banner
|Output=Matching Shield; Ominous Shield
|B2link=Banner
|Olink=Shield
|type=Combat
|description=Applies the banner pattern to the shield. The banner is consumed.<br>The shield must have no preexisting patterns.<br>Does not change existing durability or enchantments on the shield.
}}

Unlike with [[banner]]s, shields cannot be repainted or washed in a [[cauldron]]. Shields have only half the resolution of banners, making patterns look slightly different. In the game files, the pattern textures can be found in a separate directory called entity/shield.

{{IN|java}}, shields with patterns can also be obtained using the same commands as banners, except <code>banner</code> has to be replaced with <code>shield</code>.

=== Enchantments ===
A shield can receive the following [[enchantments]], but only through an [[anvil]]:

{| class="wikitable col-2-center"
|+
!Name
!Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Mending]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|}

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Shield block1.ogg
|sound2=Shield block2.ogg
|sound3=Shield block3.ogg
|sound4=Shield block4.ogg
|sound5=Shield block5.ogg
|subtitle=Shield blocks
|source=player
|description=When an attack is blocked using a shield
|id=item.shield.block
|translationkey=subtitles.item.shield.block
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Equip generic1.ogg
|sound2=Equip generic2.ogg
|sound3=Equip generic3.ogg
|sound4=Equip generic4.ogg
|sound5=Equip generic5.ogg
|sound6=Equip generic6.ogg
|subtitle=Gear equips
|source=player
|description=When a shield is placed in the offhand slot
|id=item.armor.equip_generic
|translationkey=subtitles.item.armor.equip
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=player
|description=When a shield's durability is exhausted
|id=item.shield.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.break
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Shield block1.ogg
|sound2=Shield block2.ogg
|sound3=Shield block3.ogg
|sound4=Shield block4.ogg
|sound5=Shield block5.ogg
|source=player
|description=When an attack is blocked using a shield
|id=item.shield.block
|volume=0.7
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Equip generic1.ogg
|sound2=Equip generic2.ogg
|sound3=Equip generic3.ogg
|sound4=Equip generic4.ogg
|sound5=Equip generic5.ogg
|sound6=Equip generic6.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a shield is placed in the offhand slot<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.30}}<wbr><ref group=sound>{{Bug|MCPE-168039}}</ref>
|id=armor.equip_generic
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a shield's durability is exhausted
|id=random.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Shield
|spritetype=item
|nameid=shield
|form=item
|translationkey=item.minecraft.shield, item.minecraft.shield.white, item.minecraft.shield.orange, item.minecraft.shield.magenta, item.minecraft.shield.light_blue, item.minecraft.shield.yellow, item.minecraft.shield.lime, item.minecraft.shield.pink, item.minecraft.shield.gray, item.minecraft.shield.light_gray, item.minecraft.shield.cyan, item.minecraft.shield.purple, item.minecraft.shield.blue, item.minecraft.shield.brown, item.minecraft.shield.green, item.minecraft.shield.red, item.minecraft.shield.black
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Shield
|spritetype=item
|nameid=shield
|id=355
|form=item
|translationkey=item.shield.name, item.shield.white.name, item.shield.orange.name, item.shield.magenta.name, item.shield.lightBlue.name, item.shield.yellow.name, item.shield.lime.name, item.shield.pink.name, item.shield.gray.name, item.shield.silver.name, item.shield.cyan.name, item.shield.purple.name, item.shield.blue.name, item.shield.brown.name, item.shield.green.name, item.shield.red.name, item.shield.black.name
|foot=1}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Not Today}}

== History ==
{{History||July 10, 2011|link=http://minetimes.wordpress.com/2011/07/10/interview-mit-jeb-ihr-konntet-die-fragen-stellen/|During an interview, [[Jeb]] says that "shields for the left arm" might be added.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w33c|[[File:White Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Light Gray Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Gray Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Black Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Brown Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Red Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Orange Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Yellow Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Lime Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Green Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Cyan Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Light Blue Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Blue Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Purple Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Magenta Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Pink Shield.png|22px]] Added shields.
|Shields replace the [[blocking]] functionality of [[sword]]s, although blocking more [[damage]].
|The current [[crafting]] recipe of shields includes [[wool]], producing 16 possible colored shields. There currently isn't a blank, uncolored shield.
{{{!}} class{{=}}"collapsible collapsed" data-description{{=}}"Recipe"
! Recipe
{{!}}-
{{!}}
{{Crafting
|A1=Matching Wool |B1=Any Planks
|A2=Matching Wool |B2=Any Planks |C2=Iron Ingot
|A3=Matching Wool |B3=Any Planks
|Output=Matching Shield
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{!}}}
|Any of the colored base shields can be [[crafting|crafted]] with a [[banner]] of the same base color, to produce a patterned shield.
}}
{{History|||snap=15w34c|When an attack is blocked by a shield, the attacker now may be knocked back.
|Being attacked with an [[axe]] now may disable shield use for 5 seconds.}}
{{History|||snap=15w37a|The [[crafting]] recipe of shields has been changed to 6 [[planks]] and 1 [[iron ingot]].
{{{!}} class{{=}}"collapsible collapsed" data-description{{=}}"Recipe"
! Recipe
{{!}}-
{{!}}
{{Crafting
|A1=Any Planks |B1=Iron Ingot |C1=Any Planks
|A2=Any Planks |B2=Any Planks |C2=Any Planks
|B3=Any Planks
|Output=Shield
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{!}}}
|[[File:Shield JE1.png|22px]] Crafting a shield now produces a base wooden shield that can be crafted together with any [[banner]].
|The cooldown of shields has been reduced from 0.5s to 0.25s.
|Blocking with shields now prevents some side effects.{{verify}}
|[[Arrow]]s now ricochet off shields.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|Shields can now be repaired by combining with other shields. This removes any [[banner]] that had been applied.}}
{{History|||snap=15w45a|Crafting a banner onto a shield now consumes the banner.}}
{{History|||snap=15w47b|Added shield blocking [[sound]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=16w07a|Added more variation of shield blocking sounds.}}
{{History|||snap=pre1|The [[durability]] of shields has been increased from 181 to 337.}}
{{History||1.10|snap=16w21a|Shields can now be equipped by [[dispenser]]s.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w33a|[[Crafting]] a shield with a banner no longer changes the durability, nor does it remove [[enchanting|enchantments]] from it.}}
{{History|||snap=16w35a|Shields now block 100% of [[damage]]/[[knockback]]/debuffs dealt in melee combat.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 442.}}
{{History||1.13.2|snap=release|Shields now properly block attacks when the player is facing down.<ref>{{bug|MC-92019|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Shield JE2 BE1.png|22px]] The texture of shields has been changed.
|Shields no longer knockback attackers when they block due to a bug with rework of the blocking mechanic with the introduction of the ravager.<ref>{{bug|MC-147694}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Shields can now be [[trading|bought]] from armorer [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.14.3|snap=Pre-Release 3|Shields blocking flaming [[arrow]]s no longer put the [[player]] on [[fire]].}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|[[Crimson planks]] and [[warped planks]] can now be used to craft shields.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|[[Mangrove planks]] can now be used to craft shields.}}
{{History||1.19.3|snap=22w43a|Shields can now properly block all explosions.}}
{{History||1.19.4|snap=23w06a|A sound is now played when a shield is placed into the offhand slot.}}

{{History|upcoming java}}
{{History||Combat Tests|snap=1.14.3 - Combat Test|Critical hits now bypass shields.
|The warm-up delay has been removed from shields.
|When in the off-hand, shields now activate when [[sneaking]].}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 2|Shields now protect against critical attacks again.
|Shields can only be activated when the weapon is charged to 200%.}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 3|A "Shield Indicator" option that displays when the shield is active, similar to the attack indicator, has been added.
|An option to hide shields when active has been added.
|The arc of available protection of shields has been decreased to 100 degrees instead of 180 degrees.}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 4|An option to disable shields being activated by pressing {{ctrl|crouch}} has been added.
|The option to hide the shield has been removed.}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 6|Shields now protect up to 5 [[damage]] for melee attacks (still 100% against projectiles).
|Shields activate instantly regardless if the weapon is charged, similar to Combat test 1.
|Shields now recover faster after an attack.}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 7c|Shields now add a 50% knockback resistance when active.
|Shields now protect against 100% [[explosions|explosion]] damage.}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 8c|The knockback calculations for shields have been fixed.{{Info needed}}
|Crouch-shielding while jumping has been disabled.
|Shields with [[banner]]s are now temporarily stronger than normal shields (10 absorption instead of 5, and better knockback resistance) to test different shield types.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Shield JE2 BE1.png|22px]] Added shields.
|Shields cannot be customized with [[banner]]s.
|Shields are activated by [[sneaking|crouching]] or mounting [[mob]]s.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Shields can now be [[trading|bought]] from armorer [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.210|snap=beta 1.16.210.51|Now grants partial knockback protection from the [[goat]] ram attack.}}
{{History||1.16.220|snap=beta 1.16.220.50|[[Mob]]s that pick up shields now place them to their off-hand.}}
{{History||1.18.30|snap=beta 1.18.30.26|Being attacked with an [[axe]] now may disable shield use. This was not mentioned in the official changelog.<ref>{{tweet|kingbdogz|1504505321884196872|We missed a change in recent changelogs for the Bedrock beta that you may like - we have now made a parity fix that makes shields get disabled for 5 seconds when attacked by an Axe-wielding mob or player. We will make sure to list this properly in the next beta :)|March 17, 2022}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.20|[[File:White Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Light Gray Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Gray Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Black Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Brown Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Red Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Orange Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Yellow Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Lime Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Green Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Cyan Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Light Blue Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Blue Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Purple Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Magenta Shield.png|22px]] [[File:Pink Shield.png|22px]] Shields can now be customized using a banner.}}

{{History|PS4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Shield JE1.png|22px]] Added shields.
|Shields do not have [[banner]] application features.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|-wither}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Shield.png|Shield
White Shield.png|White Shield
Light Gray Shield.png|Light Gray Shield
Gray Shield.png|Gray Shield
Black Shield.png|Black Shield
Brown Shield.png|Brown Shield
Red Shield.png|Red Shield
Orange Shield.png|Orange Shield
Yellow Shield.png|Yellow Shield
Lime Shield.png|Lime Shield
Green Shield.png|Green Shield
Cyan Shield.png|Cyan Shield
Light Blue Shield.png|Light Blue Shield
Blue Shield.png|Blue Shield
Purple Shield.png|Purple Shield
Magenta Shield.png|Magenta Shield
Pink Shield.png|Pink Shield
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
JebShield.png|One of the first images of shields. [[Jeb]] wearing diamond armor while holding a creeper-emblazoned shield during [[MineCon]] 2015.
Jeb Crafting Shield.png|Jeb crafting a shield.
Player with Shield.png|Player holding the default shield.
Shield Block.png|A player blocking with a shield.
ShieldFirstPerson.png|Blocking with a shield as seen in first person.
Enchanted Shield (item).gif|An enchanted shield as seen in the [[inventory]].
-ominous- shield.png|A shield with the [[ominous banner]] on it as seen in the inventory.
Kai-Shield.jpg|An image of [[Kai]] wielding a banner with a shield, used to announce the feature on [[Bedrock Edition]].
Bedrock-Shields.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
* [https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--shield Taking Inventory: Shield] – Minecraft.net on July 25, 2019

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[[ja:盾]]
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[[ru:Щит]]
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Observers are now placed like a piston and not a log.

Issues

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

Trivia

  • When moved by a piston, an observer sends a 2 game tick (1 redstone tick) pulse after being moved, which makes it useful for slime block flying machines.
  • The current Observer texture was created because Jeb kept confusing which side was front/back. He said it was inspired by the "rejected texture" created by Tommaso Checchi.[16][17]

Gallery

See also

References

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