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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
Changes to the data value of fire that signifies flammable surfaces surrounding fire No
Changes in the shape of walls, fences, iron bars, glass panes, stairs, tripwire, redstone dust, vines, melon stem or pumpkin stem No
A grass, mycelium or podzol block becoming snowy or not snowy No
Changes to inventory of any blocks that comparators measure as containers No
Activating / deactivating a beacon No
Playing a note block No
Opening and closing shulker boxes, chests & ender chests No
Success of a command block 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

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>[[Bow|Bow]]<br/>{{For}}
{{For|the ranged weapon of a similar name|Crossbow}}
{{Item
| image = <gallery>
Bow.png | Bow
Bow (Pull 0).png | Pulled (state 0)
Bow (Pull 1).png | Pulled (state 1)
Bow (Pull 2).png | Pulled (state 2)
</gallery>
| rarity = Common
| renewable = Yes
| durability = 384
| stackable = No
}}

A '''bow''' is a ranged [[weapon]] that shoots [[arrow]]s.

== Obtaining ==

=== Crafting ===

{{crafting
|showname=0
|B1= Stick
|C1= String
|A2= Stick
|C2= String
|B3= Stick
|C3= String
|Output= Bow
|type= Combat
}}

===Mob loot===

==== Skeletons and Strays ====

[[Skeleton]]s and [[stray]]s have an 8.5% chance of dropping a normal or enchanted bow on death when killed by a [[player]] or a tamed [[wolf]]. 

The chance of dropping a bow is increased by 1% per level of [[Looting]], allowing up to an 11.5% chance of dropping. 

The chance of being enchanted depends on the [[difficulty]], whether it is normal or hard. The enchantment level is equal to enchant level 5-22. 

Bows of [[skeleton trap]]s are always enchanted at level 5 to 23. The exact level depends on [[regional difficulty]], as on Easy it is always a level-5 enchantment.

==== Illusioners ====
{{exclusive|java|section=1}}

[[Illusioner]]s have an 8.5% chance of dropping an unenchanted bow when killed by the player. The chance of dropping a bow is increased by 1% per level of Looting, allowing up to an 11.5% chance of dropping. 

=== Trading ===

Apprentice-level fletcher [[villager]]s sell bows for 2 [[emerald]]s as part of their [[trading|trade]]s.

Expert-level fletcher villagers sell enchanted bows for 7–21 emeralds as part of their trades. The enchantment level is equal to enchant level 5–19.

=== Fishing ===

Bows have a chance of being caught by [[fishing]]. When caught, the bow may be damaged and contain random [[enchantment]]s equivalent to a level 30 enchantment from an [[enchanting table]], including treasure enchantments like [[Mending]].

=== Repairing ===
{{Grinding
|showdescription=1
|ingredients=2x Damaged [[Bow]]
|Damaged Bow
|Damaged Bow
|Bow
|description=The durability of the two bows is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
}}
{{Crafting
|Damaged Bow
|Damaged Bow
|Output=Bow
|type=Combat
|ignoreusage=1
}}

== Usage ==

=== Weapon ===
[[File:Steve aiming with Bow.png|150px|right]]
[[File:Alex aiming with Bow.png|150px|right]]

Bows can be drawn back by {{control|using}} them. In order to use a bow, the player must have at least one [[arrow]] in their [[inventory]] or be in [[Creative]] mode. The arrow that is shown inside the bow always looks like a regular arrow, regardless of what kind of arrow is actually being shot from the bow.<ref>{{bug|MC-87685||Drawn bow texture does not reflect arrow that will be shot|WF}}</ref>

When drawing a bow, the display zooms in slightly. Charging the bow to its maximum causes it to visually shake as an indicator. Releasing the button shoots an [[arrow]]. Drawing a bow can be canceled by switching to another hotbar slot while holding use.

While the bow is being charged or remains fully charged, the player is forced to move at [[sneaking]] speed, unless they are riding a [[horse]], [[minecart]] or [[boat]], or flying with [[elytra]]. It is not possible to [[Sprinting|sprint]] while charging a bow or holding a drawn bow. When the bow is released, normal motion resumes although any prior sprint is cancelled. Sneaking while drawing the bow makes the player move even slower.

If an arrow hits another player, the player that shoots the arrow hears a high-pitched "ding" sound.{{only|je}}

Fully charged shots launch critical arrows which have a trail of [[particles]] behind them and deal up to <math display="inline">\left ( \frac{3x}{2} \right ) + 2</math>damage, where <math>x</math>is the damage after any enchantments. The listed values below describe maximum damage from a bow with no [[Power]] enchantments, assuming the target is at a distance where drag and gravity are negligible. However, the critical damage is likely to be more around 8-10; critical damage is added at a random value between <math>x</math>and <math display="inline">\left ( \frac{3x}{2} \right ) + 2</math> and it is rare to have minimum or maximum values. The damage dealt can ultimately be less than the maximum damage if the arrow slows down after being shot. 

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Shot base damage by changing time"
|-
! Charging time
! Maximum attack damage
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Bow|text= '''0.1 s'''}} (no charge)
|{{hp|1}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Bow|text= '''0.2–0.9 s'''}} (medium charge)
|{{hp|5}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Bow|text= '''1+ s'''}} (full charge)
|{{hp|6}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Bow|text= '''1+ s'''}} (critical)
|{{hp|11}}
|-
|}

The game stores the damage of arrows even in values with a decimal point. For example, it is possible for a critical arrow shot to cause damage values such as 6.4. In this cases of a broken value, the game can round up or down and store the amount for subsequent damage sources.

Any projectile thrown by the player is under the influence of momentum in current versions of ''Minecraft''. Naturally, the player's movement speed can be modified under a number of circumstances, affecting the ballistic trajectory of projectiles, and as a result, the damage inflicted by arrows.

In [[Java Edition Combat Tests]], to avoid sniping, arrows shot from fully-charged bows become non-critical if held drawn back for longer than three seconds. Instantaneous effects on tipped arrows are scaled by 1/8, just like the duration of other effects. For example, Instant Damage I arrow will deal an additional {{hp|0.75}} magical damage.

Damage caused by the arrow is not affected by the [[Strength]] effect.

[[Endermen]] cannot be shot using an arrow, because the arrow either disappears as the enderman teleports, or it gets deflected. Even while immobile, the enderman is immune to damage from arrows. However, an arrow shot from a bow enchanted with [[Flame]] can ignite the enderman.

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage|Bow, Damaged Bow}}

=== Enchantments ===

Bows can receive several different [[enchantment]]s and have a base enchantability of 1. Bow enchantments have no effect on [[arrow]] speed or the distance it travels. In [[Bedrock Edition]], if a bow is enchanted with any level 1 enchantment, it always gets Power I.{{verify|This used to be in the trivia section. Not valid in Java Edition.}}

{| class="wikitable col-3-center"
|+
!Name
!Summary
!Max Level
|-
|[[Power]]
|Increases the damage dealt by bow-shot arrows.
|V
|-
|[[Punch]]
|Increases the knockback dealt by bow-shot arrows.
|II
|-
|[[Flame]]
|Ignites arrows, dealing fire damage to anyone hit as well as igniting TNT and campfires.
|I
|-
|[[Infinity]]<ref group=n name=exclusive>Mending and Infinity are mutually exclusive.</ref> 
|Stops the bow from consuming arrows when shot. A minimum of 1 arrow is still required to work.
|I
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
|Grants a chance to negate durability consumption, making the bow last longer.
|III
|-
|[[Mending]]<ref group=n name=exclusive></ref>
|Repairs the bow using experience, but also preventing the player from gaining score.
|I
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|The bow vanishes on death, not dropping as an item. Overridden by keepInventory.
|I
|}
;Notes
{{Reflist|group=n}}

=== Fuel ===

A bow can be used as [[fuel]] in [[furnace]]s, smelting 1.5 items per bow {{in|java}} or 1 item per bow {{in|bedrock}}.

== Arrows ==

{{main|Arrow}}

As in real life, a flying [[arrow]] in ''Minecraft'' is affected by gravity. Its vertical speed is modified by one block downward every second, resulting in a {{w|Parabola|parabolic}} flight path. An arrow slows down if shot through water, reducing its damage to near zero unless brought back into the air or otherwise given momentum.{{Only|Java}}

Arrows that hit solid [[blocks]] become stuck and can be retrieved, unless the arrow was shot by a bow [[enchant]]ed with [[Infinity]], a player in Creative mode, or a mob.

An arrow shot through [[lava]] ignites, giving it the effect of the [[Flame]] enchantment, igniting any entity it hits. If not extinguished, the fire inflicts up to {{hp|4}} damage. Although a [[wither skeleton]] does not spawn naturally with bows, if it holds a bow then it also shoots flaming arrows.

On impact, an arrow can trigger a wooden [[pressure plate]], [[target]] block, [[wooden button]], or [[tripwire]]. Arrows cannot trigger stone pressure plates or stone buttons.

The player can choose the type of arrow to shoot based on its location in the inventory. Arrows in the off-hand, or the selected hotbar slot if the bow is in the off-hand, are prioritized first. If there are no arrows in the off-hand or selected hotbar slot then the arrow closest to [[Inventory#Slots|slot 0]] is selected.

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Arrow hit1.ogg
|sound2=Arrow hit2.ogg
|sound3=Arrow hit3.ogg
|sound4=Arrow hit4.ogg
|subtitle=Arrow hits
|source=neutral
|description=When an arrow impacts something
|id=entity.arrow.hit
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.arrow.hit
|volume=1.0
|pitch={{frac|12|11}}-{{frac|4|3}}
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|subtitle=Arrow fired
|source=player
|description=When a bow shoots an arrow
|id=entity.arrow.shoot
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.arrow.shoot
|volume=1.0
|pitch={{frac|4|3}}-1.125 <ref group=sound>Depends on how long the bow has been charging. uncharged bows give {{frac|5|6}}-0.625</ref> 
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Succesfull Hit.ogg
|subtitle=Player hit
|source=player
|description=When an arrow shot by a player hits another player
|id=entity.arrow.hit_player
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.arrow.hit_player
|volume=0.18
|pitch=0.45
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=player
|description=When a bow's durability is exhausted
|id=entity.item.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=Arrow hit1.ogg
|sound2=Arrow hit2.ogg
|sound3=Arrow hit3.ogg
|sound4=Arrow hit4.ogg
|source=player
|description=When an arrow impacts something
|id=random.bowhit
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.09-1.3}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a bow shoots an arrow
|id=random.bow
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.83-1.25}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a bow'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=Bow
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bow
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bow
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bow
|id=300
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==

{{load achievements|Sniper Duel;Archer;Dispense with this;Bullseye}}

== Advancements ==

{{load advancements|Take Aim;Sniper Duel;Bullseye}}

== Video ==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|orNlaO12EQg}}</div>

== History ==
{{History|java classic}}
{{History||June 14, 2009|link=https://notch.tumblr.com/post/123343045/my-vision-for-survival|[[Notch]] discussed how bows and [[arrow]]s would work in [[Survival]] mode: "Bows and arrows can be made out of wood. To use it, select the bow from your inventory and make sure you’ve got some arrows. Click in front of you, and an arrow goes flying using real physics. To actually HIT something, aim above it."}}
{{History||0.24 SURVIVAL TEST|The [[player]] did not need a bow to shoot arrows. Instead, {{Key|Tab}} was used to fire arrows. However, arrows still had to be collected to shoot. Launching arrows this way was much slower than the bow that now fires them.}}
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100110|[[File:Bow JE1.png|32px]] Added bow texture to [[items.png]].}}
{{History|||snap=20100122|[[File:Bow JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added bows as item with changed texture. The right mouse button can be held down to fire in rapid succession. Each [[arrow]] deals {{hp|4}} for each hit. They fly in a [[wikipedia:Trajectory of a projectile|ballistic trajectory]] affected by gravity and drag in air or water. They travel approximately 15 [[block]]s when fired parallel to a flat plane. Arrows also have a maximum range of around 52 blocks when fired at a 38 degree angle on a flat plane.
|Bows often fail to interact with objects, but instead shoot. This is due to the fact that shooting arrows is an instantaneous action.
|At this point, bows have no durability, and can essentially be used infinitely.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.2.6|Interacting with objects (door, chest, etc.) while holding a bow no longer shoots the arrow.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.2|Bows are now used to craft [[dispenser]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=July 8, 2011|slink={{tweet|notch|89414265441763328}}|[[Notch]] teased hold-to-charge bows.}}
{{History|||snap=July 13, 2011|slink={{tweet|notch|91250232981061632}}|Notch indicated that along with bow charging, he would add an [[achievement]] based around shooting a [[skeleton]] at 50 meters, eventually to be known as ''Sniper duel''.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release|Bow behavior has been overhauled; they now need to be charged to fire.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=RC1|A fully charged [[arrow]] from a bow now consistently deals {{hp|9}} damage, with a rare chance of dealing {{hp|10}}.
|Bows now have a [[durability]] of 385 uses.
|Bows no longer need arrows for ammo in [[Creative]] mode.
|The bow can now be [[enchanting|enchanted]] via console commands, but no enchantment affects it.}}
{{History||1.1|snap=release|Bows can now be legitimately enchanted. Four enchantments have been added: [[Flame]], [[Punch]], [[Power]] and [[Infinity]].}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w06a|[[Skeleton]]s now have a 2.5% chance of dropping a bow. One fifth of the time, this bow is enchanted with Power I (20%).}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w50a|Bows can now be enchanted with [[Unbreaking]] using an [[anvil]] and an appropriate [[enchanted book]].}}
{{History|||snap=pre|When a [[player]] hits another player from far away with a bow it makes a high pitched "dinging" sound.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Bows can now be obtained as a "treasure" [[item]] from [[fishing]].
|Bows can now be [[enchanting|enchanted]] with [[Unbreaking]] directly in an [[enchantment table]] without the use of an [[anvil]].}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Fletcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 1 bow for 2–3 [[emerald]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=14w30a|Bow placement when drawing back has been slightly changed.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|When shooting, the arrows are no longer offset to the right of the Crosshair.
|The bow in the hotbar now shows an [[arrow]] when being drawn.
|Bows can now shoot an additional 14 types of arrows, selected based on the arrow type held in the off-hand or closest to slot 0.
|Bows cannot be used in the off-hand.}}
{{History|||snap=15w37a|The bow can now be used in the off-hand.
|Bows now prioritize the selected hotbar slot for [[arrow]]s if the bow is in the off hand.
|When using the bow in the off-hand, the bow does do the animation, but does not aim at the target.}}
{{History|||snap=?|Momentum now affects the physics of arrows fired from bows.}}
{{History||1.10|snap=16w20a|Bows are now used by [[stray]]s and can now sometimes be obtained as a rare [[drop]].}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w33a|Bows can now be used to fuel [[furnace]]s.}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|[[Infinity]] and [[Mending]] are now mutually exclusive for bows.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w16a|Bows are now used by [[illusioner]]s and can now sometimes be obtained as a rare [[drop]], although unenchanted.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 261.}}
{{History||1.13.1|snap=18w30a|{{bug|MC-88356}}: Fixed a bug: When using the bow in the off-hand, the bow does do the animation, but does not aim at the target.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=19w11a|Fletcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] enchanted bows.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.3.3|[[File:Bow JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added bows.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Bows now have a durability of 385 uses.
|Bows also now slow down the player while aiming.}}
{{History||v0.5.0|Bows are now obtainable after activating the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Bow BE2.png|32px]] The texture of bows has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=build 7|Bows can now be used as fuel in a [[furnace]].}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|Bows can now be obtained as a "treasure" [[item]] from [[fishing]].}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Fully charged bows now cause [[particle]]s.
|Bows can now be [[enchanting|enchanted]].
|Bows obtained by [[fishing]] can now be caught enchanted.
|Bows are no longer available from the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Added [[stray]]s, which are equipped with a bow that can rarely be dropped by them.
|Bows can now shoot an additional 14 types of [[arrow]]s, selected based on the arrow type closest to slot 0.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Bows can now be obtained by [[trading]] with a fletcher [[villager]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Added the [[Mending]] enchantment, which can now be applied to bows and is mutually exclusive to the [[Infinity]] enchantment.
|[[Arrow]]s can now be placed in the offhand slot and bows now prioritize the arrows in that slot.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||?|Momentum now affects the physics of arrows fired from bows.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.10|Bows in the hotbar now show an [[arrow]] when being drawn.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3| [[File:Bow JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of bows has been changed to match {{el|je}}'s texture.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Fletcher villagers now sell unenchanted bows for 2 emeralds, and enchanted bows for 8 emeralds.}}
{{History||1.16.210|snap=beta 1.16.210.58|Bows in first-person view is now held differently.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-116741}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.17.0.52|Bows are now held like it was before [[Bedrock Edition beta 1.16.210.58|1.16.210.58 beta]].<ref>{{bug|MCPE-116741}}</ref>}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Bow JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added bows.}}
{{History||xbox=TU5|Bow behavior is overhauled; they now need to be charged to fire.}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Bows can now be obtained by [[trading]] with a fletcher [[villager]].}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|Bows can now shoot an additional 14 types of [[arrow]]s, selected based on arrow type held in the off-hand or closest to slot 0.}}
{{History|foot}}

Historical sounds:

{| class="wikitable"
! Sound
! From
! to
! Pitch
|-
| {{sound||Bow Shooting Old.ogg}}
| 0.31
| Sound Update
| 1.0
|}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*Bows were left unchanged in the [[Texture Update]].<ref>{{bug|MC-168156|||WAI}}</ref>
*Dinnerbone got the idea for the high-pitched "ding" sound from playing on a former PvP server called Project Ares.<ref>{{tweet|Dinnerbone|280044119345229826|Also things I learnt from pvping today: Bows need to ding when you hit people (it's so much fun/rewarding!) & arrows don't render far enough|December 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{ytl|-b5aXYacYsk|Minecraft PvP with Dinnerbone & Docm77 - Team DocBone @ 11:52|docm77|December 7, 2013|t=712s}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Enchanted Bow.gif|An enchanted bow.
Bow Shooting.gif|Using the bow.
1.9bow.gif|Drawback animation.
Bow SDGP.png|Bow in the [[Super Duper Graphics Pack]].
Hunting Wabbits.jpg|Using a bow to hunt rabbits.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External Links==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--bow Taking Inventory: Bow] – Minecraft.net on April 13, 2023

{{items}}

[[Category:Combat]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]

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[[fr:Arc]]
[[hu:Íj]]
[[it:Arco]]
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[[pt:Arco]]
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[[zh:弓]]</li><li>[[Bone Meal|Bone Meal]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Bone Meal.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable =  Yes (64)
}}
'''Bone meal''' is a material that can be used as a fertilizer for most plants and fungi, as well as a crafting ingredient for [[dye]]s.

== Obtaining ==

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|Bone
|Output=Bone Meal,3
|type=Material
|showname=0
|head=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Bone Block
|Output= Bone Meal,9
|type=Material
|foot=1
}}

=== Mob loot ===

==== Fish ====
All fish mob variants ([[cod]], [[salmon]], [[tropical fish]], and [[pufferfish]]) have a 5% chance to drop 1 bone meal upon death.{{only|java}} In [[Bedrock Edition]], they drop [[bones]] instead.

=== Composters ===

When a [[composter]] is completely filled, a single bone meal drops the next time the composter is {{ctrl|used}}.

=== Trading ===

[[Wandering trader]]s sell 3 bone meal for an [[emerald]].{{only|bedrock}}

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

{{IN|bedrock}}, bone meal can be also used in [[banner pattern]]s:
{{banner crafting usage}}

=== Loom ingredient === 
{{Banner loom usage|Bone Meal}}

=== Dye ===
{{Dye usage}}

=== Fertilizer ===
Bone meal can also be used on the following [[plants]] to have a chance to increase their growth stage:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Plant
!Action
|-
|{{BlockLink|Wheat}}<br>{{BlockLink|Carrots}}<br>{{BlockLink|Potatoes}}
|The plant matures 2–5 growth stages.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Beetroots}}
|The plant has a 75% chance of growing to the next growth stage.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Bamboo}}
|Grows the [[bamboo]] by 1-2 stems.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Melon Stem|link=Melon seeds|text=Melon Seeds}}<br>{{BlockLink|Pumpkin Stem|link=Pumpkin seeds|text=Pumpkin Seeds}}
|The planted stem matures 2–5 growth stages. Bone meal affects only the stem's growth; it does not cause [[melon]]s or [[pumpkin]]s to sprout from a mature stem.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Saplings}}<br>{{BlockLink|Azalea}}<br>{{BlockLink|Flowering Azalea}}<br>{{BlockLink|Mangrove Propagule}} (not hanging)
|The [[sapling]] has a 45% chance of growing to the next growth stage, if possible. Saplings have two growth stages (with no visible difference between them) before growing into trees as the third stage. A tree cannot grow unless the sapling is planted in proper ground and sufficient space is available. Using bone meal on such an obstructed sapling with no chance of growing wastes the bone meal.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Sunflower}}s<br>{{BlockLink|Lilac}}s<br>{{BlockLink|Rose Bush}}es<br>{{BlockLink|Peony|Peonies}}
|The corresponding item form drops, without destroying the original plant.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Grass}}<br>{{BlockLink|Fern}}s<br>{{BlockLink|Seagrass}}
|A one-block-high tall [[grass]], [[fern]], or [[seagrass]] (that is on [[grass block]], [[dirt]], [[coarse dirt]], [[rooted dirt]], [[farmland]], [[podzol]], [[mycelium]], [[moss block]], [[mud]], or [[muddy mangrove roots]] (only exception is seagrass, will need to on a full surface)) grows into a two-block-high tall grass, fern or seagrass.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Mushrooms}}
|Has a 40% chance of growing into a {{EnvLink|huge mushroom}} if on [[grass block]], [[dirt]], [[coarse dirt]], [[rooted dirt]], [[farmland]], [[podzol]], [[mycelium]], [[moss block]], [[mud]], or [[muddy mangrove roots]].
|-
|{{BlockLink|Cocoa}}
|The cocoa plant matures 1 growth stage.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Sweet Berry Bush}}
|Grows every stage.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Sea Pickle}}
|If the [[sea pickle]] is on a [[coral block]] and in [[water]] at least 2 blocks deep, the sea pickle colony grows, and additional sea pickles generate nearby.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Sugar Cane}}{{only|bedrock|short=1}}
|The sugar cane grows to maximum height (three blocks tall).
|-
|{{BlockLink|Kelp}}
|The kelp plant grows by 1 block per bone meal used, up to its maximum height.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Flower|id=poppy}} (excluding wither roses){{only|bedrock|short=1}}
|One-block-high flowers make more flowers of the same type grow in the surrounding area.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Fungus|id=fungi}}
|Grows into [[huge fungi]], but only if on the respective [[nylium]].
|-
|{{BlockLink|Weeping Vines}}
|Grows the [[weeping vine]]s a few blocks downward.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Twisting Vines}}
|Grows the [[twisting vine]]s a few blocks upward.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Cave Vines}}
|Produces [[glow berries]] if the vine did not have any [[glow berries]] on it already.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Glow Lichen}}
|The [[glow lichen]] spreads to a random adjacent block.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Moss Block}}
|The [[moss block]] causes nearby [[stone]], [[cave vine]]s, and [[dirt]] to become moss blocks.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Big Dripleaf}}<br>{{BlockLink|Small Dripleaf}}
|A [[big dripleaf]] grows one block higher, and a [[small dripleaf]] becomes a big dripleaf.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Rooted Dirt}}
|Causes [[hanging roots]] to grow underneath the [[rooted dirt]] if there is space.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Mangrove Leaves}}
|Creates a hanging [[mangrove propagule]] under the [[mangrove leaves]].
|-
|{{BlockLink|Mangrove Propagule}} (hanging)
|The [[mangrove propagule]] matures 1 growth age.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Pink Petals}}
|Produces another pink petal in the block. If there are already four pink petals in the block, it will drop a pink petal as an item.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Torchflower Crop}}<br>{{BlockLink|Pitcher Crop}}
|Grows every stage.
|}

Bone meal does not affect:
* [[Cactus]]
* [[Vines]]
* [[Nether wart]]
* [[Sugar cane]]{{only|JE}}
* [[Chorus plant]]s, or other plants not listed above.

==== Wasting bone meal ====
Bone meal can be used on the following objects in the following situations, consuming it without any real effect:

* On [[grass]], [[fern]]s, and [[seagrass]] that do not have enough space to grow.<ref>{{bug|MC-125642}}</ref>
* On [[seagrass]] that doesn't have [[water]] above.
* On a [[dark oak sapling]] that is not in a group of four.<ref>{{bug|MC-168446}}</ref>
* On a [[mushroom]] that is not on a block that allows it to grow into a huge mushroom.<ref>{{bug|MC-173213}}</ref>
* On a [[sea pickle]] that is already in a group of four and has no valid locations to expand to.<ref>{{bug|MC-127995}}</ref>
* On a [[bamboo]] (not [[bamboo shoot]]) that is blocked in the way.
* On a [[sea pickle]] that is not on a [[coral block]].
* On a [[fungus]] that is not on its respective [[nylium]].
* Any plants that can't grow due to being block by the [[build limit]].

=== Creating new plants ===

If bone meal is {{ctrl|used}} on a [[grass block]]; [[tall grass]], [[grass]], [[flower]]s, and [[pink petals]] form on the targeted block and on random adjacent grass blocks in an 15×5×15{{only|java|short=1}}/7×5×7{{only|bedrock|short=1}} area centered on the targeted block. The flowers/pink petals that appear depend on the biome, meaning that in order to obtain specific flowers, the player must travel to biomes where the flowers are found naturally. See {{slink|Flower|Flower biomes}} for more information.

Using bone meal on a 2-block flower (rose bushes, sunflowers, lilacs or peonies) will cause one of the same type of flower to drop, without breaking the original. This is the only way to reproduce these flowers, since they cannot generate from using bone meal on grass blocks.

Using bone meal on a non-transparent block that is underwater generates [[seagrass]] on that block and surrounding blocks. Sometimes, if in a [[warm ocean]] biome, [[coral]] and [[coral fan]]s may have a chance to generate as well, and in Bedrock Edition, coral (not coral fan) can be generated in any biome. In order for this to work, there must be 2 water blocks above the block the bone meal is being used on, and the lower one must be non-flowing water.

Using bone meal on a [[sea pickle]] on a [[coral block]] creates sea pickles. This generates sea pickles up to 3 [[block]]s (of coral) away, so a 7+ × 7+ block (49+ blocks) of coral may be necessary, to return the most sea pickles per given bone meal attempt (more attempts grows them more numerously, exactly - including the range of it growing, like grass with heights on grass blocks - as coral and coral fans, though those others being non-solid blocks).

Using bone meal on [[netherrack]] adjacent to [[nylium]] converts the netherrack into nylium of the same type. If both crimson and warped nylium are adjacent to the netherrack that was applied with bone meal, there is a 50% chance that either type of nylium is created.

Using bone meal on [[nylium]] causes the corresponding [[roots]] and both types of [[fungi]] to appear on the nylium block and other nylium nearby, with the type of fungi matching the type of nylium being more common. In addition, using bone meal on the side of warped nylium creates [[nether sprouts]] and [[twisting vines]].

=== Farmer villagers ===
[[Villager]]s with the farmer profession can collect bone meal from a full [[composter]], with which they can make their crops grow faster.

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Bonemeal1.ogg
|sound2=Bonemeal2.ogg
|sound3=Bonemeal3.ogg
|sound4=Bonemeal4.ogg
|sound5=Bonemeal5.ogg
|subtitle=Bone Meal crinkles
|description=When bone meal is successfully used
|source=block
|id=item.bone_meal.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bone_meal.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|be}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Bonemeal1.ogg
|sound2=Bonemeal2.ogg
|sound3=Bonemeal3.ogg
|sound4=Bonemeal4.ogg
|sound5=Bonemeal5.ogg
|description=When bone meal is successfully used
|source=block
|id=item.bone_meal.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9-1.1
|foot=1}}

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

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bone Meal
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bone_meal
|aliasid=dye / 15
|id=411
|form=item
|translationkey=item.dye.white.name
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.2|[[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bone meal.
|Bone meal can now only be applied to [[sapling]]s and [[wheat]].}}
{{History||1.6.6|Bone meal can now be applied on [[grass block]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Bone meal can now be used on [[mushroom]]s to make [[huge mushroom]]s, and the block the mushroom is on changes to [[dirt]].}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 2 ;)|Bone meal can now be applied on [[pumpkin seeds|pumpkin]] and [[melon seed]]s.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w19a|Bone meal can now be applied on [[cocoa bean]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=1.3|[[File:Bone Meal JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of bone meal has been changed.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Bone meal can now be used to dye [[leather armor]] and [[tamed wolf]]'s collar.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Bone meal can now be [[crafted]] with [[gunpowder]] to create a [[firework star]].}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w04a|Bone meal has been significantly nerfed.<br>
[[Wheat]], [[melon seeds|melon]] and [[pumpkin seed]]s, [[potato]]es and [[carrot]]s: one bone meal is now consumed for all seven stages of growth (melon and pumpkin seeds do not spawn right away).<br>
[[Sapling]]s: one bone meal is now consumed for each of the two growth stages, then it grows into a tree.<br>
[[Cocoa]]s: one bone meal is now consumed for each of the three stages of growth.
|Green [[particle]]s are now displayed when bone meal is used.
|Bone meal can now be used from [[dispenser]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=13w05a|The balancing of bone meal has been adjusted. Growing a plant to its last state now takes on average 2-5 uses of bone meal (results vary from plant to plant).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220921040940/https://imgur.com/a/gOngk</ref>}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w19a|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[stained clay]].}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|The [[flower]]s generated when using bone meal on grass blocks is now biome dependent.}}
{{History|||snap=13w41a|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[stained glass]].}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w30a|Added [[banner]]s, which can be dyed with [[bone meal]].}}
{{History||1.10|snap=16w20a|Bone meal can now be used to craft [[bone block]]s.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39b|Bone meal can now be used to dye [[shulker box]]es.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w06a|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[concrete powder]].}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>dye</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 351.}}
{{History|||snap=18w07a|Bone meal can now be used underwater to create [[seagrass]].}}
{{History|||snap=18w14b|Bone meal can now be used for spreading [[sea pickle]]s.}}
{{History||1.13.1|snap=18w31a|Bone meal used in [[water]] of warm ocean biomes now has a chance of growing [[coral]].
|[[Cod]], [[salmon]], [[tropical fish]], and [[pufferfish]] now have a chance of dropping bone meal upon death.}}
{{History|||snap=18w32a|Bone meal used in [[water]] of warm ocean biomes now has a chance of growing [[coral fan]]s.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|Bone meal can now used to craft [[white dye]].
|Bone meal can no longer be used as a [[dye]].
|All of the dye-related functions and crafting recipes of bone meal (except bone blocks) have been transferred to white dye.
|[[File:Bone Meal JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of bone meal has been changed.
|Bone meal can now be used on [[bamboo]] and [[bamboo shoot]].}}
{{History|||snap=19w03a|Bone meal can now be obtained from [[composter]]s.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|Bone meal can now be used to grow [[fungi]] into [[huge fungi]].
|Bone meal can now be used to spread [[nylium]] onto netherrack.}}
{{History|||snap=20w09a|Using bone meal to grow fungi now works only on the respective [[nylium]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w11a|Bone meal can now grow [[kelp]], [[weeping vines]], and [[twisting vines]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w12a|Bone meal can now be used to grow [[roots]], [[fungi]], and [[nether sprouts]] on nylium.}}
{{History|||snap=20w13a|Farmers can now use bone meal to grow crops.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w03a|Bone meal can now be used to spread [[glow lichen]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=21w05a|Bone meal can now be used on [[moss block]]s, [[small dripleaf]], [[big dripleaf]], and [[cave vines]].}}
{{History|||snap=21w11a|Bone meal can now be used on [[rooted dirt]].}}
{{History|||snap=21w15a|Bone meal now makes a sound when used.}}
{{History|||snap=21w16a|Moss patches obtained from fertilizing moss blocks contain less vegetation and are now smaller and more irregular in shape.
|Bone meal can now be used on [[azalea]] and [[flowering azalea]].}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|Bone meal can now be used on [[mangrove propagule]]s and [[mangrove leaves]].}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|Bone meal can now be used on [[pink petals]] and [[torchflower crop]]s.|Using bone meal on [[cherry grove]]s now have a chance to generate [[pink petal]]s.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Bone meal can now be used on [[pitcher crop]]s.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bone meal. It is currently unobtainable and serves no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.3.3|Bone meal can now be crafted from bones.
|Bone meal can now be applied to grass blocks and saplings.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Added the first [[crop]]s, which bone meal can be applied to.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Bone Meal JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of bone meal has been changed.
|Bone meal no longer instantly grows [[crop]]s to full size.
|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[wool]].}}
{{History|||snap=build 5|[[Pumpkin]] and [[melon]] stems now grow by only one stage when bone meal is used.
|Some [[flower]]s now spawn certain other flowers when bone meal is used on them.
|Bone meal can now grow [[fern]]s and [[tall grass]] in [[survival]] and [[creative]].
|Bone meal can now grow [[sugar cane]]s to maximum height.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 11|Bone meal can now be used to dye tamed [[wolf]] collars.}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Bone meal can now be used from [[dispenser]]s.
|Bone meal can now be used to dye [[water]] in [[cauldron]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Bone meal can now be used to dye [[shulker]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[concrete powder]], white [[bed]]s and white [[shulker box]]es.}}
{{History||1.1.3|snap=alpha 1.1.3.0|Bone meal can now be used to craft [[bone block]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[stained glass]].
|Bone meal can now be used to craft [[firework star]]s.
|Bone meal can now be used to create [[banner]] patterns.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Bone meal can now be used underwater for growing [[seagrass]] and [[coral]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Bone meal can now be used for spreading [[sea pickle]]s.
|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[balloon]]s and white [[glow stick]]s.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Bone meal can now be used to grow [[bamboo]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.8.0.10|Bone meal can now be used to craft [[white dye]].}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Bone meal are now sold by [[wandering trader]]s.
|[[File:Bone Meal JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of bone meal has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Bone meal can now be obtained from [[composter]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|Bone meal can now grow [[fungus|fungi]] into [[huge fungi]].
|Bone meal can now be used to turn [[netherrack]] into [[nylium]].
|Bone meal can now be used to grow [[roots]], [[fungi]], and [[nether sprouts]] on nylium.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of bone meal has been changed from <code>dye/15</code> to <code>bone_meal</code>.}}
{{History||1.16.210|snap=beta 1.16.210.51|Bone meal used in [[water]] now has a chance of growing [[coral fan]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.220|snap=beta 1.16.220.52|Bone meal can now be used on [[moss block]]s, [[small dripleaf]], [[big dripleaf]], [[cave vines]] and [[rooted dirt]].}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.16.230.50|Bone meal can now be used to spread [[glow lichen]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.230.54|Bone meal can be used to grow [[azalea]]s into azalea trees.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.17.0.50|Bone meal now makes a sound when used.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bone meal.}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|Bone meal no longer instantly grows [[crop]]s to full size.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Bone Meal JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of bone meal has been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Bone Meal JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Added bone meal.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==

* Bone meal can be used on the sides or bottom of a [[grass block]], as well as on a grass block with [[plant]]s already on top of it.
* Regardless of if it succeeds in fertilizing, bone meal makes green sparkles. However, like smoke from a [[torch]], the sparkles appear only if the [[player]] has [[particles]] set All or Decreased.
* In real life, [[Wikipedia:bone meal|bone meal]] is used as a fertilizer to provide nitrogen and phosphorus to plants.

==Gallery==

<gallery>
File:Bone Meal On Grass.png|Bone meal used on [[grass block]]s.
</gallery>

== See also ==

* [[Farming]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Items}}

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[[Category:Plants]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]

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[[de:Knochenmehl]]
[[es:Polvo de hueso]]
[[fr:Poudre d'os]]
[[hu:Csontliszt]]
[[ja:骨粉]]
[[ko:뼛가루]]
[[nl:Beendermeel]]
[[pl:Mączka kostna]]
[[pt:Farinha de osso]]
[[ru:Костная мука]]
[[th:ผงกระดูก]]
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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 would not 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
  •  tag: Parent Tag
    •  Trim: Properties of Armor Trim.
      •  material: The material which decides the color of armor trim.
      •  pattern: The pattern of armor trim.


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Armor durability from Indev until late Beta
Material Helmet Chestplate Leggings Boots
Leather 33 48 45 39
Golden 66 96 90 78
Chainmail 66 96 90 78

Iron

132 192 180 156
Diamond 264 384 360 312
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>[[Minecart with Chest|Minecart with Chest]]<br/>{{ItemEntity
|image=Minecart with Chest.png
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=No
|size=Height: 0.7 Blocks<br>Width: 0.98 Blocks
|networkid='''[[JE]]''': 10
|drops=1 {{ItemLink|Minecart with Chest}}<br> plus contents
|health={{hp|6}}
}}

A '''minecart with chest''' is a single [[chest]] inside a [[minecart]], and functions as such.

== Natural generation ==
Minecarts with chests containing loot naturally generate in [[mineshaft]]s, each on top of a piece of [[rail]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting|Chest|Minecart|Output=Minecart with Chest|type=Transportation}}

Minecarts with chests can be retrieved by attacking them. By doing so it drops as an [[item]] and any other contents of the chest are dropped as well.

==Usage==
[[File:Minecart with Chest GUI.png|thumb|176px|The GUI of a minecart with chest.]]
Minecarts with chests can be placed by {{control|use item|text=using its item}} on any type of [[rail]].

Chest minecarts' contents can be accessed by pressing {{control|use item}} button on them. The interaction makes no sounds and the chest does not show the opening or closing animation, unlike regular chests.

The boost that minecarts with chests gain from [[powered rail]]s is dependent on their load. For example, from a 1 powered rail starter track, an empty minecart with chest travels 64 blocks, but a full minecart with chest travels only 16 blocks (opposed to 80 blocks for an occupied normal minecart and 8 blocks for an empty normal minecart).

Another physical property of chest minecarts is their ability to be stacked. While three chests can fit in an area three blocks tall, up to four chest minecarts can fit in the same area. Like other minecarts, an unlimited number of minecarts with chests can exist in the same block space.

Minecarts with chests are also able to interact with [[hopper]]s. Hoppers can take items out from the minecart chest if they are below the track as the minecart rolls over it or put them in if the minecart rolls under a downward facing hopper. Hoppers can also input items if they are facing into the side of the minecart.

Opening or destroying a minecart with chest angers [[piglin]]s.

{{See also|Tutorials/Storage minecarts}}

When on top of [[detector rail]]s, nearby [[redstone comparators]] will give out redstone signals based on how full the minecarts with chests are.

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Minecarts with chests use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.<ref group=sound name=rollsource>{{bug|MC-42132}}</ref>
{{Sound table
|sound=Minecart rolling.ogg
|subtitle=Minecart rolls
|source=Friendly Creatures <ref group=sound name=rollsource/>
|overridesource=1
|description=While a minecart with chest is moving
|id=entity.minecart.riding
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.minecart.riding
|volume=0.0-0.35 <ref group=sound>Relates linearly with horizontal velocity (max 0.5)</ref>
|pitch=0.0-1.0 <ref group=sound>Will increase by 0.0025 per tick if the minecart's horizontal velocity is more than 0.01</ref>
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Minecart rolling.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=While a minecart with chest is moving
|id=minecart.base
|foot=1}}

==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Item
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Minecart with Chest
|spritetype=item
|nameid=chest_minecart
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Minecart with Chest
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=chest_minecart
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Item
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Minecart with Chest
|spritetype=item
|nameid=chest_minecart
|id=389
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Minecart with Chest
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=chest_minecart
|id=98
|foot=1}}

===Entity data===
Minecarts with chests have entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the entity.

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

==Achievements==
{{load achievements|Freight Station}}

== Video==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|2yVVMiQrCwo}}</div>

==History ==
[[File:Minecart with Chest BE3.png|thumb|The Minecart models in the Bedrock Edition were north or south on the sides. In the latest version, the front and rear sides are north or south. But the absolute orientation of the chest was not changed.]]
{{info needed section|In bedrock edition 1.16.100 it seems that chests in minecarts face sideways instead of forward - when was this changed?}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.14|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Chest (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Minecarts with chests have been added.
|At this point, they are either called "chest minecarts" or "storage minecarts" because no in-game name was indicated.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.0|"Minecart with Chest" has been first indicated as its name, via the new item tooltips.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE2.png|32px]] The [[model]] of the minecart with chest has been changed to match the new [[chest]] model. However, the [[chest]] is incorrectly offset.<ref>[[mcw:Issues/Beta 1.8pre2#Graphical]]</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=release|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE3 BE1.png|32px]] The model of minecarts with chests has been fixed.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w02a|Minecarts with chests now generate in [[mineshaft]]s in place of normal chests.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|[[Loot table]]s have been added; minecarts with chests now use loot tables, and those in generated in [[mineshaft]]s now use loot tables.}}
{{History||1.9.1|snap=pre2|The title of the [[inventory]] has been changed from 'Chest minecart' to 'Minecart with Chest'.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The [[entity]] ID has been changed from <code>MinecartChest</code> to <code>chest_minecart</code>.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 342.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE4 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Chest (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of minecarts with chests have been changed.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=Pre-release 1|[[Piglin]]s now become angry with players who open or destroy a chest minecart.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|The crafting recipe for a minecart with chest is now shapeless.
|Breaking a minecart with chest will now drop the item instead of the minecart and chest separately, though the contents of the chest are still dropped.<ref>{{bug|MC-249493|||Fixed}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Chest (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added minecarts with chests.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|Minecarts with chests now drop [[item]]s when destroyed in [[Creative]] mode.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|The [[entity]] ID has been changed from <code>minecartchest</code> to <code>chest_minecart</code>.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE4 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Chest (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of minecarts with chests have been changed.}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.30|Breaking a minecart with chest will now drop the item instead of the minecart and chest separately, though the contents of the chest are still dropped.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Chest (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added minecarts with chests.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE4 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Chest (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of minecarts with chests have been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Minecart_with_Chest_JE3_BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart_with_Chest_(item)_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] Added minecarts with chests.
|Minecarts with chests emit smoke [[particles]] when destroyed.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

==Gallery ==
<gallery>
Compact Minecart Storage.png|A compact storage using chest minecarts (left) compared to chest storage in the same volume. Notice how chests cannot be placed next to each other, which is no longer the case after Java Edition 1.13.
GlitchedMinecartChest.png|This minecart with chest is trapped inside a block, due to a [[stronghold]] and a [[mineshaft]] that generated partially overlapping.
Minecartportal.png|A minecart with chest generated on top of an [[end portal frame]], because there is a mineshaft behind the wall.
Chest Minecart Stack.png|A large stack of chest minecarts.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{items}}
{{entities}}

[[Category:Mechanics]]
[[Category:Storage]]

[[cs:Nákladní vozík]]
[[de:Güterlore]]
[[es:Vagoneta con cofre]]
[[fr:Wagonnet de stockage]]
[[hu:Tárolócsille]]
[[it:Carrello da miniera]]
[[ja:チェスト付きのトロッコ]]
[[ko:상자가 실린 광산 수레]]
[[nl:Mijnkar met kist]]
[[pl:Wagonik ze skrzynią]]
[[pt:Carrinho de mina com baú]]
[[ru:Вагонетка с сундуком]]
[[uk:Вагонетка зі скринею]]
[[zh:运输矿车]]</li><li>[[Debug Stick|Debug Stick]]<br/>{{about|the item|other uses|Debug}}
{{exclusive|java}}
{{Item
| image = Debug Stick.gif
| rarity = Epic
| renewable = No
| stackable = No
}}

The '''debug stick''' is an [[item]] used to edit the [[block states]] of [[block]]s. It is visually identical to a regular [[stick]], but with a glint (as if [[Enchanting|enchanted]]).

== Obtaining ==

The debug stick is obtainable via [[commands]] such as {{cmd|/give}} or {{Cmd|/item}}, or the Creative inventory if the player has the appropriate permissions. It can be obtained only in worlds with cheats on.

== Usage ==

The debug stick can be used to change block states. {{control|Hitting}} the block allows players to select the block state key they wish to change, for an example, switching between the ''conditional'' and the ''facing'' block state keys for a [[command block]]. {{control|Using}} the block allows them to cycle through the valid values for the block state key, again as an example, the player can make the command block face, ''down'', ''east'', ''north'', ''south'', ''up'', or ''west'' if they chose the ''facing'' block state key. {{control|Sneaking}} while {{control|hitting}} or {{control|using}} cycles through the block state keys or values in reverse order.

It is notable that {{Control|using}} debug stick directly on an interactive block without {{Control|sneaking}} uses the block itself instead of the stick.<ref>{{bug|MC-200199}} </ref>

The debug stick cannot be used while in Survival or Adventure mode. It works only in creative mode with cheats enabled. In modes other than Creative, it acts like a regular item — although when {{control|using}} it on a block, the player swings the stick as if interacting with it (but nothing happens).

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Debug Stick
|spritetype=item
|nameid=debug_stick
|form=item
|foot=1}}

=== Item data ===

<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|tag}}: The item's '''tag''' tag.
{{:Player.dat_format/Debug Sticks}}
</div>

== History ==

{{History|java}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|[[File:Debug Stick.gif|32px]] Added debug sticks.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w10a|Debug sticks are now capable of editing [[fire]] due to its added hitbox.}}
{{History||1.19.3|snap=22w44a|The debug stick is now available in the creative inventory, but only if cheats are enabled.}}
{{History|||snap=22w45a|Moved the debug stick behind the Operator Utilities tab in the creative inventory. The tab is only available if cheats are enabled and the "Operator Items Tab" option in the controls menu is turned on.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
The debug stick is not supported, and any issues resulting of its usage are closed as "Won't Fix" in the issue tracker.<br/> Issues with the stick itself are considered valid.<ref>https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-122323?focusedCommentId=419481&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-419481</ref><ref>{{reddit|7es23r||Just be aware that any weird state you create with it you cannot naturally create and any bugs that come from it will be shot down as 'Wont fix' :D|_Grum|November 22, 2017}}</ref>

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*An [[add-on]] made by Mineplex was showcased in [[MINECON Live 2019]], which had an editor stick for {{el|be}}, similar to the Debug Stick.<ref>{{ytl|OZqNaEX8208|MINECON Live 2019 @ 1:05:02|Minecraft|September 28, 2019|t=3902}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Technically Updated.jpg|Artwork of Steve and Alex wielding debug sticks.
</gallery>

== See also ==
*[[Block states]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Items}}

[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]

[[de:Debug-Stab]]
[[es:Palo de depuración]]
[[fr:Bâton de débogage]]
[[ja:デバッグ棒]]
[[ko:디버그 막대기]]
[[pl:Patyk debugujący]]
[[pt:Graveto de depuração]]
[[ru:Палка отладки]]
[[zh:调试棒]]</li></ul>
Observers are now placed like a piston and not a log.
Legacy Console Edition
TU54CU44 1.52 Patch 24Patch 4Added observers.

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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