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A pressure plate is a non-solid block that produces a redstone signal when stood on by an entity, with four variants:

Wooden pressure plates can detect all entities, producing the maximum signal strength of 15.

Stone pressure plates can detect only players and mobs, also producing a strength of 15.

Light weighted pressure plates can detect all entities, and the signal strength equals the number of entities stood on one.

Heavy weighted pressure plates are similar to light weighted pressure plates, but measure groups of 10 entities.

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

A wooden pressure plate can be mined using any tool, or without a tool, and drops itself as an item. However, axes are the fastest way to break one. All other types can be obtained only by using a pickaxe.

Block Stone
Polished Blackstone
Weighted Pressure Plates
Wooden Pressure Plates
Hardness 0.5 0.5
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 2.5 0.75
Wooden 0.4 0.4
Stone 0.2 0.2
Iron 0.15 0.15
Diamond 0.1 0.1
Netherite 0.1 0.1
Golden 0.1 0.1
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

A pressure plate is removed and drops itself as an item if:

  • the block beneath it is moved, removed, or destroyed
  • a piston tries to push it or moves a block into its space

Natural generation[]

One stone pressure plate is generated naturally in each desert pyramid. Stone pressure plate also generate as part of ancient city.

Oak pressure plates can generate in some plains village houses.

Acacia pressure plates can generate in some savanna village houses.

Spruce pressure plates can generate in some snowy tundra village houses.

Chest loot[]

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition
Light Weighted Pressure Plate Ruined portal Chest 1 7.3%
Bedrock Edition
Light Weighted Pressure Plate Ruined portal Chest 1 7.3%

Crafting[]

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Wooden Pressure Plate Matching Planks

Stone Pressure Plate Stone

Polished Blackstone Pressure Plate Polished Blackstone

Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate Iron Ingot

Light Weighted Pressure Plate Gold Ingot

Usage[]

Crafting ingredient[]

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Detector Rail Iron Ingot +
Stone Pressure Plate +
Redstone Dust

Redstone component[]

See also: Redstone circuit

A pressure plate can be used to detect entities on top of it (players, mobs, items, etc.).

Placement
Pressure plate as power source

Pressure plate placement and behavior.

Pressure plate

Pressure plates on fences.

To place a pressure plate, use it while aiming at the face of a block adjacent to the destination space.

A pressure plate can be attached to:

A pressure plate cannot be attached to the side or bottom of any block, but attempting to make such an attachment may cause the plate to attach to the top of a block under the destination space. For example, if a fence is on the ground, attempting to attach a plate to the side of the fence causes the plate to be attached to the top of the ground next to the fence instead.

More information regarding placement on transparent blocks can be found at Opacity/Placement.

Activation

A pressure plate activates when an entity is on top of it (specifically, when the entity's collision mask intersects the bottom quarter-block of the pressure plate's space, which may include entities flying close to the ground), with a minimum activation time of 1 second.

A stone pressure plate is activated only by mobs, players and armor stands, while a wooden pressure plate or a weighted pressure plate is activated by all entities (including players, mobs, items, arrows, experience orbs, fishing bobs, etc.) besides snowballs.

Heavy or light weighted pressure plates deactivate 5 redstone ticks (10 game ticks or 0.5 seconds, barring lag) after no entities are on top of it, while stone or wooden pressure plates deactivate 10 redstone ticks (20 game ticks or 1 second, barring lag) after no entities are on top of it.

A minecart traveling on rails activates a pressure plate next to a diagonal track but not one next to a straight track (stone pressure plates are activated only if the minecart contains a mob or player).

Behavior
Required Entities for Weighted Pressure Plate Signal Strength Table
Signal
Strength
Number of entities required
Light Weighted (Golden) Heavy Weighted (Iron)
0 0 0
1 1 1–10
2 2 11–20
3 3 21–30
4 4 31–40
5 5 41–50
6 6 51–60
7 7 61–70
8 8 71–80
9 9 81–90
10 10 91–100
11 11 101–110
12 12 111–120
13 13 121–130
14 14 131–140
15 15+ 141+

While active, a pressure plate:

For stone and wooden pressure plates, the power level is always 15. For weighted pressure plates, the power level varies depending on the number of entities.

The signal strength from a weighted pressure plate does not vary with the type of entity: all entities have the same "weight", so two mobs produce the same strength as two dropped items. An item stack counts as a single entity, no matter how many items are in the stack. When multiple items of the same type fall on a weighted pressure plate, they may initially be separate item entities and the weighted pressure plate counts them separately, but if they then collapse into a single item stack entity the signal strength from the weighted pressure plate may go down.

Water and lava flows around a pressure plate without affecting it.

A pressure plate is not solid (it is not a barrier to entity movement). A block under a pressure plate can provide a solid barrier underneath it (for mobs to walk across, items to fall on, etc.), but when a pressure plate is placed on a block with a small collision mask, such as a fence or nether brick fence, it is possible for entities to move through the pressure plate while still activating it (walking through it horizontally, or falling through it vertically). Thus, a pressure plate on a fence can be used to detect entities without stopping them (more compactly than a tripwire circuit).

Pressure plates are 0.0625 blocks high (116 of a block) when inactive and 0.03125 blocks high (132 of a block) when active, but because they are not solid they do not affect the position of entities "on top" of them, so a player on top of a pressure plate is actually standing on the block beneath it.

Pressure plates can also open doors, activate TNT, and power command blocks.

Fuel[]

Wooden pressure plates can be used as a fuel in furnaces, smelting 1.5 items per pressure plate.

Note Blocks[]

Wooden pressure plates can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass" sounds.

Stone pressure plates can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds[]

Generic[]

Metal[]

[verify]
Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.metal.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.01.216
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.metal.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.01.216
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.metal.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.7516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.metal.fallNone[sound 1]0.51.2516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.metal.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.516
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stone1.01.1-1.2
BlocksWhen the block is placeduse.stone1.01.2-1.25
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stone0.30.75
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stone0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.stone0.351.0
PlayersJumping from the blockjump.stone0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damageland.stone0.221.0

Stone[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stone0.370.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stone0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.stone0.31.0
PlayersJumping from the blockjump.stone0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damageland.stone0.221.0

Normal wood[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.wood.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.wood.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.wood.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.wood.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.wood.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.wood1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.wood1.00.8
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.wood0.230.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.wood0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.wood0.31.0
PlayersJumping from the blockjump.wood0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damageland.wood0.181.0

Cherry wood[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.cherry_wood.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.cherry_wood.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.cherry_wood.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.cherry_wood.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.cherry_wood.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokenbreak.cherry_wood1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placedplace.cherry_wood1.00.8
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.cherry_wood0.230.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.cherry_wood0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.cherry_wood0.21.0
PlayersJumping from the blockstep.cherry_wood0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damagestep.cherry_wood0.181.0

Bamboo wood[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.bamboo_wood.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break0.90.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.bamboo_wood.placesubtitles.block.generic.place0.90.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.bamboo_wood.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.2250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.bamboo_wood.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.bamboo_wood.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokenbreak.bamboo_wood0.90.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placedplace.bamboo_wood0.90.8
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.bamboo_wood0.2070.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.bamboo_wood0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.bamboo_wood0.21.0
PlayersJumping from the blockstep.bamboo_wood0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damagestep.bamboo_wood0.181.0

Nether wood[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.nether_wood.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.7216
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.nether_wood.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.7216
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.nether_wood.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.4516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.nether_wood.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.nether_wood.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokenbreak.nether_wood1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placedplace.nether_wood1.00.8
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.nether_wood0.230.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.nether_wood0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.nether_wood0.31.0
PlayersJumping from the blockstep.nether_wood0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damagestep.nether_wood0.181.0

Unique[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Pressure Plate clicksBlocksWhen a weighted pressure plate is deactivatedblock.metal_pressure_plate.click_offsubtitles.block.pressure_plate.click0.30.6516
Pressure Plate clicksBlocksWhen a weighted pressure plate is activatedblock.metal_pressure_plate.click_onsubtitles.block.pressure_plate.click0.30.7516
Pressure Plate clicksBlocksWhen a stone pressure plate is deactivatedblock.stone_pressure_plate.click_offsubtitles.block.pressure_plate.click0.30.516
Pressure Plate clicksBlocksWhen a stone pressure plate is activatedblock.stone_pressure_plate.click_onsubtitles.block.pressure_plate.click0.30.616
Pressure Plate clicksBlocksWhen a wooden pressure plate is deactivatedblock.wooden_pressure_plate.click_offsubtitles.block.pressure_plate.click0.30.716
Pressure Plate clicksBlocksWhen a wooden pressure plate is activatedblock.wooden_pressure_plate.click_onsubtitles.block.pressure_plate.click0.30.816
Pressure Plate clicksBlocksWhen a cherry wood pressure plate is deactivatedblock.cherry_wood_pressure_plate.click_offsubtitles.block.pressure_plate.click0.30.716
Pressure Plate clicksBlocksWhen a cherry wood pressure plate is activatedblock.cherry_wood_pressure_plate.click_onsubtitles.block.pressure_plate.click0.30.816
Pressure Plate clicksBlocksWhen a bamboo wood pressure plate is deactivatedblock.bamboo_wood_pressure_plate.click_offsubtitles.block.pressure_plate.click0.30.716
Pressure Plate clicksBlocksWhen a bamboo wood pressure plate is activatedblock.bamboo_wood_pressure_plate.click_onsubtitles.block.pressure_plate.click0.30.816
Pressure Plate clicksBlocksWhen a Nether wood pressure plate is deactivatedblock.nether_wood_pressure_plate.click_offsubtitles.block.pressure_plate.click0.30.716
Pressure Plate clicksBlocksWhen a Nether wood pressure plate is activatedblock.nether_wood_pressure_plate.click_onsubtitles.block.pressure_plate.click0.30.816

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksWhen a weighted pressure plate deactivatesclick_off.metal_pressure_plate0.30.65
BlocksWhen a weighted pressure plate activatesclick_on.metal_pressure_plate0.30.75
BlocksWhen a stone pressure plate deactivatesclick_off.stone_pressure_plate0.30.5
BlocksWhen a stone pressure plate activatesclick_on.stone_pressure_plate0.30.6
BlocksWhen a wooden pressure plate deactivatesclick_off.wooden_pressure_plate0.30.7
BlocksWhen a wooden pressure plate activatesclick_on.wooden_pressure_plate0.30.8
BlocksWhen a cherry wood pressure plate deactivatesclick_off.cherry_wood_pressure_plate0.30.7
BlocksWhen a cherry wood pressure plate activatesclick_on.cherry_wood_pressure_plate0.30.8
BlocksWhen a bamboo wood pressure plate deactivatesclick_off.bamboo_wood_pressure_plate0.30.7
BlocksWhen a bamboo wood pressure plate activatesclick_on.bamboo_wood_pressure_plate0.30.8
BlocksWhen a Nether wood pressure plate deactivatesclick_off.nether_wood_pressure_plate0.30.7
BlocksWhen a Nether wood pressure plate activatesclick_on.nether_wood_pressure_plate0.30.8

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tagsTranslation key
Light Weighted Pressure Platelight_weighted_pressure_plateBlock & Itempressure_plates
wall_post_override
piglin_lovedblock.minecraft.light_weighted_pressure_plate
Heavy Weighted Pressure Plateheavy_weighted_pressure_plateBlock & Itempressure_plates
wall_post_override
Noneblock.minecraft.heavy_weighted_pressure_plate
Stone Pressure Platestone_pressure_plateBlock & Itempressure_plates
stone_pressure_plates
wall_post_override
Noneblock.minecraft.stone_pressure_plate
Polished Blackstone Pressure Platepolished_blackstone_pressure_plateBlock & Itempressure_plates
stone_pressure_plates
wall_post_override
Noneblock.minecraft.polished_blackstone_pressure_plate
Oak Pressure Plateoak_pressure_plateBlock & Itempressure_plates
wall_post_override
wooden_pressure_plates
wooden_pressure_platesblock.minecraft.oak_pressure_plate
Spruce Pressure Platespruce_pressure_plateBlock & Itempressure_plates
wall_post_override
wooden_pressure_plates
wooden_pressure_platesblock.minecraft.spruce_pressure_plate
Birch Pressure Platebirch_pressure_plateBlock & Itempressure_plates
wall_post_override
wooden_pressure_plates
wooden_pressure_platesblock.minecraft.birch_pressure_plate
Jungle Pressure Platejungle_pressure_plateBlock & Itempressure_plates
wall_post_override
wooden_pressure_plates
wooden_pressure_platesblock.minecraft.jungle_pressure_plate
Acacia Pressure Plateacacia_pressure_plateBlock & Itempressure_plates
wall_post_override
wooden_pressure_plates
wooden_pressure_platesblock.minecraft.acacia_pressure_plate
Dark Oak Pressure Platedark_oak_pressure_plateBlock & Itempressure_plates
wall_post_override
wooden_pressure_plates
wooden_pressure_platesblock.minecraft.dark_oak_pressure_plate
Mangrove Pressure Platemangrove_pressure_plateBlock & Itempressure_plates
wall_post_override
wooden_pressure_plates
wooden_pressure_platesblock.minecraft.mangrove_pressure_plate
Cherry Pressure Platecherry_pressure_plateBlock & Itempressure_plates
wall_post_override
wooden_pressure_plates
wooden_pressure_platesblock.minecraft.cherry_pressure_plate
Bamboo Pressure Platebamboo_pressure_plateBlock & Itempressure_plates
wall_post_override
wooden_pressure_plates
wooden_pressure_platesblock.minecraft.bamboo_pressure_plate
Crimson Pressure Platecrimson_pressure_plateBlock & Itemnon_flammable_wood
pressure_plates
wall_post_override
wooden_pressure_plates
non_flammable_wood
wooden_pressure_plates
block.minecraft.crimson_pressure_plate
Warped Pressure Platewarped_pressure_plateBlock & Itemnon_flammable_wood
pressure_plates
wall_post_override
wooden_pressure_plates
non_flammable_wood
wooden_pressure_plates
block.minecraft.warped_pressure_plate

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
Light Weighted Pressure Platelight_weighted_pressure_plate147Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.light_weighted_pressure_plate.name
Heavy Weighted Pressure Plateheavy_weighted_pressure_plate148Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.heavy_weighted_pressure_plate.name
Stone Pressure Platestone_pressure_plate70Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stone_pressure_plate.name
Polished Blackstone Pressure Platepolished_blackstone_pressure_plate550Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.polished_blackstone_pressure_plate.name
Oak Pressure Platewooden_pressure_plate72Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.wooden_pressure_plate.name
Spruce Pressure Platespruce_pressure_plate409Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.spruce_pressure_plate.name
Birch Pressure Platebirch_pressure_plate406Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.birch_pressure_plate.name
Jungle Pressure Platejungle_pressure_plate408Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.jungle_pressure_plate.name
Acacia Pressure Plateacacia_pressure_plate405Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.acacia_pressure_plate.name
Dark Oak Pressure Platedark_oak_pressure_plate407Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.dark_oak_pressure_plate.name
Mangrove Pressure Platemangrove_pressure_plate-490Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.mangrove_pressure_plate.name
Cherry Pressure Platecherry_pressure_plate-538Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.cherry_pressure_plate.name
Bamboo Pressure Platebamboo_pressure_plate-514Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.bamboo_pressure_plate.name
Crimson Pressure Platecrimson_pressure_plate517Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.crimson_pressure_plate.name
Warped Pressure Platewarped_pressure_plate518Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.warped_pressure_plate.name
  1. ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Available with /give command.
  3. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Block states[]

See also: Block states

Java Edition:
Stone and wooden pressure plates

Name Default value Allowed values Description
poweredfalsefalse
true
True if pressure plate is depressed, providing power.

Weighted pressure plates

Name Default value Allowed values Description
power00
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Specifies the redstone power level currently being produced by the weighted pressure plate.

Bedrock Edition:
Stone and wooden pressure plates

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
redstone_signal0x100
1
0
1
Specifies whether the pressure plate is pressed.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
UnsupportedUnused

Weighted pressure plates

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
redstone_signal0x1
0x2
0x4
0x8
00
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Specifies the redstone power level currently being produced by the pressure plate.

Achievements[]

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS4)
PS4 Other
Oooh, shiny!Distract a Piglin using goldGive a piglin a gold item while it is aggressive toward the player.30GSilver

Advancements[]

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Resource location
Advancement-plain-rawOh Shiny
Distract Piglins with gold NetherWhile aggravated, give a piglin one of these 25 gold-related items in the #piglin_loved item tag: Other gold-related items do not distract the piglin and do not trigger this advancement.nether/distract_piglin

History[]

Java Edition Classic
May 21, 2009Notch shows interest in adding pressure plates.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.1Oak Pressure Plate JE1 Stone Pressure Plate JE1 Powered Oak Pressure Plate JE1 Powered Stone Pressure Plate JE1 Added wooden and stone pressure plates.
Oak Pressure Plate (item) JE1 Stone Pressure Plate (item) JE1 The model of pressure plates in item form is different.
Java Edition Beta
1.3Pressure plates now require only two wood planks/stone to craft; previous versions required three (this recipe now creates wooden or stone slabs).
1.5Stone pressure plates are now used to craft detector rails.
1.6Test Build 3Wooden plates no longer require a pickaxe to be successfully extracted.
Both types of pressure plates can now also be recovered by destroying the block they are on.
Pressure plates may no longer be placed on leaf blocks or TNT. Pressure plates placed on such blocks prior to this update drop themselves when disturbed (whether by stepping on them or by placing/breaking adjacent blocks) and can be recollected, though they can still ignite TNT.
1.7Oak Pressure Plate JE2 Stone Pressure Plate JE2 Powered Oak Pressure Plate JE2 Powered Stone Pressure Plate JE2 The model of pressure plates has been changed.
1.8Pre-releasePressure plates can now be placed on fences, though they are not functional in this configuration due to the fence's hitbox.
Dropped pressure plate items no longer appear larger than normal blocks.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2Pressure plates now function when placed on top of fences.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5Oak Pressure Plate JE3 BE1 Stone Pressure Plate JE3 BE1 Powered Oak Pressure Plate JE3 BE1 Powered Stone Pressure Plate JE3 BE1 Oak Pressure Plate (item) JE2 Stone Pressure Plate (item) JE2 The textures of pressure plates have been changed.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6Wooden pressure plates are now broken faster with an axe.
The breaking time of stone pressure plates now depends on the pickaxe's material.
1.3.112w21aA stone pressure plate now generates in desert temples.
12w23aWooden pressure plates can now be activated by arrows.
November 25, 2012Weighted pressure plates are announced at MINECON 2012. It was mentioned that they would, in addition to the functions actually given to them upon introduction, also be able to detect how full a minecart with chest is, functionality that was instead given to the detector rail and redstone comparator.
1.513w01aHeavy Weighted Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Light Weighted Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Added weighted pressure plates.
Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate (item) JE1 Light Weighted Pressure Plate (item) JE1 The model of pressure plates in item form is different.
1.7.213w36aThe output strength of weighted pressure plates has been rescaled.
All entities are now allowed to trigger weighted pressure plates.
1.814w10aOak Pressure Plate JE3 BE1 Stone Pressure Plate JE3 BE1 Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Light Weighted Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 The model of pressure plates in item form has been changed.
14w10cOak Pressure Plate (item) JE3 Stone Pressure Plate (item) JE3 Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate (item) JE2 Light Weighted Pressure Plate (item) JE2 The model of pressure plates in item form has been changed.[1]
14w33aPressure plates now have unique item names.[2]
1.915w31aOak Pressure Plate JE3 BE1 Stone Pressure Plate JE3 BE1 Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Light Weighted Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 The model of pressure plates in item form has been changed.
15w43aNon-stone pressure plates have now been given a different, more high-pitched activation sound, so that they no longer match the sound of stone pressure plates.
15w46aMobs no longer spawn on pressure plates.
1.1317w47aThe oak pressure plate ID has now been changed from wooden_pressure_plate to oak_pressure_plate.
Spruce Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Birch Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Jungle Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Acacia Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Dark Oak Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Pressure plates now come in all six types of wood.
"Wooden Pressure Plate" has now been renamed to "<wood type> Pressure Plate".
Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 70, 72, 147 and 148.
18w20a"Weighted Pressure Plate (Heavy)" has now been renamed to "Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate".
"Weighted Pressure Plate (Light)" has now been renamed to "Light Weighted Pressure Plate".
1.1418w43aOak Pressure Plate JE4 Spruce Pressure Plate JE2 Birch Pressure Plate JE2 Jungle Pressure Plate JE2 Acacia Pressure Plate JE2 Dark Oak Pressure Plate JE2 Stone Pressure Plate JE4 Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate JE2 BE2 Light Weighted Pressure Plate JE2 The textures of pressure plates have been changed.
18w44aStone Pressure Plate JE5 BE2 The texture of stone pressure plates has been changed.
18w47aOak Pressure Plate JE5 BE2 Spruce Pressure Plate JE3 Birch Pressure Plate JE3 BE2 Jungle Pressure Plate JE3 BE2 Acacia Pressure Plate JE3 BE2 Dark Oak Pressure Plate JE3 BE2 Light Weighted Pressure Plate JE3 BE2 The textures of wooden and golden pressure plates have been changed.
18w50aSpruce Pressure Plate JE4 BE2 The texture of spruce pressure plates has been changed.
19w12bPressure plates and Weighted pressure plates can now be placed on glass, ice, glowstone and the sea lantern.
1.14.3pre3Pressure plates can now be placed on iron bars and glass panes.
1.1620w06aCrimson Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Warped Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Added crimson and warped pressure plates.
20w15aPolished Blackstone Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Added polished blackstone pressure plate.
20w16aLight weighted pressure plates now generate in ruined portal chests.
1.16.220w28aPolished blackstone pressure plates are now renewable as piglins have an 8.71% chance to trade 8-16 blackstone during bartering.
1.1922w11aMangrove Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Added mangrove pressure plate.
22w13aStone pressure plates now generate in ancient cities.
22w14aDue to the addition of the mangrove tree and mangrove swamp, make mangrove pressure plate obtainable and renewable.
October 18, 2022Bamboo Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Bamboo pressure plates were shown on the official article.
1.20 (Experimental)22w42aBamboo Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Added bamboo pressure plate behind the Update 1.20 experimental datapack.
Nether wood pressure plates and bamboo wood pressure plates now have unique sounds.
22w46aFile:Bamboo Pressure Plate JE2.png The texture of bamboo pressure plate have been changed, due to the texture change on bamboo planks.
1.20
(Experimental)
23w07aCherry Pressure Plate JE1 Added cherry pressure plate behind the Update 1.20 experimental datapack.
1.2023w12aBamboo and cherry pressure plates are now available without using the aforementioned datapack.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.13.0build 1Oak Pressure Plate JE3 BE1 Stone Pressure Plate JE3 BE1 Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Light Weighted Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Added pressure plates and weighted pressure plates.
Stone pressure plates are used to craft detector rails.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0beta 1.2.14.2Spruce Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Birch Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Jungle Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Acacia Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Dark Oak Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Pressure plates now come in all six types of wood.
Water can now be placed in the same block as pressure plates.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Oak Pressure Plate Spruce Pressure Plate Birch Pressure Plate Jungle Pressure Plate Acacia Pressure Plate Dark Oak Pressure Plate Stone Pressure Plate Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate Light Weighted Pressure Plate The textures of pressure plates have been changed.
An oak, acacia, and spruce pressure plate generate in new villages.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.51Crimson Pressure Plate Warped Pressure Plate Added crimson and warped pressure plates.
beta 1.16.0.57Polished Blackstone Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Added polished blackstone pressure plate.
Light weighted pressure plates can now be found in ruined portal chests.
1.16.20beta 1.16.20.50Crimson and warped pressure plates now uses regular plank sounds instead of their stem variant sounds.
1.19.0beta 1.19.0.20Mangrove Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Added mangrove pressure plate.
Next Major Update
(Experimental)
beta 1.19.50.21Bamboo Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Added bamboo pressure plate behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
Nether wood pressure plates and bamboo wood pressure plates now have unique sounds.
The pressure plates now have different pitches based on their behavior to match Java Edition.
beta 1.19.80.20Cherry Pressure Plate JE1 Added cherry pressure plate behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.20.0beta 1.20.0.21Bamboo and cherry pressure plates are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1CU1 1.0 Patch 11.0.1Oak Pressure Plate JE1 Stone Pressure Plate JE1 Added pressure plates.
TU5Pressure plates are now placeable on fences.
TU14 1.04 Wooden pressure plates can now be activated by arrows.
TU19CU7 1.12 Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Light Weighted Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Added weighted pressure plates.
TU69 1.76 Patch 38Spruce Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Birch Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Jungle Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Acacia Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Dark Oak Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Pressure plates now come in all six types of wood.
1.90 Oak Pressure Plate JE5 BE2 Spruce Pressure Plate JE4 BE2 Birch Pressure Plate JE3 BE2 Jungle Pressure Plate JE3 BE2 Acacia Pressure Plate JE3 BE2 Dark Oak Pressure Plate JE3 BE2 Stone Pressure Plate JE5 BE2 Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate Light Weighted Pressure Plate The textures of pressure plates have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Oak Pressure Plate JE3 BE1 Stone Pressure Plate JE3 BE1 Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Light Weighted Pressure Plate JE1 BE1 Added pressure plates.

Pre-1.7.2 requirements[]

Before Java Edition 1.7.2, weighted pressure plates could be activated only by drops, and they required larger quantities.

Required Entities for Weighted Pressure Plate Signal Strength
Signal
strength
Number of entities required
Gold plate Iron plate
(blocks)
Iron plate (stacks)
1 1–4 1–42 1 block–42 blocks
2 5–8 43–85 43 blocks–1 stack 21 blocks
3 9–12 86–128 1 stack 22 blocks–2 stacks
4 13–16 129–170 2 stacks 1 block–2 stacks 42 blocks
5 17–20 171–213 2 stacks 43 blocks–3 stacks 21 blocks
6 21–24 214–256 3 stacks 22 blocks–4 stacks
7 25–28 257–298 4 stacks 1 block–4 stacks 42 blocks
8 29–32 299–341 4 stacks 43 blocks–5 stacks 21 blocks
9 33–36 342–384 5 stacks 22 blocks–6 stacks
10 37–40 385–426 6 stacks 1 block–6 stacks 42 blocks
11 41–44 427–469 6 stacks 43 blocks–7 stacks 21 blocks
12 45–48 470–512 7 stacks 22 blocks–8 stacks
13 49–52 513–554 8 stacks 1 block–8 stacks 42 blocks
14 53–56 555–597 8 stacks 43 blocks–9 stacks 21 blocks
15 57+ 598+ 9 stacks 22 blocks+

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Issues[]

Issues relating to "Pressure Plate" or "Weighted Pressure Plate" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

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