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The sculk sensor is a block that can detect vibrations and emit a redstone signal.

Obtaining

Sculk sensors can currently be obtained only from the creative inventory or commands.

Breaking

Sculk sensors can be mined with any tool, but hoes are the quickest.

Block Sculk Sensor
Hardness 1.5
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 2.25
Wooden 1.15
Stone 0.6
Iron 0.4
Diamond 0.3
Netherite 0.25
Golden 0.2
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Usage

Light

Sculk sensors have a light level of 1, which is very inconspicuous. However, when active it visually shows a brighter yellowish light illuminating the surroundings.

Vibration detection

File:Particle of the Vibration.gif

The sculk sensor vibration particle.

Sculk sensors can detect vibrations in an 8 block radius around it. A vibration is anything that causes physical motion, although there are some motions that are undetectable to sensors by sneaking; these sneak-friendly vibrations include walking, falling to the ground or throwing/shooting projectiles.

Wool has a special interaction with sculk sensors. If a wool block is between a sensor and a vibration source, then that sensor is not able to detect the vibration. In addition, sensors are not able to detect walking on wool or throwing wool on the ground. ‌[Java Edition only]

When a vibration is detected, a signal is sent from the source location to the sensor at a speed of one block per game tick (20 blocks per second). Other vibrations cannot be detected by a sensor when a signal is already travelling to it. When the signal has arrived, the sensor is activated for 40 game ticks (2 seconds). While activated, the sensor cannot detect other vibrations.

Sculk sensors have a cooldown period of 1 tick after being placed or after deactivating. During this short cooldown period, it cannot detect vibrations. This is to prevent it from activating itself when a contraption it is powering is being unpowered.

Sculk sensors don't listen to vibrations that are directly created by other sculk sources.

A sculk sensor is silent if waterlogged, meaning that it can still detect vibration but won't make sounds while doing so.

Redstone emission

Sculk sensors emit a redstone signal when they are activated. The strength of the redstone signal is inversely proportional to the distance the vibration signal traveled – the closer the vibration is to the sculk sensor, the stronger the redstone signal is, so it reaches the maximum redstone signal strength when the vibration is directly on top of the sensor.

Vibration frequencies

Sculk sensors have a unique interaction with comparators. Each vibration in the game falls under a certain frequency value, and this value can be measured with a comparator as redstone output. With the right contraption, this allows the player to detect when a certain action has occurred nearby.

Output Vibration type Game event Description
1 Step minecraft:step An entity walks on the ground or a minecart rolls[note 1]
2 Flap minecraft:flap A flying entity (e.g. a bat) flaps its wings
3 Swim minecraft:swim Entity swimming[note 1]
4 Elytra Free Fall minecraft:elytra_free_fall Glides with an elytra
5 Hit Ground minecraft:hit_ground An entity falls from enough height to take fall damage[note 1]
6 Block Change minecraft:block_change A book is placed in a lectern, an item is added to or removed from a flower pot, a campfire is put out,[note 2] a candle is placed on a cake, a big dripleaf is tilted, or a candle is put out
Minecart Moving minecraft:minecart_moving Does not function currently[1]
Ring Bell minecraft:ring_bell A bell is rung
Splash minecraft:splash An entity splashes in water, a boat is above a bubble column, or a boat paddles[note 3]
Wolf Shaking minecraft:wolf_shaking A wolf shakes off water after getting wet
7 Drinking Finish minecraft:drinking_finish A potion is finished drinking.[note 4]
Prime Fuse minecraft:prime_fuse TNT or a creeper begins exploding
Projectile Shoot minecraft:projectile_shoot A projectile is fired[note 1]
8 Mob Interact minecraft:mob_interact Giving a golden apple to a zombie villager with Weakness, healing a tamed wolf, healing an iron golem, a panda is given a food item, or most instances of successfully feeding an animal.
Projectile Land minecraft:projectile_land A projectile hits something
Eat minecraft:eat A slice of cake is eaten, a horse eats,[3] a panda eats, an animal eats grass, a player eats food.[note 5]
Entity Damaged minecraft:entity_damaged An entity is damaged or any entity except an armor stand is killed
9 Equip minecraft:equip An item is put on an armor stand or armor is equipped through the use button.
Shear minecraft:shear Use shears to disarm a tripwire, carve a pumpkin, harvest honeycomb,[note 2] remove a snow golem's pumpkin,[note 2] remove wool from a sheep[note 2], or convert a mooshroom into a cow[note 2]
Ravager Roar minecraft:ravager_roar A ravager roars
10 Block Close minecraft:block_close A door, trapdoor, or fence gate closes
Block Unswitch minecraft:block_unswitch A lever is turned off
Block Unpress minecraft:block_unpress A button, tripwire, or pressure plate reverts to its unpressed state
Block Detach minecraft:block_detach A tripwire is detached
Dispense Fail minecraft:dispense_fail A dispenser fails to dispense an item. Does not work with droppers.
11 Block Open minecraft:block_open A door, trapdoor, or fence gate opens
Block Switch minecraft:block_switch A lever is turned on
Block Press minecraft:block_press A button, tripwire, or pressure plate is activated
Block Attach minecraft:block_attach A tripwire is set
12 Block Place minecraft:block_place A block is placed; flint and steel or a fire charge is used to light a candle, cake, or campfire; or powder snow is placed on the ground[note 6]
Entity Place minecraft:entity_place An entity is spawned with an item, for example, a painting or a spawn egg[note 2]
Fluid Place minecraft:fluid_place Increasing the fluid level in a cauldron, including through weather and stalactites;[note 2] placing a fluid using a bucket, not including powder snow[4][note 2][note 7][note 8]
13 Block Destroy minecraft:block_destroy A block is destroyed[note 2] or an enderman picks up a block[note 9]
Entity Killed minecraft:entity_killed An armor stand is killed[6]
Fluid Pickup minecraft:fluid_pickup Honey is harvested with a bottle, a fluid is picked up in a bucket,[note 2] powder snow is picked up in a bucket,[note 2] a glass bottle is filled with water or dragon's breath,[note 2] or a fluid is removed from a cauldron[note 2]
14 Fishing Rod Reel-In minecraft:fishing_rod_reel_in A player reels in a fishing rod
Container Close minecraft:container_close A chest, trapped chest, ender chest, barrel, or shulker box closes[note 10]
Piston Contract minecraft:piston_contract A piston contracts
Shulker Close minecraft:shulker_close Currently does not function[7]
15 Fishing Rod Cast minecraft:fishing_rod_cast A player casts a fishing rod
Container Open minecraft:container_open A chest, trapped chest, ender chest, barrel, shulker box, or a minecart with a chest or hopper opens
Explode minecraft:explode TNT, a creeper, or a firework rocket explodes
Lightning Strike minecraft:lightning_strike Lightning strikes
Piston Extend minecraft:piston_extend A piston extends
Shulker Open minecraft:shulker_open A shulker opens its shell
  1. a b c d Is ignored when crouching.
  2. a b c d e f g h i j k l m Also works with dispensers.
  3. Despite being an occurrence of splashing, sculk sensors will not detect the sounds of fishing bobbers hooking a fish; this has been confirmed by Mojang to be intentional.[2]
  4. Milk does not trigger any vibration, and honey and stews trigger the eating event. See MC-213937
  5. Honey bottles and stews count as food for this case.
  6. This includes placing fire with flint and steel or a fire charge, and blocks placed by a dispenser or enderman
  7. Using fish buckets to breed axolotls does not cause this vibration. This inconsistency is intentional.[5]
  8. Replacing an existing fluid, in and out of a cauldron, does not trigger the event. See MC-213965.
  9. This does not include blocks broken by flowing water (MC-207410), nor redstone dust, redstone repeaters, redstone comparators or any type of rail being broken due to its supporting block being removed (MC-207411), nor the last slice of cake being eaten (MC-213968).
  10. Closing a minecart with a chest or with a hopper does not trigger this event. See MC-210707.

Sounds

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksBreaking the blockblock.sculk_sensor.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break???
Sculk Sensor starts clickingBlocksPlays when sculk sensor is activatedblock.sculk_sensor.clickingsubtitles.block.sculk_sensor.clicking???
Sculk Sensor stops clickingBlocksPlays when sculk sensor is deactivatedblock.sculk_sensor.clicking_stopsubtitles.block.sculk_sensor.clicking_stop???
None[sound 1]BlocksFalling on the block with fall damageblock.sculk_sensor.fallNone[sound 1]???
Block breakingBlocksMining the blockblock.sculk_sensor.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit???
Block placedBlocksPlacing the blockblock.sculk_sensor.placesubtitles.block.generic.place???
FootstepsBlocksWalking on the blockblock.sculk_sensor.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps???
  1. a b MC-177082

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormTranslation key
Sculk Sensorsculk_sensorBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.sculk_sensor

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormTranslation key
Sculk Sensorsculk_sensor?Block & Giveable Item[i 1]tile.sculk_sensor.name
  1. Available with /give command.

Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
power00
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
The sculk sensor's current power level.
sculk_sensor_phaseinactiveactive
cooldown
inactive
Whether or not the sculk sensor is active.[more information needed]
waterloggedfalsefalse
true
Whether or not there's water in the same place as this sculk sensor.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
sculk_sensor_phaseNot Supported00
1
2
UnsupportedThe sculk sensor phase.[more information needed]

History

This section is missing information about 21w05a fixes. 
Please expand the section to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page.
October 3, 2020Sculk Sensor (pre-release 1)The sculk sensor is shown off at Minecraft Live 2020.
November 13, 2020Sculk Sensor (pre-release 2) The sculk sensor has a new texture and clicking animation in a tweet from Brandon Pearce.
November 23, 2020Sculk Sensor (pre-release 3) The sculk sensor has a new clicking animation in a tweet from Brandon Pearce.
November 27, 2020Inactive Sculk Sensor JE1 The sculk sensor has a new final texture in a tweet from Brandon Pearce.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Firework Rocket|Firework Rocket]]<br/>{{redirect|Firework}}
{{ItemEntity
|image=Firework Rocket.png
|renewable='''Trail Effect''':No<br>'''All Others''':Yes
|stackable=Yes (64)‎
|size=Height: 0.25 Blocks<br>Width: 0.25 Blocks
|networkid=76
}}
A '''firework rocket''' is an [[item]] (and [[entity]]) used for creating decorative explosions, boosting when flying with [[elytra]], and loading into a [[crossbow]] as ammunition.

== Obtaining  ==

Fireworks can be obtained by crafting. {{IN|java}}, a firework with no explosion effect is available on the [[Creative]] inventory and can be crafted as shown below. {{IN|bedrock}}, fireworks with the different base colors or no explosion are available in the Creative inventory.

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|head=1
|showname=0
|showdescription=1
|Paper
|; ; Gunpowder
|; Gunpowder; Gunpowder
|Gunpowder
|Output=Firework Rocket,3
|description=When crafted this way (without a firework star), the rocket does not have explosion effects. The value of gunpowder affects the [[Firework Rocket#Duration and direction|flight duration]].
|type=Miscellaneous
}}
{{Crafting
|Any Firework Star
|Paper
|; ; Gunpowder
|; Gunpowder; Gunpowder
|Gunpowder
|Output= Firework Rocket,3
|description=Adding more gunpowder increases the duration of the rocket. Up to three gunpowder can be used. Up to five firework stars can also be used with three gunpowder. Up to seven firework stars can be used by using firework stars instead of additional gunpowder. All firework stars explode almost simultaneously when the rocket detonates.
|type=Miscellaneous
|foot=1
}}

== Usage ==

=== Launching fireworks ===
To launch a firework rocket, {{control|use}} its item on a block. They can also be launched from [[dispenser]]s and [[crossbow]]s. If shot from a [[Multishot]] [[crossbow]], then 3 rockets fire with the same effects.

=== Elytra ===
{{control|Using}} a firework rocket while flying with [[elytra]] propels the player in the direction they are facing. The duration of the speed boost depends on the flight duration of the rocket. If the rocket is equipped with a firework star of any kind, the player takes damage when it explodes.

=== Crossbow ===
A firework rocket can be used as ammunition for [[crossbow]]s, although it deals [[damage]] only if it has an [[explosion]] effect. A higher flight duration gives the firework rocket a longer range, and more damage is added per firework star. The [[Piercing]] enchantment has no effect on firework rockets shot from a crossbow.

{{IN|java}}, if a firework rocket shot from a [[crossbow]] hits an [[entity]], the rocket instantly [[explosion|explodes]], no matter the flight duration. Attempting to do this {{in|bedrock}}, however, results in the firework passing through the entity,<ref>[[bugtracker:MCPE-52675|MCPE-52675]]</ref> so the [[player]] must plan where to aim.

== Behavior ==
{{see also|Firework Star#Effects}}

Once launched, fireworks fly out vertically, with random horizontal offset up to 5 blocks. {{IN|bedrock|java}}, fireworks can fly in any of the 6 directions a dispenser can point. After [[#Duration and direction|some time]], the firework explodes into a colorful explosion based on the effects of the [[firework star]]s added upon crafting, or no explosion if no firework star was used. If multiple firework stars were added to the rocket upon crafting, they all explode simultaneously.

The explosion of a firework rocket deals damage to mobs and players that are within 5 blocks and not obstructed by [[solid block]]s. The maximum damage of a rocket with one firework star is {{hp|7}}, with the damage decreasing with distance. Each additional firework star on the rocket adds {{hp|2}} points of damage, for a maximum damage of {{hp|19}} with 7 stars. Using commands to add additional firework stars results in more damage. The damage dealt is unaffected by any other ingredients used. The explosion does not destroy end crystals nor damage the Ender dragon, but does destroy armor stands.

There is a delay between the detonation and the player hearing the sound, emulating real fireworks, but this sound travels much more slowly than in the real world.<ref>{{Tweet|jeb|277075644804907009|However, no sound effects for fireworks yet... but everything's implemented, so they can be added without doing a new snapshot|December 7, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Tweet|jeb|277075517226762242|Haha, @igblan , the speed of sound is 40 m/s, because the realistic speed of ~340 m/s didn't work well in Minecraft scale|December 7, 2012}}</ref> {{IN|java}}, the explosion of a firework can be seen 64 blocks away, regardless of its height. {{IN|bedrock}}, the explosion can be seen from your render distance.

If the explosion exceeds the (unmodded) [[particle]] limit of 16,384, the oldest particles are removed before displaying new ones, resulting in severely diminished firework quality / duration. At most a firework should have 3 trail stars, more than that could waste diamonds, firework stars, and other fireworks. Particle counts per star are:

{| class="wikitable" data-description="Particle counts per firework star"
|-
! Ball Type !! Plain !! Trail
|-
| Small || 98 || ~1300
|-
| Large || 387 || 4000+
|-
| Star || 122 || ~1600
|-
| Creeper || 266 || ~3500
|-
| Burst || 72 || ~930
|}

Twinkle effect adds 2 particles to the count.

Like most other entities, they can be moved by [[water]] and [[explosion]]s, and teleported via [[portal]]s. They also cannot move through solid surfaced blocks, upon hitting one, they either move to a side or explode based on the duration. If a firework explodes under a block, its explosion is flattened.

=== Duration and direction ===

Fireworks travel different heights based on the amount of gunpowder added. The number is displayed as a tag on the item's tooltip with the description of "Flight Duration".

The height it rises is between 8 and 20 blocks with 1 gunpowder, 18 to 34 blocks with 2 gunpowder, and 32 to 52 blocks with 3 gunpowder. 
(Note: Using command blocks, firework rockets with higher durations go higher and keep accelerating with virtually no terminal velocity. If the duration is long enough, the firework rocket could reach heights of over 1,000,000 blocks and speeds of over 10,000 m/s in a matter of minutes. Such fireworks with significant X and Z motions speed up sideways exponentially and reach outside the world boundary in a matter of seconds.{{only|java}})

When spawned, <!-- server-side --> fireworks have a vertical speed of .05 and a random small X and Z speed (random value near zero with a standard deviation of .001).  Each firework also determines its lifetime in ticks by 10 × (number of gunpowder + 1) + random value from 0 to 5 + random value from 0 to 6, after which it explodes.  Each tick, the firework accelerates horizontally by multiplying its X and Z velocities by 1.15, and vertically by adding a constant factor of .04.

Fireworks can be made to travel different directions by being dispensed or launched under flowing water. The firework's direction combines with the flow of the water to go diagonally.

Firework rockets without firework stars shot from a crossbow upon hitting terrain elements will traverse along until stopped by a ledge or into unobstructed terrains again continuing its original flight path. Ledges as tall as one pixel high (e.g. from [[Dirt Path|Dirt Paths]] to [[Grass Block|Grass Blocks]]) will also block the firework. They will still vanish if they hit entities early amidst their flight.

==Village Raids==
After successfully defending a village from a [[Raid]] the villagers may celebrate by setting off firework rockets.

==Boosting elytra==
Fireworks can be used to boost [[elytra]] when in flight. Normally, elytra can glide for a short distance, but with the use of fireworks, the player can fly a long distance, gain speed, and take off from the ground. 

Simply using the firework rocket with elytra spread boosts the player in the direction the player faces. It can leave behind a trail sometimes.

Although fireworks with firework stars can be used, the player takes blast damage if they use it in flight. 

There are four types of rockets, with three types of flight duration. Higher flight durations mean longer boosts. {{IN|bedrock}}, the fireworks obtained from the Creative menu have a flight duration of 1, while {{in|java}}, the fireworks obtained in the Creative menu have a flight duration of 1, 2, or 3.

==Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Firework rockets use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework blast.ogg
|subtitle=Firework blasts
|source=ambient
|description=When a non-large firework rocket explodes within a 16-block radius of the player
|id=entity.firework_rocket.blast
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.firework_rocket.blast
|volume=20.0
|pitch=0.95-1.05
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework blast far.ogg
|subtitle=Firework blasts
|source=ambient
|description=When a non-large firework rocket explodes greater than 16 blocks away from the player
|id=entity.firework_rocket.blast_far
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.firework_rocket.blast
|volume=20.0
|pitch=0.95-1.05
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework large blast.ogg
|subtitle=Firework blasts
|source=ambient
|description=When a large firework rocket explodes within a 16-block radius of the player
|id=entity.firework_rocket.large_blast
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.firework_rocket.blast
|volume=20.0
|pitch=0.95-1.05
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework large blast far.ogg
|subtitle=Firework blasts
|source=ambient
|description=When a large firework rocket explodes greater than 16 blocks away from the player
|id=entity.firework_rocket.large_blast_far
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.firework_rocket.blast
|volume=20.0
|pitch=0.95-1.05
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework twinkle.ogg
|subtitle=Firework twinkles
|source=ambient
|description=When a twinkle firework rocket explodes within a 16-block radius of the player
|id=entity.firework_rocket.twinkle
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.firework_rocket.twinkle
|volume=20.0
|pitch=0.9-1.05
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework twinkle far.ogg
|subtitle=Firework twinkles
|source=ambient
|description=When a twinkle firework rocket explodes greater than 16 blocks away from the player
|id=entity.firework_rocket.twinkle_far
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.firework_rocket.twinkle
|volume=20.0
|pitch=0.9-1.05
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework launch.ogg
|subtitle=Firework launches
|source=ambient
|description=When a dispenser shoots, a player uses, or a crossbow fires a firework rocket
|id=entity.firework_rocket.launch
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.firework_rocket.launch
|volume=3.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|subtitle=Firework launches
|source=neutral
|description=When a dispenser fires a firework rocket
|id=entity.firework_rocket.shoot
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.firework_rocket.launch
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Firework blast.ogg
|source=ambient
|description=When a non-large firework rocket explodes
|id=firework.blast
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework large blast.ogg
|source=ambient
|description=When a large firework rocket explodes
|id=firework.large_blast
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework twinkle.ogg
|source=ambient
|description=When a twinkle firework rocket explodes
|id=firework.twinkle
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework launch.ogg
|source=ambient
|description=When a dispenser shoots, a player uses, or a crossbow fires a firework rocket
|id=firework.launch
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|source=ambient
|description=''Unused sound event''
|id=firework.shoot
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Item
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Firework Rocket
|spritetype=item
|nameid=firework_rocket
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Firework Rocket
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=firework_rocket
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Item
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Firework Rocket
|spritetype=item
|nameid=firework_rocket
|aliasid=fireworks
|id=519
|form=item
|translationkey=item.fireworks.name
|foot=1}} 
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Firework Rocket
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=fireworks_rocket
|id=72
|foot=1}}

===Item data===

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Player.dat format}}
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|tag}}: The item's '''tag''' tag.
{{:Player.dat_format/Firework Rockets}}
</div>

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

===Entity data===

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

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

==Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Bullseye;Ol' Betsy}}

==History==

{{History|java}}
{{History||November 24, 2012|link=none|[[Jeb]] stated that there may be fireworks in ''Minecraft'' at the ''Future Updates with the Minecraft PC Team'' panel at [[MINECON 2012]].}}
{{History||December 5, 2012|link={{tweet|jeb|276367442362630144}}|Jeb released the first image of fireworks, along with the information that colors, fade, height, effects and shapes are [[crafting|craftable]].}}
{{History||December 7, 2012|link=https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/277075087503536128|Jeb mentions that fireworks should probably scare [[wolves]] and potentially have other effects on mobs.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|[[File:Firework Rocket JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added firework rockets.
|Firework rockets cannot be obtained within the [[Creative inventory]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w50a|Added [[sound]] and more effects to firework rockets.}}
{{History||1.10|snap=16w20a|The firework rocket [[crafting]] recipe now produces 3 rockets, rather than 1.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The entity ID has been changed from <code>FireworksRocketEntity</code> to <code>fireworks_rocket</code>.}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|Firework rockets can now cause [[damage]] to [[entity|entities]] that are within their [[explosion]] radius.
|Firework rockets can now boost [[player]]s while flying with [[elytra]].}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The ID has been changed from <code>fireworks</code> to <code>firework_rocket</code>.
|The fade effects on fireworks can now be added by combining the firework star with [[dye]]s.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 401.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=?|Firework rockets are now available in the [[Creative]] [[Inventory]]. However, it does not show a flight duration}}
{{History|||snap=pre5|The [[entity]] ID of firework rockets has been changed to <code>firework_rocket</code>.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|Fireworks can now be shot from [[crossbow]]s.
|[[File:Firework Rocket JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of firework rockets has been changed.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w36a|Firework rockets dispensed from a [[dispenser]] now travel in the direction they were fired.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|Simple firework rockets with one gunpowder can now be crafted using the [[recipe book]].}}
{{History||1.19.3|snap=22w45a|All three flight durations of firework rockets are now available in the Creative inventory.<ref>{{bug
|MC-194390||A firework rocket from the creative inventory doesn't show a flight duration|Fixed}}</ref>}}


{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|[[File:Firework Rocket JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added firework rockets. 
|Firework rockets are available in the Creative inventory in 17 variants, sixteen colors in small ball duration 1, plus one additional preset with only duration 1.{{verify|type=update|Is this the right snapshot?}}{{info needed}}}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.10|Firework rockets can now be held in the off-hand and be shot from [[crossbow]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Firework Rocket JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of firework rockets has been changed.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of firework rockets has been changed from <code>fireworks</code> to <code>firework_rocket</code>.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Firework Rocket JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added firework rockets.
|Firework rockets are available in five types in the Creative inventory. The presets are as follows:
* Duration 1, small ball, light blue, twinkle
* Duration 2, creeper shaped, green
* Duration 2, burst, red, fade to orange
* Duration 3, burst, magenta, fade to blue, twinkle
* Duration 2, star shaped, yellow, fade to orange, trail}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|The crafting interface has been updated to allow crafting [[firework star]]s and fireworks.}}
{{History||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps=1.49|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Firework rockets can now boost [[player]]s while flying with [[elytra]].}}
{{History||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps=1.49|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Firework rockets now [[damage]] players if there is a [[firework star]] applicated to the firework rocket.}}
{{History||xbox=TU56|xbone=CU47|ps=1.55|wiiu=Patch 26|switch=1.0.6|Firework rockets now produce 3 rockets upon [[crafting]] them instead of 1.}}
{{History||xbox=TU60|xbone=CU51|ps=1.64|wiiu=Patch 30|switch=1.0.11|Added new firework rocket models.}}
{{History|PS4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Firework Rocket JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of firework rockets has been changed.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Issues==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia==
* Launching a rocket by hand on a wooden [[pressure plate]] activates it. The same doesn't hold for stone pressure plates, or for a [[dispenser]] placing a rocket onto a wooden pressure plate.
* New Year's Eve is what inspired [[Jeb]] to add fireworks.<ref>{{tweet|jeb|277080498814189568|@SPvs_TheWorld New Year's Eve|December 7, 2012}}</ref>
*If the player shoots a firework into a [[Nether portal]], it explodes in [[the Nether]].
*There are around 2×10{{^|136}} distinct fireworks.

==Gallery==

<gallery>
File:Firework jeb twitter.jpg|[[Jeb]]'s first image of Fireworks, also showing that they can be shot from dispensers.
File:1.4.6 release image.png|1.4.6 Release image.
File:Flatexplosion.png|An example of a flattened firework explosion.
File:Creeper firework.png|Creeper face shaped firework.
</gallery>

==References==

{{Reflist}}

{{Items}}
{{Entities}}

[[cs:Rachejtle]]
[[de:Feuerwerksrakete]]
[[es:Cohete de fuegos artificiales]]
[[fr:Feu d'artifice]]
[[hu:Tűzijáték rakéta]]
[[ja:ロケット花火]]
[[ko:폭죽 로켓]]
[[nl:Vuurpijl]]
[[pl:Fajerwerk]]
[[pt:Fogo de artifício]]
[[ru:Пиротехническая ракета]]
[[th:ดอกไม้ไฟ]]
[[zh:烟花火箭]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Dye|Dye]]<br/>{{Item
| title = Dyes
| image = White Dye.png
| extratext = View [[#Gallery|all renders]]
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Dyes''' are a set of sixteen items used to change the color of [[wool]], [[carpet]]s, [[terracotta]], [[concrete powder]], [[glass]], [[shulker box]]es, [[bed]]s, [[candle]]s, the patterns on [[banner]]s, [[firework star]]s, certain mobs, and text on [[sign]]s and [[hanging sign]]s. {{IN|bedrock}} they can also be used to dye water in a [[cauldron]] (which is thereafter used to dye leather [[armor]]); {{in|java}} leather armor can be dyed directly. {{IN|education}} dyes can also be used to dye [[balloon]]s and [[glow stick]]s.

{{IN|bedrock|education}}, [[bone meal]], [[ink sac]]s, [[lapis lazuli]], and [[cocoa bean]]s can generally substitute for [[white dye]], [[black dye]], [[blue dye]], and [[brown dye]], respectively, in crafting recipes and for use in dyeing items or mobs. However, they have other important uses that aren't related to color, and are therefore not considered true dyes. They are mentioned in this article only in regard to their use as dyeing agents; see their individual articles for complete information about them.

[[File:Dye Recipes.png|400px|thumb|A guide for creating all the dyes]]

== Obtaining ==
<!--[[File:Dye Chart.png|350px|thumb|A guide to crafting all the dyes.{{until|java 1.14}}]]-->

Dyes can be produced by crafting them from plants (mainly flowers), by crafting dyes of different colors together, by smelting plants, or by trading with a [[wandering trader]].

{{loadPage|Crafting/Dye|Crafting|h3}}

=== Smelting ===
{{smelting|head=1|Sea Pickle|Lime Dye|0,2}}
{{smelting|foot=1|Cactus|Green Dye|1||b=Lapis Lazuli|c=Any fuel|d=1}}

=== Trading ===

[[Wandering trader]]s can sell 3 dyes for an [[emerald]]. {{IN|bedrock}}, they can also sell 3 lapis lazuli, bone meal, cocoa beans, or ink sacs for one emerald.

Apprentice-level cleric [[villager]]s sell one lapis lazuli per emerald.

=== Chest loot ===

{{#invoke:LootChest|base3|blue-dye,green-dye,orange-dye,light-blue-dye,yellow-dye,white-dye}}

=== Other ===

Ink sacs can also be created using 1 iron, 1 sulfur, and 4 oxygen in the [[compound creator]]. {{only|bedrock|education}}

== Usage ==

Similar to their use in crafting, [[bone meal]], [[ink sac]]s, [[lapis lazuli]], and [[cocoa beans]] can be substituted for the corresponding dye in any of the following usages unless otherwise specified.{{only|bedrock}} <!--- sections are ordered by craftable dyeable blocks, dyeable items, version exclusive sections, and non-crafting miscellaneous uses--->

=== Dyeing wool and mobs ===

Players can dye wool by placing [[wool]] and any dye in a crafting grid.

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|Any Wool
|Matching Dye
|Output=Any Wool
}}

Dyes can be {{control|use|text=used}} on sheep to change the color of the wool. Shearing a colored sheep drops the corresponding color of the wool, and the sheep retains the color when the wool regenerates. [[Breeding]] colored sheep produces a lamb colored as one of the parent sheep, or a color resulting from the combination of both parents' color. The color combining follows the same rules that dyes use – red and yellow sheep produce an orange lamb, but a blue and yellow sheep cannot create a green lamb. The unlimited reproduction of colored sheep makes dyeing and shearing sheep infinitely more efficient than just dyeing wool directly.
 
Dye can also be used on a tamed [[wolf]] or [[cat]] to change the color of its collar from the default red to the color of the dye.

=== Dyeing carpets ===

Carpets can be dyed.

{{Crafting
 |Any Carpet
 |Matching Dye
 |Output= Matching Carpet
 |type= Building block
}}

=== Dyeing terracotta ===

[[Terracotta]] can be dyed by placing 8 blocks around a dye on a crafting table.

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|A1=Terracotta |B1=Terracotta |C1=Terracotta
|A2=Terracotta |B2=Matching Dye  |C2=Terracotta
|A3=Terracotta |B3=Terracotta |C3=Terracotta
|Output=Matching Dyed Terracotta,8
}}

=== Creating concrete powder ===

Dyes can also be used to craft [[concrete powder]], which can then be set into their respective [[concrete]] blocks (they cannot be dyed directly).

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|Sand |Gravel |Sand
|Gravel |Matching Dye |Gravel
|Sand |Gravel |Sand
|Output=Matching Concrete Powder,8
}}

=== Staining glass ===

[[Stained glass]] can be stained by placing 8 blocks of glass around a dye on a [[crafting table]]. Just like regular glass, stained glass can be crafted into stained glass panes. The recipe for this is the same as with regular glass.

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|A1=Glass |B1=Glass        |C1=Glass
|A2=Glass |B2=Matching Dye |C2=Glass
|A3=Glass |B3=Glass        |C3=Glass
|Output=Matching Stained Glass,8
|head=1
}}
{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|A1= Glass Pane
|B1= Glass Pane
|C1= Glass Pane
|A2= Glass Pane
|B2= Matching Dye
|C2= Glass Pane
|A3= Glass Pane
|B3= Glass Pane
|C3= Glass Pane
|Output= Matching Stained Glass Pane,8
|type= Decoration block
|foot=1
}}

=== Dyeing shulker boxes ===

[[Shulker box]]es are generated in a light shade of purple (like the [[purpur block]]), but can be dyed any color. They can also be re-dyed as often as desired.

{{Crafting
  |ignoreusage=1
  |showname=1
  |Any Shulker Box
  |Matching Dye
  |Output=Matching Shulker Box
}}

=== Dyeing beds ===

Players can dye beds by placing a [[bed]] and any color dye in a crafting grid.

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|Any Bed
|Matching Dye
|Output=Matching Bed
}}

=== Dyeing candles ===

Players can dye [[candles]] by placing an undyed candle and any color dye in a crafting grid.

{{Crafting
|ignoreusage=1
|Candle
|Matching Dye
|Output=Matching Dyed Candle
}}

=== Banner patterns ===
{{main|Banner#Patterns}}

Dyes are used in most banner patterns to determine the pattern and color displayed.

=== Dyeing armor ===

[[File:DyeGraph2.png|200px|thumb|A graph showing all combinations of two dyes on a [[tunic]].]]

Leather [[armor]] can be dyed by:
* Crafting dyes with a piece of leather armor or leather [[horse armor]].{{Only|java}}
* Dousing the leather armor or leather [[horse armor]] in a [[cauldron]] to which dyes have been added.{{Only|bedrock}}

There are 5,713,438<ref>https://anrar4.github.io/DyeLeatherArmor/</ref> (34.1% of sRGB) colors leather armor can be, as it is possible to put more than one dye on the crafting bench alongside the leather armor. Armor can be dyed multiple times with previous colors affecting the final outcome. Colored armor can be reverted to their original color using a [[cauldron]] with undyed water.

The game has a specific formula for calculating the color of dyed armor: each color, in the RGB color model, has a red value, green value, and blue value. For each dye in the crafting grid, and the armor itself (if it is already dyed), the red, green, and blue values are added to running totals. In addition, a running total of the highest value (be it red, green, or blue) is also kept. After this, each total is divided by the number of colors used. This effectively produces the average red, green, blue, and maximum values. The maximum value of the average RGB values is also calculated. Finally, each average RGB value is multiplied by the average maximum value and divided by the maximum of the average RGB values. The modified average RGB values are then used as the final color. This procedure can be summed up with the following equations:
 for each color (all "total" variables start at 0 before counting):
  totalRed = totalRed + redValue
  totalGreen = totalGreen + greenValue
  totalBlue = totalBlue + blueValue
  totalMaximum = totalMaximum + max(redValue, greenValue, blueValue)
  numberOfColors = numberOfColors + 1
 
 averageRed = totalRed / numberOfColors
 averageGreen = totalGreen / numberOfColors
 averageBlue = totalBlue / numberOfColors
 averageMaximum = totalMaximum / numberOfColors
 
 maximumOfAverage = max(averageRed, averageGreen, averageBlue)
 gainFactor = averageMaximum / maximumOfAverage
 
 resultRed = averageRed * gainFactor
 resultGreen = averageGreen * gainFactor
 resultBlue = averageBlue * gainFactor

Due to the way this formula works, the resulting color can never be darker than the average of the input colors and is often lighter and more saturated. Of course, the resulting color can never be lighter or more saturated than the lightest or most saturated input color. In addition, this formula never creates an RGB value higher than 255 (which would be invalid in the 8-bit RGB color model).

If leather armor is renamed on an [[anvil]], it retains its name when dyed or undyed.

;Mixing Samples
: {{ItemSprite|Yellow Dye}} + {{ItemSprite|Yellow Dye}} = {{Tint|leather-chestplate| #{{CalcDye| yellow=2 }} | code=1}}
: {{ItemSprite|Red Dye}} + {{ItemSprite|Blue Dye}} + {{ItemSprite|White Dye}} = {{Tint|leather-chestplate| #{{CalcDye| red=1 | blue=1 | white=1}} | code=1}}
: {{ItemSprite|Green Dye}} + {{ItemSprite|Red Dye}} + {{ItemSprite|Pink Dye}} = {{Tint|leather-chestplate| #{{CalcDye| green=1 | red=1 | pink=1}} | code=1}}

=== Dyeing firework stars ===

A [[firework star]] can have a single color or a combination of up to eight colors when crafted with dyes. Adding one or more dyes to a crafted firework star adds a "fade to color" effect to it, overwriting any existing fade colors.

{{Crafting
  |head=1
  |ignoreusage=1
  |ingredients=[[Gunpowder]] +<br>Any Dye (1–8) +<br>Extra ingredient (optional)
  |Gunpowder
  |Matching Dye
  |Diamond;Glowstone Dust;Head;Gold Nugget;Feather;Fire Charge;
  |Output=Matching Firework Star
}}
{{Crafting
  |ignoreusage=1
  |Matching Firework Star
  |Any Dye
  |Output=Matching Firework Star
  |foot=1
}}

=== Creating balloons ===

Dye can be used to craft balloons.{{only|education}}

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|A1= Latex
|B1= Matching Dye
|C1= Latex
|A2= Latex
|B2= Helium
|C2= Latex
|A3= Latex
|B3= Lead
|C3= Latex
|Output= Matching Balloon
}}

=== Creating glow sticks ===

Dye can also be used to craft glow sticks.{{only|education}}

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|A1= Polyethylene
|B1= Hydrogen Peroxide
|C1= Polyethylene
|A2= Polyethylene
|B2= Matching Dye
|C2= Polyethylene
|A3= Polyethylene
|B3= Luminol
|C3= Polyethylene
|Output= Matching Glow Stick
}}

=== Dyeing water inside cauldrons ===
Water can be dyed in a cauldron by holding any dye in the hand and pressing {{Ctrl|use}} on a cauldron filled with water.{{only|bedrock}}

=== Signs ===
Dye can be {{control|used}} on a [[sign]] or a [[hanging sign]] to change the text color. {{IN|bedrock}}, [[ink sac]]s cannot be used for this purpose; black dye must be used to change the text to black.

=== Trading ===
Apprentice, journeyman and expert-level shepherd [[villager]]s buy any of the 12 dyes for an [[emerald]].

== Color values ==
The "color codes" are used to determine the color imparted on sheep, wolf and cat collars, firework stars, [[beacon]] beams, and dyed leather armor. The hex value is shown in the extended tooltips of dyed leather armor; however, to set the color using an NBT data tag in a [[command]], the decimal value must be used instead. The color values for firework stars are slightly different from the ones listed below, and use [[Item colors#Firework stars|these values]] instead.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:2px; border: 1px solid silver; text-align: left;" data-description="Data values"
! rowspan=2 | Description
! colspan=2 style="text-align:center" | Color Code
|-
! Dec
! <abbr title="Hexadecimal color code">Hex</abbr>
|-
| style="text-align:center" | White || 16383998 || {{color|#F9FFFE}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Light gray || 10329495 || {{color|#9D9D97}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Gray || 4673362 || {{color|#474F52}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Black || 1908001|| {{color|#1D1D21}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Brown || 8606770 || {{color|#835432}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Red || 11546150 || {{color|#B02E26}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Orange || 16351261 || {{color|#F9801D}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Yellow || 16701501 || {{color|#FED83D}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Lime || 8439583 || {{color|#80C71F}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Green || 6192150 || {{color|#5E7C16}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Cyan || 1481884|| {{color|#169C9C}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Light blue || 3847130 || {{color|#3AB3DA}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Blue || 3949738 || {{color|#3C44AA}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Purple || 8991416 || {{color|#8932B8}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Magenta || 13061821 || {{color|#C74EBD}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Pink || 15961002 || {{color|#F38BAA}}
|}

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Dye.ogg
|subtitle=Dye stains
|source=block
|description=When dye is used on a [[sign]]
|id=item.dye.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.dye.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0/0.9/0.95/1.1
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Dye stains
|source=player
|description=When dye is used on a [[sheep]]
|id=item.dye.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.dye.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0/0.9/0.95/1.1
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Dye.ogg
|source=sound
|description=When dye is used on a sign
|id=sign.dye.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|rowspan=3
|sound=Water Splash Old.ogg
|source=block
|description=When dye is added to a cauldron
|id=cauldron.adddye
|volume=0.1
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=When armor is dyed using a cauldron
|id=cauldron.dyearmor
|volume=0.1
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=When dye is removed from armor using a cauldron
|id=cauldron.cleanarmor
|volume=0.1
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Rainbow Collection;Tie dye outfit}}

== Video ==

{{Video note|These videos are outdated, as it does not include details of the [[Java Edition 1.7.2|1.7.2]] update's changes to the dyeing system/production chain.}}

<div style="text-align:center">
<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|8YD7oauNZHE}}</span>
<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|7tETaRt7STM}}</span>
</div>

== History ==
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||January 3, 2011|link=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/2582321901/2011-here-we-go|Notch mentions adding a "paint" feature if he can figure out how.}}
{{History||January 10, 2011<ref group="n">Supposed time when fragment was filmed. Based on modified date of client.jar/gui/trap.png in [[Beta 1.2]].</ref>|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBF2ugTzXqQ&t=181s|[[File:Red Dye (pre-release).png|32px]] Shown rose red in development as part of [[Minecraft: The Story of Mojang]].}}
{{History||1.2|[[File:Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Beans JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dyes.
|[[File:Black Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye (pre-release).png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Brown Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Blue Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:White Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] Leftovers of old textures can be seen in [[items.png]] with 100% opacity. The white dye texture was reused for [[Sugar]].
| The colors were as follows:{{verify|Did the color codes remain the same between Beta 1.2 and Java 1.11.2?}}
{{:Color/Java Edition dye colors before 17w06a}}
}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.1|snap=11w49a|[[Sheep]] can now regrow their [[wool]] by eating [[grass block|grass]]. Dyed sheep regrow wool in their new color.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w19a|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE2.png|32px]] The texture of [[cocoa beans]] has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=1.3|[[File:bone meal changes.gif|32px]] The textures of [[bone meal]], [[cactus green]], cocoa beans and [[rose red]] have been changed. The textures have been lowered one pixel.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Added the ability to dye leather [[armor]] and [[wolf]] collars.}}
{{History||1.4.4|snap=1.4.3|Color codes have been changed. The colors of red, brown, blue, purple, cyan, pink, light blue, magenta and orange were adjusted a little vividly.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w19a|[[Stained clay]] can now be crafted using dyes.}}
{{history||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|With the addition of new [[flower]]s, many secondary and tertiary dyes are now primary dyes.}}
{{History|||snap=13w41a|[[Stained glass]] can now be crafted using dyes.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|As cleric [[villager]]s now sell lapis lazuli, all dyes have become fully renewable.}}
{{History|||snap=14w30a|Added [[banner]]s, which can be dyed.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w34a|Added [[shield]]s, which can be dyed indirectly by applying a matching [[banner]].}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39b|Dyes are now used to change the color of [[shulker box]]es.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w06a|Dyes are now used to craft [[concrete powder]].
|Color codes have been changed. All colors are adjusted more vividly. The changes were as follows:
{{:Color/Java Edition dye color changes in 17w06a}}
|Light blue dye, stained glass, and stained glass panes, did not change colors in this update. This means that they still use old colors.<ref name="unchanged dyes">{{Bug|MC-214643}}<br>{{Bug|MC-214641}}</ref>
}}
{{History|||snap=17w15a|Dyes can now apply color to white [[bed]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>dye</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[Bone meal]], [[ink sac]]s, [[cocoa beans]] and [[lapis lazuli]] are no longer considered dyes.
|[[File:White Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added [[white dye|white]], [[black dye|black]], [[brown dye|brown]] and [[blue dye]]s.
|"Rose Red", "Dandelion Yellow" and "Cactus Green" have been renamed to "Red Dye", "Yellow Dye" and "Green Dye", respectively. 
|[[Glass pane]]s and [[carpet]]s can now be dyed.
|[[File:Light Gray Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of light gray, gray, red, orange, yellow, lime, green, cyan, light blue, purple, magenta, and pink dyes, have been changed. The color texture for light blue dye was not changed to reflect the updated colors from 1.12.<ref name="unchanged dyes"></ref>}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|The color of the text on [[sign]]s can now be changed with dye.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Yellow dyes can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] mason houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Green dyes can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[desert]] [[village]] houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Added the [[wandering trader]], which can sell any type of dye.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|All 16 types of dyes can now be [[trading|bought]] by shepherd villagers.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=Pre-release 2|Reversed the order of dyes to match other colored items in the [[Creative inventory]].<ref name="reverse dye">{{Bug|MC-136553}}</ref>
|Regrouped dyes in the Creative inventory such that white, blue, brown, and black dyes are within and not [[cocoa beans]], [[ink sacs]], [[lapis lazuli]], and [[bone meal]].<ref name="regroup dye">{{Bug|MC-177684}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|Added [[candle]]s, which can be dyed.}}
{{History|||snap=21w03a|Added a sound for applying dyes.}}
{{History|||snap=21w19a|Candles can no longer be dyed.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|Candles can now once again be dyed.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|The color of the text on [[hanging sign]]s can now be changed with dye.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|[[Torchflower]]s can now be crafted into orange dye.|[[Pink petals]] can now be crafted into pink dye.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|[[Pitcher plant]]s can now be crafted into cyan dye.|Blue, light blue, orange, white, and yellow dye can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w14a|Pitcher plants can now craft two [[cyan dye]] instead of one.}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Blue, light blue, orange, white, and yellow dye no longer generates in [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the [[trail ruins]]; blue, light blue, orange, white, and yellow dye now are in the common loot.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Beans JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dyes. Only [[dandelion yellow]] and [[lapis lazuli]] are currently obtainable and have functionality.}}
{{History||v0.3.2|[[Cactus green]] is now obtainable by smelting [[cacti]].}}
{{History||v0.3.3|[[Bone meal]] is now obtainable via [[crafting]].}}
{{History||v0.4.0|[[Cyan dye]], [[light blue dye]], [[lime dye]], [[magenta dye]], [[orange dye]], [[pink dye]], and [[purple dye]] are now obtainable via crafting.
|[[Rose red]] is now obtainable by smelting red [[mushroom]]s.
|All available dyes, excluding bone meal, can now be used to craft their respective [[wool]] color.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of cocoa beans has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|[[Ink sac]]s, [[cocoa bean]]s, [[gray dye]], and [[light gray dye]] are now available in the [[creative]] [[inventory]].
|Rose red can now be obtained from [[beetroot]]s.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|Cocoa beans can now be obtained from [[cocoa pod]]s.
|The [[rose]] has been removed and replaced with a new poppy [[flower]] that can be crafted into rose red.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|All new [[flower]]s can now be [[crafting|crafted]] into dyes. Because of this, many secondary and tertiary dyes are now primary dyes.
|[[Gray dye]] and [[light gray dye]] can now be obtained in [[survival]].}}
{{History|||snap=build 11|[[Terracotta|Stained clay]] can now be crafted using dyes.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|[[Ink sac]]s can now be obtained from [[squid]].
|Added the ability to dye [[wolf]] collars.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Red [[mushroom]]s can no longer be smelted to obtain [[rose red]].}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[Cauldron]]s now used for leather dyeing, by applying a dye to a [[water]]-filled cauldron.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|[[Cocoa bean]]s can no longer be crafted.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Added a ''Dye'' button for [[sheep]].
|Added [[shulker]]s, which can be dyed.
|Added [[stained glass]]. Stain glass cannot be [[crafting|crafted]], but purple glass generates in [[end city|end cities]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Dyes can now apply color to a white [[bed]]s.
|Dyes are now used to craft [[concrete powder]].
|The color palette has been changed.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Dyes can now be used for [[banner]] crafting.
|Dyes can now be used to craft [[firework star]]s.
|[[Stained glass]] is now [[crafting|craftable]], using dyes.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|[[Lime dye]] can now be obtained from smelting [[sea pickle]]s.
|Dyes can now used to craft [[glow stick]]s and [[balloon]]s.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Dyes can now be used to dye [[cat]] collars.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.8.0.10|[[File:White Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added [[white dye|white]], [[brown dye|brown]], [[black dye|black]] and [[blue dye]]s, which can be crafted from [[lapis lazuli]], [[bone meal]], [[cocoa beans]] and [[ink sac]]s. This, however, the later four still use as dyes.<ref>{{Bug|MCPE-42473}}</ref>
|"Rose Red", "Dandelion Yellow" and "Cactus Green" have been renamed to "Red Dye", "Yellow Dye" and "Green Dye", respectively.}}
{{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.0|Blue and white dye can now be obtained from [[cornflower]]s and [[lily of the valley]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[Glass pane]]s and [[carpet]]s can now be dyed.
|Only a single dye is now required to apply a banner pattern in a [[loom]].
|Various dyes except black dye, white dye, brown dye and blue dye are now [[trading|sold]] by [[wandering trader]]s.
|[[File:Bone Meal JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Ink Sac JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Beans JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lapis Lazuli JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of bone meal, light gray, gray, ink sac, cocoa beans, red, orange, yellow, lime, green, cyan, light blue, lapis lazuli, purple, magenta, and pink dyes have been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Dye can now be [[trading|sold]] to shepherd [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.210|snap=beta 1.16.210.59|The color of the text on [[sign]]s can now be changed with dye.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.210.60|The ability to dye the color of the text on [[sign]]s was temporarily removed.}}
{{History||1.16.220|snap=beta 1.16.220.50|The color of the text on [[sign]]s can now be changed with dye again.}}
{{History||1.17.10|snap=beta 1.17.10.22|Added [[candles]], which can be dyed.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Beans JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dyes.}}
{{History||xbox=TU9|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of cocoa beans has been changed.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.83|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:White Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added [[white dye|white]], [[black dye|black]], [[brown dye|brown]], and [[blue dye|blue]] dyes, which can crafted from [[bone meal]], [[ink sac]], [[cocoa beans]], and [[lapis lazuli]].
|"Rose Red", "Dandelion Yellow" and "Cactus Green" have been renamed to "Red Dye", "Yellow Dye" and "Green Dye", respectively.}}
{{History||ps=1.90|[[File:Bone Meal JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Ink Sac JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Beans JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lapis Lazuli JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of bone meal, light gray, gray, ink sac, cocoa beans, red, orange, yellow, lime, green, cyan, light blue, lapis lazuli, purple, magenta, and pink dyes have been changed.}}
{{History|3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Beans JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dyes from [[Pocket Edition v0.15.4 alpha]].}}
{{History|foot}}
<gallery>
Pre-release dyes.png|Pre-release dye textures hidden within [[Items.png]].
</gallery>
;Notes
{{reflist|group=n}}

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

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Players can obtain each one of every color with 1 cocoa bean, 2 yellow dye, 2 ink sac, 3 green dye, 4 lapis lazuli, 4 red dye, and 6 bone meal (2 bones).
* The dyed sheep breeding behavior mirrors [[wikipedia:Lamarckism|Lamarck's theory]], in which the organisms evolve inheriting the external changes and adaptations of the previous generation, transmitting them to their offspring.
* In ''Bedrock Edition'', tertiary colors, along with their regular crafting recipes, can be crafted with primary colors. E.g.: Magenta can be crafted with one rose red and two bone meals.
* The colors of the dyes match the chat colors in [[color codes]] except for brown (dye only), light aqua, and gold (color codes only).
* The texture for light blue dye still uses the color from prior to the 1.12 World of Color update.<ref name="unchanged dyes"></ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
* Tools for calculating leather dye combination: [https://minecraft.tools/en/armor.php minecraft.tools] (webapp); [https://github.com/pudquick/pyMCdyes/ pyMCDyes] (open-source Python script, outdated); [https://anrar4.github.io/DyeLeatherArmor/ DyeLeatherArmor]: a tool for calculating an exact crafting recipe for any sRGB color

{{Items}}

[[Category:Dyes]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Barvivo]]
[[de:Farbstoff]]
[[es:Tinte]]
[[fr:Teinture]]
[[hu:Színezés]]
[[it:Colorante]]
[[ja:染料]]
[[ko:염료]]
[[nl:Kleurstof]]
[[pl:Barwniki]]
[[pt:Corante]]
[[ru:Красители]]
[[th:สีย้อม]]
[[uk:Барвники]]
[[zh:染料]]</li></ul>
20w49aInactive Sculk Sensor JE1 Active Sculk Sensor JE1 Added sculk sensor with a new inactive and clicking animation.
20w51aEating Start has been removed as an event.
Entity Hit's frequency value has changed from 9 to 8.
Container Close's frequency value has changed from 10 to 14.
Container Open's frequency value has changed from 11 to 15.
Walking on wool no longer causes vibrations.
Throwing wool as an item onto the ground no longer causes vibrations.
Sculk sensors are now silent while waterlogged.
21w05aAdded the following game events:
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.16.210
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Shield|Shield]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Shield.png
| image2 = White Shield.png
| extratext = View [[#Gallery|all renders]]
| durability = 336
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = No
}}
A '''shield''' is a tool used for protecting the [[player]] against attacks.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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

{{Items}}

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

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[[fr:Bouclier]]
[[it:Scudo]]
[[ja:盾]]
[[ko:방패]]
[[nl:Schild]]
[[pl:Tarcza]]
[[pt:Escudo]]
[[ru:Щит]]
[[th:โล่]]
[[zh:盾牌]]</li><li>[[Arrow|Arrow]]<br/>{{ItemEntity
|title=Arrow
|image=Arrow.png
|image2=Spectral Arrow.png
|renewable='''Uncraftable and Luck{{only|java|short=1}}''': No <br/>
'''All others''': Yes
|stackable='''Normal / Spectral:''' Yes (64)<br/>
'''Tipped:''' Yes (64, only if same effect)
|size=Height: 0.5 Blocks<br>Width: 0.5 Blocks
|networkid='''Normal / Tipped:'''<br>'''[[JE]]''': 60<br>
'''Spectral:'''<br>'''[[JE]]''': 91
}}
An '''arrow''' serves as ammunition for [[bow]]s, [[crossbow]]s, and [[dispenser]]s. Arrows can be modified to give [[status effects]] to [[player]]s and [[mob]]s.

== Obtaining ==

=== Picking up arrows ===

Arrows shot by players can always be [[#Retrieving|picked up]] in Creative mode.

An arrow ''cannot'' be picked up by a player in [[Survival]] or [[Adventure]] mode if:
* It is shot by a player in [[Creative]] mode.
* It is shot by any [[mob]] able to shoot arrows, such as [[skeleton]]s, [[stray]]s, [[pillager]]s, or [[piglin]]s. This includes mobs that do not shoot arrows in normal gameplay, such as [[illusioner]]s and bow-wielding [[wither skeleton]]s.
** This is the case even in Creative mode.<ref>{{bug|MC-128845|||WAI}}</ref>
* It is shot with an [[Infinity]]-enchanted [[bow]].
* It is one of the two extra arrows shot with a [[Multishot]]-enchanted [[crossbow]].

=== Mob loot ===

[[Skeleton]]s and [[stray]]s drop 0-2 arrows upon death. The maximum drop is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 0–5 arrows with Looting III.

Strays have a 50% chance of dropping 1 arrow of [[Slowness]] when killed by a player. Each level of Looting increases the chance of this drop by 50% of the previous chance. This results in a maximum of 93.75% with Looting III.

{{IN|bedrock}}, [[pillager]]s also drop 0–2 arrows upon death. The maximum drop is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 0-5 arrows with Looting III.

=== Trading ===

Novice-level fletcher [[villager]]s have a 50% chance {{in|bedrock}}, or a {{frac|2|3}} chance {{in|java}}, to sell 16 arrows for one [[emerald]] as part of their trades.

{{IN|bedrock}}, master-level fletcher villagers have a {{frac|1|2}} chance to sell 5 tipped arrows for 2 emeralds and 5 arrows. {{IN|java}}, they have a {{frac|2|3}} chance to sell 5 tipped arrows for 2 emeralds and 5 arrows.  Trades {{in|java}} can be the base effect, level II, or extended; {{in|bedrock}}, only the arrow of decay is level II.<!-- A check should be made if it chooses randomly from the whole of the list of possible arrows variants, or it it chooses a base arrow potion effect, then randomly choose from that arrow's options. The first one would make arrow's without a level II, like Fire Resistance for example, slightly less likely than ones with all three options like Swiftness.  -->

<!-- None are extended duration, but villagers can trade level 2 arrows. -->
* Arrow of [[Fire Resistance]]
* Arrow of [[Harming]]
* Arrow of [[Healing]]
* Arrow of [[Invisibility]]
* Arrow of [[Leaping]]
* Arrow of [[Night Vision]]
* Arrow of [[Poison]]
* Arrow of [[Regeneration]]
* Arrow of [[Slowness]]
* Arrow of [[Strength]]
* Arrow of [[Swiftness]]
* Arrow of the [[Potion of the Turtle Master|Turtle Master]]
* Arrow of [[Water Breathing]]
* Arrow of [[Weakness]]
* Arrow of [[Slow Falling]]{{only|java}}<!-- bedrock fletchers never sell arrows of slow falling -->
* Arrow of [[Decay]]{{only|bedrock}}

These are all potion effects except Slow Falling {{in|bedrock}} and [[Luck]] {{in|java}}. Trading is the only legitimate way to obtain arrows of Decay in [[Survival]] mode.

=== Bartering ===

Spectral arrows{{only|java}}/normal arrows{{only|bedrock}} can be obtained through [[bartering]] with [[piglin]]s, and have a ~8.71% chance to give the [[player]] 6-12 arrows.

=== Villager gifts ===
{{IN|java}}, any regular or tipped arrow (except for [[luck]] and [[Bad Luck]] arrows) can be obtained as a reward item from [[fletcher]] [[villager]]s when the player has the [[Hero of the Village]] status effect.

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|head=1
|B1= Flint
|B2= Stick
|B3= Feather
|Output = Arrow,4
|type = Combat
|showdescription=1
}}
{{Crafting
|A2= Glowstone Dust
|B1= Glowstone Dust
|B2= Arrow
|B3= Glowstone Dust
|C2= Glowstone Dust
|Output = Spectral Arrow,2
|type = Combat
|description = {{only|java}}
}}
{{Crafting
|foot=1
|description=Arrows of Decay are exclusive to {{el|be}} unless obtained via [[creative]] or [[commands]]. Arrows of luck are exclusive to {{el|je}}. A custom potion obtained via [[commands]] cannot craft arrows with the potion's custom name, lore, or the <code>CustomPotionColor</code>.
|A1= Arrow
|A2= Arrow
|A3= Arrow
|B1= Arrow
|B2= Matching Lingering Potion
|B3= Arrow
|C1= Arrow
|C2= Arrow
|C3= Arrow
|Output = Matching Tipped Arrow,8
|type = Combat
}}

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|arrow}}
{{LootChestItem|spectral-arrow}}

=== Retrieving ===

Arrows stuck in a block that were originally shot by dispensers or by players in [[Survival]] without the [[Infinity]] enchantment may be collected. Arrows originally shot by [[skeleton]]s, [[stray]]s, [[illusioner]]s, [[pillager]]s, [[piglin]]s, players in [[Creative]], players using the [[Infinity]] enchantment, or duplicate arrows created by [[Crossbow]]s with the [[Multishot]] enchantment cannot be collected. Arrows cannot be retrieved when they are stuck in a player or mob, and players or mobs do not drop them when killed. Retrievable arrows have a despawn timer of 60 seconds.

=== Cauldrons ===
{{main|Cauldron#Potions}}

{{IN|bedrock}}, tipped arrows can also be obtained by using arrows on [[Cauldron#Potions|cauldrons]] that contain [[potion]]s. The number of tipped arrows created depends on the potion inside the cauldron. When the cauldron is {{frac|1|3}} full, 16 arrows can be tipped. When the cauldron is {{frac|2|3}} full, up to 32 arrows can be tipped and when the cauldron is full, an entire stack of 64 arrows can be tipped. This is more efficient than using lingering potions as up to 21.33 arrows can be tipped per potion.

== Usage ==
{{see also|Bow}}

When fired, arrows fly in a [[wikipedia:Trajectory of a projectile|ballistic trajectory]] affected by gravity and drag in [[air]], [[water]], and [[lava]]. The arrow's velocity is multiplied by 0.99 every game tick, and it also experiences 20 block/s<sup>2</sup> of downward acceleration induced by gravity.

Arrows travel approximately 3 [[block]]s when fired parallel to a flat plane with no charge, 15 blocks average with medium charge, and 24 blocks average with maximum charge. When fired from a fully charged bow, arrows can travel 120 blocks if fired from an optimal angle. The maximum height an arrow fired by a bow can reach is around 66 blocks.

An arrow fired in water experiences much more drag than in air: it moves less than 8 blocks before completely losing horizontal speed and falling straight down, although the knockback of the arrow remains unaffected. It also leaves a trail of bubbles in its wake.

There is a random variable to the trajectory of an arrow, given by <code>this.rand.nextGaussian() * 0.0075 * (double)inaccuracy</code> for the x, y and z coordinate. The inaccuracy is relatively small, becoming noticeable over larger distances. The inaccuracy of different arrow delivery devices may differ. Dispensers fire with an inaccuracy of 6, while bows fire with an inaccuracy of 1.

An arrow's speed determine the damage it inflicts. The damage inflicted is calculated by multiplying the arrow's [[#Entity data|damage value]] with its velocity in blocks per [[Tick#Game tick|game tick]]. When fired from a fully-charged unenchanted bow, arrows do {{hp|6}} of damage, with a smaller chance to damage for up to {{hp|11}} via critical hits. They inflict up to {{hp|5}} damage from a medium-charged bow, and {{hp|1}} from a bow with no charge. Arrows fired from dispensers always do {{hp|3}} of damage unless their velocity is modified by an external source. Arrows fired from [[crossbow]]s do {{hp|6}} to {{hp|11}} of damage.

Arrows trigger [[Damage#Immunity|damage immunity]] on hit. However, unlike other methods of damage that may bypass invulnerability under certain conditions, arrows hitting the mob while it is invulnerable lose all speed and drop to the ground, dealing no damage unless they contact another mob.

[[File:ArrowShotInTree.png|thumb|An arrow shot into a [[tree]].]]
Arrows also stick into objects they come in contact with and remain there for one minute before disappearing; the distance from the object and the angle determine how far into the target the arrow penetrates. Such arrows may be [[#Retrieving|retrieved]].

If the arrow has any custom potion effects (NBT tag <code>CustomPotionEffects</code>), all potion effects, including vanilla potion effects (NBT tag <code>Potion</code>) are removed 30 seconds after the arrow stops moving.

If an arrow is stuck in a block, and that block is broken or disappears (e.g., [[leaves]] upon decay), then the arrow falls straight down and damages entities below, but never deals a critical hit. The 1-minute despawn timer is then refreshed, meaning it will take another minute for the arrow to despawn.

Arrows bounce off players and mobs immune to damage, like a player in Creative mode, a [[wither]] under the "wither armor" effect, and a perching [[ender dragon]].

Arrows shot through [[lava]] or (if there's at least a 2 block gap) [[fire]] catch on fire and show an appropriate animation until they pass through water. Like arrows shot from a bow with the Flame enchantment, they can set other entities they hit on fire for 5 seconds as well as ignite TNT and campfires.

An arrow shot at any kind of boat{{only|java|short=1}} or minecart causes the vehicle to break, dropping any components (including container contents).

Arrows can get visually stuck in players {{in|java}}, although not any mobs. They appear as regular arrows regardless of type.<ref>{{bug|MC-83933|||WAI}}</ref>
<gallery>
Steve got shot.png|Steve got shot.
Alex got shot.png|Alex got shot.
</gallery>

=== Redstone circuits ===

An arrow can activate a wooden [[button]], wooden [[pressure plate]], a [[tripwire]], or a [[target]]. An arrow will continue to power these blocks until it is removed, either due to despawning, or being picked up. Target blocks emit a redstone pulse for one second, as opposed to the static depressed state of the other switches. Non-wooden switches are not affected by arrows.

When arrows are fired into the sides of blocks, they change their orientation to point more downward than their original flight path might indicate. This can cause them to intersect and thus trigger switches above them that they didn't actually hit, or block rails above them.

=== Explosions ===

Arrows are affected by explosions while they are in flight. Since explosions can increase the speed of an arrow, they can also increase the damage dealt by them. {{only|Java}}

== Variants ==

=== Tipped arrows ===
{{See also|#Crafting}}

Tipped arrows are arrows that imbue a potion effect when hitting a mob or player. The duration of the effect is {{frac|1|8}} that of the corresponding potion, if applicable, and is not affected by the power of the arrow. The status effect is the same as the regular power effect for the potion. If a bow is enchanted with [[Infinity]], tipped arrows are still consumed. 

The types of arrows are:

<div class="list-style-none" style="-moz-column-width:19em;-webkit-column-width:19em;column-width:19em">
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Regeneration}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Swiftness}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Fire Resistance}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Healing}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Night Vision}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Strength}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Leaping}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Invisibility}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Poison}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Weakness}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Slowness}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Harming}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Water Breathing}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Luck}}{{only|java|short=1}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Decay}}{{only|bedrock|short=1}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of the Turtle Master}}
* {{ItemLink|link=none|Arrow of Slow Falling}}
</div>

Arrows of Harming (and arrows of Healing when used against undead mobs) do not add a static amount of damage to the arrow.<ref>{{bug|MC-107856||Arrows of harming/healing do not stack with bow damage}}</ref> Instead, the arrow's damage is first calculated, then checked to see if it is below {{Health|12}}. If the arrow's damage is less than 12, the Harming effect of the arrow makes up the difference, to ensure the arrow does exactly {{Health|12}}. Therefore, an unenchanted bow cannot deal more than 12 damage using Harming (or Healing) arrows, as it can deal a maximum of {{Health|11}} damage on level ground. However, if the arrow would deal more than 12 damage, the harming effect is entirely neutralized. This means that bows enchanted with Power I through Power III has a chance to not utilize the arrow at full charge, and any Power level above III never utilizes Arrows of Harming effectively at full charge when against unarmored mobs/players. 

==== No-effect tipped arrows ====

It is possible to craft tipped arrows using [[Lingering Potion#Lingering water bottle|Lingering Water Bottles]] as well as Awkward, Thick, and Mundane [[Lingering Potion|Lingering potions]]. If crafted with a water bottle, the arrow is called an arrow of Splashing. If crafted with Mundane, Awkward, or Thick potions, it is called a tipped arrow.<ref>{{bug|MC-158539}}</ref> Tipped arrows crafted from different potions do not stack, as resultant tipped arrows all have different potion tags.

In Bedrock Edition, all four kinds as well as the long mundane tipped arrow aren't obtainable either in creative, by cauldrons, by crafting, or by commands.

All four kinds generate blue particles in flight and upon landing, but otherwise behave like regular arrows. In particular, arrow of Splashing has no effect on fire and campfires and when shot from a bow with the Flame enchantment, can light campfires and TNT just like regular arrows on fire. 

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" data-description="Unused potions"
! Icon
! Name
|-
| {{Slot|Arrow of Splashing|link=none}}
! Arrow of Splashing
|-
| {{Slot|Tipped Arrow|link=none}}
! Tipped Arrow
|}

==== Uncraftable tipped arrows ====

{{IN|java}}, the uncraftable tipped arrow is a tipped arrow with no effect that is unobtainable in regular gameplay. It is available in two variants that don't stack together:

* {{cmd|/give @s minecraft:tipped_arrow{Potion:"minecraft:empty"} }} - arrow assigned an effect placeholder "empty" 
* {{cmd|/give @s minecraft:tipped_arrow }} - arrow not assigned any effect.

The uncraftable arrow doesn't differ from regular arrows in behavior when used as a projectile.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" data-description="Unused potions"
! Icon
! Name
|-
| {{Slot|Uncraftable Tipped Arrow|link=none}}
! Uncraftable Tipped Arrow
|}

=== Spectral arrows ===
{{exclusive|java}}
A spectral arrow confers the [[Glowing]] status effect for 10 seconds. The Glowing effect creates an outline of the target, which is visible through blocks, and colored based on the target's [[team]] (white by default). Even if a bow is enchanted with [[Infinity]], spectral arrows are still consumed. Spectral arrows can be acquired through [[bartering]] or crafted by combining 4 [[Glowstone Dust#Crafting ingredient|glowstone dust]] with one arrow, yielding 2 spectral arrows.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" 
! Icon
! Name
|-
| {{Slot|Spectral Arrow|link=none}}
! Spectral Arrow
|}

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:<br>
Arrows and spectral arrows use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
{{Sound table
|sound=Arrow hit1.ogg
|sound2=Arrow hit2.ogg
|sound3=Arrow hit3.ogg
|sound4=Arrow hit4.ogg
|subtitle=Arrow hits
|source=Friendly Creatures
|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=Succesfull Hit.ogg
|subtitle=Player hit
|source=Players
|description=When an arrow shot by a player hits another player
|id=entity.arrow.hit_player
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.arrow.hit_player
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|rowspan=3
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|subtitle=Arrow fired
|source=Players
|description=When an arrow is fired by a player
|id=entity.arrow.shoot
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.arrow.shoot
|volume=1.0
|pitch=Around 1.2<ref group=sound>Depends on how long the bow is charged for, around 1.2 with a fully charged bow. The exact formula is <math>\frac{1}{\operatorname{randomFloat()}\times 4+1.2}+\frac{\text{progress}}{2}</math> </ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Skeleton shoots
|source=Hostile Creatures
|description=When a skeleton shoots an arrow
|id=entity.skeleton.shoot
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.skeleton.shoot
|volume=1.0
|pitch={{frac|5|6}} - 1.25
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Dispensed item
|source=Blocks
|description=When a dispenser shoots an arrow
|id=block.dispenser.launch
|translationkey=subtitles.block.dispenser.dispense
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.2
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow shoot1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow shoot2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow shoot3.ogg
|subtitle=Crossbow fires
|source=Players
|description=When a crossbow shoots an arrow
|id=item.crossbow.shoot
|translationkey=subtitles.item.crossbow.shoot
|volume=0.8 / 0.9
|pitch=0.9 / 1.0
|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 something shoots an arrow
|id=random.bow
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.83-1.25}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow shoot1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow shoot2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow shoot3.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a crossbow shoots an arrow
|id=crossbow.shoot
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Arrow
|spritetype=item
|nameid=arrow
|itemtags=arrows
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spectral Arrow
|spritetype=item
|nameid=spectral_arrow
|itemtags=arrows
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Tipped Arrow
|spritetype=item
|nameid=tipped_arrow
|itemtags=arrows
|form=item
|translationkey=item.minecraft.tipped_arrow, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.empty, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.water, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.mundane, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.thick, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.awkward, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.night_vision, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.invisibility, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.leaping, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.fire_resistance, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.swiftness, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.slowness, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.water_breathing, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.healing, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.harming, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.poison, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.regeneration, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.strength, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.weakness, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.levitation, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.luck, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.turtle_master, item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.slow_falling
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showentitytags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Arrow
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=arrow
|entitytags=arrows, impact_projectiles}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spectral Arrow
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=spectral_arrow
|entitytags=arrows, impact_projectiles
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showitemtags=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Arrow
|spritetype=item
|nameid=arrow
|id=301
|itemtags=minecraft:arrow
|form=item
|translationkey=item.arrow.name, item.tipped_arrow.name, tipped_arrow.effect.water, tipped_arrow.effect.mundane, tipped_arrow.effect.thick, tipped_arrow.effect.awkward, tipped_arrow.effect.nightVision, tipped_arrow.effect.invisibility, tipped_arrow.effect.jump, tipped_arrow.effect.fireResistance, tipped_arrow.effect.moveSpeed, tipped_arrow.effect.moveSlowdown, tipped_arrow.effect.waterBreathing, tipped_arrow.effect.heal, tipped_arrow.effect.harm, tipped_arrow.effect.poison, tipped_arrow.effect.regeneration, tipped_arrow.effect.damageBoost, tipped_arrow.effect.weakness, tipped_arrow.effect.wither, tipped_arrow.effect.turtleMaster, tipped_arrow.effect.slowFalling
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Arrow
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=arrow
|id=80
|foot=1}}

=== Metadata ===

{{IN|bedrock}}, arrows use the following item data values:

{{/DV}}

=== Entity data ===
==== Normal and tipped arrows ====
Arrows have entity data that define various properties of the entity.

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

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


==== Spectral arrows ====
Spectral arrows also have entity data that define various properties of the entity.

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED1}}

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

== Achievements ==

{{load achievements|Sniper Duel;Archer;Bullseye}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Take Aim;Sniper Duel;Not Today;Bullseye;Ol' Betsy;Two Birds;Who's the Pillager Now;Arbalistic;How Did We Get Here}}

== Video ==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|STQkD1Oa65s}}</div>

== History ==
{{History|java classic}}
{{History||0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST|[[File:Arrow JE1.png|42px]] Arrows have been added as an object and are fired by pressing {{Key|Tab}}.}}
{{History||0.25 SURVIVAL TEST|[[File:Arrow JE2 BE1.png|42px]] The texture of arrows has been changed.
|Arrows now deal more [[damage]], and can damage the player.
|The [[player]] now spawns with 20 arrows; the remaining amount is shown above the hotbar labeled as "Arrows".
|[[File:Purple Arrow JE1.png|42px]] [[Skeleton]]s now fire purple arrows, instead of hitting the [[player]] directly. These arrows can't be collected by the [[player]]. 
|When a skeleton is killed, it now drops 6-9 normal arrows for the player to gather.}}
{{History||0.29|Arrows can no longer be shot by the player in Creative Mode.}}
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100122|[[File:Arrow (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Arrows have been added as [[item]]s alongside with [[bow]]s.
|The "Arrows" display above the hotbar has been removed.}}
{{History|||snap=20100124|Arrows now have a [[sound]] effect. What this sound effect is is completely unknown; it could be for hitting a block, for being fired or for something else entirely.}}
{{History|||snap=20100128|Arrows can now be [[craft]]ed using [[apple]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20100129|Arrows can no longer be crafted.}}
{{History|||snap=20100130|Arrows are once again now craftable. Iron is used instead of steel.}}
{{History||20100219|Arrows are now dropped by [[skeleton]]s.}}
{{History|java infdev}}
{{History||20100316|Arrows now have a high chance of spawning either a [[sheep]], a [[pig]], a [[skeleton]], a [[creeper]], a [[spider]], or a [[zombie]] upon hitting a [[block]].
|The player now spawns with 999 arrows.}}
{{History||20100320|The player now spawns with 64 arrows.}}
{{History||20100327|The player no longer spawns with any arrows in new worlds.}}
{{History||20100413|Arrows no longer spawn [[mob]]s.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.14|The tip of an arrow in crafting is now made from [[flint]] rather than an [[iron ingot]].}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.2|Arrows can now be fired by [[dispenser]]s.}}
{{History||1.6|snap=Test Build 3|Arrows could be used to stick in any [[block]] before this update, even some non-solid ones. For example, they could stick in [[torch]]es, [[sugar cane]] and [[nether portal]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Arrows can no longer be rapid-fired from [[bow]]s; they must be charged first.
|Arrows (with a bow at full strength) can now travel 120 blocks when fired from the optimal angle, and stick to [[mob]]s.}}
{{History||Sound Update|Arrow firing [[sound]]s have been changed - see sounds section}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||November 21, 2011|link={{ytl|BES9EKK4Aw4}}|Exploding arrows are mentioned.}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|Arrows no longer stick to [[mob]]s.
|Arrows remain visible in players.{{verify|then when were they removed? bug fix in 1.4.3 implies it was removed for players as well in this version}}}}
{{History|||snap=RC1|Arrow landing [[sound]]s have been changed.}}
{{History||1.1|snap=release|Arrows on [[fire]] now set the [[entity|entities]] they hit on fire. Before, arrows could be on fire (like other [[entities]]), but they did not set what they hit on fire, and there was no [[enchanting|enchantment]] to fire flaming arrows.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Farmer [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 9–12 arrows for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w22a|Arrows can now be found inside [[dispenser]]s in the newly added [[jungle temple]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w23a|Arrows can now activate [[tripwire]] switches and wooden [[pressure plate]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Arrows can now activate wooden [[button]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w34b|Arrows on [[fire]] can now ignite [[TNT]].}}
{{History||1.4.4|snap=1.4.3|Arrows now stick to [[player]]s again, but not [[mob]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=pre|Arrows now make a "ding" sound when they hit a player.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Farmer [[villager]]s no longer [[trading|sell]] arrows.
|Fletcher villagers now sell 8–12 arrows for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w25a|An underwater arrow now loses all velocity after a few blocks and slowly falls.
|A flaming arrow underwater now gets extinguished.}}
{{History|||snap=14w26a|Fire arrows can now be used to detonate [[minecarts with TNT]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|[[File:Tipped Arrow Revision 1.png|32px]] [[File:Tipped Arrow MC-84253.png|32px]] Added 14 new tipped arrows. Due to a bug<ref>{{bug|MC-84253}}</ref>, all tipped arrows except arrow of Splashing are black.
|[[File:Spectral Arrow JE1.png|42px]] [[File:Spectral Arrow (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added spectral arrows. They show [[mob]] and [[player]] outlines in their team color when hit. They have no texture when shot.}}
{{History|||snap=15w31b|[[File:Spectral Arrow JE2.png|42px]] Spectral arrows now use their intended texture.<ref>{{bug|MC-82809}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=15w32a|[[File:Arrow of Night Vision JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Invisibility JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Leaping JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Fire Resistance JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Swiftness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slowness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Water Breathing JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Healing JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Harming JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Poison JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Regeneration JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Strength JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Weakness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] 13 tipped arrows now have the correct textures.}}
{{History|||snap=15w33c|Added [[shield]]s; though they fully block [[damage]] from arrows, arrows still visually stick into the [[player]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w37a|Arrows now ricochet off of [[shield]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44b|Added the initial method for obtaining tipped arrows, which lasted until snapshot [[16w06a]] – firing arrows into a [[lingering potion]] cloud.
|[[File:Arrow of Luck JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added the Arrow of [[Luck]].
|[[File:Tipped Arrow Revision 1.png|32px]] [[File:Tipped Arrow Revision 1.png|32px]] [[File:Tipped Arrow Revision 1.png|32px]] [[File:Tipped Arrow Revision 1.png|32px]] Add tipped arrows for uncraftable potions, mundane potions, thick potions, and awkward potions. These are all available in the creative inventory.
|Add tipped arrows for all enhanced and extended potions
|[[File:Tipped Arrow Revision 1.png|32px]] Arrow of Splashing has been added to the creative inventory.}}
{{History|||snap=15w47b|Arrows now ricochet off of [[creative]] mode [[player]]s, whereas before they would pass straight through.}}
{{History|||snap=15w49a|Arrows now take the archer's motion into account. For example, if the player is falling, an arrow fired upward travels slower than if the player was standing still, and an arrow fired downward flies faster.
|Tipped and spectral arrows are no longer affected by the [[Infinity]] [[enchanting|enchantment]].}}
{{History|||snap=16w06a|Tipped arrows have been given a crafting recipe, and are no longer obtained by shooting them into a [[lingering potion]] cloud.}}
{{History||1.10|snap=16w20a|Arrows of [[slowness]] may now drop from [[stray]]s when they are killed by a [[player]].}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The [[entity]] IDs have been changed from {{cd|Arrow}} and {{cd|SpectralArrow}} to {{cd|arrow}} and {{cd|spectral_arrow}}.|Tipped arrows of instant healing and instant damage now function. Previously, the fact that tipped arrows have 1/8th the duration was reducing 1 game tick to zero game ticks.}}{{History|||snap=16w42a|Arrows now have a {{cd|crit}} tag that determines whether it deals [[critical hit|critical damage]].}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Tipped arrows without effects and the uncraftable tipped arrow have been removed from the creative inventory.<ref name="removed tipped arrow">https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-92139</ref>}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|The arrow [[entity]] now has a {{cd|Color}} integer tag, for displaying the custom [[potion]] color of a fired arrow item that has a {{cd|CustomPotionColor}} tag.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[item]]s' numeral IDs were 262, 439 and 440.}}
{{History|||snap=18w07a|[[File:Arrow of the Turtle Master JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added the Arrow of the Turtle Master.}}
{{History|||snap=18w14a|[[File:Arrow of Slow Falling JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added the Arrow of [[Slow Falling]].}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|Arrows are now used as ammo for [[crossbow]]s.
|Arrows can now break [[chorus flower]]s.
|[[File:Uncraftable Tipped Arrow JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Splashing JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Night Vision JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Invisibility JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Leaping JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Fire Resistance JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Swiftness JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slowness JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of the Turtle Master JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Water Breathing JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Healing JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Harming JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Poison JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Regeneration JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Strength JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Weakness JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Luck JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slow Falling JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The [[item]] sprite textures of tipped arrows has been changed.
|[[File:Spectral Arrow (item) JE2.png|32px]] The [[item]] sprite texture for spectral arrows has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w47a|Arrows can now be generated inside of [[pillager outpost]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Arrows can now be found in chests in fletcher houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Fletcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] tipped arrows.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Any regular or tipped arrow can be obtained as a reward [[item]] from fletcher villagers when the [[player]] has the [[Hero of the Village]] status effect.‌}}
{{History||1.14.1|snap=Pre-Release 2|Flaming arrows can now light [[campfire]]s.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w16a|Arrows and spectral arrows now generate in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w28a|Spectral arrows can now be obtained through [[bartering]] with [[piglin]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20w30a|The average yield of spectral arrows from bastion remnant chests have been substantially increased.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w11a|[[File:Spectral Arrow JE3.png|42px]] The texture of the spectral arrow is now have been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=21w13a|The unused original texture of the arrow<ref>[[File:Arrow (texture) JE2.png|48px]] <code>/asset/minecraft/textures/entity/arrow.png</code></ref> have been removed.}}
{{History||1.19.3|snap=22w43a|Tipped arrows for mundane, thick, and awkward potions, and the no-effect tipped arrow, are now available again in the Creative inventory.}}
{{History||1.19.4|snap=Pre-release 3|[[File:Arrow of Night Vision JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Invisibility JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Leaping JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Fire Resistance JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Swiftness JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slowness JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of the Turtle Master JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Water Breathing JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Harming JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Poison JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Strength JE3.png|32px]] Changed colors of the following tipped arrows: Night Vision, Invisibility, Leaping, Fire Resistance, Swiftness, Slowness, Turtle Master, Water Breathing, Harming, Poison, Strength, Resistance.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Wither [[effect]] particle colors have been adjusted to make them more distinguishable.
|The arrow of [[Slow Falling]] has had its color tweaked to make it more distinguishable from the arrow of [[Invisibility]].}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Arrow (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added arrows. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.3.3|[[File:Arrow JE2 BE1.png|42px]] Arrows now serve as ammunition for bows.
|Added skeletons, which drop arrows when they die.
|Arrows are now craftable.}}
{{History||v0.5.0|Arrows can now be obtained after activating the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Arrows on [[fire]] now set the [[entity|entities]] they hit on fire. Before, arrows could be on fire (like other entities), but they would not set what they hit on fire, and there was no [[enchantment]] to fire flaming arrows.
|Arrows on fire can now ignite [[TNT]].
|An underwater arrow now loses all velocity after a few [[block]]s and slowly falls.
|Arrows are no longer available from the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|Arrows now update [[sand]] and [[gravel]].}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Arrow of Night Vision JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Invisibility JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Leaping JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Fire Resistance JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Swiftness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slowness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Water Breathing JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Healing JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Harming JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Poison JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Regeneration JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Strength JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Weakness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added tipped arrows.
|Tipped arrows are made by using [[cauldron]]s filled with [[potion]]s.
|Arrows can now be found inside [[dispenser]]s in [[jungle temple]]s.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 4|[[File:Arrow of Decay BE1.png|32px]] Added the Arrow of [[Wither (status effect)|Decay]].
|Arrows of Decay currently have a white pixelated texture.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Tipped arrows are now [[crafting|craftable]], but they can still be obtained by using [[cauldron]]s filled with [[potion]]s.}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Arrows are now [[trading|sold]] by fletcher [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|The [[entity]] ID has been changed from {{cd|arrow.skeleton}} to {{cd|arrow}}.}}
{{History|||snap=alpha 1.1.0.9|[[File:Arrow of Decay BE2.png|32px]] The texture of arrows of [[Wither (status effect)|Decay]] has been changed.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.5.0|snap=beta 1.5.0.4|[[File:Arrow of the Turtle Master JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added the Arrow of the Turtle Master.}}
{{History||1.6.0|snap=beta 1.6.0.5|[[File:Arrow of Slow Falling JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added the Arrow of [[Slow Falling]].}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.10|Arrows can now be used as ammo for the new [[crossbow]]s.}}
{{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.0|Added [[pillager]]s, which [[drops|drop]] arrows upon [[death]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.9.0.2|Arrows and tipped arrows can now be used to craft [[fletching table]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Arrow of Night Vision JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Invisibility JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Leaping JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Fire Resistance JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Swiftness JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slowness JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Water Breathing JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Healing JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Harming JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Poison JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Regeneration JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Strength JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Weakness JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Decay BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of the Turtle Master JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slow Falling JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The [[item]] sprite textures of tipped arrows have been changed.
|Arrows can now be found in [[pillager outpost]] chests.
|Arrows can now break [[chorus flower]]s.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Arrows can now be found in [[village]] fletcher [[chest]]s.
|Flaming arrows can now light [[campfire]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Fletcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 5 arrows for one [[emerald]].
|Various regular tipped arrows can now be obtained via [[trading]] with fletcher villagers.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.7|Arrow no longer can be used to craft [[fletching table]].}}
{{History||1.12.0|snap=beta 1.12.0.3|Novice-level fletcher villagers now [[trading|sell]] 16 regular arrows instead of 5 arrows.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|Added [[piglin]]s, which [[drops|drop]] arrows upon [[death]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Arrows now generate in [[bastion remnants]] chests.
|Master-level fletcher villager now always offer 1 of 15 tipped arrows.
|Piglins no longer drop arrows upon death.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.54|Arrows can now be obtained through [[bartering]].}}
{{History||1.19.80|snap=beta 1.19.80.21|Changed potion colors for the following tipped arrows: Fire Resistance, Harming, Invisibility, Leaping, Night Vision, Poison, Slowness, Strength, Swiftness, Turtle Master, and Water Breathing.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Arrow JE2 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Arrow (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added arrows.}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|An underwater arrow now loses all velocity after a few [[block]]s and slowly falls.
|A flaming arrow underwater now gets extinguished.}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|[[File:Arrow of Night Vision JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Invisibility JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Leaping JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Fire Resistance JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Swiftness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slowness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Water Breathing JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Healing JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Harming JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Poison JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Regeneration JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Strength JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Weakness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Luck JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added tipped arrows.
|[[File:Spectral Arrow (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added spectral arrows.
|Spectral arrows are currently unobtainable and do not any effects.}}
{{History||xbox=TU57|xbone=CU49|ps=1.56|wiiu=Patch 27|switch=1.0.7|Spectral arrows now have effects but are not craftable. They can be obtained only via inventory editing.}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|[[File:Arrow of Decay BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of the Turtle Master JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slow Falling JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added the Arrow of the [[Wither (status effect)|Decay]], Turtle Master, and [[Slow Falling]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Arrow of Night Vision JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Invisibility JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Leaping JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Fire Resistance JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Swiftness JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slowness JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Water Breathing JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Healing JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Harming JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Poison JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Regeneration JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Strength JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Weakness JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Luck JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Decay BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of the Turtle Master JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slow Falling JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The [[item]] sprite textures of tipped arrows have been changed.
|[[File:Spectral Arrow (item) JE2.png|32px]] The [[item]] sprite texture for spectral arrow has been changed.}}

{{History|3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Arrow JE2 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Arrow (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added arrows.
|[[File:Arrow of Night Vision JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Invisibility JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Leaping JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Fire Resistance JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Swiftness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Slowness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Water Breathing JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Healing JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Harming JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Poison JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Regeneration JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Strength JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow of Weakness JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added tipped arrows.}}
{{History||1.3.12|[[File:Arrow of Decay BE2.png|32px]] Added arrows of [[Wither (effect)|Decay]].}}
{{History|foot}}

Historical sounds:

{| class="wikitable"
! Sound
! From
! to
! Pitch
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| {{sound||Arrow Old.ogg}}
| ?
| ?
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|}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* By default, arrows fly slightly offset to the right. If the player stands close to a wall and fires several arrows without moving the crosshair, the arrows cluster around a point slightly to the right of the crosshair. If the player switches their main hand to be the left hand in options, the arrows instead cluster to the left.
* Arrows fired at [[Nether Portal]]s often skip through the portal block completely and fail to collide, thus continuing through to the opposite side of the block.
* Arrows stuck in blocks vibrate upon a world reload.<ref>{{bug|MC-93992}} – "Arrow shakes when world loads" resolved as "Won't Fix"</ref>
* Although [[enderman|endermen]] teleport when hit by any tipped arrow, they are still given the said effects while avoiding arrow damage.
* {{IN|bedrock}}, even if a tipped arrow is blocked with a shield, while the direct damage from the arrows is negated, the player still gets the effect from the tipped arrow.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-52904}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
===Renders===
<gallery>
Arrow (item).png|Arrow
Spectral Arrow (item) JE2.png|Spectral Arrow
</gallery>
;Tipped Arrows
<gallery>
Arrow of Splashing JE2.png|Splashing
Arrow of Night Vision.png|Night Vision
Arrow of Invisibility.png|Invisibility
Arrow of Leaping.png|Leaping
Arrow of Fire Resistance.png|Fire Resistance
Arrow of Swiftness.png|Swiftness
Arrow of Slowness.png|Slowness
Arrow of the Turtle Master.png|Turtle Master
Arrow of Water Breathing.png|Water Breathing
Arrow of Healing.png|Healing
Arrow of Harming.png|Harming
Arrow of Poison.png|Poison
Arrow of Regeneration.png|Regeneration
Arrow of Strength.png|Strength
Arrow of Weakness.png|Weakness
Arrow of Slow Falling.png|Slow Falling
Arrow of Luck.png|Luck
Arrow of Decay.png|Decay
Uncraftable Tipped Arrow JE2.png|Uncraftable
</gallery>
===Other Media===
<gallery>
Tipped Arrow Ultra High Resolution Screenshot.png|Teaser image from [[Searge]] showing tipped arrows.
AllArrowTypes.png|All the arrow types present in [[Minecraft]].
Custom arrows.png|Examples of custom arrow types using {{cmd|/give}}.
Arrow in Sugar Cane.png|Some arrows stick into [[sugar cane]]s. This no longer works since Java Edition Beta 1.6.
Arrow Burning.gif|An arrow caught on [[fire]].
Flaming_stuck_spectral_arrow.png|A flaming spectral arrow stuck in a tree.
arrows_in_player.png|Many arrows stuck in the player, seen through the [[inventory]] screen.
Arrow Debugging.png|[[Searge]] with a bunch of arrows summoned above him.
Inventory Tipped Arrows 1.jpg|Tipped arrows in the inventory.
Inventory Tipped Arrows 2.jpg|Tipped arrows in the inventory.
Inventory Tipped Arrows 3.jpg|Tipped arrows in the inventory.
Inventory Tipped Arrows 4.jpg|Tipped arrows in the inventory.
Tipped Arrow (empty texture) BE1.png|Unused old texture file for an empty tipped arrow on ''Bedrock Edition''.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Items}}
{{Entities}}

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

[[de:Pfeil]]
[[es:Flecha]]
[[fr:Flèche]]
[[hu:Nyíl]]
[[it:Freccia]]
[[ja:矢]]
[[ko:화살]]
[[nl:Pijl]]
[[pl:Strzała]]
[[pt:Flecha]]
[[ru:Стрела]]
[[th:ลูกธนู]]
[[zh:箭]]</li></ul>
beta 1.16.210.56Sculk Sensor BE1 Added sculk sensor. It uses a different texture then the one on Java Edition.

Gallery

Issues

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

Trivia

Calibrated Sculk Sensor (recreated model)

Recreated possible model of Calibrated Sculk Sensor.

File:Calibrated Sculk Sensor JE0.png

Second variant recreate possible model of Calibrated Sculk Sensor.

  • "Sculk" is derived from "skulk," meaning "keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive".[8]
  • Sculk Sensor (calibrated top texture) JE1 Sculk Sensor (calibrated side texture) JE1 There are two unused textures, "calibrated_sculk_sensor_top.png" and "calibrated_sculk_sensor_side.png," which were added in 20w49a. Notably, these are derivatives of the block of amethyst texture, potentially implying a planned connection; these could however be placeholder textures.
  • The textures of in Bedrock Edition are still the old ones from development.

References

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