Slabs are half-versions of their respective blocks.
Smooth blocks are full blocks featuring the top texture of their respective slabs on all six sides [Java Edition only][upcoming: Lua error in Module:Version_link at line 112: attempt to concatenate local 'text' (a nil value).]
Obtaining
Stone-type slabs and smooth blocks require a pickaxe to mine. Wooden slabs can be mined with anything, but an axe is quickest.
| Block | Stone | Wood | Petrified Oak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 2 | ? | 2 | |
| Tool | ||||
| Breaking time[A] | ||||
| Default | 10 | ? | 3 | |
| Wooden | 1.5 | ? | 1.5 | |
| Stone | 0.75 | ? | 0.75 | |
| Iron | 0.5 | ? | 0.5 | |
| Diamond | 0.4 | ? | 0.4 | |
| Netherite | 0.35 | ? | 0.35 | |
| Golden | 0.25 | ? | 0.25 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
| Block | Smooth Stone | Smooth Sandstone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 2 | 2 | |
| Tool | |||
| Breaking time[A] | |||
| Default | 10 | 3 | |
| Wooden | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Stone | 0.75 | 0.75 | |
| Iron | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Diamond | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| Netherite | 0.35 | 0.35 | |
| Golden | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Natural generation
Stone slabs can be found naturally in villages lining the roof of blacksmith shops and inside the Butcher's Shop and the Blacksmith where they form counters. They are also found in strongholds where they are used in some of the stairs, ledges and torch pillars. Sandstone slabs can be found naturally in desert villages, desert wells, and desert temples. Double stone slabs can be found in villages, in the butcher's shop and in blacksmiths. A spruce wood slab serves as a table in igloo basements. Oak, birch, spruce, stone and cobblestone slabs can also be found in woodland mansions.
Creative inventory
Smooth blocks can be found in Creative inventory.
Crafting
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Slab | Stone | Can use stone only, no variants.[Java and Bedrock editions only] | |
| Stone Slab | Any Stone | Can use stone and its variants interchangeably.[Legacy Console Edition only] | |
| Sandstone Slab | Any Sandstone | ||
| Cobblestone Slab | Cobblestone | ||
| Bricks Slab | Bricks | ||
| Stone Bricks Slab | Any Stone Bricks | ||
| Wood Slab | Matching Wood Planks | ||
| Nether Brick Slab | Nether Brick | ||
| Quartz Slab | Any Quartz Block | ||
| Red Sandstone Slab | Any Red Sandstone | ||
| Purpur Slab | Purpur Block | Can use purpur block only, not the pillar.[Java Edition only] | |
| Purpur Slab | Any Purpur Block | Can use purpur block and pillar interchangeably.[Bedrock and Legacy Console editions only] | |
| Prismarine Slab | Prismarine | Currently included in Bedrock Edition, but requires Experimental Gameplay to be enabled. | |
| Prismarine Brick Slab | Prismarine Bricks | Currently included in Bedrock Edition, but requires Experimental Gameplay to be enabled. | |
| Dark Prismarine Slab | Dark Prismarine | Currently included in Bedrock Edition, but requires Experimental Gameplay to be enabled. |
Usage
Placement
Slabs can be placed either right side up or upside-down:
- Pointing at a block top or the bottom half of a block side will place the slab right side up.
- Pointing at a block bottom or the top half of a block side will place the slab upside-down.
Slabs cannot be placed on the other four axes.
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armor Stand | Stick + Smooth Stone Slab |
||
| Bamboo Mosaic | Bamboo Slab | ||
| Barrel | Any Planks + Any wood Slab |
||
| Chiseled Bookshelf | Any Planks + Any wood Slab |
||
| Chiseled Deepslate | Cobbled Deepslate Slab | ||
| Chiseled Nether Bricks | Nether Brick Slab | ||
| Chiseled Polished Blackstone | Polished Blackstone Slab | ||
| Chiseled Quartz Block | Quartz Slab | ||
| Chiseled Sandstone or Chiseled Red Sandstone |
Sandstone Slab or Red Sandstone Slab |
||
| Chiseled Stone Bricks | Stone Brick Slab | ||
| Composter | Any wood Slab | ||
| Daylight Detector | Glass + Nether Quartz + Any wood Slab |
||
| Grindstone | Stick + Stone Slab + Any Planks |
In Bedrock Edition, grindstone recipes built with crimson, warped, or mangrove planks can use a slab of almost any of the stone types including sandstone, quartz, and bricks. | |
| Lectern | Any wood Slab + Bookshelf |
||
| Purpur Pillar | Purpur Slab |
Behavior
An example of how upside-down slabs can make redstone travel compactly "up stairs".
Slabs do not block a vertical redstone connection as it is a transparent block.
Slabs are treated as a whole block by other blocks and liquids. Two slabs can be piled on top of one another to make a full-size block, but different slab types cannot be mixed in this way.
Redstone can be connected to the wire on the side of the slabs. Redstone placed on top of an upside-down slab can receive signals from an adjacent block of redstone one block lower but cannot transmit signals to it. This is why "ladders" made from upside-down slabs, as pictured to the right, can transmit redstone signals up, but not down.
Mobs see a slab as a full block. Mobs can also spawn on the tops of upside-down slabs and double slabs, but not on lower slabs.
In Bedrock Edition, mobs standing on right-side up slabs fail to pathfind correctly. They seem to perceive the slabs beneath them to be unwalkable, and will often end up spinning around in a small circle when they try to move. The block directly beneath the slab must be air or another right-side up slab to disturb pathfinding. Also in Bedrock Edition iron golems will not spawn on a slab even if it is the top half of a block.
Due to the way blast rays propagate from an explosion, bottom-half slabs provide extremely effective absorption to explosions directly on top of them.
Sneaking only reduces the player's hitbox height to 1.65 blocks, and so does not allow the player to walk over a single slab with one block of air above it, which is 1.5 blocks of space. A player cannot walk from a block of soul sand directly up to a slab without jumping – this applies not just to soul sand, but to any block 7⁄8 of a block high or shorter, because the maximum step height of the player is 0.6 of a block. The player can walk off a slab while sneaking, because the sneaking only prevents falling when the distance is higher than one half block.
If a slab is placed underwater, the empty half of that slab's block will appear and act as air. If the slab is upside-down, not only can the player grab a quick breath of air there, but the player can see as clearly as if they were above the surface.
Minecarts on powered rails will not be repelled from a slab. They will, however, be repelled by a slab with a minecart on top.
Falling block entities (like sand, gravel, and concrete powder) will turn into their dropped form if they land on a slab, exactly like what occurs when they fall on a torch.
Fuel
Wooden slabs can be used as a fuel in furnaces, smelting 0.75 items per slab in the Java Edition and Console editions, and smelting 1.5 items per slab in Bedrock Edition.
Data values
The slab blocks use IDs and data values to differentiate between types. They also have block states which will replace data values in the future.
ID
Slab/ID
Block data
Double stone slabs
- Block 43
| DV | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Double Stone Slab | |
| 1 | Double Sandstone Slab | |
| 2 | Double Wooden Slab | |
| 3 | Double Cobblestone Slab | |
| 4 | Double Bricks Slab | |
| 5 | Double Stone Bricks Slab | |
| 6 | Double Quartz Slab | |
| 7 | Double Nether Brick Slab | |
| 8 | Double Upper Stone Slab | |
| 9 | Double Upper Sandstone Slab | |
| 10 | Double Upper Wooden Slab | |
| 11 | Double Upper Cobblestone Slab | |
| 12 | Double Upper Bricks Slab | |
| 13 | Double Upper Stone Bricks Slab | |
| 14 | Double Upper Quartz Slab | |
| 15 | Double Upper Nether Brick Slab |
[upcoming]
- Block 181
| DV | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Double Red Sandstone Slab | |
| 1 | Double Purpur Slab | |
| 2 | Double Prismarine Slab | |
| 3 | Double Prismarine Bricks Slab | |
| 4 | Double Dark Prismarine Slab | |
| 5 | Double Mossy cobblestone Slab | |
| 6 | Double Smooth Sandstone Slab | |
| 7 | Double Red Nether Brick Slab | |
| 8 | Double Upper Red Sandstone Slab | |
| 9 | Double Upper Purpur Slab | |
| 10 | Double Upper Prismarine Slab | |
| 11 | Double Upper Prismarine Bricks Slab | |
| 12 | Double Upper Dark Prismarine Slab | |
| 13 | Double Upper Mossy cobblestone Slab | |
| 14 | Double Upper Smooth Sandstone Slab | |
| 15 | Double Upper Red Nether Brick Slab |
[upcoming]
The full stone, sandstone, quartz and red sandstone slabs have a top texture on all sides.
Stone slabs
- Block 44
| DV | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Smooth Stone Slab | |
| 1 | Sandstone Slab | |
| 2 | Wooden Slab | |
| 3 | Cobblestone Slab | |
| 4 | Bricks Slab | |
| 5 | Stone Bricks Slab | |
| 6 | Quartz Slab | |
| 7 | Nether Brick Slab | |
| 8 | Upper Smooth Stone Slab | |
| 9 | Upper Sandstone Slab | |
| 10 | Upper Wooden Slab | |
| 11 | Upper Cobblestone Slab | |
| 12 | Upper Bricks Slab | |
| 13 | Upper Stone Bricks Slab | |
| 14 | Upper Quartz Slab | |
| 15 | Upper Nether Brick Slab |
[upcoming]
- Block 182
| DV | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Red Sandstone Slab | |
| 1 | Purpur Slab | |
| 2 | Prismarine Slab | |
| 3 | Dark Prismarine Slab | |
| 4 | Prismarine Bricks Slab | |
| 5 | Mossy cobblestone Slab | |
| 6 | Smooth Sandstone Slab | |
| 7 | Red Nether Brick Slab | |
| 8 | Upper Red Sandstone Slab | |
| 9 | Upper Purpur Slab | |
| 10 | Upper Prismarine Slab | |
| 11 | Upper Dark Prismarine Slab | |
| 12 | Upper Prismarine Bricks Slab | |
| 13 | Upper Mossy cobblestone Slab | |
| 14 | Upper Smooth Sandstone Slab | |
| 15 | Upper Red Nether Brick Slab |
[upcoming]
Double wooden slabs
- Block 125
| DV | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Double Oak Wood Slab | |
| 1 | Double Spruce Wood Slab | |
| 2 | Double Birch Wood Slab | |
| 3 | Double Jungle Wood Slab | |
| 4 | Double Acacia Wood Slab | |
| 5 | Double Dark Oak Wood Slab | |
| 8 | Double Upper Oak Wood Slab | |
| 9 | Double Upper Spruce Wood Slab | |
| 10 | Double Upper Birch Wood Slab | |
| 11 | Double Upper Jungle Wood Slab | |
| 12 | Double Upper Acacia Wood Slab | |
| 13 | Double Upper Dark Oak Wood Slab |
[upcoming]
Wooden slabs
- Block 126
| DV | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Oak Wood Slab | |
| 1 | Spruce Wood Slab | |
| 2 | Birch Wood Slab | |
| 3 | Jungle Wood Slab | |
| 4 | Acacia Wood Slab | |
| 5 | Dark Oak Wood Slab | |
| 8 | Upper Oak Wood Slab | |
| 9 | Upper Spruce Wood Slab | |
| 10 | Upper Birch Wood Slab | |
| 11 | Upper Jungle Wood Slab | |
| 12 | Upper Acacia Wood Slab | |
| 13 | Upper Dark Oak Wood Slab |
[upcoming]
Block state
Double stone slabs
minecraft:double_stone_slab Slab/BS4[upcoming] minecraft:double_stone_slab2 Slab/BS5[upcoming] minecraft:purpur_double_slab Slab/BS7[upcoming]
Stone slabs
minecraft:stone_slab Java Edition:
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | bottom
| bottomtop | Where the slab is within its block. |
double | The block is a double slab. | ||
| waterlogged | false | falsetrue | Whether or not there's water in the same place as this slab. |
Bedrock Edition:
Stone slab and double stone slab:
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minecraft:vertical_half | Not Supported | bottom
| bottomtop | Unsupported | Where the slab is within its block. |
| stone_slab_type | 0x10x20x4 | smooth_stone
| smooth_stone | 0 | Smooth Stone Slab |
sandstone | 1 | Sandstone Slab | |||
wood | 2 | Petrified Oak Slab | |||
cobblestone | 3 | Cobblestone Slab | |||
brick | 4 | Brick Slab | |||
stone_brick | 5 | Stone Brick Slab | |||
quartz | 6 | Quartz Slab | |||
nether_brick | 7 | Nether Brick Slab | |||
| top_slot_bit (Deprecated) | 0x8 | false | falsetrue | 01 | Whether or not this slab is an upper slab. |
Wood slab and double wood slab:
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minecraft:vertical_half | Not Supported | bottom
| bottomtop | Unsupported | Where the slab is within its block. |
| wood_type | 0x10x20x4 | oak
| oak | 0 | Oak Slab |
spruce | 1 | Spruce Slab | |||
birch | 2 | Birch Slab | |||
jungle | 3 | Jungle Slab | |||
acacia | 4 | Acacia Slab | |||
dark_oak | 5 | Dark Oak Slab | |||
| top_slot_bit (Deprecated) | 0x8 | false | falsetrue | 01 | Whether or not this slab is an upper slab. |
Stone slab 2 and double stone slab 2:
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minecraft:vertical_half | Not Supported | bottom
| bottomtop | Unsupported | Where the slab is within its block. |
| stone_slab_type_2 | 0x10x20x4 | red_sandstone
| red_sandstone | 0 | Red Sandstone Slab |
purpur | 1 | Purpur Slab | |||
prismarine_rough | 2 | Prismarine Slab | |||
prismarine_dark | 3 | Dark Prismarine Slab | |||
prismarine_brick | 4 | Prismarine Brick Slab | |||
mossy_cobblestone | 5 | Mossy Cobblestone Slab | |||
smooth_sandstone | 6 | Smooth Sandstone Slab | |||
red_nether_brick | 7 | Red Nether Brick Slab | |||
| top_slot_bit (Deprecated) | 0x8 | false | falsetrue | 01 | Whether or not this slab is an upper slab. |
Stone slab 3 and double stone slab 3:
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minecraft:vertical_half | Not Supported | bottom
| bottomtop | Unsupported | Where the slab is within its block. |
| stone_slab_type_3 | 0x10x20x4 | end_stone_brick
| end_stone_brick | 0 | End Stone Brick Slab |
smooth_red_sandstone | 1 | Smooth Red Sandstone Slab | |||
polished_andesite | 2 | Polished Andesite Slab | |||
andesite | 3 | Andesite Slab | |||
diorite | 4 | Diorite Slab | |||
polished_diorite | 5 | Polished Diorite Slab | |||
granite | 6 | Granite Slab | |||
polished_granite | 7 | Polished Granite Slab | |||
| top_slot_bit (Deprecated) | 0x8 | false | falsetrue | 01 | Whether or not this slab is an upper slab. |
Stone slab 4 and double stone slab 4:
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minecraft:vertical_half | Not Supported | bottom
| bottomtop | Unsupported | Where the slab is within its block. |
| stone_slab_type_4 | 0x10x20x4 | mossy_stone_brick
| mossy_stone_brick | 0 | Mossy Stone Brick Slab |
smooth_quartz | 1 | Smooth Quartz Slab | |||
stone | 2 | Stone Slab | |||
cut_sandstone | 3 | Cut Sandstone Slab | |||
cut_red_sandstone | 4 | Cut Red Sandstone Slab | |||
| top_slot_bit (Deprecated) | 0x8 | false | falsetrue | 01 | Whether or not this slab is an upper slab. |
Other slabs and double slabs:
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minecraft:vertical_half | Not Supported | bottom
| bottomtop | Unsupported | Where the slab is within its block. |
| top_slot_bit (Deprecated) | 0x1 | false | falsetrue | 01 | Whether or not this slab is an upper slab. |
[upcoming]
minecraft:stone_slab2 Slab/BS2[upcoming] minecraft:purpur_slab Slab/BS8[upcoming]
Double wooden slabs
minecraft:double_wooden_slab Slab/BS6[upcoming]
Wooden slabs
minecraft:wooden_slab Slab/BS3[upcoming]
1.13
Stone slabs
minecraft:stone_slab
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | top,bottom | Where the slab is within its block. | double |
The block is a double slab. |
minecraft:sandstone_slab
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | top,bottom | Where the slab is within its block. | double |
The block is a double slab. |
minecraft:petrified_oak_slab
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | top,bottom | Where the slab is within its block. | double |
The block is a double slab. |
minecraft:cobblestone_slab
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | top,bottom | Where the slab is within its block. | double |
The block is a double slab. |
minecraft:brick_slab
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | top,bottom | Where the slab is within its block. | double |
The block is a double slab. |
minecraft:stone_brick_slab
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | top,bottom | Where the slab is within its block. | double |
The block is a double slab. |
minecraft:nether_brick_slab
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | top,bottom | Where the slab is within its block. | double |
The block is a double slab. |
minecraft:quartz_slab
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | top,bottom | Where the slab is within its block. | double |
The block is a double slab. |
minecraft:red_sandstone_slab
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | top,bottom | Where the slab is within its block. | double |
The block is a double slab. |
minecraft:purpur_slab
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | top,bottom | Where the slab is within its block. | double |
The block is a double slab. |
Wooden slabs
minecraft:oak_slab
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | top,bottom | Where the slab is within its block. | double |
The block is a double slab. |
minecraft:spruce_slab
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | top,bottom | Where the slab is within its block. | double |
The block is a double slab. |
minecraft:birch_slab
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | top,bottom | Where the slab is within its block. | double |
The block is a double slab. |
minecraft:jungle_slab
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | top,bottom | Where the slab is within its block. | double |
The block is a double slab. |
minecraft:acacia_slab
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | top,bottom | Where the slab is within its block. | double |
The block is a double slab. |
minecraft:dark_oak_slab
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | top,bottom | Where the slab is within its block. | double |
The block is a double slab. |
Prismarine slabs
minecraft:prismarine_slab
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | top,bottom | Where the slab is within its block. | double |
The block is a double slab. |
minecraft:prismarine_brick_slab
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | top,bottom | Where the slab is within its block. | double |
The block is a double slab. |
minecraft:dark_prismarine_slab
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | top,bottom | Where the slab is within its block. | double |
The block is a double slab. |
Video
Note: This video is outdated, as red sandstone slabs were added in 1.8 and purpur slabs were added in 1.9. Slab/video
History
The specific instructions are: Upload what corresponds to the missing image links
| Classic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2009 | Slabs suggested on the TIGSource forums. | ||||
| 0.26 (October 22, 2009, 1) | |||||
| 0.26 (October 23, 2009, 2) | Half block nearly finished. | ||||
| 0.27 SURVIVAL TEST | |||||
| Stone slabs could be obtained by mining coal ore because of the lack of inventory and crafting. | |||||
| At the time, slabs were called "stair" blocks before the introduction of what are currently called stairs in Infdev (June 29, 2010). | |||||
| Indev | |||||
| 0.31 | 0.31 (January 29, 2010) | Slabs received a crafting recipe: 3 slabs from 3 cobblestone. | |||
| infdev | |||||
| March 27, 2010 | Stone slabs now case shadows on adjacent blocks.[verify] | ||||
| March 30, 2010 | Fixed above bug. | ||||
| Unknown | |||||
| ? | Bottom slabs now use the bottom half of the double slab texture rather than the top. The development period where this change took place is unknown, | ||||
| beta | |||||
| 1.3 | |||||
| The original wooden slabs had the oak plank texture, the only plank type at the time. Being variants of the stone slabs, they had to be mined with a pickaxe to collect, were not affected by fire, and had stronger blast resistance than wooden planks, making them a useful building material. The only way to obtain this slab on current versions is by using commands. The item tooltip will say "Wooden Slab" rather than "Oak Wood Slab", and the item form is a large full block with the missing texture until 17w47a. | |||||
| Before the additional slabs were added, a double stone slab would only yield one slab when broken. Since this update, all double slabs yield 2 of their respective single slabs when broken. Destroying double slabs with TNT, however, still only yields single slabs (when the slabs aren't simply destroyed by the explosion). | |||||
| Before Beta 1.3 came out, stone slabs were made with cobblestone instead of stone, but this update introduced cobblestone slabs to the game and changed the recipes for pressure plates and stone slabs so that there wouldn't be any conflicting recipes. | |||||
| 1.7 | |||||
| 1.8 | ? | ||||
| The sprinting feature was added in this update. While stairs stopped the player's sprinting at the time, slabs allowed a player to continue sprinting. | |||||
| release | |||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5 | ||||
| 1.2.1 | 1.2-pre | All types of slabs were now able to be placed upside down and under blocks; these occupy the top half of their block space rather than the bottom half. | |||
| The crafting recipe changed so that 6 slabs would be crafted rather than 3. The prior restriction was likely due to the fact that the slab types were differentiated by their damage values instead of by different data values, similar to wood, coal or charcoal, and colored wool. | |||||
| 1.3.1 | 12w17a | ||||
| 12w21a | Sandstone slabs now generate in desert temples. | ||||
| 12w25a | Redstone (including repeaters, torches, levers, and pressure plates) and rails can now be placed on slabs and stairs positioned upside down. | ||||
| 12w26a | Mobs can now spawn on upside down slabs. | ||||
| 1.4.2 | 12w39a | Slabs interact properly with lighting now; when slabs are placed upside down, they now accept light from light sources themselves, and no longer block light to surrounding blocks; they no longer cast the shadow of a full-sized block.[1] | |||
| 1.4.6 | November 28, 2012 | Jeb tweeted a picture of himself crafting nether brick slabs. | |||
| 12w49a | |||||
| 1.5 | January 22, 2013 | Jeb states that the "smooth stone full half-slab" will be re-implemented with a data value of 43:8. Other slabs with data values of 43:9-43:15 will also use the top texture on all sides, resulting in a "smooth sandstone block" with a data value of 43:9. He also stated that they may be obtained legitimately later.[2] | |||
| 13w01a | Wooden Slabs can now be used to craft daylight sensors. | ||||
| 13w02a | |||||
| 13w04a | |||||
| Seamless data values of 43:10-43:15 are also added, but are unused and appear identical to their normal counterparts. | |||||
| 13w09c | Quartz slabs and double slabs now use the top, side and bottom textures of the block of quartz. | ||||
| 1.7.2 | 1.7-pre | ||||
| 1.8 | 14w02a | Stone brick slabs can now be used to craft chiseled stone bricks. | |||
| Stone slabs could be crafted using granite, diorite, andesite, or their polished counterparts. | |||||
| 14w25a | Double stone slabs and double wooden slabs can no longer be obtained as an item. | ||||
| 14w32a | |||||
| Armor stands are crafted using any slab. | |||||
| 14w32b | Armor stands can only be crafted using stone slabs. | ||||
| 14w33a | Stone slabs can no longer be crafted using granite, diorite, andesite, or their polished counterparts. | ||||
| 1.9 | June 22, 2015 | Jeb reveals purpur slabs on Instagram, with the words "MINECON 2015 HYPE!" | |||
| 15w31a | |||||
| 15w43a | A spruce slab acts as the middle of a table generated within igloo basements. | ||||
| 1.11 | 16w39a | Oak, birch, spruce, stone, and cobblestone slabs now generate in woodland mansions. | |||
| upcoming | |||||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | The different variant block states for stone_slab, stone_slab2, wooden_slab, purpur_slab, double_stone_slab, double_stone_slab2, double_wooden_slab and purpur_double_slab IDs have been split up and merged into their own IDs depending on variant. | |||
| Old non-flammable wooden slabs, now called "Petrified oak slabs", have been re-implemented into the creative inventory. | |||||
| Bricks slab renamed to brick slab. | |||||
| Stone bricks slab renamed to stone brick slab. | |||||
| <Wood type> wood slab renamed to <wood type> slab. | |||||
| 18w07a | |||||
| 18w10c | Water can now be placed on the same block as slabs. | ||||
| 18w20a | Changed the name of "Prismarine Bricks Slab" to "Prismarine Brick Slab." | ||||
| 1.14 | April 17th, 2018 | Dinnerbone confirms that 1.14 will contain many new stairs and slabs. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.1.0 | |||||
| 0.3.0 | |||||
| 0.6.0 | |||||
| Slabs can be placed on the top half of blocks. | |||||
| The recipes for crafting slabs gives 6 slabs instead of 3 slabs. | |||||
| 0.7.3 | |||||
| Wooden slabs crafted during and after this update are now flammable. Existing wooden slabs (which have stone properties) are now tagged "Fake Wood Slab" and drop real wooden slabs. | |||||
| 0.8.0 | build 2 | ||||
| 0.9.0 | build 1 | ||||
| Stone slabs now generate naturally in villages. | |||||
| build 11 | Added crafting recipe for jungle wood slabs. | ||||
| ? | Changed wooden slab name from [woodtype] Slab to [woodtype] Wood Slab | ||||
| 0.12.1 | build 1 | ||||
| 0.13.0 | build 1 | Wooden slabs are now used to craft daylight sensors. | |||
| 0.14.0 | build 1 | ||||
| 0.14.2 | File:Nether Brick Slab PE.png Brightened the nether brick slab texture. | ||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.0 | build 1 | ||||
| A spruce slab acts as the middle of a table generated within igloo basements. | |||||
| 1.1 | build 1 | Oak, birch, spruce, stone, and cobblestone slabs now generate in woodland mansions. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.2.13 | build 3 | ||||
| 1.2.14 | build 1 | Fully implemented the slabs for prismarine, prismarine brick, and dark prismarine. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | Added stone, wood (original oak), sandstone and cobblestone slabs. | |
| TU5 | Added stone brick and brick slabs. | ||||
| TU9 | Added birch wood, spruce wood and nether brick slabs. | ||||
| Wooden slabs crafted during and after this update are now flammable. Existing slabs (which have stone properties) are not stackable with the new slabs. | |||||
| TU12 | Added jungle wood slabs. | ||||
| Slabs can be placed upside down. Items can be placed directly on upside down slabs. | |||||
| TU14 | 1.04 | Added quartz slabs. | |||
| Changed placement of half blocks & other blocks on half blocks. | |||||
| Changed placement of upside down slabs. | |||||
| TU27 | CU15 | 1.18 | Added acacia and dark oak wood slabs to the creative inventory. | ||
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | Added purpur slabs. | |
Issues
Issues relating to "Slab" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia
- Slabs let a small amount of light pass through their edges. This light is only visible with Smooth Lighting is turned on, and does not affect mob spawning or other light-dependent processes.
- The exception of this is that any light directed through a slab does not affect any block's light values north of the source.
- Whereas 1x1 dents in a flat floor using slabs are darkened as one would expect, 1x1 dents created using 2x1 or 2x2 stairs will darken less, due to having fewer surrounding solid blocks. This is a completely intentional feature.[3]
- When water or lava are on top of an upside-down slab, the water dripping particles will appear in midair below the slab instead of from the slab itself, this may be eventually fixed on the Java Edition[4] but is an intentional feature on the Bedrock Edition.[5]
- Once, there were dirt slabs.
Gallery
Trapdoors on slabs.
A wooden "stone" slab house with a netherrack fireplace.
- Transparent Slabs.png
Light passing through the sides of a brick slab from above. A normal block would render complete darkness.
- FakeSlabs.jpeg
Fake wooden slabs.











