Stairs

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Stairs are blocks that allow mobs and players to change elevation without jumping.

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

Wood stairs drop themselves as items when broken with any tool, or with no tool, but an axe is fastest. Non-wood stairs drop themselves as items only if broken with a pickaxe. Compared to slabs, the hardness values (and thus, breaking time) of stairs better reflect the blocks they are made from.^[1]

Block	Cobbled Deepslate Polished Deepslate Deepslate Brick Deepslate Tile	Cut Copper	End Stone Brick	Brick (Mossy) Cobblestone (Red) Nether Brick Polished Blackstone Smooth Quartz Smooth (Red) Sandstone	Blackstone (Polished) Andesite (Polished) Diorite (Polished) Granite Polished Blackstone Brick Prismarine (and variants) Purpur Stone (Mossy) Stone Brick Tuff Polished Tuff Tuff Brick	Quartz (Red) Sandstone	Mud Brick	Wooden
Hardness	3.5	3	3	2	1.5	0.8	1.5	2
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	17.5	15	15	10	7.5	4	7.5	3
Wooden	2.65	7.5	2.25	1.5	1.15	0.6	1.15	1.5
Stone	1.35	1.15	1.15	0.75	0.6	0.3	0.6	0.75
Iron	0.9	0.75	0.75	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.5
Diamond	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.15	0.3	0.4
Netherite	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.35	0.25	0.15	0.25	0.35
Golden	0.45	1.25	0.4	0.25	0.2	0.1	0.2	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[]

Cobblestone and stone brick stairs generate naturally in strongholds.
Nether brick stairs generate naturally in nether fortresses.
Spruce stairs generate naturally in witch huts and in igloo basements.
Purpur stairs generate naturally in end cities.
Oak, birch, and dark oak stairs as well as cobblestone stairs generate naturally in woodland mansions.
Oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}^{[needs testing]}, and dark oak stairs can generate naturally in shipwrecks.
Dark oak, cobblestone, and mossy cobblestone stairs can generate in pillager outposts.
Blackstone and polished blackstone brick stairs can generate in bastion remnants.
Cobbled deepslate, polished deepslate, deepslate brick and deepslate tile stairs can generate in ancient cities.
Brick stairs and mud brick stairs generate in trail ruins.

Ruined portals

Stone brick and mossy stone brick stairs generate in Overworld ruined portals.
Blackstone, polished blackstone, and polished blackstone brick stairs generate in Nether ruined portals.‌^{[Java Edition only]}^{[needs testing]}
Nether brick stairs generate in Nether ruined portals.‌^{[Java Edition only]}^{[needs testing]}

Ocean ruins

Sandstone stairs generate naturally in some warm ocean ruins.
Stone brick stairs generate naturally in some cold ocean ruins.

Villages

Oak and cobblestone stairs generate naturally in plains villages.
Acacia stairs generate naturally in savanna villages.
Sandstone, smooth sandstone, and granite stairs generate in desert villages.
Spruce and diorite stairs generate in snowy tundra villages.
Spruce and cobblestone stairs generate in taiga and snowy taiga villages.

Crafting[]

Wood stairs must be crafted entirely from one type and color of wood, and they retain the style of that wood's type and color.

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Wood Stairs	Matching Planks	44444444444
Bamboo Mosaic Stairs	Bamboo Mosaic	4
Stone Stairs	Stone	4
Cobblestone Stairs or Mossy Cobblestone Stairs	Cobblestone or Mossy Cobblestone	44
Stone Brick Stairs or Mossy Stone Brick Stairs	Stone Bricks or Mossy Stone Bricks	44
Granite Stairs or Polished Granite Stairs	Granite or Polished Granite	44
Diorite Stairs or Polished Diorite Stairs	Diorite or Polished Diorite	44
Andesite Stairs or Polished Andesite Stairs	Andesite or Polished Andesite	44
Cobbled Deepslate Stairs or Polished Deepslate Stairs or Deepslate Brick Stairs or Deepslate Tile Stairs	Cobbled Deepslate or Polished Deepslate or Deepslate Bricks or Deepslate Tiles	4444
Brick Stairs	Bricks	4
Mud Brick Stairs	Mud Bricks	4
Sandstone Stairs or Smooth Sandstone Stairs	Sandstone or Smooth Sandstone	44
Red Sandstone Stairs or Smooth Red Sandstone Stairs	Red Sandstone or Smooth Red Sandstone	44
Prismarine Stairs or Prismarine Brick Stairs or Dark Prismarine Stairs	Prismarine or Prismarine Bricks or Dark Prismarine	444
Nether Brick Stairs or Red Nether Brick Stairs	Nether Bricks or Red Nether Bricks	44
Blackstone Stairs or Polished Blackstone Stairs or Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs	Blackstone or Polished Blackstone or Polished Blackstone Bricks	444
End Stone Brick Stairs	End Stone Bricks	4
Purpur Stairs	Any Purpur Block	4
Quartz Stairs	Any Quartz Block	4
Smooth Quartz Stairs	Smooth Quartz Block	4
Cut Copper Stairs or Exposed Cut Copper Stairs or Weathered Cut Copper Stairs or Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs	Cut Copper or Exposed Cut Copper or Weathered Cut Copper or Oxidized Cut Copper	4444
Waxed Cut Copper Stairs or Waxed Exposed Cut Copper Stairs or Waxed Weathered Cut Copper Stairs or Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs	Waxed Cut Copper or Waxed Exposed Cut Copper or Waxed Weathered Cut Copper or Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper	4444
Waxed Cut Copper Stairs or Waxed Exposed Cut Copper Stairs or Waxed Weathered Cut Copper Stairs or Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs	Cut Copper Stairs or Exposed Cut Copper Stairs or Weathered Cut Copper Stairs or Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs + Honeycomb
Tuff Stairs or Polished Tuff Stairs or Tuff Brick Stairs	Tuff or Polished Tuff or Tuff Bricks	444

Stonecutting[]

Name	Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Stone Stairs	Stone
Cobblestone Stairs or Mossy Cobblestone Stairs	Cobblestone or Mossy Cobblestone
Stone Brick Stairs or Mossy Stone Brick Stairs	Stone or Stone Bricks or Mossy Stone Bricks
Granite Stairs or Polished Granite Stairs	Granite or Polished Granite
Diorite Stairs or Polished Diorite Stairs	Diorite or Polished Diorite
Andesite Stairs or Polished Andesite Stairs	Andesite or Polished Andesite
Cobbled Deepslate Stairs or Polished Deepslate Stairs or Deepslate Brick Stairs or Deepslate Tile Stairs	Cobbled Deepslate or Polished Deepslate or Deepslate Bricks or Deepslate Tiles
Brick Stairs	Bricks
Mud Brick Stairs	Mud Bricks
Sandstone Stairs or Smooth Sandstone Stairs	Sandstone or Smooth Sandstone
Red Sandstone Stairs or Smooth Red Sandstone Stairs	Red Sandstone or Smooth Red Sandstone
Prismarine Stairs or Prismarine Brick Stairs or Dark Prismarine Stairs	Prismarine or Prismarine Bricks or Dark Prismarine
Nether Brick Stairs or Red Nether Brick Stairs	Nether Bricks or Red Nether Bricks
Blackstone Stairs or Polished Blackstone Stairs or Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs	Blackstone or Polished Blackstone or Polished Blackstone Bricks
End Stone Brick Stairs	End Stone or End Stone Bricks
Purpur Stairs	Purpur Block
Quartz Stairs or Smooth Quartz Stairs	Block of Quartz or Smooth Quartz
Cut Copper Stairs or Exposed Cut Copper Stairs or Weathered Cut Copper Stairs or Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs or Waxed Cut Copper Stairs or Waxed Exposed Cut Copper Stairs or Waxed Weathered Cut Copper Stairs or Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs	Block of Copper or Exposed Copper or Weathered Copper or Oxidized Copper or Waxed Block of Copper or Waxed Exposed Copper or Waxed Weathered Copper or Waxed Oxidized Copper	44444444
Cut Copper Stairs or Exposed Cut Copper Stairs or Weathered Cut Copper Stairs or Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs or Waxed Cut Copper Stairs or Waxed Exposed Cut Copper Stairs or Waxed Weathered Cut Copper Stairs or Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs	Cut Copper or Exposed Cut Copper or Weathered Cut Copper or Oxidized Cut Copper or Waxed Cut Copper or Waxed Exposed Cut Copper or Waxed Weathered Cut Copper or Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper
Tuff Stairs	Tuff
Polished Tuff Stairs	Tuff or Polished Tuff
Tuff Brick Stairs	Tuff or Polished Tuff or Tuff Bricks

Usage[]

Placement[]

Stairs reconfiguration — **Stairs Reconfiguration** — *Left:* Original facing when separate. *Right:* Changed shape when adjacent (*top:* inner corner; *bottom:* outer corner).

To place stairs, use a stairs item while pointing at a surface facing the space the stairs should occupy. When placed, a stair orients itself with the half-block side closest to the player.

Stairs can be placed either right side up or upside-down:

Pointing at a block top or the bottom half of a block side places the stairs right side up.
Pointing at a block bottom or the top half of a block side places the stairs upside-down.

Stairs change their shape to join with adjacent stairs (of any material):

When a stairs' half-block side is adjacent to the side of another stairs, the stairs' full-block side wraps into an "L" shape to join the other stairs (it creates an "inner corner").
When a stairs' full-block side is adjacent to the side of another stairs, the stairs' full-block side shortens to join the other stairs' full-block side (it creates an "outer corner").

Right side up stairs do not join with upside-down stairs and vice versa.

Walking[]

Walking up stairs is faster than jumping up the same distance. Walking up a stairway doesn't cost any exhaustion from the player's hunger bar, compared to 0.2 exhaustion per jump. Therefore, walking up stairs doesn't make the player hungry at all.

Behavior[]

Generally, the solid faces of stairs are handled as solid blocks. Due to this, transparent blocks that need to placed on an opaque surface can be placed on these faces.

Fuel[]

Overworld wood stairs can be used as fuel in furnaces, smelting 1.5 items per block.

Note blocks[]

Wood stairs can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass" sounds.

Non-wood stairs can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds[]

Normal wood[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.wood.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.wood.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.wood.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.wood.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.wood.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.wood`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.wood`	1.0	0.8
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.wood`	0.23	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.wood`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.wood`	0.3	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`jump.wood`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.wood`	0.18	1.0

Cherry wood[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.cherry_wood.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.cherry_wood.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.cherry_wood.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.cherry_wood.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.cherry_wood.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`break.cherry_wood`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`place.cherry_wood`	1.0	0.8
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.cherry_wood`	0.23	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.cherry_wood`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.cherry_wood`	0.2	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`step.cherry_wood`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`step.cherry_wood`	0.18	1.0

Bamboo wood[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.bamboo_wood.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	0.9	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.bamboo_wood.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	0.9	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.bamboo_wood.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.225	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.bamboo_wood.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.bamboo_wood.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`break.bamboo_wood`	0.9	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`place.bamboo_wood`	0.9	0.8
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.bamboo_wood`	0.207	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.bamboo_wood`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.bamboo_wood`	0.2	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`step.bamboo_wood`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`step.bamboo_wood`	0.18	1.0

Nether wood[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.nether_wood.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.72	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.nether_wood.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.72	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.nether_wood.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.45	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.nether_wood.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.nether_wood.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`break.nether_wood`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`place.nether_wood`	1.0	0.8
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.nether_wood`	0.23	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.nether_wood`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.nether_wood`	0.3	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`step.nether_wood`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`step.nether_wood`	0.18	1.0

Nether brick[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.nether_bricks.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	0.8	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.nether_bricks.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	0.8	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.nether_bricks.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.nether_bricks.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.nether_bricks.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.stone`	0.37	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.stone`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.stone`	0.3	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`jump.stone`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.stone`	0.22	1.0

Copper[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.copper.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.copper.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.copper.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.copper.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.copper.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.copper`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.copper`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.copper`	0.3	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.copper`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.copper`	0.3	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`step.copper`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`step.copper`	0.22	1.0

Other[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.stone.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.stone.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.stone.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.stone.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.stone.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:
Brick, purpur, quartz, red sandstone, sandstone, stone brick, and cobblestone stairs):

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.stone`	0.27 ^{[sound 1]}	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.stone`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.stone`	0.3	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`jump.stone`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.stone`	0.22	1.0

↑ MCPE-169612 — Many blocks make very slightly different sounds to stone

All other stairs:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.stone`	0.37	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.stone`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.stone`	0.3	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`jump.stone`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.stone`	0.22	1.0

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Oak Stairs	`oak_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `wooden_stairs` `mineable/axe`	`stairs` `wooden_stairs`	`block.minecraft.oak_stairs`
Spruce Stairs	`spruce_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `wooden_stairs` `mineable/axe`	`stairs` `wooden_stairs`	`block.minecraft.spruce_stairs`
Birch Stairs	`birch_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `wooden_stairs` `mineable/axe`	`stairs` `wooden_stairs`	`block.minecraft.birch_stairs`
Jungle Stairs	`jungle_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `wooden_stairs` `mineable/axe`	`stairs` `wooden_stairs`	`block.minecraft.jungle_stairs`
Acacia Stairs	`acacia_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `wooden_stairs` `mineable/axe`	`stairs` `wooden_stairs`	`block.minecraft.acacia_stairs`
Dark Oak Stairs	`dark_oak_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `wooden_stairs` `mineable/axe`	`stairs` `wooden_stairs`	`block.minecraft.dark_oak_stairs`
Mangrove Stairs	`mangrove_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `wooden_stairs` `mineable/axe`	`stairs` `wooden_stairs`	`block.minecraft.mangrove_stairs`
Cherry Stairs	`cherry_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `wooden_stairs` `mineable/axe`	`stairs` `wooden_stairs`	`block.minecraft.cherry_stairs`
Bamboo Stairs	`bamboo_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `wooden_stairs` `mineable/axe`	`stairs` `wooden_stairs`	`block.minecraft.bamboo_stairs`
Bamboo Mosaic Stairs	`bamboo_mosaic_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/axe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.bamboo_mosaic_stairs`
Crimson Stairs	`crimson_stairs`	Block & Item	`non_flammable_wood` `stairs` `wooden_stairs` `mineable/axe`	`non_flammable_wood` `stairs` `wooden_stairs`	`block.minecraft.crimson_stairs`
Warped Stairs	`warped_stairs`	Block & Item	`non_flammable_wood` `stairs` `wooden_stairs` `mineable/axe`	`non_flammable_wood` `stairs` `wooden_stairs`	`block.minecraft.warped_stairs`
Stone Stairs	`stone_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.stone_stairs`
Granite Stairs	`granite_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.granite_stairs`
Polished Granite Stairs	`polished_granite_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.polished_granite_stairs`
Diorite Stairs	`diorite_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.diorite_stairs`
Polished Diorite Stairs	`polished_diorite_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.polished_diorite_stairs`
Andesite Stairs	`andesite_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.andesite_stairs`
Polished Andesite Stairs	`polished_andesite_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.polished_andesite_stairs`
Cobblestone Stairs	`cobblestone_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.cobblestone_stairs`
Mossy Cobblestone Stairs	`mossy_cobblestone_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.mossy_cobblestone_stairs`
Stone Brick Stairs	`stone_brick_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.stone_brick_stairs`
Mossy Stone Brick Stairs	`mossy_stone_brick_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.mossy_stone_brick_stairs`
Brick Stairs	`brick_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.brick_stairs`
End Stone Brick Stairs	`end_stone_brick_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.end_stone_brick_stairs`
Nether Brick Stairs	`nether_brick_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.nether_brick_stairs`
Red Nether Brick Stairs	`red_nether_brick_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.red_nether_brick_stairs`
Sandstone Stairs	`sandstone_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.sandstone_stairs`
Smooth Sandstone Stairs	`smooth_sandstone_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.smooth_sandstone_stairs`
Red Sandstone Stairs	`red_sandstone_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.red_sandstone_stairs`
Smooth Red Sandstone Stairs	`smooth_red_sandstone_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.smooth_red_sandstone_stairs`
Quartz Stairs	`quartz_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.quartz_stairs`
Smooth Quartz Stairs	`smooth_quartz_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.smooth_quartz_stairs`
Purpur Stairs	`purpur_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.purpur_stairs`
Prismarine Stairs	`prismarine_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.prismarine_stairs`
Prismarine Brick Stairs	`prismarine_brick_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.prismarine_brick_stairs`
Dark Prismarine Stairs	`dark_prismarine_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.dark_prismarine_stairs`
Blackstone Stairs	`blackstone_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.blackstone_stairs`
Polished Blackstone Stairs	`polished_blackstone_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.polished_blackstone_stairs`
Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs	`polished_blackstone_brick_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.polished_blackstone_brick_stairs`
Cut Copper Stairs	`cut_copper_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe` `needs_stone_tool`	None	`block.minecraft.cut_copper_stairs`
Exposed Cut Copper Stairs	`exposed_cut_copper_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe` `needs_stone_tool`	None	`block.minecraft.exposed_cut_copper_stairs`
Weathered Cut Copper Stairs	`weathered_cut_copper_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe` `needs_stone_tool`	None	`block.minecraft.weathered_cut_copper_stairs`
Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs	`oxidized_cut_copper_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe` `needs_stone_tool`	None	`block.minecraft.oxidized_cut_copper_stairs`
Waxed Cut Copper Stairs	`waxed_cut_copper_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe` `needs_stone_tool`	None	`block.minecraft.waxed_cut_copper_stairs`
Waxed Exposed Cut Copper Stairs	`waxed_exposed_cut_copper_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe` `needs_stone_tool`	None	`block.minecraft.waxed_exposed_cut_copper_stairs`
Waxed Weathered Cut Copper Stairs	`waxed_weathered_cut_copper_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe` `needs_stone_tool`	None	`block.minecraft.waxed_weathered_cut_copper_stairs`
Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs	`waxed_oxidized_cut_copper_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe` `needs_stone_tool`	None	`block.minecraft.waxed_oxidized_cut_copper_stairs`
Cobbled Deepslate Stairs	`cobbled_deepslate_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.cobbled_deepslate_stairs`
Polished Deepslate Stairs	`polished_deepslate_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.polished_deepslate_stairs`
Deepslate Brick Stairs	`deepslate_brick_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.deepslate_brick_stairs`
Deepslate Tile Stairs	`deepslate_tile_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.deepslate_tile_stairs`
Mud Brick Stairs	`mud_brick_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.mud_brick_stairs`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Oak Stairs	`oak_stairs`	`53`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.oak_stairs.name`
Spruce Stairs	`spruce_stairs`	`134`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.spruce_stairs.name`
Birch Stairs	`birch_stairs`	`135`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.birch_stairs.name`
Jungle Stairs	`jungle_stairs`	`136`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.jungle_stairs.name`
Acacia Stairs	`acacia_stairs`	`163`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.acacia_stairs.name`
Dark Oak Stairs	`dark_oak_stairs`	`164`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.dark_oak_stairs.name`
Mangrove Stairs	`mangrove_stairs`	`-488`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.mangrove_stairs.name`
Cherry Stairs	`cherry_stairs`	`-541`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.cherry_stairs.name`
Bamboo Stairs	`bamboo_stairs`	`-512`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.bamboo_stairs.name`
Bamboo Mosaic Stairs	`bamboo_mosaic_stairs`	`-523`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.bamboo_mosaic_stairs.name`
Crimson Stairs	`crimson_stairs`	`509`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.crimson_stairs.name`
Warped Stairs	`warped_stairs`	`510`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.warped_stairs.name`
Stone Stairs	`normal_stone_stairs`	`435`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.normal_stone_stairs.name`
Granite Stairs	`granite_stairs`	`424`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.granite_stairs.name`
Polished Granite Stairs	`polished_granite_stairs`	`427`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.polished_granite_stairs.name`
Diorite Stairs	`diorite_stairs`	`425`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.diorite_stairs.name`
Polished Diorite Stairs	`polished_diorite_stairs`	`428`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.polished_diorite_stairs.name`
Andesite Stairs	`andesite_stairs`	`426`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.andesite_stairs.name`
Polished Andesite Stairs	`polished_andesite_stairs`	`429`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.polished_andesite_stairs.name`
Cobblestone Stairs	`stone_stairs`	`67`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.stone_stairs.name`
Mossy Cobblestone Stairs	`mossy_cobblestone_stairs`	`434`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.mossy_cobblestone_stairs.name`
Stone Brick Stairs	`stone_brick_stairs`	`109`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.stone_brick_stairs.name`
Mossy Stone Brick Stairs	`mossy_stone_brick_stairs`	`430`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.mossy_stone_brick_stairs.name`
Brick Stairs	`brick_stairs`	`108`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.brick_stairs.name`
End Stone Brick Stairs	`end_brick_stairs`	`433`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.end_brick_stairs.name`
Nether Brick Stairs	`nether_brick_stairs`	`114`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.nether_brick_stairs.name`
Red Nether Brick Stairs	`red_nether_brick_stairs`	`439`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.red_nether_brick_stairs.name`
Sandstone Stairs	`sandstone_stairs`	`128`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.sandstone_stairs.name`
Smooth Sandstone Stairs	`smooth_sandstone_stairs`	`432`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.smooth_sandstone_stairs.name`
Red Sandstone Stairs	`red_sandstone_stairs`	`180`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.red_sandstone_stairs.name`
Smooth Red Sandstone Stairs	`smooth_red_sandstone_stairs`	`431`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.smooth_red_sandstone_stairs.name`
Quartz Stairs	`quartz_stairs`	`156`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.quartz_stairs.name`
Smooth Quartz Stairs	`smooth_quartz_stairs`	`440`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.smooth_quartz_stairs.name`
Purpur Stairs	`purpur_stairs`	`203`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.purpur_stairs.name`
Prismarine Stairs	`prismarine_stairs`	`257`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.prismarine_stairs.name`
Prismarine Brick Stairs	`prismarine_bricks_stairs`	`259`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.prismarine_bricks_stairs.name`
Dark Prismarine Stairs	`dark_prismarine_stairs`	`258`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.dark_prismarine_stairs.name`
Blackstone Stairs	`blackstone_stairs`	`531`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.blackstone_stairs.name`
Polished Blackstone Stairs	`polished_blackstone_stairs`	`547`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.polished_blackstone_stairs.name`
Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs	`polished_blackstone_brick_stairs`	`530`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.polished_blackstone_brick_stairs.name`
Cut Copper Stairs	`cut_copper_stairs`	`609`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.cut_copper_stairs.name`
Exposed Cut Copper Stairs	`exposed_cut_copper_stairs`	`610`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.exposed_cut_copper_stairs.name`
Weathered Cut Copper Stairs	`weathered_cut_copper_stairs`	`611`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.weathered_cut_copper_stairs.name`
Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs	`oxidized_cut_copper_stairs`	`612`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.oxidized_cut_copper_stairs.name`
Waxed Cut Copper Stairs	`waxed_cut_copper_stairs`	`613`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.waxed_cut_copper_stairs.name`
Waxed Exposed Cut Copper Stairs	`waxed_exposed_cut_copper_stairs`	`614`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.waxed_exposed_cut_copper_stairs.name`
Waxed Weathered Cut Copper Stairs	`waxed_weathered_cut_copper_stairs`	`615`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.waxed_weathered_cut_copper_stairs.name`
Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs	`waxed_oxidized_cut_copper_stairs`	`703`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.waxed_oxidized_cut_copper_stairs.name`
Cobbled Deepslate Stairs	`cobbled_deepslate_stairs`	`636`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.cobbled_deepslate_stairs.name`
Polished Deepslate Stairs	`polished_deepslate_stairs`	`640`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.polished_deepslate_stairs.name`
Deepslate Brick Stairs	`deepslate_brick_stairs`	`648`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.deepslate_brick_stairs.name`
Deepslate Tile Stairs	`deepslate_tile_stairs`	`644`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.deepslate_tile_stairs.name`
Mud Brick Stairs	`mud_brick_stairs`	`-480`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.mud_brick_stairs.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba Available with /give command.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Block states[]

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
facing	`north`	`east` `north` `south` `west`	The direction the stairs' full-block side faces. When placed in-game by a player, this matches the direction the player faces.
half	`bottom`	`bottom` `top`	Top if the stairs are upside-down.
shape	`straight`	`inner_left` `inner_right` `outer_left` `outer_right` `straight`	"straight" is the default stairs shape. "inner" is an "inside corner" stair shape, with two full-block and two stair-shaped side faces. "outer" is an "outside corner" stair shape, with two stair-shaped and two half-block side faces. "left" and "right" specify in which direction is the higher part of the step.
waterlogged	`false`	`false` `true`	Whether or not there's water in the same place as these stairs.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
upside_down_bit	`0x4`	`false`	`false` `true`	`0` `1`	True if the stairs are upside-down.
weirdo_direction	`0x1` `0x2`	`0`	`0` `1` `2` `3`	`0` `1` `2` `3`	The direction the stairs' full-block side faces. 0: East 1: West 2: South 3: North

History[]

Java Edition Infdev
20100629					Added oak wood stairs and "stone" stairs.
					Wooden stairs currently do not burn.
					Both icon textures for stairs in the inventory are simply flat planks and cobblestone textures.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.1					Stair inventory icons now changed to render image of a solid two step model, which was currently glitched.
v1.2.0		preview			The orientation of stairs is now determined based on the direction the player faces while placing them. Before this version, stairs would determine their orientation based on the surrounding blocks (changing if they were changed).
v1.2.2					Stairs now have the odd property of being transparent to light; when placed one or more spaces above the ground with air beneath, sunlight or other light sources now shine through and light the blocks beneath or behind the stairs exactly as if nothing opaque are present between them.
					Other atmospheric effects such as snowfall do not penetrate stair blocks, making them an unusually effective material for creating roofing that kept weather out, but still let daylight in.
					Snow cannot accumulate on top of stair blocks, grass is able to grow on the block directly underneath a stair block, and grass disappears if a stair block was placed on top of it. Any stair block placed in Alpha v1.2.0_02 to Beta 1.5 would keep this property in later versions until it or an adjacent block is changed or removed, causing a lighting update.
Java Edition Beta
1.0					Items have been given in-game names. The two types of stairs have been named "Wooden Stairs" and "Stone Stairs", respectively.
1.6		Test Build 3			Wooden stairs and fences are now flammable.
					The light transparency of stairs from Alpha v1.2.2 has been fixed.
					The inventory icon for stairs has been reversed to show a more recognizable figure.
1.7					The models of stairs have been changed. The texture of stone stairs has been changed due to the cobblestone texture change.
1.8		Pre-release			Added stone brick and brick stairs.
					Stone brick stairs drop stone bricks, brick stairs drop bricks.
					On some GPUs, a major lighting bug is present which causes the insides of stairs blocks to appear completely black.
					Dropped stair items no longer appear larger than normal blocks.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease			Added nether brick stairs.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease			They can appear similarly black.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5			Brick, nether brick and stone brick stairs no longer appear black on the inside.
					The texture of brick stairs has been changed due to the bricks texture change.
					The texture of wooden stairs has been changed due to the planks texture change.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6			The stair block now drops itself when mined, instead of a block of its source material.
					Wooden stairs are broken faster using an axe.
					All stone-type stairs take much shorter to destroy, and the breaking time depends on the pickaxe's material.
1.2.1		12w08a			Added upside-down stairs.
					Before they were added, edited data values of 4 through 15 would create invisible stairs that could be walked through; these higher values are now used for upside-down stairs.
					The models of stairs have been changed.
1.3.1		12w21a			Added sandstone stairs.
		12w22a			Stone stairs now generate in jungle temples.
		12w25a			Redstone dust, repeaters, torches, levers, pressure plates and rails can now be placed on stairs positioned upside down.
		12w25a			Added wooden stairs for the remaining three wood types (spruce, birch, and jungle).
		12w26a			Added crafting recipes for spruce, birch, and jungle wood stairs.
		12w30a			Upside down stairs can now be placed by generally looking at the top half of the side of a block, rather than strictly the underside of a block.
1.4.2		12w34a			Stairs now automatically change shape into corner stairs depending on location.
		12w39a			Stairs now interact properly with lighting.
		12w39a			Smooth lighting on stairs is now currently slightly bugged.
1.5		13w02a			Added quartz stairs.
		13w05a			The lighting of stairs has been fixed when Smooth Lighting is on.
		13w05b			Stairs no longer stop sprinting.
1.7.2		1.7			Added acacia and dark oak stairs.
1.7.4		13w48a			The models of stairs have been changed.
1.8		14w17a			Upside down sandstone and quartz stairs each have now had their top and bottom textures switched.^[2]
		14w31a			"Stone Stairs" have been renamed to "Cobblestone Stairs".
		14w32a			Added red sandstone stairs.
1.9		June 22, 2015			Jeb reveals purpur stairs on Instagram.
		15w31a			Added purpur stairs.
		15w31a			Stairs are now rotated 90° in the inventory.
		15w43a			Spruce wood stairs acting as corners of a table now generate within igloo basements.
		15w44b			Due to model changes, stairs now display incorrectly stretched or squashed textures.^[3] These may be GPU dependent as only corner stairs are distorted on some computers.
		15w45a			Stair textures are no longer incorrectly stretched. However they are now incorrectly mapped.^[4]
		15w46a			Stair texture mapping has now been corrected. It is not known, however, if stairs from this version onward look at all different from those before 15w44b.
1.11		16w39a			Oak, birch and dark oak wood stairs and cobblestone stairs now generate in woodland mansions.
1.12		17w15a			Torches can now be placed on the full-block sides of stairs.
					Iron bars, glass panes and fences adjacent to the full-block side of a stair now visually connect.
					Carpet and snow layers can now be placed on top of upside-down stairs.
April 17, 2018					Dinnerbone confirms that Java Edition 1.14 is to contain many new stairs and slabs.
1.13		17w47a			The cobblestone stairs ID has been changed from `stone_stairs` to `cobblestone_stairs`.
					<wood type> wood stairs have been renamed to <wood type> stairs.
					Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 53, 67, 108, 109, 114, 128, 134, 135, 136, 156, 163, 164, 180 and 203.
		18w07a			Added stairs for prismarine variants.
		18w09a			Stone brick and sandstone stairs now generate in underwater ruins.
		18w10c			Water can now be placed on the same block as stairs.
		18w11a			Wooden stairs now generate as part of the newly added shipwrecks.
		18w20a			"Prismarine Bricks Stairs" have been renamed to "Prismarine Brick Stairs."
1.13.1		18w32a			Purpur stairs can now be crafted with purpur pillars.
October 8, 2018					LadyAgnes tweets a photo of granite, andesite, and diorite stairs. Confirming in the tweet that polished variants would be coming soon.
October 10, 2018					Dinnerbone tweets that there are to be 14 new stair blocks.
1.14		18w43a			Added stone, mossy cobblestone, mossy stone brick, granite, polished granite, diorite, polished diorite, andesite, polished andesite, smooth sandstone, smooth red sandstone, red nether brick, end stone brick, and smooth quartz stairs.
		18w43a			The textures of all stairs have been changed.
		18w44a			The textures for stone, diorite, polished diorite, andesite, polished andesite, sandstone, and smooth sandstone stairs have been changed.
		18w46a			Stairs now allow light to pass through certain faces.
		18w47a			The textures for oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, stone bricks, mossy stone bricks, sandstone, smooth sandstone, red sandstone, smooth red sandstone, and nether bricks stairs have been changed.
		18w50a			The textures for spruce, cobblestone, mossy cobblestone, sandstone, smooth sandstone, red sandstone, and smooth red sandstone stairs have been changed.
		19w03c			Some redundant faces have been removed from stairs.^[5]
		19w08a			The texture of diorite stairs has been changed.
		19w08a			Smooth quartz uses the bottom texture of normal quartz blocks, rather than the top texture.
		19w13a			Stairs no longer block light, except at the full faces.
		19w13b			The texture of quartz stairs has been changed.
1.16		20w06a			Added crimson and warped stairs.
		20w10a			The top texture of one upside-down quartz stairs variant has been switched to use the correct one.^[6]
		20w15a			Added blackstone, polished blackstone, and polished blackstone brick stairs.
		20w16a			Blackstone and polished blackstone brick stairs now generate as part of bastion remnants.
		20w16a			Stone brick, mossy stone brick, blackstone, polished blackstone brick and polished blackstone stairs can now generate as part of ruined portals.
1.16.2		20w28a			Blackstone, polished blackstone and polished blackstone brick stairs are now renewable as piglins have an 8.71% chance to trade 8-16 blackstone during bartering.
October 3, 2020					Copper stairs are revealed at Minecraft Live 2020.
1.17		20w45a			Added four variants of cut copper stairs and three variants of waxed cut copper stairs.
		20w46a			The texture of cut copper stairs has been changed.
		21w05a			Copper stairs have now been renamed from <waxed:> Lightly <oxidize level> Cut Copper Stairs to <waxed:> <oxidize level> Cut Copper Stairs.
		21w07a			Added grimstone, polished grimstone, grimstone brick, and grimstone tile stairs.
		21w07a			Changed textures of blackstone and polished blackstone bricks stairs.
		21w08a			Grimstone Stairs have been renamed to Deepslate Stairs.
					The textures of cobbled deepslate, polished deepslate, deepslate brick, and deepslate tile stairs have been changed.
					The texture of blackstone stairs has been changed.
		21w10a			Updated texture of cobbled deepslate stairs.
		21w14a			Added waxed oxidized cut copper stairs.
1.18		21w40a			A block of copper can now be converted into 4 blocks of cut copper stairs when using stonecutter.
1.19		Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1			Cobbled deepslate stairs, polished deepslate stairs, deepslate brick stairs and deepslate tile stairs now generate as part of ancient city.
		22w11a			Added mangrove and mud brick stairs.
		22w14a			Due to the addition of the mangrove tree and mangrove swamp, make mangrove stairs obtainable and renewable.
October 15, 2022					Bamboo and bamboo mosaic stairs were shown on Minecraft Live 2022.
1.20 (Experimental)		22w42a			Added bamboo and bamboo mosaic stairs behind the Update 1.20 experimental datapack.
		22w42a			Added unique sounds Nether and bamboo wood stairs.
		22w46a			The texture of bamboo stairs have been changed, due to the texture change on bamboo planks.
		23w07a			Added cherry stairs behind the Update 1.20 experimental datapack.
1.20		23w12a			Bamboo, bamboo mosaic, and cherry stairs are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack.
1.20		23w12a			Brick stairs and mud brick stairs now generate in trail ruins.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0					Added wood (original oak) and cobblestone stairs.
v0.2.0					The textures of wood and cobblestone stairs have been changed.
v0.3.0					Added brick stairs to Creative mode. Even though they have a crafting recipe, they are not obtainable in Survival mode due to infinite stacks only counting as one of a material.
v0.3.0					Survival players no longer start out with an infinite amount of wood and cobblestone stairs in the inventory.
v0.3.2					Bricks are no longer in an infinite stack and now be gathered, making brick stairs obtainable in Survival mode.
v0.4.0					The models of stairs have been changed.
v0.6.0					Added stone brick, sandstone, nether brick, and quartz stairs.
					Corner stairs and upside-down stairs have been added.
					There was a bug where stone bricks cracked stone brick, mossy stone brick, sandstone, cut sandstone, chiseled sandstone, quartz, quartz pillar and chiseled quartz stairs would display the wrong texture when placed in the wrong direction. This gave the appearance of a highly requested block "cut sandstone stairs." ^[7]
					The textures of oak and cobblestone stairs have been changed.
v0.8.0		build 1			Added spruce, birch, and jungle wood stairs.
v0.9.0		build 1			Added acacia and dark oak wood stairs.
					Stone brick stairs now naturally generate in strongholds.
					Cobblestone and oak wood stairs now naturally generate in villages.
v0.11.0		build 1			The tooltip for wooden stairs has been changed from [woodtype] Stairs to [woodtype] Wood Stairs.
					Renamed "Sand Stone Stairs" to "Sandstone Stairs".
					Acacia and dark oak wooden stairs are now flammable.
					Quartz stairs can now be crafted in survival mode.
v0.13.0		build 1			Sandstone stairs now generate in desert temples.
v0.14.0		build 1			Added red sandstone stairs.
v0.14.2					The texture of nether brick stairs has been brightened as a result of brightening the nether bricks texture.
v0.15.0		build 1			Cobblestone stairs now generate in jungle temples.
					Savanna villages now generate with acacia wood stairs instead oak stairs.
					Spruce wood stairs now generate in taiga, snowy tundra and snowy taiga villages.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Added purpur stairs.
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Spruce wood stairs act as corners of a table now generate within igloo basements.
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			Oak, birch and dark oak wood stairs and cobblestone stairs now generate in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		beta 1.2.13.8			Added stairs for prismarine variants.
		beta 1.2.14.2			Wooden stairs can now generate in shipwrecks.
		beta 1.2.20.1			Stone brick stairs and sandstone stairs can now generate naturally in some underwater ruins.
1.9.0		beta 1.9.0.0			Added stone, mossy cobblestone, mossy stone brick, granite, polished granite, diorite, polished diorite, andesite, polished andesite, smooth sandstone, smooth red sandstone, red nether brick, end stone brick, and smooth quartz stairs.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The textures of stairs have been changed.
					Cobblestone, mossy cobblestone, and dark oak stairs now generate in pillager outposts.
					Granite and smooth sandstone stairs now generate in desert villages.
					Diorite stairs now generate in snowy tundra villages.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.51			Added crimson and warped stairs.
		beta 1.16.0.57			Added blackstone, polished blackstone, and polished blackstone brick stairs.
					Stone brick, mossy stone brick and nether brick stairs can now generate as part of ruined portals.
					Added new sounds to the nether brick stair variants.
		beta 1.16.0.63			The texture of nether brick stairs now matches Java again.
1.16.20		beta 1.16.20.50			Crimson and warped stairs now uses regular plank sounds instead of their stem variant sounds.
Caves & Cliffs (Experimental)		beta 1.16.210.57			Added four variants of cut copper stairs and three variants of waxed cut copper stairs.
1.17.0		beta 1.16.230.52			Added cobbled deepslate, polished deepslate, deepslate brick, and deepslate tile stairs.
		beta 1.16.230.52			Added waxed oxidized cut copper stairs.
		beta 1.17.0.50			Updated blackstone stairs texture.
		beta 1.17.0.52			The stairs for copper and deepslate variants are no longer available only through Experimental Gameplay.
1.19.0		beta 1.19.0.20			Added mangrove and mud brick stairs.
Next Major Update (Experimental)		beta 1.19.50.21			Added bamboo and bamboo mosaic stairs behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
		beta 1.19.50.21			Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood stairs.
		beta 1.19.80.20			Added cherry stairs behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.20.0		beta 1.20.0.21			Bamboo, bamboo moasic, and cherry stairs are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added wood (original oak) and cobblestone stairs.
TU3					The textures of oak and cobblestone stairs have been changed.
TU5					Added stone brick stairs and brick stairs.
TU5					All stairs are found in the Redstone & Transportation tab in the Creative inventory.
TU7					Added nether brick stairs.
TU9					Added spruce wood, birch wood, and sandstone stairs.
TU12					Added jungle wood stairs.
					Stairs now automatically change shape into corner stairs depending on location.
					Stairs can now be placed upside down.
					Items can now be placed directly on upside down stairs.
TU13					Jungle wood stairs are now flammable.
TU14		1.04			Added quartz stairs.
					The placement of upside down stairs and slabs has been changed.
					Moved all stairs to the Building Blocks tab in the Creative inventory.
TU27	CU15	1.18			Added acacia and dark oak stairs.
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		Added Red Sandstone Stairs.
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		"Stone Stairs" have been renamed to "Cobblestone Stairs".
TU46	CU36	1.38	Patch 15		Added purpur stairs.
TU49	CU39	1.42	Patch 18		Stairs are now rotated 90° in the inventory.
TU54	CU44	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Torches can now be placed on the full-block sides of stairs.
					Iron bars, glass panes and fences adjacent to the full-block side of a stair now visually connect.
					Carpet and snow layers can now be placed on top of upside-down stairs.
TU69		1.76	Patch 38		Added stairs for prismarine variants.
		1.88			Added stone, mossy cobblestone, mossy stone brick, granite, polished granite, diorite, polished diorite, andesite, polished andesite, smooth sandstone, smooth red sandstone, red nether brick, end stone brick, and smooth quartz stairs.
		1.90			The textures of stairs have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added stairs.
1.7.10					Added purpur stairs.

The old light transparency.
First image of upside-down stairs released by Jeb.
The Stairs icon in Alpha v1.0.1 had a rendering problem.
Jeb testing corner stairs.
Jeb testing corner stairs.
Jeb testing corner stairs.
Jeb testing corner stairs.
Stairs with snow, torches and fences connecting to them.
First image of diorite, granite and andesite Stairs.

Issues[]

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

Gallery[]

Renders[]

Oak
Spruce
Birch
Jungle
Acacia
Dark oak
Mangrove
Cherry
Bamboo
Bamboo mosaic
Crimson
Warped
Stone
Cobblestone
Mossy cobblestone
Stone brick
Mossy stone brick
Granite
Polished granite
Diorite
Polished diorite
Andesite
Polished andesite
Cobbled deepslate
Polished deepslate
Deepslate brick
Deepslate tile
Brick
Mud brick
Sandstone
Smooth sandstone
Red sandstone
Smooth red sandstone
Prismarine
Prismarine brick
Dark prismarine
Nether brick
Red nether brick
Blackstone
Polished blackstone
Polished blackstone brick
End stone brick
Purpur
Quartz
Smooth quartz
Cut copper
Exposed cut copper
Weathered cut copper
Oxidized cut copper
Tuff
Polished tuff
Tuff brick

Screenshots[]

Naturally occurring cobblestone stairs in numerous villages.
Naturally occurring nether brick stairs in multiple nether fortresses.
A quartz corner inner stairs.
A quartz corner outer stairs.
Image of correctly textured stone brick-type, sandstone-type and quartz-type stairs - Bug:MCPE1219
Image of incorrectly textured stone brick-type, sandstone-type and quartz-type stairs when placed in wrong direction. - Bug:MCPE-1219

Trivia[]

Between Java Edition 1.17 snapshots 20w45a and 21w05a, "Waxed Lightly Weathered Cut Copper Stairs" was the longest name for any block in Minecraft, at 41 characters with spaces, or 36 without.
The April Fools snapshot 20w14∞ included a block called "Swaggiest stairs ever", which was a stair variant for the netherite block.

Swaggiest stairs ever.

References[]

↑ "[MC-53641] Smooth and cut blocks and slabs do not match properties of their stair and full block versions - Jira" – Mojira, April 26, 2014.
↑ "[MC-57935] Upside-down stairs have wrong texture on top - Jira" – Mojira, June 19, 2014.
↑ "[MC-91710] Texture broken on stairs (uvlock is broken) - Jira" – Mojira, October 30, 2015.
↑ "[MC-92137] Stairs' UV Mapping is upside-down - Jira" – Mojira, November 5, 2015.
↑ "[MC-114779] Stairs render faces that cannot be seen normally - Jira" – Mojira, March 25, 2017.
↑ "[MC-152441] Corner quartz stairs (not corner smooth quartz stairs) do not have the border on the back/bottom that a normal quartz stair would have - Jira" – Mojira, May 20, 2019.
↑ "[MCPE-1219] Directional stair textures - Jira" – Mojira, January 13, 2013.

[breakingtimenote-2] Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

[bugMC-177082-3] MC-177082

[bugMC-177082-4] MC-177082

[bugMC-177082-5] MC-177082

[bugMC-177082-6] MC-177082

[bugMC-177082-7] MC-177082

[bugMC-177082-8] MC-177082

[bugMC-177082-9] MC-177082

[10] MCPE-169612 — Many blocks make very slightly different sounds to stone

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[bedrock-item-form-13] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

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