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Stone bricks and the variants cracked stone bricks, mossy stone bricks, and chiseled stone bricks are materials found in structures such as strongholds, igloo basements, jungle temples, ocean ruins, ruined portals, and trail ruins.

Smooth stone bricks are a fifth variant exclusive to Bedrock Edition, visually identical to regular stone bricks, which cannot be found naturally and are only accessible via commands.

Obtaining[]

Stone bricks can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block Stone Bricks
Hardness 1.5
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 7.5
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.

Infested blocks[]

Stone bricks, mossy stone bricks, cracked stone bricks and chiseled stone bricks can also be obtained by mining their respective infested blocks with Silk Touch.

Crafting[]

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Stone Bricks Stone

4
Mossy Stone Bricks Stone Bricks +
Vines


Mossy Stone Bricks Stone Bricks +
Moss Block


Chiseled Stone Bricks Stone Brick Slab

Stonecutting[]

Name Ingredients Cutting recipe Description
Stone Bricks or
Chiseled Stone Bricks
Stone
Chiseled Stone Bricks Stone Bricks
[Java Edition only][1]

Smelting[]

Name Ingredients Smelting recipe
Cracked Stone Bricks Stone Bricks +
Any fuel


0.1

Trading[]

Apprentice-level stone mason villagers sell 4 chiseled stone bricks for one emerald as part of their trades.‌[Java Edition only]

Apprentice-level stone mason villagers have a 25% (14) chance to sell 4 chiseled stone bricks for one emerald as part of their trades.‌[Bedrock Edition only]

Natural generation[]

Regular stone bricks, as well as occasional cracked and mossy stone bricks, generate as part of strongholds, making up most of the walls, ceilings, and floors. They and chiseled stone bricks can also generate as part of ocean ruins and ruined portals. Igloo basements are lined with stone bricks. In addition, three chiseled stone bricks generate as part of each jungle temple. Stone bricks and mossy stone bricks can also spawn in trail ruins.

Chest loot[]

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition
Stone Bricks Village Mason's chest 1 37.7%
Bedrock Edition
Stone Bricks Village Mason's chest 1 37.7%

Usage[]

As stone bricks offer no real advantage over stone or cobblestone, their main use is for decoration.

Crafting ingredient[]

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Lodestone Chiseled Stone Bricks +
Netherite Ingot

Stone Brick Slab or
Mossy Stone Brick Slab
Stone Bricks or
Mossy Stone Bricks
Stone Brick Stairs or
Mossy Stone Brick Stairs
Stone Bricks or
Mossy Stone Bricks
Stone Brick Wall or
Mossy Stone Brick Wall
Stone Bricks or
Mossy Stone Bricks

Stonecutting[]

Name Ingredients Cutting recipe Description
Stone Brick Slab or
Stone Brick Stairs or
Stone Brick Wall
Stone Bricks
Chiseled Stone Bricks Stone Bricks
[Java Edition only][1]
Mossy Stone Brick Slab or
Mossy Stone Brick Stairs or
Mossy Stone Brick Wall
Mossy Stone Bricks

Note Blocks[]

All types of stone bricks can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Silverfish[]

Silverfish have the ability to enter and hide in any variant of stone bricks, creating an infested block of the corresponding type.

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

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

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tagsTranslation key
Stone Bricksstone_bricksBlock & Itemstone_bricksstone_bricksblock.minecraft.stone_bricks
Cracked Stone Brickscracked_stone_bricksBlock & Itemstone_bricksstone_bricksblock.minecraft.cracked_stone_bricks
Mossy Stone Bricksmossy_stone_bricksBlock & Itemstone_bricksstone_bricksblock.minecraft.mossy_stone_bricks
Chiseled Stone Brickschiseled_stone_bricksBlock & Itemstone_bricksstone_bricksblock.minecraft.chiseled_stone_bricks

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
Stone Bricksstonebrick98Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stonebrick.default.name
tile.stonebrick.cracked.name
tile.stonebrick.mossy.name
tile.stonebrick.chiseled.name
tile.stonebrick.smooth.name
  1. ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. Available with /give command.
  3. The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Block states[]

See also: Block states

Bedrock Edition

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
stone_brick_type0x1
0x2
0x4
default default0 Stone Bricks
mossy1 Mossy Stone Bricks
cracked2 Cracked Stone Bricks
chiseled3 Chiseled Stone Bricks
smooth4 Smooth Stone Bricks (same texture as regular ones)

History[]

Java Edition Classic
May 21, 2009Notch shows interest in adding stone bricks, with multiple colors.
Java Edition Beta
1.7The file en_US.lang contained a reference to this block as tile.stonebricksmooth.name=Stone Bricks, giving the first confirmation of their name.
1.8Pre-releaseStone Bricks JE1 BE1 Cracked Stone Bricks JE1 BE1 Mossy Stone Bricks JE1 BE1 Added stone bricks - regular, cracked, and mossy.
All stone bricks occur naturally in strongholds.
The different bricks are all called stone bricks in-game.
The regular stone bricks can be crafted into stone brick slabs and stairs.
Pre-release 2Cracked and mossy stone bricks now drop themselves when mined.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6The mining time of stone bricks is now greatly reduced, parallel to that of stone, and is now tier dependent.
1.2.11.2Chiseled Stone Bricks JE1 BE1 Added chiseled stone bricks, which are currently unnamed.
1.3.112w18aThe variants of stone bricks now have all received unique tooltips.
The unnamed chiseled stone bricks are now called Detailed Stone Bricks. Before this update, they were commonly referred to as Circle Stone Bricks.
12w19aDetailed Stone Bricks have been renamed to Chiseled Stone Bricks.
12w22aChiseled stone bricks now naturally generate in jungle temples. There are only 3 chiseled stone bricks per temple. This is the only way of obtaining them in survival mode.
1.814w02aCrafting recipes have been added for mossy stone bricks and chiseled stone bricks.
14w10aStone bricks with numerical metadata variants 4 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have no model Missing Model JE2 rather than appearing identical to stone bricks.
June 20, 2014TheMogMiner tweeted about a smelting recipe for cracked stone bricks.
14w25aCracked stone bricks can now be obtained by smelting stone bricks.
Stone bricks and its variants are now defined via block states rather than by numerical metadata. Prior to this version, the numerical metadata variants of stone bricks were as follows:
DV Description
0 Stone Bricks
1 Mossy Stone Bricks
2 Cracked Stone Bricks
3 Chiseled Stone Bricks
4-15 Inaccessible "boring" variants of stone bricks
14w26aStone bricks with metadata values 4 through 15 have been completely removed from the game.
1.915w43aStone bricks now generate within igloo basements, along with their cracked, mossy and chiseled variants.
15w43bIgloos now have fewer cracked stone bricks.
1.1317w47aThe different block states for the stonebrick ID have been split up into their own IDs.
Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 98.
18w09aStone bricks and its 3 variants now generate in underwater ruins.
1.1418w43aStone Bricks JE2 Mossy Stone Bricks JE2 Cracked Stone Bricks JE2 Chiseled Stone Bricks JE2 The textures of all stone bricks have been changed.
18w47aStone Bricks JE3 BE2 Mossy Stone Bricks JE3 BE2 Cracked Stone Bricks JE3 BE2 Chiseled Stone Bricks JE3 BE2 The textures of all stone bricks have been changed to look more smooth.
18w49aStone bricks can now be found in chests in village mason houses.
19w11aChiseled stone bricks are now sold by villagers of the new mason profession.
1.1620w13aChiseled stone bricks can now be used to craft lodestones.
20w16aStone bricks and its 3 variants, as well as their slabs and stairs, can now spawn as part of a ruined portal.
1.1721w11aMoss blocks with stone bricks can now be used to craft mossy stone bricks.
1.2023w12aStone bricks and cracked stone bricks now generate in trail ruins.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.4.0Stone Bricks JE1 BE1 Cracked Stone Bricks JE1 BE1 Mossy Stone Bricks JE1 BE1 Added stone bricks.
Chiseled Stone Bricks JE1 BE1 Chiseled stone bricks are now available and are fully functional, obtainable only through editing.
v0.5.0Regular stone bricks are now available in the creative inventory.
v0.6.0Stone bricks are now used to craft stone brick stairs and slabs.
Mossy and cracked stone bricks are now available in the creative inventory.
v0.9.0build 1Regular, mossy and cracked stone bricks now naturally generate in strongholds.
Chiseled stone bricks have been added to the creative inventory.
v0.11.0build 1Crafting recipes have been added for mossy stone bricks and chiseled stone bricks.
Cracked stone bricks can now be obtained by smelting stone bricks.
v0.15.0build 1Chiseled stone bricks now naturally generate in jungle temples. There are only 3 chiseled stone bricks per temple.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1Stone bricks now generate within igloo basements, along with their cracked, mossy and chiseled variants.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0beta 1.2.20.1Stone bricks and its 3 variants now generate in underwater ruins.
1.9.0beta 1.9.0.0Mossy stone bricks can now be used to craft mossy stone brick stairs, slabs and walls.
Stone bricks can now be used to craft stone brick walls.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Chiseled stone bricks can now be obtained via trading with stone mason villagers for 1-2 emeralds.
Stone Bricks JE3 BE2 Mossy Stone Bricks JE3 BE2 Cracked Stone Bricks JE3 BE2 Chiseled Stone Bricks JE3 BE2 The textures of all stone bricks have been changed.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1Stone bricks can now be found in village mason chests.
beta 1.11.0.4Chiseled stone bricks sold by stone mason villagers now cost only one emerald.
1.12.0beta 1.12.0.3The chance of stone mason villagers to sell chiseled stone bricks has now been reduced from 100% to 25%.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57Chiseled stone bricks can now be used to craft lodestones.
Stone bricks and its 3 variants, as well as their slabs and stairs, can now spawn as part of a ruined portal.
1.16.220beta 1.16.220.52Stone bricks and Moss Block can now be used to craft Mossy Stone Bricks.
Legacy Console Edition
TU5CU1 1.0 Patch 1Stone Bricks JE1 BE1 Cracked Stone Bricks JE1 BE1 Mossy Stone Bricks JE1 BE1 Added stone bricks.
TU121.0.1Chiseled Stone Bricks JE1 BE1 Added chiseled stone bricks.
TU31CU19 1.22 Patch 3Crafting recipes have been added for mossy stone bricks and cracked stone bricks.
Cracked stone bricks can now be obtained by smelting stone bricks.
1.90 Stone Bricks JE3 BE2 Mossy Stone Bricks JE3 BE2 Cracked Stone Bricks JE3 BE2 Chiseled Stone Bricks JE3 BE2 The textures of all stone bricks have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Stone Bricks JE1 BE1 Cracked Stone Bricks JE1 BE1 Mossy Stone Bricks JE1 BE1 Chiseled Stone Bricks JE1 BE1 Added stone bricks.

Issues[]

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

Trivia[]

  • When smelting cobblestone blocks, the cracked form of stone, they turn into stone without cracks. Yet, when smelting stone bricks without cracks, they turn into a cracked variant.
  • On Bedrock Edition, there is an unused data value for stone bricks called smooth stone bricks, it can be obtained through commands but is unobtainable in survival mode or through the creative inventory.

Gallery[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. a b MCPE-50057
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