Vines

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.2
Hardness	0.2
Luminant	No
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	Yes (15)
Catches fire from lava	Yes

Vines are non-solid blocks, ¹⁄₁₆ of a block in thickness that can be placed only against a vertical side of a solid block. They also can be placed beneath a solid block ceiling if adjacent to a solid vertical wall.

Obtaining[]

Natural generation[]

Vines are naturally generated in jungles, swamps and lush caves. Jungle trees of both sizes have vines on their trunks and canopy edges, and vines grow on the sides of jungle terrain. Vines are also naturally generated in oak trees in swamps. They are found in jungle temples and woodland mansions allium room. Vines can also generate on dying oak, spruce, jungle and dark oak trees.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} Vines can generate in watchtower walls in pillager outposts.

Breaking[]

Vines can be destroyed with anything, but in Java Edition, using shears is the only way to collect them while Bedrock Edition also allows the use of an axe with Silk Touch. Shears enchanted with Efficiency are more efficient when used on vines; Efficiency II and above allows vines to be instantly broken.^[1] Using an axe on vines can also increase efficiency, but does not allow for collection in Java Edition, whereas it does in Bedrock Edition. If multiple vines exist within the same block space, breaking one of them breaks all of them instead of just the one targeted^[2] and results in only a single vine dropping.^[3]

Block	Vines
Hardness	0.2
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	0.3
Wooden	0.15
Stone	0.1
Iron	0.05
Diamond	0.05
Netherite	0.05
Golden	0.05
Shears	0.3
Sword	0.2

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

Trading[]

Vines are sold by wandering traders for an emerald.

Behavior[]

On each block tick, the vine block has a 25% chance to spread in a randomly selected direction. Vines spread to adjacent blocks under certain conditions:

Downward:
- If the block below is air, each side (north, south, east, and west) with vines has a 50% chance to spread downward.
- If the block below is a block, each side of that block with vines on the ticked block has a 50% chance of gaining vines.

Upward:
- If the block above is air and there are fewer than 4 other vine blocks in a 9×9×3 area surrounding the ticked vine block, each side (north, south, east, and west) with vines has a 50% chance to spread upward if that side is backed by a block that vines can be placed on.

Horizontally:
- If the current vine block isn't covering the target direction and there are fewer than 4 other vine blocks in a 9×9×3 area surrounding the ticked vine block, then:
  - If the block in the target direction is air, then it tries:


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If the vine block has vines to the right and that side of the air block is backed by something vines can be placed on, spread to the right side of the air block.


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If the vine block has vines to the left and that side of the air block is backed by something vines can be placed on, spread to the left side of the air block.


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If the vine block has vines to the right, and that side of the air block is backed by another air block, and the right side of the vine block is backed by something vines can be placed on, spread around the corner.


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If the vine block has vines to the left, and that side of the air block is backed by another air block, and the left side of the vine block is backed by something vines can be placed on, spread around the corner.

If the air block in the target direction has something vines could be placed on above it, spread to the top side of the air block.

If the block in the target direction is opaque and fills its whole cube, spread to that side of the ticked vine block.

Vines cannot be grown using bone meal.

Vines do not need light when growing.

Usage[]

Vines can be placed on the side of any block that fills its whole cube and blocks entity movement. They can also be placed on the bottom side of a block (although not the bottom side of another vine - this was programmed intentionally^[4]). However, a vine block without vines on any of the horizontal sides disappears if it gets an update from a neighboring block. Vines attached to the bottom of stairs are completely deleted by any block update.^[5]

Several vines can be placed in the same block space, as long as they are facing different directions.

Vines can be climbed by standing next to them and holding the jump key. If there is a solid block behind the vines, the walk forward key can also be used.

Vines cancel a sprint if the player is sprinting, slowing the movement speed.

Vines absorb all fall damage, even without a solid surface nearby. Sneaking on vines causes the player to hang, even if the vines are not adjacent to any surface.

Blocks can replace vines if placed within the same block space. However, item frames and paintings cannot.^[6]

Crafting ingredient[]

Name	Ingredients	Description
Banner Pattern Bordure Indented	Paper + Vines	‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
Mossy Cobblestone	Cobblestone + Vines
Mossy Stone Bricks	Stone Bricks + Vines

Composting[]

Placing vines into a composter has a 50% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

List of colors[]

This section is missing information about Bedrock Edition colors (see Water#color).

Please expand the section to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page.

Java Edition[]

Hard-coded Color

In the Inventory, Vines have a color:
#48b518.

Biome Colors

These values are generated by the biome dyeing algorithm. See Biome colors for more information.

Biome	Category	Rainfall	Foliage Color	Temperature Affects	Render
Badlands	Mesa	No	#9e814d	No
Badlands Plateau	Mesa	No	#9e814d	No
Beach	Beach	Rain	#77ab2f
Birch Forest	Forest	Rain	#6ba941
Birch Forest Hills	Forest	Rain	#6ba941
Cold Ocean	Ocean	Rain	#71a74d
Dark Forest	Forest	Rain	#59ae30
Dark Forest Hills	Forest	Rain	#59ae30
Deep Cold Ocean	Ocean	Rain	#71a74d
Deep Frozen Ocean	Ocean	Rain	#71a74d
Deep Lukewarm Ocean	Ocean	Rain	#71a74d
Deep Ocean	Ocean	Rain	#71a74d
Deep Warm Ocean	Ocean	Rain	#71a74d
Desert	Desert	No	#aea42a
Desert Hills	Desert	No	#aea42a
Desert Lakes	Desert	No	#aea42a
End Barrens	The End	No	#71a74d
End Highlands	The End	No	#71a74d
End Midlands	The End	No	#71a74d
Eroded Badlands	Mesa	No	#9e814d	No
Flower Forest	Forest	Rain	#59ae30
Forest	Forest	Rain	#59ae30
Frozen Ocean	Ocean	Snow	#60a17b
Frozen River	River	Snow	#60a17b
Giant Spruce Taiga	Taiga	Rain	#68a464
Giant Spruce Taiga Hills	Taiga	Rain	#68a464
Giant Tree Taiga	Taiga	Rain	#68a55f
Giant Tree Taiga Hills	Taiga	Rain	#68a55f
Gravelly Mountains	Extreme Hills	Rain	#6da36b
Gravelly Mountains+	Extreme Hills	Rain	#6da36b
Ice Spikes	Icy	Snow	#60a17b
Jungle	Jungle	Rain	#30bb0b
Jungle Edge	Jungle	Rain	#3eb80f
Jungle Hills	Jungle	Rain	#30bb0b
Lukewarm Ocean	Ocean	Rain	#71a74d
Modified Badlands Plateau	Mesa	No	#9e814d	No
Modified Jungle	Jungle	Rain	#30bb0b
Modified Jungle Edge	Jungle	Rain	#3eb80f
Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau	Mesa	No	#9e814d	No
Mountain Edge	Extreme Hills	Rain	#6da36b
Mountains	Extreme Hills	Rain	#6da36b
Mushroom Fields	Mushroom	Rain	#2bbb0f
Mushroom Field Shore	Mushroom	Rain	#2bbb0f
Nether	Nether	No	#aea42a
Ocean	Ocean	Rain	#71a74d
Plains	Plains	Rain	#77ab2f
River	River	Rain	#71a74d
Savanna	Savanna	No	#aea42a
Savanna Plateau	Savanna	No	#aea42a
Shattered Savanna	Savanna	No	#aea42a
Shattered Savanna Plateau	Savanna	No	#aea42a
Small End Islands	The End	No	#71a74d
Snowy Beach	Beach	Snow	#64a278
Snowy Mountains	Icy	Snow	#60a17b
Snowy Taiga	Taiga	Snow	#60a17b
Snowy Taiga Hills	Taiga	Snow	#60a17b
Snowy Taiga Mountains	Taiga	Snow	#60a17b
Snowy Tundra	Icy	Snow	#60a17b
Stone Shore	None	Rain	#6da36b
Sunflower Plains	Plains	Rain	#77ab2f
Swamp	Swamp	Rain	#6a7039	If temperature below -0.1, used #4C763C.	/
Swamp Hills	Swamp	Rain	#6a7039	If temperature below -0.1, used #4C763C.	/
Taiga	Taiga	Rain	#68a464
Taiga Hills	Taiga	Rain	#68a464
Taiga Mountains	Taiga	Rain	#68a464
Tall Birch Forest	Forest	Rain	#6ba941
Tall Birch Hills	Forest	Rain	#6ba941
The End	The End	No	#71a74d
The Void	None	No	#71a74d
Warm Ocean	Ocean	Rain	#71a74d
Wooded Badlands Plateau	Mesa	No	#9e814d	No
Wooded Hills	Forest	Rain	#59ae30
Wooded Mountains	Extreme Hills	Rain	#6da36b

Bedrock Edition[]

Sounds[]

Generic[]

Java Edition:

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

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Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Volume	Pitch
?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.grass`	0.7	0.8
?	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.grass`	0.4	1.0
?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.grass`	0.3	0.5
?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	`jump.grass`	0.11	1.0
?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.grass`	0.21	1.0
?	Blocks	Walking on the block	`step.grass`	0.3	1.0
?	Blocks	When the block is placed	`use.grass`	0.8	0.8

Unique[]

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	`block.vine.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	?	?	16

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Block tags (JE)	Form	Translation key
Vines	`vine`	`climbable` `lush_plants_replaceable`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.vine`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Vines	`vine`	`106`	Block & Item	`tile.vine.name`

Metadata[]

In Bedrock Edition, vines uses the following data values:

	DV	Description
	0	Vines without side-vines
	1	Vines at the south
	2	Vines at the west
	3	Vines at the south and west
	4	Vines at the north
	5	Vines at the north and south
	6	Vines at the north and west
	7	Vines at the north, south and west
	8	Vines at the east
	9	Vines at the east and south
	10	Vines at the east and west
	11	Vines at the east, south and west
	12	Vines at the east and north
	13	Vines at the east, north and south
	14	Vines at the east, north and west
	15	Vines at the east, north, south and west

Note: Vines gain the ceiling vines if there's a block above, metadata doesn't change.

Block states[]

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
east	`false`	`false` `true`	When true, a vine texture is displayed on the east.
north	`false`	`false` `true`	When true, a vine texture is displayed on the north.
south	`false`	`false` `true`	When true, a vine texture is displayed on the south.
up	`false`	`false` `true`	When true, a vine texture is displayed on the top.
west	`false`	`false` `true`	When true, a vine texture is displayed on the west.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
vine_direction_bits	`0`	`0` `1` `2` `3` `4` `5` `6` `7` `8` `9` `10` `11` `12` `13` `14` `15`	The directions the vine exists, excluding up.

History[]

Java Edition Beta
August 26, 2011					When the Adventure Update was showcased at PAX, vines hadn't been given a name, and a mouseover would not show a title. This implies that they didn't have an official name at the time.
1.8		Pre-release			Added vines. Vines take as long to break as leaves and drop nothing unless collected with shears.
1.8		Pre-release 2 ;)			Vines spread infinitely down now, but do not spread if there are more than four other vine blocks nearby.^[7]
Java Edition
1.2.1		12w03a			Vines are now climbable provided they are climbed against a solid block.
1.2.1		12w04a			Players are now slowed when going through vines due to their nature of being a collisionless ladder.
1.3.1		12w22a			Vines now generate naturally in jungle temples.
1.5		13w02a			Players who die falling off of vines receive a message upon death: "<player> fell off some vines."
1.8		14w02a			Added a crafting recipe for mossy stone bricks (uses 1 vine and 1 stone brick.)
		14w04a			Added a crafting recipe for moss stone (uses 1 vine and 1 cobblestone.)
		14w07a			Vines are no longer visible from behind.^[8]
		14w10a			Vines are visible from behind again. However, the texture is now incorrectly mirrored, unlike before.^[9]
		14w30c			Vines are now used to create the fancy border pattern for banners.
1.11		16w39a			Vines now generate in woodland mansions.
1.13		17w47a			Vines can now be placed on the bottom of blocks, as well as not replacing existing vines.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 106.
1.14		18w43a			The texture of vines have now been changed.
		18w48a			Vines can now be climbed without it being attached to supporting blocks.
		19w03a			Placing a vine into the new composter now has a 20% chance of raising the compost level by 1.
		19w05a			Vines now have a 50% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.
		19w05a			Added wandering traders, which sell vines.
1.16		20w11a			Vines now play sounds when climbed.
1.17		21w05a			Vines now have unique sounds.
		21w05a			Shears enchanted with Efficiency now break vines faster.
		21w10a			Vines can now generate in lush caves.
		21w13a			The model of the vines has been changed that the backside texture is mirrored.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0		build 1			Added vines.
v0.15.0		build 1			Vines now generate naturally in jungle temples.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			Vines now generate in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0		beta 1.2.0.2			Vines can now be used to make border patterns on banners.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The texture of vines have now been changed.
					Vines can now be used to craft bordure indented banner pattern.
					Vines now generate in pillager outpost watchtowers.
					Vines are now sold by wandering traders.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.1			Vines can now be used to fill up composters.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.1			Vines can now be climbed by without supporting block.
1.16.20		beta 1.16.20.50			Vines now play sounds when climbed.
1.17.0		beta 1.16.230.52			Vines can now generate in lush caves.
Legacy Console Edition
TU5	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added vines.
TU9	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Vines are now climbable provided they are climbed against a solid block.
		1.90			The texture of vines have now been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added vines.