Blocks are arranged in a three-dimensional grid of 1-cubic-meter cells. Each cell usually contains exactly one block; exceptions exist in the form of slabs, vines, snow layers, turtle eggs and sea pickles.
Together, blocks and fluids build up the in-game environment, and most can be harvested and utilized in various fashions. Some blocks, such as dirt and sandstone, are opaque and occupy their entire cubic meter, while other blocks, such as glass and flowers, are transparent or non-solid. Explosions destroy some blocks more easily than they destroy others.
Some blocks, such as torches and glowstone, emit light. The amount of light they emit varies widely; see this table of light values for further information. Opaque blocks completely block light, while transparent blocks can have no effect on light, block the light, or merely weaken it.
Almost all blocks ignore gravity, with the exception of sand, red sand, gravel, anvils, dragon eggs, concrete powder, scaffolding, and snow.[Bedrock Edition only]
When broken, blocks will emit sounds and particles associated with themselves, except in the following cases:
Block |
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Acacia Button |
Acacia Door |
Acacia Fence Gate |
Acacia Fence |
Acacia Leaves |
Acacia Log |
Acacia Planks |
Acacia Pressure Plate |
Acacia Sapling |
Acacia Slab |
Acacia Stairs |
Acacia Sign |
Acacia Trapdoor |
Acacia Wall Sign |
Acacia Wood |
Air |
Allium |
Andesite |
Andesite Slab |
Andesite Slab |
Andesite Wall |
Anvil |
Attached Melon Stem |
Attached Pumpkin Stem |
Azure Bluet |
Bamboo Sapling |
Barrel |
Barrier |
Beacon |
Bedrock |
Bee Nest |
Beehive |
Beetroots |
Bell |
Birch Button |
Birch Door |
Birch Fence Gate |
Birch Fence |
Birch Leaves |
Birch Log |
Birch Planks |
Birch Pressure Plate |
Birch Sapling |
Birch Slab |
Birch Stairs |
Birch Sign |
Birch Trapdoor |
Birch Wall Sign |
Birch Wood |
Black Banner |
Black Bed |
Black Carpet |
Black Concrete Powder |
Black Concrete |
Black Glazed Terracotta |
Black Shulker Box |
Black Stained Glass Pane |
Black Stained Glass |
Black Terracotta |
Black Wall Banner |
Black Wool |
Blast Furnace |
Block of Coal |
Block of Diamond |
Block of Emerald |
Block of Gold |
Block of Iron |
Block of Quartz |
Block of Redstone |
Blue Banner |
Blue Bed |
Blue Carpet |
Blue Concrete Powder |
Blue Concrete |
Blue Glazed Terracotta |
Blue Ice |
Blue Orchid |
Blue Shulker Box |
Blue Stained Glass Pane |
Blue Stained Glass |
Blue Terracotta |
Blue Wall Banner |
Blue Wool |
Bone Block |
Bookshelf |
Brain Coral Block |
Brain Coral Fan |
Brain Coral Wall Fan |
Brewing Stand |
Brick Slab |
Brick Stairs |
Brick Wall |
Bricks |
Brown Banner |
Brown Bed |
Brown Carpet |
Brown Concrete |
Brown Concrete Powder |
Brown Glazed Terracotta |
Brown Mushroom |
Brown Mushroom Block |
Brown Shulker Box |
Brown Stained Glass |
Brown Stained Glass Pane |
Brown Terracotta |
Brown Wall Banner |
Brown Wool |
Bubble Column |
Bubble Coral |
Bubble Coral Block |
Bubble Coral Fan |
Bubble Coral Wall Fan |
Cactus |
Cake |
Campfire |
Carrots |
Cartography Table |
Carved Pumpkin |
Cauldron |
Chain Command Block |
Chest |
Chipped Anvil |
Chiseled Quartz Block |
Chiseled Red Sandstone |
Chiseled Sandstone |
Chiseled Stone Bricks |
Chorus Flower |
Chorus Plant |
Clay |
Coal Ore |
Coarse Dirt |
Cobblestone |
Cobblestone Slab |
Cobblestone Stairs |
Cobblestone Wall |
Cobweb |
Cocoa |
Command Block |
Composter |
Conduit |
Cornflower |
Cracked Stone Bricks |
Crafting Table |
Creeper Head |
Creeper Wall Head |
Cut Red Sandstone |
Cut Red Sandstone Slab |
Cut Sandstone |
Cut Sandstone Slab |
Cyan Banner |
Cyan Bed |
Cyan Carpet |
Cyan Concrete |
Cyan Concrete Powder |
Cyan Glazed Terracotta |
Cyan Shulker Box |
Cyan Stained Glass |
Cyan Stained Glass Pane |
Cyan Terracotta |
Cyan Wall Banner |
Cyan Wool |
Damaged Anvil |
Dandelion |
Dark Oak Button |
Dark Oak Door |
Dark Oak Fence |
Dark Oak Fence Gate |
Dark Oak Leaves |
Dark Oak Log |
Dark Oak Planks |
Dark Oak Pressure Plate |
Dark Oak Sapling |
Dark Oak Sign |
Dark Oak Slab |
Dark Oak Stairs |
Dark Oak Trapdoor |
Dark Oak Wall Sign |
Dark Oak Wood |
Dark Prismarine |
Dark Prismarine Slab |
Dark Prismarine Stairs |
Daylight Detector |
Dead Brain Coral |
Dead Brain Coral Block |
Dead Brain Coral Fan |
Dead Brain Coral Wall Fan |
Dead Bubble Coral |
Dead Bubble Coral Block |
Dead Bubble Coral Fan |
Dead Bubble Coral Wall Fan |
Dead Bush |
Dead Fire Coral |
Dead Fire Coral Block |
Dead Fire Coral Fan |
Dead Fire Coral Wall Fan |
Dead Horn Coral |
Dead Horn Coral Block |
Dead Horn Coral Fan |
Dead Horn Coral Wall Fan |
Dead Tube Coral |
Dead Tube Coral Block |
Dead Tube Coral Fan |
Dead Tube Coral Wall Fan |
Detector Rail |
Diamond Ore |
Diorite |
Diorite Slab |
Diorite Stairs |
Diorite Wall |
Dirt |
Dispenser |
Dragon Egg |
Dragon Head |
Dragon Wall Head |
Dried Kelp Block |
Dropper |
Emerald Ore |
Enchanting Table |
End Gateway |
End Portal |
End Portal Frame |
End Rod |
End Stone |
End Stone Brick Slab |
End Stone Brick Stairs |
End Stone Brick Wall |
End Stone Bricks |
Ender Chest |
Farmland |
Fern |
Fire |
Fire Coral |
Fire Coral Block |
Fire Coral Fan |
Fire Coral Wall Fan |
Fletching Table |
Flower Pot |
Frosted Ice |
Glass |
Glass Pane |
Glowstone |
Gold Ore |
Granite |
Granite Slab |
Granite Stairs |
Granite Wall |
Grass |
Grass Block |
Grass Path |
Gravel |
Gray Banner |
Gray Bed |
Gray Carpet |
Gray Concrete |
Gray Concrete Powder |
Gray Glazed Terracotta |
Gray Shulker Box |
Gray Stained Glass |
Gray Stained Glass Pane |
Gray Terracotta |
Gray Wall Banner |
Gray Wool |
Green Banner |
Green Bed |
Green Carpet |
Green Concrete |
Green Concrete Powder |
Green Glazed Terracotta |
Green Shulker Box |
Green Stained Glass |
Green Stained Glass Pane |
Green Terracotta |
Green Wall Banner |
Green Wool |
Grindstone |
Hay Bale |
Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate |
Honey Block |
Honeycomb Block |
Hopper |
Horn Coral |
Horn Coral Block |
Horn Coral Fan |
Horn Coral Wall Fan |
Ice |
Infested Chiseled Stone Bricks |
Infested Cobblestone |
Infested Cracked Stone Bricks |
Infested Mossy Stone Bricks |
Infested Stone |
Infested Stone Bricks |
Iron Bars |
Iron Door |
Iron Ore |
Iron Trapdoor |
Jack o'Lantern |
Jigsaw Block |
Jukebox |
Jungle Button |
Jungle Door |
Jungle Fence |
Jungle Fence Gate |
Jungle Leaves |
Jungle Log |
Jungle Planks |
Jungle Pressure Plate |
Jungle Sapling |
Jungle Sign |
Jungle Slab |
Jungle Stairs |
Jungle Trapdoor |
Jungle Wall Sign |
Jungle Wood |
Kelp |
Kelp Plant |
Ladder |
Lantern |
Lapis Lazuli Block |
Lapis Lazuli Ore |
Large Fern |
Lava |
Lectern |
Lever |
Light Blue Banner |
Light Blue Bed |
Light Blue Carpet |
Light Blue Concrete |
Light Blue Concrete Powder |
Light Blue Glazed Terracotta |
Light Blue Shulker Box |
Light Blue Stained Glass |
Light Blue Stained Glass Pane |
Light Blue Terracotta |
Light Blue Wall Banner |
Light Blue Wool |
Light Gray Banner |
Light Gray Bed |
Light Gray Carpet |
Light Gray Concrete |
Light Gray Concrete Powder |
Light Gray Glazed Terracotta |
Light Gray Shulker Box |
Light Gray Stained Glass |
Light Gray Stained Glass Pane |
Light Gray Terracotta |
Light Gray Wall Banner |
Light Gray Wool |
Light Weighted Pressure Plate |
Lilac |
Lily Pad |
Lily of the Valley |
Lime Banner |
Lime Bed |
Lime Carpet |
Lime Concrete |
Lime Concrete Powder |
Lime Glazed Terracotta |
Lime Shulker Box |
Lime Stained Glass |
Lime Stained Glass Pane |
Lime Terracotta |
Lime Wall Banner |
Lime Wool |
Loom |
Magenta Banner |
Magenta Bed |
Magenta Carpet |
Magenta Concrete |
Magenta Concrete Powder |
Magenta Glazed Terracotta |
Magenta Shulker Box |
Magenta Stained Glass |
Magenta Stained Glass Pane |
Magenta Terracotta |
Magenta Wall Banner |
Magenta Wool |
Magma Block |
Melon |
Melon Stem |
Mossy Cobblestone |
Mossy Cobblestone Slab |
Mossy Cobblestone Stairs |
Mossy Cobblestone Wall |
Mossy Stone Brick Slab |
Mossy Stone Brick Stairs |
Mossy Stone Brick Wall |
Mossy Stone Bricks |
Moving Piston |
Mushroom Stem |
Mycelium |
Nether Brick Fence |
Nether Brick Slab |
Nether Brick Stairs |
Nether Brick Wall |
Nether Bricks |
Nether Portal |
Nether Quartz Ore |
Nether Wart |
Nether Wart Block |
Netherrack |
Note Block |
Oak Button |
Oak Door |
Oak Fence |
Oak Fence Gate |
Oak Leaves |
Oak Log |
Oak Planks |
Oak Pressure Plate |
Oak Sapling |
Oak Sign |
Oak Slab |
Oak Stairs |
Oak Trapdoor |
Oak Wall Sign |
Oak Wood |
Observer |
Obsidian |
Orange Banner |
Orange Bed |
Orange Carpet |
Orange Concrete |
Orange Concrete Powder |
Orange Glazed Terracotta |
Orange Shulker Box |
Orange Stained Glass |
Orange Stained Glass Pane |
Orange Terracotta |
Orange Tulip |
Orange Wall Banner |
Orange Wool |
Oxeye Daisy |
Packed Ice |
Peony |
Petrified Oak Slab |
Pink Banner |
Pink Bed |
Pink Carpet |
Pink Concrete |
Pink Concrete Powder |
Pink Glazed Terracotta |
Pink Shulker Box |
Pink Stained Glass |
Pink Stained Glass Pane |
Pink Terracotta |
Pink Tulip |
Pink Wall Banner |
Pink Wool |
Piston |
Piston Head |
Player Head |
Player Wall Head |
Podzol |
Polished Andesite |
Polished Andesite Slab |
Polished Andesite Stairs |
Polished Diorite |
Polished Diorite Slab |
Polished Diorite Stairs |
Polished Granite |
Polished Granite Slab |
Polished Granite Stairs |
Poppy |
Potatoes |
Potted Plants |
Powered Rail |
Prismarine |
Prismarine Brick Slab |
Prismarine Brick Stairs |
Prismarine Bricks |
Prismarine Slab |
Prismarine Stairs |
Prismarine Wall |
Pumpkin |
Pumpkin Stem |
Purple Banner |
Purple Bed |
Purple Carpet |
Purple Concrete |
Purple Concrete Powder |
Purple Glazed Terracotta |
Purple Shulker Box |
Purple Stained Glass |
Purple Stained Glass Pane |
Purple Terracotta |
Purple Wall Banner |
Purple Wool |
Purpur Block |
Purpur Pillar |
Purpur Slab |
Purpur Stairs |
Quartz Pillar |
Quartz Slab |
Quartz Stairs |
Rail |
Red Banner |
Red Bed |
Red Carpet |
Red Concrete |
Red Concrete Powder |
Red Glazed Terracotta |
Red Mushroom |
Red Mushroom Block |
Red Nether Brick Slab |
Red Nether Brick Stairs |
Red Nether Brick Wall |
Red Nether Bricks |
Red Sand |
Red Sandstone |
Red Sandstone Slab |
Red Sandstone Stairs |
Red Sandstone Wall |
Red Shulker Box |
Red Stained Glass |
Red Stained Glass Pane |
Red Terracotta |
Red Tulip |
Red Wall Banner |
Red Wool |
Redstone Comparator |
Redstone Dust |
Redstone Lamp |
Redstone Ore |
Redstone Repeater |
Redstone Torch |
Redstone Wall Torch |
Repeating Command Block |
Rose Bush |
Sand |
Sandstone |
Sandstone Slab |
Sandstone Stairs |
Sandstone Wall |
Scaffolding |
Sea Lantern |
Sea Pickle |
Seagrass |
Shulker Box |
Skeleton Skull |
Skeleton Wall Skull |
Slime Block |
Smithing Table |
Smoker |
Smooth Quartz |
Smooth Quartz Slab |
Smooth Quartz Stairs |
Smooth Red Sandstone |
Smooth Red Sandstone Slab |
Smooth Red Sandstone Stairs |
Smooth Sandstone |
Smooth Sandstone Slab |
Smooth Sandstone Stairs |
Smooth Stone |
Smooth Stone Slab |
Snow |
Snow Block |
Soul Sand |
Spawner |
Sponge |
Spruce Button |
Spruce Door |
Spruce Fence |
Spruce Fence Gate |
Spruce Leaves |
Spruce Log |
Spruce Planks |
Spruce Pressure Plate |
Spruce Sapling |
Spruce Sign |
Spruce Slab |
Spruce Stairs |
Spruce Trapdoor |
Spruce Wall Sign |
Spruce Wood |
Sticky Piston |
Stone |
Stone Brick Slab |
Stone Brick Stairs |
Stone Brick Wall |
Stone Bricks |
Stone Button |
Stone Pressure Plate |
Stone Slab |
Stone Stairs |
Stripped Acacia Log |
Stripped Acacia Wood |
Stripped Birch Log |
Stripped Birch Wood |
Stripped Dark Oak Log |
Stripped Dark Oak Wood |
Stripped Jungle Log |
Stripped Jungle Wood |
Stripped Oak Log |
Stripped Oak Wood |
Stripped Spruce Log |
Stripped Spruce Wood |
Structure Block |
Structure Void |
Sugar Cane |
Sunflower |
Sweet Berry Bush |
TNT |
Tall Grass |
Tall Seagrass |
Terracotta |
Torch |
Wall Torch |
Trapped Chest |
Tripwire |
Tripwire Hook |
Tube Coral |
Tube Coral Fan |
Tube Coral Fan |
Tube Coral Wall Fan |
Turtle Egg |
Vines |
Water |
Wet Sponge |
Wheat |
White Banner |
White Bed |
White Carpet |
White Concrete |
White Concrete Powder |
White Glazed Terracotta |
White Shulker Box |
White Stained Glass |
White Stained Glass Pane |
White Terracotta |
White Tulip |
White Wall Banner |
Wither Rose |
Wither Rose |
Wither Skeleton Skull |
Wither Skeleton Wall Skull |
Yellow Banner |
Yellow Carpet |
Yellow Carpet |
Yellow Concrete |
Yellow Concrete Powder |
Yellow Glazed Terracotta |
Yellow Stained Glass |
Yellow Stained Glass |
Yellow Terracotta |
Yellow Terracotta |
Yellow Wall Banner |
Yellow Wool |
Zombie Head |
Zombie Wall Head |
These blocks can be accessed only in Bedrock Edition. In this edition, item frames work as block entities, stonecutters are obtainable only from creative mode inventory, through commands, or by inventory editing, and glowing obsidian, invisible bedrock, and nether reactor cores are not obtainable at all but continue to exist in old worlds.
These blocks can be accessed only in Education Edition and in Bedrock Edition when education options are enabled.
Removed blocks no longer exist in current versions of the game.
Technical blocks are blocks whose main functions are strictly tied to the usage of other blocks. They cannot be acquired through normal gameplay. Most of them cannot be obtained with commands and even external editors,.[Java Edition only] but others require commands or mods to obtain. They serve various purposes during events within the game. If acquired, they usually have a missing texture.
Many of these blocks have different representations in the inventory; flint and steel is used to place fire, water and lava can be placed with their respective buckets, and blocks such as beds, doors, cake and flower pots have separate inventory items.