Block states

This article is about the definition of the block states. For the files that determine block models, see Models § Block states.

Block states are extra pieces of data that further define a block.

List of block states

Anvil

Name	Value	Description
damage[until 1.13]	0	Anvil
	1	Slightly Damaged Anvil
	2	Very Damaged Anvil
facing	north south east west	An anvil pointing north or south is aligned with its long dimension pointing north–south. An anvil pointing east or west is aligned with its long dimension pointing east–west. This value is 90° clockwise from the direction a player faces while placing an anvil.

Banner

Standing

Name	Value	Description
rotation	0—15	The direction the block is facing: 0: south 1: south-southwest 2: southwest 3: west-southwest 4: west 5: west-northwest 6: northwest 7: north-northwest 8: north 9: north-northeast 10: northeast 11: east-northeast 12: east 13: east-southeast 14: southeast 15: south-southeast

Wall

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west	The direction the block is facing. For example, a block facing east is attached to a block to its west. Opposite from the direction a player faces when placing the block.

Bed

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west	The direction the head of the bed is pointing. The same direction the player faces when placing the bed.
occupied	true false	True when a player is using the bed.
part	head foot	The half of the bed in the current block.

Beetroot

Name	Value	Description
age	0
	1
	2
	3	Fully-grown.

Bone Block

Name	Value	Description
axis	x	The bone block is oriented east–west.
	y	The bone block is oriented vertically.
	z	The bone block is oriented north–south.

Brewing Stand

Name	Value	Description
has_bottle_0	true false	True when a bottle is in slot 1.
has_bottle_1	true false	True when a bottle is in slot 2.
has_bottle_2	true false	True when a bottle is in slot 3.

Button

minecraft:stone_button

minecraft:wooden_button

Name	Value	Description
face[upcoming 1.13]	floor ceiling wall	The face of the block it's placed on. Floor is on top of a block, ceiling is on the bottom, and wall is on one of it's sides.
facing	north west south east up[until 1.13] down[until 1.13]	The direction it's facing. Opposite to the direction the player is facing if placed on the side of a block.
powered	true false	If true, the button is currently activated.

Cactus

Name	Value	Description
age	0–15	A freshly-planted cactus – and a cactus which has just grown cactus above it – each have an age of 0. The age is incremented at random intervals. At age 15, a cactus may try to grow more cactus above it.

Cake

Name	Value	Description
bites	0–6	Number of bites taken from the cake.

Carpet

Name	Value	Description
color	white
	orange
	magenta
	light_blue
	yellow
	lime
	pink
	gray
	silver	'silver' refers to Light Gray.
	cyan
	purple
	blue
	brown
	green
	red
	black

Carrot

Name	Value	Description
age	0–1
	2–3
	4–6
	7	Fully-grown.

Cauldron

Name	Value	Description
level	0–3	Water level in a Cauldron, "0" being empty and "3" being full.

Chest, Ender Chest and Trapped Chest

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west	The direction the chest's latch is on. Opposite from the direction the player faces when placing a chest.
type[upcoming 1.13]	single left right	The direction the chest has a connection with.

Chorus Flower

Name	Value	Description
age	0–4	A freshly-planted chorus flower starts at age 0. The age is incremented when a chorus flower turns horizontally and/or generates additional chorus flowers on the same plant.
	5	At age 5, the chorus flower will not grow anymore. A chorus flower can become age 5 at any time.

Chorus Plant

Name	Value	Description
north  south  east  west  up  down	true false	When true, the plant extends out from the center of the plant-block in this direction.

Cobblestone Wall and Mossy Cobblestone Wall

Name	Value	Description
north  south  east  west  up	true false	When true, the cobblestone wall extends from the center post in that direction.
variant[until 1.13]	cobblestone	Cobblestone Wall
	mossy_cobblestone	Mossy Cobblestone Wall

Cocoa

Name	Value	Description
age	0–2	The stage of the pod's growth, with "2" being fully grown.
facing	north south east west	The direction from the cocoa bean to the log. The direction the player faces when placing the cocoa.

Command Block

Name	Value	Description
conditional	true false	True if the command block is in conditional mode.
facing	north south east west up down	The direction the command block is pointing.

Concrete

Name	Value	Description
color	white
	orange
	magenta
	light_blue
	yellow
	lime
	pink
	gray
	silver	'silver' refers to Light Gray.
	cyan
	purple
	blue
	brown
	green
	red
	black

Concrete Powder

Name	Value	Description
color	white
	orange
	magenta
	light_blue
	yellow
	lime
	pink
	gray
	silver	'silver' refers to Light Gray.
	cyan
	purple
	blue
	brown
	green
	red
	black

Daylight Sensor

minecraft:daylight_detector

minecraft:daylight_detector_inverted

Name	Value	Description
inverted[upcoming 1.13]	true false	If true, the daylight detector is inverted.
power	0–15	The current redstone power level produced by the daylight sensor.

Dirt

Name	Value	Description
snowy	true false	If true, Podzol in particular uses a snowy side and top texture. In-game, this is true when dirt has snow or snow (layer) on top.
variant[until 1.13]	dirt	Dirt
	coarse_dirt	Coarse Dirt
	podzol	Podzol

Dispenser

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west up down	The direction the dispenser will dispense its contents. The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the dispenser.
triggered	true false	True if the dispenser is activated.

Door

minecraft:wooden_door

minecraft:iron_door

minecraft:spruce_door

minecraft:birch_door

minecraft:jungle_door

minecraft:acacia_door

minecraft:dark_oak_door

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west	The direction the door's "inside" is facing. The direction the player faces while placing the door. For example, a door facing east will occupy the west part of its block when closed.
half	upper lower	Identifies which part of the door the block is.
hinge	left right	Identifies the side the hinge is on (when facing the same direction as the door's inside).
open	true false	True if the door is currently open (may differ from powered).
powered	true false	True if the door is currently activated (may differ from open).

Dropper

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west up down	The direction in which the dropper will drop items. The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the dropper.
triggered	true false	True when the dropper is activated.

End Portal Frame

Name	Value	Description
eye	true false	If true, the portal frame block contains an eye of ender.
facing	north south east west	The direction of the end portal frame block. The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the block. A naturally-generated portal frame will have all blocks 'facing' inward, for example, the northern three blocks will all face south, and so on. Only the block receiving the final eye of ender is required to be facing correctly; to activate the portal.

End Rod

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west up down	The direction to the end rod, from the block it is attached to; also the direction the white end points. Opposite from the direction the player faces when placing an end rod, and opposite from the purple end.

Farmland

Name	Value	Description
moisture	0–6	Not fully-hydrated.
	7	Fully-hydrated.

Fence

minecraft:fence

minecraft:spruce_fence

minecraft:birch_fence

minecraft:jungle_fence

minecraft:acacia_fence

minecraft:dark_oak_fence

minecraft:nether_brick_fence

Name	Value	Description
north  south  east  west	true false	When true, the fence extends from the center post in this direction.

Fence Gate

minecraft:fence_gate

minecraft:spruce_fence_gate

minecraft:birch_fence_gate

minecraft:jungle_fence_gate

minecraft:acacia_fence_gate

minecraft:dark_oak_fence_gate

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west	For an open gate, the direction the gates swing open. For a closed gate, the direction the player was facing when the gate was placed, or the last direction the gates have swung.
in_wall	true false	If true, the gate is lowered by three pixels, to accommodate attaching more cleanly with normal and mossy Cobblestone Walls.
open	true false	If true, the gate is opened.
powered	true false	If true, the gate is receiving redstone power.

Fire

Name	Value	Description
age	0—15	Newly-placed fire has an age of 0, and fire has a 1⁄3 chance of incrementing with each block tick. This factor affects how the fire extinguishes.
up	true false	Fire texture shows on the upper face. In normal gameplay, this occurs when there is a block above the fire, but none below it.
north  south  east  west	true false	When true, fire texture shows on that face of the block. In normal gameplay, this occurs when there is a flammable block in that direction.

Flowers

minecraft:red_flower

Name	Value	Description
type	poppy	Poppy
	blue_orchid	Blue Orchid
	allium	Allium
	houstonia	Azure Bluet
	red_tulip	Red Tulip
	orange_tulip	Orange Tulip
	white_tulip	White Tulip
	pink_tulip	Pink Tulip
	oxeye_daisy	Oxeye Daisy

minecraft:yellow_flower

Name	Value	Description
type	dandelion	Dandelion

Flower Pot

Name	Value	Description
contents	empty	The flower pot is empty.
	rose	Poppy
	blue_orchid	Blue Orchid
	allium	Allium
	houstonia	Azure Bluet
	red_tulip	Red Tulip
	orange_tulip	Orange Tulip
	white_tulip	White Tulip
	pink_tulip	Pink Tulip
	oxeye_daisy	Oxeye Daisy
	dandelion	Dandelion
	oak_sapling	Oak Sapling
	spruce_sapling	Spruce Sapling
	birch_sapling	Birch Sapling
	jungle_sapling	Jungle Sapling
	acacia_sapling	Acacia Sapling
	dark_oak_sapling	Dark Oak Sapling
	mushroom_red	Red Mushroom
	mushroom_brown	Brown Mushroom
	dead_bush	Dead Bush
	fern	Fern
	cactus	Cactus
legacy_data	0–15	The data values that previously described the flower pot, in versions older than 1.7.2. Values 0–13 had been sufficient for saplings, mushrooms, rose, dandelion, cactus, fern and dead bush. 16 values was ultimately insufficient to include the 8 additional flowers.

Frosted Ice

Name	Value	Description
age	0	Freshly-generated ice.
	1–3	Ice with spreading cracks.

Furnace

minecraft:furnace

minecraft:lit_furnace

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west	The direction the furnace opening faces. The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the furnace.
lit[upcoming 1.13]	true false	If the furnace is lit.

Glass Pane

Name	Value	Description
north  south  east  west	true false	Specifies the directions the panes extend from its center, when attaching to other panes, stained panes or blocks.

Glazed Terracotta

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west	The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the block.

Grass

Name	Value	Description
type[until 1.13]	dead_bush	Dead Bush
	tall_grass	Tall Grass
	fern	Fern

Grass Block

Name	Value	Description
snowy	true false	If true, the block uses a snowy side and top texture. In-game, this is true when grass has snow or snow (layer) on top.

Hay Bale

Name	Value	Description
axis	x	The hay block is oriented east–west.
	y	The hay block is oriented vertically.
	z	The hay block is oriented north–south.

Hopper

Name	Value	Description
enabled	true false	True if hopper can move items to and from its inventory. When the hopper is being powered by redstone current, this is set to false.
facing	north south east west down	The direction the hopper's output points. The hopper will push items into containers in this direction only.

Iron Bars

Name	Value	Description
north  south  east  west	true false	When true, the bars extend from the center of the block in this direction.

Jack o'Lantern

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west	The direction the jack o'lantern's carved face is facing. The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the jack o'lantern.

Jukebox

Name	Value	Description
has_record	true false	True when the jukebox contains a record.

Kelp ^{[upcoming 1.13]}

Name	Value	Description
age	0–25	A freshly-planted kelp – and a kelp which has just grown kelp above it – each have a random age between 0 and 21. The age is incremented at random intervals. At age 25, a kelp may try to grow more kelp above it.

Ladder

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west	The direction from the block the ladder is attached to, to the ladder.

Lava

Block minecraft:lava
Block minecraft:flowing_lava^{[until 1.13]}

Name	Value	Description
level	0	Lava source block.
	1–7	Height of the lava, with 1 being highest. Also represents the distance from a lava source or a falling lava. In the End and Overworld, only 2, 4 and 6 are used.
	8–15	Falling lava. This level is equal to 8 plus the level of the non-falling lava above it. For instance a lava of level 2 will produce falling lava below it with level 10. The distinction makes no difference in behavior.

Fluid minecraft:lava^{[upcoming 1.13]}

Name	Value	Description
falling	true false	Always false.

Fluid minecraft:flowing_lava^{[upcoming 1.13]}

Name	Value	Description
falling	true false	True for falling lava, false for lava flowing sideways.
level	1–7	Height of the lava when falling is false, with 7 being highest.
	8	Always has a value of 8 when falling is true.

Leaves

minecraft:leaves

Name	Value	Description
check_decay[until 1.13]	true	The block will be checked for decay.
	false	The block will not be checked for decay for a while. Set to this value if the block fails a decay check.
decayable[until 1.13]	true	The block can decay. Set to this value when grown as part of a tree.
	false	The block cannot decay. Set to this value when placed by a player.
variant[until 1.13]	oak	Oak
	spruce	Spruce
	birch	Birch
	jungle	Jungle
persistent[upcoming 1.13]	true	The block will be decay.
	false	The block will checked for decay.
distance[upcoming 1.13]	1—7	How far away this block is from the appropriate wood type

minecraft:leaves2

Name	Value	Description
check_decay[until 1.13]	true	The block will be checked for decay.
	false	The block will not be checked for decay for a while. Set to this value if the block fails a decay check.
decayable[until 1.13]	true	The block can decay. Set to this value when grown as part of a tree.
	false	The block cannot decay. Set to this value when placed by a player.
variant[until 1.13]	acacia	Acacia
	dark_oak	Dark Oak
persistent[upcoming 1.13]	true	The block will be decay.
	false	The block will checked for decay.
distance[upcoming 1.13]	1—7	How far away this block is from the appropriate wood type

Lever

Name	Value	Description
face[upcoming 1.13]	floor ceiling wall	The face of the block it's placed on. Floor is on top of a block, ceiling is on the bottom, and wall is on one of it's sides.
facing	north west south east up_x[until 1.13] up_z[until 1.13] down_x[until 1.13] down_z[until 1.13]	The direction it's facing. Opposite to the direction the player is facing if placed on the side of a block.
powered	true false	If true, the lever is currently activated.

Melon Stem

minecraft:melon_stem

Name	Value	Description
age	0	A newly-planted stem.
	1–6	Intermediate growth stages of the stem.
	7	A fully-mature stem, capable of producing melons.
facing[until 1.13]	north south east west	The direction from the stem to the melon. The color of a stem facing in one of these directions depends upon the age, but its height does not vary.
	up	A stem not attached to any melon. The height and color of a stem facing "up" depends upon the age.

minecraft:attached_melon_stem^{[upcoming 1.13]}

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west	The direction from the stem to the melon.

Monster Egg

Name	Value	Description
variant	stone	Stone Monster Egg
	cobblestone	Cobblestone Monster Egg
	stone_brick	Stone Brick Monster Egg
	mossy_brick	Mossy Stone Brick Monster Egg
	cracked_brick	Cracked Stone Brick Monster Egg
	chiseled_brick	Chiseled Stone Brick Monster Egg

Mushroom (block)

minecraft:brown_mushroom_block

minecraft:red_mushroom_block

Name	Value	Description
variant[until 1.13]	east north north_east north_west south south_east south_west west	Only the top face and the specified one or two faces have the cap texture, and the rest have the pores texture.
	center	Only the top face has the cap texture, and the rest have the pores texture.
	stem	The four side faces have the stem texture, and the top and bottom faces have the pores texture.
	all_inside	All six faces have the pores texture.
	all_outside	All six faces have the cap texture.
	all_stem	All six faces have the stem texture.
down[upcoming 1.13]	true false	/ If true, the bottom face has the cap/stem texture. If false, it has the pores texture instead.
east[upcoming 1.13]	true false	/ If true, the east face has the cap/stem texture. If false, it has the pores texture instead.
north[upcoming 1.13]	true false	/ If true, the north face has the cap/stem texture. If false, it has the pores texture instead.
south[upcoming 1.13]	true false	/ If true, the south face has the cap/stem texture. If false, it has the pores texture instead.
up[upcoming 1.13]	true false	/ If true, the top face has the cap/stem texture. If false, it has the pores texture instead.
west[upcoming 1.13]	true false	/ If true, the west face has the cap/stem texture. If false, it has the pores texture instead.

Mycelium

Name	Value	Description
snowy	true false	True if the mycelium block has a snow block or some snow layers above it.

Nether Wart

Name	Value	Description
age	0
	1–2
	3	Fully grown

Pistons and Sticky Pistons

Name	Value	Description
extended	true false	If true, the piston is extended.
facing	north south east west up down	The direction the piston head is pointing. The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the piston.

minecraft:piston_head

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west up down	The direction the piston head is pointing.
short	true false	If true, the piston arm is shorter than usual, by 4 pixels.
type	normal sticky	The type of piston head.

minecraft:piston_extension

Name	Value	Description
extended[until 1.13]	true false	If true, the block is being pushed by the piston.
facing	north south east west up down	The direction the block is being pushed by the piston.
type[upcoming 1.13]	normal sticky	What piston base this has.

Nether Portal (block)

Name	Value	Description
axis	x	The portal's long edge runs east–west (default).
	z	The portal's long edge runs north–south.

Observer

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west up down	The direction the observer is observing. The same direction the player faces, when placing the block.
powered	true false	True while the observer is observing a change and emitting a pulse.

Potato

Name	Value	Description
age	0–1
	2–3
	4–6
	7	Fully-grown.

Pressure Plate

minecraft:stone_pressure_plate

minecraft:wooden_pressure_plate

Stone or wooden pressure plate

Name	Value	Description
powered	true false	True if pressure plate is depressed, providing power.

Weighted pressure plate

Name	Value	Description
power	0—15	Specifies the redstone power level currently being produced by the weighted pressure plate.

Prismarine

Name	Value	Description
variant	prismarine	Prismarine
	prismarine_bricks	Prismarine Bricks
	dark_prismarine	Dark Prismarine

Pumpkin

minecraft:pumpkin

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west	The direction the pumpkin's carved face is facing. The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the pumpkin.

Pumpkin Stem

minecraft:pumpkin_stem

Name	Value	Description
age	0	A newly-planted stem.
	1–6	Intermediate growth stages of the stem.
	7	A fully-mature stem, capable of producing pumpkins.
facing[until 1.13]	north south east west	The direction from the stem to the pumpkin. The color of a stem facing in one of these directions depends upon the age, but its height does not vary.
	up	A stem not attached to any pumpkin. The height and color of a stem facing "up" depends upon the age.

minecraft:attached_pumpkin_stem^{[upcoming 1.13]}

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west	The direction from the stem to the pumpkin.

Purpur Pillar

Name	Value	Description
axis	x	The pillar is oriented east–west.
	y	The pillar is oriented vertically.
	z	The pillar is oriented north–south.

Quartz

Name	Value	Description
variant[until 1.13]	default	Block of Quartz
	chiseled	Chiseled Quartz Block
	lines_x	Pillar Quartz Block (east–west)
	lines_y	Pillar Quartz Block (vertical)
	lines_z	Pillar Quartz Block (north–south)

minecraft:pillar_quartz^{[upcoming 1.13]}

Name	Value	Description
axis	x	The log is oriented east–west.
	y	The log is oriented vertically.
	z	The log is oriented north–south.

Rails

Rail

Name	Value	Description
shape	north_south east_west north_east north_west south_east south_west	The two directions a rail connects to. For example, a south_east rail is a curved rail which connects to the south and to the east.
	ascending_north ascending_south ascending_east ascending_west	A rail that ascends towards the direction noted. For example, an ascending_west rail is a straight rail which goes upwards from the east towards the west.

Activator Rail, Detector Rail, and Powered Rail

Name	Value	Description
powered	true false	True if rail is activated.
shape	north_south east_west	Specifies the rail's orientation.
	ascending_north ascending_south ascending_east ascending_west	A rail that ascends towards the direction noted. For example, an ascending_west rail is a straight rail that goes upwards from the east towards the west.

Red Sandstone

Name	Value	Description
type[until 1.13]	red_sandstone	Red Sandstone
	smooth_red_sandstone	Smooth Red Sandstone
	chiseled_red_sandstone	Chiseled Red Sandstone

Redstone Comparator

minecraft:powered_comparator

minecraft:unpowered_comparator

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west	The direction from the output side to the input side of the comparator, or the opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the comparator.
mode	compare subtract	Specifies the current mode of the redstone comparator.
powered	true false	True if the redstone comparator is being powered.

Redstone Dust

Name	Value	Description
north  south  east  west	none	The redstone dust does not connect in this direction.
	side	The redstone dust connects horizontally in this direction.
	up	The redstone dust connects diagonally upwards in this direction.
power	0–15	The redstone dust's current power level.

Redstone Repeater

minecraft:powered_repeater

minecraft:unpowered_repeater

Name	Value	Description
delay	1–4	The redstone repeater's delay in redstone ticks.
facing	north south east west	The direction from the output side to the input side of a repeater. The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the repeater.
locked	true false	True if the repeater is currently locked.
powered[upcoming 1.13]	true false	If the redstone repeater is lit.

Redstone Torch and Torch

Name	Value	Description
facing	up[until 1.13] north east south west	The direction the top of the torch is facing.

Sand

Name	Value	Description
variant[until 1.13]	sand	Sand
	red_sand	Red Sand

Sandstone

Name	Value	Description
type[until 1.13]	sandstone	Sandstone
	chiseled_sandstone	Chiseled Sandstone
	smooth_sandstone	Smooth Sandstone

Sapling

Name	Value	Description
stage	0 or 1	Specifies the sapling's growth stage.
type[until 1.13]	oak	Oak Sapling
	spruce	Spruce Sapling
	birch	Birch Sapling
	jungle	Jungle Sapling
	acacia	Acacia Sapling
	dark_oak	Dark Oak Sapling

Seagrass ^{[upcoming 1.13]}

Name	Value	Description
half	upper lower	The half of the plant contained in this block.

Sea Pickle ^{[upcoming 1.13]}

Name	Value	Description
pickles	1–4	Number of pickles.
waterlogged	true false	Whether or not the pickles are underwater.

Shulker Box

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west up down	The direction the shulker box is pointing. The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the shulker box.

Sign

Standing

Name	Value	Description
rotation	0—15	The direction the block is facing: 0: south 1: south-southwest 2: southwest 3: west-southwest 4: west 5: west-northwest 6: northwest 7: north-northwest 8: north 9: north-northeast 10: northeast 11: east-northeast 12: east 13: east-southeast 14: southeast 15: south-southeast

Wall

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west	The direction the block is facing. For example, a block facing east is attached to a block to its west. Opposite from the direction a player faces when placing the block.

Skull

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west	The skull is attached to this side of a block, and the skull's eyes look in this direction. The direction from the block the skull is attached to, to the skull.
	up	The skull sits on the floor.
	down	Not accessible by placing the mob head item. Appears as an east-facing skull, but with the hit-box of an up-facing skull.
nodrop	true false	If true, the skull does not drop as an item.

^{[until 1.13]}

1.13

Floor

Name	Value	Description
rotation	0—15	The direction the head is facing: 0: north 1: north-northeast 2: northeast 3: east-northeast 4: east 5: east-southeast 6: southeast 7: south-southeast 8: south 9: south-southwest 10: southwest 11: west-southwest 12: west 13: west-northwest 14: northwest 15: north-northwest

Wall

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west	The direction the head is facing. Opposite from the direction a player is facing when placing it.

Slabs

minecraft:stone_slab

Name	Value	Description
half	top bottom	Where the slab is within its block.
variant	stone	Stone Slab
	sandstone	Sandstone Slab
	wood_old	Wood Slab (with stone properties, no longer craftable)
	cobblestone	Cobblestone Slab
	brick	Brick Slab
	stone_brick	Stone Brick Slab
	nether_brick	Nether Brick Slab
	quartz	Quartz Slab

minecraft:stone_slab2

Name	Value	Description
half	top bottom	Where the slab is within its block.
variant	red_sandstone	Red Sandstone Slab

minecraft:wooden_slab

Name	Value	Description
half	top bottom	Where the slab is within its block.
variant	oak	Oak Wood Slab
	spruce	Spruce Wood Slab
	birch	Birch Wood Slab
	jungle	Jungle Wood Slab
	acacia	Acacia Wood Slab
	dark_oak	Dark Oak Wood Slab

minecraft:purpur_slab

Name	Value	Description
half	top bottom	Where the slab is within its block.
variant	default	Purpur Slab

minecraft:double_stone_slab

Name	Value	Description
seamless	true false	If true, the top texture is used on all sides. Smooth Double Stone Slab Smooth Double Sandstone Slab Tile Double Quartz Slab
variant	stone	Double Stone Slab
	sandstone	Double Sandstone Slab
	wood_old	Double Wood Slab (with stone properties, no longer craftable)
	cobblestone	Double Cobblestone Slab
	brick	Double Brick Slab
	stone_brick	Double Stone Brick Slab
	nether_brick	Double Nether Brick Slab
	quartz	Double Quartz Slab

minecraft:double_stone_slab2

Name	Value	Description
seamless	true false	If true, the top texture is used on all sides. Smooth Double Red Sandstone Slab
variant	red_sandstone	Double Red Sandstone Slab

minecraft:double_wooden_slab

Name	Value	Description
variant	oak	Double Oak Wood Slab
	spruce	Double Spruce Wood Slab
	birch	Double Birch Wood Slab
	jungle	Double Jungle Wood Slab
	acacia	Double Acacia Wood Slab
	dark_oak	Double Dark Oak Wood Slab

minecraft:purpur_double_slab

Name	Value	Description
variant	default	Purpur Double Slab

Snow (layer)

Name	Value	Description
layers	1—8	The number of layers thick. Each layer adds two pixels to the block height, and each layer after the first adds two pixels to the collision box.

Sponge

Name	Value	Description
wet[until 1.13]	true	Wet Sponge
	false	Sponge

Stained Glass

Name	Value	Description
color	white
	orange
	magenta
	light_blue
	yellow
	lime
	pink
	gray
	silver	'silver' refers to Light Gray.
	cyan
	purple
	blue
	brown
	green
	red
	black

Stained Glass Pane

Name	Value	Description
color[until 1.13]	white
	orange
	magenta
	light_blue
	yellow
	lime
	pink
	gray
	silver	'silver' refers to Light Gray.
	cyan
	purple
	blue
	brown
	green
	red
	black
north  south  east  west	true false	Specifies the directions the pane extends from its center, when attaching to other panes, stained panes or blocks.

Stairs

These block states are used by blocks identified by the following ID names:

• minecraft:acacia_stairs
• minecraft:birch_stairs
• minecraft:brick_stairs
• minecraft:dark_oak_stairs
• minecraft:jungle_stairs
• minecraft:nether_brick_stairs
• minecraft:oak_stairs
• minecraft:purpur_stairs
• minecraft:quartz_stairs
• minecraft:red_sandstone_stairs
• minecraft:sandstone_stairs
• minecraft:spruce_stairs
• minecraft:stone_brick_stairs
• minecraft:stone_stairs

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west	The direction the stairs' full-block side faces. When placed in-game by a player, this matches the direction the player faces.
half	top bottom	Top if the stairs are upside-down.
shape	straight inner_left inner_right outer_left outer_right	"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.

Stone

Name	Value	Description
variant[until 1.13]	stone	Stone
	granite	Granite
	smooth_granite	Polished Granite
	diorite	Diorite
	smooth_diorite	Polished Diorite
	andesite	Andesite
	smooth_andesite	Polished Andesite

Stone Bricks

Name	Value	Description
variant	stonebrick	Stone Brick
	mossy_stonebrick	Mossy Stone Brick
	cracked_stonebrick	Cracked Stone Brick
	chiseled_stonebrick	Chiseled Stone Brick

Structure Block

Name	Value	Description
mode	save	Save Structure Block
	load	Load Structure Block
	corner	Corner Structure Block
	data	Data Structure Block

Sugar Canes

Name	Value	Description
age	0–15	A freshly-planted cane – and a cane which has just grown cane above it – each have an age of 0. The age is incremented at random intervals. At age 15, a cane may try to grow more cane above it.

Tall Grass and Flowers

minecraft:double_plant^{[until 1.13]}

minecraft:tall_grass^{[upcoming 1.13]}

minecraft:large_fern^{[upcoming 1.13]}

Name	Value	Description
half	upper lower	The half of the plant contained in this block.
variant[until 1.13]	sunflower	Sunflower
	syringa	Lilac
	double_grass	Double Tallgrass
	double_fern	Large Fern
	double_rose	Rose Bush
	paeonia	Peony
facing[until 1.13]	north south east west	The direction the plant is facing. This is currently unused in-game. Upper-half blocks are always 'north', and lower-half blocks are always 'east'.

Terracotta

Name	Value	Description
color	white
	orange
	magenta
	light_blue
	yellow
	lime
	pink
	gray
	silver	'silver' refers to Light Gray.
	cyan
	purple
	blue
	brown
	green
	red
	black

TNT

Name	Value	Description
explode	true false	If true, the TNT will drop primed TNT rather than a TNT item when broken. Defaults to false.

Trapdoor

minecraft:trapdoor

minecraft:iron_trapdoor

Name	Value	Description
facing	north south east west	The direction the trapdoor swings open. The opposite from the side its hinge is attached to.
half	top bottom	Whether the trapdoor occupies the top or bottom part of a block.
open	true false	True if the trapdoor is currently open (may differ from powered).
powered[upcoming 1.13]	true false	True if the trapdoor is currently powered (may differ from open).
waterlogged[upcoming 1.13]	true false	True if the trapdoor occupies a water source block. The water will remain if the trapdoor is destroyed.

Tripwire

Name	Value	Description
attached	true false	True if the tripwire is connected to a valid tripwire circuit.
disarmed	true false	True if the tripwire is disarmed, that is, broken using shears.
north  south  east  west	true false	True if the tripwire connects in that direction. For example, if east, west and south are true the tripwire is connected to either tripwire or tripwire hooks in those directions.
powered	true false	True if the tripwire is active.

Tripwire Hook

Name	Value	Description
attached	true false	True if the tripwire hook is connected to a valid tripwire circuit.
facing	north south east west	The direction in which the tripwire hook juts out from the block it is attached to. For example, a tripwire hook facing north will be attached to a block to its south.
powered	true false	True if the tripwire hook is active.

Turtle Egg ^{[upcoming 1.13]}

Name	Value	Description
eggs	1–4	Number of eggs.
hatch	0–2	Determines how close an egg is to hatching; starts at 0 and is randomly incremented.

Vines

Name	Value	Description
north  south  east  west  up	true false	When true, a vine texture is displayed on the specified face of the vine block.

Water

Block minecraft:water
Block minecraft:flowing_water^{[until 1.13]}

Name	Value	Description
level	0	Water source block.
	1–7	Height of the water, with 1 being highest. Also represents the distance from a water source or falling water block.
	8–15	Falling water. This level is equal to 8 plus the level of the non-falling water above it. For instance a water of level 2 will produce falling water below it with level 10. The distinction makes no difference in behavior.

Fluid minecraft:water^{[upcoming 1.13]}

Name	Value	Description
falling	true false	Always false.

Fluid minecraft:flowing_water^{[upcoming 1.13]}

Name	Value	Description
falling	true false	True for falling water, false for water flowing sideways.
level	1–7	Height of the water when falling is false, with 7 being highest.
	8	Always has a value of 8 when falling is true.

Wheat

Name	Value	Description
age	0
	1
	2
	3
	4
	5
	6
	7	Fully-grown.

Wood

minecraft:log

Name	Value	Description
axis	none[until 1.13]	The block lacks a "top" texture (all sides have the bark texture).
	x	The log is oriented east–west.
	y	The log is oriented vertically.
	z	The log is oriented north–south.
variant[until 1.13]	oak	Oak
	spruce	Spruce
	birch	Birch
	jungle	Jungle

minecraft:log2

Name	Value	Description
axis	none[until 1.13]	The block lacks a "top" texture (all sides have the bark texture).
	x	The log is oriented east–west.
	y	The log is oriented vertically.
	z	The log is oriented north–south.
variant[until 1.13]	acacia	Acacia
	dark_oak	Dark Oak

Wood Planks

Name	Value	Description
variant[until 1.13]	oak	Oak Wood Planks
	spruce	Spruce Wood Planks
	birch	Birch Wood Planks
	jungle	Jungle Wood Planks
	acacia	Acacia Wood Planks
	dark_oak	Dark Oak Wood Planks

Wool

Name	Value	Description
color	white
	orange
	magenta
	light_blue
	yellow
	lime
	pink
	gray
	silver	'silver' refers to Light Gray.
	cyan
	purple
	blue
	brown
	green
	red
	black

History

Official release
1.8			14w11a		Added block states. Only used in the game engine, not saved in world files or used in commands yet.
			14w26a		Switched to mostly using block states in the code.
1.11			16w32a		Enabled the use of block states in commands.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.13			17w47a		Added the debug stick, which is an item used to edit the block states of blocks.