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

Anvils

anvil

chipped_anvil

damaged_anvil

Name	Value	Description
facing	east north south 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.

Bamboo

Bamboo

Name	Value	Description
age	0 1	The age of the bamboo, if this is 1 the bamboo appears thicker.
leaves	large none small	The size of the leaves on this bamboo block.
stage	0 1	The stage is incremented at random intervals. At stage 1, bamboo may try to grow more bamboo above it.

Bamboo sapling

Name	Value	Description
stage	0 1	The stage is incremented at random intervals. At stage 1, bamboo may try to grow more bamboo above it.

Banners

white_banner

orange_banner

magenta_banner

light_blue_banner

yellow_banner

lime_banner

pink_banner

gray_banner

light_gray_banner

cyan_banner

purple_banner

blue_banner

brown_banner

green_banner

red_banner

black_banner

white_wall_banner

orange_wall_banner

magenta_wall_banner

light_blue_wall_banner

yellow_wall_banner

lime_wall_banner

pink_wall_banner

gray_wall_banner

light_gray_wall_banner

cyan_wall_banner

purple_wall_banner

blue_wall_banner

brown_wall_banner

green_wall_banner

red_wall_banner

black_wall_banner

Floor

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

Wall

Name	Value	Description
facing	east north south 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.

Barrel

Name	Value	Description
facing	down east north south up west	The direction the barrel is facing.
open	false true	Whether the barrel is currently being looked at by a player; changes the texture on the top face.

Beds

white_bed

orange_bed

magenta_bed

light_blue_bed

yellow_bed

lime_bed

pink_bed

gray_bed

light_gray_bed

cyan_bed

purple_bed

blue_bed

brown_bed

green_bed

red_bed

black_bed

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

Beetroots

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

Bell

Name	Value	Description
attachment	ceiling double_wall floor single_wall	What the bell is attached to.
facing	east north south west	The direction the bell is facing. Opposite from the direction the player faces when placing a bell.

Blast Furnace

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

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	false true	True when a bottle is in slot 1.
has_bottle_1	false true	True when a bottle is in slot 2.
has_bottle_2	false true	True when a bottle is in slot 3.

Buttons

stone_button

oak_button

spruce_button

birch_button

jungle_button

acacia_button

dark_oak_button

Name	Value	Description
face	ceiling floor 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	east north south west	The direction it's facing. Opposite to the direction the player is facing if placed on the side of a block.
powered	false true	If true, the button is currently activated.

Cactus

Name	Value	Description
age	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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.

Campfire

Name	Value	Description
facing	east north south west	The direction the campfire is facing.
lit	false true	Whether the campfire is lit.
signal_fire	false true	Whether the campfire has a hay bale below it.
waterlogged	false true	Whether the campfire is waterlogged

Cake

Name	Value	Description
bites	0 1 2 3 4 5 6	Number of bites taken from the cake.

Carrots

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

Carved Pumpkin

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

Cauldron

Name	Value	Description
level	0 1 2 3	Water level in a Cauldron, 0 is empty and 3 is full.

Chests

chest

trapped_chest

Name	Value	Description
facing	east north south west	The direction the chest's latch is on. Opposite from the direction the player faces when placing a chest.
type	left right single	The direction the chest has a connection with.
waterlogged	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this chest.

Ender Chest

Name	Value	Description
facing	east north south west	The direction the ender chest's latch is on. Opposite from the direction the player faces when placing an ender chest.
waterlogged	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this ender chest.

Chorus Flower

Name	Value	Description
age	0 1 2 3 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
down	false true	When true, the plant extends out from the center of the plant-block down.
east	false true	When true, the plant extends out from the center of the plant-block to the east.
north	false true	When true, the plant extends out from the center of the plant-block to the north.
south	false true	When true, the plant extends out from the center of the plant-block to the south.
up	false true	When true, the plant extends out from the center of the plant-block up.
west	false true	When true, the plant extends out from the center of the plant-block to the west.

Cocoa

Name	Value	Description
age	0 1 2	The stage of the pod's growth, 2 is fully grown.
facing	east north south west	The direction from the cocoa bean to the log. The direction the player faces when placing the cocoa.

Command Blocks

command_block

chain_command_block

repeating_command_block

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

Composter

Name	Value	Description
level	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	When at level 8, bone meal is able to be collected from the composter.

Conduit

Name	Value	Description
waterlogged	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this conduit.

Daylight Detector

Name	Value	Description
inverted	false true	If true, the daylight detector is inverted.
power	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15	The current redstone power level produced by the daylight sensor.

Dispenser and Dropper

Name	Value	Description
facing	down east north south up west	The direction contents will be shot or dropped. The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the block.
triggered	false true	True if this block is activated.

Doors

iron_door

oak_door

spruce_door

birch_door

jungle_door

acacia_door

dark_oak_door

Name	Value	Description
facing	east north south 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	lower upper	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	false true	True if the door is currently open (may differ from powered).
powered	false true	True if the door is currently activated (may differ from open).

End Portal Frame

Name	Value	Description
eye	false true	If true, the portal frame block contains an eye of ender.
facing	east north south 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	down east north south up west	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 1 2 3 4 5 6	Not fully-hydrated.
	7	Fully-hydrated.

Fences

oak_fence

spruce_fence

birch_fence

jungle_fence

acacia_fence

dark_oak_fence

nether_brick_fence

Name	Value	Description
east	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the east.
north	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the north.
south	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the south.
waterlogged	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this fence.
west	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the west.

Fence Gates

oak_fence_gate

spruce_fence_gate

birch_fence_gate

jungle_fence_gate

acacia_fence_gate

dark_oak_fence_gate

Name	Value	Description
facing	east north south 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	false true	If true, the gate is lowered by three pixels, to accommodate attaching more cleanly with normal and mossy Cobblestone Walls.
open	false true	If true, the gate is opened.
powered	false true	If true, the gate is receiving redstone power.

Fire

Name	Value	Description
age	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15	Newly-placed fire has an age of 0, and has a 1⁄3 chance of incrementing with each block tick. This factor affects how the fire extinguishes.
east	false true	When true, fire texture shows on that face of the block to the east; false if there's a block below this fire.
north	false true	When true, fire texture shows on that face of the block to the north; false if there's a block below this fire.
south	false true	When true, fire texture shows on that face of the block to the south; false if there's a block below this fire.
up	false true	When true, fire texture shows on that face of the block above; false if there's a block below this fire.
west	false true	When true, fire texture shows on that face of the block to the west; false if there's a block below this fire.

Frosted Ice

Name	Value	Description
age	0	Freshly-generated ice.
	1 2 3	Ice with spreading cracks.

Furnace

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

Glass Panes

glass_pane

white_stained_glass_pane

orange_stained_glass_pane

magenta_stained_glass_pane

light_blue_stained_glass_pane

yellow_stained_glass_pane

lime_stained_glass_pane

pink_stained_glass_pane

gray_stained_glass_pane

light_gray_stained_glass_pane

cyan_stained_glass_pane

purple_stained_glass_pane

blue_stained_glass_pane

brown_stained_glass_pane

green_stained_glass_pane

red_stained_glass_pane

black_stained_glass_pane

Name	Value	Description
east	false true	When true, the glass pane extends from the center post to the east.
north	false true	When true, the glass pane extends from the center post to the north.
south	false true	When true, the glass pane extends from the center post to the south.
waterlogged	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this glass pane.
west	false true	When true, the glass pane extends from the center post to the west.

Glazed Terracotta

white_glazed_terracotta

orange_glazed_terracotta

magenta_glazed_terracotta

light_blue_glazed_terracotta

yellow_glazed_terracotta

lime_glazed_terracotta

pink_glazed_terracotta

gray_glazed_terracotta

light_gray_glazed_terracotta

cyan_glazed_terracotta

purple_glazed_terracotta

blue_glazed_terracotta

brown_glazed_terracotta

green_glazed_terracotta

red_glazed_terracotta

black_glazed_terracotta

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

Grass Block, Mycelium, and Podzol

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

Grindstone

Name	Value	Description
face	ceiling floor wall	What the grindstone is attached to.
facing	east north south west	The direction the grindstone is facing. Opposite from the direction the player faces when placing a grindstone on the floor or ceiling.

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	false true	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	down east north south west	The direction the hopper's output points. The hopper will push items into containers in this direction only.

Iron Bars

Name	Value	Description
east	false true	When true, the iron bars extends from the center post to the east.
north	false true	When true, the iron bars extends from the center post to the north.
south	false true	When true, the iron bars extends from the center post to the south.
waterlogged	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as these iron bars.
west	false true	When true, the iron bars extends from the center post to the west.

Jigsaw Block

Name	Value	Description
facing	down east north south up west	The direction the jigsaw block is facing.

Jack o'Lantern

Name	Value	Description
facing	east north south 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	false true	True when the jukebox contains a music disc.

Kelp

Name	Value	Description
age	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25	A freshly-planted kelp will have a random age between 0 and 24. Below age 25, a kelp may try go grow more kelp above it with the same age value incremented by one. Kelp will no longer grow at age 25.

Ladder

Name	Value	Description
facing	east north south west	The direction from the block the ladder is attached to, to the ladder.
waterlogged	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this ladder.

Lantern

Name	Value	Description
hanging	false true	If the lantern is hanging from a block.

Large Flowers

Sunflower, lilac, rose bush, and peony

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

Lava

Name	Value	Description
level	0	Lava source block.
	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	The distance from a lava source or a falling lava. In the End and Overworld, only 2, 4 and 6 are used.
	8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15	Falling lava. This level is equal to the falling lava above, and if it's non-falling, equal to 8 plus the level of the non-falling lava above it.

Leaves

oak_leaves

spruce_leaves

birch_leaves

jungle_leaves

acacia_leaves

dark_oak_leaves

Name	Value	Description
distance	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	How far away this block is from the appropriate wood type.
persistent	false true	If the block will stay regardless of having no wood nearby.

Lectern

Name	Value	Description
facing	east north south west	The direction the lectern is facing. Opposite from the direction the player faces when placing a lectern.
has_book	false true	If the lectern currently has a book.
powered	false true	If the lectern is currently outputting a redstone signal.

Lever

Name	Value	Description
face	ceiling floor 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	east north south west	The direction it's facing. Opposite to the direction the player is facing if placed on the side of a block.
powered	false true	If true, the lever is currently activated.

Logs

oak_log

spruce_log

birch_log

jungle_log

acacia_log

dark_oak_log

stripped_oak_log

stripped_spruce_log

stripped_birch_log

stripped_jungle_log

stripped_acacia_log

stripped_dark_oak_log

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

Loom

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

Melon Stem

Growing

Name	Value	Description
age	0	A newly-planted stem.
	1 2 3 4 5 6	Intermediate growth stages of the stem.
	7	A fully-mature stem, capable of producing melons.

Attached

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

Mob heads

skeleton_skull

wither_skeleton_skull

zombie_head

player_head

creeper_head

dragon_head

skeleton_wall_skull

wither_skeleton_wall_skull

zombie_wall_head

player_wall_head

creeper_wall_head

dragon_wall_head

Floor

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

Wall

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

Mushroom Blocks

brown_mushroom_block

red_mushroom_block

mushroom_stem

Name	Value	Description
east	false true	/ If true, the east face has the cap/stem texture. If false, it has the pores texture instead.
down	false true	/ If true, the bottom face has the cap/stem texture. If false, it has the pores texture instead.
north	false true	/ If true, the north face has the cap/stem texture. If false, it has the pores texture instead.
south	false true	/ If true, the south face has the cap/stem texture. If false, it has the pores texture instead.
up	false true	/ If true, the top face has the cap/stem texture. If false, it has the pores texture instead.
west	false true	/ If true, the west face has the cap/stem texture. If false, it has the pores texture instead.

Nether Wart

Name	Value	Description
age	0
	1 2
	3	Fully grown.

Nether Portal

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

Note Block

Name	Value	Description
instrument	basedrum bass bell chime flute guitar harp hat snare xylophone	The instrument of the note block.
note	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24	The pitch of the note block
powered	false true	True if the note block is currently activated.

Observer

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

Pistons

piston

sticky_piston

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

Moving Piston

Name	Value	Description
facing	down east north south up west	The direction the block is being pushed by the piston.
type	normal sticky	What piston base this has.

Piston Head

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

Potatoes

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

Pressure Plates

stone_pressure_plate

oak_pressure_plate

spruce_pressure_plate

birch_pressure_plate

jungle_pressure_plate

acacia_pressure_plate

dark_oak_pressure_plate

heavy_weighted_pressure_plate

light_weighted_pressure_plate

Stone and wooden pressure plates

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

Weighted pressure plates

Name	Value	Description
power	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15	Specifies the redstone power level currently being produced by the weighted pressure plate.

Pumpkin Stem

Growing

Name	Value	Description
age	0	A newly-planted stem.
	1 2 3 4 5 6	Intermediate growth stages of the stem.
	7	A fully-mature stem, capable of producing pumpkins.

Attached

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

Purpur and Quartz 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.

Rails

Rail

Name	Value	Description
shape	east_west north_east north_south 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_east ascending_north ascending_south 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	false true	True if rail is activated.
shape	east_west north_south	Specifies the rail's orientation.
	ascending_east ascending_north ascending_south 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.

Redstone Comparator

Name	Value	Description
facing	east north south 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	false true	True if the redstone comparator is being powered.

Redstone Dust

Name	Value	Description
east	none side up	The way redstone dust connects to the east, side can also mean down.
north	none side up	The way redstone dust connects to the north, side can also mean down.
power	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15	The redstone dust's current power level.
south	none side up	The way redstone dust connects to the south, side can also mean down.
west	none side up	The way redstone dust connects to the west, side can also mean down.

Redstone Lamp

Name	Value	Description
lit	false true	If the redstone lamp is lit.

Redstone Ore

Name	Value	Description
lit	false true	If the redstone ore is lit.

Redstone Repeater

Name	Value	Description
delay	1 2 3 4	The redstone repeater's delay in redstone ticks.
facing	east north south 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	false true	True if the repeater is currently locked.
powered	false true	If the redstone repeater is lit.

Redstone Torch

Floor

Name	Value	Description
lit	false true	If the torch is lit.

Wall

Name	Value	Description
facing	east north south west	The direction the top of the torch is facing.
lit	false true	If the torch is lit.

Saplings

oak_sapling

spruce_sapling

birch_sapling

jungle_sapling

acacia_sapling

dark_oak_sapling

Name	Value	Description
stage	0 1	Specifies the sapling's growth stage.

Sea Pickle

Name	Value	Description
pickles	1 2 3 4	Number of pickles.
waterlogged	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as these pickles.

Shulker Boxes

shulker_box

white_shulker_box

orange_shulker_box

magenta_shulker_box

light_blue_shulker_box

yellow_shulker_box

lime_shulker_box

pink_shulker_box

gray_shulker_box

light_gray_shulker_box

cyan_shulker_box

purple_shulker_box

blue_shulker_box

brown_shulker_box

green_shulker_box

red_shulker_box

black_shulker_box

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

Sign

Floor

Name	Value	Description
rotation	0	The block is facing south.
	1	The block is facing south-southwest.
	2	The block is facing southwest.
	3	The block is facing west-southwest.
	4	The block is facing west.
	5	The block is facing west-northwest.
	6	The block is facing northwest.
	7	The block is facing north-northwest.
	8	The block is facing north.
	9	The block is facing north-northeast.
	10	The block is facing northeast.
	11	The block is facing east-northeast.
	12	The block is facing east.
	13	The block is facing east-southeast.
	14	The block is facing southeast.
	15	The block is facing south-southeast.
waterlogged	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this sign.

Wall

Name	Value	Description
facing	east north south 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.
waterlogged	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this sign.

Slabs

stone_slab

sandstone_slab

petrified_oak_slab

cobblestone_slab

brick_slab

stone_brick_slab

nether_brick_slab

quartz_slab

red_sandstone_slab

prismarine_slab

prismarine_brick_slab

dark_prismarine_slab

oak_slab

spruce_slab

birch_slab

jungle_slab

acacia_slab

dark_oak_slab

prismarine_slab

prismarine_brick_slab

dark_prismarine_slab

Name	Value	Description
type	bottom top	Where the slab is within its block.
	double	The block is a double slab.
waterlogged	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this slab.

Smoker

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

Snow

Name	Value	Description
layers	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.

Stairs

• acacia_stairs

• birch_stairs

• brick_stairs

• dark_oak_stairs

• jungle_stairs

• nether_brick_stairs

• oak_stairs

• purpur_stairs

• quartz_stairs

• red_sandstone_stairs

• sandstone_stairs

• spruce_stairs

• stone_brick_stairs

• cobblestone_stairs

• prismarine_stairs

• prismarine_brick_stairs

• dark_prismarine_stairs

Name	Value	Description
facing	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 top	Top if the stairs are upside-down.
shape	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 true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as these stairs.

Stonecutter

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

Structure Block

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

Sugar Cane

Name	Value	Description
age	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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.

Sweet Berry Bush

Name	Value	Description
age	0	Sapling
	1	No berries
	2	Some berries, using the bush will give 1-2 sweet berries and set the age back to 1.
	3	Full berries, using the bush will give 2-3 sweet berries and set the age back to 1.

Tall Grass and Large Fern

Tall grass and large fern

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

Tall Seagrass

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

TNT

Name	Value	Description
unstable	false	The TNT acts normally.
	true	The TNT can be ignited by being hit by a player.

Trapdoors

iron_trapdoor

oak_trapdoor

spruce_trapdoor

birch_trapdoor

jungle_trapdoor

acacia_trapdoor

dark_oak_trapdoor

Name	Value	Description
facing	east north south west	The direction the trapdoor swings open. The opposite from the side its hinge is attached to.
half	bottom top	Whether the trapdoor occupies the top or bottom part of a block.
open	false true	True if the trapdoor is currently open (may differ from powered).
powered	false true	True if the trapdoor is currently powered (may differ from open).
waterlogged	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this trapdoor.

Tripwire

Name	Value	Description
attached	false true	True if the tripwire is connected to a valid tripwire circuit.
disarmed	false true	True if the tripwire is disarmed, that is, broken using shears.
east	false true	True if the tripwire connects to other tripwire or tripwire hooks to the east.
north	false true	True if the tripwire connects to other tripwire or tripwire hooks to the north.
powered	false true	True if the tripwire is active.
south	false true	True if the tripwire connects to other tripwire or tripwire hooks to the south.
west	false true	True if the tripwire connects to other tripwire or tripwire hooks to the west.

Tripwire Hook

Name	Value	Description
attached	false true	True if the tripwire hook is connected to a valid tripwire circuit.
facing	east north south 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	false true	True if the tripwire hook is active.

Turtle Egg

Name	Value	Description
eggs	1 2 3 4	Number of eggs.
hatch	0 1 2	Determines how close an egg is to hatching; starts at 0 and is randomly incremented.

Vines

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

Wall Torch

Name	Value	Description
facing	north east south west	The direction the top of the torch is facing.

Walls

cobblestone_wall

mossy_cobblestone_wall

Name	Value	Description
east	false true	When true, the wall extends from the center post to the east.
north	false true	When true, the wall extends from the center post to the north.
south	false true	When true, the wall extends from the center post to the south.
up	false true	When true, the wall has a center post.
waterlogged	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this wall.
west	false true	When true, the wall extends from the center post to the west.

Water

Name	Value	Description
level	0	Water source block.
	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	The distance from a water source or falling water block.
	8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15	Falling water. This level is equal to the falling water above, and if it's non-falling, equal to 8 plus the level of the non-falling water above it.

Wheat

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

Wood

oak_wood

spruce_wood

birch_wood

jungle_wood

acacia_wood

dark_oak_wood

stripped_oak_wood

stripped_spruce_wood

stripped_birch_wood

stripped_jungle_wood

stripped_acacia_wood

stripped_dark_oak_wood

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

History

Java Edition
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.
1.13			17w47a		Many block states got added, changed and removed due to the Flattening.
					Added the debug stick, which is an item used to edit the block states of blocks.