Glass

Glass

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0.3
Hardness	0.3
Luminant	No
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

	“	Glass, you see, can't be broken with regular tools in Minecraft. Well, not without it shattering into a million tiny, invisible shards. Any experienced builder will always cook up more glass than they need for this exact reason - the tiniest slip and you'll have to make a lengthy trip back to the desert for more sand.	„
		— Duncan Geere

Glass is a decorative, fully transparent solid block that can be dyed into stained glass.

Occurrence

Natural generation

Magenta stained glass naturally generates as windows in end cities.

A secret room containing glass can be found inside woodland mansions.

Obtaining

Loot

From block loot

Glass drops itself only if it is broken with a tool enchanted with Silk Touch; otherwise, it drops nothing.

Namespaced ID	Source	Drops
		Default	Silk Touch
blocks/glass	Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/white_stained_glass	White Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/orange_stained_glass	Orange Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/magenta_stained_glass	Magenta Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/light_blue_stained_glass	Light Blue Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/yellow_stained_glass	Yellow Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/lime_stained_glass	Lime Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/pink_stained_glass	Pink Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/gray_stained_glass	Gray Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/light_gray_stained_glass	Light Gray Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/cyan_stained_glass	Cyan Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/purple_stained_glass	Purple Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/blue_stained_glass	Blue Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/brown_stained_glass	Brown Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/green_stained_glass	Green Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/red_stained_glass	Red Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/black_stained_glass	Black Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)

Recipes

From crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Glass + Matching Dye	8888888888888888

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Glass + Bone Meal or Lapis Lazuli or Cocoa Beans or Ink Sac	8888	‌[Bedrock and Education editions only]

From smelting

Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Sand or Red Sand + Any fuel	0.1

From trading

Journeyman-level librarian villagers have a 50% chance to sell 4 glass for 1 emerald.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Journeyman-level librarian villagers have a ²⁄₃ chance to sell 4 glass for 1 emerald.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Usage

Info

Glass blocks adjacent to other glass blocks are invisible when viewed through glass.

As a solid block, zombie reinforcements can spawn on top of glass, resulting in unexpected zombies "sneaking into" an otherwise secure area of a structure.

Redstone dust and components can be placed on glass, but cannot power glass. Glass can't cut vertical redstone. Vertical redstone can be placed on glass. In Java Edition, it transmits redstone signals up, not down. Otherwise, glass in redstone circuits is functionally the same as an upside-down slab.

Mobs cannot spawn on glass blocks.

Breaking

Block	Glass
Hardness	0.3
Breaking time
Default	0.45

Block loot

Namespaced ID	Source	Drops
		Default	Silk Touch
blocks/glass	Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/white_stained_glass	White Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/orange_stained_glass	Orange Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/magenta_stained_glass	Magenta Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/light_blue_stained_glass	Light Blue Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/yellow_stained_glass	Yellow Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/lime_stained_glass	Lime Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/pink_stained_glass	Pink Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/gray_stained_glass	Gray Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/light_gray_stained_glass	Light Gray Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/cyan_stained_glass	Cyan Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/purple_stained_glass	Purple Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/blue_stained_glass	Blue Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/brown_stained_glass	Brown Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/green_stained_glass	Green Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/red_stained_glass	Red Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/black_stained_glass	Black Stained Glass	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Beacon	Glass + Nether Star + Obsidian
Daylight Detector	Glass + Nether Quartz + Any wood Slab
End Crystal	Glass + Eye of Ender + Ghast Tear
Glass Bottle	Glass	3
Glass Pane	Glass	16
Hardened Glass	Aluminum Oxide + Glass + Boron Trioxide	3	A representation of alumino-borosilicate glass.‌[Bedrock and Education editions only]
Hardened Stained Glass	Aluminum Oxide + Matching Stained Glass + Boron Trioxide	3333333333333333	A representation of alumino-borosilicate glass.‌[Bedrock and Education editions only]
Stained Glass Pane	Matching Stained Glass	16161616161616161616161616161616

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Breaking the block	block.glass.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.glass.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	Mining the block	block.glass.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	Block placed	Blocks	Placing the block	block.glass.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.glass.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition: ^{[needs in-game testing]}

Sound	Description	Namespaced ID	Volume	Pitch
?	Breaking the block	dig.glass	?	0.8
?	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.glass	?	?
?	Mining the block	hit.glass	?	0.5
?	Jumping from the block	jump.glass	?	?
?	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.glass	?	?
?	Walking on the block	step.glass	?	?
?	Placing the block	use.glass	?	0.8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Block tags (JE)	Translation key
Glass	glass	impermeable	block.minecraft.glass
White Stained Glass	white_stained_glass	impermeable	block.minecraft.white_stained_glass
Orange Stained Glass	orange_stained_glass	impermeable	block.minecraft.orange_stained_glass
Magenta Stained Glass	magenta_stained_glass	impermeable	block.minecraft.magenta_stained_glass
Light Blue Stained Glass	light_blue_stained_glass	impermeable	block.minecraft.light_blue_stained_glass
Yellow Stained Glass	yellow_stained_glass	impermeable	block.minecraft.yellow_stained_glass
Lime Stained Glass	lime_stained_glass	impermeable	block.minecraft.lime_stained_glass
Pink Stained Glass	pink_stained_glass	impermeable	block.minecraft.pink_stained_glass
Gray Stained Glass	gray_stained_glass	impermeable	block.minecraft.gray_stained_glass
Light Gray Stained Glass	light_gray_stained_glass	impermeable	block.minecraft.light_gray_stained_glass
Cyan Stained Glass	cyan_stained_glass	impermeable	block.minecraft.cyan_stained_glass
Purple Stained Glass	purple_stained_glass	impermeable	block.minecraft.purple_stained_glass
Blue Stained Glass	blue_stained_glass	impermeable	block.minecraft.blue_stained_glass
Brown Stained Glass	brown_stained_glass	impermeable	block.minecraft.brown_stained_glass
Green Stained Glass	green_stained_glass	impermeable	block.minecraft.green_stained_glass
Red Stained Glass	red_stained_glass	impermeable	block.minecraft.red_stained_glass
Black Stained Glass	black_stained_glass	impermeable	block.minecraft.black_stained_glass

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Glass	glass	20	tile.glass.name
Stained Glass	stained_glass	241	?

Block data

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, stained glass uses the following data values:

	DV	Description
	0	White Stained Glass
	1	Orange Stained Glass
	2	Magenta Stained Glass
	3	Light Blue Stained Glass
	4	Yellow Stained Glass
	5	Lime Stained Glass
	6	Pink Stained Glass
	7	Gray Stained Glass
	8	Light Gray Stained Glass
	9	Cyan Stained Glass
	10	Purple Stained Glass
	11	Blue Stained Glass
	12	Brown Stained Glass
	13	Green Stained Glass
	14	Red Stained Glass
	15	Black Stained Glass

Block states

See also: Block states

Bedrock Edition:
Stained glass:

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

History

May 21, 2009					Notch shows interest in adding glass as a purely aesthetic block.
Java Edition Classic
June 16, 2009					Glass was tested by Notch.
0.0.19a					Added glass.
					Glass looks similar to ice.
					The inventory texture of glass is nearly entirely transparent.
0.0.19a_01					The texture of glass has been changed back to the one in the development screenshot.
0.0.19a_02					The texture of glass has been changed again, adding a border.
0.0.22a					The game now supports sounds, including a sound for a player walking over glass.
Java Edition Indev
?					Glass now has a shattering sound.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.5					Snow no longer passes through glass.
August 19, 2010					Notch considers hiring an artist to "make a nicer glass texture".
Java Edition Beta
1.5_01					Rain no longer falls through translucent blocks, including glass.
1.6		Test Build 3			Water placed above glass now creates an infinite water source.
1.8		Pre-release			Glass is now used to craft glass panes.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2			Glass is now used to craft glass bottles.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3			Glass pillars have been added on top of strongholds.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4			Glass pillars have been now removed from the top of strongholds.
1.2.1		12w07a			Torches and redstone torches can now be placed on top of glass, but not on the sides.
1.2.4		release			Glass can now be picked up with silk touch.
1.3.1		12w21a			Librarian villagers now sell 4–5 glass for 1 emerald.
1.4.2		12w36a			Glass is now used to craft beacons.
		12w38a			A new block breaking sound for glass has been added.
1.5		13w01a			Glass can now be used to craft daylight sensors.
1.7.2		13w41a			Added stained glass, replacing the ID of locked chest (95).
					The alphanumeric ID for block 95 has been changed from chest_locked_aprilfools_super_old_legacy_we_should_not_even_have_this to stained_glass.
		13w42a			The textures of stained glass have been smoothed, their transparency has been increased and their back sides no longer show.
1.8		14w02a			Librarian villagers now sell 3–5 glass for 1 emerald.
		14w18a			Torches can now be placed on stained glass.
		August 5, 2014			Dinnerbone tweeted a picture showing stained glass changing the color of a beacon beam.
		14w32a			Beacon beams now change color when shining through stained glass.
1.9		15w31a			Magenta stained glass now naturally generate as windows in end cities.
		15w44b			Glass is now used to craft end crystals.
1.11		16w39a			Glass now generates in woodland mansions.
1.13		17w47a			The different block states for the stained_glass ID have been split up into their own IDs.
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 20 and 95.
1.14		18w43a			Stained glass panes can now also be crafted by surrounding a dye with glass panes.
					The texture of glass has been changed.
		February 19, 2019			Jappa tweets an image of smoother stained glass textures.
		19w08a			The textures of stained glass have been changed.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.1.0					Added glass.
0.3.2					Glass is now used to craft glass panes.
?					Survival players no longer have an infinite amount of glass in the inventory.
0.9.0		build 1			Smooth lighting from glass has been removed.
0.10.0		build 1			Glass texture now renders only on the side of the block facing the player.
0.11.0		build 1			Water placed above glass now creates an infinite water source normally.
0.12.1		build 1			Glass is now used to craft glass bottles.
0.13.0		build 1			Glass is now used to craft daylight sensors.
0.16.0		build 1			Glass is now used to craft beacons.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Glass is now used to craft end crystals.
					Stained glass and stained glass panes have been added, but use the regular glass texture due to issues with the rendering engine.
					Magenta stained glass now generates in end cities.
1.0.4		alpha 1.0.4.0			Librarian villagers now sell 3-5 glass for 1 emerald.
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			Glass now generates in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
?					Things like torches, buttons, levers and other blocks can now be placed on the side of glass.
1.2.0		beta 1.2.0.2			Stained glass now has its own texture.
					Stained glass is now available without the use of inventory editors and can now be crafted.
					Stained glass no longer renders through itself.
1.4.0		beta 1.2.20.1			Glass and stained glass can now used to craft hardened glass and hardened stained glass, only with Education Edition features turned on.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The texture of glass has been changed.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.4			Trading has been changed, librarian villagers now have a 50% chance to sell 3 glass as part of their third tier trades.
		beta 1.11.0.5			The textures of stained glass have been changed.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added glass.
TU25	CU14	1.17			Added stained glass.
		1.90			Stained glass panes can now be crafted by surrounding a dye with glass panes.
					The texture of glass has been changed.
		1.92			The textures of stained glass have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added glass.
1.5.25					Added stained glass.

Issues

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

Trivia

• Before stained glass was added, there was a similar block named tinted glass in the April Fools version 2.0, which had the same use. The texture for the April Fools block was used before it was replaced.

Gallery

• 

  First picture of glass in a test version of 0.0.18a_02.

• 

  The first image of stained glass released by Mojang. Behind the glass is a cat and Grum.

• 

  The original look of the stained glass blocks.

• 

  Stained glass as of 1.14.4

• 

  Stained glass changing the beacon's color.

• 

  Glass being obtained by trading with a librarian villager.

See also

• Glass Pane
• Hardened Glass
• Hardened Glass Pane

References

Blocks

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