Bone Block
Bone Block
| Renewable |
Yes |
|---|---|
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool | |
| Blast resistance |
2 |
| Hardness |
2 |
| Luminant |
No |
| Transparent |
No |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
Bone blocks are decorative blocks that can face in different directions.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Natural generation[edit]
Bone blocks are generated naturally as part of fossil structures found in desert and swamp biomes. They also generate as part of nether fossils in soul sand valley biomes.
Breaking[edit]
Bone blocks can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.
| Block | Bone Block | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 2 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[note 1] | ||
| Default | 10 | |
| Wooden | 1.5 | |
| Stone | 0.75 | |
| Iron | 0.5 | |
| Diamond | 0.4 | |
| Netherite | 0.35 | |
| Golden | 0.25 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Chest loot[edit]
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Bone Block | Bastion remnant | Generic chest | 3–6 | 24.4% |
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Bone Block | Bastion remnant | Generic chest | 3–6 | 31.5% |
Crafting[edit]
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Bone Meal |
Usage[edit]
Bone blocks are decorative blocks, and can also be used as compact storage for bone meal.
Crafting ingredient[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Bone Meal | Bone Block |
Note blocks[edit]
Bone blocks can be placed under note blocks to produce xylophone sounds.
Sounds[edit]
| Sound | Subtitle | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block broken | Blocks | Breaking the block | block.bone_block.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 0.9 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.bone_block.fall | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | Mining the block | block.bone_block.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | Placing the block | block.bone_block.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 0.9 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Players | Walking on the block | block.bone_block.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
| Sound | Source[upcoming: BE 1.16.200] | Description | Namespaced ID | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Breaking the block | dig.stone | ? | 0.8 | |
| ? | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.stone | ? | ? | |
| ? | Mining the block | hit.stone | ? | 0.5 | |
| ? | ? | Jumping from the block | jump.stone | ? | ? |
| ? | ? | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.stone | ? | ? |
| ? | Walking on the block | step.stone | ? | ? | |
| ? | Placing the block | use.stone | ? | 0.8 |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
| Name | Namespaced ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Bone Block | bone_block | block.minecraft.bone_block |
| Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Block | bone_block | 216 | tile.bone_block.name |
Block data[edit]
See also: data values
In Bedrock Edition, bone blocks use the following data values:
| DV | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Bone block facing up/down | |
| 1 | Unused | |
| 2 | Unused | |
| 3 | Unused | |
| 4 | Bone block facing east/west | |
| 5 | Unused | |
| 6 | Unused | |
| 7 | Unused | |
| 8 | Bone block facing north/south |
Block states[edit]
See also: Block states
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| axis | y
| x | The bone block is oriented east–west. |
y | The bone block is oriented vertically. | ||
z | The bone block is oriented north–south. |
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| pillar_axis | y | xyz | The axis along which the block is oriented |
| deprecated | 0 | 0123 | Unused, has no effect in game. |
History[edit]
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.10 | 16w20a |    Added bone blocks.
| |||
| Bone blocks generate in fossils. | |||||
| 16w21a | Bone blocks are no longer transparent. | ||||
| 1.12 | 17w17a | Bone blocks placed under note blocks now cause the note block to play xylophone music. | |||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 216. | |||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | The textures of bone blocks have been changed. | |||
| 1.16 | 20w06a | Bone blocks now generate in the new nether fossils. | |||
| New unique sounds have been added for bone blocks. | |||||
| 20w16a | Bone blocks now generate in bastion remnants chests. | ||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.1.3 | alpha 1.1.3.0 | Added bone blocks.
| |||
 A bone block side texture on all three sides exists. | |||||
| Bone blocks generate in fossils. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 |  The textures of bone blocks have been changed. | |||
| 1.13.0 | beta 1.13.0.9 | Bone blocks placed under note blocks now cause the note block to play xylophone music. | |||
| ? | Bone blocks with the side texture on all faces has been removed, and replaced with the y axis aligned block. | ||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | Bone block now generate as part of nether fossils in the soul sand valley. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU43 | CU33 | 1.36 | Patch 13 | 1.0.1 | Added bone blocks.
|
| Bone blocks generate in fossils. | |||||
| TU53 | CU43 | 1.49 | Patch 23 | 1.0.3 | Bone blocks placed under note blocks now cause the note block to play xylophone music. |
| 1.90 | The textures of bone blocks have been changed. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 1.9.19 | Added bone blocks.
| ||||
| A bone block side texture on all three sides exists. | |||||
| Bone blocks generate in fossils. | |||||
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Bone Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery[edit]
Bone blocks.
The different orientations bone blocks can have.
Bone blocks generated naturally underground.
References[edit]
