Button

Button

Transparent	Yes
Luminance	0
Blast resistance	2.5
Tool	Any tool
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Drops	Itself
Data values	See § Data values
Namespaced ID	See § Data values

A button is a non-solid block that can provide temporary redstone power.

Natural generation

Stone buttons are naturally generated in strongholds, next to iron doors.‌^{[JE only]} Stone buttons also generate in desert armorer house attached to granite.

Jungle buttons generate naturally on house walls in desert villages.

Obtaining

Wooden buttons are more easily broken with axes, whilst stone buttons are more easily broken with pickaxes.

Block	Wooden Buttons	Stone
Hardness	0.5	0.5
Tool
Breaking time
Hand	0.75	0.75
Wooden	0.4	0.4
Stone	0.2	0.2
Iron	0.15	0.15
Diamond	0.1	0.1
Golden	0.1	0.1

A button is removed and drops itself as an item if:

• its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed
• water or lava flows into its space
• a piston tries to push it or moves a block into its space

Crafting

Buttons can be crafted from planks for a matching wood-type button, or stone for a stone button.

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Wooden Button	Matching Planks
Stone Button	Stone

Usage

See also: Redstone circuit

Redstone power

A button can be used as a monostable power source (it automatically deactivates shortly after being activated).

Placement

Buttons can be placed by using it on a surface.

They can be attached to the side, bottom and top of any full opaque block.

If placed on the top or bottom of a block, the button can face any direction.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

It can also be attached to the top of a fence in Bedrock edition.

More information about placement on transparent blocks can be found at Opacity/Placement.

Activation

Buttons are usually in an inactive state, but can be temporarily activated by players. A button can be activated by using it. A wooden button can also be activated by a fired arrow if it is stuck in the same face of a block as the button.

Mobs cannot activate buttons directly, but arrows fired by skeletons or dispensers can activate wooden buttons.

Behavior

Whenever activated, a wooden button remains active for 15 redstone ticks (1.5 seconds, barring lag), while a stone button remains active for 10 redstone ticks (1 second, barring lag). A wooden button activated by a fired arrow remains active until the arrow despawns (after one minute) or is picked up by a player.

While active, a button:

• powers any adjacent redstone dust to power level 15, including beneath the button
• powers any adjacent redstone comparators or redstone repeaters facing away from the button to power level 15
• strongly powers its attachment block to power level 15
• activates any adjacent mechanism components, including above or below, such as pistons, redstone lamps, etc.

When a button changes state it provides a redstone update to all redstone components adjacent to itself (including above and below), and to all redstone components adjacent to its attachment block.

Fuel

Wooden buttons can be used as a fuel in furnaces, smelting 0.5 items per button.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Sounds

Sound	Subtitle	Namespaced ID	Subtitle ID	Source	Pitch	Volume	Attenuation distance
	Block breaking	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	Blocks	0.5	0.25	16
	Block broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	Blocks	0.8	1.0	16
	Block placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	Blocks	0.8	1.0	16
	Footsteps	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	Blocks	1.0	0.15	16
	No subtitle	block.stone.fall	(Plays when fallen on from a height)	Blocks	0.75	0.5	16
	Button clicks	block.stone_button.click_off	subtitles.block.button.click	?	(<1.0)	?	16
	Button clicks	block.stone_button.click_on	subtitles.block.button.click	?	(<1.0)	?	16
	Button clicks	block.wooden_button.click_off	subtitles.block.button.click	?	?	?	16
	Button clicks	block.wooden_button.click_on	subtitles.block.button.click	?	?	?	16

Data values

A button's type is defined by its ID name, and its orientation and activation status is stored in its block data. A button also has a block state that is expected to replace the functionality of block data in a future version.

ID

A button's ID defines what type of button it is.

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID
Stone Button	stone_button
Oak Button	oak_button
Spruce Button	spruce_button
Birch Button	birch_button
Jungle Button	jungle_button
Acacia Button	acacia_button
Dark Oak Button	dark_oak_button

Bedrock Edition:

Block	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID
Stone Button	stone_button	77
Oak Button	wooden_button	143
Acacia Button	acacia_button	395
Birch Button	birch_button	396
Dark Oak Button	dark_oak_button	397
Jungle Button	jungle_button	398
Spruce Button	spruce_button	399

Block data

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, a button's block data stores its orientation, and whether it is active:

Bits	Values
0x1 0x2 0x4	Three bits storing a value from 0 to 5: 0: Button on block bottom facing down 1: Button on block side facing east 2: Button on block side facing west 3: Button on block side facing south 4: Button on block side facing north 5: Button on block top facing up
0x8	If this bit is set, the button is currently active.

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
face	wall	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 its sides.
facing	north	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	false true	If true, the button is currently activated.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
button_pressed_bit	0	0 1	If the button is currently activated.
facing_direction	0	0 1 2 3 4 5	The direction it's facing. Opposite to the direction the player is facing if placed on the side of a block.

History

Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.1					Added stone button in the Seecret Friday Update 3. Recipe
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5			The texture of stone buttons has now been changed.
1.4.2		12w34a			Added wooden buttons.
		12w34b			The crafting recipe for both stone and wooden buttons has now been changed. Recipes
		12w37a			The redstone signal duration of the button has now been changed from 9 to 12 redstone ticks.
1.8		14w04a			Buttons are now able to be placed on the top and bottom of blocks.
1.9		15w43a			Wooden buttons have now been given a different sound from stone buttons.
		16w02a			Wood buttons are now broken more easily with axes, and stone buttons are broken more easily with pickaxes.
1.11		16w33a			Wooden buttons can now be used in furnaces.
1.13		17w47a			The wooden button ID has been changed from wooden_button to oak_button.
					The names of buttons have now been split into <wood type> button and stone button.
					Buttons now come in all six types of wood.
					Buttons can now no longer be placed on top of pistons.
					Buttons now have an underside texture.
					Buttons can now be placed in all 4 rotations on the top and bottom of a block.
					Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 77 and 143.
1.14		18w43a			The texture of stone buttons has now been changed.
					The textures of wooden buttons have now been changed.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.13.0		build 1			Added buttons.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		beta 1.2.14.2			Buttons now come in all six types of wood.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Buttons now generate in the new villages.
					The texture of stone buttons has now been changed.
					The textures of wooden buttons have now been changed.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1		Added stone buttons.
TU9					Added wooden buttons.
					The crafting recipe for stone buttons has now been changed.
TU14		1.04			Wooden buttons can now be triggered by arrows.
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		Buttons are now able to be placed on the top and bottom of blocks.
TU69		1.76	Patch 38		Buttons now come in all six types of wood.
		1.90			The texture of stone buttons has now been changed.
					The textures of wooden buttons have now been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added buttons.

Issues

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References

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