Button

Transparency	Yes
Luminance	No
Blast resistance	2.5
Tool	Any tool
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Drops	Itself
Data values	See Data values
Name	See Data values

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

Obtaining[edit | edit source]

Stone buttons are broken more easily with pickaxes, and wooden buttons are broken more easily with axes.

Block	Stone	Wooden
Hardness	0.5	0.5
Tool
Breaking time^{[note 1]}
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

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.

A button will also be removed and drop itself as an item:

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

A button will be destroyed without dropping itself as an item if lava flows into its space.

Crafting[edit | edit source]

Buttons can be crafted from stone for a stone button, or wood planks for a wooden button.

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Stone Button	Stone
Wooden Button	Any Wood Planks

Natural generation[edit | edit source]

Stone buttons are naturally generated in strongholds, next to iron doors.

Usage[edit | edit source]

See also: Redstone circuit

Redstone power[edit | edit source]

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

Placement

To place a button, use the "Use Item/Place Block" control (right-click, by default) while aiming at the surface to which it should be attached.

A button can be attached to the side, bottom and top of any full solid opaque block (stone, dirt, blocks of gold, etc.).

Activation

Buttons are usually in an inactive state, but can be temporarily activated by players. To activate a placed button, use the "Use Item/Place Block" control (right-click, by default). A wooden button can also be activated by a fired arrow.

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

Behavior

When activated, a stone button will remain active for 10 redstone ticks (1 second, barring lag), while a wooden button will remain active for 15 redstone ticks (1.5 seconds, barring lag). A wooden button activated by a fired arrow will remain active until the arrow despawns after one minute or is picked up. Breaking a button hit by an arrow and placing it again will not auto-activate it, but using it an additional time will result in the button being pressed until the arrow despawns.

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 will provide 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[edit | edit source]

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

Data values[edit | edit source]

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 which is expected to replace the functionality of block data in a future version.

ID[edit | edit source]

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

Name	ID Name	Block ID
Stone Button	`minecraft:stone_button`	77
Wooden Button	`minecraft:wooden_button`	143

Block data[edit | edit source]

See also: Data values

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 state[edit | edit source]

See also: Block states

Name	Value	Description
facing	`north` `south` `east` `west` `up` `down`	The direction to the button, from the block it is attached to. Opposite from the direction the player faces when placing a button.
powered	`true` `false`	True if the button is currently activated.