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]

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

Block	Wooden	Stone
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]

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

Natural generation[edit]

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

Usage[edit]

See also: Redstone circuit

Redstone power[edit]

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

Placement

Buttons can be placed whilst aiming at the surface at which it will be attached.

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 either face any direction.^{[Java Edition only]}

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

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.^[1]

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

Behavior

Whenever activated, a wooden button will remain active for 15 redstone ticks (1.5 seconds, barring lag), while a stone button will remain active for 10 redstone ticks (1 second, barring lag). A wooden button having been activated by a fired arrow will remain 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 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]

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

Data values[edit]

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]

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

Java Edition:

Name	ID Name
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	ID Name	Numeral ID
Stone Button	`stone_button`	77
Oak Button	`wooden_button`	143
Spruce Button	`spruce_button`	?
Birch Button	`birch_button`	?
Jungle Button	`jungle_button`	?
Acacia Button	`acacia_button`	?
Dark Oak Button	`dark_oak_button`	?

Block data[edit]

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 state[edit]

See also: Block states

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

Video[edit]

History[edit]

Alpha
v1.0.1				Added stone button in the Seecret Friday Update 3. Recipe
Official release
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5	Updated stone button texture.
1.4.2			12w34a	Added wooden buttons.
			12w34b	Changed crafting recipe for both stone and wooden buttons. Recipes
			12w37a	Changed redstone signal duration of the button 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 are given a different sound from stone buttons.
1.9			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`.
				Names have been split into <wood type> button and stone button.
				Buttons now come in all six types of wood.
				Buttons can 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.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.13.0			build 1	Added buttons.
Bedrock Edition
1.4			build 1	Buttons now come in all six types of wood.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	Added stone buttons.
TU9				Added wooden buttons.
TU9				Changed crafting recipe for stone button.
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.