Button

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0.5
Hardness	0.5
Luminant	No
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

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

Obtaining[edit]

Breaking[edit]

Wooden buttons are easily broken with axes, while stone buttons are easily broken with pickaxes.

Block	Wooden	Stone
Hardness	0.5	0.5
Tool
Breaking time^{[note 1]}
Default	0.75	0.75
Wooden	0.4	0.4
Stone	0.25	0.25
Iron	0.25	0.25
Diamond	0.25	0.25
Netherite	0.25	0.25
Golden	0.25	0.25

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

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

Natural generation[edit]

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.

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
Polished Blackstone Button	Polished Blackstone

Usage[edit]

Redstone power[edit]

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 or a thrown trident if its collision box touched the button.

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

Behavior

When 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 or a thrown trident remains active until the arrow or trident 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[edit]

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

Sounds[edit]

Java Edition:

Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Breaking the block	`block.stone.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.stone.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Block breaking	Blocks	Mining the block	`block.stone.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
Block placed	Blocks	Placing the block	`block.stone.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	`block.stone.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16
Block broken	Blocks	Breaking the block	`block.wood.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.wood.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Block breaking	Blocks	Mining the block	`block.wood.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
Block placed	Blocks	Placing the block	`block.wood.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	`block.wood.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16
Button clicks	?	?	`block.stone_button.click_off`	`subtitles.block.button.click`	?	?	16
Button clicks	?	?	`block.stone_button.click_on`	`subtitles.block.button.click`	?	?	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

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d MC-177082

Data values[edit]

ID[edit]

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Block tags (JE)	Item tags (JE)	Translation key
Stone Button	`stone_button`	`buttons`	`buttons`	`block.minecraft.stone_button`
Oak Button	`oak_button`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`block.minecraft.oak_button`
Spruce Button	`spruce_button`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`block.minecraft.spruce_button`
Birch Button	`birch_button`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`block.minecraft.birch_button`
Jungle Button	`jungle_button`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`block.minecraft.jungle_button`
Acacia Button	`acacia_button`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`block.minecraft.acacia_button`
Dark Oak Button	`dark_oak_button`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`block.minecraft.dark_oak_button`
Crimson Button	`crimson_button`	`buttons` `non_flammable_wood` `wooden_buttons`	`buttons` `non_flammable_wood` `wooden_buttons`	`block.minecraft.crimson_button`
Warped Button	`warped_button`	`buttons` `non_flammable_wood` `wooden_buttons`	`buttons` `non_flammable_wood` `wooden_buttons`	`block.minecraft.warped_button`
Polished Blackstone Button	`polished_blackstone_button`	`buttons`	`buttons`	`block.minecraft.polished_blackstone_button`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Stone Button	`stone_button`	`77`	`tile.stone_button.name`
Oak Button	`wooden_button`	`143`	`tile.wooden_button.name`
Spruce Button	`spruce_button`	`399`	`tile.spruce_button.name`
Birch Button	`birch_button`	`396`	`tile.birch_button.name`
Jungle Button	`jungle_button`	`398`	`tile.jungle_button.name`
Acacia Button	`acacia_button`	`395`	`tile.acacia_button.name`
Dark Oak Button	`dark_oak_button`	`397`	`tile.dark_oak_button.name`
Crimson Button	`crimson_button`	`515`	`tile.crimson_button.name`
Warped Button	`warped_button`	`516`	`tile.warped_button.name`
Polished Blackstone Button	`polished_blackstone_button`	`551`	`tile.polished_blackstone_button.name`

Block data[edit]

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[edit]

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.

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History[edit]

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Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.1					Added stone button in the Seecret Friday 3. Recipe
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5			The texture of stone buttons has been changed.
1.4.2		12w34a			Added wooden buttons. They are currently uncraftable.
		12w34b			Added crafting recipe for wooden buttons. Recipe
		12w34b			The crafting recipe for stone buttons has been changed. Recipe
		12w37a			The redstone signal duration of the button has 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.
1.8		14w10a			The models of buttons have been changed.
1.9		15w43a			Wooden buttons have been 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`.
					The names of buttons 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.
1.14		18w43a			The textures of buttons have been changed.
		18w44a			The texture of stone buttons has been changed, once again.
		18w47a			The textures of wooden buttons have been changed.
		18w50a			The texture of spruce buttons has been changed, once again.
1.16		20w06a			Added crimson and warped buttons.
1.16		20w15a			Added polished blackstone buttons.
1.16.2		20w28a			Polished blackstone buttons are now renewable as piglins have an 8.71% chance to trade 8-16 blackstone during bartering.
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 been changed.
					The textures of wooden buttons have been changed.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.51			Added crimson and warped buttons.
1.16.20		beta 1.16.20.50			Crimson and warped buttons now uses regular plank sounds instead of their stem variant sounds.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added stone buttons.
TU9					Added wooden buttons.
TU9					The crafting recipe for stone buttons has 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 been changed.
		1.90			The textures of wooden buttons have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added buttons.