Candle

Candle

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0.1
Hardness	0.1
Luminant	1, 2, 3, 4 candles: Yes (3, 6, 9, 12) when lit
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

A candle is a light source, which exists in an uncolored variant and 16 dyed ones. Candles can be lit with flint and steel and extinguished by water or with the use of a bowl. They can also be waterlogged, but cannot be lit while waterlogged.

Obtaining

Candles can be mined using any tool, or without a tool.

Block	Candle
Hardness	0.1
Breaking time
Default	0.15

Crafting

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Candle	String + Honeycomb
Dyed Candle	Candle + Matching Dye

Usage

Light

Candles can be used as a light source, emitting light like a sea pickle. A single candle emits a light level of 3. Up to four similarly-colored candles may be placed in one block, with each candle increasing the emitted light level by 3, for a maximum light level of 12. They also emit fire particles.

Candles are not lit when they are placed, and must be lit using flint and steel, fire charge, or any flaming projectile. Candles may be waterlogged, but waterlogged candles cannot be lit. Lit candles can be extinguished using water or by the player interacting with the candle.

Cakes

A single candle of any color may be used onto an uneaten cake, turning it into a candle cake, which acts as a normal single candle. Only one candle may be placed on a cake. If the candle cake is eaten or destroyed, the candle is dropped.

Sounds

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Cake squishes	Blocks	Placing the block on cake	block.cake.add_candle	subtitles.block.cake.add_candle	?	?	16
	Candle crackles	Blocks	Random	block.candle.ambient	subtitles.block.candle.crackle	?	?	3
	Block broken	Blocks	Breaking the block	block.candle.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	?	?	16
	Fire extinguished	Blocks	Candle gets put out	block.candle.extinguish	subtitles.block.fire.extinguish	?	?	8
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.candle.fall	None	?	?	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	Mining the block	block.candle.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	?	?	16
	Block placed	Blocks	Placing the block	block.candle.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	?	?	16
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.candle.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	?	?	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Translation key
Candle	candle	item.minecraft.candle
White Candle	white_candle	item.minecraft.white_candle
Orange Candle	orange_candle	item.minecraft.orange_candle
Magenta Candle	magenta_candle	item.minecraft.magenta_candle
Light Blue Candle	light_blue_candle	item.minecraft.light_blue_candle
Yellow Candle	yellow_candle	item.minecraft.yellow_candle
Lime Candle	lime_candle	item.minecraft.lime_candle
Pink Candle	pink_candle	item.minecraft.pink_candle
Gray Candle	gray_candle	item.minecraft.gray_candle
Light Gray Candle	light_gray_candle	item.minecraft.light_gray_candle
Cyan Candle	cyan_candle	item.minecraft.cyan_candle
Purple Candle	purple_candle	item.minecraft.purple_candle
Blue Candle	blue_candle	item.minecraft.blue_candle
Brown Candle	brown_candle	item.minecraft.brown_candle
Green Candle	green_candle	item.minecraft.green_candle
Red Candle	red_candle	item.minecraft.red_candle
Black Candle	black_candle	item.minecraft.black_candle

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
candles	1	1 2 3 4	Number of candles.
lit	false	false true	Whether or not these candles are on fire.
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as these candles.

History

October 3, 2020					Black and white candles are shown at Minecraft Live 2020.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17		20w45a			Added candles.
		20w46a			The textures of candle items have been changed.
		20w48a			The textures of candle items have been changed again, removing the smaller candle in the inventory sprite.
					Candles can no longer be placed on blocks that are not solid, such as chests and cobwebs.

Issues

Issues relating to "Candle" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• Candles are similar to the concept of burnt-out torches from the Halloween Update.
• Using the command /setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:candle[lit=true,waterlogged=true] allows for a both lit and waterlogged candle.
  • The same thing can be done using the debug stick.

Blocks

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