Air

Air

Tool	?
Blast resistance	0
Hardness	0
Luminant	No
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	No
Lava susceptible	No

Air is the block present in otherwise empty space that has no transparent blocks and non-transparent blocks other than the air "block" itself.

Cave air‌^{[Java Edition only]} is the underground air found in some generated structures and in caves.

Void air‌^{[Java Edition only]} is used internally for blocks above (Y>255) and below (Y<0) the world, and in unloaded chunks.

Obtaining

In Bedrock Edition, air cannot be obtained in the inventory without editing. In Java Edition, the block is completely unobtainable. Air can only be destroyed or created by the placement or removal of other blocks respectively.

Upon world generation, all otherwise empty spaces are occupied by air. In Java Edition, badlands, abandoned mineshafts, and surface ponds generate cave air, and underground structures generate cave air. Void air is used in place of unloaded chunks and above or below the world's buildable area.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Usage

Air, shown at left, is represented by blue cubes within structures. Red cubes represent structure void.

Air shares some properties with non-solid blocks, including allowing the player or mob to move within that space without suffocating, and also to catch their breath if they are drowning in water.

Air can be visualized with the use of structure blocks in save mode. With "Show invisible blocks" enabled, the air is represented as small blue cubes.

Cave air and void air have no special properties; they function the same as normal air, except that cave air is in caves, and void air is in the void.

Block loot

Namespaced ID	Source	Drops
		Default
Hardcoded	Air	Nothing (100%)
Hardcoded	Cave Air	Nothing (100%)
Hardcoded	Void Air	Nothing (100%)

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Block	Namespaced ID	Translation key
Air	air	block.minecraft.air
Cave Air	cave_air	block.minecraft.cave_air
Void Air	void_air	block.minecraft.void_air

Fluid	Namespaced ID
Empty	empty

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Translation key
Air	air	tile.air.name

History

Java Edition pre-Classic
Cave game tech test					Added air, as it was always existent.
					Air currently isn't internally a block.
Java Edition Indev
0.31					Air now affects liquid blocks that are horizontally adjacent to it. If air is touching the fluid block, there is a 2⁄3 chance for the fluid block to disappear and make the pool recede, and a 1⁄3 chance for the fluid block to fill the air, making the pool spread.
Java Edition
1.7.2		13w38b			Air is now internally a block and can be kept in the inventory. Unlike water and lava, it cannot be placed anywhere that already has air. It has a missing texture. ()
					Air now drops 0-2 items from killing an entity that normally gives nothing, such as villagers, bats and the ender dragon.
		13w38c			Air can no longer be kept in the inventory. However, air is still suggested with the /give command.
1.10		16w20a			Air can now be visualized with the use of structure blocks.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeric ID was 0.
		18w06a			Two new variations of air have now been added: cave air and void air.
					Caves now generate cave air instead of normal air.
					Void air is now internally used at Y values less than 0 or greater than 255 and in unloaded chunks.
Pocket Edition Pre-release
Pre-release					Added air.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added air.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added air.

Issues

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

See also

• Technical Blocks

References

Blocks

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