Jack o'Lantern

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Jack o'Lantern
Jack o'Lantern.png

Transparency

Partial (blocks light)
Luminance

Yes, 15
Blast resistance

5
Tool


Renewable

Yes
Stackable

Yes (64)
Flammable

No
Drops

Itself
Data value

dec: 91 hex: 5B bin: 1011011
Name

See Data values
Alex Wiltshire Mojang avatar.png “ Jack-o'-lanterns: great looks, super powers. „
— Alex Wiltshire[1]

A jack o'lantern is a solid block that provides light.

Obtaining[edit]

Jack o'lanterns can be mined with any tool, or without a tool, but axes are the quickest.

Block
Jack o'Lantern
Hardness 1
Tool
Breaking time[note 1]
Hand 1.5
Wooden 0.75
Stone 0.4
Iron 0.25
Diamond 0.2
Golden 0.15
Sword 1
  1. ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.

A jack o'lantern will also be removed and drop itself as an item if a piston tries to push it (trying to pull it does nothing) or moves a block into its space.

To craft a jack o'lantern, the player must first place a pumpkin and right-click it with shears to turn it into a carved pumpkin.

Crafting[edit]

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Carved Pumpkin +
Torch











Mobs[edit]

Zombies, zombie villagers, husks, skeletons, strays, wither skeletons, and zombie pigmen have a chance of wearing a jack o'lantern if they spawn during Halloween. If a mob wearing a jack o'lantern is killed using a tool enchanted with Looting, there will be a chance equivalent to the level of Looting used to drop the jack o'lantern, up to a maximum of a 3% chance of a drop.

Usage[edit]

Light source[edit]

Jack o'lanterns can be used as light sources underwater.

Jack o'lanterns have a luminance of 15 and the ability to provide light while submerged under water. Like most light sources, they will melt snow and ice.

Building golems[edit]

Jack o'lanterns can be used to build snow golems and iron golems as shown below. Snow golems require snow blocks for their bodies, while iron golems require iron blocks. The jack o'lantern must be placed last or the golem will not spawn.




Iron golem build configuration


Snow golem build configuration

Placement[edit]

Jack o'lanterns cannot be placed without a block under them, but once placed, will remain even if the block underneath is mined away. When placed, jack o'lanterns automatically face the player. Jack o'lanterns cannot be placed on a transparent block.

Jack o'lanterns are transparent in their rendering only, which means that they have the attributes that all opaque solid blocks have. For example, they can suffocate mobs, and blocks attached to another block (such as torches and rails) can be placed on top of them or on their sides.

Data values[edit]

ID[edit]

Java Edition:

Block ID Name

Jack o'Lantern		 jack_o_lantern

Bedrock Edition:

Block ID Name Numeral ID

Jack o'Lantern		 lit_pumpkin  ?

Block data[edit]

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, jack o'lanterns use the following data values:

Lowest two bits value Facing
0 Jack o'lantern facing south
1 Jack o'lantern facing west
2 Jack o'lantern facing north
3 Jack o'lantern facing east


Block state[edit]

See also: Block states
Name Value Description

 facing		 north
south
east
west		 The direction the jack o'lantern's carved face is facing.
The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the jack o'lantern.

Achievements[edit]

Main article: Achievements
Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Availability Xbox points earned Trophy type (PS)
Xbox PS Bedrock Nintendo

Body Guard Create an Iron Golem. Yes Yes Yes Yes 20G Bronze

Advancements[edit]

Main article: Advancements
Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Internal ID
Advancement-oval-raw.png
 Hired Help Summon an Iron Golem to help defend a village What a Deal! Summon an iron golem. minecraft:adventure/summon_iron_golem

Video[edit]

Note: This video shows that the jack o' lantern is named "jack 'o' lantern". This in incorrect, that the jack o' lantern was in version 1.6.1 renamed to "jack o'lantern".

History[edit]

Alpha
v1.2.0 Added jack o'lanterns.
v1.2.0_02 All Jack o'lanterns on worlds were converted back into pumpkins in name only.
Beta
1.1_02 Jack o'lanterns are labeled pumpkins when moused over in the inventory screen.
1.2 Jack o'lanterns previously had the same icon and name in the inventory as pumpkins, making it impossible to tell which is which just by looking at them. However, it wasn't possible to stack jack o'lanterns with pumpkins.
1.5_01 Jack o'lanterns that already exist in-game now all appear facing the opposite way they were placed before the update. Placing a Jack o'lantern will also have it placed facing away from you, as opposed to facing in your direction, as was the case before the update.
1.8 Pre-release With the introduction of pumpkin farming, jack o'lanterns are now a renewable resource, because the player can make their torches from charcoal.
Official release
1.0 Beta 1.9 Prerelease Snow golems can now be made by using Jack o'Lanterns.
1.2.1 12w08a Iron golems can now be made by using Jack o'Lanterns.
1.3.1 12w22a Inventory sprites for blocks were flipped from left to right, changing
to
.
1.4.2 12w39b Previously, Jack o'Lanterns lit up blocks all around them evenly. This snapshot changed the light values that Jack o'lanterns emitted, similar to how furnaces were changed in 12w39a.[2] (images showing difference) The light value of Jack o'lantern blocks as seen from their front and bottom surfaces remained 15, but the light value as seen from the top, both sides, and back was changed to 13.
12w40a The previous change was reverted until the new lighting system could be optimized.
1.6.1 13w26a Renamed Jack 'o' Lantern to Jack o'Lantern.
1.8 14w26c Jack o'lanterns can no longer be used to build golems.
1.8.1 pre1 Jack o'lanterns can be used to build golems again.
1.11 16w39a Jack o'lanterns can receive curse enchantments, but only through an anvil.
1.13 17w47a The ID has been changed from lit_pumpkin to jack_o_lantern.
Jack o'lanterns can no longer receive curse enchantments through an anvil.
Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 91.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.8.0 build 2 Added jack o'lanterns.
0.9.0 build 1 Smooth lighting removed from jack o'lanterns.
0.12.1 build 1 Jack o'lanterns can now spawn golems.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1 CU1 1.0 Patch 1 Added jack o'lanterns.

Issues[edit]

Issues relating to "Jack o'Lantern" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Gallery[edit]

  • A lit jack o'lantern showing the range of the light.

  • A jack o'lantern in the 12w39a snapshot.

  • A staircase lit by jack o'lanterns during the daytime.

  • A staircase lit by jack o'lanterns at night.

  • A zombie and a skeleton wearing a jack o'lantern and a pumpkin, respectively, on Halloween.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ https://minecraft.net/article/block-week-pumpkin
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/250905223713914880


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