Jack o'Lantern

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	1
Hardness	1
Luminant	Yes (15)
Transparent	Partial (blocks light)
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

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

Obtaining[edit]

Breaking[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]}
Default	1.5
Wooden	0.75
Stone	0.4
Iron	0.25
Diamond	0.25
Netherite	0.25
Golden	0.25
Sword	1

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

A jack o'lantern also removes and drops 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 use shears on it to turn it into a carved pumpkin.

Natural generation[edit]

Jack o’lanterns can spawn within taiga and snowy taiga villages in the piles of pumpkins which also generate there.

Mob loot[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 is 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. The jack o'lantern does not emit light while being worn.

Crafting[edit]

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Carved Pumpkin + Torch

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 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 cannot spawn.

Iron golem build configuration

Snow golem build configuration

Placement[edit]

Jack o'lanterns can be placed without a block under them. When placed, jack-o'lanterns automatically face the player. Jack o'lanterns can be placed on a transparent block.

Jack o'lanterns are transparent in their rendering only; otherwise they share the attributes of all opaque solid blocks. For example, mobs can spawn on them, 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.

Sounds[edit]

Java Edition:

Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
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

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition: ^{[needs in-game testing]}

Sound	Description	Namespaced ID	Volume	Pitch
?	Breaking the block	`dig.wood`	?	0.8
?	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.wood`	?	?
?	Mining the block	`hit.wood`	?	0.5
?	Jumping from the block	`jump.wood`	?	?
?	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.wood`	?	?
?	Walking on the block	`step.wood`	?	?
?	Placing the block	`use.wood`	?	0.8

Data values[edit]

ID[edit]

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Translation key
Jack o'Lantern	`jack_o_lantern`	`block.minecraft.jack_o_lantern`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Jack o'Lantern	`lit_pumpkin`	`91`	`tile.lit_pumpkin.name`

Block data[edit]

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 states[edit]

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
facing	`north`	`east` `north` `south` `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.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
direction	`0`	`0` `1` `2` `3`	The direction the jack o' lantern is facing.

Achievements[edit]

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
	Body Guard	Create an Iron Golem	—	20G	Bronze

Advancements[edit]

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Namespaced ID
	Hired Help	Summon an Iron Golem to help defend a village	What a Deal!	Summon an iron golem.	`adventure/summon_iron_golem`

Video[edit]

History[edit]

Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0				Added jack o'lanterns.
v1.2.0				The top and bottom textures of jack o'lanterns currently remain fixed regardless of the facing direction.
v1.2.0_02				All jack o'lanterns on worlds have now been converted back into pumpkins in name only.
Java Edition Beta
1.1_02				Jack o'lanterns are now labeled as "pumpkin"s 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. A jack o'lantern is also placed facing away from the player, as opposed to facing in the player’s 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.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease		Snow golems can now be made by using jack o'lanterns.
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6		Jack o'lanterns are now broken faster using an axe.
1.2.1		12w08a		Iron golems can now be made by using jack o'lanterns.
1.4.2		12w39b		Previously, jack o'lanterns lit up blocks all around them evenly. This snapshot has now changed the light values that jack o'lanterns emit, similar to how furnaces were changed in 12w39a.^[1] (images showing difference) The light value of jack o'lantern blocks as seen from their front and bottom surfaces remain 15, but the light value as seen from the top, both sides, and back has now been changed to 13.
1.4.2		12w40a		The previous change for jack o'lanterns has now been reverted until the new lighting system can be optimized.
1.6.1		13w26a		Jack 'o' Lantern has now been renamed to Jack o'Lantern.
1.8		14w25a		The top and bottom of jack o'lanterns now rotates according to the direction the block faces.
1.8		14w26c		Jack o'lanterns can no longer be used to build golems.
1.8.1		pre1		Jack o'lanterns can now be used to build golems again.
1.11		16w39a		Jack o'lanterns can now receive curse enchantments, but only through an anvil.
1.13		17w47a		The ID of jack o'lanterns has now 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.
1.14		18w43a		The texture of jack o'lanterns has now been changed.
1.14		18w44a		The front texture of jack o'lanterns has now been slightly changed.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.8.0		build 2		Added jack o'lanterns.
0.9.0		build 1		Smooth lighting has now been removed from jack o'lanterns.
0.12.1		build 1		Jack o'lanterns can now spawn golems.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3		Jack o'lanterns now generate in taiga and snowy taiga villages.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3		The texture of jack o'lanterns has now been changed.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	Added jack o'lanterns.
		1.90		The texture of jack o'lanterns has now been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0				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 zombie and a skeleton wearing a jack o'lantern and a pumpkin, respectively, on Halloween.