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Lantern
| Transparent |
? |
|---|---|
| Luminance |
15 |
| Blast resistance | |
| Tool | |
| Renewable |
Yes |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Flammable |
No |
| Sounds |
|
| Drops |
Itself |
| Namespaced ID |
lantern |
 |
This feature is exclusive to Java Edition, Bedrock Edition and PlayStation 4 Edition. |
For other uses, see Lantern (disambiguation).Lanterns are blocks that emit light.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Natural generation[edit]
Lanterns can generate as lamps or lamp posts above farms and on some buildings in snowy tundra villages.
Trading[edit]
Apprentice-level Librarian villagers have a 50%[Bedrock Edition only] or 2⁄3[Java Edition only] chance of selling a lantern for an emerald as part of their trades.
Crafting[edit]
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Iron Nugget + Torch |
Usage[edit]
Lanterns can be placed on the top or hanging under most solid blocks, although some will require sneaking. More information can be found at Opacity/Placement.
Light[edit]
Lanterns give off a light level of 15, which is one level higher than torches. They also melt snow layers within 2 blocks and ice within 3 blocks.
Data values[edit]
Block states[edit]
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| hanging | false | falsetrue | If the lantern is hanging from a block. |
History[edit]
| October 6, 2010 | Notch says that with the addition of the lantern, torches would flicker out and need to be re-lit with flint and steel. The lantern would serve as a permanent source of light. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 5, 2011 | Lanterns were originally planned to be added in the Halloween Update, but were delayed due to lack of time. | ||||
| January 13, 2011 | Notch says that lanterns were "postponed". | ||||
| January 20, 2011 | Notch says he's "not sure" when lanterns will be implemented. | ||||
| November 18, 2011 | Notch announces at the Mojang Panel at MineCon 2011 that lanterns would not be added due to large negative community response towards the effects the new item would have had on torches. | ||||
| April 4, 2012 | Notch tweets that the team decided to not implement lanterns and instead other types of lighting were added, such as redstone lamps and glowstone. | ||||
| November 9, 2018 | LadyAgnes tweets an image of a lantern, implying that they are once again in development. | ||||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w46a | Added lanterns. | |||
| 18w49a | Lanterns can now spawn naturally in snowy tundra villages. | ||||
| 19w05a | Lanterns now have a unique sound for being placed and broken. | ||||
| 1.14.3 | pre3 | Lanterns can now be placed and hung on iron bars and glass panes. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.9.0 | beta 1.9.0.2 | Added lanterns, which can currently only be obtained from the creative inventory with Experimental Gameplay enabled. | |||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Lanterns are now craftable. | |||
| Lanterns now generate in snowy tundra villages. | |||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.1 | Added lantern sounds. | |||
| beta 1.11.0.4 | Lanterns can now be bought from librarian villagers. | ||||
| PlayStation 4 Edition | |||||
| 1.90 | Added lanterns. | ||||
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Lantern" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery[edit]
A lantern inside a house that was made by a player.
See also[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- Lanterns were likely to be a "replacement" version of the torch if they were added in the 2010 Halloween Update.
- Lanterns are the fifth animated light-source in the game, the others being magma blocks, sea lanterns, fire and lava.
- When gravity affected blocks, such as sand, are dropped on lanterns, they will break, similarly to if they are dropped onto torches.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Minecraft Snapshot 18w46a" – Minecraft.net, November 15, 2018
- ↑ "Decorating a village with Lanterns makes me feel all cozy and warm inside" – @JasperBoerstra, November 15, 2018
