String

String

Transparent	Yes
Luminance	0
Blast resistance	0
Tool	Any tool
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Drops	String (1)
Data values	Block dec: 132 hex: 84 bin: 10000100 Item dec: 287 hex: 11F bin: 100011111
Name	See Data values

String is an item used to make bows, fishing rods, and leads. When placed as a block, string becomes tripwire which, when combined with tripwire hooks, can form a tripwire circuit.

Obtaining

String can be obtained from drops and fishing, and can be looted from jungle temples and dungeons.

Breaking

Tripwire can be mined instantly with any tool, dropping string.

Tripwire will also be removed and drop string as an item:

• if water flows into its space
• if a piston tries to push it or moves a block into its space

Tripwire will be destroyed without dropping string if lava flows into its space.

Cobwebs

See also: Cobweb § Usage

String can be obtained from breaking cobwebs with a sword, as well as by the pushing of cobwebs by pistons and when water flows over cobwebs.

Crafting

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
String	Cobweb	9	‌[Bedrock, and Legacy Console editions only]

Drops

Spiders, cave spiders and cats‌^{[BE only]}‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.14]} drop up to two pieces of string upon death.

Fishing

String has a 0.6% chance of being caught when fishing with an unenchanted fishing rod. The chance decreases if the fishing rod is enchanted with Luck of the Sea.

Natural generation

Five pieces of tripwire generate naturally in every jungle temple. String can be found in 57.8% of dungeon chests, 59.0% of desert temple chests, and 57.8% of woodland mansion chests, all in stacks of 1–8. In 1.14‌^[upcoming] they can be found in 39.1% of pillager outpost chests in stacks of 1–6.

Gift

Tamed cats have a chance of giving the player string as a gift. Cats may also drop 0-2 string if killed.‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.14]}

Usage

String can be used as a crafting ingredient and tripwire can be used as a redstone component. It can also be used to keep players from ender-pearling through that space.

Trading

Fisherman and fletcher villagers will buy 15-20 string for an emerald.^{[until BE 1.11]}

Fletcher villagers buy 14 string for an emerald as part of their third tier trade.‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.11]}

Fisherman villagers have 50% chance to buy 20 string as part of their first tier trade.‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.11]}

Redstone component

"Tripwire" redirects here. For tripwire hooks, see Tripwire Hook.

See also: Redstone circuit

Tripwire can be used to detect entities as part of a tripwire circuit.

Placement

To place tripwire, use string while pointing at a surface facing the space the tripwire should occupy.

Tripwire Circuit

In order to activate tripwire hooks, tripwire must be part of a "tripwire circuit": a straight line of blocks consisting of a block with a tripwire hook attached to it, a "tripwire line" (1 to 40 blocks of tripwire), and a second tripwire hook attached to another block.

Activation

A tripwire activates if almost any entity (players, mobs, minecarts, boats, items, arrows, etc.) intersects its collision mask. The tripwire remains active until there are no entities intersecting its collision mask. Thrown potions, some arrows, thrown ender pearls, and thrown eyes of ender will not activate tripwire.

Behavior

An active tripwire updates adjacent blocks (for example, it can activate a BUD circuit). Additionally, active tripwires that are part of valid tripwire circuits will cause the attached tripwire hooks to activate (producing redstone power). Active tripwires do not themselves produce redstone power.

When tripwire is broken (including by being washed away by spreading water) after being part of a valid tripwire circuit, it will activate the attached tripwire hooks for 5 redstone ticks (10 game ticks, or 0.5 seconds barring lag). It will not produce the signal if it is broken using shears.

Data values

ID

Name	Name ID	Item form	Numeric ID‌[BE only]
Tripwire	tripwire	No	132
String	string	Yes	287

Block data

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, tripwire uses the following data values:

Bits	Description
0x1	Set if tripwire is activated (an entity is intersecting its collision mask).
0x2	Set if tripwire is "suspended" (makes hitbox larger when set). Unclear what this is used for. Set by default on newly placed tripwires.
0x4	Set if tripwire is attached to a valid tripwire circuit.
0x8	Set if tripwire is disarmed.

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
attached	false	false true	True if the tripwire is connected to a valid tripwire circuit.
disarmed	false	false true	True if the tripwire is disarmed, that is, broken using shears.
east	false	false true	True if the tripwire connects to other tripwire or tripwire hooks to the east.
north	false	false true	True if the tripwire connects to other tripwire or tripwire hooks to the north.
powered	false	false true	True if the tripwire is active.
south	false	false true	True if the tripwire connects to other tripwire or tripwire hooks to the south.
west	false	false true	True if the tripwire connects to other tripwire or tripwire hooks to the west.

History

Java Edition Indev
February 19, 2010					Added string, as a drop from spiders.
					Bows can now be crafted using string.
Java Edition Infdev
June 25, 2010, 2					String can now be found in the new dungeon chests.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.1.1					String can now be used to craft fishing rods.
Java Edition Beta
1.5					Introduced cobwebs, which will drop string when broken with a sword.
1.7					Cobwebs will now drop string when broken using shears.
1.8			Pre-release		Cobwebs will now generate naturally, making them a viable method to obtain string.
Java Edition
1.3.1			12w22a		String can now be placed on the ground as tripwire. Tripwire was first first revealed on Dinnerbone's Twitter. Dinnerbone released a video showing him experimenting with tripwire before its release.
			12w23a		Tripwire can now activated by most entities (including arrows).
					The max distance of tripwire has now been increased from 18 to 40 blocks.
1.6.1			13w18a		String can now be used to craft leads.
1.7.2			13w37a		The item form of block ID 132 (tripwire) has now been removed from the game. It can now no longer exist in inventories, only as a block in the world.
1.8			14w02a		String can now be sold to fletcher and fisherman villagers, at 15–20 string for 1 emerald.
			release		Tripwire is now translucent.
1.9			15w44a		String will now generate in desert temple chests.
					The average yield of string in dungeon chests has now more than doubled.
			15w49a		The suspended block state has now been removed from tripwire.
1.11			16w39a		String can now be found in woodland mansion chests.
1.13			17w47a		Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 132 and the item's was 287.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.14			18w43a		String can now be used to craft crossbows and a loom.
					Changed the texture of string.
			18w45a		String can now be used to craft scaffolding.
			18w47a		String can now be found inside Pillager outpost chests.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.3.3					Added string, which can be crafted into bows and wool.
0.11.0			build 1		String can now be used to craft fishing rods.
					String can now be caught as a junk item from fishing.
0.13.0			build 1		String can now be placed on the ground as a tripwire.
					String can now be found in desert temple chests.
0.15.0			build 1		String can now be used to craft leads.
					Tripwire will now generate in jungle temples.
Pocket Edition
1.0.4			alpha 1.0.4.0		15-20 String can now be sold to fletcher and fisherman villagers for an emerald.
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0		String can now be found in woodland mansion chests.
					Cobwebs can now be used to craft 9 string.
Bedrock Edition
1.8.0			beta 1.8.0.8		Tamed cats can now give the player string as gifts.
					String can now be used to craft scaffolding.
					Cats will now drop 0–2 string.
			beta 1.8.0.10		String can now be used to craft crossbows.
1.9.0			beta 1.9.0.0		Tripwire string that is broken will now activate, unless broken with shears.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3		String can now be found in pillager outpost chests.
					String can now be used to craft a loom.
					Changed the texture of string.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.4		Trading changed, Fisherman villagers now have a 50% chance to buy 20 string as part of their first tier trade.
					Fletcher villager now buy 14 string for an emerald as their third tier trade.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added string.
TU14		1.04			String can now be placed on the ground as tripwire.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added string.

Issues

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

Gallery

• 

  The first image of tripwires released by Mojang.

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  An image released by Mojang testing visibility of tripwires from a distance at night.

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  The same room viewed from the same angle, in daytime.

References

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