String

String

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0
Hardness	0
Luminant	No
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

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

Obtaining

String can be obtained from drops, breaking cobwebs, fishing, and as gifts from cats. String can be looted from jungle temples, desert pyramid chests, and dungeons.

Breaking

Tripwire can be mined instantly with any tool, dropping string. Tripwire is also removed and drops string as an item when:

• Water flows into its space
• A piston pushes it or moves a block into its space

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

A cobweb drops string when it is broken in these ways (see also Cobweb § Usage):

• Breaking a cobweb with a sword
• Pushing a cobweb with a piston
• Water breaking a cobweb by flowing over it (flowing lava destroys cobwebs without leaving string)

Natural generation

Five pieces of tripwire generate naturally in every jungle temple.

Mob loot

Spiders and cave spiders drop 0–2 string upon death. The maximum is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 0–5 string with Looting III.

Striders drop 0–5‌^{[JE only]} / 2–5‌^{[BE only]} string upon death. The maximum is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 0–8 string with Looting III.‌^{[JE only]}

Cats drop 0–2 string upon death, unaffected by Looting.

Chest loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
String	Dungeon	Chest	1–8	57.8%
	Bastion remnant	Hoglin stable chest	3–8	22.8%
		Bridge chest	1–6	47.9%
		Generic chest	4–6	24.4%
	Desert temple	Chest	1–8	59%
	Pillager Outpost	Chest	1–6	39.1%
	Woodland mansion	Chest	1–8	57.8%
Bedrock Edition
String	Dungeon	Chest	1–8	57.8%
	Bastion remnant	Hoglin stable chest	3–8	26.2%
		Bridge chest	1–6	47.9%
		Generic chest	4–6	31.5%
	Desert temple	Chest	1–8	59%
	Pillager Outpost	Chest	1–6	39.1%
	Woodland mansion	Chest	1–8	57.8%

Fishing

String has a 0.6% (³⁄₅₀₀) chance of being caught when fishing with an unenchanted fishing rod. The chance decreases to 0.5% (¹⁄₂₀₀), 0.4% (¹⁄₂₅₀), and 0.3% (³⁄₁₀₀₀) if the fishing rod is enchanted with Luck of the Sea at enchantment levels I, II, and III, respectively.

Cat gifts

Tamed cats have a 16.13% (¹⁶¹³⁄₁₀₀₀₀) chance of giving the player string as a gift. Cats may also drop 0-2 string if killed.

Bartering

Piglins may barter 3-9 string when given a gold ingot.

Crafting

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
String	Cobweb	9	‌[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Earth only]

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.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Bow	Stick + String
Bundle	String + Rabbit Hide		‌[upcoming: JE 1.17]
Candle	String + Honeycomb		‌[upcoming: JE 1.17]
Crossbow	Stick + Iron Ingot + String + Tripwire Hook
Fishing Rod	Stick + String
Lead	String + Slimeball	2
Loom	String + Any Planks
Scaffolding	Bamboo + String	6
White Wool	String

Redstone component

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

See also: Redstone circuit

String can be placed as tripwire, which can be used to detect entities as part of a tripwire circuit. Observers can also be used with a tripwire to generate Redstone signals.

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 do 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 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 in Java Edition) after being part of a valid tripwire circuit, it activates the attached tripwire hooks for 5 redstone ticks (10 game ticks, or 0.5 seconds barring lag). It does not produce the signal if it is broken using shears.

Trading

Novice-level fisherman villagers have a 50% chance to buy 20 string as part of their first-tier trade.

Journeyman-level fletcher villagers buy 14 string for 1 emerald as part of their trade.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Breaking the block	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	Mining the block	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	Block placed	Blocks	Placing the block	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16
	Tripwire attaches	?	?	block.tripwire.attach	subtitles.block.tripwire.attach	?	(<1.0)	16
	Tripwire clicks	?	?	block.tripwire.click_off	subtitles.block.tripwire.click	?	(<1.0)	16
	Tripwire clicks	?	?	block.tripwire.click_on	subtitles.block.tripwire.click	?	(<1.0)	16
	Tripwire detaches	?	?	block.tripwire.detach	subtitles.block.tripwire.detach	?	?	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Block tags (JE)	Item form?	Translation key
Tripwire	tripwire	wall_post_override	No	block.minecraft.tripwire
String	string	None	Yes	item.minecraft.string

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Tripwire	tripWire	132	tile.tripWire.name
String	string	287	item.string.name

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.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
attached_bit	0	0 1	True if the tripwire is connected to a valid tripwire circuit.
disarmed_bit	0	0 1	True if the tripwire is disarmed, that is, broken using shears.
powered_bit	0	0 1	True if the tripwire is active.
suspended_bit	0	0 1	True if the tripwire is not on top of a block.

History

Java Edition Indev
0.31		January 29, 2010			Added string.
		?			Bows can now be crafted using string.
		February 1, 2010, 2			Cloth can now be crafted using nine string.
20100219					Spiders now drop string.
Java Edition Infdev
20100625-2					String can now be found inside chests in the new dungeons.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.1.1					String can now be used to craft fishing rods.
Java Edition Beta
1.5					Introduced cobwebs, which drop string when broken with a sword.
1.6.6					Wool is now crafted from four string rather than nine.
1.7					Cobwebs now drop string when broken using shears.
1.8		Pre-release			Cobwebs now generate naturally, making them a viable method to obtain string.
Java Edition
?					Tripwire was first revealed on Dinnerbone's Twitter. Dinnerbone released a video showing him experimenting with tripwire before its release.
1.3.1		12w22a			String can now be placed on the ground as tripwire.
					The block form of string, when in the inventory, now shows the raw texture.
		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 now generates 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.
1.14		18w43a			String can now be used to craft crossbows and a loom.
					The texture of string has now been changed.
		18w45a			String can now be used to craft scaffolding.
		18w47a			String can now be found inside pillager outpost chests.
1.16		20w09a			String can now be obtained through bartering with piglins.
		20w13a			Striders now drop string upon death.
		20w16a			String now generates in bastion remnant chests.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17		20w45a			String can now be used to craft bundles and candles.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.3.3					Added string.
					String 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 now generates 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 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 now activates, unless broken with shears.
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.
					The texture of string has now been changed.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.4			Trading has now been changed, fisherman villagers now have a 50% chance to buy 20 string as part of their first-tier trade.
					Fletcher villagers now buy 14 string for an emerald as their third-tier trade.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			String can now be obtained through bartering with piglins.
					Added striders, which drop string upon death.
					String can now be found in bastion remnant chests.
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.
		1.88			Tripwires are now activated when broken, unless broken with shears.
		1.90			The texture of string has now been changed.
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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