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.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
String can be obtained from drops, breaking cobwebs, fishing, bartering, and as gifts from cats. String can be looted from jungle temples, desert pyramid chests, and dungeons.
Breaking[edit]
Tripwire can be mined instantly with any tool, dropping string. Tripwire is also removed and drops string as an item when:
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[edit]
Five pieces of tripwire generate naturally in every jungle temple.
Mob loot[edit]
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[edit]
Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Piglins may barter 3-9 string when given a gold ingot.
Crafting[edit]
Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
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String | Cobweb | [Bedrock Edition only] |
Usage[edit]
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[edit]
Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
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Bow | Stick + String |
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Bundle | String + Rabbit Hide |
[upcoming: JE 1.17] | |
Candle | String + Honeycomb |
[upcoming: JE 1.17] | |
Crossbow | Stick + Iron Ingot + String + Tripwire Hook |
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Fishing Rod | Stick + String |
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Lead | String + Slimeball |
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Loom | String + Any Planks |
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Scaffolding | Bamboo + String |
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White Wool | String |
Redstone component[edit]
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.
- 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[edit]
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[edit]
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[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.stone.fall | None[sound 1] | 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[edit]
ID[edit]
Name | Namespaced ID | Block tags (JE) | Item form? | Translation key |
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Tripwire | tripwire | wall_post_override | No | block.minecraft.tripwire |
String | string | None | Yes | item.minecraft.string |
Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Translation key |
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Tripwire | tripWire | 132 | tile.tripWire.name |
String | string | 287 | item.string.name |
Block data[edit]
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[edit]
Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
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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. |
Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
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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. |
Video[edit]
History[edit]
Java Edition Indev | |||||
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0.31 | January 29, 2010 | ![]() | |||
? | 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.[1][2] 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. | |||
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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. | |||
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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 | ![]() | ||||
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. | |||||
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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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() | ||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
0.1.0 | ![]() |
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "String" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery[edit]
The first image of tripwires released by Mojang.
An image released by Mojang testing visibility of tripwires from a distance at night.