Wall

For the Easter Egg dimension in Java Edition 20w14∞, see Java Edition 20w14∞ § World generation.

Wall

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	Stone: 6 Sandstone: 0.8 End Stone Brick: 9
Hardness	See § Breaking
Luminant	No
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

A wall is a decorative block. Like fences, they can be used to create boundaries, because players and most mobs cannot climb or jump over them.

Obtaining

Natural generation

Cobblestone walls generate in woodland mansions. They also generate in pillager outpost towers, and in some houses in plains, taiga, and snowy tundra villages. Snowy taiga villages‌^{[BE only]} also generate with cobblestone walls.

Mossy cobblestone walls usually generate in pillager outposts, occasionally taking the place of cobblestone walls.

Diorite walls may generate in snowy tundra villages.

Sandstone and granite walls may generate in desert villages.

Blackstone Wall generate in bastion remnants.

Breaking

Walls can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block	End Stone Brick	Brick (Mossy) Cobblestone (Red) Nether Brick Polished Blackstone	Andesite Blackstone Diorite Granite Polished Blackstone Brick Prismarine (Mossy) Stone Brick	Sandstone Red Sandstone
Hardness	3	2	1.5	0.8
Tool
Breaking time
Default	15	10	7.5	4
Wooden	2.25	1.5	1.15	0.6
Stone	1.15	0.75	0.6	0.3
Iron	0.75	0.5	0.4	0.2
Diamond	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.15
Netherite	0.5	0.35	0.25	0.15
Golden	0.4	0.25	0.2	0.1

Usage

Due to the wall's hitboxes being 1.5 blocks tall for mobs, this rabbit could be seen "floating".

Walls are one and a half blocks tall for player/mob collision, and one block tall for all other purposes, similar to fences. This prevents players and mobs from jumping over them, while using only one actual block space. A wall occupies the center space of blocks. A wall block automatically connects to any adjacent solid block, and its top rises slightly to support any block immediately above.

Walls are more efficient at fencing off mobs than a two-block high wall of cobblestone, costing half as many blocks, and being more space-efficient as well. However, a skeleton might shoot over the wall, a creeper could explode if a player is standing near the wall and a spider could still climb over the wall.

Unlike fences, if two walls are placed one block apart diagonally, the player cannot walk between them.

In Java Edition 1.16, walls connect to other walls to create a large, flat wall. They also connect horizontally to iron bars and glass panes. However, they do not connect to fences (fence gates can be connected though); this is intentional.

Note Blocks

Walls can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.

Sounds

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
	Block broken	Blocks	Breaking the block	block.nether_bricks.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	?	16
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.nether_bricks.fall	None	0.5	?	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	Mining the block	block.nether_bricks.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	?	16
	Block placed	Blocks	Placing the block	block.nether_bricks.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	?	16
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.nether_bricks.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	?	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Block tags (JE)	Item tags (JE)	Translation key
Cobblestone Wall	cobblestone_wall	walls	walls	block.minecraft.cobblestone_wall
Mossy Cobblestone Wall	mossy_cobblestone_wall	walls	walls	block.minecraft.mossy_cobblestone_wall
Stone Brick Wall	stone_brick_wall	walls	walls	block.minecraft.stone_brick_wall
Mossy Stone Brick Wall	mossy_stone_brick_wall	walls	walls	block.minecraft.mossy_stone_brick_wall
Andesite Wall	andesite_wall	walls	walls	block.minecraft.andesite_wall
Diorite Wall	diorite_wall	walls	walls	block.minecraft.diorite_wall
Granite Wall	granite_wall	walls	walls	block.minecraft.granite_wall
Sandstone Wall	sandstone_wall	walls	walls	block.minecraft.sandstone_wall
Red Sandstone Wall	red_sandstone_wall	walls	walls	block.minecraft.red_sandstone_wall
Brick Wall	brick_wall	walls	walls	block.minecraft.brick_wall
Prismarine Wall	prismarine_wall	walls	walls	block.minecraft.prismarine_wall
Nether Brick Wall	nether_brick_wall	walls	walls	block.minecraft.nether_brick_wall
Red Nether Brick Wall	red_nether_brick_wall	walls	walls	block.minecraft.red_nether_brick_wall
End Stone Brick Wall	end_stone_brick_wall	walls	walls	block.minecraft.end_stone_brick_wall
Blackstone Wall	blackstone_wall	walls	walls	block.minecraft.blackstone_wall
Polished Blackstone Wall	polished_blackstone_wall	walls	walls	block.minecraft.polished_blackstone_wall
Polished Blackstone Brick Wall	polished_blackstone_brick_wall	walls	walls	block.minecraft.polished_blackstone_brick_wall

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Wall	cobblestone_wall	139	tile.cobblestone_wall.normal.name tile.cobblestone_wall.mossy.name tile.cobblestone_wall.granite.name tile.cobblestone_wall.diorite.name tile.cobblestone_wall.andesite.name tile.cobblestone_wall.sandstone.name tile.cobblestone_wall.brick.name tile.cobblestone_wall.stone_brick.name tile.cobblestone_wall.mossy_stone_brick.name tile.cobblestone_wall.end_brick.name tile.cobblestone_wall.prismarine.name tile.cobblestone_wall.red_sandstone.name tile.cobblestone_wall.red_nether_brick.name
Blackstone Wall	blackstone_wall	532	tile.blackstone_wall.name
Polished Blackstone Wall	polished_blackstone_wall	552	tile.polished_blackstone_wall.name
Polished Blackstone Brick Wall	polished_blackstone_brick_wall	533	tile.polished_blackstone_brick_wall.name

Block data

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, cobblestone wall uses the following data values:

	DV	Description
	0	Cobblestone Wall
	1	Mossy Cobblestone Wall
	2	Granite Wall
	3	Diorite Wall
	4	Andesite Wall
	5	Sandstone Wall
	6	Brick Wall
	7	Stone Brick Wall
	8	Mossy Stone Brick Wall
	9	End Stone Brick Wall
	10	Nether Brick Wall
	11	Prismarine Wall
	12	Red Sandstone Wall
	13	Red Nether Brick Wall

Block states

Sandstone walls with different wall height.

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
east	none	low none tall	How the wall extends from the center post to the east.
north	none	low none tall	How the wall extends from the center post to the north.
south	none	low none tall	How the wall extends from the center post to the south.
up	true	false true	When true, the wall has a center post.
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this wall.
west	none	low none tall	How the wall extends from the center post to the west.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
wall_block_type	cobblestone	andesite brick cobblestone diorite end_brick granite mossy_cobblestone mossy_stone_brick nether_brick prismarine red_nether_brick red_sandstone sandstone stone_brick	The type of wall; for example, stone_brick denotes a stone brick wall.

History

Java Edition
August 16, 2012					Jeb tweets the first image of cobblestone walls.
August 17, 2012					Dinnerbone tweets another image of cobblestone walls.
1.4.2		12w34a			Added cobblestone and mossy cobblestone walls.
		?			Mossy cobblestone walls now drop themselves, instead of normal cobblestone walls.
		12w40a			Mob AI no longer considers cobblestone walls as blocks of a normal height.
1.9		?			Wall models have been improved, in order to work with model combining, that up is active even when there is no block above it. Now, there are unused wall models, which are now accessible only on a debug-map.
1.11		16w39a			Cobblestone walls now generate in woodland mansions.
1.12		17w15a			Cobblestone walls now connect to the solid back sides of stairs.
1.13		17w47a			The different block states for the cobblestone_wall ID have been split up into their own IDs.
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 139.
		18w10c			Walls can now be waterlogged.
October 9, 2018					Granite, diorite and andesite walls are announced.
October 11, 2018					Dinnerbone announces that 12 new walls are upcoming.
October 11, 2018					Brick walls are announced.
1.14		18w43a			Added new walls: brick, andesite, diorite, granite, prismarine, stone brick, mossy stone brick, sandstone, red sandstone, nether brick, red nether brick and end stone brick walls.
		18w44a			The textures for andesite, diorite and sandstone walls have been changed.
		18w47a			The texture for stone bricks, mossy stone bricks, red sandstone and nether brick wall has been changed. (The texture of sandstone has changed in this version. However, 'sandstone_side' has not changed.)
		18w50a			The texture for cobblestone, mossy cobblestone and red nether brick wall has been changed. (The texture of sandstone and the red sandstone has changed in this version. However, sandstone_side and red_sandstone_side has not changed.)
		19w08a			The texture of diorite wall has been changed.
1.16		20w06a			Walls no longer have gaps when stacked vertically. Their blockstates now use "none" "low" and "tall" for east/west/north/south directional values.
		20w15a			Added blackstone, polished blackstone, and polished blackstone brick walls.
					Now connects to the bottom and sides of glass panes and iron bars.
					Now connects to the bottom of sea pickles.
		20w16a			Blackstone walls now generate as part of bastion remnants.
		20w17a			Walls now properly connect to pressure plates, banners, and string.
1.16.2		20w28a			Blackstone, polished blackstone and polished blackstone brick walls are now renewable as piglins have an 8.71% chance to trade 8-16 blackstone during bartering.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.8.0		build 2			Added cobblestone and mossy cobblestone walls.
					The inventory models of cobblestone and mossy cobblestone walls show two posts.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			Cobblestone walls now generate in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0		beta 1.9.0.0			Added brick, andesite, diorite, granite, prismarine, stone brick, mossy stone brick, sandstone, red sandstone, nether brick, red nether brick, and end stone brick walls.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The texture for cobblestone and mossy cobblestone wall has been changed.
					Cobblestone and mossy cobblestone walls now generate in pillager outposts.
					Cobblestone, granite, diorite, and sandstone walls now generate in the new villages.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.51			Walls no longer have gaps when stacked vertically.
		beta 1.16.0.57			Added blackstone, polished blackstone, and polished blackstone brick walls.
		beta 1.16.0.63			Now connects to the bottom and sides of glass panes and iron bars.
					The texture of nether brick walls now matches Java.
1.16.20		beta 1.16.20.50			Walls now connect to glass blocks and trapdoors.
Legacy Console Edition
TU14	CU1	1.04	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added cobblestone and mossy cobblestone walls.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added cobblestone and mossy cobblestone walls.

Issues

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

Trivia

• When a fence gate is placed next to a wall, it stoops down slightly to match the height of the cobblestone wall.
• A stack of cobblestone made into cobblestone walls (which use only 60 of the 64 cobblestones) makes exactly enough walls to fence off one chunk. However, using a stonecutter can make 64 cobblestone walls without any cobblestone left, rather than 60.

Gallery

• 

  First ever released image of cobblestone walls by Jeb.

• 

  An official image by Dinnerbone using beds (and cobblestone walls) to indirectly point to the ending URL of an Imgur image, used to reveal dye-able leather armor.

• 

  Cobblestone walls raise at corners and when a block is placed above.

• 

  The new walls added on the Village and Pillage update.

• 

  A stacked prismarine wall as it appeared up through 1.15.2.

• 

  A stacked prismarine wall in 20w06a without gaps.

See also

• Border, a block with the same geometry as walls.

Blocks

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