Glazed Terracotta

Transparent	No
Luminance	0
Blast resistance	7
Tool
Renewable	No^{[until JE 1.14 & BE 1.11.0]}
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Drops	Itself
Data values	See § Data values
Name	See § Data values

This article is about the mosaic block. For the naturally generating block, see Terracotta.

	“	Once you’ve stained your terracotta to a hue of your choosing, stick it in a furnace with a suitable fuel, and smelt it into its final form: beautiful, colorful blocks, textured with ornate patterns, perfect for adorning smaller sized builds.	„
		— Ash Davis^[1]

Glazed terracotta is a vibrant solid block which comes in the 16 regular dye colors.

Obtaining[edit]

Smelting[edit]

The block can be obtained by smelting any stained terracotta. Smelting regular, clean blocks of terracotta does not work.

Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Matching Dyed Terracotta + Any fuel

Breaking[edit]

Glazed terracotta requires a pickaxe to be mined. When mined without a pickaxe, it will drop nothing.

Block	Glazed Terracotta
Hardness	1.4
Tool
Breaking time^{[note 1]}
Hand	7
Wooden	1.05
Stone	0.55
Iron	0.35
Diamond	0.3
Golden	0.2

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds. For more information, see Haste § Instant mining.

Natural generation[edit]

Purple glazed terracotta generates in some cold underwater ruins.

Yellow glazed terracotta generates in mason houses in savanna villages.‌^{[BE only]}‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.14]}

Orange glazed terracotta generates in savanna village armorer houses.‌^{[BE only]}‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.14]}

White glazed terracotta generates in some desert village building.‌^{[BE only]}‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.14]}

Lime glazed terracotta generates in one of the desert village temple.‌^{[BE only]}‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.14]}

Light Blue glazed terracotta generates in desert village toolsmith houses.‌^{[BE only]}‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.14]}

Trading[edit]

Expert-level stone mason villagers sells 1 of the 16 glazed terracotta for an emerald as part of their trades.‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.11.0]}

Usage[edit]

Due to its strikingly colorful appearance, glazed terracotta is primarily used for decoration. As a building material, its hardness is slightly less than stone, and its blast resistance is even lower than terracotta.

While glazed terracotta can be pushed by sticky pistons or slime blocks, it is unique among blocks in that it cannot be pulled. It also does not stick to slime blocks.

Several different 2×2 tile patterns.

Placement[edit]

When placed, glazed terracotta's texture will rotate depending on the direction the player is facing. If several glazed terracotta blocks of the same color are placed in the "correct" orientation in a 2×2 or greater area, the textures will line up to create a singular image, as demonstrated in the image to the right.

The magenta glazed terracotta pattern includes an arrow (⬆) design which can be used to point to things or direct players. A guide is shown below, in order to correctly place the arrow direction (based on testing). "Facing" means where the player is relative to the front of the block being placed, such as 'below' means the player is below or roughly below the block.

Facing	Arrow direction
Front	Pointing left ◀
Left	Pointing down 🔻
Right	Pointing Up 🔼
Above	Pointing Down 🔻

Texture[edit]

Creeper face on cyan glazed terracotta.

Most textures have reflection symmetry along a diagonal line that goes from corner to corner, although the colors of individual pixels can differ slightly. Even the asymmetric textures mostly have their edges designed so that they can form decorative patterns.

Although the design of each individual glazed terracotta block is left to the player's interpretation, there are some obvious aspects in certain blocks:

Magenta blocks contain an arrow.
Cyan blocks contain a creeper face.
Purple blocks contain the hilt of a sword and the head of a pickaxe.

Data values[edit]

Glazed terracotta is defined by its ID and block data. Glazed terracotta also has a block state which is expected to replace the functionality of block data in a future version.

ID[edit]

Java Edition:

Block	Name ID
White Glazed Terracotta	`white_glazed_terracotta`
Orange Glazed Terracotta	`orange_glazed_terracotta`
Magenta Glazed Terracotta	`magenta_glazed_terracotta`
Light Blue Glazed Terracotta	`light_blue_glazed_terracotta`
Yellow Glazed Terracotta	`yellow_glazed_terracotta`
Lime Glazed Terracotta	`lime_glazed_terracotta`
Pink Glazed Terracotta	`pink_glazed_terracotta`
Gray Glazed Terracotta	`gray_glazed_terracotta`
Light Gray Glazed Terracotta	`light_gray_glazed_terracotta`
Cyan Glazed Terracotta	`cyan_glazed_terracotta`
Purple Glazed Terracotta	`purple_glazed_terracotta`
Blue Glazed Terracotta	`blue_glazed_terracotta`
Brown Glazed Terracotta	`brown_glazed_terracotta`
Green Glazed Terracotta	`green_glazed_terracotta`
Red Glazed Terracotta	`red_glazed_terracotta`
Black Glazed Terracotta	`black_glazed_terracotta`

Bedrock Edition:

Block	Name ID	Numeric ID
White Glazed Terracotta	`white_glazed_terracotta`	220
Orange Glazed Terracotta	`orange_glazed_terracotta`	221
Magenta Glazed Terracotta	`magenta_glazed_terracotta`	222
Light Blue Glazed Terracotta	`light_blue_glazed_terracotta`	223
Yellow Glazed Terracotta	`yellow_glazed_terracotta`	224
Lime Glazed Terracotta	`lime_glazed_terracotta`	225
Pink Glazed Terracotta	`pink_glazed_terracotta`	226
Gray Glazed Terracotta	`gray_glazed_terracotta`	227
Light Gray Glazed Terracotta	`silver_glazed_terracotta`	228
Cyan Glazed Terracotta	`cyan_glazed_terracotta`	229
Purple Glazed Terracotta	`purple_glazed_terracotta`	219
Blue Glazed Terracotta	`blue_glazed_terracotta`	231
Brown Glazed Terracotta	`brown_glazed_terracotta`	232
Green Glazed Terracotta	`green_glazed_terracotta`	233
Red Glazed Terracotta	`red_glazed_terracotta`	234
Black Glazed Terracotta	`black_glazed_terracotta`	235

Block data[edit]

Block states[edit]

History[edit]

Java Edition
1.12			17w06a		Added glazed terracotta.
1.12			17w13a		The white, orange, magenta and cyan block textures have now been changed. This change is to remove patterns that could contain offensive imagery.^[2]^[3]^[4] However, it is still possible to create some. This was reported as a bug, with the resolution being "won't fix."^[5]
1.13			17w47a		The ID has now been changed from `silver_glazed_terracotta` to `light_gray_glazed_terracotta`.
			17w47a		Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 235 through 250.
			18w09a		Purple glazed terracotta now generates in some underwater ruins.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0		Added glazed terracotta.
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.3		The textures of white, orange, magenta and cyan glazed terracotta have now been updated.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0			beta 1.2.20.1		Purple glazed terracotta now generates naturally in underwater ruins.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3		white, lime and light blue glazed terracotta generate in new desert villages.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3		Orange and yellow terracotta generate in new savanna villages.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.4		Glazed terracotta can be bought from stone mason villager.
Legacy Console Edition
TU53	CU43	1.49	Patch 23	Patch 3	Added glazed terracotta.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.9.19					Added glazed terracotta.

Issues[edit]

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

Trivia[edit]

According to Jeb, the inspiration for glazed terracotta blocks came from a Moroccan-styled bathroom floor at a hotel in California.^[6]
Glazed terracotta blocks were designed by Johan Aronson.^[7]

Gallery[edit]

The first instance of glazed terracotta appears in this banner for snapshot 17w06a. (Top center of structure)
A complex terracotta pattern that uses multiple colors to achieve a rich carpet effect.
Several more complex multi-color terracotta patterns.
A terracotta pattern using 14 kinds of terracotta block.

Color-associated patterns[edit]

Several repeating 2×2 brown terracotta patterns.
A complex light gray terracotta pattern.
Several intricate lime terracotta patterns.
A couple 36m² purple terracotta patterns.
A few white 36m² terracotta patterns.
Some orange 36m² terracotta patterns.
Several 36m² magenta terracotta patterns.
A few 36m² light blue terracotta patterns.

6×6 patterns[edit]

Main articles: /6×6 Patterns 1 and /6×6 Patterns 2

White

Orange

Magenta

Light Blue

Yellow

Lime

Pink

Gray

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Bits	Values
0x1 0x2	A 2-bit field storing a value from 0 to 3: 0: south (the player was facing north when this block was placed) 1: west 2: north 3: east
0x4 0x8	Unused.