Border

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.

Border blocks are unbreakable blocks that prohibit movement through over or under them. They are exclusive to Minecraft Education and Bedrock Edition.^[1]

Obtaining

Border blocks can be obtained only by using commands, or using pick block in Creative mode. No tool or explosion can damage them (they act as if they have no collision box when you try).

Usage

Border blocks are generally used to surround an area to prevent students (or players) and mobs from entering it, or to confine them within the surrounded area. They create an invisible, impassable barrier of infinite height above and below themselves (but not sideways). They prevent players who lack the worldbuilder ability from doing any of the following:

Jumping, climbing, tunneling, or swimming over or under them,
Walking through them,
Building (placing or destroying blocks) over or under them,
Destroying the border block.

Most mobs cannot pass over or under border blocks and cannot target a player or other mob through them. However, they do not stop the Ender Dragon, and weapons, projectiles, and explosions interact with them as if they were regular walls. Because of this, it is possible to use an ender pearl to cross one.

Placing or breaking a border block requires the worldbuilder or operator‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} ability, which can be granted to the player by an operator or host. Border blocks continuously emit red particles.

When used in Bedrock Edition without Education Edition features enabled, border blocks are indestructible, with a height of 1.5 blocks and a width of 1 block.

Piston interactivity

Border cannot be pushed by pistons. It also cannot be pushed nor pulled by sticky pistons.

Sounds

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.stone`	0.37	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.stone`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.stone`	0.3	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`jump.stone`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.stone`	0.22	1.0

Data Values

ID

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Border	`border_block`	`212`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.border_block.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Available with /give command.
↑ The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Block states

Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
wall_connection_type_east	Not Supported	`none`	`none` `short` `tall`	`Unsupported`	How the wall extends from the center post to the east.
wall_connection_type_north	Not Supported	`none`	`none` `short` `tall`	`Unsupported`	How the wall extends from the center post to the north.
wall_connection_type_south	Not Supported	`none`	`none` `short` `tall`	`Unsupported`	How the wall extends from the center post to the south.
wall_connection_type_west	Not Supported	`none`	`none` `short` `tall`	`Unsupported`	How the wall extends from the center post to the west.
wall_post_bit	Not Supported	`true`	`false` `true`	`Unsupported`	Whether or not the wall has a center post.

History

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.16.0	build 1	Added border blocks, by mistake.
v0.16.0	build 2	Border blocks have been removed.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.0	beta 1.15.0.51	Re-added border blocks.
1.19.20	beta 1.19.20.22	Borders can no longer be destroyed by the ender dragon.
Education Edition
MinecraftEdu	0.9652	MinecraftEdu, Education Edition's predecessor, had dedicated build border blocks serving an identical purpose.
1.0		Added border blocks.