Button

A button is a non-solid block that produces a temporary redstone signal when pressed, with two variants.

Stone buttons can only be pressed by players.

Wooden buttons remain pressed for longer, and can also be pressed by arrows and tridents.

Obtaining

Breaking

A wooden button is easily broken with an axe, but drops itself as an item if broken using any tool. A stone button must be mined with a pickaxe to drop as an item.

Block	Wooden	Stone
Hardness	0.5	0.5
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	0.75	2.5
Wooden	0.4	0.4
Stone	0.2	0.2
Iron	0.15	0.15
Diamond	0.1	0.1
Netherite	0.1	0.1
Golden	0.1	0.1

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

In Java, you don't need to have a pickaxe to mine a stone/polished blackstone button. But in Bedrock, you need to have a pickaxe to mine a stone/polished blackstone button

A button is removed and drops as an item if:

its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed.
water or lava flows into its space.‌^{[Java Edition only]}
a piston tries to push it or moves a block into its space.

Natural generation

Stone buttons are naturally generated in strongholds, next to iron doors.‌^{[JE only]} Stone buttons also generate in desert armorer houses attached to granite.

Jungle buttons generate naturally on house walls in desert villages.

Crafting

Buttons can be crafted from planks for a matching wood-type button, or stone for a stone button.

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Wooden Button	Matching Planks
Stone Button	Stone
Polished Blackstone Button	Polished Blackstone

Usage

Redstone power

A button can be used as a monostable power source (albeit it automatically deactivates shortly after being activated).

Placement

Buttons can be placed by using it on a surface.

They can be attached to the side, bottom and top of any full opaque block.

If placed on the top or bottom of a block, the button can face any direction.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

It can also be attached to the top of a fence in Bedrock Edition.

More information about placement on transparent blocks can be found at Opacity/Placement.

Activation

Buttons are usually in an inactive state, but can be temporarily activated by players. A button can be activated by using it. A wooden button can also be activated by a fired arrow or a thrown trident if its collision box touched the button.

Mobs cannot activate buttons directly, but arrows fired by skeletons or dispensers can activate wooden buttons.

Behavior

When activated, a wooden button remains active for 15 redstone ticks (1.5 seconds, barring lag), while a stone button remains active for 10 redstone ticks (1 second, barring lag). A wooden button activated by a fired arrow or a thrown trident remains active until the arrow or trident despawns (after one minute) or is picked up by a player.

While active, a button:

powers any adjacent redstone dust to power level 15, including beneath the button
powers any adjacent redstone comparators or redstone repeaters facing away from the button to power level 15
strongly powers its attachment block to power level 15
activates any adjacent mechanism components, including above or below, such as pistons, redstone lamps, etc.

When a button changes state it provides a redstone update to all redstone components adjacent to itself (including above and below), and to all redstone components adjacent to its attachment block.

Fuel

Wooden buttons can be used as a fuel source in furnaces, smelting 0.5 items per button.

Mob Spawn Prevention

Buttons can be used to prevent mobs from spawning on blocks (ie on ice paths). See: Tutorials/Spawn-proofing.

Sounds

Generic

Stone

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.stone.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.stone.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.stone.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.stone.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.stone.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

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

Normal wood

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.wood.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.wood.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.wood.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.wood.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.wood.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.wood`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.wood`	1.0	0.8
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.wood`	0.23	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.wood`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.wood`	0.3	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`jump.wood`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.wood`	0.18	1.0

Cherry wood

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.cherry_wood.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.cherry_wood.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.cherry_wood.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.cherry_wood.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.cherry_wood.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`break.cherry_wood`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`place.cherry_wood`	1.0	0.8
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.cherry_wood`	0.23	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.cherry_wood`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.cherry_wood`	0.2	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`step.cherry_wood`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`step.cherry_wood`	0.18	1.0

Bamboo wood

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.bamboo_wood.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	0.9	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.bamboo_wood.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	0.9	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.bamboo_wood.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.225	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.bamboo_wood.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.bamboo_wood.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`break.bamboo_wood`	0.9	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`place.bamboo_wood`	0.9	0.8
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.bamboo_wood`	0.207	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.bamboo_wood`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.bamboo_wood`	0.2	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`step.bamboo_wood`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`step.bamboo_wood`	0.18	1.0

Nether wood

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.nether_wood.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.72	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.nether_wood.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.72	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.nether_wood.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.45	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.nether_wood.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.nether_wood.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`break.nether_wood`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`place.nether_wood`	1.0	0.8
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.nether_wood`	0.23	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.nether_wood`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.nether_wood`	0.3	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`step.nether_wood`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`step.nether_wood`	0.18	1.0

Unique

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Button clicks	Blocks	When a stone button deactivates	`block.stone_button.click_off`	`subtitles.block.button.click`	0.3	0.5	16
Button clicks	Blocks	When a stone button activates	`block.stone_button.click_on`	`subtitles.block.button.click`	0.3	0.6	16
Button clicks	Blocks	When a wooden button deactivates	`block.wooden_button.click_off`	`subtitles.block.button.click`	0.3	0.5	16
Button clicks	Blocks	When a wooden button activates	`block.wooden_button.click_on`	`subtitles.block.button.click`	0.3	0.6	16
Button clicks	Blocks	When a cherry wood button deactivates	`block.cherry_wood_button.click_off`	`subtitles.block.button.click`	0.4	0.5	16
Button clicks	Blocks	When a cherry wood button activates	`block.cherry_wood_button.click_on`	`subtitles.block.button.click`	0.4	0.6	16
Button clicks	Blocks	When a bamboo wood button deactivates	`block.bamboo_wood_button.click_off`	`subtitles.block.button.click`	0.3	0.5	16
Button clicks	Blocks	When a bamboo wood button activates	`block.bamboo_wood_button.click_on`	`subtitles.block.button.click`	0.3	0.6	16
Button clicks	Blocks	When a Nether wood button deactivates	`block.nether_wood_button.click_off`	`subtitles.block.button.click`	0.3	0.5	16
Button clicks	Blocks	When a Nether wood button activates	`block.nether_wood_button.click_on`	`subtitles.block.button.click`	0.3	0.6	16

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	When a stone button deactivates	`random.lever_click`	0.3	0.5
Blocks	When a stone button activates	`random.lever_click`	0.3	0.6
Blocks	When a wooden button deactivates	`random.wood_click`	0.3	0.5
Blocks	When a wooden button activates	`random.wood_click`	0.3	0.6
Blocks	When a cherry wood button deactivates	`click_off.cherry_wood_button`	1.0	0.5
Blocks	When a cherry wood button activates	`click_on.cherry_wood_button`	1.0	0.6
Blocks	When a bamboo wood button deactivates	`click_off.bamboo_wood_button`	1.0	0.5
Blocks	When a bamboo wood button activates	`click_on.bamboo_wood_button`	1.0	0.6
Blocks	When a Nether wood button deactivates	`click_off.nether_wood_button`	1.0	0.5
Blocks	When a Nether wood button activates	`click_on.nether_wood_button`	1.0	0.6

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Stone Button	`stone_button`	Block & Item	`buttons`	`buttons`	`block.minecraft.stone_button`
Oak Button	`oak_button`	Block & Item	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`block.minecraft.oak_button`
Spruce Button	`spruce_button`	Block & Item	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`block.minecraft.spruce_button`
Birch Button	`birch_button`	Block & Item	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`block.minecraft.birch_button`
Jungle Button	`jungle_button`	Block & Item	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`block.minecraft.jungle_button`
Acacia Button	`acacia_button`	Block & Item	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`block.minecraft.acacia_button`
Dark Oak Button	`dark_oak_button`	Block & Item	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`block.minecraft.dark_oak_button`
Mangrove Button	`mangrove_button`	Block & Item	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`block.minecraft.mangrove_button`
Cherry Button	`cherry_button`	Block & Item	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`block.minecraft.cherry_button`
Bamboo Button	`bamboo_button`	Block & Item	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`buttons` `wooden_buttons`	`block.minecraft.bamboo_button`
Crimson Button	`crimson_button`	Block & Item	`buttons` `non_flammable_wood` `wooden_buttons`	`buttons` `non_flammable_wood` `wooden_buttons`	`block.minecraft.crimson_button`
Warped Button	`warped_button`	Block & Item	`buttons` `non_flammable_wood` `wooden_buttons`	`buttons` `non_flammable_wood` `wooden_buttons`	`block.minecraft.warped_button`
Polished Blackstone Button	`polished_blackstone_button`	Block & Item	`buttons`	`buttons`	`block.minecraft.polished_blackstone_button`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Stone Button	`stone_button`	`77`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.stone_button.name`
Oak Button	`wooden_button`	`143`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.wooden_button.name`
Spruce Button	`spruce_button`	`399`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.spruce_button.name`
Birch Button	`birch_button`	`396`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.birch_button.name`
Jungle Button	`jungle_button`	`398`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.jungle_button.name`
Acacia Button	`acacia_button`	`395`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.acacia_button.name`
Dark Oak Button	`dark_oak_button`	`397`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.dark_oak_button.name`
Mangrove Button	`mangrove_button`	`-487`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.mangrove_button.name`
Cherry Button	`cherry_button`	`-530`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.cherry_button.name`
Bamboo Button	`bamboo_button`	`-511`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.bamboo_button.name`
Crimson Button	`crimson_button`	`515`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.crimson_button.name`
Warped Button	`warped_button`	`516`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.warped_button.name`
Polished Blackstone Button	`polished_blackstone_button`	`551`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.polished_blackstone_button.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Available with /give command.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
face	`wall`	`ceiling` `floor` `wall`	The face of the block it's placed on. Floor is on top of a block, ceiling is on the bottom, and wall is on one of its sides.
facing	`north`	`east` `north` `south` `west`	The direction it's facing. Opposite to the direction the player is facing if placed on the side of a block.
powered	`false`	`false` `true`	If true, the button is currently activated.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
button_pressed_bit	`0x8`	`false`	`false` `true`	`0` `1`	If the button is currently activated.
facing_direction	`0x1` `0x2` `0x4`	`0`	`0` `1` `2` `3` `4` `5`	`0` `1` `2` `3` `4` `5`	The direction it's facing. 0: Button on block bottom facing down 1: Button on block top facing up 2: Button on block side facing north 3: Button on block side facing south 4: Button on block side facing west 5: Button on block side facing east

Video

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History

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Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.1					Added stone buttons, which can be placed on the sides of blocks.
v1.0.1					This was the recipe used at the time: Recipe
Java Edition Beta
1.8		Pre-release			Dropped button items no longer appear abnormally large.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5			The texture of stone has been changed, which changes the edges of unpressed buttons.
1.4.2		12w34a			Added wooden buttons. They are currently uncraftable.
		12w34b			Added crafting recipe for wooden buttons. Recipe
		12w34b			The crafting recipe for stone buttons has been changed. Recipe
		12w37a			The redstone signal duration of the button has been changed from 9 to 12 redstone ticks.
1.8		14w04a			Buttons are now able to be placed on the top and bottom of blocks, and can currently only face north.
1.8		14w10a			The models of buttons have been changed.
1.9		15w43a			Wooden buttons have been given a different sound from stone buttons.
1.9		16w02a			Wooden buttons are now broken more easily with axes, and stone buttons are broken more easily with pickaxes.
1.11		16w33a			Wooden buttons can now be used in furnaces.
1.13		17w47a			The wooden button ID has been changed from `wooden_button` to `oak_button`.
					The names of buttons have been split into <wood type> button and stone button.
					Buttons now come in all six types of wood.
					Buttons can no longer be placed on top of pistons.
					Buttons can now be placed in all 4 rotations on the top and bottom of a block.
					Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 77 and 143.
1.14		18w43a			The textures of buttons have been changed.
		18w44a			The texture of stone buttons has been changed, once again.
		18w47a			The textures of wooden buttons have been changed.
		18w50a			The texture of spruce buttons has been changed, once again.
		?			Jungle buttons now generate in desert villages.
1.16		20w06a			Added crimson and warped buttons.
1.16		20w15a			Added polished blackstone buttons.
1.16.2		20w28a			Polished blackstone buttons are now renewable as piglins have an 8.71% chance to trade 8-16 blackstone during bartering.
1.19		22w11a			Added mangrove buttons.
1.19		22w14a			Due to the addition of the mangrove tree and mangrove swamp, make mangrove button obtainable and renewable.
October 18, 2022					Bamboo buttons were shown on the official article.
1.20 (Experimental)		22w42a			Added bamboo buttons behind the Update 1.20 experimental datapack.
		22w42a			Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood buttons.
		22w46a			The texture of the bamboo button has been changed, due to the texture change on bamboo planks.
1.20 (Experimental)		23w07a			Added cherry buttons behind the Update 1.20 experimental datapack.
1.20		23w12a			Bamboo and cherry buttons are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack.
1.20		23w16a			Polished blackstone button now breaks in the same time as other buttons.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.13.0		build 1			Added buttons.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		beta 1.2.14.2			Buttons now come in all six types of wood.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Buttons now generate in the new villages.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The textures of wooden and stone buttons have been changed.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.51			Added crimson and warped buttons.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			Added polished blackstone buttons.
1.16.20		beta 1.16.20.50			Crimson and warped buttons now uses regular plank sounds instead of their stem variant sounds.
1.19.0		beta 1.19.0.20			Added mangrove buttons.
Next Major Update (Experimental)		beta 1.19.50.21			Added bamboo buttons behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
					Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood buttons.
					Added unique button click sound for wooden buttons to match Java Edition.
		beta 1.19.80.20			Added cherry buttons behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.20.0		beta 1.20.0.21			Bamboo and cherry buttons are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added stone buttons.
TU9					Added wooden buttons.
TU9					The crafting recipe for stone buttons has been changed.
TU14		1.04			Wooden buttons can now be triggered by arrows.
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		Buttons are now able to be placed on the top and bottom of blocks.
TU69		1.76	Patch 38		Buttons now come in all six types of wood.
		1.90			The textures of wooden and stone buttons have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added buttons.