Coral Fan

Coral fans are non-solid blocks that come in 5 variants: tube, brain, bubble, fire, and horn.

Dead coral fans are the dead variants of coral fans.

Obtaining

Breaking

Coral fans and their dead variants can be mined instantly but can be obtained only when mined with a Silk Touch enchanted tool. Breaking coral fans without Silk Touch destroys the coral fan.

Dead coral fans can only be obtained with a Silk Touch pickaxe.^[1]

Natural generation

Coral fans and dead coral fans‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} naturally generate in coral reef structures.

Post-generation

Bone meal

When bone meal is used in warm ocean biomes, it has a chance of generating coral fans.

Dead coral fans

In order for coral fans to stay alive, they must be placed in water. In Java Edition, coral fans can also be placed outside of water as long as one of the blocks surrounding it contains water. If placed outside of water, they transform into their respective dead coral fan immediately‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} or after a few seconds‌^{[Java Edition only]}.

Wall coral fans

Wall coral fans cannot be obtained through vanilla means. In Java Edition, they are completely unobtainable, but in Bedrock Edition, they can be obtained through add-ons or inventory editing, though the item form is badly glitched to the point of being completely nameless.

Usage

Coral fans and dead coral fans can be used for building or as decoration blocks.

Placement

All coral fans (and their dead variants) can be placed on the four sides and the top surface of blocks; they cannot be placed on the bottom surface.

Pushing with pistons

Live coral fans when being pushed by pistons will result in them breaking. Dead coral fans can be pushed by pistons as long as they will still be "supported" in their new position (not floating).

Sounds

Normal (Alive)

Java Edition:

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

Dead

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

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Tube Coral Fan	`tube_coral_fan`	Block & Item	`corals` `underwater_bonemeals`	`block.minecraft.tube_coral_fan`
Brain Coral Fan	`brain_coral_fan`	Block & Item	`corals` `underwater_bonemeals`	`block.minecraft.brain_coral_fan`
Bubble Coral Fan	`bubble_coral_fan`	Block & Item	`corals` `underwater_bonemeals`	`block.minecraft.bubble_coral_fan`
Fire Coral Fan	`fire_coral_fan`	Block & Item	`corals` `underwater_bonemeals`	`block.minecraft.fire_coral_fan`
Horn Coral Fan	`horn_coral_fan`	Block & Item	`corals` `underwater_bonemeals`	`block.minecraft.horn_coral_fan`
Dead Tube Coral Fan	`dead_tube_coral_fan`	Block & Item	None	`block.minecraft.dead_tube_coral_fan`
Dead Brain Coral Fan	`dead_brain_coral_fan`	Block & Item	None	`block.minecraft.dead_brain_coral_fan`
Dead Bubble Coral Fan	`dead_bubble_coral_fan`	Block & Item	None	`block.minecraft.dead_bubble_coral_fan`
Dead Fire Coral Fan	`dead_fire_coral_fan`	Block & Item	None	`block.minecraft.dead_fire_coral_fan`
Dead Horn Coral Fan	`dead_horn_coral_fan`	Block & Item	None	`block.minecraft.dead_horn_coral_fan`
Tube Coral Wall Fan	`tube_coral_wall_fan`	Block	`underwater_bonemeals` `wall_corals`	`block.minecraft.tube_coral_wall_fan`
Brain Coral Wall Fan	`brain_coral_wall_fan`	Block	`underwater_bonemeals` `wall_corals`	`block.minecraft.brain_coral_wall_fan`
Bubble Coral Wall Fan	`bubble_coral_wall_fan`	Block	`underwater_bonemeals` `wall_corals`	`block.minecraft.bubble_coral_wall_fan`
Fire Coral Wall Fan	`fire_coral_wall_fan`	Block	`underwater_bonemeals` `wall_corals`	`block.minecraft.fire_coral_wall_fan`
Horn Coral Wall Fan	`horn_coral_wall_fan`	Block	`underwater_bonemeals` `wall_corals`	`block.minecraft.horn_coral_wall_fan`
Dead Tube Coral Wall Fan	`dead_tube_coral_wall_fan`	Block	None	`block.minecraft.dead_tube_coral_wall_fan`
Dead Brain Coral Wall Fan	`dead_brain_coral_wall_fan`	Block	None	`block.minecraft.dead_brain_coral_wall_fan`
Dead Bubble Coral Wall Fan	`dead_bubble_coral_wall_fan`	Block	None	`block.minecraft.dead_bubble_coral_wall_fan`
Dead Fire Coral Wall Fan	`dead_fire_coral_wall_fan`	Block	None	`block.minecraft.dead_fire_coral_wall_fan`
Dead Horn Coral Wall Fan	`dead_horn_coral_wall_fan`	Block	None	`block.minecraft.dead_horn_coral_wall_fan`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Coral Fan	`coral_fan`	`388`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.coral_fan.blue_fan.name` `tile.coral_fan.pink_fan.name` `tile.coral_fan.purple_fan.name` `tile.coral_fan.red_fan.name` `tile.coral_fan.yellow_fan.name`
Dead Coral Fan	`coral_fan_dead`	`389`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.coral_fan.blue_fan_dead.name` `tile.coral_fan.pink_fan_dead.name` `tile.coral_fan_dead.purple_fan_dead.name` `tile.coral_fan_dead.red_fan.name` `tile.coral_fan_dead.yellow_fan.name`
Coral Wall Fan (tube and brain)	`coral_fan_hang`	`390`	Block & Ungiveable Item^{[i 4]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	—
Coral Wall Fan (bubble and fire)	`coral_fan_hang2`	`391`	Block & Ungiveable Item^{[i 4]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	—
Coral Wall Fan (horn)	`coral_fan_hang3`	`392`	Block & Ungiveable Item^{[i 4]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	—

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

Block state

Java Edition
Floor:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
waterlogged	`true`	`false` `true`	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this coral fan.

Wall:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
facing	`north`	`east` `north` `south` `west`	The direction in which the coral fan juts out from the block it is attached to. For example, a coral fan facing north is attached to a block to its south.
waterlogged	`true`	`false` `true`	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this coral fan.

Bedrock Edition
Floor:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
coral_color	`0x1` `0x2` `0x4`	`blue`	`blue`	`0`	Tube Coral Fan
			`pink`	`1`	Brain Coral Fan
			`purple`	`2`	Bubble Coral Fan
			`red`	`3`	Fire Coral Fan
			`yellow`	`4`	Horn Coral Fan
coral_fan_direction	`0x8`	`0`	`0` `1`	`0` `1`	The direction the coral is facing. East-west or north-south.

Wall:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
coral_hang_type_bit	`0x1`	`false`	`false` `true`	`0` `1`	Which coral it is; depends on the ID. For `hang` false means tube and true means brain. For `hang2` false means bubble and true means fire. For `hang3` false mean horn.
coral_direction	`0x4` `0x8`	`0`	`0` `1` `2` `3`	`0` `1` `2` `3`	The direction the top of the fan is facing. 0: west 1: east 2: north 3: south
dead_bit	`0x2`	`false`	`false` `true`	`0` `1`	Whether or not this coral is dead.

History

For a more in-depth breakdown of changes to textures and models, including a set of renders for each state combination, see /Asset history

Java Edition Classic
May 21, 2009			Notch expresses interest in a suggestion regarding corals by user "solarblade".
Java Edition Alpha
June 28, 2010,			Notch mentioned on his blog: "I tried adding corals, but it's really hard to draw a single block that looks like corals since it's really more about crazy amounts of variation and diversity. But I do know that the corals will have tiny fish particles around them."
Java Edition
October 5, 2012			Coral were jokingly teased in the fake snapshot 12marc40awesome, along with fish as mobs and "fish blocks".
1.13	18w11a		Added coral fans.
	18w11a		Coral fans currently do not generate naturally.
	18w14b		The textures of all coral fans, except fire coral fans, have been changed.
	18w14b		Blue, pink, purple, red, and yellow coral fans have been renamed to tube, brain, bubble, fire, and horn coral fans, respectively.
	18w16a		Coral fans now generate naturally in coral reefs.
	pre6		5 new sound events that apply to coral fans have been added: `block.wet_grass.break`, `block.wet_grass.fall`, `block.wet_grass.hit`, `block.wet_grass.place`, and `block.wet_grass.step`.
	pre8		Added dead coral fans.
	pre8		Coral fans can now be placed on the tops of blocks.
	pre10		Coral fans and their dead variants now drop themselves when mined with Silk Touch.
1.13.1	18w32a		Bone meal used in the water of warm ocean biomes now has a chance of growing coral fans, making them renewable.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0	beta 1.2.14.2		Added coral fans.
			Added dead coral fans.
			Coral fans can be placed on the ground.
	beta 1.2.20.1		The textures of coral fans have been changed.
			The textures of dead coral fans have been changed.
			The top textures of coral fans have been changed.
1.16.0	beta 1.16.0.51		Coral fans and their dead variants now drop themselves when mined with Silk Touch.
1.16.210	beta 1.16.210.51		Bone meal used in water now has a chance of growing coral fans.
Legacy Console Edition
TU69	1.76	Patch 38	^[verify] Added coral fans and dead coral fans
Education Edition
1.4.0			Added coral fans and dead coral fans.