Froglight

A froglight is a light-emitting block that is obtained when a frog eats a tiny magma cube. It comes in three variants based on the variant of frog that eats the magma cube.

Obtaining

Breaking

Froglights drop as an item when broken with any tool or by hand. No tool will cause the froglight to break faster.^[1]

Block	Froglight
Hardness	0.3
Breaking time (secs)
Default	0.45

Mob loot

A tiny magma cube drops a froglight when it is eaten by a frog. There are three colors of froglight that drop depending on what type of frog kills the magma cube:

Frog type	Froglight color
Warm	Pearlescent
Temperate	Ochre
Cold	Verdant

Usage

Froglights have a smooth texture and are used as light sources. They emit light level 15, the highest level possible for a light-emitting block. Froglights also melt snow layers within 3 blocks and ice within 4 blocks (taxicab distance).

Froglights can be placed in three different orientations, similar to logs and basalt.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.froglight.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	0.8	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.froglight.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	0.8	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.froglight.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.2075	0.65	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.froglight.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.froglight.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.froglight`	1.0	1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`break.froglight`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`step.froglight`	0.83	1.3
Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`step.froglight`	0.4	1.0
Blocks	Walking on the block	`step.froglight`	0.17	1.0
Blocks	Jumping from the block	`step.froglight`	0.12	1.0
Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`step.froglight`	0.14	1.0

Data values

ID

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Pearlescent Froglight	`pearlescent_froglight`	`724`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.pearlescent_froglight.name`
Verdant Froglight	`verdant_froglight`	`725`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.verdant_froglight.name`
Ochre Froglight	`ochre_froglight`	`726`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.ochre_froglight.name`

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

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
axis	`y`	`x`	The froglight is oriented east–west.
		`y`	The froglight is oriented vertically.
		`z`	The froglight is oriented north–south.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
pillar_axis	`0x1` `0x2`	`y`	`x`	`1`	The froglight is oriented east–west.
			`y`	`0`	The froglight is oriented vertically.
			`z`	`2`	The froglight is oriented north–south.

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
PS4	Other	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
		With our powers combined!	Have all 3 froglights in your inventory	Acquire at least one of each pearlescent, verdant, and ochre froglights in your inventory at the same time.	30G	Gold

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Resource location
	With Our Powers Combined!	Have all Froglights in your inventory	When the Squad Hops into Town	Have a Pearlescent, Ochre, and Verdant Froglight in your inventory.	`husbandry/froglights`

History

Java Edition
1.19	22w11a	Added pearlescent, verdant, and ochre froglights.
1.19.4	1.19.4-pre1	Sounds when placing or breaking the froglight are now less loud.
Bedrock Edition
Wild Update (experimental)	beta 1.18.10.26	Added pearlescent, verdant, and ochre froglights behind the "Wild Update" experimental toggle.
	beta 1.18.20.25	Tweaked the froglight textures.
		Froglights are no longer randomly rotated.
		Froglights can now be placed sideways.
1.19.0	beta 1.19.0.20	Froglights are now available without enabling experimental gameplay.

Issues

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

Trivia

According to a Block of the Month article, froglights are organic substances since they’re live organisms that have been digested and then spat out by a frog, revealing that frogs don’t actually fully eat magma cubes, and only try to do so before spitting it out.^[2]
One name for the pearlescent froglight during development was the "blanc froglight".^[2]
The block was named after popular Minecraft YouTuber, Pearlescentmoon.

Gallery

Screenshot used to unveil froglights in the changelog for Bedrock Edition beta 1.18.10.26.

Screenshot used to unveil froglights in the changelog for Bedrock Edition beta 1.18.10.26.
Official screenshot of all three froglights used on Minecraft.net.^[3]
Versant and pearlescent froglights as they appear in the Wild Update trailer.^[4]
Pearlescent froglights.
Ochre froglights.
Verdant froglights.
All froglights.
Frog on froglights.