Place Block

This article documents an April Fools' joke.

This feature was exclusively part of a joke version and is not currently planned for addition to regular Minecraft.
It is documented here on the wiki due to being officially-released content by Mojang Studios, even if not present in a final version.

This feature is exclusive to Java Edition.

This article is a work in progress.

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Place Block

South
West
North
East
Up
Down

Renewable

Yes

Stackable

Yes (64)

Tool

Blast resistance

?

Hardness

3

Luminous

No

Transparent

No

Flammable

No

Catches fire from lava

No

The Place Block is a joke block, unlocked by a vote, that takes other blocks from a container on its back side and places them in front of it when given a redstone signal.

Obtaining

Breaking

A Place Block can be mined with a pickaxe, in which case it drops only itself as it has no storage capacity on its own. If mined without a pickaxe, the block breaks but drops no item.

Block	Place Block
Hardness	3
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	15
Wooden	2.25
Stone	1.15
Iron	0.75
Diamond	0.6
Netherite	0.5
Golden	0.4

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

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Cobblestone + Hopper + Redstone Dust + Bow

Usage

As part of Java Edition 23w13a_or_b the Place Block can only be "used" when the vote for minecraft:place_block is approved. If this is not the case, the block cannot be:

placed (nothing happens)
dropped (the block gets removed from the inventory but no item appears)
activated (the block doesn't react to redstone signals)
crafted (the output of the crafting table stays empty)

Basic Utility

A Place Block can be used to place any block from any container. This includes chests, hoppers, and dispensers. They can be used When there is already a block in front of the output, the block that would have been placed is dropped as an item.

A Place Block can be placed so that its in- and outputs face in any direction, including up or down. When placed, the output faces toward the player. The texture of this side is identical to the output of an observer.

Activation

A Place Block can be activated by:

an adjacent active power component (Exceptions: a redstone torch does not turn ON a Place Block it is attached to)
an adjacent powered opaque block (strongly-powered or weakly-powered)
a powered redstone repeater or redstone comparator facing the Place Block
powered redstone dust configured to point at the Place Block, or on top of it, or a directionless "dot" next to it; a Place Block is not activated by adjacent powered redstone dust that is configured to point in another direction.

A Place Block is not activated by adjacent powered redstone dust that is configured to point in another direction.

Sounds

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