| Renewable | No |
|---|---|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Tool | 
|
| Blast resistance | 1.5 |
| Hardness | 1.5 |
| Luminous | No |
| Transparent | No |
| Flammable | No |
| Catches fire from lava |
Yes |
| Note block instrument | Bass |
The box of infinite books is a joke block exclusive to Java Edition 20w14∞ that provides a written book containing random text when used. It uses the texture of oak planks on all but one face, on which it has its own bookshelf-like texture randomized based on its location.
Obtaining
Boxes of infinite books cannot be crafted. It naturally generates in the "library" and "isolation" dimensions, and the chest in the "content" dimension. The item is also available in the Creative inventory.
Breaking
Boxes of infinite books can be mined by hand, but are broken faster with an axe. In either case, it drops itself. Unlike bookshelves, it does not require Silk Touch to obtain.
| Block |  Box of Infinite Books
| |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 1.5 | |
| Tool | 
| |
| Breaking time (sec)[A] | ||
| Default | 2.25 (JE) 2.25 (BE) | |
 Wooden
|
1.15 (JE) 1.15 (BE) | |
 Stone
|
0.6 (JE) 0.6 (BE) | |
 Iron
|
0.4 (JE) 0.4 (BE) | |
 Diamond
|
0.3 (JE) 0.3 (BE) | |
 Netherite
|
0.25 (JE) 0.25 (BE) | |
 Golden
|
0.2 (JE) 0.2 (BE) | |
- incorrect tool, drops nothing
- correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
- correct tool, drops the block itself
- italicized can be instant mined
- ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.
Natural generation
Boxes of infinite books naturally generate in the "library" dimension where it makes up the bulk of the dimension's terrain, and in the "isolation" dimension where 10 boxes can be found in the basement of the house.
Usage
When used, if the block is not on one of its chunk's edges and facing along that edge, a random written book is generated. This book can be thrown into a Nether portal to create a funky portal.
The random books are tied to the block such that using the same block multiple times always returns an identical book. The title of the random books given by the block is correlated with the location of the block. The title's pattern takes the format <chunk X>/<chunk Z>/<block orientation>/<distance to the chunk's edge to the right of the block>/<block Y>, so books from the same block always has the same title and content.
The author of every book is "Universe itself", obfuscated, and every book has 16 pages filled with random text. No books ever drop if game rule doTileDrops is set to false.
Sounds
 wood sound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed[until: JE 26.4] | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| Something falls on a block | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | subtitles | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box of Infinite Books | book_box | Block & Item | block |
Issues
Issues relating to "Box of Infinite Books" are not maintained on the bug tracker because it is an April Fools' joke, and is therefore not in the newest stable version or snapshot. Issues reported there are closed as "Invalid".
Gallery
Screenshots
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Thelibrarydimension, one of the dimensions where the block generates
