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Bricks

Bricks are a decorative building block.

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Contents (23)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Breaking
  3. Natural generation
  4. Crafting
  5. Usage
  6. Crafting ingredient
  7. Stonecutting ingredient
  8. Sounds
  9. Data values
  10. ID
  11. Videos
  12. History
  13. Java Edition
  14. Bedrock Edition
  15. Legacy Console Edition
  16. New Nintendo 3DS Edition
  17. Data history
  18. Issues
  19. Gallery
  20. Screenshots
  21. In other media
  22. See also
  23. External links
This article is about the crafted block. For the item, see Brick. For other uses, see Brick (disambiguation).
Bricks
Bricks.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Bricks'
Invicon Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Bricks
Renewable Yes
Stackable Yes (64)
Tool Invicon Wooden Pickaxe.png: Sprite image for Wooden Pickaxe in Minecraft
Blast resistance 6
Hardness 2
Luminous No
Transparent No
Flammable No
Catches fire
from lava 		No
Map color
 28 COLOR_RED
Note block instrument Bass Drum
Sulfur cube archetype Slow Bouncy

Bricks are a decorative building block.

Obtaining

Breaking

Bricks can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block Bricks
Hardness 2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 10.05 (JE)
10 (BE)
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 1.5 (JE)
1.5 (BE)
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.75 (JE)
0.75 (BE)
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.6 (JE)
0.6 (BE)
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.5 (JE)
0.5 (BE)
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.4 (JE)
0.4 (BE)
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.35 (JE)
0.35 (BE)
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.25 (JE)
0.25 (BE)
Legend
  • 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
  1. ↑ 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

Bricks naturally generate in ocean ruins, plains village armorer houses, and trail ruins.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Brick
Invicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brick with description: BrickInvicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brick with description: BrickInvicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brick with description: BrickInvicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brick with description: Brick
Invicon Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Bricks

Usage

Bricks have the same blast resistance as other stone-based blocks.

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Brick Slab Bricks
Brick Stairs Bricks
Brick Wall Bricks
Field Masoned Banner Pattern Paper +
Bricks
Invicon Paper.png: Inventory sprite for Paper in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Paper with description: PaperInvicon Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Bricks
Invicon Field Masoned Banner Pattern.png: Inventory sprite for Field Masoned Banner Pattern in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Field Masoned Banner Pattern with description: Field Masoned Banner Pattern

Stonecutting ingredient

Name Ingredients Cutting recipe
Brick Slab or 
Brick Stairs or 
Brick Wall 		Bricks

Sounds

Java Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]BlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite bricks.png: Sprite image for bricks in Minecraft normal sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8–1.0
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedplace.stonesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8–1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stonesubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.27 [sound 1]0.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.221.0
  1. ↑ MCPE-169612 – Many blocks make slightly different sounds to stone
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Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tags Translation key
BlockSprite bricks.png: Sprite image for bricks in Minecraft BricksbricksBlock & Itemmineable/pickaxe block.minecraft.bricks

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite bricks.png: Sprite image for bricks in Minecraft Bricksbrick_block45Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] tile.brick_block.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition Classic
October 24, 2009 Notch teases bricks.
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST Added bricks.
Bricks are currently unobtainable.
Java Edition Infdev
20100227-1414 Added brick pyramids as naturally generated structures.
20100327 Bricks no longer generate because brick pyramids have been removed.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.11 The texture of bricks has been changed.
Bricks are now craftable.
Java Edition Beta
1.0 Brick blocks are now called 'Brick' in-game.
1.2 Bricks are now properly labeled as 'Bricks'.
1.7 The texture of bricks has been changed.
1.8Pre-release Bricks are now used to craft brick stairs and slabs.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5 A single pixel in the lower left of the brick's texture has been slightly brightened.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6 Bricks now take much shorter to destroy, and the breaking time is now tier dependent.
1.814w30a Bricks are now used to create the brick pattern on banners.
1.1318w09a Bricks now generate in underwater ruins.
1.1418w43a The texture of bricks has been changed.
Bricks are now used to craft brick walls.
Bricks are no longer used to create the brick pattern on banners.
18w48a Bricks now generate in the updated plains villages.
19w11a Brick items are now sold by villagers of the new mason profession, making bricks renewable.
1.2023w12a Bricks now generate in trail ruins.
1.21.224w33a Bricks are now used to craft field masoned banner patterns.
26.2snap1 Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb bricks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
snap6 Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
Demo Added bricks.
v0.2.0 The texture of bricks has been changed.
v0.3.0 Bricks are now used to craft brick stairs and slabs.
v0.3.2 Survival players no longer have an infinite amount of brick blocks in their inventory.
Bricks are now craftable.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0beta 1.2.0.2 "Bricks" has been renamed to "Brick Block".
Brick blocks are now used to create the brick pattern on banners.
1.4.0beta 1.2.20.1 Brick blocks now generate in cold underwater ruins.
1.9.0beta 1.9.0.0 Brick blocks can now be used to craft brick walls.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of brick blocks has been changed.
Brick blocks can now be used to craft banner pattern field masoned.
Brick blocks now generate in new villages.
1.19.80
Experiment
Next Major Update		Preview 1.19.80.22 Brick blocks now generate in trail ruins.
1.21.30Preview 1.21.30.22 "Brick Block" has been renamed back to "Bricks" to match Java Edition.
1.21.50Preview 1.21.50.25 The texture of bricks has been changed to match resin bricks.
Preview 1.21.50.28 The previous texture change has been reverted.
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026		Preview 26.20.23 Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb bricks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30Preview 26.30.20 Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
Preview 26.30.27 Bricks' sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU1CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added bricks.
TU3 The texture of bricks has been changed.
TU43CU331.361.361.36Patch 13 Bricks are now used to create the brick pattern on banners.
TU69 1.761.761.76Patch 38 Brick blocks now generate in cold underwater ruins.
1.90 The texture of bricks has been changed.
Brick blocks can now be used to craft banner pattern field masoned.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added bricks.

Data history

Java Edition
1.814w11b Bricks with numerical metadata variants 1 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have no model rather than appearing identical to bricks.
14w26a Block metadata has been completely removed from this snapshot onward with the introduction of block states. As this block never used block metadata at all prior to this version, fifteen unused, inaccessible metadata variants of it have been completely removed from the game:
DV Description
BlockSprite bricks.png: Sprite image for bricks in Minecraft 0 Bricks
BlockSprite missingno.png: Sprite image for missingno in Minecraft 1-15 Inaccessible "boring" variants of bricks
1.1317w47a The ID has been changed from brick_block to bricks.
Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 45.

Issues

Issues relating to "Bricks" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Screenshots

  • A house made of bricks
    A house made of bricks

In other media

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