Chest

For other uses, see Chest (disambiguation).

Chest

Item description‌[BE only]	Storage
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	2.5
Hardness	2.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	Yes
Waterloggable	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	13 WOOD
Note block instrument	Bass

A chest is a block used to store items.

A large chest (or "double chest") is the combination of two adjacent chests, and can store twice as many items.

Obtaining

Breaking

A chest can be broken using anything, but an axe is the fastest. Chests always drop themselves when mined. If the chest contains items, the items are also dropped when the chest is broken. If one half of a large chest is destroyed, the corresponding items from the destroyed chest (in Java Edition, the top three rows for the left-hand chest or the bottom three for the chest on the right; in Bedrock Edition, the top three for whichever half was placed first or the bottom three for whichever half was placed last) are dropped and the remaining half continues to function as a small chest.

Block	Chest
Hardness	2.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	13.75 (JE) 3.75 (BE)
Wooden	11.9 (JE) 1.9 (BE)
Stone	10.95 (JE) 0.95 (BE)
Copper	10.75 (JE) 0.75 (BE)
Iron	10.65 (JE) 0.65 (BE)
Diamond	10.5 (JE) 0.5 (BE)
Netherite	10.45 (JE) 0.45 (BE)
Golden	10.35 (JE) 0.35 (BE)
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

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

In Java Edition, a chest produces oak plank particles when breaking, walking or falling on this block;^[1] in Bedrock Edition, a chest produces particles of the block itself.

Natural generation

Chests generate naturally in all three dimensions. They can generate in monster rooms, strongholds, villages, jungle pyramids, desert pyramids, nether fortresses, end cities, igloo basements, woodland mansions, shipwrecks, ocean ruins, buried treasure, pillager outposts, bastion remnants, ruined portals, ancient cities, trial chambers and abandoned camps.

Large chests can occasionally generate in monster rooms by one single chest generating next to the other. They can also generate in certain types of bastion remnants.

Bonus chest

The bonus chest is a chest that appears near the player's spawn if the "Bonus chest" option is toggled on the world creation screen. It generates with a semi-random collection of basic items to help the player survive early on and gather necessary resources, including wood, tools, blocks, and food.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Any Planks

Usage

Chests can be used as containers and are an ingredient in some crafting recipes.

A chest placed adjacent to another chest joins to create a large chest. A player can prevent this, and place two small chests side by side, by sneaking while placing the second chest in Java Edition, pushing a chest into place with a piston in Bedrock Edition, or placing the second chest facing a different direction from the first chest. Alternatively, trapped chests do not combine with normal chests.

In Bedrock Edition, chests can be moved by pistons. Water and lava flow around chests without affecting them. Lava can create fire in air blocks next to chests as if the chests were flammable, but the chests do not actually catch fire and cannot be burned.

Container

A small chest has 27 slots of inventory space, and a large chest has twice that amount, at 54 slots. In the Java Edition interface, the top three rows for a large chest correspond to the left half of the chest when facing it, and the bottom three rows correspond to the right half. In Bedrock Edition, the top three rows correspond to whichever half was placed first and the bottom three to the other half.

Chests open when used. To move items between the chest inventory and the player inventory or hotbar while the chest GUI is open, the player can drag or shift-click the items. In Java Edition, holding ⇧ Shift and double-clicking while holding an item moves all items of the type clicked on in or out of the chest, to the extent that space is available for them. To exit the chest GUI, the ⎋ Escape control can be used.

A chest cannot be opened if there is a conductive block above it. Solid faces do not prevent chests from opening, so the lid of the chest can phase through blocks such as bottom-half slabs,‌^{[Java Edition only]} stairs, and non-conductive full cubes such as glass and ice. In Bedrock Edition, bottom slabs prevent chests from being opened. Cats sitting on chests prevent them from opening. Because chests themselves are non-conductive, two chests can be stacked on top of one another while still allowing the lower chest to be opened. Players can open chests when they are being hurt (effect of Instant Damage, Poison, Wither, on fire, damaged by other players or mobs, etc.).

By default, the GUI of a chest is labeled "Chest" and the GUI of a large chest is labeled "Large Chest". A chest's GUI label can be changed by naming the chest in an anvil before placing it, or, in Java Edition, by using the /data command (for example, to label a chest at (0,64,0) as "Bonus Chest!", use /data modify block 0 64 0 CustomName set value "Bonus Chest!"). If half of a large chest is renamed, that name is used to label the GUI of the entire large chest, but if the named half is destroyed the other half reverts to the default label. If both halves of a large chest have different names, the GUI uses the name of the northernmost or westernmost half.

In Java Edition, a chest can be "locked" by setting its [NBT Compound / JSON Object] lock tag using the /data command. If a chest's [NBT Compound / JSON Object] lock tag is not blank, the chest cannot be opened unless the player is holding an item that matches the item predicate in the lock tag. For example, to lock a chest at (0,64,0) so that the chest cannot be opened unless the player is holding an item named "Chest Key", use /data modify block 0 64 0 lock set value {components:{"minecraft:custom_name":"Chest Key"}}.

The capacity of a chest varies greatly, depending on its size, whether the items inside it are stackable, and whether shulker boxes are used. The minimum capacity is obtained when storing only non-stackable items while the maximum capacity can be achieved when storing items that stack to 64. Filled shulker boxes are not stackable, but each can hold 27 stacks of up to 64 items (excluding other shulker boxes), so filling a chest with them increases the maximum by a factor of 27.

Donkey, mule, or llama pack

A chest can be added to a donkey, a mule, or a llama by pressing use on the animal.

A chest attached to a donkey or mule has only 15 slots. A chest attached to a llama has anywhere from 3 to 15 slots depending on its "Strength" value (see Llama § Data values). The chest cannot be removed except by killing the carrier. The chest can be opened by holding sneak and pressing use, or by riding the carrier and pressing inventory.

If shulker boxes are again used, each donkey, mule or strength value 5 llamas with a chest attached to it can carry up to 405 stacks of items (up to 25920 items), and with strength value 5 llamas, each caravan of 10 llamas with inventories full of shulker boxes can carry up to 4050 stacks of items (up to 259200 items).

Copper golems

Copper golems can sort items into chests. If a copper golem is holding an item, it visits the nearest chest within 32 blocks horizontally and 8 blocks vertically to try to place the item in. It takes 3 seconds to stop at each chest it visits.

A copper golem places the item it is holding either if the chest is empty, or if the chest contains the same type of item. In Java Edition, a copper golem cannot distinguish between different potion contents or suspicious stew types, but it can in Bedrock Edition. In both editions, a copper golem ignores durability, enchantments, shulker box contents, custom names, or any other data.

If it cannot place the item in, the copper golem moves on to the nearest chest it hasn't visited. The copper golem can remember up to 10 chests it has visited. If it has already visited 10 chests and still cannot place the item, it wanders around for 7 seconds, forgets which chests it has visited, and continues searching for a chest to place the item in.

If the chest a copper golem is walking towards can no longer be opened (e.g. a chest has a cat sitting on it) or is destroyed, the copper golem marks the position as visited and move on. This occupies one of their 10-chest memory.

Copper golems do not simultaneously open a chest that another non-player entity is already interacting with.

Piglins

Piglins become hostile toward players who open or mine chests.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Copper Chest	Copper Ingot + Chest
Hopper	Iron Ingot + Chest
Boat with Chest	Chest + Matching Boat
Minecart with Chest	Chest + Minecart
Shulker Box	Shulker Shell + Chest
Trapped Chest	Tripwire Hook + Chest

Fuel

Chests can be used as fuel in furnaces, smelting 1.5 items per chest.

Christmas chest

This feature is exclusive to Java Edition.

From December 24 to 26, chests, large chests, and their trapped chest counterparts have their textures changed to "Christmas chests", which look like wrapped Christmas presents. Since the game uses the date stored on the player's computer, players can apply the Christmas chest textures at any time by changing the date on their computer to December 24, 25, or 26.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

wood sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.wood.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.wood.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.wood.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.wood.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.wood.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

wood sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.wood	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.wood	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8
	​Axe strips	Blocks	When an axe strips a log or wood block [sound 1]	use.wood	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	1.0	0.8
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.wood	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.23	0.5
	​Footsteps	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.4	1.0
	​Footsteps	Players	Walking on the block	step.wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.3	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.12	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.18	1.0

Unique

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Chest	chest	Block & Item	guarded_by_piglins	block.minecraft.chest

Name	Identifier
Block entity	chest

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Block tags	Translation key
Chest	chest	54	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	minecraft:is_axe_item_destructible not_feature_replaceable	tile.chest.name

Name	Savegame ID
Block entity	Chest

Block states

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Block data

A chest has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format.

Item data

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Chestful of Cobblestone	Mine 1,728 Cobblestone and place it in a chest.	A player must open a chest that contains 27 stacks of cobblestone.	20	Bronze
		Freight Station	Use a Hopper to move an item from a Chest Minecart to a Chest.	Use a Hopper to move an item from a Minecart with Chest or a Boat with Chest to a Chest.	15	Bronze
		Smelt Everything!	Connect 3 Chests to a single Furnace using 3 Hoppers.	Be within the range of three chests connected to a Furnace with 3 Hoppers. Note: The demonstration shown in the image would not give the achievement.	15	Bronze

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	War Pigs	Loot a Chest in a Bastion Remnant	Open a naturally generated, never-before opened chest in a bastion remnant. More precisely, the chest must use one of the bastion chest loot tables, so a chest from another structure that happens to overlap a bastion does not qualify.

Videos

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

Java Edition Indev
0.31			20100124-2119				Added chests and large chests.
							Chests are considered a solid block.
							The front of the chest (with the latch) faces away from any adjacent solid blocks, or faces west if placed independent of other blocks.
							If a chest is placed next to a large chest, it attempts to "connect" with the large one, changing its texture to that of half a large chest. However, this is purely visual; they still act like two separate chests. Additionally, if the player attempts to open a chest connected on all four sides, the game freezes and the client crashes.
			20100129-2332				Chests can now be crafted.
Java Edition Infdev
20100625-1917							Chests now generate in the newly added monster rooms.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.14							Chests are now used to craft minecarts with chests.
Java Edition Beta
1.0							Moving too far away from a chest, or having it blow up, closes the inventory screen.
1.1_02							The placement of chests has been partially fixed. It is still possible to create triple chests, if the chest was not placed horizontally adjacent to a large chest or if placed in the location of a fluid.
							The game no longer freezes, but instead displays a graphically glitched, fully functional chest screen.
1.5							Chests can no longer be placed to create a triple chest; however, any chest previously created in this way still functions in that manner.
							⇧ Shift + clicking on an item or a stack while the chest is opened moves it between the chest and the inventory.
1.8			Pre-release				The chest's model has been redone. Rather than a usual cube, it uses an entity model, which allows for an opening and closing animation, and is also smaller.
							Added chest opening and closing sounds, which used the door sounds.
							This conversion to an entity model resulted in anomalies with the chest's item form. When held (in both first person and in third person/by other players) , it is shown at a different angle from other blocks, and when dropped on the ground , it rotates around one of its corners rather than its center, with its shadow also centered on this corner.
							Chests now use textures in the "item" folder; "chest.png" is used for single chests and "chestlarge.png" is used for large chests.
							The particles for chests (when sprinted on, broken, or later when walked on by an iron golem) use the top texture of chests before this version.
							Chests now change the direction they face based on the viewpoint of the player that places them, rather than adjusting by themselves based on adjacent blocks.
							Chests no longer show the block breaking animation.
							Chests can now be found in mineshafts, as well as the libraries and storerooms of strongholds.
Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease				The opening and closing sounds were removed.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3				Chests now generate in the corridor altars of strongholds.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6				Chests do not prevent other chests underneath from opening.
			RC1				The opening and closing sounds of chests have been changed.
1.1			12w01a				Chests can now be found in blacksmiths in villages.
1.2.4			release				Cats now try to sit on chests, making them unopenable.
							Spruce planks, birch planks, and jungle planks can now be used to craft chests.
1.3.1			12w16a				The 'bonus chest' option has now added to the Create New World menu.
			12w21a				The textures which the chest used prior to their model update in Beta 1.8 have been removed from terrain.png, being replaced with the placeholder block texture .
							The old chest top texture was still used for the block particles up until this version, even after the model change. As the texture has been removed in this version, the oak planks texture is now used for the chest's particles.[2]
							Chests can now be found in desert pyramids.
			12w22a				The chest item is now aligned more like other item forms of blocks, resulting in a more natural first-person holding position as well as the item form appearing properly aligned in third person as well as when dropped.
							Chests can now be found in jungle pyramids.
			12w24a				Large chest inventory titles have changed from "Large chest" to "Large Chest".
1.4.4			1.4.3				Chests now have a smaller hitbox. Previously, the hitbox was that of a full cube; it now fits the newer size and shape of the chest.
1.4.6			12w50a				Added alternate chest textures into the game files. They are for a future "Christmas chest" easter egg.
			12w50b				The server/client desync of chests has been fixed.
1.5			13w01a				Chests can now be used to craft hoppers and trapped chests.
							Chests can now be used in conjunction with hoppers.
			13w02a				Chests no longer generate naturally in mineshafts, and minecarts with chests are generated instead.
1.6.1			13w18a				Chests are now found in nether fortresses.
			13w19a				Chests can now be put on donkeys and mules.
1.7.2			1.7.1				Acacia planks and dark oak planks can now be used to craft chests.
1.8			14w29a				Chests now display the cracking animation.
1.9			15w31a				Chests now naturally generate in end cities.
							Chests now have their item model rotated, to have the front face in view of the player.
			15w43a				A chest now generates within igloo basements.
							Loot tables have been added; chests can now use loot tables.
							All chests generated with the world now make use of loot tables.
							The chests opening and closing sounds has been changed.
			15w44a				Bonus chest loot has been changed.
							Raw salmon is now possible to find in bonus chests.
							The average supply of sticks and planks have been nearly doubled in bonus chests.
							The average supply of wood has been decreased, and that of stone tools have been nearly halved in bonus chests.
1.9.1			pre1				A hopper can now push into and pull items from a blocked chest.
1.11			16w39a				Chests now generate in woodland mansions.
							Chests are now used to craft shulker boxes.
							Chests can now be put on llamas.
1.13			17w47a				Chests and trapped chests can now be put directly next to their large variants, instead of requiring one block between them.
							Crouching while placing the chest now makes it try to connect to the clicked block.
			18w09a				Chests now generate in ocean ruins.
			18w10a				Chests now generate as buried treasure structures.
			18w10c				Water can now be placed on the same block as chests.
			18w11a				Chests can now be found in shipwrecks.
1.14			18w47a				Chests can now be found in pillager outposts.
			18w48a				Chests now generate in many houses in the updated plains villages.
			18w49a				Chests now generate in many houses in the updated savanna villages and the new snowy villages.
			18w50a				Chests now generate in many houses in the updated desert and taiga villages.
1.15			19w38a				The chest texture layout has been changed. The layout has been changed from to .
			19w42a				Individual halves of large chests now use separate texture files; previously there was a single texture file used for each type of large chest.​
							Before this point, chests with one-half blockstate would be completely invisible, whereas the other half displayed the whole chest. From this point on, each blockstate correctly displays the associated half.
1.16			20w06a				Crimson planks and warped planks can now be used to craft chests.
			20w07a				Added piglins, which turn hostile to players opening and breaking chests.
			20w15a				Chests placed in a dispenser can now be put on tamed llamas, donkeys and mules.
			20w16a				Chests now generate as part of bastion remnants and ruined portals.
1.19			Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1				Chests now generate as part of ancient cities.
			22w11a				Mangrove planks can now be used to craft chests.
			22w12a				Chests can now be used to craft boats with chests.
			22w13a				Chests no longer drop when breaking a minecart with chest.
1.19.3 Experiment Update 1.20			22w42a				Bamboo planks can now be used to craft chests.
							Chests can now be used to craft a bamboo raft with chest.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w07a				Cherry planks can now be used to craft chests.
							Chests can now be used to craft a cherry boat with chest.
1.20			23w14a				Changed texture for large chest to move the black pixel to slightly bottom.[3]
1.20.3 Experiment Update 1.21			23w45a				Chests now generate as part of trial chambers.
1.21.2 Experiment Winter Drop			24w40a				Pale oak planks can now be used to craft chests.
							Chests can now be used to craft a pale oak boat with chest.
1.21.9			25w31a				Chests can now be used to craft copper chests.
							Sounds for chests now plays at a lower volume.
26.3			snap1				Poplar planks can now be used to craft chests.
							Chests can now be used to craft a poplar boat with chest.
							Chests now generate as part of abandoned camps.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.3.2							Added chests. They were currently unobtainable.
							Only single chests have been added.
							Chests are considered a non-full-solid block.
v0.4.0							Chests are now available in both Survival and Creative mode.
							Chests are now functional in Survival mode.
v0.7.3							Added large chests.
							The texture and model of single chests has been changed to match Java Edition.
							An animation and sound have been added for chests.
							Chests can now be placed adjacent to large chests or other chests facing in a different direction.
							However, chests still use old texture and model inside the inventory and side texture for particles.
v0.7.4							Large chests can be created vertically.
v0.7.5							Large chests can no longer be created vertically.
v0.9.0			build 1				Chests now naturally generate in mineshafts, villages, strongholds and monster rooms.
							Smooth lighting has been added to chests.
v0.10.0			build 1				Chests now have a selection overlay.
v0.12.1			build 1				Cats now try to sit on chests, making them unopenable.
							Chests now naturally generate in nether fortresses.
v0.13.0			build 1				Chests are now used to craft trapped chests.
							Chests now naturally generate in desert pyramids.
v0.14.0			build 1				Chests are now used to craft hoppers and chest minecarts.
v0.15.0			build 1				Chests can now be put on donkeys and mules.
							Pistons and sticky pistons can now move chests.
							Chests now naturally generate in jungle pyramids.
v0.16.0			build 1				Custom names in chests no longer appear in GUI.
			build 5				A chest containing farming loot can now naturally generate in large houses in villages.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.1				Chests can now generate in end cities and igloos.
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0				Chests now generate in woodland mansions.
							Chests are now used to craft shulker boxes.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0			beta 1.2.0.2				The 'bonus chest' option has been added, which can be toggled in World Options.
1.4.0			beta 1.2.14.2				Chests can now naturally generate in shipwrecks.
							Chests now generate as buried treasure structures.
			beta 1.2.20.1				Chests now naturally generate in ocean ruins.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				Chests are now found in pillager outposts.
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.51				Added piglins, which turn hostile to players opening and breaking chests.
			beta 1.16.0.57				Chests now generate as part of bastion remnants and ruined portals.
1.18.30 Experiment Wild Update			beta 1.18.30.28				Chests can now be used to craft boats with chests.
1.19.50 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.50.21				Chests can now be used to craft a bamboo raft with chest.
1.20.60 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.20.60.20				Chests now generate as part of trial chambers.
1.20.60			Preview 1.20.60.25				The texture for large chests has been changed slightly.
1.21.100 Experiment Drop 3 2025			Preview 1.21.100.23				Chests can now be used to craft copper chests.
26.40 Experiment Drop 3 of 2026			Preview 26.40.27				Chests can now be used to craft a poplar boat with chest.
							Chests now generate as part of abandoned camps.
26.50			Preview 26.50.22				All features from the "Drop 3 of 2026" experiment have been fully implemented.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added chests.
TU5							The model of chests has been changed to have a 3D lock, opening and closing animations, and a smaller block model. However, the hitbox size is still a full block.
							The 'bonus chest' option has now added to the Options menu.
TU9							Chests can now be found in blacksmiths in villages.
							Spruce planks and birch planks can now be used to craft chests.
							The textures which the chest used prior to their model update in TU5 have been removed from terrain.png, being replaced with the placeholder block texture .
TU12							Cats now try to sit on chests, making them unopenable.
							Jungle planks can now be used to craft chests.
TU14		1.04					Chest particles are no longer based on terrain.png and for the locked chest texture.
							Chests can now be found in desert pyramids.
							Chests can now be found in jungle pyramids.
							Chests now have a smaller hitbox. Previously, the hitbox was that of a full cube; it now fits the newer size and shape of the chest.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Chests can now be used to craft hoppers and trapped chests.
							Chests can now be used in conjunction with hoppers.
							Chests are now found in nether fortresses.
							Chests can now be put on donkeys and mules.
TU32	CU20	1.23	1.23	1.23	Patch 3		Chests now display a cracking animation.
TU43	CU33	1.36	1.36	1.36	Patch 13		A chest now generates within igloo basements.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		Chests now naturally generate in end cities.
TU53	CU43	1.49	1.50	1.49	Patch 23	1.0.3	Chests are now used to craft shulker boxes.
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Chests now generate in woodland mansions.
							Chests can now be put on llamas.
TU62	CU52	1.66	1.66	1.66	Patch 31	1.0.12	Pistons can now move small chests but only if the new position would have been valid for players to place a new chest. This limitation can however be bypassed by moving the chests simultaniously.
TU63	CU53	1.67	1.67	1.67	Patch 32	1.0.13	Chests can no longer be opened when an entity is standing on top of it.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Chests now generate in ocean ruins.
							Chests can now be found in shipwrecks.
							Chests now generate as buried treasure structures.
			1.91				Chests can now be found in pillager outposts.
							Chests now generate in many houses in the updated villages.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added chests and large chests.
1.9.19							Chests now generate in woodland mansions.

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  A "triple" chest before Java Edition Beta 1.8
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  First picture released of the new chest animation, also displaying the ability to have chests facing directions other than west
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  Torches could previously be placed on chests
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  A chest being broken
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  Multiple chests placed next to each other
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  A chest in early Pocket Edition
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  Chests placed adjacent to one another in Pocket Edition

Data history

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Issues

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

Trivia

• The chest recipe is not unlocked by any specific item, but rather, having enough slots in the inventory occupied by any item.
• In Pocket Edition, a player who leaves the game while standing on a chest rejoins the game with legs inside the chest.
• If the tick speed is set to "freeze" through /tick, the chest does not show opening or closing animations but it still makes sounds.
• In Java Edition, when in Creative mode, if pick block + ctrl is used on a naturally generated loot chest (or by modifying the data of a normal chest using /data), instead of displaying the first few items inside like a shulker box, it will just display "???????" due to the loot not being generated yet. Placing the chest and opening it will result in a different loot table every time. The same thing also happens with barrels and shulker boxes.

Gallery

Screenshots

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  A screenshot of a chest opening and closing
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  Custom chest name obtained by using anvil naming or commands
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  An in-game screenshot of chests during Christmas time
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  Large chest placed in a player´s base

Mojang screenshots

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  Steve opening Christmas chests under a spruce (Minecraft.net)
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  Ari opening a chest in the Bundles of Bravery trailer
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  Ari opening a large chest in the Scary Furniture Add-On

In other media

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  Ari hiding behind a chest in the Trails & Tales Update trailer
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  A chest as it appears on Minecoin gift cards
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  Pixel artwork of a chest in between iron armor on an armor stand and a decorated pot
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  A diamond sword in a chest
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  Alex retrieving the sword from the chest
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  Pixel art of Alex and several allays with Christmas chests
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  A giant chest as it appears in The Traveling Trader
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  A chest as it appears in the Timeless Trails DLC
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  A chest as it appears in Deep Dive!
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  Officially licensed recreation of a chest, by Paladone
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  Chest figure of Flippin' Figs
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  The chest as it appears on a shirt
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  A chest as it appears in Minecraft: Story Mode
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  A chest as it appears in A Minecraft Movie
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  A chest full of Minecraft plushies and a playstation
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  A supply chest as it appears in Minecraft Dungeons

See also

• Trapped chest, a variant of the chest that interacts with redstone
• Copper chest, a variant of the chest that interacts with copper golems
• Locked chest, a joke block from an April Fools' Day joke

References

External links

• "Block of the Week: Chest" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, July 28, 2017.