Chiseled Nether Bricks
| Renewable | Yes |
|---|---|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Tool | |
| Blast resistance | 6 |
| Hardness | 2 |
| Luminous | No |
| Transparent | No |
| Flammable | No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
| Map color | 35 NETHER |
| Note block instrument | Bass Drum |
Chiseled Nether bricks are a decorative variant of Nether bricks, crafted from Nether brick slabs.
Obtaining
Breaking
Chiseled Nether bricks can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.
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
- ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Nether Brick Slab |
Stonecutting
| Ingredients | Cutting recipe |
|---|---|
| Nether Bricks |
Usage
Chiseled nether bricks are a decorative block. The block has the face of a wither skeleton engraved on it. See also Easter eggs#Mobs on chiseled blocks.
Sounds
nether_bricks sound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 0.8 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed[until: JE 26.4] | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 0.8 | 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 | |
stone sound type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8–1.0 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | place | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8–1.0 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | subtitles | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
| Footsteps | Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | subtitles | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Footsteps | Players | Walking on the block | step | subtitles | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump | subtitles | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | subtitles | 0.22 | 1.0 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
chiseled_nether_bricks | Block & Item | block |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
chiseled_nether_bricks | 557 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -302) |
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Videos
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.16 | 20w15a | ||||||
| 20w16a | |||||||
| 1.21.4 | 24w44a | ||||||
| 26.2 | snap1 | Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb chiseled Nether bricks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob. | |||||
| snap6 | Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy. | ||||||
Bedrock Edition
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | ||||||
| beta 1.16.0.63 | |||||||
| 1.21.50 | Preview 1.21.50.28 | ||||||
| 1.21.60 | Preview 1.21.60.23 | Chiseled Nether bricks now have the same sounds as Nether bricks, matching Java Edition. | |||||
| 26.20 Experiment | Preview 26.20.23 | Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb chiseled Nether bricks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob. | |||||
| 26.30 | Preview 26.30.20 | Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay. | |||||
| Preview 26.30.27 | Chiseled Nether bricks' sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy. | ||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Chiseled Nether Bricks" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
Screenshots
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Chiseled Nether bricks with other Nether brick types
In other media
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Chiseled Nether bricks as they appear in Minecraft Dungeons








