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Cinnabar Brick Slab

Cinnabar Brick Slab

A cinnabar brick slab is a decorative slab variant of cinnabar bricks.

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Contents (14)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Breaking
  3. Crafting
  4. Stonecutting
  5. Usage
  6. Sounds
  7. Data values
  8. ID
  9. Block states
  10. History
  11. Announcement
  12. Java Edition
  13. Bedrock Edition
  14. Issues
Cinnabar Brick Slab
Cinnabar Brick Slab.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Cinnabar Brick Slab'
Invicon Cinnabar Brick Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar Brick Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Cinnabar Brick Slab
Renewable No
Stackable Yes (64)
Tool Invicon Wooden Pickaxe.png: Sprite image for Wooden Pickaxe in Minecraft
Blast resistance 6
Hardness 1.5
Luminous No
Transparent Double slab: No

Single slab: Partial (blocks light)‌[JE only]
Partial (diffuses sky light)‌[BE only]

Waterloggable Yes
Flammable No
Catches fire
from lava 		No
Map color
 28 COLOR_RED
Note block instrument Bass Drum

A cinnabar brick slab is a decorative slab variant of cinnabar bricks.

Obtaining

Breaking

Cinnabar brick slabs drop as an item if mined by any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block Polished Cinnabar Slab
Hardness 1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 7.5 (JE)
7.5 (BE)
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 1.15 (JE)
1.15 (BE)
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.6 (JE)
0.6 (BE)
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.45 (JE)
0.45 (BE)
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.4 (JE)
0.4 (BE)
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.3 (JE)
0.3 (BE)
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.25 (JE)
0.25 (BE)
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.2 (JE)
0.2 (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.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Cinnabar Bricks
Invicon Cinnabar Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cinnabar Bricks with description: Cinnabar BricksInvicon Cinnabar Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cinnabar Bricks with description: Cinnabar BricksInvicon Cinnabar Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cinnabar Bricks with description: Cinnabar Bricks
Invicon Cinnabar Brick Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar Brick Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Cinnabar Brick Slab6

Stonecutting

Ingredients Cutting recipe
Cinnabar or 
Polished Cinnabar or 
Cinnabar Bricks
Invicon Cinnabar.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cinnabar with description: CinnabarInvicon Polished Cinnabar.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Cinnabar in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Cinnabar with description: Polished CinnabarInvicon Cinnabar Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cinnabar Bricks with description: Cinnabar BricksInvicon Cinnabar Brick Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar Brick Slab in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Cinnabar Brick Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar Brick Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Cinnabar Brick Slab2

Usage

For information about the placement mechanics of all slabs, see Slab § Usage.

Sounds

Java Edition:

BlockSprite cinnabar.png: Sprite image for cinnabar in Minecraft cinnabar sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.cinnabar.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.01.016
​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]BlocksWhen the block is placedblock.cinnabar.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.01.016
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.cinnabar.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​1.01.016
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.cinnabar.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​1.01.016
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.cinnabar.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​1.01.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite cinnabar.png: Sprite image for cinnabar in Minecraft cinnabar sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.cinnabar.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.cinnabar.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.cinnabar.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.3–0.50.5
​Something falls on a blockBlocksFalling on the block with fall damageblock.cinnabar.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​1.00.75
​FootstepsBlocksWalking on the blockblock.cinnabar.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockblock.cinnabar.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageblock.cinnabar.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
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Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierForm Translation key
BlockSprite cinnabar-brick-slab.png: Sprite image for cinnabar-brick-slab in Minecraft Cinnabar Brick Slabcinnabar_brick_slabBlock & Item block.minecraft.cinnabar_brick_slab

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Block tags Translation key
BlockSprite double-cinnabar-brick-slab.png: Sprite image for double-cinnabar-brick-slab in Minecraft Cinnabar Brick Double Slabcinnabar_brick_double_slab1376Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -1121)		minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible tile.cinnabar_brick_double_slab.name
BlockSprite cinnabar-brick-slab.png: Sprite image for cinnabar-brick-slab in Minecraft Cinnabar Brick Slabcinnabar_brick_slab1375Block & Giveable Item[i 4]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -1120)		minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible tile.cinnabar_brick_slab.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Unavailable with /give command
  3. ↑ a b The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.
  4. ↑ Available with /give command.

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
typebottom bottom
top		Where the slab is within its block.
doubleThe block is a double slab.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true		Whether or not there's water in the same place as this slab.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
minecraft:vertical_halfNot Supportedbottom bottom
top		UnsupportedWhere the slab is within its block.

History

Announcement

March 21, 2026 Cinnabar brick slabs are announced at Minecraft Live – March 2026.

Java Edition

Java Edition
26.2snap1 Added cinnabar brick slabs.
snap3 The texture of cinnabar brick slabs has been changed.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026		Preview 26.20.23 Added cinnabar brick slabs.
26.30Preview 26.30.20 Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
Preview 26.30.29 The texture of cinnabar brick slabs has been changed to match Java Edition.

Issues

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

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