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Cinnabar Brick Stairs

Cinnabar Brick Stairs

Cinnabar brick stairs are a decorative stairs 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 Stairs
Cinnabar Brick Stairs.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Cinnabar Brick Stairs'
Invicon Cinnabar Brick Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar Brick Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Cinnabar Brick Stairs
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 Partial (blocks light)‌[JE only]
Yes‌[BE only]
Waterloggable Yes
Flammable No
Catches fire
from lava 		No
Map color
 28 COLOR_RED
Note block instrument Bass Drum

Cinnabar brick stairs are a decorative stairs variant of cinnabar bricks.

Obtaining

Breaking

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

Block Cinnabar Brick Stairs
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 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 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 Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar Brick Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Cinnabar Brick Stairs4

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 Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar Brick Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Cinnabar Brick Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar Brick Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Cinnabar Brick Stairs

Usage

For information about the placement mechanics of all stairs, see Stairs § 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-stairs.png: Sprite image for cinnabar-brick-stairs in Minecraft Cinnabar Brick Stairscinnabar_brick_stairsBlock & Item block.minecraft.cinnabar_brick_stairs

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Block tags Translation key
BlockSprite cinnabar-brick-stairs.png: Sprite image for cinnabar-brick-stairs in Minecraft Cinnabar Brick Stairscinnabar_brick_stairs1377Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -1122)		minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible
minecraft:cornerable_stairs		 tile.cinnabar_brick_stairs.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.

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingnortheast
north
south
west		The direction the stairs' full-block side faces.
When placed in-game by a player, this matches the direction the player faces.
halfbottombottom
top		Top if the stairs are upside-down.
shapestraightinner_left
inner_right
outer_left
outer_right
straight		"straight" is the default stairs shape.
"inner" is an "inside corner" stair shape, with two full-block and two stair-shaped side faces.
"outer" is an "outside corner" stair shape, with two stair-shaped and two half-block side faces.
"left" and "right" specify in which direction is the higher part of the step.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true		Whether or not there's water in the same place as these stairs.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
upside_down_bit0x4falsefalse
true		0
1		True if the stairs are upside-down.
weirdo_direction0x1
0x2		00
1
2
3		0
1
2
3		The direction the stairs' full-block side faces.
  • 0: East
  • 1: West
  • 2: South
  • 3: North
minecraft:cornerNot Supportednonenone
inner_left
inner_right
outer_left
outer_right		UnsupportedThe corner shape of the stair.

History

Announcement

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

Java Edition

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

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026		Preview 26.20.23 Added cinnabar brick stairs.
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 stairs has been changed to match Java Edition.

Issues

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

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