A cobblestone slab is a decorative slab variant of cobblestone that generates in overworld structures and is used for building.
Obtaining
Breaking
Cobblestone slabs 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
Natural generation
Cobblestone slabs generate as part of plains villages, pillager outposts, and woodland mansions.
Crafting
Stonecutting
Usage

For information about the placement mechanics of all slabs, see
Slab § Usage.
Sounds
In Bedrock Edition, when a cobblestone slab is combined into a double slab, the block's use sound is played.[1]
Java Edition:
stone sound type |
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| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
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| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block.stone.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 |
| Block placed[until: JE 26.4] | Blocks | When the block is placed | block.stone.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block.stone.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.stone.fall | subtitles.block.generic.fall | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block.stone.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
Bedrock Edition:
stone sound type |
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| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch |
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| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig.stone | subtitles.block.generic.break | 1.0 | 0.8–1.0 |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | place.stone | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8–1.0 |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit.stone | subtitles.block.generic.hit | 0.37 | 0.5 |
| Footsteps | Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.stone | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Footsteps | Players | Walking on the block | step.stone | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump.stone | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.12 | 1.0 |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.stone | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.22 | 1.0 |
| Bedrock Edition combine sounds |
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| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch |
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| Block placed | Blocks | When a cobblestone slab is combined into a double slab | use.stone | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Data values
ID
Java Edition:
| Name | Identifier | Form | Block tags | Item tags |
Translation key |
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Cobblestone Slab | cobblestone_slab | Block & Item | slabs
mineable/pickaxe | slabs |
block.minecraft.cobblestone_slab |
Bedrock Edition:
| Name | Identifier | Alias ID | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] |
Translation key |
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Cobblestone Double Slab | cobblestone_double_slab | double_stone_block_slab / 3
double_stone_slab / 3 | -879 | Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2] | cobblestone_double_slab Alias ID: real_double_stone_slab / 3 |
tile.double_stone_slab.cobble.name |
Cobblestone Slab | cobblestone_slab | stone_block_slab / 3
stone_slab / 3 | -873 | Block & Giveable Item[i 3] | cobblestone_slab Alias ID: double_stone_slab / 3 |
tile.stone_slab.cobble.name |
- ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
- ↑ Unavailable with
/give command
- ↑ Available with
/give command.
Block states
Java Edition:
| Name |
Default value |
Allowed values |
Description |
| type | bottom
| bottom
top | Where the slab is within its block.
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double | The block is a double slab. |
| waterlogged | false | false
true | Whether or not there's water in the same place as this slab. |
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Bedrock Edition:
| Name | Metadata Bits |
Default value |
Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
| minecraft:vertical_half | Not Supported | bottom
| bottom
top | Unsupported | Where the slab is within its block.
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Videos
History
Java Edition
Bedrock Edition
Legacy Console Edition
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Added cobblestone slabs. |
The texture of cobblestone slabs has been changed. |
| Cobblestone slabs now generate as part of woodland mansions. |
The texture of cobblestone slabs has been updated. |
| Cobblestone slabs now generate as part of pillager outposts and plains villages. |
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
Data history
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| 1.13 | 17w47a |
The different variant block states for the stone_slab and double_stone_slab IDs have been split up and merged into their own IDs.
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| Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 43 and 44. |
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| v0.1.0 |
Cobblestone slabs have the stone_slab ID, however their item form's ID is incorrectly registered as double_stone_slab.
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The direct item form of double cobblestone slabs have the real_double_stone_slab ID. |
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| 1.19.0 | Preview 1.19.0.27 |
The IDs of cobblestone slabs and double cobblestone slabs have been changed to stone_block_slab and double_stone_block_slab respectively. |
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| 1.20.30 | Preview 1.20.20.20 |
Cobblestone slabs now use the minecraft:vertical_half block state instead of top_slot_bit. |
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| 1.21.0 | Preview 1.21.0.23 |
The different stone slab type block states for the stone_block_slab ID have been split up into their own IDs. |
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| 1.21.20 | Preview 1.21.10.20 |
The different stone slab type block states for the double_stone_block_slab ID have been split up into their own IDs. |
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Issues
Issues relating to "Cobblestone Slab" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
References