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Coral Fan

Coral Fan

Coral fans are non-solid blocks that come in five variants: tube, brain, bubble, fire, and horn.

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Contents (22)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Breaking
  3. Natural generation
  4. Post-generation
  5. Coral wall fans
  6. Usage
  7. Placement
  8. Pushing with pistons
  9. Sounds
  10. Data values
  11. ID
  12. Block states
  13. History
  14. Java Edition
  15. Bedrock Edition
  16. Legacy Console Edition
  17. Data history
  18. Issues
  19. Gallery
  20. Renders
  21. Screenshots
  22. References
This article is about the live variant of the non-solid block. For the dead variant, see Dead Coral Fan. For the original block, see Coral. For other kinds of coral, see Coral (disambiguation).
Coral Fan
Invicon Tube Coral Fan.png: Inventory sprite for Tube Coral Fan in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Tube Coral FanInvicon Brain Coral Fan.png: Inventory sprite for Brain Coral Fan in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Brain Coral FanInvicon Bubble Coral Fan.png: Inventory sprite for Bubble Coral Fan in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Bubble Coral FanInvicon Fire Coral Fan.png: Inventory sprite for Fire Coral Fan in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Fire Coral FanInvicon Horn Coral Fan.png: Inventory sprite for Horn Coral Fan in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Horn Coral Fan
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Renewable Yes
Stackable Yes (64)
Tool Any tool
Blast resistance 0
Hardness 0
Luminous 0
Transparent Yes
Waterloggable Yes
Flammable No
Catches fire
from lava 		No
Map color
  • BlockSprite tube-coral-fan.png: Sprite image for tube-coral-fan in Minecraft
     25 COLOR_BLUE    ‌[JE only]
  • BlockSprite brain-coral-fan.png: Sprite image for brain-coral-fan in Minecraft
     20 COLOR_PINK    ‌[JE only]
  • BlockSprite bubble-coral-fan.png: Sprite image for bubble-coral-fan in Minecraft
     24 COLOR_PURPLE    ‌[JE only]
  • BlockSprite fire-coral-fan.png: Sprite image for fire-coral-fan in Minecraft
     28 COLOR_RED    ‌[JE only]
  • BlockSprite horn-coral-fan.png: Sprite image for horn-coral-fan in Minecraft
     18 COLOR_YELLOW    ‌[JE only]
  • BlockSprite all-coral-fans.png: Sprite image for all-coral-fans in Minecraft – Grass tint‌[BE only]
Note block instrument Default (Harp)

Coral fans are non-solid blocks that come in five variants: tube, brain, bubble, fire, and horn.

Obtaining

Breaking

Coral fans can be mined instantly but can be obtained only when mined with a Silk Touch enchanted tool. Breaking coral fans without Silk Touch destroys the coral fan.

Block Coral Fan
Hardness 0
Breaking time (secs)
Default 0.05 (JE)
0.05 (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

Natural generation

Coral fans naturally generate in coral reef structures.

Post-generation

Bone meal

When bone meal is used in warm ocean biomes, it has a chance of generating coral fans. In Java Edition, coral wall fans also have a chance of generating on the sides of blocks.

Coral wall fans

Coral wall fans item form cannot be obtained through vanilla means in Bedrock Edition except through add-ons or inventory editing.​

Usage

Coral fans can be used for building or as decoration blocks.

Placement

All coral fans can be placed on the four sides and the top surface of blocks; they cannot be placed on the bottom surface.

Water

In order for coral fans to stay alive, they must be placed in water. In Java Edition, coral fans can also be placed outside of water as long as one of the blocks surrounding it contains water. If placed outside of water, they transform into their respective dead coral fan immediately‌[Bedrock Edition only][1] or after 3 to 4.95 seconds‌[Java Edition only]. Once a coral fan dies, it is not possible to turn a dead coral fan back into a live coral fan.

Pushing with pistons

Live coral fans cannot be pushed by pistons (attempting to do so results in the coral fan breaking).

Sounds

Java Edition:

ItemSprite kelp.png: Sprite image for kelp in Minecraft wet_grass sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.wet_grass.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​0.80.816
​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]BlocksWhen the block is placedblock.wet_grass.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​0.80.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.wet_grass.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.wet_grass.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.wet_grass.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8–1.0
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedplace.stonesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8–1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stonesubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.370.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.221.0
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Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tags Translation key
BlockSprite tube-coral-fan.png: Sprite image for tube-coral-fan in Minecraft Tube Coral Fantube_coral_fanBlock & Itemcorals
underwater_bonemeals		 block.minecraft.tube_coral_fan
BlockSprite brain-coral-fan.png: Sprite image for brain-coral-fan in Minecraft Brain Coral Fanbrain_coral_fanBlock & Itemcorals
underwater_bonemeals		 block.minecraft.brain_coral_fan
BlockSprite bubble-coral-fan.png: Sprite image for bubble-coral-fan in Minecraft Bubble Coral Fanbubble_coral_fanBlock & Itemcorals
underwater_bonemeals		 block.minecraft.bubble_coral_fan
BlockSprite fire-coral-fan.png: Sprite image for fire-coral-fan in Minecraft Fire Coral Fanfire_coral_fanBlock & Itemcorals
underwater_bonemeals		 block.minecraft.fire_coral_fan
BlockSprite horn-coral-fan.png: Sprite image for horn-coral-fan in Minecraft Horn Coral Fanhorn_coral_fanBlock & Itemcorals
underwater_bonemeals		 block.minecraft.horn_coral_fan
BlockSprite tube-coral-wall-fan.png: Sprite image for tube-coral-wall-fan in Minecraft Tube Coral Wall Fantube_coral_wall_fanBlockunderwater_bonemeals
wall_corals		 block.minecraft.tube_coral_wall_fan
BlockSprite brain-coral-wall-fan.png: Sprite image for brain-coral-wall-fan in Minecraft Brain Coral Wall Fanbrain_coral_wall_fanBlockunderwater_bonemeals
wall_corals		 block.minecraft.brain_coral_wall_fan
BlockSprite bubble-coral-wall-fan.png: Sprite image for bubble-coral-wall-fan in Minecraft Bubble Coral Wall Fanbubble_coral_wall_fanBlockunderwater_bonemeals
wall_corals		 block.minecraft.bubble_coral_wall_fan
BlockSprite fire-coral-wall-fan.png: Sprite image for fire-coral-wall-fan in Minecraft Fire Coral Wall Fanfire_coral_wall_fanBlockunderwater_bonemeals
wall_corals		 block.minecraft.fire_coral_wall_fan
BlockSprite horn-coral-wall-fan.png: Sprite image for horn-coral-wall-fan in Minecraft Horn Coral Wall Fanhorn_coral_wall_fanBlockunderwater_bonemeals
wall_corals		 block.minecraft.horn_coral_wall_fan

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite tube-coral-fan.png: Sprite image for tube-coral-fan in Minecraft Tube Coral Fantube_coral_fancoral_fan / 0388Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -133)		 tile.coral_fan.blue_fan.name
BlockSprite brain-coral-fan.png: Sprite image for brain-coral-fan in Minecraft Brain Coral Fanbrain_coral_fancoral_fan / 11095Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -840)		 tile.coral_fan.pink_fan.name
BlockSprite bubble-coral-fan.png: Sprite image for bubble-coral-fan in Minecraft Bubble Coral Fanbubble_coral_fancoral_fan / 21096Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -841)		 tile.coral_fan.purple_fan.name
BlockSprite fire-coral-fan.png: Sprite image for fire-coral-fan in Minecraft Fire Coral Fanfire_coral_fancoral_fan / 31097Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -842)		 tile.coral_fan.red_fan.name
BlockSprite horn-coral-fan.png: Sprite image for horn-coral-fan in Minecraft Horn Coral Fanhorn_coral_fancoral_fan / 41098Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -843)		 tile.coral_fan.yellow_fan.name
BlockSprite tube-coral-wall-fan.png: Sprite image for tube-coral-wall-fan in Minecraft Tube Coral Wall Fantube_coral_wall_fancoral_fan_hang / 0390Block & Ungiveable Item[i 4]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -135)		 tile.tube_coral_wall_fan.name
BlockSprite brain-coral-wall-fan.png: Sprite image for brain-coral-wall-fan in Minecraft Brain Coral Wall Fanbrain_coral_wall_fancoral_fan_hang / 11159Block & Ungiveable Item[i 4]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -904)		 tile.brain_coral_wall_fan.name
BlockSprite bubble-coral-wall-fan.png: Sprite image for bubble-coral-wall-fan in Minecraft Bubble Coral Wall Fanbubble_coral_wall_fancoral_fan_hang2 / 0391Block & Ungiveable Item[i 4]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -136)		 tile.bubble_coral_wall_fan.name
BlockSprite fire-coral-wall-fan.png: Sprite image for fire-coral-wall-fan in Minecraft Fire Coral Wall Fanfire_coral_wall_fancoral_fan_hang2 / 11162Block & Ungiveable Item[i 4]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -907)		 tile.fire_coral_wall_fan.name
BlockSprite horn-coral-wall-fan.png: Sprite image for horn-coral-wall-fan in Minecraft Horn Coral Wall Fanhorn_coral_wall_fancoral_fan_hang3 / 0392Block & Ungiveable Item[i 4]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -137)		 tile.horn_coral_wall_fan.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ a b c d e Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.
  4. ↑ a b c d e Unavailable with /give command

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:
Floor

Name Default value Allowed values Description
waterloggedtruefalse
true		Whether or not there's water in the same place as this coral fan.

Wall

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingnortheast
north
south
west		The direction in which the coral fan juts out from the block it is attached to.
For example, a coral fan facing north is attached to a block to its south.
waterloggedtruefalse
true		Whether or not there's water in the same place as this coral fan.

Bedrock Edition:
Floor

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
coral_fan_directionNot Supported00
1		UnsupportedThe direction the coral fan is facing. East-west or north-south.

Wall

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
coral_direction0x4
0x8		00
1
2
3		0
1
2
3		The direction the top of the fan is facing.
  • 0: west
  • 1: east
  • 2: north
  • 3: south

History

There is an associated page listing all historical changes related to the appearance and/or sounds associated with this block in further detail than below; see /Asset history.

Java Edition

Java Edition Classic
May 21, 2009 Notch expresses interest in a suggestion regarding corals by user "solarblade".
Java Edition Alpha
June 28, 2010, Notch mentioned on his blog: "I tried adding corals, but it's really hard to draw a single block that looks like corals since it's really more about crazy amounts of variation and diversity. But I do know that the corals will have tiny fish particles around them."
Java Edition
October 5, 2012 Coral were jokingly teased in the fake snapshot 12marc40awesome, along with fish as mobs and "fish blocks".
1.1318w11a Added coral fans.
Coral fans currently do not generate naturally.
18w14b The textures of all coral fans, except fire coral fans, have been changed.
Blue, pink, purple, red, and yellow coral fans have been renamed to tube, brain, bubble, fire, and horn coral fans, respectively.
18w16a Coral fans now generate naturally in coral reefs.
pre6 5 new sound events that apply to coral fans have been added: block.wet_grass.break, block.wet_grass.fall, block.wet_grass.hit, block.wet_grass.place, and block.wet_grass.step.
pre8 Coral fans can now be placed on the tops of blocks.
pre10 Coral fans now drop themselves when mined with Silk Touch.
1.13.118w32a Bone meal used in water in warm ocean biomes now has a chance of growing coral fans, making them renewable.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.4.0beta 1.2.14.2 Added coral fans.
Coral fans can be placed on the ground.
beta 1.2.20.1 The textures of coral fans have been changed.
The top textures of coral fans have been changed.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 Coral fans with damage/metadata values 5 now display normal names.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.51 Coral fans now drop themselves when mined with Silk Touch.
1.16.210beta 1.16.210.51 Bone meal used in water now has a chance of growing coral fans.
1.20.30Preview 1.20.20.21 Decreased the blast resistance of coral fans from 0.9 to 0.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU69 1.761.761.76Patch 38

Added coral fans.

Data history

Bedrock Edition
1.4.0beta 1.2.14.2 Coral fans with a damage/metadata value of 5 would display 'tile.coral_fan..name' as their name.
beta 1.2.20.1 Coral fans with a damage/metadata value of 5 have had their name changed from 'tile.coral_fan..name' to 'tile.coral_fan.Base.name'.
1.7.0? Coral fans with a damage/metadata value of 5 have had their name changed once again, now displaying as follows: 'tile.coral_fan.'
1.20.80Preview 1.20.80.20 The different coral color block states for the coral_fan ID have been split up into their own IDs.
1.21.20Preview 1.21.10.21 The different coral hang type block states for the coral_fan_hang, coral_fan_hang2, and coral_fan_hang3 IDs have been split up into their own IDs.

Issues

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

Renders

Java Edition

  • Wall Tube Coral Fan
    Wall Tube Coral Fan
  • Wall Brain Coral Fan
    Wall Brain Coral Fan
  • Wall Bubble Coral Fan
    Wall Bubble Coral Fan
  • Wall Fire Coral Fan
    Wall Fire Coral Fan
  • Wall Horn Coral Fan
    Wall Horn Coral Fan

Bedrock Edition

  • Wall Tube Coral Fan
    Wall Tube Coral Fan
  • Wall Brain Coral Fan
    Wall Brain Coral Fan
  • Wall Bubble Coral Fan
    Wall Bubble Coral Fan
  • Wall Fire Coral Fan
    Wall Fire Coral Fan
  • Wall Horn Coral Fan
    Wall Horn Coral Fan

Screenshots

References

  1. ↑ MCPE-57196 – Coral fans die instantly when placed outside of water, unlike coral plants
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