Deny

For the block in MinecraftEdu, see Build disallow block.

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.

Deny

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	None
Blast resistance	36,000,000
Hardness	-1
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Note block instrument	Default (Harp)

Deny is a block that can be used to create areas where players cannot build.^[1]

Obtaining

Deny blocks can be obtained by using the pick block control, or by using various commands, such as /give, or the Creative inventory‌^{[Minecraft Education only]}.

Usage

When placed, deny blocks prohibit players without world builder, and their agents, from placing or destroying blocks in the area above them. This area covers an infinite distance above the block but does not cover the area below the block. If two allow or deny blocks are placed on top of one another, the block that is highest takes precedence. The deny block does not prevent the placing of blocks through commands, endermen, or pistons. They also do not prevent the placing of entities such as boats.

Deny block is extremely resistant to explosions, and players with world builder (or permission level 1‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}) status are able to place and destroy blocks regardless of where any deny block is placed and can also destroy and place the blocks themselves.

Piston interactivity

Deny block cannot be moved by pistons or sticky pistons.

Sounds

stone sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​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

Data values

ID

Name	Identifier
Deny	deny

Videos

History

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.14.2							Added unused textures for deny.
v0.16.0			build 1				Added deny. The textures have been changed.
							Their full addition was likely accidental due to Pocket Edition sharing the same codebase as Education Edition.
			build 2				Removed deny.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.0			beta 1.15.0.51				Re-added deny.
1.20.70			Preview 1.20.70.22				Deny no longer drops itself when broken.

Minecraft Education

Minecraft Education
1.0.0			0.14.2				Added deny.

Issues

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

See also

• Allow

References