Froglight

Froglight

Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0.3
Hardness	0.3
Luminous	Yes (15)
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	Pearlescent: 20 COLOR_PINK Verdant: 61 GLOW_LICHEN Ochre: 2 SAND
Note block instrument	Default (Harp)
Sulfur cube archetype	Fast Flat

A froglight is a light-emitting block that is obtained when a frog eats a tiny magma cube. It comes in three variants based on the variant of frog that eats the magma cube.

Obtaining

Breaking

Froglights drop as an item when broken with any tool or by hand. Breaking speed is always the same; no specific tool can break a froglight faster.^[1]

Block	Froglight
Hardness	0.3
Breaking time (secs)
Default	10.45 (JE) 0.45 (BE)
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

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

Mob loot

A tiny magma cube drops a froglight when it is eaten by a frog. There are three colors of froglight that drop depending on what type of frog eats the magma cube:

Frog type	Froglight color
Warm	Pearlescent
Temperate	Ochre
Cold	Verdant

Usage

Froglights have a smooth texture and can be used as light sources. They emit light level 15, the highest level possible for a light-emitting block. Froglights also melt snow layers within 3 blocks and ice within 4 blocks (taxicab distance).

Froglights can be placed in three different orientations, similar to logs, deepslate, and basalt.

Sounds

Java Edition:

`froglight` sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.froglight.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	0.8	0.8	16
	Block placed^{[until: JE 26.4]}	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.froglight.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	0.8	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.froglight.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.2075	0.65	16
	Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.froglight.fall`	`subtitles.block.generic.fall`	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.froglight.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

`froglight` sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`break.froglight`	?	1.0	1.0
	?	Blocks	When the block is placed	`break.froglight`	?	1.0	0.8–1.0
	?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`step.froglight`	?	0.83	1.3
	?	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`step.froglight`	?	0.4	1.0
	?	Blocks	Walking on the block	`step.froglight`	?	0.17	1.0
	?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	`step.froglight`	?	0.12	1.0
	?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`step.froglight`	?	0.14	1.0

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Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Pearlescent Froglight	`pearlescent_froglight`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.pearlescent_froglight`
Verdant Froglight	`verdant_froglight`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.verdant_froglight`
Ochre Froglight	`ochre_froglight`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.ochre_froglight`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Pearlescent Froglight	`pearlescent_froglight`	`724`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]} (Numeric: `-469`)	`tile.pearlescent_froglight.name`
Verdant Froglight	`verdant_froglight`	`725`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]} (Numeric: `-470`)	`tile.verdant_froglight.name`
Ochre Froglight	`ochre_froglight`	`726`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]} (Numeric: `-471`)	`tile.ochre_froglight.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Available with /give command.
↑ ^a ^b ^c The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Block states

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
axis	`y`	`x`	The froglight is oriented east–west.
`y`	The froglight is oriented vertically.
`z`	The froglight is oriented north–south.

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
pillar_axis	`0x1` `0x2`	`y`	`x`	`1`	The froglight is oriented east–west.
`y`	`0`	The froglight is oriented vertically.
`z`	`2`	The froglight is oriented north–south.

Achievements


Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
		With Our Powers Combined!	Have all 3 froglights in your inventory	Acquire one of each froglight in your inventory at the same time.	30	Gold

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	With Our Powers Combined!	Have all Froglights in your inventory	Have a pearlescent, ochre, and verdant froglight in the inventory at the same time.

Videos

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
1.19	22w11a	Added pearlescent, verdant, and ochre froglights.
1.19.4	pre1	Sounds when placing or breaking the froglight are now less loud.
26.2	snap1	Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb all 3 froglights, providing the golf ball/fast flat effect to the mob.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.18.10 Experiment Wild Update	beta 1.18.10.26	Added pearlescent, verdant, and ochre froglights behind the "Wild Update" experimental toggle.
1.18.30 Experiment Wild Update	Preview 1.18.20.26	Tweaked the froglight textures.
		Froglights are no longer randomly rotated.
		Froglights can now be placed sideways.
1.19.0	Preview 1.19.0.21	Froglights are now available without enabling experimental gameplay.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026	Preview 26.20.23	Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb all 3 froglights, providing the golf ball/fast flat effect to the mob.
26.30	Preview 26.30.20	Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.

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Issues

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

Trivia

According to a Block of the Month article, small magma cubes are mistaken for small slimes by frogs, which try to eat them, realize their mistake, and then spit them out.^[2]
One name that was considered for the pearlescent froglight during development was the "blanc froglight".^[2]
According to content creator PearlescentMoon, Agnes Larsson said the pearlescent froglight is named in reference to her.^[3]^[4] While at the Stockholm office, PearlescentMoon jokingly asked Agnes if the block was named after her, to which Agnes said that they were thinking of her when they named the block.^[5]^[6]
Pearlescent and verdant froglights have nearly exact opposite hues.

Gallery

Mojang screenshots

Screenshot used to unveil froglights in the changelog for Bedrock Edition beta 1.18.10.26
Official screenshot of all three froglights used in Block of the Month
Pearlescent froglights
Ochre froglights
Verdant froglights
All froglights
Frog on froglights
Froglights in the Backrooms