Honeycomb Block

For other uses, see Honey.

Honeycomb Block

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0.6
Hardness	0.6
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	15 COLOR_ORANGE
Note block instrument	JE: Default (Harp) BE: Flute
Sulfur cube archetype	Sticky

Honeycomb blocks are decorative blocks crafted from honeycombs.

Obtaining

Breaking

Honeycomb blocks can be broken using any tool,^[1] and always drop as an item. Breaking time is unaffected by tool type or enchantments.

Block	Honeycomb Block
Hardness	0.6
Breaking time (secs)
Default	10.9 (JE) 0.9 (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

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Honeycomb

Usage

Honeycomb blocks can be used for decoration. Honeycomb blocks cannot be turned back into honeycomb.

Sounds

Java Edition:

coral_block sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.coral_block.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.coral_block.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.coral_block.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.coral_block.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.coral_block.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.5	16

Bedrock Edition:

coral sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​ ?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.coral	​ ?	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.coral	​ ?	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.coral	​ ?	0.3	0.5
	​ ?	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.coral	​ ?	0.4	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Walking on the block	step.coral	​ ?	0.15	1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.coral	​ ?	0.12	1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.coral	​ ?	0.14	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Honeycomb Block	honeycomb_block	Block & Item	block.minecraft.honeycomb_block

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Honeycomb Block	honeycomb_block	474	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.honeycomb_block.name

Videos

History

Announcement

September 28, 2019							The honeycomb block was visible, though never discussed, during MINECON Live 2019.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.15			19w41a				Added honeycomb blocks.
							Honeycomb blocks use the same sounds as coral blocks.
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb honeycomb blocks, providing the sticky effect to the mob.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.14.0			beta 1.14.0.1				Added honeycomb blocks.
							Honeycomb blocks use the same sounds as slime blocks.
							The crafting recipe for honeycomb blocks is nine honeycombs.
			beta 1.14.0.2				The crafting recipe of honeycomb blocks has now been changed to match Java Edition's crafting recipe.
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.57				Honeycomb blocks now use the same sounds as coral blocks.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb honeycomb blocks, providing the sticky effect to the mob.
26.30			Preview 26.30.20				Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.

• 
  The first look at a honeycomb block.

Issues

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

Trivia

• While real-life honeycombs are based on a hexagonal tiling, the honeycomb block uses a square tiling.

Gallery

In other media

• 
  An exhibit dedicated to honeycomb blocks in 15 Year Journey
• 
  Honeycomb blocks (or the lack of) in two versions of Lessons in Good Trouble
• 
  A honeycomb block as it appeared in MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party

References

External links

• "Block of the Week: Honeycomb" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, April 29, 2021.