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Iron Trapdoor

Iron Trapdoor

An iron trapdoor is a variant of the trapdoor that can be only opened using redstone mechanisms.

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Blocks Stackable resources Renewable resources Manufactured blocks Generated structure blocks Utility blocks Redstone Mechanisms
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Contents (26)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Breaking
  3. Natural generation
  4. Crafting
  5. Usage
  6. Properties
  7. Barrier
  8. Redstone component
  9. Sounds
  10. Generic
  11. Unique
  12. Data values
  13. ID
  14. Block states
  15. Videos
  16. History
  17. Java Edition
  18. Bedrock Edition
  19. Legacy Console Edition
  20. New Nintendo 3DS Edition
  21. Data history
  22. Issues
  23. Gallery
  24. Screenshots
  25. External links
  26. Navigation
Iron Trapdoor
Iron Trapdoor.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Iron Trapdoor'
Invicon Iron Trapdoor.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Trapdoor in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Iron Trapdoor
Renewable Yes
Stackable Yes (64)
Tool Invicon Wooden Pickaxe.png: Sprite image for Wooden Pickaxe in Minecraft
Blast resistance 5
Hardness 5
Luminous No
Transparent Yes
Waterloggable Yes
Flammable No
Catches fire
from lava 		No
Map color
 6 METAL
Note block instrument Default (Harp)

An iron trapdoor is a variant of the trapdoor that can be only opened using redstone mechanisms.

Obtaining

Breaking

Iron trapdoors require a pickaxe to drop as items. Trapdoors remain in place even if their attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed.

Block Iron Trapdoor
Hardness 5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 25 (JE)
25 (BE)
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 3.75 (JE)
3.75 (BE)
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 1.9 (JE)
1.9 (BE)
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 1.5 (JE)
1.5 (BE)
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 1.25 (JE)
1.25 (BE)
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.95 (JE)
0.95 (BE)
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.85 (JE)
0.85 (BE)
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.65 (JE)
0.65 (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
  1. ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

Natural generation

Iron trapdoors generate in ancient cities.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Iron Ingot
Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron IngotInvicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron IngotInvicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron IngotInvicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot
Invicon Iron Trapdoor.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Trapdoor in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Iron Trapdoor

Usage

Main articles: Trapdoor § Usage and Trapdoor uses

Properties

Iron trapdoors can only be toggled by a redstone signal.

Player or Wind Charge blast cannot toggle iron trapdoors.

Barrier

Opening and closing an iron trapdoor requires redstone to do it. When a trapdoor opens or closes, it immediately changes its orientation without affecting anything in the space it "passes through".

Redstone component

See also: Redstone circuits

Iron trapdoors can be controlled with redstone power. An iron trapdoor is a redstone mechanism and can be activated by weakly powering any cardinally adjacent block.

When activated, the iron trapdoor immediately opens. When deactivated, it immediately closes.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

BlockSprite block-of-iron.png: Sprite image for block-of-iron in Minecraft iron sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.iron.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]BlocksWhen the block is placedblock.iron.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.iron.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.iron.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.iron.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite block-of-iron.png: Sprite image for block-of-iron in Minecraft iron sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenbreak.iron​ ?1.00.8
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedplace.iron​ ?1.00.8
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.iron​ ?0.30.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagestep.iron​ ?1.01.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.iron​ ?0.21.0
​FootstepsPlayersJumping from the blockstep.iron​ ?0.121.1
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block without fall damagestep.iron​ ?0.41.0

Unique

Java Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Trapdoor opensBlocksWhen an iron trapdoor opensblock.iron_trapdoor.opensubtitles.block.iron_trapdoor.open​0.90.9–1.016
​Trapdoor closesBlocksWhen an iron trapdoor closesblock.iron_trapdoor.closesubtitles.block.iron_trapdoor.close​0.90.9–1.016

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​ ?BlocksWhen an iron trapdoor opensopen.iron_trapdoor​ ?0.90.9–1.0
​ ?BlocksWhen an iron trapdoor closesclose.iron_trapdoor​ ?0.90.9–1.0
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Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tags Translation key
BlockSprite iron-trapdoor.png: Sprite image for iron-trapdoor in Minecraft Iron Trapdooriron_trapdoorBlock & Itemtrapdoorstrapdoors block.minecraft.iron_trapdoor

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Block tags Translation key
BlockSprite iron-trapdoor.png: Sprite image for iron-trapdoor in Minecraft Iron Trapdooriron_trapdoor167Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]trapdoors tile.iron_trapdoor.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingnortheast
north
south
west		The direction the trapdoor swings open.
The opposite from the side its hinge is attached to.
halfbottombottom
top		Whether the trapdoor occupies the top or bottom part of a block.
openfalsefalse
true		True if the trapdoor is currently open (may differ from powered).
poweredfalsefalse
true		True if the trapdoor is currently powered (may differ from open).
waterloggedfalsefalse
true		Whether or not there's water in the same place as this trapdoor.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
direction0x1
0x2		00
1
2
3		0
1
2
3		The direction the trapdoor is facing.
  • 0: Trapdoor on the west side of a block
  • 1: Trapdoor on the east side of a block
  • 2: Trapdoor on the north side of a block
  • 3: Trapdoor on the south side of a block
open_bit0x8falsefalse
true		0
1		True if the trapdoor is currently open.
upside_down_bit0x4falsefalse
true		0
1		Whether the trapdoor occupies the top or bottom part of a block.

Videos

History

For a broader history of trapdoors see, see Trapdoor § History.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.814w07a Added iron trapdoors.
14w08a Iron trapdoor's name has been corrected from "tile.ironTrapdoor.name" to "Iron Trapdoor".
14w10a The side textures of iron trapdoors have been mirrored vertically.
1.915w31a Iron trapdoors no longer require attachment blocks.
An open iron trapdoor may now be climbed like a ladder if it is directly above a ladder and on the same side of the block.
15w43a Due to the addition of new sound events, iron trapdoors no longer make any sounds when opened or closed, since the sound files are missing.
16w04a Iron trapdoors now have sounds again, which are now different from the door sounds and wooden trapdoor sounds.
1.1116w33a Iron trapdoors no longer have a  Right Mouse Button action - previously they would result in the hand swinging, and would override other valid actions such as snowball throwing.[1]
1.1922w13a Iron trapdoors now generate as part of ancient cities.
1.21.525w02a Added new break, place, step, fall and hit sounds.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.13.0build 1 Added iron trapdoors.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The textures of iron trapdoors have been changed.
1.19.0beta 1.19.0.26 Iron trapdoors now generate as part of ancient cities.
1.21.60Preview 1.21.60.25 Added new break, place, step, fall and hit sounds.
Iron trapdoors no longer have a right-click action - previously they would result in the hand swinging, and would override other valid right click actions such as snowball throwing.[2]

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU25CU141.171.171.17Patch 11.0.1 Added iron trapdoors.
TU46CU361.381.381.38Patch 15 Iron trapdoors no longer require attachment blocks.
An open iron trapdoor may now be climbed like a ladder if it is directly above a ladder and on the same side of the block.
Iron trapdoors now have their own sounds.
TU54CU441.521.521.52Patch 241.0.4 Iron trapdoors no longer have a right-click action - previously they would result in the hand swinging, and would override other valid right click actions such as snowball throwing.
1.90 The textures of iron trapdoors have been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added iron trapdoors.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1317w47a Prior to The Flattening, iron trapdoor's numeral ID was 167.

Issues

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

Screenshots

  • Iron trapdoors
    Iron trapdoors
  1. ↑ MC-4582
  2. ↑ MCPE-19129
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