Polished Cinnabar

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	1.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	28 COLOR_RED
Note block instrument	Bass Drum
Sulfur cube archetype	Slow Bouncy

Polished cinnabar is the polished version of cinnabar.

Obtaining

Breaking

Polished cinnabar drops as an item if mined by any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block	Polished Cinnabar
Hardness	1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)^[A]
Default	17.5 (JE) 7.5 (BE)
Wooden	11.15 (JE) 1.15 (BE)
Stone	10.6 (JE) 0.6 (BE)
Copper	10.45 (JE) 0.45 (BE)
Iron	10.4 (JE) 0.4 (BE)
Diamond	10.3 (JE) 0.3 (BE)
Netherite	10.25 (JE) 0.25 (BE)
Golden	10.2 (JE) 0.2 (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

↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Cinnabar	4

Stonecutting

Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Cinnabar

Usage

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Cinnabar Bricks	Polished Cinnabar	4
Polished Cinnabar Slab	Polished Cinnabar	6
Polished Cinnabar Stairs	Polished Cinnabar	4
Polished Cinnabar Wall	Polished Cinnabar	6

Stonecutting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Cutting recipe	Notes
Polished Cinnabar Slab or Polished Cinnabar Stairs or Polished Cinnabar Wall or Cinnabar Bricks or Cinnabar Brick Slab or Cinnabar Brick Stairs or Cinnabar Brick Wall	Polished Cinnabar	22
Chiseled Cinnabar	Polished Cinnabar		‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Sounds

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

`cinnabar` sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.cinnabar.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.cinnabar.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.cinnabar.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.3–0.5	0.5
	Something falls on a block	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.cinnabar.fall`	`subtitles.block.generic.fall`	1.0	0.75
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	`block.cinnabar.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.3	1.0
	Footsteps	Blocks	Jumping from the block	`block.cinnabar.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.4	1.0
	Footsteps	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`block.cinnabar.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.4	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Polished Cinnabar	`polished_cinnabar`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.polished_cinnabar`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Polished Cinnabar	`polished_cinnabar`	`1369`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]} (Numeric: `-1114`)	`minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible`	`minecraft:sulfur_cube_archetype_slow_bouncy`	`tile.polished_cinnabar.name`

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

History

Announcement

March 21, 2026							Polished cinnabar block is announced at Minecraft Live - March 2026.

Java Edition

Java Edition
26.2	snap1	Added polished cinnabar.
	snap3	The texture of polished cinnabar has been changed.
	snap6	Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026	Preview 26.20.23	Added polished cinnabar.
26.30	Preview 26.30.20	Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
	Preview 26.30.27	Polished cinnabar's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.
	Preview 26.30.29	The texture of polished cinnabar has been changed to match Java Edition.

Issues

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

Gallery

A polished cinnabar block screenshot
A house made of polished cinnabar and polished sulfur blocks