Redstone Lamp

"Lamp" redirects here. For the other light source, see Lantern.

For other uses, see Redstone.

Redstone Lamp

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0.3
Hardness	0.3
Luminous	Yes (15) (when lit)
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	37 TERRACOTTA_ORANGE‌[JE only]  0 NONE‌[BE only]
Note block instrument	Default (Harp)
Sulfur cube archetype	Slow Bouncy‌[JE only]

A redstone lamp is a solid block that produces light while it is receiving redstone power.

Obtaining

Breaking

A redstone lamp can be mined with any tool^[1] or by hand, dropping itself as an item.

Block	Redstone Lamp
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

Natural generation

Redstone lamps generate naturally in ancient cities.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Redstone Dust + Glowstone

Usage

A redstone lamp can be used to produce switchable light.

Redstone lamps are redstone mechanisms and can be activated by:

• An adjacent active power component, including above or below: for example, a redstone torch (except that a redstone torch does not activate a redstone lamp it is attached to), a block of redstone, a daylight sensor, etc.
• An adjacent powered block (for example, an opaque block with an active redstone torch under it), including above or below
• A powered redstone comparator or redstone repeater facing the redstone lamp
• Adjacent powered redstone dust configured to point at the redstone lamp (or on top of it) or directionless; a redstone lamp is not activated by adjacent powered redstone dust that is configured to point away from it.

A redstone lamp activates instantly, but takes 4 ticks (0.2 seconds) to turn off in Java Edition or 6 ticks (0.3 seconds) to turn off in Bedrock Edition.

An active redstone lamp produces block light level 15. An inactive redstone lamp produces no light.

A redstone lamp acts like an opaque block; it blocks sky light, mobs suffocate in it, and it conducts redstone power. It also allows mobs to spawn on them, even when the lamp is lit, provided the mob ignores light level for spawning.

Sounds

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

glass sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	random.glass	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​	0.4	0.6
	​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

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Redstone Lamp	redstone_lamp	Block & Item	block.minecraft.redstone_lamp

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Redstone Lamp	redstone_lamp	123	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.redstone_lamp.name
Lit Redstone Lamp	lit_redstone_lamp	124	Block & Ungiveable Item[i 4]	Identical[i 3]	tile.lit_redstone_lamp.name

Block states

Java Edition:

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.2.1			12w07a				Added redstone lamps.
			1.2				The texture of redstone lamps has now been darkened, and the texture of lit redstone lamps has been slightly changed.
1.2.4			release				A 2-tick delay to deactivation has been added to redstone lamps.
1.3.1			12w21a				As both redstone dust and glowstone are now renewable via trading, redstone lamps are now renewable.
1.7.2			13w38c				Lit redstone lamps now drop as unlit when mined with a tool with Silk Touch.[2]
January 11, 2018							Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of updated redstone lamp textures.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of redstone lamps has now been changed.
1.19			Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1				Redstone lamps now generate as part of ancient cities.
1.21.2			24w35a				Redstone lamps are now visible on maps.[3]
26.2			snap6				Sulfur cubes can now absorb redstone lamps, giving them the slow bouncy archetype.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.13.0			build 1				Added redstone lamps.
Bedrock Edition
?							Levers can be placed on redstone lamps.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of redstone lamps has now been changed.
26.30			Preview 26.30.27				Sulfur cubes can now absorb redstone lamps, giving them the slow bouncy archetype.
26.40			Preview 26.40.26				Sulfur cubes can no longer absorb redstone lamps.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU12	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added redstone lamps.
			1.90				The texture of redstone lamps has now been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added redstone lamps.

Data history

Issues

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

Trivia

• Multiple tiled redstone lamps produce a pattern that resembles the truncated square tiling t{4,4}.
• In Bedrock Edition, redstone lamps are transparent on maps.^[4]

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  A redstone lamp shown during the day that is switched off
• 
  A redstone lamp shown during the day that is switched on
• 
  A redstone lamp shown during the evening that is switched off
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  A redstone lamp shown during the evening that is switched on
• 
  Demonstrating how wire powers redstone lamps
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  Demonstrating how repeaters power redstone lamps
• 
  Demonstrating how a solid block powers redstone lamps
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  Floor torch with no lamp above it
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  Floor torch with a lamp above it
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  Wall torch with no lamp above it
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  Wall torch with a lamp above it
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  A demonstration of how redstone lamps can be used in building
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  A redstone lamp floor
• 
  A redstone lamp wall

In other media

• 
  Artwork of redstone lamps used in Block of the Week
• 
  A cyan redstone lamp as it appears in Minecraft: Story Mode
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  Redstone Lamp as it appeared in Minecraft Earth
• 
  A chained redstone lamp in Minecraft Dungeons

References

External links

• "Block of the Week: Redstone Lamp" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, March 30, 2018.