A stone brick slab is a decorative slab variant of stone bricks that generates in Overworld structures and is used for building.
Obtaining
Breaking
Stone brick slabs can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.
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
Stone brick slabs generate as part of ruined portals in the Overworld as well as in strongholds.
Crafting
Stonecutting
Usage

For information about the placement mechanics of all slabs, see
Slab § Usage.
Crafting ingredient
Sounds
In Bedrock Edition, when a stone brick slab is combined into a double slab, the block's use sound is played.[1]
Java Edition:
stone sound type |
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| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
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| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block.stone.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 |
| Block placed[until: JE 26.4] | Blocks | When the block is placed | block.stone.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block.stone.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.stone.fall | subtitles.block.generic.fall | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block.stone.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
Bedrock Edition:
stone sound type |
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| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch |
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| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig.stone | 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 | 0.37 | 0.5 |
| 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 |
| Bedrock Edition combine sounds |
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| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch |
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| Block placed | Blocks | When a stone brick slab is combined into a double slab | use.stone | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Data values
ID
Java Edition:
| Name | Identifier | Form | Block tags | Item tags |
Translation key |
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Stone Brick Slab | stone_brick_slab | Block & Item | slabs
mineable/pickaxe | slabs |
block.minecraft.stone_brick_slab |
Bedrock Edition:
| Name | Identifier | Alias ID | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] |
Translation key |
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Stone Brick Double Slab | stone_brick_double_slab | double_stone_block_slab / 5
double_stone_slab / 5 | -881 | Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2] | stone_brick_double_slab Alias ID: real_double_stone_slab / 5 |
tile.double_stone_slab.smoothStoneBrick.name |
Stone Brick Slab | stone_brick_slab | stone_block_slab / 5
stone_slab / 5 | -875 | Block & Giveable Item[i 3] | stone_brick_slab Alias ID: double_stone_slab / 5 |
tile.stone_slab.smoothStoneBrick.name |
- ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
- ↑ Unavailable with
/give command
- ↑ Available with
/give command.
Block states
Java Edition:
| Name |
Default value |
Allowed values |
Description |
| type | bottom
| bottom
top | Where the slab is within its block.
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double | The block is a double slab. |
| waterlogged | false | false
true | Whether or not there's water in the same place as this slab. |
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Bedrock Edition:
| Name | Metadata Bits |
Default value |
Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
| minecraft:vertical_half | Not Supported | bottom
| bottom
top | Unsupported | Where the slab is within its block.
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Videos
History
Java Edition
Bedrock Edition
Legacy Console Edition
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Added stone bricks slabs.
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| Stone bricks slabs generate as part of strongholds. |
The texture of stone bricks slabs has been updated. |
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
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| 0.1.0 |
Added stone bricks slabs.
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| Stone bricks slabs generate as part of strongholds. |
Data history
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| 1.13 | 17w47a |
The different variant block states for the stone_slab and double_stone_slab IDs have been split up and merged into their own IDs.
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| Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 43 and 44. |
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| v0.6.0 |
Stone bricks slabs have the stone_slab ID, however their item form's ID is incorrectly registered as double_stone_slab.
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The direct item form of double stone bricks slabs have the real_double_stone_slab ID. |
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| 1.19.0 | Preview 1.19.0.27 |
The IDs of stone bricks slabs and double stone bricks slabs have been changed to stone_block_slab and double_stone_block_slab respectively. |
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| 1.20.30 | Preview 1.20.20.20 |
Stone bricks slabs now use the minecraft:vertical_half block state instead of top_slot_bit. |
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| 1.21.0 | Preview 1.21.0.23 |
The different stone slab type block states for the stone_block_slab ID have been split up into their own IDs. |
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| 1.21.20 | Preview 1.21.10.20 |
The different stone slab type block states for the double_stone_block_slab ID have been split up into their own IDs. |
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Issues
Issues relating to "Stone Brick Slab" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
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References