Stone Slab

This article is about the current stone slab. For the slab that was formerly called "Stone Slab", see Smooth Stone Slab.

Stone Slab

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	2
Luminous	No
Transparent	Double slab: No Single slab: Partial (blocks light)‌[JE only] Partial (diffuses sky light)‌[BE only]
Waterloggable	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	11 STONE
Note block instrument	Bass Drum

A stone slab is a decorative slab variant of stone that generates in ruined portals and is used for building.

Obtaining

Breaking

Stone slabs can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block	Stone Slab
Hardness	2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	110.05 (JE) 10 (BE)
Wooden	11.5 (JE) 1.5 (BE)
Stone	10.75 (JE) 0.75 (BE)
Copper	10.6 (JE) 0.6 (BE)
Iron	10.5 (JE) 0.5 (BE)
Diamond	10.4 (JE) 0.4 (BE)
Netherite	10.35 (JE) 0.35 (BE)
Golden	10.25 (JE) 0.25 (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

Stone slabs can generate in some Overworld ruined portals.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Stone	6

Stonecutting

Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Stone	2

Usage

For information about the placement mechanics of all slabs, see Slab § Usage.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Grindstone	Stick + Stone Slab + Any Planks

Sounds

In Bedrock Edition, when a stone slab is combined into a double slab, the block's use sound is played.^[1]

Java Edition:

stone sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​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
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​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

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Stone Slab	stone_slab	Block & Item	slabs mineable/pickaxe	slabs	block.minecraft.stone_slab

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Stone Double Slab	normal_stone_double_slab	double_stone_block_slab4 / 2 double_stone_slab4 / 2	1181	Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]	normal_stone_double_slab (Numeric: -926) Alias ID: real_double_stone_slab4 / 2	—
Stone Slab	normal_stone_slab	stone_block_slab4 / 2 stone_slab4 / 2	1154	Block & Giveable Item[i 3]	normal_stone_slab (Numeric: -899) Alias ID: double_stone_slab4 / 2	tile.stone_slab4.stone.name

Block states

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.14			18w43a				Added stone slabs.
			18w44a				The texture of stone slabs has been changed.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.9.0			beta 1.9.0.0				Added stone slabs.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of stone slabs has been changed.

PlayStation 4 Edition

PlayStation 4 Edition
1.88							Added stone slabs.
1.90							The texture of stone slabs has been changed.

Data history

Issues

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

References