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Stone Stairs

Stone Stairs

Stone stairs are a decorative stairs variant of stone that do not generate naturally and are used for building.

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Blocks Stackable resources Renewable resources Manufactured blocks Stairs
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Contents (17)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Breaking
  3. Crafting
  4. Stonecutting
  5. Usage
  6. Sounds
  7. Data values
  8. ID
  9. Block states
  10. Videos
  11. History
  12. Announcement
  13. Java Edition
  14. Bedrock Edition
  15. PlayStation 4 Edition
  16. Issues
  17. Trivia
Stone Stairs
Stone Stairs.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Stone Stairs'
Invicon Stone Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Stone Stairs
Renewable Yes
Stackable Yes (64)
Tool Invicon Wooden Pickaxe.png: Sprite image for Wooden Pickaxe in Minecraft
Blast resistance 6
Hardness 1.5
Luminous No
Transparent Partial (blocks light)‌[JE only]
Yes‌[BE only]
Waterloggable Yes
Flammable No
Catches fire
from lava 		No
Map color
 11 STONE
Note block instrument Bass Drum

Stone stairs are a decorative stairs variant of stone that do not generate naturally and are used for building.

Obtaining

Breaking

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

Block BlockSprite stone-stairs.png: Sprite image for stone-stairs in MinecraftStone Stairs
Hardness 1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 7.5 (JE)
7.5 (BE)
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 1.15 (JE)
1.15 (BE)
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.6 (JE)
0.6 (BE)
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.45 (JE)
0.45 (BE)
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.4 (JE)
0.4 (BE)
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.3 (JE)
0.3 (BE)
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.25 (JE)
0.25 (BE)
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.2 (JE)
0.2 (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.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Stone
Invicon Stone.png: Inventory sprite for Stone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone with description: StoneInvicon Stone.png: Inventory sprite for Stone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone with description: StoneInvicon Stone.png: Inventory sprite for Stone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone with description: StoneInvicon Stone.png: Inventory sprite for Stone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone with description: StoneInvicon Stone.png: Inventory sprite for Stone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone with description: StoneInvicon Stone.png: Inventory sprite for Stone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone with description: Stone
Invicon Stone Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Stone Stairs4

Stonecutting

Ingredients Cutting recipe
Stone
Invicon Stone.png: Inventory sprite for Stone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone with description: StoneInvicon Stone Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Stone Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Stone Stairs

Usage

For information about the placement mechanics of all stairs, see Stairs § Usage.

Sounds

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8–1.0
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedplace.stonesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8–1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stonesubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.370.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.221.0
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Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tags Translation key
BlockSprite stone-stairs.png: Sprite image for stone-stairs in Minecraft Stone Stairsstone_stairsBlock & Itemstairs
mineable/pickaxe		stairs block.minecraft.stone_stairs

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Block tags Translation key
BlockSprite stone-stairs.png: Sprite image for stone-stairs in Minecraft Stone Stairsnormal_stone_stairs435Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]minecraft:cornerable_stairs
minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible		 tile.normal_stone_stairs.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 stairs' full-block side faces.
When placed in-game by a player, this matches the direction the player faces.
halfbottombottom
top		Top if the stairs are upside-down.
shapestraightinner_left
inner_right
outer_left
outer_right
straight		"straight" is the default stairs shape.
"inner" is an "inside corner" stair shape, with two full-block and two stair-shaped side faces.
"outer" is an "outside corner" stair shape, with two stair-shaped and two half-block side faces.
"left" and "right" specify in which direction is the higher part of the step.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true		Whether or not there's water in the same place as these stairs.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
upside_down_bit0x4falsefalse
true		0
1		True if the stairs are upside-down.
weirdo_direction0x1
0x2		00
1
2
3		0
1
2
3		The direction the stairs' full-block side faces.
  • 0: East
  • 1: West
  • 2: South
  • 3: North
minecraft:cornerNot Supportednonenone
inner_left
inner_right
outer_left
outer_right		UnsupportedThe corner shape of the stair.

Videos

History

Announcement

November 18, 2017 Stone stairs appear in The Super Duper Minecraft Musical, shown at MINECON Earth 2017.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1418w43a Added stone stairs.
18w44a The texture of stone stairs has been changed.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.9.0beta 1.9.0.0 Added stone stairs.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of stone stairs has been updated.

PlayStation 4 Edition

PlayStation 4 Edition
1.88 Added stone stairs.
1.90 The texture of stone stairs has been updated.

Issues

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

Trivia

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How to craft Stone Stairs
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