Tuff Slab

Tuff Slab

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	1.5
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	43 TERRACOTTA_GRAY
Note block instrument	Bass Drum

A tuff slab is a decorative slab variant of tuff that does not generate naturally and is used for building.

Obtaining

Breaking

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

Block	Tuff Slab
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

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Tuff	6

Stonecutting

Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Tuff	2

Usage

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

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Chiseled Tuff	Tuff Slab

Sounds

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

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

tuff sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​ ?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	place.tuff	​ ?	0.8	1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.tuff	​ ?	1.0	0.8
	​ ?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	step.tuff	​ ?	0.3	0.5
	​ ?	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	step.tuff	​ ?	1.0	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Walking on the block	step.tuff	​ ?	0.3	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Jumping from the block	step.tuff	​ ?	0.12	1.1
	​ ?	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	step.tuff	​ ?	0.4	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Tuff Double Slab	tuff_double_slab	-745	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	—
Tuff Slab	tuff_slab	-744	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.tuff_slab.name

Block states

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.20.3 Experiment Update 1.21			23w43a				Added tuff slabs.
1.21			24w18a				Tuff slabs are now available without using the "Update 1.21" experimental data pack.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.20.50 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.20.50.22				Added tuff slabs.
			Preview 1.20.50.23				Tuff slabs are now craftable.
1.21.0			Preview 1.21.0.22				Tuff slabs are now available without using the "Update 1.21" experimental toggle.

Issues

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

References