Allow and Deny

This page describes an education-related feature.

This feature is available only in Minecraft Education or when enabling the "Education" option in Bedrock Edition.

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.

Allow and Deny

Allow

Deny

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	None
Blast resistance	36,000,000
Hardness	-1
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

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Allow and deny are blocks that can be used to create restricted building areas or areas where players can build.^[1]

Obtaining

Allow and deny blocks can either be obtained by using the pick block control, or by using various commands, such as /give, or the Creative inventory‌.

Usage

When placed, allow blocks let players without world builder status place or destroy blocks in the area above them if immutable world is on, while deny blocks prohibit players without world builder, and their agents, from placing or destroying blocks in the area above them. This area covers an infinite distance above the block but does not cover the area below the block. If two allow or deny blocks are placed on top of one another, the block that is highest takes precedence. The deny block does not prevent the placing of blocks through commands, endermen, or pistons. They also do not prevent the placing of entities such as boats.

In Bedrock Edition, when placed, allow blocks let players in Adventure status place or destroy blocks in the area above, while deny blocks prohibit Members in Survival from placing or destroying blocks in the area above them.

Both blocks are extremely resistant to explosions, and players with world builder (or permission level 1‌) status are able to place and destroy blocks regardless of where any allow or deny blocks are placed and can also destroy and place the blocks themselves.

Allow blocks do not enable players without building/destroying permissions to build on top of them.

Piston interactivity

Allow and deny blocks cannot be moved by pistons or sticky pistons.

Sounds

v t e `stone` sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.stone`	0.37	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.stone`	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	`step.stone`	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	`jump.stone`	0.12	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.stone`	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Allow	`allow`	`210`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.allow.name`
Deny	`deny`	`211`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.deny.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ ^a ^b Available with /give command.
↑ ^a ^b The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Video

History

See also: build allow block and build disallow block

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.14.2		Unused textures and models for allow and deny blocks have been added to game files.
v0.16.0	build 1	Added allow and deny blocks. The textures have been changed.
	build 1	Their full addition was likely accidental due to Pocket Edition sharing the same codebase as Education Edition.
	build 2	Allow and deny blocks have now been removed.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.0	beta 1.15.0.51	Re-added allow and deny blocks.
1.20.70	Preview 1.20.70.22	Allow and deny no longer drop themselves when breaking.
Minecraft Education
1.0.0	0.14.2	Added allow and deny blocks.

Issues

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

Gallery

Screenshots

The allow and deny blocks placed in a world along with other Minecraft Education features.
Example of allow and deny blocks placed in a world in Pocket Edition Alpha.

References

↑ https://educommunity.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/360047116852-Specialty-Blocks-Allow-Deny-Border-Structure-

Navigation

Blocks

Structural
Wood/Hypha	Logs Stripped Wood Stripped Stems Stripped Hyphae Stripped Block of Bamboo Stripped Bamboo Mosaic Planks
Stone-based	Stone Cobblestone Mossy Smooth Stone Stone Bricks Chiseled Cracked Mossy Granite Polished Diorite Polished Andesite Polished Deepslate Chiseled Cobbled Polished Deepslate Bricks Cracked Deepslate Tiles Cracked Tuff Chiseled Polished Tuff Bricks Chiseled
Overworld	Bricks Packed Mud Mud Bricks Block of Resin Resin Bricks Chiseled Sandstone Chiseled Cut Smooth Red Sandstone Chiseled Cut Smooth Prismarine Bricks Dark
The Nether	Netherrack Nether Bricks Chiseled Cracked Red Blackstone Polished Blackstone Chiseled Polished Blackstone Bricks Cracked Basalt Polished Smooth
The End	End Stone Bricks Purpur Block Pillar
Ore/Mineral	Block of Quartz Bricks Chiseled Pillar Smooth Block of Copper Chiseled Cut Grate Block of Iron Block of Gold Block of Amethyst Block of Coal Block of Diamond Block of Emerald Block of Lapis Lazuli Block of Netherite Block of Redstone

Ornamental
Decorative	Bookshelf Crying Obsidian Gilded Blackstone Honeycomb Block Reinforced Deepslate
Partial Blocks	Chain Dirt Path Fences Wooden Nether Brick Iron Bars Slabs Cut Copper Wooden Stairs Cut Copper Wooden Walls
Dyeable/Dyed	Wool Carpets Terracotta Stained Glazed Concrete Powder Glass Pane Tinted Stained Glass Pane
Lighting	Candle Dyed End Rod Froglight Glowstone Jack o'Lantern Lantern Soul Sea Lantern Torch Soul
BE & edu only	Colored Torches Elements Hardened Glass Pane Hardened Stained Glass Pane

Natural
Sediment/Soil	Dirt Coarse Grass Block Mycelium Podzol Rooted Dirt Gravel Mud Clay Sand Red Soul Sand Soul Soil Crimson Nylium Warped Nylium
Misc. rock	Bedrock Magma Block Obsidian Calcite Pointed Dripstone Block
Ore/Mineral	Amethyst Bud Cluster Budding Amethyst Ancient Debris Coal Ore Deepslate Copper Ore Deepslate Raw Block Diamond Ore Deepslate Emerald Ore Deepslate Gold Ore Deepslate Raw Block Nether Iron Ore Deepslate Raw Block Lapis Lazuli Ore Deepslate Nether Quartz Ore Redstone Ore Deepslate
Plant	Azalea Flowering Bamboo Shoot Beetroots Big Dripleaf Small Bush Cactus Carrots Cave Vines Chorus Plant Flower Cocoa Creaking Heart Dead Bush Fern Large Firefly Bush Hanging Roots Leaf Litter Leaves Lily Pad Mangrove Propagule Mangrove Roots Muddy Melon Stem Moss Block Carpet Pale Hanging Moss Pale Moss Block Carpet Potatoes Pumpkin Carved Stem Resin Clump Saplings Seagrass Tall Short Dry Grass Tall Short Grass Tall Spore Blossom Sugar Cane Sweet Berry Bush Vines Wheat Crops Hay Bale
Flower	Allium Azure Bluet Blue Orchid Cactus Flower Cornflower Dandelion Eyeblossom Lilac Lily of the Valley Oxeye Daisy Peony Pink Petals Pitcher Plant Crop Poppy Rose Bush Sunflower Torchflower Crop Tulips Wildflowers Wither Rose
Fungus	Fungi Crimson Warped Glow Lichen Mushrooms Blocks Stem Nether Sprouts Wart Block Nether Warped Crimson Roots Warped Roots Shroomlight Twisting Vines Weeping Vines
Fauna & algae	Coral Dead Coral Blocks Dead Coral Fans Dead Kelp Dried Block Sea Pickle
Fauna/Related	Bee Nest Bone Block Cobweb Dragon Egg Dried Ghast Frogspawn Infested Blocks Sniffer Egg Turtle Egg
Sculk	Sculk Sculk Catalyst Sculk Sensor Calibrated Sculk Shrieker Sculk Vein
Fluid	Lava Water
Fluid/Related	Bubble Column Ice Blue Packed Snow Powder Block
Non-physical	Air Cave‌ Void‌ Fire Soul

Utility
Interactable	Anvil Chipped Damaged Barrel Beacon Brewing Stand Cartography Table Chest Ender Copper Crafting Table Enchanting Table Furnace Blast Smoker Grindstone Lectern Loom Shelf Shulker Box Dyed Sign Hanging Smithing Table Stonecutter
Utilizable	Banners Ominous Beehive Beds Bell Cake with Candle Campfire Soul Cauldron Lava Powder Snow Water Chiseled Bookshelf Composter Conduit Copper Golem Statue Decorated Pot End Gateway End Portal End Portal Frame Farmland Fletching Table Flower Pot Frosted Ice Heads Skeleton Wither Skeleton Zombie Creeper Piglin Dragon Heavy Core Jukebox Ladder Lodestone Monster Spawner Nether Portal Respawn Anchor Scaffolding Sponge Wet Suspicious Gravel Suspicious Sand TNT Trial Spawner Ominous Vault Ominous
Redstone/Mechanical	Buttons Wooden Stone Polished Blackstone Copper Bulb Crafter Daylight Detector Dispenser Dropper Doors Copper Iron Wooden Honey Block Hopper Lever Lightning Rod Note Block Observer Piston Sticky Head Moving Pressure Plates Wooden Stone Polished Blackstone Heavy Weighted Light Weighted Rail Activator Detector Powered Redstone Lamp Redstone Wire Comparator Repeater Torch Slime Block Target Trapped Chest Trapdoors Copper Iron Wooden Fence Gates Tripwire Hook Tripwire
BE & edu only	Border Chalkboard Compound Creator Element Constructor Heat Block Item Frame Glow Lab Table Material Reducer Underwater TNT Underwater Torch

Creative or commands only
All editions	Barrier Command Block Chain Repeating Jigsaw Block Light Petrified Oak Slab Player Head Structure Block Void
Java Edition only	Test Block Test Instance Block
China Edition only	mod_ore micro_block

Removed
All editions	Grassless Dirt Seamless Stone Slab
Java Edition only	Cloth Dead Coral Block Gear Lava Spawner Locked chest Rose Potted Shrub Water Spawner
Bedrock Edition only	Blue Rose grass_carried leaves_carried Fern Fern Smooth Stone Bricks Structure Air mysterious_frame_slot
MinecraftEdu only	Big Sign Border block Build allow block Build disallow block Foundation block Home Block Information block Information Sign Number Block Spawn Block Teleport Block

Unused
Bedrock Edition only	Chalkboard
BE & edu only	Camera Block Chiseled Purpur tile.client_request_placeholder_block.name Deprecated Anvil tile.deprecated_purpur_block_2.name Glowing Obsidian tile.info_update.name tile.info_update2.name Invisible Bedrock Nether Reactor Core tile.reserved6.name Stonecutter (old) Unknown

Joke
April Fools 2013	Block of Coal Etho Slab Tinted Glass Torch (Burnt-out)
April Fools 2016	USB Charger Block
April Fools 2020	An Ant Box of Infinite Books Cursor Funky Portal Leftover Swaggiest stairs ever
April Fools 2022	How did we get here?
April Fools 2023	Cheese Copper Sink Filled Copper Spleaves Golden Chest Other Portal Packed Air Pickaxe Block Place Block
April Fools 2024	Baked Potato Bricks Expired Charred Big Brain Block of Amber Block of Potato Peels Corrupted Floatater Floatato Frying Table Gravtater Pedestal Peelgrass Block Corrupted Poison Farmland Poison Path Poisonous Mashed Potato Poisonous Potato Block Compressed Double Compressed Triple Compressed Quadruple Compressed Poisonous Potato Cutter Poisonous Potato Head Block Poisonous Potato Headpiece Poisonous Potato Ore Deepslate Potato Battery Potato Bud Potato flower Potato Fruit Potato Leaves Potato Pedicule Potato Portal Potato Refinery Potato Sprouts Potato Stem Planks Slab Stairs Door Trapdoor Button Pressure Plate Sign Hanging Sign Fence Fence Gate Potone Copper Ore Diamond Ore Gold Ore Iron Ore Lapis Lazuli Ore Redstone Ore Resin Ore Powerful Potato Strong Roots Taterstone Terre de Pomme Vicious Potato Weak Roots
April Fools 2025	Dimension Control Mine Travelling Block Mine Revisitor Mine Crafter Mob Trophy Shimmering Door Sky Trophy

Extreme metadata variants
All editions	Directionless Hopper Seamless Stone Slab Six-sided Hay Bale Six-sided Piston
Java Edition only	Faceless Furnace Faceless Jack o'Lantern Green Shrub Potted Inaccessible "Boring" Blocks Invisible stairs Misaligned torch Redstone Nether portal post Overripe Melon Stem Attached Overripe Pumpkin Stem Attached Overgrown Cocoa Overeaten Cake Overgrown Wheat Crops Potted non-flower block Snowy Dirt Coarse Strange buttons
Bedrock Edition only	Bell Stand Diorite Bell Granite Bell Polished Six-sided Bone Block Six-sided Purpur Pillar Six-sided Quartz Pillar Smokeless Campfire

Minecraft Education

General aspects
Development	Version history Development versions
Technical	Add-on Block entity Commands Coordinates Seed sound_definitions.json Tick Ticking area
Multiplayer	Server Server list
Related	MinecraftEdu Minecraft Hour of Code AI Adventurers

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Chemistry

Blocks	Elements Compound Creator Element Constructor Lab Table Material Reducer Hardened Glass Pane Hardened Stained Glass Pane Colored Torches Underwater Torch Underwater TNT Heat Block
Items	Compounds Medicine Bleach Ice Bomb Super Fertilizer Sparkler Glow Stick
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