Brick Wall

Brick Wall
Brick Wall.png: Infobox image for Brick Wall the block in Minecraft
Invicon Brick Wall.png: Inventory sprite for Brick Wall in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Brick Wall
Invicon Brick Wall BE.png: Inventory sprite for Brick Wall in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Brick Wall
Renewable

Yes

Stackable

Yes (64)

Tool

Blast resistance

6

Hardness

2

Luminous

No

Transparent

Yes

Waterloggable

Yes

Flammable

No

Catches fire
from lava

No

A brick wall is a brick variant of a wall.

Obtaining

Breaking

Brick walls can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block
Hardness 2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 10
BlockSprite oak-planks.png: Sprite image for oak-planks in MinecraftWooden 1.5
BlockSprite cobblestone.png: Sprite image for cobblestone in MinecraftStone 0.75
ItemSprite copper-ingot.png: Sprite image for copper-ingot in MinecraftCopper
0.6
ItemSprite iron-ingot.png: Sprite image for iron-ingot in MinecraftIron 0.5
ItemSprite diamond.png: Sprite image for diamond in MinecraftDiamond 0.4
ItemSprite netherite-ingot.png: Sprite image for netherite-ingot in MinecraftNetherite 0.35
ItemSprite gold-ingot.png: Sprite image for gold-ingot in MinecraftGolden 0.25
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 other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation

Brick walls can generate in trail ruins.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Bricks
Invicon Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bricks with description: BricksInvicon Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bricks with description: BricksInvicon Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bricks with description: BricksInvicon Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bricks with description: BricksInvicon Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bricks with description: BricksInvicon Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bricks with description: Bricks
Invicon Brick Wall.png: Inventory sprite for Brick Wall in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Brick Wall6

Stonecutting

Ingredients Cutting recipe
Bricks
Invicon Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bricks with description: BricksInvicon Brick Wall.png: Inventory sprite for Brick Wall in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Brick Wall.png: Inventory sprite for Brick Wall in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Brick Wall

Usage

For information about the placement mechanics of all walls, see Wall § Usage.

Note blocks

Brick walls can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds

Java Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite bricks.png: Sprite image for bricks in Minecraft normal sound type
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stone0.27 [sound 1]0.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stone0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.stone0.31.0
BlocksJumping from the blockjump.stone0.121.0
BlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stone0.221.0
  1. MCPE-169612 — Many blocks make slightly different sounds to stone

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tagsTranslation key
BlockSprite brick-wall.png: Sprite image for brick-wall in Minecraft Brick Wallbrick_wallBlock & Itemwallswallsblock.minecraft.brick_wall

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
BlockSprite brick-wall.png: Sprite image for brick-wall in Minecraft Brick Wallbrick_wallcobblestone_wall / 6-976Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.cobblestone_wall.brick.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

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
eastnonelow
none
tall
How the wall extends from the center post to the east.
northnonelow
none
tall
How the wall extends from the center post to the north.
southnonelow
none
tall
How the wall extends from the center post to the south.
uptruefalse
true
When true, the wall has a center post.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true
Whether or not there's water in the same place as this wall.
westnonelow
none
tall
How the wall extends from the center post to the west.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
wall_connection_type_eastNot Supportednonenone
short
tall
UnsupportedHow the wall extends from the center post to the east.
wall_connection_type_northNot Supportednonenone
short
tall
UnsupportedHow the wall extends from the center post to the north.
wall_connection_type_southNot Supportednonenone
short
tall
UnsupportedHow the wall extends from the center post to the south.
wall_connection_type_westNot Supportednonenone
short
tall
UnsupportedHow the wall extends from the center post to the west.
wall_post_bitNot Supportedtruefalse
true
UnsupportedWhether or not the wall has a center post.

History

October 11, 2018 Brick walls are announced.
Java Edition
1.1418w43a Added brick walls.
19w11aMoved brick walls from the Building Blocks tab to the Decoration Blocks tab in the Creative inventory.[1]
1.1620w06aBrick walls no longer have gaps when stacked vertically. Their blockstates now use "none" "low" and "tall" for east/west/north/south directional values.
1.2023w12aBrick walls now generate naturally within trail ruins.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0beta 1.9.0.0 Added brick walls.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of brick walls has been updated.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.51Brick walls no longer have gaps when stacked vertically.
1.19.80
Experiment
Next Major Update
Preview 1.19.80.22Brick walls now generate naturally within trail ruins.
1.21.30Preview 1.21.30.21The different wall block type block states for the cobblestone_wall ID have been split up into their own IDs.
1.21.50Preview 1.21.50.25 The texture of brick walls has been changed.
Preview 1.21.50.28 The previous texture change has been reverted.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.88 Added brick walls.
1.90 The texture of brick walls has been updated.

Issues

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

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