Chiseled Bookshelf

Chiseled Bookshelf
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	1.5
Hardness	1.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire; from lava	Yes‌; No‌

Chiseled bookshelves are blocks that can hold books, books and quills, written books, enchanted books and knowledge books.

Obtaining

Breaking

Chiseled bookshelves can be destroyed with any tool, but an axe mines it the fastest. When broken, all contained books are dropped as items. The block itself drops only when broken using a tool enchanted with Silk Touch.^[1]

Block
Hardness	1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)^[A]
Default	2.25
Wooden	1.15
Stone	0.6
Copper	0.45
Iron	0.4
Diamond	0.3
Netherite	0.25
Golden	0.2
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

↑ These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Any Planks + Any Wooden Slab

Usage

Chiseled bookshelves cannot be moved by pistons.‌

Holding books

All of the chiseled bookshelf textures before 22w46a.

Chiseled bookshelves can hold up to six books, books and quills, written books, enchanted books, and/or knowledge books. There is no GUI; books are instead added into the bookshelf by using on a slot with a book. Doing so places a book in that slot. Using on an occupied slot removes the book from that slot.

Chiseled bookshelves do not increase the power of enchanting tables.

Redstone signal

The correspondences between slot and signal power.

A redstone comparator sends a signal (1–6) indicating the last slot interacted with. When no slot has been interacted with yet, it outputs 0.

An observer can detect when a book is added or removed from the bookshelf.

Hoppers, minecarts with hoppers, and droppers

Hoppers and minecarts with hoppers can insert and remove books from the bookshelf. As with any other container, items are taken from the first slot that has an item that can fit in the hopper and are inserted into the first empty slot. Droppers behave similarly when inserting books into the bookshelf.

When a hopper that is not already 100% full fails to remove a book from a non-empty bookshelf because there is no room for the book in the hopper's inventory, that is still counted as an "interaction" with the slot. Thus, a hopper that cannot remove any of the books effectively sets the last-interacted slot to the last non-empty slot in the bookshelf.^[2]

Fuel

Chiseled bookshelves can be used as fuel in furnaces to smelt 1.5 items.

Note blocks

Chiseled bookshelves can be placed under note blocks to produce a "bass" sound.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

v t e `chiseled_bookshelf` sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.chiseled_bookshelf.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.chiseled_bookshelf.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.chiseled_bookshelf.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.chiseled_bookshelf.fall`	`subtitles.block.generic.fall`	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.chiseled_bookshelf.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e `chiseled_bookshelf` sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`break.chiseled_bookshelf`	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	`place.chiseled_bookshelf`	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.chiseled_bookshelf`	1.0	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`step.chiseled_bookshelf`	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	`step.chiseled_bookshelf`	0.2	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	`step.chiseled_bookshelf`	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`step.chiseled_bookshelf`	0.18	1.0

Unique

Java Edition

Sounds
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Book placed	Blocks	When a non-enchanted book is placed in a chiseled bookshelf	`block.chiseled_bookshelf.insert`	`subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.insert`	0.8	varies ^{[sound 1]}	16
	Enchanted Book placed	Blocks	When an enchanted book is placed in a chiseled bookshelf	`block.chiseled_bookshelf.insert.enchanted`	`subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.insert_enchanted`	0.8	varies ^{[sound 1]}	16
	Book taken	Blocks	When a non-enchanted book is removed from a chiseled bookshelf	`block.chiseled_bookshelf.pickup`	`subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.take`	0.8	varies ^{[sound 2]}	16
	Enchanted Book taken	Blocks	When an enchanted book is removed from a chiseled bookshelf	`block.chiseled_bookshelf.pickup.enchanted`	`subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.take_enchanted`	0.8	varies ^{[sound 2]}	16

↑ ^a ^b Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound
↑ ^a ^b Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	When a non-enchanted book is placed in a chiseled bookshelf	`insert.chiseled_bookshelf`	0.8	varies ^{[sound 1]}
	Blocks	When an enchanted book is placed in a chiseled bookshelf	`insert_enchanted.chiseled_bookshelf`	0.8	varies ^{[sound 1]}
	Blocks	When a non-enchanted book is removed from a chiseled bookshelf	`pickup.chiseled_bookshelf`	0.8	varies ^{[sound 2]}
	Blocks	When an enchanted book is removed from a chiseled bookshelf	`pickup_enchanted.chiseled_bookshelf`	0.8	varies ^{[sound 2]}

↑ ^a ^b Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound
↑ ^a ^b Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Chiseled Bookshelf	`chiseled_bookshelf`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.chiseled_bookshelf`

Name	Identifier
Block entity	`chiseled_bookshelf`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Chiseled Bookshelf	`chiseled_bookshelf`	`781`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]} (Numeric: `-526`)	`tile.chiseled_bookshelf.name`

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

Name	Savegame ID
Block entity	`ChiseledBookshelf`

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
facing	`north`	`east` `north` `south` `west`	The direction the bookshelf is facing. Opposite from the direction the player faces when placing it.
slot_0_occupied	`false`	`true` `false`	Whether there is a book in the upper-left slot.
slot_1_occupied	`false`	`true` `false`	Whether there is a book in the upper-middle slot.
slot_2_occupied	`false`	`true` `false`	Whether there is a book in the upper-right slot.
slot_3_occupied	`false`	`true` `false`	Whether there is a book in the lower-left slot.
slot_4_occupied	`false`	`true` `false`	Whether there is a book in the lower-middle slot.
slot_5_occupied	`false`	`true` `false`	Whether there is a book in the lower-right slot.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
books_stored	Not Supported	`0`	`0 — 63`	`Unsupported`	The confguration of the books in the bookshelf.
direction	Not Supported	`0`	`0` `1` `2` `3`	`Unsupported`	The direction the bookshelf is facing. Opposite from the direction the player faces when placing it. 0: facing South 1: facing West 2: facing North 3: facing East

Block data

A chiseled bookshelf has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

Java Edition:

[NBT Compound / JSON Object] Block entity data
- Tags common to all block entities see Template:Nbt inherit/blockentity/template
- [NBT List / JSON Array] Items: List of books in the bookshelf.
  - [NBT Compound / JSON Object]: An item, including the slot tag. The valid slot numbers are 0-5.
    - An item see Template:Nbt inherit/item/template
- [Int] last_interacted_slot: Last interacted slot (0–5), or -1 if no slot has been interacted with yet.

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format.

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	The Power of Books	Read the power signal of a Chiseled Bookshelf using a Comparator	Place a comparator on any side of a chiseled bookshelf, or the chiseled bookshelf against a comparator with the back of the comparator running into it.

History

Java Edition
October 15, 2022		Chiseled bookshelves were announced at Minecraft Live 2022.
1.19.3 Experiment Update 1.20	22w42a	Added chiseled bookshelves behind the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.
	22w44a	Hoppers, minecart with hoppers, and droppers can now interact with chiseled bookshelves.
	22w44a	Order of books in the Item tag has been reversed.
	22w45a	Added unique sounds for chiseled bookshelves, which previously used wood sounds and wood placing sounds for interacting.
	22w46a	Books are now added and removed by interacting directly with the six slots, versus the former behavior of inserting into the first empty slot and removing from the last filled slot.
	22w46a	Block texture now indicates which slots are filled.
	1.19.3-pre1	The book is now removed from an occupied slot even if a book is currently held in hand.
	1.19.3-pre1	Added `last_interacted_slot` to block NBT data.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20	23w07a	Cherry planks can now be used to craft chiseled bookshelves.
1.20	23w12a	Chiseled bookshelves are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.
1.20	1.20 Release Candidate 1	Knowledge books now can be placed inside chiseled bookshelves.
1.20.2	23w32a	Chiseled bookshelves now emit a `block_change` vibration of frequency `11` when receiving books from hoppers.
Bedrock Edition
1.19.50 Experiment Next Major Update	Preview 1.19.50.21	Added chiseled bookshelves behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.19.60 Experiment Next Major Update	Preview 1.19.60.20	Added unique sounds for chiseled bookshelves, which previously used wood sounds and wood using sounds for interacting.
	Preview 1.19.60.20	Hoppers can now interact with chiseled bookshelves.
	Preview 1.19.60.22	Books are now added and removed by interacting directly with the six slots, versus the former behavior of inserting into the first empty slot and removing from the last filled slot.
	Preview 1.19.60.22	The book is now removed from an occupied slot even if a book is currently held in hand.
	Preview 1.19.60.24	Droppers and minecart with hoppers can now interact with chiseled bookshelves.
	Preview 1.19.60.24	Minecart with hoppers only can remove books.
1.20.0	Preview 1.20.0.21	Chiseled bookshelves are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.

Issues

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

Trivia

There are 12⁹ (5,159,780,352) different ways to craft a chiseled bookshelf, as each of the nine slots in the crafting grid can contain planks or slabs of any of the twelve wood types.

Gallery

Renders

Screenshots

Books arranged in a heart pattern.
Chiseled bookshelves and wool.
Chiseled bookshelves and wool.
Sunny in front of a chiseled bookshelf door.

In other media

Steve opening a door made of chiseled bookshelves.
Efe looking at chiseled bookshelves.
Redstone behind the chiseled bookshelves.
Efe putting a book inside the chiseled bookshelf.
A wallpaper of Efe looking at an enchanting table.
Another wallpaper, showing Efe spooking Makena using a zombie head, with chiseled bookshelves above them.
Chiseled bookshelves in A Minecraft Movie McDonalds commercial.

References

↑ MC-261722 — Chiseled bookshelf doesn't drop without using the silk touch enchantment — resolved as "Works As Intended".
↑ MC-257178 — Chiseled Bookshelf redstone behavior is inconsistent — resolved as "Fixed".

External links

Block of the Month: Chiseled Bookshelf – Minecraft.net on June 29, 2023

Navigation

[breakingtimenote-2] These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

[insertvaries-4] Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound

[pickupvaries-5] Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound

[insertvaries-6] Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound

[pickupvaries-7] Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound

[bedrock-item-id-8] ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.

[bedrock-give-available-9] Available with /give command.

[bedrock-item-form-10] The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

[1] MC-261722 — Chiseled bookshelf doesn't drop without using the silk touch enchantment — resolved as "Works As Intended".

[3] MC-257178 — Chiseled Bookshelf redstone behavior is inconsistent — resolved as "Fixed".

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Chiseled Bookshelf

Contents

Obtaining

Breaking

Crafting

Usage

Holding books

Redstone signal

Hoppers, minecarts with hoppers, and droppers

Fuel

Note blocks

Sounds

Generic

Unique

Data values

ID

Block states

Block data

Advancements

History

Issues

Trivia

Gallery

Renders

Screenshots

In other media

See Also

References

External links

Navigation