Coarse Dirt

Coarse Dirt
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.5
Hardness	0.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire; from lava	No
Map color (JE)	; 10 DIRT

Coarse dirt is a variant of dirt on which grass block cannot spread.

Obtaining

Breaking

Coarse dirt drops itself as an item when mined using any tool or by hand, but shovels are the quickest.

Block
Hardness	0.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)^[A]
Default	0.75
Wooden	0.4
Stone	0.2
Copper	0.15
Iron	0.15
Diamond	0.1
Netherite	0.1
Golden	0.1
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.

Natural generation

Coarse dirt can be found as large patches in the windswept savanna, wooded badlands, and old growth taiga biomes.

It also generates in mushroom farm rooms in woodland mansions and in trail ruins.

Mob loot

An enderman holding coarse dirt drops the block upon death.

Crafting

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
	Dirt + Gravel	4

Usage

Coarse dirt has the ability to grow saplings, sugar canes, mushrooms, bamboo, flowers, and sweet berries, which can be planted directly under appropriate conditions.

Neither mycelium nor grass can spread onto coarse dirt.

Coarse dirt can be tilled using a hoe to become normal dirt. There must be an empty space above the coarse dirt for it to be tilled.

Using any type of shovel on coarse dirt turns it into a dirt path.

Mud

Using a water bottle, splash water bottle or lingering water bottle converts the coarse dirt into mud.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

v t e `gravel` sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.gravel`	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.gravel`	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.gravel`	0.17	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.gravel`	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	`step.gravel`	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	`jump.gravel`	0.1	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.gravel`	0.17	1.0

Unique

Java Edition

Sounds
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Splashing	Blocks	When a player creates a mud block	`entity.generic.splash`	`subtitles.entity.generic.splash`	1.0	1.0	16
	Bottle empties	Blocks	When a player or dispenser creates a mud block	`item.bottle.empty`	`subtitles.item.bottle.empty`	1.0	1.0	16
	Shovel flattens	Blocks	When a shovel creates a dirt path	`item.shovel.flatten`	`subtitles.item.shovel.flatten`	1.0	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Players	When a dispenser creates a mud block^{[sound 1]}	`random.splash`	1.0	0.6-1.4
	Sound	When a player creates a mud block	`bottle.empty`	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	When a shovel creates a dirt path	`use.grass`	1.0	0.8

↑ MCPE-155358

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Coarse Dirt	`coarse_dirt`	Block & Item	`bamboo_plantable_on` `dry_vegetation_may_place_on` `enderman_holdable` `moss_replaceable` `lush_ground_replaceable` `mineable/shovel` `dirt` `sniffer_diggable_block`	`block.minecraft.coarse_dirt`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Coarse Dirt	`coarse_dirt`	`dirt / 1`	`-962`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.dirt.coarse.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.

History

Java Edition
1.7.2			13w36a				Added "grassless" dirt.
							Grassless dirt functions exactly like regular dirt, except it does not grow grass.
							Grassless dirt does not generate naturally.
							When broken, regular dirt is dropped. It is not obtainable in the Creative inventory.
			?				Grassless dirt can now be found naturally in savanna biomes.
1.8			June 11, 2014				Ryan Holtz revealed a new coarse dirt block, including its crafting recipe. "This will be a transparent switch-over in terms of world generation, as the coarse dirt block uses the same block ID and data value as the original grassless dirt block. As a result, even old worlds with the grassless dirt blocks should have them seamlessly change over to coarse dirt."
			14w25a				Grassless dirt has been renamed to coarse dirt and now uses a distinct texture from regular dirt.
							Coarse dirt can now be crafted.
							Coarse dirt can now be tilled with a hoe into farmland.
							Coarse dirt is now obtainable in the Creative inventory.
			14w32a				Coarse dirt can now be tilled into regular dirt.
1.11			16w39a				Coarse dirt now generates in woodland mansions.
1.16			20w07a				Piglins now barter gravel, making coarse dirt renewable.
1.17			20w45a				A shovel can now be used on coarse dirt to create a dirt path block.
1.19			22w11a				Using a water bottle, splash water bottle, or lingering water bottle now convert the coarse dirt into mud.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w07a				Sniffers can now dig coarse dirt.
1.20			23w12a				Coarse dirt now generates in trail ruins.
1.20.5			24w10a				Wolves can now spawn on coarse dirt.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0			build 1				Added grassless dirt.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0			beta 1.2.0.2				Grassless dirt has been replaced with coarse dirt. It is now obtainable in the Creative inventory.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3	1.0.1	Added coarse dirt.
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Coarse dirt now generates in woodland mansions.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.5.25							Added coarse dirt.

The crafting recipe for coarse dirt.

Data history

Java Edition
1.8	14w06a	Grassless dirt now uses the newly-implemented model json file `models/block/cube.json`; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.
1.13	17w47a	The different variant block states for the `dirt` ID have been split up into their own IDs.
1.13	17w47a	Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 3.
Bedrock Edition
1.21.20	Preview 1.21.20.22	The different block states for the `dirt` ID have now been split up into their own IDs.

Issues

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

Gallery

In other media

Render of coarse dirt used for The Togetherness Machine.
Coarse dirt as it appeared in Minecraft Earth.
Coarse dirt as it appeared in MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party.

Navigation

[breakingtimenote-1] These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

[2] MCPE-155358

[bedrock-item-id-3] ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.

[bedrock-give-available-4] Available with /give command.

[bedrock-item-form-5] The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

[A]

[sound 1]

[i 1]

[i 2]

[i 3]