Terracotta

Terracotta

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	4.2
Hardness	1.25
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

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Terracotta is a block that is found abundantly in badlands biomes, or can be obtained by smelting clay. It can be dyed to create stained terracotta.

Obtaining

Breaking

Terracotta can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block
Hardness	1.25
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	6.25
Wooden	0.95
Stone	0.5
Copper ​	0.4
Iron	0.35
Diamond	0.25
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

Natural generation

Badlands

Red, orange, yellow, brown, white, light gray, and uncolored terracotta can be found naturally in badlands biomes, which yield massive amounts of terracotta.

Villages

Terracotta can be found in mason houses in plains villages and in some desert village houses, lamps and meeting points.

Trail Ruins

Many colors of terracotta generate in buildings of these archaeologically-connected civilizational origins.

Desert Pyramids

Contain several colors of terracotta displayed outside in paired symbols and above the trap.

Smelting

Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Clay + Any fuel	0.35

Usage

Building

Terracotta has the same blast resistance as most other stone blocks, which is significantly higher than the block of clay before being smelted. A block of terracotta when one block away from a creeper or TNT explosion protects any blocks behind it, although the terracotta itself is destroyed.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Host Armor Trim Smithing Template	Diamond + Host Armor Trim +	2
Stained Terracotta	+ Matching Dye	8888888888888888
Raiser Armor Trim Smithing Template	Diamond + Raiser Armor Trim +	2
Shaper Armor Trim Smithing Template	Diamond + Shaper Armor Trim +	2
Wayfinder Armor Trim Smithing Template	Diamond + Wayfinder Armor Trim +	2
White Terracotta or Blue Terracotta or Brown Terracotta or Black Terracotta	+ Bone Meal or Lapis Lazuli or Cocoa Beans or Ink Sac	8888	‌

Note blocks

Uncolored terracotta can be placed under note blocks to produce a "bass drum" sound.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

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

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Terracotta	terracotta	Block & Item	block.minecraft.terracotta

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Terracotta	hardened_clay	None	172	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.hardened_clay.name

Video

History

Java Edition
April 24, 2013							Dinnerbone tweets the first picture of the hardened clay block, based on a suggestion by user BlameTheController, to be similar to Native American Pueblos.[1]
1.6.1			13w17a				Added hardened clay.
1.7.2			13w36b				Hardened clay now generates in mesa biomes.
1.12			17w16a				Hardened clay is now called "terracotta".
1.14			18w43a				The texture of terracotta has been changed. The stained terracotta textures remain unchanged.[2]
			18w48a				Uncolored terracotta can now be found in plains villages.
			18w50a				Uncolored terracotta can now be found in desert villages.
			19w13a				Uncolored terracotta has also become renewable, due to mason villagers throwing clay at players under the Hero of the Village effect, which can be smelted into terracotta.
1.20			23w12a				Terracotta can now be used to craft host armor trims, raiser armor trims, shaper armor trims, and wayfinder armor trims.
							Terracotta can now be found in trail ruins.
1.21.5			25w05a				Sand, red sand and terracotta of any color have a chance of playing ambient sounds when surrounded by any one of them on at least 3 sides 8 blocks away.
1.21.6			25w15a				Terracotta no longer emits ambient sounds.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0			build 1				Added hardened clay.
			build 11				Hardened clay can now be used to used to craft stained clay.
							Hardened clay can now be obtained by smelting clay blocks.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0				Hardened clay is now called "terracotta".
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of terracotta has been changed.
							Uncolored terracotta now generates in the new villages.
1.19.0			Preview 1.19.0.25				Mud now can be converted into clay using pointed dripstone, making uncolored terracotta renewable as well.
1.19.80 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.80.22				Terracotta can now be used to craft host armor trim, raiser armor trim, shaper armor trim, and wayfinder armor trim.
							Terracotta can now be found in trail ruins.
1.21.70 Experiment Drop 1 2025			Preview 1.21.70.20				Sand, red sand and terracotta of any color have a chance of playing ambient sounds when surrounded by any one of them on at least 3 sides 8 blocks away.
1.21.90			Preview 1.21.90.21				Terracotta no longer emits ambient sounds.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added hardened clay.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Hardened clay now generates naturally in mesa biomes.
TU53	CU43	1.49	1.50	1.49	Patch 23	1.0.3	Hardened clay is now called "terracotta".
			1.90				The texture of terracotta has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added hardened clay.

• 
  The first picture of terracotta tweeted by Dinnerbone.
• 
  The 13w17a banner, featuring terracotta.
• 
  The 13w37a banner showing terracotta in a badlands biome.

Data history

Issues

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

Trivia

• Despite the name change, in Bedrock Edition, normal terracotta's ID is still hardened_clay.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  Naturally occurring terracotta found in a badlands biome.
• 
  Naturally occurring terracotta found in a badlands plateau.
• 
  More jagged naturally occurring terracotta found in an eroded badlands biome.
• 
  Naturally occurring terracotta found in a badlands cavern.

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