Honeycomb Block
Not to be confused with Honey Block or Honeycomb.
Honeycomb Block
| Renewable |
Yes |
|---|---|
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool |
Any tool |
| Blast resistance |
0.6 |
| Hardness |
0.6 |
| Luminous |
No |
| Transparent |
No |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
| Map color (JE) |
|
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Honeycomb blocks are decorative blocks crafted from honeycombs.
Obtaining
Breaking
Honeycomb blocks can be broken using any tool,[1] and always drop as an item. Breaking time is unaffected by tool type or enchantments.
| Block | 
| |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 0.6 | |
| Breaking time (secs) | ||
| Default | 0.9 | |
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
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Honeycomb |  |
Usage
Note blocks
Honeycomb blocks can be placed under note blocks to produce "flute" sounds. [2]
Sounds
 coral_block sound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| Something falls on a block | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | subtitles | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.5 | 16 | |
coral sound type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.15 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | 0.14 | 1.0 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honeycomb Block | honeycomb_block | Block & Item | block |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeycomb Block | honeycomb_block | 474 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile |
History
| September 28, 2019 |  The honeycomb block was visible, though never discussed, during MINECON Live 2019. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.15 | 19w41a | Added honeycomb blocks.
| |||||
| Honeycomb blocks use the same sounds as coral blocks. | |||||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.14.0 | beta 1.14.0.1 | Added honeycomb blocks.
| |||||
| Honeycomb blocks use the same sounds as slime blocks. | |||||||
The crafting recipe for honeycomb blocks is nine honeycombs.
| |||||||
| beta 1.14.0.2 | The crafting recipe of honeycomb blocks has now been changed to match Java Edition's crafting recipe.
| ||||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | Honeycomb blocks now use the same sounds as coral blocks. | |||||
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The first look at a honeycomb block.
Issues
Issues relating to "Honeycomb Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Trivia
- While real-life honeycombs are based on a hexagonal tiling, the honeycomb block uses a square tiling.
Gallery
In other media
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An exhibit dedicated to honeycomb blocks in 15 Year Journey. -
Honeycomb blocks (or the lack of) in two versions of Lessons in Good Trouble. -
A honeycomb block as it appeared in MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party.
References
External links
- "Block of the Week: Honeycomb" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, April 29, 2021.
