Polished Tuff Slab

Polished Tuff Slab
Polished Tuff Slab.png: Infobox image for Polished Tuff Slab the block in Minecraft
Invicon Polished Tuff Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Tuff Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Polished Tuff Slab
Renewable

No

Stackable

Yes (64)

Tool

Blast resistance

6

Hardness

1.5

Luminous

No

Transparent

Double slab: No
Single slab: Partial (blocks light)
Partial (diffuses sky light)

Waterloggable

Yes

Flammable

No

Catches fire
from lava

No

Map color (JE)


 43 TERRACOTTA_GRAY

A polished tuff slab is a polished tuff variant of a slab.

Obtaining

Breaking

Polished tuff slabs can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block
Hardness 1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 7.5
BlockSprite oak-planks.png: Sprite image for oak-planks in MinecraftWooden 1.15
BlockSprite cobblestone.png: Sprite image for cobblestone in MinecraftStone 0.6
ItemSprite copper-ingot.png: Sprite image for copper-ingot in MinecraftCopper
0.45
ItemSprite iron-ingot.png: Sprite image for iron-ingot in MinecraftIron 0.4
ItemSprite diamond.png: Sprite image for diamond in MinecraftDiamond 0.3
ItemSprite netherite-ingot.png: Sprite image for netherite-ingot in MinecraftNetherite 0.25
ItemSprite gold-ingot.png: Sprite image for gold-ingot in MinecraftGolden 0.2
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

Polished tuff slabs generate in trial chambers, next to all ominous vaults.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Polished Tuff
Invicon Polished Tuff.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Tuff in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Tuff with description: Polished TuffInvicon Polished Tuff.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Tuff in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Tuff with description: Polished TuffInvicon Polished Tuff.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Tuff in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Tuff with description: Polished Tuff
Invicon Polished Tuff Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Tuff Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Polished Tuff Slab6

Stonecutting

Ingredients Cutting recipe
Tuff or
Polished Tuff
Invicon Tuff.png: Inventory sprite for Tuff in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Tuff with description: TuffInvicon Polished Tuff.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Tuff in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Tuff with description: Polished TuffInvicon Polished Tuff Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Tuff Slab in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Polished Tuff Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Tuff Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Polished Tuff Slab2

Usage

For information about the placement mechanics of all slabs, see Slab § Usage.

Note blocks

Polished tuff slabs can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds

In Bedrock Edition, when a polished tuff slab is combined into a double slab, the block's use sound is played.[1]

Java Edition:

BlockSprite polished-tuff.png: Sprite image for polished-tuff in Minecraft polished_tuff sound type
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.polished_tuff.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.9616
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.polished_tuff.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.9616
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.polished_tuff.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.616
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.polished_tuff.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall0.50.916
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.polished_tuff.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.216

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite polished-tuff.png: Sprite image for polished-tuff in Minecraft polished_tuff sound type
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokenbreak.tuff1.01.152
BlocksWhen the block is placedplace.tuff1.01.152
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.tuff0.50.72
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.tuff1.21.44
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.tuff0.31.44
PlayersJumping from the blockstep.tuff0.121.44
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damagestep.tuff0.41.44

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tagsTranslation key
BlockSprite polished-tuff-slab.png: Sprite image for polished-tuff-slab in Minecraft Polished Tuff Slabpolished_tuff_slabBlock & Itemslabs
mineable/pickaxe
slabsblock.minecraft.polished_tuff_slab

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
BlockSprite double-polished-tuff-slab.png: Sprite image for double-polished-tuff-slab in Minecraft Polished Tuff Double Slabpolished_tuff_double_slab-750Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
BlockSprite polished-tuff-slab.png: Sprite image for polished-tuff-slab in Minecraft Polished Tuff Slabpolished_tuff_slab-749Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.polished_tuff_slab.name
  1. ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. a b Available with /give command.
  3. a b The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
typebottom bottom
top
Where the slab is within its block.
doubleThe block is a double slab.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true
Whether or not there's water in the same place as this slab.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
minecraft:vertical_halfNot Supportedbottom bottom
top
UnsupportedWhere the slab is within its block.

Video

History

Java Edition
1.20.3
Experiment
Update 1.21
23w43a Added polished tuff slabs.
1.20.5
Experiment
Update 1.21
24w13aPolished tuff slabs now generate in trial chambers.
1.2124w18aPolished tuff slabs are now available without using the "Update 1.21" experimental data pack.
Bedrock Edition
1.20.50
Experiment
Update 1.21
Preview 1.20.50.22 Added polished tuff slabs.
Preview 1.20.50.23Can now be crafted.
1.21.0
Experiment
Update 1.21
Preview 1.21.0.20Polished tuff slabs now generate in trial chambers.
1.21.0Preview 1.21.0.22Polished tuff slabs are now available without using the "Update 1.21" experimental toggle.

Issues

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