Stone Button

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

Yes

Stackable

Yes (64)

Tool

Blast resistance

0.5

Hardness

0.5

Luminous

No

Transparent

Yes

Waterloggable

JE: No
BE: Yes

Flammable

No

Catches fire
from lava

No

A stone button is a variant of the button, a non-solid block that produces a temporary redstone signal only when pressed by a player.

Obtaining

Breaking

A stone button is most easily broken with a pickaxe. It drops itself as an item when broken using any tool.

Block BlockSprite stone-button.png: Sprite image for stone-button in MinecraftStone Button
Hardness 0.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 0.75
BlockSprite oak-planks.png: Sprite image for oak-planks in MinecraftWooden 0.4
BlockSprite cobblestone.png: Sprite image for cobblestone in MinecraftStone 0.2
ItemSprite copper-ingot.png: Sprite image for copper-ingot in MinecraftCopper
0.15
ItemSprite iron-ingot.png: Sprite image for iron-ingot in MinecraftIron 0.15
ItemSprite diamond.png: Sprite image for diamond in MinecraftDiamond 0.1
ItemSprite netherite-ingot.png: Sprite image for netherite-ingot in MinecraftNetherite 0.1
ItemSprite gold-ingot.png: Sprite image for gold-ingot in MinecraftGolden 0.1
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.

A button is removed and drops as an item if:

  • its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed.
  • water or lava flows into its space.‌
  • a piston tries to push it or moves a block into its space.

Natural generation

Stone buttons are naturally generated in strongholds, next to iron doors.‌

Stone buttons also generate in desert villages, in armorer houses attached to granite, as well as in trial chambers.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Stone
Invicon Stone.png: Inventory sprite for Stone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone with description: Stone
Invicon Stone Button.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Button in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Stone Button

Usage

See also: Redstone circuit

Placement

Buttons can be placed by using it on a surface.

They can be attached to the side, bottom and top of any full opaque block.

If placed on the top or bottom of a block, the button can face any direction.‌

It can also be attached to the top of a fence in Bedrock Edition.

More information about placement on transparent blocks can be found at Opacity/Placement.

Redstone power

A button can be used as a monostable redstone power source (it automatically deactivates shortly after being activated).

Buttons are usually in an inactive state, but can be temporarily activated by players. A stone button is activated by a player using it. Mobs cannot activate buttons directly.

When activated, a stone button remains active for 1 second (10 redstone ticks; 20 game ticks).

While active, a button:

When a button changes state it provides a redstone update to all redstone components adjacent to itself (including above and below), and to all redstone components adjacent to its attachment block.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stone0.370.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stone0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.stone0.31.0
BlocksJumping from the blockjump.stone0.121.0
BlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stone0.221.0

Unique

Java Edition:

Sounds
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Button clicksBlocksWhen a stone button deactivatesblock.stone_button.click_offsubtitles.block.button.click0.30.516
​Button clicksBlocksWhen a stone button activatesblock.stone_button.click_onsubtitles.block.button.click0.30.616

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksWhen a stone button deactivatesrandom.lever_click0.30.5
BlocksWhen a stone button activatesrandom.lever_click0.30.6

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tagsTranslation key
BlockSprite stone-button.png: Sprite image for stone-button in Minecraft Stone Buttonstone_buttonBlock & Itembuttonsbuttonsblock.minecraft.stone_button

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
BlockSprite stone-button.png: Sprite image for stone-button in Minecraft Stone Buttonstone_button77Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stone_button.name
  1. ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. Available with /give command.
  3. 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
facewallceiling
floor
wall
The face of the block it's placed on.
Floor is on top of a block, ceiling is on the bottom, and wall is on one of its sides.
facingnortheast
north
south
west
The direction it's facing.
Opposite to the direction the player is facing if placed on the side of a block.
poweredfalsefalse
true
If true, the button is currently activated.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
button_pressed_bit0x8falsefalse
true
0
1
If the button is currently activated.
facing_direction0x1
0x2
0x4
00
1
2
3
4
5
0
1
2
3
4
5
The direction it's facing.
  • 0: Button on block bottom facing down
  • 1: Button on block top facing up
  • 2: Button on block side facing north
  • 3: Button on block side facing south
  • 4: Button on block side facing west
  • 5: Button on block side facing east

Video

History

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Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.1

Added stone buttons, which can be placed on the sides of blocks.
This was the recipe used at the time:
Java Edition Beta
1.8Pre-releaseDropped button items no longer appear abnormally large.
Stone buttons now generate next to iron doors in strongholds.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5
The texture of stone has been changed, which changes the edges of unpressed buttons.
1.4.212w34bThe crafting recipe for stone buttons has been changed.
12w37aThe redstone signal duration of the button has been changed from 9 to 12 redstone ticks.
1.814w04a

Buttons are now able to be placed on the top and bottom of blocks, and can currently only face north.
14w10a


The models of buttons have been changed.
1.916w02aStone buttons are broken more easily with pickaxes.
1.1317w47aButtons can no longer be placed on top of pistons.
Buttons can now be placed in all 4 rotations on the top and bottom of a block.
1.1418w43a The textures of buttons have been changed.
18w44a The texture of stone buttons has been changed, once again.
1.2023w14a UV texture map of stone button has been changed, the front texture of stone button is no longer mirrored up and down.
1.20.3
Experiment
Update 1.21
23w45aStone buttons now generate in trial chambers.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.13.0build 1 Added buttons.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.01.2.20.1The stone button has been renamed to "Stone Button".
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The textures of buttons have been changed.
1.20.60
Experiment
Update 1.21
Preview 1.20.60.20Stone buttons now generate in trial chambers.
1.21.50Preview 1.21.50.20Stone buttons no longer require a pickaxe to drop themselves and are faster to mine with any improper tool.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU1CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added stone buttons.
TU5Stone buttons now generate next to iron doors in strongholds.
TU9The crafting recipe for stone buttons has been changed.
TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 3Buttons are now able to be placed on the top and bottom of blocks.
1.90 The textures of stone buttons has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added buttons.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 77.

Issues

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