Underwater Torch
This article is about the light-emitting torch underwater. For the traditional torch that emits light above water, see Torch. For the blocks that generate naturally underwater, see Sea Pickle.
This page describes an education-related feature.
This feature is available only in Minecraft Education or when enabling the "Education" option in Bedrock Edition.
This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.
Underwater Torch
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| Renewable |
No |
|---|---|
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool |
Any tool |
| Blast resistance |
0 |
| Hardness |
0 |
| Luminous |
Yes (14) |
| Transparent |
Yes |
| Waterloggable |
Yes |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
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An underwater torch is a non-solid block that emits light underwater.
Obtaining
Breaking
Unlike a normal torch, an underwater torch does not break if water occupies its space.
Like normal torches, an underwater torch breaks instantly and drops itself when broken using anything. Tools do not lose durability when breaking an underwater torch.
Underwater torches are also broken if pushed by a piston.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Magnesium + Torch |
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Usage
An underwater torch can be used exactly like a normal torch, only it can be underwater.
- Underwater torches can be placed on the top or the sides of most solid blocks, although some require sneaking (see placement for exceptions). Being non-solid, an underwater torch has no collision box.
- Gravity-affected blocks like sand and gravel do not fall if the block below them has an underwater torch on it, and they break if they fall onto an underwater torch.
Placement
In general, underwater torches can be placed only on solid, opaque, and full blocks; exceptions are listed below.
| Block name | Underwater torch placeable |
|---|---|
| Slab | Top of top-half slabs |
| Fence | Top only |
| Cobblestone Wall | Top only |
| Glass | Yes |
| Stained Glass | Yes |
| Hopper | Top only |
| Snow | Top of 8-layer thick snow |
| Soul Sand | Yes |
| Piston | Yes but not the sides of extended piston arms |
| Monster Spawner | Yes |
Light
Underwater torches emit a light level of 14. Underwater torches also melt snow layers and ice within 2 blocks (taxicab distance).
Sounds
 wood 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 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.23 | 0.5 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | 0.18 | 1.0 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Underwater Torch | underwater_torch | 239 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile |
Block states
See also: Block states
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| torch_facing_direction | 0x10x20x4 | west
| westeastnorthsouthtop | 12345 | The face of the block that the torch is attached to. If the torch is a wall torch, the top of the torch faces opposite to this direction.[1] |
unknown | 0 | Unused |
History
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4.0 | beta 1.2.20.1 |       Added underwater torches. | |||||
| 1.21.0 | Preview 1.21.0.21 | Underwater torches now appear in the Creative inventory when the Education edition toggle is on. | |||||
| Minecraft Education | |||||||
| 1.0.27 | Added underwater torches. | ||||||
| 1.21.03 | Preview 1.21.01.0 | Underwater torches now appear in the Creative inventory. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Underwater Torch" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
Renders
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Underwater Torch -
Underwater Wall Torch -
The particles emitted by an underwater torch.
Trivia
- The crafting recipe refers to the fact that magnesium metal can burn in pure water vapor. Magnesium has a similar reaction with hot water, but it is slower and does not look like burning.
- If magnesium catches fire, water cannot be used to extinguish it. This is because magnesium reacts with hot water (and water vapor) to form explosive hydrogen gas.
See also
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