Candle
Candle — block.
Obtaining
A candle is crafted from one string and one honeycomb. The recipe creates the uncolored candle; dyeing uses that candle as the base and keeps the rest of the candle family compatible with the same placement rules.
Loot tableCandleDetailed drops are not published yet.
Breaking
Breaking a candle returns the candle block with its current candle count. The local loot table preserves one through four candles and applies explosion decay, so a four-candle stack is not equivalent to four separate block placements after a blast.
| Candle count | 1–4 candles are preserved by block state |
|---|---|
| Explosion | Explosion decay applies to the drop |
Crafting
crafting grid
Result
Candle
Ingredients match the published snapshot.
Usage
The block occupies a standard full volume and is shown with an isometric preview.
Candles are placed for soft light and can be placed on a cake. Up to four candles share one block position, and lighting the block changes the visual state without changing its family links.
| Shape | Full cube |
|---|---|
| Rendering | Isometric preview |
| Placement | One to four candles in one block |
| Special placement | Cake |
Behavior
A candle block can be stacked from one to four candles in the same position. Empty-hand interaction extinguishes a lit candle when building is allowed; waterlogging also extinguishes it. A candle survives only when the block below can support its center, and its light emission is three per candle while lit.
| Stack size | 64 |
|---|---|
| Solid block | Yes |
| State count | 8 |
| Count range | 1–4 candles |
| Light emission | 3 per candle while lit |
| Waterlogging | Extinguishes a lit candle |
| Support | Solid center support below is required |
Data values
The block identifier is `minecraft:candle`. Its public block state uses a candle count from one to four and has a lit visual variant.
| Identifier | minecraft:candle |
|---|---|
| Version | Minecraft 26.2 |
| Blockstate | assets/minecraft/blockstates/candle.json |
| Loot table | CandleLoot table |
| Count state | 1–4 |
| Visual state | Unlit or lit |
| Waterlogged state | true / false |
| Light state | lit: true / false |
History
- 26.2Block facts were published from the verified snapshot.Provenance: 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
Gallery
See also
References
The candle page is backed by the shared candle interaction code, the shaped recipe, loot table, block states, and the candle-family tags. Those records own stacking, lighting, waterlogging and count-dependent visuals.
| Source | Validated DeepMine snapshot |
|---|---|
| Snapshot ID | 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5 |
| Digest | 56f3e79513f93f6d4f5a31d6c49b754ab02c92ca8b3b27b9deee107d8182dd26 |
| Block implementation | `net/minecraft/world/level/block/CandleBlock.java` |
| Shared candle behavior | `net/minecraft/world/level/block/AbstractCandleBlock.java` |
| Crafting recipe | `data/minecraft/recipe/candle.json` |
| Block loot | `data/minecraft/loot_table/blocks/candle.json` |
| Block states | `assets/minecraft/blockstates/candle.json` |
| Candle block tag | `data/minecraft/tags/block/candles.json` |
Navigation
Data and provenance
minecraft:candle
Snapshot digest verified.
56f3e79513f93f6d4f5a31d6c49b754ab02c92ca8b3b27b9deee107d8182dd26Provenance and publication
- Readiness
- Pending
- Snapshot
- 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
- Source set
- 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
- Entity identifier
- minecraft:candle
- Digest
- 56f3e79513f93f6d4f5a31d6c49b754ab02c92ca8b3b27b9deee107d8182dd26
- Missing locales
- ru, en