Structure Block
Structure Block — block.
Obtaining
A structure block is obtained with commands or from the Operator Utilities tab in Creative mode. It cannot be obtained by normal Survival mining, and its unbreakable properties intentionally keep it out of ordinary loot tables.
| Command | `/give @s minecraft:structure_block` |
|---|---|
| Creative tab | Operator Utilities, when enabled |
| Survival mining | No item drop |
| Rarity | Epic |
Breaking
| Hardness | -1 |
|---|---|
| Blast resistance | 3600000 |
| Correct tool required | Yes |
Usage
A structure block saves and loads structures through its GUI and provides Save, Load, Corner, and Data modes. Save records a named region, Load places it, Corner helps detect a shared bounding box, and Data stores a marker for structure processing. The block entity also stores rotation, mirror, integrity, seed, entity handling and strict placement.
| Save | Capture a named region to an NBT structure file |
|---|---|
| Load | Place a stored structure |
| Corner | Pair named corner blocks to detect a region |
| Data | Store a processing marker |
| Maximum size | 48 blocks per axis |
| Integrity | 0–1 placement completeness with a seed |
Sounds
The structure block uses technical interaction sounds from the game UI rather than a normal mining sound family. Its visible modes are represented by separate local textures.
| Default texture | block.structure_block |
|---|---|
| Save texture | block.structure_block_save |
| Load texture | block.structure_block_load |
| Corner texture | block.structure_block_corner |
| Data texture | block.structure_block_data |
Behavior
Only players allowed to use game-master blocks can open the editor. A redstone pulse can trigger the block's current mode: Save writes the structure, Load places it, and Corner/Data update the block-entity state. The block has a visible mode state and a block entity rather than a normal inventory.
| Stack size | 64 |
|---|---|
| Solid block | Yes |
| Map color | color_light_gray |
| State count | 4 |
| Access | Operator/game-master permission |
| Default mode | Load |
| Redstone | Rising power edge triggers the active mode |
| Block entity | Stores name, region, rotation, mirror and integrity |
| Loot | No loot table |
Data values
The block uses the `minecraft:structure_block` identifier and the `mode` state with `load`, `save`, `corner`, or `data`. Its block entity stores offsets from −48 to 48, dimensions up to 48, mirror/rotation, integrity, seed, and flags for entities, air, bounding box, strict placement and redstone power.
| Identifier | minecraft:structure_block |
|---|---|
| Version | Minecraft 26.2 |
| Blockstate | assets/minecraft/blockstates/structure_block.json |
| Block state | mode=load/save/corner/data |
| Size limit | 48 × 48 × 48 |
| Offset limit | −48 to 48 on each axis |
| Hardness | Unbreakable (-1) |
| Blast resistance | 3,600,000 |
| Loot table | None |
History
Structure blocks began as an internal technical block, then gained a usable editor and the four Java modes. The current source keeps them restricted to commands or operator-enabled creative inventory and raises the per-axis structure size limit to 48 blocks.
| Early role | Internal world-generation tool |
|---|---|
| Public access | Commands and operator creative tab |
| Current modes | Save, Load, Corner, Data |
| Current size | 48 blocks per axis |
- 26.2Block facts were published from the verified snapshot.Provenance: 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
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References
| Source | Validated DeepMine snapshot |
|---|---|
| Snapshot ID | 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5 |
| Digest | 907eb5955a044a31462abe2e5f3cf6b15f8dc9618112507f9fef495cff50f6e4 |
| Block behavior | net/minecraft/world/level/block/StructureBlock.java |
| Saved state | net/minecraft/world/level/block/entity/StructureBlockEntity.java |
| Block properties | net/minecraft/world/level/block/Blocks.java |
| Item registration | net/minecraft/world/item/Items.java |
| Command item | net/minecraft/world/item/GameMasterBlockItem.java |
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Data and provenance
minecraft:structure_block
Snapshot digest verified.
907eb5955a044a31462abe2e5f3cf6b15f8dc9618112507f9fef495cff50f6e4Provenance and publication
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- 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
- Entity identifier
- minecraft:structure_block
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