Coal

Items

Coal — item.

Obtaining

Coal is mined from coal ore and deepslate coal ore with a pickaxe. Fortune can increase one ore block to as many as four coal, while Silk Touch preserves the ore itself. Coal also comes from smelting either coal ore variant, from generated loot and from several undead or villager sources, making it renewable.

Data: Obtaining
Ore drop	1 coal without Fortune
Fortune III	Up to 4 coal from one ore
Smelting	1 coal from coal ore or deepslate coal ore
Renewable	Yes

Crafting

crafting grid

Result

Coal× 9

Ingredients match the published snapshot.

Usage

Coal is a compact early-game fuel and a basic ingredient for torches, campfires, soul torches and fire charges. One piece burns for 80 seconds in a furnace, smelting up to eight items; coal blocks burn longer as a storage-efficient fuel.

Data: Usage
Furnace time	80 seconds
Smelting capacity	8 items
Furnace minecart	3 minutes of travel
Related fuel	Charcoal

Data values

The item identifier is `minecraft:coal`. It stacks to 64 and belongs to the coal-ore and furnace-fuel families.

Data: Data values
Identifier	`minecraft:coal`
Version	Minecraft 26.2
Item model	assets/minecraft/models/item/coal.json
Maximum stack	64
Furnace burn time	80 seconds
Experience from smelting ore	0.1

History

26.2Item facts were published from the verified snapshot.Provenance: 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5

Gallery

Coal image — Coal — Coal · Local Minecraft asset

Coal image — Charcoal — Charcoal · Local Minecraft asset

Coal image — Coal ore — Coal ore · Local Minecraft asset

Coal image — Deepslate coal ore — Deepslate coal ore · Local Minecraft asset

Coal image — Block of coal — Block of coal · Local Minecraft asset

References

Coal is accepted by several tool, weapon, armor, butcher and fisherman villagers in exchange for emeralds. This gives mined coal a second use after a fuel reserve is complete.

Data: References
Validated DeepMine snapshot	Validated DeepMine snapshot
Snapshot ID	918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
Digest	`b5276a7c355d9976179cf41ecb7d49f73a7b41299098b3c84080a6604c165e8d`

Data and provenance

minecraft:coal

Snapshot digest verified.

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Facts

Facts are not available for this version yet.

Data sourceb5276a7c355d9976179cf41ecb7d49f73a7b41299098b3c84080a6604c165e8d

Provenance and publication

Readiness: Pending
Snapshot: 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
Source set: 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
Entity identifier: minecraft:coal
Digest: b5276a7c355d9976179cf41ecb7d49f73a7b41299098b3c84080a6604c165e8d
Missing locales: ru, en