Allow and Deny

Allow and deny blocks can be used to create restricted building areas or areas where users can build.^[1]

Obtaining[]

Allow and deny blocks can either be obtained by using the pick block control, or by using various commands, such as /give or /setblock, or the Creative inventory‌^{[Minecraft Education only]}.

Usage[]

When placed, allow blocks let users without world builder status place or destroy blocks in the area above them if immutable world in on, while deny blocks prohibit users without world builder, and their agents, from placing or destroying blocks in the area above them. This area covers an infinite distance above the block but does not cover the area below the block. If two allow or deny blocks are placed on top of one another, the block that is highest takes precedence. The deny block does not prevent the placing of blocks through commands or endermen.

In Bedrock Edition, when placed, allow blocks let users in Adventure status place or destroy blocks in the area above, while deny blocks prohibit Members in Survival and even in Creative from placing or destroying blocks in the area above them.

Both blocks are extremely resistant to explosions, even though they can still be destroyed by the ender dragon.

Users with world builder (or Permission level 1‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}) status are able to place and destroy blocks regardless of where any allow or deny blocks are placed and can also destroy and place the blocks themselves.

Allow blocks do not enable players without building/destroying permissions to not build of them.

Piston interactivity[]

Allow and deny blocks cannot be moved by pistons or sticky pistons.

Sounds[]

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.37	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0

Data values[]

ID[]

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Allow	allow	210	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.allow.name
Deny	deny	211	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.deny.name

Video[]

History[]

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.14.2					Unused textures and models for allow and deny blocks have been added to game files.
v0.16.0		build 1			Added allow and deny blocks. The textures have been changed.
		build 2			Allow and deny blocks have now been removed.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.0		beta 1.15.0.51			Re-added allow and deny blocks.
Education Edition
MinecraftEdu		0.9652			MinecraftEdu, Education Edition's predecessor, had dedicated build allow and disallow blocks serving an identical purpose.
1.0.0		0.14.2			Added allow and deny blocks.

Gallery[]

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  The allow and deny blocks placed in a world along with other Education Edition features.

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  Example of allow and deny blocks in Pocket Edition Alpha.

References[]