Wall

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A wall is a decorative block. Like fences, they can be used to create boundaries, because players and most mobs cannot climb or jump over them.

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

Walls can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block	Polished Deepslate Deepslate Brick Deepslate Tile Cobbled Deepslate	End Stone Brick	Brick Mossy Cobblestone Red Nether Brick Polished Blackstone	Andesite Blackstone Diorite Granite Polished Blackstone Brick Prismarine Mossy Stone Brick	Mud Brick	Sandstone Red Sandstone
Hardness	3.5	3	2	1.5	1.5	0.8
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	17.5	15	10	7.5	7.5	4
Wooden	2.65	2.25	1.5	1.15	1.15	0.6
Stone	1.35	1.15	0.75	0.6	0.6	0.3
Iron	0.9	0.75	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.2
Diamond	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.15
Netherite	0.6	0.5	0.35	0.25	0.25	0.15
Golden	0.45	0.4	0.25	0.2	0.2	0.1

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation[]

Cobblestone walls generate in woodland mansions. They also generate in pillager outpost towers, and in some houses in plains, taiga, and snowy tundra villages. Snowy taiga villages‌^{[BE only]} also generate with cobblestone walls.

Mossy cobblestone walls usually generate in pillager outposts, occasionally taking the place of cobblestone walls.

Diorite walls may generate in snowy tundra villages.

Sandstone and granite walls may generate in desert villages.

Blackstone walls generate in bastion remnants.

Polished blackstone brick walls generate in ruined portals.

Stone brick and mossy stone brick walls may generate in ruined portals.

Cobbled deepslate, polished deepslate, deepslate brick, and deepslate tile walls may generate in ancient cities.

Crafting[]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Cobblestone Wall or Mossy Cobblestone Wall	Cobblestone or Mossy Cobblestone	66
Stone Brick Wall or Mossy Stone Brick Wall	Stone Bricks or Mossy Stone Bricks	66
Granite Wall	Granite	6
Diorite Wall	Diorite	6
Andesite Wall	Andesite	6
Cobbled Deepslate Wall or Polished Deepslate Wall or Deepslate Brick Wall or Deepslate Tile Wall	Cobbled Deepslate or Polished Deepslate or Deepslate Bricks or Deepslate Tiles	6666
Brick Wall	Bricks	6
Mud Brick Wall	Mud Bricks	6
Sandstone Wall	Sandstone	6
Red Sandstone Wall	Red Sandstone	6
Prismarine Wall	Prismarine	6
Nether Brick Wall or Red Nether Brick Wall	Nether Bricks or Red Nether Bricks	66
Blackstone Wall or Polished Blackstone Wall or Polished Blackstone Brick Wall	Blackstone or Polished Blackstone or Polished Blackstone Bricks	666
End Stone Brick Wall	End Stone Bricks	6

Stonecutting[]

Name	Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Cobblestone Wall or Mossy Cobblestone Wall	Cobblestone or Mossy Cobblestone
Stone Brick Wall or Mossy Stone Brick Wall	Stone or Stone Bricks or Mossy Stone Bricks
Granite Wall	Granite
Diorite Wall	Diorite
Andesite Wall	Andesite
Cobbled Deepslate Wall or Polished Deepslate Wall or Deepslate Brick Wall or Deepslate Tile Wall	Cobbled Deepslate or Polished Deepslate or Deepslate Bricks or Deepslate Tiles
Brick Wall	Bricks
Mud Brick Wall	Mud Bricks
Sandstone Wall	Sandstone
Red Sandstone Wall	Red Sandstone
Prismarine Wall	Prismarine
Nether Brick Wall or Red Nether Brick Wall	Nether Bricks or Red Nether Bricks
Blackstone Wall or Polished Blackstone Wall or Polished Blackstone Brick Wall	Blackstone or Polished Blackstone or Polished Blackstone Bricks
End Stone Brick Wall	End Stone or End Stone Bricks

Usage[]

FloatingRabbit — Due to the wall's hitboxes being 1.5 blocks tall for mobs, this rabbit could be seen "floating".

Walls are one and a half blocks tall for player or mob collisions, and one block tall for all other purposes, similar to fences. This prevents players and mobs from jumping over them, while using only one actual block space. A wall occupies the center space of blocks. A wall block automatically connects to any adjacent solid block, and its top rises slightly to support any block immediately above.

Walls are more efficient at fencing off mobs than a two-block high wall of cobblestone, costing half as many blocks, and being more space-efficient as well. However, a skeleton might shoot over the wall, a creeper could explode if a player is standing near the wall, and a spider could still climb over the wall.

Unlike fences, if two walls are placed one block apart diagonally, the player cannot walk between them.

Walls connect to other walls to create a large, flat wall. They also connect horizontally to iron bars and glass panes. However, they do not connect to fences (fence gates can be connected though).^[1]

Note Blocks[]

Walls can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds[]

Nether brick wall‌^{[JE only]}

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Cobbled deepslate wall

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Deepslate brick wall

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Polished deepslate wall

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Deepslate tile wall

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Mud brick wall

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Blackstone, polished blackstone, and polished blackstone brick Wall

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Other walls

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Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Cobblestone Wall	`cobblestone_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.cobblestone_wall`
Mossy Cobblestone Wall	`mossy_cobblestone_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.mossy_cobblestone_wall`
Stone Brick Wall	`stone_brick_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.stone_brick_wall`
Mossy Stone Brick Wall	`mossy_stone_brick_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.mossy_stone_brick_wall`
Andesite Wall	`andesite_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.andesite_wall`
Diorite Wall	`diorite_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.diorite_wall`
Granite Wall	`granite_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.granite_wall`
Sandstone Wall	`sandstone_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.sandstone_wall`
Red Sandstone Wall	`red_sandstone_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.red_sandstone_wall`
Brick Wall	`brick_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.brick_wall`
Prismarine Wall	`prismarine_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.prismarine_wall`
Nether Brick Wall	`nether_brick_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.nether_brick_wall`
Red Nether Brick Wall	`red_nether_brick_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.red_nether_brick_wall`
End Stone Brick Wall	`end_stone_brick_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.end_stone_brick_wall`
Blackstone Wall	`blackstone_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.blackstone_wall`
Polished Blackstone Wall	`polished_blackstone_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.polished_blackstone_wall`
Polished Blackstone Brick Wall	`polished_blackstone_brick_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.polished_blackstone_brick_wall`
Cobbled Deepslate Wall	`cobbled_deepslate_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.cobbled_deepslate_wall`
Polished Deepslate Wall	`polished_deepslate_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.polished_deepslate_wall`
Deepslate Brick Wall	`deepslate_brick_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.deepslate_brick_wall`
Deepslate Tile Wall	`deepslate_tile_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.deepslate_tile_wall`
Mud Brick Wall	`mud_brick_wall`	Block & Item	`walls`	`walls`	`block.minecraft.mud_brick_wall`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Wall	`cobblestone_wall`	`139`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.cobblestone_wall.normal.name` `tile.cobblestone_wall.mossy.name` `tile.cobblestone_wall.granite.name` `tile.cobblestone_wall.diorite.name` `tile.cobblestone_wall.andesite.name` `tile.cobblestone_wall.sandstone.name` `tile.cobblestone_wall.brick.name` `tile.cobblestone_wall.nether_brick.name` `tile.cobblestone_wall.stone_brick.name` `tile.cobblestone_wall.mossy_stone_brick.name` `tile.cobblestone_wall.end_brick.name` `tile.cobblestone_wall.prismarine.name` `tile.cobblestone_wall.red_sandstone.name` `tile.cobblestone_wall.red_nether_brick.name`
Blackstone Wall	`blackstone_wall`	`532`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.blackstone_wall.name`
Polished Blackstone Wall	`polished_blackstone_wall`	`552`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.polished_blackstone_wall.name`
Polished Blackstone Brick Wall	`polished_blackstone_brick_wall`	`533`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.polished_blackstone_brick_wall.name`
Cobbled Deepslate Wall	`cobbled_deepslate_wall`	`637`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.cobbled_deepslate_wall.name`
Polished Deepslate Wall	`polished_deepslate_wall`	`641`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.polished_deepslate_wall.name`
Deepslate Brick Wall	`deepslate_brick_wall`	`649`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.deepslate_brick_wall.name`
Deepslate Tile Wall	`deepslate_tile_wall`	`645`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.deepslate_tile_wall.name`
Mud Brick Wall	`mud_brick_wall`	`-481`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.mud_brick_wall.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Available with /give command.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Block states[]

Java Edition

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
east	`none`	`low` `none` `tall`	How the wall extends from the center post to the east.
north	`none`	`low` `none` `tall`	How the wall extends from the center post to the north.
south	`none`	`low` `none` `tall`	How the wall extends from the center post to the south.
up	`true`	`false` `true`	When true, the wall has a center post.
waterlogged	`false`	`false` `true`	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this wall.
west	`none`	`low` `none` `tall`	How the wall extends from the center post to the west.

Bedrock Edition Non-blackstone and deepslate wall:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
wall_block_type	`0x1` `0x2` `0x4` `0x8`	`cobblestone`	`cobblestone` `mossy_cobblestone` `granite` `diorite` `andesite` `sandstone` `brick` `stone_brick` `mossy_stone_brick` `nether_brick` `end_brick` `prismarine` `red_sandstone` `red_nether_brick`	`0` `1` `2` `3` `4` `5` `6` `7` `8` `9` `10` `11` `12` `13`	The type of wall; for example, `stone_brick` denotes a stone brick wall.
wall_connection_type_east	Not Supported	`none`	`none` `short` `tall`	`Unsupported`	How the wall extends from the center post to the east.
wall_connection_type_north	Not Supported	`none`	`none` `short` `tall`	`Unsupported`	How the wall extends from the center post to the north.
wall_connection_type_south	Not Supported	`none`	`none` `short` `tall`	`Unsupported`	How the wall extends from the center post to the south.
wall_connection_type_west	Not Supported	`none`	`none` `short` `tall`	`Unsupported`	How the wall extends from the center post to the west.
wall_post_bit	Not Supported	`true`	`false` `true`	`Unsupported`	Whether or not the wall has a center post.

Blackstone and deepslate wall:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
wall_connection_type_east	Not Supported	`none`	`none` `short` `tall`	`Unsupported`	How the wall extends from the center post to the east.
wall_connection_type_north	Not Supported	`none`	`none` `short` `tall`	`Unsupported`	How the wall extends from the center post to the north.
wall_connection_type_south	Not Supported	`none`	`none` `short` `tall`	`Unsupported`	How the wall extends from the center post to the south.
wall_connection_type_west	Not Supported	`none`	`none` `short` `tall`	`Unsupported`	How the wall extends from the center post to the west.
wall_post_bit	Not Supported	`true`	`false` `true`	`Unsupported`	Whether or not the wall has a center post.

History[]

Java Edition
August 16, 2012					Jeb tweets the first image of cobblestone walls.
August 17, 2012					Dinnerbone tweets another image of cobblestone walls.
1.4.2		12w34a			Added cobblestone and mossy cobblestone walls.
		12w36a			Mossy cobblestone walls now drop themselves, instead of normal cobblestone walls.
		12w40a			Mob AI no longer considers cobblestone walls as blocks of a normal height.
1.8		14w10a			The item models of cobblestone and mossy cobblestone walls now look different from how they did previously, as the top texture now appears different. This may be due to rotation, translation, or a combination thereof.
1.8		14w25a			The tops of the item models of walls now look different yet again.
1.9		15w43b			Wall models have been improved, in order to work with model combining, that up is active even when there is no block above it. Now, there are unused wall models, which are now accessible only on a debug-map.
1.11		16w38a			Moved both types of cobblestone walls from the Building Blocks tab to the Decoration Blocks tab in the Creative inventory.^[2]
1.11		16w39a			Cobblestone walls now generate in woodland mansions.
1.12		17w15a			Cobblestone walls now connect to the solid back sides of stairs.
1.13		17w47a			The different block states for the `cobblestone_wall` ID have been split up into their own IDs.
		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 139.
		18w10c			Walls can now be waterlogged.
October 9, 2018					File:Granite Wall (pre-release).png File:Diorite Wall (pre-release).png File:Andesite Wall (pre-release).png Granite, diorite and andesite walls are announced.
October 11, 2018					Dinnerbone announces that 12 new walls are upcoming.
October 11, 2018					File:Brick Wall (pre-release).png Brick walls are announced.
1.14		18w43a			Added new walls: stone brick, mossy stone brick, granite, diorite, andesite, brick, sandstone, red sandstone, prismarine, nether brick, red nether brick and end stone brick walls.
		18w43a			All new types of walls are found in the Building Blocks tab in the Creative inventory, unlike both cobblestone walls in the Decoration Blocks tab.^[3]
		18w44a			The textures for diorite, andesite, and sandstone walls have been changed.
		18w47a			The texture for stone bricks, mossy stone bricks, red sandstone and nether brick wall has been changed. (The texture of sandstone has changed in this version. However, 'sandstone_side' has not changed.)
		18w48a			Cobblestone walls now generate in the updated plains villages.
		18w49a			Cobblestone and diorite walls now generate in the new snowy tundra villages.
		18w50a			Sandstone and granite walls now generate in the updated desert villages.
					Cobblestone walls now generate in the updated taiga villages.
					The texture for cobblestone, mossy cobblestone and red nether brick wall has been changed. (The texture of sandstone and the red sandstone has changed in this version. However, sandstone_side and red_sandstone_side has not changed.)
		19w08a			The texture of diorite wall has been changed.
		19w11a			Moved all new types of walls from the Building Blocks tab to the Decoration Blocks tab in the Creative inventory.^[3]
1.16		20w06a			Walls no longer have gaps when stacked vertically. Their blockstates now use "none" "low" and "tall" for east/west/north/south directional values.
		20w15a			Added blackstone, polished blackstone, and polished blackstone brick walls.
					Now connects to the bottom and sides of glass panes and iron bars.
					Now connects to the bottom of sea pickles.
		20w16a			Blackstone walls now generate as part of bastion remnants.
		20w17a			Walls now properly connect to pressure plates, banners, and string.
1.16.2		20w28a			Blackstone, polished blackstone and polished blackstone brick walls are now renewable as piglins have an 8.71% chance to trade 8-16 blackstone during bartering.
1.17		21w07a			Added grimstone, polished grimstone, grimstone tile, and grimstone brick walls.
		21w07a			Changed textures of blackstone and polished blackstone bricks walls.
		21w08a			Grimstone Wall has been removed.
					All remaining grimstone wall variants have been renamed from "grimstone" to "deepslate".
					Added cobbled deepslate walls.
					The textures of cobbled deepslate, polished deepslate, deepslate bricks, and deepslate tile walls have been changed.
					The texture of blackstone wall has been changed.
		21w10a			Updated texture of cobbled deepslate wall.
1.19		Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1			Polished deepslate walls and deepslate tile walls now generate in ancient cities.
		22w11a			Added mud brick wall.
		22w13a			Deepslate brick walls and cobbled deepslate walls now generate in ancient cities.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.8.0		build 1			Added cobblestone and mossy cobblestone walls.
v0.8.0		build 1			The inventory models of cobblestone and mossy cobblestone walls show two posts.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			Cobblestone walls now generate in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0		beta 1.9.0.0			Added stone brick, mossy stone brick, granite, diorite, andesite, brick, sandstone, red sandstone, prismarine, nether brick, red nether brick, and end stone brick walls.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The texture for cobblestone and mossy cobblestone wall has been changed.
					Cobblestone and mossy cobblestone walls now generate in pillager outposts.
					Cobblestone, granite, diorite, and sandstone walls now generate in the new villages.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.51			Walls no longer have gaps when stacked vertically.
		beta 1.16.0.57			Added blackstone, polished blackstone, and polished blackstone brick walls.
		beta 1.16.0.63			Now connects to the bottom and sides of glass panes and iron bars.
		beta 1.16.0.63			The texture of nether brick walls now matches Java.
1.16.20		beta 1.16.20.50			Walls now connect to glass blocks and trapdoors.
1.17.0		beta 1.16.230.52			Added cobbled deepslate, polished deepslate, deepslate brick, and deepslate tile walls.
1.17.0		beta 1.17.0.50			The texture of blackstone wall has been changed.
1.19.0		beta 1.19.0.20			Added mud brick wall.
Legacy Console Edition
TU14	CU1	1.04	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added cobblestone and mossy cobblestone walls.
TU14	CU1	1.04			Both types of cobblestone walls can be found in the Miscellaneous tab in the Creative inventory.
TU19	CU7	1.12			Moved both types of cobblestone walls from the Miscellaneous tab to the Building Blocks tab in the Creative inventory.
TU54	CU44	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Cobblestone Walls now generate in woodland mansions.
TU54	CU44	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Moved both types of cobblestone walls from the Building Blocks tab to the Decorations tab in the Creative inventory.
		1.88			Added stone brick, mossy stone brick, granite, diorite, andesite, brick, sandstone, red sandstone, prismarine, nether brick, red nether brick, and end stone brick walls.
		1.90			The texture for cobblestone and mossy cobblestone wall has been changed.
					Cobblestone and mossy cobblestone walls now generate in pillager outposts.
					Cobblestone, granite, diorite, and sandstone walls now generate in the new villages.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added cobblestone and mossy cobblestone walls.
1.9.19					Cobblestone Walls now generate in woodland mansions.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Wall" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia[]

When a fence gate is placed next to a wall, it stoops down slightly to match the height of the wall.
A stack of cobblestone crafted into cobblestone walls (which use only 60 of the 64 cobblestones) makes exactly enough walls to fence off one chunk. However, using a stonecutter can make 64 cobblestone walls without any cobblestone left, rather than 60.

Gallery[]

Screenshots[]

The original suggestion image for walls.
First ever released image of cobblestone walls by Jeb.
An official image by Dinnerbone using beds (and cobblestone walls) to indirectly point to the ending URL of an Imgur image, used to reveal dye-able leather armor.
Cobblestone walls raise at corners and when a block is placed above.
A stacked prismarine wall as it appeared up through 1.15.2.
A stacked prismarine wall in 20w06a without gaps.
The walls added in the Village and Pillage update.
The first image of brick walls.
The first image of diorite, andesite and granite walls.
Walls before and after 1.16.