This page documents all known cases where placeholder textures are or were used in vanilla Java Edition.
For this page, due to the nature and intended use of placeholder textures, "vanilla" is defined in a much more strict sense than normal: alongside having no mods installed, use of non-default texture packs is also forbidden, as these can allow for arbitrary blocks, items and so on to point to copies of the placeholder texture.
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Blocks[]
| From | Until | Change type | Positions | Use case | Result | Tickets | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minecraft Indev (20100206) |
Alpha v1.2.0 | Fixed | ([0-7],6) | Wheat metadata = 8-15 |
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N/A | This version range saw many textures being added and removed, with each of the eight data values using the placeholder texture at one point. See Java Edition removed blocks#Overgrown wheat for more info. |
| Beta 1.2 | Beta 1.8 (Pre-release) |
Fixed | (13,7) | Cake metadata = 8-15 |
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N/A | This texture spot was replaced by the red mushroom block in Beta 1.8 Pre-release. |
| Beta 1.3 | Beta 1.8 (Pre-release) |
Fixed | ([4-5],6) | Wheat metadata = 12-13 |
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N/A | These texture spots were replaced by mossy stone bricks and cracked stone bricks in Beta 1.8 Pre-release. |
| 1.3.1 (12w21a) |
1.5 (13w02a) |
Fixed | ([9-11],1) | Locked chest |   
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MC-1561 | The top texture spot was replaced by the block of emerald in 12w22a, and the side texture spot was replaced by the block of redstone in 13w01a. Original appearance: 
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Fluids[]
| From | Until | Change type | Positions | Use case | Result | Tickets | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [more information needed] | [more information needed] | Fixed | (14,15) | Water | 
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N/A |
Items[]
| From | Until | Change type | Positions | Use case | Result | Tickets | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta 1.2 | 1.0.0 (Beta 1.9 Prerelease) |
Fixed | (2,14) | Invalid Data Value Wool damage = 16n, n ≠ 0 |
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N/A | This texture spot was replaced by nether wart in Beta 1.9 Prerelease:  --> 
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Particles[]
- Block and item particles (breaking, broken, sprinting on, falling on, iron golem walking on, eating, ...)
| From | Until | Change type | Positions | Use case | Result | Tickets | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta 1.7 | Beta 1.7.3 | Fixed | (15,[10-11]) | Oak Door |  
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Punching only affects some sides - further testing needed. | |
| Beta 1.7 | Beta 1.7.3 | Fixed | (14,[10-11]) | Iron Door |  
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Punching only affects some sides - further testing needed. | |
| 1.3.1 (12w21a) |
1.3.1 (12w22a) |
Fixed | (9,1) | Locked chest | 
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The top texture spot, used for particles, was replaced by the block of emerald in 12w22a. |
Other[]
| From | Until | Change type | Positions | Use case | Result | Tickets | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.31 (20100110) |
0.31 (20100125) |
Fixed | All | Breaking blocks | 
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N/A | Triggered when switching from an incorrect tool to the correct tool after having mined the block for more than the amount of time than would be needed for the correct tool to break it. |
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Paintings[]
| From | Until | Change type | Positions | Use case | Result | Tickets | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta 1.2_01 | Beta 1.3 | Fixed | ([8-11],[12-15]) | Burning Skull | 
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N/A | The texture was yet to be added, however the painting could still be placed, causing it to read from a 4x4 placeholder region. |