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A sign is a non-solid block that displays text and can be placed on the top or side of other blocks. A hanging sign is a decorative block that also displays text, and can be placed underneath blocks or with a solid self-supporting bracket. The text of both types of signs can be customized with dyes and glow ink sacs.

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

Signs can be broken with any tool or without a tool, but an axe is fastest.

Block Sign
Hardness 1
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 1.5
Wooden 0.75
Stone 0.4
Iron 0.25
Diamond 0.2
Netherite 0.2
Golden 0.15
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

A sign or a hanging sign also breaks and drops itself as an item if the block the sign is attached to is moved, removed or destroyed. However, a wall hanging sign will stay here if the block the hanging sign is attached to is removed.[1]

If a sign is broken while being edited, the player continues to edit the sign[2], although in Bedrock Edition breaking the sign stops the editing operation.

Natural generation[]

An oak sign can be found in igloo basements. Spruce signs can be found in taiga village houses, as part of a chair.

Chest loot[]

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition
Oak Hanging Sign Trail ruins Suspicious gravel 1 2.2%
Spruce Sign Village Taiga house chest 1 9.7%
Spruce Hanging Sign Trail ruins Suspicious gravel 1 2.2%
Bedrock Edition
Oak Sign Village Taiga house chest 1 10.7%
Oak Hanging Sign Trail ruins Suspicious gravel 1 2.2%
Spruce Hanging Sign Trail ruins Suspicious gravel 1 2.2%

Crafting[]

The player can place six stripped log blocks at the bottom half of the crafting table and place two chains on the top-left and top-right slots to create hanging signs. This crafting recipe will create six hanging signs. Hanging signs can only be crafted with stripped logs or stems; non-stripped wood cannot be used to craft hanging signs.

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Sign Matching Planks +
Stick
Hanging Sign Chain +
Matching Stripped Log or Stem or
Block of Stripped Bamboo

Usage[]

Signs can be used to display text; they can be used to label storage, display information to other players or note areas of interest. Signs are also not destroyed by water or lava and therefore may be used to control the flow of these fluids.

Placement[]

Signs[]

Signs may be placed on the top or side of other blocks (including semi-solid and non-solid blocks such as fences, trapdoors and other signs). To place a sign, use a sign item while pointing at the block the sign should be attached to, enter the desired text (or none), and click the "Done" button or press "escape" on a keyboard (or press × in Bedrock Edition, B button on an Xbox controller, Circle button on a PlayStation controller, or B button on a Nintendo Switch controller. Closing the virtual keyboard on a mobile device also exits the typing menu). To place a sign on a block that can be interacted with by the use control (for example, chests, note blocks, etc.), sneak while placing the sign.

Signs on the top of a block stand on a short post and face toward the player who placed it, in any of 16 different directions. Signs placed on the side of a block simply float there, even if the block doesn't make contact with the sign.

Even if placed on a vertical surface, a sign may not co-exist in the same block of air as any other item, despite not necessarily visibly obstructing eachother.

For more information about the blocks signs can be placed on, see Opacity/Placement.

Hanging signs[]

Hanging signs can be placed in three different ways:

  • Placing a hanging sign on the side of a block will result in it being placed with a self-supporting bracket, which allows it to float without any supporting block. This version can be placed in four different directions.
  • Placing a hanging sign on the bottom of a block will result in the sign hanging below the block.
    • If the block is wide enough, the chains holding the sign will be parallel. This version can be placed in four different directions.
    • If the block is too narrow, the chains will meet together in a upwards arrow shape. This version is also placed if the player is sneaking when placing a hanging sign below a wide-enough block. This version can be placed in sixteen different directions.

Text[]

Oak Sign GUI

Oak Sign editing.

Placing a sign opens an editor interface resembling a magnified view of the sign. Up to four lines of text can then be entered using a keyboard (hardware or on-screen). The editor supports limited editing, including moving the cursor and inserting and deleting characters. In Bedrock Edition, formatting codes can also be used to apply decorative effects such as color, bold, italic and underline to various bits of the text. Depending on the edition and platform in use, copy and paste operations may be supported and the editor may also support keyboard entry of Alt-codes for displaying Unicode characters.


Text can be added to the back side of a sign by interacting with the that side of the sign after placing it and editing the front.

Signs can be waxed by using a honeycomb on it. Once waxed, a sign cannot be unwaxed or edited.

After placing and affixing text on a sign, a player can change the text color by using a dye on it. When colored with dye, the text color may differ from any color specified by formatting codes.[more information needed]

Glow Ink Sign with Orange Dye JE2

Oak sign with glow ink and orange dye applied in Java Edition.

A player can use a glow ink sac on a sign to make its text glow. The glowing text is not affected by lighting. The player can use a regular black ink sac on the sign to remove the glowing effect.

Glow ink colors
Name Main Color Edge Color
Black
 #000000

 #EDE8CA
Red
 #FC0000

 #650000
Green
 #00FC00

 #006500
Brown
 #894413

 #361B07
Blue
 #0000FC

 #000065
Purple
 #9E20ED

 #3F0C5F
Cyan
 #00D6D6

 #006565
Light Gray
 #D0D0D0

 #535353
Gray
 #7E7E7E

 #323232
Pink
 #FC68B2

 #652947
Lime
 #8DFC00

 #4B6500
Yellow
 #FCFC00

 #656500
Light Blue
 #98BECB

 #3C4B51
Magenta
 #FC00FC

 #650065
Orange
 #FC671F

 #65280C
White
 #FCFCFC

 #656565

In Creative mode, the combination Ctrl + pick block on Windows/Linux, or ⌘ Cmd + pick block on macOS, can be used to copy an already-placed sign, including its text (with decorations), into the player's inventory.

A dyed sign facing east or west will have its text appear more saturated and bright than a sign facing north or south. However, it is actually the sign that is dimmer, because Minecraft's lighting engine uses side lighting to make the world appear less flat, but the text on signs is not affected by this.

In Bedrock Edition, inappropriate words or phrases in a sign's text are displayed as asterisks.

In Java Edition, signs can be created with JSON text, which allows complex formatting (colors, bold, italic, etc.), hover and click events, localized translation (for Minecraft technical terms, like "Redstone Repeater", otherwise translations must be provided in language files in resource packs), and the incorporation of scoreboard values into text. Use the /data merge block command to create or alter JSON signs.

Example: /data merge block ~ ~1 ~ {front_text:{ color:"green", messages:[ '{"selector":"@p", "bold":false, "italic":false, "underlined":false, "strikethrough":false, "obfuscated":false}' , '{"text":"Second Line"}']}}

Signs can post the success count of JSON text hover and click events to scoreboard objectives. The objectives to be used can be specified by running the /execute store command or by modifying the sign's NBT data directly with the /data merge block command.

Interaction[]

Signs act as though they have a use action, so the player is unable to place blocks or use items while the cursor is pointed at them without sneaking.

Signs are destroyed and drop as an item when pushed by a piston.‌[Bedrock Edition only]

Signs are non-solid and have no collision, so items and mobs can move through sign blocks. Other blocks (including other signs) can be placed on any edge of a sign.

Water and lava flow around signs. Lava can create fire in air blocks next to signs as if the signs were flammable, but the signs do not burn (and cannot be burned by other methods either, except in Bedrock Edition).

Fuel[]

Wooden signs can be used as a fuel in furnaces, smelting an item per sign.

Note Blocks[]

Signs can be placed under note blocks to produce a "bass" sounds.

Sounds[]

Generic[]

Normal wood[]

Sign

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.wood.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.wood.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.wood.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.wood.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.wood.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.wood1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.wood1.00.8
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.wood0.230.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.wood0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.wood0.31.0
PlayersJumping from the blockjump.wood0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damageland.wood0.181.0
Hanging sign

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.hanging_sign.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.hanging_sign.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.hanging_sign.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.hanging_sign.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.hanging_sign.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokenbreak.hanging_sign1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placedbreak.hanging_sign1.00.8-1.0
PlayersWhile the block is in the process of being brokenstep.hanging_sign0.70.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagestep.hanging_sign0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.hanging_sign0.21.0
PlayersJumping from the blockstep.hanging_sign0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damagestep.hanging_sign0.181.0

Cherry wood[]

Sign

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.cherry_wood.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.cherry_wood.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.cherry_wood.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.cherry_wood.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.cherry_wood.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokenbreak.cherry_wood1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placedplace.cherry_wood1.00.8
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.cherry_wood0.230.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.cherry_wood0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.cherry_wood0.21.0
PlayersJumping from the blockstep.cherry_wood0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damagestep.cherry_wood0.181.0
Hanging sign

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.cherry_wood_hanging_sign.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.cherry_wood_hanging_sign.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.cherry_wood_hanging_sign.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.cherry_wood_hanging_sign.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.cherry_wood_hanging_sign.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokenbreak.cherry_wood_hanging_sign1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placedbreak.cherry_wood_hanging_sign1.00.8-1.0
PlayersWhile the block is in the process of being brokenstep.cherry_wood_hanging_sign0.70.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagestep.cherry_wood_hanging_sign0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.cherry_wood_hanging_sign0.21.0
PlayersJumping from the blockstep.cherry_wood_hanging_sign0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damagestep.cherry_wood_hanging_sign0.181.0

Bamboo wood[]

Sign

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.bamboo_wood.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break0.90.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.bamboo_wood.placesubtitles.block.generic.place0.90.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.bamboo_wood.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.2250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.bamboo_wood.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.bamboo_wood.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokenbreak.bamboo_wood0.90.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placedplace.bamboo_wood0.90.8
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.bamboo_wood0.2070.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.bamboo_wood0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.bamboo_wood0.21.0
PlayersJumping from the blockstep.bamboo_wood0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damagestep.bamboo_wood0.181.0
Hanging sign

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break0.80.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign.placesubtitles.block.generic.place0.80.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.1750.5516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokenbreak.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placedbreak.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign1.00.8-1.0
PlayersWhile the block is in the process of being brokenstep.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign0.70.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagestep.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign0.21.0
PlayersJumping from the blockstep.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damagestep.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign0.181.0

Nether wood[]

Sign

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.nether_wood.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.7216
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.nether_wood.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.7216
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.nether_wood.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.4516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.nether_wood.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.nether_wood.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokenbreak.nether_wood1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placedplace.nether_wood1.00.8
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.nether_wood0.230.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.nether_wood0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.nether_wood0.31.0
PlayersJumping from the blockstep.nether_wood0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damagestep.nether_wood0.181.0
Hanging sign

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.nether_wood_hanging_sign.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.nether_wood_hanging_sign.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.nether_wood_hanging_sign.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.20.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.nether_wood_hanging_sign.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.nether_wood_hanging_sign.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokenbreak.nether_wood_hanging_sign1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placedbreak.nether_wood_hanging_sign1.00.8-1.0
PlayersWhile the block is in the process of being brokenstep.nether_wood_hanging_sign0.70.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagestep.nether_wood_hanging_sign0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.nether_wood_hanging_sign0.21.0
PlayersJumping from the blockstep.nether_wood_hanging_sign0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damagestep.nether_wood_hanging_sign0.181.0

Unique[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Glow Ink Sac splotchesBlocksWhen a glow ink sac is used on a signitem.glow_ink_sac.usesubtitles.item.glow_ink_sac.use1.0varies [sound 1]16
Ink Sac splotchesBlocksWhen an ink sac is used on a signitem.ink_sac.usesubtitles.item.ink_sac.use1.0varies [sound 2]16
Dye stainsBlocksWhen dye is used on a signitem.dye.usesubtitles.item.dye.use1.0varies [sound 3]16
Wax onBlocksWhen a sign is waxeditem.honeycomb.wax_onsubtitles.item.honeycomb.wax_on1.01.0/0.9/1.116
Sign wobblesBlocksWhen a player attempts to edit a waxed signblock.sign.waxed_interact_failsubtitles.block.sign.waxed_interact_fail1.0varies[sound 4]16
  1. Can be 1.0, 0.95, or 1.05 for each sound
  2. Can be 0.85, 0.88, or 0.9 for each sound
  3. Can be 1.0, 0.9, 0.95, or 1.1
  4. fail1 can be 1.0 or 0.9; fail2 and fail3 can be 0.8 or 0.9

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
SoundWhen a glow ink sac or an ink sac is used on a signsign.ink_sac.use1.01.0
SoundWhen dye is used on a signsign.dye.use1.01.0
Friendly CreaturesWhen a honeycomb waxes a signcopper.wax.on1.00.8-1.2
BlocksWhen a player attempts to edit a waxed signblock.sign.waxed_interact_fail1.0varies [sound 1]
  1. Can be 1.0 or 0.9 for waxed_interact_fail1; can be 0.8 or 0.9 for waxed_interact_fail2 and waxed_interact_fail3

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tagsTranslation key
Oak Signoak_signBlock & Itemsigns
standing_signs
wall_post_override
signsblock.minecraft.oak_sign
Spruce Signspruce_signBlock & Itemsigns
standing_signs
wall_post_override
signsblock.minecraft.spruce_sign
Birch Signbirch_signBlock & Itemsigns
standing_signs
wall_post_override
signsblock.minecraft.birch_sign
Jungle Signjungle_signBlock & Itemsigns
standing_signs
wall_post_override
signsblock.minecraft.jungle_sign
Acacia Signacacia_signBlock & Itemsigns
standing_signs
wall_post_override
signsblock.minecraft.acacia_sign
Dark Oak Signdark_oak_signBlock & Itemsigns
standing_signs
wall_post_override
signsblock.minecraft.dark_oak_sign
Mangrove Signmangrove_signBlock & Itemsigns
standing_signs
wall_post_override
signsblock.minecraft.mangrove_sign
Cherry Signcherry_signBlock & Itemsigns
standing_signs
wall_post_override
signsblock.minecraft.cherry_sign
Bamboo Signbamboo_signBlock & Itemsigns
standing_signs
wall_post_override
signsblock.minecraft.bamboo_sign
Crimson Signcrimson_signBlock & Itemsigns
standing_signs
wall_post_override
non_flammable_wood
signs
block.minecraft.crimson_sign
Warped Signwarped_signBlock & Itemsigns
standing_signs
wall_post_override
non_flammable_wood
signs
block.minecraft.warped_sign
Oak Wall Signoak_wall_signBlocksigns
wall_signs
block.minecraft.oak_wall_sign
Spruce Wall Signspruce_wall_signBlocksigns
wall_signs
block.minecraft.spruce_wall_sign
Birch Wall Signbirch_wall_signBlocksigns
wall_signs
block.minecraft.birch_wall_sign
Jungle Wall Signjungle_wall_signBlocksigns
wall_signs
block.minecraft.jungle_wall_sign
Acacia Wall Signacacia_wall_signBlocksigns
wall_signs
block.minecraft.acacia_wall_sign
Dark Oak Wall Signdark_oak_wall_signBlocksigns
wall_signs
block.minecraft.dark_oak_wall_sign
Mangrove Wall Signmangrove_wall_signBlocksigns
wall_signs
block.minecraft.mangrove_wall_sign
Cherry Wall Signcherry_wall_signBlocksigns
wall_signs
block.minecraft.cherry_wall_sign
Bamboo Wall Signbamboo_wall_signBlocksigns
wall_signs
block.minecraft.bamboo_wall_sign
Crimson Wall Signcrimson_wall_signBlocksigns
wall_signs
block.minecraft.crimson_wall_sign
Warped Wall Signwarped_wall_signBlocksigns
wall_signs
block.minecraft.warped_wall_sign
Oak Hanging Signoak_hanging_signBlock & Itemall_hanging_signs
ceiling_hanging_signs
hanging_signsblock.minecraft.oak_hanging_sign
Spruce Hanging Signspruce_hanging_signBlock & Itemall_hanging_signs
ceiling_hanging_signs
hanging_signsblock.minecraft.spruce_hanging_sign
Birch Hanging Signbirch_hanging_signBlock & Itemall_hanging_signs
ceiling_hanging_signs
hanging_signsblock.minecraft.birch_hanging_sign
Jungle Hanging Signjungle_hanging_signBlock & Itemall_hanging_signs
ceiling_hanging_signs
hanging_signsblock.minecraft.jungle_hanging_sign
Acacia Hanging Signacacia_hanging_signBlock & Itemall_hanging_signs
ceiling_hanging_signs
hanging_signsblock.minecraft.acacia_hanging_sign
Dark Oak Hanging Signdark_oak_hanging_signBlock & Itemall_hanging_signs
ceiling_hanging_signs
hanging_signsblock.minecraft.dark_oak_hanging_sign
Mangrove Hanging Signmangrove_hanging_signBlock & Itemall_hanging_signs
ceiling_hanging_signs
hanging_signsblock.minecraft.mangrove_hanging_sign
Cherry Hanging Signcherry_hanging_signBlock & Itemall_hanging_signs
ceiling_hanging_signs
hanging_signsblock.minecraft.cherry_hanging_sign
Bamboo Hanging Signbamboo_hanging_signBlock & Itemall_hanging_signs
ceiling_hanging_signs
hanging_signsblock.minecraft.bamboo_hanging_sign
Crimson Hanging Signcrimson_hanging_signBlock & Itemall_hanging_signs
ceiling_hanging_signs
hanging_signs
non_flammable_wood
block.minecraft.crimson_hanging_sign
Warped Hanging Signwarped_hanging_signBlock & Itemall_hanging_signs
ceiling_hanging_signs
hanging_signs
non_flammable_wood
block.minecraft.warped_hanging_sign
Oak Wall Hanging Signoak_wall_hanging_signBlockall_hanging_signs
wall_hanging_signs
block.minecraft.oak_wall_hanging_sign
Spruce Wall Hanging Signspruce_wall_hanging_signBlockall_hanging_signs
wall_hanging_signs
block.minecraft.spruce_wall_hanging_sign
Birch Wall Hanging Signbirch_wall_hanging_signBlockall_hanging_signs
wall_hanging_signs
block.minecraft.birch_wall_hanging_sign
Jungle Wall Hanging Signjungle_wall_hanging_signBlockall_hanging_signs
wall_hanging_signs
block.minecraft.jungle_wall_hanging_sign
Acacia Wall Hanging Signacacia_wall_hanging_signBlockall_hanging_signs
wall_hanging_signs
block.minecraft.acacia_wall_hanging_sign
Dark Oak Wall Hanging Signdark_oak_wall_hanging_signBlockall_hanging_signs
wall_hanging_signs
block.minecraft.dark_oak_wall_hanging_sign
Mangrove Wall Hanging Signmangrove_wall_hanging_signBlockall_hanging_signs
wall_hanging_signs
block.minecraft.mangrove_wall_hanging_sign
Cherry Wall Hanging Signcherry_wall_hanging_signBlockall_hanging_signs
wall_hanging_signs
block.minecraft.cherry_wall_hanging_sign
Bamboo Wall Hanging Signbamboo_wall_hanging_signBlockall_hanging_signs
wall_hanging_signs
block.minecraft.bamboo_wall_hanging_sign
Crimson Wall Hanging Signcrimson_wall_hanging_signBlockall_hanging_signs
wall_hanging_signs
block.minecraft.crimson_wall_hanging_sign
Warped Wall Hanging Signwarped_wall_hanging_signBlockall_hanging_signs
wall_hanging_signs
block.minecraft.warped_wall_hanging_sign
NameIdentifier
Block entitysign
Block entityhanging_sign

Bedrock Edition:

SignIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Item tags (JE)Translation key
Oak standingstanding_signNone63Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.standing_sign.name
Spruce standingspruce_standing_signNone436Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.spruce_standing_sign.name
Birch standingbirch_standing_signNone441Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.birch_standing_sign.name
Jungle standingjungle_standing_signNone443Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.jungle_standing_sign.name
Acacia standingacacia_standing_signNone445Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.acacia_standing_sign.name
Dark Oak standingdarkoak_standing_signNone447Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.darkoak_standing_sign.name
Mangrove standingmangrove_standing_signNone-494Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
Cherry standingcherry_standing_signNone-542Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
Bamboo standingbamboo_standing_signNone-518Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
Crimson standingcrimson_standing_signNone505Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.crimson_standing_sign.name
Warped standingwarped_standing_signNone506Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.warped_standing_sign.name
Oak wallwall_signNone68Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
Spruce wallspruce_wall_signNone437Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
Birch wallbirch_wall_signNone442Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
Jungle walljungle_wall_signNone444Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
Acacia wallacacia_wall_signNone446Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
Dark Oak walldarkoak_wall_signNone448Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
Mangrove wallmangrove_wall_signNone-495Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
Cherry wallcherry_wall_signNone-544Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
Bamboo wallbamboo_wall_signNone-519Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
Crimson wallcrimson_wall_signNone507Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.crimson_wall_sign.name
Warped wallwarped_wall_signNone508Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.warped_wall_sign.name
Oak itemoak_signsign360Itemminecraft:signitem.sign.name
Spruce itemspruce_signNone576Itemminecraft:signitem.spruce_sign.name
Birch itembirch_signNone577Itemminecraft:signitem.birch_sign.name
Jungle itemjungle_signNone578Itemminecraft:signitem.jungle_sign.name
Acacia itemacacia_signNone579Itemminecraft:signitem.acacia_sign.name
Dark Oak itemdark_oak_signdarkoak_sign587Itemminecraft:signitem.darkoak_sign.name
Mangrove itemmangrove_signNone642Itemminecraft:signitem.mangrove_sign.name
Cherry itemcherry_signNone659Itemminecraft:signitem.cherry_sign.name
Bamboo itembamboo_signNone660Itemminecraft:signitem.bamboo_sign.name
Crimson itemcrimson_signNone614Itemminecraft:signitem.crimson_sign.name
Warped itemwarped_signNone615Itemminecraft:signitem.warped_sign.name
Oak Hanging Signoak_hanging_signNone-500Block & Giveable Item[i 4]Identical[i 3]minecraft:hanging_signitem.oak_hanging_sign.name
Spruce Hanging Signspruce_hanging_signNone-501Block & Giveable Item[i 4]Identical[i 3]minecraft:hanging_signitem.spruce_hanging_sign.name
Birch Hanging Signbirch_hanging_signNone-502Block & Giveable Item[i 4]Identical[i 3]minecraft:hanging_signitem.birch_hanging_sign.name
Jungle Hanging Signjungle_hanging_signNone-503Block & Giveable Item[i 4]Identical[i 3]minecraft:hanging_signitem.jungle_hanging_sign.name
Acacia Hanging Signacacia_hanging_signNone-504Block & Giveable Item[i 4]Identical[i 3]minecraft:hanging_signitem.acacia_hanging_sign.name
Dark Oak Hanging Signdark_oak_hanging_signNone-505Block & Giveable Item[i 4]Identical[i 3]minecraft:hanging_signitem.dark_oak_hanging_sign.name
Mangrove Hanging Signmangrove_hanging_signNone-508Block & Giveable Item[i 4]Identical[i 3]minecraft:hanging_signitem.mangrove_hanging_sign.name
Cherry Hanging Signcherry_hanging_signNone-534Block & Giveable Item[i 4]Identical[i 3]minecraft:hanging_signitem.cherry_hanging_sign.name
Bamboo Hanging Signbamboo_hanging_signNone-522Block & Giveable Item[i 4]Identical[i 3]minecraft:hanging_signitem.bamboo_hanging_sign.name
Crimson Hanging Signcrimson_hanging_signNone-506Block & Giveable Item[i 4]Identical[i 3]minecraft:hanging_signitem.crimson_hanging_sign.name
Warped Hanging Signwarped_hanging_signNone-507Block & Giveable Item[i 4]Identical[i 3]minecraft:hanging_signitem.warped_hanging_sign.name
  1. ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Unavailable with /give command
  3. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.
  4. a b c d e f g h i j k Available with /give command.
NameSavegame ID
Block entitySign
Block entityHangingSign

Block states[]

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

  • Non-hanging:
Standing
Name Default value Allowed values Description
rotation0 0The block is facing south.
1The block is facing south-southwest.
2The block is facing southwest.
3The block is facing west-southwest.
4The block is facing west.
5The block is facing west-northwest.
6The block is facing northwest.
7The block is facing north-northwest.
8The block is facing north.
9The block is facing north-northeast.
10The block is facing northeast.
11The block is facing east-northeast.
12The block is facing east.
13The block is facing east-southeast.
14The block is facing southeast.
15The block is facing south-southeast.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true
Whether or not there's water in the same place as this sign.
Wall
Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingnortheast
north
south
west
The direction the block is facing. For example, a block facing east is attached to a block to its west.
Opposite from the direction a player faces when placing the block.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true
Whether or not there's water in the same place as this sign.
  • Hanging:
Hanging
Name Default value Allowed values Description
attachedfalsefalse
true
[more information needed]
rotation0 0The block is facing south.
1The block is facing south-southwest.
2The block is facing southwest.
3The block is facing west-southwest.
4The block is facing west.
5The block is facing west-northwest.
6The block is facing northwest.
7The block is facing north-northwest.
8The block is facing north.
9The block is facing north-northeast.
10The block is facing northeast.
11The block is facing east-northeast.
12The block is facing east.
13The block is facing east-southeast.
14The block is facing southeast.
15The block is facing south-southeast.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true
Whether or not there's water in the same place as this hanging sign.
Wall
Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingnortheast
north
south
west
The direction the block is facing.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true
Whether or not there's water in the same place as this hanging sign.

Bedrock Edition:

Standing
NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
ground_sign_direction0x1
0x2
0x4
0x8
0 00The block is facing south.
11The block is facing south-southwest.
22The block is facing southwest.
33The block is facing west-southwest.
44The block is facing west.
55The block is facing west-northwest.
66The block is facing northwest.
77The block is facing north-northwest.
88The block is facing north.
99The block is facing north-northeast.
1010The block is facing northeast.
1111The block is facing east-northeast.
1212The block is facing east.
1313The block is facing east-southeast.
1414The block is facing southeast.
1515The block is facing south-southeast.
Wall
NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
facing_direction0x1
0x2
0x4
22
3
4
5
2
3
4
5
The direction the block is facing. For example, a block facing east is attached to a block to its west.
  • 2: north
  • 3: south
  • 4: west
  • 5: east
0
1
0
1
Unused
Hanging
NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
attached_bitNot Supportedfalsefalse
true
UnsupportedWhether or not the hanging block is attached to face in a specific direction.
facing_directionNot Supported22
3
4
5
UnsupportedThe direction the block is facing. For example, a block facing east is attached to a block to its west.
  • 2: north
  • 3: south
  • 4: west
  • 5: east
0
1
UnsupportedUnused
ground_sign_directionNot Supported0 0UnsupportedThe hanging block is facing south.
1UnsupportedThe hanging block is facing south-southwest.
2UnsupportedThe hanging block is facing southwest.
3UnsupportedThe hanging block is facing west-southwest.
4UnsupportedThe hanging block is facing west.
5UnsupportedThe hanging block is facing west-northwest.
6UnsupportedThe hanging block is facing northwest.
7UnsupportedThe hanging block is facing north-northwest.
8UnsupportedThe hanging block is facing north.
9UnsupportedThe hanging block is facing north-northeast.
10UnsupportedThe hanging block is facing northeast.
11UnsupportedThe hanging block is facing east-northeast.
12UnsupportedThe hanging block is facing east.
13UnsupportedThe hanging block is facing east-southeast.
14UnsupportedThe hanging block is facing southeast.
15UnsupportedThe hanging block is facing south-southeast.
hangingNot Supportedfalsefalse
true
UnsupportedWhether or not the block is hanging under another block.


Block data[]

A sign has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

Java Edition:

Before 1.20

  • Block entity data
    • Tags common to all block entities
    •  GlowingText: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if the sign has been dyed with a glow ink sac.
    •  Color: The color that has been used to dye the sign. The default value is "black". One of "white", "orange", "magenta", "light_blue", "yellow", "lime", "pink", "gray", "light_gray", "cyan", "purple", "blue", "brown", "green", "red", or "black".
    •  Text1: First row of text.
    •  Text2: Second row of text.
    •  Text3: Third row of text.
    •  Text4: Fourth row of text.

After 1.20

The sign and Hanging Sign share the same structure.
  • Block entity data
    • Tags common to all block entities
    •  is_waxed: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if the text is locked with honeycomb.
    •  front_text: A compound which discribes front text.
      •  has_glowing_text: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if the sign has been dyed with a glow ink sac.
      •  color: The color that has been used to dye the sign. The default value is black One of white, orange, magenta, light_blue, yellow, lime, pink, gray, light_gray, cyan, purple, blue, brown, green, red, and black.
      •  messages: A list of text for each line.
    •  back_text: A compound which discribes back text. The same structure as  front_text.

The character limit for the Text tags depends on the width of the characters. Although the Text tags are string objects, they should contain JSON text which are evaluated as compound objects.

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format.

Achievements[]

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS4)
PS4 Other
It's a Sign!Craft and place an Oak Sign.15GBronze

Advancements[]

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Resource location
Advancement-plain-rawGlow and Behold!
Make the text of any kind of sign glow HusbandryUse a glow ink sac on a sign or a hanging sign.husbandry/make_a_sign_glow

History[]

Main article: /History
Java Edition Classic
0.24_SURVIVAL_TESTSign Entity Signs are currently being tested as entities. They always display "This is a test of the signs. Each line can be 15 chars!" and can only be spawned by pressing B.[3]
0.26 SURVIVAL TESTRemoved signs.
Java Edition Infdev
20100607Oak Sign (0) JE1 Signs have been re-implemented as blocks, although still rendering as entities.
Signs now have a crafting recipe and the text can now be edited. Editing a sign pauses the game in singleplayer.
Signs are currently huge and drop planks when destroyed.
Signs do not have a particle texture defined. As such, they default to using the grass block texture instead.
20100608Signs are now broken faster.
Signs now drop themselves when destroyed, instead of planks.
Signs now use planks particles.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.1Oak Wall Sign (S) JE1 BE1 Added wall signs.
Oak Sign (0) JE2 Signs are now smaller.
v1.0.5Signs no longer require a free block above it to place.
Java Edition Beta
April 27, 2011Hand-drawn signs are mentioned.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6Signs are now broken faster using an axe.
1.3.112w18aEditing a sign no longer pauses the game in singleplayer.
12w27aSigns are now stackable up to 16.
The same crafting recipe now produces 3 signs instead of 1.
June 9, 2014Searge tweeted a picture of a sign showing a username and a scoreboard score.
1.814w25aAdded support for JSON text to signs.
Sign character limit now depends on character width.
14w29aSigns now display the cracking animation.
1.915w43aA sign now generates within igloo basements.
1.1116w33aSigns can now be used as fuel in furnaces.
1.1317w47aThe standing sign ID has been changed from standing_sign to sign.
Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 63 and 68, and the item's 323.
18w10dWater can now be placed on the same block as signs.
1.1418w43a"Sign" has been renamed to "Oak Sign".
Oak Sign JE2 BE2 The texture of oak sign items has been changed.
Spruce Standing Sign JE1 BE1 Birch Standing Sign JE1 BE1 Jungle Standing Sign JE1 BE1 Acacia Standing Sign JE1 BE1 Dark Oak Standing Sign JE1 BE1 Spruce Sign JE1 BE1 Birch Sign JE1 BE1 Jungle Sign JE1 BE1 Acacia Sign JE1 BE1 Dark Oak Sign JE1 BE1 Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak signs.
The sign's text has been changed from black to white.
A sign's recipe now requires the same type of wood instead of a random assortment.
18w44aSigns can now be used while holding a dye to change the text color.
Default text color for signs has been changed back to black.
18w45aA new movable cursor for free text editing to signs has been added.
Selection and copy/paste support have been added to signs.
18w50aSpruce signs now generate in some taiga village houses.
Spruce sign items can now be found in chests in taiga village houses.
19w12aSigns can now be dyed only in Creative mode.
19w12bSigns can now be dyed in Survival mode again.
1.1620w06aCrimson Standing Sign JE1 BE1 Warped Standing Sign JE1 BE1 Crimson Sign JE1 BE1 Warped Sign JE1 BE1 Added crimson and warped signs.
20w09aCrimson and warped signs can now be crafted.
1.1721w03aSigns can now be tinted with glow ink sacs to make the text glow.
Works with both undyed and dyed signs.
Signs now have a sound for being dyed.
21w11aOak Standing Sign (S) JE2Spruce Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Birch Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Jungle Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Acacia Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Dark Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Oak Wall Sign (S) JE2 Spruce Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Birch Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Jungle Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Acacia Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Dark Oak Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2 The textures of signs have been changed to reflect the changes made to planks in the Texture Update.
Pre-release 1Glowing text on signs now has an outer glow, making text more visible in the dark.
1.1821w41aOak Sign JE3 Spruce Sign JE2 Birch Sign JE2 Jungle Sign JE2 Acacia Sign JE2 Dark Oak Sign JE2 Crimson Sign JE2 Warped Sign JE2 Changed all signs textures as items.
1.1922w11aMangrove Sign JE1 BE1Mangrove Wall Sign JE1 BE1Mangrove Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Added mangrove signs.
22w14aDue to the addition of the mangrove tree and mangrove swamp, mangrove signs are now obtainable in survival and renewable.
October 15, 2022Hanging signs were announced and shown on Minecraft Live 2022.
Hanging signs were conceptualized by Agnes Larsson with input from her daughter.[4]
1.20
(Experimental)
22w42aBamboo Sign (0) JE1 BE1 Bamboo Wall Sign (S) JE1 BE1 Bamboo Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Added bamboo signs behind the Update 1.20 experimental datapack.
Oak Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Spruce Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Birch Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Jungle Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Acacia Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Dark Oak Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Mangrove Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Bamboo Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Crimson Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Warped Hanging Sign JE1 BE1
Oak Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Spruce Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Birch Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Jungle Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Acacia Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign (S) JE1 BE1 Crimson Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Warped Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1
Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Spruce Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Birch Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Jungle Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Acacia Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Dark Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Mangrove Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Bamboo Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Crimson Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Warped Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1
Added hanging signs behind the Update 1.20 experimental datapack.
Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood signs.
22w45aJungle Wall Hanging Sign JE2 BE2 The texture of jungle hanging wall signs have been changed.
Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood hanging signs.
Bamboo hanging signs now can be crafted using block of stripped bamboo instead of bamboo planks.
Crafting bamboo hanging signs now outputs 6 hanging signs instead of 2.
23w07aCherry Sign (0) JE1 Cherry Wall Sign (S) JE1 Cherry Sign (item) JE1 Cherry Hanging Sign JE1 Cherry Wall Hanging Sign JE1 Cherry Hanging Sign (item) JE1 Added cherry signs and hanging signs behind the Update 1.20 experimental datapack. There used to be a glitch where right clicking on a sign would play the “use” animation. This was fixed in the snapshots for 1.20, where signs are editable.
1.19.4 Pre-release 4File:Cherry Sign (0) JE2 BE2.png Updated the texture of cherry signs.
1.2023w12aBamboo sign, cherry sign and all of the hanging signs are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack.
Signs and hanging signs can now be edited after being placed.
Signs and hanging signs now support text on both sides.
Signs and hanging signs can now be waxed with honeycomb to prevent editing.
Oak and spruce hanging sign can now be found in suspicious gravel and suspicious sand in trail ruins.
23w14aSigns and hanging signs with click commands can now be interacted with even if the sign is not waxed.
Signs and hanging signs can no longer be edited by players in Adventure mode.
Signs and hanging signs with non-text chat components can no longer be edited, even if the sign is not waxed.
Signs and hanging signs now save text even if the edit screen is closed by the player being moved far away.
23w16aOak and spruce hanging sign no longer generates in suspicious sand in trail ruins.
Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the trail ruins; oak and spruce hanging sign now are in the common loot.
1.20.223w31aChanged sounds for Nether wood hanging signs.[5]
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.5.0Oak Standing Sign Oak Sign JE1 BE1 Signs have been added, though they can be obtained only through inventory editors.
The player currently cannot write on signs.
v0.6.0Signs can now be legitimately obtained in Survival and Creative mode.
The player can now write on signs.
v0.10.0build 1Signs now have a selection overlay.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1Signs can now be found in igloo basements.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0beta 1.9.0.0"Sign" has been renamed to "Oak Sign".
Spruce Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Birch Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Jungle Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Acacia Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Dark Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Spruce Sign JE1 BE1 Birch Sign JE1 BE1 Jungle Sign JE1 BE1 Acacia Sign JE1 BE1 Dark Oak Sign JE1 BE1 Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak signs.
The sign's text has been changed from black to white.
A sign's recipe now requires the same type of wood instead of a random assortment.
beta 1.9.0.2The default sign text color has been changed back to black.
Sign variants are now grouped in their own inventory category.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Oak Sign JE2 BE2 The texture of oak sign items has been changed.
Spruce signs now generate in new taiga and snowy taiga village houses.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1Signs can now be used as a fuel in furnaces.
Oak signs can now be found inside taiga and snowy taiga village house chests.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.51Crimson Standing Sign JE1 BE1 Warped Standing Sign JE1 BE1 Crimson Sign JE1 BE1 Warped Sign JE1 BE1 Added crimson and warped signs.
Spruce Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Birch Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Jungle Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Acacia Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Dark Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Spruce Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Birch Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Jungle Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Acacia Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Dark Oak Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2 The texture of all signs except oak sign have been changed.
1.16.20beta 1.16.20.50Crimson and warped signs now uses regular plank sounds instead of their stem variant sounds.
1.16.210beta 1.16.210.59Signs can now be used while holding a dye to change the text color.
Signs can now be tinted with glow ink sacs to make the text glow.
Works with both default and dyed signs.
beta 1.16.210.60Color on dyed signs disappears and the text turns back to black.
Signs with applied glowing effect as well as color stops glowing and color is removed.
1.16.220beta 1.16.220.50Signs can now be used while holding a dye to change the text color again.
Signs can now be tinted with glow ink sacs to make the text glow again.
beta 1.16.220.52Now has sounds for being dyed.
releaseA glowing effect can no longer be applied to signs due to glow ink sacs becoming inaccessible in the full release.
1.17.0beta 1.17.0.50Oak Sign BE3 Spruce Sign BE2 Birch Sign BE2 Jungle Sign BE2 Acacia Sign BE2 Dark Oak Sign BE2 Textures of sign items was updated.
Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Oak Wall Sign (S) JE2 BE2 The textures of oak signs have been changed to reflect the changes made to planks in the Texture Update.
1.17.10beta 1.17.10.21Glowing text on signs now has an outer glow, making text more visible in the dark.
1.18.10beta 1.18.10.20Oak Sign JE3 Spruce Sign JE2 Birch Sign JE2 Jungle Sign JE2 Acacia Sign JE2 Dark Oak Sign JE2 Crimson Sign JE2 Warped Sign JE2 Changed all signs textures as items.
1.19.0beta 1.19.0.20Mangrove Sign JE1 BE1Mangrove Wall Sign JE1 BE1Mangrove Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Added mangrove signs.
Next Major Update
(Experimental)
beta 1.19.50.21Bamboo Sign (0) JE1 BE1 Bamboo Wall Sign (S) JE1 BE1 Bamboo Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Added bamboo signs behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
Oak Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Spruce Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Birch Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Jungle Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Acacia Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Dark Oak Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Mangrove Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Bamboo Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Crimson Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Warped Hanging Sign JE1 BE1
Oak Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Spruce Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Birch Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Jungle Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Acacia Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign (S) JE1 BE1 Crimson Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1 Warped Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1
Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Spruce Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Birch Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Jungle Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Acacia Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Dark Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Mangrove Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Bamboo Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Crimson Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1 Warped Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1
Added hanging signs behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood signs.
beta 1.19.60.20Jungle Wall Hanging Sign JE2 BE2 The texture of jungle hanging wall signs have been changed.
Bamboo hanging signs now can be crafted using block of stripped bamboo instead of bamboo planks.
Crafting bamboo hanging signs now outputs 6 hanging signs instead of 2.
beta 1.19.80.20Cherry Sign (0) Cherry Wall Sign (S) JE1 Cherry Sign (item) JE1 Cherry Hanging Sign JE1 Cherry Wall Hanging Sign JE1 Cherry Hanging Sign (item) JE1 Added cherry signs and hanging signs behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
beta 1.19.80.21File:Cherry Sign (0) JE2 BE2.png Updated the texture of cherry signs.
beta 1.19.80.22Signs and hanging signs can now be edited after being placed.
Signs and hanging signs now support text on both sides.
Signs and hanging signs can now be waxed with honeycomb to prevent editing.
beta 1.20.0.20Crimson, warped, and bamboo hanging signs now have custom sounds to match their wood type.[6]
1.20.0beta 1.20.0.21Bamboo sign, cherry sign and all of the hanging signs are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1CU1 1.0 Patch 11.0.1Oak Standing Sign Oak Sign JE1 BE1 Added signs.
TU9Signs are now stackable up to 16.
The same crafting recipe for signs now produces 3 signs instead of 1.
1.88 Spruce Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Birch Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Jungle Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Acacia Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Dark Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Spruce Sign JE1 BE1 Birch Sign JE1 BE1 Jungle Sign JE1 BE1 Acacia Sign JE1 BE1 Dark Oak Sign JE1 BE1 Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak signs.
1.90 Oak Sign JE2 BE2 The texture of oak sign items has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2 Oak Sign JE1 BE1 Added signs.

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

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  1. MC-256501 — resolved as "Works As Intended".
  2. MC-117815
  3. https://youtu.be/bdT76iFEnLk
  4. "Minecraft 1.20: New Blocks and Their Functions! @ 0:29" – Minecraft on YouTube, February 24, 2023
  5. MC-262295 — "Warped and Crimson hanging signs uses their respective plank sounds, despite their stripped stems having unique sounds" — resolved as "Fixed".
  6. MCPE-164246
  7. "Minecraft 1.20: New Blocks and Their Functions!" – Minecraft on YouTube

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