Purpur Block

Purpur blocks and purpur pillars are decorative blocks that are naturally generated in end cities and end ships.

Chiseled purpur and smooth purpur are two further variants of purpur blocks exclusive to Bedrock Edition that can be accessed only by commands, and appear identical to regular purpur blocks.

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

Purpur blocks and pillars can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block	Purpur Block Purpur Pillar
Hardness	1.5
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	7.5
Wooden	1.15
Stone	0.6
Iron	0.4
Diamond	0.3
Netherite	0.25
Golden	0.2

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

Natural generation[]

Purpur blocks and pillars can be found naturally as part of the structure of end cities and end ships.

Crafting[]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Purpur Block	Popped Chorus Fruit	4
Purpur Pillar	Purpur Slab

Stonecutting[]

Name	Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Purpur Pillar	Purpur Block

Usage[]

Purpur blocks and pillars are primarily decorative blocks, similar to other brick-type blocks. They can also be used to craft different variants of the block. Purpur pillar blocks can be placed sideways, similar to logs or quartz pillar blocks.

Crafting ingredient[]

Purpur pillars cannot be used to craft slabs in Bedrock Edition.

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Purpur Slab	Any Purpur Block	6	‌^{[Java Edition only]}
Purpur Slab	Purpur Block	6	‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
Purpur Stairs	Any Purpur Block	4
Spire Armor Trim Smithing Template	Diamond + Spire Armor Trim Smithing Template + Purpur Block	2

Stonecutting[]

Name	Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Purpur Slab or Purpur Stairs or Purpur Pillar	Purpur Block	2

Note Blocks[]

Purpur block and purpur pillar can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.stone.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.stone.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.stone.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.stone.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.stone.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

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[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Purpur Block	`purpur_block`	Block & Item	`mineable/pickaxe`	`block.minecraft.purpur_block`
Purpur Pillar	`purpur_pillar`	Block & Item	`mineable/pickaxe`	`block.minecraft.purpur_pillar`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Purpur Block	`purpur_block`	`201`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.purpur_block.default.name` `tile.purpur_block.chiseled.name` `tile.purpur_block.lines.name` `tile.purpur_block.smooth.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Available with /give command.
↑ The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Block states[]

Purpur pillar

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
axis	`y`	`x`	The pillar is oriented east–west.
		`y`	The pillar is oriented vertically.
		`z`	The pillar is oriented north–south.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
chisel_type	`0x1` `0x2`	`default`	`default`	`0`	The main block type.
			`chiseled`	`1`	The chiseled type.
			`lines`	`2`	The pillar type.
			`smooth`	`3`	The smooth type.
pillar_axis	`0x4` `0x8`	`y`	`x` `y` `z`	`1` `0` `2`	The axis along which the block is oriented. Normally applies only to the pillar type.

History[]

Java Edition
1.9		June 22, 2015			Jeb reveals purpur blocks on Instagram, with the caption "MINECON 2015 HYPE!"
		15w31a			Added purpur blocks.
		15w31a			Added purpur pillars.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 201 and 202.
1.13.1		18w32a			Purpur pillars can now be used to craft purpur stairs and purpur slabs.
1.14		18w43a			The textures of purpur blocks have been changed.
1.14		18w43a			The textures of purpur pillars have changed.
1.16		20w09a			The textures of purpur pillars have been changed once again.
1.20 (Experimental)		23w04a			Purpur blocks can now be used to craft spire armor trims.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Added purpur blocks.
					Added purpur pillars.
					There also exists a purpur pillar state with the side texture being used on all sides.
?					x- and z-axis versions of normal purpur blocks exist in the game due to how the game handles rotated purpur pillars. (Note that these screenshots do not use the textures that would have been current at the time.)
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The textures of purpur blocks have been changed.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The textures of purpur pillars have been changed.
?					Purpur pillars with the side texture on all faces have been removed, and replaced with the y axis aligned pillar. It is not known if this happened prior to the Texture Update.
Next Major Update (Experimental)		beta 1.19.80.21			Purpur blocks can now be used to craft spire armor trims.
Legacy Console Edition
TU46	CU36	1.38	Patch 15	1.0.1	Added purpur blocks and purpur pillars.
		1.90			The textures of purpur blocks and purpur pillars have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.7.10					Added purpur blocks and purpur pillars.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Purpur Block" or "Purpur Pillar" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia[]

Purpur is the word for a specific shade of purple in multiple languages, including Swedish, Polish, German and Cornish (and French pourpre to a certain extent).
Chiseled Purpur‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} is an unused purpur block that has the texture of the normal Purpur Block and is obtainable via /give @s purpur_block 1 1 or inventory editing.
Smooth Purpur‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} is an unused purpur block that has the texture of the normal Purpur Block and is obtainable via /give @s purpur_block 1 3 or inventory editing. Its in-game name is tile.purpur_block.smooth.name.

Gallery[]

Purpur pillars and other rotatable blocks.

References[]

External Links[]

Block of the Week: Purpur – Minecraft.net on April 28, 2017

[breakingtimenote-1] Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

[bugMC-177082-2] MC-177082

[bedrock-item-id-3] ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.

[bedrock-give-available-4] Available with /give command.

[bedrock-item-form-5] The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

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Purpur Block

Contents

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

Natural generation[]

Crafting[]

Stonecutting[]

Usage[]

Crafting ingredient[]

Stonecutting[]

Note Blocks[]

Sounds[]

Data values[]

ID[]

Block states[]

History[]

Issues[]

Trivia[]

Gallery[]

See also[]

References[]

External Links[]

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