Fence

A fence is a barrier block that cannot normally be jumped over, similar to a wall. Unlike a wall, a player (but not mobs) can see through the openings in a fence.

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

Wooden fences are broken most quickly with an axe, but drop when broken with any tool. Nether brick fences require a pickaxe; mining it with anything else destroys it and drops nothing.

Block	Fences	Nether Brick
Hardness	2	2
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default	3	10
Wooden	1.5	1.5
Stone	0.75	0.75
Iron	0.5	0.5
Diamond	0.4	0.4
Netherite	0.35	0.35
Golden	0.25	0.25

Natural generation[]

Oak

Oak fences generate as part of:

• Regular mineshafts, as the uprights for the supports, where they are plentiful.
• Library rooms of strongholds as railings and chandeliers. In the latter case, there are many torches attached to them.
• Plains villages
• Woodland mansions
• Shipwrecks

Spruce

Spruce fences generate as part of:

• Swamp huts
• Taiga and snowy tundra villages, where they appear in tables, animal pen, butcher and shepherd houses, lantern lamp post, and other buildings.
• Shipwrecks

Birch

Birch fences generate as part of:

• Woodland mansions
• Shipwrecks

Jungle

Jungle fences generate as part of:

• Desert village armorer houses as the window.
• Shipwrecks

Acacia

Acacia fences generate as part of:

• Savanna villages, where they appear in tables, animal pen, butcher and shepherd house, stilt house buildings, and other buildings.
• Shipwrecks‌^{[BE only][needs testing in Bedrock Edition]}

Dark oak

Dark oak fences generate as part of:

• Mineshafts generated in badlands biomes, as the supports.
• Woodland mansions
• Shipwrecks
• Pillager outposts, as part of watchtower, tent, cage, and scarecrow.
• Ancient city

Nether brick

Nether brick fences generate as part of:

• Nether fortresses, where they form window bars, balcony fencing, and portcullises.

Crafting[]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Wood Fence	Matching Planks + Stick	3333333333333
Nether Brick Fence	Nether Bricks + Nether Brick	6

Usage[]

Barrier[]

While fences appear to be a single block tall and have a hitbox height of one block, their collision box (for entities) is 1.5 blocks tall, meaning most mobs cannot jump over them without the Jump Boost status effect. They are transparent to light and have visual gaps in the model. Spiders can climb over a fence, just like any other vertical object.

A fence occupies the center space of blocks and automatically connects to any solid block that is placed next to it. Wooden fences connect to other wooden fences, but do not connect to Nether brick fences. However, Nether brick fences connect to wooden fence gates.^[1]Mobs cannot pass between Nether brick fences and wooden fences, although players can.

Leads[]

Fences can be used to attach mobs with a lead.

Fuel[]

Overworld wooden fences can be used as fuel in furnaces, smelting 1.5 items per block.

Note Blocks[]

Wooden fences can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass" sound.

Nether brick fences can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.

Sounds[]

Normal wood[]

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.wood	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.wood	1.0	0.8
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.wood	0.23	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.wood	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.wood	0.3	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.wood	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.wood	0.18	1.0

Cherry wood[]

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	break.cherry_wood	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.cherry_wood	1.0	0.8
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.cherry_wood	0.23	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.cherry_wood	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.cherry_wood	0.2	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	step.cherry_wood	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	step.cherry_wood	0.18	1.0

Bamboo wood[]

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.bamboo_wood.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	0.9	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.bamboo_wood.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	0.9	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.bamboo_wood.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.225	0.5	16
	None[sound 1]	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.bamboo_wood.fall	None[sound 1]	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.bamboo_wood.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	break.bamboo_wood	0.9	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.bamboo_wood	0.9	0.8
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.bamboo_wood	0.207	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.bamboo_wood	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.bamboo_wood	0.2	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	step.bamboo_wood	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	step.bamboo_wood	0.18	1.0

Nether wood[]

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.nether_wood.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.72	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.nether_wood.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.72	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.nether_wood.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.45	16
	None[sound 1]	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.nether_wood.fall	None[sound 1]	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.nether_wood.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	break.nether_wood	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.nether_wood	1.0	0.8
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.nether_wood	0.23	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.nether_wood	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.nether_wood	0.3	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	step.nether_wood	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	step.nether_wood	0.18	1.0

Nether brick[]

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

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[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Oak Fence	oak_fence	Block & Item	fences wooden_fences	fences wooden_fences	block.minecraft.oak_fence
Spruce Fence	spruce_fence	Block & Item	fences wooden_fences	fences wooden_fences	block.minecraft.spruce_fence
Birch Fence	birch_fence	Block & Item	fences wooden_fences	fences wooden_fences	block.minecraft.birch_fence
Jungle Fence	jungle_fence	Block & Item	fences wooden_fences	fences wooden_fences	block.minecraft.jungle_fence
Acacia Fence	acacia_fence	Block & Item	fences wooden_fences	fences wooden_fences	block.minecraft.acacia_fence
Dark Oak Fence	dark_oak_fence	Block & Item	fences wooden_fences	fences wooden_fences	block.minecraft.dark_oak_fence
Mangrove Fence	mangrove_fence	Block & Item	fences wooden_fences	fences wooden_fences	block.minecraft.mangrove_fence
Cherry Fence	cherry_fence	Block & Item	fences wooden_fences	fences wooden_fences	block.minecraft.cherry_fence
Bamboo Fence	bamboo_fence	Block & Item	fences wooden_fences	fences wooden_fences	block.minecraft.bamboo_fence
Crimson Fence	crimson_fence	Block & Item	fences non_flammable_wood wooden_fences	fences non_flammable_wood wooden_fences	block.minecraft.crimson_fence
Warped Fence	warped_fence	Block & Item	fences non_flammable_wood wooden_fences	fences non_flammable_wood wooden_fences	block.minecraft.warped_fence
Nether Brick Fence	nether_brick_fence	Block & Item	fences	fences	block.minecraft.nether_brick_fence

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Oak Fence	oak_fence	fence / 0	85	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.fence.name
Spruce Fence	spruce_fence	fence / 1	-579	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.spruceFence.name
Birch Fence	birch_fence	fence / 2	-576	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.birchFence.name
Jungle Fence	jungle_fence	fence / 3	-578	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.jungleFence.name
Acacia Fence	acacia_fence	fence / 4	-575	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.acaciaFence.name
Dark Oak Fence	dark_oak_fence	fence / 5	-577	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.darkOakFence.name
Mangrove Fence	mangrove_fence	None	-491	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.mangrove_fence.name
Cherry Fence	cherry_fence	None	-532	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.cherry_fence.name
Bamboo Fence	bamboo_fence	None	-515	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.bamboo_fence.name
Crimson Fence	crimson_fence	None	-256	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.crimson_fence.name
Warped Fence	warped_fence	None	-257	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.warped_fence.name
Nether Brick Fence	nether_brick_fence	None	113	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.nether_brick_fence.name

Block states[]

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
east	false	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the east.
north	false	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the north.
south	false	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the south.
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this fence.
west	false	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the west.

Bedrock Edition:
Wooden fence (oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, and dark oak):

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
wood_type (Deprecated)	0x1 0x2 0x4	oak	oak spruce birch jungle acacia dark_oak	0 1 2 3 4 5	The type of wood this fence is made of.

Video[]

History[]

For a more in-depth breakdown of changes to textures and models, including a set of renders for each state combination, see /Asset history

Java Edition Infdev
?					A prototype fence model has been added to the game. There are three defined states: north-south, east-west and a cross. These models are currently unused.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.17					Added fences.
					Nothing can be placed on top of fences.
					Fences do not connect to solid blocks.
v1.0.17_01					The player no longer starts with fences in their inventory.[needs testing]
Java Edition Beta
1.3					Standing on top of fences causing players to get stuck and crashing the server in multiplayer have now been fixed.
1.6		Test Build 3			Fences are now flammable and the visibility of them has now been improved.[more information needed]
1.7					The application of textures to the fence model has been changed slightly.
					Any block,[verify] including torches and other fences, are now able to be placed on fences.
1.8		Pre-release			Added villages and strongholds, where wooden fences naturally generate.
					Dropped fence items no longer appear larger than normal blocks.
1.8.1					Fences now generate in mineshafts.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease			Added nether brick fences.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2			The collision boxes of fences have now been reduced.
					Fences now connect to solid blocks.
					Fences no longer require a solid block underneath to be placed.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5			Fence selection area has now been changed to match its collision box.
					The texture of planks was slightly changed, resulting in fences also changing appearance.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6			Fences no longer prevent farmland from decaying when placed below farmland.
					Axes now break fences faster.
1.4.2		12w36a			It is now possible to place pressure plates on top of Nether brick fences.
1.4.4		1.4.3			Mobs no longer try to jump over Nether brick fences.[more information needed]
					The texture of fences has now been fixed. There was a problem when attached single slab or stairs because the face not rendered when attached other blocks.[2]
1.5		13w06a			Fence corners now have a smaller collision box, allowing players to fall through the gap in the middle of four fences placed in a square.
1.6.1		13w16a			Mobs can now be tied to fences.
		1.6			Fences now display a useless hand animation when right clicked.
1.8		14w32b			Fences now have a new crafting recipe using 4 planks of the same type to produce 3 fences. Previously, it required six sticks in a 2×3 grid to produce 2. Old Recipe 2
					Fences now vary in appearance based on the planks used to make them.
					"Fence" has now been renamed to "Oak Fence".
1.10		pre1			The correct fence wood types now generate in villages.
1.11		16w39a			Oak, birch and dark oak wood fences now generate in woodland mansions.
		16w39c			Fences now no longer show a useless hand animation when right clicked.
1.12		17w15a			Fences now connect to the solid back sides of stairs.
1.13		17w47a			The oak fence ID has now been changed from fence to oak_fence.
					It is now possible to place a fence when the player is within a corner of three fences to form a ring of four, provided the space is sufficient.
					Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 85, 113, 188, 189, 190, 191 and 192.
		18w10c			Water can now be placed on the same block as fences.
		18w11a			Fences now generate as part of the newly added shipwrecks.
1.14		18w43a			The textures of fences have now been changed.
					Nether brick fence recipe has now been changed to avoid conflict with the nether brick wall recipe. Old Recipe 6
		18w47a			The textures of fences have now been changed.
		18w49a			Spruce fences now generate in the newly added snowy tundra villages.
		18w50a			The updated desert villages now generate with jungle fences instead of oak fences.
					The texture of spruce fences has now been changed.
		19w03a			Wood fences can now be used to craft composters.
1.15		19w45a			Fences are no longer used to craft composters.
1.16		20w06a			Added crimson and warped fences.
October 16, 2021					Mangrove fences are shown at Minecraft Live 2021.
1.19		22w11a			Added mangrove fence.
		22w13a			Dark oak fences now generate in ancient cities.
		22w14a			Due to the addition of the mangrove tree and mangrove swamp, mangrove fences are now obtainable and renewable.
October 15, 2022					Bamboo fences were shown on Minecraft Live 2022.
1.20 (Experimental)		22w42a			Added bamboo fences behind the Update 1.20 experimental datapack.
					Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood fences.
		23w07a			Added cherry fences behind the Update 1.20 experimental datapack.
1.20		23w12a			Bamboo and cherry fences are now available without using the aforementioned datapack.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.2.0					Added fences.
v0.3.0					Survival players no longer start out with an infinite amount of fences in the inventory.
v0.9.0		build 1			Fences now naturally spawn in strongholds, mineshafts and villages.
					Added smooth lighting to fences.
v0.10.0		build 1			Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak variants.
					"Fence" has now been renamed to "Oak Fence".
v0.12.1		build 1			Added Nether brick fences.
		build 12			Torches can now be placed on top of Nether brick fences.
v0.14.0		build 1			Spruce wood fences now generate in witch huts.
v0.14.2					The texture of Nether brick fences is now brighter.
v0.15.0		build 1			Savanna villages now generate with acacia wood fences rather than oak fences.
					Spruce wood fences now generate in taiga, snowy tundra and snowy taiga villages.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			Oak, birch and dark oak wood fences now generate in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		beta 1.2.14.2			Wooden fences now generate in shipwrecks.
1.9.0		beta 1.9.0.0			The recipe for Nether brick fences has now been changed to avoid conflict with the Nether brick wall recipe.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The textures of fences have now been changed.
					Dark oak fence gates now generate in pillager outposts.
					Due to architecture changes, oak fences no longer generate in desert villages.
					Jungle fences now generate in desert village armorers.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.51			Added crimson and warped fences.
		beta 1.16.0.63			The texture of Nether brick fences now matches Java Edition's again.
1.16.20		beta 1.16.20.50			Crimson and warped fences now uses regular plank sounds instead of their stem variant sounds.
1.19.0		beta 1.19.0.20			Added mangrove fence.
Next Major Update (Experimental)		beta 1.19.50.21			Added bamboo fences behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
					Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood fences.
		beta 1.19.80.20			Added cherry fences behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.19.80		beta 1.19.80.21			The different block states for the fence ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
1.20.0		beta 1.20.0.21			Bamboo and cherry fences are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added fences.
TU3					Fences are now stackable.
TU5					Pressure plates are now placeable on fences.
					Fences can be found in the Miscellaneous tab in the Creative inventory.
TU6					The fence collision box has now been decreased to size of fence block.
TU7					Added Nether brick fences.
TU19	CU7	1.12			Moved fences from the the Miscellaneous tab, to the Building Blocks tab, in the Creative inventory.
TU25	CU14	1.17			Added spruce, birch, and jungle variants.
					The crafting recipe now uses 4 planks and 2 sticks instead of 6 sticks.
					"Fence" has now been renamed to "Oak Fence".
TU27	CU15	1.18			Added acacia and dark oak fences to the Creative inventory. When they were actually added to the game is unknown.
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		Acacia doors and dark oak fences are now obtainable in survival mode.
TU54	CU44	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Fences now connect to the solid back sides of stairs.
		1.90			The textures of fences have now been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added fences.

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  First screenshot of nether brick fences released by Jeb. The Nether brick fences are visible on the side of the nether fortress bridges.

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  Brightly lit version.

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  Underwater buildings with walls composed of stacked fences, before waterlogging.

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  First screenshot of new types of fences in Pocket Edition

Issues[]

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

Trivia[]

• If a carpet is placed on top of a fence, a player can jump onto the carpet, while mobs cannot (except rabbits).
  • Placing a carpet on top of a fence does not reduce the fence or wall collision box down to one block, it just provides a platform one block high around the fence/wall to make it easier for climbing on the top of the fence.
• Getting hit by someone else (or shooting themselves with a Punch enchanted bow while sprinting forward) while in midair can cause the knockback to propel the player over a fence they would not be able to jump over normally.
• Projectiles get stuck in the collision box of the fence and remain there if shot from above.
• Bamboo fences are designed to resemble actual dried bamboo stems, unlike other fences that simply use their respective planks' textures.^[3]

Gallery[]

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  Oak Fence

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  Spruce Fence

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  Birch Fence

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  Jungle Fence

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  Acacia Fence

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  Dark Oak Fence

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  Mangrove Fence

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  Cherry Fence

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  Bamboo Fence

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  Crimson Fence

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  Warped Fence

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  Nether Bricks Fence

Screenshots[]

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  Pressure plates on fences, which used to create tables.

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  Naturally occurring fences in a village.

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  Mobs can jump onto this fence because of the red wool. Remove the red wool or replace the adjacent fence with a solid block.

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  All fence types before 1.20.

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  A nondescript image of nether brick fences.

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  A fence block being pushed and pulled by a sticky piston.

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  First image of the new fences and fence gates added in 1.8.

Concept Art[]

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  Bamboo fences concept art.

See also[]

• Fence Gate
• Cobblestone Wall

References[]

External links[]

• Block of the Month: Fence – Minecraft.net on December 1, 2022