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Java Edition Classic
?Lava has an extra, unobtainable item form corresponding to its block ID, which uses the "texture" rendered as a cube.
?Flowing lava can be obtained via inventory editors with numeric item ID 10.
Still lava can be obtained via inventory editors with numeric item ID 11.
0.24_SURVIVAL_TESTLava can be obtained as an item by having a creeper explode near it.
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST_03Explosions no longer drop lava as an item.
Java Edition Infdev
20100615When placed, still lava items always remain still until receiving a block update. Flowing lava items spread immediately.
Java Edition Beta
1.6Test Build 3Lava items can be obtained from the newly added debug chests, mainly from the 10th slot of the 1st chest from the left, and the 21th slot of the 4th chest from the left.
Flowing lava items can be obtained from the newly added debug chests, mainly from the 11th slot of the 1st chest from the left, and the 22nd slot of the 4th chest from the left.
releaseDebug chests no longer spawn, preventing lava and flowing lava items from being obtained this way.
Java Edition
1.3.112w16aLava items can now be obtained in singleplayer worlds via the /give command using the respective numeric IDs.
1.814w25aThe direct item forms of lava and flowing lava have been removed from the game. They can no longer exist as items in any way, only as placed blocks.
Pocket Edition Alpha
?Lava exists as an item.

Appearances[]

Unknown
?Lava (inventory) JE1 Lava (inventory) JE1 Lava appears like this in the inventory. It appears about two pixels offset downwards compared to other cube items.
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In awe at the size of these fluids
Lava items, when dropped on the ground, appear much larger than other blocks.
Java Edition Infdev
20100607Lava (inventory) JE2 Lava (inventory) JE2 A texture bug in this version results in lava items containing some parts of the water texture.
20100608Lava (inventory) JE3 Lava (inventory) JE3 Lava items are now fully lava again.
20100611Lava (inventory) JE4 Lava (inventory) JE4 All 3D rendered items, which currently includes lava, now appear shaded slightly darker in the inventory.
20100615Lava (inventory) JE5 Lava (inventory) JE5 Lava items are now completely flat.
When placed, still lava items always remain still until receiving a block update. Flowing lava items spread immediately.
20100616Lava (inventory) JE6 Lava (inventory) JE6 In accordance with the change to lava itself, lava items now appear flowing rather than still.
Java Edition
1.513w02aLava (inventory) JE7 Lava (inventory) JE7 Lava items now use the still lava texture likely due to texture storage reforms.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0Lava (texture) JE2 BE1 The lava item uses this texture when in the players hand.
v0.7.0Lava Item (Flowing) - v0.7.0 Alpha The lava item uses this texture when in the players inventory and/or hotbar. Note that the lava item texture is animated in-game.
Bedrock Edition
?The item only appears animated when in the inventory or hotbar. When dropped, held or in an item frame, it appears completely stationary.
?When held, the item uses the whole 32x32 flowing texture rather than the usual 16x16 section of it.
?Lava (inventory) BE around 1.4.0 Lava now looks like this in the inventory.
?Lava can now be obtained as an item through breaking surrounding blocks in a certain way.[1]
?Lava (inventory) BEtint Lava now appears tinted like water is in the inventory.
?Lava (inventory) BE Lava now looks like this in the inventory.
?Lava no longer appears at twice the usual resolution in the player's hand.

Names[]

Still Lava[]
Java Edition

Item names did not exist prior to Beta 1.0.

  • Beta 1.0 - 14w21b: Lava
  • (As block name, item does not exist) 14w25a and onwards: Lava
  • The flowing and stationary lava blocks has been removed and lava block has become generic. Generic lava block's resource location is minecraft:lava.
Bedrock Edition
  • ? - ?: tile.lava.name[2]
Flowing Lava[]
Java Edition

Item names did not exist prior to Beta 1.0.

  • Beta 1.0 - 14w21b: Lava
  • (As block name, item does not exist) 14w25a and onwards: Lava
Bedrock Edition
  • ? - ?: Lava[3]

References[]

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