Candle

Candle
2 candles
3 candles
4 candles

Candle (lit)
2 candles (lit)
3 candles (lit)
4 candles (lit)

Stackable

Yes (64)

Luminous

1, 2, 3, 4 candles: Yes (3, 6, 9, 12) when lit

Catches fire from lava

No

A candle is a dyeable block that emits light when lit with a flint and steel. Up to four of the same color of candle can be placed in one block space, which affects the amount of light produced.

Obtaining[]

Natural generation[]

Non-dyed candles and white candles can be found in ancient cities, and brown, green, purple, and red candles can be found in trail ruins.

Breaking[]

Candles can be mined using any tool, or without a tool.

Block	Candle
Hardness	0.1
Breaking time (secs)
Default	0.15

Crafting[]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Candle	String + Honeycomb
Dyed Candle	Candle + Matching Dye

Chest loot[]

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Brown Candle	Trail ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	4.4%
Candle	Ancient City	Chest	1–4	23.2%
Green Candle	Trail ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	4.4%
Purple Candle	Trail ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	4.4%
Red Candle	Trail ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	4.4%
Bedrock Edition
Brown Candle	Trail ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	4.3%
Candle	Ancient City	Chest	1–4	23.2%
Green Candle	Trail ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	4.3%
Purple Candle	Trail ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	4.3%
Red Candle	Trail ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	4.3%

Usage[]

Light[]

Candles can be used as a light source, emitting light like a sea pickle. A single candle emits a light level of 3. Up to four identically colored candles may be placed in one block, with each candle increasing the emitted light level by 3, for a maximum light level of 12. They also emit fire particles.

Candles are not lit when they are placed, and must be lit using flint and steel, fire charge, or any flaming projectile. In Bedrock Edition, a mob/player that is burning, a Fire Aspect book or any sword enchanted with Fire Aspect can also be used to light candles. Candles may be waterlogged, but waterlogged candles cannot be lit. Lit candles can be extinguished using water (even a water bottle‌^{[Java Edition only]}) or by the player interacting with the candle.

Cakes[]

A single candle of any color may be used on an uneaten cake, turning it into a candle cake, which acts as a normal single candle. Only one candle can be placed on a cake. If the candle cake is eaten or destroyed, the candle is dropped.

Sounds[]

Generic[]

Java Edition:

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

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition: ^{[sound 1]}

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.candle`	1.0	1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.candle`	1.0	1.0
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.candle`	1.0	1.0
Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`step.candle`	1.0	1.0
Blocks	Walking on the block	`step.candle`	1.0	1.0
Blocks	Jumping from the block	`step.candle`	1.0	1.0
Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`step.candle`	1.0	1.0

↑ MCPE-130605 — Candles has a few missing sounds from Java

Unique[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Cake squishes	Blocks	When a candle is placed on a cake	`block.cake.add_candle`	`subtitles.block.cake.add_candle`	1.0	1.0	16
Candle crackles	Blocks	Randomly while lit	`block.candle.ambient`	`subtitles.block.candle.crackle`	varies ^{[sound 1]}	varies ^{[sound 2]}	3
Fire extinguished	Blocks	When a candle is extinguished	`block.candle.extinguish`	`subtitles.block.fire.extinguish`	varies ^{[sound 3]}	varies ^{[sound 4]}	8

↑ Can be 1.0-2.0, 0.7-1.4, or 0.8-1.6 for each sound
↑ Can be 0.3-1.0, 0.24-0.8, or 0.27-0.9 for each sound
↑ Can be 1.0 or 0.9 for each sound
↑ Can be 1.0, 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	When a candle is placed on a cake	`cake.add_candle`	1.0	1.0
Blocks	Randomly while lit ^{[sound 1]}	`ambient.candle`	varies^{[sound 2]}	varies^{[sound 3]}
Blocks	When a candle is extinguished ^{[sound 1]}	`extinguish.candle`	varies^{[sound 4]}	varies^{[sound 5]}

↑ ^a ^b MCPE-130605 — Candles has a few missing sounds from Java
↑ Can be 1.0, 0.7, or 0.8 for each sound.
↑ Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 0.9 for each sound.
↑ Can be 1.0 or 0.9 for each sound event
↑ Can be 1.0, 0.9, or 1.1 for each sound event

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Candle	`candle`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.candle`
White Candle	`white_candle`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.white_candle`
Orange Candle	`orange_candle`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.orange_candle`
Magenta Candle	`magenta_candle`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.magenta_candle`
Light Blue Candle	`light_blue_candle`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.light_blue_candle`
Yellow Candle	`yellow_candle`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.yellow_candle`
Lime Candle	`lime_candle`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.lime_candle`
Pink Candle	`pink_candle`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.pink_candle`
Gray Candle	`gray_candle`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.gray_candle`
Light Gray Candle	`light_gray_candle`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.light_gray_candle`
Cyan Candle	`cyan_candle`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.cyan_candle`
Purple Candle	`purple_candle`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.purple_candle`
Blue Candle	`blue_candle`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.blue_candle`
Brown Candle	`brown_candle`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.brown_candle`
Green Candle	`green_candle`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.green_candle`
Red Candle	`red_candle`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.red_candle`
Black Candle	`black_candle`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.black_candle`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Candle	`candle`	`667`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.candle.name`
White Candle	`white_candle`	`668`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.white_candle.name`
Orange Candle	`orange_candle`	`669`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.orange_candle.name`
Magenta Candle	`magenta_candle`	`670`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.magenta_candle.name`
Light Blue Candle	`light_blue_candle`	`671`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.light_blue_candle.name`
Yellow Candle	`yellow_candle`	`672`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.yellow_candle.name`
Lime Candle	`lime_candle`	`673`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.lime_candle.name`
Pink Candle	`pink_candle`	`674`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.pink_candle.name`
Gray Candle	`gray_candle`	`675`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.gray_candle.name`
Light Gray Candle	`light_gray_candle`	`676`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.light_gray_candle.name`
Cyan Candle	`cyan_candle`	`677`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.cyan_candle.name`
Purple Candle	`purple_candle`	`678`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.purple_candle.name`
Blue Candle	`blue_candle`	`679`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.blue_candle.name`
Brown Candle	`brown_candle`	`680`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.brown_candle.name`
Green Candle	`green_candle`	`681`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.green_candle.name`
Red Candle	`red_candle`	`682`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.red_candle.name`
Black Candle	`black_candle`	`683`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.black_candle.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Available with /give command.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Block states[]

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
candles	`1`	`1` `2` `3` `4`	Number of candles.
lit	`false`	`false` `true`	Whether or not these candles are lit.
waterlogged	`false`	`false` `true`	Whether or not there's water in the same place as these candles.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
candles	`0x1` `0x2`	`0`	`0` `1` `2` `3`	`0` `1` `2` `3`	Number of candles, starting from 1 to 4.
lit	`0x4`	`false`	`false` `true`	`0` `1`	Whether or not these candles are lit.

History[]

Java Edition
October 3, 2020		Black and white candles are shown unnamed at Minecraft Live 2020 as part of deep dark caves biome.
1.17	20w45a	Added candles.
	20w46a	The textures of candle items have been changed.
	20w48a	The textures of candle items have been changed again, removing the smaller candle in the inventory sprite.
	20w48a	Candles can no longer be placed on blocks that are not solid, such as chests and cobwebs.
	21w13a	Candles can now be extinguished by splash water bottles and by lingering water bottles.
	21w18a	Candles can no longer be extinguished when the player is in adventure mode.
	21w19a	Candles are now only accessible through commands.
	Pre-release 1	Candles now have a different texture when lit, having the top 20 pixels of the candle being lighter.
		Candles have been added back into the creative inventory.
		Recipes for dyeing and crafting candles are once again available.
May 28, 2021		JAPPA tweets a new iteration of the new lit dyed candle textures.
May 31, 2021		JAPPA tweets another iteration of the new lit dyed candle textures.
1.17	Pre-release 3	The textures of dyed lit candles have been changed again, having subtler lighting on the top.
1.17	Pre-release 3	The texture for lit candles now also changes when on a cake.^[1]
1.19	Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1	Non-dyed candles and white candles now generate in ancient cities.
1.19	Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1	Non-dyed candles can also generate in ancient city chests.
1.20	23w12a	Brown, green, purple, and red candle can now be found in suspicious gravel and suspicious sand in trail ruins.
	23w16a	Brown, green, purple, and red candle no longer generates in suspicious sand in trail ruins.
	23w16a	Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the trail ruins; brown, green, purple, and red candle now are in the common loot.
Bedrock Edition
1.17.10	beta 1.17.10.22	Added candles.

Gallery[]

Renders[]

Candles[]

Lit candles[]

Screenshots[]

Old candle textures shown by jappa.
New candle textures shown by jappa.
Newer candle textures shown by jappa.
Black candle textures shown by jappa.
Candles in a room shown by jappa.
Candles in a room shown by jappa.
Candles and signs with glowing text.

Issues[]

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

Trivia[]

Using the command /setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:candle[lit=true,waterlogged=true] allows for a both lit and waterlogged candle. The same thing can be done using the debug stick.
A single candle has the same width as iron bar or glass pane.

References[]

↑ MC-226441 — resolved as "Fixed".

External Links[]

Taking Inventory: Candle – Minecraft.net on September 30, 2021

[bugMC-177082-1] MC-177082

[2] MCPE-130605 — Candles has a few missing sounds from Java

[variesambientvolume-3] Can be 1.0-2.0, 0.7-1.4, or 0.8-1.6 for each sound

[variesambientpitch-4] Can be 0.3-1.0, 0.24-0.8, or 0.27-0.9 for each sound

[variesxtinguishvolume-5] Can be 1.0 or 0.9 for each sound

[variesjavaextingishpitch-6] Can be 1.0, 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound

[missingsound-7] MCPE-130605 — Candles has a few missing sounds from Java

[variesambientvolume-8] Can be 1.0, 0.7, or 0.8 for each sound.

[variesambientpitch-9] Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 0.9 for each sound.

[variesxtinguishvolume-10] Can be 1.0 or 0.9 for each sound event

[variesbedrockextinguishpitch-11] Can be 1.0, 0.9, or 1.1 for each sound event

[bedrock-item-id-12] ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.

[bedrock-give-available-13] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Available with /give command.

[bedrock-item-form-14] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

[15] MC-226441 — resolved as "Fixed".

[sound 1]

Candle

Contents

Obtaining[]

Natural generation[]

Breaking[]

Crafting[]

Chest loot[]

Usage[]

Light[]

Cakes[]

Sounds[]

Generic[]

Unique[]

Data values[]

ID[]

Block states[]

History[]

Gallery[]

Renders[]

Candles[]

Lit candles[]

Screenshots[]

Issues[]

Trivia[]

References[]

External Links[]

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