Lanterns are blocks that emit light.
Soul lanterns are turquoise variants crafted from soul torches.
Obtaining[edit | edit source]
Natural generation[edit | edit source]
Regular lanterns can generate as lamps or lamp posts above farms and on some buildings in snowy tundra villages and in bastion remnants.
Breaking[edit | edit source]
When broken with a pickaxe, a lantern drops itself. When broken without a pickaxe, it drops nothing. A lantern always drops if its supporting block is removed.
Block | Lantern |
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Hardness | 3.5 |
Tool | |
Default | 17.5 |
Wooden | 2.65 |
Stone | 1.35 |
Iron | 0.9 |
Diamond | 0.7 |
Netherite | 0.6 |
Golden | 0.45 |
↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Crafting[edit | edit source]
Name | Ingredients | [hide]Crafting recipe |
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Lantern | ||
Trading[edit | edit source]
Apprentice-level librarian villagers have a 50%[Bedrock Edition only] or 66.7%[Java Edition only] chance of selling a regular lantern for an emerald as part of their trades.
Usage[edit | edit source]
The lantern is among the most luminous of light sources, emitting a light level of 15, while the soul lantern emits a light level of 10.
Lanterns can be placed above or below most solid blocks, although some require sneaking. More information can be found at Opacity/Placement.
When placed below a block the lantern appears to hang. They connect to chains seamlessly. Lanterns, like torches, melt snow slowly.
Piglins[edit | edit source]
Soul lanterns repel piglins.
Sounds[edit | edit source]
Sound | Source | Description | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance | ||
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Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken |
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| 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken |
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| 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
None[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage |
| None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed |
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| 1.0 | 0.88 | 16 | |
Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block |
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| 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
Bedrock Edition:[more information needed]
Data values[edit | edit source]
ID[edit | edit source]
Name | Block tags (JE) | Form | Translation key | ||
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Lantern |
| None | None | Block & Item |
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Soul Lantern |
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| Block & Item |
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Name | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key | |
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Lantern |
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| Block & Item |
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Soul Lantern |
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| Block & Item |
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Metadata[edit | edit source]
See also: Data values
In Bedrock Edition, lanterns use the following data values:
Description | ||
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0 | Standing lantern | |
1 | Hanging lantern |
Block states[edit | edit source]
See also: Block states
Default value | Allowed values | Description | |
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hanging |
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| If the lantern is hanging from a block. |
Default value | Allowed values | Description | |
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hanging |
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| If the lantern is hanging from a block. |
History[edit | edit source]
Notch says that with the addition of the lantern, torches would flicker out and need to be re-lit with flint and steel. The lantern would serve as a permanent source of light. | ||
Lanterns were originally planned to be added in the Halloween Update, but were delayed due to lack of time. | ||
Notch says that lanterns were "postponed". | ||
Notch says he's "not sure" when lanterns can be implemented. | ||
Notch announces at the Mojang Panel at MineCon 2011 that lanterns would not be added due to large negative community response toward the effects the new item would have had on torches. | ||
Notch tweets that the team decided to not implement lanterns and instead other types of lighting were added, such as redstone lamps and glowstone. | ||
LadyAgnes tweets an image of a lantern, implying that they are once again in development. | ||
Added lanterns. | ||
Lanterns can now spawn naturally in snowy tundra villages. | ||
Lanterns now have a unique sound for being placed and broken. | ||
Lanterns can now be placed and hung on iron bars and glass panes. | ||
Added soul fire lanterns. | ||
The textures of soul fire lanterns have been changed. The wood colors from the textures have been removed. They are also now animated.[1] | ||
Lanterns now generate as part of bastion remnants. | ||
"Soul Fire Lantern" has been renamed to "Soul Lantern". | ||
The ID of soul lanterns has changed from | ||
Lanterns and soul lanterns can now be waterlogged. | ||
The model of the hanging lanterns has now been tweaked that the backside textures of the chains are mirrored. | ||
Added lanterns. | ||
Lanterns can currently be obtained only from the creative inventory and with Experimental Gameplay enabled. | ||
Lanterns now have animated textures. | ||
Lanterns are now craftable. | ||
Lanterns now generate in snowy tundra villages. | ||
Lantern sounds have been added. | ||
The item texture of lanterns has been changed. | ||
Added soul fire lanterns. | ||
"Soul Fire Lantern" has been renamed to "Soul Lantern". | ||
Regular lanterns now generate in bastion remnants. | ||
Lanterns and soul lanterns can now be waterlogged. | ||
Added lanterns. |
Issues[edit | edit source]
Issues relating to "Lantern" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
Regular lanterns were likely to be a "replacement" version of the torch if they were added in the 2010 Halloween Update.
Lanterns are the fifth animated light-source in the game, the others being magma blocks, sea lanterns, fire and lava.
Turtle eggs can support lanterns placed both above and below them, despite the fact that this causes the lanterns to visually float.[2]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
The official header for snapshot 18w46a, featuring lanterns.[3]
A screenshot from JAPPA showing lanterns used in a village build.[4]
A lantern inside a house that was made by a player.
A lantern naturally generated in a bastion remnant.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
↑ "Minecraft Snapshot 18w46a" – Minecraft.net, November 15, 2018
↑ "Decorating a village with Lanterns makes me feel all cozy and warm inside" – @JasperBoerstra, November 15, 2018