Lantern

This article is about the normal variant. For the soul variant, see Soul Lantern. For the copper variant, see Copper Lantern. For other uses, see Lantern (disambiguation).
Lantern
Lantern JE1 BE1.gif: Infobox image for Lantern the block in Minecraft
Invicon Lantern.png: Inventory sprite for Lantern in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Lantern
Renewable

Yes

Stackable

Yes (64)

Tool

Blast resistance

3.5

Hardness

3.5

Luminous

Yes (15)

Transparent

Yes

Waterloggable

Yes

Flammable

No

Catches fire
from lava

No

Map color (JE)


 6 METAL 

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Lanterns are a block that emits light.

Obtaining

Breaking

The suitable tool to break lantern is pickaxe.

Block Lantern
Hardness 3.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 5.25
BlockSprite oak-planks.png: Sprite image for oak-planks in MinecraftWooden 2.65
BlockSprite cobblestone.png: Sprite image for cobblestone in MinecraftStone 1.35
ItemSprite copper-ingot.png: Sprite image for copper-ingot in MinecraftCopper 1.05
ItemSprite iron-ingot.png: Sprite image for iron-ingot in MinecraftIron 0.9
ItemSprite diamond.png: Sprite image for diamond in MinecraftDiamond 0.7
ItemSprite netherite-ingot.png: Sprite image for netherite-ingot in MinecraftNetherite 0.6
ItemSprite gold-ingot.png: Sprite image for gold-ingot in MinecraftGolden 0.45
Legend
  • incorrect tool, drops nothing
  • correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
  • correct tool, drops the block itself
  • italicized can be instant mined
  1. ↑ These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Lantern drops itself when it's destroyed.

Natural generation

Lanterns can generate as lamps or lamp posts above farms and on some buildings in snowy tundra villages and in bastion remnants.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Iron Nugget +
Torch
Invicon Iron Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Nugget with description: Iron NuggetInvicon Iron Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Nugget with description: Iron NuggetInvicon Iron Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Nugget with description: Iron NuggetInvicon Iron Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Nugget with description: Iron NuggetInvicon Torch.png: Inventory sprite for Torch in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Torch with description: TorchInvicon Iron Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Nugget with description: Iron NuggetInvicon Iron Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Nugget with description: Iron NuggetInvicon Iron Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Nugget with description: Iron NuggetInvicon Iron Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Nugget with description: Iron Nugget
Invicon Lantern.png: Inventory sprite for Lantern in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Lantern

Trading

VillagerProbabilityVillager wantsPlayer receivesTrades in
stock		Villager
experience
JEBE
Librarian Apprentice67%50%EmeraldLantern125

Usage

Lanterns can be placed on the top or bottom surfaces of 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 can be placed on the ground (if a supporting floor block is present) or hung (if a ceiling block is present). The type of the block (solid, opaque, transparent, etc...), given the block has top/bottom solid surface, does not affect the ability to hang of a lantern, similar to torches. Press use on the targeted block or a block adjacent to the air block the lantern is going to occupy to place it. If the latter is used and both the support/ceiling block is presented:

  • Press use on the upper half of the adjacent block to "hang" the lantern below it.
  • Press use on the lower half of the adjacent block to "place" the lantern on top of it.

If the block the lantern is placed on receives a block update that makes it so it can no longer support the placement of the lantern, the lantern is removed and dropped as an item (e.g: the lantern is placed on a trapdoor, and then the trapdoor is flipped).

Light

The lantern is among the most luminous of light sources, emitting a light level of 15. Lanterns also melt snow layers within 2 blocks and ice within 3 blocks (taxicab distance).

When the Render Dragon Features for Creators experiment is enabled in Minecraft Preview, the inside of lanterns emits colored point lighting with
 #CE8133. The casing of the lantern blocks a part of the light and casts some shadows around the lantern.

Piston interactivity

Lantern is destroyed when the piston tries to push it. It can't be pulled by the sticky piston.

Sounds

Java Edition:

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BlockSprite lantern.png: Sprite image for lantern in Minecraft lantern sound type
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.lantern.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.lantern.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8816
​Block breakingEntity-DependentWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.lantern.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockBlocksFalling on the block with fall damageblock.lantern.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.lantern.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

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BlockSprite lantern.png: Sprite image for lantern in Minecraft lantern sound type
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.lantern.break1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placedblock.lantern.place1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.lantern.hit0.250.5
BlocksFalling on the block with fall damageblock.lantern.fall0.41.0
BlocksWalking on the blockblock.lantern.step0.31.1
NoneNoneUndefined sound eventjump.metal0.151.0
BlocksFalling on the block without fall damageblock.lantern.fall0.21.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tagsTranslation key
BlockSprite lantern.png: Sprite image for lantern in Minecraft LanternlanternBlock & Itemlanternslanternsblock.minecraft.lantern

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
BlockSprite lantern.png: Sprite image for lantern in Minecraft Lanternlantern463Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.lantern.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
hangingfalsefalse
true		If the lantern is hanging from a block.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true		Whether or not there's water in the same place as this lantern.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
hanging0x1falsefalse
true		0
1		If the lantern is hanging from a block.

History

Development

October 6, 2010Notch 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.
January 5, 2011Lanterns were originally planned to be added in the Halloween Update, but were delayed due to lack of time.
January 13, 2011Notch says that lanterns were "postponed".
January 20, 2011Notch says he's "not sure" when lanterns can be implemented.
November 18, 2011Notch 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.
April 4, 2012Notch tweets that the team decided to not implement lanterns and instead other types of lighting were added, such as redstone lamps and glowstone.
November 9, 2018 LadyAgnes tweets an image of a lantern, implying that they are once again in development.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1418w46a
Added lanterns.
18w49aLanterns can now spawn naturally in snowy tundra villages.
19w05aLanterns now have a unique sound for being placed and broken.
19w11aLibrarian villagers now sell lanterns for 1 emerald.
1.14.3pre3Lanterns can now be placed and hung on iron bars and glass panes.
1.1620w16aLanterns now generate as part of bastion remnants.
1.16.220w30aLanterns can now be waterlogged.
1.1721w13aThe model of the hanging lanterns has now been tweaked so that the backside textures of the chains are mirrored.
1.21.424w44aNow drop when broken with any tool.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.9.0
Experiment
Experimental Gameplay		beta 1.9.0.2
Added lanterns.
Lanterns can currently be obtained only from the Creative inventory and with Experimental Gameplay enabled.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 Lanterns now have animated textures.
Lanterns are now craftable.
Lanterns now generate in snowy tundra villages.
Lanterns are now available outside of Experimental Gameplay.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1Lantern sounds have been added.
beta 1.11.0.4Lanterns can now be bought from librarian villagers.
1.16.100beta 1.16.100.54Lanterns can now be waterlogged.
1.20.30Preview 1.20.20.21Decreased the hardness and blast resistance of both regular and soul lanterns from 5 to 3.5.
1.21.50Preview 1.21.50.24Lanterns are mined faster when using an improper tool.

PlayStation 4 Edition

PlayStation 4 Edition
1.90
Added lanterns.
1.91Lantern sounds have been added.
Lanterns can now be bought from librarian villagers.
Lanterns now generate in snowy tundra villages.

Issues

Issues relating to "Lantern" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

  • Turtle eggs can support lanterns placed both above and below them, despite the fact that this causes the lanterns to appear floating.[1]
  • Before they were added to Minecraft, lanterns were already present in Minicraft.

Gallery

  • A lantern inside a house that was made by a player.
    A lantern inside a house that was made by a player.
  • A lantern naturally generated in a bastion remnant.
    A lantern naturally generated in a bastion remnant.
  • The first image of lanterns, which was posted by LadyAgnes.[2]
    The first image of lanterns, which was posted by LadyAgnes.[2]
  • The official header for snapshot 18w46a, featuring lanterns.[3]
    The official header for snapshot 18w46a, featuring lanterns.[3]
  • A screenshot from JAPPA showing lanterns used in a village build.[4]
    A screenshot from JAPPA showing lanterns used in a village build.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ MC-169684 — resolved as "Works As Intended".
  2. ↑ "What do you think? Quite pretty, isn't it?" – @_LadyAgnes (Agnes Larsson) on X (formerly Twitter), November 9, 2018
  3. ↑ "Minecraft Snapshot 18w46a" – Minecraft.net, November 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Decorating a village with Lanterns makes me feel all cozy and warm inside" – @JasperBoerstra (Jasper Boerstra) on X (formerly Twitter), November 15, 2018

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