How to craft a torch in minecraft

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Obtaining[]
Natural generation[]
Chest loot[]
Crafting ingredient[]
Data values[]
Block states[]
Screenshots[]
In other media[]
References[]

Torches are non-solid blocks that emit light.

Soul torches are turquoise variants crafted with the addition of soul soil or soul sand.

Obtaining[]

Natural generation[]

Torches can be found randomly generated among the supports in a mineshaft's corridors, as part of village lamp posts, in various rooms in strongholds, in the basements of igloos, in woodland mansions, and around pillager outposts. Torches also generate around bonus chests if each side has a block at the same height around it. In The End, torches generate as part of the exit portal, around the second pillar block from the top. Whenever the Ender Dragon dies or respawns, these torches regenerate. They also generate in ancient cities.

Breaking[]

Torches can be broken instantly using anything, and drop themselves as an item.

A torch is removed and drops itself as an item if:

Its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed
Water or lava flows into its space
A piston pushes it or moves a block into its space

Chest loot[]

Crafting[]

Usage[]

Torches in various positions on chiseled stone bricks.

Torches can be placed on the top or the sides of most solid blocks, although some blocks require sneaking. Being non-solid, torches have no collision box. More information about placement can be found at Opacity/Placement.

Gravity-affected blocks like sand and gravel will not start falling if the space immediately beneath is occupied by a torch. Falling blocks break if they fall onto a solid block with a torch above it, if there is an empty space under the torch the blocks fall through the torch onto the surface below.

Light[]

Torches give off a light level of 14. Torches also melt snow layers within 2 blocks and ice within 3 blocks (taxicab distance).

Soul torches give off a light level of 10. Due to their lower light level, soul torches do not melt snow or ice.

Piglins[]

Soul torches repel piglins.

Crafting ingredient[]

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Torch	torch	Block & Item	wall_post_override	None	block.minecraft.torch
Soul Torch	soul_torch	Block & Item	piglin_repellents wall_post_override	piglin_repellents	block.minecraft.soul_torch
Wall Torch	wall_torch	Block	None	—	block.minecraft.wall_torch
Soul Wall Torch	soul_wall_torch	Block	piglin_repellents	—	block.minecraft.soul_wall_torch

Bedrock Edition:

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ a b Available with /give command.
↑ a b The block's direct item form has the same id with the block.

Block states[]

Java Edition:
Wall

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
facing	north	east north south west	The direction the top of the torch is facing.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
torch_facing_direction	0x1 0x2 0x4	west	west east north south top	1 2 3 4 5	The face of the block that the torch is attached to. If the torch is a wall torch, the top of the torch faces opposite to this direction.[1]
unknown	0	Unused

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 pre-Classic
May 16, 2009	Notch suggests adding torches, which would "light up a 3×3 tile" area.
Java Edition Indev
0.31	20091223-2	Added torches.
Torches currently renders as block in inventory.
Torches can be placed in the air without any block supporting them and do not have a top texture.
When removing a block, a torch now moves to another available block.[2]
20091231-1	The top red part from the torch has been removed.
Torches renders as item in inventory.
20100109	Torches are now slightly dimmer.
20100124-2	Torches now have a top texture.
20100125-2	Torches now have particle effects.
20100129	Torches have been made craftable.
20100212-1	Torches no longer snap to other potential valid attachments once their supporting block is removed.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.1.0	Torches can no longer be placed on tree leaves, but only in fast mode.
October 4, 2010	Notch originally planned for torches to become temporary light sources that would eventually burn out and require re-lighting with flint and steel. This was planned to add with the Halloween Update.
v1.2.0	?	Torches are now used to craft jack o'lanterns.
Java Edition Beta
1.2	Torches can now be crafted using charcoal, making them the first renewable light source in the game that is also obtainable and permanent.
1.6.6	Torches can now be placed on glowstone.
1.7	Torches can no longer be placed on leaves, whether they are found naturally on a tree or placed after being trimmed with shears.
Torches and redstone torches can now be placed on top of fences.
1.8	Pre-release	Torches now generate in mineshafts, villages and strongholds.
Java Edition
1.0.0	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4	Torches now generate as part of the exit portal structure.
1.2.1	12w07a	Torches can now be placed on top of glass blocks.
1.3.1	12w19a	Torches now spawn around bonus chests if each side has a block at the same height around it.
12w25a	Torches can now be placed on top of upside down slabs and stairs.
1.4.2	12w42b	Falling sand now properly "pops" when falling on torches.
1.4.4	1.4.3	Torches now have a bottom texture, visible on wall torches or torches placed on top of glass.[3]
Minecraft 2.0 (2013 April Fools')	Torches now burn out after a random amount of ticks.
They can be relit with flint and steel.
Features added in this version were not implemented in subsequent updates.
1.8	14w07a	Torches placed on walls are now rotated cuboids rather than a parallelpiped. Their top texture now also rotates accordingly.
14w18a	Torches can now be placed on stained glass.
?	Torches, as part of the exit portal, now generate incorrectly and fall into the portal as items.[4]
14w25a	Torches are now incorrectly affected by ambient occlusion.
14w33c	Torches are no longer affected by ambient occlusion.
1.9	15w31a	Torches on the exit portal now regenerate when the ender dragon is re-summoned.
15w43a	Torches can now generate within igloo basements.
15w44a	Torches can now be found inside minecart with chests in mineshafts.
1.11	16w39a	Torches now generate in woodland mansions.
1.12	?	Redstone torches can now be placed on the side of jack o'lanterns. Whether this also affects normal torches is unknown.
1.13	17w47a	The non-up facing block states for the torch ID have been split up into wall_torch.
Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 50.
17w48a	Redstone torches can now be placed on the top of jack o' lanterns. Whether this also affects normal torches is unknown.
1.14	18w43a	The texture of torches has been changed.
18w46a	Torches can now be used to craft lanterns.
18w47a	Torches now generate in pillager outposts.
18w48a	With the update of plains villages, houses are generally better lit with torches.
18w49a	With the update of savanna villages, houses are generally better lit with torches.
Torches can now be found in chests in savanna village houses.
18w50a	With the update of desert and taiga villages, houses are generally better lit with torches.
1.14.3	pre3	Torches can now be placed on iron bars and glass panes.
1.16	20w06a	Added soul fire torches.
20w15a	Soul fire torches can now be crafted using soul sand.
20w17a	"Soul Fire Torch" has now been renamed to "Soul Torch".
The IDs of soul torches have been changed from soul_fire_torch to soul_torch and soul_fire_wall_torch to soul_wall_torch.
1.19	22w13a	Torch now generate in ancient cities.
Soul torches may now be found in ancient city chests.
Pocket Edition Alpha
Pre-release	Added torches.
v0.3.0	Survival players no longer start out with an infinite amount of torches in the inventory.
v0.8.0	build 2	Torches are now used to craft jack o'lanterns.
v0.9.0	build 1	Torches now spawn naturally in villages, mineshafts and strongholds.
build 2	Torches can now be placed on spawners.
build 5	The placing speed of torches has been improved.
build 6	The lighting from torches is now brighter and more PC-like. What exactly this means is unknown.
v0.14.0	build 1	Torches can now be found inside minecart with chests in mineshafts.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0	alpha 0.17.0.1	Torches now generate within igloo basements.
Four torches now generate as part of the exit portal after the ender dragon dies.
1.1.0	alpha 1.1.0.0	Torches now generate in mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0	beta 1.2.0.2	Up to four torches can now generate in bonus chests.
1.4.0	beta 1.2.20.1	Torches can now be used to craft underwater torches and colored torches.
1.10.0	beta 1.10.0.3	The texture of torches has been changed.
Torches now generate in pillager outposts.
Torches can now be used to craft lanterns.
1.11.0	beta 1.11.0.1	Torches can now be found in savanna village house chests.
1.16.0	beta 1.16.0.51	Added soul fire torches.
beta 1.16.0.57	"Soul Fire Torch" has now been renamed to "Soul Torch".
Soul torches can now be crafted using soul sand.
beta 1.16.0.63	Soul torches can now be crafted using charcoal.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added torches.
TU54	CU44	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Torches can now be placed on the full-block side of stairs.
		1.90			[verify] The texture of torches has been changed.
Torches can now be used to craft lanterns.
1.91	Torches now generate in pillager outposts.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0	[verify] Added torches.