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{{for|the stripped variant|Block of Stripped Bamboo}}
{{Infobox block
| image = Block of Bamboo.png
| invimage = Block of Bamboo
| stackable = Yes (64)
| renewable = Yes
| tool = Axe
| light = No
| transparent = No
| flammable = Yes (5)
| lavasusceptible = Yes
| mapcolor = 
{{TooltipSprite||Block of Bamboo Top|Top}} {{Map color|Block of Bamboo}}
{{TooltipSprite||block of bamboo|Side}} {{Map color|Bamboo}}
}}
A '''block of bamboo''' is a [[Minecraft:log]]-like block made of [[Minecraft:bamboo]] that can be used to craft [[Minecraft:Planks#Bamboo|bamboo planks]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
A block of bamboo can be broken by hand, but using an [[Minecraft:axe]] speeds up the process.

{{breaking row|link=none|horizontal=1|Block of Bamboo|Axe}}

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|showdescription=1
|A1 = Bamboo |B1 = Bamboo | C1 = Bamboo
|A2 = Bamboo |B2 = Bamboo | C2 = Bamboo
|A3 = Bamboo |B3 = Bamboo | C3 = Bamboo
|Output = Block of Bamboo
|type = Building block
|description = Cannot be crafted back into 9 bamboo.
}}

== Usage ==
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{Crafting usage|Block of Bamboo}}

=== Stripping ===
{{control|Using}} an [[Minecraft:axe]] on a block of bamboo turns it into a [[Minecraft:block of stripped bamboo]].

=== Fuel ===
Blocks of bamboo can be used as a [[Minecraft:fuel]] in [[Minecraft:furnace]]s, [[Minecraft:smelting]] 1.5 [[Minecraft:item]]s per [[Minecraft:block]].

The efficiency of using bamboo as fuel depends on how it is crafted. 9 bamboo can smelt 2.25 items, whereas a block can smelt only 1.5 items. However, the block can be crafted into 2 bamboo planks, which together can smelt 3 items.

Unlike [[Minecraft:log]]s, blocks of bamboo cannot be smelted into [[Minecraft:charcoal]].<ref>{{bug|MC-257428||Bamboo blocks and stripped bamboo blocks cannot be processed into charcoal|WAI}}</ref>

=== Note blocks ===
Block of bamboo can be placed under [[Minecraft:note block]]s to produce "bass" sounds.

=== Sulfur cube ===
{{In development|drop=Chaos Cubed|section=1}}
[[Minecraft:Sulfur cube]]s have the ability to absorb blocks of bamboo, either through picking them up or being interacted with them. This provides the rubber ball/bouncy effect to the mob when hitting it.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Bamboo wood}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{JE}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block of Bamboo
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_block
|blocktags=mineable/axe, bamboo_blocks
|itemtags=bamboo_blocks
|foot=1}}

{{BE}}:
{{ID table2
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block of Bamboo
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bamboo_block
|id=782
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}

<section begin="block states"/>{{el|je}}:
{{bst|axis|y
|x|The block is oriented east–west.
|y|The block is oriented vertically.
|z|The block is oriented north–south.|foot=1}}

{{el|be}}:
{{bst|showaux=1|pillar_axis|y
|x|The block is oriented east-west.|Unsupported
|y|The block is oriented vertically.|Unsupported
|z|The block is oriented north-south.|Unsupported|foot=1}}<section end="block states" />

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.3|exp=Update 1.20|dev=22w45a|[[File:Block of Bamboo JE1.png|32px]] Added blocks of bamboo.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=22w46a|[[File:Block of Bamboo JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The top textures of blocks of bamboo have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre3|[[File:Block of Bamboo JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The top textures of blocks of bamboo have been changed, once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w12a|Blocks of bamboo are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap 1|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb blocks of bamboo, providing the bouncy/rubber ball effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.60|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.60.20|[[File:Block of Bamboo JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added blocks of bamboo.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.19.60.22|[[File:Block of Bamboo JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The top textures of blocks of bamboo have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.0|dev=Preview 1.20.0.21|Blocks of bamboo are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|dev=Preview 1.20.20.21|Decreased the [[Minecraft:Explosion#Blast resistance|blast resistance]] of blocks of bamboo from 3 to 2 to match ''Java Edition''.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|exp=Drop 2 of 2026|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb blocks of bamboo, providing the bouncy/rubber ball effect to the mob.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Gallery ==
=== Concept artwork ===
<gallery>
Bamboo Wood and Fences Concept Art.png|Block of bamboo concept art.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-month--bamboo Block of the Week: Bamboo] – Minecraft.net on July 27, 2023

== Navigation ==
{{Navbox wood}}
{{Navbox bamboo}}
{{Navbox blocks|Building}}

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