View source for Minecraft:Dirt

{{for}}
{{Infobox block
| image = Dirt.png
| transparent = No
| light = No
| tool = shovel
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
'''Dirt''' is a [[Minecraft:block]] found abundantly in most [[Minecraft:biome]]s under a layer of [[Minecraft:grass block]]s at the top of the [[Minecraft:Overworld]] as well as in [[Minecraft:Ore (feature)|patches]] underground.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Dirt can be broken with any [[Minecraft:tool]], but a [[Minecraft:shovel]] is the quickest. Dirt drops itself when it's destroyed.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Dirt|Shovel}}

=== Natural generation ===
Dirt comprises the majority of the upper terrain layers in most Overworld biomes, bridging the gap between [[Minecraft:stone]] and [[Minecraft:grass block]]s in various thicknesses.

There are approximately 1,850 dirt blocks per [[Minecraft:chunk]] in [[Minecraft:plains]], [[Minecraft:forest]], [[Minecraft:snowy plains]], [[Minecraft:jungle]], and [[Minecraft:windswept hills]] biomes. In [[Minecraft:village]]s, dirt generates naturally as part of several different structures. In [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s, dirt generates in several types of rooms. Four blocks of dirt generates as part of each [[Minecraft:ancient city]] near the center. Dirt can also generate in [[Minecraft:trail ruins]] and at the base of trees in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]] entrances.

Dirt can generate in the Overworld in the form of [[Minecraft:Ore (feature)|ore blob]]s. Dirt attempts to generate 7 times per [[Minecraft:chunk]] in blobs of size 0–160 at Y=0–160, in all biomes. It can replace [[Minecraft:stone]], [[Minecraft:granite]], [[Minecraft:andesite]], [[Minecraft:diorite]], polished granite{{only|be|short=1}}, polished andesite{{only|be|short=1}}, polished diorite{{only|be|short=1}}, [[Minecraft:tuff]]{{only|je|short=1}}, and [[Minecraft:deepslate]]{{only|je|short=1}}.

{{Block distribution}}

=== Mob loot ===
An [[Minecraft:enderman]] that picks up and holds a dirt block drops it upon death.

=== Block drops ===
[[Minecraft:Farmland]], [[Minecraft:dirt path]]s, grass blocks, [[Minecraft:mycelium]], and [[Minecraft:podzol]] drop dirt if broken without [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]]. Farmland and dirt paths{{only|java|short=1}} drop dirt even if broken with Silk Touch.

=== Post-generation ===
[[Minecraft:Farmland]] turns into dirt if either a [[Minecraft:mob]] jumps on it, a solid block is placed over it, or nothing is planted on it and it is not within four blocks of [[Minecraft:water]].

A [[Minecraft:dirt path]] immediately turns into dirt if a solid block is placed over it.

[[Minecraft:Coarse dirt]] can be tilled with a [[Minecraft:hoe]] to become dirt.

Tilling [[Minecraft:rooted dirt]] with a hoe turns it into normal dirt and yields a [[Minecraft:hanging roots]] item.

Grass blocks and [[Minecraft:mycelium]] can die under various circumstances (Most often when a solid, opaque block is placed on top of them). When they die, they turn into dirt.

=== Renewability ===
{{See also|Tutorial:Dirt farming}}
By tilling coarse dirt, the player can convert [[Minecraft:gravel]] into dirt. Two blocks each of gravel and dirt become four blocks of coarse dirt, which can then be placed and tilled. Since gravel is renewable through [[Minecraft:bartering]] with [[Minecraft:piglin]]s, this makes a renewable source of dirt.

Another way to obtain renewable dirt makes use of [[Minecraft:moss block]]s. [[Minecraft:Azalea]] converts the moss block below it into rooted dirt when grown into a [[Minecraft:azalea tree|tree]]. {{IN|be}}, most [[Minecraft:sapling]]s will convert the [[Minecraft:Moss Block|moss]] directly below it into dirt, sometimes a minute after it's grown into a tree. {{IN|java}}, large [[Minecraft:spruce tree]]s convert up to about 100 moss blocks into podzol when grown. Since moss can be converted from stone using [[Minecraft:bone meal]], and stone can be renewably generated with water and [[Minecraft:lava]], dirt can be renewably created as long as there is access to water, lava and moss blocks.

A third way to obtain renewable dirt is by buying podzol or rooted dirt from [[Minecraft:wandering trader]]s. However, only 18 blocks of podzol or 10 blocks of rooted dirt can be purchased from each trader, so this method cannot be performed on a large scale.

== Usage ==
Dirt's primary use is for farming, but due to its abundance, it can also be used as a highly available building block or as temporary scaffolding.

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

=== Farming ===
Dirt has the ability to grow [[Minecraft:sapling]]s, [[Minecraft:sugar cane]], [[Minecraft:mushroom]]s, [[Minecraft:sweet berries]], and [[Minecraft:bamboo]], which can be planted directly in dirt under appropriate conditions.

Using a [[Minecraft:hoe]] on dirt turns it into [[Minecraft:farmland]], enabling [[Minecraft:wheat seeds]], [[Minecraft:pumpkin seeds]], [[Minecraft:melon seeds]], [[Minecraft:potato]]es, [[Minecraft:carrot]]s, [[Minecraft:beetroot seeds]], [[Minecraft:pitcher pod]]s, and [[Minecraft:torchflower seeds]] to be planted on it.

=== Dirt path ===
{{Control|Using}} a [[Minecraft:shovel]] on dirt turns it into a [[Minecraft:dirt path]].

=== Grass and mycelium spreading ===
{{see also|Grass Block}}
When a dirt block is adjacent to a grass block and is exposed to a [[Minecraft:light]] level of at least 4, it is eventually converted into a grass block at random intervals.

[[Minecraft:Mycelium]] spreads in a similar fashion, but requires a light level of at least 9.

=== Mud ===
{{control|Using}} a [[Minecraft:water bottle]], [[Minecraft:splash water bottle]] or [[Minecraft:lingering water bottle]] will convert the dirt into [[Minecraft:mud]].

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

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Gravel}}

=== Unique ===
{{Edition|Java}}
{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
|sound =Water splash1.ogg
|sound2=Water splash2.ogg
|subtitle=Splashing
|source=block
|description=When a player creates a mud block
|id=entity.generic.splash
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.generic.splash
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bottle empty1.ogg
|sound2=Bottle empty2.ogg
|subtitle=Bottle empties
|source=block
|description=When a player or dispenser creates a mud block
|id=item.bottle.empty
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bottle.empty
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Shovel flatten1.ogg
|sound2=Shovel flatten2.ogg
|sound3=Shovel flatten3.ogg
|sound4=Shovel flatten4.ogg
|subtitle=Shovel flattens
|source=block
|description=When a shovel creates a dirt path
|id=item.shovel.flatten
|translationkey=subtitles.item.shovel.flatten
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Water Splash Old.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a dispenser creates a mud block<wbr><ref group=sound>{{Bug|MCPE-155358}}</ref>
|id=random.splash
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.6-1.4}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bottle empty1.ogg
|sound2=Bottle empty2.ogg
|source=sound<!--bottle-->
|description=When a player creates a mud block
|id=bottle.empty
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound =Shovel flatten1.ogg
|sound2=Shovel flatten2.ogg
|sound3=Shovel flatten3.ogg
|sound4=Shovel flatten4.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a shovel creates a dirt path
|id=use.grass
|volume=1.0
| pitch = 0.8
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{JE}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Dirt
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dirt
|blocktags=bamboo_plantable_on, dirt, dripstone_replaceable_blocks, dry_vegetation_may_place_on, enderman_holdable, lush_ground_replaceable, mineable/shovel, moss_replaceable, sniffer_diggable_block
|foot=1}}

{{BE}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Dirt
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dirt
|aliasid=dirt / 0
|id=3
|translationkey=tile.dirt.default.name
|foot=1}}

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java pre-classic}}
|{{HistoryLine||rd-20090515|[[File:Dirt JE1.png|32px]] Added dirt.
|[[Minecraft:Grass Block|Grass]] spreads to dirt when under [[Minecraft:light]].
|[[File:Dirt JE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] The bottom texture of dirt is mirrored vertically.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java Classic}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.24 SURVIVAL TEST|Grass blocks and dirt now drop dirt when broken.}}
|{{HistoryLine||October 22, 2009|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217032622/https://notch.tumblr.com/post/220243988/half-sized-blocks-all-dirt-tiles-so-it-kinda|[[File:Dirt Slab.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Notch]] uses the Dirt block model as a test for half-height blocks (modern-day slabs), creating "dirt slabs". They would ultimately never be added to the game.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20100104-2154|Dirt now uses a [[Minecraft:sound]] distinct from [[Minecraft:grass block]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100206-2034|Dirt can now be tilled with a [[Minecraft:hoe]] into [[Minecraft:farmland]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|java infdev}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100617-1531|Dirt and [[Minecraft:gravel]] now generate naturally as [[Minecraft:Ore (feature)|ore feature]]s underground.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Dirt now generates naturally in [[Minecraft:village]]s and [[Minecraft:mineshaft]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|[[Minecraft:Mycelium]] has been introduced, and now spreads to dirt.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5|[[File:Dirt JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of dirt has been changed. Dirt now has a slightly different arrangement of grains around the sides.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1|dev=12w01a|Dirt is now generating in [[Minecraft:Superflat]] world type.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=12w07a|Player is now unable to till dirt with [[Minecraft:hoe]] when there is a block on top of the dirt.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w38a|Dirt has been given new [[Minecraft:sound]]s for being placed and walked upon.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w25a|Dirt can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w27b|Dirt's textures now rotate randomly due to the addition of arrays to the [[Minecraft:Block models|block model format]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w39a|Dirt now generates in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=19w05a|Dirt is now [[Minecraft:renewable]] due to the [[Minecraft:wandering trader]] selling [[Minecraft:podzol]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w07a|As [[Minecraft:gravel]] has become renewable through [[Minecraft:bartering]] with [[Minecraft:piglin]]s, dirt can be more easily and renewably obtained through crafting and tilling [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=20w45a|A [[Minecraft:shovel]] can now be used on dirt to create a [[Minecraft:dirt path]] block.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w06a|The height limit was expanded down to Y{{=}}-64. Dirt [[Minecraft:Ore (feature)|blobs]] are temporary generating from Y{{=}}-64 instead of Y{{=}}0.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w07a|Dirt ore features no longer generate below Y{{=}}0, but more common than in pre 21w06a versions.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w15a|All the changes to dirt blob generation in the previous 1.17 snapshots have been reverted, but they can be re-enabled with the [[Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|Dirt blob once again generates the way it did in the 1.17 snapshots without the use of a data pack.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w37a|Dirt no longer generates as part of the starting room in [[Minecraft:mineshaft]]s.<ref>{{Cite bug|MC|215876|Dirt can generate below y{{=}}0 from mineshafts|date=February 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite bug|MC|238311|Mineshaft dirt rooms above y{{=}}0 no longer generates with dirt|date=October 4, 2021}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w39a|Dirt blobs no longer generate above Y{{=}}160, and are rarer than before. Before, the spawn attempt was 15 times per chunk.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w11a|Using a [[Minecraft:water bottle]], [[Minecraft:splash water bottle]] or [[Minecraft:lingering water bottle]] now converts dirt into [[Minecraft:mud]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=22w13a|Dirt now generates as part of [[Minecraft:ancient cities]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=23w07a|[[Minecraft:Sniffer]]s can now dig dirt.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w12a|Dirt now generates in [[Minecraft:trail ruins]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=23w16a|The amount of dirt in trail ruins has been tweaked.
|The game's application icon has been changed from [[Minecraft:crafting table]] to dirt (for snapshots).}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|exp=Update 1.21|dev=23w45a|Dirt can now generate in the entrances of [[Minecraft:trial chambers]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap 1|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb dirt, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||Pre-release|[[File:Dirt (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dirt JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dirt.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.2.0|[[File:Dirt JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of dirt has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.4.0|Dirt can now be [[Minecraft:hoe]]d into [[Minecraft:farmland]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 1|The textures of dirt are now randomly rotated.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Dirt JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Grassless dirt has been added.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev=build 1|Dirt can now be obtained by breaking [[Minecraft:grass path]] blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Dirt now generates in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|Grassless dirt has been replaced with [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|Dirt is now [[Minecraft:renewable]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.0|dev=beta 1.18.0.20|Dirt blob generation has now been tweaked to be in parity with ''Java Edition''.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.18.0.21|Dirt blobs no longer generate above Y{{=}}160, and are rarer than before. Before, the spawn attempt was 15 times per chunk.}}
|{{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 dirt, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Dirt JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dirt.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU3|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Dirt JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of dirt has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|Dirt can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps3=1.52|psvita=1.52|ps4=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|Dirt now generates in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Dirt is now [[Minecraft:renewable]] due to the [[Minecraft:wandering trader]] selling [[Minecraft:podzol]].}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Dirt JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Added dirt.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
==== ''Java Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|Dirt now uses the newly-implemented model json file {{code|models/block/cube.json}}; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w10a|Dirt with [[Minecraft:Java Edition data values/Pre-flattening/Block IDs/Before 14w25a|numerical metadata variants]] 3 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have [[Minecraft:Missing model|no model]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] rather than appearing identical to dirt.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w25a|Dirt and its variants are now defined via [[Minecraft:block states]] rather than by numerical metadata. Prior to this version, the numerical metadata variants of dirt were as follows:
{{dvt|spritetype=block|sprite=dirt|Dirt}}
{{dvt|sprite=dirt|[[Minecraft:Coarse Dirt|Grassless Dirt]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=podzol|[[Minecraft:Podzol]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=missingno|dv=3-15|[[Minecraft:Java Edition removed blocks/Metadata variants#Boring variants|Inaccessible "boring" variants of dirt]]|foot=1}}}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w26a|Dirt with metadata values 3 through 15 have now been completely removed from the game.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|The different variant block states for the <code>dirt</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 3.}}
}}

==== ''Bedrock Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.20|dev=Preview 1.21.20.22|The different [[Minecraft:block states]] for the <code>dirt</code> ID have now been split up into their own IDs.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Wormhole Cave Beta.png|A cave entrance containing multitudes of dirt.
Grass Spread.png|Grass spreading on a square of dirt.
</gallery>

=== Mojang screenshots ===
<gallery>
DirtSlab.png|Unimplemented dirt slabs.
Dirt Castle.png|A castle made of dirt.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Texting in Minecraft.jpeg|A human standing on a dirt pillar in a [[Minecraft:Snowy Taiga|snowy taiga]].
File:Minecraft Earth Dirt.png|[[Minecraft:Earth:Dirt|Dirt]] as it appeared in {{MCE}}.
File:Melissa grabs dirt.png|[[Minecraft:The Super Duper Minecraft Musical|Melissa Benoist]] grabbing a dirt block.
File:Dirt Xbox.jpeg|A realistic dirt block featured in [[Minecraft:Ten Things You Probably Didn't Know About Minecraft]].
File:AMCM Steve builds.jpeg|{{AMCM|Steve}} building a house with Dirt in {{AMCM}}. 
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Mcnet|block-week-dirt|Block of the Week: Dirt|February 23, 2018|Duncan Geere}}

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