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	13w18a.png\|The 13w18a Banner, showing a block of coal, [[Minecraft:furnace]], [[Minecraft:hopper]], and multiple [[Minecraft:hay bale]]s.		13w18a.png\|The 13w18a Banner, showing a block of coal, [[Minecraft:furnace]], [[Minecraft:hopper]], and multiple [[Minecraft:hay bale]]s.
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			====In other media====
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			File: Block of Coal (inventory) MCE.png\| A [[Minecraft:mce:block of Coal\| block of coal]] as it appears in {{MCE}}.
			File: block of Coal JE1.png\|A [[Minecraft:Block of Coal (April Fools' joke)\|block of coal]] for [[Minecraft:April Fools' Day]].
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.10.0\|dev=beta 1.10.0.3\|[[File:Block of Coal JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] The texture of blocks of coal has been changed.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.10.0\|dev=beta 1.10.0.3\|[[File:Block of Coal JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] The texture of blocks of coal has been changed.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.20.0\|Blocks of coal can now generate in trail ruins.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.20.0\|Blocks of coal can now generate in trail ruins.}}
			\|{{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 coal, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|bedrock upcoming}}		\|{{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 coal, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}~~
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.30\|dev=Preview 26.30.20\|Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.30\|dev=Preview 26.30.20\|Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.}}
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	=== Fuel ===		=== Fuel ===
	Blocks of coal can be used as fuel in a [[Minecraft:furnace]]. One block of coal lasts 800 seconds (16000 ticks), which smelts 80 items. This is ten times the duration of a single piece of coal and 1{{frac\|1\|9}} times as efficient (+11.11%) as nine individual pieces of coal, which would only smelt 72 items. The latter, however, prevents inactive furnace use; while smelting one item with one coal wastes seven potential items, smelting one item with one block of coal wastes 79 potential items.		Blocks of coal can be used as fuel in a [[Minecraft:furnace]]. One block of coal lasts 800 seconds (16000 ticks), which smelts 80 items. This is ten times the duration of a single piece of coal and 1{{frac\|1\|9}} times as efficient (+11.11%) as nine individual pieces of coal, which would only smelt 72 items. The latter, however, prevents inactive furnace use; while smelting one item with one coal wastes seven potential items, smelting one item with one block of coal wastes 79 potential items.

	~~=== Note blocks ===~~
	~~Blocks of coal can be placed under [[Minecraft:note block]]s to produce "bass drum" sounds.~~

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

	== Sounds ==		== Sounds ==

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.20\|dev=23w16a\|Blocks of coal can now generate in [[Minecraft:trail ruins]].}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.20\|dev=23w16a\|Blocks of coal can now generate in [[Minecraft:trail ruins]].}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|java upcoming}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|java upcoming}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.2\|dev=~~snap 1~~\|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb blocks of coal, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.2\|dev=snap1\|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb blocks of coal, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
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	{{~~for~~\|the joke block in Java Edition 2.0\|Block of Coal (April Fools' joke)}}		{{MC/For\|the joke block in Java Edition 2.0\|Block of Coal (April Fools' joke)}}
	{{For\|\|Coal family}}		{{MC/For\|\|Coal family}}
	{{Infobox block		{{Infobox block
	\| image = Block of Coal.png		\| image = Block of Coal.png
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	Blocks of coal can be mined using any [[Minecraft:pickaxe]]. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.		Blocks of coal can be mined using any [[Minecraft:pickaxe]]. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

	{{~~breaking~~ row\|horizontal=1\|Block of Coal\|Pickaxe\|Wood}}		{{MC/Breaking row\|horizontal=1\|Block of Coal\|Pickaxe\|Wood}}

	=== Natural generation ===		=== Natural generation ===
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	=== Sulfur cube ===		=== Sulfur cube ===
	{{In development\|section=1\|drop=Chaos Cubed}}		{{MC/In development\|section=1\|drop=Chaos Cubed}}
	Sulfur cubes have the ability to absorb blocks of coal, either through picking it up or being interacted with it. This provides the regular/football effect to the mob when hitting it.		Sulfur cubes have the ability to absorb blocks of coal, either through picking it up or being interacted with it. This provides the regular/football effect to the mob when hitting it.

	== Sounds ==		== Sounds ==
	{{Sound table/Block/Stone}}		{{MC/Sound table/Block/Stone}}

	== Data values ==		== Data values ==
	=== ID ===		=== ID ===
	{{~~edition~~\|java}}:		{{MC/Edition\|java}}:
	{{ID table		{{ID table
	\|edition=java		\|edition=java
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	\|showblocktags=y\|blocktags=mineable/pickaxe\|foot=1}}		\|showblocktags=y\|blocktags=mineable/pickaxe\|foot=1}}

	{{~~edition~~\|bedrock}}:		{{MC/Edition\|bedrock}}:
	{{ID table		{{ID table
	\|edition=bedrock		\|edition=bedrock
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	== Videos ==		== Videos ==
	<div style="text-align:center">		<div style="text-align:center">
	{{yt\|DmnNJMsxNEE}}		{{MC/Yt\|DmnNJMsxNEE}}
	{{yt\|9YcXAIv-3JM}}		{{MC/Yt\|9YcXAIv-3JM}}
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	=== ''Java Edition'' ===		=== ''Java Edition'' ===
	{{HistoryTable		{{HistoryTable
	\|{{HistoryLine\|java}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|java}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|2.0\|[[File:Block of Coal JE1.png\|32px]] Added [[Minecraft:Block of Coal (April Fools' joke)\|blocks of coal]] to the April Fools' "update", Minecraft 2.0, using a recolored version of the block of redstone texture. When crafted back to coal, it would have an item data value of 32767 instead of 0, so it could not be stacked with other coal.}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|\|2.0\|[[File:Block of Coal JE1.png\|32px]] Added [[Minecraft:Block of Coal (April Fools' joke)\|blocks of coal]] to the April Fools' "update", Minecraft 2.0, using a recolored version of the block of redstone texture. When crafted back to coal, it would have an item data value of 32767 instead of 0, so it could not be stacked with other coal.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.6.1\|dev=13w18a\|[[File:Block of Coal JE1.png\|32px]] Added blocks of coal.		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|\|1.6.1\|dev=13w18a\|[[File:Block of Coal JE1.png\|32px]] Added blocks of coal.
	\|Blocks of coal utilize the same texture as from the April Fools' Day update.		\|Blocks of coal utilize the same texture as from the April Fools' Day update.
	\|The smelting time for block of coal is 720 seconds.}}		\|The smelting time for block of coal is 720 seconds.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=13w18c\|The smelting time for a block of coal has been changed to 800 seconds.}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=13w18c\|The smelting time for a block of coal has been changed to 800 seconds.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=13w19a\|[[File:Block of Coal JE2 BE1.png\|32px]] The texture of blocks of coal has been changed.		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=13w19a\|[[File:Block of Coal JE2 BE1.png\|32px]] The texture of blocks of coal has been changed.
	\|Blocks of coal are now flammable.}}		\|Blocks of coal are now flammable.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.14\|dev=18w43a\|[[File:Block of Coal JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] The texture of blocks of coal has been changed.}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|\|1.14\|dev=18w43a\|[[File:Block of Coal JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] The texture of blocks of coal has been changed.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.20\|dev=23w16a\|Blocks of coal can now generate in trail ruins.}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|\|1.20\|dev=23w16a\|Blocks of coal can now generate in trail ruins.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|java upcoming}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|java upcoming}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.2\|dev=snap 1\|Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blocks of coal, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|\|26.2\|dev=snap 1\|Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blocks of coal, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
	}}		}}

	=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===		=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
	{{HistoryTable		{{HistoryTable
	\|{{HistoryLine\|pocket alpha}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|pocket alpha}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|v0.8.0\|dev=build 1\|[[File:Block of Coal JE2 BE1.png\|32px]] Added blocks of coal.}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|\|v0.8.0\|dev=build 1\|[[File:Block of Coal JE2 BE1.png\|32px]] Added blocks of coal.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|bedrock}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|bedrock}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.10.0\|dev=beta 1.10.0.3\|[[File:Block of Coal JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] The texture of blocks of coal has been changed.}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|\|1.10.0\|dev=beta 1.10.0.3\|[[File:Block of Coal JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] The texture of blocks of coal has been changed.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.20.0\|Blocks of coal can now generate in trail ruins.}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|\|1.20.0\|Blocks of coal can now generate in trail ruins.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|bedrock upcoming}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|bedrock upcoming}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.20\|dev=Preview 26.20.23\|exp=Drop 2 of 2026\|Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blocks of coal, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|\|26.20\|dev=Preview 26.20.23\|exp=Drop 2 of 2026\|Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blocks of coal, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
	}}		}}

	=== Legacy Console Edition ===		=== Legacy Console Edition ===
	{{HistoryTable		{{HistoryTable
	\|{{HistoryLine\|console}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|console}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|xbox=TU19\|xbone=CU7\|ps3=1.12\|psvita=1.12\|ps4=1.12\|wiiu=Patch 1\|switch=1.0.1\|[[File:Block of Coal JE2 BE1.png\|32px]] Added blocks of coal.}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|\|xbox=TU19\|xbone=CU7\|ps3=1.12\|psvita=1.12\|ps4=1.12\|wiiu=Patch 1\|switch=1.0.1\|[[File:Block of Coal JE2 BE1.png\|32px]] Added blocks of coal.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|xbox=none\|xbone=none\|ps3=none\|psvita=none\|ps4=1.90\|wiiu=none\|switch=none\|[[File:Block of Coal JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] The texture of blocks of coal has been changed.}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|\|xbox=none\|xbone=none\|ps3=none\|psvita=none\|ps4=1.90\|wiiu=none\|switch=none\|[[File:Block of Coal JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] The texture of blocks of coal has been changed.}}
	}}		}}

	=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===		=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
	{{HistoryTable		{{HistoryTable
	\|{{HistoryLine\|New 3DS}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|New 3DS}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|0.1.0\|[[File:Block of Coal JE2 BE1.png\|32px]] Added blocks of coal.}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|\|0.1.0\|[[File:Block of Coal JE2 BE1.png\|32px]] Added blocks of coal.}}
	}}		}}

	=== Data history ===		=== Data history ===
	{{HistoryTable		{{HistoryTable
	\|{{HistoryLine\|java}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|java}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.8\|dev=14w11b\|Blocks of coal with numerical metadata variants 1 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have no model [[File:Missing Model JE2.png\|32px]] rather than appearing identical to blocks of coal.}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|\|1.8\|dev=14w11b\|Blocks of coal with numerical metadata variants 1 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have no model [[File:Missing Model JE2.png\|32px]] rather than appearing identical to blocks of coal.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=14w26a\|Block metadata has been completely removed from this snapshot onwards with the introduction of block states. As this block never used block metadata at all prior to this version, fifteen unused, inaccessible metadata variants of it have been completely removed from the game:		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=14w26a\|Block metadata has been completely removed from this snapshot onwards with the introduction of block states. As this block never used block metadata at all prior to this version, fifteen unused, inaccessible metadata variants of it have been completely removed from the game:
	{{~~dvt~~\|spritetype=block\|sprite=block-of-coal\|[[Minecraft:Block of Coal]]}}		{{MC/Dvt\|spritetype=block\|sprite=block-of-coal\|[[Minecraft:Block of Coal]]}}
	{{~~dvt~~\|sprite=missingno\|dv=1-15\|Inaccessible "boring" variants of blocks of coal\|foot=1}}}}		{{MC/Dvt\|sprite=missingno\|dv=1-15\|Inaccessible "boring" variants of blocks of coal\|foot=1}}}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.13\|dev=17w47a\|Prior to ''The Flattening'', this block's numeral ID was 173.}}		\|{{MC/HistoryLine\|\|1.13\|dev=17w47a\|Prior to ''The Flattening'', this block's numeral ID was 173.}}
	}}		}}

	== Issues ==		== Issues ==
	{{Issue list}}		{{MC/Issue list}}

	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
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	== References ==		== References ==
	{{Reflist}}		{{MC/Reflist}}

	== Navigation ==		== Navigation ==
	{{Navbox blocks\|Building}}		{{MC/Navbox blocks\|Building}}

	[[Category:Ore]]		[[Category:Ore]]

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	{{for\|the joke block in ~~[[Minecraft:~~Java Edition 2.0]]\|Block of Coal (April Fools' joke)}}		{{for\|the joke block in Java Edition 2.0\|Block of Coal (April Fools' joke)}}
	{{For\|\|Coal family}}		{{For\|\|Coal family}}
	{{Infobox block		{{Infobox block
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	}}		}}
	A '''block of coal''', also known as a '''coal block''', is a storage block, equivalent to nine [[Minecraft:coal]], that can also be used as ~~[[Minecraft:~~fuel]].		A '''block of coal''', also known as a '''coal block''', is a storage block, equivalent to nine [[Minecraft:coal]], that can also be used as fuel.

	== Obtaining ==		== Obtaining ==
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	=== Natural generation ===		=== Natural generation ===
	Blocks of coal can generate in ~~[[Minecraft:~~trail ruins]].		Blocks of coal can generate in trail ruins.

	=== Crafting ===		=== Crafting ===
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	=== Note blocks ===		=== Note blocks ===
	Blocks of coal can be placed under ~~[[Minecraft:~~note ~~block]]s~~ to produce "bass drum" sounds.		Blocks of coal can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

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

	== Sounds ==		== Sounds ==
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	=== Development ===		=== Development ===
	{{HistoryTable		{{HistoryTable
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|April 5, 2013\|link={{tweet\|dinnerbone\|320261310854090752}}\|Coal blocks were mentioned by ~~[[Minecraft:~~Dinnerbone]],<ref>{{tweet\|dinner\|320261310854090752\|@LuxurioMusic No. Logical issues with crafting and destroying. There would have to be separate coal/charcoal blocks which isn't nice.\|April 5, 2013}}</ref> after their existence in ~~[[Minecraft:~~Minecraft 2.0]]. These would apparently be difficult to implement due to an analogous [[Minecraft:block]] made of [[Minecraft:charcoal]] requiring a separate block ID due to "logical issues".}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|April 5, 2013\|link={{tweet\|dinnerbone\|320261310854090752}}\|Coal blocks were mentioned by Dinnerbone,<ref>{{tweet\|dinner\|320261310854090752\|@LuxurioMusic No. Logical issues with crafting and destroying. There would have to be separate coal/charcoal blocks which isn't nice.\|April 5, 2013}}</ref> after their existence in Minecraft 2.0. These would apparently be difficult to implement due to an analogous [[Minecraft:block]] made of [[Minecraft:charcoal]] requiring a separate block ID due to "logical issues".}}
	}}		}}

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	{{HistoryTable		{{HistoryTable
	\|{{HistoryLine\|java}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|java}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|2.0\|[[File:Block of Coal JE1.png\|32px]] Added [[Minecraft:Block of Coal (April Fools' joke)\|blocks of coal]] to the April Fools' "update", ~~[[Minecraft:~~Minecraft 2.0]], using a recolored version of the ~~[[Minecraft:~~block of redstone]] texture. When crafted back to coal, it would have an item data value of 32767 instead of 0, so it could not be stacked with other coal.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|2.0\|[[File:Block of Coal JE1.png\|32px]] Added [[Minecraft:Block of Coal (April Fools' joke)\|blocks of coal]] to the April Fools' "update", Minecraft 2.0, using a recolored version of the block of redstone texture. When crafted back to coal, it would have an item data value of 32767 instead of 0, so it could not be stacked with other coal.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.6.1\|dev=13w18a\|[[File:Block of Coal JE1.png\|32px]] Added blocks of coal.		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.6.1\|dev=13w18a\|[[File:Block of Coal JE1.png\|32px]] Added blocks of coal.
	\|Blocks of coal utilize the same texture as from the April Fools' Day update.		\|Blocks of coal utilize the same texture as from the April Fools' Day update.
	\|The ~~[[Minecraft:~~smelting]] time for block of coal is 720 seconds.}}		\|The smelting time for block of coal is 720 seconds.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=13w18c\|The smelting time for a block of coal has been changed to 800 seconds.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=13w18c\|The smelting time for a block of coal has been changed to 800 seconds.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=13w19a\|[[File:Block of Coal JE2 BE1.png\|32px]] The texture of blocks of coal has been changed.		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=13w19a\|[[File:Block of Coal JE2 BE1.png\|32px]] The texture of blocks of coal has been changed.
	\|Blocks of coal are now flammable.}}		\|Blocks of coal are now flammable.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.14\|dev=18w43a\|[[File:Block of Coal JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] The texture of blocks of coal has been changed.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.14\|dev=18w43a\|[[File:Block of Coal JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] The texture of blocks of coal has been changed.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.20\|dev=23w16a\|Blocks of coal can now generate in ~~[[Minecraft:~~trail ruins]].}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.20\|dev=23w16a\|Blocks of coal can now generate in trail ruins.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|java upcoming}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|java upcoming}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.2\|dev=snap 1\|Added ~~[[Minecraft:~~sulfur ~~cube]]s~~, which have the ability to absorb blocks of coal, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.2\|dev=snap 1\|Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blocks of coal, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.20.0\|Blocks of coal can now generate in trail ruins.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.20.0\|Blocks of coal can now generate in trail ruins.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|bedrock upcoming}}		\|{{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 coal, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.20\|dev=Preview 26.20.23\|exp=Drop 2 of 2026\|Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blocks of coal, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
	}}		}}

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	{{HistoryTable		{{HistoryTable
	\|{{HistoryLine\|java}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|java}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.8\|dev=14w11b\|Blocks of coal with ~~[[Minecraft:Java Edition data value/Pre-flattening/Block IDs/Before 14w25a\|~~numerical metadata variants]] 1 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 blocks of coal.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.8\|dev=14w11b\|Blocks of coal with numerical metadata variants 1 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have no model [[File:Missing Model JE2.png\|32px]] rather than appearing identical to blocks of coal.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=14w26a\|Block metadata has been completely removed from this snapshot onwards with the introduction of ~~[[Minecraft:~~block states]]. As this block never used block metadata at all prior to this version, fifteen unused, inaccessible metadata variants of it have been completely removed from the game:		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=14w26a\|Block metadata has been completely removed from this snapshot onwards with the introduction of block states. As this block never used block metadata at all prior to this version, fifteen unused, inaccessible metadata variants of it have been completely removed from the game:
	{{dvt\|spritetype=block\|sprite=block-of-coal\|[[Minecraft:Block of Coal]]}}		{{dvt\|spritetype=block\|sprite=block-of-coal\|[[Minecraft:Block of Coal]]}}
	{{dvt\|sprite=missingno\|dv=1-15~~\|[[Minecraft:Java Edition removed blocks/Metadata variants#Boring variants~~\|Inaccessible "boring" variants of blocks of coal]]\|foot=1}}}}		{{dvt\|sprite=missingno\|dv=1-15\|Inaccessible "boring" variants of blocks of coal\|foot=1}}}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.13\|dev=17w47a\|Prior to ~~[[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening\|~~''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 173.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.13\|dev=17w47a\|Prior to ''The Flattening'', this block's numeral ID was 173.}}
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	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
	* Blocks of coal cannot be used as fuel for the ~~[[Minecraft:~~minecart with furnace]].		* Blocks of coal cannot be used as fuel for the minecart with furnace.
	* A full stack of coal blocks should smelt for 14.2 hours – over 42 ''[[Minecraft~~:Minecraft]]~~'' days. That is over 50 times as many items as a ~~[[Minecraft:~~lava bucket]]. However, the player needs 576 coal or 9 stacks of coal to do this.		* A full stack of coal blocks should smelt for 14.2 hours – over 42 ''Minecraft'' days. That is over 50 times as many items as a lava bucket. However, the player needs 576 coal or 9 stacks of coal to do this.

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
	=== Screenshots ===		=== Screenshots ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	13w18a.png\|The 13w18a Banner, showing a block of coal, [[Minecraft:furnace]], [[Minecraft:hopper]], and multiple ~~[[Minecraft:~~hay ~~bale]]s~~.		13w18a.png\|The 13w18a Banner, showing a block of coal, [[Minecraft:furnace]], [[Minecraft:hopper]], and multiple hay bales.
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	[[Category:Flammable blocks]]		[[Category:Flammable blocks]]

	~~[[Minecraft:~~de:Kohleblock]]		de:Kohleblock
	~~[[Minecraft:~~es:Bloque de carbón]]		es:Bloque de carbón
	~~[[Minecraft:~~fr:Bloc de charbon]]		fr:Bloc de charbon
	~~[[Minecraft:~~it:Blocco di carbone]]		it:Blocco di carbone
	~~[[Minecraft:~~ja:石炭ブロック]]		ja:石炭ブロック
	~~[[Minecraft:~~ko:석탄 블록]]		ko:석탄 블록
	~~[[Minecraft:~~lzh:石炭塊]]		lzh:石炭塊
	~~[[Minecraft:~~nl:Steenkoolblok]]		nl:Steenkoolblok
	~~[[Minecraft:~~pl:Blok węgla]]		pl:Blok węgla
	~~[[Minecraft:~~pt:Bloco de Carvão]]		pt:Bloco de Carvão
	~~[[Minecraft:~~ru:Угольный блок]]		ru:Угольный блок
	~~[[Minecraft:~~th:บล็อกถ่านหิน]]		th:บล็อกถ่านหิน
	~~[[Minecraft:~~uk:Блок вугілля]]		uk:Блок вугілля
	~~[[Minecraft:~~zh:煤炭块]]		zh:煤炭块

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{{for|the joke block in [[Minecraft:Java Edition 2.0]]|Block of Coal (April Fools' joke)}}
{{For||Coal family}}
{{Infobox block
| image = Block of Coal.png
| invimage = Block of Coal
| transparent = No
| light = No
| tool = wooden pickaxe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = Yes (5)
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
A '''block of coal''', also known as a '''coal block''', is a storage block, equivalent to nine [[Minecraft:coal]], that can also be used as [[Minecraft:fuel]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Blocks of coal can be mined using any [[Minecraft:pickaxe]]. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Block of Coal|Pickaxe|Wood}}

=== Natural generation ===
Blocks of coal can generate in [[Minecraft:trail ruins]].

=== Crafting ===
Blocks of coal can be crafted only from regular [[Minecraft:coal]], not [[Minecraft:charcoal]]. It is crafted in the same way as other mineral blocks.

{{Crafting
|Coal
|Coal
|Coal
|Coal
|Coal
|Coal
|Coal
|Coal
|Coal
|Output= Block of Coal
|type= Building block
}}

== Usage ==
Blocks of coal are often used to store coal in a compact fashion, or otherwise used as a fairly cheap construction block.

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

=== Fuel ===
Blocks of coal can be used as fuel in a [[Minecraft:furnace]]. One block of coal lasts 800 seconds (16000 ticks), which smelts 80 items. This is ten times the duration of a single piece of coal and 1{{frac|1|9}} times as efficient (+11.11%) as nine individual pieces of coal, which would only smelt 72 items. The latter, however, prevents inactive furnace use; while smelting one item with one coal wastes seven potential items, smelting one item with one block of coal wastes 79 potential items.

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

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

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Stone}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block of Coal
|spritetype=block
|nameid=coal_block
|showblocktags=y|blocktags=mineable/pickaxe|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block of Coal
|spritetype=block
|nameid=coal_block
|id=173
|foot=1}}

== Videos ==
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</div>

== History ==
=== Development ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||April 5, 2013|link={{tweet|dinnerbone|320261310854090752}}|Coal blocks were mentioned by [[Minecraft:Dinnerbone]],<ref>{{tweet|dinner|320261310854090752|@LuxurioMusic No. Logical issues with crafting and destroying. There would have to be separate coal/charcoal blocks which isn't nice.|April 5, 2013}}</ref> after their existence in [[Minecraft:Minecraft 2.0]]. These would apparently be difficult to implement due to an analogous [[Minecraft:block]] made of [[Minecraft:charcoal]] requiring a separate block ID due to "logical issues".}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||2.0|[[File:Block of Coal JE1.png|32px]] Added [[Minecraft:Block of Coal (April Fools' joke)|blocks of coal]] to the April Fools' "update", [[Minecraft:Minecraft 2.0]], using a recolored version of the [[Minecraft:block of redstone]] texture. When crafted back to coal, it would have an item data value of 32767 instead of 0, so it could not be stacked with other coal.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w18a|[[File:Block of Coal JE1.png|32px]] Added blocks of coal.
|Blocks of coal utilize the same texture as from the April Fools' Day update.
|The [[Minecraft:smelting]] time for block of coal is 720 seconds.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w18c|The smelting time for a block of coal has been changed to 800 seconds.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w19a|[[File:Block of Coal JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of blocks of coal has been changed.
|Blocks of coal are now flammable.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Block of Coal JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of blocks of coal has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w16a|Blocks of coal can now generate in [[Minecraft:trail ruins]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap 1|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb blocks of coal, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Block of Coal JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added blocks of coal.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Block of Coal JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of blocks of coal has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.0|Blocks of coal can now generate in trail ruins.}}
|{{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 coal, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Block of Coal JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added blocks of coal.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Block of Coal JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of blocks of coal has been changed.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|New 3DS}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Block of Coal JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added blocks of coal.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w11b|Blocks of coal with [[Minecraft:Java Edition data value/Pre-flattening/Block IDs/Before 14w25a|numerical metadata variants]] 1 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 blocks of coal.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w26a|Block metadata has been completely removed from this snapshot onwards with the introduction of [[Minecraft:block states]]. As this block never used block metadata at all prior to this version, fifteen unused, inaccessible metadata variants of it have been completely removed from the game:
{{dvt|spritetype=block|sprite=block-of-coal|[[Minecraft:Block of Coal]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=missingno|dv=1-15|[[Minecraft:Java Edition removed blocks/Metadata variants#Boring variants|Inaccessible "boring" variants of blocks of coal]]|foot=1}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Prior to [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 173.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Blocks of coal cannot be used as fuel for the [[Minecraft:minecart with furnace]].
* A full stack of coal blocks should smelt for 14.2 hours – over 42 ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft]]'' days. That is over 50 times as many items as a [[Minecraft:lava bucket]]. However, the player needs 576 coal or 9 stacks of coal to do this.

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
13w18a.png|The 13w18a Banner, showing a block of coal, [[Minecraft:furnace]], [[Minecraft:hopper]], and multiple [[Minecraft:hay bale]]s.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Minecraft:Coal Ore]]
* [[Minecraft:Coal]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Navigation ==
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[[Minecraft:fr:Bloc de charbon]]
[[Minecraft:it:Blocco di carbone]]
[[Minecraft:ja:石炭ブロック]]
[[Minecraft:ko:석탄 블록]]
[[Minecraft:lzh:石炭塊]]
[[Minecraft:nl:Steenkoolblok]]
[[Minecraft:pl:Blok węgla]]
[[Minecraft:pt:Bloco de Carvão]]
[[Minecraft:ru:Угольный блок]]
[[Minecraft:th:บล็อกถ่านหิน]]
[[Minecraft:uk:Блок вугілля]]
[[Minecraft:zh:煤炭块]]