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{{about|the general overview of fences|the fence-like barrier made out of stone types|Wall|the openable fence|Fence Gate|other uses|}}
[[File:All Fences.png|thumb|All fences]]
A '''fence''' is a barrier block that cannot normally be jumped over, similar to a [[Minecraft:wall]]. Unlike a wall, a player (but not [[Minecraft:mobs]]) can see through the openings in a fence.

== Variants ==
* [[Minecraft:Wooden Fence]]
** {{BlockLink|Oak Fence}}
** {{BlockLink|Spruce Fence}}
** {{BlockLink|Birch Fence}}
** {{BlockLink|Jungle Fence}}
** {{BlockLink|Acacia Fence}}
** {{BlockLink|Dark Oak Fence}}
** {{BlockLink|Mangrove Fence}}
** {{BlockLink|Cherry Fence}}
** {{BlockLink|Pale Oak Fence}}
** {{BlockLink|Bamboo Fence}}
** {{BlockLink|Crimson Fence}}
** {{BlockLink|Warped Fence}}
* {{BlockLink|Nether Brick Fence}}

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
All types of fences can be obtained through crafting.
{{Crafting
|head=1
|ignoreusage=1
|name=[[Minecraft:Wooden Fence]]
|ingredients=Matching [[Minecraft:Planks]] +<br>[[Minecraft:Stick]]
|A2=Matching Planks
|B2=Stick
|C2=Matching Planks
|A3=Matching Planks
|B3=Stick
|C3=Matching Planks
|Output=Matching Wooden Fence,3
}}
{{crafting
|ignoreusage=1
|A2=Nether Bricks
|B2=Nether Brick
|C2=Nether Bricks
|A3=Nether Bricks
|B3=Nether Brick
|C3=Nether Bricks
|Output=Nether Brick Fence,6
|type=Decoration block
|foot=1
}}

== Usage ==
=== Barrier ===
[[File:FenceConnectivity.png|thumb|right|Wooden fences and Nether brick fences connected by fence gates. Notice that they do not form a connection directly between the two types of fences (in the middle).]]
While fences appear to be a single block tall and have a hitbox height of one block, their collision box (for entities) is 1.5 [[Minecraft:blocks tall]], meaning most mobs cannot jump over them without the [[Minecraft:Jump Boost]] status effect. They are transparent to light and have visual gaps in the model. [[Minecraft:Spider]]s can climb over a fence, just like any other vertical object. [[Minecraft:Camel]]s can walk over fences.

A fence occupies the center space of blocks and automatically connects to any [[Minecraft:solid block]] that is placed next to it. Wooden fences connect to other wooden fences, but do not connect to Nether brick fences. However, Nether brick fences connect to wooden [[Minecraft:Fence Gate|fence gate]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-197992}}</ref> Mobs cannot pass between Nether brick fences and wooden fences, although players can.

Additionally, if a [[Minecraft:carpet]], [[Minecraft:trapdoor]], [[Minecraft:moss carpet]] or [[Minecraft:pale moss carpet]] is placed above a fence, players are able to jump over the fence while other mobs are unable to, including mobs like zombies with similar attributes to players.

=== Leads ===
[[File:HorseLeashedOnAFence.png|thumb|right|A horse tied to a tall fence post with a [[lead]]]]
Fences can be used to attach mobs with a [[Minecraft:lead]].

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

<section begin="block states"/>{{edition|java}}:
{{bst|east|false|false,true|When true, the fence extends from the center post to the east.}}
{{bst|north|false|false,true|When true, the fence extends from the center post to the north.}}
{{bst|south|false|false,true|When true, the fence extends from the center post to the south.}}
{{bst|waterlogged|false|false,true|Whether or not there's water in the same place as this fence.}}
{{bst|west|false|false,true|When true, the fence extends from the center post to the west.|foot=1}}<section end="block states"/>

== Videos ==
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== History ==
This table list changes affecting both wooden and Nether brick fences.
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.17|Added oak fences, the first kind of fence.
|Fences can only be placed on top of a solid block
|The player spawns with 64 oak fences.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.17_01|The player no longer spawns with 64 oak fences.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.17_02|Added a crafting recipe for oak fences{{verify|was it added earlier?}}. It requires 6 sticks.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6|Fences can now be placed below [[Minecraft:farmland]] to prevent it from decaying.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7|Fences can now be placed on top of other fences, but still cannot be placed on top of air or any non-solid block}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|Added Nether brick fences.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|The collision boxes of fences have been reduced.
|Fences now connect to solid [[Minecraft:block]]s.
|Fences no longer require a solid block or fence underneath to be placed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5|Fence selection area has been changed to match its collision box.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6|Fences no longer prevent [[Minecraft:farmland]] from decaying when placed below farmland.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.4|dev=1.4.3|[[Minecraft:Mob]]s no longer try to jump over Nether brick fences.
|The texture of fences has been fixed. There was a problem with attached single [[Minecraft:slabs]] or [[Minecraft:stairs]], as the connected face was not rendered when attached to other [[Minecraft:block]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-38}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5|dev=13w06a|Fence corners now have a smaller collision box, allowing [[Minecraft:player]]s to fall through the gap in the middle of four fences placed in a square.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w16a|[[Minecraft:Mobs]] can now be tied to fences.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=1.6|Fences now display a useless hand animation when right clicked.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w32b|Added fences for spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak wood.
|Fences are now crafted with 4 [[Minecraft:planks]] of uniform type and 2 [[Minecraft:stick]]s, as to accommodate for the new types of fences.}}|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w44b|Fences now show glitchy elongated textures when connecting to other fences.<ref>{{bug|MC-91715}}</ref> These may be GPU dependent.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w45a|Fences no longer show a bugged texture, however they appear different to how they did prior to 15w44b.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w39c|Fences no longer show a useless hand animation when right clicked.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.12|dev=17w15a|Fences now connect to the solid back sides of [[Minecraft:stairs]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|It is now possible to place a fence when the [[Minecraft:player]] is within a corner of three fences to form a ring of four, provided the space is sufficient.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w10c|[[Minecraft:Water]] can now be placed on the same block as fences.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w06a|Added crimson and warped fences.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w11a|Added mangrove fences.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=22w14a|Due to the addition of [[Minecraft:mangrove tree]]s and [[Minecraft:mangrove swamp]]s, mangrove fences are now obtainable and renewable.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.3|dev=22w42a|exp=Update 1.20|Added bamboo fences.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|dev=23w07a|exp=Update 1.20|Added cherry fences.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w40a|exp=Winter Drop|Added pale oak fences.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|There are now two types of fences: wooden and Nether brick fences.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock edition}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.130|dev=Preview 1.21.130.22|Added all the wooden fences to [[Minecraft:Block tag (Bedrock Edition)|tag]] {{cd|minecraft:has_fence_connections}}.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU0|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Oak_Fence_(EW)_JE2_BE1.png|32px]] Added [[Minecraft:wooden fence]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU3|Fences can now be placed directly onto other fences.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU5|[[Minecraft:Pressure plate]]s are now placeable on fences.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU6|Fence collision box decreased to size of fence block.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU7|[[File:Nether_Brick_Fence_(EW)_JE1.png|32px]]Added [[Minecraft:nether brick fence]]s.|Fences now attach to adjacent blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|Moved both types of fences from the ''Miscellaneous'' tab, to the ''Building Blocks'' tab, in the [[Minecraft:Creative inventory]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps3=1.52|psvita=1.52|ps4=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|Fences now connect to the solid back sides of [[Minecraft:stairs]].}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|Added two types of fences: wooden and Nether brick fences.}}
}}

<gallery>
Sea base fences.png|Underwater buildings with walls composed of stacked fences, before [[Minecraft:waterlogging]].
</gallery>

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*If a [[Minecraft:carpet]] is placed on top of a fence, a player can jump onto the carpet, while mobs cannot (except [[Minecraft:rabbit]]s).
**Placing a carpet on top of a fence does not reduce the fence or wall collision box down to one block, it just provides a platform one block high around the fence/wall to make it easier for climbing on the top of the fence.
*Getting hit by someone else (or shooting themselves with a Punch enchanted bow while sprinting forward) while in midair can cause the knockback to propel the player over a fence they would not be able to jump over normally.
*Projectiles get stuck in the collision box of the fence and remain there if shot from above.

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Pressure plate.png|[[Minecraft:Pressure plate]]s on fences, which are used to create tables
All fences and fence gates.png|All fence types
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-month--fence Block of the Month: Fence] – Minecraft.net on December 1, 2022

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