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 If ice melts or is broken in [[Minecraft:the Nether]], no water is produced. However, unlike from using a [[Minecraft:water bucket]], no smoke particles are produced either.
 == Sounds ==
-{{more sounds|section=1|26.4 snapshot 4: block.ice.ambient}}
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 {{in development|drop=Fourth Drop 2026|section=1}}
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 |{{HistoryLine||1.20.2|dev=23w31a|The speed of ice formation is now controlled by the [[Minecraft:game rule]] <code>randomTickSpeed</code>.<ref name="MC-93320">{{bug|MC-93320||Water freezes even if randomTickSpeed is 0|Fixed}}</ref>}}
 |{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
-|{{HistoryLine||26.4|dev=snap3|Added unique sounds for ice.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.4|dev=snap3|Added unique sounds for ice. Previously, it used the same sounds as [[Minecraft:glass]].}}
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 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 26.30.27|Ice can no longer be absorbed by sulfur cubes.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
-|{{HistoryLine||26.60|dev=Preview 26.60.29|exp=Drop 4 of 2026|Added unique sounds for ice.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.60|dev=Preview 26.60.29|exp=Drop 4 of 2026|Added unique sounds for ice. Previously, it used the same sound as [[Minecraft:glass]].}}
 |{{HistoryLine||26.70|dev=Preview 26.70.20|All features from the "Drop 4 of 2026" experiment have been implemented in vanilla.|Now it has subtitles for land and jump.}}
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	==== Snowy biomes ====		==== Snowy biomes ====
	{{see also\|Tutorial:Ice farming\|title1=Ice farming}}		{{see also\|Tutorial:Ice farming\|title1=Ice farming}}
	[[Minecraft:Water]] source blocks in a snowy [[Minecraft:biome]] eventually freeze into ice if exposed to the sky from directly above, the [[Minecraft:block light]] level inside the water block is less than 10, and there is at least one horizontally adjacent non-water block. This includes non-solid blocks, even air; however, waterlogged blocks do not count. This can happen at any [[Minecraft:time of day]] and in any [[Minecraft:weather]] condition.		[[Minecraft:Water]] source blocks in a snowy [[Minecraft:biome]] eventually freeze into ice if exposed to the sky from directly above, the [[Minecraft:block light]] level inside the water block is less than 10, and there is at least one horizontally adjacent non-water block. This includes non-solid blocks, even air; however, waterlogged blocks do not count {{in\|java}} but they do {{in\|bedrock}}. This can happen at any [[Minecraft:time of day]] and in any [[Minecraft:weather]] condition.

	[[Minecraft:Water]] also freezes into ice in cold biomes with a [[Minecraft:Biome#List of biome climates\|base temperature of ≤ 0.05]]{{info needed\|Ice doesn't form in biomes with a 0.2 or greater base temperature. Ice forms in biomes with a base temperature of 0.05 or less. Is 0.05 the max base temperature, however?}}{{Citation needed\|Without citation, I wonder if there might actually be no game logic that looks up the biome temperature and it was just someone's tautological observation of which of the current biomes can get snow. Certainly I just now on Java 26.1 formed ice amidst some warm badlands by just happening upon a Stony Shore and climbing to y+128, which is where Stony Shores can snow. Maybe forget about biome temperature, it is just relevant at worldgen?}}, as long as the [[Minecraft:altitude]] is high enough for [[Minecraft:snowfall]]. Ice does not form in [[Minecraft:Cold Ocean]], [[Minecraft:Deep Cold Ocean]], and [[Minecraft:Deep Frozen Ocean]] biomes.		[[Minecraft:Water]] also freezes into ice in cold biomes with a [[Minecraft:Biome#List of biome climates\|base temperature of ≤ 0.05]]{{info needed\|Ice doesn't form in biomes with a 0.2 or greater base temperature. Ice forms in biomes with a base temperature of 0.05 or less. Is 0.05 the max base temperature, however?}}{{Citation needed\|Without citation, I wonder if there might actually be no game logic that looks up the biome temperature and it was just someone's tautological observation of which of the current biomes can get snow. Certainly I just now on Java 26.1 formed ice amidst some warm badlands by just happening upon a Stony Shore and climbing to y+128, which is where Stony Shores can snow. Maybe forget about biome temperature, it is just relevant at worldgen?}}, as long as the [[Minecraft:altitude]] is high enough for [[Minecraft:snowfall]]. Ice does not form in [[Minecraft:Cold Ocean]], [[Minecraft:Deep Cold Ocean]], and [[Minecraft:Deep Frozen Ocean]] biomes.
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|bedrock upcoming}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|bedrock upcoming}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.60\|dev=Preview 26.60.29\|exp=Drop 4 of 2026\|Added unique sounds for ice.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.60\|dev=Preview 26.60.29\|exp=Drop 4 of 2026\|Added unique sounds for ice.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.70\|dev=Preview 26.70.20\|Now it has subtitles for land and jump.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.70\|dev=Preview 26.70.20\|All features from the "Drop 4 of 2026" experiment have been implemented in vanilla.\|Now it has subtitles for land and jump.}}
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	==== Ice bomb ====		==== Ice bomb ====
	{{~~exclusive\|bedrock\|~~education\|section=1}}		{{education feature\|section=1}}

	When an [[Minecraft:ice bomb]] is thrown into water, it transforms the water in a 3×3×3 cube centered around the projectile into ice. This affects source water and flowing water.		When an [[Minecraft:ice bomb]] is thrown into water, it transforms the water in a 3×3×3 cube centered around the projectile into ice. This affects source water and flowing water.
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	== Sounds ==		== Sounds ==
			{{more sounds\|section=1\|26.4 snapshot 4: block.ice.ambient}}
	{{until\|java 26.4}}		{{until\|java 26.4}}
	{{until\|bedrock 26.60}}		{{until\|bedrock 26.60}}
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	== History ==		== History ==
			{{more sounds\|section=1\|type=old\|Sounds before 26.4 snapshot 3}}
	=== ''Java Edition'' ===		=== ''Java Edition'' ===
	{{HistoryTable		{{HistoryTable
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|bedrock upcoming}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|bedrock upcoming}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.60\|dev=Preview 26.60.29\|exp=Drop 4 of 2026\|Added unique sounds for ice.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.60\|dev=Preview 26.60.29\|exp=Drop 4 of 2026\|Added unique sounds for ice.}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.70\|dev=Preview 26.70.20\|Now it has subtitles for land and jump.}}
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	* By [[Minecraft:sprinting]] and jumping while on ice and inside a 2-block tall tunnel, it is possible to move 16 blocks a second, twice as fast as a full-speed [[Minecraft:minecart]]. By replacing the 2-block ceiling with [[Minecraft:trapdoor]]s, it's possible to travel 1000 blocks in 54 seconds, or 18.518 blocks per second. However, this drains the player's [[Minecraft:hunger]] bar extremely quickly at roughly 1 unit per second.		* By [[Minecraft:sprinting]] and jumping while on ice and inside a 2-block tall tunnel, it is possible to move 16 blocks a second, twice as fast as a full-speed [[Minecraft:minecart]]. By replacing the 2-block ceiling with [[Minecraft:trapdoor]]s, it's possible to travel 1000 blocks in 54 seconds, or 18.518 blocks per second. However, this drains the player's [[Minecraft:hunger]] bar extremely quickly at roughly 1 unit per second.
	* [[Minecraft:Sugar cane]] can be generated next to ice, though they drop as items if updated. This can be observed at random when traveling through a snowy biome.		* [[Minecraft:Sugar cane]] can be generated next to ice, though they drop as items if updated. This can be observed at random when traveling through a snowy biome.
	* [[Minecraft:Snow]] layers are the only transparent block that cannot be placed on ice.
	* When a player holds an ice block, the normals of the smaller model are flipped inside out, giving a strange effect, as if the model was flipped upside-down.{{verify}}		* When a player holds an ice block, the normals of the smaller model are flipped inside out, giving a strange effect, as if the model was flipped upside-down.{{verify}}

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	== Sounds ==		== Sounds ==
	~~{{more sounds\|Java 26.4 ice sound set}}~~

	{{until\|java 26.4}}		{{until\|java 26.4}}
	{{until\|bedrock 26.60}}		{{until\|bedrock 26.60}}
	{{Sound table/Block/Glass}}		{{Sound table/Block/Glass}}

	{{in development\|~~be\|\|26.60\|experimental~~=Drop ~~4 of~~ 2026\|section=1}}		{{in development\|drop=Fourth Drop 2026\|section=1}}
	{{Sound table/Block/Ice}}		{{Sound table/Block/Ice}}

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	== Sounds ==		== Sounds ==
			{{more sounds\|Java 26.4 ice sound set}}

			{{until\|java 26.4}}
	{{until\|bedrock 26.60}}		{{until\|bedrock 26.60}}
	{{Sound table/Block/Glass}}		{{Sound table/Block/Glass}}
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.19\|dev=22w13a\|Ice now generates as part of [[Minecraft:ancient cities]].}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.19\|dev=22w13a\|Ice now generates as part of [[Minecraft:ancient cities]].}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.20.2\|dev=23w31a\|The speed of ice formation is now controlled by the [[Minecraft:game rule]] <code>randomTickSpeed</code>.<ref name="MC-93320">{{bug\|MC-93320\|\|Water freezes even if randomTickSpeed is 0\|Fixed}}</ref>}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.20.2\|dev=23w31a\|The speed of ice formation is now controlled by the [[Minecraft:game rule]] <code>randomTickSpeed</code>.<ref name="MC-93320">{{bug\|MC-93320\|\|Water freezes even if randomTickSpeed is 0\|Fixed}}</ref>}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|java upcoming}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.4\|dev=snap3\|Added unique sounds for ice.}}
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	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
	* By [[Minecraft:sprinting]] and jumping while on ice and inside a 2-block tall tunnel, it is possible to move 16 blocks a second, twice as fast as a full-speed [[Minecraft:minecart]]. By replacing the 2-block ceiling with [[Minecraft:trapdoor]]s, it's possible to travel 1000 blocks in 54 seconds, or 18.518 blocks per second. However, this drains the player's [[Minecraft:hunger]] bar extremely quickly at roughly 1 unit per second.		* By [[Minecraft:sprinting]] and jumping while on ice and inside a 2-block tall tunnel, it is possible to move 16 blocks a second, twice as fast as a full-speed [[Minecraft:minecart]]. By replacing the 2-block ceiling with [[Minecraft:trapdoor]]s, it's possible to travel 1000 blocks in 54 seconds, or 18.518 blocks per second. However, this drains the player's [[Minecraft:hunger]] bar extremely quickly at roughly 1 unit per second.
	* [[Minecraft:Sugar cane]] can be generated next to ice, though they drop as items if updated. This can be observed at random when ~~running~~ through a snowy biome.		* [[Minecraft:Sugar cane]] can be generated next to ice, though they drop as items if updated. This can be observed at random when traveling through a snowy biome.
	* Attempting to set ice on fire with a [[Minecraft:flint and steel]] causes no flames to appear, but the flint and steel's durability still decreases by 1.{{only\|bedrock}} The same thing happens with [[Minecraft:glass]] and the sides of non-flammable blocks.
	* Ice is classified as a transparent block and therefore does not conduct [[Minecraft:redstone]].
	* [[Minecraft:Snow]] layers are the only transparent block that cannot be placed on ice.		* [[Minecraft:Snow]] layers are the only transparent block that cannot be placed on ice.
	* When a player holds an ice block, the normals of the smaller model are flipped inside out, giving a strange effect, as if the model was flipped upside-down.		* When a player holds an ice block, the normals of the smaller model are flipped inside out, giving a strange effect, as if the model was flipped upside-down.{{verify}}

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

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	{{until\|bedrock 26.60}}		{{until\|bedrock 26.60}}
	{{Sound table/Block/Glass}}		{{Sound table/Block/Glass}}

			{{in development\|be\|\|26.60\|experimental=Drop 4 of 2026\|section=1}}
			{{Sound table/Block/Ice}}

	== Data values ==		== Data values ==

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	== Sounds ==		== Sounds ==
			{{until\|bedrock 26.60}}
	{{Sound table/Block/Glass}}		{{Sound table/Block/Glass}}

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	\|{{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.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.30.27\|Ice can no longer be absorbed by sulfur cubes.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.30.27\|Ice can no longer be absorbed by sulfur cubes.}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|bedrock upcoming}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.60\|dev=Preview 26.60.29\|exp=Drop 4 of 2026\|Added unique sounds for ice.}}
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	=== Screenshots ===		=== Screenshots ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	Frozen Ocean.png\|Naturally generated ice on a frozen ocean.		Frozen Ocean.png\|Naturally generated ice on a frozen ocean
	Deep Frozen Ocean.png\|Naturally generated ice on a deep-frozen ocean.		Deep Frozen Ocean.png\|Naturally generated ice on a deep-frozen ocean
	Ice chunks.png\|[[Minecraft:Chunk]] borders as seen in a patch of ice.<ref>{{bug\|MC-38022\|\|Semi-transparent blocks render striped / like water from certain angles / elevations}}</ref>		Ice chunks.png\|[[Minecraft:Chunk]] borders as seen in a patch of ice<ref>{{bug\|MC-38022\|\|Semi-transparent blocks render striped / like water from certain angles / elevations}}</ref>
	Torch and Ice.png\|The effect of a [[Minecraft:torch]] on ice exposed to the sky. Note that some [[Minecraft:block]]s are at a [[Minecraft:light]] level that lets them alternately melt and freeze.		Torch and Ice.png\|The effect of a [[Minecraft:torch]] on ice exposed to the sky. Note that some [[Minecraft:block]]s are at a [[Minecraft:light]] level that lets them alternately melt and freeze.
	Ice-torch.png\|The melting pattern of a torch to ice.		Ice-torch.png\|The melting pattern of a torch to ice
	Lava Melting Pattern.png\|The melting pattern of lava to ice.		Lava Melting Pattern.png\|The melting pattern of lava to ice
	Ice-water-light-anim.gif\|Ice melting because of the nearby torch animation.		Ice-water-light-anim.gif\|Ice melting because of the nearby torch animation
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	=== In other media ===		=== In other media ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	Ice (inventory) MCE.png\|{{MCE\|Ice}} as it appeared in {{MCE}}.		Ice (inventory) MCE.png\|{{MCE\|Ice}} as it appeared in {{MCE}}
	Ice CW MCD.png\|A block of ice as it appears in {{MCD}}.		Ice CW MCD.png\|A block of ice as it appears in {{MCD}}
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	==== Snowy biomes ====		==== Snowy biomes ====
	{{see also\|Tutorial:Ice farming\|title1=Ice farming}}		{{see also\|Tutorial:Ice farming\|title1=Ice farming}}
	[[Minecraft:Water]] source blocks in a snowy [[Minecraft:biome]] eventually freeze into ice if exposed to the sky from directly above, the [[Minecraft:block light]] level inside the water block is less than 10, and there is at least one horizontally adjacent non-water block. This includes non-solid blocks, even air~~, and it includes diagonally adjacent blocks~~; however, waterlogged blocks do not count. This can happen at any [[Minecraft:time of day]] and in any [[Minecraft:weather]] condition.		[[Minecraft:Water]] source blocks in a snowy [[Minecraft:biome]] eventually freeze into ice if exposed to the sky from directly above, the [[Minecraft:block light]] level inside the water block is less than 10, and there is at least one horizontally adjacent non-water block. This includes non-solid blocks, even air; however, waterlogged blocks do not count. This can happen at any [[Minecraft:time of day]] and in any [[Minecraft:weather]] condition.

	[[Minecraft:Water]] also freezes into ice in cold biomes with a [[Minecraft:Biome#List of biome climates\|base temperature of ≤ 0.05]]{{info needed\|Ice doesn't form in biomes with a 0.2 or greater base temperature. Ice forms in biomes with a base temperature of 0.05 or less. Is 0.05 the max base temperature, however?}}{{Citation needed\|Without citation, I wonder if there might actually be no game logic that looks up the biome temperature and it was just someone's tautological observation of which of the current biomes can get snow. Certainly I just now on Java 26.1 formed ice amidst some warm badlands by just happening upon a Stony Shore and climbing to y+128, which is where Stony Shores can snow. Maybe forget about biome temperature, it is just relevant at worldgen?}}, as long as the [[Minecraft:altitude]] is high enough for [[Minecraft:snowfall]]. Ice does not form in [[Minecraft:Cold Ocean]], [[Minecraft:Deep Cold Ocean]], and [[Minecraft:Deep Frozen Ocean]] biomes.		[[Minecraft:Water]] also freezes into ice in cold biomes with a [[Minecraft:Biome#List of biome climates\|base temperature of ≤ 0.05]]{{info needed\|Ice doesn't form in biomes with a 0.2 or greater base temperature. Ice forms in biomes with a base temperature of 0.05 or less. Is 0.05 the max base temperature, however?}}{{Citation needed\|Without citation, I wonder if there might actually be no game logic that looks up the biome temperature and it was just someone's tautological observation of which of the current biomes can get snow. Certainly I just now on Java 26.1 formed ice amidst some warm badlands by just happening upon a Stony Shore and climbing to y+128, which is where Stony Shores can snow. Maybe forget about biome temperature, it is just relevant at worldgen?}}, as long as the [[Minecraft:altitude]] is high enough for [[Minecraft:snowfall]]. Ice does not form in [[Minecraft:Cold Ocean]], [[Minecraft:Deep Cold Ocean]], and [[Minecraft:Deep Frozen Ocean]] biomes.

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	=== Screenshots ===		=== Screenshots ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	Frozen Ocean.png\|Naturally generated ice on a frozen ocean.		Frozen Ocean.png\|Naturally generated ice on a frozen ocean
	Deep Frozen Ocean.png\|Naturally generated ice on a deep-frozen ocean.		Deep Frozen Ocean.png\|Naturally generated ice on a deep-frozen ocean
	Ice chunks.png\|[[Minecraft:Chunk]] borders as seen in a patch of ice.<ref>{{bug\|MC-38022\|\|Semi-transparent blocks render striped / like water from certain angles / elevations}}</ref>		Ice chunks.png\|[[Minecraft:Chunk]] borders as seen in a patch of ice<ref>{{bug\|MC-38022\|\|Semi-transparent blocks render striped / like water from certain angles / elevations}}</ref>
	Torch and Ice.png\|The effect of a [[Minecraft:torch]] on ice exposed to the sky. Note that some [[Minecraft:block]]s are at a [[Minecraft:light]] level that lets them alternately melt and freeze.		Torch and Ice.png\|The effect of a [[Minecraft:torch]] on ice exposed to the sky. Note that some [[Minecraft:block]]s are at a [[Minecraft:light]] level that lets them alternately melt and freeze.
	Ice-torch.png\|The melting pattern of a torch to ice.		Ice-torch.png\|The melting pattern of a torch to ice
	Lava Melting Pattern.png\|The melting pattern of lava to ice.		Lava Melting Pattern.png\|The melting pattern of lava to ice
	Ice-water-light-anim.gif\|Ice melting because of the nearby torch animation.		Ice-water-light-anim.gif\|Ice melting because of the nearby torch animation
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	=== In other media ===		=== In other media ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	Ice (inventory) MCE.png\|{{MCE\|Ice}} as it appeared in {{MCE}}.		Ice (inventory) MCE.png\|{{MCE\|Ice}} as it appeared in {{MCE}}
	Ice CW MCD.png\|A block of ice as it appears in {{MCD}}.		Ice CW MCD.png\|A block of ice as it appears in {{MCD}}
	</gallery>		</gallery>