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{{For|the object in {{MCE}}|MCE:Shears}}
{{Infobox item
| image = Shears.png
| miningefficiency = 2 5 (on [[Minecraft:wool]]) 15 (on [[Minecraft:cobweb]]s and [[Minecraft:leaves]])
| mininglevel = 1
| durability = {{jebe|238|239}}
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = No
}}
'''Shears''' are a [[Minecraft:tool]] crafted from [[Minecraft:iron ingots]]. They are required to obtain some organic blocks or otherwise mine them faster as well as to shear certain entities and blocks.

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|B2=Iron Ingot
|A3=Iron Ingot
|Output=Shears
|type=Tool
}}

=== Generated loot ===
{{LootChestItem|shears}}

=== Trading ===
{{Trade sources}}

== Usage ==
=== Shearing ===
Shears lose 1 [[Minecraft:durability]] when used to shear something.

Shearing either a [[Minecraft:beehive]] or [[Minecraft:bee nest]] that is full of honey makes it drop 3 [[Minecraft:honeycomb]]s and resets it to honey level 0. The same beehive or bee nest can be sheared again if it is able to reach full honey again. If sheared by hand without a [[Minecraft:campfire]] or [[Minecraft:soul campfire]] below the hive or nest, all bees within exit and all nearby bees attack the offending player.

[[Minecraft:Dispenser]]s can use shears in any of the above listed ways, interacting with any valid block or entity in front of the dispenser's face. This decreases the shears' [[Minecraft:durability]]. Durability is only consumed if the shearing action is successful. Failed attempts, such as when a sheep has no wool, do not damage the shears, which can be useful for [[Minecraft:Tutorial:Wool farming|automated wool farms]]. A dispenser shearing a beehive or bee nest does not anger bees or cause them to leave, even if there is not a campfire or soul campfire below it.

Shearing a [[Minecraft:pumpkin]] turns it into a [[Minecraft:carved pumpkin]], dropping 4 [[Minecraft:pumpkin seeds]] {{in|java}} and 1 {{in|bedrock}}. If the pumpkin was attached to a [[Minecraft:pumpkin stem]], the stem detaches. Shearing a correctly positioned pumpkin can [[Minecraft:Carved Pumpkin#Building golems|summon a golem]] as if placing a carved pumpkin.

Shearing the tip of [[Minecraft:cave vines]], [[Minecraft:kelp]], [[Minecraft:weeping vines]], or [[Minecraft:twisting vines]] stops further growth by setting its age value to 25.

Shearing has a multitude of different effects on mobs for example:

{| class="wikitable col-3-center"
! Mob
! What shearing does to the mob
|-
| {{EntityLink|Bogged}}
| Drops 2 [[Minecraft:mushroom]]s, which can be 2 red mushrooms, 2 brown mushrooms or one of each. Can only be done once.
|-
| {{EntityLink|Copper Golem}}
| If it has a [[Minecraft:poppy]] planted on it, it drops the flower.
|-
| {{EntityLink|Happy Ghast}}
| Can remove the [[Minecraft:harness]] if it has it on.
|-
| {{EntityLink|Llama}}
| Can remove the [[Minecraft:carpet]] if it has it on.
|-
| {{EntityLink|Mooshroom}}
| Drops 5 [[Minecraft:mushroom]]s of the corresponding color and irreversibly turns it into a normal [[Minecraft:cow]].
|-
| {{EntityLink|Sheep}}
| Removes its coat and drop 1–3 [[Minecraft:wool]] of the corresponding color. The same sheep can be sheared again after it eats from a [[Minecraft:grass block]] or [[Minecraft:short grass]] to regenerate its coat.
|-
| {{EntityLink|Snow Golem}}
| Irreversibly removes its carved pumpkin, dropping the item and revealing its face.
|-
| {{EntityLink|Sulfur Cube}}
| If it has absorbed a block it drops the absorbed block.{{upcoming|Chaos Cubed}}
|-
| {{EntityLink|Wolf}}
| Can remove the [[Minecraft:wolf armor]] if it has it on. Only the owner of the wolf can remove armor.<ref>{{bug|MC-268781||Can't dispense wolf armor on wolves|WAI}}.</ref>
|-
| class="hlist" |
* {{EntityLink|Camel}}
* {{EntityLink|Camel Husk}}
* {{EntityLink|Donkey}}
* {{EntityLink|Horse}}
* {{EntityLink|Mule}}
* {{EntityLink|Nautilus}}
* {{EntityLink|Pig}}
* {{EntityLink|Skeleton Horse}}
* {{EntityLink|Strider}}
* {{EntityLink|Zombie Horse}}
* {{EntityLink|Zombie Nautilus}}
|Can remove the [[Minecraft:saddle]] if it has it on.
|-
| class="hlist" |
* {{EntityLink|Horse}}
* {{EntityLink|Zombie Horse}}
|Can remove the [[Minecraft:horse armor]] if it has it on.
|-
| class="hlist" |
* {{EntityLink|Nautilus}}
* {{EntityLink|Zombie Nautilus}}
|Can remove the [[Minecraft:nautilus armor]] if it has it on.
|}

=== Note ===
It is not possible to remove equipment from a mob that is currently being ridden or to remove the saddle from a [[Minecraft:ravager]].

=== Breaking blocks ===
Shears use 1 [[Minecraft:durability]] when they are used to break any block (except [[Minecraft:fire]] and [[Minecraft:soul fire]]).

Shears can be used to harvest [[Minecraft:cobweb]]s, [[Minecraft:leaves]], [[Minecraft:short grass]], [[Minecraft:short dry grass]], [[Minecraft:tall dry grass]], [[Minecraft:seagrass]], [[Minecraft:fern]]s, [[Minecraft:bush]]es, [[Minecraft:dead bush]]es, [[Minecraft:nether sprouts]], [[Minecraft:small dripleaves]], [[Minecraft:vines]], [[Minecraft:glow lichen]] or [[Minecraft:hanging roots]] and obtain them in item form. If used to break [[Minecraft:tall grass]], [[Minecraft:tall seagrass]] or [[Minecraft:large fern]]s, 2 units of the respective small plant are dropped instead.

When shears are used to break [[Minecraft:weeping vines]] or [[Minecraft:twisting vines]] they are guaranteed to drop in item form instead of the usual 33% chance. This applies to vines directly broken by shears and not vines that are broken due to the destruction of their supporting vines.

Shears can also be used to break [[Minecraft:tripwire]] connected to a [[Minecraft:tripwire hook]] without activating it. Additionally, shears can be used to break [[Minecraft:wool]] faster than other tools.

The following table shows information about blocks that can be broken with shears. Colors indicate what gets dropped when the block is broken:

* White on light mode, gray on dark mode: The original block.
* Blue: The block's normal drop (i.e. string, sticks, seeds, saplings, apples).
* Yellow: two units of the corresponding small plant (short grass, seagrass, or ferns)
* Red: Nothing.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Blocks broken with shears"
!
! No shears breaking time
! Shears breaking time
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Bush}}
| {{tc|no|0.05 s}}
| 0.05 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Cobweb}}
| {{tc|no|20 s}}<ref group="note">Breaking cobwebs with a sword is as fast as breaking with shears, and yields string. This costs double durability.</ref>
| 0.4 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Dead Bush}}
| {{tc|planned|0.05 s}}
| 0.05 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Fern}}
| {{tc|planned|0.05 s}}
| 0.05 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Glow Lichen}}
| {{tc|no|0.3 s}}
| 0.15 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Hanging Roots}}
| {{tc|no|0.05 s}}
| 0.05 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Large Fern}}
| {{tc|planned|0.05 s}}
| {{tc|partial|0.05 s}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Leaves|id=oak leaves}}
| {{tc|planned|0.35 s}}
| 0.05 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Nether Sprouts}}
| {{tc|no|0.05 s}}
| 0.05 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Pale Hanging Moss}}
| {{tc|no|0.05 s}}
| 0.05 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Seagrass}}
| {{tc|no|0.05 s}}
| 0.05 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Short Dry Grass}}
| {{tc|no|0.05 s}}
| 0.05 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Short Grass}}
| {{tc|planned|0.05 s}}
| 0.05 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Small Dripleaf}}
| {{tc|no|0.05 s}}
| 0.05 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Tall Dry Grass}}
| {{tc|no|0.05 s}}
| 0.05 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Tall Grass}}
| {{tc|planned|0.05 s}}
| {{tc|partial|0.05 s}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Tall Seagrass}}
| {{tc|no|0.05 s}}
| {{tc|partial|0.05 s}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Tripwire}}
| 0.05 s
| 0.05 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockSprite|Twisting Vines Plant}}{{BlockLink|Twisting Vines}}
| 0.05 s
| 0.05 s<ref name="nether vines" group="note">Using shears increases the chance of dropping from 1/3 to 100%.</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Vines}}
| {{tc|no|0.3 s}}
| 0.15 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockSprite|Weeping Vines Plant}}{{BlockLink|Weeping Vines}}
| 0.05 s
| 0.05 s<ref name="nether vines" group="note"/>
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Wool}}
| 1.25 s
| 0.25 s
|}

{{notelist}}

=== Repairing ===
==== Combining ====
{{Crafting
|ingredients = Damaged Shears|Damaged Shears|Damaged Shears
|Output = Shears
|type = Tool
|ignoreusage = 1
|showdescription = 1
|description = The durability of the two pairs of shears is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
}}
{{Grinding
|ingredients=Damaged Shears
|Damaged Shears
|Damaged Shears
|Shears
|showdescription=1
|description=The durability of the two pairs of shears is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
}}

==== Anvil repair ====
{{main|Anvil mechanics#Unit repair}}
{{Repairing
|head=1
|Damaged Shears
|Damaged Shears
|Shears
|tail=1}}
Shears can be combined with another pair of shears in an [[Minecraft:anvil]], preserving the [[Minecraft:enchantment]]s of both.

=== Enchantments ===
Shears can receive the following [[Minecraft:Enchanting|enchantments]]:

{| class="wikitable col-3-center"
! Name
! Description
! Max Level
! [[Minecraft:Enchanting|Method]]
! Weight
|-
| [[Minecraft:Efficiency]]
| Increases the mining speed.
| V
| {{BlockLink|Anvil}}
| 10
|-
| [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]]{{only|be|short=1}}
| Causes blocks to drop themselves when mined.
| I
| {{BlockLink|Anvil}}
| 1
|-
| [[Minecraft:Unbreaking]]
| Grants a chance to negate durability consumption.
| III
| {{BlockLink|Anvil}}
| 5
|-
| [[Minecraft:Mending]]
| Repairs the shears when obtaining [[Minecraft:experience]].
| I
| {{BlockLink|Anvil}}
| 2
|-
| [[Minecraft:Curse of Vanishing]]
| The shears vanish on death, not dropping as an item.
| I
| {{BlockLink|Anvil}}
| 1
|}

Despite using [[Minecraft:Iron Ingot|iron]] in its crafting recipe, shears cannot be smelted into [[Minecraft:iron nugget]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-111738||Some iron items with durability cannot be smelted to iron nuggets}}</ref>

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}
{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Shear.ogg
|subtitle=Shears click
|source=Players (player) Blocks (dispenser)|overridesource=1
|description=When a mooshroom is sheared
|id=entity.mooshroom.shear
|translationkey=subtitles.item.shears.shear
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|subtitle=Shears click
|source=Players (player) Blocks (dispenser)|overridesource=1
|description=When a sheep is sheared
|id=entity.sheep.shear
|translationkey=subtitles.item.shears.shear
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|subtitle=Shears click
|source=Players (player) Blocks (dispenser)|overridesource=1
|description=When a snow golem is sheared
|id=entity.snow_golem.shear
|translationkey=subtitles.item.shears.shear
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|subtitle=Shears click
|source=Players (player) Blocks (dispenser)|overridesource=1
|description=When a bogged's mushrooms are sheared
|id=entity.bogged.shear
|translationkey=subtitles.item.shear
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|subtitle=Plant cropped
|source=block
|description=When a growing plant is cropped
|id=block.growing_plant.crop
|translationkey=subtitles.block.growing_plant.crop
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Beehive shear.ogg
|source=block
|subtitle=Shears scrape
|description=When honeycombs are harvested from a beehive
|id=block.beehive.shear
|translationkey=subtitles.block.beehive.shear
|volume=0.8
|pitch=1.0/0.8/0.9
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Pumpkin carve1.ogg
|sound2=Pumpkin carve2.ogg
|source=block
|subtitle=Shears carve
|description=When a pumpkin is carved
|id=block.pumpkin.carve
|translationkey=subtitles.block.pumpkin.carve
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=player
|description=When a pair of shears' durability is exhausted
|id=entity.item.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.break
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16
}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Saddle unequip.ogg
|subtitle=Saddle snips away
|source=neutral
|description=When a saddle is removed from a pig, strider, horse, donkey, mule, skeleton horse, zombie horse, and camel using shears
|id=item.saddle.unequip
|translationkey=subtitles.item.saddle.unequip
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Llama unequip.ogg
|subtitle=Carpet snips away
|source=neutral
|description=When a carpet is removed with shears
|id=item.llama_carpet.unequip
|translationkey=subtitles.item.llama_carpet.unequip
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Horse armor unequip.ogg
|subtitle=Horse armor snips away
|source=Friendly Creatures
|description=When armor is removed with shears
|id=item.item.horse_armor.unequip
|translationkey=subtitles.item.horse_armor.unequip
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
}}
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Happy Ghast harness unequip.wav
|subtitle=Harness unequips
|source=Friendly Creatures
|description=When a harness is removed with shears
|id=entity.happy_ghast.unequip
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.happy_ghast.unequip
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
}}
}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Shear.ogg
|source=player
|description=When something is sheared
|id=mob.sheep.shear
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Wolf armor unequip1 JE1 BE1.ogg
|sound2=Wolf armor unequip2 JE1 BE1.ogg
|source=player
|description=When wolf armor is removed from a wolf
|id=armor.unequip_wolf
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Beehive shear.ogg
|source=block
|description=When honeycombs are harvested from a beehive
|id=block.beehive.shear
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.0}}
| {{SoundLine
|type=bedrock
|sound=Pumpkin carve1.ogg
|sound2=Pumpkin carve2.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a pumpkin is carved
|id=pumpkin.carve
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a pair of shears' durability is exhausted
|id=random.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9
}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Saddle unequip.ogg
|subtitle=Saddle snips away
|source=Players
|description=When a saddle is removed from a pig, strider, horse, donkey, mule, and camel using shears
|id=mob.unsaddle
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Llama unequip.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a carpet is removed with shears
|id=mob.llama.carpet_unequip
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Horse armor unequip.ogg
|source=Friendly Creatures
|description=When armor is removed with shears
|id=mob.horse.horse_armor_unequip
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
}}
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Happy Ghast harness unequip.wav
|source=Friendly Creatures
|description=When a harness is removed with shears
|id=mob.happy_ghast.harness_unequip
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Shears
|spritetype=item
|nameid=shears
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Shears
|spritetype=item
|nameid=shears
|id=421
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Have a Shearful Day}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Shear Brilliance}}

== History ==
=== Development ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||June 3, 2011|link=https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/76570646074765312|Shears were first mentioned by [[Minecraft:Jeb]] on [[Minecraft:wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]. The tweet revealing Jeb's work on shears was written in Swedish (''Jag jobbar på shears nu''), which translates to "I'm working on shears now".}}
|{{HistoryLine||June 7, 2011|link=https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/78154891637436416|Jeb tweets about how shears were originally planned as a way to defuse [[Minecraft:TNT]], but he dropped this shortly after deciding TNT would detonate only with [[Minecraft:redstone]] or [[Minecraft:fire]].}}
}}
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7|[[File:Shears JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added shears.
|Previously, [[Minecraft:sheep]] would drop 1-3 [[Minecraft:wool]] blocks at most when hit, but shears can harvest up to 4 wool blocks per sheep.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Shears can now be used to harvest a [[Minecraft:fern]], [[Minecraft:vines]] and [[Minecraft:short grass]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|Shears now harvest [[Minecraft:red mushroom]]s from a [[Minecraft:mooshroom]] and turn it back into a normal [[Minecraft:cow]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Shears can now be enchanted using an enchantment table, but it is only a visual effect, as no enchantments exist yet.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Shears can no longer be enchanted using an enchantment table.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1|dev=11w49a|[[Minecraft:Sheep]] now drop only 1-3 wool blocks when sheared, but they can also regrow their wool by eating [[Minecraft:grass block|grass]], which is part of a plan to have [[Minecraft:animal]]s stay in the game longer.<ref>{{tweet|jeb|76647002317930496|@Mr_Flopsie All animals will be more persistent "soon," so re-growth of wool will be necessary|June 3, 2011}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=12w05a|Shears can now be used to harvest [[Minecraft:dead bush]]es.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w06a|Shears are now [[Minecraft:renewable]], due to [[Minecraft:zombie]]s occassionally dropping iron ingots.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w21a|Shears can now be [[Minecraft:trading|bought]] from farmer [[Minecraft:villager]]s for 3 [[Minecraft:emerald]]s each.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w22a|Shears can now be used to break [[Minecraft:tripwire]] string and not set it off.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w38a|Added a [[Minecraft:sound]] when using shears on [[Minecraft:sheep]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.6|dev=12w50a|Shears can now be [[Minecraft:enchant]]ed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w02a|[[Minecraft:Trading]] has been changed: Shepherd [[Minecraft:villager]]s now [[Minecraft:trading|sell]] shears for 3–4 [[Minecraft:emerald]]s each.
|Farmers no longer trade shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre1|Shears now lose [[Minecraft:durability]] when breaking [[Minecraft:wool]] blocks. In previous versions, shears would take [[Minecraft:durability]] [[Minecraft:damage]] only when destroyed or when breaking [[Minecraft:short grass]] or [[Minecraft:leaves]], the damage remaining the same for all other [[Minecraft:block]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-5313||Shears do not take damage when used on wool blocks|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w34a|Shears may now be used in a crafting grid to zoom in [[Minecraft:map]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w45a|Shears no longer zoom in maps.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w47b|Shears can no longer be enchanted with [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]].
|Shears now lose durability when used to break any block (formerly lost durability only from [[Minecraft:leaves]], [[Minecraft:cobweb]], [[Minecraft:short grass]], [[Minecraft:fern]], [[Minecraft:tall grass]], [[Minecraft:large fern]], [[Minecraft:vines]], [[Minecraft:tripwire]] and [[Minecraft:wool]]).}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w47c|Shears now harvest [[Minecraft:cobweb]] without requiring [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w49a|[[Minecraft:Snow golem]]'s [[Minecraft:pumpkin]] can now be removed with shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|When shears are {{control|used}} on an un-carved [[Minecraft:pumpkin]], it now turns into a carved pumpkin and drops 4 [[Minecraft:pumpkin seeds]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|Shears placed in a [[Minecraft:dispenser]] can now shear [[Minecraft:sheep]].
|[[File:Shears JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of shears has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w49a|Shears can now be found in [[Minecraft:chest]]s in [[Minecraft:village]] shepherd houses.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w11a|Shepherd villagers now sell shears for 2 emeralds each.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w34a|Shears can now be used on [[Minecraft:bee nest]]s and [[Minecraft:beehive]]s to harvest [[Minecraft:honeycomb]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w15a|Shears placed in a dispenser can now shear [[Minecraft:mooshrooms]] and [[Minecraft:snow golem]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.2|dev=pre1|Shears are now required in order to pick up [[Minecraft:crimson roots|crimson]] and [[Minecraft:warped roots]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre2|Shears are no longer required to pick up [[Minecraft:crimson roots|crimson]] and [[Minecraft:warped roots]]..}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w05a|Shears can now be used to harvest [[Minecraft:hanging roots]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=21w37a|Shears can now be used on the tip of [[Minecraft:cave vines]], [[Minecraft:kelp]], [[Minecraft:weeping vines]], and [[Minecraft:twisting vines]] to stop further growth.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w11a|Shears are now required in order to pick up [[Minecraft:mangrove leaves]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=23w51a|Shears can now be used to remove [[Minecraft:wolf armor]] from [[Minecraft:wolves]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|exp=Update 1.21|dev=24w09a|Shears can now be used to harvest [[Minecraft:mushroom]]s from [[Minecraft:bogged]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.6|dev=25w15a|Shears can now be used to remove [[Minecraft:harness]]es from [[Minecraft:happy ghast]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w16a|[[Minecraft:Lead|Leashes]] can now be snipped by using shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w20a|[[Minecraft:Saddle]]s, [[Minecraft:horse armor]], and [[Minecraft:carpet]]s can now be removed from entities using shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w21a|A sound now plays when removing a saddle, horse armor, or carpet from an entity using shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre1|Removing saddles, horse armor, and carpets from entities using shears now emits a vibration frequency of 6.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.9|dev=25w33a|Shears can now be used to remove flowers on [[Minecraft:copper golem]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap 1|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which can be sheared to remove absorbed blocks.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.2.0|[[File:Shears JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.2|Survival [[Minecraft:player]]s no longer start out with infinite durability shears in the [[Minecraft:inventory]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.4.0|Removed shears from the creative inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 3|Re-added shears to [[Minecraft:creative]] mode.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Shears can now be used to transform [[Minecraft:mooshroom]]s into [[Minecraft:cow]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 3|Shearing a [[Minecraft:snow golem]] now removes its [[Minecraft:pumpkin]].
|Shears can now be [[Minecraft:enchanted]] in an [[Minecraft:anvil]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.13.0|dev=build 1|Shears can now be used to break [[Minecraft:tripwire]] string without triggering it.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.15.0|dev=build 1|Shears now lose durability when used to break any [[Minecraft:block]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.4|dev=alpha 1.0.4.0|Shears can now be [[Minecraft:trading|bought]] from shepherd [[Minecraft:villager]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Breaking a [[Minecraft:melon|melon block]] with shears now always drop 9 [[Minecraft:melon slice|melons]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.3|dev=release|Shears now harvest [[Minecraft:cobweb]] without requiring [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.14.2|Shears can now be used to turn un-carved [[Minecraft:pumpkin]]s into [[Minecraft:carved pumpkin]] and spit out 4 [[Minecraft:pumpkin seeds]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|Shears placed in a [[Minecraft:dispenser]] can now shear [[Minecraft:sheep]].
|[[File:Shears JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of shears has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Shears can now be found in [[Minecraft:village]] shepherd houses.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.11.0.4|Shears [[Minecraft:trading|sold]] by shepherd [[Minecraft:villager]]s now cost only 2 [[Minecraft:emerald]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14.0|dev=beta 1.14.0.1|Shears can now be used on [[Minecraft:bee nest]]s and [[Minecraft:beehive]]s to harvest [[Minecraft:honeycomb]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|dev=Preview 1.20.30.21|Added unique sounds for using shears to carve [[Minecraft:pumpkin]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|exp=Armadillo and Wolf Armor|dev=Preview 1.20.60.23|Shears can now be used to remove [[Minecraft:wolf armor]] from [[Minecraft:wolves]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.80|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.80.21|Shears can now be used to harvest [[Minecraft:mushroom]]s from [[Minecraft:bogged]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.60|dev=Preview 1.21.60.21|Shears can now be used on the tip of [[Minecraft:cave vines]], [[Minecraft:kelp]], [[Minecraft:weeping vines]], and [[Minecraft:twisting vines]] to stop further growth.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.80|exp=Drop 2 2025|dev=Preview 1.21.80.25|Shears can now be used to remove [[Minecraft:harness]]es from [[Minecraft:happy ghast]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.90|dev=Preview 1.21.90.20|[[Minecraft:Lead|Leashes]] can now be snipped by using shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.21.90.25|[[Minecraft:Saddle]]s, [[Minecraft:horse armor]], and [[Minecraft:carpet]]s can now be removed from entities using shears.|Removing saddles, horse armor, and carpets from entities using shears now emits a vibration frequency of 6.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.21.90.26|A sound now plays when removing a saddle, horse armor, or carpet from an entity using shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.111|dev=Preview 1.21.110.24|Shears can now be used to remove flowers on [[Minecraft:copper golem]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|exp=Drop 2 of 2026|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which can be sheared to remove absorbed blocks.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU3|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Shears JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU5|Shears can now collect [[Minecraft:tall grass]] and [[Minecraft:vine]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU11|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[Minecraft:Mooshroom]]s can no longer be sheared if the [[Minecraft:spawn limit]] for [[Minecraft:animal]]s is reached.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|ps3=1.04|dev=12w21a|Shears can now be [[Minecraft:trading|bought]] from farmer [[Minecraft:villager]]s for 3 [[Minecraft:emerald]]s each.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|[[Minecraft:Trading]] has been changed: Shepherd [[Minecraft:villager]]s now [[Minecraft:trading|sell]] shears for 3–4 [[Minecraft:emerald]]s each.
|Farmers no longer trade shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps3=1.36|psvita=1.36|ps4=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|switch=1.0.1|Shears can no longer be enchanted with [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU44|xbone=CU34|ps3=1.37|psvita=1.37|ps4=1.37|wiiu=Patch 14|switch=1.0.1|Shears now harvest [[Minecraft:cobweb]] without requiring [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|switch=1.0.1|[[Minecraft:Snow golem]]'s [[Minecraft:pumpkin]] can now be removed with shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps3=1.76|psvita=1.76|ps4=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|Shears can now be used to turn regular [[Minecraft:pumpkin]]s into [[Minecraft:carved pumpkin]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Shears JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of shears has been changed.
|Shears placed in a [[Minecraft:dispenser]] can now shear [[Minecraft:sheep]].}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|New 3DS}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Shears JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added shears.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Prior to [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this item's numeral ID was 359.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
<gallery>
Enchanted Shears.gif|An enchanted pair of shears.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
Cool Wool.png|Shears being used in a [[Minecraft:LEGO Minecraft|Lego]] set
Ant sized heroes.jpeg|[[Minecraft:Makena]] using shears on a giant sized leaf
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Mcnet|taking-inventory--shears|Taking Inventory: Shears|September 20, 2019|[[Minecraft:Duncan Geere]]}}

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