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{{Infobox block
| image = Torch.gif
| invimage = Torch
| transparent = Yes
| light = Yes (14)
| tool = any
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
'''Torches''' are non-solid [[Minecraft:block]]s that emit [[Minecraft:light]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Torches can be [[Minecraft:instant mining|broken instantly]] using anything, and drop themselves as an item.
{{breaking row|Torch|horizontal=1}}
A torch is removed and drops itself as an item if:
*Its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed
*[[Minecraft:Water]] or [[Minecraft:lava]] flows into its space
*A [[Minecraft:piston]] pushes it or moves a block into its space

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|B2 = Coal; Charcoal
|B3 = Stick
|C3 =
|Output = Torch, 4
|type = Decoration block
}}

=== Natural generation ===
In the [[Minecraft:Overworld]], torches can be found among the supports in a [[Minecraft:mineshaft]]'s corridors, as part of [[Minecraft:village]] lamp posts and most houses, in various rooms in [[Minecraft:stronghold]]s, in the basements of [[Minecraft:igloo]]s, in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s, and on top of [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]]s. Torches also generate around [[Minecraft:bonus chest]]s if each side has a block at the same height around it. Torches also generate in [[Minecraft:ancient cities]].

=== Generated loot ===
{{LootChestItem|torch}}

=== Post-generation ===
When the [[Minecraft:ender dragon]] dies or is re-summoned using [[Minecraft:end crystal]]s, the four torches on the exit portal regenerate. If the original torches are still in position, they drop as [[Minecraft:item (entity)|items]], and the new torches take their place.

== Usage ==
[[File:Torch Orientations.png|thumb|Torches in various positions on [[chiseled stone bricks]].]]

Torches can be placed on the top or the sides of most solid blocks, although some blocks require {{control|sneaking}}. Being non-solid, torches have no collision box. More information about placement can be found at [[Minecraft:Opacity/Placement]].

Gravity-affected blocks like [[Minecraft:sand]] and [[Minecraft:gravel]] will not start falling if the space immediately beneath is occupied by a torch. Falling blocks break if they fall onto a solid block with a torch above it. If there is an [[Minecraft:air]] block under the torch, the falling blocks fall through the torch onto the surface below.<ref>{{bug|MC-3262|||WAI}}</ref>

=== Light ===
Torches give off a [[Minecraft:light]] level of 14. Torches also melt [[Minecraft:snow layer]]s within 2 blocks and [[Minecraft:ice]] within 3 blocks ([[Minecraft:taxicab distance]]).

When the [[Minecraft:Render Dragon Features for Creators]] experiment is enabled in ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Preview]]'', the top part of torches emits colored [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals#Point lighting|point lighting]] with {{Color|#f39a5e}}. This causes the bottom part of the torch to render a small square shadow.

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage|Torch}}


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

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Torch
|spritetype=block
|nameid=torch
|blocktags=wall_post_override}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Wall Torch
|spritetype=block
|nameid=wall_torch
|form=block
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Torch
|spritetype=block
|nameid=torch
|id=50
|foot=1}}

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

<section begin="block states"/>{{el|je}}:<br>
Wall
{{bst|facing|north|east,north,south,west|The direction the top of the torch is facing.|foot=1}}

{{el|be}}:
{{bst|showaux=1|bits=0x1,0x2,0x4|torch_facing_direction|west
|west,east,north,south,top|The face of the block that the torch is attached to. If the torch is a wall torch, the top of the torch faces opposite to this direction.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-152036}}</ref>|1,2,3,4,5
|unknown|Unused|0|foot=1}}<section end="block states" />

== Videos ==
{{yt|-UcCl2EBCgA}}

== History ==
{{See asset history|type=block}}
{{missing info|section|When did torches get a bottom texture?}}
=== Development ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||May 16, 2009|link=https://archive.org/download/Minecraft_IRC_Logs_2009/history/files/May-15-to-June-03-2009/2009-05-16.075419-0400EDT.txt.~1~|Notch suggests adding torches, which would "light up a 3×3 tile" area.}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20091223-1457|[[File:Torch JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wall Torch (S) JE1.png|32px]] Added torches.
|[[File:Torch (inventory) JE1.png|32px]] Torches currently render 3D in the [[Minecraft:inventory]].
|Torches can be placed in the air without any block supporting them and do not have a top texture.
|When removing a block, a torch now moves to another available block.<ref>{{ytl|OpmK7rDU5bA|t=4m13s}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20091231-1856|[[File:Torch JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wall Torch (S) JE2.png|32px]] The top red part from the torch has been removed.
|[[File:Torch (texture) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Torches now render 2D in the [[Minecraft:inventory]].{{check version|from my testing in in-20100105 they still very much appear 3D, was this reverted, or is this just stating the completely wrong version?}}}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100104-2154|Added torches to the [[Minecraft:hotbar]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100109-1939|Torches are now slightly dimmer.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100124-2310|[[File:Torch JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Wall Torch (S) JE3.png|32px]] Torches now have a top texture.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100125|Torches now have [[Minecraft:particle]] effects.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100129-1447|Torches have been made [[Minecraft:crafting|craftable]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100212-1210|Torches no longer snap to other potential valid attachments once their supporting block is removed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java infdev}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100618|[[Minecraft:Falling block]]s are implemented, which can be broken by torches.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.1.0|Torches can no longer be placed on [[Minecraft:leaves]] when fancy graphics are enabled.}}
|{{HistoryLine||October 4, 2010|link=https://notch.tumblr.com/post/1243370641|Notch originally planned for torches to become temporary light sources that would eventually burn out and require re-lighting with [[Minecraft:flint and steel]]. This was planned to add with the [[Minecraft:Halloween Update]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.2.0|dev=?|slink=:Category:Articles needing clarification requiring unarchived version|Torches are now used to craft [[Minecraft:jack o'lantern]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2|Torches can now be [[Minecraft:crafting|crafted]] using [[Minecraft:charcoal]], making them the first [[Minecraft:renewable]] light source in the game that is also obtainable and permanent.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6|dev=Test Build 3|Torches can no longer be placed on [[Minecraft:leaves]] in fast graphics anymore.
|Torches can no longer be placed on [[Minecraft:glowstone]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.6|Torches can now be placed on glowstone once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7|Torches and [[Minecraft:redstone torch]]es can now be placed on top of [[Minecraft:fence]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Torches now generate in [[Minecraft:mineshaft]]s, [[Minecraft:village]]s and [[Minecraft:stronghold]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Torches now generate as part of the [[Minecraft:exit portal]] structure.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=12w07a|Torches can now be placed on top of [[Minecraft:glass]] blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w19a|Torches now spawn around [[Minecraft:bonus chest]]s if each side has a [[Minecraft:block]] at the same height around it.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w25a|Torches can now be placed on top of upside down [[Minecraft:slab]]s and [[Minecraft:stairs]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w42b|Falling [[Minecraft:sand]] now properly "pops" when falling on torches.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.4|dev=1.4.3|Torches now have a bottom texture, visible on wall torches or torches placed on top of glass.<ref>{{bug|MC-1153||Torch texture|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w07a|[[File:Wall Torch (S) JE5.png|32px]] Torches placed on walls are now rotated cuboids rather than a parallelepiped. Their top texture now also rotates accordingly.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w17a|Torches, as part of the [[Minecraft:exit portal]], now generate incorrectly and fall into the portal as [[Minecraft:item]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-53897||Torches in Villages, Mineshafts, Stronghold, & End exit portal spawned dropped}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w18a|Torches can now be placed on [[Minecraft:stained glass]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w25a|[[File:Torch JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Wall Torch (S) JE6.png|32px]] Torches are now incorrectly affected by ambient occlusion.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w33c|[[File:Torch JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Wall Torch (S) JE5.png|32px]] Torches are no longer affected by ambient occlusion.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w31a|Torches on the [[Minecraft:exit portal]] now regenerate when the [[Minecraft:ender dragon]] is [[Minecraft:Ender Dragon#Re-summoning|re-summoned]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w43a|Torches can now generate within [[Minecraft:igloo]] basements.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w44a|Torches can now be found inside [[Minecraft:minecart with chest]]s in [[Minecraft:mineshaft]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w39a|Torches now generate in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.12|dev=pre4|Torches can no longer be placed on top of [[Minecraft:jack o'lantern]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-118408||Torches and redstone torches cannot be placed on top of a Jack o'Lantern but can be placed on pumpkin|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w48a|Torches can now be placed on the top of jack o'lanterns once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Torch JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Wall Torch (S) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Torch (texture) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of torches has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w46a|Torches can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:lantern]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w47a|Torches now generate in [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w48a|With the update of [[Minecraft:plains]] villages, houses are generally better lit with torches.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w49a|With the update of [[Minecraft:savanna]] villages, houses are generally better lit with torches.
|Torches can now be found in [[Minecraft:chest]]s in [[Minecraft:savanna]] village houses.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w50a|With the update of [[Minecraft:desert]] and [[Minecraft:taiga]] villages, houses are generally better lit with torches.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14.3|dev=pre3|Torches can now be placed on [[Minecraft:iron bar]]s and [[Minecraft:glass pane]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w13a|Torches now generate in [[Minecraft:Ancient City|ancient cities]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|exp=Update 1.21|dev=23w45a|Torches can now be found in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]] supply chests and corridor chests.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||Pre-release|[[File:Torch JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wall Torch JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Torch (texture) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added torches.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.0|Survival players no longer start out with an infinite amount of torches in the inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 1|Torches are now used to craft [[Minecraft:jack o'lantern]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Torches now spawn naturally in [[Minecraft:village]]s, [[Minecraft:mineshaft]]s and [[Minecraft:stronghold]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 2|Torches can now be placed on [[Minecraft:monster spawner]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 5|The placing speed of torches has been improved.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 6|The [[Minecraft:light]]ing from torches is now brighter and more [[Minecraft:Java Edition|PC]]-like. What exactly this means is unknown.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|Torches can now be found inside [[Minecraft:minecart with chest]]s in [[Minecraft:mineshaft]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|Torches now generate within [[Minecraft:igloo]] basements.
|Four torches now generate as part of the [[Minecraft:exit portal]] after the [[Minecraft:ender dragon]] dies.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Torches now generate in [[Minecraft:mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|Up to four torches can now generate in bonus [[Minecraft:chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.20.1|Torches can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:underwater torch]]es and [[Minecraft:colored torch]]es.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Torch BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wall Torch (S) BE2.png|32px]][[File:Torch (texture) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of torches has been changed.
|Torches now generate in [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]]s.
|Torches can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:lantern]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Torches can now be found in [[Minecraft:savanna]] [[Minecraft:village]] house [[Minecraft:chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.0|dev=Preview 1.19.0.27|Torches now generate in [[Minecraft:Ancient City|ancient cities]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.60.20|Torches can now be found in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]] supply chests and corridor chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|upcoming bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.20|The [[Minecraft:recipe]] for torches can now be unlocked by acquiring either a [[Minecraft:stick]], [[Minecraft:coal]], [[Minecraft:charcoal]], or any [[Minecraft:pickaxe]].}}
}}

=== 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:Torch JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wall Torch (S) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Torch (texture) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added torches.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps3=1.36|psvita=1.36|ps4=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|switch=1.0.1|Torches can now generate within [[Minecraft:igloo]] basements.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps3=1.52|psvita=1.52|ps4=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|Torches now generate in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.|Torches can now be placed on the full-[[Minecraft:block]] side of [[Minecraft:stairs]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Torch JE6 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wall Torch (S) BE2.png|32px]]{{verify|Were these the actual models used?}} [[File:Torch (texture) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of torches has been changed.
|Torches can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:lantern]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|Torches now generate in [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]]s.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Torch JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wall Torch (S) JE3 BE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Were these the actual models used?}} [[File:Torch (texture) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added torches.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9.19|Torches now generate in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.}}
}}

<gallery>
NotchTorches.png|The first image of torches posted by Notch.
Torches.png|Torches in early [[Minecraft:Java Edition Indev 0.31]].
Floor torch old hitbox.png|A torch from a Pocket Edition Alpha version with a cross [[Minecraft:Hitbox#Outline_box|outline box]].
Wall torch old hitbox.png|A wall torch from a Pocket Edition Alpha version with a cross [[Minecraft:Hitbox#Outline_box|outline box]].
</gallery>

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|Torches now have dedicated model json files; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|The non-up facing block states for the <code>torch</code> ID have been split up into <code>wall_torch</code>.
|Prior to [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 50.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|-redstone|-soul|torch}}

==Gallery==
===Renders===
<gallery>
Wall Torch.gif
Wall Torch BE.gif
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
Torch and Ice.png|An example of a torch melting [[Minecraft:ice]].
Stronghold Torch Glitch.png|Torches on a pillar in a [[Minecraft:stronghold]]. The torch on the right has an orientation error.
Torch texture update preview.png|Preview from [[Minecraft:Jappa]] of the [[Minecraft:Texture Update]] torch texture.
</gallery>

===In other media===
<gallery>
File:Torch JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork depicting a scene that resembles a torch. Made by JINX.
File:Torch Merch.jpg|An official light up torch by JINX.
File:ThinkGeek Torch.jpg|An official light up torch by JINX.
File:Woodsword Chronicles torch.jpg|A torch as it appears in {{Woodsword Chronicle|5|1}}
File:Minecraft Light Up Torch.png
File:Torch Display.png
</gallery>

== See also ==
* {{BlockLink|Soul Torch}}
* {{BlockLink|Redstone Torch}}
* {{BlockLink|Redstone Lamp}}
* {{BlockLink|Underwater torch}}
* {{BlockSprite|Red Torch}} [[Minecraft:Colored torch]]
* {{BlockLink|Lantern}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Mcnet|taking-inventory-torch|Taking Inventory: Torch|December 10, 2018|[[Minecraft:Duncan Geere]]}}

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