Minecraft:Invisible blocks

Template:Needs update Template:Missing info Certain Minecraft:blocks in the game are designed to be invisible.

Intentionally invisible blocks

• Template:BlockLink
• Template:BlockLinkTemplate:Only
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• Template:BlockLink
• Template:BlockLink
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• Template:BlockLink
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Properties

Block	Solid?	Blocks Minecraft:third-person view?	Visible when held?	Shown by Minecraft:structure blocks?
Template:El
Template:BlockLink	No	Template:Tc	N/A<ref name="noitem" group="note">This block does not have an item form</ref>	Template:Tc: File:Air (shown).png<ref name="identicalair">The three air types are not distinguished: Template:Bug</ref>
Template:BlockLink	No	Template:Tc	N/A<ref name="noitem" group="note"/>	Template:Tc: File:Air (shown).png<ref name="identicalair"/>
Template:BlockLink	No	Template:Tc	N/A<ref name="noitem" group="note"/>	Template:Tc: File:Air (shown).png<ref name="identicalair"/>
Template:BlockLink	No	Template:Tc	Template:Tc: File:Light (held).png	Template:Tc: File:Light (shown).png
Template:BlockLink	Yes	Template:Tc<ref>Template:Bug</ref>	Template:Tc: File:Barrier (held).png	Template:Tc: File:Barrier (shown).png
Template:BlockLink	No	Template:Tc	Template:Tc<ref>Apparently intended despite making manipulation more difficult: Template:Bug</ref>	Template:Tc: File:Structure Void (shown) JE3.png
Template:El
Template:BlockLink	No	Template:Tc	N/A<ref name="noitem" group="note"/>	rowspan="6" Template:Tc
Template:BlockLink	No	Template:Tc	Template:Tc: File:Light 15 BE1.png
Template:BlockLink	Yes	Template:Tc<ref>Template:Bug</ref>	Template:Tc: File:Barrier (held).png
Template:BlockLink	Yes	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Template:BlockLink	No	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Template:BlockLink	Template:Info needed	Template:Info needed	Template:Info needed

Visibility

Invisible Minecraft:blocks are intended to never be directly visible to those not directly manipulating them, due to being intended for mapmaking and other such purposes. Despite this, there are cases where they can actually be seen, directly contradicting their intended invisibility.

Block	Shown when targeted?		Block particles?
	Highlight	Outline	When brushed	When breaking	When broken	When sprinted on	When fallen on	When walked on by an iron golem	When dug through by a warden	When dug through by a sniffer
Template:El
Template:BlockLink	rowspan="6" Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Template:BlockLink	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Template:BlockLink	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Template:BlockLink	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc<ref>Template:Bug</ref>	Template:Tc<ref>Template:Bug</ref>	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Template:BlockLink	Template:Tc<ref>Apparently intended despite being inconsistent and allowing visibility and interactivity for non-mapmakers; see Template:Bug</ref>	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc<ref name="fall">Template:Bug</ref>	Template:Tc<ref>Template:Bug</ref>	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Template:BlockLink	Template:Tc<ref>Apparently intended despite being inconsistent and allowing visibility and interactivity for non-mapmakers; see Template:Bug</ref>	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc<ref name="fall"/>	Template:Tc<ref>Template:Bug</ref>	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Template:El
Template:BlockLink	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Info needed	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	rowspan="6" Template:Tc	Template:Info needed	Template:Info needed
Template:BlockLink	Yes		Template:Tc<ref>Template:Bug</ref>	Template:Tc	Template:Info needed	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Info needed	Template:Info needed
Template:BlockLink	Template:Tc<ref>Template:Bug</ref>	Template:Tc	Template:Info needed	Template:Tc	Template:Tc<ref>Template:Bug</ref>	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Info needed	Template:Info needed
Template:BlockLink	Cannot be targeted		Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Info needed	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Info needed	Template:Info needed
Template:BlockLink	Template:Tc	Template:Tc<ref>Template:Bug</ref>	Template:Info needed	Template:Tc<ref>Template:Bug</ref>	Template:Tc<ref>Template:Bug</ref>	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Info needed	Template:Info needed
Template:BlockLink	Template:Info needed	Template:Info needed	Template:Info needed	Template:Info needed	Template:Info needed	Template:Info needed	Template:Info needed	Template:Info needed	Template:Info needed

Other invisible blocks

The following blocks can also be invisible under certain circumstances:

• Template:BlockLink, if all states false
• Template:BlockLink