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Template:For Template:Earth hatnote Template:Infobox block A piston is a Minecraft:block capable of pushing most Minecraft:entities and blocks when given a Minecraft:redstone signal.

Some blocks cannot be moved, break when pushed or have other interactions with pistons. A piston can move up to twelve blocks at once.

Obtaining

Breaking

A piston can be broken using any Minecraft:tool with equal efficiency, and always drops itself. It is faster to break them with a Minecraft:pickaxe. The pickaxe is also the preferred tool for breaking the head when extended.<ref>Template:Bug</ref> Template:Breaking row

Crafting

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Usage

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Crafting ingredient

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Redstone component

Pistons are always placed facing toward the player. When powered, the piston's wooden surface (the "head") tries to start extending after a start delay. The extension takes Template:Convert to finish. When it extends, it pushes at most 12 blocks. The piston makes a sound that can be heard within a 31×31×31 cube centered on the activating piston. Any entities in the path of an extending piston (or any block it might be moving) are pushed along, when possible. If the entities cannot be moved, the block is pushed inside them, suffocating Minecraft:mobs when pushed into their Minecraft:eye height (assuming said block is solid).

When a piston loses power, its head retracts. Like the extension, the retraction starts after a start delay and takes Template:Convert to finish.

Template:IN, a piston that is de-powered during the extension process aborts its extension and starts to retract (assuming it can detect the signal change). Any block which was being pushed by that piston continues to move as if the piston was still pushing it.

A piston that pushes a Minecraft:slime block bounces any entity that it displaces in the direction the piston is facing. Entities on top of a moving Minecraft:honey block, or any other moving block,Template:Only will also move with it. In addition, when a slime block or a honey block is moved by a piston, any movable block adjacent (not diagonally) to it also moves. See § Sticky blocks for more details.

Template:IN, blocks that require a support (such as levers) can be placed on the back or sides of a piston without being destroyed when that piston extends. Template:IN, on the other hand, the majority of blocks that require a support are only safe to place on the back of pistons.

Template:IN, comparators can read the fullness of containers through pistons, despite them not being Minecraft:conductive.

Powering pistons

File:Stacked pistons powered by one redstone line.png

Pistons powered by one line of redstone.

Pistons can be activated from any side, excluding from the head.

Template:IN, redstone dust gets automatically redirected toward pistons if placed next to them (except for the head's side).

Start delay

A piston won't extend or retract immediately when it is activated: this phenomenon is known as "start delay".

Edition	Start delay	Notes
Java	0 or 1 game tick	0 ticks if powered during the scheduled tick, random tick or block event phase; 1 tick if powered during the entity or block entity phase, or during player input handling.
Bedrock	Fixed 2 game ticks	Activation occurs only on a consume tick (Minecraft:C-tick).

Template:IN, the start delay can be 0 (activation in the same tick) or Template:Convert (activation in the next tick) depending on the game process in which the piston is powered:

If the piston is powered and updated in the scheduled tick phase, Minecraft:random tick phase or block event phase, the piston activates in this game tick's block event phase, which means the start delay in this case is 0.
If the piston is powered and updated during the Minecraft:entity phase or the Minecraft:block entity phase, or by player actions, the piston activates in the next game tick's block event phase, which means the start delay in this case is 1 tick. Notably, because blocks pushed by pistons arrive during the block entity phase (except when dropped by a sticky piston), in a chain of pistons each pushing a redstone block to activate the next, successive activations will happen 3 ticks apart.

Template:IN, the start delay is fixed at Template:Convert, meaning that the piston starts to extend or retract 2 game ticks after it is activated. Pistons can only activate on the input/consumer redstone tick (Minecraft:C-tick).

Quasi-Connectivity

Template:See also Template:Exclusive Template:Schematic Pistons can be powered from one block above compared to most redstone components: this property is called Minecraft:quasi-connectivity (QC). With quasi-connectivity, a piston facing up can also be powered from the head's direction, which is otherwise impossible. Due to quasi-connectivity, a piston facing up that has a Minecraft:block of redstone on top of itself can extend but not retract: this happens because after the piston extends, it keeps receiving power from the redstone block.

Quasi-connectivity can be used to make a BUD switch, taking advantage of the fact that a piston powered through QC doesn't always get immediately updated.

Soft inversion

Template:See also Template:Exclusive Template:Schematic When a piston that has a Minecraft:redstone torch attached to it is powered, the redstone torch turns off, and when said piston is depowered, the redstone torch turns back on: this property is called Minecraft:soft inversion.<ref>Template:Bug</ref><ref>"Explaining soft inversion: the Minecraft Bedrock Redstone bug that won't get fixed" – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUgKXTsLOA0</ref> Since soft inversion works even if the piston is being powered indirectly through a block, it can be used to toggle the state of a redstone torch from farther away compared to other powering methods. It's still possible to take advantage of soft inversion even if the piston cannot extend or retract.

Sticky blocks

Template:Schematic Slime and honey blocks are sticky: when either block is moved by a piston, adjacent (non-diagonal) blocks stick to and move with it.Template:Note For example, a slime block sitting on the ground attempts to move the ground block underneath itself, which in turn has to push additional ground blocks in the direction of motion just as if they were being pushed directly by a piston. The same occurs when a sticky block is moved by another adjacent sticky block of the same kind. For example, a 2×2×2 cube of honey blocks may be pushed as a single unit by a piston acting on any of the blocks in the cube. Any block that cannot be moved or can be broken by a piston does not stick to sticky blocks. However, if an adjacent block could be moved but is prevented from being moved by the presence of an immovable block, the sticky block is prevented from moving as well, and the piston does not extend.

Slime and honey blocks do not stick to each other. This allows redstone contraptions to use alternating slime and honey blocks side by side without interfering with each other.

Slime and honey blocks' stickiness is unilateral. They can't be pulled by a non-Minecraft:sticky piston, and they are not moved if an adjacent (non-sticky) block is moved by a piston. The maximum of 12 blocks moved by a piston still applies. For example, a 2×2×3 structure of slime blocks may be pushed by a piston as long as no other movable block is adjacent to it. A piston cannot move itself via a "hook" constructed of sticky blocks, but Minecraft:flying machines can be created with multiple pistons.

Minecraft:Glazed terracotta and the Minecraft:heavy core Template:Only do not stick to adjacent slime or honey blocks, even though they can be pushed by pistons.

Sculk detection

Pistons emit vibrations detectable by Minecraft:sculk sensors. A Minecraft:calibrated sculk sensor tuned to signal strength 10 detects piston retraction; strength 11 detects extension; strength 12 detects a block broken by a piston.

Limitations

Pistons cannot push:

Blocks listed as such in the table below.
Blocks into the Minecraft:void or above the Minecraft:build limit.
More than 12 blocks at once.
Template:IN, blocks beyond the Minecraft:world border.

If the requirements for a block to be pushed are not met, the piston will not extend.

Piston/Table

Technical components

Template:Main Pistons have 2 technical blocks that cannot be obtained. These include the piston head and moving piston blocks.

Sounds

Generic

Template:Edition: Template:Sound table/Block/Stone/JE Template:Edition (piston): Template:Sound table/Block/Stone/BE Template:Edition (arm): Template:Sound table/Block/Normal/BE

Unique

Piston/Sounds

Data values

ID

Template:Edition: Template:ID table

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Block states

Template:See also The piston block uses following block states:

<section begin="block states"/>Template:El: Template:Bst Template:Bst

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Block data

Template:Exclusive Template:IN, a piston has a Minecraft:block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

See Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format.

Achievements

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Videos

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History

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Data history

Java Edition

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Bedrock Edition

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Legacy Console Edition

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Issues

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Trivia

Mojang stated that the 12-block push limit for pistons would not be changed, because "the current limitations are by design".<ref>

Template:Cite </ref>

Carpets can be placed on top of moving blocks.

Gallery

Screenshots

Fundamental logic gates, implemented purely with pistons and Minecraft:redstone repeaters, clockwise from upper left: AND, OR, XOR, and NOT

Fundamental logic gates, implemented purely with pistons and Minecraft:redstone repeaters, clockwise from upper left: AND, OR, XOR, and NOT
Slow clock generator with pistons and redstone

Slow clock generator with pistons and redstone
An example of a piston-controlled waterflow

An example of a piston-controlled waterflow

Mojang screenshots

First screenshot of pistons

First screenshot of pistons
Another screenshot of in-development pistons

Another screenshot of in-development pistons
Light shining through an extended piston

Light shining through an extended piston
Redstone connecting to pistons in Bedrock Edition

Redstone connecting to pistons in Bedrock Edition
A piston being crafted with a fish. This is a joke about the piston sounds heard in Java Edition 24w20a, which have been said to sound wet.

A piston being crafted with a fish. This is a joke about the piston sounds heard in Java Edition 24w20a, which have been said to sound wet.
"Minecraft:Makena tinkering with a Redstone contraption made up of Pistons pushing a Lime Wool block"<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>

"Minecraft:Makena tinkering with a Redstone contraption made up of Pistons pushing a Lime Wool block"<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>

Concept artwork

Notch's explanation on how the rod (a full block long when extended) fits into the piston box (whose depth is a block minus the face's thickness)<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>

Notch's explanation on how the rod (a full block long when extended) fits into the piston box (whose depth is a block minus the face's thickness)<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>

In other media

Artwork of an incorrectly-rotated piston connected to a Minecraft:lever via Minecraft:redstone dust

Artwork of an incorrectly-rotated piston connected to a Minecraft:lever via Minecraft:redstone dust
Pistons as they appear in Minecraft: Shape Your World

Pistons as they appear in Minecraft: Shape Your World
Pistons as they appear in Template:AMCM.

Pistons as they appear in Template:AMCM.
A duo dressed as a piston and Minecraft:End crystal

A duo dressed as a piston and Minecraft:End crystal

Notes

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References

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External links

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Navigation

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 {{for|the sticky version|Sticky Piston}}
+{{Earth hatnote|type=block}}
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 | image = Piston.gif
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 | invimage = Piston
+| waterloggable = {{jebe|No|Yes}}
 | transparent = {{jebe|No|Yes}}
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 When a piston loses power, its head retracts. Like the extension, the retraction starts after a [[#Start delay|start delay]] and takes {{convert|2|game tick|second}} to finish.
-A piston that pushes a [[Minecraft:slime block]] bounces any entity that it displaces in the direction the piston is facing. Entities on top of a moving [[Minecraft:honey block]], or any other moving block,{{only|bedrock|short=1}} will also move with it. In addition, when a slime block or a honey block is moved by a piston, any movable block adjacent (not diagonally) to it also moves. See the "[[#Slime blocks and honey blocks|Slime blocks and honey blocks]]" section of this page for more details.
+{{IN|je}}, a piston that is de-powered during the extension process aborts its extension and starts to retract (assuming it can detect the signal change). Any block which was being pushed by that piston continues to move as if the piston was still pushing it.
+A piston that pushes a [[Minecraft:slime block]] bounces any entity that it displaces in the direction the piston is facing. Entities on top of a moving [[Minecraft:honey block]], or any other moving block,{{only|bedrock|short=1}} will also move with it. In addition, when a slime block or a honey block is moved by a piston, any movable block adjacent (not diagonally) to it also moves. See [[#Sticky blocks|§ Sticky blocks]] for more details.
 {{IN|be}}, blocks that require a support (such as levers) can be placed on the back or sides of a piston without being destroyed when that piston extends. {{IN|je}}, on the other hand, the majority of blocks that require a support are only safe to place on the back of pistons.
-==== Soft inversion ====
+{{IN|be}}, comparators can read the fullness of containers through pistons, despite them not being [[Minecraft:conductive]].
-{{exclusive|bedrock|section=1}}
+<!--=== Basic behavior ===
-When a piston that has a [[Minecraft:redstone torch]] attached to it is powered, the redstone torch turns off—and when said piston is depowered, the redstone torch turns back on: this mechanic is known by the community as ''[[Minecraft:soft inversion]]''.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-17909|||WF}}</ref><ref>"Explaining soft inversion: the Minecraft Bedrock Redstone bug that won't get fixed" – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUgKXTsLOA0</ref> Since soft inversion works even if the piston is being powered indirectly through a block, it can be used to toggle the state of a redstone torch from farther away compared to other powering methods. It's still possible to take advantage of soft inversion even if the piston cannot extend or retract.
+* Extension: Pushes up to 12 blocks in front of the head.
+* Retraction: Leaves any block in front of it in place. No blocks are pulled back.
+* Sound: Audible within a 31×31×31 cube centered on the piston.
+* Entities: Any mob or item in the path is pushed along. If a solid block enters a mob’s eye height, the mob suffocates.
+* {{IN|be}}, blocks that need support (e.g., levers, torches) can be placed on the back or sides of a piston and survive extension/retraction.
+* {{IN|je}}, such blocks are safe only on the back.
+-->
+=== Powering pistons ===
+[[File:Stacked pistons powered by one redstone line.png|alt=|thumb|200px|Pistons powered by one line of redstone.]]
+Pistons can be activated from any side, excluding from the head.
-==== Interaction with comparators ====
+{{IN|BE}}, redstone dust gets automatically redirected toward pistons if placed next to them (except for the head's side).
-{{exclusive|bedrock|section=1}}
-Despite not being a conductive block, comparators can read the fullness of containers through pistons.
 ==== Start delay ====
 A piston won't extend or retract immediately when it is activated: this phenomenon is known as "start delay".
-{{IN|be}}, the start delay is fixed at {{convert|2|game tick|second}}, meaning that the piston starts to extend or retract 2 game ticks after it is activated. Pistons can only activate on the input/consumer redstone tick ([[Minecraft:C-tick]]).
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Edition !! Start delay !! Notes
+|-
+! Java
+| 0 or 1 game tick
+| 0 ticks if powered during the scheduled tick, random tick or block event phase; 1 tick if powered during the entity or block entity phase, or during player input handling.
+|-
+! Bedrock
+| Fixed 2 game ticks
+| Activation occurs only on a consume tick ([[Minecraft:C-tick]]).
+|}
 {{IN|je}}, the start delay can be 0 (activation in the same tick) or {{convert|1|game tick|second}} (activation in the next tick) depending on the [[Minecraft:Tick#Game process|game process]] in which the piston is powered:
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 * If the piston is powered and updated during the [[Minecraft:entity]] phase or the [[Minecraft:block entity]] phase, or by player actions, the piston activates in the next game tick's block event phase, which means the start delay in this case is 1 tick. Notably, because blocks pushed by pistons arrive during the block entity phase (except when [[Minecraft:Sticky Piston#Block dropping|dropped]] by a sticky piston), in a chain of pistons each pushing a redstone block to activate the next, successive activations will happen 3 ticks apart.
-=== Limitations ===
+{{IN|be}}, the start delay is fixed at {{convert|2|game tick|second}}, meaning that the piston starts to extend or retract 2 game ticks after it is activated. Pistons can only activate on the input/consumer redstone tick ([[Minecraft:C-tick]]).
-<!-- [[Minecraft:Push reaction]] redirects here. -->
-Pistons can push most blocks, with the exception of the ones listed in the table below.
+==== Quasi-Connectivity ====
+{{see also|Tutorial:Quasi-connectivity}}
+{{exclusive|java|section=1}}
+{{Schematic|caption='''A lamp that's being powered normally on top of a piston that's being powered through quasi-connectivity. '''
+|SB|rt-$w!|RL-!||-
+|||pi-e!|pe-e
+}}
+Pistons can be powered from one block above compared to most redstone components: this property is called [[Minecraft:quasi-connectivity]] (QC). With quasi-connectivity, a piston facing up can also be powered from the head's direction, which is otherwise impossible. Due to quasi-connectivity, a piston facing up that has a [[Minecraft:block of redstone]] on top of itself can extend but not retract: this happens because after the piston extends, it keeps receiving power from the redstone block.
-Pistons cannot push blocks into the [[Minecraft:void]], above the [[Minecraft:build limit]], or beyond {{JE}}'s [[Minecraft:world border]]. They also cannot push more than 12 blocks. If the requirements for a block to be pushed are not met, the piston simply does not extend.
+Quasi-connectivity can be used to make a [[Minecraft:Tutorial:Block update detector|BUD switch]], taking advantage of the fact that a piston powered through QC doesn't always get immediately [[Minecraft:block update|updated]].
-{{:Piston/Table}}
+==== Soft inversion ====
+{{see also|Tutorial:Soft inversion}}
+{{exclusive|bedrock|section=1}}
+{{Schematic|caption='''Flicking the lever caused the piston to extend and the redstone torch to turn off.'''
+|||pe-n|||-
+|le-$e!|SB|pi-n!|rt-$w|RL|-
+}}
+When a piston that has a [[Minecraft:redstone torch]] attached to it is powered, the redstone torch turns off, and when said piston is depowered, the redstone torch turns back on: this property is called ''[[Minecraft:soft inversion]]''.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-17909|||WF}}</ref><ref>"Explaining soft inversion: the Minecraft Bedrock Redstone bug that won't get fixed" – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUgKXTsLOA0</ref> Since soft inversion works even if the piston is being powered indirectly through a block, it can be used to toggle the state of a redstone torch from farther away compared to other powering methods. It's still possible to take advantage of soft inversion even if the piston cannot extend or retract.
-=== Powering pistons ===
+=== Sticky blocks ===
-[[File:Stacked pistons powered by one redstone line.png|alt=|thumb|Pistons powered by one line of redstone.]]
+{{Schematic
+|caption=Piston A extends because the slime block can't stick to the adjacent obsidian. Piston B fails because the obsidian blocks the block attached to the slime block.
+|clear=right
+|le-$e!|pi-e!+A|pe-e|SL|le-$e!|pi-e+B|SL||-
+|||obsidian|obsidian|||MB|obsidian
+}}
+[[Minecraft:slime block|Slime]] and [[Minecraft:honey block|honey]] blocks are sticky: when either block is moved by a piston, adjacent (non-diagonal) blocks stick to and move with it.{{note|Despite their name, [[Minecraft:sticky pistons]] do not fall under this definition.}} For example, a slime block sitting on the ground attempts to move the ground block underneath itself, which in turn has to push additional ground blocks in the direction of motion just as if they were being pushed directly by a piston. The same occurs when a sticky block is moved by another adjacent sticky block of the same kind. For example, a 2×2×2 cube of honey blocks may be pushed as a single unit by a piston acting on any of the blocks in the cube. Any block that cannot be moved or can be broken by a piston does not stick to sticky blocks. However, if an adjacent block could be moved but is prevented from being moved by the presence of an immovable block, the sticky block is prevented from moving as well, and the piston does not extend.
-Pistons can be activated from any side, excluding from the head. {{IN|BE}}, redstone dust gets automatically redirected toward pistons if placed next to them (except for the head's side).
+Slime and honey blocks do not stick to each other. This allows redstone contraptions to use alternating slime and honey blocks side by side without interfering with each other.
-{{IN|JE}}, pistons can be powered from one block above compared to most redstone components: this property is called [[Minecraft:Tutorial:Quasi-connectivity|quasi-connectivity]] and can be used to make a [[Minecraft:Tutorial:Block update detector|BUD switch]], taking advantage of the fact that a piston powered through quasi-connectivity doesn't always get updated. With quasi-connectivity, a piston facing up can also be powered from the head's direction, which is otherwise impossible. Due to quasi-connectivity, a piston facing up that has a [[Minecraft:block of redstone]] on top of itself can extend but not retract: this happens because after the piston extends, it keeps receiving power from the redstone block.
+Slime and honey blocks' stickiness is unilateral. They can't be pulled by a non-[[Minecraft:sticky piston]], and they are not moved if an adjacent (non-sticky) block is moved by a piston. The maximum of 12 blocks moved by a piston still applies. For example, a 2×2×3 structure of slime blocks may be pushed by a piston as long as no other movable block is adjacent to it. A piston cannot move itself via a "hook" constructed of sticky blocks, but [[Minecraft:flying machines]] can be created with multiple pistons.
-=== Slime blocks and honey blocks===
+[[Minecraft:Glazed terracotta]] and the [[Minecraft:heavy core]]{{only|bedrock|short=1}} do not stick to adjacent slime or honey blocks, even though they can be pushed by pistons.
-{{Schematic
-|caption=Piston A may extend because the slime block ignores the adjacent obsidian. Piston B may not extend because the diamond block is prevented from moving by the obsidian, as such the slime block also refuses to move.
-|pi-e+A|SL|||pi-e+B|SL||-
-||obsidian||||MB|obsidian
-}}
-When a [[Minecraft:slime block]] is pushed or pulled by a piston, adjacent blocks also move with the slime block, due to its stickiness. These blocks may in turn push other blocks, not just the blocks in the line in front of the piston. For example, a slime block sitting on the ground attempts to move the ground block underneath itself, which in turn has to push additional ground blocks in the direction of motion just as if they were being pushed directly by a piston. The same occurs when a slime block is moved by another adjacent slime block. For example, a 2×2×2 cube of slime blocks may be pushed or pulled as a single unit by a piston acting on any of the blocks in the cube. A slime block adjacent to a block that cannot be moved by pistons or a block that can be broken by piston ignores that block. However, if an adjacent block could be moved, but is prevented to by the presence of an unmovable block, the slime block is prevented from moving as well and the piston does not extend.
+=== Sculk detection ===
+Pistons emit vibrations detectable by [[Minecraft:sculk sensor]]s. A [[Minecraft:calibrated sculk sensor]] tuned to signal strength '''10''' detects piston retraction; strength '''11''' detects extension; strength '''12''' detects a block broken by a piston.
-Slime blocks' stickiness is unilateral, as such they can't be pulled by a non-[[Minecraft:sticky piston]] and they are not moved if an adjacent (non-slime) block is moved by a piston. The maximum of 12 blocks moved by a piston still applies. For example, a 2×2×3 structure of slime blocks may be pushed by a piston as long as no other movable block is adjacent to it. A piston cannot move itself via a "hook" constructed of slime blocks, but self-propelled contraptions can be created with multiple pistons. For more informations, see the article [[Minecraft:Tutorial:Flying machines]].
+== Limitations ==
+<!-- [[Minecraft:Push reaction]] redirects here. -->
+Pistons cannot push:
+* Blocks listed as such in the table below.
+* Blocks into the [[Minecraft:void]] or above the [[Minecraft:build limit]].
+* More than 12 blocks at once.
+* {{IN|je}}, blocks beyond the [[Minecraft:world border]].
-[[Minecraft:Honey block]]s work like slime blocks when it comes to moving other blocks, however honey blocks and slime blocks do not stick to each other. This allows, by alternating slime blocks and honey blocks, to have redstone contraptions which make use of these sticky blocks stay side by side without interfering with one another.
+If the requirements for a block to be pushed are not met, the piston will not extend.
-[[Minecraft:Glazed terracotta]] and the [[Minecraft:heavy core]]{{only|bedrock|short=1}} have an interesting property: they ''do not'' stick to adjacent slime blocks or honey blocks, even though they can be pushed by pistons.
+{{:Piston/Table}}
 == Technical components ==
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 |{{HistoryLine||June 7, 2011|link={{tweet|jeb|78167135435759617}}|[[Minecraft:Jeb]] tweets an image of pistons in development.
 |[[File:Piston (U) pJE20110607.png|32px]] The piston texture as screen-captured while in development had iron bands running over the head. The bands were removed for the release, leaving only iron brackets around the corners and edges.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||June 14, 2011|link={{YouTube link|uZJr86d2IUo}}|A video showing pistons being worked on is posted on the official Minecraft YouTube channel.}}
 }}
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 |Headless pistons do not break upon receiving a [[Minecraft:block update]] anymore.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|java}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.2.4|dev=release|[[Minecraft:Spruce planks]], [[Minecraft:birch planks]], and [[Minecraft:jungle planks]] can now be used to craft pistons.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.2.4|dev=release|Spruce, birch, and jungle [[Minecraft:planks]] can now be used to craft pistons.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w26a|Pistons now schedule extensions and retractions rather than executing them as soon as they are updated.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w26a|Pistons now schedule extensions and retractions rather than executing them as soon as they realize they are (un)powered.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.5|dev=13w10a|Pistons changing their {{code|extended}} state from {{code|false}} to {{code|true}} is now the ''last'' step of (the start of) the extension process, rather then the first. This change affects some redstone contraptions.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=1.7.1|[[Minecraft:Acacia planks]] and [[Minecraft:dark oak planks]] can now be used to craft pistons.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=1.7.1|Acacia and dark oak [[Minecraft:planks]] can now be used to craft pistons.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w17a|[[File:Piston (U) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Piston (D) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Headless Piston (U) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Headless Piston (D) JE2.png|32px]] The models for pistons when facing up and down have been changed.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w18a|[[Minecraft:Slime block]]s now push and pull blocks adjacent when connected to sticky pistons.
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 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre3|Glazed terracotta does not stick to slime blocks in some situations anymore.<ref>{{bug|MC-116373|||fixed}}</ref>}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Pistons now can push [[Minecraft:note block]]s.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=17w48a|Piston heads are no longer removed when breaking a piston while it is extending.<ref>{{bug|MC-122711|}}</ref>}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=17w49a|Piston heads are now once again removed when breaking a piston while it is extending.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre7|Pistons now have the same block dropping behavior of sticky pistons.<ref>{{bug|MC-133273}}</ref>}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.13.1|dev=18w30b|Pistons don't drop blocks anymore.}}
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 |[[Minecraft:Pickaxe]]s are now the tool for breaking pistons.
 |Pistons no longer pop off redstone components placed on the back when retracting.
-|[[Minecraft:Crimson planks]] and [[Minecraft:warped planks]] can now be used to craft pistons.}}
+|Crimson and warped [[Minecraft:planks]] can now be used to craft pistons.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=20w45a|Particles now appear if a block is broken by a piston.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w11a|[[Minecraft:Mangrove planks]] can now be used to craft pistons.}}
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 |date=January 3, 2019}}
 </ref>
-* When toggled between on and off rapidly with a gravity affected block (such as sand) above it, a piston can eventually break the block, which can be picked up as a resource. However, gravel broken this way never drops flint.
+* Carpets can be placed on top of [[Minecraft:moving piston|moving blocks]].
-* Carpet can be placed on the piston extension block, and remains even if it is replaced with a solid block using {{cmd|setblock}}.
 == Gallery ==
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 <gallery>
 Pistonscreen.png|First screenshot of pistons
+Pistons.png|Another screenshot of in-development pistons
 Piston Light.png|Light shining through an extended piston
 Pocket Edition Pistons.jpg|Redstone connecting to pistons in ''Bedrock Edition''

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