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Template:Infobox block A hanging sign is a variant of a Minecraft:sign that displays text, and can be placed underneath blocks or with a solid self-supporting bracket. The text of hanging signs can be customized with Minecraft:dyes and glow ink sacs, and they can be waxed to prevent edits.

Obtaining

Breaking

Hanging signs can be broken with any tool or without a tool, but an Minecraft:axe is fastest. Template:Breaking row

Hanging signs break and drop themselves as an Minecraft:item if the block the sign is attached to is moved, removed or destroyed. However, this is not the case if the hanging sign is attached to a wall.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Generated loot

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Crafting

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Usage

Hanging signs can be used to display text; they can be used to label storage, display information to other players or note areas of interest. Hanging signs are also not destroyed by Minecraft:water or Minecraft:lava and therefore may be used to control the flow of these fluids.

Placement

File:All Hanging Signs.png

All hanging signs.

Hanging signs can be placed in three different ways:

Placing a hanging sign on the side of a block results in it being placed with a self-supporting bracket, which allows it to float without any supporting block. This version can be placed in four different directions.
Placing a hanging sign on the bottom of a block results in the sign hanging below the block.
- If the block is wide enough, the chains holding the sign are parallel. This version can be placed in four different directions.
Placing a hanging sign under a narrow block such as chain will result in it being placed the up-arrow shape.
- If the block is too narrow, the chains meet together in a up-arrow shape. This version can be placed in sixteen different directions.
- Placing a hanging sign on the bottom of a block while sneaking will result in the sign being in the up-arrow shape.

Text

Template:Main In regards to text editing and formatting, hanging signs behave identically to regular signs, showing up to four lines of text. However, these lines are narrower than on regular sign, meaning that a hanging sign has less space for writing. Just like regular signs, hanging signs can be Minecraft:dyed, the text can be made to glow by Template:Control a glow ink sac on the sign (a change revertable with a regular ink sac), the sign can be waxed with a Minecraft:honeycomb to prevent further editing (an irreversible change), formatting codes can be used Template:In, and Template:In, the sign's content can be further customized with JSON text.

In Creative mode, the combination Template:Key + Template:Control on Windows/Linux, or Template:Key + Template:Control on macOS, can be used to copy an already-placed hanging sign, including its text (with decorations), into the player's inventory.

A dyed hanging sign facing east or west has text that appears more saturated and bright than a hanging sign facing north or south. However, it is actually the hanging sign that is dimmer, because Minecraft's lighting engine uses side lighting to make the world appear less flat, but the text on hanging signs is not affected by this.

Template:IN, inappropriate words or phrases in a hanging sign's text are displayed as hashtags.

Interaction

Hanging signs can be edited after being placed by Template:Control them, which opens the edit sign message GUI.

Hanging signs are destroyed and drop as an item when pushed by a Minecraft:piston.Template:Only

Hanging signs' mounting bracket are solid and have collision, the sign itself however does not.

Minecraft:Water and Minecraft:lava flow around hanging signs. Lava can create Minecraft:fire in Minecraft:air blocks next to hanging signs as if the hanging signs were flammable, but they do not burn (and cannot be burned by other methods either, except Template:In).

Fuel

Hanging signs made of logs found in the Overworld can be used as a fuel in Minecraft:furnaces, smelting 4 Minecraft:items per hanging signs. Hanging signs made of logs found in the Nether (crimson and warped) cannot be used as fuel in a furnace.

Note blocks

Hanging signs can be placed under note blocks to produce a "bass" sound.

Sounds

Generic

Data values

ID

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Block states

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Wall

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Block data

A sign has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

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

Advancements

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Videos

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History

Development

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Java Edition

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Bedrock Edition

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Issues

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Trivia

The first concept art of hanging signs came from Agnes Larsson's daughter.<ref>Template:Ytl</ref>

Gallery

Screenshots

Hanging sign GUI Template:In.

Hanging sign GUI Template:In.
All signs and hanging signs.

All signs and hanging signs.
Ari standing on top of a hanging sign.

Ari standing on top of a hanging sign.
Sunny looking at a double sided hanging sign.

Sunny looking at a double sided hanging sign.
A house with hanging signs.

A house with hanging signs.
Hanging signs on a house.

Hanging signs on a house.
Crafting a hanging sign in the Timeless Trails DLC.

Crafting a hanging sign in the Timeless Trails DLC.

Mojang screenshots

Hanging sign with small text.

Hanging sign with small text.
Hanging sign with large text.

Hanging sign with large text.
Text on hanging sign.

Text on hanging sign.
Text on hanging sign.

Text on hanging sign.

Concept artwork

Hanging sign concept art drawn by Agnes Larsson's daughter.<ref name="agnes-daughter" />

Hanging sign concept art drawn by Agnes Larsson's daughter.<ref name="agnes-daughter" />
Ditto.

Ditto.
Hanging sign dimensions concept art.

Hanging sign dimensions concept art.
Hanging sign crafting recipe, block states concept art.

Hanging sign crafting recipe, block states concept art.

In other media

Official artwork of a hanging sign, made for the 15th anniversary of Minecraft.<ref>https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/15th-anniversary</ref>

Official artwork of a hanging sign, made for the 15th anniversary of Minecraft.<ref>https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/15th-anniversary</ref>
A hanging sign in Template:Amcm.

A hanging sign in Template:Amcm.

References

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External links

Navigation

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de:Hängeschild es:Cartel colgante fr:Pancarte suspendue ja:吊り看板 ko:매다는 표지판 pt:Placa Suspensa ru:Подвесная табличка uk:Вивіска zh:悬挂式告示牌

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-A '''hanging sign''' is a variant of a  [[Minecraft:sign]] that displays text, and can be placed underneath blocks or with a solid self-supporting bracket. The text of hanging signs can be customized with [[Minecraft:dye]]s and [[Minecraft:glow ink sac]]s, and they can be [[Minecraft:wax]]ed to prevent edits.
+A '''hanging sign''' is a variant of a  [[Minecraft:sign]] that displays text, and can be placed underneath blocks or with a solid self-supporting bracket. The text of hanging signs can be customized with [[Minecraft:dye]]s and glow ink sacs, and they can be waxed to prevent edits.
 == Obtaining ==
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 === Text ===
 {{Main|Sign#Text}}
-In regards to text editing and formatting, hanging signs behave identically to regular signs, showing up to four lines of text. However, these lines are narrower than on regular sign, meaning that a hanging sign has less space for writing. Just like regular signs, hanging signs can be [[Minecraft:dye]]d, the text can be made to glow by {{control|using}} a [[Minecraft:glow ink sac]] on the sign (a change revertable with a regular [[Minecraft:ink sac]]), the sign can be waxed with a [[Minecraft:honeycomb]] to prevent further editing (an irreversible change), [[Minecraft:formatting codes]] can be used {{in|be}}, and {{in|Java}}, the sign's content can be further customized with [[Minecraft:Commands#Raw JSON Text|JSON text]].
+In regards to text editing and formatting, hanging signs behave identically to regular signs, showing up to four lines of text. However, these lines are narrower than on regular sign, meaning that a hanging sign has less space for writing. Just like regular signs, hanging signs can be [[Minecraft:dye]]d, the text can be made to glow by {{control|using}} a glow ink sac on the sign (a change revertable with a regular ink sac), the sign can be waxed with a [[Minecraft:honeycomb]] to prevent further editing (an irreversible change), formatting codes can be used {{in|be}}, and {{in|Java}}, the sign's content can be further customized with [[Minecraft:Commands#Raw JSON Text|JSON text]].
-In [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode, the combination {{key|Ctrl}} + {{control|pick block}} on Windows/Linux, or {{key|cmd}} + {{control|pick block}} on macOS, can be used to copy an already-placed hanging sign, including its text (with decorations), into the player's inventory.
+In Creative mode, the combination {{key|Ctrl}} + {{control|pick block}} on Windows/Linux, or {{key|cmd}} + {{control|pick block}} on macOS, can be used to copy an already-placed hanging sign, including its text (with decorations), into the player's inventory.
 A dyed hanging sign facing east or west has text that appears more saturated and bright than a hanging sign facing north or south. However, it is actually the hanging sign that is dimmer, because ''Minecraft'''s lighting engine uses side lighting to make the world appear less flat, but the text on hanging signs is not affected by this.
@@ Line 147: / Line 147: @@
 === Note blocks ===
-Hanging signs can be placed under [[Minecraft:note block]]s to produce a "bass" sound.
+Hanging signs can be placed under note blocks to produce a "bass" sound.
 == Sounds ==
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 |subtitle=Glow Ink Sac splotches
 |source=block
-|description=When a [[Minecraft:glow ink sac]] is used on a hanging sign
+|description=When a glow ink sac is used on a hanging sign
 |id=item.glow_ink_sac.use
 |translationkey=subtitles.item.glow_ink_sac.use
@@ Line 190: / Line 190: @@
 |subtitle=Ink Sac splotches
 |source=block
-|description=When an [[Minecraft:ink sac]] is used on a hanging sign
+|description=When an ink sac is used on a hanging sign
 |id=item.ink_sac.use
 |translationkey=subtitles.item.ink_sac.use
@@ Line 622: / Line 622: @@
 === Development ===
 {{HistoryTable
-|{{HistoryLine||October 15, 2022|link={{ytl|https://youtu.be/iM9KtHaDcUg?t=5437}}|Hanging signs were announced and shown on [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2022]].|Hanging signs were conceptualized by [[Minecraft:Agnes Larsson]] with input from her daughter.<ref name="agnes-daughter">{{ytl|vJCMpPyaN8Q|Minecraft 1.20: New Blocks and Their Functions! @ 0:29|Minecraft|February 24, 2023|t=29s}}</ref>}}
+|{{HistoryLine||October 15, 2022|link={{ytl|https://youtu.be/iM9KtHaDcUg?t=5437}}|Hanging signs were announced and shown on Minecraft Live 2022.|Hanging signs were conceptualized by Agnes Larsson with input from her daughter.<ref name="agnes-daughter">{{ytl|vJCMpPyaN8Q|Minecraft 1.20: New Blocks and Their Functions! @ 0:29|Minecraft|February 24, 2023|t=29s}}</ref>}}
 }}
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 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=22w45a|[[File:Jungle Wall Hanging Sign JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of jungle hanging wall signs have been changed.
 |Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood hanging signs.
-|Bamboo hanging signs now can be crafted using [[Minecraft:block of stripped bamboo]] instead of bamboo planks.
+|Bamboo hanging signs now can be crafted using block of stripped bamboo instead of bamboo planks.
 |Crafting bamboo hanging signs now outputs 6 hanging signs instead of 2.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=23w07a|[[File:Cherry Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cherry hanging signs behind the "[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20]]" [[Minecraft:experimental]] [[Minecraft:data pack]].}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=23w07a|[[File:Cherry Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Wall Hanging Sign JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cherry hanging signs behind the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w12a|Hanging signs are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack.
 |Hanging signs can now be edited after being placed.
 |Hanging signs now support text on both sides.
 |Hanging signs can now be waxed with [[Minecraft:honeycomb]] to prevent editing.
-|Oak and spruce hanging sign can now be found in [[Minecraft:trail ruins]] loot.}}
+|Oak and spruce hanging sign can now be found in trail ruins loot.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=23w14a|Hanging signs with click commands can now be interacted with even if the hanging sign is not waxed.
-|Hanging signs can no longer be edited by players in [[Minecraft:Adventure]] mode.
+|Hanging signs can no longer be edited by players in Adventure mode.
 |Hanging signs with non-text chat components can no longer be edited, even if the hanging sign is not waxed.
 |Hanging signs now save text even if the edit screen is closed by the player being moved far away.}}
-|{{HistoryLine|||dev=23w16a|Oak and spruce hanging sign no longer generates in [[Minecraft:suspicious sand]] in [[Minecraft:trail ruins]].
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=23w16a|Oak and spruce hanging sign no longer generates in suspicious sand in trail ruins.
-|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the [[Minecraft:trail ruins]]; oak and spruce hanging sign now are in the common loot.}}
+|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the trail ruins; oak and spruce hanging sign now are in the common loot.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.20.2|dev=23w31a|Changed sounds for Nether wood hanging signs.<ref>{{Bug|MC-262295||Warped and Crimson hanging signs uses their respective plank sounds, despite their stripped stems having unique sounds|Fixed}}</ref>}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|exp=Update 1.21|dev=23w45a|Bamboo hanging signs can now be found in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]] corridor barrels.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|exp=Update 1.21|dev=23w45a|Bamboo hanging signs can now be found in trial chambers corridor barrels.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|exp=Winter Drop|dev=24w40a|[[File:Pale Oak Hanging Sign JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pale Oak Wall Hanging Sign JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pale Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added pale oak hanging signs.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.21.4|dev=24w44a|[[File:Pale Oak Hanging Sign JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pale Oak Wall Hanging Sign JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pale Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE2.png|32px]] The texture of the pale oak hanging signs has been changed.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.21.9|dev=25w32a|Hanging signs can now be crafted using [[Minecraft:copper chain]]s.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.21.9|dev=25w32a|Hanging signs can now be crafted using copper chains.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w35a|Hanging signs can no longer be crafted using copper chains.}}
 }}
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 |Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood signs.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.19.60|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.60.20|[[File:Jungle Wall Hanging Sign BE2.png|32px]] The texture of jungle hanging wall signs have been changed.
-|Bamboo hanging signs now can be crafted using [[Minecraft:block of stripped bamboo]] instead of bamboo planks.
+|Bamboo hanging signs now can be crafted using block of stripped bamboo instead of bamboo planks.
 |Crafting bamboo hanging signs now outputs 6 hanging signs instead of 2.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.19.80|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.80.20|[[File:Cherry Hanging Sign BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Wall Hanging Sign BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cherry hanging signs behind the "[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|Next Major Update]]" [[Minecraft:experimental]] toggle.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.19.80|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.80.20|[[File:Cherry Hanging Sign BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Wall Hanging Sign BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cherry hanging signs behind the "[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|Next Major Update]]" experimental toggle.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.19.80.22|Hanging signs can now be edited after being placed.|Hanging signs now support text on both sides.|Hanging signs can now be waxed with [[Minecraft:honeycomb]] to prevent editing.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.20.0|dev=Preview 1.20.0.20|Crimson, warped, and bamboo hanging signs now have custom sounds to match their wood type.<ref name=badnewsounds>{{Bug|MCPE-164246||Hanging nether and bamboo signs don't have new sounds}}</ref>}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.20.0.21|Hanging signs are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.60.20|Bamboo hanging signs can now be found in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]] corridor barrels.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.60.20|Bamboo hanging signs can now be found in trial chambers corridor barrels.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.21.50|dev=Preview 1.21.50.20|[[File:Pale Oak Hanging Sign BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pale Oak Wall Hanging Sign BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pale Oak Hanging Sign (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added pale oak hanging signs.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.21.50.25|[[File:Pale_Oak_Hanging_Sign_(item)_JE2.png|32px]] The inventory sprite of pale oak hanging signs have been changed.}}
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 == Trivia ==
-* The first concept art of hanging signs came from [[Minecraft:Agnes Larsson]]'s daughter.<ref>{{ytl|vJCMpPyaN8Q|Minecraft 1.20: New Blocks and Their Functions!|Minecraft|Feb 24, 2023|t=30s}}</ref>
+* The first concept art of hanging signs came from Agnes Larsson's daughter.<ref>{{ytl|vJCMpPyaN8Q|Minecraft 1.20: New Blocks and Their Functions!|Minecraft|Feb 24, 2023|t=30s}}</ref>
 == Gallery ==
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 File:Hanging Sign GUI BE.png|Hanging sign GUI {{In|be}}.
 File:All Signs and Hanging Signs.png|All signs and hanging signs.
-File:Sign Platforms.jpg|[[Minecraft:Ari]] standing on top of a hanging sign.
+File:Sign Platforms.jpg|Ari standing on top of a hanging sign.
-File:Eric Shop.jpg|[[Minecraft:Sunny]] looking at a double sided hanging sign.
+File:Eric Shop.jpg|Sunny looking at a double sided hanging sign.
 File:Sign House.jpg|A house with hanging signs.
 File:Signs Galore.jpg|Hanging signs on a house.
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 === Concept artwork ===
 <gallery>
-Hanging Sign Concept Art.png|Hanging sign concept art drawn by [[Minecraft:Agnes Larsson]]'s daughter.<ref name="agnes-daughter" />
+Hanging Sign Concept Art.png|Hanging sign concept art drawn by Agnes Larsson's daughter.<ref name="agnes-daughter" />
 Hanging Sign Concept Art2.png|Ditto.
 Hanging Sign Concept Art3.png|Hanging sign dimensions concept art.
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 [[Category:Blocks with GUI]]
-[[Minecraft:de:Hängeschild]]
+de:Hängeschild
-[[Minecraft:es:Cartel colgante]]
+es:Cartel colgante
-[[Minecraft:fr:Pancarte suspendue]]
+fr:Pancarte suspendue
-[[Minecraft:ja:吊り看板]]
+ja:吊り看板
-[[Minecraft:ko:매다는 표지판]]
+ko:매다는 표지판
-[[Minecraft:pt:Placa Suspensa]]
+pt:Placa Suspensa
-[[Minecraft:ru:Подвесная табличка]]
+ru:Подвесная табличка
-[[Minecraft:uk:Вивіска]]
+uk:Вивіска
-[[Minecraft:zh:悬挂式告示牌]]
+zh:悬挂式告示牌

Revision as of 15:51, 9 April 2026

Obtaining

Breaking

Generated loot

Crafting

Usage

Placement

Text

Interaction

Fuel

Note blocks

Sounds

Generic

Normal wood

Cherry wood

Bamboo wood

Nether wood

Unique

Data values

ID

Block states

Block data

Advancements

Videos

History

Development

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Issues

Trivia

Gallery

Screenshots

Mojang screenshots

Concept artwork

In other media

See also

References

External links

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