Minecraft:Redstone Torch

Template:Hatnote Template:Infobox block A redstone torch is a non-solid Minecraft:block that produces a full-strength Minecraft:redstone signal on all sides adjacent to it, except for its attached block, and can power the block directly above it. It deactivates while the block it is attached to is powered.

Obtaining

in Template:Editions, the inactive redstone torch cannot be obtained as an item without commands. in Template:Editions, it can be obtained via inventory editing.<ref>In Java it is a block state and in Bedrock it is an entirely separate block.</ref>

Breaking

A redstone torch can be broken instantly using any Minecraft:tool, or without a tool, and drops itself as an item. A redstone torch is removed and drops 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

Natural generation

A single redstone torch is found inside each igloo. In ancient cities, multiple redstone torches can be found integrated into circuitry.

Usage

Light

Redstone torches give off a light level of 7.

When the Render Dragon Features for Creators experiment is enabled in Minecraft:Minecraft Preview, the top part of redstone torches emits colored point lighting with Template:Color. This causes the bottom part of the torch to render a small square shadow, and the surrounding texture to render diagonal lines of shadow in all directions.

Crafting ingredient

Redstone torches can be used to craft activator rails, redstone comparators, and redstone repeaters. Template:Crafting usage

Redstone component

{{#vardefine:params|0 }}Template:Hatnote

Redstone torches can be used to power blocks and transmission components such as redstone dust, activate mechanism components such as Minecraft:pistons, or invert redstone signals like a NOT Gate.

Placement

{{#vardefine:params|0 }}Template:Hatnote

File:Redstone torch as power source.png

Examples of redstone torch placement and behavior

The placement conditions of a redstone torch are identical to the ones of a normal torch, it can be attached to (some exceptions might apply):

• the top or sides of any conductive block (examples: stone, soul sand, slime blocks, dispensers, etc.)
• the top of a non-conductive block that is at least 16 pixels tall and has a 2x2 pixels surface under where the redstone torch would be positioned (examples: glass panes, vertical chains, fences, etc.)
• the full side surfaces of a non-conductive block (examples: glass, stairs, open trapdoors, etc.)

Redstone torches cannot be attached to the bottoms of any blocks.

Attempting to attach a redstone torch to an invalid surface can cause it to "snap" to a valid surface adjacent to the same space. For example, if a fence is on the ground, attempting to attach a redstone torch to the side of the fence causes the redstone torch to be attached to the top of the ground next to the fence instead.

Activation

A redstone torch turns off when it is powered from the back (if placed on the side of a block) or from below (if placed on top of a block) and turns on again upon being depowered. in Template:Editions, a redstone torch placed on a (sticky) piston turns off when the piston extends and turns on when the piston retracts: this mechanic is known by the community as "soft inversion".<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Effectively, a redstone torch inverts the signal applied to its attachment block: power level 0 is changed to 15 and power levels 1 to 15 are changed to 0 (for an alternative that produces a greater range of output power levels, consider a redstone comparator in subtraction mode).

Walls, fences, glass, slabs, hoppers,<ref group=note>Redstone torches can be placed on hoppers only in Template:Editions</ref> and stairs are non-conductive, so redstone torches attached to them cannot be deactivated.

A redstone torch takes 2 game ticks (0.1 seconds barring lag) to change state. in Template:Editions, redstone torches do not respond to all 2 game tick pulses.

Behavior

A lit redstone torch strongly powers the block above itself and weakly powers its other direct neighbor blocks, excluding the one it is attached to. It also produces the same particles as redstone dust.

A redstone torch experiences "burn-out" when it is forced to turn off more than eight times in 60 game ticks (3 seconds). After burning out, a redstone torch produces a "smoke" particleTemplate:Only and a hiss similar to an extinguished fire, deactivates, and then ignores attempts to change its state until the number of state changes in the last 60 game ticks drops to fewer than eight.

in Template:Editions, a redstone torch might or might not attempt to turn itself back on after 160 ticks (8 seconds) depending on the update chain that caused it to burn out.<ref>Template:Bug</ref> If the redstone torch does attempt to turn itself back on, then it is not able change state until that attempt is performed.

in Template:Editions, each redstone torch can only burn itself out; the redstone torch needs to be in a circuit that causes it to power itself with no delay, otherwise it does not burn out.

A burned-out redstone torch turns back on after receiving a Minecraft:block update. There is no limit on how often a single redstone torch can burn out.

Sounds

Generic

Template:Edition: Template:Sound table/Block/Wood/JE

Template:Edition: Template:Sound table/Block/Wood/BE

Unique

Template:!((Java EditionTemplate:))! Template:SoundTable

Template:!((Bedrock EditionTemplate:))!: Template:SoundTable

Data values

ID

Template:!((Java EditionTemplate:))!: Template:ID table Template:ID table

Template:!((Bedrock EditionTemplate:))!: Template:ID table Template:ID table

Block states

{{#vardefine:params|0 }}Template:Hatnote

1. REDIRECT Template:Edition

Template:Rcat:
Floor: Template:Bst Wall: Template:Bst Template:Bst

1. REDIRECT Template:Edition

Template:Rcat: Template:Bst

Videos

1. REDIRECT Template:YouTube

History

Trivia

• in Template:Editions, the icon in the inventory shows an unlit redstone torch.
• in Template:Editions, the unlit redstone torch model has a gap in its texture from above.

Gallery

Renders

Java Edition

• Redstone torch
  Redstone torch
• Unlit redstone torch
  Unlit redstone torch
• Redstone wall torch
  Redstone wall torch
• Unlit redstone wall torch
  Unlit redstone wall torch

Bedrock Edition

• Redstone torch
  Redstone torch
• Unlit redstone torch
  Unlit redstone torch
• Redstone wall torch
  Redstone wall torch
• Unlit redstone wall torch
  Unlit redstone wall torch

In other media

• Noor catching a redstone torch
  Noor catching a redstone torch
• Several characters carrying redstone torches in Introducing New Default Skins!
  Several characters carrying redstone torches in Introducing New Default Skins!
• Action figure of Steve holding a redstone torch
  Action figure of Steve holding a redstone torch
• File:Minecraft Mini Mode Rise of the Warden Playset.png
• Official replica of a redstone torch.
  Official replica of a redstone torch.
• ThinkGeek produced redstone torch
  ThinkGeek produced redstone torch
• Charger shaped like a redstone torch.
  Charger shaped like a redstone torch.
• Redstone torches in #REDIRECT Template:AMCM Template:Redr.
  Redstone torches in

  1. REDIRECT Template:AMCM

  Template:Redr.

Notes

<references group=note/>

References

<references group="">

 </references>

Navigation

Redstone basics Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Redstone circuits Clock circuits Logic circuits Memory circuits Miscellaneous circuits Pulse circuits Transmission circuits Featured tutorials Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:EnvLink Template:BlockLink

Power emission Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Signal transmission Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Item and entity transportation Template:EntityLink Template:EntityLink Template:EntityLink Template:EntityLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:EntityLink Template:EntityLink Template:EntityLink Template:EntityLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Comparator-readable Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:EntityLink Template:EntityLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Observer-related Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Pistons/related Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Sculk sensor-related Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Mechanisms/misc. Template:EntityLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:EntityLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Creative or commands only Template:BlockLink Template:EntityLink Template:EntityLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink

Wood/Hypha Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Stone-based Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:EnvLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Upcoming Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:EnvLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:EnvLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Ore/Mineral Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink

Decorative Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Partial Blocks Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Dyeable/Dyed Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Lighting Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:Els only Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink

Sediment/Soil Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Misc. rock Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Ore/Mineral Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Plant Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Flower Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Fungus & Related Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Fauna & Related Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Aquatic Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Sculk Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Fluid & Related Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Non-physical Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLinkTemplate:Only Template:BlockLinkTemplate:Only Template:BlockLinkTemplate:Only Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink

Interactable Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Utilizable Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Redstone/ Mechanical Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:Els only Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink

All editions Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:JE only Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:El only Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink

Template:JE only Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:LegacyBlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BE only Template:BlockLink Template:LegacyBlockLink Template:LegacyBlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:Mcedu only Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Minecraft 4k only Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink

Template:Els only Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink

All editions Template:ItemLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink

April Fools 2013 Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink April Fools 2016 Template:BlockLink April Fools 2020 Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink April Fools 2022 Template:BlockLink April Fools 2023 Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink April Fools 2024 Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink April Fools 2025 Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink April Fools 2026 Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink

All editions Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockLink Template:JE only Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockSpriteTemplate:LegacyBlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BE only Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink

de:Redstone-Fackel es:Antorcha de redstone fr:Torche de redstone hu:Redstone-fáklya it:Torcia di redstone ja:レッドストーントーチ ko:레드스톤 횃불 nl:Redstonefakkel pl:Pochodnia redstone pt:Tocha de Redstone ru:Редстоуновый факел uk:Редстоуновий смолоскип zh:红石火把