Minecraft:Commands/setblock

Template:Infobox command Changes a Minecraft:block to another block.

Syntax

• Java Edition

setblock <pos> <block> [destroy|keep|replace|strict]

• Bedrock Edition

setblock <position: x y z> <tileName: Block> <blockStates: block states> [destroy|keep|replace]

setblock <position: x y z> <tileName: Block> [destroy|keep|replace]

Arguments

Specifies the position of the block to be changed.

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Specifies the new block.

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Specifies the Minecraft:block states to use for the block.

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Specifies how to handle the block change. Must be one of:

• destroy — The old block Minecraft:drops both itself and its contents (as if destroyed by a Minecraft:player). Plays the appropriate block breaking noise.
• keep — Only Minecraft:air blocks are changed (non-air blocks are unchanged).
• replace — The old block drops neither itself nor any contents. Plays no sound.
• strict — Place blocks as-is without triggering block updates and shape updates.

If not specified, defaults to replace.

Examples

• Put a chest facing east at your feet
  • setblock ~ ~ ~ chest[facing=east]Template:Only
  • setblock ~ ~ ~ chest ["minecraft:cardinal_direction"="east"]Template:Only
• Place a sign next to it Template:In
  • setblock ~ ~ ~-1 birch_sign{Text1:'"My chest"',Text2:'"Do not open!"'} (Note the two sets of quotes around the text. They are required.)
• Put a top quartz slab at the top of your head
  • setblock ~ ~2 ~ quartz_slab[type=top]Template:Only
  • setblock ~ ~2 ~ quartz_slab ["minecraft:vertical_half"="top"]Template:Only

History

See also

• Template:Cmd — modifies the data tags of a block or entity
• Template:Cmd — copies blocks from one region to another
• Template:Cmd — fills a region with a block

References

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External links

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