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Chiseled Cinnabar

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Chiseled Cinnabar
Chiseled Cinnabar.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Chiseled Cinnabar'
Invicon Chiseled Cinnabar.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Cinnabar in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Chiseled Cinnabar
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Chiseled cinnabar is a decorative chiseled variant of cinnabar used for building.

Obtaining

Breaking

Chiseled cinnabar drops as an item if mined by any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block Chiseled Cinnabar
Hardness 1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 7.5
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 1.15
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.6
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.45
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.4
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.3
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.25
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.2
Options
Efficiency
000
Haste
001
1JEBE
Legend
  • incorrect tool, drops nothing
  • correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
  • correct tool, drops the block itself
  • italicized can be instant mined
  1. ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Cinnabar Slab
Invicon Cinnabar Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cinnabar Slab with description: Cinnabar SlabInvicon Cinnabar Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cinnabar Slab with description: Cinnabar Slab
Invicon Chiseled Cinnabar.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Cinnabar in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Chiseled Cinnabar

Stonecutting

Name Ingredients Cutting recipe Description
Chiseled Cinnabar Cinnabar
Invicon Cinnabar.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cinnabar with description: CinnabarInvicon Chiseled Cinnabar.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Cinnabar in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Chiseled Cinnabar.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Cinnabar in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Chiseled Cinnabar
Chiseled Cinnabar Polished Cinnabar or 
Cinnabar Bricks
Invicon Polished Cinnabar.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Cinnabar in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Cinnabar with description: Polished CinnabarInvicon Cinnabar Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cinnabar Bricks with description: Cinnabar BricksInvicon Chiseled Cinnabar.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Cinnabar in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Chiseled Cinnabar.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Cinnabar in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Chiseled Cinnabar
 ‌[Bedrock Edition only]

Usage

Chiseled cinnabar is used only for decoration. The block has a blocky spider engraved on its surfaces. See also Easter eggs#Mobs on chiseled blocks.

Sounds

Java Edition:

BlockSprite cinnabar.png: Sprite image for cinnabar in Minecraft cinnabar sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.cinnabar.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.01.016
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.cinnabar.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.01.016
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.cinnabar.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​1.01.016
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.cinnabar.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​1.01.016
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.cinnabar.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​1.01.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite cinnabar.png: Sprite image for cinnabar in Minecraft cinnabar sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.cinnabar.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.cinnabar.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.cinnabar.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.3–0.50.5
​Something falls on a blockBlocksFalling on the block with fall damageblock.cinnabar.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​1.00.75
​FootstepsBlocksWalking on the blockblock.cinnabar.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockblock.cinnabar.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageblock.cinnabar.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierForm Translation key
BlockSprite chiseled-cinnabar.png: Sprite image for chiseled-cinnabar in Minecraft Chiseled Cinnabarchiseled_cinnabarBlock & Item block.minecraft.chiseled_cinnabar

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Block tagsItem tags Translation key
BlockSprite chiseled-cinnabar.png: Sprite image for chiseled-cinnabar in Minecraft Chiseled Cinnabarchiseled_cinnabar1379Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -1124)		minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructibleminecraft:sulfur_cube_archetype_slow_bouncy tile.chiseled_cinnabar.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

History

Announcement

March 21, 2026 Chiseled cinnabar is announced at Minecraft Live – March 2026.
It features a six-legged, arachnid design on its texture.

Java Edition

Java Edition
26.2snap1 Added chiseled cinnabar.
snap3 The texture of chiseled cinnabar has been changed.
snap6Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026		Preview 26.20.23 Added chiseled cinnabar, which has had its texture updated. The texture used at Minecraft LIVE depicts an insect similar to a beetle, while the new texture depicts a spider.
26.30Preview 26.30.20Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
Preview 26.30.27Chiseled cinnabar can now be crafted with cinnabar slabs.
Chiseled cinnabar's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.
Preview 26.30.29 The texture of chiseled cinnabar has been changed to match Java Edition.

Issues

Issues relating to "Chiseled Cinnabar" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

  • A player-built structures built out of various sulfur and cinnabar blocks.
    A player-built structures built out of various sulfur and cinnabar blocks.
  • The same structure, but at a different angle.
    The same structure, but at a different angle.

Sources