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Cinnabar Bricks

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Cinnabar Bricks
Cinnabar Bricks.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Cinnabar Bricks'
Invicon Cinnabar Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Cinnabar Bricks
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Cinnabar bricks are a decorative brick variant of cinnabar.

Obtaining

Breaking

Cinnabar bricks drop as an item if mined by any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block Cinnabar Bricks
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
Polished Cinnabar
Invicon Polished Cinnabar.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Cinnabar in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Cinnabar with description: Polished CinnabarInvicon Polished Cinnabar.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Cinnabar in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Cinnabar with description: Polished CinnabarInvicon Polished Cinnabar.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Cinnabar in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Cinnabar with description: Polished CinnabarInvicon Polished Cinnabar.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Cinnabar in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Cinnabar with description: Polished Cinnabar
Invicon Cinnabar Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Cinnabar Bricks4

Stonecutting

Ingredients Cutting recipe
Cinnabar or 
Polished Cinnabar
Invicon Cinnabar.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cinnabar with description: CinnabarInvicon 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-gameInvicon Cinnabar Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Cinnabar Bricks

Usage

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Cinnabar Brick Slab Cinnabar Bricks
Cinnabar Brick Stairs Cinnabar Bricks
Cinnabar Brick Wall Cinnabar Bricks

Stonecutting ingredient

Name Ingredients Cutting recipe Description
Cinnabar Brick Slab or 
Cinnabar Brick Stairs or 
Cinnabar Brick Wall 		Cinnabar Bricks
Chiseled Cinnabar Cinnabar Bricks
Invicon Cinnabar Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Cinnabar Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game 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 linking to Chiseled Cinnabar with description: Chiseled Cinnabar
 ‌[Bedrock Edition only]

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 cinnabar-bricks.png: Sprite image for cinnabar-bricks in Minecraft Cinnabar Brickscinnabar_bricksBlock & Item block.minecraft.cinnabar_bricks

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Block tagsItem tags Translation key
BlockSprite cinnabar-bricks.png: Sprite image for cinnabar-bricks in Minecraft Cinnabar Brickscinnabar_bricks1374Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -1119)		minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructibleminecraft:sulfur_cube_archetype_slow_bouncy tile.cinnabar_bricks.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 Cinnabar bricks are announced at Minecraft Live – March 2026.

Java Edition

Java Edition
26.2snap1 Added cinnabar bricks.
snap3 The texture of cinnabar bricks 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 cinnabar bricks.
26.30Preview 26.30.20Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
Preview 26.30.27Cinnabar bricks' sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.
Preview 26.30.29 The texture of cinnabar bricks has been changed to match Java Edition.

Issues

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

  • A house made of the cinnabar and sulfur block families, including cinnabar bricks.
    A house made of the cinnabar and sulfur block families, including cinnabar bricks.
  • Ditto from a different angle.
    Ditto from a different angle.

Sources