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Lever

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Lever
Lever.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Lever'
Powered Lever.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Lever'
Invicon Lever.png: Inventory sprite for Lever in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Lever
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The lever is a non-solid block that can be switched to provide redstone power.

Obtaining

Breaking

No tool can accelerate the breaking process of levers.

Block Lever
Hardness 0.5
Breaking time (secs)
Default 0.75
Options
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

Levers drop themselves when destroyed, and when their attachment block is moved or removed.

Natural generation

Three levers generate naturally in each jungle temple. They also generate in woodland mansions and ancient cities.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Stick +
Cobblestone
Invicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: StickInvicon Cobblestone.png: Inventory sprite for Cobblestone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cobblestone with description: Cobblestone
Invicon Lever.png: Inventory sprite for Lever in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Lever

Usage

In Java Edition, lever can be destroyed by fluids.

Five of the eight possible orientations, levers off.

A lever can be used as a player-switchable redstone power source.

Placement

A lever can be attached to the top, side, or bottom of any full solid opaque block (stone, dirt, blocks of gold, etc.), or to the top of an upside-down slab or upside-down stairs (but not to the bottom of a right-side-up slab or stairs). When placed on the top or bottom of a block, the lever orients itself in-line with the placing player.

In Bedrock Edition, it can additionally be placed on the top of a fence, stone wall or hopper, and can be placed underwater.

When placed on the side of blocks, down is on and up is off. On the top or bottom of blocks, off is north or west, on is south or east.

Activation

To activate or deactivate a lever, use the "Use Item/Place Block" control ( Right Mouse Button, by default). A lever can be turned on and off as fast as you physically can.

Mobs cannot turn a lever on or off, except accidentally by a wind charge shot from a breeze.

Behavior

While active, a lever:

Piston interactivity

Lever is destroyed when the piston tries to push it. It can't be pulled by the sticky piston.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite lever.png: Sprite image for lever in Minecraft lever sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​ ?BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.wood​ ?1.00.8–1.0
​ ?BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.wood​ ?1.00.8
​ ?BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.wood​ ?0.230.5

Unique

Java Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Lever clicksBlocksWhen a lever deactivates [sound 1]block.lever.clicksubtitles.block.lever.click​0.30.516
​Lever clicksBlocksWhen a lever activates [sound 1]block.lever.clicksubtitles.block.lever.click​0.30.616
  1. ↑ a b The lever uses the same sound event for both turning on and off. This has been reported on mojira: MC-177454.

Bedrock Edition

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​ ?BlocksWhen a lever deactivatesrandom.lever_click​ ?0.30.5
​ ?BlocksWhen a lever activatesrandom.lever_click​ ?0.30.6

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierForm Translation key
BlockSprite lever.png: Sprite image for lever in Minecraft LeverleverBlock & Item block.minecraft.lever

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite lever.png: Sprite image for lever in Minecraft Leverlever69Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] tile.lever.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.

Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facewallceiling
floor
wall		The face of the block the lever placed on.
Floor is on top of a block, ceiling is on the bottom, and wall is on one of its sides.
facingnortheast
north
south
west		The direction the lever is facing.
Opposite to the direction the player is facing if placed on the side of a block.
poweredfalsefalse
true		If true, the lever is currently activated.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
open_bit0x8falsefalse
true		0
1		If the lever is currently activated.
lever_direction0x1
0x2
0x4		down_east_west down_east_west0Lever on block bottom points east when off
east1Lever on block side facing east
west2Lever on block side facing west
south3Lever on block side facing south
north4Lever on block side facing north
up_north_south5Lever on block top points south when off.
up_east_west6Lever on block top points east when off.
down_north_south7Lever on block bottom points south when off.

Videos

History

This section would benefit from the addition of more sounds.
 
Please remove this notice once you have added suitable sounds to the section.
The specific instructions are: Sounds before 23w33a

Development

May 21, 2009Notch shows interest in adding levers.

Java Edition

Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.1 Added levers.
The data values which would in future be used for ceiling levers had a large cobblestone cuboid in the middle, and floor and "ceiling" levers only existed in north- and west-facing forms.
Java Edition Beta
1.7 Due to the change of the cobblestone texture, the texture of levers has been updated.
Java Edition
1.3.112w22aLevers now generate in jungle temples.
12w24a Levers can now be placed upside down (on the underside of a block), changing those data values of levers accordingly.
1.513w03aLever orientation is no longer random.
1.814w04a If a lever is set to render as the block inside of a minecart via commands or map editing, it now appears as this (previously it would be entirely invisible).
14w10a Lever models have changed - the UV is now different.
1.915w46aMobs no longer spawn on levers.
1.1116w39aLevers now generate in woodland mansions.
1.1317w47a Floor and ceiling levers can now be placed facing east or south. This changes the texture rotation.
Flicking a lever on now displays redstone particles.
Levers can no longer be placed on top of pistons.
pre2The hitbox height of levers placed on the ceiling or floor has been decreased.
1.1418w43a The textures used by levers have changed.
18w50a The cobblestone texture has changed, changing levers as well.
19w03cLevers now use correct cullface arguments, and a redundant face (internal end of the handle; visible only from within) was deleted.
1.1922w13aLevers now generate in ancient cities.
1.20.223w33aLevers now use stone sounds instead of wood sounds.[1]

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.13.0build 1[verify] Added levers.
v0.15.0build 1Levers now generate in jungle temples.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0alpha 1.1.0.0Levers now generate in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3[verify] The texture of levers has been changed.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU1CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1[verify] Added levers.
TU141.04Levers can now be placed upside down (on the underside of a block).
TU54CU441.521.521.52Patch 241.0.4Levers now generate in woodland mansions.
1.90 [verify] The texture of levers has been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0[verify] Added levers.
1.9.19Levers now generate in woodland mansions.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 69.

Issues

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

References

  1. ↑ MC-217628 – Levers use wood sounds rather than stone – resolved as "Fixed".

Sources