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Sandstone Wall

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Sandstone Wall
Sandstone Wall.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Sandstone Wall'
Invicon Sandstone Wall.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone Wall in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Sandstone Wall
Invicon Sandstone Wall BE.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone Wall in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Sandstone Wall
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A sandstone wall is a decorative wall variant of sandstone that generates in desert villages and is used for building.

Obtaining

Breaking

Sandstone walls can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block Sandstone Wall
Hardness 0.8
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 4
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 0.6
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.3
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.25
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.2
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.15
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.15
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.1
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.

Natural generation

Sandstone walls may generate in desert villages.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Sandstone
Invicon Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sandstone with description: SandstoneInvicon Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sandstone with description: SandstoneInvicon Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sandstone with description: SandstoneInvicon Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sandstone with description: SandstoneInvicon Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sandstone with description: SandstoneInvicon Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sandstone with description: Sandstone
Invicon Sandstone Wall.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone Wall in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Sandstone Wall6

Stonecutting

Ingredients Cutting recipe
Sandstone
Invicon Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sandstone with description: SandstoneInvicon Sandstone Wall.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone Wall in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Sandstone Wall.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone Wall in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Sandstone Wall

Usage

Sounds

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 stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8–1.0
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedplace.stonesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8–1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stonesubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.370.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.221.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tags Translation key
BlockSprite sandstone-wall.png: Sprite image for sandstone-wall in Minecraft Sandstone Wallsandstone_wallBlock & Itemwallswalls block.minecraft.sandstone_wall

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite sandstone-wall.png: Sprite image for sandstone-wall in Minecraft Sandstone Wallsandstone_wallcobblestone_wall / 5-975Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] tile.cobblestone_wall.sandstone.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
eastnonelow
none
tall		How the wall extends from the center post to the east.
northnonelow
none
tall		How the wall extends from the center post to the north.
southnonelow
none
tall		How the wall extends from the center post to the south.
uptruefalse
true		When true, the wall has a center post.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true		Whether or not there's water in the same place as this wall.
westnonelow
none
tall		How the wall extends from the center post to the west.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
wall_connection_type_eastNot Supportednonenone
short
tall		UnsupportedHow the wall extends from the center post to the east.
wall_connection_type_northNot Supportednonenone
short
tall		UnsupportedHow the wall extends from the center post to the north.
wall_connection_type_southNot Supportednonenone
short
tall		UnsupportedHow the wall extends from the center post to the south.
wall_connection_type_westNot Supportednonenone
short
tall		UnsupportedHow the wall extends from the center post to the west.
wall_post_bitNot Supportedtruefalse
true		UnsupportedWhether or not the wall has a center post.

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1418w43a Added sandstone walls.
18w44a Changed texture.
18w50aNow generate naturally within desert villages.
19w11aMoved sandstone walls from the Building Blocks tab to the Decoration Blocks tab in the Creative inventory.[1]
1.1620w06aSandstone walls no longer have gaps when stacked vertically.
Their blockstates now use "none", "low" and "tall" for east/west/north/south directional values.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.9.0beta 1.9.0.0 Added sandstone walls.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of sandstone walls has been updated.
Now generate naturally within desert villages.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.51Sandstone walls no longer have gaps when stacked vertically.
1.21.30Preview 1.21.30.21The different wall block type block states for the cobblestone_wall ID have been split up into their own IDs.
Decreased the hardness of sandstone walls from 2 to 0.8.

PlayStation 4 Edition

PlayStation 4 Edition
1.88 Added sandstone walls.
1.90 The texture of sandstone walls has been updated.
1.91Now generate naturally within desert villages.

Issues

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

References

  1. ↑ https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-137471

Sources