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Sulfur Stairs

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Sulfur Stairs
Sulfur Stairs.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Sulfur Stairs'
Invicon Sulfur Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Sulfur Stairs
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Sulfur stairs are a decorative stairs variant of sulfur used for building.

Obtaining

Breaking

Sulfur stairs drop as an item if mined by any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block Sulfur Stairs
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
Sulfur
Invicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sulfur with description: SulfurInvicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sulfur with description: SulfurInvicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sulfur with description: SulfurInvicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sulfur with description: SulfurInvicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sulfur with description: SulfurInvicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sulfur with description: Sulfur
Invicon Sulfur Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Sulfur Stairs4

Stonecutting

Ingredients Cutting recipe
Sulfur
Invicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sulfur with description: SulfurInvicon Sulfur Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Sulfur Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Sulfur Stairs

Usage

Sounds

Java Edition:

BlockSprite sulfur.png: Sprite image for sulfur in Minecraft sulfur sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.sulfur.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.01.016
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.sulfur.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.01.016
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.sulfur.hitsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​1.01.016
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.sulfur.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​1.01.016
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.sulfur.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​1.01016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite sulfur.png: Sprite image for sulfur in Minecraft sulfur sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.sulfur.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.sulfur.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.sulfur.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.30.5
​Something falls on a blockBlocksFalling on the block with fall damageblock.sulfur.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​1.00.75
​FootstepsBlocksWalking on the blockblock.sulfur.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockblock.sulfur.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageblock.sulfur.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tags Translation key
BlockSprite sulfur-stairs.png: Sprite image for sulfur-stairs in Minecraft Sulfur Stairssulfur_stairsBlock & Itemmineable/pickaxe
stairs		stairs block.minecraft.sulfur_stairs

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Block tags Translation key
BlockSprite sulfur-stairs.png: Sprite image for sulfur-stairs in Minecraft Sulfur Stairssulfur_stairs1350Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -1095)		minecraft:cornerable_stairs
minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible		 tile.sulfur_stairs.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
facingnortheast
north
south
west		The direction the stairs' full-block side faces.
When placed in-game by a player, this matches the direction the player faces.
halfbottombottom
top		Top if the stairs are upside-down.
shapestraightinner_left
inner_right
outer_left
outer_right
straight		"straight" is the default stairs shape.
"inner" is an "inside corner" stair shape, with two full-block and two stair-shaped side faces.
"outer" is an "outside corner" stair shape, with two stair-shaped and two half-block side faces.
"left" and "right" specify in which direction is the higher part of the step.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true		Whether or not there's water in the same place as these stairs.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
upside_down_bit0x4falsefalse
true		0
1		True if the stairs are upside-down.
weirdo_direction0x1
0x2		00
1
2
3		0
1
2
3		The direction the stairs' full-block side faces.
  • 0: East
  • 1: West
  • 2: South
  • 3: North
minecraft:corner
​[upcoming: BE 26.50]		Not Supportednonenone
inner_left
inner_right
outer_left
outer_right		UnsupportedThe corner shape of the stair.

History

Announcement

March 21, 2026 Sulfur stairs are announced at Minecraft Live – March 2026.

Java Edition

Java Edition
26.2snap1 Added sulfur stairs.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026		Preview 26.20.23 Added sulfur stairs.
26.30Preview 26.30.20Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.

Issues

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

Sources