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Sulfur

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Sulfur
Sulfur.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Sulfur'
Invicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Sulfur
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Sulfur is a block that naturally generates in sulfur caves alongside cinnabar, in sulfur pools, and as part of sulfur springs.

Obtaining

Breaking

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

Block Sulfur
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.

Natural generation

Sulfur generates throughout sulfur caves and as part of sulfur springs.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Sulfur Spike
Invicon Sulfur Spike.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur Spike in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sulfur Spike with description: Sulfur SpikeInvicon Sulfur Spike.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur Spike in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sulfur Spike with description: Sulfur SpikeInvicon Sulfur Spike.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur Spike in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sulfur Spike with description: Sulfur SpikeInvicon Sulfur Spike.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur Spike in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sulfur Spike with description: Sulfur Spike
Invicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Sulfur

Usage

Crafting ingredient

Sulfur can be crafted into several decorative variants.

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Polished Sulfur Sulfur
Potent Sulfur Sulfur
Invicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: SulfurInvicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: SulfurInvicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: SulfurInvicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: SulfurInvicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: SulfurInvicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: SulfurInvicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: SulfurInvicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: SulfurInvicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Sulfur
Invicon Potent Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Potent Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Potent Sulfur with description: Potent Sulfur
Sulfur Slab Sulfur
Sulfur Stairs Sulfur
Sulfur Wall Sulfur

Stonecutting ingredient

Name Ingredients Cutting recipe
Sulfur Slab or 
Sulfur Stairs or 
Sulfur Wall or 
Polished Sulfur or 
Polished Sulfur Slab or 
Polished Sulfur Stairs or 
Polished Sulfur Wall or 
Sulfur Bricks or 
Sulfur Brick Slab or 
Sulfur Brick Stairs or 
Sulfur Brick Wall or 
Chiseled Sulfur 		Sulfur

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:

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

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Block tagsItem tags Translation key
BlockSprite sulfur.png: Sprite image for sulfur in Minecraft Sulfursulfur1347Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -1092)		minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructibleminecraft:sulfur_cube_archetype_slow_bouncy tile.sulfur.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 Sulfur has been announced at Minecraft Live – March 2026.

Java Edition

Java Edition
26.2snap1 Added sulfur.
Sulfur can be crafted from potent sulfur.
Invicon Potent Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Potent Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Potent Sulfur with description: Potent Sulfur
Invicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Sulfur4
snap3Sulfur can no longer be crafted back from potent sulfur.
Sulfur can now be crafted from sulfur spikes.
Invicon Sulfur Spike.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur Spike in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sulfur Spike with description: Sulfur SpikeInvicon Sulfur Spike.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur Spike in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sulfur Spike with description: Sulfur SpikeInvicon Sulfur Spike.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur Spike in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sulfur Spike with description: Sulfur SpikeInvicon Sulfur Spike.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur Spike in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sulfur Spike with description: Sulfur Spike
Invicon Sulfur.png: Inventory sprite for Sulfur in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Sulfur
snap6Changed archetype from "football/regular" to "slow bouncy".

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026		Preview 26.20.23 Added sulfur.
26.30Preview 26.30.20Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
Preview 26.30.27Sulfur's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from "regular" to "slow bouncy".

Issues

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

Trivia

  • In real life, sulfur (S) is non-metallic chemical element belonging to the chalcogen group. It is the tenth most abundant element by mass in the universe and the fifth most common on Earth.
  • Prior to the addition of sulfur as a separate material, gunpowder was initially referred to as "sulphur", before being renamed in Java Edition Beta 1.3.

Sources