How To Create A Torch In Minecraft

"Blue Torch" redirects here. For the torch crafted from soul soil, see Torch.

This page describes an education-related feature.

Colored torches are torches colored by metal chlorides, available in blue, red, purple, and green.

1 Obtaining
- 1.1 Breaking
- 1.2 Crafting
2 Usage
- 2.1 Light
- 2.2 Placement
3 Data values
- 3.1 ID
- 3.2 Metadata
- 3.3 Block states
4 History
5 Trivia
6 See also

Obtaining [ ]

Only by crafting.

Breaking [ ]

Colored torches break instantly and drop itself when broken using anything. The tool does not take any damage. Colored torches are also broken if pushed by a piston.

Crafting [ ]

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Cerium Chloride or Mercuric Chloride or Potassium Chloride or Tungsten Chloride + Torch		Cerium Chloride: Blue Mercuric Chloride: Red Potassium Chloride: Purple Tungsten Chloride: Green ‌^{[ Bedrock and Education editions only ]}

Usage [ ]

Torches can be placed on the top or the sides of most solid blocks, although some require sneaking (see placement for exceptions). Being non-solid, torches have no collision box.

Gravity-affected blocks like sand and gravel do not fall if the block below them has a torch on it and break when falling onto a torch.

Light [ ]

Torches emit a light level of 14. Torches also melt snow layers within 2 blocks and ice within 3 blocks (taxicab distance). Colored torches emit normal light, not colored light, and therefore the coloring is purely aesthetic.

Placement [ ]

In general, torches can be placed only on solid, opaque, full blocks; exceptions are listed below.

Block name	Torch placeable
Slab	Top of top-half slabs
Fence	Top only
Cobblestone Wall	Top only
Glass	Yes
Stained Glass	Yes
Hopper	Top only
Snow	Top of 8-layer thick snow
Soul Sand	Yes
Piston	Yes
Monster Spawner	Yes

Data values [ ]

ID [ ]

Name	Resource location	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Red and green torch	`colored_torch_rg`	`202`	Block & Item	`tile.colored_torch.red.name` `tile.colored_torch.green.name`
Blue and purple torch	`colored_torch_bp`	`204`	Block & Item	`tile.colored_torch.blue.name` `tile.colored_torch.purple.name`

Metadata [ ]

Colored torches have the following data values:

Colored torch (red/green)

	DV	Description
	0	Red Torch
	1	Green Torch

Colored torch (blue/purple)

	DV	Description
	0	Blue Torch
	1	Purple Torch

Block states [ ]

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
color_bit	`0`	`0` `1`	What color the torch is. For `rg` 0 is red and 1 is green. For `bp` 0 is blue and 1 is purple.
torch_facing_direction	`top`	`east` `north` `south` `top` `unknown` `west`	The direction the top of the torch is facing.

History [ ]

Bedrock Edition
1.4.0	beta 1.2.20.1	Added colored torches.
Education Edition
1.0.27		Added colored torches.

Trivia [ ]

As with Sparklers, the flame colors correspond to results from a flame test performed on these chloride salts.
The torche's stick uses the pre-Texture Update texture.