Copper Torch

Copper Torch

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0
Hardness	0
Luminous	Yes (14)
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	0 NONE
Note block instrument	Default (Harp)

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            "field": "Yes",
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A copper torch is a non-solid block that emits light. Copper torches can also be used to craft copper lanterns.

Obtaining

Breaking

Copper torches can be broken instantly using anything, and drop themselves as an item.

Block	Copper Torch
Hardness	0
Breaking time (secs)
Default	10.05 (JE) 0.05 (BE)

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

A copper torch is removed and drops itself as an item if:

• Its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed
• Water flows into its space
• A piston pushes it or moves a block into its space

When lava flows into a copper torch's space, it will be destroyed without dropping anything.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Copper Nugget + Coal or  Charcoal + Stick	4

Usage

Copper torches can be placed on the top or the sides of most solid blocks, although some blocks require sneaking. Being non-solid, copper torches have no collision box. More information about placement can be found at Opacity/Placement.

Gravity-affected blocks like sand and gravel do not start falling if the space immediately beneath is occupied by a copper torch. Falling blocks break if they fall onto a solid block with a copper torch above it. If there is an air block under the copper torch, the falling blocks fall through the copper torch onto the surface below.

Copper torches do not oxidize. The copper is being used as part of the torch's fuel and not the base.

Light

Copper torches give off a light level of 14. Copper torches also melt snow layers within 2 blocks and ice within 3 blocks (taxicab distance).

When the Render Dragon Features for Creators experiment is enabled in Minecraft Preview, the top part of copper torches emits colored point lighting with
 #86ca59. This causes the bottom part of the copper torch to render a small square shadow.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Copper Lantern	Copper Nugget + Copper Torch

Sounds

Java Edition:

v t e wood sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.wood.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.wood.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.wood.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.wood.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.wood.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e wood sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.wood	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.wood	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8
	​Axe strips	Blocks	When an axe strips a log or wood block	use.wood	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	1.0	0.8
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.wood	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.23	0.5
	​Footsteps	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.4	1.0
	​Footsteps	Players	Walking on the block	step.wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.3	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.12	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.18	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Copper Torch	copper_torch	Block & Item	wall_post_override	None	block.minecraft.copper_torch
Copper Wall Torch	copper_wall_torch	Block	None	—	block.minecraft.copper_wall_torch

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Copper Torch	copper_torch	1337	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -1082)	tile.copper_torch.name

Block states

Java Edition:
Wall

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
facing	north	east north south west	The direction the top of the copper torch is facing.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
torch_facing_direction	0x1 0x2 0x4	west	west east north south top	1 2 3 4 5	The face of the block that the torch is attached to. If the torch is a wall torch, the top of the torch faces opposite to this direction.
			unknown	0	Unused

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.21.9			25w32a				Added copper torches.
			25w36a				The texture of the copper torch has been changed to make them more discernible to color blind players.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.21.111			Preview 1.21.110.23				Added copper torches.
							The crafting recipe originally produced 1 copper torch.
Preview 1.21.110.23 Experiment Render Dragon Features for Creators							Copper torches have point lighting with a color of  #B8EF8D.
1.21.111			Preview 1.21.110.24				The crafting recipe has been changed to produce 4 copper torches instead of 1. 4
Preview 1.21.120.20 Experiment Render Dragon Features for Creators							Changed the light color of copper torches to  #b9e397.
1.21.120			Preview 1.21.120.21				The texture of the copper torch has been changed to make them more discernible to color blind players.
Preview 26.0.23 Experiment Render Dragon Features for Creators							Changed the light color of copper torches to  #86ca59.

Issues

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

Trivia

• In real life, green fire can be produced by introducing copper(II) salts such as copper(II) sulfate and copper(II) chloride into a flame, in a process called flame test.
  • Copper in its metal form does not reliably work for this purpose, as the flame color is produced by metal ions.

Gallery

Mojang screenshots

• 
  Four torch variants, including the copper torch
• 
  A copper torch in an exposed lush cave
• 
  Sunny lining stripmines with copper torches
• 
  A wall of copper torches

See also

• Torch
• Soul Torch
• Redstone Torch
• Redstone Lamp
• Underwater torch
• Colored torch
• Copper Lantern