Nether Brick Fence

Nether Brick Fence

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	2
Luminous	No
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	35 NETHER
Note block instrument	Bass Drum

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A Nether brick fence is a Nether brick variant of fences used to form Nether fortresses in the Nether.

Obtaining

Breaking

Nether brick fences can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it will drop nothing.

Block	Nether Brick Fence
Hardness	2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	110.05 (JE) 10 (BE)
Wooden	11.5 (JE) 1.5 (BE)
Stone	10.75 (JE) 0.75 (BE)
Copper	10.6 (JE) 0.6 (BE)
Iron	10.5 (JE) 0.5 (BE)
Diamond	10.4 (JE) 0.4 (BE)
Netherite	10.35 (JE) 0.35 (BE)
Golden	10.25 (JE) 0.25 (BE)
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

Natural generation

Nether brick fences generate as part of Nether fortresses, where they form window bars, balcony fencing, and portcullises.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Nether Bricks + Nether Brick	6

Usage

Nether brick fences are non-flammable and have the same blast resistance as most stone blocks. Nether brick fences have the same usages as regular fences to form barriers and attaching mobs with a lead.

Barrier

Nether brick fences connect to most blocks, including wooden fence gates, but not wooden fences.

Sounds

Java Edition:

v t e nether_bricks sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.nether_bricks.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	0.8	0.8	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.nether_bricks.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	0.8	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.nether_bricks.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.nether_bricks.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.nether_bricks.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e nether_brick sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​ ?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.nether_brick	​ ?	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.nether_brick	​ ?	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.nether_brick	​ ?	0.25	0.5
	​ ?	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.nether_brick	​ ?	0.4	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Walking on the block	step.nether_brick	​ ?	0.16	1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.bone_block	​ ?	0.12	1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.nether_brick	​ ?	0.14	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Nether Brick Fence	nether_brick_fence	Block & Item	fences	fences	block.minecraft.nether_brick_fence

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Block tags	Translation key
Nether Brick Fence	nether_brick_fence	113	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible	tile.nether_brick_fence.name

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
east	false	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the east.
north	false	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the north.
south	false	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the south.
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this fence.
west	false	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the west.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
minecraft:connection_east	false	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the east.
minecraft:connection_north	false	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the north.
minecraft:connection_south	false	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the south.
minecraft:connection_west	false	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the west.

Models

This section is experimental - see Forum:Add blockstates definition data to the Data values section of block pages for more info

Model definition

Name	Parent	Assigned textures
block/nether_brick_fence_inventory	block/fence_inventory		texture = block/nether_bricks
block/nether_brick_fence_post	block/fence_post		texture = block/nether_bricks
block/nether_brick_fence_side	block/fence_side		texture = block/nether_bricks

Block states definition

Multipart model system

Model	Modifiers			Apply when states
block/nether_brick_fence_post	N/A			Always
block/nether_brick_fence_side	uvlock	=	true	north	=	true
block/nether_brick_fence_side	uvlock y	=	true 90	east	=	true
block/nether_brick_fence_side	uvlock y	=	true 180	south	=	true
block/nether_brick_fence_side	uvlock y	=	true 270	west	=	true

State combinations

All distinct block states

Appearance	When
	north east south west	=	false false false false
	north east south west	=	true false false false
	north east south west	=	false true false false
	north east south west	=	true true false false
	north east south west	=	false false true false
	north east south west	=	true false true false
	north east south west	=	false true true false
	north east south west	=	true true true false
	north east south west	=	false false false true
	north east south west	=	true false false true
	north east south west	=	false true false true
	north east south west	=	true true false true
	north east south west	=	false false true true
	north east south west	=	true false true true
	north east south west	=	false true true true
	north east south west	=	true true true true

Item definition

• [NBT Compound / JSON Object] model
  • [String] type: minecraft:model
  • [String] model: minecraft:block/nether_brick_fence_inventory

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease				Added Nether brick fences.
							Nether brick fences can generate in Nether fortresses.
1.4.2			12w36a				It is now possible to place pressure plates on top of Nether brick fences.
1.4.4			1.4.3				Mobs no longer try to jump over Nether brick fences.
1.7.2			release				The texture mapping for fences has been changed.
1.7.4			13w47a				The previous change has been reverted.
			13w48a				The texture mapping for fences has been changed once again, but only for some states.
1.8			14w10a				The texture mapping for fences has been changed.
							The two internal cuboids which existed inside unconnected fence posts no longer exist.
							The Nether brick fence item model is now a flat plane.
			14w10b				Nether brick fences now have a proper item model again.
			14w17a				The texture mapping has been reverted to that which was used before 14w10a.
1.9			15w44b				The texture mapping for fences has been changed.
			15w45a				The texture mapping for fences has been changed once again; connections are now one pixel off.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of Nether brick fences has been changed.
							Nether brick fence recipe has been changed to avoid conflict with the Nether brick wall recipe. Old Recipe 6
			18w47a				The texture of Nether brick fences has been changed again.
1.21.4			24w44a				The texture of Nether brick fences has been changed.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.12.1			build 1				[verify] Added Nether brick fences.
			build 12				Torches can now be placed on top of Nether brick fences.
v0.14.2							The texture of Nether brick fences is now brighter.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0			beta 1.9.0.0				The recipe for Nether brick fences has been changed to avoid conflict with the Nether brick wall recipe.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of Nether brick fences has been changed.
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.63				[verify] The texture of Nether brick fences now matches Java Edition.
1.21.50			Preview 1.21.50.29				[verify] The texture of Nether brick fences has been changed.
26.40			Preview 26.40.22				All fences now have the block states minecraft:connection_north, minecraft:connection_south, minecraft:connection_east, and minecraft:connection_west
			Preview 26.40.30				Removed all the block states minecraft:connection_north, minecraft:connection_south, minecraft:connection_east, and minecraft:connection_west from all fences again.
26.50			Preview 26.50.22				All fences now have the block states minecraft:connection_north, minecraft:connection_south, minecraft:connection_east, and minecraft:connection_west again.
							For new worlds, fence connection changes now trigger neighbor block updates for parity with Java Edition; existing worlds keep the prior client-only update behavior.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU7	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	[verify] Added Nether brick fences.
TU10							It is now possible to place pressure plates on top of Nether brick fences.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Moved Nether brick fences from the Miscellaneous tab, to the Building Blocks tab, in the Creative inventory.
TU25	CU14	1.17	1.17	1.17			Nether brick fences now connect to wooden fences.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Nether brick fences no longer connect to wooden fences.
			1.90				The texture of Nether brick fences has been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							[verify] Added Nether brick fences.

Data history

Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				Prior to The Flattening, the numeral ID for Nether brick fences was 113.

Issues

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

Trivia

• Nether bricks are the only block to have both a fence variant and a wall variant.
• It is the only type of fence which does not have a fence gate counterpart.

Gallery

• 
  First screenshot released by Jeb. The Nether brick fences are visible on the side of the Nether fortress bridges.
• 
  Brightly lit version
• 
  Three Nether brick fences in the pre-release of Beta 1.9. Some Nether bricks can also be seen in the background.

See also

• Fence
• Wooden Fence