Pale Moss Block

Pale Moss Block

Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.1
Hardness	0.1
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	Yes
Catches fire from lava	Yes
Map color	22 COLOR_LIGHT_GRAY
Note block instrument	Default (Harp)
Sulfur cube archetype	Fast Flat

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A pale moss block is a block that generates in pale gardens. Unlike regular moss blocks, pale moss blocks are flammable.

Obtaining

Breaking

Pale moss blocks can be mined using any tool or by hand, but a hoe is the quickest way to break it.

Block	Pale Moss Block
Hardness	0.1
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	10.15 (JE) 0.15 (BE)
Wooden	10.1 (JE) 0.1 (BE)
Stone	10.05 (JE) 0.05 (BE)
Copper	10.05 (JE) 0.05 (BE)
Iron	10.05 (JE) 0.05 (BE)
Diamond	10.05 (JE) 0.05 (BE)
Netherite	10.05 (JE) 0.05 (BE)
Golden	10.05 (JE) 0.05 (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

Pale moss blocks can be found on pale moss patches inside of pale gardens.

Trading

Wandering traders may sell 2 pale moss blocks for 1 emerald.

Villager		Probability		Villager wants	Player receives	Trades in stock	Villager experience	Price multiplier
		JE	BE
Wandering Trader	Ordinary	6%	6%	Emerald	2 × Pale Moss Block	5	—	—

Mob loot

In Bedrock Edition, wandering traders have a chance of 25% (increased by 1% per level of Looting) to drop 2 pale moss blocks when killed while showing the item as trade offer, if the player holds an emerald.

Post-generation

When bone meal is used on a pale moss block, moss spreads to any of the blocks listed below, if they have air blocks above them, in a corner-less 7×11×7 volume centered on the original pale moss block. Foliage can replace air on any of these blocks.

The following blocks can be replaced with pale moss blocks:

• Andesite
• Coarse Dirt
• Deepslate
• Diorite
• Dirt
• Granite
• Grass Block
• Moss Block
• Mud ‌^{[JE only]}
• Muddy Mangrove Roots ‌^{[JE only]}
• Mycelium
• Podzol
• Rooted Dirt
• Stone
• Tuff

When a pale moss block generates, it has a chance to have short grass, tall grass, or a pale moss carpet growing on it.

Bone meal on pale moss blocks

Block	Chance
Short Grass	58.82%
Pale Moss Carpet	29.41%
Tall Grass	11.76%

Usage

Most plants can be placed on pale moss except for cacti. Small dripleaves can be placed on pale moss, but only underwater. Big dripleaves cannot be placed on pale moss. Nether fungi can also be placed on it, while mushrooms can be placed only at light level 12 or below. Mushrooms placed on pale moss can be grown into huge mushrooms.

Unlike regular moss blocks, pale moss blocks cannot be used to increase the hatching speed of sniffer eggs.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Pale Moss Carpet	Pale Moss Block	3

Composting

Placing a pale moss block into a composter has a 65% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

Piston interactivity

Pale moss blocks are destroyed and dropped as items when pushed by pistons. They do not stick to sticky pistons, slime blocks, or honey blocks.

Ambient sounds

An open eyeblossom emits subtle eerie sounds when it is planted on a pale moss block.

Sounds

v t e moss sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.moss.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	varies	0.8	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.moss.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	0.93	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.moss.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.moss.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.moss.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Pale Moss Block	pale_moss_block	Block & Item	blocks_motion_no_leaves moss_blocks mineable/hoe sniffer_diggable_block	moss_blocks sulfur_cube_archetype/fast_flat	block.minecraft.pale_moss_block

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Pale Moss Block	pale_moss_block	1264	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -1009)	tile.pale_moss_block.name

History

Showcase

September 28, 2024							Pale moss blocks were showcased on Minecraft Live 2024. The pale moss block, carpet, and hanging moss were inspired by Spanish moss and white moss and were blended together to create pale moss.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.21.2 Experiment Winter Drop			24w40a				Added pale moss blocks.
1.21.4			24w44a				Pale moss blocks can now be sold by wandering traders.
							Pale moss blocks can now be ignited by lava.
							Pale moss blocks do not generate anymore under pale oak trees grown from saplings.
1.21.5			25w02a				Big dripleaves can no longer be placed on top of pale moss blocks.
26.1			snap6				Pale moss blocks are now included in the block tag #moss_blocks instead of #dirt.
							Pale moss blocks are now included in the item tag #moss_blocks
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb pale moss blocks, providing the golf ball/fast flat effect to the mob.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.21.50			Preview 1.21.50.20				Added pale moss blocks.
			Preview 1.21.50.26				Pale moss blocks now burn more quickly but take longer to catch on fire.
							Pale moss blocks can now be ignited by lava.
							Pale moss blocks do not generate anymore under pale oak trees grown from saplings.
1.21.60			Preview 1.21.60.25				Big dripleaves can no longer be placed on top of pale moss blocks.
26.20			Preview 26.20.23				Using bone meal on a pale moss block no longer converts polished granite, polished andesite, and polished diorite into pale moss.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb pale moss blocks, providing the golf ball/fast flat effect to the mob.
26.30			Preview 26.30.20				Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.

Issues

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

See also

• Moss Block