Candle

Breaking

All candles can be mined using any tool, or without a tool.

Natural generation

Non-dyed candles and white candles can be found in ancient cities. Non-dyed and red candles can also be found in the trial chambers.

Light

All candles can be used as a light source, emitting light like a sea pickle. A single candle emits a light level of 3. Up to four identically colored candles may be placed in one block, with each candle increasing the emitted light level by 3, for a maximum light level of 12. They also emit fire particles. Candles are not lit when they are placed, and must be lit using flint and steel, fire charge, or any flaming projectile. If any candle is already lit, more candle(s) that may be added (if possible) are also lit. , a mob/player that is burning or any sword enchanted with Fire Aspect can also be used to light candles. Any candle may be waterlogged, but waterlogged candles cannot be lit. Lit candles can be extinguished using water (even a water bottle), wind charges, or by the player with the candle. When the Render Dragon Features for Creators experiment is enabled in Minecraft Preview, the center of all types of lit candles emits colored point lighting with . This causes the bottom part of the candle to render a small shadow below it.

Cakes

A single candle of any color may be on an uneaten cake, turning it into a candle cake, which acts as a normal, singular candle on top of a cake. If the candle cake is eaten at all or destroyed, the candle is dropped. with the lit candle (but not the cake) extinguishes it. Interacting with a lit candle cake causes the player to eat it if possible, but if the held item is a flint and steel or fire charge, the appropriate block becomes lit, if possible (otherwise nothing happens). Lit candled cakes emit the same point lighting as regular candles.

Trivia

Using the command /setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:candle[lit=true,waterlogged=true] allows for a both lit and waterlogged candle. The same thing can be done using the debug stick. If used in an outdated Bedrock Edition world, it has a flat unknown texture and cannot be placed.

Candles

Candle.png Two Candles.png Three Candles.png Four Candles.png White Candle.png Two White Candles.png Three White Candles.png Four White Candles.png Light Gray Candle.png Two Light Gray Candles.png Three Light Gray Candles.png Four Light Gray Candles.png Gray Candle.png Two Gray Candles.png Three Gray Candles.png Four Gray Candles.png Black Candle.png Two Black Candles.png Three Black Candles.png Four Black Candles.png Brown Candle.png Two Brown Candles.png Three Brown Candles.png Four Brown Candles.png Red Candle.png Two Red Candles.png Three Red Candles.png Four Red Candles.png Orange Candle.png Two Orange Candles.png Three Orange Candles.png Four Orange Candles.png Yellow Candle.png Two Yellow Candles.png Three Yellow Candles.png Four Yellow Candles.png Lime Candle.png Two Lime Candles.png Three Lime Candles.png Four Lime Candles.png Green Candle.png Two Green Candles.png Three Green Candles.png Four Green Candles.png Cyan Candle.png Two Cyan Candles.png Three Cyan Candles.png Four Cyan Candles.png Light Blue Candle.png Two Light Blue Candles.png Three Light Blue Candles.png Four Light Blue Candles.png Blue Candle.png Two Blue Candles.png Three Blue Candles.png Four Blue Candles.png Purple Candle.png Two Purple Candles.png Three Purple Candles.png Four Purple Candles.png Magenta Candle.png Two Magenta Candles.png Three Magenta Candles.png Four Magenta Candles.png Pink Candle.png Two Pink Candles.png Three Pink Candles.png Four Pink Candles.png