Block Data Syntax! #Minecraft

Block Data Syntax

All commands that take a block to use support this syntax.

Data value

Some blocks use the data values, and data values are valid between 0 and 15 (inclusive) (although not all blocks support the entire range). To specify a block’s data, simply append a colon (:) and the value after the block name or ID, as follows.

Example: Setting an area with grown crops

//set crops:7

Information about blocks that use their data value can be found on the Block Data Values Page.

For wool Since v2.15, carpet and stained clay Since v5.5.9 you can also use its color name (i.e. //set wool:red).

Sign text

Sign text is separated by pipe symbols (|) for each line. Spaces must be replaced with underscores (_).

Example: Setting sign text

//set sign|Line1|Line2_Text|Line3

Example: Setting sign data (orientation) and text

//set sign:4|Line1|Line2_Text|Line3

Mob spawner mob type

The mob spawner mob type can be specified after a pipe symbol (|).

Example: Setting mob type

//set mobspawner|Squid

Note block pitch

Since v2.14

The pitch of a note block can be specified after a pipe symbol (|). The pitch is a number between 0 and 24, inclusive.

Example: Setting note block pitch

//set note|24

Skull Type

Since v5.4.6

The type of skull and rotation of the skull can be specified after a pipe symbol (|). The type can be either “skeleton”, “wither”, “zombie”, “creeper”, or the name of a player. The rotation is a number between 0 and 15, inclusive.

Note: The rotation will only be evident if the skull has a data value of one, meaning that it is on the floor. Rotation will not have any effect if the skull is attached to a wall instead.

Example: Setting a creeper skull facing west

//set skull:1|creeper|12

Example: Making a Notch head

//set skull|Notch

Patterns

A number of commands that take a “block” parameter really take a pattern. Rather than set one single block, a pattern allows you to set more complex patterns. For example, you can set a pattern where each block has a 10% chance of being brick and a 90% chance of being smooth stone.

Note all commands that take a block parameter support patterns yet (as of writing), but it is planned for all commands to be converted over.

Block probability

The block probability pattern is specified with a list of block types (which also support the block data syntax mentioned above) with their respective probability.

Example: Setting all blocks to a random pattern using a list with percentages

//set 5%diamondore,95%dirt

For a truly random pattern, no probability percentage is needed.

Example: Setting all blocks to a random pattern using a list without percentages

//set obsidian,stone

Usage of block probability //replace command.

Clipboard

Since v3.0 You can make a copy with the clipboard and use #clipboard or #copy for the pattern to repeat the copy.

Example: Setting all blocks to the clipboard copy

//set #clipboard

Usage of the clipboard pattern with the //replace command