Moving Piston
minecraft:moving_piston
The Moving Piston is a block in Minecraft. It can be placed facing different directions, so its orientation changes depending on how it is set. Its direction is a core part of how the block is positioned in the world.
Texture file: block/piston_side.png · browse every texture in the game
Block data
| Identifier | minecraft:moving_piston |
|---|---|
| Block states | 12 |
| Default state ID | 3801 |
| Properties | facing, type |
| Has item form | No |
Block states
Every property this block can take, straight from reports/blocks.json.
| Property | Values | Default |
|---|---|---|
facing | north, east, south, west, up, down | north |
type | normal, sticky | normal |
Tags
4 tags contain this block.
#minecraft:blocks_motion_no_leaves#minecraft:dragon_immune#minecraft:maintains_farmland#minecraft:wither_immune
Extracted from Minecraft 26.4-snapshot-5 on 22 October 2026. 9Minecraft is not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.