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Dirt

1Block states
YesItem form

Dirt is a basic block in Minecraft. Players dig it up with a shovel, and when it is broken it drops itself as an item that can be collected and placed again.

Beyond building and landscaping, Dirt serves as an ingredient in one crafting recipe, so a handful of it is worth keeping on hand.

Contents (4)
  1. Data values
  2. Natural generation
  3. History
  4. See also

Data values

Read from reports/blocks.json of Minecraft 26.3.

Identifierminecraft:dirt
Numeric default state ID10
Block states1
State properties0
Item formYes

Natural generation

Biomes whose own feature list places this block, followed from worldgen/biome through placed_feature to feature. Blocks that the terrain itself is made of (stone, dirt, deepslate) come from the surface rules instead and are not listed here.

Placed by the worldgen features bamboo_vegetation, birch_tall, cherry_bees_005, dark_forest_vegetation, disk_grass, meadow_trees, ore_dirt, swamp_oak.

BadlandsBamboo JungleBeachBirch ForestCherry GroveCold OceanDappled ForestDark ForestDeep Cold OceanDeep DarkDeep Frozen OceanDeep Lukewarm OceanDeep OceanDesertDripstone CavesEroded BadlandsFlower ForestForestFrozen OceanFrozen PeaksFrozen RiverGroveIce SpikesJagged PeaksJungleLukewarm OceanLush CavesMangrove SwampMeadowMushroom FieldsOceanOld Growth Birch ForestOld Growth Pine TaigaOld Growth Spruce TaigaPale GardenPlainsRiverSavannaSavanna PlateauSnowy Beach

… and 16 more.

History

Worked out by reading the registry of every Minecraft build Mojang has published, in release order.

VersionDateWhat the files show
before 18w01a—Already in the game when Mojang’s data generator first shipped, in 18w01a (3 January 2018). The files do not say which earlier version added it.

See also

Coarse DirtDirt PathRooted Dirt