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Moving Piston

12Block states
2Properties
NoItem form

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.

Contents (4)
  1. Data values
  2. Block states
  3. History
  4. See also

Data values

Read from reports/blocks.json of Minecraft 26.3.

Identifierminecraft:moving_piston
Numeric default state ID3801
Block states12
State properties2
Item formNo

Block states

2 properties combine into 12 distinct states.

PropertyDefaultAllowed valuesMeaning
facingnorthnorth east south west up downWhich way the block faces.
typenormalnormal stickyWhich variant of the block this is.

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