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Piston Head

24Block states
3Properties
NoItem form

The Piston Head is a block in Minecraft. It can be placed facing different directions, and players mine it with a pickaxe.

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:piston_head
Numeric default state ID2387
Block states24
State properties3
Item formNo

Block states

3 properties combine into 24 distinct states.

PropertyDefaultAllowed valuesMeaning
facingnorthnorth east south west up downWhich way the block faces.
shortfalsetrue falseWhether the piston arm is shortened.
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