Bed

Bed

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Renewable	Yes
Stackable	No
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0.2
Hardness	0.2
Luminant	No
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	Yes
Catches fire from lava	JE: Yes BE: No

A bed is a block that allows a player to sleep and to reset their spawn point to within a few blocks of the bed in the Overworld. If the bed is obstructed, the player spawns at the default world spawning location.

Obtaining

Natural generation

A red bed naturally generates in each igloo.

Beds of various colors generate in village houses, depending on the specific structure and biome:

• Desert village houses have cyan, green, or lime beds.
• Plains village houses have white or yellow beds.
• Savanna village houses have orange, red, or yellow beds.
• Snowy taiga‌^{[BE only]} and taiga village houses have blue or purple beds.
• Snowy tundra village houses have blue, red, or white beds.

Breaking

Beds can be mined with any tool, or without a tool.

Block	Bed
Hardness	0.2
Breaking time
Default	0.3

A bed also drops itself as an item when pushed by a piston.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Matching Wool + Any Planks		Wool color must match. Planks do not need to match.
White Bed + Matching Colored Dye		White beds can be re-dyed using dyes.‌[Java Edition only]
Any Bed + Matching Dye		A bed of any color can be re-dyed using dyes.‌[Bedrock and Education editions only]
Any Dyed Bed + Bleach		Removes the color from the bed.‌[Bedrock and Education editions only]

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Any Bed + Bone Meal or Lapis Lazuli or Cocoa Beans or Ink Sac		‌[Bedrock and Education editions only]

Trading

Journeyman-level shepherd villagers sell 1 of 16 beds for 3 emeralds as part of their trades.

Usage

Sleeping

File:Sleep Animation.gif

The animation when falling asleep.

Beds are used by pressing the use item button while looking at the bed.

A player sleeps by using a bed during a thunderstorm‌^{[Java Edition only]}, or at night (between 12544 and 23461 ticks in clear weather, when stars appear in the sky). Attempting to use a bed at any other time results in the message "You can sleep only at night and during thunderstorms"‌^{[JE only]} or "You can only sleep at night".‌^{[BE only]} A player sleeps in a bed for 101 in-game ticks, or 5.05 seconds before the time skips to the next day. Sleeping in a bed with the /gamerule doDaylightCycle set to false results in the player being kicked out of the bed after the 101 ticks, but does not change time of the world to day.

Sleeping in a bed is possible only in the Overworld. Attempting to sleep in a bed in the Nether, the End, and custom dimensions in which they are disabled causes it to explode and set fire to surrounding blocks; The explosion has power 5, which is stronger than TNT (4), but not as strong as a charged creeper or end crystal (6). The explosion centers on the head part of the bed.^[verify] Villagers can sleep normally in any dimension. Upon death from a bed explosion, the message "(Player) was killed by [Intentional Game Design]" appears.

The player must be close to the bed to sleep. If the player is close enough to click on the bed, but not close enough to sleep in it, the message "You may not rest now, the bed is too far away"‌^{[JE only]}/"The bed is too far away"‌^{[BE only]} appears.

If a "monster" is within 8 blocks of the bed horizontally (in the X- and Z-axis), and 5 blocks vertically (in the Y-axis), the message "You may not rest now, there are monsters nearby" appears and the player is prevented from sleeping until the monsters leave or are killed. Most hostile mobs, as well as some neutral mobs prevent players from sleeping, as shown in the table below.

If the player has not entered a bed or didn't die for 3 in-game days, phantoms can spawn unless /gamerule doInsomnia is set to false. This can be verified by checking if the "Time Since Last Rest" statistic is greater than 1.00 h. ‌^{[Java Edition only]}

The player also cannot sleep in a bed occupied by another player, resulting in the message, "This bed is occupied".

A player can, however, sleep in a bed being used by a villager. The player may first wake the villager (pressing use on the villager) and then quickly enter the bed before the villager can lie down again. The villager reclaims the bed after the player wakes. The villager is kicked out of its bed when a player attempts to sleep there.

A player also cannot sleep while on fire, while poisoned, or while starving.

If all sleeping requirements are met and the player enters a bed, the player is positioned in the bed. The player falls asleep as the screen fades to black. In Bedrock Edition, the sleeping animation slowly lowers the player into bed.

Once all players in a world are asleep, after 5 seconds (100 ticks) the time of day changes to sunrise. (time 0)

During this time, the chat window is focused, and the player can leave the bed by clicking the Leave Bed button.

Waterlogged beds‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} cannot be slept in unless the player or villager has the Template:EffectLink or Template:EffectLink status effects. Attempting to use a waterlogged bed otherwise does not display any message.

Beds displaying an error above the hotbar is a feature exclusive to beds; other blocks that cannot be used do not display such a message.

Passing the night

Sleeping changes the time of day to sunrise and resets the weather to clear weather. The player wakes up next to the bed, facing west.

Sleeping does not accelerate processes that take place over time such as the growth of crops or smelting. If /gamerule doDaylightCycle is false, the player instead wakes up in the night.

To skip the night in multiplayer, all players in the Overworld must be in bed at the same time. Pressing the Leave Bed button is not necessary in this case.

If the bed is destroyed while the player is in it, due to for example an explosion or by another player, the player wakes prematurely and the night does not pass.

Setting the spawn point

Once a player has entered a bed, their spawn point is set to the location of that bed. In Java Edition, multiple players can set their spawn point on a single bed. In Bedrock Edition, the last player to set their spawn point on a certain bed will be the only player who will respawn there, and players who had previously slept there will respawn at the world spawn.

Using a bed in the daytime likewise sets the spawn point, without actually entering the bed.

The message "Respawn point set" is displayed in chat when the respawn point is successfully changed.

The check for a bed is only made when the player respawns. This means that the bed can be destroyed and replaced or even reoriented, but as long as there is an bed present in the same location, the player can respawn there. If a player's bed is absent, or if the area around the bed is made unsuitable for respawning (see below), a message is displayed saying You have no home bed or respawn anchor, or it was obstructed, and the player respawns at the world spawn point.

When choosing where to respawn the player, the northwesternmost (lowest X- and Z-coordinates) location of the seven blocks adjacent to the head of the bed is chosen first. If this location is obstructed, the next choice is to its south (+Z), rather than the east (+X). Only when all seven locations around the head are obstructed are the three remaining ones adjacent to the foot then to be considered.

For a location to be unobstructed, the block at the level of the bed must be air or non-solid (e.g. torches, but not glass) and there must be a space with a solid block below it and two non-colliding blocks for the player to stand in 0-2 blocks below the bed. It does not matter if the bed itself has blocks above it. The bed never spawns the player on or directly below itself even if all other locations are obstructed. If a bed is obstructed, the player's spawn point is cleared after they respawn. That is, even if the bed is subsequently made usable again, the player continues to respawn at the world spawn until interacting with the bed again.

Specifically, when interacting with it, the location of the head of the bed is saved as the spawn point, and if a bed is in that space (whether it is the foot or the head) then the respawn works. This can be observed by reorienting the bed with its head in the same location. Interacting with it does not produce a "Respawn point set" message as the game doesn't change the saved spawn point. If a bed is reoriented so that its foot is in this space, it still functions on the next respawn, but it can also be interacted with to update the spawn point to the new head of the bed and cause a "Respawn point set" message. Attempting the reverse, reorienting the bed so that it overlaps the original location of the foot, results in a respawn at world spawn. However, the location of the foot of the bed is also saved. If the bed is moved so that part of it overlaps the original location of the head, it can be observed that the same locations need to be obstructed to stop spawning. It is possible to respawn 2 blocks away from the bed this way.

Bouncing

Falling onto a bed bounces the player with 66% strength – the bouncing-up velocity is 66% of the impact velocity. The player also takes 50% of normal fall damage.

Baby villagers bounce on beds during the day.

If the player is falling while sleeping requirements are met, and presses use on a bed within reach before hitting the ground, the fall damage is delayed until the player wakes.

Housing

Beds are used to count the number of houses in a village, with one bed equating to one house.

Curing

Each bed in the vicinity of a zombie villager has a chance to speed up the process of curing the zombie villager. Iron bars (such as in a prison cell) also have this effect.

Placement

Beds require two blocks of floor space. Placement requires at least 2 blocks from the player's facing direction. When placed, the foot of the bed is placed on the block selected and the head of the bed on the block farther away from the player. In Bedrock Edition, beds require solid blocks below them when placed. However, the bed remains in place if its supporting blocks are later removed. In Java Edition, beds do not require supporting blocks and can be placed anywhere, provided there is enough room.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
File:Wood dig1.oggFile:Wood dig2.oggFile:Wood dig3.oggFile:Wood dig4.ogg	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.wood.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
File:Wood hit1.oggFile:Wood hit2.oggFile:Wood hit3.oggFile:Wood hit4.oggFile:Wood hit5.oggFile:Wood hit6.ogg	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.wood.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
File:Wood hit1.oggFile:Wood hit2.oggFile:Wood hit3.oggFile:Wood hit4.oggFile:Wood hit5.oggFile:Wood hit6.ogg	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.wood.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
File:Wood dig1.oggFile:Wood dig2.oggFile:Wood dig3.oggFile:Wood dig4.ogg	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.wood.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
File:Wood hit1.oggFile:Wood hit2.oggFile:Wood hit3.oggFile:Wood hit4.oggFile:Wood hit5.oggFile:Wood hit6.ogg	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.wood.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Volume	Pitch
?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.wood	1.0	0.8
?	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.wood	0.4	1.0
?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.wood	0.23	0.5
?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.wood	0.12	1.0
?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.wood	0.18	1.0
?	Blocks	Walking on the block	step.wood	0.3	1.0
?	Blocks	When the block is placed	use.wood	1.0	0.8

Unique

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
File:Explosion1.oggFile:Explosion2.oggFile:Explosion3.oggFile:Explosion4.ogg	Explosion	?	Explosions created by this	entity.generic.explode	subtitles.entity.generic.explode	?	(<1.0)	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Block tags (JE)	Item tags (JE)	Form	Translation key
White Bed	white_bed	beds	beds	Block & Item	block.minecraft.white_bed
Orange Bed	orange_bed	beds	beds	Block & Item	block.minecraft.orange_bed
Magenta Bed	magenta_bed	beds	beds	Block & Item	block.minecraft.magenta_bed
Light Blue Bed	light_blue_bed	beds	beds	Block & Item	block.minecraft.light_blue_bed
Yellow Bed	yellow_bed	beds	beds	Block & Item	block.minecraft.yellow_bed
Lime Bed	lime_bed	beds	beds	Block & Item	block.minecraft.lime_bed
Pink Bed	pink_bed	beds	beds	Block & Item	block.minecraft.pink_bed
Gray Bed	gray_bed	beds	beds	Block & Item	block.minecraft.gray_bed
Light Gray Bed	light_gray_bed	beds	beds	Block & Item	block.minecraft.light_gray_bed
Cyan Bed	cyan_bed	beds	beds	Block & Item	block.minecraft.cyan_bed
Purple Bed	purple_bed	beds	beds	Block & Item	block.minecraft.purple_bed
Blue Bed	blue_bed	beds	beds	Block & Item	block.minecraft.blue_bed
Brown Bed	brown_bed	beds	beds	Block & Item	block.minecraft.brown_bed
Green Bed	green_bed	beds	beds	Block & Item	block.minecraft.green_bed
Red Bed	red_bed	beds	beds	Block & Item	block.minecraft.red_bed
Black Bed	black_bed	beds	beds	Block & Item	block.minecraft.black_bed

Name	Namespaced ID
Block entity	bed

Bedrock Edition:

Bed	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Standing	bed	26	Block	tile.bed.name
Item	bed	355	Item	item.bed.black.name item.bed.red.name item.bed.green.name item.bed.brown.name item.bed.blue.name item.bed.cyan.name item.bed.silver.name item.bed.gray.name item.bed.pink.name item.bed.lime.name item.bed.yellow.name item.bed.lightBlue.name item.bed.magenta.name item.bed.orange.name item.bed.white.name

Name	Savegame ID
Block entity	Bed

Metadata

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, beds use the following data values: Template:/DV

Block states

See also: Block states

Block data

See also: Block entity format

A bed has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

History

Java Edition Beta
November 26, 2011					Originally, crying obsidian was intended to act as a block to reset spawn points, until beds were introduced.
1.3					32px 32px Added beds.
					The only color for beds is red.
					Sleeping in an area potentially exposed to monsters can cause players to wake up early, with a skeleton or zombie spawned next to them.
					Trying to sleep in a bed in the Nether does nothing.
1.4					Sleeping in a bed now resets the player's spawn position, though it does not work for most users. Apparently, at the moment, the spawn point unintentionally changes only if Leave Bed is clicked and the function is limited to multiplayer.
1.4_01					Beds now act as a respawn point as intended.
1.6		Test Build 3			Trying to sleep in a bed in the Nether now causes the bed to explode.
1.7					As blocks now pull textures from the expected places for model application, this has resulted in the bed texture shifting downward in terrain.png. No visual difference has resulted for the actual bed.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4			Bed explosions in the Nether now light nearby blocks on fire.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5			The bottom textures of bed have been changed to the texture of the new oak planks from 32px to 32px.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6			Beds no longer spawn monsters, instead, trying to sleep when monsters are around displays a message saying You may not rest now, there are monsters nearby.
1.2.4		release			Cats while in standing position now purposely go and sit on beds.
1.5		?			Beds now check their biome for detonation rather than just their dimension.
1.8		14w29a			Beds now display the cracking animation on top and bottom.
		14w33a			Beds now make sounds when placed, and plays logical sounds when stepped on and broken.
1.9		15w43a			A bed now generates inside igloos.
1.11		16w32a			The messages "You can only sleep at night", "You may not rest now, there are monsters nearby", and "This bed is occupied" now appears on top of the hotbar, the place that the message "Press <whatever your sneak key is> to dismount" also appears when the player is riding a mob.
		16w33a			If the player is close enough to click on the bed, but not close enough to sleep in it, the message "You may not rest now, the bed is too far away" is now displayed.
1.12		17w06a			Neutral zombie pigmen no longer prevent the player from sleeping in a bed.
		March 13, 2017			Jeb mentions colored beds for 1.12.
		17w15a			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Dyed beds have been added.
					The former "Bed" has been renamed to "Red Bed".
					32px The texture of red beds has been slightly changed. The top of the beds are no longer mirrored.
					Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Beds now appear 3D in the inventory.
					32px Beds now have 3D legs.
					Beds have been made bouncy, though they do not completely reduce all fall damage.
					Beds are now a block entity.
		17w17a			32px The four legs of a bed are now each textured separately, and their model is different.
					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite Template:Sprite The textures of beds have now also been slightly changed.
1.13		17w47a			The different block states for the bed ID have been split up into their own IDs.
					Beds now require solid blocks below them, or they break into an item. Previously, a bed needed to be placed on solid blocks, but the blocks could later be removed.
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 26, and the item's 355.
		18w07a			Sleeping in a bed is now important to keep phantoms from spawning.
		18w20a			Players in creative mode can now sleep even if monsters are nearby.
		18w22a			Beds no longer require supporting blocks below them; they do not break into an item if said blocks are removed, and can be directly placed on top of non-solid blocks.
		pre2			The "You can only sleep at night" message when using a bed has been changed to "You can sleep only at night and during thunderstorms."
1.14		18w43a			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px The textures of all beds have been changed.
					32px The bottom textures of beds have been changed to new oak planks texture.
		18w44a			Cats can now sleep in empty beds or sit on their owner when their owner is sleeping.
		18w47a			32px The bottom textures of beds have been changed to the new oak planks to texture, once again.
		18w48a			Beds now generate in the updated plains villages.
		18w49a			Beds now generate in the updated savanna villages and the new snowy tundra villages.
		18w50a			Beds now generate in the updated desert and taiga villages.
		19w08a			All mobs can now sleep in beds using commands.
		19w11a			Villagers now claim beds and sleep in them during the night.
1.15		19w35a			If a player tries to sleep in a bed that is occupied by a villager, that villager is now kicked out of the bed.
		19w36a			Trying to sleep in a bed during the daytime now sets the player's spawn location to that bed.
		pre2			Successfully changing a spawn point using a bed now displays a message in chat.
1.16		20w12a			The message "Your home bed was missing or obstructed" has been changed to "You have no home bed or respawn anchor, or it was obstructed" due to the addition of the respawn anchor, used to set the player's spawn in the Nether.
1.16.2		20w30a			Beds now prioritize the side of the bed the player or villager entered from and then spaces circling around the foot of the bed up to the head of the bed.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17		20w51a			Added gamerules for sleeping in multiplayer.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.4.0					32px 32px Added beds.
v0.5.0					Beds can now be obtained after activating the nether reactor.
v0.9.0		build 1			Beds no longer restore health in normal difficulty, making food a more required survival-needed resource.
					Added smooth lighting to beds.
v0.11.0		build 8			The lighting on beds has been improved.
v0.12.1		build 1			Tamed ocelots while standing now purposely go and sit on beds.
					Beds are no longer available from the nether reactor.
v0.16.0		build 1			Beds now make a sound when placed, identical to blocks like stone.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Beds are now generated in igloos.
		alpha 0.17.0.2			36px The Leave Bed button now has a new texture.
		alpha 1.0.0.0			Sleeping now ends weather.
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Added the other 15 colors of beds.
					The former "Bed" has been renamed to "Red Bed".
					32px The texture of red beds has been slightly changed.
					A new animation when sleeping has been added to beds.
					Beds in igloos are now white in ice plains and brown in cold taigas.
					Beds now bounce the player two blocks up, and have 3D legs.
					Placement, stepping and breaking sounds for beds are now correctly wooden.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		beta 1.2.14.2			Beds can now be waterlogged and require Water Breathing to sleep in.
		beta 1.2.20.1			Colored beds can now be turned into white beds by adding bleach. This works only if Education Edition features are turned on.
1.6.0		beta 1.6.0.1			Sleeping in a bed is now important to keep phantoms from spawning.
1.8.0		beta 1.8.0.8			Cats can now sleep in empty beds or sit on their owner when their owner is sleeping.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Various beds now generate in the new villages.
					Villagers can now sleep by occupying a bed, which prevent players from using it.
					Igloos now generate with red beds.
					Beds are now used to count the number of available houses in villages.
					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px The textures of all beds have been changed.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.4			Beds can now be bought from shepherd villagers.
1.13.0		?			Players now succeed in attempting to sleep on villager-occupied beds, kicking the villager off.
1.16.0		?			The ID has been changed to “(color)_bed”.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	32px 32px Added beds.
TU12					Cats in standing position now purposely go and sit on beds, preventing players from using them.
TU43	CU33	1.36	Patch 13		The sleeping animation while in beds has been changed.
TU54	CU44	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Added the other 15 colors of beds.
					The former "Bed" has been now renamed to "Red Bed".
					32px The texture of red beds has been slightly changed.
					Beds are now dyeable and bounce the player two blocks up, and have a single 3D legs.
TU60	CU51	1.64	Patch 30	1.0.11	The sleeping animation in beds has been changed again.
TU69		1.76	Patch 38		Sleeping in a bed is now important to keep phantoms from spawning.
					Beds can now be waterlogged and require Template:EffectLink to sleep in.
		1.83			The sleeping animation for beds has been reverted to how it was before 1.64.
		1.91			Various beds now generate in the new villages.
					Villagers can now sleep by occupying a bed, which prevents players from using it.
					Beds are now used to count the number of available houses in villages.
					Beds can now be bought from shepherd villagers.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					32px 32px Added beds.
1.9.19					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Added the other 15 colors of beds.
					The former "Bed" has been renamed to "Red Bed".
					32px The texture of red beds has been slightly changed.
					Beds now bounce the player two blocks up and have 3D legs.
Education Edition
1.0					32px Added beds.
1.0.1					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Added the other 15 colors of beds.
					The former "Bed" has been renamed to "Red Bed".
					32px The texture of red beds has been slightly changed.
					Beds now bounce the player two blocks up, and have 3D legs.
1.0.27					Colored beds can now be turned into white beds by adding bleach.
1.12					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px The textures of all beds have been changed.

Bed "item"

Main article: Direct item forms of blocks

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Java Edition Beta
1.3					32px Beds have an extra, unobtainable item form corresponding to its block ID, which uses the bottom half texture of the bed. It can be obtained via inventory editors with numeric item ID 26.
					This item is titled "Bed" in the inventory.
1.6		Test Build 3			Bed items can be obtained from the newly added debug chests, mainly from the 26th slot of the 1st chest from the left, and the 10th slot of the 5th chest from the left.
		release			Debug chests no longer spawn, preventing bed items from being obtained this way.
1.8		Pre-release 2 ;)			Added pick block functionality. This will change the currently selected slot to any containing this otherwise-unobtainable bed item, but will not allow it to be obtained if not already in the hotbar.
Java Edition
1.2.5		pre			Pick Block now returns the actually obtainable bed item.
1.3.1		12w16a			Bed items can now be obtained in singleplayer worlds via the /give command using the respective numeric ID.
1.7.2		13w37a			The direct item form of the bed block has been removed from the game. It can no longer exist as an item in any way, only as a placed block.

Issues

Issues relating to "Bed" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• The reason beds explode in the Nether and the End is because Notch found it was the easiest solution to dimension-unique respawning.
• If the player quits the game while sleeping, upon return the player wakes up beside the bed.
• Using the /teleport command while another player is sleeping still teleports the sleeping player, but the player wakes immediately.‌^{[Java Edition only]}
• If the player places a bed on ice, running over the bed acts like running over ice, similar to slabs.
• Before differently colored beds were added, using all 6 planks and all 16 wool combinations, there were 3,456 different ways to craft a bed.
• When placed using the /setblock command, only one half of a bed is placed, because beds are two blocks long. A single half can be slept in like a whole bed.
• Villagers can sleep in the Nether and the End without causing the bed to explode.
• If the player crouches while attempting to sleep the player gets inside the sheets.
• While the block state used to determine the half of a two-block block such as doors and double-tall flowers is called half, in the case of beds this is called part.
• Players and villagers do not drown or take damage from lava while in a bed, even if the bed is covered in lava.
• The red bed was the original default bed color. In Java Edition 1.12 and Pocket Edition 1.1.0 version of the game, the default color was changed to white.

Gallery

• Multiplayer Sleeping.png

  A sleeping player in multiplayer.

• Missing Bed.png

  The message that can be seen after a failed attempt to respawn at the spawn point set by a bed.

• Nether Bed.png

  A crater created by attempting to sleep in the Nether.

• Ender Bed.png

  A crater created by attempting to sleep in the End.

• NewBedBottom.png

  The bottom of the bed with the 3D legs.

• 16 color beds.png

  All the different color variants.

• Old Village New Village VillagerSleeping MCEE.png

  An unemployed villager and a butcher villager goes to sleep, unaware of the zombies outside.

• Bottom of Bed.png

  The bottom of a bed.

• Stackedbeds.png

  A stack of beds in Beta 1.3_01.

• Mob wakeup.png

  Player being awakened by a zombie.

• Day Sleeping.png

  The message that can be seen when any players attempt to sleep during daytime (before 1.11).

• Sleeping.png

  A player going to sleep in a bed in the first day of Beta 1.3.

References

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