Slab

Renewable	Petrified Oak and Deepslate Variants: No All others: Yes
Stackable	Yes (64), same type only
Tools
Blast resistance	End Stone Brick: 9 Wooden: 3 All others: 6
Hardness	See Template:Slink
Luminant	No
Transparent	Double slab: No Single slab: Partial (blocks light)‌^{[JE only]} Yes‌^{[BE only]}
Flammable	Overworld wood: Yes (5) All others: No
Catches fire from lava	Overworld wood: Yes All others: No

Slabs are half-height versions of their respective blocks.

Obtaining

Breaking

Stone-type slabs and smooth blocks require a pickaxe to mine. Wooden slabs can be mined with anything, but an axe is quickest.

Block	Cobbled Deepslate Polished Deepslate	Cut Copper	End Stone Brick	Blackstone Polished Blackstone Polished Blackstone Brick Brick (Mossy) Cobblestone (Red) Nether Brick Petrified Oak Purpur (Smooth) Quartz (Cut/Smooth) Sandstone (Cut/Smooth) Red Sandstone (Smooth) Stone Stone Brick	Andesite Polished Andesite (Polished) Diorite (Polished) Granite Deepslate Brick Deepslate Tile Mossy Stone Brick Prismarine (and variants)	Wooden
Hardness	3.5	3	3	2	1.5	2
Tool
Breaking time^{[FN 1]}
Default	17.5	15	15	10	7.5	3
Wooden	2.65	7.5	2.25	1.5	1.15	1.5
Stone	1.35	1.15	1.15	0.75	0.6	0.75
Iron	0.9	0.75	0.75	0.5	0.4	0.5
Diamond	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.4
Netherite	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.35	0.25	0.35
Golden	0.45	1.25	0.4	0.25	0.2	0.25

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Most slabs drop themselves when broken. However, in Bedrock Edition, petrified oak slabs drop normal oak slabs.

Double slabs drop 2 of their respective single slabs, even when mined with Silk Touch. In Java Edition, double slabs are completely unobtainable. In Bedrock Edition, they can be obtained through inventory editing.

Crafting

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Wood Slab	Matching Planks	66666666
Stone Slab or Smooth Stone Slab	Stone or Smooth Stone	66
Cobblestone Slab or Mossy Cobblestone Slab	Cobblestone or Mossy Cobblestone	66
Stone Brick Slab or Mossy Stone Brick Slab	Stone Bricks or Mossy Stone Bricks	66
Andesite Slab or Polished Andesite Slab	Andesite or Polished Andesite	66
Diorite Slab or Polished Diorite Slab	Diorite or Polished Diorite	66
Granite Slab or Polished Granite Slab	Granite or Polished Granite	66
Sandstone Slab or Red Sandstone Slab	Sandstone or Chiseled Sandstone or Red Sandstone or Chiseled Red Sandstone	6666
Cut Sandstone Slab or Cut Red Sandstone Slab	Cut Sandstone or Cut Red Sandstone	66
Smooth Sandstone Slab or Smooth Red Sandstone Slab	Smooth Sandstone or Smooth Red Sandstone	66
Brick Slab	Bricks	6
Prismarine Slab or Prismarine Brick Slab or Dark Prismarine Slab	Prismarine or Prismarine Bricks or Dark Prismarine	PrismarinePrismarinePrismarine Prismarine Slab 666
Nether Brick Slab or Red Nether Brick Slab	Nether Bricks or Red Nether Bricks	66
Quartz Slab	Any Quartz Block	6
Smooth Quartz Slab	Smooth Quartz Block	6
Purpur Slab	Any Purpur Block	6	‌^{[Java Edition only]}
Purpur Slab	Purpur Block	6	‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
End Stone Brick Slab	End Stone Bricks	6
Blackstone Slab or Polished Blackstone Slab or Polished Blackstone Brick Slab	Blackstone or Polished Blackstone or Polished Blackstone Bricks	666
Cut Copper Slab or Exposed Cut Copper Slab or Weathered Cut Copper Slab or Oxidized Cut Copper Slab	Cut Copper or Exposed Cut Copper or Weathered Cut Copper or Oxidized Cut Copper	6666
Waxed Cut Copper Slab or Waxed Exposed Cut Copper Slab or Waxed Weathered Cut Copper Slab or Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Slab	Waxed Cut Copper or Waxed Exposed Cut Copper or Waxed Weathered Cut Copper or Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper	6666
Waxed Cut Copper Slab or Waxed Exposed Cut Copper Slab or Waxed Weathered Cut Copper Slab or Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Slab	Cut Copper Slab or Exposed Cut Copper Slab or Weathered Cut Copper Slab or Oxidized Cut Copper Slab + Honeycomb		‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.17 & BE 1.17.0]}
Cobbled Deepslate Slab or Polished Deepslate Slab or Deepslate Brick Slab or Deepslate Tile Slab	Cobbled Deepslate or Polished Deepslate or Deepslate Bricks or Deepslate Tiles	6666	‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.17]}

Stonecutting

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Template:Stonecutting Template:Stonecutting Template:Stonecutting Template:Stonecutting Template:Stonecutting Template:Stonecutting Template:Stonecutting Template:Stonecutting Petrified oak slabs are the stone-type wooden slabs left from before Java Edition 1.3.1. They are now unobtainable in vanilla survival.

Natural generation

Smooth stone slabs generate naturally in strongholds.
Sandstone slabs generate naturally in desert wells, and desert pyramids.
Spruce slabs generate naturally in igloo basements.
Oak, birch, spruce, smooth stone and cobblestone slabs generate naturally in woodland mansions.
Dark oak, cobblestone and mossy cobblestone slabs generate in pillager outpost.
Oak, birch, spruce, jungle, acacia, and dark oak slabs can generate in shipwrecks.
Blackstone and quartz slabs generate in bastion remnants.
Purpur slabs generate naturally in end cities.

Villages

Smooth stone, oak and cobblestone slabs generate naturally in plains villages.
Smooth sandstone and sandstone slabs generate naturally in desert villages.
Smooth stone and acacia slabs generate naturally in savanna villages.
Smooth stone and spruce slabs generate naturally in taiga and snowy taiga villages.

Ruined Portal

Stone, stone brick, and mossy stone brick slabs generate in ruined portals in the overworld.
Blackstone, polished blackstone, and polished blackstone brick slabs generate in ruined portals in the nether.

Usage

Placement

Slabs can occupy either the top half or the bottom half of a block, or both:

Placing a slab on top of a block or on the side of a block in the lower half of the side surface creates a bottom slab
Placing a slab on the underside of a block or on the top half of the side surface creates a top slab
Placing a top and bottom slab of the same type in the same block creates a double slab block
It's impossible to place two different kinds of slabs in the same block.

Slabs cannot be oriented vertically.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Description
Armor Stand	Stick + Smooth Stone Slab
Barrel	Stick + Any wood Slab	‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
Barrel	Any Planks + Any wood Slab	‌^{[Java Edition only]}
Chiseled Quartz Block	Quartz Slab
Daylight Detector	Glass + Nether Quartz + Any wood Slab
Grindstone	Stick + Stone Slab + Any Planks

Behavior

File:Upside-downRedstone.png

An example of how top slabs can make redstone travel compactly "up stairs".

File:Redstoneless Slab.png

Slabs do not block a vertical redstone connection as it is a transparent block.

A top slab or bottom slab is transparent to light in Bedrock Edition. A double slab is opaque.

A bottom placed on top of a hopper is transparent to items; the items fall through the bottom slab into the hopper. Without a hopper attached below, a bottom slab behaves as a solid surface.

Falling block entities (like sand, gravel, and concrete powder) turn into their dropped form if they land on a bottom slab, as when they fall on a torch.

Mobs see a slab as a full block when pathfinding. They can spawn on top slabs and double slabs, but not on bottom slabs. This can be used to prevent mob spawning in certain areas, such as mob farms.

Generally, the top face of top slabs, the bottom face of bottom slabs, and all faces of double slabs are handled as solid blocks. Due to this, blocks that require a solid surface for placement can be placed on these faces.

Double slabs are handled as a single block instead of two different slabs; as such, breaking one destroys the whole block and drop two slabs, as opposed to breaking only one slab within the block. "Double slabs" that are not aligned to the grid (i.e. a bottom slab on top of a top slab) are handled as separate blocks and are broken individually.

Redstone dust placed on a top slab receives signals from redstone dust one block lower and adjacent, but cannot transmit signals down to that block.

In Bedrock Edition, mobs standing on bottom slabs with air or another bottom slab below fail to pathfind correctly. They often end up spinning around in a small circle when they try to move.

Due to the way blast rays propagate from an explosion, bottom slabs provide extremely effective absorption to explosions directly on top of them.

Sneaking reduces the player's hitbox height to 1.65 blocks in Bedrock Edition, and so does not allow the player to walk over a bottom slab with one block of air above it, which is 1.5 blocks of space. In Java Edition, however, a crouching player's hitbox is exactly 1.5 blocks, allowing the player to fit through such a gap. A player cannot walk from a block of soul sand directly up to a bottom slab without jumping – this applies not just to soul sand, but to any block ⁷⁄₈ of a block high or shorter, because the maximum step height of the player is 0.6 of a block. The player can walk off a bottom slab while sneaking, because the sneaking prevents falling only when the distance is higher than one half block.

If a single slab is placed in a water source block, the empty half of that slab's block is waterlogged. If a slab is placed in flowing water, a pocket of air is created in the unfilled half of the block. If the player's head is in this pocket, the player can breathe and see as clearly as from an air block. If a single slab is placed in between two water sources or waterlogged blocks, the slab becomes waterlogged‌^{[Java Edition only]}. This also happens when a water bucket or a bucket containing a fish is used on a single slab. Double slabs cannot be waterlogged.

A minecart on powered rails is not repelled by a slab, although it is repelled by a slab with a minecart on top.

Fuel

Overworld wooden slabs can be used as fuel in furnaces, smelting 0.75 items per slab in Java Edition, and 1.5 items per slab in Bedrock Edition.

Therefore in Bedrock Edition, wooden slabs (12 items per log) are twice as fuel efficient as wood planks (6 items per log), even more so than charcoal (8 items per log), which needs to be smelted in the first place.

Note Blocks

Wooden slabs can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass" sound.

Stone slabs can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.

Sounds

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^{[sound 1]}	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.wood.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 MC-177082

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

Other

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.stone.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	None^{[sound 1]}	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.stone.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.stone.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.stone.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	`block.stone.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Volume	Pitch
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.stone`	0.4	1.0
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.stone`	0.37	0.5
?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	`jump.stone`	0.12	1.0
?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.stone`	0.22	1.0
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Blocks	Walking on the block	`step.stone`	0.3	1.0
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Blocks	When the block is placed	`use.stone`	1.0	0.8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Block tags (JE)	Item tags (JE)	Form	Translation key
Oak Slab	`oak_slab`	`slabs` `wooden_slabs`	`slabs` `wooden_slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.oak_slab`
Spruce Slab	`spruce_slab`	`slabs` `wooden_slabs`	`slabs` `wooden_slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.spruce_slab`
Birch Slab	`birch_slab`	`slabs` `wooden_slabs`	`slabs` `wooden_slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.birch_slab`
Jungle Slab	`jungle_slab`	`slabs` `wooden_slabs`	`slabs` `wooden_slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.jungle_slab`
Acacia Slab	`acacia_slab`	`slabs` `wooden_slabs`	`slabs` `wooden_slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.acacia_slab`
Dark Oak Slab	`dark_oak_slab`	`slabs` `wooden_slabs`	`slabs` `wooden_slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.dark_oak_slab`
Crimson Slab	`crimson_slab`	`non_flammable_wood` `slabs` `wooden_slabs`	`non_flammable_wood` `slabs` `wooden_slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.crimson_slab`
Warped Slab	`warped_slab`	`non_flammable_wood` `slabs` `wooden_slabs`	`non_flammable_wood` `slabs` `wooden_slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.warped_slab`
Stone Slab	`stone_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.stone_slab`
Smooth Stone Slab	`smooth_stone_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.smooth_stone_slab`
Granite Slab	`granite_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.granite_slab`
Polished Granite Slab	`polished_granite_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.polished_granite_slab`
Diorite Slab	`diorite_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.diorite_slab`
Polished Diorite Slab	`polished_diorite_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.polished_diorite_slab`
Andesite Slab	`andesite_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.andesite_slab`
Polished Andesite Slab	`polished_andesite_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.polished_andesite_slab`
Cobblestone Slab	`cobblestone_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.cobblestone_slab`
Mossy Cobblestone Slab	`mossy_cobblestone_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.mossy_cobblestone_slab`
Stone Brick Slab	`stone_brick_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.stone_brick_slab`
Mossy Stone Brick Slab	`mossy_stone_brick_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.mossy_stone_brick_slab`
Brick Slab	`brick_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.brick_slab`
End Stone Brick Slab	`end_stone_brick_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.end_stone_brick_slab`
Nether Brick Slab	`nether_brick_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.nether_brick_slab`
Red Nether Brick Slab	`red_nether_brick_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.red_nether_brick_slab`
Sandstone Slab	`sandstone_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.sandstone_slab`
Cut Sandstone Slab	`cut_sandstone_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.cut_sandstone_slab`
Smooth Sandstone Slab	`smooth_sandstone_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.smooth_sandstone_slab`
Red Sandstone Slab	`red_sandstone_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.red_sandstone_slab`
Cut Red Sandstone Slab	`cut_red_sandstone_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.cut_red_sandstone_slab`
Smooth Red Sandstone Slab	`smooth_red_sandstone_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.smooth_red_sandstone_slab`
Quartz Slab	`quartz_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.quartz_slab`
Smooth Quartz Slab	`smooth_quartz_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.smooth_quartz_slab`
Purpur Slab	`purpur_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.purpur_slab`
Prismarine Slab	`prismarine_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.prismarine_slab`
Prismarine Brick Slab	`prismarine_brick_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.prismarine_brick_slab`
Dark Prismarine Slab	`dark_prismarine_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.dark_prismarine_slab`
Petrified Oak Slab	`petrified_oak_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.petrified_oak_slab`
Blackstone Slab	`blackstone_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.blackstone_slab`
Polished Blackstone Slab	`polished_blackstone_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.polished_blackstone_slab`
Polished Blackstone Brick Slab	`polished_blackstone_brick_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.polished_blackstone_brick_slab`
Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.17]}	`cut_copper_slab`	None	None	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.cut_copper_slab`
Exposed Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.17]}	`exposed_cut_copper_slab`	None	None	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.exposed_cut_copper_slab`
Weathered Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.17]}	`weathered_cut_copper_slab`	None	None	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.weathered_cut_copper_slab`
Oxidized Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.17]}	`oxidized_cut_copper_slab`	None	None	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.oxidized_cut_copper_slab`
Waxed Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.17]}	`waxed_cut_copper_slab`	None	None	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.waxed_cut_copper_slab`
Waxed Exposed Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.17]}	`waxed_exposed_cut_copper_slab`	None	None	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.waxed_exposed_cut_copper_slab`
Waxed Weathered Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.17]}	`waxed_weathered_cut_copper_slab`	None	None	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.waxed_weathered_cut_copper_slab`
Cobbled Deepslate Slab‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.17]}	`cobbled_deepslate_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.cobbled_deepslate_slab`
Polished Deepslate Slab‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.17]}	`polished_deepslate_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.polished_deepslate_slab`
Deepslate Brick Slab‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.17]}	`deepslate_brick_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.deepslate_brick_slab`
Deepslate Tile Slab‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.17]}	`deepslate_tile_slab`	`slabs`	`slabs`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.deepslate_tile_slab`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Double Wooden Slabs	`double_wooden_slab`	`157`	Block	`tile.double_wooden_slab.name`
Wooden Slabs	`wooden_slab`	`158`	Block & Item	`tile.wooden_slab.oak.name` `tile.wooden_slab.spruce.name` `tile.wooden_slab.birch.name` `tile.wooden_slab.jungle.name` `tile.wooden_slab.acacia.name` `tile.wooden_slab.big_oak.name`
Double Crimson Slab	`crimson_double_slab`	`521`	Block	`tile.crimson_double_slab.name`
Crimson Slab	`crimson_slab`	`519`	Block & Item	`tile.crimson_slab.name`
Double Warped Slab	`warped_double_slab`	`522`	Block	`tile.warped_double_slab.name`
Warped Slab	`warped_slab`	`520`	Block & Item	`tile.warped_slab.name`
Double Stone Slabs (1)	`double_stone_slab`	`43`	Block	`tile.double_stone_slab.stone.name^[verify]`
Stone Slabs (1)	`stone_slab`	`44`	Block & Item	`tile.stone_slab.stone.name` `tile.stone_slab.sand.name` `tile.stone_slab.cobble.name` `tile.stone_slab.wood.name` `tile.stone_slab.brick.name` `tile.stone_slab.smoothStoneBrick.name` `tile.stone_slab.quartz.name` `tile.stone_slab.nether_brick.name`
Double Stone Slabs (2)	`double_stone_slab2`	`181`	Block	`tile.double_stone_slab2.red_sandstone.name`
Stone Slabs (2)	`stone_slab2`	`182`	Block & Item	`tile.stone_slab2.red_sandstone.name` `tile.stone_slab2.purpur.name` `tile.stone_slab2.prismarine.rough.name` `tile.stone_slab2.prismarine.dark.name` `tile.stone_slab2.prismarine.bricks.name` `tile.stone_slab2.mossy_cobblestone.name` `tile.stone_slab2.sandstone.smooth.name` `tile.stone_slab2.red_nether_brick.name`
Double Stone Slabs (3)	`double_stone_slab3`	`422`	Block	`tile.double_stone_slab3.name`
Stone Slabs (3)	`stone_slab3`	`417`	Block & Item	`tile.stone_slab3.end_brick.name` `tile.stone_slab3.red_sandstone.smooth.name` `tile.stone_slab3.andesite.smooth.name` `tile.stone_slab3.andesite.name` `tile.stone_slab3.diorite.smooth.name` `tile.stone_slab3.diorite.name` `tile.stone_slab3.granite.smooth.name` `tile.stone_slab3.granite.name`
Double Stone Slabs (4)	`double_stone_slab4`	`423`	Block	`tile.double_stone_slab4.name`
Stone Slabs (4)	`stone_slab4`	`421`	Block & Item	`tile.stone_slab4.mossy_stone_brick.name` `tile.stone_slab4.smooth_quartz.name` `tile.stone_slab4.stone.name` `tile.stone_slab4.cut_sandstone.name` `tile.stone_slab4.cut_red_sandstone.name`
Double Blackstone Slab	`blackstone_double_slab`	`538`	Block	`tile.blackstone_double_slab.name`
Blackstone Slab	`blackstone_slab`	`537`	Block & Item	`tile.blackstone_slab.name`
Double Polished Blackstone Slab	`polished_blackstone_double_slab`	`549`	Block	`tile.polished_blackstone_double_slab.name`
Polished Blackstone Slab	`polished_blackstone_slab`	`548`	Block & Item	`tile.polished_blackstone_slab.name`
Double Polished Blackstone Brick Slab	`polished_blackstone_brick_double_slab`	`540`	Block	`tile.polished_blackstone_brick_double_slab.name`
Polished Blackstone Brick Slab	`polished_blackstone_brick_slab`	`539`	Block & Item	`tile.polished_blackstone_brick_slab.name`
Double Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`double_cut_copper_slab`	`623`	Block	`tile.double_cut_copper_slab.name`
Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`cut_copper_slab`	`616`	Block & Item	`tile.cut_copper_slab.name`
Double Exposed Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`exposed_double_cut_copper_slab`	`624`	Block	`tile.exposed_double_cut_copper_slab.name`
Exposed Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`exposed_cut_copper_slab`	`617`	Block & Item	`tile.exposed_cut_copper_slab.name`
Double Weathered Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`weathered_double_cut_copper_slab`	`625`	Block	`tile.weathered_double_cut_copper_slab.name`
Weathered Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`weathered_cut_copper_slab`	`618`	Block & Item	`tile.weathered_cut_copper_slab.name`
Double Oxidized Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`oxidized_double_cut_copper_slab`	`626`	Block	`tile.oxidized_double_cut_copper_slab.name`
Oxidized Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`oxidized_cut_copper_slab`	`619`	Block & Item	`tile.oxidized_cut_copper_slab.name`
Waxed Double Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`waxed_double_cut_copper_slab`	`627`	Block	`tile.waxed_double_cut_copper_slab.name`
Waxed Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`waxed_cut_copper_slab`	`620`	Block & Item	`tile.waxed_cut_copper_slab.name`
Waxed Exposed Double Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`waxed_exposed_double_cut_copper_slab`	`628`	Block	`tile.waxed_exposed_double_cut_copper_slab.name`
Waxed Exposed Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`waxed_exposed_cut_copper_slab`	`621`	Block & Item	`tile.waxed_exposed_cut_copper_slab.name`
Waxed Weathered Double Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`waxed_weathered_double_cut_copper_slab`	`629`	Block	`tile.waxed_weathered_double_cut_copper_slab.name`
Waxed Weathered Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`waxed_weathered_cut_copper_slab`	`622`	Block & Item	`tile.waxed_weathered_cut_copper_slab.name`
Waxed Oxidized Double Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`waxed_oxidized_double_cut_copper_slab`	`705`	Block	`tile.waxed_oxidized_double_cut_copper_slab.name`
Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`waxed_oxidized_cut_copper_slab`	`704`	Block & Item	`tile.waxed_oxidized_cut_copper_slab.name`
Cobbled Deepslate Double Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`cobbled_deepslate_double_slab`	`651`	Block	`tile.cobbled_deepslate_double_slab.name`
Cobbled Deepslate Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`cobbled_deepslate_slab`	`635`	Block & Item	`tile.cobbled_deepslate_slab.name`
Polished Deepslate Double Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`polished_deepslate_double_slab`	`652`	Block	`tile.polished_deepslate_double_slab.name`
Polished Deepslate Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`polished_deepslate_slab`	`639`	Block & Item	`tile.polished_deepslate_slab.name`
Deepslate Brick Double Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`deepslate_brick_double_slab`	`654`	Block	`tile.deepslate_brick_double_slab.name`
Deepslate Brick Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`deepslate_brick_slab`	`647`	Block & Item	`tile.deepslate_brick_slab.name`
Deepslate Tile Double Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`deepslate_tile_double_slab`	`653`	Block	`tile.deepslate_tile_double_slab.name`
Deepslate Tile Slab‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.17.0]}	`deepslate_tile_slab`	`643`	Block & Item	`tile.deepslate_tile_slab.name`

Metadata

In Bedrock Edition, slabs use the following data values:

Double stone slab

Template:/DV

Double stone slab 2

Template:/DV5

Double stone slab 3

Template:/DV7

Double stone slab 4

Template:/DV9

Stone slab

Template:/DV2

Stone slab 2

Template:/DV6

Stone slab 3

Template:/DV8

Stone slab 4

Template:/DV10

Double wood slab

Template:/DV3

Wood slab

Template:/DV4

Crimson, warped, blackstone, polished blackstone and polished blackstone brick slab

Template:/DV11

Block states

Template:/BS

History

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Java Edition pre-Classic
May 16, 2009					Notch mentions wanting to add "half-height tiles for stairs".
Java Edition Classic
May 17, 2009					Slabs were suggested on the TIGSource forums.
October 22, 2009					32px Dirt slabs were shown in a blog post.
October 23, 2009					Notch says the new half block has nearly been finished and gives a video.
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST					32px 32px Added stone slabs.
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST					Stone slabs can be obtained by mining coal ore because of the lack of inventory and crafting.
Java Edition Indev
0.31		20100129			Slabs have now received a crafting recipe: 3 slabs from 3 cobblestone.
0.31		20100129			Slabs no longer drop from coal ore.
Java Edition Beta
1.3					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Added sandstone, "wooden", cobblestone and smooth stone slabs as variants of the stone slabs. All had the same properties as stone slabs, apart from using different textures.
					Smooth stone double slabs are obtainable only through inventory editing, and they use data the data value "4". These slabs are converted into brick slab when upgrading to Beta 1.8.
					The original wooden slabs have to be mined with a pickaxe to collect, were not affected by fire, and had stronger blast resistance than planks, making them a useful building material.
					Before the additional slabs were added, a double stone slab would yield only one slab when broken. Since this update, all double slabs now yield 2 of their respective single slabs when broken. Destroying double slabs with TNT, however, still yields only single slabs (when the slabs aren't simply destroyed by the explosion). It is not known when or if this was fixed.
					Before Beta 1.3 came out, stone slabs were made with cobblestone instead of stone, but this update has now introduced cobblestone slabs to the game and changed the recipes for pressure plates and stone slabs, so that there wouldn't be any conflicting recipes.
1.7					32px 32px 32px 32px The model of bottom half slabs now uses the bottom half of texture.
1.7					32px The texture of cobblestone slabs has been changed.
1.8		Pre-release			32px 32px Added the stone brick and bricks slabs.
					Smooth stone double slabs now use the data value "6".
					The sprinting feature has been added in this update. While stairs cancel the player's sprinting, slabs allow a player to continue sprinting.
					Smooth stone slabs now generate in villages and strongholds.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5			32px 32px The textures of bricks and planks have been changed, and by extension that of the slabs.
1.0.0		?			Slabs placed above other slabs no longer combine into a double slab unless the top slab is placed directly on the bottom slab.
1.2.1		1.2			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px All types of slabs are now able to be placed upside down and under blocks; these occupy the top half of their block space rather than the bottom half.
1.2.1		1.2			The crafting recipe has been changed, so that 6 slabs would be crafted rather than 3. The prior restriction was likely due to the fact that the slab types were differentiated by their damage values instead of by different data values, similar to wood, coal or charcoal, and colored wool.
1.2.4		release			32px 32px The texture of sandstone slabs has been changed, altough it is only visible in the double and bottom variants.
?					Double slabs broken with Silk Touch now drop both slabs instead of one.
1.3.1		12w17a			32px 32px 32px 32px New slabs have been added for the four different types of wood planks, replacing the old wooden oak/"stone" slab. These new slabs are vulnerable to fire, and can be collected faster with an axe than with a pickaxe. Wooden slabs already crafted or placed in the world remain the old 'stone' type.
		12w21a			Sandstone slabs now generate in desert temples.
		12w22a			Upside down slabs can now be placed by generally looking at the top half of the side of a block, rather than strictly the underside of a block.
		12w25a			Redstone (including repeaters, torches. levers and pressure plates) and rails can now be placed on slabs and stairs positioned upside down.
		12w26a			Mobs can now spawn on upside down slabs.
?					Renamed the wooden slabs from "species-Wood Slab" to "species Wood Slab"
1.4.2		12w39a			Slabs now interact properly with lighting.
					When slabs are placed upside down, they now accept light from light sources themselves, and no longer block light to surrounding blocks.
					Slabs no longer cast the shadow of a full-sized block.^[1]
1.4.6		November 28, 2012			Jeb tweeted a picture of himself crafting nether brick slabs.
		12w49a			32px Added nether brick slabs.
		12w49a			The addition of nether brick slabs has now caused the smooth stone double slab to change its data value to 43:7.
1.5		[[Template:Reddit\|January 22, 2013]]			Jeb states that the "smooth stone full half-slab" is to be re-implemented with a data value of 43:8. Other slabs with data values of 43:9-43:15 are also to use the top texture on all sides, resulting in a "smooth sandstone block" with a data value of 43:9. He also stated that they may be obtained legitimately later.^[2]
		13w01a			Wooden Slabs can now be used to craft daylight sensors.
		13w02a			32px Added quartz slabs, featuring the top quartz texture on all six sides. The formerly unused slab type, known as the smooth stone slab, has been removed from the game. Its data values have been replaced with the nether quartz slab.
		13w04a			32px The smooth stone double slab has been re-implemented with a data value of 43:8.
					32px The smooth sandstone double slab has been added, with a data value of 43:9.
					Seamless data values of 43:10-43:15 have been added, but are unused and appear identical to their normal counterparts.
		13w09c			Quartz slabs and double slabs now use the top, side and bottom textures of the block of quartz.
		13w09c			32px The quartz slab's seamless counterpart, with a data value of 43:15, retains the top texture on all 6 sides.
April 1, 2013					Added TNT slabs, called Etho Slabs, to the April Fools update, Minecraft 2.0. They exploded like TNT, producing a larger explosion that caused anvils to spawn over any player in the explosion's range.
1.7.2		1.7			32px 32px Added acacia and dark oak slabs.
1.8		14w02a			Stone brick slabs can now be used to craft chiseled stone bricks.
		14w02a			Stone slabs can now be crafted using granite, diorite, andesite, or their polished counterparts.
		14w32a			32px 32px Added red sandstone slabs and double slabs, as well as smooth red sandstone double slabs.
		14w32a			Armor stands are now crafted using any slab.
		14w32b			Armor stands can now be crafted only using stone slabs.
		14w33a			Stone slabs can no longer be crafted using granite, diorite, andesite, or their polished counterparts.
1.9		June 22, 2015			Jeb reveals purpur slabs on Instagram, with the words "MINECON 2015 HYPE!"
		15w31a			32px Added purpur slabs and double slabs.
		15w43a			A spruce slab now acts as the middle of a table generated within igloo basements.
1.11		16w39a			Oak, birch, spruce, stone, and cobblestone slabs now generate in woodland mansions.
April 17, 2018					Dinnerbone confirms that Java Edition 1.14 contains many new stairs and slabs.
1.13		17w47a			The different variant block states for `stone_slab`, `stone_slab2`, `wooden_slab`, `purpur_slab`, `double_stone_slab`, `double_stone_slab2`, `double_wooden_slab` and `purpur_double_slab` IDs have been split up and merged into their own IDs depending on variant.
					Old non-flammable wooden slabs, which are now called "Petrified oak slabs", have been re-implemented into the creative inventory.
					"Bricks slab" has been renamed to "Brick slab".
					"Stone bricks slab" has been renamed to "Stone brick slab".
					"<Wood type> wood slab" has been renamed to "<wood type> slab".
					32px 32px 32px 32px Smooth double slabs, now smooth blocks, have added to the creative inventory.
					Smooth blocks now drop themselves, instead of slabs when mined.
					Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 43, 44, 125, 126, 181, 182, 204 and 205.
		18w07a			32px 32px 32px Added slabs for prismarine, prismarine bricks, and dark prismarine.
		18w10c			Water can now be placed on the same block as slabs.
		18w20a			"Prismarine Bricks Slab" has been renamed to "Prismarine Brick Slab."
1.13.1		18w32a			Purpur slabs can now be crafted with purpur pillars.
October 10, 2018					Dinnerbone tweets that there are to be 14 new slabs.
October 10, 2018					Polished diorite slabs are tweeted out by LadyAgnes.
1.14		18w43a			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Added stone, andesite, polished andesite, diorite, polished diorite, granite, polished granite, mossy stone brick, mossy cobblestone, smooth sandstone, smooth red sandstone, smooth quartz, red nether brick, end stone brick slabs.
					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px The textures of all slabs have been changed.
					32px "Stone Slab" has been renamed to "Smooth Stone Slab".
		18w44a			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px The textures for stone, andesite, polished andesite, diorite, polished diorite, smooth sandstone slabs have been changed.
		18w47a			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px The textures for oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, stone bricks, mossy stone bricks, nether bricks, red sandstone, and smooth red sandstone slabs have been changed.
		18w48a			Stone slabs are now used to craft grindstones.
		18w48a			Oak and cobblestone slabs now generate naturally in the updated plains villages.
		18w49a			Acacia slabs now generate in the updated savanna villages.
		18w50a			Sandstone and smooth sandstone slabs now generate in the updated desert villages.
					Spruce slabs now generate in the updated taiga villages.
					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px The textures for spruce, cobblestone, mossy cobblestone, sandstone, smooth sandstone, red sandstone, and smooth red sandstone slabs have been changed.
					Wood slabs are now used to craft barrels.
		19w02a			Wood slabs are now used to craft lecterns.
		19w08a			32px The texture of diorite slabs has been changed.
		19w08a			32px Smooth quartz now use the bottom texture of normal quartz blocks, rather than the top texture.
		19w12a			32px 32px Added cut sandstone and cut red sandstone slabs.
		19w13a			Slabs no longer block light, except at their full faces.
		19w13b			32px The texture of quartz slabs has been changed.
1.16		20w06a			32px 32px Added crimson and warped slabs.
		20w15a			32px 32px 32px Added blackstone, polished blackstone, and polished blackstone brick slabs.
		20w16a			Blackstone and quartz slabs now generate as part of bastion remnants.
		20w16a			Stone, mossy stone brick, stone brick, blackstone, polished blackstone brick and polished blackstone slabs can now generate as part of ruined portals.
1.16.2		20w28a			Blackstone, polished blackstone and polished blackstone brick slabs are now renewable as piglins have an 8.71% chance to trade 8-16 blackstone during bartering.
Upcoming Java Edition
October 3, 2020					32px 32px 32px 32px Copper slabs are revealed at Minecraft Live 2020.
1.17		20w45a			32px 32px 32px 32px Added cut copper slabs and waxed cut copper slabs.
		20w46a			32px The texture of cut copper slab has been changed.
		20w48a			Crafting cut copper slabs now outputs 6 slabs instead of 4.^[3]
		21w07a			32px 32px 32px 32px Added grimstone, polished grimstone, grimstone brick, and grimstone tile slabs.
		21w07a			32px 32px Changed textures of blackstone and polished blackstone bricks slabs.
		21w08a			All Grimstone Slabs have been renamed to their "Deepslate" equivalents.
					32px 32px 32px 32px The textures of deepslate, polished deepslate, deepslate brick, and deepslate tile slabs have been changed.
					32px The texture of blackstone slab has been changed.
		21w10a			32px Updated texture of Cobbled deepslate slab.
		21w14a			32px Added waxed oxidized cut copper slab.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0					32px 32px 32px 32px Added stone, wood, cobblestone, and sandstone slabs. Wood, cobblestone, and sandstone slabs are currently unobtainable.
v0.2.0					32px 32px The textures of wooden planks and cobblestone have been changed, and by extension that of the slabs.
v0.3.0					32px Added brick slabs to Creative mode. Even though they have a crafting recipe, they are not obtainable in Survival mode due to infinite stacks only counting as one of a material.
					Survival players no longer start out with an infinite amount of stone slabs.
					Wood and cobblestone slabs are now obtainable via crafting in Survival mode.
					Wood slabs are now available in the creative inventory.
v0.3.2					Cobblestone slabs are now available in the creative inventory.
v0.3.2					Bricks are no longer in an infinite stack and now be gathered, making brick slabs obtainable in Survival mode.
v0.4.0					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px The model of bottom half slabs now uses the bottom half of the full block's texture.
v0.6.0					32px Added stone brick slabs.
					Sandstone slabs are now available in both Survival and Creative mode.
					Slabs can now be placed on the top half of blocks.
					The recipes for crafting slabs now give 6 slabs, instead of 3 slabs.
v0.7.3					32px Added quartz slabs.
v0.7.3					Wooden slabs can now be crafted during and after this update are now flammable. Existing wooden slabs (which have stone properties) are now tagged "Fake Wood Slab" and drop real wooden slabs.
v0.8.0		build 2			32px 32px 32px Added birch, spruce and jungle wood slabs.
v0.8.0		build 2			32px 32px The texture of sandstone slabs has been changed, although it is only visible in the double and bottom variants.
v0.9.0		build 1			32px 32px Added acacia and dark oak wood slabs.
		build 1			Stone slabs now generate naturally in villages.
		build 11			Added crafting recipe for jungle wood slabs.
?					The wooden slab names have been changed from "[woodtype] Wooden Slab" to "[woodtype] Wood Slab".
v0.12.1		build 1			32px Added nether brick slabs.
v0.13.0		build 1			Wooden slabs are now used to craft daylight sensors.
v0.13.0		build 1			Sandstone slabs now generate in desert temples.
v0.14.0		build 1			32px Added red sandstone slabs.
v0.14.2					32px The nether brick slab texture has been brightened.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			32px Added purpur slabs.
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			A spruce slab nows act as the middle of a table generated within igloo basements.
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			Oak, birch, spruce, stone, and cobblestone slabs now generate in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0		beta 1.2.0.2			Stone slabs are now used to craft armor stands.
1.4.0		beta 1.2.13.8			32px 32px 32px Added slabs for prismarine, prismarine brick and dark prismarine as part of Experimental Gameplay.
1.4.0		beta 1.2.14.2			The slabs for prismarine, prismarine brick, and dark prismarine have been fully implemented.
1.9.0		beta 1.9.0.0			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Added stone, andesite, polished andesite, diorite, polished diorite, granite, polished granite, mossy stone brick, mossy cobblestone, smooth sandstone, cut sandstone, smooth red sandstone, cut red sandstone, smooth quartz, red nether brick, and end stone brick slabs.
					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px The textures of all slabs have been changed.
					32px "Stone Slab" has been renamed to "Smooth Stone Slab".
					Sandstone and red sandstone slabs can now be crafted only using regular sandstone.
					Smooth stone slabs now require smooth stone to craft them.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px The textures of slabs have been changed.
					Cobblestone, mossy cobblestone, and dark oak slabs now generate in pillager outposts.
					Smooth sandstone slabs now generate in new desert villages.
					Wood slabs can now be used to craft composters, barrels and lecterns.
					Stone slabs can now be used to craft grindstone.
1.12.0		beta 1.12.0.2			Single slabs now only block sky light.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.51			32px 32px Added crimson and warped slabs.
		beta 1.16.0.57			32px 32px 32px 32px Added blackstone, polished blackstone, and polished blackstone brick slabs.
					Quartz slabs now generate as part of bastion remnants.
					Stone, mossy stone brick, stone brick, blackstone, nether brick slabs can now generate as part of ruined portals.
					Added new sounds to the nether brick slab variants.
		beta 1.16.0.63			32px The texture of nether brick slabs now matches Java Edition's again.
1.16.20		beta 1.16.20.50			Crimson and warped slabs now uses regular plank sounds instead of their stem variant sounds.
1.16.210		beta 1.16.210.57			32px 32px 32px 32px Added cut copper slabs and waxed cut copper slabs.
1.16.210		release			Cut Copper and Waxed Cut Copper slabs have been made inaccessible in the full release.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.16.230		beta 1.16.230.52			32px 32px 32px 32px Added cobbled deepslate, polished deepslate, deepslate brick, and deepslate tile slabs.
1.16.230		beta 1.16.230.52			32px Added waxed oxidized cut copper slabs.
1.17.0		beta 1.17.0.50			32px 32px Updated blackstone slab texture.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	32px 32px 32px 32px Added stone, wood (original oak), sandstone and cobblestone slabs.
TU5					32px 32px Added stone brick and brick slabs.
TU9					32px 32px 32px Added birch wood, spruce wood and nether brick slabs.
TU9					Wooden slabs crafted during and after this update are now flammable and are broken with an axe instead of a pickaxe. Existing slabs (which have stone properties) are not stackable with the new slabs.
TU12					32px Added jungle wood slabs.
					Slabs can now be placed upside down.
					Items can now be placed directly on upside down slabs.
TU14		1.04			32px Added quartz slabs.
					The placement of half blocks and other blocks on half blocks has been changed.
					The placement of upside down slabs has been changed.
TU27	CU15	1.18			32px 32px Added acacia and dark oak wood slabs to the creative inventory.
TU46	CU36	1.38	Patch 15		32px Added purpur slabs.
TU69	CU36	1.76	Patch 38		32px 32px 32px Added slabs for prismarine, prismarine bricks and dark prismarine.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.88					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px The textures of all slabs has been changed.
					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Added andesite, polished andesite, diorite, polished diorite, granite, polished granite, mossy stone brick slab, mossy cobblestone, smooth sandstone, smooth red sandstone, smooth quartz, red nether brick, end stone brick slabs.
					"Stone Slab" has been renamed to "Smooth Stone Slab".
1.90					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px The textures of slabs have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Added slabs.
1.7.10					32px Added purpur slabs.

Double slab "items"

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?		32px double stone slabs have an unobtainable item form corresponding to its block ID, which uses a full 3D render of it.
?		It can be obtained via inventory editors with numeric item ID 43.
Java Edition Beta
?		The item's name is the same as the corresponding single slab version.
1.6	Test Build 3	Double stone slab items can be obtained from the newly added debug chests, mainly from the 12th slot of the 2nd chest from the left, and the 23rd slot of the 5th chest from the left.
1.6	release	Debug chests no longer spawn, preventing double stone slab items from being obtained this way.
Java Edition
1.0.0	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4	Double stone slabs can be obtained with the Silk Touch enchantment by breaking a block with an appropriate tool enchanted with it.
1.0.0	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5	Double stone slabs can no longer be obtained via Silk Touch.
1.3.1	12w16a	Double slab items can now be obtained in singleplayer worlds via the `/give` command using the respective numeric ID.
1.3.1	12w17a	Added wooden double slabs, which have an unobtainable item form corresponding to its block ID, which uses a full render. It can be obtained via the `/give` command or inventory editors with numeric item ID 125.
?		The wooden item's name is the same as the corresponding single slab version.
1.8	14w25a	The direct item forms of double slabs have been removed from the game. They can no longer exist as items in any way, only as placed blocks.

Issues

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

Trivia

Any light directed through a slab does not affect any block's light values north of the source.
Whereas 1×1 dents in a flat floor using slabs are darkened as one would expect, 1×1 dents created using 2×1 or 2×2 stairs darken less, due to having fewer surrounding solid blocks.^[4]
When water or lava are on top of an upside-down slab, the water dripping particles appear in midair below the slab instead of from the slab itself, this was fixed in Java Edition 1.13-pre7,^[5] but will not be fixed in Bedrock Edition.^[6]
When a TNT placed on a slab explodes, its blast radius is greatly reduced. ( In some cases, only the slab is destroyed. )
As with the previous trivia, end crystals and creeper explosions will also be weakened if the explosion happens on the slab.

Gallery

Tavern StoneSlabs.png

Naturally occurring smooth stone slabs in a butcher shop. (Before the Village and Pillage update)
Brick Slabz.png

Brick slabs.
Stone Brick Slabz.png

Stone brick slabs.
Newstoneslab.png

Double smooth stone slab (left) compared to smooth stone.
Smithy Stone Slab.png

Naturally occurring smooth stone slabs in a village blacksmith. (Before the Village and Pillage update)
QVA1C.png

First image of upside down slabs as shown on Jeb's Twitter.
UpperHalfSlabs.png

Slabs used to create the impression of half-aligned full blocks.
Tipe.png

All eight types of wooden slabs.
HalfTrapSlabDoors.png

Trapdoors on slabs.
Slab Shelves.png

Example of slab shelving by placing slabs below other slabs.
Smooth Sandstone Slab comparison.png

Smooth sandstone compared to smooth stone (right).
FireSafeInHouse.png

A petrified oak slab house with a netherrack fireplace.
FakeSlabs.jpeg

Fake wooden slabs.
Vertical Redstone with Slabs.png

Slabs can carry redstone signal.

References

↑ Template:Reddit
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↑ MC-204323
↑ MCPE-31503 resolved as "Works as Intended"
↑ MC-1390
↑ MCPE-32639

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[breakingtimenote-1] Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

[bugMC-177082-2] 1.0 ^1.1 MC-177082

[bugMC-177082-3] 1.0 ^1.1 MC-177082

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[5] Template:Reddit

[6] MC-204323

[7] MCPE-31503 resolved as "Works as Intended"

[8] MC-1390

[9] MCPE-32639

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