Lever

Lever

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Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0.5
Hardness	0.5
Luminant	No
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

A lever is a non-solid block that can provide switchable redstone power.

Occurrence

Natural generation

Three levers are generated naturally in each jungle temple. They also generate in woodland mansions.

Obtaining

Breaking

Levers can be mined using any tool, or without a tool.

Block	Lever
Hardness	0.5
Breaking time
Default	0.75

A lever is also removed and drops itself as an item if:

• its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed
• water or lava flows into its space, in Java Edition
• a piston tries to push it or moves a block into its space

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Stick + Cobblestone

Usage

File:Lever positions.png

Five of the eight possible orientations, levers off.

See also: Redstone circuit

A lever can be used as a player-switchable redstone power source.

Placement

A lever can be attached to the top, side, or bottom of any full solid opaque block (stone, dirt, blocks of gold, etc.), or to the top of an upside-down slab or upside-down stairs (but not to the bottom of a right-side-up slab or stairs). When placed on the top or bottom of a block, the lever orients itself in-line with the placing player.

In Bedrock Edition, it can additionally be placed on the top of a fence, stone wall or hopper, and can be placed underwater.

When placed on the side of blocks, down is on and up is off. On the top or bottom of blocks, off is north or west, on is south or east.

Activation

To activate or deactivate a lever, use the "Use Item/Place Block" control (right-click, by default). A lever can be turned on and off as fast as it can be clicked.

Mobs cannot turn a lever on or off.

Behavior

While active, a lever:

• powers any adjacent redstone dust (including beneath the lever) to power level 15
• powers any adjacent redstone comparator or redstone repeater facing away from the lever to power level 15
• strongly powers its attachment block to power level 15 (only if the attachment block is a full solid opaque block)
• activates any adjacent mechanism components, including above or below, such as pistons, redstone lamps, etc.
• emits redstone particles to indicate that it is active

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:Click.ogg	Lever clicks	Blocks	Activating the block	block.lever.click	subtitles.block.lever.click	0.3	0.6	16
File:Click.ogg	Lever clicks	Blocks	Deactivating the block	block.lever.click	subtitles.block.lever.click	0.3	0.5	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Form	Translation key
Lever	lever	Block & Item	block.minecraft.lever

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Lever	lever	69	Block & Item	tile.lever.name

Metadata

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, a lever's block data stores its orientation, and whether it is active:

Block states

See also: Block states

History

Java Edition Classic
May 21, 2009					Notch shows interest in adding levers.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.1					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Added levers. The data values which would in future be used for ceiling levers had a large cobblestone cuboid in the middle, and floor and "ceiling" levers only existed in north- and west-facing forms.
Java Edition Beta
1.7					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Due to the change of the cobblestone texture, the texture of levers has been updated.
Java Edition
1.3.1		12w22a			Levers now generate in jungle temples.
		12w24a			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Levers can now be placed upside down (on the underside of a block), changing those data values of levers accordingly.
1.5		13w03a			Lever orientation is no longer random.
1.8		14w10a			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Lever models have changed - the UV is now different.
1.11		16w39a			Levers now generate in woodland mansions.
1.13		17w47a			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Floor and ceiling levers can now be placed facing east or south. This changes the texture rotation.
					Flicking a lever on now displays redstone particles.
					Levers can no longer be placed on top of pistons.
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 69.
1.14		18w43a			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px The textures used by levers have changed.
		18w50a			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px The cobblestone texture has changed, changing levers as well.
		19w03c			Levers now use correct cullface arguments, and a redundant face (internal end of the handle; visible only from within) was deleted.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.13.0		build 1			32px[verify] Added levers.
v0.15.0		build 1			Levers now generate in jungle temples.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			Levers now generate in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			32px[verify] The texture of levers has been changed.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	32px[verify] Added levers.
TU14		1.04			Levers can now be placed upside down (on the underside of a block).
		1.90			32px[verify] The texture of levers has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					32px[verify] Added levers.

Issues

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References

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