Jack o'Lantern

Jack o'Lantern

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Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	1
Hardness	1
Luminant	Yes (15)
Transparent	Partial (blocks light)
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

A jack o'lantern is a solid block that provides light.

Obtaining

Breaking

Jack o'lanterns can be mined with any tool, or without a tool, but axes are the quickest.

Block	Jack o'Lantern
Hardness	1
Tool
Breaking time
Default	1.5
Wooden	0.75
Stone	0.4
Iron	0.25
Diamond	0.2
Netherite	0.2
Golden	0.15
Sword	1

A jack o'lantern also removes and drops itself as an item if a piston tries to push it (trying to pull it does nothing) or moves a block into its space.

Natural generation

Jack o’lanterns can spawn within taiga and snowy taiga villages in the piles of pumpkins which also generate there.

Mob loot

In Java Edition, zombies, zombie villagers, husks, skeletons, strays, wither skeletons, and zombified piglins have a chance of wearing a jack o'lantern if they spawn during Halloween. If a mob wearing a jack o'lantern is killed using a tool enchanted with Looting, there is a chance equivalent to the level of Looting used to drop the jack o'lantern, up to a maximum of a 3% chance of a drop. The jack o'lantern does not emit light while being worn.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Carved Pumpkin + Torch

Usage

Light source

File:Underwater Jack o'Lanterns.png

Jack o'lanterns can be used as light sources underwater.

Jack o'lanterns have a luminance of 15 and the ability to provide light while submerged under water. Like most light sources, they melt snow and ice.

Building golems

File:Snow Golem.png

Snow Golem

File:Iron Golem.png

Iron Golem

Jack o'lanterns can be used to build snow golems and iron golems as shown below. Snow golems require snow blocks for their bodies, while iron golems require iron blocks. The jack o'lantern must be placed last or the golem cannot spawn.

Placement

Jack o'lanterns can be placed without a block under them. When placed, jack-o'lanterns automatically face the player. Jack o'lanterns can be placed on a transparent block.

Jack o'lanterns are transparent in their rendering only; otherwise they share the attributes of all opaque solid blocks. For example, mobs can spawn on them, they can suffocate mobs, and blocks attached to another block (such as torches and rails) can be placed on top of them or on their sides.

Enchanting

Jack o'Lanterns can be enchanted with curses using an anvil.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Sounds

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

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Form	Translation key
Jack o'Lantern	jack_o_lantern	Block & Item	block.minecraft.jack_o_lantern

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Jack o'Lantern	lit_pumpkin	91	Block & Item	tile.lit_pumpkin.name

Metadata

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, jack o'lanterns use the following data values:

Block states

See also: Block states

History

This section is missing information about Placement direction mechanics - see notice at Pumpkin#History for more info. 

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Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0					32px 32px 32px 32px Added jack o'lanterns.
v1.2.0_02					All jack o'lanterns on worlds have now been converted back into pumpkins in name only.
Java Edition Beta
1.1_02					Jack o'lanterns are now labeled as "pumpkin"s when moused over in the inventory screen.
1.2					Jack o'lanterns previously had the same icon and name in the inventory as pumpkins, making it impossible to tell which is which just by looking at them. However, it wasn't possible to stack jack o'lanterns with pumpkins.
1.5_01					Jack o'lanterns that already exist in-game now all appear facing the opposite way they were placed before the update. A jack o'lantern is also placed facing away from the player, as opposed to facing in the player’s direction, as was the case before the update.
1.8		Pre-release			With the introduction of pumpkin farming, jack o'lanterns are now a renewable resource, because the player can make their torches from charcoal.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease			Snow golems can now be made by using jack o'lanterns.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6			Jack o'lanterns are now broken faster using an axe.
1.2.1		12w08a			Iron golems can now be made by using jack o'lanterns.
1.6.1		13w26a			Jack 'o' Lantern has now been renamed to Jack o'Lantern.
1.8		14w25a			32px 32px 32px 32px The top and bottom of jack o'lanterns now rotates according to the direction the block faces.
		14w26c			Jack o'lanterns can no longer be used to build golems.
1.8.1		pre1			Jack o'lanterns can now be used to build golems again.
1.11		16w39a			Jack o'lanterns can now receive curse enchantments, but only through an anvil.
1.13		17w47a			The ID of jack o'lanterns has now been changed from lit_pumpkin to jack_o_lantern.
					Jack o'lanterns can no longer receive curse enchantments through an anvil.
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 91.
1.14		18w43a			32px 32px 32px 32px The textures of jack o'lanterns have been changed.
		18w44a			32px 32px 32px 32px The front texture of jack o'lanterns has been changed.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17		21w11a			32px 32px 32px 32px Changed a pixel on the top texture.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.8.0		build 2			32px 32px 32px 32px Added jack o'lanterns.
v0.9.0		build 1			Smooth lighting has now been removed from jack o'lanterns.
v0.12.1		build 1			Jack o'lanterns can now spawn golems.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			32px 32px 32px 32px The textures of jack o'lanterns have been changed.
					Jack o'lanterns now generate in taiga and snowy taiga villages.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1		32px 32px 32px 32px Added jack o'lanterns.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.90					32px 32px 32px 32px The textures of jack o'lanterns have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					32px 32px 32px 32px Added jack o'lanterns.

• SP 12w39a image.png

  A jack o'lantern in the 12w39a snapshot.

Issues

Issues relating to "Jack o'Lantern" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Gallery

• Jackolantern.png

  A lit jack o'lantern showing the range of the light.

Halloween Mobs

• Baby Husk with Jack o'Lantern.png
• Baby Zombified Piglin with Jack o'Lantern.png
• Baby Zombie Villager with Jack o'Lantern.png
• Baby Zombie with Jack o'Lantern.png
• Chicken Jockey with Jack o'Lantern.png
• Husk with Jack o'Lantern.png
• Skeleton with Jack o'Lantern.png
• Spider Jockey with Jack o'Lantern.png
• Stray with Jack o'Lantern.png
• Wither Skeleton with Jack o'Lantern.png
• Zombified Piglin with Jack o'Lantern.png
• Zombie Villager with Jack o'Lantern.png
• Zombie with Jack o'Lantern.png

See also

• Jack-o'-lantern at Wikipedia