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Brick Stairs
Brick Stairs.png: Infobox image for Brick Stairs the block in Minecraft
Invicon Brick Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Brick Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Brick Stairs
Renewable

Yes

Stackable

Yes (64)

Tool

Blast resistance

6

Hardness

2

Luminous

No

Transparent

Partial (blocks light)‌[JE only]
Yes‌[BE only]

Waterloggable

Yes

Flammable

No

Catches fire from lava

No 

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Brick stairs are a brick variant of the stairs.

Obtaining[edit | edit source]

Breaking[edit | edit source]

Brick stairs can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block BlockSprite brick-stairs.png: Sprite image for brick-stairs in MinecraftBrick Stairs
Hardness 2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 10
BlockSprite oak-planks.png: Sprite image for oak-planks in MinecraftWooden 1.5
BlockSprite cobblestone.png: Sprite image for cobblestone in MinecraftStone 0.75
ItemSprite iron-ingot.png: Sprite image for iron-ingot in MinecraftIron 0.5
ItemSprite diamond.png: Sprite image for diamond in MinecraftDiamond 0.4
ItemSprite netherite-ingot.png: Sprite image for netherite-ingot in MinecraftNetherite 0.35
ItemSprite gold-ingot.png: Sprite image for gold-ingot in MinecraftGolden 0.25
Legend
  • incorrect tool, drops nothing
  • correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
  • correct tool, drops the block itself
  • italicized can be instant mined
  1. ↑ These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation[edit | edit source]

Brick stairs generate as part of trail ruins.

Crafting[edit | edit source]

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Bricks
Invicon Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bricks with description: BricksInvicon Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bricks with description: BricksInvicon Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bricks with description: BricksInvicon Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bricks with description: BricksInvicon Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bricks with description: BricksInvicon Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bricks with description: Bricks
Invicon Brick Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Brick Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Brick Stairs4

Stonecutting[edit | edit source]

Ingredients Cutting recipe
Bricks
Invicon Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bricks with description: BricksInvicon Brick Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Brick Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Brick Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Brick Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Brick Stairs

Usage[edit | edit source]

For information about the placement mechanics of all stairs, see Stairs § Usage.

Note blocks[edit | edit source]

Brick stairs can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds[edit | edit source]

Java Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stone0.370.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stone0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.stone0.31.0
BlocksJumping from the blockjump.stone0.121.0
BlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stone0.221.0

Data values[edit | edit source]

ID[edit | edit source]

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tagsTranslation key
BlockSprite brick-stairs.png: Sprite image for brick-stairs in Minecraft Brick Stairsbrick_stairsBlock & Itemstairs
mineable/pickaxe		stairsblock.minecraft.brick_stairs

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
BlockSprite brick-stairs.png: Sprite image for brick-stairs in Minecraft Brick Stairsbrick_stairs108Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.brick_stairs.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Block states[edit | edit source]

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingnortheast
north
south
west		The direction the stairs' full-block side faces.
When placed in-game by a player, this matches the direction the player faces.
halfbottombottom
top		Top if the stairs are upside-down.
shapestraightinner_left
inner_right
outer_left
outer_right
straight		"straight" is the default stairs shape.
"inner" is an "inside corner" stair shape, with two full-block and two stair-shaped side faces.
"outer" is an "outside corner" stair shape, with two stair-shaped and two half-block side faces.
"left" and "right" specify in which direction is the higher part of the step.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true		Whether or not there's water in the same place as these stairs.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
upside_down_bit0x4falsefalse
true		0
1		True if the stairs are upside-down.
weirdo_direction0x1
0x2		00
1
2
3		0
1
2
3		The direction the stairs' full-block side faces.
  • 0: East
  • 1: West
  • 2: South
  • 3: North

History[edit | edit source]

Java Edition Beta
1.8Pre-release Added brick stairs.
On some GPUs, a major lighting bug is present which causes the insides of brick stairs to appear completely black.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5Brick stairs no longer appear black on the inside.
The texture of brick stairs has been changed.
1.1418w43a The texture of brick stairs has been updated.
1.2023w12aBrick stairs now generate as part of trail ruins.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.3.0 Added brick stairs 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.
v0.3.2Bricks are no longer in an infinite stack and now be gathered, making brick stairs obtainable in Survival mode.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of brick stairs has been updated.
1.19.80
Experiment
Next Major Update		Preview 1.19.80.22Brick stairs now generate as part of trail ruins.
1.21.50Preview 1.21.50.25 The texture of brick stairs has been changed.
Preview 1.21.50.28 The previous texture change has been reverted.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU5CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added brick stairs.
1.90 The texture of brick stairs has been updated.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added brick stairs.

Data history[edit | edit source]

Java Edition
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 108.

Issues[edit | edit source]

Issues relating to "Brick Stairs" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Navigation[edit | edit source]

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