Fence

A fence is a barrier block that cannot normally be jumped over, similar to a wall. Unlike a wall, a player (but not mobs) can see through the openings in a fence.

All fences.

Variants

• Wooden Fence
  • Oak Fence
  • Spruce Fence
  • Birch Fence
  • Jungle Fence
  • Acacia Fence
  • Dark Oak Fence
  • Mangrove Fence
  • Cherry Fence
  • Pale Oak Fence
  • Bamboo Fence
  • Crimson Fence
  • Warped Fence
• Nether Brick Fence

Obtaining

Crafting

All types of fences can be obtained through crafting.

Name	Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Wooden Fence	Matching Planks + Stick	333333333333
Nether Brick Fence	Nether Bricks + Nether Brick	6

Usage

Barrier

Wooden fences and nether brick fences connected by fence gates. Notice that they do not form a connection directly between the two types of fences (in the middle).

While fences appear to be a single block tall and have a hitbox height of one block, their collision box (for entities) is 1.5 blocks tall, meaning most mobs cannot jump over them without the Jump Boost status effect. They are transparent to light and have visual gaps in the model. Spiders can climb over a fence, just like any other vertical object. Camels can walk over fences.

A fence occupies the center space of blocks and automatically connects to any solid block that is placed next to it. Wooden fences connect to other wooden fences, but do not connect to nether brick fences. However, nether brick fences connect to wooden fence gates. Mobs cannot pass between nether brick fences and wooden fences, although players can.

Additionally, if a carpet, trapdoor, moss carpet or pale moss carpet is placed above a fence, players are able to jump over the fence while other mobs are unable to, including mobs like zombies with similar attributes to players.

Leads

A horse tied to a tall fence post with a lead.

Fences can be used to attach mobs with a lead.

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	[hide]Description
east	false	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the east.
north	false	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the north.
south	false	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the south.
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this fence.
west	false	false true	When true, the fence extends from the center post to the west.

History

This table list changes affecting both wooden and nether brick fences.

[hide]Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.17							Added fences.
							The player spawns with 64 fences.
v1.0.17_01							The player no longer spawns with 64 fences.
v1.0.17_02							Added a crafting recipe for fences. It requires 6 sticks.
[hide]Java Edition Beta
1.6							Fences can now be placed below farmland to prevent it from decaying.
[hide]Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease				Added nether brick fences.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2				The collision boxes of fences have been reduced.
							Fences now connect to solid blocks.
							Fences no longer require a solid block underneath to be placed.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5				Fence selection area has been changed to match its collision box.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6				Fences no longer prevent farmland from decaying when placed below farmland.
1.4.4			1.4.3				Mobs no longer try to jump over nether brick fences.​
							The texture of fences has been fixed. There was a problem with attached single slabs or stairs, as the connected face was not rendered when attached to other blocks.
1.5			13w06a				Fence corners now have a smaller collision box, allowing players to fall through the gap in the middle of four fences placed in a square.
1.6.1			13w16a				Mobs can now be tied to fences.
			1.6				Fences now display a useless hand animation when right clicked.
1.8			14w32b				Added fences for spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak wood.
1.9			15w44b				Fences now show glitchy elongated textures when connecting to other fences. These may be GPU dependent.
			15w45a				Fences no longer show a bugged texture, however they appear different to how they did prior to 15w44b.
1.11			16w39c				Fences no longer show a useless hand animation when right clicked.
1.12			17w15a				Fences now connect to the solid back sides of stairs.
1.13			17w47a				It is now possible to place a fence when the player is within a corner of three fences to form a ring of four, provided the space is sufficient.
			18w10c				Water can now be placed on the same block as fences.
1.16			20w06a				Added crimson and warped fences.
1.19			22w11a				Added mangrove fences.
			22w14a				Due to the addition of mangrove trees and mangrove swamps, mangrove fences are now obtainable and renewable.
1.19.3 Experiment Update 1.20			22w42a				Added bamboo fences.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w07a				Added cherry fences.
1.21.2 Experiment Winter Drop			24w40a				Added pale oak fences.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.12.1			build 1				There are now two types of fences: wooden and nether brick fences.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU7	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	There are now two types of fences: wooden and nether brick fences.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Moved both types of fences from the Miscellaneous tab, to the Building Blocks tab, in the Creative inventory.
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Fences now connect to the solid back sides of stairs.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added two types of fences: wooden and nether brick fences.

• 

  Underwater buildings with walls composed of stacked fences, before waterlogging.

Issues

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

Java Edition

• MC-196204 – Sneaking against a wall/fence while on top of another wall/fence causes the player to fall off of the wall/fence
• MC-7895 – Large amount of fences impact performance
• MC-12730 – TNT falls through fences and walls when ignited whilst on top of them
• MC-96347 – Mobs leashed to fences drop their lead but don't remove the leash knot when entering a boat
• MC-248092 – Untamed cats on lead despawn when attached to fence post
• MC-253065 – Frog doesn't follow on lead on fence like other animals
• MC-267281 – Fence multipart model system performance optimization
• MC-267587 – Some mobs attached to fences via leads don't pathfind or have difficulty pathfinding to players that are tempting them
• MC-268737 – Rolling pandas become stuck in fence corners
• MC-276925 – Distance limit of using lead on a fence is directional
• And 52 other open issues.

Bedrock Edition

• MCPE-185953 – Baby horses can go through gates and fences
• MCPE-59920 – Connected fence/wall/bar/pane hitbox is too large
• MCPE-156223 – Non-solid blocks from addons still cause fence/walls to connect
• MCPE-38029 – Cannot make Dirt Path blocks under Fence Gates
• MCPE-79487 – Placing an armor stand on a fence or wall causes it to fall through
• MCPE-87311 – Wall/Fence/Iron Bar/Glass Pane Not Attaching Correctly To Corner Stairs
• MCPE-112982 – Wall with a glass pane/iron bar/fence on top does not update when the glass pane/iron bar/fence connects to a block
• MCPE-123695 – Fence, Glass Pane, Wall, Iron Bars connect with honey block
• MCPE-162574 – Mobs think you are on the other side when pressed against a corner fence
• MCPE-163353 – Fences have inconsistent display models in inventory and in item frames
• And 14 other open issues.

Trivia

• If a carpet is placed on top of a fence, a player can jump onto the carpet, while mobs cannot (except rabbits).
  • Placing a carpet on top of a fence does not reduce the fence or wall collision box down to one block, it just provides a platform one block high around the fence/wall to make it easier for climbing on the top of the fence.
• Getting hit by someone else (or shooting themselves with a Punch enchanted bow while sprinting forward) while in midair can cause the knockback to propel the player over a fence they would not be able to jump over normally.
• Projectiles get stuck in the collision box of the fence and remain there if shot from above.

Gallery

Screenshots

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  Pressure Plates on fences, which used to create tables.

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  All fence types.

See also

• Wooden Fence
• Nether Brick Fence
• Fence Gate
• Wall

External links

• Block of the Month: Fence – Minecraft.net on December 1, 2022