Hanging Sign

Hanging Sign

• Oak
• Spruce
• Birch
• Jungle
• Acacia
• Dark Oak
• Mangrove
• Cherry
• Pale Oak
• Bamboo
• Crimson
• Warped

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (16)
Tool
Blast resistance	1
Hardness	1
Luminous	No
Transparent	Yes
Waterloggable	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

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            "label": "Catches fire from (link to lava article, displayed as lava)"
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    "invimages": [
        "Oak Hanging Sign",
        "Spruce Hanging Sign",
        "Birch Hanging Sign",
        "Jungle Hanging Sign",
        "Acacia Hanging Sign",
        "Dark Oak Hanging Sign",
        "Mangrove Hanging Sign",
        "Cherry Hanging Sign",
        "Pale Oak Hanging Sign",
        "Bamboo Hanging Sign",
        "Crimson Hanging Sign",
        "Warped Hanging Sign"
    ],
    "images": [
        "Oak Hanging Sign.png",
        "Oak Wall Hanging Sign.png",
        "Spruce Hanging Sign.png",
        "Spruce Wall Hanging Sign.png",
        "Birch Hanging Sign.png",
        "Birch Wall Hanging Sign.png",
        "Jungle Hanging Sign.png",
        "Jungle Wall Hanging Sign.png",
        "Acacia Hanging Sign.png",
        "Acacia Wall Hanging Sign.png",
        "Dark Oak Hanging Sign.png",
        "Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign.png",
        "Mangrove Hanging Sign.png",
        "Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign.png",
        "Cherry Hanging Sign.png",
        "Cherry Wall Hanging Sign.png",
        "Pale Oak Hanging Sign.png",
        "Pale Oak Wall Hanging Sign.png",
        "Bamboo Hanging Sign.png",
        "Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign.png",
        "Crimson Hanging Sign.png",
        "Crimson Wall Hanging Sign.png",
        "Warped Hanging Sign.png",
        "Warped Wall Hanging Sign.png"
    ]
}

A hanging sign is a variant of a sign that displays text, and can be placed underneath blocks or with a solid self-supporting bracket. The text of hanging signs can be customized with dyes and glow ink sacs, and they can be waxed to prevent edits.

Obtaining

Breaking

Hanging signs can be broken with any tool or without a tool, but an axe is fastest.

Block	Hanging Sign
Hardness	1
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	1.5
Wooden	0.75
Stone	0.4
Iron	0.25
Diamond	0.2
Netherite	0.2
Golden	0.15
Options
Efficiency	0
Haste	0 JEBE

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

Hanging signs break and drop themselves as an item if the block the sign is attached to is moved, removed or destroyed. However, this is not the case if the hanging sign is attached to a wall.

If a hanging sign is broken while being edited, the player continues to edit the hanging sign, although in Bedrock Edition breaking the hanging sign stops the editing operation.

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	[hide]Chance
Java Edition
Bamboo Hanging Sign	Trial Chambers	Corridor chest	1–4	19.6% { "item": "Bamboo Hanging Sign", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.19614132283617636, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Corridor chest" }
Oak Hanging Sign	Trail Ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	2.2% { "item": "Oak Hanging Sign", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.022222222222222254, "structure": "Trail Ruins", "container": "Suspicious gravel" }
Spruce Hanging Sign	Trail Ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	2.2% { "item": "Spruce Hanging Sign", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.022222222222222254, "structure": "Trail Ruins", "container": "Suspicious gravel" }
Bedrock Edition
Bamboo Hanging Sign	Trial Chambers	Corridor chest	1–4	19.6% { "item": "Bamboo Hanging Sign", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.19614132283617636, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Corridor chest" }
Oak Hanging Sign	Trail Ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	2.2% { "item": "Oak Hanging Sign", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.021739130434782594, "structure": "Trail Ruins", "container": "Suspicious gravel" }
Spruce Hanging Sign	Trail Ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	2.2% { "item": "Spruce Hanging Sign", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.021739130434782594, "structure": "Trail Ruins", "container": "Suspicious gravel" }

Crafting

Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Chain + Matching Stripped Log or Block of Stripped Bamboo or Matching Stripped Stem	666666666666

Usage

Hanging signs can be used to display text; they can be used to label storage, display information to other players or note areas of interest. Hanging signs are also not destroyed by water or lava and therefore may be used to control the flow of these fluids.

Placement

Hanging signs can be placed in three different ways:

• Placing a hanging sign on the side of a block results in it being placed with a self-supporting bracket, which allows it to float without any supporting block. This version can be placed in four different directions.
• Placing a hanging sign on the bottom of a block results in the sign hanging below the block.
  • If the block is wide enough, the chains holding the sign are parallel. This version can be placed in four different directions.
• Placing a hanging sign under a narrow block such as chain will result in it being placed the up-arrow shape.
  • If the block is too narrow, the chains meet together in a up-arrow shape. This version can be placed in sixteen different directions.
  • Placing a hanging sign on the bottom of a block while sneaking will result the sign into being in the up-arrow shape.

Text

In regards to text editing and formatting, hanging signs behave identically to regular signs, showing up to four lines of text. However, these lines are narrower than on regular sign, meaning that a hanging sign has less space for writing. Just like regular signs, hanging signs can be dyed, the text can be made to glow by using a glow ink sac on the sign (a change revertable with a regular ink sac), the sign can be waxed with a honeycomb to prevent further editing (an irreversible change), and in Java Edition, the sign's content can be further customized with JSON text.

In Creative mode, the combination Ctrl + pick block on Windows/Linux, or ⌘ Cmd + pick block on macOS, can be used to copy an already-placed hanging sign, including its text (with decorations), into the player's inventory.

A dyed hanging sign facing east or west has text that appears more saturated and bright than a hanging sign facing north or south. However, it is actually the hanging sign that is dimmer, because Minecraft's lighting engine uses side lighting to make the world appear less flat, but the text on hanging signs is not affected by this.

In Bedrock Edition, inappropriate words or phrases in a hanging sign's text are displayed as hashtags.

Interaction

Hanging signs can be edited after being placed by using them, which opens the edit sign message GUI.

Hanging signs are destroyed and drop as an item when pushed by a piston.‌

Hanging signs' mounting bracket are solid and have collision, the sign itself however does not.

Water and lava flow around hanging signs. Lava can create fire in air blocks next to hanging signs as if the hanging signs were flammable, but they do not burn (and cannot be burned by other methods either, except in Bedrock Edition).

Fuel

Hanging signs made of logs found in the Overworld can be used as a fuel in furnaces, smelting 4 items per hanging signs. Hanging signs made of logs found in the Nether (crimson and warped) cannot be used as fuel in a furnace.

Note blocks

Hanging signs can be placed under note blocks to produce a "bass" sound.

Sounds

Generic

Normal wood

Java Edition:

[show] v t e hanging_sign sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.hanging_sign.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.hanging_sign.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.hanging_sign.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.hanging_sign.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.hanging_sign.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

[show] v t e hanging_sign sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	break.hanging_sign	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	break.hanging_sign	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Players	While the block is in the process of being broken	step.hanging_sign	0.7	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	step.hanging_sign	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.hanging_sign	0.2	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	step.hanging_sign	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	step.hanging_sign	0.18	1.0

Cherry wood

Java Edition:

[show] v t e cherry_wood_hanging_sign sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.cherry_wood_hanging_sign.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.cherry_wood_hanging_sign.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.cherry_wood_hanging_sign.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.cherry_wood_hanging_sign.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.cherry_wood_hanging_sign.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

[show] v t e cherry_wood_hanging_sign sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	break.cherry_wood_hanging_sign	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	break.cherry_wood_hanging_sign	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Players	While the block is in the process of being broken	step.cherry_wood_hanging_sign	0.7	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	step.cherry_wood_hanging_sign	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.cherry_wood_hanging_sign	0.2	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	step.cherry_wood_hanging_sign	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	step.cherry_wood_hanging_sign	0.18	1.0

Bamboo wood

Java Edition:

[show] v t e bamboo_wood_hanging_sign sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	0.8	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	0.8	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.175	0.55	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

[show] v t e bamboo_wood_hanging_sign sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	break.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	break.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Players	While the block is in the process of being broken	step.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign	0.7	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	step.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign	0.2	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	step.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	step.bamboo_wood_hanging_sign	0.18	1.0

Nether wood

Java Edition:

[show] v t e nether_wood_hanging_sign sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.nether_wood_hanging_sign.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.nether_wood_hanging_sign.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.nether_wood_hanging_sign.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.2	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.nether_wood_hanging_sign.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.nether_wood_hanging_sign.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

[show] v t e nether_wood_hanging_sign sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	break.nether_wood_hanging_sign	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	break.nether_wood_hanging_sign	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Players	While the block is in the process of being broken	step.nether_wood_hanging_sign	0.7	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	step.nether_wood_hanging_sign	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.nether_wood_hanging_sign	0.2	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	step.nether_wood_hanging_sign	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	step.nether_wood_hanging_sign	0.18	1.0

Unique

Java Edition

[hide]Sounds
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Glow Ink Sac splotches	Blocks	When a glow ink sac is used on a hanging sign	item.glow_ink_sac.use	subtitles.item.glow_ink_sac.use​	1.0	Varies	16
	​Ink Sac splotches	Blocks	When an ink sac is used on a hanging sign	item.ink_sac.use	subtitles.item.ink_sac.use​	1.0	Varies	16
	​Dye stains	Blocks	When dye is used on a hanging sign	item.dye.use	subtitles.item.dye.use​	1.0	Varies	16
	​Wax on	Blocks	When a hanging sign is waxed	item.honeycomb.wax_on	subtitles.item.honeycomb.wax_on​	1.0	1.0/0.9/1.1	16
	​Sign wobbles	Blocks	When a player attempts to edit a waxed hanging sign	block.hanging_sign.waxed_interact_fail	subtitles.block.hanging_sign.waxed_interact_fail​	1.0	Varies	16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide]Sounds
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Sound	When a glow ink sac or an ink sac is used on a hanging sign	sign.ink_sac.use	1.0	1.0
	Sound	When dye is used on a hanging sign	sign.dye.use	1.0	1.0
	Friendly Creatures	When a honeycomb waxes a hanging sign	copper.wax.on	1.0	0.8-1.2
	Blocks	When a player attempts to edit a waxed hanging sign	block.sign.waxed_interact_fail	1.0	varies

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	[hide]Translation key
Oak Hanging Sign	oak_hanging_sign	Block & Item	all_hanging_signs ceiling_hanging_signs	hanging_signs	block.minecraft.oak_hanging_sign
Spruce Hanging Sign	spruce_hanging_sign	Block & Item	all_hanging_signs ceiling_hanging_signs	hanging_signs	block.minecraft.spruce_hanging_sign
Birch Hanging Sign	birch_hanging_sign	Block & Item	all_hanging_signs ceiling_hanging_signs	hanging_signs	block.minecraft.birch_hanging_sign
Jungle Hanging Sign	jungle_hanging_sign	Block & Item	all_hanging_signs ceiling_hanging_signs	hanging_signs	block.minecraft.jungle_hanging_sign
Acacia Hanging Sign	acacia_hanging_sign	Block & Item	all_hanging_signs ceiling_hanging_signs	hanging_signs	block.minecraft.acacia_hanging_sign
Dark Oak Hanging Sign	dark_oak_hanging_sign	Block & Item	all_hanging_signs ceiling_hanging_signs	hanging_signs	block.minecraft.dark_oak_hanging_sign
Mangrove Hanging Sign	mangrove_hanging_sign	Block & Item	all_hanging_signs ceiling_hanging_signs	hanging_signs	block.minecraft.mangrove_hanging_sign
Cherry Hanging Sign	cherry_hanging_sign	Block & Item	all_hanging_signs ceiling_hanging_signs	hanging_signs	block.minecraft.cherry_hanging_sign
Pale Oak Hanging Sign	pale_oak_hanging_sign	Block & Item	all_hanging_signs wall_hanging_signs	hanging_signs	block.minecraft.pale_oak_hanging_sign
Bamboo Hanging Sign	bamboo_hanging_sign	Block & Item	all_hanging_signs ceiling_hanging_signs	hanging_signs	block.minecraft.bamboo_hanging_sign
Crimson Hanging Sign	crimson_hanging_sign	Block & Item	all_hanging_signs ceiling_hanging_signs	hanging_signs non_flammable_wood	block.minecraft.crimson_hanging_sign
Warped Hanging Sign	warped_hanging_sign	Block & Item	all_hanging_signs ceiling_hanging_signs	hanging_signs non_flammable_wood	block.minecraft.warped_hanging_sign
Oak Wall Hanging Sign	oak_wall_hanging_sign	Block	all_hanging_signs wall_hanging_signs	—	block.minecraft.oak_wall_hanging_sign
Spruce Wall Hanging Sign	spruce_wall_hanging_sign	Block	all_hanging_signs wall_hanging_signs	—	block.minecraft.spruce_wall_hanging_sign
Birch Wall Hanging Sign	birch_wall_hanging_sign	Block	all_hanging_signs wall_hanging_signs	—	block.minecraft.birch_wall_hanging_sign
Jungle Wall Hanging Sign	jungle_wall_hanging_sign	Block	all_hanging_signs wall_hanging_signs	—	block.minecraft.jungle_wall_hanging_sign
Acacia Wall Hanging Sign	acacia_wall_hanging_sign	Block	all_hanging_signs wall_hanging_signs	—	block.minecraft.acacia_wall_hanging_sign
Dark Oak Wall Hanging Sign	dark_oak_wall_hanging_sign	Block	all_hanging_signs wall_hanging_signs	—	block.minecraft.dark_oak_wall_hanging_sign
Mangrove Wall Hanging Sign	mangrove_wall_hanging_sign	Block	all_hanging_signs wall_hanging_signs	—	block.minecraft.mangrove_wall_hanging_sign
Cherry Wall Hanging Sign	cherry_wall_hanging_sign	Block	all_hanging_signs wall_hanging_signs	—	block.minecraft.cherry_wall_hanging_sign
Pale Oak Wall Hanging Sign	pale_oak_wall_hanging_sign	Block	all_hanging_signs wall_hanging_signs	—	block.minecraft.pale_oak_wall_hanging_sign
Bamboo Wall Hanging Sign	bamboo_wall_hanging_sign	Block	all_hanging_signs wall_hanging_signs	—	block.minecraft.bamboo_wall_hanging_sign
Crimson Wall Hanging Sign	crimson_wall_hanging_sign	Block	all_hanging_signs wall_hanging_signs	—	block.minecraft.crimson_wall_hanging_sign
Warped Wall Hanging Sign	warped_wall_hanging_sign	Block	all_hanging_signs wall_hanging_signs	—	block.minecraft.warped_wall_hanging_sign

Name	[hide]Identifier
Block entity	hanging_sign

Bedrock Edition:

Sign	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Item tags	[hide]Translation key
Oak Hanging Sign	oak_hanging_sign	755	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -500)	minecraft:hanging_sign	item.oak_hanging_sign.name
Spruce Hanging Sign	spruce_hanging_sign	756	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -501)	minecraft:hanging_sign	item.spruce_hanging_sign.name
Birch Hanging Sign	birch_hanging_sign	757	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -502)	minecraft:hanging_sign	item.birch_hanging_sign.name
Jungle Hanging Sign	jungle_hanging_sign	758	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -503)	minecraft:hanging_sign	item.jungle_hanging_sign.name
Acacia Hanging Sign	acacia_hanging_sign	759	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -504)	minecraft:hanging_sign	item.acacia_hanging_sign.name
Dark Oak Hanging Sign	dark_oak_hanging_sign	760	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -505)	minecraft:hanging_sign	item.dark_oak_hanging_sign.name
Mangrove Hanging Sign	mangrove_hanging_sign	763	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -508)	minecraft:hanging_sign	item.mangrove_hanging_sign.name
Cherry Hanging Sign	cherry_hanging_sign	789	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -534)	minecraft:hanging_sign	item.cherry_hanging_sign.name
Pale Oak Hanging Sign	pale_oak_hanging_sign	1248	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -993)	minecraft:hanging_sign	item.pale_oak_hanging_sign.name
Bamboo Hanging Sign	bamboo_hanging_sign	777	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -522)	minecraft:hanging_sign	item.bamboo_hanging_sign.name
Crimson Hanging Sign	crimson_hanging_sign	761	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -506)	minecraft:hanging_sign	item.crimson_hanging_sign.name
Warped Hanging Sign	warped_hanging_sign	762	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -507)	minecraft:hanging_sign	item.warped_hanging_sign.name

Name	[hide]Savegame ID
Block entity	HangingSign

Block states

Java Edition:

Hanging

Name	Default value	Allowed values	[hide]Description
attached	false	false true	Whether or not this hanging sign's chains are connected to the same point on the block above.
rotation	0	0	The block is facing south.
		1	The block is facing south-southwest.
		2	The block is facing southwest.
		3	The block is facing west-southwest.
		4	The block is facing west.
		5	The block is facing west-northwest.
		6	The block is facing northwest.
		7	The block is facing north-northwest.
		8	The block is facing north.
		9	The block is facing north-northeast.
		10	The block is facing northeast.
		11	The block is facing east-northeast.
		12	The block is facing east.
		13	The block is facing east-southeast.
		14	The block is facing southeast.
		15	The block is facing south-southeast.
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this hanging sign.

Wall

Name	Default value	Allowed values	[hide]Description
facing	north	east north south west	The direction the block is facing.
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this hanging sign.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	[hide]Description
attached_bit	Not Supported	false	false true	Unsupported	Whether or not this hanging sign's chains are connected to the same point on the block above.
facing_direction	Not Supported	2	2 3 4 5	Unsupported	The direction the unattached or wall hanging sign is facing. 2: north 3: south 4: west 5: east
			0 1	Unsupported	Unused
ground_sign_direction	Not Supported	0	0	Unsupported	The hanging sign is facing south.
			1	Unsupported	The hanging sign is facing south-southwest.
			2	Unsupported	The hanging sign is facing southwest.
			3	Unsupported	The hanging sign is facing west-southwest.
			4	Unsupported	The hanging sign is facing west.
			5	Unsupported	The hanging sign is facing west-northwest.
			6	Unsupported	The hanging sign is facing northwest.
			7	Unsupported	The hanging sign is facing north-northwest.
			8	Unsupported	The hanging sign is facing north.
			9	Unsupported	The hanging sign is facing north-northeast.
			10	Unsupported	The hanging sign is facing northeast.
			11	Unsupported	The hanging sign is facing east-northeast.
			12	Unsupported	The hanging sign is facing east.
			13	Unsupported	The hanging sign is facing east-southeast.
			14	Unsupported	The hanging sign is facing southeast.
			15	Unsupported	The hanging sign is facing south-southeast.
hanging	Not Supported	false	false true	Unsupported	Whether or not this hanging sign is attached to the block above.

Block data

A sign has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

Java Edition:

• [NBT Compound / JSON Object] Block entity data
  • Tags common to all block entities see Template:Nbt inherit/blockentity/template[show]
  • [Byte] is_waxed: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if the text is locked with honeycomb.
  • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] front_text: A compound that discribes front text.
    • [Byte] has_glowing_text: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if the sign has been dyed with a glow ink sac.
    • [String] color: The color that has been used to dye the sign. The default value is black One of white, orange, magenta, light_blue, yellow, lime, pink, gray, light_gray, cyan, purple, blue, brown, green, red, and black.
    • [NBT List / JSON Array] filtered_messages: Only in Realms. The lines of text shown to players with the profanity filter turned on instead of the regular lines. This tag is automatically set to "" for lines containing blocked words and to the line's normal contents for the other lines when a player with the profanity filter turned off edits the sign, so players with the filter on cannot see the blocked words. If a player with the filter on tries to use blocked words in one or more lines, the line(s) in [NBT List / JSON Array] messages containing blocked words are set to "", which makes them render completely blank, and this tag is also given the same contents. If multiple lines have been edited before the sign editing GUI is closed, only the lines containing blocked words are blanked.
    • [NBT List / JSON Array] messages: A list of text for each line.
      • [String]: Text for each line. Must be Raw JSON text format.
  • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] back_text: A compound that discribes back text.　The same structure as [NBT Compound / JSON Object] front_text.

The character limit for the Text tags depends on the width of the characters. Although the Text tags are string objects, they should contain JSON text, which are evaluated as compound objects.

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format.

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Glow and Behold!	Make the text of any kind of sign glow	Use a glow ink sac on a sign or a hanging sign.

History

October 15, 2022							Hanging signs were announced and shown on Minecraft Live 2022.
							Hanging signs were conceptualized by Agnes Larsson with input from her daughter.
[hide]Java Edition
1.19.3 Experiment Update 1.20			22w42a				Added hanging signs.
			22w45a				The texture of jungle hanging wall signs have been changed.
							Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood hanging signs.
							Bamboo hanging signs now can be crafted using block of stripped bamboo instead of bamboo planks.
							Crafting bamboo hanging signs now outputs 6 hanging signs instead of 2.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w07a				Added cherry hanging signs behind the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.
1.20			23w12a				Hanging signs are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack.
							Hanging signs can now be edited after being placed.
							Hanging signs now support text on both sides.
							Hanging signs can now be waxed with honeycomb to prevent editing.
							Oak and spruce hanging sign can now be found in trail ruins loot.
			23w14a				Hanging signs with click commands can now be interacted with even if the hanging sign is not waxed.
							Hanging signs can no longer be edited by players in Adventure mode.
							Hanging signs with non-text chat components can no longer be edited, even if the hanging sign is not waxed.
							Hanging signs now save text even if the edit screen is closed by the player being moved far away.
			23w16a				Oak and spruce hanging sign no longer generates in suspicious sand in trail ruins.
							Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the trail ruins; oak and spruce hanging sign now are in the common loot.
1.20.2			23w31a				Changed sounds for Nether wood hanging signs.
1.20.3 Experiment Update 1.21			23w45a				Bamboo hanging signs can now be found in trial chambers corridor barrels.
1.21.2 Experiment Winter Drop			24w40a				Added pale oak hanging signs.
1.21.4			24w44a				The texture of the pale oak hanging signs has been changed.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.19.50 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.50.21				Added hanging signs.
							Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood signs.
1.19.60 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.60.20				The texture of jungle hanging wall signs have been changed.
							Bamboo hanging signs now can be crafted using block of stripped bamboo instead of bamboo planks.
							Crafting bamboo hanging signs now outputs 6 hanging signs instead of 2.
1.19.80 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.80.20				Added cherry hanging signs behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
			Preview 1.19.80.22				Hanging signs can now be edited after being placed.
							Hanging signs now support text on both sides.
							Hanging signs can now be waxed with honeycomb to prevent editing.
1.20.0			Preview 1.20.0.20				Crimson, warped, and bamboo hanging signs now have custom sounds to match their wood type.
			Preview 1.20.0.21				Hanging signs are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.20.60 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.20.60.20				Bamboo hanging signs can now be found in trial chambers corridor barrels.
1.21.50			Preview 1.21.50.20				Added pale oak hanging signs.

Trivia

• The first concept art of hanging signs came from Agnes Larsson's daughter.

Gallery

Screenshots

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  Ari standing on top of a hanging sign.

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  Sunny looking at a double sided hanging sign.

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  A house with hanging signs.

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  Hanging signs on a house.

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  Crafting a hanging sign in the Timeless Trails DLC.

Mojang screenshots

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  Hanging sign with small text.

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  Hanging sign with large text.

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  Text on hanging sign.

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  Text on hanging sign.

Concept artwork

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  Hanging sign concept art drawn by Agnes Larsson's daughter.

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  Ditto.

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  Hanging sign dimensions concept art.

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  Hanging sign crafting recipe, block states concept art.

In other media

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  Official artwork of a hanging sign, made for the 15th anniversary of Minecraft.

Issues

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

Java Edition

• MC-5169 – Huge FPS drop in areas with a lot of signs and hanging signs
• MC-256943 – Non-"attached" hanging signs cannot be placed underneath walls
• MC-256944 – Non-"attached" hanging signs cannot be placed underneath glass panes or iron bars
• MC-256807 – Hanging sign GUIs don't always reflect their models accordingly
• MC-264125 – All hanging signs' item textures have incorrect chain color palette
• MC-278845 – Z-fighting occurs in hanging signs when a block is placed beneath them
• MC-36093 – Signs and hanging signs destroyed within spawn protection don't retain their contents for the client
• MC-278462 – Hanging signs cannot be crafted with stripped wood/hyphae blocks

Bedrock Edition

• MCPE-163415 – Hanging signs doesn't have proper sounds for walking/stepping on them
• MCPE-164247 – Hanging signs produce plank breaking particles instead of stripped wood particles
• MCPE-171840 – Hanging signs allow too many characters in languages other than English
• MCPE-174296 – Parity Issue: The sounds of Warped Hanging Sign & Crimson Hanging Sign do not match Java Edition
• MCPE-175017 – Placing a hanging sign next to you makes you crawl
• MCPE-176306 – Hanging Signs can have inaccurate hitbox when placed under Fences and similar blocks
• MCPE-185661 – Russian translation of all Hanging Signs is incorrect

See also

• Chalkboard
• Sign

External links

• "Hanging Signs: An Essential Guide" by Tom Stone – Minecraft.net, September 11, 2023.
• "Taking Inventory: Hanging Sign" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, March 15, 2024.