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Lever

Lever down.png: Infobox image for Lever the block in Minecraft

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0.5
Hardness	0.5
Luminous	0
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color (Java)	0 NONE

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	“	Levers were an early addition to Minecraft, making their way into Alpha version 1.0.1 alongside doors, pressure plates and redstone dust. The texture got an update in [Beta] version 1.7 and 1.14, and in version 1.13 they got a sparkly particle effect, but otherwise they’re relatively unchanged. Making one is easy. A stick and a block of cobblestone will do the trick (you don’t even need a full 3x3 crafting grid). You can also find them in jungle temples and woodland mansions, if the above recipe sounds like too much effort.	„
		— Duncan Geere

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

Natural generation

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

Obtaining

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

Block	Lever
Hardness	0.5
Breaking time (secs)
Default	0.75
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

• drops nothing
• drops something other than the block itself
• drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

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

Levers can be crafted from sticks and cobblestone.

Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Stick + Cobblestone

Usage

Five of the eight possible orientations, levers off.

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, on is north or west, off 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

Sound	Subtitle	Namespaced ID	Subtitle ID	Source	Pitch	Volume	Attenuation distance
	Block breaking	block.wood.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	Blocks	0.5	0.25	16
	Block broken	block.wood.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	Blocks	0.8	1.0	16
	Block placed	block.wood.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	Blocks	0.8	1.0	16
	Footsteps	block.wood.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	Blocks	1.0	0.15	16
	No subtitle	block.wood.fall	(Plays when fallen on from a height)	Blocks	0.75	0.5	16
	Lever clicks	block.lever.click	subtitles.block.lever.click	?	(<1.0)	?	16

Note: The lever uses the same sound event for both turning on and off, but the pitch is determined outside of sounds.json. Exact values unknown.

Data values

Block data

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

Bits	Values
0x1 0x2 0x4	A three-bit field storing a value from 0 to 7: 0: Lever on block bottom points east when off. 1: Lever on block side facing east 2: Lever on block side facing west 3: Lever on block side facing south 4: Lever on block side facing north 5: Lever on block top points south when off. 6: Lever on block top points east when off. 7: Lever on block bottom points south when off.
0x8	If this bit is set, the lever is active.

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	[hide]Description
face	wall	ceiling floor wall	The face of the block the lever placed on. Floor is on top of a block, ceiling is on the bottom, and wall is on one of its sides.
facing	north	east north south west	The direction the lever is facing. Opposite to the direction the player is facing if placed on the side of a block.
powered	false	false true	If true, the lever is currently activated.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	[hide]Description
open_bit	0x8	false	false true	0 1	If the lever is currently activated.
lever_direction	0x1 0x2 0x4	down_east_west	down_east_west	0	Lever on block bottom points east when off
			east	1	Lever on block side facing east
			west	2	Lever on block side facing west
			south	3	Lever on block side facing south
			north	4	Lever on block side facing north
			up_north_south	5	Lever on block top points south when off.
			up_east_west	6	Lever on block top points east when off.
			down_north_south	7	Lever on block bottom points south when off.

History

[hide]classic
May 21, 2009							Notch shows interest in adding levers. {"type": "classic", "version": "May 21, 2009", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Notch article, displayed as Notch) shows interest in adding levers."}
[hide]alpha
v1.0.1							File:Lever Revision 1.png Added levers. {"type": "alpha", "version": "v1.0.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Lever Revision 1.png article, displayed as 32px) Added levers."}
[hide]beta
1.7							File:Lever Revision 2.png The texture of levers has now been updated. {"type": "beta", "version": "1.7", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Lever Revision 2.png article, displayed as 32px) The texture of levers has now been updated."}
[hide]Java Edition
1.3.1							Levers now generate in jungle temples. {"type": "java", "version": "1.3.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Levers now generate in (link to jungle temple article, displayed as jungle temples)."}
							Levers can now be placed upside down (on the underside of a block). {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Levers can now be placed upside down (on the underside of a block)."}
1.5							Lever orientation is no longer random. {"type": "java", "version": "1.5", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Lever orientation is no longer random."}
1.11							Levers now generate in woodland mansions. {"type": "java", "version": "1.11", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Levers now generate in (link to woodland mansion article, displayed as woodland mansions)."}
1.13							Flicking a lever on now displays redstone particles. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Flicking a lever on now displays (link to redstone article, displayed as redstone) (link to particle article, displayed as particles)."}
							Levers can no longer be placed on top of pistons. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Levers can no longer be placed on top of (link to piston article, displayed as pistons)."}
							Levers now have an underside texture. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Levers now have an underside texture."}
							Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 69. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Prior to (link to 1.13/Flattening article, displayed as ''The Flattening''), this (link to block article, displayed as block)'s numeral ID was 69."}
1.14							The texture of levers has now been changed. {"type": "java", "version": "1.14", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Lever.png article, displayed as 32px) The texture of levers has now been changed."}
							Levers now use correct cullface arguments, and a redundant face was deleted. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Levers now use correct cullface arguments, and a redundant face was deleted.<sup class=\"noprint nowrap Inline-Template \" title=\"\">[<i>[https://minecraft.wiki/w/Talk:Lever <span title=\"was this 19w03b, or c?\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted\">needs testing</span>]</i>]</sup>(link to Category:Testing needed article, displayed as Category:Testing needed)"}
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
0.13.0							File:Lever Revision 2.png Added levers. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "0.13.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Lever Revision 2.png article, displayed as 32px) Added levers."}
0.15.0							Levers now generate in jungle temples. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "0.15.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Levers now generate in (link to jungle temple article, displayed as jungle temples)."}
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.1.0							Levers now generate in woodland mansions. {"type": "pocket", "version": "1.1.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Levers now generate in (link to woodland mansion article, displayed as woodland mansions)."}
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.10.0							The texture of levers has now been changed. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.10.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Lever.png article, displayed as 32px) The texture of levers has now been changed."}
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1				Patch 1		File:Lever Revision 2.png Added levers. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU1", "xbone": "CU1", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "Patch 1", "switch": "", "content": "(link to File:Lever Revision 2.png article, displayed as 32px) Added levers."}
TU14							Levers can now be placed upside down (on the underside of a block). {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU14", "xbone": "", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "", "switch": "", "content": "Levers can now be placed upside down (on the underside of a (link to block article, displayed as block))."}
[hide]PlayStation 4 Edition
1.90							The texture of levers has now been changed. {"type": "ps4", "version": "1.90", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Lever.png article, displayed as 32px) The texture of levers has now been changed."}
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							File:Lever Revision 2.png Added levers. {"type": "new3ds", "version": "0.1.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Lever Revision 2.png article, displayed as 32px) Added levers."}

Issues

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