Smooth Stone Slab

Smooth Stone Slab

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes  (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	2
Luminous	No
Transparent	Double slab: No Single slab: Partial (blocks light)‌ Partial (diffuses sky light)‌
Waterloggable	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color (Java)	11 STONE

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A smooth stone slab is a smooth stone variant of a slab.

Obtaining

Breaking

Smooth stone slabs can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block	Smooth Stone Slab
Hardness	2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	10
Wooden	1.5
Stone	0.75
Iron	0.5
Diamond	0.4
Netherite	0.35
Golden	0.25
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

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

Natural generation

Smooth stone slabs can generate as part of strongholds and plains, savanna, taiga, and snowy tundra villages. Smooth stone slabs can also generate in woodland mansions, some Overworld ruined portals, and in trail ruins.

Crafting

Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Smooth Stone	6

Stonecutting

Ingredients	[hide]Cutting recipe
Smooth Stone	2

Usage

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Armor Stand	Stick + Smooth Stone Slab

Note blocks

Smooth stone slabs can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds

In Bedrock Edition, when a smooth stone slab is combined into a double slab, the block's use sound is played.

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

[hide] v t e stone sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.37	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0

[hide]Bedrock Edition combine sounds
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	When a smooth stone slab is combined into a double slab	use.stone	1.0	0.8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	[hide]Translation key
Smooth Stone Slab	smooth_stone_slab	Block & Item	slabs mineable/pickaxe	slabs	block.minecraft.smooth_stone_slab

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	[hide]Translation key
Smooth Stone Double Slab	smooth_stone_double_slab	double_stone_block_slab / 0 double_stone_slab / 0	43	Block & Ungiveable Item	smooth_stone_double_slab Alias ID: real_double_stone_slab / 0	tile.double_stone_slab.stone.name
Smooth Stone Slab	smooth_stone_slab	stone_block_slab / 0 stone_slab / 0	44	Block & Giveable Item	smooth_stone_slab Alias ID: double_stone_slab / 0	tile.stone_slab.stone.name

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	[hide]Description
type	bottom	bottom top	Where the slab is within its block.
		double	The block is a double slab.
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this slab.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	[hide]Description
minecraft:vertical_half	Not Supported	bottom	bottom top	Unsupported	Where the slab is within its block.

History

[hide]Java Edition Classic
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST							Added stone slabs.
							They are the first type of slab as well as non-full block added to the game.
							Stone slabs can be obtained by mining coal ore because of the lack of inventory and crafting.
[hide]Java Edition Indev
0.31			20100128-2200				Stone slabs no longer drop from coal ores.
			20100130				Stone slabs now have a crafting recipe: 3 stone slabs from 3 cobblestone.
[hide]Java Edition Beta
1.3							Stone slabs are now made with stone instead of cobblestone, with the former recipe now being used for cobblestone slabs.
1.8			Pre-release				Stone slabs now generate in strongholds and villages.
[hide]Java Edition
1.8			14w02a				Stone slabs can now be crafted using granite, diorite, andesite, or their polished counterparts.
			14w32b				Stone slabs are now used to craft armor stands.
			14w33a				Stone slabs can no longer be crafted using granite, diorite, andesite, or their polished counterparts.
1.11			16w39a				Stone slabs now generate in woodland mansions.
1.14			18w43a				"Stone Slab" has been renamed to "Smooth Stone Slab".
							Smooth stone slabs now require smooth stone to craft them.
							The texture of smooth stone slabs has been updated.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0							Added stone slabs.
							Stone slabs have the stone_slab ID, however their item form's ID is incorrectly registered as double_stone_slab.
							The direct item form of double stone slabs have the real_double_stone_slab ID.
v0.9.0			build 1				Stone slabs now generate naturally in strongholds and villages.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.2.0			beta 1.2.0.2				Stone slabs are now used to craft armor stands.
1.9.0			beta 1.9.0.0				"Stone Slab" has been renamed to "Smooth Stone Slab".
							Smooth stone slabs now require smooth stone to craft them.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of smooth stone slabs has been updated.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added stone slabs.
TU5							Stone slabs now generate naturally in strongholds and villages.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Stone slabs are now used to craft armor stands.
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Stone slabs now generate in woodland mansions.
TU57	CU49	1.57	1.56	1.56	Patch 27	1.0.7	Stone slabs can now be crafted using granite, diorite, andesite, or their polished counterparts.
			1.88				"Stone Slab" has been renamed to "Smooth Stone Slab".
							Stone slabs can no longer be crafted using granite, diorite, andesite, or their polished counterparts.
			1.90				The texture of smooth stone slabs has been updated.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added "smooth" stone slabs.
							Smooth stone slabs generate naturally in strongholds and villages.

Data history

[hide]Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				The different variant block states for the stone_slab and double_stone_slab IDs have been split up and merged into their own IDs.
							Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 43 and 44.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0							Stone slabs have the stone_slab ID, however their item form's ID is incorrectly registered as double_stone_slab.
							The direct item form of double stone slabs have the real_double_stone_slab ID.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.19.0			Preview 1.19.0.27				The IDs of smooth stone slabs and double smooth stone slabs have been changed to stone_block_slab and double_stone_block_slab respectively.
1.20.30			Preview 1.20.20.20				Smooth stone slabs now use the minecraft:vertical_half block state instead of top_slot_bit.
1.21.0			Preview 1.21.0.23				The different stone slab type block states for the stone_block_slab ID have been split up into their own IDs.
1.21.20			Preview 1.21.10.20				The different stone slab type block states for the double_stone_block_slab ID have been split up into their own IDs.

Issues

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

Gallery

Screenshots

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  Double smooth stone slab (left) compared to smooth stone.