Wooden Fence

A wooden fence is the wooden variant of fences, crafted using planks and sticks.

Wooden Fence

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

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	3
Hardness	2
Luminous	No
Transparent	Yes
Waterloggable	Yes
Flammable	Overworld wood: Yes (5) All others: No
Catches fire from lava	Overworld wood: Yes All others: No

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        "Mangrove Fence.png",
        "Cherry Fence.png",
        "Pale Oak Fence.png",
        "Bamboo Fence.png",
        "Crimson Fence.png",
        "Warped Fence.png"
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Obtaining

Breaking

Wooden fences are broken most quickly with an axe, but drop when broken with any tool.

Block	Wooden Fence
Hardness	2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	3
Wooden	1.5
Stone	0.75
Iron	0.5
Diamond	0.4
Netherite	0.35
Golden	0.25
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

Natural generation

Fence blocks naturally generate as mineshaft supports.

Oak

Oak fences generate as part of:

• Regular mineshafts, as the uprights for the supports, where they are plentiful.
• Library rooms of strongholds as railings and chandeliers. In the latter case, there are many torches attached to them.
• Plains villages
• Woodland mansions
• Shipwrecks
• Trial chambers (a hidden chamber inside of the "Intersection 2" room)

Spruce

Spruce fences generate as part of:

• Swamp huts
• Taiga and snowy tundra villages, where they appear in tables, animal pen, butcher and shepherd houses, lantern lamp post, and other buildings.
• Shipwrecks

Birch

Birch fences generate as part of:

• Woodland mansions
• Shipwrecks

Jungle

Jungle fences generate as part of:

• Desert village armorer houses as the window.
• Shipwrecks

Acacia

Acacia fences generate as part of:

• Savanna villages, where they appear in tables, animal pen, butcher and shepherd house, stilt house buildings, and other buildings.
• Shipwrecks‌

Dark oak

Dark oak fences generate as part of:

• Mineshafts generated in badlands biomes, as the supports.
• Woodland mansions
• Shipwrecks
• Pillager outposts, as part of watchtower, tent, cage, and scarecrow.
• Ancient cities

Crafting

Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Matching Planks + Stick	333333333333

Usage

Wooden fences have the same usages as nether brick fences to form barriers and attaching mobs with a lead.

Barrier

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).

Wooden fences connect to other wooden fences, but do not connect to Nether brick fences. However, Nether brick fences connect to wooden fence gates.

Fuel

Overworld wooden fences can be used as fuel in furnaces, smelting 1.5 items per block.

Note blocks

Wooden fences can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass" sound.

Sounds

Normal wood

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

[hide] v t e wood sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.wood	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.wood	1.0	0.8
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.wood	0.23	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.wood	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.wood	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.wood	0.12	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.wood	0.18	1.0

Cherry wood

Java Edition:

[hide] v t e cherry_wood 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.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.cherry_wood.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.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.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.cherry_wood.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide] v t e cherry_wood sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	break.cherry_wood	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.cherry_wood	1.0	0.8
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.cherry_wood	0.23	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.cherry_wood	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.cherry_wood	0.2	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	step.cherry_wood	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	step.cherry_wood	0.18	1.0

Bamboo wood

Java Edition:

[hide] v t e bamboo_wood 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.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	0.9	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.bamboo_wood.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	0.9	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.bamboo_wood.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.225	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.bamboo_wood.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.bamboo_wood.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide] v t e bamboo_wood sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	break.bamboo_wood	0.9	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.bamboo_wood	0.9	0.8
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.bamboo_wood	0.207	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.bamboo_wood	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.bamboo_wood	0.2	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	step.bamboo_wood	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	step.bamboo_wood	0.18	1.0

Nether wood

Java Edition:

[hide] v t e nether_wood 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.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.72	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.nether_wood.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.72	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.nether_wood.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.45	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.nether_wood.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.nether_wood.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide] v t e nether_wood sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	break.nether_wood	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.nether_wood	1.0	0.8
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.nether_wood	0.23	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.nether_wood	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.nether_wood	0.3	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	step.nether_wood	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	step.nether_wood	0.18	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	[hide]Translation key
Oak Fence	oak_fence	Block & Item	fences wooden_fences	fences wooden_fences	block.minecraft.oak_fence
Spruce Fence	spruce_fence	Block & Item	fences wooden_fences	fences wooden_fences	block.minecraft.spruce_fence
Birch Fence	birch_fence	Block & Item	fences wooden_fences	fences wooden_fences	block.minecraft.birch_fence
Jungle Fence	jungle_fence	Block & Item	fences wooden_fences	fences wooden_fences	block.minecraft.jungle_fence
Acacia Fence	acacia_fence	Block & Item	fences wooden_fences	fences wooden_fences	block.minecraft.acacia_fence
Dark Oak Fence	dark_oak_fence	Block & Item	fences wooden_fences	fences wooden_fences	block.minecraft.dark_oak_fence
Mangrove Fence	mangrove_fence	Block & Item	fences wooden_fences	fences wooden_fences	block.minecraft.mangrove_fence
Cherry Fence	cherry_fence	Block & Item	fences wooden_fences	fences wooden_fences	block.minecraft.cherry_fence
Pale Oak Fence	pale_oak_fence	Block & Item	fences wooden_fences	fences wooden_fences	block.minecraft.pale_oak_fence
Bamboo Fence	bamboo_fence	Block & Item	fences wooden_fences	fences wooden_fences	block.minecraft.bamboo_fence
Crimson Fence	crimson_fence	Block & Item	fences non_flammable_wood wooden_fences	fences non_flammable_wood wooden_fences	block.minecraft.crimson_fence
Warped Fence	warped_fence	Block & Item	fences non_flammable_wood wooden_fences	fences non_flammable_wood wooden_fences	block.minecraft.warped_fence

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	[hide]Translation key
Oak Fence	oak_fence	fence / 0	85	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.fence.name
Spruce Fence	spruce_fence	fence / 1	834	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -579)	tile.spruceFence.name
Birch Fence	birch_fence	fence / 2	831	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -576)	tile.birchFence.name
Jungle Fence	jungle_fence	fence / 3	833	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -578)	tile.jungleFence.name
Acacia Fence	acacia_fence	fence / 4	830	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -575)	tile.acaciaFence.name
Dark Oak Fence	dark_oak_fence	fence / 5	832	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -577)	tile.darkOakFence.name
Mangrove Fence	mangrove_fence	None	746	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -491)	tile.mangrove_fence.name
Cherry Fence	cherry_fence	None	787	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -532)	tile.cherry_fence.name
Pale Oak Fence	pale_oak_fence	None	1246	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -991)	tile.pale_oak_fence.name
Bamboo Fence	bamboo_fence	None	770	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -515)	tile.bamboo_fence.name
Crimson Fence	crimson_fence	None	511	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -256)	tile.crimson_fence.name
Warped Fence	warped_fence	None	512	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -257)	tile.warped_fence.name

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

There is an associated page listing all historical changes related to the appearance and/or sounds associated with this block in further detail than below; see /Asset history.

October 16, 2021							Mangrove fences are shown at Minecraft Live 2021.
October 15, 2022							Bamboo fences were shown on Minecraft Live 2022.
September 28, 2024							Pale oak fences were showcased on Minecraft Live 2024.
[hide]Java Edition Infdev
20100629							A prototype fence model has been added to the game. There are three defined states: north-south, east-west and a cross. These models are currently unused.
[hide]Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.17							Added fences.
							The item model looks glitched in the inventory.
							Fences do not connect to solid blocks, and nothing can be placed on their top.
							Unconnected fence posts contain two internal cuboids which are only visible by clipping inside of a fence block.
v1.0.17_01							The player no longer starts with fences in their inventory.
[hide]Java Edition Beta
1.3							Standing on top of fences causing players to get stuck and crashing the server in multiplayer have been fixed.
1.6			Test Build 3				Fences are now flammable.
							The item model in inventory has been rotated and the visual glitch has also been fixed.
1.7							The application of textures to the fence model has been changed slightly.
							Any block, including torches and other fences, are now able to be placed on fences.
1.8			Pre-release				Added villages and strongholds, where wooden fences naturally generate.
							Dropped fence items no longer appear larger than normal blocks.
1.8.1							Fences now generate in mineshafts.
[hide]Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5				The texture of planks was slightly changed, resulting in fences also changing appearance.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6				Axes now break fences faster.
1.4.4			1.4.3				Prior to this version, some faces of fences would be erroneously culled when adjacent to stairs and slabs.
1.8			14w10a				The texture mapping for fences has been changed.
							The two internal cuboids which existed inside unconnected fence posts no longer exist.
			14w17a				The texture mapping has been reverted to that which was used before 14w10a.
			14w32b				Fences now have a new crafting recipe using 4 planks of the same type to produce 3 fences. Previously, it required six sticks in a 2×3 grid to produce 2. [show]Old Recipe 2
							Fences now vary in appearance based on the planks used to make them.
							"Fence" has been renamed to "Oak Fence".
1.9			15w44b				The texture mapping for fences has been changed.
			15w45a				The texture mapping for fences has been changed once again; connections are now one pixel off.
1.10			pre1				The correct fence wood types now generate in villages.
1.11			16w39a				Oak, birch and dark oak wood fences now generate in woodland mansions.
1.13			18w11a				Fences now generate as part of the newly added shipwrecks.
1.14			18w43a				The textures of wooden fences have been changed.
			18w47a				The textures of wooden fences have been changed again.
			18w49a				Spruce fences now generate in the newly added snowy tundra villages.
			18w50a				The updated desert villages now generate with jungle fences instead of oak fences.
							The texture of spruce fences has been changed again.
			19w03a				Wood fences can now be used to craft composters.
1.15			19w45a				Fences are no longer used to craft composters.
1.16			20w06a				Added crimson and warped fences.
			20w13a				Crimson and warped fences now connect to other types of fences.
1.18			pre5				The texture of spruce fences have been changed.
1.19			22w11a				Added mangrove fences.
			22w13a				Dark oak fences now generate in ancient cities.
			22w14a				Due to the addition of the mangrove tree and mangrove swamp, mangrove fences are now obtainable and renewable.
1.19.3 Experiment Update 1.20			22w42a				Added bamboo fences behind the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.
							Added unique sounds for nether and bamboo wood fences.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w07a				Added cherry fences behind the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.
1.20			23w12a				Bamboo and cherry fences are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.
1.20.3 Experiment Update 1.21			23w45a				Oak fences can now generate in trial chambers.
1.21.2 Experiment Winter Drop			24w40a				Added pale oak fences.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.2.0							Added fences.
v0.3.0							Survival players no longer start out with an infinite amount of fences in the inventory.
v0.9.0			build 1				Fences now naturally spawn in strongholds, mineshafts and villages.
							Added smooth lighting to fences.
v0.10.0			build 1				Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak variants.
							"Fence" has been renamed to "Oak Fence".
v0.14.0			build 1				Spruce wood fences now generate in witch huts.
v0.15.0			build 1				Savanna villages now generate with acacia wood fences rather than oak wood fences.
							Spruce wood fences now generate in taiga, snowy tundra and snowy taiga villages.
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0				Oak, birch and dark oak wood fences now generate in woodland mansions.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.4.0			beta 1.2.14.2				Wooden fences now generate in shipwrecks.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The textures of wooden fences have been changed.
							Dark oak fences now generate in pillager outposts.
							Due to architecture changes, oak fences no longer generate in desert villages.
							Jungle fences now generate in desert village armorers.
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.51				Added crimson and warped fences.
1.16.20			beta 1.16.20.50				Crimson and warped fences now uses regular plank sounds instead of their stem variant sounds.
1.19.0			beta 1.19.0.20				Added mangrove fence.
1.19.50 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.50.21				Added bamboo fences behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
							Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood fences.
1.19.80 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.80.20				Added cherry fences behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.20.0			Preview 1.20.0.21				Bamboo and cherry fences are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.21.50			Preview 1.21.50.20				Added pale oak fences.
[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 fences.
TU3							Fences are now stackable.
TU5							Pressure plates are now placeable on fences.
							Fences can be found in the Miscellaneous tab in the Creative inventory.
TU6							The fence collision box has been decreased to size of fence block.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Moved fences from the Miscellaneous tab, to the Building Blocks tab, in the Creative inventory.
TU25	CU14	1.17	1.17	1.17			Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak variants.
							The acacia and dark oak variants are currently unobtainable.
							The crafting recipe now uses 4 planks and 2 sticks instead of 6 sticks.
							"Fence" has been renamed to "Oak Fence".
							Wooden fences now connect to nether brick fences.
TU27	CU15	1.18	1.18	1.18			Added acacia and dark oak fences to the Creative inventory.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Acacia doors and dark oak fences are now obtainable in Survival mode.
							Wooden fences no longer connect to nether brick fences.
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Oak, birch and dark oak wood fences now generate in woodland mansions.
			1.90				The textures of wooden fences have been changed.
			1.91				Dark oak fences now generate in pillager outposts.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added wooden fences.
1.9.19							Oak, birch and dark oak wood fences now generate in woodland mansions.

• 

  First image of the new fences and fence gates added in 1.8.

• 

  First screenshot of new types of fences in Pocket Edition.

• 

  From Java Edition Alpha v1.0.17 to Java Edition 14w08a, fences used to render two dots inside them when not attached to any block.

Data history

[hide]Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				The oak fence ID has been changed from fence to oak_fence.
							Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 85, 188, 189, 190, 191 and 192.​
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.19.80			Preview 1.19.80.21				The different block states for the fence ID have now been split up into their own IDs.​

Issues

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

Java Edition

• MC-197992 – Nether brick fences connect to fence gates, despite them not connecting to wooden fences

Bedrock Edition

• MCPE-188800 – Nether Brick Fences connect to Fence Gates, despite them not connecting to Wooden Fences

Trivia

• Bamboo fences are designed to resemble actual dried bamboo stems, unlike other fences that simply use their respective planks' textures.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 

  Naturally occurring fences in a village.

• 

  Mobs can jump onto this fence because of the red wool. Remove the red wool or replace the adjacent fence with a solid block.

• 

  A fence block being pushed and pulled by a sticky piston.

In other media

• 

  A baby sheep looking up from an oak fence.

Concept artwork

• 

  Bamboo fence concept art.

See also

• Fence
• Nether Brick Fence
• Fence Gate
• Wall

External links

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