Wooden Stairs

Wooden stairs are a wooden variant of the stairs, crafted from the respective planks.

Wooden Stairs

• 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	Partial (blocks light)‌ Yes‌
Waterloggable	Yes
Flammable	Overworld wood: Yes (5) Nether wood: No
Catches fire from lava	Overworld wood: Yes Nether wood: No

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        "Spruce Stairs",
        "Birch Stairs",
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        "Acacia Stairs",
        "Dark Oak Stairs",
        "Mangrove Stairs",
        "Cherry Stairs",
        "Pale Oak Stairs",
        "Bamboo Stairs",
        "Crimson Stairs",
        "Warped Stairs"
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        "Oak Stairs.png",
        "Spruce Stairs.png",
        "Birch Stairs.png",
        "Jungle Stairs.png",
        "Acacia Stairs.png",
        "Dark Oak Stairs.png",
        "Mangrove Stairs.png",
        "Cherry Stairs.png",
        "Pale Oak Stairs.png",
        "Bamboo Stairs.png",
        "Crimson Stairs.png",
        "Warped Stairs.png"
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Obtaining

Breaking

Wooden stairs can be broken with anything, but axes are the fastest.

Block	Wooden Stairs
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

Oak stairs generate as part of:

• Plains villages
• Woodland mansions
• Shipwrecks

Spruce stairs generate as part of:

• Igloo basements
• Witch huts
• Shipwrecks
• Taiga, snowy taiga, and snowy tundra villages

Birch stairs generate as part of:

• Woodland mansions
• Shipwrecks

Jungle stairs generate as part of shipwrecks.

Dark Oak stairs generate as part of:

• Woodland mansions
• Shipwrecks
• Pillager outposts

Acacia stairs generate as part of:

• Shipwrecks
• Savanna villages

Crafting

Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Matching Planks	444444444444

Usage

Fuel

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

Note blocks

Wooden stairs can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass" sounds.

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 Stairs	oak_stairs	Block & Item	stairs wooden_stairs mineable/axe	stairs wooden_stairs	block.minecraft.oak_stairs
Spruce Stairs	spruce_stairs	Block & Item	stairs wooden_stairs mineable/axe	stairs wooden_stairs	block.minecraft.spruce_stairs
Birch Stairs	birch_stairs	Block & Item	stairs wooden_stairs mineable/axe	stairs wooden_stairs	block.minecraft.birch_stairs
Jungle Stairs	jungle_stairs	Block & Item	stairs wooden_stairs mineable/axe	stairs wooden_stairs	block.minecraft.jungle_stairs
Acacia Stairs	acacia_stairs	Block & Item	stairs wooden_stairs mineable/axe	stairs wooden_stairs	block.minecraft.acacia_stairs
Dark Oak Stairs	dark_oak_stairs	Block & Item	stairs wooden_stairs mineable/axe	stairs wooden_stairs	block.minecraft.dark_oak_stairs
Mangrove Stairs	mangrove_stairs	Block & Item	stairs wooden_stairs mineable/axe	stairs wooden_stairs	block.minecraft.mangrove_stairs
Cherry Stairs	cherry_stairs	Block & Item	stairs wooden_stairs mineable/axe	stairs wooden_stairs	block.minecraft.cherry_stairs
Pale Oak Stairs	pale_oak_stairs	Block & Item	stairs wooden_stairs mineable/axe	stairs wooden_stairs	block.minecraft.pale_oak_stairs
Bamboo Stairs	bamboo_stairs	Block & Item	stairs wooden_stairs mineable/axe	stairs wooden_stairs	block.minecraft.bamboo_stairs
Crimson Stairs	crimson_stairs	Block & Item	non_flammable_wood stairs wooden_stairs mineable/axe	non_flammable_wood stairs wooden_stairs	block.minecraft.crimson_stairs
Warped Stairs	warped_stairs	Block & Item	non_flammable_wood stairs wooden_stairs mineable/axe	non_flammable_wood stairs wooden_stairs	block.minecraft.warped_stairs

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	[hide]Translation key
Oak Stairs	oak_stairs	53	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.oak_stairs.name
Spruce Stairs	spruce_stairs	134	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.spruce_stairs.name
Birch Stairs	birch_stairs	135	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.birch_stairs.name
Jungle Stairs	jungle_stairs	136	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.jungle_stairs.name
Acacia Stairs	acacia_stairs	163	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.acacia_stairs.name
Dark Oak Stairs	dark_oak_stairs	164	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.dark_oak_stairs.name
Mangrove Stairs	mangrove_stairs	743	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -488)	tile.mangrove_stairs.name
Cherry Stairs	cherry_stairs	796	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -541)	tile.cherry_stairs.name
Pale Oak Stairs	pale_oak_stairs	1255	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -1000)	tile.pale_oak_stairs.name
Bamboo Stairs	bamboo_stairs	767	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -512)	tile.bamboo_stairs.name
Crimson Stairs	crimson_stairs	509	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -254)	tile.crimson_stairs.name
Warped Stairs	warped_stairs	510	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -255)	tile.warped_stairs.name

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	[hide]Description
facing	north	east north south west	The direction the stairs' full-block side faces. When placed in-game by a player, this matches the direction the player faces.
half	bottom	bottom top	Top if the stairs are upside-down.
shape	straight	inner_left inner_right outer_left outer_right straight	"straight" is the default stairs shape. "inner" is an "inside corner" stair shape, with two full-block and two stair-shaped side faces. "outer" is an "outside corner" stair shape, with two stair-shaped and two half-block side faces. "left" and "right" specify in which direction is the higher part of the step.
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as these stairs.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	[hide]Description
upside_down_bit	0x4	false	false true	0 1	True if the stairs are upside-down.
weirdo_direction	0x1 0x2	0	0 1 2 3	0 1 2 3	The direction the stairs' full-block side faces. 0: East 1: West 2: South 3: North

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 stairs are shown at Minecraft Live 2021.
October 15, 2022							Bamboo stairs were shown on Minecraft Live 2022.
September 28, 2024							Pale oak stairs were showcased on Minecraft Live 2024.
[hide]Java Edition Infdev
20100629							Added "wooden" stairs.
							The "wooden" stairs currently do not burn.
							Textures for "wooden" stairs in the inventory are simply flat planks texture.
[hide]Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.1							The inventory icon for wooden stairs has been changed to an image of a render of them, which is glitched.
[hide]Java Edition Beta
1.6			Test Build 3				The inventory icon for wooden stairs has been reversed.
[hide]Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5				The texture of wooden stairs has been changed due to the planks texture change.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6				Wooden stairs are broken faster using an axe.
1.3.1			12w25a				Added wooden stairs for the remaining three wood types (spruce, birch, and jungle).
			12w26a				Added crafting recipes for spruce, birch, and jungle wood stairs.
1.7.2			1.7				Added acacia and dark oak stairs.
1.9			15w43a				Spruce wood stairs acting as corners of a table now generate within igloo basements.
1.11			16w39a				Oak, birch and dark oak wood stairs now generate in woodland mansions.
1.13			17w47a				"<Wood type> Wood Stairs" have been renamed to "<Wood type> Stairs".
			18w11a				Wooden stairs now generate as part of the newly added shipwrecks.
1.14			18w43a				The textures of all wooden stairs have been changed.
			18w47a				The textures for all wooden stairs have been changed again.
							Dark oak stairs now generate in pillager outposts.
			18w50a				The texture for spruce stairs has been changed again.
1.16			20w06a				Added crimson and warped stairs.
1.19			22w11a				Added mangrove stairs.
			22w14a				Due to the addition of the mangrove tree and mangrove swamp, make mangrove stairs obtainable and renewable.
1.19.3 Experiment Update 1.20			22w42a				Added bamboo stairs behind the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.
							Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood stairs.
			22w46a				The texture of bamboo stairs have been changed, due to the texture change on bamboo planks.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w07a				Added cherry stairs behind the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.
1.20			23w12a				Bamboo and cherry stairs are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.
1.21.2 Experiment Winter Drop			24w40a				Added pale oak stairs.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0							Added "wooden" (original oak) stairs.
v0.2.0							The textures of wooden stairs have been changed.
v0.6.0							The textures of oak stairs have been changed.
v0.8.0			build 1				Added spruce, birch, and jungle wood stairs.
v0.9.0			build 1				Added acacia and dark oak wood stairs.
v0.11.0			build 1				The tooltip for wooden stairs has been changed from "[woodtype] Stairs" to "[woodtype] Wood Stairs".
							Acacia and dark oak wooden stairs are now flammable.
v0.15.0			build 1				Savanna villages now generate with acacia wood stairs instead oak wood stairs.
							Spruce wood stairs now generate in taiga, snowy tundra, and snowy taiga villages.
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.1				Spruce wood stairs act as corners of a table now generate within igloo basements.
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0				Oak, birch and dark oak wood stairs now generate in woodland mansions.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.4.0			beta 1.2.14.2				Wooden stairs can now generate in shipwrecks.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The textures of wooden stairs have been changed.
							Dark oak stairs now generate in pillager outposts.
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.51				Added crimson and warped stairs.
1.16.20			beta 1.16.20.50				Crimson and warped stairs now uses regular plank sounds instead of their stem variant sounds.
1.19.0			Preview 1.19.0.21				Added mangrove stairs.
1.19.20			Preview 1.19.20.20				Wooden stairs have been renamed from "<Wood type> Wood Stairs" to "<Wood type> Stairs".
1.19.50 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.50.21				Added bamboo stairs behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
							Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood stairs.
1.19.80 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.80.20				Added cherry stairs behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.20.0			Preview 1.20.0.21				Bamboo and cherry stairs are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.21.50			Preview 1.21.50.20				Added pale oak stairs.
[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 "wooden" (original oak) stairs.
TU3							The textures of wooden stairs have been changed.
TU9							Added spruce wood and birch wood stairs.
TU12							Added jungle wood stairs.
TU13							Jungle wood stairs are now flammable.
TU27	CU15	1.18	1.18	1.18			Added acacia and dark oak stairs.
TU43	CU33	1.36	1.36	1.36	Patch 13		Spruce wood stairs acting as corners of a table now generate within igloo basements.
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Oak, birch and dark oak wood stairs now generate in woodland mansions.
			1.90				The textures of all wooden stairs have been changed.
			1.91				Dark oak stairs now generate in pillager outposts.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added wooden stairs.
1.9.19							Oak, birch and dark oak wood stairs now generate in woodland mansions.

Data history

[hide]Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 53, 134, 135, 136, 156, 163, and 164.

Issues

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

Java Edition

• No open issues found.

Bedrock Edition

• No open issues found.

Gallery

In other media

• 

  Zuri placing several spruce stairs in a cherry grove.