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Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0
Hardness	0
Luminous	No
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	Yes (60)
Catches fire from lava	Yes

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Tall grass is the 2-block tall variant of short grass.

Obtaining

As an item, tall grass can only be obtained as chest loot.

Breaking

When broken normally, tall grass has a 12.5% chance of dropping 1 wheat seeds item. This is affected by the Fortune enchantment, dropping 1–3, 1–5, or 1–7 wheat seeds with Fortune I, II, and III respectively.

When broken using shears, tall grass drops two units of short grass instead. The tall grass item exists, and is available in Creative mode, but cannot be obtained by breaking it in Survival, since it drops short grass instead of dropping itself.

Placing any block on tall grass breaks the grass and causes it to not drop any wheat seeds.

Block	Tall Grass
Hardness	0
Breaking time (secs)
Default	0.05

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

Axes are considered the preferred tool, and swords would also increase the breaking speed, however these ultimately have no impact due to the instant default mining speed.

Natural generation

Tall grass generates in plains, savannas, cherry groves, meadows, pale gardens, and lush caves. There is approximately 8.6 tall grass per chunk.

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	[hide]Chance
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition
Tall Grass	Village	Savanna house chest	1	45.9% { "item": "Tall Grass", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.4586286582688752, "structure": "Village", "container": "Savanna house chest" }

Post-generation

Bone meal can be used on short grass to turn it into tall grass. In Java Edition, using bone meal on a grass block or a moss block also has a chance of generating tall grass.

Usage

Most 2-block tall plants, including tall grass, have a disproportionately large hitbox compared to other plants. The only exception to this rule is tall seagrass.

Composting

Placing tall grass into a composter has a 50% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

List of colors

These values are generated by the biome coloring algorithm. See Biome colors for more information.

Biome	Category	Rainfall	Grass color	Temperature affects	ExpandRender
					Short grass	Tall grass	Fern	Large fern	Potted fern
Badlands	Mesa	No	#90814d	No
Beach	Beach	Rain	#91bd59
Birch Forest	Forest	Rain	#88bb67
Cold Ocean	Ocean	Rain	#8eb971
Dark Forest	Forest	Rain	#507a32
Deep Cold Ocean	Ocean	Rain	#8eb971
Deep Frozen Ocean	Ocean	Rain	#8eb971
Deep Lukewarm Ocean	Ocean	Rain	#8eb971
Deep Ocean	Ocean	Rain	#8eb971
Desert	Desert	No	#bfb755
End Barrens	The End	No	#8eb971
End Highlands	The End	No	#8eb971
End Midlands	The End	No	#8eb971
Eroded Badlands	Mesa	No	#90814d	No
Flower Forest	Forest	Rain	#79c05a
Forest	Forest	Rain	#79c05a
Frozen Ocean	Ocean	Snow	#80b497
Frozen River	River	Snow	#80b497
Ice Spikes	Icy	Snow	#80b497
Jungle	Jungle	Rain	#59c93c
Lukewarm Ocean	Ocean	Rain	#8eb971
Mushroom Fields	Mushroom	Rain	#55c93f
Nether	Nether	No	#bfb755
Ocean	Ocean	Rain	#8eb971
Old Growth Birch Forest	Forest	Rain	#88bb67
Old Growth Pine Taiga	Taiga	Rain	#86b87f
Old Growth Spruce Taiga	Taiga	Rain	#86b783
Plains	Plains	Rain	#91bd59
River	River	Rain	#8eb971
Savanna	Savanna	No	#bfb755
Savanna Plateau	Savanna	No	#bfb755
Small End Islands	The End	No	#8eb971
Snowy Beach	Beach	Snow	#83b593
Snowy Taiga	Taiga	Snow	#80b497
Snowy Plains	Icy	Snow	#80b497
Sparse Jungle	Jungle	Rain	#64c73f
Stony Shore	None	Rain	#8ab689
Sunflower Plains	Plains	Rain	#91bd59
Swamp	Swamp	Rain	#6a7039	If temperature below -0.1, used  #4c763c.	/	/	/	/	/
Taiga	Taiga	Rain	#86b783
The End	The End	No	#8eb971
The Void	None	No	#8eb971
Warm Ocean	Ocean	Rain	#8eb971
Windswept Forest	Extreme Hills	Rain	#8ab689
Windswept Gravelly Hills	Extreme Hills	Rain	#8ab689
Windswept Hills	Extreme Hills	Rain	#8ab689
Windswept Savanna	Savanna	No	#bfb755
Wooded Badlands	Mesa	No	#90814d	No

Sounds

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

[hide] v t e grass sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.grass	0.7	0.8–1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	use.grass	0.8	0.8–1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.grass	0.3	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.grass	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.grass	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.grass	0.11	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.grass	0.21	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	[hide]Translation key
Tall Grass	tall_grass	Block & Item	enchantment_power_transmitter replaceable replaceable_by_trees	block.minecraft.tall_grass

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	[hide]Translation key
Tall Grass	tall_grass	double_plant / 2	-864	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.double_plant.grass.name

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	[hide]Description
half	lower	lower upper	The half of the plant contained in this block.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	[hide]Description
upper_block_bit	Not Supported	false	false true	Unsupported	If it is the upper half of the plant.

History

[hide]Java Edition
1.7.2			13w36a				Added "Double Tallgrass".
							Double tallgrass with values over 5​ now cause a game crash when rendered.
1.8			14w25a				The texture for tall grass has been made slightly brighter. However, this version also applies directional shading to cross models, making tall grass appear darker as a result.
			?				Crosses are no longer subject to directional shading.
1.13			17w47a				"Double Tallgrass" has been renamed to "Tall Grass".
1.14			18w43a				The texture of tall grass has been changed.
			18w49a				Tall grass items can now be found in chests in savanna village houses. Therefore, tall grass items have become legitimately obtainable in Survival mode.
			19w03a				Placing tall grass into the composter now has a 20% chance of increasing the compost level by 1.
			19w05a				Tall grass now has a 50% chance of increasing the compost level by 1.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0			build 1				Added tall grass. It has version-exclusive textures, having a noticeably different shape.
			build 5				Tall grass is no longer flammable.
v0.11.0			build 14				Tall grass pixels are now square.​
v0.14.0			build 3				The hitbox no longer occupies an entire block.
v0.15.0			build 1				The texture is now 44x44, instead of 16x16. Whether this results in any visible changes in-game is unknown.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of tall grass has been changed.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.1				Tall grass can now be used to fill a composter.
							Tall grass can now be found in savanna village chests.
1.21.30			Preview 1.21.30.22				Changed name from "Double Tallgrass" to "Tall Grass" to match Java Edition.
1.21.60			Preview 1.21.60.21				Tall grass no longer appears mirrored when viewed from certain angles.
			Preview 1.21.60.23				Tall grass generates less frequently but in larger patches in plains and savannas.
							Tall grass generates more frequently in meadows.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3	1.0.1	Added double tall grass.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		The hitbox of double tall grass is now smaller to match bedrock edition.
			1.90				The texture of double tall grass has been changed.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added tall grass.

Data history

[hide]Java Edition
1.8.1			pre1				Added a facing state to double_plant, though without visible effect.
1.13			17w47a				The different block states for the double_plant ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
							"Tall Grass", which has been renamed from "Double Tallgrass", now has a new ID: tall_grass.
							Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 175.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.21.0			Preview 1.21.0.22				The different double plant type block states for the double_plant ID have now been split up into their own IDs.

Issues

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

Java Edition

• MC-130761 – Liquids are placed next to replaceable blocks (tall grass, snow layer) instead of inside it
• MC-164108 – Break particles are created twice for the top block of a double block like doors, tall grass, or extended pistons
• MC-130709 – Grass and tall grass z-fight when touching at certain angles
• MC-130890 – Water in tall sea grass doesn't flow
• MC-239241 – Upper halves of tall grass can generate without their lower halves when intersecting village structures and paths
• MC-256102 – Grass, Tall Grass and Flowers can generate on sculk in deep dark Single Biome world
• MC-256103 – Half floating tall grass in deep dark Single Biome world
• MC-178300 – Tall grass and large ferns are not affected by fortune
• MC-198936 – Inconsistency: Bone mealing tall grass/large ferns does not generate an item version
• MC-208716 – Double-tall grass item can be obtained in village chests

Bedrock Edition

• MCPE-79183 – Tall grass in item form has one pixel missing/uses wrong duplicate texture
• MCPE-187330 – Vines, short grass, tall grass, ferns and large ferns have inaccurate inventory icons
• MCPE-37120 – Double Tall Sea Grass doesn't hang out of Water
• MCPE-91186 – Sweet berry bushes cannot replace snow layers, grass, tall grass, ferns, and large ferns, unlike other flowers or plants
• MCPE-121415 – Banners cannot replace grass, tall grass, ferns, large ferns, snow layers, and nether sprouts unless aiming at adjacent block
• MCPE-121416 – Sea pickles cannot replace grass, tall grass, ferns, large ferns, snow layers, light blocks and nether sprouts
• MCPE-124418 – Foxes take fall damage when jumping on snow layers, tall grass, and wool carpets
• MCPE-188755 – Tall grass and large ferns drop seeds when broken from the bottom half in Creative mode
• MCPE-188756 – Short grass, tall grass, ferns, large ferns, and sugar cane use the wrong breaking particle color in cave biomes
• MCPE-189590 – Breaking tall grass with shears can give seeds

Gallery

Renders

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  Plains tall grass.

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  Taiga tall grass.

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  Snowy plains tall grass.

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  Jungle tall grass.

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  Desert tall grass.

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  Swamp tall grass.

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  Badlands tall grass.

Screenshots

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  Tall grass that was set on fire using flint and steel.

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  A creeper viewed through tall grass.