Tinted Glass

Tinted glass is a block that blocks light while being visually transparent.

Tinted Glass

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0.3
Hardness	0.3
Luminous	No
Transparent	Partial (blocks light)
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color (Java)	21 COLOR_GRAY

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Obtaining

Breaking

Tinted glass drops as an item when broken with any tool or by hand, unlike other glass.

Block	Tinted Glass
Hardness	0.3
Breaking time (secs)
Default	0.45
Options
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

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	[hide]Description
Amethyst Shard + Glass	2

Usage

The light from a glowstone is completely blocked by tinted glass.

Tinted glass behaves like an opaque block, blocking light completely, despite being visually translucent. However, mobs do not suffocate if inside it, like regular glass.

Sounds

Java Edition:

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

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	[hide]Translation key
Tinted Glass	tinted_glass	Block & Item	?

History

[hide]Upcoming Java Edition
1.17							Added tinted glass. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Tinted Glass JE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Added tinted glass."}
							The texture of tinted glass has now been changed. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Tinted Glass JE2.png article, displayed as 32px) The texture of tinted glass has now been changed."}
							Tinted glasses no longer suffocates mobs. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Tinted glasses no longer suffocates mobs."}
							Mobs can no longer spawn on top of tinted glass. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Mobs can no longer spawn on top of tinted glass."}
[hide]Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.17.0							Added tinted glass. {"type": "bedrock upcoming", "version": "1.17.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Tinted Glass JE2.png article, displayed as 32px)Added tinted glass."}

Issues

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

Java Edition

• MC-264681 – Tinted glass doesn't have ambient occlusion when smooth lighting is enabled
• MC-267262 – Some translucent blocks are not rendered behind tinted glass blocks when pushed by pistons.

Bedrock Edition

• MCPE-199220 – Vibrant Visuals: Stained glass is not tinted
• MCPE-129131 – Flowing lava and water look very dark inside tinted glass
• MCPE-172645 – Light sources are completely dark when adjacent to tinted glass
• MCPE-184154 – Stained glass and tinted glass are translated identically in Italian

Trivia

• Tinted glass shares the same name as a block in the Java Edition 2.0 April Fools' update.