Smooth Red Sandstone Slab
For other uses, see Sandstone (disambiguation).
Smooth Red Sandstone Slab

| Renewable |
Yes |
|---|---|
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool | |
| Blast resistance |
6 |
| Hardness |
2 |
| Luminous |
No |
| Transparent |
Double slab: No |
| Waterloggable |
Yes |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
| Map color (JE) |
|
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A smooth red sandstone slab is a decorative slab variant of smooth red sandstone that does not generate naturally and is used for building.
Obtaining
Breaking
Smooth red sandstone slabs can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.
| Block | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 2 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time (sec)[A] | ||
| Default | 10 | |
| 1.5 | ||
| 0.75 | ||
| 0.6 | ||
| 0.5 | ||
| 0.4 | ||
| 0.35 | ||
| 0.25 | ||
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
- ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Smooth Red Sandstone |
Stonecutting
| Ingredients | Cutting recipe |
|---|---|
| Smooth Red Sandstone |
Usage
For information about the placement mechanics of all slabs, see Slab § Usage.
Note blocks
Smooth red sandstone slabs can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.
Sounds
In Bedrock Edition, when a smooth red sandstone slab is combined into a double slab, the block's use sound is played.[1]
stone sound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| Something falls on a block | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | subtitles | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 | |
stone sound type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions [upcoming: BE 26.0] | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key [upcoming: BE 26.0] | Volume | Pitch |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Block broken | Blocks | When the block is placed | dig | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | subtitles | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
| Footsteps | Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | subtitles | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Footsteps | Players | Walking on the block | step | subtitles | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump | subtitles | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | subtitles | 0.22 | 1.0 | |
| Bedrock Edition combine sounds | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions [upcoming: BE 26.0] | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key [upcoming: BE 26.0] | Volume | Pitch |
| ? | Blocks | When a smooth red sandstone slab is combined into a double slab | use | ? | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Block tags | Item tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
smooth_red_sandstone_slab | Block & Item | slabsmineable/pickaxe | slabs |
block |
| Name | Identifier | Alias ID | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
smooth_red_sandstone_double_slab | double_stone_block_slab3 / 1double_stone_slab3 / 1 | -918 | Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2] | smooth_red_sandstone_double_slabAlias ID: real_double_stone_slab3 / 1 |
— | |
smooth_red_sandstone_slab | stone_block_slab3 / 1stone_slab3 / 1 | -891 | Block & Giveable Item[i 3] | smooth_red_sandstone_slabAlias ID: double_stone_slab3 / 1 |
tile |
Block states
See also: Block states
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | bottom
| bottomtop | Where the slab is within its block. |
double | The block is a double slab. | ||
| waterlogged | false | falsetrue | Whether or not there's water in the same place as this slab. |
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minecraft:vertical_half | Not Supported | bottom
| bottomtop | Unsupported | Where the slab is within its block. |
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.14 | 18w43a | ||||||
| 18w47a | |||||||
| 18w50a | |||||||
Bedrock Edition
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9.0 | beta 1.9.0.0 | ||||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | ||||||
PlayStation 4 Edition
| PlayStation 4 Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.88 | |||||||
| 1.90 | |||||||
Data history
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9.0 | beta 1.9.0.0 | Smooth red sandstone slabs have the stone_slab3 ID, however their item form's ID is incorrectly registered as double_stone_slab3.
| |||||
The direct item form of double smooth red sandstone slabs have the real_double_stone_slab3 ID. | |||||||
| 1.19.0 | Preview 1.19.0.27 | The IDs of smooth red sandstone slabs and double smooth red sandstone slabs have been changed to stone_block_slab3 and double_stone_block_slab3 respectively. | |||||
| 1.20.30 | Preview 1.20.20.20 | Smooth red sandstone slabs now use the minecraft:vertical_half block state instead of top_slot_bit. | |||||
| 1.21.20 | Preview 1.21.10.20 | The different stone slab type block states for the stone_block_slab3 ID have been split up into their own IDs. | |||||
| Preview 1.21.10.22 | The different stone slab type block states for the double_stone_block_slab3 ID have been split up into their own IDs. | ||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Smooth Red Sandstone Slab" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
References
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| Mineral-based | |
| Metal-based | |