Coal

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Coal
Coal
StackableYes (64)
Item ID263

Coal is the fuel item dropped by coal ore.

Obtaining

Breaking

Coal ore drops one coal when mined with any pickaxe.

Smelting

Smelting wood gives charcoal, a second kind of coal. Charcoal looks the same as coal, but the two do not stack together.

WoodAny fuelCharcoal

Usage

Fuel

Coal and charcoal each burn in a furnace for 1600 ticks (80 seconds), long enough to smelt 8 items.

Using coal or charcoal on a minecart with furnace consumes one and fuels the minecart.

Crafting ingredient

ResultRecipe
Torch TorchCoalStickTorch4
Torch TorchCharcoalStickTorch4

Data values

  • Item ID: 263, 263:1 charcoal
  • Translation key: item.coal, item.charcoal