Shulker Box

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This article is about the storage block. For the hostile End city mob, see Shulker. For the item that drops from the mob, see Shulker Shell.
Shulker Box

Shulker Box.png: Infobox image for Shulker Box the block in Minecraft

White Shulker Box.png: Infobox image for Shulker Box the block in Minecraft

Light Gray Shulker Box.png: Infobox image for Shulker Box the block in Minecraft

Gray Shulker Box.png: Infobox image for Shulker Box the block in Minecraft

Black Shulker Box.png: Infobox image for Shulker Box the block in Minecraft

Brown Shulker Box.png: Infobox image for Shulker Box the block in Minecraft

Red Shulker Box.png: Infobox image for Shulker Box the block in Minecraft

Orange Shulker Box.png: Infobox image for Shulker Box the block in Minecraft

Yellow Shulker Box.png: Infobox image for Shulker Box the block in Minecraft

Lime Shulker Box.png: Infobox image for Shulker Box the block in Minecraft

Green Shulker Box.png: Infobox image for Shulker Box the block in Minecraft

Cyan Shulker Box.png: Infobox image for Shulker Box the block in Minecraft

Light Blue Shulker Box.png: Infobox image for Shulker Box the block in Minecraft

Blue Shulker Box.png: Infobox image for Shulker Box the block in Minecraft

Purple Shulker Box.png: Infobox image for Shulker Box the block in Minecraft

Magenta Shulker Box.png: Infobox image for Shulker Box the block in Minecraft

Pink Shulker Box.png: Infobox image for Shulker Box the block in Minecraft

Invicon Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Shulker Box
Invicon White Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for White Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: White Shulker BoxInvicon Light Gray Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Light Gray Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Light Gray Shulker BoxInvicon Gray Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Gray Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Gray Shulker BoxInvicon Black Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Black Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Black Shulker BoxInvicon Brown Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Brown Shulker BoxInvicon Red Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Red Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Red Shulker BoxInvicon Orange Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Orange Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Orange Shulker BoxInvicon Yellow Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Yellow Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Yellow Shulker BoxInvicon Lime Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Lime Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Lime Shulker BoxInvicon Green Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Green Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Green Shulker BoxInvicon Cyan Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Cyan Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Cyan Shulker BoxInvicon Light Blue Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Light Blue Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Light Blue Shulker BoxInvicon Blue Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Blue Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Blue Shulker BoxInvicon Purple Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Purple Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Purple Shulker BoxInvicon Magenta Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Magenta Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Magenta Shulker BoxInvicon Pink Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Pink Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Pink Shulker Box
Renewable

Yes

Stackable

No

Tool

SlotSprite Pickaxe Required.png: Sprite image for Pickaxe Required in Minecraft linking to Pickaxe

Blast resistance

2

Hardness

2

Luminous

No

Transparent

JE: No
BE: Yes

Waterloggable

JE: No
BE: Yes

Flammable

No

Catches fire from lava

No 

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A shulker box is a dyeable block that stores items, and, unlike all other storage blocks, keeps its contents in item form when broken.

Dyed shulker boxes are the dyed variants of shulker boxes.

Obtaining[edit | edit source]

Breaking[edit | edit source]

All shulker boxes can be mined with any tool or by hand, but using a pickaxe is the most effective. All shulker boxes drop themselves when mined. Unlike other containers, the contents of any shulker box are stored within the dropped item, and not dropped separately. When instantly mined in Creative mode, all shulker boxes drop as an item if there are items stored within, unless /gamerule doTileDrops is set to "false".

Block BlockSprite shulker-box.png: Sprite image for shulker-box in Minecraft linking to Shulker BoxShulker Box
BlockSprite all-shulker-boxes.png: Sprite image for all-shulker-boxes in Minecraft linking to Dyed Shulker BoxDyed Shulker Box
Hardness 2
Tool SlotSprite Pickaxe Required.png: Sprite image for Pickaxe Required in Minecraft linking to Pickaxe
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 3
BlockSprite oak-planks.png: Sprite image for oak-planks in MinecraftWooden 1.5
BlockSprite cobblestone.png: Sprite image for cobblestone in MinecraftStone 0.75
ItemSprite iron-ingot.png: Sprite image for iron-ingot in MinecraftIron 0.5
ItemSprite diamond.png: Sprite image for diamond in MinecraftDiamond 0.4
ItemSprite netherite-ingot.png: Sprite image for netherite-ingot in MinecraftNetherite 0.35
ItemSprite gold-ingot.png: Sprite image for gold-ingot in MinecraftGolden 0.25
  1. ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as used by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

When a shulker box is pushed by a piston, it breaks and drops as an item. It cannot be pulled.

Crafting[edit | edit source]

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Shulker Box Shulker Shell +
Chest
Invicon Shulker Shell.png: Inventory sprite for Shulker Shell in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Shulker Shell with description: Shulker ShellInvicon Chest.png: Inventory sprite for Chest in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Chest with description: ChestInvicon Shulker Shell.png: Inventory sprite for Shulker Shell in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Shulker Shell with description: Shulker Shell
Invicon Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Shulker Box
Dyed Shulker Box Any Shulker Box +
Matching Dye
Invicon Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Shulker BoxInvicon White Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for White Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to White Shulker Box with description: White Shulker BoxInvicon Light Gray Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Light Gray Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Gray Shulker Box with description: Light Gray Shulker BoxInvicon Gray Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Gray Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gray Shulker Box with description: Gray Shulker BoxInvicon Black Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Black Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Black Shulker Box with description: Black Shulker BoxInvicon Brown Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Shulker Box with description: Brown Shulker BoxInvicon Red Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Red Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Shulker Box with description: Red Shulker BoxInvicon Orange Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Orange Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Orange Shulker Box with description: Orange Shulker BoxInvicon Yellow Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Yellow Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Yellow Shulker Box with description: Yellow Shulker BoxInvicon Lime Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Lime Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lime Shulker Box with description: Lime Shulker BoxInvicon Green Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Green Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Green Shulker Box with description: Green Shulker BoxInvicon Cyan Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Cyan Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cyan Shulker Box with description: Cyan Shulker BoxInvicon Light Blue Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Light Blue Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Blue Shulker Box with description: Light Blue Shulker BoxInvicon Blue Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Blue Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blue Shulker Box with description: Blue Shulker BoxInvicon Purple Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Purple Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purple Shulker Box with description: Purple Shulker BoxInvicon Magenta Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Magenta Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Magenta Shulker Box with description: Magenta Shulker BoxInvicon Pink Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Pink Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pink Shulker Box with description: Pink Shulker BoxInvicon White Dye.png: Inventory sprite for White Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to White Dye with description: White DyeInvicon Light Gray Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Light Gray Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Gray Dye with description: Light Gray DyeInvicon Gray Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Gray Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gray Dye with description: Gray DyeInvicon Black Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Black Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Black Dye with description: Black DyeInvicon Brown Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Dye with description: Brown DyeInvicon Red Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Red Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Dye with description: Red DyeInvicon Orange Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Orange Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Orange Dye with description: Orange DyeInvicon Yellow Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Yellow Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Yellow Dye with description: Yellow DyeInvicon Lime Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Lime Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lime Dye with description: Lime DyeInvicon Green Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Green Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Green Dye with description: Green DyeInvicon Cyan Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Cyan Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cyan Dye with description: Cyan DyeInvicon Light Blue Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Light Blue Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Blue Dye with description: Light Blue DyeInvicon Blue Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Blue Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blue Dye with description: Blue DyeInvicon Purple Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Purple Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purple Dye with description: Purple DyeInvicon Magenta Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Magenta Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Magenta Dye with description: Magenta DyeInvicon Pink Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Pink Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pink Dye with description: Pink Dye
Invicon White Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for White Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dyed Shulker Box with description: White Shulker BoxInvicon Light Gray Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Light Gray Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dyed Shulker Box with description: Light Gray Shulker BoxInvicon Gray Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Gray Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dyed Shulker Box with description: Gray Shulker BoxInvicon Black Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Black Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dyed Shulker Box with description: Black Shulker BoxInvicon Brown Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dyed Shulker Box with description: Brown Shulker BoxInvicon Red Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Red Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dyed Shulker Box with description: Red Shulker BoxInvicon Orange Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Orange Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dyed Shulker Box with description: Orange Shulker BoxInvicon Yellow Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Yellow Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dyed Shulker Box with description: Yellow Shulker BoxInvicon Lime Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Lime Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dyed Shulker Box with description: Lime Shulker BoxInvicon Green Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Green Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dyed Shulker Box with description: Green Shulker BoxInvicon Cyan Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Cyan Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dyed Shulker Box with description: Cyan Shulker BoxInvicon Light Blue Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Light Blue Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dyed Shulker Box with description: Light Blue Shulker BoxInvicon Blue Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Blue Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dyed Shulker Box with description: Blue Shulker BoxInvicon Purple Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Purple Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dyed Shulker Box with description: Purple Shulker BoxInvicon Magenta Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Magenta Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dyed Shulker Box with description: Magenta Shulker BoxInvicon Pink Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Pink Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dyed Shulker Box with description: Pink Shulker Box
 The shulker box retains its contents. If it is renamed on an anvil, it also retains its name.
Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Any Shulker Box +
Bone Meal or
Lapis Lazuli or
Cocoa Beans or
Ink Sac
Invicon White Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for White Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to White Shulker Box with description: White Shulker BoxInvicon Light Gray Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Light Gray Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Gray Shulker Box with description: Light Gray Shulker BoxInvicon Gray Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Gray Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gray Shulker Box with description: Gray Shulker BoxInvicon Black Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Black Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Black Shulker Box with description: Black Shulker BoxInvicon Brown Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Shulker Box with description: Brown Shulker BoxInvicon Red Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Red Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Shulker Box with description: Red Shulker BoxInvicon Orange Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Orange Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Orange Shulker Box with description: Orange Shulker BoxInvicon Yellow Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Yellow Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Yellow Shulker Box with description: Yellow Shulker BoxInvicon Lime Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Lime Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lime Shulker Box with description: Lime Shulker BoxInvicon Green Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Green Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Green Shulker Box with description: Green Shulker BoxInvicon Cyan Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Cyan Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cyan Shulker Box with description: Cyan Shulker BoxInvicon Light Blue Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Light Blue Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Blue Shulker Box with description: Light Blue Shulker BoxInvicon Blue Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Blue Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blue Shulker Box with description: Blue Shulker BoxInvicon Purple Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Purple Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purple Shulker Box with description: Purple Shulker BoxInvicon Magenta Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Magenta Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Magenta Shulker Box with description: Magenta Shulker BoxInvicon Pink Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Pink Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pink Shulker Box with description: Pink Shulker BoxInvicon Bone Meal.png: Inventory sprite for Bone Meal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bone Meal with description: Bone MealInvicon Lapis Lazuli.png: Inventory sprite for Lapis Lazuli in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lapis Lazuli with description: Lapis LazuliInvicon Cocoa Beans.png: Inventory sprite for Cocoa Beans in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cocoa Beans with description: Cocoa BeansInvicon Ink Sac.png: Inventory sprite for Ink Sac in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Ink Sac with description: Ink Sac
Invicon White Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for White Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to White Shulker Box with description: White Shulker BoxInvicon Blue Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Blue Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blue Shulker Box with description: Blue Shulker BoxInvicon Brown Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Shulker Box with description: Brown Shulker BoxInvicon Black Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Black Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Black Shulker Box with description: Black Shulker Box
 ‌[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]

Usage[edit | edit source]

Storage[edit | edit source]

GUI of the shulker box.

All shulker boxes have 27 inventory slots, the same as a barrel or a single chest.

All shulker boxes keep their items when broken, which can be retrieved when placed again, thus making them portable chests. This is different from other containers, which drop their contained items as item entities when broken. A shulker box drops itself as an item if pushed by pistons or destroyed by an explosion. Unlike most blocks with inventory, shulker boxes always drop themselves when destroyed by explosions. When a shulker box with items inside is being held‌[Bedrock Edition only] or is in a container's inventory, the items are listed on the tooltip as properties.

Items inside the shulker box are listed below the block type properties.

Any shulker box's items can be fed or removed by a hopper.

All shulker boxes can be stored in all containers except for other shulker boxes and bundles.

When placed by a player, a shulker box faces towards the player placing it. For example, if a shulker box is placed on a floor, a wall or a ceiling, it faces and opens upwards, sideways or upside-down, respectively. Dispensers can also be used to place shulker boxes. If there is no block below the space where the shulker box will be placed, the shulker box faces identically to the dispenser. Otherwise, the shulker box always faces upwards, even if the block has no hitbox such as torches, signs and open fence gates.

Like a chest, all shulker boxes require a transparent area in the direction of its top surface to be opened. That area is exactly half of a full block, and clear of any obstructions, which may be any other hitbox, including blocks, boats and shulkers‌[Java Edition only], or a redstone conductive block‌[Bedrock Edition only]. This way, any shulker box can be opened with an upside-down slab or an upper trapdoor on top of it. It is also unique in that when opened, its hitbox expands to 1.5 blocks high/wide, physically pushing entities where it is facing.

By default, the GUI of any shulker box is labeled "Shulker Box", which can be changed by naming it in an anvil or by changing the CustomName tag using the /data command.‌[Java Edition only]

When any shulker box item is destroyed, the contents of the shulker box are dropped as items.

Piglins[edit | edit source]

Piglins become hostile toward players who open or mine any shulker box.[1]

Undyeing[edit | edit source]

Dyed shulker boxes can be undyed using a cauldron. To do this, use a dyed shulker box on a cauldron that has water in it. This causes the cauldron's water level to decrease by 1, and the dyed shulker box loses its dye color.

Redstone component[edit | edit source]

The fullness of any shulker boxes, even if cannot be opened, can be read by redstone comparators, unlike chests.

Observers can detect the opening and closing of any shulker boxes.

Shulker boxes are conductive when closed, but not if open. However, opening or closing a shulker box does not update its neighboring blocks, which can be used to create BUD state redstone wires‌[Java Edition only].

Sounds[edit | edit source]

Generic[edit | edit source]

Java Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
{ "pitch": "0.8", "subtitle": "&#x200B;Block broken", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.stone.break", "distance": "16", "desc": "Once the block has broken", "sounds": [ "Stone dig1.ogg", "Stone dig2.ogg", "Stone dig3.ogg", "Stone dig4.ogg" ], "volume": "1.0", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.block.generic.break" }
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
{ "pitch": "0.8", "subtitle": "&#x200B;Block placed", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.stone.place", "distance": "16", "desc": "When the block is placed", "sounds": [ "Stone dig1.ogg", "Stone dig2.ogg", "Stone dig3.ogg", "Stone dig4.ogg" ], "volume": "1.0", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.block.generic.place" }
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
{ "pitch": "0.5", "subtitle": "&#x200B;Block breaking", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.stone.hit", "distance": "16", "desc": "While the block is in the process of being broken", "sounds": [ "Stone mining1.ogg", "Stone mining2.ogg", "Stone mining3.ogg", "Stone mining4.ogg", "Stone mining5.ogg", "Stone mining6.ogg" ], "volume": "0.25", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.block.generic.hit" }
None​[sound 1]​Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallNone​[sound 1]​0.50.7516
{ "pitch": "0.75", "subtitle": "''None''&#x200B;'\"`UNIQ--ref-0000002D-QINU`\"'&#x200B;", "source": "''[[Sound#Entity-dependent categories|Entity-Dependent]]''", "id": "block.stone.fall", "distance": "16", "desc": "Falling on the block with fall damage", "sounds": [ "Stone hit1.ogg", "Stone hit2.ogg", "Stone hit3.ogg", "Stone hit4.ogg", "Stone hit5.ogg", "Stone hit6.ogg" ], "volume": "0.5", "java": "1" }
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016
{ "pitch": "1.0", "subtitle": "&#x200B;Footsteps", "source": "''[[Sound#Entity-dependent categories|Entity-Dependent]]''", "id": "block.stone.step", "distance": "16", "desc": "Walking on the block", "sounds": [ "Stone hit1.ogg", "Stone hit2.ogg", "Stone hit3.ogg", "Stone hit4.ogg", "Stone hit5.ogg", "Stone hit6.ogg" ], "volume": "0.15", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.block.generic.footsteps" }
  1. ↑ a b ​MC-177082​

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stone1.00.8-1.0
{ "sounds": [ "Stone dig1.ogg", "Stone dig2.ogg", "Stone dig3.ogg", "Stone dig4.ogg" ], "source": "Blocks", "volume": "1.0", "id": "dig.stone", "pitch": "0.8-1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "Once the block has broken" }
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.stone1.00.8-1.0
{ "sounds": [ "Stone dig1.ogg", "Stone dig2.ogg", "Stone dig3.ogg", "Stone dig4.ogg" ], "source": "Blocks", "volume": "1.0", "id": "dig.stone", "pitch": "0.8-1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "When the block is placed" }
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stone0.370.5
{ "sounds": [ "Stone hit1.ogg", "Stone hit2.ogg", "Stone hit3.ogg", "Stone hit4.ogg", "Stone hit5.ogg", "Stone hit6.ogg" ], "source": "Blocks", "volume": "0.37", "id": "hit.stone", "pitch": "0.5", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "While the block is in the process of being broken" }
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stone0.41.0
{ "sounds": [ "Stone hit1.ogg", "Stone hit2.ogg", "Stone hit3.ogg", "Stone hit4.ogg", "Stone hit5.ogg", "Stone hit6.ogg" ], "source": "Players", "volume": "0.4", "id": "fall.stone", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "Falling on the block with fall damage" }
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.stone0.31.0
{ "sounds": [ "Stone hit1.ogg", "Stone hit2.ogg", "Stone hit3.ogg", "Stone hit4.ogg", "Stone hit5.ogg", "Stone hit6.ogg" ], "source": "Players", "volume": "0.3", "id": "step.stone", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "Walking on the block" }
PlayersJumping from the blockjump.stone0.121.0
{ "sounds": [ "Stone jump1.wav", "Stone jump2.wav", "Stone jump3.wav", "Stone jump4.wav" ], "source": "Players", "volume": "0.12", "id": "jump.stone", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "Jumping from the block" }
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damageland.stone0.221.0
{ "sounds": [ "Stone jump1.wav", "Stone jump2.wav", "Stone jump3.wav", "Stone jump4.wav" ], "source": "Players", "volume": "0.22", "id": "land.stone", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "Falling on the block without fall damage" }

Unique[edit | edit source]

Java Edition:

Sounds
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Shulker closesBlocksWhen a shulker box closesblock.shulker_box.closesubtitles.block.shulker_box.close​0.50.9-1.016
{ "pitch": "0.9-1.0", "subtitle": "&#x200B;Shulker closes", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.shulker_box.close", "distance": "16", "desc": "When a shulker box closes", "sounds": [ "Shulker box close.ogg" ], "volume": "0.5", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.block.shulker_box.close" }
​Shulker opensBlocksWhen a shulker box opensblock.shulker_box.opensubtitles.block.shulker_box.open​0.50.9-1.016
{ "pitch": "0.9-1.0", "subtitle": "&#x200B;Shulker opens", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.shulker_box.open", "distance": "16", "desc": "When a shulker box opens", "sounds": [ "Shulker box open.ogg" ], "volume": "0.5", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.block.shulker_box.open" }
​Chest locked[sound 1]BlocksWhen a player attempts to open a shulker box locked using the  Lock tagblock.chest.locked​[sound 1]​subtitles.block.chest.locked​​[sound 1]​1.01.016
{ "pitch": "1.0", "subtitle": "&#x200B;Chest locked'\"`UNIQ--ref-00000031-QINU`\"'", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.chest.locked", "distance": "16", "desc": "When a player attempts to open a shulker box locked using the <span title=\"TAG_String\"><span class=\"sprite nbt-sprite\" style=\"background-position:-32px -16px;background-size:64px auto;height:16px;width:16px\"></span></span><span class=\"nowrap\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">&nbsp;Lock</span> tag", "sounds": [ "Door close.ogg", "Door open.ogg" ], "volume": "1.0", "translationkey": "subtitles.block.chest.locked", "java": "1", "idnote": "'\"`UNIQ--ref-00000032-QINU`\"'", "translationkeynote": "'\"`UNIQ--ref-00000033-QINU`\"'" }
  1. ↑ a b c MC-98316 — Wrong subtitles caused by missing distinction

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksWhen a shulker box closesrandom.shulkerboxclosed0.50.9-1.0
{ "sounds": [ "Shulker box close.ogg" ], "source": "Blocks", "volume": "0.5", "id": "random.shulkerboxclosed", "pitch": "0.9-1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "When a shulker box closes" }
BlocksWhen a shulker box opensrandom.shulkerboxopen0.50.9-1.0
{ "sounds": [ "Shulker box open.ogg" ], "source": "Blocks", "volume": "0.5", "id": "random.shulkerboxopen", "pitch": "0.9-1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "When a shulker box opens" }

Data values[edit | edit source]

ID[edit | edit source]

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsTranslation key
BlockSprite shulker-box.png: Sprite image for shulker-box in Minecraft Shulker Boxshulker_boxBlock & Itemguarded_by_piglins
shulker_boxes		block.minecraft.shulker_box
BlockSprite white-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for white-shulker-box in Minecraft White Shulker Boxwhite_shulker_boxBlock & Itemguarded_by_piglins
shulker_boxes		block.minecraft.white_shulker_box
BlockSprite orange-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for orange-shulker-box in Minecraft Orange Shulker Boxorange_shulker_boxBlock & Itemguarded_by_piglins
shulker_boxes		block.minecraft.orange_shulker_box
BlockSprite magenta-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for magenta-shulker-box in Minecraft Magenta Shulker Boxmagenta_shulker_boxBlock & Itemguarded_by_piglins
shulker_boxes		block.minecraft.magenta_shulker_box
BlockSprite light-blue-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for light-blue-shulker-box in Minecraft Light Blue Shulker Boxlight_blue_shulker_boxBlock & Itemguarded_by_piglins
shulker_boxes		block.minecraft.light_blue_shulker_box
BlockSprite yellow-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for yellow-shulker-box in Minecraft Yellow Shulker Boxyellow_shulker_boxBlock & Itemguarded_by_piglins
shulker_boxes		block.minecraft.yellow_shulker_box
BlockSprite lime-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for lime-shulker-box in Minecraft Lime Shulker Boxlime_shulker_boxBlock & Itemguarded_by_piglins
shulker_boxes		block.minecraft.lime_shulker_box
BlockSprite pink-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for pink-shulker-box in Minecraft Pink Shulker Boxpink_shulker_boxBlock & Itemguarded_by_piglins
shulker_boxes		block.minecraft.pink_shulker_box
BlockSprite gray-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for gray-shulker-box in Minecraft Gray Shulker Boxgray_shulker_boxBlock & Itemguarded_by_piglins
shulker_boxes		block.minecraft.gray_shulker_box
BlockSprite light-gray-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for light-gray-shulker-box in Minecraft Light Gray Shulker Boxlight_gray_shulker_boxBlock & Itemguarded_by_piglins
shulker_boxes		block.minecraft.light_gray_shulker_box
BlockSprite cyan-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for cyan-shulker-box in Minecraft Cyan Shulker Boxcyan_shulker_boxBlock & Itemguarded_by_piglins
shulker_boxes		block.minecraft.cyan_shulker_box
BlockSprite purple-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for purple-shulker-box in Minecraft Purple Shulker Boxpurple_shulker_boxBlock & Itemguarded_by_piglins
shulker_boxes		block.minecraft.purple_shulker_box
BlockSprite blue-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for blue-shulker-box in Minecraft Blue Shulker Boxblue_shulker_boxBlock & Itemguarded_by_piglins
shulker_boxes		block.minecraft.blue_shulker_box
BlockSprite brown-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for brown-shulker-box in Minecraft Brown Shulker Boxbrown_shulker_boxBlock & Itemguarded_by_piglins
shulker_boxes		block.minecraft.brown_shulker_box
BlockSprite green-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for green-shulker-box in Minecraft Green Shulker Boxgreen_shulker_boxBlock & Itemguarded_by_piglins
shulker_boxes		block.minecraft.green_shulker_box
BlockSprite red-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for red-shulker-box in Minecraft Red Shulker Boxred_shulker_boxBlock & Itemguarded_by_piglins
shulker_boxes		block.minecraft.red_shulker_box
BlockSprite black-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for black-shulker-box in Minecraft Black Shulker Boxblack_shulker_boxBlock & Itemguarded_by_piglins
shulker_boxes		block.minecraft.black_shulker_box
NameIdentifier
BlockSprite shulker-boxes.png: Sprite image for shulker-boxes in Minecraft Block entityshulker_box

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
BlockSprite shulker-box.png: Sprite image for shulker-box in Minecraft Shulker Boxundyed_shulker_boxNone205Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.shulkerBox.name
BlockSprite white-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for white-shulker-box in Minecraft White Shulker Boxwhite_shulker_boxshulker_box / 0218Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.shulkerBoxWhite.name
BlockSprite orange-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for orange-shulker-box in Minecraft Orange Shulker Boxorange_shulker_boxshulker_box / 1-613Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.shulkerBoxOrange.name
BlockSprite magenta-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for magenta-shulker-box in Minecraft Magenta Shulker Boxmagenta_shulker_boxshulker_box / 2-614Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.shulkerBoxMagenta.name
BlockSprite light-blue-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for light-blue-shulker-box in Minecraft Light Blue Shulker Boxlight_blue_shulker_boxshulker_box / 3-615Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.shulkerBoxLightBlue.name
BlockSprite yellow-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for yellow-shulker-box in Minecraft Yellow Shulker Boxyellow_shulker_boxshulker_box / 4-616Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.shulkerBoxYellow.name
BlockSprite lime-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for lime-shulker-box in Minecraft Lime Shulker Boxlime_shulker_boxshulker_box / 5-617Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.shulkerBoxLime.name
BlockSprite pink-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for pink-shulker-box in Minecraft Pink Shulker Boxpink_shulker_boxshulker_box / 6-618Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.shulkerBoxPink.name
BlockSprite gray-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for gray-shulker-box in Minecraft Gray Shulker Boxgray_shulker_boxshulker_box / 7-619Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.shulkerBoxGray.name
BlockSprite light-gray-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for light-gray-shulker-box in Minecraft Light Gray Shulker Boxlight_gray_shulker_boxshulker_box / 8-620Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.shulkerBoxSilver.name
BlockSprite cyan-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for cyan-shulker-box in Minecraft Cyan Shulker Boxcyan_shulker_boxshulker_box / 9-621Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.shulkerBoxCyan.name
BlockSprite purple-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for purple-shulker-box in Minecraft Purple Shulker Boxpurple_shulker_boxshulker_box / 10-622Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.shulkerBoxPurple.name
BlockSprite blue-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for blue-shulker-box in Minecraft Blue Shulker Boxblue_shulker_boxshulker_box / 11-623Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.shulkerBoxBlue.name
BlockSprite brown-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for brown-shulker-box in Minecraft Brown Shulker Boxbrown_shulker_boxshulker_box / 12-624Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.shulkerBoxBrown.name
BlockSprite green-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for green-shulker-box in Minecraft Green Shulker Boxgreen_shulker_boxshulker_box / 13-625Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.shulkerBoxGreen.name
BlockSprite red-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for red-shulker-box in Minecraft Red Shulker Boxred_shulker_boxshulker_box / 14-626Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.shulkerBoxRed.name
BlockSprite black-shulker-box.png: Sprite image for black-shulker-box in Minecraft Black Shulker Boxblack_shulker_boxshulker_box / 15-627Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.shulkerBoxBlack.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.
NameSavegame ID
BlockSprite shulker-boxes.png: Sprite image for shulker-boxes in Minecraft Block entityShulkerBox

Block states[edit | edit source]

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingupdown
east
north
south
up
west		The direction the shulker box is pointing.
The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the shulker box.


Block data[edit | edit source]

A shulker box has a block entity associated with it that identifies its contents.

Java Edition:

See also: Block entity format
  • Block entity data
    • Tags common to all block entities
    • Tags common to all objects that can be renamed
    •  Items: List of items in this container.
      • : An item, including the slot tag. Shulker box slots are numbered 0–26, 0 starts in the top left corner.
        • Tags common to all items
    • Tags common to all containers that can be locked
    • Tags common to all objects that use loot tables to produce items

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format.

Item data[edit | edit source]

Java Edition:

See also: Data component format
  •  components: the item's components tag.
    •  minecraft:block_entity_data: Block entity NBT applied when this block is placed.
    •  minecraft:container: The items contained in this container.
      • : A single item.
        •  item: The item stack in this slot.
          • Tags common to all items
        •  slot: A slot in this container. Can be between 0 and 255 (inclusive).
    •  minecraft:container_loot: The unresolved loot table and seed of this container item.
      •  loot_table: The ID of a loot table.
      •  seed: The pseudorandom seed to resolve the loot table with. If not specified or 0, a seed will be randomly chosen by the game.
    •  minecraft:custom_name: The JSON text component to use as this item's name. See Raw JSON text format.
    •  minecraft:lock: The string value representing the "key" to open this container item. The key must be an item with the same value as its custom name.

Bedrock Edition:

See also: Bedrock Edition level format/Item format

Achievements[edit | edit source]

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS4)
PS4 Other
AchievementSprite organizational-wizard.png: Sprite image for organizational-wizard in Minecraft linking to Achievement#Organizational WizardNewAchievementSprite organizational-wizard.png: Sprite image for organizational-wizard in Minecraft linking to Achievement#Organizational WizardOrganizational Wizard
{ "anchor": "", "title": "Organizational Wizard", "icon": "", "title": "Organizational Wizard", "description": "Name a [[Shulker Box]] with an [[Anvil]]
 ", "requirements": "
 ", "gamerscore": "30G
 ", "trophytype": "Bronze
", "rewards": "" }
Name a Shulker Box with an Anvil—30GBronze

History[edit | edit source]

This section is missing information about: Shulker textures from Legacy Console Edition - the terrain.png only contained a single white "shulker top" texture rather than a textue per color, so were color variants generated via a tint system?. 
Please expand the section to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page.
Java Edition
1.1116w39a Added shulker boxes.
16w39c"Silver Shulker Boxes" have been now renamed to "Light Gray Shulker Boxes", in keeping with naming consistencies across dyed blocks.
1.1217w16a Shulker boxes have been recolored.
17w17a The color of purple shulker boxes has been reverted.
1.1317w47aThe ID has been changed from silver_shulker_box to light_gray_shulker_box.
Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 219 through 234.
18w10b Added a default shulker box.
Purple shulker boxes from previous versions are now converted to default shulker boxes instead of purple ones.
The purple shulker box texture has been changed to the one used in 17w16a.
18w10dDyed shulker boxes can now be undyed in a cauldron.
Undyed shulker boxes can now be obtained by undyeing dyed shulker boxes in a cauldron.
1.1720w45aShulker post-generation mechanic is now added, making all shulker boxes renewable.
20w51aAll shulker boxes now drop their contents when destroyed as an item entity.
1.19.322w45aBlocks attached to the sides and lid of any shulker box now pop off when the shulker box opens.[2]
Pocket Edition
1.1.0alpha 1.1.0.0 Added shulker boxes.
alpha 1.1.0.9 The color palette for shulker boxes has been updated.
??Shulker boxes no longer use the wood sound.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0beta 1.2.0.2 Added a default shulker box.
The purple shulker box color has been changed to the new palette.
1.8.0beta 1.8.0.13A recipe for undyed shulker boxes has been added.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.51Dyed shulker boxes can now be undyed in a cauldron.
Undyed shulker boxes can now be obtained by undyeing dyed shulker boxes in a cauldron.
1.17.30beta 1.17.30.22All shulker boxes now drop their contents when destroyed as an item entity.
1.18.30beta 1.18.30.22Shulker post-generation mechanic is now added, making all shulker boxes renewable.
1.20.10Preview 1.20.10.20The different block states for the dyed shulker box ID, the shulker_box ID, have now been split up into their own IDs.
1.20.30Preview 1.20.20.21Decreased the hardness and blast resistance of shulker boxes and dyed shulker boxes from 2.5 to 2.
There's no mining penalties any longer when mining without wooden pickaxe or better.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU53CU431.491.501.49Patch 231.0.3 Added shulker boxes.[3]
1.88 Added a default shulker box.
The purple shulker box color has been changed to the new palette.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.9.19 Added 16 variants of shulker boxes. There is no default shulker box separate from the purple shulker box; the purple shulker box uses the texture of the default shulker box.​[more information needed]

Issues[edit | edit source]

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

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • With 37 shulker boxes in a player's inventory, hotbar, and off-hand slot, 999 stacks of up to 64 items (up to 63,936 total items; 63,973 if counting shulker boxes themselves) can be held. With 37 shulker boxes and an ender chest with 27 shulker boxes in one of the shulker box slots, 1,727 stacks (up to 110,528 items; 1,728 stacks with up to 110,592 items if counting stacked ender chests) can be held.
  • Before they were added to Minecraft, storage objects that keep their inventory when picked up were already present in Minicraft.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Renders
  • Opening and closing animation of a shulker box.

    Opening and closing animation of a shulker box.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ MC-189485 — resolved as "Works As Intended".
  2. ↑ MC-177789
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5xI3RA152g

External links[edit | edit source]

Navigation[edit | edit source]

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