Air

Air

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	No
Tool	None
Blast resistance	0
Hardness	0
Luminous	No
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

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            "field": "No",
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Air is an invisible block used to define empty space where other blocks could otherwise exist; it represents the negative or absence of a block. It is one of the few blocks in the game that players cannot normally interact with.

Cave air‌^{[Java Edition only]} is a variant found only underground in carver caves and some generated structures along with features like lava lakes.

Void air‌^{[Java Edition only]} is a variant used internally for the 'air' in unloaded chunks and outside of the world height limits (above Y=319 and below Y=-64 in the Overworld, and above Y=255 and below Y=0 in the Nether and End dimensions).

Appearance[edit | edit source]

All types of air are completely invisible and unable to be viewed or interacted with directly.

The only exception is that air can be visualized with the use of structure blocks in Save mode: when "Show invisible blocks" is enabled, air is represented as small blue cubes. Air, cave air, and void air are all displayed identically in this manner.

Obtaining[edit | edit source]

In Bedrock Edition, air cannot be obtained in the inventory without editing. In Java Edition, the block is completely unobtainable. It cannot be obtained with the /give command. Air can be destroyed or created only by the placement or removal of other blocks respectively.

Distribution[edit | edit source]

Upon world generation, all otherwise empty spaces are occupied by air.

In Java Edition, carver caves and some underground structures generate containing cave air instead, including mineshafts^[1], strongholds, monster rooms, and lava lakes^[2], and void air is used in place of unloaded chunks and above or below the world's buildable area to denote illegal locations for blocks to be put.

Usage[edit | edit source]

Air shares some properties with non-solid blocks, including allowing the player or mob to move within that space without suffocating, and also to catch their breath if they are drowning in water.

Cave air and void air have no special properties; they function the same as normal air.

Data values[edit | edit source]

ID[edit | edit source]

Java Edition:

Block	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Air	air	Block & Item	block.minecraft.air
Cave Air	cave_air	Block	block.minecraft.cave_air
Void Air	void_air	Block	block.minecraft.void_air

Fluid	Identifier
Empty	empty

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Air	air	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.air.name

History[edit | edit source]

Java Edition pre-Classic
Cave game tech test							Added air, which is any space devoid of blocks.
							Air currently isn't internally a block.
Java Edition Indev
0.31			?				Air now affects liquid blocks that are horizontally adjacent to it. If air is touching the fluid block, there is a 2⁄3 chance for the fluid block to disappear and make the pool recede, and a 1⁄3 chance for the fluid block to fill the air, making the pool spread.
Java Edition
1.7.2			13w38b				Air is now internally a block.[3]
							Air now has an item form and can be put in the player's inventory using /give.
			13w38c				Removed the item form of air.
1.9			16w02a				Air is now translatable into other languages.
1.10			16w20a				Air can now be visualized with the use of structure blocks.
1.13			17w47a				Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeric ID was 0.
			18w06a				Two new variations of air have been added: cave air and void air.
							Carver caves now generate cave air instead of normal air.
							Void air is now internally used at Y values less than 0 or greater than 255 and in unloaded chunks.
1.15			19w39a				Outlines of air shown by "show invisible blocks" by a structure block no longer have black outlines.
1.18			21w37a				Void air is now internally used at Y values less than -64 or greater than 319 and in unloaded chunks.[is this the correct version?]
Pocket Edition Alpha
Pre-release							Added air.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added air.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added air.

Air "item"[edit | edit source]

The following content is transcluded from Technical blocks/Air.

This article describes content that has been officially made unobtainable in Bedrock Edition. 

It can still be obtained using third-party software. However, this can cause unexpected behavior such as bugs and crashes.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Java Edition
1.7.2			13w38b				The air item uses this texture in inventories, as a dropped item or when in an item frame.
							The air item is completely invisible when held in first or third person view.
							If anisotropic filtering is set to a nonzero value, the missing texture is a 4x4 checkerboard, resulting in this item's appearance changing.
?							The air item is now completely invisible when dropped.[6]

Names[edit | edit source]

Java Edition

• 13w38b: tile.air.name

Issues[edit | edit source]

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

See also[edit | edit source]

• Technical blocks

References[edit | edit source]

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