How To Get A Barrier Block In Minecraft

This article is about the invisible block in current versions. For the similar block used in old worlds in Bedrock Edition, see Invisible Bedrock. For the enchantment in Minecraft Dungeons, see Minecraft Dungeons:Barrier. For barrier at the edge of the world, see World border.

A barrier is an invisible block used to create solid boundaries.

1 Obtaining
- 1.1 Natural generation
2 Usage
- 2.1 Piston interactivity
3 Sounds
4 Data values
- 4.1 ID
5 History
6 Issues
7 Trivia
8 Gallery
9 References

Obtaining [ ]

Like command blocks, jigsaw blocks and structure blocks, barriers can be obtained only using commands such as /give, are not available in the creative inventory, and cannot be broken in survival mode.

Natural generation [ ]

In debug mode worlds, barriers generate as the floor.‌^{[ Java Edition only ]}

Usage [ ]

Barrier blocks are mainly used to build an impenetrable barrier that cannot be broken in standard survival mode play but can be place in survival. For example, they can be used to protect a reserved area from entry by players, mobs, and other entities. Unlike other kinds of unbreakable blocks that could be used for this purpose (such as bedrock), barrier blocks are unobtrusive because they are invisible. Barrier blocks cannot be destroyed by TNT, Creeper explosions, or any other explosions.

In the player's inventory, the block is displayed as a red box with a slash through it, but when placed it is completely invisible.

Barriers are transparent to light and do not block a beacon. Fences, iron bars, glass panes, and similar blocks do not visually connect with barriers. Barriers interact with blocks and mobs as a solid block. All dependent blocks can be placed on a barrier, such as torches or redstone, and it can suffocate mobs. Mobs cannot spawn on barriers. The red cross texture, however, is revealed as particle effects when falling or sprinting on them, regardless of what gamemode the player is in.

In creative mode, if a player is holding a barrier block in their hand, all placed barrier blocks display the barrier icon as a particle. This effect is client-side, and if a player holds a barrier block in survival, the particle does not appear. Barrier blocks are not shown if the particle setting is set to "minimal". Furthermore, they have a greater amount of blast resistance than any other unbreakable block.

Barrier blocks can be waterlogged by being placed into water source blocks.‌^{[ Bedrock Edition only ]} See waterlogging for more details on what blocks can be waterlogged.

Barrier blocks are the most resistant blocks in Minecraft.

Piston interactivity [ ]

Barriers cannot be pushed by pistons. They also cannot be pushed nor pulled by sticky pistons.

Sounds [ ]

Java Edition

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.stone.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
None ^{[sound 1]}	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.stone.fall`	None ^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.stone.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.stone.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	`block.stone.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

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Bedrock Edition

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8
	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.stone`	0.4	1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.stone`	0.37	0.5
?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	`jump.stone`	0.12	1.0
?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.stone`	0.22	1.0
	Blocks	Walking on the block	`step.stone`	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	`use.stone`	1.0	0.8

Data values [ ]

ID [ ]

Java Edition

Name	Resource location	Block tags (JE)	Form	Translation key
Barrier	`barrier`	`dragon_immune` `wither_immune`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.barrier`

Bedrock Edition

Name	Resource location	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Barrier	`barrier`	`416`	Block & Item	`tile.barrier.name`

History [ ]

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Java Edition
1.8		January 30, 2014		Grumm posted about an invisible block.
		14w05a		Added barriers.
		14w06a		Barriers now use block of redstone breaking particles instead of lava.
		14w06a		A barrier particle effect has been added to the particle command. With this, the player can now see where there are barriers.
		14w06b		Barriers are now visible when holding the item in creative mode.
		14w20a		Withers and ender dragons can no longer break barriers.
		14w25a		The barrier no longer has an item model.
				Barriers now display the missing texture as a particle when held.
				Barriers now also use the missing texture for usual block particles, for example when broken.
		14w25b		The barrier has an item model again.^[1]
		14w25b		Barriers now display the expected texture as a particle when held.^[1]
		14w26a		Barriers now use the barrier item texture for particles, fixing the missing texture use.^[2]
		release		Barriers can now be broken by withers, once again.
1.8.1		pre3		Withers no longer break barriers.
1.13		17w47a		Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 166.
1.14		18w43a		The texture of barriers has been changed.
1.16		20w16a		Added bastion remnants, which generate barriers.^[3]
1.16		20w17a		Barriers can no longer generate in bastions.
1.17		21w20a		Barriers are now revealed by save-mode structure blocks.^[4]
Bedrock Edition
1.6.0		beta 1.6.0.1		Added barriers.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3		The texture of barriers has been changed.
Legacy Console Edition
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3	Added barriers.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.90				The texture of barriers has been changed.

Issues [ ]

Issues relating to "Barrier" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia [ ]

The symbol used is not compliant with ISO 3864-1, as the diagonal line is mirrored.^[5]
Invisible bedrock, a technical block in Bedrock Edition, shares many features with the barrier block.
The barrier's vanilla block model defines only what texture to use for block breaking particles, and doesn't have a parent model or anything that would give the block a physical shape.
Barriers are hardcoded to not render any block model.^[6]