How do you get Candle in Minecraft?

Candle is crafted from Honeycomb and String at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

How many Candle can you stack?

64 Honeycomb and 64 String is what 64 Candle costs, so filling a single slot is 64 crafts. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once.

When was Candle added to Minecraft?

Candle was added in version 1.17.

Where do you find Candle in chests?

Candle is chest loot in one place and one only: ancient city chests (about 24%, 1 to 4 at a time). No other generated chest lists it, so that single structure is the whole search, and every other chest in the game will disappoint you.

How long does Candle take to break?

Candle has hardness 0.1, and it has blast resistance 0.1. Both numbers on Candle being equal is the usual case, and it is not built to hold off explosives. No tool is attached to Candle, so bare hands on it lose nothing. Java 26.2 holds Candle at exactly those figures, timing on it aside.

Utility BlocksCraftable

Candle

A small light source that can be stacked up to four per block and lit or extinguished. Crafted from a honeycomb and a string.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Candle at a glance

Candle, a block out of crafting, sits under Utility Blocks. Stack Candle 64 high: 576 across a hotbar, 1728 in a shulker box, and 3456 in a double chest.

The game rates Candle at 0.1 hardness. It takes the same 0.1 from an explosion. Generated chests only ever hold Candle in one place: ancient city chests (about 24%, 1 to 4 at a time). It sits between Campfire and Cartography Table in Utility Blocks, number 74 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Honeycomb
String
Candle
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Candle has the grid for Candle

How to obtain

Crafting

Notes

Up to four candles can occupy one block; each lit candle adds light, and they can be placed on a cake. Comes in 16 dyed variants.

Frequently asked questions about Candle

How do you get Candle in Minecraft?
Candle is crafted from Honeycomb and String at a Crafting Table, in a single step.
What is Candle used for?
A small light source that can be stacked up to four per block and lit or extinguished. Crafted from a honeycomb and a string.
How many Candle can you stack?
64 Honeycomb and 64 String is what 64 Candle costs, so filling a single slot is 64 crafts. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once.
When was Candle added to Minecraft?
Candle was added in version 1.17.
Where do you find Candle in chests?
Candle is chest loot in one place and one only: ancient city chests (about 24%, 1 to 4 at a time). No other generated chest lists it, so that single structure is the whole search, and every other chest in the game will disappoint you.
How long does Candle take to break?
Candle has hardness 0.1, and it has blast resistance 0.1. Both numbers on Candle being equal is the usual case, and it is not built to hold off explosives. No tool is attached to Candle, so bare hands on it lose nothing. Java 26.2 holds Candle at exactly those figures, timing on it aside.

Building with it

A string and honeycomb make a candle, and up to four can share a block, getting brighter with each one. They can be dyed in all sixteen colours, they sit on a cake for a birthday, and lit with flint and steel they are the smallest light source in the game.

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