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Cobweb
Utility Blocks

Cobweb

A sticky block that drastically slows movement of entities passing through it and stops falling. Breaking it with a sword or shears yields string.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

Alpha

Item ID

cobweb

Cobweb at a glance

Utility Blocks holds Cobweb: a block out of natural world generation. A slot of Cobweb holds 64, nine slots hold 576, and 1728 fill a chest.

Cobweb has a hardness of 4. Its blast resistance repeats that 4, so Cobweb offers no shelter. It sits between Cobblestone Wall and Composter in Utility Blocks, number 87 of 340 there.

How to obtain

  • Natural generation

Notes

Cannot be crafted. Mined fastest with a sword or shears; only drops itself with a Silk Touch tool, otherwise it drops string. Generates in mineshafts, strongholds and woodland mansions.

Frequently asked questions about Cobweb

  1. Cobweb as it appears in the game, the item this answer is about

    How do you get Cobweb in Minecraft?

    Cobweb is obtained through natural world generation. It has no player crafting recipe, so the list above is the whole route.

  2. Cobweb on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Cobweb used for?

    A sticky block that drastically slows movement of entities passing through it and stops falling. Breaking it with a sword or shears yields string.

  3. 64 Cobweb drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Cobweb can you stack?

    A single slot takes 64 Cobweb, so 27 shulker slots hold 1,728 and 36 inventory slots hold 2,304. A double chest of Cobweb comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

  4. Cobweb as a block, the one this breaking time belongs to

    How long does Cobweb take to break?

    What Cobweb comes down to is 4 against a tool on it and 4 against a blast. Equal values mean Cobweb was never built as a blast wall, whatever else it is good for. You will not find Cobweb under pickaxe, axe, shovel or hoe, since it carrys no tool tag. Java 26.2 keeps Cobweb on file as printed, which is what it shows here.

  5. Cobweb coming forward out of the past, in the game since Alpha

    When was Cobweb added to Minecraft?

    Cobweb was added in the early Alpha development period.

Building with it

Cobwebs come from mineshafts and from spider spawner rooms, and only shears or a sword collects them. Anything walking into one slows to a crawl, and falling through them cancels fall damage entirely, which is why players carry a stack when exploring a ravine.