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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, and natural world generation is where Cobweb comes from. A slot of Cobweb holds 64, nine slots of Cobweb hold 576, and 1728 Cobweb fill a chest of Cobweb.

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

How to obtain Cobweb

  • Natural generation

Notes on Cobweb

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. Cobweb 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 Cobweb and 36 inventory slots hold 2,304 Cobweb. A double chest of Cobweb is 3,456 Cobweb, over 54 slots of Cobweb.

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

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.