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Jack o'Lantern

A carved pumpkin with a torch inside that emits light level 15 and works underwater. Crafted from a carved pumpkin and a torch.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

Alpha

Item ID

jack_o_lantern

Jack o'Lantern at a glance

Crafting gives you Jack o'Lantern, a block filed under Utility Blocks. 64 Jack o'Lantern fit in a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 3456 in a double chest.

Hardness 1 is what Jack o'Lantern is worth in the block data. Light level 15 comes off Jack o'Lantern without any help. An axe shortens the job on Jack o'Lantern, and no minimum material applies. Its blast resistance repeats that 1, so Jack o'Lantern offers no shelter. It sits between Iron Trapdoor and Jungle Door in Utility Blocks, number 158 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
TorchTorch
Jack o'LanternJack o'Lantern

How to obtain

  • Crafting

Notes

Can be used in place of a carved pumpkin to build snow golems and iron golems.

Frequently asked questions about Jack o'Lantern

  1. Carved Pumpkin, Torch going into Jack o'Lantern, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Jack o'Lantern in Minecraft?

    Jack o'Lantern is crafted from Carved Pumpkin and Torch at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

  2. Jack o'Lantern as a block, next to the axe its 1 hardness asks for

    How long does Jack o'Lantern take to break?

    Jack o'Lantern answers to 1 hardness, and it answers to 1 when something explodes. Nothing separates the two figures on Jack o'Lantern, so there is no explosive trick around it. An axe shortens the job on Jack o'Lantern, and no minimum material applies. It is also a light source, worth 15 on it. Java 26.2 keeps Jack o'Lantern on file as printed, which is what it shows here.

  3. Jack o'Lantern on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Jack o'Lantern used for?

    A carved pumpkin with a torch inside that emits light level 15 and works underwater. Crafted from a carved pumpkin and a torch.

  4. 64 Jack o'Lantern drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Jack o'Lantern can you stack?

    64 Jack o'Lantern fill one slot, and filling it costs 64 Carved Pumpkin and 64 Torch: 64 crafts. A shulker box of Jack o'Lantern comes to 1,728, over 27 slots.

  5. Jack o'Lantern coming forward out of the past, in the game since Alpha

    When was Jack o'Lantern added to Minecraft?

    Jack o'Lantern was added in the early Alpha development period.

Building with it

A carved pumpkin and a torch make a jack o'lantern, and it is the only pumpkin variant that gives light: level 15, the same as glowstone. It also works underwater, which makes it the practical light source for an ocean build where torches simply pop off.

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