Obtaining
Iron bars can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it will drop nothing.
| Block | Iron Bars | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 5 | |
| Tool | ||
Breaking "Punch" redirects here. For the enchantment, see Enchanting#Punch. The Player punches trees and gets wood (click to view animation). Breaking, digging, punching, or mining is one of the most fundamental activities in Minecraft, performed (by  time | ||
| Hand | 25 | |
| Wooden | 3.75 | |
| Stone | 1.9 1.9 Official name Combat Update Type Release Release date Feb. 29, 2016 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 15w31a 15w31b 15w31c 15w32a 15w32b 15w32c 15w33a 15w33b 15w33c 15w34a 15w34b 15w34c 15w34d 15w35a 15w35b 15w35c 15w35d  | |
| Iron | 1.25 | |
| Diamond | 0.95 | |
| Golden | 0.65 | |
- ⃢₆ₑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.
Info
Iron bars are blocks Blocks may refer to: Block - cubes that make up the Minecraft world as a whole. Blocks music disc This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you that serve a similar purpose to glass panes, but made of iron instead of glass blocks.
Videos
Trivia
- A 2x2 area made of the iron bars can make a square shaped hole big enough for the player and most mobs to fit through, but not rain, water, etc. that can be used as an easy entrance for an underwater house, and even an exit if pistons are used. Glass panes work in the same way.
- If a sign or a painting is placed on the iron bars, it appears to float in the air.
- Iron bars also prevent fire from spreading, i.e. surrounding a fire with iron bars will prevent wooden items from being lit aflame.
- Despite apparently being thin enough to do so, iron bars do not let a ghast`s explosion touch the block beneath them as long as the block is protected from other angles of the explosion affecting it. This, in theory, means you should be able to use iron bars and sticky pistons to make openable/closable shutters.
- If an iron bar is connected to a block and a rail is placed on the block, the top texture of the iron bar disappears.
- While curing a Zombie Villager, iron bars placed nearby will speed up the healing process. The same happens with beds, and both these things occur in the stereotypical prison cell, encouraging players to imprison them.
- If placed on top of a single cactus, only the corners can damage.
- The player cannot shoot arrows through iron bars.
- Since iron bars are 1 block high, the player can normally jump over iron bars unlike fences.
- In the code, iron bars are known as fenceIron.
Natural generation
Iron bars can be found in strongholds, villages Village Biome Plains, desert, savanna, taiga Consists of See Structure Can generate post-generation No First appearances See History See villages. For how to build the natural village style, see Village Blueprints. “ 
if it generates with a blacksmith, and igloos if they generate with a basement.
In the End See the dimension. For the achievement, see Achievements#The End.. For the advancement, see Advancements#The End. A view of the central End island. The ender dragon can be seen flying around obsidian pillars, 
, Two of the shorter, thinner obsidian pillars have iron bars around their ender crystals End Crystal Type Decorations Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Internal ID PC: 200 PE: 71 Network ID PC: 51 Entity ID ender_crystal Drops None First appearances See History Data value dec: 426 hex: 1AA bin: 110101010 
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Crafting
Usage
Iron bars can be used to create arrow slits when placed between a door and a solid block. This creates a small gap between the door and the iron bars which mobs can see through (and will attempt to attack the player through), and which arrows can be shot out of. Arrows cannot be shot through iron bars themselves, despite the latter appearing to have gaps (while at least using the default texture pack) inside the block. If shot between the bars, an arrow will look like the arrow is floating in such a gap.
Torches cannot be placed on the top of iron bars while blocks can.
Endermen Enderman Health points 40 ( × 20) Attack strength Easy: 4 () Normal: 7 () Hard: 10 () Size Height: 2.9 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Spawn In the Overworld, the Nether or the End in 
seen through iron bars will not become angry. The Ender Dragon Ender Dragon Health points 200 ( × 100) Attack strength Peaceful: 0 () Easy: 6 () Normal: 10 () Hard: 15 () Breath attack: 6 () after a half-second Exploding fireball attack: 12 () after 
can⃢₀ₙt destroy iron bars (some of the end crystals End Crystal Type Decorations Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Internal ID PC: 200 PE: 71 Network ID PC: 51 Entity ID ender_crystal Drops None First appearances See History Data value dec: 426 hex: 1AA bin: 110101010 are protected by them), which makes them a useful material in the End See the dimension. For the achievement, see Achievements#The End.. For the advancement, see Advancements#The End. A view of the central End island. The ender dragon can be seen flying around obsidian pillars, .
Placement
Iron bars can be placed in much the same way as fences Fence Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 15 (Wood) 30 (Nether Brick) Tools Renewable Wood: Yes Nether Brick: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Wood: Yes Nether Brick: No Drops Itself Data values See Data values 
or glass panes Glass Pane Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 1.5 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops None Data values Glass Pane dec: 102 hex: 66 bin: 1100110 Stained Glass Pane dec: 160 hex: A0 bin: 10100000 Name 
. If no solid block is adjacent to the bars, they has appearance of a slim, tall column. If something is placed next to iron bars, they will appear either flat, or 
shaped, or 
shaped, or 
shaped, depending on the blocks surrounding it.
Block state
- See also: Block states
Name See values from the latest PC version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition  | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
north south east west | truefalse | When true, the bars extend from the center of the block in this direction. |
Video
History
On Jul. 11, 2011, Notch revealed two new screenshots of a stronghold Stronghold Portal Room Biome Any Consists of See Structure First appearances See History Strongholds are structures that occur naturally underground, and are primarily important because they house end portals. Strongholds can be located using eyes 
(in two different brightness settings) where the bars can be clearly seen alongside other common stronghold Stronghold Portal Room Biome Any Consists of See Structure First appearances See History Strongholds are structures that occur naturally underground, and are primarily important because they house end portals. Strongholds can be located using eyes blocks. The lighting differences have been explained a bit (though not necessarily completely correctly) by a user on the forums.
Issues
Issues relating to ⃢₀ₜIron Bars⃢₀ are maintained on the issue tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery
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The first image of the bars that Jeb posted, where the iron bars can be seen to the right of the center
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Image posted by Notch, here we can see iron bars to the left and right of the center
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Naturally occurring iron bars at a Blacksmith`s shop in a village
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A jail cell made out of iron bars and cobblestone
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Water will not flow through the holes in the bars, but the player can fit inside them
Obtaining
Iron Ingots can be primarily obtained by the Smelting (with the help of a Furnace) of Iron Ore found while mining. However, they can also be found in Temple, Dungeon and Stronghold Chests. Rarely, Zombies will drop items made of Iron, due to them wearing Iron Armor or holding an Iron Tool, or just the ingot itself. Iron Golems drop 3 to 5 iron ingots when they die.
As a Crafting Ingredient
| Minecart | Iron Door | |||||
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| None | None | None | Iron Ingot | Iron Ingot | None | |
| Iron Ingot | None | Iron Ingot | Iron Ingot | Iron Ingot | None | |
| Iron Ingot | Iron Ingot | Iron Ingot | Iron Ingot | |||
