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A moss block is a natural block that can be spread to some other blocks by using bone meal.

Obtaining [ ]

Farthest range moss spreads from a central moss block

Natural generation [ ]

Moss generates on the floor and ceiling within the lush caves biome.

Trading [ ]

Moss blocks can be obtained by trading with a wandering trader, who may sell 2 moss blocks for 1 emerald.

Breaking [ ]

Moss blocks can be mined using any tool or by hand, but a hoe is the fastest way to break it.

Block	Moss Block
Hardness	0.1
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	0.15
Wooden	0.1
Stone	0.05
Iron	0.05
Diamond	0.05
Netherite	0.05
Golden	0.05

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Chest loot [ ]

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Moss Block	Shipwreck	Supply chest	1–4	42.1%
Bedrock Edition
Moss Block	Shipwreck	Supply chest	1–4	42.1%

Post–generation [ ]

In Java Edition, using bone meal on a moss block causes nearby blocks with the base_stone_overworld, cave_vines and dirt tags to be converted to moss blocks.^{[ more information needed for Bedrock Edition ]}

Moss spreads to any blocks with air above them in a corner-less 7×11×7 volume centered on the original moss block. Foliage can replace air on any of these blocks.

Behavior [ ]

In Java Edition, all plants can be placed on moss except for cactus. Nether fungi can also be placed on moss, but mushrooms can only be placed at light level 12 or below. In Bedrock Edition, cactus, bamboo, dead bush, and sugar cane are the only plants which can not be placed on moss.

Using bone meal on moss blocks causes certain types of adjacent blocks to be replaced with moss blocks. To allow moss to spread to them, blocks need to have air above.

Blocks that can convert to moss
Block
Andesite
Cave Vines
Coarse Dirt
Deepslate
Diorite
Dirt
Granite
Grass Block
Mud
Mycelium
Podzol
Polished Andesite ‌^{[ Bedrock Edition only ]}
Polished Diorite ‌^{[ Bedrock Edition only ]}
Polished Granite ‌^{[ Bedrock Edition only ]}
Rooted Dirt
Stone
Tuff

When a moss block generates with air above it, it has a chance to have grass, an azalea, or a moss carpet growing on it.

Bone meal on moss blocks
Block	Chance
Grass	50%
Moss Carpet	25%
Tall Grass	10%
Azalea	10%
Flowering Azalea	5%

Piston interactivity [ ]

A moss block drops as an item when a piston pushes it.

Usage [ ]

Crafting ingredient [ ]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Moss Carpet	Moss Block	3
Mossy Cobblestone	Cobblestone + Moss Block
Mossy Stone Bricks	Stone Bricks + Moss Block

Composting [ ]

Placing a moss block into a composter has a 65% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

Sounds [ ]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.moss.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	?	?	16
None ^{[sound 1]}	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.moss.fall`	None ^{[sound 1]}	?	?	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.moss.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	?	?	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.moss.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	?	?	16
Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	`block.moss.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	?	?	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:^{[ more information needed ]}

Data values [ ]

ID [ ]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Moss Block	`moss_block`	Block & Item	`dirt` `lush_plants_replaceable` `small_dripleaf_placeable‌`	`block.minecraft.moss_block`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Moss Block	`moss_block`	`575`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.moss_block.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Available with /give command.
↑ The block's direct item form has the same id with the block.

History [ ]

Java Edition
October 3, 2020		Moss blocks are shown unnamed as part of lush caves at Minecraft Live 2020.
1.17	21w05a	Added moss block.
	21w10a	Moss blocks now naturally generate in the newly added lush caves biome.
	21w11a	Moss blocks can now be used to craft mossy cobblestone and mossy stone bricks.
	21w11a	Hoes are now also the appropriate tool for breaking moss blocks.
	21w13a	Axes are no longer considered an appropriate tool for breaking moss blocks.^[1]
		Moss blocks can now generate as loot in shipwreck chests.
		Wandering traders can now sell 2 moss blocks for 1 emerald.
	21w16a	Moss blocks are now in the `dirt` tag.
	21w16a	Moss patches obtained from fertilizing moss blocks contain less vegetation and are now smaller and more irregular in shape.
	21w17a	Small Dripleafs can now be placed on moss blocks.
1.18	Experimental Snapshot 1	Lush caves now generate naturally in default worlds, where moss blocks can be found.
Bedrock Edition
Caves & Cliffs (experimental)	beta 1.16.220.52	Added moss block.
1.17.0	beta 1.16.230.54	Moss blocks can now generate as loot in shipwreck chests.
		Wandering traders can now sell moss blocks.
		Moss can now also spread vertically when using bone meal.
		Applying bone meal to a moss block can now also grow vegetation on it.
	beta 1.17.0.50	Moss blocks can now replace Dirt, Podzol, Rooted Dirt, Stone, and Cave Vines.
	beta 1.17.0.52	Moss blocks are no longer available only through Experimental Gameplay.
	release	Cave Vines are no longer affected by Moss Blocks.
1.17.30	beta 1.17.20.23	Moss blocks now break when moved by pistons and sticky pistons can no longer pull them.

Issues [ ]

Issues relating to "Moss Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

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A preview of the lush caves with moss blocks from Minecraft Live 2020.
An additional preview from Minecraft Live.
A preview of the lush caves with moss blocks, tweeted by LadyAgnes.
Another preview of the lush caves with moss blocks, in an interview with LadyAgnes.

References [ ]

↑ MC-219960 – resolved as "Fixed"

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Source: https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Moss_Block