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For other coal-related objects found in Minecraft, see Coal (disambiguation).

Coal

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Type

Raw Materials

Uses

Crafting, Fuel

Stackable

64

Renewable

Dropped by

Wither Skeletons

First Appearance

Indev

Data Values

Hex: 107Dec: 263

Technical Name

minecraft:coal

Coal is a mineral that can be obtained by mining coal ore, which can be found easily on the faces of mountains in mountains biomes, in caverns, and underground. A lump of coal can be mined from coal ore with any kind of pickaxe. It can also be found in dungeons, igloos, strongholds, and woodland mansion chests as well as abandoned mineshaft chest minecarts.

Coal is one of two ores that can appear above sea level, the other being iron ore. It is very common, and it's usually found in large veins. Above ground, coal veins usually have about 5 blocks, but veins can have 10-50 blocks without being counted as unusually large underground. Wither skeletons also have a chance to drop a piece of coal. Numerous villager types will buy coal in exchange for an emerald.

Contents

• 1 Obtaining
  • 1.1 Mining
  • 1.2 Natural generation
• 2 Usage
• 3 Alternatives
• 4 Crafting
• 5 Trivia
• 6 Gallery
• 7 Video

Obtaining[]

Mining[]

Coal ore mined using any tier pickaxe drops 1 unit of coal. If pickaxe is enchanted with Fortune, it may drop an extra unit per level of Fortune, up to a maximum of 4 with Fortune III.

Natural generation[]

Chest type	Chance of finding	Stack size
Village fisherman	43.0%	1-3
Village toolsmith	9.9%	1-3
Village butcher	27.9%	1-3
Shipwreck supply	40.0%	2-8
Big underwater ruins	81.0%	1-4
Small underwater ruins	84.2%	1-4
Dungeon	26.6%	1-4
Igloo	70.4%	1-4
Snowy village house	41.2%	1-4
Woodland mansion	26.6%	1-4
Stronghold storeroom	34.3%	3-8
Stronghold storeroom [Bedrock Edition only]	28.5%	3-8
Chest minecarts in Mineshafts	31.6%	3-8

Usage[]

Coal is used to make torches by placing a lump of coal directly above a stick while crafting. It can also be used as fuel for a furnace, blast furnace or a minecart with furnace. When used in a furnace, each piece of coal burns for enough time to smelt/cook 8 items/blocks. 9 pieces of coal can be used to create a block of coal for longer, more efficient smelting/cooking.

Alternatives[]

When wood from trees is smelted in a furnace, it produces charcoal. Charcoal can be used as a substitute for coal. It is also possible to use saplings as fuel, but they are less effective, take considerably longer, and can be planted to make new trees which produce valuable resources.

Crafting[]

Torch			Block of Coal
None	Coal	None	Coal	Coal	Coal
None	Stick	None	Coal	Coal	Coal
None	None	None	Coal	Coal	Coal

Campfire			Fire Charge(Shapeless recipe)
None	Stick	None	Blaze Powder	Coal	Gunpowder
Stick	Coal	Stick	None	None	None
Log	Log	Log	None	None	None

Trivia[]

• From Minecraft Indev to Beta, coal had a different texture which was brighter than the previous texture.
• If you create a block of coal, it has the same functionality as 10 coal, but it saves you 1 coal.

Gallery[]

Video[]

Coal - Minecraft Micro Guide

Items
Raw Materials	Blaze Rod • Bone • Clay • Coal ( Charcoal) • Diamond • Ender Pearl • Feather • Flint • Ghast Tear • Glowstone Dust • Gold Ingot ( Nugget)  • Gunpowder • Iron Ingot • ( Nugget)  • Leather • Ink Sac ( Glow Ink Sac) • Nether Wart • Nether Star • Prismarine Shard • Prismarine Crystal • Redstone Dust • Slimeball • String • Emerald • Firework Star • Rabbit Hide • Rabbit's Foot • Shulker Shell • Nautilus Shell • Phantom Membrane • Heart of the Sea • Scute • Honeycomb • Netherite Scrap • Ceramic Shard • Copper Ingot • Amethyst Shard • Goat Horn
Manufactured	Blaze Powder • Book • Bowl • Brick ( Nether)  • Eye of Ender • Fermented Spider Eye • Glass Bottle ( Water Bottle) • Glistering Melon • Magma Cream • Paper • Popped Chorus Fruit • Potions ( Splash • Lingering) • Netherite Ingot • Stick • Sugar
Food	Beetroot • ( Beetroot Soup) • Bread • Cake • Carrot ( Golden Carrot) • Chorus Fruit • Cookie • Egg • Melon Slice • Milk • Mushroom Stew • Potato ( Baked • Poisonous) • Sweet Berries • Pumpkin Pie • Raw Beef ( Steak) • Raw Chicken ( Cooked) • Raw Cod ( Cooked) • Raw Porkchop ( Cooked) • Apple ( Golden • Notch) • Rotten Flesh • Spider Eye • Raw Rabbit ( Cooked) • Raw Mutton ( Cooked) • Rabbit Stew • Tropical Fish • Raw Salmon ( Cooked Salmon) • Pufferfish • Dried Kelp • Suspicious Stew • Honey Bottle • Glow Berries
Plants	Seeds ( Beetroot • Wheat • Pumpkin • Melon) • Sugar Cane • Wheat • Kelp • Bamboo • Sweet Berries • Glow Berries
Dyes	Red Dye • Pink Dye • Orange Dye • Yellow Dye • Green Dye • Lime Dye • Light Blue Dye • Cyan Dye • Lapis Lazuli • Magenta Dye • Purple Dye • Gray Dye • Light Gray Dye • White Dye • Black Dye • Brown Dye • Blue Dye
Tools	Axe • Bucket ( Water • Lava • Bucket of Fish) • Bucket of Powder Snow • Fishing Rod • Flint and Steel • Hoe • Pickaxe • Shears • Shovel • Book and Quill • Lead • Shield • Carrot on a Stick • Warped Fungus on a Stick • Brush • Bundle • Spyglass
Informative	Clock • Compass • Map • Exploration Map
Weapons	Bow ( Arrow) • Fire Charge • Snowball • Sword • Trident • Crossbow
Armor	Boots • Chestplate • Helmet • Leggings  • Horse Armor • Elytra • Turtle Shell
Vehicles	Boat • Minecart ( with Furnace • with Chest • with TNT • With Hopper • with Command Block)
Utility	Saddle • Totem of Undying • Name Tag
Decoration	Music Discs
Creative only	Spawn Egg • Debug Stick
Unimplemented	Quiver • Ruby • Horse Saddle • Skis • Studded Armor • Crystallized Honey
Education Edition only	Portfolio • Glow Stick • Bleach • Latex • Sparklers • Ice Bomb • Super Fertilizer