Charcoal

Charcoal
Type:	Resource
Stackable:	Yes, 64
Found naturally:	Yes
Renewable:	Yes
Identifier:	charcoal

Charcoal is a renewable fuel that is used in a similar way to coal.

Obtaining

Blazes

Blazes drop 0-2 pieces of charcoal upon death.

Flaming Chicken

The flaming chicken drops 1-2 pieces of charcoal upon death.

Smelting

Charcoal is made by smelting wood.

Usage

Charcoal can be used as a substitute for coal when crafting torches or smelting items.

Crafting Ingredient

A piece of charcoal can be combined with a stick to craft four torches. Either coal or charcoal can be used.

4

Fuel

Item	# of items smelted	Notes
	8	This is the same number of items as smelted by coal. This is more efficient than using wood.

History

Version	Date	Changes
1.20	Feb 04, 2012	Added charcoal
1.25	May 11, 2013	Added charcoal to the creative inventory
1.27	Nov 13, 2015	Charcoal is now dropped by blazes instead of bedrock
1.31	Dec 30, 2023	Updated charcoal texture

Trivia

• Charcoal used to have the same texture as coal
• The only difference in functionality between coal and charcoal is that coal can be used to craft the coal block while charcoal cannot.
• Charcoal requires one piece of fuel to be made, however it smelts 8 items, meaning it smelts more than it costs to make.

See also

• Coal
• Wood