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Birch Fence Gate in Minecraft | MinecraftBible
Birch Fence Gate is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4, dropping Birch Fence Gate.
What is Birch Fence Gate?
Birch Fence Gate is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/axe material group. It has a hardness of 2 and a blast resistance of 3. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a solid, opaque block. Birch Fence Gate does not emit light. Birch Fence Gate filters 0 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.
Namespaced identifier: minecraft:birch_fence_gate. Command: /give @p minecraft:birch_fence_gate 1.
How to mine Birch Fence Gate
Birch Fence Gate can be broken with any tool, or even by hand.
Break times (unenchanted, no Haste or Mining Fatigue):
- With the correct tool: approximately 3 seconds
- By hand (no tool): approximately 10 seconds
Using an Efficiency-enchanted tool, Haste beacons, or a Diamond/Netherite tier drastically reduces these times. Water and being airborne slow mining by 5×.
Birch Fence Gate drops
When broken, Birch Fence Gate drops:
Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.
Block tags & properties
- Opaque
- Hand-Mineable
- Craftable
Birch Fence Gate technical properties
- Waterloggable: Yes
- Flammable: Yes — spreads fire
- Burns from lava: Yes
- Renewable: Yes
- Emits light: No (luminance 0)
- Map color: Varies
Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Fence Gate (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.
Birch Fence Gate natural generation
- World features & structures: Woodland mansion
Technical properties
- Namespaced ID: minecraft:birch_fence_gate
- Material family: mineable/axe
- Hardness: 2
- Blast resistance: 3
- Stack size: 64
- Transparent: No
- Blocks light: 0
- Emits light: 0
- Diggable: Yes
- Craftable: Yes
- /give command: /give @p minecraft:birch_fence_gate 1
Overview
Birch Fence Gate is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.
Step-by-step walkthrough
- Birch Fence Gate can be broken by hand or with any tool, though using a tool is usually faster.
- Expect to collect Birch Fence Gate once it breaks.
- With the correct tool this takes about 3s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 10s.
Pro tips
- Use /give @p minecraft:birch_fence_gate 1 in creative mode to prototype builds before committing resources.
- No special tool is required, so hand-mining is a valid fallback in an emergency.
Difficulty and time commitment
- Difficulty: Easy
- Estimated time per run: 1-5 min
Frequently Asked Questions
What tool do I need to mine Birch Fence Gate?
Birch Fence Gate can be broken by hand or with any tool - no specific tool tier is required.
What does Birch Fence Gate drop when mined?
Breaking Birch Fence Gate drops Birch Fence Gate.
How hard is Birch Fence Gate to mine?
Birch Fence Gate has a hardness value of 2. That works out to roughly 3s with the correct tool or 10s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).
Can I craft Birch Fence Gate?
Yes - this page lists 2 known crafting recipes for Birch Fence Gate.
What is the internal Minecraft ID for Birch Fence Gate?
The namespaced ID is minecraft:birch_fence_gate, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.