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Pale Hanging Moss in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Pale Hanging Moss is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4.

What is Pale Hanging Moss?

Pale Hanging Moss is a Minecraft block classified under the default material group. It has a hardness of 0 and a blast resistance of 0. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a transparent block, meaning it doesn't fully block light or vision. Pale Hanging Moss does not emit light. Pale Hanging Moss filters 0 levels of light passing through it, even though it is technically transparent.

Namespaced identifier: minecraft:pale_hanging_moss. Command: /give @p minecraft:pale_hanging_moss 1.

Pale Hanging Moss drops

Pale Hanging Moss has no drops recorded in the current dataset — it typically drops nothing, or requires Silk Touch to preserve.

Block tags & properties

  • Transparent
  • Hand-Mineable

Pale Hanging Moss technical properties

  • Flammable: Yes — spreads fire
  • Burns from lava: Yes
  • Renewable: Yes
  • Emits light: No (luminance 0)

Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Pale Hanging Moss (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:pale_hanging_moss
  • Material family: default
  • Hardness: 0
  • Blast resistance: 0
  • Stack size: 64
  • Transparent: Yes
  • Blocks light: 0
  • Emits light: 0
  • Diggable: Yes
  • Craftable: No
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:pale_hanging_moss 1

Overview

Pale Hanging Moss is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Pale Hanging Moss can be broken by hand or with any tool, though using a tool is usually faster.
  2. With the correct tool this takes about 0s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 0s.
  3. Pale Hanging Moss is transparent, so light passes through and adjacent blocks won't be shaded by it.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:pale_hanging_moss 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 Pale Hanging Moss?

Pale Hanging Moss can be broken by hand or with any tool - no specific tool tier is required.

What does Pale Hanging Moss drop when mined?

Pale Hanging Moss does not drop an item when broken in survival mode (or requires special tools like Silk Touch for a usable drop).

How hard is Pale Hanging Moss to mine?

Pale Hanging Moss has a hardness value of 0. That works out to roughly 0s with the correct tool or 0s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Pale Hanging Moss?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:pale_hanging_moss, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.

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