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Short Grass in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Short Grass is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4.

What is Short Grass?

Short Grass is a Minecraft block classified under the plant;mineable/axe 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. Short Grass does not emit light. Short Grass filters 0 levels of light passing through it, even though it is technically transparent.

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

Short Grass drops

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

Block tags & properties

  • Transparent
  • Hand-Mineable

Short Grass technical properties

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

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

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:short_grass
  • Material family: plant;mineable/axe
  • 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:short_grass 1

Overview

Short Grass is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Short Grass 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. Short Grass is transparent, so light passes through and adjacent blocks won't be shaded by it.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:short_grass 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 Short Grass?

Short Grass can be broken by hand or with any tool - no specific tool tier is required.

What does Short Grass drop when mined?

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

How hard is Short Grass to mine?

Short Grass 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 Short Grass?

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

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