Fence Gate

A fence gate is a block that shares the functions of both the door and the fence.

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

A fence gate can be broken with anything, but an axe is fastest.

Block	Fence Gates
Hardness	2
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	3
Wooden	1.5
Stone	0.75
Iron	0.5
Diamond	0.4
Netherite	0.35
Golden	0.25

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation[]

Oak

Oak fence gates generate as part of:

Plains villages

Spruce

Spruce fence gates generate as part of:

Taiga, snowy tundra and snowy taiga‌^{[BE only]} villages

Jungle

Jungle fence gates generate as part of:

Desert villages

Acacia

Acacia fence gates generate as part of:

Savanna villages

Dark oak

Dark oak fence gates generate as part of:

Woodland mansions

Crafting[]

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Matching Planks + Stick

Usage[]

Placing[]

Wheat farm with fences — A fence gate can provide access to a fenced-in area.

A fence gate can be used as a switchable barrier that can be opened and closed by hand or by redstone power.

To place a fence gate, use the Place Block control while pointing at a block facing the space the fence gate should occupy. When placed, a fence gate automatically faces toward the player who placed it, regardless of any other fences around it.

A fence gate can be placed whether there is a solid block beneath it or not.

Fences, nether brick fences and walls connect to fence gates, but glass panes and iron bars do not. A fence gate floats in mid-air when placed with no connection to anything else.

Barrier[]

A fence gate can be used as a switchable barrier.

To open or close a fence gate, use the Use Item control. When a fence gate opens or closes, it immediately changes its orientation without affecting anything in the space it "passes through"—moving fence gates don't push entities the way that pistons do. When opened by hand, a fence gate always opens away from the player.

Although a fence gate appears to be only one block tall, a closed fence gate is a barrier one and a half blocks high. Most mobs cannot jump over a fence gate, and entities on top of the fence gate stand half a block above it.

An open fence gate is completely non-solid, similar to a sign or a torch.^[1] Multiple open fence gates next to each other can be passed through as if the entire space is open.

Hostile mobs recognize closed fence gates as a block and cannot detect players through it unless they were already detected.

The sound of opening and closing of a fence gate can be heard up to 16 blocks away, like most mob sounds.

Redstone component[]

A fence gate can be controlled with redstone power.

A fence gate is a redstone mechanism and can be activated by:

an adjacent active power component, including above or below: for example, a redstone torch, a block of redstone, a daylight sensor, etc.
an adjacent powered block (for example, a block with an active redstone torch under it), including above or below
a powered redstone comparator or redstone repeater facing the fence gate
powered redstone dust configured to point at the fence gate or a directionless "dot" next to it; a fence gate is not activated by adjacent powered redstone dust that is configured to point in another direction.

When activated, a fence gate opens immediately. When deactivated, a fence gate closes immediately.

An activated fence gate can still be closed by a player, and won't re-open until it receives a new activation signal (if a fence gate has been closed "by hand", it still needs to be deactivated and then reactivated to open by redstone).

Fence gates can be moved by pistons. When an activated fence gate is moved by a piston to a position where it shouldn't be activated, it doesn't change its state until it receives a redstone update.

Fuel[]

Overworld wooden fence gates can be used as a fuel in furnaces, smelting 1.5 items per fence gate.

Note Blocks[]

Fence gates can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass" sounds.

Helmet[]

While a fence gate cannot be equipped in the head slot in Survival mode, equipping it using commands causes it to appear as eyeglasses.

Sounds[]

Generic[]

Normal wood[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.wood.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.wood.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.wood.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.wood.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.wood.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.wood`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.wood`	1.0	0.8
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.wood`	0.23	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.wood`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.wood`	0.3	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`jump.wood`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.wood`	0.18	1.0

Cherry wood[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.cherry_wood.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.cherry_wood.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.cherry_wood.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.cherry_wood.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.cherry_wood.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`break.cherry_wood`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`place.cherry_wood`	1.0	0.8
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.cherry_wood`	0.23	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.cherry_wood`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.cherry_wood`	0.2	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`step.cherry_wood`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`step.cherry_wood`	0.18	1.0

Bamboo wood[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.bamboo_wood.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	0.9	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.bamboo_wood.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	0.9	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.bamboo_wood.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.225	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.bamboo_wood.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.bamboo_wood.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`break.bamboo_wood`	0.9	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`place.bamboo_wood`	0.9	0.8
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.bamboo_wood`	0.207	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.bamboo_wood`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.bamboo_wood`	0.2	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`step.bamboo_wood`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`step.bamboo_wood`	0.18	1.0

Nether wood[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.nether_wood.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.72	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.nether_wood.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.72	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.nether_wood.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.45	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.nether_wood.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.nether_wood.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`break.nether_wood`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`place.nether_wood`	1.0	0.8
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.nether_wood`	0.23	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.nether_wood`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.nether_wood`	0.3	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`step.nether_wood`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`step.nether_wood`	0.18	1.0

Unique[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Fence Gate creaks	Blocks	When a normal wood gate opens	`block.fence_gate.open`	`subtitles.block.fence_gate.toggle`	0.9	0.9-1.0	16
Fence Gate creaks	Blocks	When a normal wood fence gate closes	`block.fence_gate.close`	`subtitles.block.fence_gate.toggle`	0.9	0.9-1.0	16
Fence Gate creaks	Blocks	When a cherry wood fence gate closes	`block.cherry_wood_fence_gate.open`	`subtitles.block.fence_gate.toggle`	0.9	0.99-1.1	16
Fence Gate creaks	Blocks	When a cherry wood fence gate closes	`block.cherry_wood_fence_gate.close`	`subtitles.block.fence_gate.toggle`	0.9	0.99-1.1	16
Fence Gate creaks	Blocks	When a bamboo wood fence gate opens	`block.bamboo_wood_fence_gate.open`	`subtitles.block.fence_gate.toggle`	0.9	0.99-1.1	16
Fence Gate creaks	Blocks	When a bamboo wood fence gate closes	`block.bamboo_wood_fence_gate.close`	`subtitles.block.fence_gate.toggle`	0.9	0.99-1.1	16
Fence Gate creaks	Blocks	When a Nether wood fence gate opens	`block.nether_wood_fence_gate.open`	`subtitles.block.fence_gate.toggle`	1.0	0.9-1.0	16
Fence Gate creaks	Blocks	When a Nether wood fence gate closes	`block.nether_wood_fence_gate.close`	`subtitles.block.fence_gate.toggle`	1.0	0.9-1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	When a normal wood fence gate opens	`open.fence_gate`	0.9	0.9-1.0
Blocks	When a normal wood fence gate closes	`close.fence_gate`	0.9	0.9-1.0
Blocks	When a cherry wood fence gate opens ^{[sound 1]}	`open.cherry_wood_fence_gate`	1.0	0.9-1.0
Blocks	When a cherry wood fence gate closes ^{[sound 1]}	`close.cherry_wood_fence_gate`	1.0	0.9-1.0
Blocks	When a bamboo wood fence gate opens	`open.bamboo_wood_fence_gate`	0.9	0.99-1.1
Blocks	When a bamboo wood fence gate closes	`close.bamboo_wood_fence_gate`	0.9	0.99-1.1
Blocks	When a Nether wood fence gate opens	`open.nether_wood_fence_gate`	1.0	0.9-1.0
Blocks	When a Nether wood fence gate closes	`close.nether_wood_fence_gate`	1.0	0.9-1.0

↑ ^a ^b Due to MCPE-168021, this sound plays less often than it should

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Oak Fence Gate	`oak_fence_gate`	Block & Item	`fence_gates` `unstable_bottom_center`	None	`block.minecraft.oak_fence_gate`
Spruce Fence Gate	`spruce_fence_gate`	Block & Item	`fence_gates` `unstable_bottom_center`	None	`block.minecraft.spruce_fence_gate`
Birch Fence Gate	`birch_fence_gate`	Block & Item	`fence_gates` `unstable_bottom_center`	None	`block.minecraft.birch_fence_gate`
Jungle Fence Gate	`jungle_fence_gate`	Block & Item	`fence_gates` `unstable_bottom_center`	None	`block.minecraft.jungle_fence_gate`
Acacia Fence Gate	`acacia_fence_gate`	Block & Item	`fence_gates` `unstable_bottom_center`	None	`block.minecraft.acacia_fence_gate`
Dark Oak Fence Gate	`dark_oak_fence_gate`	Block & Item	`fence_gates` `unstable_bottom_center`	None	`block.minecraft.dark_oak_fence_gate`
Mangrove Fence Gate	`mangrove_fence_gate`	Block & Item	`fence_gates` `unstable_bottom_center`	None	`block.minecraft.mangrove_fence_gate`
Cherry Fence Gate	`cherry_fence_gate`	Block & Item	`fence_gates` `unstable_bottom_center`	None	`block.minecraft.cherry_fence_gate`
Bamboo Fence Gate	`bamboo_fence_gate`	Block & Item	`fence_gates` `unstable_bottom_center`	None	`block.minecraft.bamboo_fence_gate`
Crimson Fence Gate	`crimson_fence_gate`	Block & Item	`fence_gates` `non_flammable_wood` `unstable_bottom_center`	`non_flammable_wood`	`block.minecraft.crimson_fence_gate`
Warped Fence Gate	`warped_fence_gate`	Block & Item	`fence_gates` `non_flammable_wood` `unstable_bottom_center`	`non_flammable_wood`	`block.minecraft.warped_fence_gate`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Oak Fence Gate	`fence_gate`	`107`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.fence_gate.name`
Spruce Fence Gate	`spruce_fence_gate`	`183`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.spruce_fence_gate.name`
Birch Fence Gate	`birch_fence_gate`	`184`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.birch_fence_gate.name`
Jungle Fence Gate	`jungle_fence_gate`	`185`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.jungle_fence_gate.name`
Acacia Fence Gate	`acacia_fence_gate`	`187`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.acacia_fence_gate.name`
Dark Oak Fence Gate	`dark_oak_fence_gate`	`186`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.dark_oak_fence_gate.name`
Mangrove Fence Gate	`mangrove_fence_gate`	`-492`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.mangrove_fence_gate.name`
Cherry Fence Gate	`cherry_fence_gate`	`-533`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.cherry_fence_gate.name`
Bamboo Fence Gate	`bamboo_fence_gate`	`-516`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.bamboo_fence_gate.name`
Crimson Fence Gate	`crimson_fence_gate`	`513`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.crimson_fence_gate.name`
Warped Fence Gate	`warped_fence_gate`	`514`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.warped_fence_gate.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Available with /give command.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Block states[]

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
facing	`north`	`east` `north` `south` `west`	For an open gate, the direction the gates swing open. For a closed gate, the direction the player was facing when the gate was placed, or the last direction the gates have swung.
in_wall	`false`	`false` `true`	If true, the gate is lowered by three pixels, to accommodate attaching more cleanly with walls.
open	`false`	`false` `true`	If true, the gate is opened.
powered	`false`	`false` `true`	If true, the gate is receiving redstone power.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
direction	`0x1` `0x2`	`0`	`0` `1` `2` `3`	`0` `1` `2` `3`	The direction the gate is facing 0: Facing south 1: Facing west 2: Facing north 3: Facing east For an open gate, it's the direction the gates swing open. For a closed gate, it's the direction the player was facing when the gate was placed, or the last direction the gates have swung.
in_wall_bit	`0x8`	`false`	`false` `true`	`0` `1`	If the gate is lowered by three pixels, to accommodate attaching more cleanly with walls.
open_bit	`0x4`	`false`	`false` `true`	`0` `1`	If the gate is opened.

Video[]

History[]

For a more in-depth breakdown of changes to textures and models, including a set of renders for each state combination, see /Asset history

Java Edition Beta
November 29, 2010					Fence gates were first mentioned on Get Satisfaction,^[2] then confirmed by Jeb on Twitter.^[3]
1.8		Pre-release			Added fence gates.
1.8		Pre-release			The inventory sprite did not have holes.
Sound Update					The opening and closing sounds of fence gates have been changed.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5			The texture of fence gates has been changed as a result of the planks texture being updated.
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6			Fence gates are now broken faster using an axe.
1.1		12w01a			Now have hitboxes more akin to fences.
1.1		release			Fence gates can now be opened and closed with redstone.
1.4.2		12w34a			Following the introduction of walls, fence gates can now be shifted down 3 pixels to accommodate their shape.
1.4.4		1.4.3			Fence gates, with the exception of closed east-west connected gates, have had UV changes, seemingly to make planks run across the geometry more realistically.
1.8		14w11a			Fence gate models have been updated. Notably, the top texture rotates with the gate itself, making closed north and west facing gates distinguishable from closed south and east facing gates. In addition, wall gates now have the wood texture also shift to accommodate their model.
		14w11a			The texture of the fence gate inventory icon has been changed. The inventory icon now shows the two holes.
		14w17a			The UVs of non-wall gates have changed once more, excluding those facing south and closed. Closed gates facing north and west are once again indistinguishable from those facing south and east.
		14w32b			Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, and dark oak fence gates.
					The crafting recipe now requires 2 plank blocks of the same species, but a gate and a wooden fence can connect without matching.
					Fence gates can now catch fire.
1.9		15w43a			Fence gates now have their own sounds.
1.13		17w47a			The oak fence gate ID has been changed from `fence_gate` to `oak_fence_gate`.
					Fence gates can now be placed without requiring a block below them.
					Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 107, 183, 184, 185, 186 and 187.
1.14		18w43a			The textures of fence gates have been changed.
		18w47a			The textures of fence gates have been changed.
		18w48a			Oak fence gates now generate in the updated plains villages.
		18w49a			Spruce fence gates now generate in the newly added snowy tundra villages.
		18w49a			Acacia fence gates now generate in the updated savanna villages.
		18w50a			Jungle fence gates now generate in the updated desert villages.
					Spruce fence gates now generate in the updated taiga villages.
					The texture of spruce fence gates have been changed.
1.16		20w06a			Added crimson and warped fence gates.
October 16, 2021					Mangrove fence gates are shown at Minecraft Live 2021.
1.19		22w11a			Added mangrove fence gates.
1.19		22w14a			Due to the addition of the mangrove tree and mangrove swamp, mangrove fence gates are now obtainable and renewable.
October 18, 2022					Bamboo fence gates were shown on the official article.
1.20 (Experimental)		22w42a			Added bamboo fence gates behind the Update 1.20 experimental datapack.
1.19.3		22w43a			Fence gates no longer provide center support beneath them.
1.20 (Experimental)		23w07a			Added cherry fence gates behind the Update 1.20 experimental datapack.
1.20		23w12a			Bamboo and cherry fence gates are now available without using the aforementioned datapack.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.2.0					Added fence gates.
v0.3.0					Survival players no longer start out with an infinite amount of fence gates in the inventory.
v0.4.0					The UV of fence gates has been changed to match Java Edition.
v0.10.0		build 1			Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak fence gates. Note that these are not the textures used at the time, since this version was released in 2014, predating the Texture Update by many years.
					The inventory models of fence gates have been changed to be more akin to the old Java original model.
					"Fence Gate" has been renamed to "Oak Fence Gate".
v0.13.0		build 1			Fence gates can now be opened and closed with redstone.
?					Fence gates can now be shifted down 3 pixels to accommodate the shape of walls.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			Dark oak fence gates now generate naturally in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Oak, spruce, jungle, and acacia fence gates now generate in the new villages.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The textures of fence gates have been changed.
1.16.0		beta 1.15.0.51			Fence gates can now be placed without a block below them.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.51			Added crimson and warped fence gates.
1.16.20		beta 1.16.20.50			Crimson and warped fence gates now uses regular plank sounds instead of their stem variant sounds.
1.19.0		beta 1.19.0.20			Added mangrove fence gates.
Next Major Update (Experimental)		beta 1.19.50.21			Added bamboo fence gates behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
					Added unique sounds for Nether and bamboo wood fence gates.
					The fence gates now use the same opening and closing sound effects as Java Edition.
		beta 1.19.80.20			Added cherry fence gates behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.20.0		beta 1.20.0.21			Bamboo and cherry fence gates are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.20.30		beta 1.20.30.21			Fence gates now have the correct inventory model. They now show the two holes of the fence gate inside the inventory more like Java Edition.^[4]
Legacy Console Edition
TU5	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	^[verify] Added fence gates. This is not the texture used at the time though.
TU5					Fence gates can be found in the Redstone & Transportation tab in the Creative inventory.
TU9					Fence gates can now be opened and closed with redstone.
TU14					Moved fence gates from the Redstone & Transportation tab, to the Building Blocks tab, in the Creative inventory.
TU25	CU14	1.17			Added spruce, birch, and jungle fence gates. These are not the textures used at the time.
					Acacia and dark oak fence gates are not obtainable in the Creative inventory.
					"Fence Gate" has been renamed to "Oak Fence Gate".
TU27	CU15	1.18			Acacia and dark oak fence gates have been added to the Creative inventory.
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		Acacia doors and dark oak doors are now obtainable in survival mode.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.90					The textures of fence gates have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added fence gates, but not with these textures.