Overview
Birch Button is one of the 13 variants of this shape in the game. What changes between them is the material, and with it the hardness, the drops, the durability and the recipe — so every figure on this page is this variant's own. Oak Button is the same shape in a different material.
In Minecraft 1.21.4, Birch Button is a redstone block. Birch Button is made at a crafting table. A hardness of 0.5 means it is one of the quicker blocks to clear.
No specific tool is required to collect it. Broken correctly, it drops itself. Because it is transparent it does not block light.
A blast resistance of 0.5 means a single creeper will clear it away. It stacks to 64. You make it with Birch Planks.
No recipe takes it as an ingredient.
About the birch set
How long it takes to break
Birch Button has a hardness of 0.5. By hand that is 0.75 seconds per block; with the correct tool at netherite tier it is 0.1 seconds.
An iron tool takes 0.15 seconds and a diamond one 0.1, so the jump that actually matters for this block is the one to diamond.
Nothing here needs a minimum tier: whatever you swing, the block still drops, and the only difference is how long it takes.
Each Efficiency level adds level² + 1 to the tool's speed, so a level V tool clears this about 2 times faster than an unenchanted one.
| Tool | No enchantment | Efficiency III | Efficiency V |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand | 0.75 s | 0.75 s | 0.75 s |
| Wooden | 0.4 s | 0.1 s | instant |
| Stone | 0.2 s | 0.1 s | instant |
| Iron | 0.15 s | instant | instant |
| Diamond | 0.1 s | instant | instant |
| Netherite | 0.1 s | instant | instant |
| Golden | 0.1 s | instant | instant |
Properties
Birch Button resists blasts at 0.5, which is not enough to survive anything explosive nearby. Light passes through it, and it emits none of its own. One inventory slot holds 64, the normal full stack. An axe is the fastest choice here. A tool of the wrong class is no better than your fist — the speed bonus is tied to the block's own tool tag. As furnace fuel it burns for 15 seconds — one and a half smelting operations.
- Transparent
- Yes
- Required tool
- Any
- Fuel value
- 15 s
Crafting recipe
Crafting Table
Shapeless recipe
Birch Button
Drops
Mined with any, Birch Button drops itself.
Guides and tools that cover this
Frequently asked questions
How do you get Birch Button in Minecraft?
Birch Button is crafted from Birch Planks.
What tool do you need to break Birch Button?
No specific tool is required — Birch Button can be broken by hand.
Is Birch Button blast resistant?
Birch Button has a blast resistance of 0.5, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Birch Button fit in one stack?
A stack is 64, and a double chest of them comes to 3,456.
How long does Birch Button take to break?
About 0.1 seconds if you bring the correct netherite tool; 0.75 seconds with your fists.
The rest of the set
Birch Button is one of 13 variants of the same shape. The others are made from different materials, so their numbers differ:
