A sponge is a block that can be used to remove water around itself when placed, turning into a wet sponge in the process.

Obtaining [ edit ]

Either type of sponge can be mined by hand, or with any tool, dropping itself as an item; however, hoes break sponges the fastest compared to other tools.

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

Elder guardians [ edit ]

An elder guardian always drops one wet sponge when killed by the player.

Natural generation [ edit ]

Ocean monuments can generate "sponge rooms." Each room contains an average of 30 wet sponges. See Ocean Monument/Structure for details.

Smelting [ edit ]

A wet sponge can be dried in a furnace, making the sponge reusable.

Ingredients Smelting recipe Description Wet sponge + any fuel



0.15 If a bucket is in the fuel slot at the time the sponge completes its drying, the water drains into the bucket, leaving a bucket of water in the fuel slot. Otherwise, the water just evaporates.

Drying [ edit ]

A wet sponge placed in the Nether dries out instantly and turns into a normal sponge.

A wet sponge placed in any dry biome in Overworld dries out instantly and turns into a normal sponge.‌[Bedrock Edition only][verify]

Usage [ edit ]

A sponge absorbing water in a lake.

A sponge can be used to turn water into air (it "absorbs" the water). To place a sponge, use a sponge item while pointing at a surface facing the space the sponge should occupy.

A sponge instantly absorbs nearby water when it is placed next to water or when water comes into contact with it (by being placed next to the sponge, or by flowing toward it). A sponge absorbs water around itself (water source blocks or flowing water) out to a taxicab geometry of 7 in all directions (including up and down), but does not absorb more than 65 blocks of water (water closest to the sponge is absorbed first). The absorption propagates only between adjacent water blocks and does not "jump over" non-water blocks (including air).

When a sponge absorbs water, it turns into a wet sponge, and cannot absorb more water in this state. Wet sponges emit small water particles on their surface, similar to crying obsidian or how some blocks drip when water or lava is above them.

Sponges in item form do not absorb water or become wet.

Sounds [ edit ]

This page would benefit from the addition of more sounds. Please remove this notice once you've added suitable sounds to the article. The specific instructions are: Sound event played in java when water is removed

Java Edition:

Sound Subtitle Source Description Namespaced ID Translation key Volume Pitch Attenuation

distance Sound parameters Volume Pitch Attenuation

distance Stream Preload https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_dig1.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_dig2.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_dig3.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_dig4.ogg Block broken Blocks Breaking the block block.grass.break subtitles.block.generic.break 1.0 0.8 16 ? ? ? ? ? https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_hit1.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_hit2.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_hit3.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_hit4.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_hit5.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_hit6.ogg None Blocks Falling on the block with fall damage block.grass.fall None 0.5 0.75 16 ? ? ? ? ? https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_hit1.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_hit2.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_hit3.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_hit4.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_hit5.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_hit6.ogg Block breaking Blocks Mining the block block.grass.hit subtitles.block.generic.hit 0.25 0.5 16 ? ? ? ? ? https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_dig1.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_dig2.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_dig3.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_dig4.ogg Block placed Blocks Placing the block block.grass.place subtitles.block.generic.place 1.0 0.8 16 ? ? ? ? ? https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_hit1.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_hit2.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_hit3.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_hit4.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_hit5.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Grass_hit6.ogg Footsteps Blocks Walking on the block block.grass.step subtitles.block.generic.footsteps 0.15 1.0 16 ? ? ? ? ? https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Fizz.ogg Fire extinguished Blocks Wet block placed in the Nether block.fire.extinguish subtitles.block.fire.extinguish ? ? 16 ? ? ? ? ?

Bedrock Edition:

Sound Subtitle Source Description Namespaced ID Translation key Volume Pitch Attenuation

distance Sound parameters Volume Pitch Attenuation

distance Stream Preload ? Block broken Blocks Water removed by Sponge ? ? ? ? 16 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Breaking the block dig.grass ? ? 0.8 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Falling on the block with fall damage fall.grass ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Mining the block hit.grass ? ? 0.5 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Jumping from the block jump.grass ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Falling on the block without fall damage land.grass ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Walking on the block step.grass ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Placing the block use.grass ? ? 0.8 ? ? ? ? ? ?

Data values [ edit ]

ID [ edit ]

Java Edition:

Name Namespaced ID Translation key Sponge sponge block.minecraft.sponge Wet Sponge wet_sponge block.minecraft.wet_sponge

Bedrock Edition:

Name Namespaced ID Numeric ID Translation key Sponge sponge 19 tile.sponge.dry.name

tile.sponge.wet.name

Block data [ edit ]

In Bedrock Edition, sponges use the following data values:

DV Description 0 Sponge 1 Wet Sponge

Block states [ edit ]

In Bedrock Edition, sponges use the following block states:

Bedrock Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description sponge_type dry dry Sponge wet Wet Sponge

Achievements [ edit ]

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS) Dry Spell Dry a sponge in a furnace — 15G Bronze

Video [ edit ]

History [ edit ]

Issues [ edit ]

Issues relating to "Sponge" or "Wet Sponge" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Gallery [ edit ]

An example of sponges keeping an area dry in Java Edition Classic .

Hidden sponge in the corner of a wood-paneled room, in Java Edition Classic .

Sponges in the creative inventory in the Adventure Update.

A sponge next to a wet sponge.

The old sponge and gravel textures

First picture of sponge in the test version of 0.0.18a_02.