Other entities

Falling Block

Falling Block is present in current Java and Bedrock Edition data and has a 0.98 × 0.98 block bounding size.

Falling Block — representative authorized Minecraft assetFalling Block
Image source: Minecraft Wiki
Edition
Java & Bedrock
Java ID
minecraft:falling_block
Bedrock ID
minecraft:falling_block
Java numeric ID
51
Bedrock numeric ID
59
Entity type
other
Category
Other entities
Width
0.98 blocks
Height
0.98 blocks

Size and edition support

Falling Block is available in Java & Bedrock. Its base bounding box is approximately 0.98 blocks wide by 0.98 blocks high; poses, age variants and special states can change how an entity occupies space.

Summon command

/summon minecraft:falling_block ~ ~ ~
/summon
Creates an entity in the world.
minecraft:falling_block
The namespaced identifier for Falling Block.
~ ~ ~
The command executor's current X, Y and Z position.

Some technical entities require additional data, cannot persist normally, or are intended to be created only by game systems.

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