

When activated, a wooden button remains active for 15 redstone ticks (1.5 seconds, barring lag), while a stone button remains active for 10 redstone ticks (1 second, barring lag). Mobs cannot activate buttons directly, but arrows fired by skeletons or dispensers can activate wooden buttons.

A wooden button can also be activated by a fired arrow or a thrown trident if its collision box touched the button. More information about placement on transparent blocks can be found at Opacity/Placement.īuttons are usually in an inactive state, but can be temporarily activated by players. It can also be attached to the top of a fence in Bedrock Edition.

If placed on the top or bottom of a block, the button can face any direction. They can be attached to the side, bottom and top of any full opaque block. See also: Redstone circuit Redstone power Ī button can be used as a monostable power source (it automatically deactivates shortly after being activated).īuttons can be placed by using it on a surface.
