Acacia Wall Hanging Sign — Minecraft block

Acacia Wall Hanging Sign

Acacia Wall Hanging Sign attaches to the side of a block and shows four editable lines of text for labeling builds and storage.

Block ID minecraft:acacia_wall_hanging_sign
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Acacia Wall Hanging Sign is the form an acacia hanging sign takes when placed on the side of a block: the sign hangs from a self-supporting bracket (a rigid frame that holds the sign even with no wall behind it) and can face four directions. The bracket is solid and stops player movement, while the sign panel itself has no collision. Acacia hanging signs are crafted from stripped acacia logs and iron chains, and the warm orange tone of acacia wood makes the sign easy to spot. An axe breaks Acacia Wall Hanging Sign faster than any other tool, and the block has hardness 1 and blast resistance 1. Acacia wall hanging signs became a standard block in Minecraft Java 1.20 and Bedrock 1.20.0.

The text of Acacia Wall Hanging Sign holds up to four lines, and every line is narrower than on a regular sign, so short labels like room names or shop prices read best. The letters stay editable after placement: dyes recolor the text, a glow ink sac makes the letters glow (a regular ink sac reverts the glow), and a honeycomb waxes the sign shut — an irreversible lock. Acacia Wall Hanging Sign can be waterlogged (water fills its block space without breaking the sign) and never catches fire.

Block properties

Item ID minecraft:acacia_wall_hanging_sign
/give command /give @p minecraft:acacia_wall_hanging_sign
Stackable Yes (16)
Best tool Axe
Renewable Yes
Hardness 1
Blast resistance 1
Java Edition 1.20
Bedrock Edition 1.20.0

Guide

How to get an Acacia Wall Hanging Sign in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Craft six acacia hanging signs

    Place two iron chains in the top corners of a 3x3 crafting grid, fill the middle and bottom rows with six stripped acacia logs, and collect six acacia hanging signs from the output.

  2. 2

    Attach the sign to the side of a block

    Use an acacia hanging sign on the side of a block; the sign becomes an Acacia Wall Hanging Sign on a rigid bracket and can face four directions.

  3. 3

    Write up to four lines

    Interact with the sign to open the text editor and type the label; hanging sign lines run narrower than regular sign lines, so keep the wording short.

  4. 4

    Decorate and lock the text

    Recolor the letters with a dye, apply a glow ink sac for glowing text, and wax the sign with a honeycomb when the text is final — waxing locks the sign forever.

  5. 5

    Break and reuse the sign

    Break Acacia Wall Hanging Sign with any tool — an axe works fastest — and pick up the acacia hanging sign item, which stacks to 16 in one inventory slot.

Note

The bracket of Acacia Wall Hanging Sign is self-supporting: removing or destroying the block behind the sign does not break the sign, unlike hanging signs placed under a ceiling.

How to craft this block

Crafting
Acacia Wall Hanging Sign
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Acacia Wall Hanging Sign

Frequently asked questions

How do you craft an Acacia Wall Hanging Sign in Minecraft?

Minecraft has no separate item for the wall form. Craft acacia hanging signs from six stripped acacia logs and two iron chains, then use one on the side of a block to get the wall variant.

What happens if a piston pushes Acacia Wall Hanging Sign?

In Bedrock Edition, a piston destroys Acacia Wall Hanging Sign and drops the acacia hanging sign as an item.

Which tool breaks Acacia Wall Hanging Sign fastest?

An axe breaks Acacia Wall Hanging Sign faster than any other tool. The block also breaks with an empty hand, has hardness 1, and always drops the hanging sign item.

Is Acacia Wall Hanging Sign flammable?

No. Fire never burns Acacia Wall Hanging Sign, and the sign survives underwater because the block can be waterlogged.

Can Acacia Wall Hanging Sign be used as furnace fuel?

One acacia hanging sign smelts four items in a furnace. Crimson and warped hanging signs cannot be used as fuel.

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