Dark Oak Hanging Sign
Dark Oak Hanging Sign displays text while hanging from ceilings and walls, crafted from six stripped dark oak logs and two iron chains.
Description
Dark Oak Hanging Sign offers three hanging forms. Mounting on the side of a block creates a solid self-supporting bracket that carries the board in four directions, while placement under a wide block leaves two parallel chains holding the sign in four directions. Under a narrow block the two chains meet in an up-arrow shape with sixteen possible directions. The mounting bracket of Dark Oak Hanging Sign has collision, while the sign board does not. Water and lava flow around Dark Oak Hanging Sign, so players use the hanging sign to control the flow of the two fluids. Dark Oak Hanging Sign appears in no further crafting recipe as an ingredient.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:dark_oak_hanging_sign
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:dark_oak_hanging_sign
|
| Stackable | Yes (16) |
| Best tool | Axe |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Java Edition | 1.20 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.20.0 |
Guide
How to Craft and Use a Dark Oak Hanging Sign in Minecraft
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1
Gather the materials
Collect six stripped dark oak logs and two iron chains for one crafting batch of Dark Oak Hanging Signs.
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2
Craft six hanging signs
Place the two iron chains in the top corners of the 3×3 crafting grid, fill the middle and bottom rows with the six stripped dark oak logs, and take six Dark Oak Hanging Signs from the output.
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3
Choose the hanging position
Place Dark Oak Hanging Sign under the bottom face of a block to hang the sign below, or on the side of a block to mount the self-supporting wall bracket. Sneaking while placing under a block forces the up-arrow shape.
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4
Write the label
Use the placed Dark Oak Hanging Sign to open the edit menu and type up to four lines of text. Using the hanging sign again later reopens the editor.
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5
Decorate the text
Apply a dye to recolor the letters, or a glow ink sac to make the text glow. A regular ink sac removes the glow again.
Lines on Dark Oak Hanging Sign run narrower than lines on a regular sign, so short words fit better.
How to craft this block
Frequently asked questions
Can a Dark Oak Hanging Sign smelt items in a furnace?
One Dark Oak Hanging Sign works as furnace fuel and smelts 4 items. Crimson and warped hanging signs are the only hanging signs that cannot fuel a furnace.
What happens when a piston pushes a Dark Oak Hanging Sign?
A Dark Oak Hanging Sign pushed by a piston breaks and drops as an item in Bedrock Edition.
What happens if the block above a Dark Oak Hanging Sign is removed?
The hanging sign breaks and drops as an item when the block above is moved, removed or destroyed. A Dark Oak Hanging Sign mounted on a wall bracket stays in place instead.
How do you lock the text on a Dark Oak Hanging Sign?
A honeycomb waxes Dark Oak Hanging Sign and prevents any further edits. Waxing is irreversible, so finish the text first.
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