How to Make Dark Oak Pressure Plate in Minecraft
Dark Oak Pressure Plate
Dark Oak Pressure Plate is a thin redstone trigger (a block that sends a signal when stepped on), crafted from two Dark Oak Planks.
Description
Dark Oak Pressure Plate reacts to most entities, including players, mobs, dropped items, arrows, and experience orbs, and always emits signal strength 15. Dark Oak Pressure Plate is 0.0625 blocks tall (1/16 of a block) when inactive and 0.03125 blocks tall (1/32) when pressed, so a player on top actually stands on the block beneath. Mobs cannot spawn on Dark Oak Pressure Plate, and an entity moving fast enough can phase through it without activating it. Dark Oak Pressure Plate suits automatic door openers, item detectors, and trap triggers.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:dark_oak_pressure_plate
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|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:dark_oak_pressure_plate
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Axe |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Java Edition | 1.13 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.4.0 |
Guide
How to use a Dark Oak Pressure Plate in Minecraft
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1
Craft the plate
Two Dark Oak Planks placed side by side in the crafting grid make one Dark Oak Pressure Plate.
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2
Place it on a surface
Dark Oak Pressure Plate goes on top of Stone, Glass, Ice, or a Dark Oak Fence, but a plate cannot attach to the side or bottom of a block.
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3
Wire the circuit
Dark Oak Pressure Plate gives weak power to its direct neighbors and strong power to the block below it, so the circuit connects to those blocks.
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4
Trigger the signal
A player, mob, or dropped item standing on Dark Oak Pressure Plate presses it and starts a signal of strength 15.
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5
Collect the plate
An axe breaks Dark Oak Pressure Plate fastest, though any tool or bare hands also work, and the plate drops itself.
Dark Oak Pressure Plate on top of a Dark Oak Fence detects entities without stopping them, because entities can pass through the plate.
How to craft this block
Dark Oak Planks
x2
Frequently asked questions
Which entities cannot activate Dark Oak Pressure Plate?
Players in spectator mode and marker entities cannot activate Dark Oak Pressure Plate or keep it active. In Java Edition, item frames and glow item frames cannot activate the plate but do keep an already pressed plate active.
Can Dark Oak Pressure Plate be used as furnace fuel?
Yes, one Dark Oak Pressure Plate smelts 1.5 items in a Furnace. Crimson and Warped pressure plates cannot be used as fuel.
Do water and lava destroy Dark Oak Pressure Plate?
Water and lava cannot break Dark Oak Pressure Plate, so players often use pressure plates to contain these fluids. In Bedrock Edition, the plate can also be waterlogged (hold water in the same block).
How long does Dark Oak Pressure Plate stay powered after an entity leaves?
Dark Oak Pressure Plate rechecks for entities every 20 game ticks (1 second). Dark Oak Pressure Plate pops back up once a check finds no entities.
When does Dark Oak Pressure Plate drop as an item by itself?
Dark Oak Pressure Plate drops itself if the block beneath it is moved, removed, or destroyed, or if a Piston pushes it.