Light - Minecraft Block Guide | Properties, Recipe & Uses (2025)

What is Light in Minecraft?

The light block is a very special and unique block that is completely invisible. Its one and only purpose is to create light without having a visible source. It is the ultimate tool for builders and map makers who want to light up their creations perfectly without having to use torches, lanterns, or glowstone, which can ruin the look of a build. The light block can be set to any light level from 0 to 15, giving you complete control over the brightness of an area. It is a purely technical block that is not meant for regular survival gameplay, but it is incredibly powerful for anyone in creative mode.

How to get Light in Minecraft

You cannot obtain a light block in survival mode. There is no crafting recipe for it, and it does not generate anywhere in the world for you to collect. The only way to get a light block is by using a game command in a world where you have cheats enabled. To do this, you need to open the chat window and type the command `/give @p minecraft:light`. This will give you a light block item, which looks like a small lightbulb. When you hold this item, you will be able to see any light blocks that have already been placed in the world, shown as a yellow block with a number on it. This is the only way to see and interact with them.

How to use Light in Minecraft

To use a light block, you must be in creative mode. Hold the light block item in your hand and right click to place it. It will create an invisible source of light. By default, it will be at the maximum light level of 15. To change the brightness, right click on the placed light block. This will cycle through the different light levels, from 0 to 15. The number displayed on the block when you are holding the light item tells you its current brightness. This allows you to create custom lighting for any scene, from a dimly lit, spooky corridor to a brightly lit hall. To remove a light block, you just need to break it like any other block while holding the light item.

How to craft Light in Minecraft

No recipes for this block.

What can Light make in Minecraft

No items can be crafted.

My Story

How This All Started

So basically, I was playing Minecraft one night after a long day doing deliveries, and I was trying to remember what drops what and how to craft certain things. Every website I went to was either dead slow, missing loads of stuff, or just looked terrible. I thought "bloody hell, surely I can do better than this?"

By the way, this My Story section is something new I've only just started adding things here! Most of the site was actually built before I ever wrote this part. Now that the website is live, I'm running into problems galore! So if things look a bit rough or unfinished, bear with me I'm updating and adding as I go.

That was probably a mistake.

A half finished story, oh well. I'll keep adding more as I go!

Learning the Hard Way

I knew absolutely nothing about making websites. Like, properly nothing. I didn't even know what PHP was. But I'm stubborn as anything, so I just started watching YouTube tutorials and reading random stuff online while I was on my breaks.

Turns out building a database is harder than it looks. Who knew? I've probably broken this thing more times than I've fixed it. My laptop has definitely been sworn at more than it deserves.

The worst part is when you spend hours trying to figure out why something doesn't work, and it turns out you missed a semicolon. Or when everything works fine on your computer but looks like complete rubbish on someone else's. Fun times.

The Reality of It

Look, I'm not gonna lie this has been a right pain sometimes. I work full time doing deliveries, so most of this gets done late at night when I should probably be sleeping. I've had way too many energy drinks and definitely not enough sleep.

The database has corrupted itself more times than I care to remember. I've had images that wouldn't load for no reason. CSS that worked yesterday but decided to have a tantrum today. The usual web development nightmare stuff.

But every time I get something working properly, it feels brilliant. Like when I finally got all the block images showing up correctly, or when the search actually started finding things. Small wins, but they keep me going.

What I Actually Want to Build

Here's the thing I want this to be your go to place for everything Minecraft. Not just blocks and items, but proper guides, build tutorials, maybe even schematics you can download. Server info, community stuff, the lot.

I know it doesn't look like much right now, and there's loads missing. But I'm working on it. It takes time when you're learning as you go and doing it around a full time job. But I'd rather take my time and do it properly than rush it and end up with something rubbish.

The plan is to make it the kind of site I actually want to use fast, easy to navigate, with everything you need in one place. No endless ads, no broken links, just useful stuff presented in a way that doesn't make you want to throw your computer out the window.

Why I Keep Going

Honestly? Because every time someone uses this site or gives me feedback, it reminds me why I started. I love Minecraft, I love building things (both in game and apparently websites), and I love the community.

Plus, I've learned loads doing this. Sure, I've wanted to give up more times than I can count, but seeing it slowly come together is pretty satisfying. And if it helps other people find what they're looking for without having to trawl through ten different outdated websites, then that's worth it.

So yeah, bear with me while I figure this all out. It's going to take a while, but it'll get there eventually. Thanks for checking it out, and if you spot anything broken or have suggestions, let me know. I'm still learning, but I'm determined to make this work.