{{About|the block obtained from sheep|rainbow type of wool exclusive in [[Minecraft Earth]]|Rainbow Wool|the unobtainable variant which showed the [[Placeholder texture#Texture atlas blank spaces|lilac placeholder texture]] and [[nether wart]] texture|Invalid Data Value Wool}}
{{Infobox block
| group = White
| 1-1 = White Wool.png
| invimage = White Wool
| group2 = Light Gray
| 2-1 = Light Gray Wool.png
| invimage2 = Light Gray Wool
| group3 = Gray
| 3-1 = Gray Wool.png
| invimage3 = Gray Wool
| group4 = Black
| 4-1 = Black Wool.png
| invimage4 = Black Wool
| group5 = Brown
| 5-1 = Brown Wool.png
| invimage5 = Brown Wool
| group6 = Red
| 6-1 = Red Wool.png
| invimage6 = Red Wool
| group7 = Orange
| 7-1 = Orange Wool.png
| invimage7 = Orange Wool
| group8 = Yellow
| 8-1 = Yellow Wool.png
| invimage8 = Yellow Wool
| group9 = Lime
| 9-1 = Lime Wool.png
| invimage9 = Lime Wool
| group10 = Green
| 10-1 = Green Wool.png
| invimage10 = Green Wool
| group11 = Cyan
| 11-1 = Cyan Wool.png
| invimage11 = Cyan Wool
| group12 = Light Blue
| 12-1 = Light Blue Wool.png
| invimage12 = Light Blue Wool
| group13 = Blue
| 13-1 = Blue Wool.png
| invimage13 = Blue Wool
| group14 = Purple
| 14-1 = Purple Wool.png
| invimage14 = Purple Wool
| group15 = Magenta
| 15-1 = Magenta Wool.png
| invimage15 = Magenta Wool
| group16 = Pink
| 16-1 = Pink Wool.png
| invimage16 = Pink Wool
| transparent = No
| light = No
| tool = Shears
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64), same color only
| flammable = Yes (30)
| lavasusceptible = Yes
}}
'''Wool''' is a block obtained from [[sheep]] that can be [[dye]]d in any of the sixteen different [[Dyeing|colors]]. It can be used as a crafting material and to block [[Sculk Sensor#Vibration detection|vibrations]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Wool can be broken using any [[tool]], but [[shears]] are the fastest tool to use.

{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Wool|shears=1}}

=== Natural generation ===
; Woodland Mansion
All wool colors (except magenta, pink, and purple) generate naturally as part of structures within [[woodland mansion]]s.

; Village
White and yellow wool generate in shepherd houses, fletcher houses, and meeting points in [[plains]] [[village]]s.

10 light gray wool generate under the [[door]] and on the floor of ''Snowy_small_house_8'' in [[snowy tundra]] villages.

; Pillager outpost
White wool generates as tents outside [[pillager outpost]]s.

; Ancient city
Gray wool appears on some walls and on the floors of long corridors at the corners of an [[ancient city]]. The wool damps vibrations, preventing activation of nearby sculk blocks. Ancient cities can also generate blue, cyan, and light blue wool.

=== Mob loot ===
{{control|use|text=Using}} [[shears]] on an adult [[sheep]] yields 1-3 wool. Sheep also drop 1 wool upon death, if they are not sheared. The wool dropped is the same color as the sheep, unless the sheep is named jeb_, in which case the sheep drops whatever color the sheep truly is instead of rainbow wool. The drop rates are not affected by the [[Fortune]] or [[Looting]] [[enchantment]]s. Baby sheep cannot be sheared.

White, light gray, gray, black, brown, and (rarely) pink sheep can spawn naturally, each yielding their respective wool color when sheared or killed. Getting a sheep of a different color requires dyeing the sheep.

{{Drop sources|Wool}}

=== Generated loot ===
{{LootChestItem|black-wool,white-wool,gray-wool,light-gray-wool,brown-wool}}

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
  |head=1
  |A2=String
  |B2=String
  |A3=String
  |B3=String
  |Output=White Wool
  |type=Building block
  |showdescription=1
}}
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{{Crafting
  |White Wool
  |Matching Colored Dye
  |Output=Matching Dyed Wool
  |type=Building block
  |showdescription=1
  |description={{only|java}}{{until|JE 1.20}}
}}-->
{{Crafting
  |Any Wool
  |Matching Dye
  |Output=Matching Wool
  |showdescription=1
  |description=
  |type=Building block
}}
{{Crafting
  |Any Dyed Wool
  |Bleach
  |Output=White Wool
  |showdescription=1
  |description={{only|bedrock|education}}
  |type=Building block
  |foot=1
}}
<div style="display:none">
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    This is so the pre-Village & Pillage dyes can have dye-related crafting recipes show on their respective pages.
    They don't need to be displayed on this page because they already intuitively list "Any Matching/Colored Dye".
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{{Crafting
 |showdescription=1
 |Any Wool
 |Bone Meal; Lapis Lazuli; Cocoa Beans; Ink Sac
 |Output=White Wool; Blue Wool; Brown Wool; Black Wool
 |type=Decoration block
 |description={{only|bedrock|education}}
}}
</div>

=== Trading ===
{{Trade sources|Any color Wool}}

=== Villager gifts ===
{{IN|Java}}, a shepherd [[villager]] may throw a block of wool of random color at a player under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.

== Usage ==
Wool comes in sixteen colors, which are white, orange, magenta, light blue, yellow, lime, pink, gray, light gray, cyan, purple, blue, brown, green, red, and black. Unlike [[stained glass]] and [[terracotta]], the white variant serves as the undyed block. Wool of any color can be re-dyed into any other color.

Wool is easily mined, highly flammable, and offers little resistance against [[explosion]]s.  

=== Trading ===
{{Trade uses}}

=== Vibration occlusion ===
Wool can be used to block vibrations from reaching nearby [[sculk sensor]]s. If a wool block is placed between a sensor and a vibration source, the sensor is not able to detect vibrations behind it. Similarly, if a wool block is placed between a sensor and a [[sculk shrieker]], the sensor is unable to alert the shrieker. 

Sculk sensors are not able to detect the placing and breaking of wool, as well as entities [[walking]], [[sprinting]], or [[jumping]] on top of it. They are also unable to detect [[Item (entity)|items]] dropped on wool, or wool itself dropped in item form.

Similar to sculk sensors, [[warden]]s are also unable to detect everything wool-related as listed above.

Wool can also be used to block [[Note Block|note block]] sounds from reaching [[Allay|allays]].

=== Note blocks ===
Wool blocks can be placed under [[note block]]s to produce "guitar" sounds.

=== Crafting ingredient ===
Any color of wool or wood can be used for paintings but it has no effect on the product's final appearance.

{{crafting usage|match=end|ignore=Wool}}

=== Fuel ===
{{IN|Java}}, wool can be used as fuel in [[furnace]]s and [[Furnace (disambiguation)|their variants]], smelting 0.5 items per wool block.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Wool}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=White Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=white_wool
|blocktags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals
|itemtags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Orange Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=orange_wool
|blocktags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals
|itemtags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Magenta Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=magenta_wool
|blocktags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals
|itemtags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Light Blue Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_blue_wool
|blocktags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals
|itemtags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Yellow Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=yellow_wool
|blocktags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals
|itemtags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Lime Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lime_wool
|blocktags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals
|itemtags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Pink Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pink_wool
|blocktags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals
|itemtags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Gray Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=gray_wool
|blocktags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals
|itemtags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Light Gray Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_gray_wool
|blocktags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals
|itemtags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cyan Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cyan_wool
|blocktags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals
|itemtags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Purple Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=purple_wool
|blocktags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals
|itemtags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Blue Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=blue_wool
|blocktags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals
|itemtags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Brown Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=brown_wool
|blocktags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals
|itemtags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Green Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=green_wool
|blocktags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals
|itemtags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Red Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=red_wool
|blocktags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals
|itemtags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Black Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=black_wool
|blocktags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals
|itemtags=wool, occludes_vibration_signals
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table2
|edition=bedrock
|showitemtags=y
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=White Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=white_wool
|aliasid=wool / 0
|id=35
|itemtags=minecraft:wool, minecraft:vibration_damper
|translationkey=tile.wool.white.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Orange Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=orange_wool
|aliasid=wool / 1
|id=-557
|itemtags=minecraft:wool, minecraft:vibration_damper
|translationkey=tile.wool.orange.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Magenta Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=magenta_wool
|aliasid=wool / 2
|id=-565
|itemtags=minecraft:wool, minecraft:vibration_damper
|translationkey=tile.wool.magenta.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Light Blue Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_blue_wool
|aliasid=wool / 3
|id=-562
|itemtags=minecraft:wool, minecraft:vibration_damper
|translationkey=tile.wool.lightBlue.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Yellow Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=yellow_wool
|aliasid=wool / 4
|id=-558
|itemtags=minecraft:wool, minecraft:vibration_damper
|translationkey=tile.wool.yellow.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Lime Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lime_wool
|aliasid=wool / 5
|id=-559
|itemtags=minecraft:wool, minecraft:vibration_damper
|translationkey=tile.wool.lime.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Pink Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pink_wool
|aliasid=wool / 6
|id=-566
|itemtags=minecraft:wool, minecraft:vibration_damper
|translationkey=tile.wool.pink.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Gray Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=gray_wool
|aliasid=wool / 7
|id=-553
|itemtags=minecraft:wool, minecraft:vibration_damper
|translationkey=tile.wool.gray.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Light Gray Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_gray_wool
|aliasid=wool / 8
|id=-552
|itemtags=minecraft:wool, minecraft:vibration_damper
|translationkey=tile.wool.silver.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Cyan Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cyan_wool
|aliasid=wool / 9
|id=-561
|itemtags=minecraft:wool, minecraft:vibration_damper
|translationkey=tile.wool.cyan.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Purple Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=purple_wool
|aliasid=wool / 10
|id=-564
|itemtags=minecraft:wool, minecraft:vibration_damper
|translationkey=tile.wool.purple.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Blue Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=blue_wool
|aliasid=wool / 11
|id=-563
|itemtags=minecraft:wool, minecraft:vibration_damper
|translationkey=tile.wool.blue.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Brown Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=brown_wool
|aliasid=wool / 12
|id=-555
|itemtags=minecraft:wool, minecraft:vibration_damper
|translationkey=tile.wool.brown.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Green Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=green_wool
|aliasid=wool / 13
|id=-560
|itemtags=minecraft:wool, minecraft:vibration_damper
|translationkey=tile.wool.green.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Red Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=red_wool
|aliasid=wool / 14
|id=-556
|itemtags=minecraft:wool, minecraft:vibration_damper
|translationkey=tile.wool.red.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Black Wool
|spritetype=block
|nameid=black_wool
|aliasid=wool / 15
|id=-554
|itemtags=minecraft:wool, minecraft:vibration_damper
|translationkey=tile.wool.black.name
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{Load achievements|Rainbow Collection}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java classic}}
|{{HistoryLine||May 21, 2009|link=wordofnotch:110762705|[[Notch]] shows interest in adding multiple colors of cloth.}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.0.20a|[[File:White Cloth.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Cloth JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Gray Cloth JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Cloth.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Cloth.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Cloth.png|32px]] [[File:Chartreuse Cloth.png|32px]] [[File:Green Cloth.png|32px]] [[File:Spring Green Cloth.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Cloth.png|32px]] [[File:Capri Cloth.png|32px]] [[File:Ultramarine Cloth.png|32px]] [[File:Violet Cloth.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Cloth.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Cloth.png|32px]] [[File:Rose Cloth.png|32px]] Added cloth in 16 different colors.
|Cloth has white, light gray, gray, 12 colors from the hue cycle, with an additional purple.}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.0.22a|Added [[sound]]s. Cloth uses grass sounds for breaking and footsteps.}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.28|Added [[sheep]], which drop white cloth.
|[[File:Light Gray Cloth.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Gray Cloth.png|32px]] Gray and light gray cloth are now darker.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20100201-0025|Cloth can now be crafted using nine [[string]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100212-1210|Sheep now drop 1-3 white, gray, and light gray cloth upon being hit.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100218|Light gray cloth can now be used to craft [[cloth armor]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100223|Light gray cloth is now used to craft [[painting]]s.
|[[Sheep]] now drop only light gray cloth.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java infdev}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100624|All cloth colors have been removed, except white cloth, which now takes up light gray cloth's ID.
|Sheep now drop white cloth instead of light gray.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.8|The [[crafting]] recipe of cloth/leather armor has been changed from cloth to [[leather]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0|Cloth is now called "wool", shown in the newly-introduced item tooltips.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2|[[File:Light Gray Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Re-added colored wool with a new spectrum.
|Added 16 [[dye]]s; white sheep can now be [[dyeing|dyed]] by right clicking on them while holding any dye.
|Light gray, gray, and black sheep now rarely spawn, dropping the corresponding colored wool.
|Brown wool is currently impossible to obtain in the game without inventory editing.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3|Wool is now used to craft red [[bed]]s. Due to the fact that colored beds have not been added, red is the only available color.|Wool can be used in any combination to craft the bed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4|Brown and pink sheep now rarely spawn, dropping the corresponding colored wool making brown wool obtainable in the game without hacks.|[[Cocoa bean]]s now generate in [[dungeon]] [[chest]]s making brown wool obtainable in another way.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.6|The crafting recipe of wool has been changed, reducing the amount of [[string]] required from 9 to 4 pieces.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7|Added [[shears]], to shear sheep without [[damage|hurting]] them, dropping 2-4 wool.
|Sheep no longer drop wool when hit, albeit they drop one wool when being killed when they are unsheared.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|[[Village]]s now generate with lamp posts containing black wool.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1|dev=11w49a|Sheep now graze [[grass block]]s and eat [[short grass]] to regain their wool, keeping the color they had before shearing.
|As a counterbalance, shearing sheep now yields 1-3 wool instead of 2-4.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.4|[[File:Light Gray Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Black Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Red Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The saturation of wool has been tweaked, making wool [[block]]s slightly darker than before.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w21a|54 orange wool and 1 blue wool now naturally generate as part of [[desert pyramid]]s.
|Wool of any color can now be [[trading|sold]] to farmer [[villager]]s, at 14–21 wool for 1 [[emerald]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w16a|Wool is now used to craft [[carpet]]s and all type of [[horse armor]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w18a|Wool is no longer used all type of [[horse armor]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w02a|[[Trading]] has been changed: shepherd [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 16–22 white wool for 1 [[emerald]]. They also sell 1 wool for 1–2 emeralds, 1 offer for each color. Farmer villagers no longer trade wool.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w03a|[[Desert pyramid]]s now generate with [[stained clay]] instead of wool.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w30a|Wool is now used to craft [[banner]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w33a|Wool can now be used to fuel [[furnace]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=16w39a|Various wool colors now generate within structures inside [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=16w44a|White wool is now called "White Wool" rather than just "Wool".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.12|dev=January 23, 2017|slink={{tweet|jeb_|823564611169484802}}|[[Jeb]] tweets a preview of changes to the wool color palette, adding that "the texture itself may need work."}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=January 27, 2017|slink={{tweet|jeb_|824946351725240320}}|[[Jeb]] tweets another screenshot of further changes to the wool colors, alongside the new [[concrete]] blocks. "The noise needs some tweaking," he adds.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=17w06a|[[File:White Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Black Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Red Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Green Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The color spectrum has been changed for a second time, resulting in new textures for all wool and wool-related [[item]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=17w15a|With the addition of colored beds, wool can no longer be used in any combination to craft beds, it must now be the same color.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=17w17a|Wool can now be used to play the guitar, if they are under [[note block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w47a|White wool now generates as woolen tents outside the new [[pillager outpost]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w48a|White and yellow wool now generate in shepherd houses, fletcher houses, and meeting points in [[plains]] [[village]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w49a|Light gray wool now generates in one type of house{{info needed|what one?}} in the new [[snowy tundra]] villages.
|Black, white, gray, light gray and brown wool can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] shepherd houses.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w11a|Shepherd villagers now buy black, brown and gray wool as well as white wool.
|Only 1 or 2 colors of wool are available for{{verify|as opposed to from?}} each shepherd villager, instead of all 16 colors.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w13a|Shepherd villagers now give wool to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=20w49a|Wool can now be used to block vibrations from [[sculk sensor]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1|Gray wool now generates as part of [[ancient city]] structures.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=22w13a|Blue, light blue and cyan wool now generate as part of ancient city structures.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w18a|Jumping or landing on the edge of wool no longer creates a vibration.<ref>{{bug|MC-252389|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Pre-release 1|Wool of any color can now be dyed into any other color.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||Pre-release|[[File:Light Gray Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Light Gray Wool (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Wool (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Wool (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Wool (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Wool (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Wool (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Wool (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Wool (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Wool (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Wool (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Wool (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Wool (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Wool (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Wool (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Wool (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added wool in the 15 different colors. White wool has not yet been added.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.1.0|[[File:Light Gray Wool (inventory) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Wool (inventory) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Wool (inventory) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Wool (inventory) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Wool (inventory) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Wool (inventory) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Wool (inventory) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Wool (inventory) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Wool (inventory) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Wool (inventory) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Wool (inventory) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Wool (inventory) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Wool (inventory) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Wool (inventory) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Wool (inventory) BE1.png|32px]] The inventory icons for wool have been changed to textures of blocks renders.
|[[File:Black Wool 2 (inventory) BE1.png|32px]] A second black wool item with ID 35, likely a placeholder for the yet-to-be-added white wool, can be obtained using [[Programs and editors|external editing]]. It is identical to the first item but has a separate inventory icon defined in <samp>gui_blocks.png</samp>.
|Black, orange, and magenta wool have been removed from the inventory, making them unobtainable.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.2.0|Added [[sheep]], which drop light gray wool. Dropped light gray wool cannot be picked up as there is an infinite amount of it available in inventory.
|Black wool is once again available in the inventory.
|All the IDs for colored wool blocks have been merged into ID 35 and are now simply metadata variants, resulting in there no longer being two black wool blocks.
|[[File:White Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] White wool has been added, but is not yet obtainable.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.2.1|Sheep now drop white wool. Dropped white wool is removed when picked up as it is not available in inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.0|Added empty slots to inventory in which white wool can be picked up, making white wool available for the first time in survival mode.
|Orange and magenta wool are once again available in the creative inventory.
|Survival players no longer start out with an infinite amount of the previously available wool colors in the inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.4.0|White wool is now available in the creative inventory.
|A [[crafting]] recipe for wool has been added.
|Wool is now used to craft [[bed]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.5.0|Wool is now used to craft [[painting]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Light Gray Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Black Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Red Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The saturation of wool has been tweaked, making wool [[block]]s slightly darker than before.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 4|Red wool can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] red [[carpet]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Black wool now naturally spawns in [[village]]s.
|The remaining [[carpet]] colors can now be [[craft]]ed using wool.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.3|Wool now has smooth [[lighting]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev=build 1|Renamed "Blue Light Wool" to "Light Blue Wool".}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.4|dev=alpha 1.0.4.0|Shepherd [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 16–22 white wool for 1 [[emerald]]. They also sell 1 wool for 1–2 emeralds, 1 offer for each color.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=January 27, 2017|slink={{tweet|jeb_|824946351725240320}}|[[Jeb]] tweets a picture of new wool textures beside the [[concrete]] blocks mentioning that they are a work in progress for [[Pocket Edition 1.1]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|[[File:White Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Black Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Red Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Green Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The color spectrum has been changed, resulting in new textures for all wool and wool-related [[item]]s.
|Added [[bed]]s in 16 colors. As a result, the wool has to match in order for the bed to be [[craft]]ed.
|Various wool colors now generate within structures inside [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|Wool can now used to craft [[banner]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.2.0.7|Any color of wool can now be [[dye]]d.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.20.1|[[Bleach]] can now be used to make colored wool turn into white wool.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9.0|dev=beta 1.9.0.0|Regular "Wool" has been renamed to "White Wool".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|Wool now generates in [[plains]] [[village]]s and [[pillager outpost]] tents.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Wool can now be found in village shepherd [[chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Trading]] has been changed, shepherd [[villager]]s now have a {{frac|1|32}} (3.125%) chance to [[trading|sell]] one of 16 colored wool for an [[emerald]].
|Shepherd villagers now have a 25% chance to [[trading|buy]] 18 white wool for an emerald, a 25% chance to buy 18 gray wool for an emerald, a 25% chance to buy 18 black wool for an emerald, and a 25% chance to buy 18 brown wool for an emerald as part of their first tier [[trade]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.9|Wool can now be used to play the guitar, if they are under [[note block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.30|exp=Wild Update|dev=beta 1.18.30.22|Wool can now be used to block vibrations from [[sculk sensor]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:White Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added wool.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU3|Added [[shears]], to shear sheep without [[damage|hurting]] them, dropping 2-4 wool.
|Sheep no longer drop wool when hit, albeit they drop one wool when being killed when they are unsheared.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU5|[[Village]]s now generate with lamp posts containing black wool.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU9| [[File:Light Gray Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Black Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Red Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Dyed wool textures have been updated.|[[Sheep]] can now regrow their wool by eating [[grass block]]s or [[short grass]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|ps3=1.04|54 orange wool and 1 blue wool now naturally generate as part of [[desert pyramid]]s.
|Wool of any color can now be [[trading|sold]] to farmer [[villager]]s, at 14–21 wool for 1 [[emerald]].
|Wool is now used to craft [[carpet]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|ps4=1.22|psvita=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|[[Trading]] has been changed: shepherd [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 16–22 white wool for 1 [[emerald]]. They also sell 1 wool for 1–2 emeralds, 1 offer for each color. Farmer villagers no longer trade wool.
|[[Desert pyramid]]s now generate with [[stained clay]] instead of wool.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps3=1.36|psvita=1.36|ps4=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|switch=1.0.1|Wool is now used to craft [[banner]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps3=1.49|psvita=1.49|ps4=1.50|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|[[File:White Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Black Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Red Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Green Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Wool JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The color spectrum has been changed, resulting in new textures for all wool and wool-related [[item]]s.|Wool can now be used to play the guitar, if they are under [[note block]]s.|Wool can now be used to fuel [[furnace]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps3=1.52|psvita=1.52|ps4=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|Various wool colors now generate within structures inside [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|White wool now generates as woolen tents outside the new [[pillager outpost]]s.|White and yellow wool now generate in shepherd houses, fletcher houses, and meeting points in [[plains]] [[village]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|New 3DS}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:White Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Black Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Red Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Added wool.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9.19|Various wool colors now generate within structures inside [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java classic}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.0.20a|The IDs for cloth blocks were 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36 respectively.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java infdev}}
|{{HistoryLine||Minecraft Infdev|dev=20100624|link=Minecraft Infdev|slink=Java Edition Infdev 20100624|All cloth blocks have been removed except the block with ID 35, which now has been changed to be white wool. The remaining IDs eventually became populated with newer blocks in later versions; for a full list, refer to [[Java Edition removed blocks]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|The different [[block states]] for the <code>wool</code> ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[Java Edition 1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 35.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.70|dev=Preview 1.19.70.20|The different [[block states]] for the <code>wool</code> ID have now been split up into their own IDs.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* {{IN|Bedrock}}, the data values for wool and their respective dyes are the inverse of each other. This is also true for [[stained glass]], [[terracotta]], [[shulker box]]es, [[bed]]s, [[banner]]s, [[concrete powder]], and [[concrete]].

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Zombie wool.png|A [[zombie]] holding a piece of wool.<ref>{{tweet|jeb|240381873480687616|'Hey there, I think you dropped this' http://i.imgur.com/IdQD9.png}}</ref>
JE 1.12 Dev Wool.jpg
JE 1.12 Dev Wool and concrete.jpg
1.12 color spectrum.png|All wool colors forming a spectrum.
Classic color spectrum.png|All classic wool colors.
Spectra.png|The four iterations of the wool [[block]].
Wool Tunnel.png|A tunnel of wool.
Dinnerbone Wool.png|Wool receding into the distance.
Cloths data values.png|A list of data values for cloths in Infdev.
Woodland mansion 1x2 a5.png|A pile of wool generated in a [[woodland mansion]].
Wool In Village.png|Naturally occurring wool in a village.
Hi-word Wool.png|Hi-text from cyan, purple and red wool.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-wool Block of the Week: Wool] – Minecraft.net on November 17, 2017

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