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[[File:All Pressure Plates.png|thumb|All pressure plates.]]
A '''pressure plate''' is a non-solid [[block]] that produces a [[redstone]] signal when stood on by an [[entity]], with multiple variants that have different properties.

== Variants ==
* [[Wooden Pressure Plate]]
** {{BlockLink|Oak Pressure Plate}}
** {{BlockLink|Spruce Pressure Plate}}
** {{BlockLink|Birch Pressure Plate}}
** {{BlockLink|Jungle Pressure Plate}}
** {{BlockLink|Acacia Pressure Plate}}
** {{BlockLink|Dark Oak Pressure Plate}}
** {{BlockLink|Mangrove Pressure Plate}}
** {{BlockLink|Cherry Pressure Plate}}
** {{BlockLink|Pale Oak Pressure Plate}}
** {{BlockLink|Bamboo Pressure Plate}}
** {{BlockLink|Crimson Pressure Plate}}
** {{BlockLink|Warped Pressure Plate}}
* {{BlockLink|Stone Pressure Plate}}
* {{BlockLink|Polished Blackstone Pressure Plate}}
* {{BlockLink|Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate}}
* {{BlockLink|Light Weighted Pressure Plate}}

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
A pressure plate is removed and drops itself as an item if:

* the block beneath it is moved, removed, or destroyed
* a [[piston]] tries to push it or moves a block into its space

== Usage ==
{{see also|Redstone circuit}}{{Hatnote|This section is about the behavior and usage of pressure plate in general. For more information see the respective variant page (listed in the previous section)}}
A pressure plate can be used to detect entities on top of it (players, mobs, items, etc.).[[File:Pressure plate as power source.png|thumb|Pressure plate placement and behavior.]]
[[File:Pressure plate.png|thumb|Pressure plates on fences.]]

To place a pressure plate, {{control|use}} it while aiming at the face of a block adjacent to the destination space.

A pressure plate can be attached to:
* the ''top'' of any full solid [[opaque]] block (stone, dirt, blocks of gold, etc.), including full-block mechanism components ([[command block]]s, [[dispenser]]s, [[dropper]]s, [[note block]]s, and [[redstone lamp]]s)
* the ''top'' of a [[hopper]], [[fence]], [[nether brick fence]], an upside-down [[slab]], or upside-down [[stairs]].

A pressure plate cannot be attached to the side or bottom of any block, but attempting to make such an attachment may cause the plate to attach to the top of a block under the destination space. For example, if a fence is on the ground, attempting to attach a plate to the ''side'' of the fence causes the plate to be attached to the ''top'' of the ground next to the fence instead.

More information regarding placement on transparent blocks can be found at [[Opacity/Placement]].

=== Activation ===
A pressure plate ''activates'' when an entity is on top of it (specifically, when the entity's collision mask intersects the bottom quarter-block of the pressure plate's space, which may include entities flying close to the ground), with a minimum activation time of 1 second. How it is activated varies depending on which kind of pressure plate is.

A [[minecart]] traveling on [[rail]]s activates a pressure plate next to a diagonal track but not one next to a straight track (stone pressure plates are activated only if the minecart contains a mob or player).

;Behavior

While active, a pressure plate:
* powers adjacent [[redstone dust]], and adjacent [[redstone comparator]] or [[redstone repeater]]s facing away from the plate
* strongly powers any full solid opaque block beneath it
* activates adjacent [[mechanism component]]s, including above or below, such as [[piston]]s, [[redstone lamp]]s, etc.

[[Water]] and [[lava]] flow around a pressure plate without affecting it.

Pressure plates can also open [[doors]], activate [[TNT]], and power [[command block]]s.
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== Block states ==
{{see also|Block states}}

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== Video ==
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== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java classic}}
|{{HistoryLine||May 21, 2009|link=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/110762705/my-list-on-tile-types-so-far|[[Notch]] shows interest in adding pressure plates.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.1|Added two types of pressure plates: wooden and stone pressure plates.
|The model of pressure plates in item form is different.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3|Pressure plates now require only two [[wood planks]]/[[stone]] to [[craft]]; previous versions required three (this recipe now creates [[slab]]s).}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6|dev=Test Build 3|Both types of pressure plates can now also be recovered by destroying the [[block]] they are on.
|Pressure plates may no longer be placed on [[leaf block]]s or [[TNT]]. Pressure plates placed on such blocks prior to this update drop themselves when disturbed (whether by stepping on them or by placing/breaking adjacent blocks) and can be recollected, though they can still ignite TNT.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7|The model of pressure plates has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Pressure plates can now be placed on [[fence]]s, though they are not functional in this configuration due to the fence's hitbox.
|Dropped pressure plate items no longer appear larger than normal blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|Pressure plates now function when placed on top of [[fence]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5|The textures of pressure plates have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||November 25, 2012|link=https://youtube.com/watch?v=YG9RNyRhIow?t=7m35s|Weighted pressure plates are announced at [[MINECON 2012]]. It was mentioned that they would, in addition to the functions actually given to them upon introduction, also be able to detect how full a [[minecart with chest]] is, functionality that was instead given to the [[detector rail]] and [[redstone comparator]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5|dev=13w01a|Added two new types of pressure plates as weighted pressure plates.
|The model of weighted pressure plates in item form is different.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|The output strength of weighted pressure plates has been rescaled.
|All [[entities]] are now allowed to trigger weighted pressure plates.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w10a|The model of all pressure plates in item form has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w10c|The model of all pressure plates in item form has been changed.<ref>{{bug|MC-50309}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w33a|Pressure plates now have unique item names.<ref>{{bug|MC-66247}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w31a|The model of all pressure plates in item form has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w43a|Non-stone pressure plates have now been given a different, more high-pitched activation [[sound]], so that they no longer match the sound of stone pressure plates.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w46a|[[Mob]]s no longer spawn on pressure plates.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|The textures of all pressure plates have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w12b|All pressure plates can now be placed on [[glass]], [[ice]], [[glowstone]] and the [[sea lantern]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14.3|dev=pre3|All pressure plates can now be placed on [[iron bar]]s and [[glass pane]]s.}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.13.0|dev=build 1|Added four types of pressure plates: wooden, stone, heavy weighted, and light weighted pressure plates.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|The textures of all pressure plates have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.50|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.50.21|The pressure plates now have different pitches based on their behavior to match ''[[Java Edition]]''.}}

|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added two types of pressure plates: wooden and stone pressure plates.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU5|Pressure plates are now placeable on [[fence]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|Added two new types of pressure plates as weighted pressure plates.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|switch=1.0.1|Non-stone pressure plates have now been given a different, more high-pitched activation [[sound]], so that they no longer match the sound of stone pressure plates.{{check version}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|The textures of all pressure plates have been changed.}}

|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|Added four types of pressure plates: wooden, stone, heavy weighted, and light weighted pressure plates.}}
}}

=== Pre-1.7.2 requirements ===
Before [[Java Edition 1.7.2]], weighted pressure plates could be activated only by [[drop]]s, and they required larger quantities.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Required entities for weighted pressure plate signal strength
! rowspan="2" |Signal<br>strength
! colspan="3" |Number of entities required
|-
|Gold plate
|Iron plate<br>(blocks)
|Iron plate (stacks)
|-
|1||1–4||1–42||1 block–42 blocks
|-
|2||5–8||43–85||43 blocks–1 stack 21 blocks
|-
|3||9–12||86–128 ||1 stack 22 blocks–'''2 stacks'''
|-
|4||13–16||129–170||2 stacks 1 block–2 stacks 42 blocks
|-
|5||17–20||171–213||2 stacks 43 blocks–3 stacks 21 blocks
|-
|6||21–24||214–256||3 stacks 22 blocks–'''4 stacks'''
|-
|7||25–28||257–298||4 stacks 1 block–4 stacks 42 blocks
|-
|8||29–32||299–341|| 4 stacks 43 blocks–5 stacks 21 blocks
|-
|9||33–36||342–384||5 stacks 22 blocks–'''6 stacks'''
|-
|10||37–40||385–426||6 stacks 1 block–6 stacks 42 blocks
|-
|11||41–44||427–469||6 stacks 43 blocks–7 stacks 21 blocks
|-
|12||45–48||470–512||7 stacks 22 blocks–'''8 stacks'''
|-
|13||49–52||513–554||8 stacks 1 block–8 stacks 42 blocks
|-
|14||53–56
|555–597||8 stacks 43 blocks–9 stacks 21 blocks
|-
|15||57+||598+||9 stacks 22 blocks+
|}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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