{{Legends hatnote|type=resource}}{{For}}
{{redirect|Diamonds|the achievement|Achievements#DIAMONDS!|the advancement|Advancements#Diamonds!}}
{{Infobox item
| image = Diamond.png
| renewable = No ([[Renewable resource#Vault|except via vault]])
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
A '''diamond''' is a mineral that can be obtained from [[diamond ore]], [[loot chest]]s, [[Vault|vaults]], [[Ominous Vault|ominous vaults]] and [[suspicious sand]]. It is required to craft diamond [[tool]]s and [[armor]] (and therefore obtain [[obsidian]]), [[enchanting table]]s, [[jukebox]]es, and duplicate [[smithing template]]s.

== Obtaining ==
{{see also|Tutorials/Diamonds}}

=== Mining ===
{{see also|Diamond Ore#Natural generation}}
[[Diamond ore]] can be mined using an [[iron pickaxe]] or better. An ore drops a single diamond. If mined by any other tool, it drops nothing. If the pickaxe is enchanted with [[Fortune]], it has a chance of dropping an extra diamond per level of Fortune, allowing for a maximum of 4 diamonds with Fortune III. If the ore is mined using a pickaxe enchanted with [[Silk Touch]], it drops an ore block rather than a diamond. The ore is found at level 15 or lower, most commonly between -50 and -64; levels -58 and -59 are the preferred levels to mine at since they don't contain [[bedrock]], as it starts spawning at -60.

=== Generated loot ===
{{LootChestItem|diamond}}

Due to a bug, one diamond always generates in the [[Trial Chambers]] intersection chest.<ref>{{bug|MC-273812}}</ref>

A [[vault]] may eject a diamond when activated by a player, giving diamonds limited renewability if multiple players activate the vault.

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|Block of Diamond
|Output= Diamond,9
|type= Material
}}

=== Smelting ===
{{Smelting
|showname=1
|Diamond Ore; Deepslate Diamond Ore
|Diamond
|1
}}

== Usage ==
Diamonds are mainly used to craft high-tier armor and equipment, which can be upgraded to [[netherite]] armor and equipment. 

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

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

=== Repairing ===
Diamonds are the repair items for the diamond [[tier]] and [[armor material]], and thus can be used to [[repair]] the following items in an [[anvil]] or [[grindstone]]:
*{{ItemLink|Diamond Helmet}}
*{{ItemLink|Diamond Chestplate}}
*{{ItemLink|Diamond Leggings}}
*{{ItemLink|Diamond Boots}}
*{{ItemLink|Diamond Sword}}
*{{ItemLink|Diamond Pickaxe}}
*{{ItemLink|Diamond Axe}}
*{{ItemLink|Diamond Shovel}}
*{{ItemLink|Diamond Hoe}}

=== Beacons ===
Diamonds can be used to select powers from a [[beacon]]. The player must select one of the available powers then insert a diamond into the item slot. 

A diamond can be substituted for an [[iron ingot]], a [[gold ingot]], an [[emerald]] or a [[netherite ingot]].

=== Smithing ingredient ===
{{Smithing
|head=1
|ingredients=Any Armor Trim +<br/>Any Armor Piece + <br/>Diamond
|Any Armor Trim Smithing Template
|Netherite Chestplate
|Diamond
|Diamond Trim Netherite Chestplate
|showdescription=1
|description = All armor types can be used in this recipe,<br/>a netherite chestplate is shown as an example.<br/>
|tail=1
}} 

;Trim color palette
The following color palettes are shown on the designs on trimmed armor:
*{{TrimPalette|diamond}}
*{{TrimPalette|diamond|darker=1}} (a darker color palette is used when a diamond armor piece is trimmed using a diamond).

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Diamond
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond
|itemtags=beacon_payment_items
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Diamond
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond
|id=304
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|DIAMONDS!;Diamonds to you!;Enchanter}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Diamonds!}}

== Video ==
{{yt|dxX4SaCkeG4}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java classic}}
|{{HistoryLine||May 21, 2009|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302005746/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/110762705/my-list-on-tile-types-so-far|[[Notch]] shows interest in adding some sort of crystals, which had no planned use.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20100128|[[File:Diamond JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added emeralds. They are not related to the modern [[emerald]]s.
|A stack of 100 emeralds can be found inside the [[Indev house]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100129|Emeralds can be used to craft [[diamond block|emerald block]]s and emerald [[sword]]s, [[shovel]]s, [[pickaxe]]s and [[axe]]s.
|Emeralds can no longer be found inside the Indev house due to all items having been removed from its chests.
|Emeralds can be obtained by smelting emerald blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100130|[[Emerald]]s are now known as "diamonds", though this has no actual effect as item names are not yet displayed in-game.
|[[Diamond block]]s now require 9 diamonds (3×3) instead of 4 (2×2) to be [[craft]]ed, making them much more expensive.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100206-2034|Diamonds are now used to craft diamond [[hoe]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100212-1210|Diamonds are now used to craft diamond [[helmet]]s, [[chestplate]]s, [[leggings]] and [[boots]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.14|Diamonds are now used to craft [[jukebox]]es.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Diamonds are now found in [[mineshaft]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|[[Diamond ore]] can now be [[smelt]]ed into diamonds.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Diamonds are now used to craft [[enchantment table]]s.
|Diamonds are now found in [[stronghold]] altar [[chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1|dev=12w01a|Diamonds are now found in [[village]] blacksmith [[chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w21a|Diamonds can now be [[trade]]d to blacksmith [[villager]]s in quantities of 3–5 for 1 [[emerald]].
|Added [[desert pyramid]]s, with a hidden [[chest]] room and loot containing diamonds.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w21b|Diamonds have been changed in the game code from "emerald" to "diamond", due to actual [[emerald]]s being added. Diamond's original name during [[Indev]], as stated above, was emerald in the code, and was kept this way until this snapshot.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w22a|Added [[jungle pyramid]]s, which contain loot [[chest]]s with diamonds.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=1.3|[[File:Diamond JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of diamonds has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w32a|Diamonds can be used to activate [[beacon]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.6|dev=12w49a|Diamonds can now be used to [[craft]] a [[firework star]] with a trail.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w16a|Diamond is now used to craft diamond [[horse armor]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w18a|Diamond is no longer used to craft diamond [[horse armor]].|Diamonds are now found in [[nether fortress]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w02a|Diamonds can now be [[traded]] to any black apron [[villager]] in quantities of 3–4 for 1 [[emerald]], as their tier III trade.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w31a|Diamonds now generate in [[end city]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w43a|The average yield of diamonds have been slightly decreased in [[nether fortress]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w44a|The average yield of diamonds in [[desert pyramid]] and [[mineshaft]] chests have been decreased.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 264.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w10a|Diamonds now generate in [[buried treasure]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w11a|Diamonds now generate in [[shipwreck]] treasure chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Diamond JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of diamonds has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w50a|Diamonds can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] toolsmith houses.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w16a|Diamonds now generate in bastion remnants chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.2|dev=20w30a|The chance of finding diamonds in bastion remnant chests is increased from 8.6% to 15.8%.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w08a|Diamonds can now drop and be smelted from [[deepslate diamond ore]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=23w04a|Diamonds can now be used to craft [[smithing template]]s.
|Diamonds can now be used as an armor trim material.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=23w07a|Diamonds now drop when brushing [[suspicious sand]] in [[desert pyramid]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w12a|The probability for the diamond to generate in the [[suspicious sand]] in [[desert pyramid]] has been changed from {{frac|1|7}} to {{frac|1|8}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|exp=Update 1.21|dev=23w45a|Diamonds now generate in [[trial chambers]] in [[decorated pot]]s, [[barrel]]s, and intersection chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|exp=Update 1.21|dev=24w05a|[[Vault]]s now have a chance to eject diamonds when activated.}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.2.0|[[File:Diamond JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added diamonds. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.2|Diamonds can be collected and used to craft [[blocks of diamond]] and diamond [[axe]]s, [[pickaxe]]s, [[sword]]s and [[shovel]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.4.0|Diamonds are now used to [[craft]] diamond [[hoe]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.5.0|Diamonds are now used to craft [[nether reactor core]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.6.0|Diamonds are now used to craft diamond [[armor]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Diamond JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of diamonds has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|Diamonds are now used to craft [[enchanting table]]s.
|Diamonds are no longer used to craft [[nether reactor core]]s and are now instead dropped by it.
|Diamonds now generate in [[nether fortress]] [[chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.13.0|dev=build 1|Diamonds now have a chance to generate in [[desert pyramid]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|Diamonds are now found in [[minecart with chest]]s in [[mineshaft]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.15.0|dev=build 1|Diamonds can now be found in [[jungle pyramid]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|Diamonds can now be found in altar [[chest]]s in [[stronghold]]s, [[dungeon]] chests and [[end city]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=alpha 1.0.0.0|Diamonds can now be found in blacksmith chests in [[village]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.4|dev=alpha 1.0.4.0|3-4 diamonds can now be traded to blacksmith [[villager]]s for an [[emerald]] as part of their third tier trades.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|Diamonds can now be used to [[craft]] a [[firework star]] with a trail. 
|Diamonds can now be used to craft [[jukebox]]es.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.14.2|Diamonds can now be found inside [[buried treasure]] chests and [[shipwreck]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|Diamonds can now be found in plains [[village]] weaponsmith chests.
|[[File:Diamond JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of diamonds has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Diamonds can now be found in village toolsmith chests and in [[savanna]], [[desert]], [[taiga]], and [[snowy taiga]] village weaponsmith chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.11.0.4|Armorer, toolsmith, and weaponsmith [[villager]]s now buy one diamond for an [[emerald]] as part of their fourth tier [[trade]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.57|Diamonds can now be found in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|dev=beta 1.16.230.52|Diamonds can now drop and be smelted from [[deepslate diamond ore]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.70|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.70.23|Diamonds now drop when brushing [[suspicious sand]] in [[desert pyramid]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.80|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.80.21|Diamonds can now be used to craft [[smithing template]]s.
|Diamonds can now be used as an armor trim material.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.60.20|Diamonds now generate in [[trial chambers]] in [[barrel]]s and intersection chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.70|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.70.21|[[Vault]]s now have a chance to eject diamonds when activated.}}

|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Diamond JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added diamonds.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU5|Diamonds are now found in the new [[mineshaft]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU7|Diamonds are now used to craft [[enchantment table]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU9|Diamonds are now found in [[village]] blacksmith [[chest]]s.|[[File:Diamond JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of diamonds has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|ps3=1.04|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|Diamonds can now be [[trade]]d to blacksmith [[villager]]s in quantities of 3–5 for 1 [[emerald]].
|Added [[desert pyramid]]s, with a hidden [[chest]] room and loot containing diamonds.
|Added [[jungle pyramid]]s, which contain loot [[chest]]s with diamonds.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|Diamonds can now be used to [[craft]] a [[firework star]] with a trail.
|Diamonds are now found in the new [[nether fortress]] chests.|Diamonds can be used to activate [[beacon]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Diamonds can now be [[traded]] to any black apron [[villager]] in quantities of 3–4 for 1 [[emerald]], as their tier III trade.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.36|psvita=1.36|ps4=1.36|wiiu=Patch 15|Diamonds now generate in [[end city]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps3=1.76|psvita=1.76|ps4=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|Diamonds now generate in [[buried treasure]] chests.
|Diamonds now generate in [[shipwreck]] treasure chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|[[File:Diamond JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of diamonds has been changed.}}

|{{HistoryLine|new3DS}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Diamond JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Added diamonds.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*Unlike in ''Minecraft'', newly mined [[Wikipedia:Diamond|diamond]]s in real life are rough, cloudy stones. The largest, purest ones are polished into crystal-clear gemstones, while the rest are used in industry for cutting and grinding.
*In the April fools version [[Java Edition 2.0]], [[diamond chicken]]s can lay diamonds. This does not exist in newer versions, as it was a joke.
*The item forms of diamonds and [[turtle egg]]s have the same shape.

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:DiamondOre.png|Naturally occurring diamonds.
File:MultipleOreBlobs.png|Multiple ore blobs.
File:Lava Diamond.png|Diamond ore near Lava.
File:Diamond ore blob.png|Another diamond ore blob near Lava.
File:10 ore diamond blob.png|10 ore diamond blob.
File:Trading a diamond for an emerald.png|A blacksmith offering an [[emerald]] for a diamond.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery class="pixel-image">
File:UniversalDiamond.png|A diamond as it appears in the [[Universal Studios Event]].
File:Diamond Pendant Necklace JINX.jpg|Official diamond pendant made by [https://www.jinx.com JINX].
File:All Mine JINX.jpg|Official t-shirt artwork "All Mine" which features a diamond. Made by JINX
</gallery>

== External links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--diamond Taking Inventory: Diamond] – Minecraft.net on February 20, 2019

== References ==
[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]

[[cs:Diamant]]
[[de:Diamant]]
[[el:Διαμάντι]]
[[es:Diamante]]
[[fr:Diamant]]
[[hu:Gyémánt]]
[[it:Diamante]]
[[ja:ダイヤモンド]]
[[ko:다이아몬드]]
[[lzh:金剛石]]
[[nl:Diamant]]
[[pl:Diament]]
[[pt:Diamante]]
[[ru:Алмаз]]
[[th:เพชร]]
[[uk:Діамант]]
[[zh:钻石]]
<references />

== Navigation ==
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