Each item in Minecraft has a unique ID assigned to it, known as an item ID, this can be used in commands to spawn the item into the game. The item ID for snow in Minecraft is shown below:
The Snow item can be spawned in Minecraft with the below command. Cheats must be enabled before this will work.
Below is a table of the tools that can be used to break Snow blocks, and the speed it will take to break at (in seconds). This is calculated with the formula (1.5 * Block Hardness) / Tool Multiplier.
| Tool | Speed | |
|---|---|---|
 | Golden Shovel | 0.01s |
 | Diamond Shovel | 0.02s |
 | Iron Shovel | 0.03s |
 | Stone Shovel | 0.04s |
 | Wooden Shovel | 0.08s |
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The snow block in Minecraft spawns in ice plains, ice spikes, cold taiga, frozen river and cold beach biomes.
| Item ID | minecraft:snow |
|---|---|
| Legacy Item ID (1.12.2 and Below) | minecraft:snow_layer |
| Numerical ID | 78 |
| Stackable | Yes |
| Max Stack Size | 64 |
| Hardness | 0.1 |
| Material | Dirt |
| Diggable | Yes |
| Min / Max State IDs | 3921 - 3928 |
Below you can find the crafting recipes that can be used to make Snow.
| Ingredients | Pattern | Result |
|---|---|---|
|  | 6x Snow |
Block states are values assigned to a block that changes its state. For example, many blocks have a "direction" block state which can be used to change the direction a block faces.
Find a table of all blockstates for the Snow block below.
| Block State Name | Type | Values |
|---|---|---|
| layers | enum ? |
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