IntermediateRedstone
How to build an item sorter in Minecraft
Behind each barrel is a column of 3 hoppers, and behind that the redstone of the slice.
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Hopper block in Minecraft
The Hopper moves items on its own: it pulls them from the container above it, picks up items dropped on top of it and pushes them into the container its spout points at. It is the basic building block of sorting systems and automatic farms.
It is made with the Crafting Table from Chest and 5 × Iron Ingot. It is mined with a pickaxe.
What it does
A Hopper holds five stacks and moves one item at a time, about 2.5 items per second. Its spout faces the block you clicked when placing it: point it down to fill a Chest or Furnace from above, or sideways to feed the side of a container. Chains of hoppers carry items across a base.
A redstone signal locks a Hopper: it stops pulling and pushing until the signal goes away. Combined with a Redstone Comparator, which reads how full a container is, this is how item sorters and overflow protections are built.
Placed under a furnace, it collects the finished products; placed on the side, it adds fuel. Under a Composter it collects the Bone Meal, under a Brewing Stand the finished potions, and it can feed a Crafter with ingredients. A Minecart with Hopper does the same job while moving on rails.
How to craft
Crafting table 
5 × Iron Ingot + Chest → Hopper
// Slots with several items cycle through every accepted option.
How Hopper connects
5 links · from the 26.3 game dataSame family · tag #cushion_uses_collision_shape
Tutorials with Hopper (8)
All tutorials with Hopper →×13 Tested 26.3 IntermediateFarms
How to build an automatic sugar cane farm in Minecraft
The chest sits one block past the last plant, at the level of the hoppers.
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How to build an iron farm in Minecraft (26.x)
An iron farm turns three trapped villagers and one zombie into a steady stream of iron golems, which a lava blade kills over a hopper.
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Redstone basics in Minecraft: dust, repeater, comparator, observer
the comparator reads the hopper, and the 15 blocks of dust drop the signal so that only a full hopper lights the lamp.
×1 Tested 26.3 Used to craft (1)
Minecart with Hopper Block states
| facing | down · north · south · west · east |
|---|---|
| enabled | true · false |
Tags
#minecraft:blocks_dolphin_jump#minecraft:blocks_fluid_flow#minecraft:blocks_lava_fire_spread#minecraft:blocks_motion#minecraft:blocks_motion_in_heightmap#minecraft:blocks_motion_in_heightmap_no_leaves#minecraft:blocks_motion_no_leaves#minecraft:causes_suffocation#minecraft:cushion_uses_collision_shape#minecraft:entities_can_teleport_to#minecraft:ice_melts_when_destroyed_above#minecraft:mineable/pickaxe
Hopper · FAQ
How do you get Hopper in Minecraft?
At the Crafting Table: 1 × Chest and 5 × Iron Ingot give 1 × Hopper. Mining the block drops it.
What is Hopper used for in Minecraft?
It collects dropped items and moves items between containers automatically, and redstone can lock it. It is an ingredient in one recipe: Minecart with Hopper.
What tool do you need to mine Hopper?
The fastest tool is the pickaxe.
Can a piston move Hopper?
No: pistons cannot move it.