Daylight Detector Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a daylight detector (also known as a daylight sensor) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, daylight detectors are one of the many mechanisms that you can make.

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Let’s explore how to make a daylight detector.

Where to find a Daylight Detector in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a daylight detector in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform Version(s) Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8 – 1.19
Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.19.3 – 1.20
  • Platform is the platform that applies.
  • Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
  • Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

Required Materials to make a Daylight Detector

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a daylight detector:

Daylight Detector - Wiki Guide 6 3 Nether Quartz
Daylight Detector - Wiki Guide 7 3 Glass
Daylight Detector - Wiki Guide 8 3 Oak Slabs
Daylight Detector - Wiki Guide 9 3 Spruce Slabs
Daylight Detector - Wiki Guide 10 3 Birch Slabs
Daylight Detector - Wiki Guide 11 3 Jungle Slabs
Daylight Detector - Wiki Guide 12 3 Acacia Slabs
Daylight Detector - Wiki Guide 13 3 Dark Oak Slabs
Daylight Detector - Wiki Guide 14 3 Mangrove Slabs
Daylight Detector - Wiki Guide 15 3 Bamboo Slabs
Daylight Detector - Wiki Guide 16 3 Crimson Slabs
Daylight Detector - Wiki Guide 17 3 Warped Slab

TIP: You only need to use one type of wood slab! You don’t have to gather them all.

How to craft a Daylight Detector in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:

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2. Add Items to make a Daylight Detector

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a daylight detector, place 3 glass, 3 nether quartz, and 3 wood slabs in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When crafting with wood slabs, you can use any kind of wood slab, such as oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, mangrove, bamboo, crimson, or warped slabs. In our example, we are using 3 oak slabs.

When making a daylight detector, it is important that the glass, nether quartz, and wood slabs are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 3 glass. In the second row, there should be 3 nether quartz. In the third row, there should be 3 wood slabs. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a daylight detector.

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Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the daylight detector will appear in the box to the right.

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3. Move the Daylight Detector to Inventory

Once you have crafted a daylight detector, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

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Congratulations, you have made a daylight detector in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, a daylight detector has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Description
(Minecraft ID Name)
Data Value Stack Size Version
Daylight Detector
(minecraft:daylight_detector)
0 64 1.8 – 1.12
Daylight Detector
(minecraft:daylight_detector)
64 1.13 – 1.20
  • Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
  • Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
  • Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
  • Platform is the platform that applies.
  • Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Block States for Daylight Detector

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac), the block states for Daylight Detector are:

Block State Value Def Req
inverted false Yes No
inverted true No No
power 0 Yes No
power 1 No No
power 2 No No
power 3 No No
power 4 No No
power 5 No No
power 6 No No
power 7 No No
power 8 No No
power 9 No No
power 10 No No
power 11 No No
power 12 No No
power 13 No No
power 14 No No
power 15 No No
  • Block State is the internal name for the block state.
  • Value is the value for the block state.
  • Def indicates that it is the default, if omitted.
  • Req indicates that it must be included in command to properly identify this item/block.
  • Example shows how to format the block state to be used in the /fill, /setblock, /clone, or /testforblock command.

Give Command for Daylight Detector

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the /give command for Daylight Detector is:

/give @p daylight_detector 1

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Daylight Detector is:

/give @p daylight_detector 1 0

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