The Nixie Tube is a block that can display text or numbers.
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Obtaining[]
Breaking[]
The Nixie Tube must be mined with a wooden pickaxe or higher, or else it drops nothing.
| Hardness | 3 |
|---|---|
| Tool |  |
| Breaking time[Note 1] | |
 Default | 15 |
 Wooden | 2.3 |
 Stone | 1.15 |
 Iron | 0.75 |
 Diamond | 0.6 |
 Netherite | 0.5 |
 Golden | 0.4 |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Crafting[]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting Recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Nixie Tube | Electron Tube + Brass Casing |
Usage[]
Displaying Redstone signal strength[]
A Nixie Tube may be used to display Redstone signal strength of the connected redstone component. It will display the highest connected signal strength.
Displaying Characters[]
When right clicked with a named Name Tag, the Nixie Tube as well as adjacent Nixie Tubes will display the text the name tag was renamed to.
Colors[]
When right clicked with a Dye, the color of the text can be changed. The Dye is not consumed.
Trivia[]
- Nixie Tubes exist in real life (see Wikipedia)
Gallery[]
Nixie Tubes displaying the signal strength of adjacent redstone wires.
Nixie Tubes displaying the "Create" text
Real life Nixie Tube
History[]
Release 0.3.2: Can now be dyed.
Release 0.3: Can now display text from nametags.
Release 0.2.4: Added.
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