Enchant Tool with Silk Touch

Mine blocks and get the block itself instead of its drops

✅ Verified for Java 26.2 · Bedrock 26.32 — checked June 2026

Applies Silk Touch (level 1, it caps there) to the tool you're holding. Mine glass, ice, bookshelves, ore blocks, and more to get the block itself instead of their usual drops (e.g., ore blocks instead of raw ore). Mutually exclusive with Fortune on the same tool.

/enchant @s silk_touch 1

Java: yes
Bedrock: yes
Command block: no
Needs cheats / OP: yes

How to use

Hold the pickaxe, axe, or shovel you want to enchant.
Open chat (T on Java, / on Bedrock) and paste the command.
Press Enter — your next glass or ore block broken will drop the block.

Related commands

Enchant Tool with Efficiency V

Make your pickaxe +2 more

Enchant Held Item with Sharpness V

Add Sharpness V to the sword or axe you are holding

Enchant Armor with Protection IV

Add maximum Protection to the armor piece you are holding

Enchant Tool with Fortune III

Make ores and crops drop more loot

Enchant Item with Unbreaking III

Make any item last much longer before it breaks

Enchant Item with Mending

Repair a tool or armor automatically using XP