| Java Edition Infdev |
| 20100607 | Signs have an extra, unobtainable item form corresponding to its block ID. It can be obtained via inventory editors with numeric item ID 63.
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| When placed, no text input will appear, and the sign always faces south. |
| Java Edition Alpha |
| v1.0.1 | Wall signs have an extra, unobtainable item form corresponding to its block ID. It can be obtained via inventory editors with numeric item ID 68.
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| When placed, an invalid data value of the wall sign block, likely but not confirmed to be 0, which has a full block hitbox but faces south, is created. |
| Java Edition Beta |
| 1.6 | Test Build 3 | Sign items can be obtained from the newly added debug chests, mainly from the 5th slot of the 3rd chest from the left, and the 16th slot of the 6th chest from the left.
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| Wall sign items can be obtained from the newly added debug chests, mainly from the 10th slot of the 3rd chest from the left, and the 21st slot of the 6th chest from the left. |
| 1.8 | Pre-release 2 ;) | Added pick block functionality. This will change the currently selected slot to any containing one of the otherwise-unobtainable sign items, but will not allow it to be obtained if not already in the hotbar. |
| release | Debug chests no longer spawn, preventing sign and wall sign items from being obtained this way. |
| Java Edition |
| 1.2.5 | pre | Pick Block now returns the actually obtainable sign item. |
| 1.3.1 | 12w15a | Both sign items can now be obtained via Pick Block in creative. |
| 12w16a | Pick Block once again returns the actually obtainable sign item.
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Sign and wall sign items can now be obtained in singleplayer worlds via the /give command using the respective numeric IDs. |
| 1.7.2 | 13w37a | The direct item forms of signs and wall signs have been removed from the game. They can no longer exist as items in any way, only as placed blocks. |
| Pocket Edition Alpha |
| v0.5.0 | Standing signs exist as an item and can be obtained through inventory editors.
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| The standing sign item, when placed, will always place the sign facing south, regardless of the player's facing direction.[1] |
| v0.5.0 | Wall signs exist as an item. |
| Unknown |
| ? | When placed, wall signs would place a wall sign block which was visually attached east and had a full block hitbox.[2] |
| Bedrock Edition |
| ? | Birch, spruce, jungle, acacia and dark oak wall signs exist as an item. |
| Legacy Console Edition |
| ? | Oak wall signs exist as an item.[3] |