How do I place a lantern on the side of a wall?

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According to the wiki it should be possible to place a lantern on the side of a block. Am I reading this wrong?
I can not compel the lantern to place on the side of a polished diorite block, not even if I'm squatting/sneaking (holding the shift). I've run out of ideas on how to make this happen, but for aesthetic reasons I'd like to be able to do it. Is there some trick I'm missing?

Kevin Reid · Accepted Answer

I believe the information you found is just incorrect. In my experience with Java Edition, lanterns can only be placed above or below a block. Tested with Java Edition 1.17:

I made the same test in Android (Bedrock Edition) v1.17.2 creative and got the same results.
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In order to mount a lantern on a wall, I would suggest using a fence as a bracket:

You could also use iron bars to match the lantern chain better, but I don't think it looks very tidy:

SF. · Answer

It seems we have a classic Wiki SNAFU. One person wrote: "Lanterns can be placed on walls with no support on Java edition but cannot do this on Java edition, it requires support from a block and won't hang from a fence or the wall."
Probably, the second part was applicable to Bedrock Edition, and the person meant the Wall block.

The subsequent editor "fixed" the entry while misunderstanding the meaning of "wall" : *In Java Edition, lanterns can be placed on walls with no support. In Bedrock Edition lanterns must be placed on the top or bottom surface of a solid block, and cannot be placed on the side."
Well, in Java Edition, lanterns definitely can be placed on top of, or hanged under Walls:

and they can't be placed on sides of either walls or solid blocks.

How do I place a lantern on the side of a wall?

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