Fence

This article is about the items in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. For the customizable fence around the player's house in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, see house customization.

Inventory icon for a fence

Fences are outdoor DIY items in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Fences can be placed to create boundaries and are crafted in stacks of ten. To achieve a 5-star island rating, a variety of fencing must be placed on the island. As of the 2.0 update, some of the fences are customizable after redeeming the Custom Fencing in a Flash item for  2,500 Nook Miles.

Fences are unlocked after the player establishes three housing plots for Tom Nook. He will supply them with 50 Simple Wooden Fences, and the recipes for most fences will become available for redemption in the Nook Stop. Two recipes are available each day, and all recipes cost  1,000 Nook Miles. Several fences can only be obtained through other means, however; the Bunny Day Fence recipe can only be obtained during the Bunny Day event, the Hedge recipe can only be obtained from Leif after purchasing from him on three separate days, the Wedding Fence can only be obtained on Harv's Island during Wedding Season, the Spooky Fence can only be obtained from Jack when given a Lollipop on Halloween, and the Mermaid Fence can only be obtained from Pascal.

Placing fences

Placing fences, unlike placing ordinary furniture, is done by equipping the desired fence from the player's pockets. The selected fence will be equipped similarly to a tool. When they are equipped, the player can build the fence in front of them, and they are oriented perpendicular to the player direction. Fences automatically connect with those placed next to them, but they cannot connect diagonally. Two fences placed that are facing directions different from each other will make a corner.

Item list

Fences in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Item	Image	Type	Buy price	Available from	Materials
-	[[|Bamboo lattice fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	6× Bamboo piece
-	[[|Bamboo-slats fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	3× Bamboo piece
-	[[|Barbed-wire fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	4× Hardwood 2× Iron nugget
-	[[|Block fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	8× Stone 2× Iron nugget
-	[[|Brick fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	6× Clay
-	[[|Bunny Day fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Message bottle  Balloon	1× Earth egg 1× Stone egg 1× Leaf egg 1× Wood egg 1× Sky egg 1× Water egg
-	[[|Corral fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	6× Wood
-	[[|Corrugated iron fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	3× Iron nugget 3× Hardwood
-	[[|Country fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	6× Hardwood
-	[[|Frozen fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Balloons  Message bottle	5× Snowflake
-	[[|Green bamboo fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	6× Bamboo piece
-	[[|Hedge]]		Fence	Not for sale	Leif  Tom Nook	10× Clump of weeds 5× Tree branch 2× Stone
-	[[|Imperial fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	6× Wood 4× Softwood
-	[[|Iron fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	6× Iron nugget
-	[[|Iron-and-stone fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	6× Stone 3× Iron nugget
-	[[|Large lattice fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Custom Fencing in a Flash	10× Softwood
-	[[|Lattice fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	8× Softwood
-	[[|Log fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	6× Softwood
-	[[|Log-wall fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	10× Hardwood
-	[[|Mermaid fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Pascal	1× Pearl 5× Coral 5× Sand dollar
-	[[|Park fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Custom Fencing in a Flash	5× Iron nugget
-	[[|Rope fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	4× Iron nugget
-	[[|Simple wooden fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	6× Softwood
-	[[|Spiky fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	8× Hardwood
-	[[|Spooky fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Any villager  Balloons	3× Orange pumpkin 5× Iron nugget
-	[[|Stone fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	4× Stone
-	[[|Straw fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	10× Clump of weeds 3× Wood
-	[[|Vertical-board fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	8× Wood
-	[[|Wedding fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Harvey	5× Iron nugget 3× Softwood
-	[[|Zen fence]]		Fence	Not for sale	Nook Stop	3× Iron nugget 3× Clay 3× Stone

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