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Black Dye

How to Craft Black Dye in Minecraft

MATERIALS SHAPED INVENTORY 2×2 2 VARIANTS
Ink Sac
Black Dye
Variant 1/2 · Ink Sac

Ingredients

Result: 1× Black Dye · variant 1 of 2

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Crafting Black Dye step by step

Black Dye can be crafted in 2 ways — the grid above cycles through all of them. Variant 1 is a shaped crafting recipe that uses 1 item: 1 Ink Sac. Place the ingredients exactly in the pattern shown above. The pattern can sit anywhere on the grid as long as its shape stays the same. Because it fits into 2×2 slots, you can craft it directly in your inventory — no crafting table needed.

  1. Open your inventory (2×2 crafting grid) or a crafting table.
  2. Place 1 Ink Sac in the pattern shown above (variant 1 — or the ingredients of any other variant).
  3. Take the Black Dye from the result slot and move it into your inventory.
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How to get the ingredients

Wither Rose
Wither Rose How to get it

What you can make with Black Dye 34 recipes

Black BalloonBlack BalloonBlack BedBlack BedBlack BundleBlack BundleBlack CandleBlack CandleBlack CarpetBlack CarpetBlack Concrete PowderBlack Concrete PowderBlack CushionBlack CushionBlack Firework StarBlack Firework StarBlack HarnessBlack HarnessBlack Shulker BoxBlack Shulker BoxBlack Stained GlassBlack Stained GlassBlack Stained Glass PaneBlack Stained Glass Pane

… and 22 more recipes that use Black Dye.

Other ways to get Black Dye

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Wandering TraderOrdinary Emerald1 Emerald 3× Black Dye

Black Dye recipe FAQ

What do you need to craft Black Dye in Minecraft?

You need 1 Ink Sac — 1 item in total, arranged as shown in the crafting grid. The recipe gives you 1× Black Dye.

Do you need a crafting table to make Black Dye?

No. The recipe fits into 2×2 slots, so you can craft it in your inventory's crafting grid. A crafting table works as well.

Is the Black Dye recipe shaped or shapeless?

It is a shaped recipe: the arrangement matters. You can shift the pattern around the grid, but the shape must stay the same.

Is there more than one way to craft Black Dye?

Yes. There are 2 variants of the recipe — the others use Wither Rose. The grid on this page cycles through all of them.

What can you make with Black Dye?

Black Dye is an ingredient in 34 crafting recipes, for example Black Balloon, Black Bed and Black Bundle.

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