Redstone Dust

This article is about the Minecraft item. For other uses, see Redstone.

Redstone Dust

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Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0
Hardness	0
Luminous	No
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	0 NONE
Note block instrument	Default (Harp)

Redstone dust (or simply redstone) is a mineral used in crafting, brewing, and trimming, as well as being used as a placeable wire.

Redstone wire is a non-solid block that can transmit a redstone power signal up to 15 blocks in distance; signal strengths below 15 have reduced distance. Redstone wire can power blocks it is placed on or pointing at.

Obtaining

Breaking

Redstone dust is immediately destroyed when broken.

Redstone dust is removed and drops as an item if:

• its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed
• water or lava flows into its space
• a piston tries to push it or moves a block into its space

Block	Redstone Dust
Hardness	0
Breaking time (secs)
Default	10.05 (JE) 0.05 (BE)

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

Redstone dust drops itself when destroyed.

Mining

Redstone ore mined using an iron pickaxe or higher drops 4 or 5 redstone dust (or more with Fortune, averaging at 6 redstone dust with Fortune III). If mined with Silk Touch, the block drops itself instead of redstone dust. When the ore itself is clicked on/touched, it emits a light level of 9 and glows.

Natural generation

15 lengths of redstone dust are naturally generated as part of the trap in each jungle pyramid. 5 lengths of redstone dust can be found in one type of a jail cell room in a woodland mansion. In ancient cities, multiple pieces of redstone dust can be found integrated into circuitry. 1 piece of redstone dust can be found in the "Encounter 4" room in trial chambers.

Mob loot

Java Edition:

Mob		Quantity / Chance / Average
		Default			Looting I			Looting II			Looting III
	Witch	4–8	100.00%	6.00	4–9	100.00%	6.50	4–10	100.00%	7.00	4–11	100.00%	7.50

Mob		Quantity / Chance / Average
		Default			Looting I			Looting II			Looting III
	Witch	4–8	1	6	4–9	1	13⁄2	4–10	1	7	4–11	1	15⁄2

Mob		Amount	Probability
			Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
	Witch	4	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄10 (10.00%)	1⁄20 (5.00%)	1⁄30 (3.33%)
		5	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄5 (20.00%)	3⁄20 (15.00%)	1⁄10 (10.00%)
		6	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		7	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄5 (20.00%)
		8	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄5 (20.00%)
		9	0	1⁄10 (10.00%)	3⁄20 (15.00%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		10	0	0	1⁄20 (5.00%)	1⁄10 (10.00%)
		11	0	0	0	1⁄30 (3.33%)
		Average	6 (6.00)	13⁄2 (6.50)	7 (7.00)	15⁄2 (7.50)

Drops		1
Mob		Expected Number of Kills
		Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
	Witch	0.17	0.15	0.14	0.13

Bedrock Edition:

Mob		Quantity / Chance / Average
		Default			Looting I			Looting II			Looting III
	Witch	4–8	100.00%	6.00	4–9	100.00%	6.50	4–10	100.00%	7.00	4–11	100.00%	7.50

Mob		Quantity / Chance / Average
		Default			Looting I			Looting II			Looting III
	Witch	4–8	1	6	4–9	1	13⁄2	4–10	1	7	4–11	1	15⁄2

Mob		Amount	Probability
			Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
	Witch	4	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄10 (10.00%)	1⁄20 (5.00%)	1⁄30 (3.33%)
		5	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄5 (20.00%)	3⁄20 (15.00%)	1⁄10 (10.00%)
		6	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		7	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄5 (20.00%)
		8	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄5 (20.00%)	1⁄5 (20.00%)
		9	0	1⁄10 (10.00%)	3⁄20 (15.00%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		10	0	0	1⁄20 (5.00%)	1⁄10 (10.00%)
		11	0	0	0	1⁄30 (3.33%)
		Average	6 (6.00)	13⁄2 (6.50)	7 (7.00)	15⁄2 (7.50)

Drops		1
Mob		Expected Number of Kills
		Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
	Witch	0.17	0.15	0.14	0.13

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Redstone Dust	Monster Room	Chest	1–4	26.6% { "item": "Redstone Dust", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.26610816000000004, "structure": "Monster Room", "container": "Chest" }
	Mineshaft	Chest not located in a sulfur cave	4–9	14.5% { "item": "Redstone Dust", "stacksize": "4–9", "chance": 0.14460337616164032, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest not located in a sulfur cave" }
	Mineshaft	Chest located in a sulfur cave	4–9	14.5% { "item": "Redstone Dust", "stacksize": "4–9", "chance": 0.14460337616164032, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest located in a [[sulfur cave]]" }
	Stronghold	Storeroom chest	4–9	18.6% { "item": "Redstone Dust", "stacksize": "4–9", "chance": 0.18599883286357333, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Storeroom chest" }
		Altar chest	4–9	11.9% { "item": "Redstone Dust", "stacksize": "4–9", "chance": 0.1189215578748346, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
	Village	Temple chest	1–4	44.8% { "item": "Redstone Dust", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.44775753383680095, "structure": "Village", "container": "Temple chest" }
	Woodland Mansion	Chest	1–4	19.7% { "item": "Redstone Dust", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.1966920449812577, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }
Bedrock Edition
Redstone Dust	Monster Room	Chest	1–4	26.6% { "item": "Redstone Dust", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.26610816000000004, "structure": "Monster Room", "container": "Chest" }
	Mineshaft	Chest not located in a sulfur cave	4–9	14.5% { "item": "Redstone Dust", "stacksize": "4–9", "chance": 0.14460337616164032, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest not located in a sulfur cave" }
	Mineshaft	Chest located in a sulfur cave	4–9	14.5% { "item": "Redstone Dust", "stacksize": "4–9", "chance": 0.14460337616164032, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest located in a [[sulfur cave]]" }
	Stronghold	Storeroom chest	4–9	15.2% { "item": "Redstone Dust", "stacksize": "4–9", "chance": 0.15176544111650658, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Storeroom chest" }
		Altar chest	4–9	11.5% { "item": "Redstone Dust", "stacksize": "4–9", "chance": 0.11541180293889097, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
	Village	Temple chest	1–4	44.8% { "item": "Redstone Dust", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.44775753383680095, "structure": "Village", "container": "Temple chest" }
	Woodland Mansion	Chest	1–4	24.9% { "item": "Redstone Dust", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.2485901539399482, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }

Crafting

Redstone dust can be crafted from blocks of redstone.

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Block of Redstone	9

Smelting

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Redstone Dust	Redstone Ore or  Deepslate Redstone Ore + Any fuel	0.7

Trading

Villager		Probability		Villager wants	Player receives	Trades in stock	Villager experience	Price multiplier
		JE	BE
Cleric	Novice	100%	100%	Emerald	2 × Redstone Dust	12	1	0.05

Villager gifts

In Java Edition, when the player has the Hero of the Village status effect, clerics might throw that player a redstone dust as a gift.

Usage

Redstone dust is used for brewing, crafting, and in redstone circuits by placing it on the ground to create redstone wire. It can also be used to power redstone components.

Brewing ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Brewing recipe
Mundane Potion	Redstone Dust + Water Bottle
Increased Duration	Redstone Dust + Potion of Night Vision or  Potion of Invisibility or  Potion of Leaping or  Potion of Fire Resistance or  Potion of Swiftness or  Potion of Slowness or  Potion of the Turtle Master or  Potion of Water Breathing or  Potion of Poison or  Potion of Regeneration or  Potion of Strength or  Potion of Weakness or  Potion of Slow Falling

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Notes
Block of Redstone	Redstone Dust
Clock	Gold Ingot + Redstone Dust
Compass	Iron Ingot + Redstone Dust
Crafter	Iron Ingot + Crafting Table + Redstone Dust + Dropper
Detector Rail	Iron Ingot + Stone Pressure Plate + Redstone Dust	6
Dispenser	Cobblestone + Bow + Redstone Dust		The bow can be of any durability. Enchantments on the bow do not affect the resulting dispenser.
Dropper	Cobblestone + Redstone Dust
Unwaxed Copper Bulb or  Waxed Copper Bulb	Matching Unwaxed Block of Copper or  Matching Waxed Block of Copper + Blaze Rod + Redstone Dust	44444444
Note Block	Any Planks + Redstone Dust
Observer	Cobblestone + Redstone Dust + Nether Quartz
Piston	Any Planks + Cobblestone + Iron Ingot + Redstone Dust
Powered Rail	Gold Ingot + Stick + Redstone Dust	6
Redstone Lamp	Redstone Dust + Glowstone
Redstone Repeater	Redstone Torch + Redstone Dust + Stone
Redstone Torch	Redstone Dust + Stick
Target	Redstone Dust + Hay Bale

Smithing ingredient

Ingredients	Smithing recipe	Notes
Any Armor Trim + Any Armor Piece + Redstone Dust		All armor types can be used in this recipe, a chestplate is shown as an example.

Trim color palette

The following color palette is shown on the designs on trimmed armor:

Redstone component

When placed in the world, redstone dust becomes a block of redstone wire, which can transmit redstone signal.

Placement

Redstone dust can be placed on conductive blocks as well as glowstone, upside-down slabs, glass, upside-down stairs, and hoppers. It can also be placed on some non-conductive blocks; see Opacity/Placement for more information.

Redstone wire configures itself to point toward adjacent redstone power components and transmission component connection points. Redstone wire also configures itself to point toward adjacent redstone wire one block higher or lower – unless there is a conductive block above the lower redstone wire.

If there is only one such adjacent redstone component, redstone wire configures itself into a line pointing both at the neighbor and away from it. If there are two or more such adjacent components, redstone wire connects them in the form of , , , or as needed.

When there are no adjacent components, a single redstone wire configures itself into a plus sign, which can provide power in all four directions. By right-clicking, it can be changed into a dot, which does not provide power to any of the four directions.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Redstone wire does not automatically configure itself to point toward mechanism components; the only exceptions are the back and side faces of pistons and sticky pistons in Bedrock Edition. If such a configuration is desired, the other neighbors of the redstone wire must be arranged to create it, i.e the redstone dust must be placed in a way that it would be pointed at the block’s location even if it were not there.

When redstone wire is reconfigured after placement, it does not update other redstone components around it of the change unless that reconfiguration also includes a change in power level or another component provides an update. This can create situations where a mechanism component remains activated when it shouldn't, or vice versa, until it receives an update from something else – a "feature" of redstone wire that can be used to make a block update detector.

Behavior

In Bedrock Edition, the signal can go down from glass blocks.

However, the signal can never go down from slabs.

Redstone wire can transmit power, which can be used to operate mechanism components (doors, pistons, redstone lamps, etc.). Redstone wire can be "powered" by a number of methods:

• from an adjacent power component or a strongly-powered block
• from the output of a redstone repeater or redstone comparator
• from adjacent redstone wire. The powering dust can be a level higher or lower, but with restrictions:
  • Redstone dust can be powered by redstone dust that is one level lower, or on a conductive block one level higher. A non-conductive block cannot‌^{[Java Edition only]} pass power downward.
  • The block "between" the two dust blocks must be air or non-conductive. A conductive block there "cuts" the connection between the higher and lower dust.

The "power level" of redstone dust can vary from 0 to 15. Most power components power-up adjacent redstone dust to power level 15, but a few (daylight sensors, trapped chests, and weighted pressure plates) may create a lower power level. Redstone repeaters output power level 15 (when turned on), but redstone comparators may output a lower power level.

15

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12

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9

8

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2

1

0

Redstone wire can transmit power up to 15 blocks.

Power level drops by 1 for every block of redstone wire it crosses. Thus, redstone wire can transmit power for no more than 15 blocks. To go further, the power level must be re-strengthened – typically with a redstone repeater.

Powered redstone wire on top of, or pointing at, a conductive block provides weak power to the block. A weakly-powered block cannot power other adjacent redstone wire, but can still power redstone repeaters and comparators, and activate adjacent mechanism components. Non-conductive blocks cannot be powered.

When redstone wire is unpowered, it appears dark red. When powered, it becomes bright red at power level 15, fading to darker shades with decreasing power. Powered redstone wire also produces "dust" particles of the same color.

While redstone wire always provides power to the directions it points into, it can still point into directions in which it cannot give power. If redstone wire comes in the form of a cross, the player can right-click to toggle it between a cross and dot. A redstone dot does not power anything adjacent to it, but powers the block under it.

Piston interactivity

Redstone dust is destroyed when a piston tries to push it. It can't be pulled by sticky pistons.

Sounds

Java Edition:

stone sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

normal sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.stone	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.27 [sound 1]	0.5
	​Footsteps	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.4	1.0
	​Footsteps	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.3	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.12	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Redstone Wire	redstone_wire	Block	block.minecraft.redstone_wire
Redstone Dust	redstone	Item	item.minecraft.redstone

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Item tags	Translation key
Redstone Dust	redstone_wire	55	Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	—	tile.redstone_wire.name
Redstone Dust	redstone	373	Item	—	minecraft:trim_materials	item.redstone.name

Block states

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Dispense With This	Construct a Dispenser.	—	20	Bronze

Videos

History

Development

Java Edition

Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.1							Added redstone.
							Added redstone dust as a placed block.
							Replaces existing gears in a world as they share the same numeric ID of 55.
							Redstone dust as a placed block has two power appearances; either completely on, or completely off.
							Redstone dust is used to craft redstone torches.
							At this time, redstone has not been given an official name.
v1.0.2_01							Redstone dust now doesn't connect through solid blocks diagonally down.
							Walking on redstone dust no longer breaks it.
							Active redstone dust now gives off particles.
v1.1.0							Redstone is now used to craft compasses.
v1.2.0			?				Redstone is now used to craft clocks.
Java Edition Beta
1.0							With the addition of inventory tooltips, the item form of redstone dust has been named "Redstone", and the usually unobtainable block form has been named "Redstone Dust".
1.2							Redstone is now used to craft dispensers and note blocks.
1.3							Redstone wire gets darker the farther away it is from a source of power, using a dedicated tint system. Previously, it was fully on until it reached its limit.
							Its particles now appear gray due to not being tinted.
							Redstone is now used to craft redstone repeaters.
1.5							Fully off redstone wire is no longer black.
							Redstone dust can now be placed on snow.
							Redstone is now used to craft powered rails and detector rails.
1.6.6							Redstone dust now checks if the block below has a solid top face or glowstone, allowing it to be placed on it.
1.7							Redstone dust now connects to a repeater without the dust being explicitly pointed at it.
							Redstone can now be used to craft pistons.
1.8			Pre-release				Redstone can now be found in the new stronghold storeroom chests, and in the new mineshaft chests.
Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3				Redstone can now be brewed in a water bottle to create a mundane potion.
							Redstone can now be found in the new stronghold altar chests.
							Redstone now extends the potions of Fire Resistance, Slowness, Swiftness, Poison, Weakness and Strength.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4				Redstone now extends the new potion of Regeneration.
			RC1				Redstone dust placement on one block has been changed from a "+" to a "•" shape.
?							Redstone wire block particles are now correctly colored.
1.1			11w49a				Fixed redstone update bug.​
1.2.1			12w06a				Redstone can now be placed on glowstone.
			12w07a				Redstone is now used to craft redstone lamps.
1.3.1			12w21a				Redstone can now be bought from priest villagers, at 2–4 redstone for 1 emerald, making them renewable.
			12w22a				Redstone dust now generates in jungle temples.
			12w25a				Redstone dust can now be placed on top of upside-down slabs and stairs.
1.4.2			12w34a				Redstone now extends the new potions of Night Vision and Invisibility.
			12w38a				Witches have been added, which sometimes drop redstone when killed.
1.5			13w01a				Redstone can now be used to craft blocks of redstone, redstone comparators and droppers.
1.7.2			13w36a				Redstone now extends the new potion of Water Breathing.
1.8			14w02a				Trading has been changed: cleric villagers now sell 1–4 redstone for 1 emerald.
			14w04a				If redstone wire is set to render as the block inside of a minecart via commands or map editing, it now appears as this (previously it would be entirely invisible).
			14w25a				Redstone dust no longer changes to obsidian next to water when lava flows into it.
			14w27a				Redstone now extends the new potion of Leaping.
1.9			15w31a				Some slight changes have been made to redstone wire's appearance - the dot now extends outward with two more pixels, and the south-facing section of bends, T shapes and crosses now has one fewer pixel. It also appears straighter and more continuous in straight wire form.
							Redstone can no longer be added to extended potions or tier-II potions.
			15w44a				The average yield of redstone from dungeon chests has been cut by more than half.
							The average yield of redstone in mineshaft chests has been increased.
			15w46a				The hitbox of redstone now covers only part of the surface of the block below, based on the orientation of the redstone.
							Mobs no longer spawn on redstone dust.
1.11			16w39a				Redstone dust can now be found in chests in woodland mansions.
							Redstone dust now generates in woodland mansions.
							Redstone can now used to craft observers.
1.13			17w47a				The item form of "Redstone" has been renamed to "Redstone Wire".
							Redstone wire now plays a sound when placed.
							As part of The Flattening, the numeric IDs of redstone wire (55) and redstone dust (331) have been removed.
			17w48a				"Redstone Wire" has been renamed to "Redstone Dust".
			18w07a				Redstone now extends the new potion of the Turtle Master.
			18w14a				Redstone now extends the new potion of Slow Falling.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of redstone dust has been changed.
			18w50a				Redstone dust can now be found in chests in village temples.
			19w11a				Cleric villagers now sell 2 redstone dust for 1 emerald.
			19w12b				Redstone dust can now be placed on glass, ice and sea lanterns.
			19w13a				Cleric villagers now give redstone dust to players under the Hero of the Village effect.
1.16			20w06a				Redstone dust now has a bottom texture.
			20w09a				Redstone can now be used to craft targets.
			20w18a				Redstone dust placement on one block has been changed from a "•" back to a "+" shape.
							Redstone dust's hitbox is no longer strictly a cuboid, and more closely matches the shape of the wiring.[1]
							Upward going redstone dust now has a hitbox on the side of the block too, rather than only on the floor.[2]
							Unconnected redstone dust now has all direction block states set to "side".
							The direction block states of redstone dust are now properly set to "side" at the end of a redstone wire on both ends, rather than only the one with other redstone besides it.
							While not accessible in normal gameplay, redstone dust that points into one side, but not the opposite, now visually reaches halfway across the block.
			20w19a				Redstone dust now visually connects when going up soul sand, 8-layer snow stacks and the back side of upside-down stairs.
							Particles are now generated across the length of the redstone wire rather than the center of the block.
			20w21a				Redstone dust placement on one block is now toggleable between a "+" and a "•" shape, by interacting with it.
1.17			21w08a				Redstone dust can now drop and be smelted from deepslate redstone ore.
1.19			22w13a				Redstone wire now generates in ancient cities.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w04a				Redstone dust can now be used as an armor trim material.
1.20.3 Experiment Update 1.21			23w42a				Redstone dust can now be used to craft crafters.
			23w43a				Redstone dust can now be used to craft copper bulbs.
1.21			24w20a				Witches now always drop 4-8 redstone dust.
1.21.2			24w33a				Redstone dust can now generate in trial chambers.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.8.0			build 1				Added redstone as an item. They are currently unavailable in the Creative inventory and can't be placed.
							Redstone is now dropped when mined from redstone ore.
							Redstone can be used to craft compasses and clocks.
			build 2				Redstone can now be used to craft powered rails.
v0.11.0			build 1				Redstone is now used to craft redstone blocks.
v0.12.1			build 1				Redstone has been added to the Creative inventory, but it still can't be placed.
v0.13.0			build 1				Redstone can now be placed.
							Redstone is now used to craft redstone lamps, note blocks, detector rails and redstone torches.
v0.14.0			build 1				Redstone is now used to craft dispensers and droppers.
v0.15.0			build 1				Redstone is now used to craft pistons and observers.
Pocket Edition
1.0.4			alpha 1.0.4.0				Cleric villagers now sell 1–4 redstone for an emerald.
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0				Redstone can now be found in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of redstone has been changed.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.1				Redstone can now be found in desert village temple chests.
			beta 1.11.0.4				Cleric villagers now sell 4 redstone as part of their first tier trade.
			beta 1.11.0.5				Placed redstone now assumes its current appearance with a more solid center. Its linear state appearences are unknown.
1.16.210			beta 1.16.210.57				"Redstone" has been renamed to "Redstone Dust".
1.17.0			beta 1.16.230.52				Redstone dust can now drop and be smelted from deepslate redstone ore.
1.19.0			beta 1.19.0.26				Redstone wire now generates in ancient cities.
1.19.80 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.80.21				Redstone dust can now be used as an armor trim material.
1.20.50 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.20.50.21				Redstone dust can now be used to craft crafters.
			Preview 1.20.50.22				Redstone dust can now be used to craft copper bulbs.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added redstone.
TU3							Redstone now connects to a repeater without the dust being explicitly pointed at it.
							Redstone can now be used to craft pistons.
TU12							Redstone is now used to craft redstone lamps.
TU14		1.04					Redstone now extends the new potion of Night Vision and Invisibility.
							Redstone can now be bought from priest villagers, at 2–4 redstone for 1 emerald, making them renewable.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Witches have been added, which sometimes drop redstone when killed.
							Redstone can now be used to craft blocks of redstone, redstone comparators and droppers.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Redstone now extends the new potion of Leaping and Water Breathing.
							Trading has been changed: cleric villagers now sell 1–4 redstone for 1 emerald.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		The hitbox of redstone now covers only part of the surface of the block below, based on the orientation of the redstone.
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Redstone dust can now be found in chests in woodland mansions.
							Redstone dust now generates in woodland mansions.
							Redstone can now used to craft observers.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Redstone now extends the new potion of the Turtle Master and potion of Slow Falling.
			1.90				The texture of redstone has been changed.
			1.91				Cleric villagers now sell 4 redstone as part of their first tier trade.
			1.95				Redstone can now be placed on glass.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added redstone dust.
1.9.19							Redstone dust now generates in woodland mansions.

Issues

Issues relating to "Redstone", "Redstone dust", or "Redstone wire" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• The block has 1,296 possible block state combinations in Java Edition, the highest of all blocks, exceeding note block's 1150 and fire's 512.
• According to the Material Reducer in Minecraft Education, redstone dust is 31% carbon, 31% uranium, and 38% some unknown element.
• In the trailer for the Village and Pillage update, a blue piece of redstone dust (dubbed by the community as "bluestone") can be seen among the gifts the villagers throw into the air.

Gallery

Renders

All renders can be viewed in-game in the debug world.

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Screenshots

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  Giant redstone dust past 1,073,741,824 on both axes. It is actually 128 blocks big because of floating point precision loss.

Mojang screenshots

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  Redstone dust and some redstone torches spelling out "REDSTONE DUST"
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  A redstone clock powering a crafter
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  First image of redstone dust on top of slabs and stairs
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  Olivia using a scarce amount of redstone dust
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  Sunny using a very long strip of redstone dust
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  The inside of a redstone elevator

In other media

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  Children and an agent building with redstone in real life
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  Pixel art of redstone dust
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  Redstone dust in A Minecraft Movie
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  Official T-shirt artwork "Powered by Redstone" made by JINX
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  Redstone as seen in Minecraft Earth
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  Redstone dust as seen in Minecraft: Story Mode

References

External links

• "Taking Inventory: Redstone Dust" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, April 26, 2025.