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How to make Black Dye in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft black dye with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, black dye is a new dye item that has been added to the game. Now instead of using the ink sac to dye items black in the game, you will need to use black dye to change the color of items to black (starting in the Village & Pillage Update).

black dye

Let's explore how to make black dye.

Supported Platforms

Black dye is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes (1.14)
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes (1.8.0)
Xbox 360	No
Xbox One	Yes (1.8.0)
PS3	No
PS4	Yes (1.83)
Wii U	No
Nintendo Switch	Yes (1.8.0)
Windows 10 Edition	Yes (1.8.0)
Education Edition	Yes (1.9.0)

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find Black Dye in Creative Mode

Java
PE
Xbox
PS
Nintendo
Win10
Edu

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find black dye in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.14 - 1.18	Miscellaneous

Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)

Here is where you can find black dye in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Pocket Edition (PE)	1.8.0 - 1.17.10	Nature

Minecraft Xbox Editions

Here is where you can find black dye in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Xbox One	1.8.0 - 1.17.10	Nature

Minecraft Nintendo

Here is where you can find black dye in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Nintendo Switch	1.8.0 - 1.17.10	Nature

Minecraft Windows 10 Edition

Here is where you can find black dye in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Windows 10 Edition	1.8.0 - 1.17.10	Nature

Minecraft Education Edition

Here is where you can find black dye in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Education Edition	1.9.0 - 1.14.31	Nature

Required Materials to make Black Dye

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft black dye:

How to craft Black Dye in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:

3x3 crafting area

2. Add Items to make Black Dye

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make black dye, you will need to place specific items in the grid. It is important that the items are placed in the exact pattern as our example images. Changing the pattern of boxes that are filled will change the item that is crafted.

There are 2 patterns you can use as a crafting recipe for black dye:

Pattern 1

In the first row, there should be 1 ink sac in the first box.

Crafting recipe for black dye

Pattern 2

In the first row, there should be 1 wither rose in the first box.

Crafting recipe for black dye

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the pattern, the black dye will appear in the box to the right.

black dye

3. Move the Black Dye to Inventory

Once you have crafted black dye, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed black dye

Congratulations, you have made black dye in Minecraft!