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Black Dye in Minecraft

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To craft Black Dye, combine 1 Ink Sac in a crafting table.

Type
Item
Stack size
Up to 64
Craftable
Yes

How to craft Black Dye

You need a crafting table for this recipe. Place the ingredients exactly as shown.

🧺 Shapeless recipe — put these anywhere in the crafting grid: Ink Sac

or

🧺 Shapeless recipe — put these anywhere in the crafting grid: Wither Rose

What is Black Dye used for?

Black Dye is an ingredient in 12 crafting recipes:

Data for Minecraft Java Edition 26.1, based on the open minecraft-data project. Some details can differ in Bedrock Edition. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.

Frequently asked questions

How do you craft Black Dye in Minecraft?
Combine 1 Ink Sac in a crafting table.
What can you make with Black Dye?
Black Dye is used to craft Black Bed, Black Candle, Black Carpet, Black Concrete Powder and Black Harness and more.