Glass in Minecraft
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Glass is a block in Minecraft. It stacks up to 64.
- Type
- Block
- Stack size
- Up to 64
- Craftable
- No
- Best tool
- Any tool or your hand
- Blast resistance
- 0.3
How to mine Glass
The best tool for Glass is the Any tool or your hand. To get the block as a drop you need any tool (or even your hand). With a hardness of 0.3, it is very quick to break.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Best tool | Any tool or your hand |
| Hardness | 0.3 |
| Blast resistance | 0.3 |
| Light level | None |
| Transparent | Yes |
Low blast resistance — explosions destroy it easily.
What is Glass used for?
Glass is an ingredient in 38 crafting recipes:
- Beacon
- Black Harness
- Black Stained Glass
- Blue Harness
- Blue Stained Glass
- Brown Harness
- Brown Stained Glass
- Cyan Harness
- Cyan Stained Glass
- Daylight Detector
- End Crystal
- Glass Bottle
- Glass Pane
- Gray Harness
- Gray Stained Glass
- Green Harness
- Green Stained Glass
- Light Blue Harness
- Light Blue Stained Glass
- Light Gray Harness
- Light Gray Stained Glass
- Lime Harness
- Lime Stained Glass
- Magenta Harness
- Magenta Stained Glass
- Orange Harness
- Orange Stained Glass
- Pink Harness
- Pink Stained Glass
- Purple Harness
- Purple Stained Glass
- Red Harness
- Red Stained Glass
- Tinted Glass
- White Harness
- White Stained Glass
- Yellow Harness
- Yellow Stained Glass
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
What tool do you need to mine Glass?
Any tool works.
What can you make with Glass?
Glass is used to craft Beacon, Black Harness, Black Stained Glass, Blue Harness and Blue Stained Glass and more.