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Red Wool in Minecraft

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To craft Red Wool, combine 1 Red Dye and 1 Black Wool in a crafting table.

Type
Block
Stack size
Up to 64
Craftable
Yes
Best tool
Any tool or your hand
Blast resistance
0.8

How to craft Red Wool

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

🧺 Shapeless recipe — put these anywhere in the crafting grid: Red Dye + Black Wool

How to mine Red Wool

The best tool for Red Wool 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 0.8, it is very quick to break.

PropertyValue
Best toolAny tool or your hand
Hardness0.8
Blast resistance0.8
Light levelNone
TransparentNo

Low blast resistance — explosions destroy it easily.

What is Red Wool used for?

Red Wool is an ingredient in 5 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 Red Wool in Minecraft?
Combine 1 Red Dye and 1 Black Wool in a crafting table.
What tool do you need to mine Red Wool?
Any tool works.
What can you make with Red Wool?
Red Wool is used to craft Painting, Red Banner, Red Bed, Red Carpet and Red Harness.