Black Dye

Black Dye

Rarity color	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)

Black dye is a primary color dye similar to an ink sac.

Obtaining

Trading

Wandering traders have a chance to trade 3 black dyes for 1 emerald.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Ink Sac
Wither Rose

Usage

Like all other dyes, black dye can be:

• Applied to sheep to dye their wool, which can then be sheared for 1–3 blocks of black wool.
• Applied to tamed wolves to dye their collars.
• Applied to tamed cats to dye their collars.
• Used to dye or stain wool, leather armor, beds, glass, terracotta and shulker boxes.
• Combined with gunpowder to make a firework star.
• Combined with a firework star to create a fade-to-color effect.
• Used to add patterns to banners.
• Used to dye shulkers in Bedrock and Education editions.
• Used to dye water contained in cauldrons in Bedrock and Education editions.
• Combined with sand and gravel to craft concrete powder.
• Combined with compounds to craft balloons or glow sticks in Bedrock and Education editions.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Black Balloon	Latex + Black Dye + Helium + Lead		‌[Bedrock and Education editions only]
Black Bed	Any Bed + Black Dye		A bed of any color can be re-dyed using dyes.‌[Bedrock and Education editions only]
Black Bed	White Bed + Black Dye		White beds can be re-dyed using dyes.‌[Java Edition only]
Black Carpet	White Carpet + Black Dye	8
Black Concrete Powder	Black Dye + Sand + Gravel	8
Black Firework Star	Gunpowder + Black Dye + Head or Gold Nugget or Feather or Fire Charge + Glowstone Dust + Diamond		Up to eight dyes can be added. One head, gold nugget, feather, or fire charge can be added. Both the diamond and the glowstone dust can be added with any of the other ingredients.
Black Shulker Box	Shulker Box or Any Shulker Box + Black Dye		The shulker box retains its contents. If it is renamed on an anvil, it also retains its name.
Black Stained Glass	Glass + Black Dye	8
Black Stained Glass Pane	Glass Pane + Black Dye	8
Black Terracotta	Terracotta + Black Dye	8
Black Wool	Any Wool + Black Dye		‌[Bedrock and Education editions only]
Black Wool	White Wool + Black Dye		‌[Java Edition only]
Dark Prismarine	Prismarine Shard + Black Dye
Gray Dye	Black Dye + Bone Meal	2	‌[Bedrock and Education editions only]
Gray Dye	Black Dye + White Dye	2
Light Gray Dye	Black Dye + White Dye	3	In Bedrock Edition, the black and white dye can be replaced with ink sacs and bone meal, respectively.
Black Banner pattern	Black Dye + Banner
Black Banner image	Black Dye + Banner + Vines or Bricks or Creeper Head or Wither Skeleton Skull or Oxeye Daisy or Enchanted Golden Apple

Loom ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Loom recipe	Description
Black Banner pattern	White Banner + Black Dye		Field masoned banner and bordure indented banner don't require banner patterns.‌[Java Edition only]
Black Banner image	White Banner + Black Dye + Banner Pattern		Exceptions: Globe banner pattern;‌[Java Edition only] Field masoned and bordure indented banner patterns.‌[Bedrock Edition only]

Trading

Apprentice-level Shepherd villagers have a 20%‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} or ²⁄₇‌^{[Java Edition only]} chance to buy 12 black dye for an emerald.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Translation key
Black Dye	black_dye	item.minecraft.black_dye

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Black Dye	dye	351	item.dye.black_new.name

Item data

In Bedrock Edition, black dye has the ID name dye, with a data value of 16.

	DV	Description
	0	Ink Sac
	1	Red Dye
	2	Green Dye
	3	Cocoa Beans
	4	Lapis Lazuli
	5	Purple Dye
	6	Cyan Dye
	7	Light Gray Dye
	8	Gray Dye
	9	Pink Dye
	10	Lime Dye
	11	Yellow Dye
	12	Light Blue Dye
	13	Magenta Dye
	14	Orange Dye
	15	Bone Meal
	16	Black Dye
	17	Brown Dye
	18	Blue Dye
	19	White Dye

History

Java Edition
1.14		18w43a			Added black dye.
1.15		Pre-release 1			Black dye can now be used to craft dark prismarine.
Bedrock Edition
1.8.0		beta 1.8.0.10			Added black dye.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.4			Black dye can now be sold to shepherd villagers.
1.13.0		beta 1.13.0.9			Black dye can now be crafted from wither roses.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.83					Added black dye.

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