Banner
| Type |
Non-Solid Block |
|---|---|
| Physics |
No |
| Transparency |
No |
| Luminance |
No |
| Blast resistance |
5 |
| Hardness |
1 |
| Tool | |
| Renewable |
Yes |
| Stackable |
Yes (16) |
| Flammable |
No |
| Drops |
Itself |
| Block Entity ID |
See § Data values |
| Data values |
See § Data values |
| Name |
See § Data values |
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Banners are tall decorative blocks, featuring a field that is highly customizable using dyes.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Banners can be broken with any tool, or without a tool, but an axe is fastest.
| Block | Banners | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 1 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[note 1] | ||
| Hand | 1.5 | |
| Wooden | 0.75 | |
| Stone | 0.4 | |
| Iron | 0.25 | |
| Diamond | 0.2 | |
| Golden | 0.15 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds. For more information, see Haste § Instant mining.
A banner will also break and drop itself as an item if the block the banner is attached to is moved, removed, or destroyed.
Crafting[edit]
Banners can be crafted from wool and a stick.
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner | Matching Wool + Stick |
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| White Banner | Any Banner + Bleach |
Bleach can be used to remove the color of a banner, resulting in a white banner. This includes removing patterns from a white banner.[Bedrock and Education editions only] |
Natural generation[edit]
| Name | Location | Appearance | Design |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magenta Banner | Outside of end cities. | 
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Magenta Banner
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| Gray Banner | In banner room in woodland mansions. | 
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Gray Banner |
| Light Gray Banner | In master bedroom in woodland mansions. | 
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Light Gray Banner
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| Ominous Banner
Illager Banner [upcoming: BE 1.11.0] |
Carried by the illager captain[upcoming: JE 1.14 & BE 1.11.0] Located in a pillager outpost or in Illager patrols.[upcoming: JE 1.14 & BE 1.11.0] |
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White Banner
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| Brown Banner | Outside of some houses, meeting points, and pillar fountains in new savanna villages. | 
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Brown Banner |
| Black Banner | In throne room in woodland mansions. |
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Black Banner |
Trading[edit]
Cartographer and shepherd villagers sell one of 16 blank banners for 3 emeralds as part of their fourth tier trades.[upcoming: BE 1.11.0]
[edit]
Illager banner can be obtained in creative inventory[Bedrock Edition only][upcoming: BE 1.11.0].
Usage[edit]
There are 16 colored blank banners, and numerous patterns each available in each of the 16 colors. A banner can feature up to 6 different patterns. The top layer of a banner (or the last pattern added) can be washed off by using it on a cauldron containing water.
Banners, much like signs, can be placed both on the ground facing in any direction, or on a wall. Banners have no collision mask as they are completely non-solid, so items and mobs can move through them.
Other blocks (including other banners) can be placed on any edge of a banner's hitbox; which, despite appearing as two blocks tall, it only fills the bottom block on one placed on the ground. This makes it possible to overlap another solid block on the top half of a banner.
When a banner is placed on a vertical block, its position is set by the top block, and it is possible to place it so it appears half buried.
Banners can also be placed in item frames, where they simply appear as their item model.
Water and lava will flow around banners. In Bedrock and Legacy Console editions, banners can be waterlogged.
Water can be placed below wall banners
Water flows past a banner on the ground
Lava can create fire in air blocks next to banners as if the banners were flammable, but the banners will not burn up (and can't be burned by other methods, either). Banners also cannot be moved by pistons.
Copying[edit]
Banners can be copied with a blank banner to make multiple identical banners.
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Matching Banner | Copies pattern; both banners must have the same base color, and the one that will have patterns printed onto it must have no preexisting patterns. |
Loom ingredient[edit]
Crafting ingredient[edit]
 Java Edition only |
Shields can have patterns applied to them using banners. The shield pattern has a smaller resolution than the banner pattern, causing them to look different or offset.
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shield | Shield + Matching Banner |
Applies the banner pattern to the shield. The banner is consumed. The shield must have no preexisting patterns. Does not change existing durability or enchantments on the shield. |
Fuel[edit]
Banners can be used as a fuel in furnaces, smelting 1.5 items per banner.
Renaming[edit]
A banner can be given a custom name which remains as the banner is placed and retrieved. The player can use an anvil to rename the banner item, or may change the CustomName tag using the /data command on the banner block.
Map Marker[edit]
Right-clicking with a Map on a banner will place a marker of the banner's position on that map. The marker will have the same colour as the banner's base, and will not have any decorations. The marker remains even after the banner is destroyed. If the banner is renamed, the name will show above the marker.[Java Edition only]
Patterns[edit]
A banner may have up to six patterns, which are overlaid with the last-crafted on top.
Any color banner can be used, the color will just be overlayed with the pattern. As of 18w43a, a loom will be used to make patterns instead. However, in Bedrock Edition, the patterns can still be made in crafting tables.
Stripes[edit]
[until JE 1.14]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a base (bottom third colored) | |
| Chief Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a chief (top third colored) | |
| Pale Dexter Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a pale dexter (left third colored) | |
| Pale Sinister Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a pale sinister (right third colored) | |
| Pale Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a pale (center vertical line) | |
| Fess Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a fess (center horizontal line) | |
| Bend Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a bend (line from upper-left to lower-right) | |
| Bend Sinister Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a bend sinister (line from upper-right to lower-left) | |
| Paly Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a paly (vertical pinstripes) | |
| Saltire Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a saltire ('X' shape) | |
| Cross Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a cross |
Halves[edit]
[until JE 1.14]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per Bend Sinister Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a per bend sinister (upper-left half colored) | |
| Per Bend Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a per bend (upper-right half colored) | |
| Per Bend Inverted Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a per bend inverted (lower-left half colored) | |
| Per Bend Sinister Inverted Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a per bend sinister inverted (lower-right half colored) | |
| Per Pale Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a per pale (left half colored) | |
| Per Pale Inverted Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a per pale inverted (right half colored) | |
| Per Fess Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a per fess (top half colored) | |
| Per Fess Inverted Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a per fess inverted (bottom half colored) |
Shapes[edit]
[until JE 1.14]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Dexter Canton Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a base dexter canton (square in lower-left corner) | |
| Base Sinister Canton Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a base sinister canton (square in lower-right corner) | |
| Chief Dexter Canton Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a chief dexter canton (square in upper-left corner) | |
| Chief Sinister Canton Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a chief sinister canton (square in upper-right corner) | |
| Chevron Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a chevron (triangle at bottom) | |
| Inverted Chevron Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons an inverted chevron (triangle at top) | |
| Base Indented Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a base indented (scallop shapes at bottom) | |
| Chief Indented Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a chief indented (scallop shapes at top) | |
| Roundel Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a roundel (circle in center) | |
| Lozenge Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a lozenge (rhombus in center) |
Borders[edit]
[until JE 1.14]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bordure Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |
Emblazons a bordure (border) | |
| Dyed Bordure Indented Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye + Vines |
Emblazons a dyed bordure indented (fancy border) |
Backgrounds[edit]
[until JE 1.14]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyed Field Masoned Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye + Bricks |
Emblazons a dyed field masoned (brick pattern) |
Gradients[edit]
[until JE 1.14]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gradient Banner | Any Banner + Matching Dye |