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A candle is a light source, which exists in an uncolored variant and 16 dyed ones. Candles can be lit with flint and steel and extinguished by water or with the use of a bowl. They can also be waterlogged, but cannot be lit while waterlogged.

Obtaining

Candles can be mined using any tool, or without a tool.

Block Candle
Hardness 0.1
Breaking time (secs)
Default 0.15

Crafting

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Candle String +
Honeycomb

Dyed Candle Candle +
Matching Dye


Usage

Light

Four Candles (lit)

Candles can be used as a light source, emitting light like a sea pickle. A single candle emits a light level of 3. Up to four similarly-colored candles may be placed in one block, with each candle increasing the emitted light level by 3, for a maximum light level of 12. They also emit fire particles.

Candles are not lit when they are placed, and must be lit using flint and steel, fire charge, or any flaming projectile. Candles may be waterlogged, but waterlogged candles cannot be lit. Lit candles can be extinguished using water or by the player interacting with the candle.

Cakes

Candle Cake

A single candle of any color may be used onto an uneaten cake, turning it into a candle cake, which acts as a normal single candle. Only one candle may be placed on a cake. If the candle cake is eaten or destroyed, the candle is dropped. This may be used as a birthday cake.

Sounds

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Cake squishesBlocksPlacing the block on cakeblock.cake.add_candlesubtitles.block.cake.add_candle??16
Candle cracklesBlocksRandomblock.candle.ambientsubtitles.block.candle.crackle??3
Block brokenBlocksBreaking the blockblock.candle.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break??16
Fire extinguishedBlocksCandle gets put outblock.candle.extinguishsubtitles.block.fire.extinguish??8
None[sound 1]BlocksFalling on the block with fall damageblock.candle.fallNone[sound 1]??16
Block breakingBlocksMining the blockblock.candle.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit??16
Block placedBlocksPlacing the blockblock.candle.placesubtitles.block.generic.place??16
FootstepsBlocksWalking on the blockblock.candle.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps??16
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Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormTranslation key
CandlecandleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.candle
White Candlewhite_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.white_candle
Orange Candleorange_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.orange_candle
Magenta Candlemagenta_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.magenta_candle
Light Blue Candlelight_blue_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.light_blue_candle
Yellow Candleyellow_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.yellow_candle
Lime Candlelime_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.lime_candle
Pink Candlepink_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.pink_candle
Gray Candlegray_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.gray_candle
Light Gray Candlelight_gray_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.light_gray_candle
Cyan Candlecyan_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.cyan_candle
Purple Candlepurple_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.purple_candle
Blue Candleblue_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.blue_candle
Brown Candlebrown_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.brown_candle
Green Candlegreen_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.green_candle
Red Candlered_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.red_candle
Black Candleblack_candleBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.black_candle

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
candles11
2
3
4
Number of candles.
litfalsefalse
true
Whether or not these candles are lit.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true
Whether or not there's water in the same place as these candles.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
candles0x1
0x2
00
1
2
3
0
1
2
3
Number of candles, starting from 1 to 4.
lit0x4falsefalse
true
0
1
Whether or not these candles are lit.

History

October 3, 2020 Black Candle White Candle Black and white candles are shown unnamed at Minecraft Live 2020 as part of deep dark caves biome.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Wheat Seeds|Wheat Seeds]]<br/>{{Block
| group = Age 0
| 1-1 = Wheat Age 0.png
| 1-2 = Wheat Age 0 BE.png
| group2 = Age 7
| 2-1 = Wheat Age 7.png
| 2-2 = Wheat Age 7 BE.png
| image = Wheat Seeds.png
| extratext = [[#Renders|View all renders]]
|invimage=Wheat Seeds
|transparent=Yes
|light=No
|tool=N/A
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=Yes (64)
|flammable=No
|lavasusceptible=No
}}
'''Wheat seeds''' ({{in|java}}) or '''seeds''' ({{in|bedrock}}) are [[item]]s obtained by breaking [[grass]], or more abundantly harvested from wheat crops, and are used to plant them.

'''Wheat crops''' are planted in [[farmland]] and used to grow [[wheat]] and wheat seeds. 

== Obtaining ==

=== Breaking ===
Harvesting fully-grown [[wheat]] [[crops]] yields from 1 to 4 seeds per crop harvested (about {{frac|2|5|7}} seeds/crop harvested on average).

Wheat seeds can be obtained from breaking all variants of [[grass]], which yields 0 to 1 seed. If harvested with a [[Fortune]] enchanted tool the drop rate from grass is increased.

The looting is calculated by a binomial distribution: a drop is attempted three times with a success rate of around 57% to yield the 0–3 drops. Each level of Fortune enchantment increases the number of attempts by one.

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="3" |[[Resource location]]
! rowspan="3" | Source
! colspan="5" | Drops
|- style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |{{ItemLink|Wheat}}
! colspan="4" |{{ItemText|Wheat Seeds}}
|- style="text-align:center"
! Default tool
! With [[Fortune]] I
! With Fortune II
! With Fortune III
|- style="text-align:center"
| rowspan="2" |<code>blocks/wheat</code>
|{{BlockLink|Wheat}} (age 0–6)
| 0 {{ItemSprite|Wheat}}
| 1 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}}|| 1 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}}|| 1 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}}|| 1 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}}
|- style="text-align:center"
|{{BlockLink|Wheat}} (age 7)
| 1 {{ItemSprite|Wheat}}
| 1 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~7.87%) ''or''<br>2 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~31.49%) ''or''<br>3 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~41.98%) ''or''<br>4 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~18.66%)
| 1 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~3.37%) ''or''<br>2 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~17.99%) ''or''<br>3 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~35.98%) ''or''<br>4 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~31.99%) ''or''<br>5 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~10.66%)
| 1 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~1.44%) ''or''<br>2 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~9.64%) ''or''<br>3 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~25.70%) ''or''<br>4 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~34.27%) ''or''<br>5 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~22.85%) ''or''<br>6 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~6.09%)
| 1 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~0.62%) ''or''<br>2 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~4.96%) ''or''<br>3 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~16.52%) ''or''<br>4 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~29.38%) ''or''<br>5 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~29.38%) ''or''<br>6 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~15.67%) ''or''<br>7 {{ItemSprite|Wheat Seeds}} (~3.48%)
|}

=== Natural generation ===
[[Village]] farm plots have a chance of being wheat crops. The exact chance depends on the style of the village:

{| class="wikitable"
! Village style !! Chance
|-
| {{EnvSprite|savanna-village}} Savanna || 80%
|-
| {{EnvSprite|desert-village}} Desert || 70%
|-
| {{EnvSprite|taiga-village}} Taiga || 60%
|-
| {{EnvSprite|plains-village}} Plains || 50%
|-
| {{EnvSprite|snowy-village}} Snowy || 20%
|}

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|wheat-seeds}}

=== Trading ===
[[Wandering trader]]s sell wheat seeds for an [[emerald]].

=== Villager gifts ===
{{exclusive|java|section=1}}
Nitwit and unemployed [[villager]]s throw wheat seeds at players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.

== Usage ==

=== Crop ===
{{main|Tutorials/Crop farming|title1=Crop Farming}}

[[File:Crop states.png|thumb|Different stages of crop growth.]]

Wheat seeds can be placed on [[farmland]] by right-clicking, where they grow through eight stages. When left alone, wheat seeds planted on farmland grow to become wheat crops, which can be harvested by the player. Planted seeds require a light level of 9 or greater to continue growing. If the light level is 7 or below, the crops instantly un-plant themselves ("pop off"). It is not possible to plant seeds if the light level is too low.

Crops grow faster if the farmland they are planted in is [[Farmland#Hydration|hydrated]]. Using [[bone meal]] on crops also increases the speed of growth by randomly increasing their growth stage by 2 to 5.

Breaking the final stage produces 1 to 4 wheat seeds (or more with Fortune) and 1 [[wheat]]. If they are harvested early, they drop 1 seed without any wheat. Crops break if pushed by a [[piston]] or if their supporting farmland breaks or turns to dirt (i.e. by being trampled), dropping their usual drops. 

=== Breeding ===
Like other seeds, wheat seeds can be used to breed [[chicken]]s and reduce the remaining growth duration of baby chickens by 10%. Chickens also follow a player holding wheat seeds.

=== Taming ===
Like other seeds, wheat seeds can be used to tame [[parrot]]s.

=== Composting ===
Placing wheat seeds into a [[composter]] has a 30% chance of raising the compost level by 1. A stack of wheat seeds yields an average of 2.74 [[bonemeal]].

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Crop}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wheat Crops
|spritetype=block
|nameid=wheat
|blocktags=bee_growables, crops
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Wheat Seeds
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wheat_seeds
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wheat
|spritetype=block
|nameid=wheat
|id=59
|form=block
|itemform=item.wheat}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Seeds
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wheat_seeds
|id=291
|form=item
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{/BS}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|A Seedy Place}}

== History ==
''For a more in-depth breakdown of changes to wheat textures and models, including a set of renders for each state, see [[/Asset history]]''
{{History|java classic}}
{{History||May 21, 2009|link=wordofnotch:110762705|[[Notch]] shows interest in adding [[crops]] on [[farmland]].}}
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||Minecraft Indev|snap=20100206|link=Minecraft Indev|slink=Java Edition Indev 20100206|[[File:Wheat Seeds JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added seeds.
|[[File:Wheat Age 0 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 1 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 2 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 3 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 4 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 5 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 6 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 7 JE1.png|32px]] Added crops.
|Seeds can be planted on farmland.
|Seeds have a chance of [[drop]]ping while using a [[hoe]] on a [[grass block]].}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.5|Crops destroyed by [[water]] now drop both seeds and wheat. Prior to this update, they dropped only wheat when destroyed by water.}}
{{History||1.6|snap=Test Build 3|Seeds can no longer be tilled from a grass block.
|Seeds are now found by destroying [[tall grass]] or by harvesting fully-grown crops.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Crops can now be found in [[village]] farms.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w36a|[[Chicken]]s now use seeds instead of wheat to [[breeding|breed]].}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|[[Villager]]s can now harvest and plant seeds to grow crops.}}
{{History|||snap=14w06a|[[File:Wheat Age 0 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 1 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 2 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 3 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 4 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 5 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 6 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 7 JE2.png|32px]] Crops are now a pixel higher - previously they were offset one pixel down as to match farmland. This is likely an accidental result of model conversion.}}
{{History|||snap=14w10a|[[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] Crops of all stages [[Missing model|no longer have a model]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w10b|[[File:Wheat Age 0 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 1 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 2 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 3 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 4 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 5 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 6 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 7 JE4.png|32px]] Crops now have models again.<ref>{{bug|MC-50232|||Fixed}}</ref> In addition, they are now offset downwards by one pixel once more.<ref>{{bug|MC-50155|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=14w25a|[[File:Wheat Age 0 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 1 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 2 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 3 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 4 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 5 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 6 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 7 JE5.png|32px]] Crops model are now shaded.}}
{{History|||snap=14w27a|[[File:Wheat Age 0 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 1 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 2 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 3 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 4 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 5 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 6 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 7 JE6.png|32px]] Crops are no longer shaded.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w38a|The drop chances of crops has been slightly improved from an average of {{frac|1|3|5}} per [[crop]] harvested to {{frac|1|5|7}}.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Crops now generate inside [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w18b|Placing a wheat seeds in farmland now gives the player the "A Seedy Place" [[advancement]].}}
{{History|||snap=pre3|Seeds are now used to tame [[parrot]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 59, and the item's was 295.}}
{{History|||snap=18w14a|Seeds no longer become destroyed when an [[entity]] jumps on them if they have the [[Slow Falling]] status effect.}}
{{History|||snap=18w20a|"Seeds" have been renamed to "Wheat Seeds".
|"Crops" have been renamed to "Wheat Crops".}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Wheat Age 0 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 1 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 2 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 3 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 4 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 5 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 6 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 7 JE7.png|32px]] The textures of wheat crops have been changed.
|The drop rate of fully grown wheat seeds has been changed from 0-3 to 1-4.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|[[File:Wheat Age 6 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 7 JE8.png|32px]] The textures of wheat crops of age 6 and 7 have been changed again.}}
{{History|||snap=18w47a|[[File:Wheat Age 0 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 1 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 2 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 3 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 4 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 5 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 6 JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 7 JE9.png|32px]] The textures of wheat crops have been changed, once again.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Wheat seeds can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] fisher cottages.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Wheat seeds can now be found in chests in [[savanna]] village houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w03a|Placement and breaking [[sound]]s have been added to wheat crops.
|Placing wheat seeds into the new [[composter]] has a 10% chance of raising the compost level by 1.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Wheat seeds now have a 30% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.
|Added [[Wandering Trader|wandering trader]]s, which sell wheat seeds.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Nitwit and unemployed villagers now give wheat seeds to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w34a|[[Bee]]s can now pollinate wheat crops.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w13a|[[File:Wheat Age 0.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 2.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 3.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 4.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 5.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 6.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 7.png|32px]] The "crop" template model has changed such that pixels appear in the same physical positions on opposite sides of texture planes.<ref>{{bug|MC-199242|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Wheat seeds can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Wheat seeds no longer generates in [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for suspicious gravel within [[trail ruins]], wheat seeds are now common loot.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.4.0|[[File:Wheat Seeds JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added seeds.
|[[File:Wheat Age 0 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 1 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 2 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 3 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 4 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 5 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 6 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 7 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] Added crops.
|Seeds can be obtained by tilling [[grass block]]s.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Wheat Age 0 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 4 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 5 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 6 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 7 BE2.png|32px]] Faces now renders from both sides, resulting in z-fighting.
|Seeds can now be used to [[breeding|breed]] [[chicken]].
|Crops can now be found in [[village]] farms.}}
{{History|||snap=build 2|[[File:Wheat Age 0 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 1 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 5 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 6 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 7 BE3.png|32px]] Removed some faces to fix z-fighting.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Farmer [[villager]]s can now pick up, harvest and plant seeds to grow [[wheat]].}}
{{History|||snap=build 2|Crops now always drop seeds when mined, regardless of growth stage.}}
{{History|||snap=build 8|Seeds can no longer be obtained by tilling [[grass block]]s.}}
{{History||v0.16.2|Seeds can now be found in [[chest]]s inside the large house of [[snowy tundra]] and [[snowy taiga]] [[village]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Crops now generate inside [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Seeds are now used to tame [[parrot]]s.}}
{{History||1.6.0|snap=beta 1.6.0.1|Seeds no longer become destroyed when an [[entity]] jumps on them if they have the [[Slow Falling]] status effect.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Seeds can now be bought from [[wandering trader]]s.
|Placement and breaking [[sound]]s have been added to crops.
|[[File:Wheat Age 0 BE.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 1 BE.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 2 BE.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 3 BE.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 4 BE.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 5 BE.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 6 BE.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 7 BE.png|32px]] The textures of crops have been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Seeds can now be found in [[savanna]] [[village]] house [[chest]]s.
|Seeds can now be used to fill up [[composter]]s.}}
{{History||1.14.0|snap=beta 1.14.0.1|[[Bee]]s can now pollinate crops.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Wheat Seeds JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added seeds.
|[[File:Wheat Age 0 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 1 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 2 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 3 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 4 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 5 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 6 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 7 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] Added crops.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Wheat Age 0 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 1 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 2 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 3 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 4 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 5 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 6 JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 7 JE9.png|32px]] The textures of crops have been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Wheat Seeds JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added seeds.
|[[File:Wheat Age 0 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 1 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 2 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 3 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 4 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 5 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 6 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wheat Age 7 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] Added crops.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Wheat "item" ===
{{:Technical blocks/Crops}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Gallery ==
===Renders===
;Java Edition
<gallery>
Wheat Age 0.png|
Wheat Age 1.png|
Wheat Age 2.png|
Wheat Age 3.png|
Wheat Age 4.png|
Wheat Age 5.png|
Wheat Age 6.png|
Wheat Age 7.png|
</gallery>

;Bedrock Edition
<gallery>
Wheat Age 0 BE.png|
Wheat Age 1 BE.png|
Wheat Age 2 BE.png|
Wheat Age 3 BE.png|
Wheat Age 4 BE.png|
Wheat Age 5 BE.png|
Wheat Age 6 BE.png|
Wheat Age 7 BE.png|
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
AllSeeds.png|All the seeds that exist.
Wheat.jpg|Wheat crops in Pocket Edition.
Village Wheat Beetroot Farm.png| Wheat generated in a village.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Blocks|vegetation}}
{{Items}}

[[Category:Plants]]
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]

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[[zh:小麦种子]]</li><li>[[Dye|Dye]]<br/>{{Item
| title = Dyes
| image = White Dye.png
| extratext = View [[#Gallery|all renders]]
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Dyes''' are a set of sixteen items used to change the color of [[wool]], [[carpet]]s, [[terracotta]], [[concrete powder]], [[glass]], [[shulker box]]es, [[bed]]s, [[candle]]s, the patterns on [[banner]]s, [[firework star]]s, certain mobs, and text on [[sign]]s and [[hanging sign]]s. {{IN|bedrock}} they can also be used to dye water in a [[cauldron]] (which is thereafter used to dye leather [[armor]]); {{in|java}} leather armor can be dyed directly. {{IN|education}} dyes can also be used to dye [[balloon]]s and [[glow stick]]s.

{{IN|bedrock|education}}, [[bone meal]], [[ink sac]]s, [[lapis lazuli]], and [[cocoa bean]]s can generally substitute for [[white dye]], [[black dye]], [[blue dye]], and [[brown dye]], respectively, in crafting recipes and for use in dyeing items or mobs. However, they have other important uses that aren't related to color, and are therefore not considered true dyes. They are mentioned in this article only in regard to their use as dyeing agents; see their individual articles for complete information about them.

[[File:Dye Recipes.png|400px|thumb|A guide for creating all the dyes]]

== Obtaining ==
<!--[[File:Dye Chart.png|350px|thumb|A guide to crafting all the dyes.{{until|java 1.14}}]]-->

Dyes can be produced by crafting them from plants (mainly flowers), by crafting dyes of different colors together, by smelting plants, or by trading with a [[wandering trader]].

{{loadPage|Crafting/Dye|Crafting|h3}}

=== Smelting ===
{{smelting|head=1|Sea Pickle|Lime Dye|0,2}}
{{smelting|foot=1|Cactus|Green Dye|1|}}

=== Trading ===

[[Wandering trader]]s can sell 3 dyes for an [[emerald]]. {{IN|bedrock}}, they can also sell 3 lapis lazuli, bone meal, cocoa beans, or ink sacs for one emerald.

Apprentice-level cleric [[villager]]s sell one lapis lazuli per emerald.

=== Chest loot ===

{{#invoke:LootChest|base3|blue-dye,green-dye,orange-dye,light-blue-dye,yellow-dye,white-dye}}

=== Other ===

Ink sacs can also be created using 1 iron, 1 sulfur, and 4 oxygen in the [[compound creator]]. {{only|bedrock|education}}

== Usage ==

Similar to their use in crafting, [[bone meal]], [[ink sac]]s, [[lapis lazuli]], and [[cocoa beans]] can be substituted for the corresponding dye in any of the following usages unless otherwise specified.{{only|bedrock}} <!--- sections are ordered by craftable dyeable blocks, dyeable items, version exclusive sections, and non-crafting miscellaneous uses--->

=== Dyeing wool and mobs ===

Players can dye wool by placing [[wool]] and any dye in a crafting grid.

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|Any Wool
|Matching Dye
|Output=Any Wool
}}

Dyes can be {{control|use|text=used}} on sheep to change the color of the wool. Shearing a colored sheep drops the corresponding color of the wool, and the sheep retains the color when the wool regenerates. [[Breeding]] colored sheep produces a lamb colored as one of the parent sheep, or a color resulting from the combination of both parents' color. The color combining follows the same rules that dyes use – red and yellow sheep produce an orange lamb, but a blue and yellow sheep cannot create a green lamb. The unlimited reproduction of colored sheep makes dyeing and shearing sheep infinitely more efficient than just dyeing wool directly.
 
Dye can also be used on a tamed [[wolf]] or [[cat]] to change the color of its collar from the default red to the color of the dye.

=== Dyeing carpets ===

Carpets can be dyed.

{{Crafting
 |Any Carpet
 |Matching Dye
 |Output= Matching Carpet
 |type= Building block
}}

=== Dyeing terracotta ===

[[Terracotta]] can be dyed by placing 8 blocks around a dye on a crafting table.

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|A1=Terracotta |B1=Terracotta |C1=Terracotta
|A2=Terracotta |B2=Matching Dye  |C2=Terracotta
|A3=Terracotta |B3=Terracotta |C3=Terracotta
|Output=Matching Dyed Terracotta,8
}}

=== Creating concrete powder ===

Dyes can also be used to craft [[concrete powder]], which can then be set into their respective [[concrete]] blocks (they cannot be dyed directly).

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|Sand |Gravel |Sand
|Gravel |Matching Dye |Gravel
|Sand |Gravel |Sand
|Output=Matching Concrete Powder,8
}}

=== Staining glass ===

[[Stained glass]] can be stained by placing 8 blocks of glass around a dye on a [[crafting table]]. Just like regular glass, stained glass can be crafted into stained glass panes. The recipe for this is the same as with regular glass.

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|A1=Glass |B1=Glass        |C1=Glass
|A2=Glass |B2=Matching Dye |C2=Glass
|A3=Glass |B3=Glass        |C3=Glass
|Output=Matching Stained Glass,8
|head=1
}}
{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|A1= Glass Pane
|B1= Glass Pane
|C1= Glass Pane
|A2= Glass Pane
|B2= Matching Dye
|C2= Glass Pane
|A3= Glass Pane
|B3= Glass Pane
|C3= Glass Pane
|Output= Matching Stained Glass Pane,8
|type= Decoration block
|foot=1
}}

=== Dyeing shulker boxes ===

[[Shulker box]]es are generated in a light shade of purple (like the [[purpur block]]), but can be dyed any color. They can also be re-dyed as often as desired.

{{Crafting
  |ignoreusage=1
  |showname=1
  |Any Shulker Box
  |Matching Dye
  |Output=Matching Shulker Box
}}

=== Dyeing beds ===

Players can dye beds by placing a [[bed]] and any color dye in a crafting grid.

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|Any Bed
|Matching Dye
|Output=Matching Bed
}}

=== Dyeing candles ===

Players can dye [[candles]] by placing an undyed candle and any color dye in a crafting grid.

{{Crafting
|ignoreusage=1
|Candle
|Matching Dye
|Output=Matching Dyed Candle
}}

=== Banner patterns ===
{{main|Banner#Patterns}}

Dyes are used in most banner patterns to determine the pattern and color displayed.

=== Dyeing armor ===

[[File:DyeGraph2.png|200px|thumb|A graph showing all combinations of two dyes on a [[tunic]].]]

Leather [[armor]] can be dyed by:
* Crafting dyes with a piece of leather armor or leather [[horse armor]].{{Only|java}}
* Dousing the leather armor or leather [[horse armor]] in a [[cauldron]] to which dyes have been added.{{Only|bedrock}}

There are 5,713,438<ref>https://anrar4.github.io/DyeLeatherArmor/</ref> (34.1% of sRGB) colors leather armor can be, as it is possible to put more than one dye on the crafting bench alongside the leather armor. Armor can be dyed multiple times with previous colors affecting the final outcome. Colored armor can be reverted to their original color using a [[cauldron]] with undyed water.

The game has a specific formula for calculating the color of dyed armor: each color, in the RGB color model, has a red value, green value, and blue value. For each dye in the crafting grid, and the armor itself (if it is already dyed), the red, green, and blue values are added to running totals. In addition, a running total of the highest value (be it red, green, or blue) is also kept. After this, each total is divided by the number of colors used. This effectively produces the average red, green, blue, and maximum values. The maximum value of the average RGB values is also calculated. Finally, each average RGB value is multiplied by the average maximum value and divided by the maximum of the average RGB values. The modified average RGB values are then used as the final color. This procedure can be summed up with the following equations:
 for each color (all "total" variables start at 0 before counting):
  totalRed = totalRed + redValue
  totalGreen = totalGreen + greenValue
  totalBlue = totalBlue + blueValue
  totalMaximum = totalMaximum + max(redValue, greenValue, blueValue)
  numberOfColors = numberOfColors + 1
 
 averageRed = totalRed / numberOfColors
 averageGreen = totalGreen / numberOfColors
 averageBlue = totalBlue / numberOfColors
 averageMaximum = totalMaximum / numberOfColors
 
 maximumOfAverage = max(averageRed, averageGreen, averageBlue)
 gainFactor = averageMaximum / maximumOfAverage
 
 resultRed = averageRed * gainFactor
 resultGreen = averageGreen * gainFactor
 resultBlue = averageBlue * gainFactor

Due to the way this formula works, the resulting color can never be darker than the average of the input colors and is often lighter and more saturated. Of course, the resulting color can never be lighter or more saturated than the lightest or most saturated input color. In addition, this formula never creates an RGB value higher than 255 (which would be invalid in the 8-bit RGB color model).

If leather armor is renamed on an [[anvil]], it retains its name when dyed or undyed.

;Mixing Samples
: {{ItemSprite|Yellow Dye}} + {{ItemSprite|Yellow Dye}} = {{Tint|leather-chestplate| #{{CalcDye| yellow=2 }} | code=1}}
: {{ItemSprite|Red Dye}} + {{ItemSprite|Blue Dye}} + {{ItemSprite|White Dye}} = {{Tint|leather-chestplate| #{{CalcDye| red=1 | blue=1 | white=1}} | code=1}}
: {{ItemSprite|Green Dye}} + {{ItemSprite|Red Dye}} + {{ItemSprite|Pink Dye}} = {{Tint|leather-chestplate| #{{CalcDye| green=1 | red=1 | pink=1}} | code=1}}

=== Dyeing firework stars ===

A [[firework star]] can have a single color or a combination of up to eight colors when crafted with dyes. Adding one or more dyes to a crafted firework star adds a "fade to color" effect to it, overwriting any existing fade colors.

{{Crafting
  |head=1
  |ignoreusage=1
  |ingredients=[[Gunpowder]] +<br>Any Dye (1–8) +<br>Extra ingredient (optional)
  |Gunpowder
  |Matching Dye
  |Diamond;Glowstone Dust;Head;Gold Nugget;Feather;Fire Charge;
  |Output=Matching Firework Star
}}
{{Crafting
  |ignoreusage=1
  |Matching Firework Star
  |Any Dye
  |Output=Matching Firework Star
  |foot=1
}}

=== Creating balloons ===

Dye can be used to craft balloons.{{only|education}}

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|A1= Latex
|B1= Matching Dye
|C1= Latex
|A2= Latex
|B2= Helium
|C2= Latex
|A3= Latex
|B3= Lead
|C3= Latex
|Output= Matching Balloon
}}

=== Creating glow sticks ===

Dye can also be used to craft glow sticks.{{only|education}}

{{Crafting
|nocat=1
|A1= Polyethylene
|B1= Hydrogen Peroxide
|C1= Polyethylene
|A2= Polyethylene
|B2= Matching Dye
|C2= Polyethylene
|A3= Polyethylene
|B3= Luminol
|C3= Polyethylene
|Output= Matching Glow Stick
}}

=== Dyeing water inside cauldrons ===
Water can be dyed in a cauldron by holding any dye in the hand and pressing {{Ctrl|use}} on a cauldron filled with water.{{only|bedrock}}

=== Signs ===
Dye can be {{control|used}} on a [[sign]] or a [[hanging sign]] to change the text color. {{IN|bedrock}}, [[ink sac]]s cannot be used for this purpose; black dye must be used to change the text to black.

=== Trading ===
Apprentice, journeyman and expert-level shepherd [[villager]]s buy any of the 12 dyes for an [[emerald]].

== Color values ==
The "color codes" are used to determine the color imparted on sheep, wolf and cat collars, firework stars, [[beacon]] beams, and dyed leather armor. The hex value is shown in the extended tooltips of dyed leather armor; however, to set the color using an NBT data tag in a [[command]], the decimal value must be used instead. The color values for firework stars are slightly different from the ones listed below, and use [[Item colors#Firework stars|these values]] instead.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:2px; border: 1px solid silver; text-align: left;" data-description="Data values"
! rowspan=2 | Description
! colspan=2 style="text-align:center" | Color Code
|-
! Dec
! <abbr title="Hexadecimal color code">Hex</abbr>
|-
| style="text-align:center" | White || 16383998 || {{color|#F9FFFE}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Light gray || 10329495 || {{color|#9D9D97}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Gray || 4673362 || {{color|#474F52}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Black || 1908001|| {{color|#1D1D21}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Brown || 8606770 || {{color|#835432}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Red || 11546150 || {{color|#B02E26}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Orange || 16351261 || {{color|#F9801D}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Yellow || 16701501 || {{color|#FED83D}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Lime || 8439583 || {{color|#80C71F}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Green || 6192150 || {{color|#5E7C16}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Cyan || 1481884|| {{color|#169C9C}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Light blue || 3847130 || {{color|#3AB3DA}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Blue || 3949738 || {{color|#3C44AA}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Purple || 8991416 || {{color|#8932B8}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Magenta || 13061821 || {{color|#C74EBD}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Pink || 15961002 || {{color|#F38BAA}}
|}

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Dye.ogg
|subtitle=Dye stains
|source=block
|description=When dye is used on a [[sign]]
|id=item.dye.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.dye.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0/0.9/0.95/1.1
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Dye stains
|source=player
|description=When dye is used on a [[sheep]]
|id=item.dye.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.dye.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0/0.9/0.95/1.1
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Dye.ogg
|source=sound
|description=When dye is used on a sign
|id=sign.dye.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|rowspan=3
|sound=Water Splash Old.ogg
|source=block
|description=When dye is added to a cauldron
|id=cauldron.adddye
|volume=0.1
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=When armor is dyed using a cauldron
|id=cauldron.dyearmor
|volume=0.1
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=When dye is removed from armor using a cauldron
|id=cauldron.cleanarmor
|volume=0.1
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Rainbow Collection;Tie dye outfit}}

== Video ==

{{Video note|These videos are outdated, as it does not include details of the [[Java Edition 1.7.2|1.7.2]] update's changes to the dyeing system/production chain.}}

<div style="text-align:center">
<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|8YD7oauNZHE}}</span>
<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|7tETaRt7STM}}</span>
</div>

== History ==
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||January 3, 2011|link=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/2582321901/2011-here-we-go|Notch mentions adding a "paint" feature if he can figure out how.}}
{{History||January 10, 2011<ref group="n">Supposed time when fragment was filmed. Based on modified date of client.jar/gui/trap.png in [[Beta 1.2]].</ref>|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBF2ugTzXqQ&t=181s|[[File:Red Dye (pre-release).png|32px]] Shown rose red in development as part of [[Minecraft: The Story of Mojang]].}}
{{History||1.2|[[File:Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Beans JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dyes.
|[[File:Black Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye (pre-release).png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Brown Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Blue Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] [[File:White Dye (Recreated).png|32px]] Leftovers of old textures can be seen in [[items.png]] with 100% opacity. The white dye texture was reused for [[Sugar]].
| The colors were as follows:{{verify|Did the color codes remain the same between Beta 1.2 and Java 1.11.2?}}
{{:Color/Java Edition dye colors before 17w06a}}
}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.1|snap=11w49a|[[Sheep]] can now regrow their [[wool]] by eating [[grass block|grass]]. Dyed sheep regrow wool in their new color.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w19a|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE2.png|32px]] The texture of [[cocoa beans]] has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=1.3|[[File:bone meal changes.gif|32px]] The textures of [[bone meal]], [[cactus green]], cocoa beans and [[rose red]] have been changed. The textures have been lowered one pixel.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Added the ability to dye leather [[armor]] and [[wolf]] collars.}}
{{History||1.4.4|snap=1.4.3|Color codes have been changed. The colors of red, brown, blue, purple, cyan, pink, light blue, magenta and orange were adjusted a little vividly.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w19a|[[Stained clay]] can now be crafted using dyes.}}
{{history||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|With the addition of new [[flower]]s, many secondary and tertiary dyes are now primary dyes.}}
{{History|||snap=13w41a|[[Stained glass]] can now be crafted using dyes.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|As cleric [[villager]]s now sell lapis lazuli, all dyes have become fully renewable.}}
{{History|||snap=14w30a|Added [[banner]]s, which can be dyed.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w34a|Added [[shield]]s, which can be dyed indirectly by applying a matching [[banner]].}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39b|Dyes are now used to change the color of [[shulker box]]es.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w06a|Dyes are now used to craft [[concrete powder]].
|Color codes have been changed. All colors are adjusted more vividly. The changes were as follows:
{{:Color/Java Edition dye color changes in 17w06a}}
|Light blue dye, stained glass, and stained glass panes, did not change colors in this update. This means that they still use old colors.<ref name="unchanged dyes">{{Bug|MC-214643}}<br>{{Bug|MC-214641}}</ref>
}}
{{History|||snap=17w15a|Dyes can now apply color to white [[bed]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>dye</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[Bone meal]], [[ink sac]]s, [[cocoa beans]] and [[lapis lazuli]] are no longer considered dyes.
|[[File:White Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added [[white dye|white]], [[black dye|black]], [[brown dye|brown]] and [[blue dye]]s.
|"Rose Red", "Dandelion Yellow" and "Cactus Green" have been renamed to "Red Dye", "Yellow Dye" and "Green Dye", respectively. 
|[[Glass pane]]s and [[carpet]]s can now be dyed.
|[[File:Light Gray Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of light gray, gray, red, orange, yellow, lime, green, cyan, light blue, purple, magenta, and pink dyes, have been changed. The color texture for light blue dye was not changed to reflect the updated colors from 1.12.<ref name="unchanged dyes"></ref>}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|The color of the text on [[sign]]s can now be changed with dye.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Yellow dyes can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] mason houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Green dyes can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[desert]] [[village]] houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Added the [[wandering trader]], which can sell any type of dye.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|All 16 types of dyes can now be [[trading|bought]] by shepherd villagers.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=Pre-release 2|Reversed the order of dyes to match other colored items in the [[Creative inventory]].<ref name="reverse dye">{{Bug|MC-136553}}</ref>
|Regrouped dyes in the Creative inventory such that white, blue, brown, and black dyes are within and not [[cocoa beans]], [[ink sacs]], [[lapis lazuli]], and [[bone meal]].<ref name="regroup dye">{{Bug|MC-177684}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|Added [[candle]]s, which can be dyed.}}
{{History|||snap=21w03a|Added a sound for applying dyes.}}
{{History|||snap=21w19a|Candles can no longer be dyed.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|Candles can now once again be dyed.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|The color of the text on [[hanging sign]]s can now be changed with dye.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|[[Torchflower]]s can now be crafted into orange dye.|[[Pink petals]] can now be crafted into pink dye.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|[[Pitcher plant]]s can now be crafted into cyan dye.|Blue, light blue, orange, white, and yellow dye can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w14a|Pitcher plants can now craft two [[cyan dye]] instead of one.}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Blue, light blue, orange, white, and yellow dye no longer generates in [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the [[trail ruins]]; blue, light blue, orange, white, and yellow dye now are in the common loot.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Beans JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dyes. Only [[dandelion yellow]] and [[lapis lazuli]] are currently obtainable and have functionality.}}
{{History||v0.3.2|[[Cactus green]] is now obtainable by smelting [[cacti]].}}
{{History||v0.3.3|[[Bone meal]] is now obtainable via [[crafting]].}}
{{History||v0.4.0|[[Cyan dye]], [[light blue dye]], [[lime dye]], [[magenta dye]], [[orange dye]], [[pink dye]], and [[purple dye]] are now obtainable via crafting.
|[[Rose red]] is now obtainable by smelting red [[mushroom]]s.
|All available dyes, excluding bone meal, can now be used to craft their respective [[wool]] color.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of cocoa beans has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|[[Ink sac]]s, [[cocoa bean]]s, [[gray dye]], and [[light gray dye]] are now available in the [[creative]] [[inventory]].
|Rose red can now be obtained from [[beetroot]]s.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|Cocoa beans can now be obtained from [[cocoa pod]]s.
|The [[rose]] has been removed and replaced with a new poppy [[flower]] that can be crafted into rose red.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|All new [[flower]]s can now be [[crafting|crafted]] into dyes. Because of this, many secondary and tertiary dyes are now primary dyes.
|[[Gray dye]] and [[light gray dye]] can now be obtained in [[survival]].}}
{{History|||snap=build 11|[[Terracotta|Stained clay]] can now be crafted using dyes.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|[[Ink sac]]s can now be obtained from [[squid]].
|Added the ability to dye [[wolf]] collars.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Red [[mushroom]]s can no longer be smelted to obtain [[rose red]].}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[Cauldron]]s now used for leather dyeing, by applying a dye to a [[water]]-filled cauldron.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|[[Cocoa bean]]s can no longer be crafted.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Added a ''Dye'' button for [[sheep]].
|Added [[shulker]]s, which can be dyed.
|Added [[stained glass]]. Stain glass cannot be [[crafting|crafted]], but purple glass generates in [[end city|end cities]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Dyes can now apply color to a white [[bed]]s.
|Dyes are now used to craft [[concrete powder]].
|The color palette has been changed.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Dyes can now be used for [[banner]] crafting.
|Dyes can now be used to craft [[firework star]]s.
|[[Stained glass]] is now [[crafting|craftable]], using dyes.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|[[Lime dye]] can now be obtained from smelting [[sea pickle]]s.
|Dyes can now used to craft [[glow stick]]s and [[balloon]]s.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Dyes can now be used to dye [[cat]] collars.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.8.0.10|[[File:White Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added [[white dye|white]], [[brown dye|brown]], [[black dye|black]] and [[blue dye]]s, which can be crafted from [[lapis lazuli]], [[bone meal]], [[cocoa beans]] and [[ink sac]]s. This, however, the later four still use as dyes.<ref>{{Bug|MCPE-42473}}</ref>
|"Rose Red", "Dandelion Yellow" and "Cactus Green" have been renamed to "Red Dye", "Yellow Dye" and "Green Dye", respectively.}}
{{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.0|Blue and white dye can now be obtained from [[cornflower]]s and [[lily of the valley]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[Glass pane]]s and [[carpet]]s can now be dyed.
|Only a single dye is now required to apply a banner pattern in a [[loom]].
|Various dyes except black dye, white dye, brown dye and blue dye are now [[trading|sold]] by [[wandering trader]]s.
|[[File:Bone Meal JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Ink Sac JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Beans JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lapis Lazuli JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of bone meal, light gray, gray, ink sac, cocoa beans, red, orange, yellow, lime, green, cyan, light blue, lapis lazuli, purple, magenta, and pink dyes have been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Dye can now be [[trading|sold]] to shepherd [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.210|snap=beta 1.16.210.59|The color of the text on [[sign]]s can now be changed with dye.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.210.60|The ability to dye the color of the text on [[sign]]s was temporarily removed.}}
{{History||1.16.220|snap=beta 1.16.220.50|The color of the text on [[sign]]s can now be changed with dye again.}}
{{History||1.17.10|snap=beta 1.17.10.22|Added [[candles]], which can be dyed.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Beans JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dyes.}}
{{History||xbox=TU9|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of cocoa beans has been changed.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.83|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:White Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added [[white dye|white]], [[black dye|black]], [[brown dye|brown]], and [[blue dye|blue]] dyes, which can crafted from [[bone meal]], [[ink sac]], [[cocoa beans]], and [[lapis lazuli]].
|"Rose Red", "Dandelion Yellow" and "Cactus Green" have been renamed to "Red Dye", "Yellow Dye" and "Green Dye", respectively.}}
{{History||ps=1.90|[[File:Bone Meal JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Ink Sac JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Beans JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lapis Lazuli JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of bone meal, light gray, gray, ink sac, cocoa beans, red, orange, yellow, lime, green, cyan, light blue, lapis lazuli, purple, magenta, and pink dyes have been changed.}}
{{History|3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cocoa Beans JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dyes from [[Pocket Edition v0.15.4 alpha]].}}
{{History|foot}}
<gallery>
Pre-release dyes.png|Pre-release dye textures hidden within [[Items.png]].
</gallery>
;Notes
{{reflist|group=n}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
White Dye.png|White Dye
Light Gray Dye.png|Light Gray Dye
Gray Dye.png|Gray Dye
Black Dye.png|Black Dye
Brown Dye.png|Brown Dye
Red Dye.png|Red Dye
Orange Dye.png|Orange Dye
Yellow Dye.png|Yellow Dye
Lime Dye.png|Lime Dye
Green Dye.png|Green Dye
Cyan Dye.png|Cyan Dye
Light Blue Dye.png|Light Blue Dye
Blue Dye.png|Blue Dye
Purple Dye.png|Purple Dye
Magenta Dye.png|Magenta Dye
Pink Dye.png|Pink Dye
</gallery>

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Players can obtain each one of every color with 1 cocoa bean, 2 yellow dye, 2 ink sac, 3 green dye, 4 lapis lazuli, 4 red dye, and 6 bone meal (2 bones).
* The dyed sheep breeding behavior mirrors [[wikipedia:Lamarckism|Lamarck's theory]], in which the organisms evolve inheriting the external changes and adaptations of the previous generation, transmitting them to their offspring.
* In ''Bedrock Edition'', tertiary colors, along with their regular crafting recipes, can be crafted with primary colors. E.g.: Magenta can be crafted with one rose red and two bone meals.
* The colors of the dyes match the chat colors in [[color codes]] except for brown (dye only), light aqua, and gold (color codes only).
* The texture for light blue dye still uses the color from prior to the 1.12 World of Color update.<ref name="unchanged dyes"></ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
* Tools for calculating leather dye combination: [https://minecraft.tools/en/armor.php minecraft.tools] (webapp); [https://github.com/pudquick/pyMCdyes/ pyMCDyes] (open-source Python script, outdated); [https://anrar4.github.io/DyeLeatherArmor/ DyeLeatherArmor]: a tool for calculating an exact crafting recipe for any sRGB color

{{Items}}

[[Category:Dyes]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Barvivo]]
[[de:Farbstoff]]
[[es:Tinte]]
[[fr:Teinture]]
[[hu:Színezés]]
[[it:Colorante]]
[[ja:染料]]
[[ko:염료]]
[[nl:Kleurstof]]
[[pl:Barwniki]]
[[pt:Corante]]
[[ru:Красители]]
[[th:สีย้อม]]
[[uk:Барвники]]
[[zh:染料]]</li></ul>
20w45aCandle White Candle Orange Candle Magenta Candle Light Blue Candle Yellow Candle Lime Candle Pink Candle Gray Candle Light Gray Candle Cyan Candle Purple Candle Blue Candle Brown Candle Green Candle Red Candle Black Candle
Candle (item) JE1 White Candle (item) JE1 Orange Candle (item) JE1 Magenta Candle (item) JE1 Light Blue Candle (item) JE1 Yellow Candle (item) JE1 Lime Candle (item) JE1 Pink Candle (item) JE1 Gray Candle (item) JE1 Light Gray Candle (item) JE1 Cyan Candle (item) JE1 Purple Candle (item) JE1 Blue Candle (item) JE1 Brown Candle (item) JE1 Green Candle (item) JE1 Red Candle (item) JE1 Black Candle (item) JE1 Added candles.
20w46aCandle (item) JE2 White Candle (item) JE2 Orange Candle (item) JE2 Magenta Candle (item) JE2 Light Blue Candle (item) JE2 Yellow Candle (item) JE2 Lime Candle (item) JE2 Pink Candle (item) JE2 Gray Candle (item) JE2 Light Gray Candle (item) JE2 Cyan Candle (item) JE2 Purple Candle (item) JE2 Blue Candle (item) JE2 Brown Candle (item) JE2 Green Candle (item) JE2 Red Candle (item) JE2 Black Candle (item) JE2 The textures of candle items have been changed.
20w48aCandle (item) JE3 White Candle (item) JE3 Orange Candle (item) JE3 Magenta Candle (item) JE3 Light Blue Candle (item) JE3 Yellow Candle (item) JE3 Lime Candle (item) JE3 File:Pink Candle (item) JE3.png Gray Candle (item) JE3 Light Gray Candle (item) JE3 Cyan Candle (item) JE3 Purple Candle (item) JE3 Blue Candle (item) JE3 Brown Candle (item) JE3 Green Candle (item) JE3 Red Candle (item) JE3 Black Candle (item) JE3 The textures of candle items have been changed again, removing the smaller candle in the inventory sprite.
Candles can no longer be placed on blocks that are not solid, such as chests and cobwebs.

Issues

Issues relating to "Candle" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

  • Candles are similar to the concept of burnt-out torches from the Halloween Update.
  • Using the command /setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:candle[lit=true,waterlogged=true] allows for a both lit and waterlogged candle.
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