Firework stars are items used to determine the color, effect, and shape of firework rockets.
Obtaining[]
In Survival mode, firework stars are obtainable only through crafting. In Creative mode, they can be found in the creative inventory.
Crafting[]
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gunpowder + Matching Dye + Extra ingredients (optional) |
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. | |
| Matching Firework Star + Any Dye |
Adds a "fade to color" effect to the firework star, overwriting any existing fades. Up to eight dyes can be added. |
Usage[]
The only usage of firework stars is to create firework rockets.
Crafting ingredient[]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firework Rocket | Any Firework Star + Paper + Gunpowder |
Adding more gunpowder increases the duration of the rocket. Up to three gunpowder can be used. Up to five firework stars can also be used with three gunpowder. Up to seven firework stars can be used by using firework stars instead of additional gunpowder. All firework stars explode almost simultaneously when the rocket detonates. |
Effects[]
Shape effects[]
A firework star can have only one shape effect.
| Type | Ingredient | Effect | Sample Animation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | None | Small Ball explosion (default) | 
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| 1 | Fire Charge | Large Ball explosion and heavy sound. | 
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| 2 | Gold Nugget | Star-shaped explosion | 
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| 3 | Head (any) | Creeper-shaped (Creeper Face) explosion | 
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| 4 | Feather | Burst explosion | 
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Additional effects[]
In addition to the shape effects, any combination of these additional effects may be added to a firework star.
| Ingredient | Effect | Sample Animation |
|---|---|---|
| None | Default |
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| Glowstone Dust | Twinkle (Crackle effect and sounds after the explosion) | 
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| Diamond | Trail effect after the explosion | 
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| Glowstone Dust Diamond |
Twinkle + Trail effect after the explosion | 
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Sounds[]
See also: Firework_Rocket § Sounds
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firework Star | firework_star | Item | item.minecraft.firework_star |
| Name | Identifier | Alias ID | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firework Star | firework_star | fireworkscharge | 520 | Item | item.fireworksCharge.name |
Item data[]
Main article: Player.dat format
- tag: The item's tag tag.
- Explosion: The explosion effect contributed by this firework star.
- Tags common to all firework explosion effects
- Explosion: The explosion effect contributed by this firework star.
Video[]
History[]
| Java Edition | |||||
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| 1.4.6 | 12w49a |  Added firework stars.
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| Firework stars in the Creative inventory come in only one variation; they do not have any color. | |||||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | The ID of firework stars has now been changed from firework_charge to firework_star.
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| Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 402. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.2.0 | beta 1.2.0.2 | Added firework stars.
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| Firework stars come in all 16 colors in the Creative inventory.[verify][more information needed] | |||||
| 1.16.100 | beta 1.16.100.56 | The ID of firework star has been changed from fireworkscharge to firework_star. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added firework stars.
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| Firework stars cannot be obtained within the Creative inventory. | |||||
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | The crafting interface has now been updated to allow the crafting of firework stars and firework rockets. | |
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Firework Star" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[]
- There are 29,617,272,331,290,537 (29.6 quintillion) unique firework stars.
- Putting firework stars on rockets causes the player to take explosion damage when using them for flying with elytra.
Gallery[]
Tricolor (Magenta, Pink, White dye) + Star shaped with Twinkle and Trail effect.
