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This article is about the solid block. For the thin block, see Glass Pane. For other uses, see Glass (disambiguation).

Glass is a transparent solid block that can be dyed into stained glass, or crafted into tinted glass.

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

Glass drops itself only if it is broken with a tool enchanted with Silk Touch. Otherwise, it drops nothing.

Glass does not have an assigned tool; it is mined at the same speed regardless of what tool is used.[1]

Block Glass
Hardness 0.3
Breaking time (secs)
Default 0.45

Natural generation[]

Glass

A secret room containing glass can be found inside woodland mansions. Glass is also generated in ancient cities.

Stained glass

Magenta stained glass blocks naturally generate as windows in end cities.

End City Glass2

Magenta stained glass naturally generating in an end city.

Crafting[]

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Glass +
Matching Dye
Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Glass +
Bone Meal or
Lapis Lazuli or
Cocoa Beans or
Ink Sac
[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]

Smelting[]

Ingredients Smelting recipe
Sand or
Red Sand +
Any fuel


0.1

Trading[]

Journeyman-level librarian villagers have a 50% chance to sell 4 glass for 1 emerald.‌[Bedrock Edition only]

Journeyman-level librarian villagers have a 23 chance to sell 4 glass for 1 emerald.‌[Java Edition only]

Usage[]

Glass blocks adjacent to other glass blocks are invisible when viewed through glass.

Mobs cannot normally spawn on glass blocks. An exception to this is zombie reinforcements, which can spawn on glass blocks (but not glass panes).

Glass blocks cannot be seen through by mobs, as they treat them as completely opaque. Mobs may look at players through glass, but this is purely visual.

Redstone dust and components can be placed on glass, but cannot power glass. Glass can't cut vertical redstone. Vertical redstone can be placed on glass. In Java Edition, it transmits redstone signals up, not down. Otherwise, glass in redstone circuits is functionally the same as an upside-down slab.

Beacon beam color[]

The color of the beam may be changed by placing blocks of stained glass (or stained glass panes) anywhere above the beacon block. The beam changes colors according to the colors of glass placed above it: the first block sets the beam color, while each additional block sets the color by averaging the red, green, and blue components of the current beam color and the block's color. The color values are the same as those for the corresponding dye. Stained glass panes have the same effect on the beam as stained glass blocks.

The resulting beam color can be found as where is the sequence of glass colors ( corresponds to the lowest block and to the highest one).

As the blending algorithm is considerably simpler than that of leather-dyeing, a much larger part of the sRGB space is available.[more information needed] A player may experiment with stacking glass, although programs that calculate combinations are also available.[2]

With only 15 types of glass you can make all colors, for example; red + white stained glass above a beacon will be pink, the more white you add, the lighter the color will be.

Crafting ingredient[]

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Beacon Glass +
Nether Star +
Obsidian
Nether Star
Daylight Detector Glass +
Nether Quartz +
Any wood Slab

End Crystal Glass +
Eye of Ender +
Ghast Tear

End Crystal
Glass Bottle Glass
Glass Pane Glass
Hardened Glass Aluminum Oxide +
Glass +
Boron Trioxide
A representation of alumino-borosilicate glass.‌[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Hardened Stained Glass Aluminum Oxide +
Matching Stained Glass +
Boron Trioxide
A representation of alumino-borosilicate glass.‌[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Stained Glass Pane Matching Stained Glass
Tinted Glass Amethyst Shard +
Glass

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.glass.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.glass.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.glass.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.glass.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.glass.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokenrandom.glass1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stone0.40.6
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stone0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.stone0.31.0
PlayersJumping from the blockjump.stone0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damageland.stone0.221.0


Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsTranslation key
GlassglassBlock & Itemimpermeableblock.minecraft.glass
White Stained Glasswhite_stained_glassBlock & Itemimpermeableblock.minecraft.white_stained_glass
Orange Stained Glassorange_stained_glassBlock & Itemimpermeableblock.minecraft.orange_stained_glass
Magenta Stained Glassmagenta_stained_glassBlock & Itemimpermeableblock.minecraft.magenta_stained_glass
Light Blue Stained Glasslight_blue_stained_glassBlock & Itemimpermeableblock.minecraft.light_blue_stained_glass
Yellow Stained Glassyellow_stained_glassBlock & Itemimpermeableblock.minecraft.yellow_stained_glass
Lime Stained Glasslime_stained_glassBlock & Itemimpermeableblock.minecraft.lime_stained_glass
Pink Stained Glasspink_stained_glassBlock & Itemimpermeableblock.minecraft.pink_stained_glass
Gray Stained Glassgray_stained_glassBlock & Itemimpermeableblock.minecraft.gray_stained_glass
Light Gray Stained Glasslight_gray_stained_glassBlock & Itemimpermeableblock.minecraft.light_gray_stained_glass
Cyan Stained Glasscyan_stained_glassBlock & Itemimpermeableblock.minecraft.cyan_stained_glass
Purple Stained Glasspurple_stained_glassBlock & Itemimpermeableblock.minecraft.purple_stained_glass
Blue Stained Glassblue_stained_glassBlock & Itemimpermeableblock.minecraft.blue_stained_glass
Brown Stained Glassbrown_stained_glassBlock & Itemimpermeableblock.minecraft.brown_stained_glass
Green Stained Glassgreen_stained_glassBlock & Itemimpermeableblock.minecraft.green_stained_glass
Red Stained Glassred_stained_glassBlock & Itemimpermeableblock.minecraft.red_stained_glass
Black Stained Glassblack_stained_glassBlock & Itemimpermeableblock.minecraft.black_stained_glass

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
GlassglassNone20Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.glass.name
White Stained Glasswhite_stained_glassstained_glass / 0241Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stained_glass.white.name
Orange Stained Glassorange_stained_glassstained_glass / 1-673Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stained_glass.orange.name
Magenta Stained Glassmagenta_stained_glassstained_glass / 2-674Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stained_glass.magenta.name
Light Blue Stained Glasslight_blue_stained_glassstained_glass / 3-675Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stained_glass.light_blue.name
Yellow Stained Glassyellow_stained_glassstained_glass / 4-676Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stained_glass.yellow.name
Lime Stained Glasslime_stained_glassstained_glass / 5-677Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stained_glass.lime.name
Pink Stained Glasspink_stained_glassstained_glass / 6-678Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stained_glass.pink.name
Gray Stained Glassgray_stained_glassstained_glass / 7-679Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stained_glass.gray.name
Light Gray Stained Glasslight_gray_stained_glassstained_glass / 8-680Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stained_glass.silver.name
Cyan Stained Glasscyan_stained_glassstained_glass / 9-681Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stained_glass.cyan.name
Purple Stained Glasspurple_stained_glassstained_glass / 10-682Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stained_glass.purple.name
Blue Stained Glassblue_stained_glassstained_glass / 11-683Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stained_glass.blue.name
Brown Stained Glassbrown_stained_glassstained_glass / 12-684Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stained_glass.brown.name
Green Stained Glassgreen_stained_glassstained_glass / 13-685Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stained_glass.green.name
Red Stained Glassred_stained_glassstained_glass / 14-686Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stained_glass.red.name
Black Stained Glassblack_stained_glassstained_glass / 15-687Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stained_glass.black.name
  1. ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Available with /give command.
  3. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

History[]

Missing Model JE3
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The specific instructions are: Render of stained glass upon first introduction to Bedrock Edition - looks identical to normal glass, except that it has a visible back face
May 21, 2009Notch shows interest in adding glass as a purely aesthetic block.
Java Edition Classic
June 16, 2009Glass JE2 Glass was tested by Notch.
0.0.19aGlass JE1 Added glass.
Glass in the inventory is completely invisible.
0.0.19a_01Glass JE2 The texture of glass has been changed back to the one in the development screenshot.
0.0.19a_02Glass JE3 BE1 The texture of glass has been changed again, adding a border.
0.0.22aThe game now supports sounds, including a sound for a player walking over glass.
Java Edition Indev
0.3120100201-1Glass is now obtainable through smelting sand or gravel with Flint and Steel.
20100212-1Glass no longer drops itself, and makes a shattering sound.
No longer obtained through smelting gravel.
Now obtained through smelting via furnace.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.5Snow no longer passes through glass.
August 19, 2010Notch considers hiring an artist to "make a nicer glass texture".
Java Edition Beta
1.5_01Rain no longer falls through translucent blocks, including glass.
1.6Test Build 3Water placed above glass now creates an infinite water source.
1.8Pre-releaseGlass is now used to craft glass panes.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2Glass is now used to craft glass bottles.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3Glass pillars have been added on top of strongholds.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4Glass pillars have been now removed from the top of strongholds.
1.2.112w07aTorches and redstone torches can now be placed on top of glass, but not on the sides.
1.2.4releaseGlass can now be picked up with Silk Touch.
1.3.112w21aLibrarian villagers now sell 4–5 glass for 1 emerald, making glass renewable.
1.4.212w36aGlass is now used to craft beacons.
12w38aA new block breaking sound for glass has been added.
1.513w01aGlass can now be used to craft daylight sensors.
2.0White Tinted Glass Light Gray Tinted Glass Gray Tinted Glass Black Tinted Glass Brown Tinted Glass Red Tinted Glass Orange Tinted Glass Yellow Tinted Glass Lime Tinted Glass Green Tinted Glass Cyan Tinted Glass Light Blue Tinted Glass Blue Tinted Glass Purple Tinted Glass Magenta Tinted Glass Pink Tinted Glass Added tinted glass. Tinted glass would later be added officially as stained glass.
1.7.213w41aWhite Stained Glass JE1 Light Gray Stained Glass JE1 Gray Stained Glass JE1 Black Stained Glass JE1 Brown Stained Glass JE1 Red Stained Glass JE1 Orange Stained Glass JE1 Yellow Stained Glass JE1 Lime Stained Glass JE1 Green Stained Glass JE1 Cyan Stained Glass JE1 Light Blue Stained Glass JE1 Blue Stained Glass JE1 Purple Stained Glass JE1 Magenta Stained Glass JE1 Pink Stained Glass JE1 Added stained glass, using a texture similar to tinted glass from Java Edition 2.0. It differs in that each ID now has its own texture, rather than tinting a single, grayscale texture.
13w42aWhite Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Light Gray Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Gray Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Black Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Brown Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Red Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Orange Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Yellow Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Lime Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Green Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Cyan Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Light Blue Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Blue Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Purple Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Magenta Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Pink Stained Glass JE2 BE2 The textures of stained glass have been changed. In addition, changes to translucent block rendering has stopped the interiors of such blocks from rendering.
1.814w02aLibrarian villagers now sell 3–5 glass for 1 emerald.
14w18aTorches can now be placed on stained glass.
August 5, 2014Dinnerbone tweeted a picture showing stained glass changing the color of a beacon beam.
14w32aBeacon beams now change color when shining through stained glass.
1.915w31aMagenta stained glass now naturally generate as windows in end cities.
15w44bGlass is now used to craft end crystals.
1.1116w39aGlass now generates in woodland mansions.
1.1217w06aDye colors have been changed, however, the textures for stained glass, and stained glass panes, alongside light blue dye item, did not change colors in this update. This means that they still use old colors instead of the new colors.[3]
1.1418w43aStained glass panes can now also be crafted by surrounding a dye with glass panes.
Glass JE4 BE2 The texture of glass has been changed.
February 19, 2019Jappa tweets an image of smoother stained glass textures.
19w08aWhite Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Light Gray Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Gray Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Black Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Brown Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Red Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Orange Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Yellow Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Lime Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Green Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Cyan Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Light Blue Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Blue Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Purple Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Magenta Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Pink Stained Glass JE3 BE3 The textures of stained glass have been changed. The colors have not been changed to the new colors from the 1.12 World of Color update.[3]
19w13aGlass can now support many non-full blocks, including redstone dust, redstone repeaters and rails. See this list for more info.
1.1720w45aGlass can now be used to craft tinted glass.
1.18Pre-release 5Red Stained Glass JE4 Blue Stained Glass JE4 Changed red and blue stained glass textures.
1.1922w13aGlass now generates in ancient cities.
Pocket Edition Alpha
Pre-releaseGlass JE3 BE1 Added glass.
v0.3.2Glass is now used to craft glass panes.
Survival players no longer have an infinite amount of glass in the inventory.
v0.9.0build 1Smooth lighting from glass has been removed.
Glass now renders its back sides.
v0.10.0build 4Glass texture now renders only on the side of the block facing the player.
v0.11.0build 1Water placed above glass now creates an infinite water source normally.
v0.12.1build 1Glass is now used to craft glass bottles.
v0.13.0build 1Glass is now used to craft daylight sensors.
v0.16.0build 1Glass is now used to craft beacons.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1Glass is now used to craft end crystals.
Glass JE3 BE1 Stained glass blocks have been added, but use the regular glass texture due to issues with the rendering engine. Their back texture also shows.
Magenta stained glass now generates in end cities.
1.0.4alpha 1.0.4.0Librarian villagers now sell 3–5 glass for 1 emerald.
1.1.0alpha 1.1.0.0Glass now generates in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
?Things like torches, buttons, levers and other blocks can now be placed on the side of glass.
1.2.0beta 1.2.0.2White Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Light Gray Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Gray Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Black Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Brown Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Red Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Orange Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Yellow Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Lime Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Green Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Cyan Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Light Blue Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Blue Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Purple Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Magenta Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Pink Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Stained glass now has its own texture.
Stained glass is now available without the use of inventory editors and can now be crafted.
Stained glass no longer renders through itself.
1.4.0beta 1.2.20.1Glass and stained glass can now used to craft hardened glass and hardened stained glass, only with Minecraft Education features turned on.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Glass JE4 BE2 The texture of glass has been changed.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.4Trading has been changed, librarian villagers now have a 50% chance to sell 3 glass as part of their third tier trades.
beta 1.11.0.5White Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Light Gray Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Gray Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Black Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Brown Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Red Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Orange Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Yellow Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Lime Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Green Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Cyan Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Light Blue Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Blue Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Purple Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Magenta Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Pink Stained Glass JE3 BE3 The textures of stained glass have been changed.
1.17.0beta 1.17.0.50Glass can now be used to craft tinted glass.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1CU1 1.0 Patch 11.0.1Glass JE3 BE1 Added glass.
TU19CU7 1.12 White Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Light Gray Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Gray Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Black Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Brown Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Red Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Orange Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Yellow Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Lime Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Green Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Cyan Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Light Blue Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Blue Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Purple Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Magenta Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Pink Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Introduced stained glass in an unobtainable state.[4]
As a held item, it appears completely opaque.
Beacon beams are unaffected by stained glass.
TU25CU14 1.17 Stained glass is now normally obtainable.
TU31CU19 1.22 Patch 3White Stained Glass (texture) LCE2 Light Gray Stained Glass (texture) LCE2 Gray Stained Glass (texture) LCE2 Black Stained Glass (texture) LCE2 Brown Stained Glass (texture) LCE2 Red Stained Glass (texture) LCE2 Orange Stained Glass (texture) LCE2 Yellow Stained Glass (texture) LCE2 Lime Stained Glass (texture) LCE2 Green Stained Glass (texture) LCE2 Cyan Stained Glass (texture) LCE2 Light Blue Stained Glass (texture) LCE2 Blue Stained Glass (texture) LCE2 Purple Stained Glass (texture) LCE2 Magenta Stained Glass (texture) LCE2 Pink Stained Glass (texture) LCE2 All stained glass blocks have been made more translucent.
TU54CU44 1.52 Patch 241.0.4White Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Light Gray Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Gray Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Black Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Brown Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Red Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Orange Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Yellow Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Lime Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Green Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Cyan Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Light Blue Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Blue Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Purple Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Magenta Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Pink Stained Glass JE2 BE2 The texture changes to stained glass shave been reverted - they now are more opaque as they were previously.
1.90 Stained glass can now be crafted by surrounding a dye with glass.
Glass JE4 BE2 The texture of glass has been changed.
1.92 White Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Light Gray Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Gray Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Black Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Brown Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Red Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Orange Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Yellow Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Lime Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Green Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Cyan Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Light Blue Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Blue Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Purple Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Magenta Stained Glass JE3 BE3 Pink Stained Glass JE3 BE3 The textures of stained glass have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Glass JE3 BE1 Added glass.
1.5.25White Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Light Gray Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Gray Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Black Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Brown Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Red Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Orange Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Yellow Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Lime Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Green Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Cyan Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Light Blue Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Blue Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Purple Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Magenta Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Pink Stained Glass JE2 BE2 Added stained glass.

Data history[]

Java Edition
1.7.213w41aStained glass uses numeric ID 95, the ID which was formerly used by the locked chest.
The alphanumeric ID for block 95 has been changed from chest_locked_aprilfools_super_old_legacy_we_should_not_even_have_this to stained_glass.
1.1317w47aThe different block states for the stained_glass ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 20 and 95.
Bedrock Edition
1.20.30beta 1.20.20.21The different block states for the stained_glass ID have now been split up into their own IDs.

Issues[]

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

Trivia[]

  • Prior to the addition of stained glass to the game, there was a similar block named tinted glass added to Java Edition 2.0. The texture for this tinted glass block was used for the implementation of stained glass in 13w41a before it was replaced with a smoother/transparent texture in 13w42a.
    • The iteration of tinted glass from Java Edition 2.0 shares its name with the tinted glass block added in 1.17, though it is unlikely that the identical naming of these blocks was intentional.
  • The textures of stained glass and stained glass panes still use their original colors from prior to the 1.12 World of Color update. The texture colors were not changed in 1.12's development, and the retexturing in 1.14 did not adjust the colors to the new 1.12 color palette.[3]

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