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Duncan Geere Mojang avatar

Wool was added to Minecraft a looooOOOong time ago - in June 2009 during the game's "Classic" development phase. It was originally called cloth and came in sixteen different colours that aren't quite the same colours we have today. Knowing that wool was originally cloth helps to explain why you use it to make paintings - I don't know anyone who paints on wool in the real world. Leather armour was also originally made using cloth and called cloth armour.

Duncan Geere[1]

Wool is a block derived from sheep that can be dyed in any of the 16 different colors, which are white, orange, magenta, light blue, yellow, lime green, pink, gray, light gray, cyan, purple, blue, brown, green, red, and black.

Obtaining

Wool can be broken using any tool, but shears are the fastest tool to use.

Block Wool
Hardness 0.8
Breaking time (secs)
Default 1.2
Shears 0.25

Sheep

1 to 3 wool is harvested by using shears on an adult sheep. If unshorn, sheep will drop 1 wool upon death. The wool dropped will be the same color as the sheep's wool. The drop rates are not affected by the Fortune or Looting enchantments.

White, light gray, gray, black, brown, and pink wool can be found naturally on sheep. The rest of the colors require dyeing sheep.

Natural generation

Wool In Village

Naturally occurring black wool with torch es on them.

Black wool can also be found naturally in villages as part of a streetlight-like structure where they lie on top of three fence posts, surrounded by 4 torches. All wool colors except for magenta, pink, and purple generate naturally as part of structures within woodland mansions.

White and Yellow wool generate in shepherd houses in plains villages.‌[upcoming: Lua error in Module:Version_link at line 112: attempt to concatenate local 'text' (a nil value).]

White wool generate as woolen tents in pillager outposts.‌[upcoming: Lua error in Module:Version_link at line 112: attempt to concatenate local 'text' (a nil value).]

Trading

Shepherd villagers sell each separate color of wool for a price of 1 to 2 emeralds for one wool as part of their tier 2 trades.

Crafting

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
White Wool String

Dyed Wool White Wool +
Matching Colored Dye


[Java and Legacy Console editions only]
Wool Any Wool +
Matching Dye


[Bedrock Edition only]
White Wool Any Dyed Wool +
Bleach


[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]

Usage

Wool blocks are weak, highly flammable, and offer little resistance against explosions. Their primary usage is as a decorative block.

Trading

Shepherd villagers buy 16 to 22 white wool for 1 emerald as part of their tier 1 trades.

Crafting ingredient

Any color of wool or wood can be used for paintings but it has no effect on the product's final appearance.

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Banner Matching Wool +
Stick

Once the banner is crafted, its base color cannot be changed.‌[Java Edition only]
Bed Matching Wool +
Any Planks

The wool color must match. The planks can be different.
Carpet Matching Wool
Painting Stick +
Any Wool

Fuel

Wool can be used as fuel in furnaces, smelting 0.5 items per wool block.‌[Computer and Legacy Console editions only]

Data values

ID

Wool/ID

Block data

In Bedrock Edition, wool uses the following data values:

Data value Description Color Code[note 1]
Dec Hex old new
0 0x0 White wool
 #DDDDDD

 #E9ECEC
1 0x1 Orange wool
 #DB7D3E

 #F07613
2 0x2 Magenta wool
 #B350BC

 #BD44B3
3 0x3 Light blue wool
 #6B8AC9

 #3AAFD9
4 0x4 Yellow wool
 #B1A627

 #F8C627
5 0x5 Lime wool
 #41AE38

 #70B919
6 0x6 Pink wool
 #D08499

 #ED8DAC
7 0x7 Gray wool
 #404040

 #3E4447
8 0x8 Light gray wool
 #9AA1A1

 #8E8E86
9 0x9 Cyan wool
 #2E6E89

 #158991
10 0xA Purple wool
 #7E3DB5

 #792AAC
11 0xB Blue wool
 #2E388D

 #35399D
12 0xC Brown wool
 #4F321F

 #724728
13 0xD Green wool
 #35461B

 #546D1B
14 0xE Red wool
 #963430

 #A12722
15 0xF Black wool
 #191616

 #141519
  1. Wool has a mottled pattern. These are the average RGB color values for the default texture.

Achievements

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS4)
PS4 Other
Rainbow CollectionGather all 16 colors of wool.All the colors of wool do not have to be in the inventory at the same time, but must have been picked up by the player at least once.30GSilver

Video

Note: This video was made before the carpet and the banner were implemented in version 1.6 and 1.8, as it states wool has two crafting recipes instead of four in the recent updates. Also, the wool texture has been changed in 1.12.

Wool/video

History

classic
May 21, 2009Notch shows interest in adding multiple colors of cloth.
0.0.20aClassic wool color spectrum. Cloth was added in 16 different color shades. It had white, light gray, gray, 12 colors from the hue cycle, with an additional purple.
0.27 SURVIVAL TESTAdded sheep, which will drop white cloth.
indev
0.31 (January 30, 2010)Cloth can now be crafted using four string.
February 12, 2010, 1Sheep will now drop white, gray and light gray cloth.
February 18, 2010Cloth can now be used to craft armor.
February 23, 2010Cloth is now used to craft paintings.
Sheep will only drop gray cloth.
infdev
June 27, 2010Removed all cloth colors except white.
Sheep will now drop white cloth instead of gray.
alpha
v1.0.8Changed the recipe of cloth/leather armor from cloth to leather.
beta
1.2Beta wool color spectrum. Changed the color shades to 16 colors: White, Light Gray (Silver), Gray, Black, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Lime, Green, Cyan, Light Blue, Blue, Purple, Magenta, Pink.
Renamed cloth to wool.
Added 15 dyes; white sheep can now be dyed by using on them while holding any dye.
Light gray, gray, and black sheep will now rarely spawn, dropping the corresponding colored wool.
1.3Wool is now used to craft beds.
1.4Brown and pink sheep will now rarely spawn, dropping the corresponding colored wool.
1.6.6Changed the crafting recipe of wool, reducing the amount of string required from 9 to 4 pieces.
1.7Added shears to shear sheep without hurting them, dropping 2-4 wool.
Sheep will no longer drop wool when hit, albeit they drop one wool when being killed when they are unsheared.
1.8?Villages will now generate with lamp posts containing black wool.
Java Edition
1.1?Sheep will now graze grass blocks and eat grass to regain their wool, keeping the color they had before shearing.
As a counterbalance, shearing sheep will now yield 1-3 wool instead of 2-4.
1.2.41.2.4 wool color spectrum. Tweaked the saturation of wool, making wool blocks slightly darker than before. Comparison
1.3.112w21a54 orange wool and 1 blue wool will now naturally generate as part of desert temples.
Wool of any color can now be sold to farmer villagers, at 14–21 wool for 1 emerald.
1.6.113w16aWool is now used to craft carpets.
1.814w02aTrading changed: shepherd villagers now buy 16–22 white wool for 1 emerald. They also sell 1 wool for 1–2 emeralds, 1 offer for each color. Farmer villagers no longer trade wool.
14w03aDesert temples will now generate with stained clay instead of wool.
14w30aWool is now used to craft banners.
1.1116w33aWool can now be used to fuel furnaces.
16w39aVarious wool colors will now generate within structures inside woodland mansions.
16w44aWhite wool is now called "White Wool" rather than just "Wool".
1.12January 23, 2017Jeb tweets a preview of changes to the wool color palette, adding that "the texture itself may need work."
January 27, 2017Jeb tweets another screenshot of further changes to the wool colors, alongside the new concrete blocks. "The noise needs some tweaking," he adds.
17w06a1.12 wool color spectrum. The color spectrum has been changed for a second time, resulting in new textures for all wool and wool-related items.
17w17aWool can now be used to play the guitar, if they are under note blocks.
1.1317w47aThe different block states for the wool ID have been split up into their own IDs.
Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 35.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.1418w43aWool is no longer used to craft carpets.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.1.0Added wool (all 16 colors, not all are obtainable).
0.2.0Added the ability to shear sheep.
0.4.0Added a crafting recipe for wool.
Wool is now used to craft beds.
0.5.0Wool is now used to craft paintings.
0.8.0build 2Red wool can now be used to craft red carpet.
0.9.0build 1Black wool now naturally spawns in villages.
The remaining carpet colors can now be crafted using wool.
0.9.3Wool now has smooth lighting.
Pocket Edition
1.0.4alpha 1.0.4.0shepherd villagers now buy 16–22 white wool for 1 emerald. They also sell 1 wool for 1–2 emeralds, 1 offer for each color.
1.1January 27, 2017Jeb tweets a picture of new wool textures beside the concrete blocks mentioning that they are a work in progress for Pocket Edition 1.1.
alpha 1.1.0.01.12 wool color spectrum. The color spectrum has been changed, resulting in new textures for all wool and wool-related items.
Added beds in 16 colors. As a result, the wool has to match in order for the bed to be crafted.
Various wool colors will now generate within structures inside woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.2beta 1.2.0.2Wool can now used to craft banners.
beta 1.2.0.7Any color of wool can now be dyed.
1.4beta 1.2.20.1Bleach can now be used to make colored wool turn into white wool.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.9beta 1.9.0.0Regular "Wool" has now been renamed to "White Wool".
Legacy Console Edition
TU1CU1 1.0 Patch 1Patch s1Added wool (all 16 colors).
TU9Sheep can now regrow their wool by eating grass or tall grass.
TU53CU43 1.49 Patch 23Patch s31.12 wool color spectrum. The color spectrum has been changed, resulting in new textures for all wool and wool-related items.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Added Wool.

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