
Minecraft crafting recipe
Black Dye
2 crafting recipes found
Item stats
64Max stack size
Black Dye is a craftable item in Minecraft with 2 different crafting recipes. To craft Black Dye, you need 1× Ink Sac. This recipe fits the 2×2 grid, so you can make it in your inventory without a crafting table. Each craft yields 1 Black Dye.


Black Dye
Makes 1
Shapeless recipe. Ingredients can go in any slot of the crafting grid.


Black Dye
Makes 1
Shapeless recipe. Ingredients can go in any slot of the crafting grid.
Ingredients to craft Black Dye
- 1×Ink SacVillager trade

Black Dye, from scratch
Breaking every ingredient down to materials with no recipe of their own, one Black Dye traces back to:
- 1×Ink Sac

Traded by Villagers
Black Dye appears in 2 villager trades across 2 professions.
- ShepherdApprenticeBuys this item
- Wandering TraderWandering TraderSells this item
How to craft Black Dye in Minecraft
- Open your inventory to use the 2×2 crafting grid (or a crafting table).
- Place 1× Ink Sac in the grid exactly as shown in the layout above.
- Drag the Black Dye from the result box into your inventory.
Items you can craft with Black Dye
Black Dye is used as an ingredient in 12 recipes, including Black Wool, Black Bed, Black Carpet, Black Harness and Gray Dye.