
Minecraft crafting recipe
Redstone Dust
1 crafting recipe found
Item stats
64Max stack size
Redstone Dust is a craftable item in Minecraft. To craft Redstone Dust, you need 1× Block of Redstone. This recipe fits the 2×2 grid, so you can make it in your inventory without a crafting table. Each craft yields 9 Redstone Dust. It can also be obtained by smelting Deepslate Redstone Ore and Redstone Ore in a furnace or blast furnace.
Ingredients to craft Redstone Dust
- 1×Block of RedstoneCrafted

Smelting Redstone Dust
- Deepslate Redstone Ore
Furnace · Blast FurnaceGrants 0.7 XPRedstone Dust
- Redstone Ore
Furnace · Blast FurnaceGrants 0.7 XPRedstone Dust
Traded by Villagers
Redstone Dust appears in 1 villager trade across 1 profession.
- ClericNoviceSells this item
Smithing table
Redstone Dust works as an armor trim material, setting the colour a trim pattern is drawn in.
Full smithing guide →How to craft Redstone Dust in Minecraft
- Open your inventory to use the 2×2 crafting grid (or a crafting table).
- Place 1× Block of Redstone in the grid exactly as shown in the layout above.
- Drag the Redstone Dust from the result box into your inventory. You'll receive 9 at a time.
Items you can craft with Redstone Dust
Redstone Dust is used as an ingredient in 23 recipes, including Redstone Torch, Compass, Block of Redstone, Copper Bulb and Dropper.