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How to Craft Black Carpet in Minecraft

Black Carpet in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own block model. Floor decoration. Minecraft has used the name Black Carpet since 1.6.1.

At a Crafting Table, Black Carpets ask for 2 Black Wool. Copy this shape: two Black Wool in a row. One go makes 3 Black Carpets. Black Carpets double as furnace fuel: 67 ticks each, so 192 of them smelt a full stack of 64.

Black Carpet Item ID and Give Command

The item ID for Black Carpet is minecraft:black_carpet. In commands the namespace may be left off, so black_carpet works too. Checked against Minecraft Java 26.2.

Give yourself one
/give @p black_carpet
Give a full stack of 64
/give @p black_carpet 64
Give it to a named player
/give Steve black_carpet 1

Cheats have to be on for Black Carpet to appear this way, and the same command works on Bedrock Edition, where the name is written the same.

Overview

Black Carpet is a thin decorative floor covering. Mobs cannot spawn on carpet, and it can be placed on llamas. Black Carpet uses a shaped recipe: the ingredients only work in the pattern shown.

Minecraft has used the name Black Carpet since 1.6.1, the oldest release whose language file lists it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with black wool (dye wool or shear sheep).

The Stack Arithmetic

Bring 64 black wool, leave with 96 black carpets, after 32 rounds of 2 for 3. Down to the last black wool, nothing spare.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
Black Wool2xDye wool or shear sheep

To make Black Carpet you will gather 2x Black Wool (dye wool or shear sheep), and craft them at a Crafting Table.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    2x Black Wool

  2. 2

    3x Black Carpet

Minecraft crafting recipe for Black Carpet: 2 x Black Wool in a crafting table, making 3 Black Carpet.

Tips & Notes

  • No Crafting Table needed for this one: the layout never leaves a 2x2 area, which is exactly what the inventory grid gives you.
  • Shopping list: 2x Black Wool. Plan the Black Wool first: dye wool or shear sheep.
  • The recipe returns 3 Black Carpet at a time.

Uses for Black Carpet

  • Floor decoration
  • Mob-proofing (mobs cannot spawn on carpet)
  • Llama decoration

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Black Carpet on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft a Black Carpet in Minecraft?
a Black Carpet asks for 2 Black Wool, and the work happens at a Crafting Table. The pattern above is exact, so match it square by square, and one craft produces 3 Black Carpets.
Where do you find the materials for a Black Carpet?
Each ingredient in a Black Carpet has its own source. Black Wool: dye wool or shear sheep.
How many Black Carpets do you get from one craft?
The Black Carpet recipe makes 3 Black Carpets in a single craft.
What is the item ID for Black Carpet in Minecraft?
In Java 26.2 the Black Carpet goes by minecraft:black_carpet; black_carpet without the namespace does the same job in a command.
What is the give command for Black Carpet?
Use /give @p black_carpet to put a Black Carpet in your own inventory, or /give @p black_carpet 64 for a full stack of 64. Cheats have to be on.
Is the Black Carpet recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
Yes, the Black Carpet recipe is the same in both editions. Java and Bedrock both build a Black Carpet from 2 Black Wool at a Crafting Table, in the same layout, 3 at a time.
What version of Minecraft added the Black Carpet?
Minecraft 1.6.1 is the oldest release that calls the black carpet by that name. The recipe file cannot narrow that down, because recipes only became separate files in 1.12. Nothing about it has changed since: the pattern above is today's.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
2 Black Wool in, 3 Black Carpets out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same ingredient.
How far back it goes
The name appears in Minecraft Java 1.6.1 and in nothing older. From all 163 released Java clients, rd-132211 to 26.2.
That the ingredients come back
What drops, what villagers trade and what farms regrow in Minecraft Java, followed through the recipes to see what those ingredients can be turned into.
Stack size, burn time
The Astroworld Items Database, built from the same jar.
The recipe book unlock
What unlocks it in the recipe book. Java 26.2.
The stack sum
Counted, not played: 3 Black Carpets per craft against the stack size.

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