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How to Craft Pink Dye in Minecraft

Pink Dye in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own item texture. Dyeing wool, leather armor, glass, concrete, terracotta and more. Minecraft has used the name Pink Dye since Beta 1.2.

The bill for a Pink Dye is 1 Pink tulip or peony, and the work happens at a Crafting Table. That comes out as 1 Pink Dye.

Pink Dye Item ID and Give Command

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

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

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

Overview

Pink Dye is used to color a wide variety of blocks and items. Pink Dye uses a shapeless recipe, so the ingredients can go in any cells of the grid as long as all of them are present.

Minecraft has used the name Pink Dye since Beta 1.2, the oldest release whose language file lists it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with pink tulip or peony (pink tulip or peony, or red dye + white dye).

Cost Per Finished Item

The rate here is 1 pink tulip or peony for every pink dye that comes out.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
Pink tulip or peonyPink tulip or peonyPink tulip or peony1xPink tulip or peony, or red dye + white dye

Collect Pink tulip or peony (pink tulip or peony, or red dye + white dye) first; the Crafting Table does the rest.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    Pink tulip or peonyPink tulip or peonyPink tulip or peony

  2. 2

    Pink Dye

Minecraft crafting recipe for Pink Dye: 1 x Pink tulip or peony in a crafting table, making 1 Pink Dye.

Tips & Notes

  • Because this one is shapeless, Pink tulip or peony can go in any cells you like. The grid only checks that they are all present.
  • Shopping list: 1x Pink tulip or peony. Plan the Pink tulip or peony first: pink tulip or peony, or red dye + white dye.

Uses for Pink Dye

  • Dyeing wool, leather armor, glass, concrete, terracotta and more

What Pink Dye Goes Into

2 other recipes list Pink Dye as an ingredient.

Pink Concrete PowderCrafting TablePink Stained GlassCrafting Table

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Pink Dye on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft a Pink Dye in Minecraft?
The list for a Pink Dye is short: 1 Pink tulip or peony, worked at a Crafting Table. Place it in the grid in any arrangement, and one craft produces one Pink Dye.
What can you make with Pink Dye?
Pink Dye is an ingredient in 2 other recipes on this site, including Pink Concrete Powder and Pink Stained Glass. The section above links to each of them.
Where do you find the materials for a Pink Dye?
Each ingredient in a Pink Dye has its own source. Pink tulip or peony: pink tulip or peony, or red dye + white dye.
How many Pink Dyes do you get from one craft?
The Pink Dye recipe makes one Pink Dye per craft.
What is the item ID for Pink Dye in Minecraft?
The Pink Dye item ID is minecraft:pink_dye, and in a command you can drop the namespace and write pink_dye on its own. Checked against Java 26.2.
What is the give command for Pink Dye?
Use /give @p pink_dye to put a Pink Dye in your own inventory, or /give @p pink_dye 64 for a full stack of 64. Cheats have to be on.
Is the Pink Dye recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
No difference to worry about: a Pink Dye takes 1 Pink tulip or peony at a Crafting Table on Java and on Bedrock alike, one at a time.
Does it matter where you put the ingredients for a Pink Dye?
No, a Pink Dye is a shapeless recipe, so 1 Pink tulip or peony can go in any slots you like. Only the set of ingredients is checked, not their arrangement.
What version of Minecraft added the Pink Dye?
Minecraft Beta 1.2 is the earliest release that spells out pink dye. The current release still makes a Pink Dye exactly that way.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
1 Pink tulip or peony in, 1 Pink Dye out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same ingredient.
How far back it goes
Java Beta 1.2 is the earliest release that calls it this. From all 163 released Java clients, rd-132211 to 26.2.
Stack size
The Astroworld Items Database, built from the same jar.
The cost per item
Counted, not played: 1 Pink Dye per craft.

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