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How to Craft Pink Dye in Minecraft

Pink Dye is used to color a wide variety of blocks and items.

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. A Crafting Table gives you the full 3x3 grid, which you need for any recipe larger than 2x2. You can craft one from four planks, and most bases keep one near the furnaces.

The recipe was added in Minecraft Alpha and still works the same way in version 1.21. Each craft yields a single Pink Dye.

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). If any of those are not already in your stores, gather them first, because the craft itself takes only a moment once everything is in the grid. With the ingredients on hand and a Crafting Table placed, Pink Dye is one of the quicker things to add to your inventory.

Crafting Recipe

Crafting Table
Pink tulip or peonyPink tuli...
Pink DyePink DyePink Dye

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
Pink tulip or peony1Pink tulip or peony, or red dye + white dye

To make Pink Dye you will gather Pink tulip or peony (pink tulip or peony, or red dye + white dye). Lining these up before you open the Crafting Table saves a trip back to storage, especially if you plan to craft several at once.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Open your Crafting Table to access the 3x3 crafting grid.
  2. Place the following items anywhere in the crafting grid: Pink tulip or peony.
  3. Collect your Pink Dye from the output slot.

Tips & Notes

  • Keep the ingredients for Pink Dye in a labelled chest near your crafting area so you can remake it without hunting for materials.

Uses for Pink Dye

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

How Pink Dye Fits Your World

Building blocks are the backbone of construction, and the variant you choose changes both the look and the behaviour of a build. Stairs and slabs let you shape rooflines and half-steps, glass and stained glass let light through, and decorative stone and concrete give you a consistent palette for large projects. Many of these blocks are also craftable in bulk, which matters when a single build can swallow thousands of them. For Pink Dye specifically, that means it is most valuable for dyeing wool, leather armor, glass, concrete, terracotta and more.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft Pink Dye?
You need 1 Pink tulip or peony, made at a Crafting Table. Gather all of the materials first, then place them following the recipe above to produce the Pink Dye.
How many Pink Dye does the recipe produce?
The recipe produces a single Pink Dye per craft.
What is Pink Dye used for?
Pink Dye is used for dyeing wool, leather armor, glass, concrete, terracotta and more.
What version of Minecraft added Pink Dye?
Pink Dye was added in Minecraft Alpha and works the same way in the current 1.21 release. Recipes for it are identical across Java and Bedrock Edition unless noted otherwise.

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