In Minecraft, there are more than 100 different blocks that players can build from, and the Caves and Cliffs update will be adding even more blocks. But for anyone looking to build windows inside their homes or one of the many recipes that need it, glass can be a necessary block. Thankfully, it's pretty easy to make in Minecraft.
What is Glass Used For in Minecraft?
Players can use glass for a variety of decorating projects, from greenhouses to windows and more. But there are also a plethora of recipes that require glass. These include recipes like a Beacon, Daylight Detector Glass, Hardened Glass Aluminum Oxide, the Tinted Glass Amethyst Shard, and even empty glass bottles that are needed to brew all the Minecraft potions.
How to Make Glass in Minecraft
In order for players to make any of those recipes, however, they will first need to be able to churn out some glass. This requires several things: sand or red sand, fuel, and a furnace or a Minecraft blast furnace. Cooking the sand or red sand in either of the furnaces will get players the very basic glass. However, there are also a whole bunch of different recipes to make all sorts of kinds of glass, including different colors.
More Glass Facts
While players can make glass fairly easy and even dye glass, glass also occurs naturally in a player's seed. Here are some more facts about glass in Minecraft, including how to make the different variations of this block.
- Players can concoct colored glass by combining eight glass and one dye of any color. Minecraft has recipes for black, lime greens, magenta, and more colors, allowing players to make stained glass windows.
- Glass panes can be made by combining 6 regular glass at a Crafting Station.
- Players can also make colored glass panes by combining 6 of the same color of glass at a Crafting Station.
- Glass can not be collected from the world with any tools except those enchanted with Silk Touch.
- End Cities in Minecraft have Magenta stained glass that players can break down and collect with Silk Touch.
- White and yellow colored glass blocks appear in villages, in the windows.
- Secret rooms inside of Woodland Mansions can contain glass as well.
- Journeyman-level librarian villagers can also sell glass for emeralds in both the Java and Bedrock Editions of Minecraft.
- With 4 amethyst shards and a glass, player can make tinted glass. These are see-through blocks that do not allow light through.
Minecraft is available for Mobile, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
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