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"Cactus Green" redirects here. For the plant, see Cactus.

Green Dye

Rarity

Common

Renewable

Yes

Stackable

Yes (64)

Green dye is a primary color dye.

Contents

• 1 Obtaining
  • 1.1 Chest loot
  • 1.2 Smelting
  • 1.3 Trading
• 2 Usage
  • 2.1 Crafting ingredient
  • 2.2 Loom ingredient
  • 2.3 Trading
• 3 Data values
  • 3.1 ID
• 4 Video
• 5 History
• 6 Issues

Obtaining[]

Chest loot[]

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Green Dye	Village	Desert house chest	1	14.3%
Bedrock Edition
Green Dye	Village	Desert house chest	1	14.3%

Smelting[]

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe	Description
Green Dye	Cactus +Any fuel	1	‌[Java Edition only][1]
Green Dye	Cactus +Any fuel	0.2	‌[Bedrock Edition only]

Trading[]

Wandering traders sell 3 green dye for an emerald.

Usage[]

Like all other dyes, green dye can be:

• Applied to sheep to dye their wool, which can then be sheared for 1–3 blocks of green wool.
• Applied to tamed wolves and cats to dye their collars.
• Used to dye or stain wool, carpets, candles, leather armor, leather horse armor, wolf armor, beds, glass, glass panes, terracotta, shulker boxes, and bundles.
• Combined with gunpowder to make a firework star.
• Combined with a firework star to create a fade-to-color effect.
• Used to add patterns to banners.
• Used to dye shulkers in Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.
• Used to dye water contained in cauldrons in Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.
• Combined with sand and gravel to craft concrete powder.
• Combined with compounds to craft balloons or glow sticks in Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.
• Used to change the color of the text on signs or hanging signs.

Crafting ingredient[]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Cyan Dye	Lapis Lazuli +Green Dye	2	‌[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Cyan Dye	Blue Dye +Green Dye	2
Dyed Bundle	Green Dye +Bundle
Glow Stick	Polyethylene +Hydrogen Peroxide +Green Dye +Luminol
Green Balloon	Latex +Green Dye +Helium +Lead	‌[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Green Balloon	Latex +Green Dye +Helium +Lead
Green Bed	Any Bed +Green Dye
Green Bed	Any Bed +Green Dye	A bed of any color can be re-dyed using dyes.
Green Candle	Candle +Green Dye
Green Carpet	Any Carpet +Green Dye
Green Carpet	Any Carpet +Green Dye
Green Concrete Powder	Green Dye +Sand +Gravel	8	Red sand cannot be used in place of sand.[2]
Green Concrete Powder	Sand +Gravel +Green Dye	8
Green Firework Star	Gunpowder +Green Dye +Head orGold Nugget orFeather orFire Charge +Glowstone Dust +Diamond	Up to eight dyes can be added.One head, gold nugget, feather, or fire charge can be added.Both the diamond and the glowstone dust can be added with any of the other ingredients.
Green Glow Stick	Polyethylene +Hydrogen Peroxide +Green Dye +Luminol	‌[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Green Shulker Box	Shulker Box orAny Shulker Box +Green Dye	The shulker box retains its contents. If it is renamed on an anvil, it also retains its name.
Green Stained Glass	Glass +Green Dye	8
Green Stained Glass	Glass +Green Dye	8
Green Stained Glass Pane	Glass Pane +Green Dye	8
Green Stained Glass Pane	Glass Pane +Green Dye	8
Green Terracotta	Terracotta +Green Dye	8
Green Terracotta	Terracotta +Green Dye	8
Green Wool	Any Wool +Green Dye
Lime Dye	Green Dye +Bone Meal	2	‌[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Lime Dye	Green Dye +White Dye	2
Wool	Any Wool +Green Dye
Green Banner pattern	Green Dye +Banner
Green Banner image	Green Dye +Banner +Vines orBricks orCreeper Head orWither Skeleton Skull orOxeye Daisy orEnchanted Golden Apple

Loom ingredient[]

Name	Ingredients	Loom recipe	Description
Green Banner pattern	White Banner + Green Dye	Field masoned banner and bordure indented banner don't require banner patterns.‌[Java Edition only]
Green Banner image	White Banner + Green Dye + Banner Pattern	Exceptions: Field masoned and bordure indented banner patterns.‌[Bedrock Edition only]

Trading[]

Expert level shepherd villagers have 1⁄6 chance to buy 12 green dye for an emerald.‌[Bedrock Edition only] Expert level shepherds have a 2⁄7 chance to buy 12 green dye for 1 emerald.‌[Java Edition only]

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Green Dye	green_dye	Item	item.minecraft.green_dye

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Green Dye	green_dye	dye / 2	397	Item	item.dye.green.name

Video[]

History[]

Java Edition Beta
1.2					Added cactus green, together with all other dyes.
Java Edition
1.3.1		1.3			The texture of cactus green has been changed.
1.4.2		12w34a			Added the ability to dye leather armor and wolf collars.
1.4.6		12w49a			Cactus green can be crafted with gunpowder to create a firework star.
1.6.1		13w19a			Stained clay can now be crafted.
1.7.2		13w41a			Stained glass can now be crafted.
1.8		14w30a			Added banners, which can be dyed.
1.11		16w39a			Added the ability to dye shulker boxes.
1.12		17w06a			Cactus green can now be used to craft green concrete powder.
		17w15a			Added the ability to dye beds.
1.13		17w47a			The different data values for the dye ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
					Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 351.
1.14		18w43a			"Cactus Green" has been renamed to "Green Dye".
					The texture of green dye has been changed.
		18w44a			Green dye can now change the text color on signs to green.
		18w50a			Green dye can now be found in chests in desert village houses.
		19w05a			Added the wandering trader, which sells green dye.
		19w11a			Green dye can now be bought by shepherd villagers.
1.17		20w45a			Green dye can now be used to craft green candles.
		21w19a			Green dye can no longer be used to craft green candles.
		Pre-release 1			Green dye can once again be used to craft green candles.
1.20(Experimental)		22w42a			Green dye can now change the text color on hanging signs to green.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.3.0					Added cactus green. It is currently unobtainable and has no usage.
v0.3.2					Cactus green is now obtainable by smelting cacti in a furnace. It still has no usage.
v0.4.0					Cactus green can now be used to craft cyan dye, lime dye, and green wool.
v0.8.0		build 1			The texture of cactus green has been changed.
v0.14.0		build 1			Cactus green can now be used to dye water in cauldrons.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Cactus green can now be used to dye shulkers.
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			Cactus green can now be used to dye beds, shulker boxes, and craft concrete powder.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0		beta 1.2.0.2			Cactus green can now be used to craft stained glass, patterns on banners, and firework stars.
1.4.0		beta 1.2.20.1			Cactus green can now be used to craft balloons and glow sticks.
1.8.0		beta 1.8.0.10			"Cactus Green" has been renamed to "Green Dye".
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Green dye is now sold by wandering traders.
					The texture of green dye has been changed.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.1			Green dye can now be found in desert village house chests.
		beta 1.11.0.4			Green dye can now be sold to shepherd villagers.
1.16.100		beta 1.16.100.56			The ID of green dye has been changed from dye/2 to green_dye.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.00	Patch 1	Added cactus green.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.83					"Cactus Green" has been renamed to "Green Dye".
1.90					The texture of green dye has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added cactus green.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Green Dye" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

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1. ↑ MC-210211 — Smelting cactus gives too much experience since 1.13
2. ↑ MC-150278