Black Wool Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft black wool with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, black wool is one of the many building blocks that you can make.

Let’s explore how to make black wool.

Where to find Black Wool in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find black wool in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.19	Building Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.19.4	Colored Blocks

• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
• Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

Required Materials to make Black Wool

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft black wool:

1 White Wool
1 Black Dye

How to craft Black Wool in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:

2. Add Items to make Black Wool

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make black wool, place 1 wool and 1 black dye in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making black wool, it is important that the wool and black dye are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 black dye in the first box and 1 wool in the second box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for black wool.

New Recipe

Old Recipe

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the black wool will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Black Wool to Inventory

Once you have crafted black wool, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made black wool in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, black wool has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Black Wool (minecraft:wool)	15	64	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Black Wool (minecraft:black_wool)		64	Java	1.13 – 1.19.4

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
• Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Give Command for Black Wool

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.4, the /give command for Black Wool is:

/give @p black_wool 1

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Black Wool is:

/give @p wool 1 15

Things to Make with Black Wool

You can use black wool to make items in Minecraft such as:

 How to make a Black Bed
 How to make Black Carpet
 How to make a Black Banner

Other Wool

You can make other colors of wool in Minecraft such as:

How to make White Wool
How to make Magenta Wool
How to make Light Blue Wool
How to make Yellow Wool
How to make Lime Wool
How to make Pink Wool
How to make Gray Wool
How to make Light Gray Wool
How to make Cyan Wool
How to make Purple Wool
How to make Blue Wool
How to make Brown Wool
How to make Green Wool
How to make Red Wool