Ink Sac Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft an ink sac with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, an ink sac is an item that you can not make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead, you need to find and gather this item in the game.

Let’s explore how to add an ink sac to your inventory.

Where to find an Ink Sac in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find an ink sac in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.11	Materials
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.12 – 1.19	Miscellaneous
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3	  Ingredients

• 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.

How to get an Ink Sac in Survival Mode

You can add an ink sac to your inventory in Survival mode by killing a squid. So let’s get started!

1. Find a Squid

You can find squids in most Overworld biomes swimming in ponds, rivers or oceans.

2. Attack and Kill the Squid

Once you find a squid, you need to attack it. When you attack the squid, it will turn pink as it takes damage.

Continue to chase and attack the squid. Once you have killed the squid, it will drop ink sacs under the water.

3. Pick up the Ink Sac

Make sure you swim into the water to pick up the ink sac before it disappears.

An ink sac is a useful item and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, an ink sac has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Minecraft ID	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Ink Sac (minecraft:dye)	351	0	64	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Ink Sac (minecraft:ink_sac)			64	Java	1.13 – 1.19.3

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the item.
• 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 Ink Sac

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 1.19.3, the /give command for Ink Sac is:

/give @p ink_sac 1

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

/give @p dye 1 0

Things to Make with Ink Sacs

You can use ink sacs to make items in Minecraft such as:

How to make a Book and Quill
How to make Black Dye