Red Sandstone Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft red sandstone with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, red sandstone is one of the many building blocks that you can make.

Let’s explore how to make red sandstone.

Where to find Red Sandstone in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find red sandstone in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.19.4	Building Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.19.4	Natural 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 Red Sandstone

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft red sandstone:

4 Red Sand

How to craft Red Sandstone 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 Red Sandstone

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make red sandstone, place 4 red sand in the 3×3 crafting grid.

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

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

3. Move the Red Sandstone to Inventory

Once you have crafted red sandstone, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made red sandstone in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, red sandstone has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Red Sandstone (minecraft:red_sandstone)	0	64	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Red Sandstone (minecraft:red_sandstone)		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.

Block States for Red Sandstone

Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)

In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE), the block states for Red Sandstone are:

• Block State is the internal name for the block state.
• Value is the value for the block state.
• Default indicates that it is the default, if omitted.
• Required indicates that it must be included in command to properly identify this item/block.
• Example shows how to format the block state to be used in the /fill, /setblock, /clone, or /testforblock command.

Give Command for Red Sandstone

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 Red Sandstone is:

/give @p red_sandstone 1

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

/give @p red_sandstone 1 0

Things to Make with Red Sandstone

You can use red sandstone to make items in Minecraft such as:

How to make Cut Red Sandstone
How to make Smooth Red Sandstone
How to make a Red Sandstone Wall
How to make Red Sandstone Stairs
How to make a Red Sandstone Slab

Things to Do with Red Sandstone

Here are some activities that you can do with red sandstone in Minecraft:

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