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Utility Blocks

Glass

A transparent building block made by smelting sand. It drops nothing when broken unless mined with Silk Touch.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

Alpha

Item ID

glass

Overview

Glass is a block in the Utility Blocks category of Minecraft, obtained through smelting. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Glass.

Glass is also a hub ingredient, feeding into 20 different recipes in this catalogue, so keeping a stock on hand unlocks a wide range of crafts. Hardness 0.3 is what Glass is worth in the block data. That number is also what Glass is worth against a blast.

Used to Craft

How to Obtain

  • Smelting

Notes

Smelt sand (including red sand) in a furnace. Can be dyed into stained glass and cut into glass panes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you get Glass in Minecraft?

Glass is obtained through smelting. Glass is not craftable, but it is an ingredient in 20 recipes.

What is Glass used for?

Glass is a crafting ingredient used to make Beacon, Black Stained Glass, Blue Stained Glass, Brown Stained Glass, Cyan Stained Glass, Daylight Detector, Glass Bottle, Glass Pane, Gray Stained Glass, Green Stained Glass, and 10 other items.

How many Glass can you stack?

Glass stacks up to 64 per inventory slot, so a full stack is 64 and a double chest holds 3,456 of them.

How long does Glass take to break?

What Glass comes down to is 0.3 against a tool and 0.3 against a blast. Identical values are the game's way of saying Glass was not designed to stop anything. There is no mining tag on Glass, so reaching for a tool buys you no speed. Taken from the block definitions shipped with Java 26.2.

When was Glass added to Minecraft?

Glass was added in the early Alpha development period.

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