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Glow Item Frame
MiscellaneousCraftable

Glow Item Frame

An item frame that makes its displayed item glow and remain visible in the dark. Crafted from an item frame and a glow ink sac.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Miscellaneous

Version Added

1.17

Item ID

glow_item_frame

Glow Item Frame at a glance

Miscellaneous holds Glow Item Frame: an item out of crafting. 64 Glow Item Frame fit in a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 3456 in a double chest.

Glow Item Frame sits between Glow Ink Sac and Glowstone Dust in Miscellaneous, number 56 of 147 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Item FrameItem Frame
Glow Ink SacGlow Ink Sac
Glow Item FrameGlow Item Frame

How to obtain

  • Crafting

Notes

Functions like an item frame but the held item and map glow. Outputs a redstone signal via a comparator.

Frequently asked questions about Glow Item Frame

  1. Item Frame, Glow Ink Sac going into Glow Item Frame, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Glow Item Frame in Minecraft?

    Glow Item Frame is crafted from Item Frame and Glow Ink Sac at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

  2. 64 Glow Item Frame drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Glow Item Frame can you stack?

    64 Glow Item Frame fill one slot, and filling it costs 64 Item Frame and 64 Glow Ink Sac: 64 crafts. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once. A double chest of Glow Item Frame comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

  3. Glow Item Frame coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.17

    When was Glow Item Frame added to Minecraft?

    Glow Item Frame was added in version 1.17.

  4. Glow Item Frame on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Glow Item Frame used for?

    An item frame that makes its displayed item glow and remain visible in the dark. Crafted from an item frame and a glow ink sac.

Building with it

A glow ink sac on an item frame makes it glow, so the item inside stays visible in the dark. That matters for storage room labels above all: a wall of glowing frames is readable without lighting the room brightly enough to spoil the atmosphere.

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