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Light Gray Banner

Light Gray Banner is a tall decorative light gray block that can display up to six layered patterns applied with a loom. It can also mark locations on maps.

Stack Size

16

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.8

Item ID

light_gray_banner

Light Gray Banner at a glance

Utility Blocks holds Light Gray Banner: a block out of crafting. 16 Light Gray Banner fit in a slot, 144 across the hotbar, 864 in a double chest. It is worth 1.5 smelts in a furnace, 24 once a full stack burns.

Light Gray Banner owes its colour to light gray dye. An azure bluet, an oxeye daisy or a white tulip each give one. Mixing one gray dye with one white dye makes two. One other mix lands on the same light gray. The game rates Light Gray Banner at 1 hardness. An axe makes Light Gray Banner quick, and even the cheapest one still drops it. There is no second figure for Light Gray Banner; explosions meet 1 too. It sits between Light Blue Stained Glass Pane and Light Gray Bed in Utility Blocks, number 180 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
StickStick
Light Gray BannerLight Gray Banner
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Light Gray Banner has the grid for Light Gray Banner

How to obtain

  • Crafting

Fuel value

Light Gray Banner burns for 15 seconds (300 ticks), which is 1.5 items per Light Gray Banner

Notes

Crafted from 6 matching-color wool and 1 stick. Patterns are added at a loom using dyes.

Frequently asked questions about Light Gray Banner

  1. Light Gray Wool, Stick going into Light Gray Banner, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Light Gray Banner in Minecraft?

    Light Gray Banner is crafted from Light Gray Wool and Stick at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

  2. The light gray dye that goes into Light Gray Banner, beside Light Gray Banner itself

    What dye does Light Gray Banner need?

    Light gray dye is what Light Gray Banner needs. An azure bluet, an oxeye daisy or a white tulip each give one for Light Gray Banner. Mixing one gray dye with one white dye makes two for Light Gray Banner.

  3. Light Gray Banner beside a furnace, which is where its 15 seconds of burning go

    Can Light Gray Banner be used as fuel?

    Light Gray Banner in the bottom slot gives you 15 seconds of heat, which is 1.5 items apiece. Set against its recipe, Light Gray Banner carries the heat that Light Gray Wool and Stick would have given. One Stick on its own gives 5 seconds, next to the 15 of Light Gray Banner.

  4. 16 Light Gray Banner drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Light Gray Banner can you stack?

    96 Light Gray Wool and 16 Stick is what 16 Light Gray Banner costs, so filling a single slot is 16 crafts.

  5. How long does Light Gray Banner take to break?

    Hardness 1 is what the game stores for Light Gray Banner, next to blast resistance 1 on it. When the two numbers on Light Gray Banner match, it offers nothing extra against TNT. An axe makes Light Gray Banner quick, and even the cheapest one still drops it. Java 26.2 records Light Gray Banner with the numbers above, and it keeps them here.

  6. Light Gray Banner on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Light Gray Banner used for?

    Light Gray Banner is a tall decorative light gray block that can display up to six layered patterns applied with a loom. It can also mark locations on maps.

Building with it

A Light Gray Banner leans on the cheapest dye group in the game, so it is easy to make in bulk. It sits between white and gray as a background, pale enough for dark patterns and muted enough not to shout, which makes it a common choice for a row of matching flags along a hall.

In practice

Banners take six wool and a stick, and a loom applies up to six patterns on top. Light gray is the base most heraldry starts from when the design needs contrast without a strong colour, and a banner in the crafting grid transfers its whole design onto a shield.