Candle
Candle is a dyeable low-light decoration made from string and honeycomb, stackable from 1 to 4 per block.
Description
Candle works best when a build needs controlled, warm lighting instead of the full brightness of torches or lanterns. Candle can be placed on cake for a birthday-style decoration, lit with flint and steel or fire charges, and extinguished by interaction, water, or rain. Candle is renewable in practical survival worlds because string can come from spiders or farms and honeycomb can come from bee nests or beehives.
Minecraft Candle Guide
How to craft and use Candle in Minecraft
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1
Craft the candle
Place 1 string and 1 honeycomb in the crafting grid to make 1 Candle.
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2
Choose a color
Combine Candle with any of the 16 dyes if the build needs a colored candle.
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3
Place a stack
Place 1 to 4 candles of the same color on one block to choose light level 3, 6, 9, or 12.
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4
Light or extinguish
Use flint and steel or a fire charge to light Candle, then interact with Candle, water, or rain to put Candle out.
Candle can also be placed on cake for a birthday-style decoration, but Candle is too dim to replace torches for full spawn-proof lighting.
How to craft this block
Used in crafts
- Pink Candle
- Magenta Candle
- Purple Candle
- Blue Candle
- Light Blue Candle
- Cyan Candle
- Green Candle
- Lime Candle
- Yellow Candle
- Orange Candle
- Red Candle
- Brown Candle
Frequently asked questions
How do you craft Candle in Minecraft?
Candle is crafted with 1 string and 1 honeycomb. The recipe makes 1 Candle.
How bright is Candle?
Candle emits light level 3 for one candle, 6 for two, 9 for three, and 12 for four candles on the same block.
Can Candle be dyed?
Candle can be dyed into 16 color variants after crafting. Candles placed in one stack must all be the same color.
Can Candle go on cake?
Candle can be placed on cake and lit as a birthday-style decoration. Interacting with the candle or exposing the candle to water can extinguish it.
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