Purple Terracotta
Purple Terracotta is a non-flammable violet building block for roofs, floors, and pixel art, obtained only by crafting or mason trading.
Description
An expert-level mason villager sells all sixteen terracotta colors, which makes Purple Terracotta a renewable resource. Purple Terracotta smelts into Purple Glazed Terracotta in a furnace, turning the plain dyed block into its glazed form. Purple Terracotta is non-flammable, emits no light, and stacks to 64, which suits large-scale violet builds from castle walls to mosaic floors. Any pickaxe from wooden upward breaks Purple Terracotta, and mining without a pickaxe drops nothing.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:purple_terracotta
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:purple_terracotta
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| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Pickaxe |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Java Edition | 1.6.1 |
| Bedrock Edition | 0.9.0 |
Guide
How to craft Purple Terracotta in Minecraft
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1
Gather the ingredients
Collect eight undyed terracotta blocks and one purple dye for each batch of Purple Terracotta.
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2
Open a 3x3 crafting grid
Place the purple dye in the center slot of the crafting grid and fill the eight surrounding slots with terracotta.
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3
Collect the output
Take the eight Purple Terracotta blocks from the result slot; one recipe makes eight blocks at once.
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4
Mine placed blocks with a pickaxe
Break Purple Terracotta with any pickaxe from wooden upward; mining without a pickaxe drops nothing.
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5
Smelt into glazed terracotta
Put Purple Terracotta in a furnace to convert the block into Purple Glazed Terracotta.
Expert-level mason villagers sell all sixteen terracotta colors, so trading can supply Purple Terracotta when terracotta stock runs low.
How to craft this block
Used in crafts
Frequently asked questions
Can the purple color be removed or changed?
No. Dyeing terracotta is irreversible: the purple color cannot be washed out or recolored after crafting.
Does Purple Terracotta generate naturally in any structure?
No. Badlands, villages, desert pyramids, and trail ruins generate only other terracotta colors. Purple Terracotta comes from crafting or mason trading.
Which villager sells Purple Terracotta?
Expert-level mason villagers sell Purple Terracotta among all sixteen terracotta colors, which makes the block renewable.
How much experience does smelting Purple Terracotta give?
Smelting one Purple Terracotta block into Purple Glazed Terracotta yields 0.1 experience.
When was Purple Terracotta added to Minecraft?
Purple Terracotta appeared in Java Edition 1.6.1 and Pocket Edition Alpha 0.9.0, and received the terracotta name in Java Edition 1.12.
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