White Terracotta
White Terracotta is the dyed form of terracotta (clay smelted in a furnace), crafted from 8 terracotta and 1 white dye for 8 blocks.
Description
Dyeing is permanent: the white color cannot be changed or removed afterwards. Smelting White Terracotta in a furnace turns each block into one White Glazed Terracotta and grants 0.1 experience. An expert-level Mason villager sells all 16 terracotta colors, which makes White Terracotta a renewable resource (a resource players can farm endlessly through trading). The white tone pairs with the orange and red terracotta bands of badlands builds, and the blast resistance of 4.2 stays the same for every terracotta color.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:white_terracotta
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:white_terracotta
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Pickaxe |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Hardness | 1.25 |
| Blast resistance | 4.2 |
| Java Edition | 1.6.1 |
| Bedrock Edition | 0.9.0 |
Guide
How to craft White Terracotta in Minecraft
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1
Smelt clay into terracotta
Place clay blocks in a furnace: each smelt turns one clay block into one terracotta and grants 0.35 experience.
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2
Craft white dye from bone meal
Place one bone meal on the crafting grid to craft one white dye.
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3
Combine terracotta and white dye
On the 3×3 crafting grid, place 8 terracotta in a ring around 1 white dye: the recipe yields 8 White Terracotta.
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4
Mine White Terracotta with a pickaxe
Break placed White Terracotta with any pickaxe; without a pickaxe White Terracotta drops nothing.
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5
Collect naturally generated White Terracotta
Search badlands layers above Y≈74 and plains village houses; trail ruins and abandoned camps also contain White Terracotta.
The white color cannot be changed or removed later, so decide how many blocks you need before crafting a full stack.
How to craft this block
Used in crafts
Frequently asked questions
Does White Terracotta drop when broken without a pickaxe?
No. Without a pickaxe White Terracotta drops nothing; any pickaxe harvests the block.
Is White Terracotta renewable?
Yes. An expert-level Mason villager trades all 16 terracotta colors, which makes the block renewable.
What does smelting White Terracotta produce?
A furnace turns each block into one White Glazed Terracotta after 10 seconds (200 ticks) and grants 0.1 experience.
Which structures contain White Terracotta besides badlands?
Plains village houses, trail ruins, and abandoned camps generate White Terracotta; in Java Edition White Terracotta also forms under shallow water in badlands.
Which update added White Terracotta?
Java Edition 1.6.1 added the block as stained clay, and version 1.12 gave the color family the terracotta name.
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