White Wool
White Wool is the bright neutral building block harvested from sheep with shears, used for flat surfaces, fuel, and pixel-art murals in Minecraft.
Description
Builders reach for White Wool whenever a flat, snow-like surface is needed, since the bright neutral tone reads cleanly against any palette. White Wool serves as furnace fuel at 0.5 items smelted per block, and any dyed wool can be washed back to the white variant with a cauldron of water. The block accepts note-block duty as a low-octave bass pad underneath a jukebox, and the full color family makes White Wool the base layer for pixel-art murals, banner palettes, and sheep-dye farms.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:white_wool
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:white_wool
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Shears |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Hardness | 0.8 |
| Blast resistance | 0.8 |
Guide
How to harvest and use White Wool in Minecraft
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1
Craft shears from iron
Two iron ingots arranged diagonally on a crafting table produce one pair of shears, the fastest tool for harvesting White Wool from sheep.
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2
Right-click an adult sheep
Use shears on an adult sheep to drop 1 to 3 White Wool blocks at once, which beats killing the sheep for a single drop.
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3
Let sheep regrow the fleece
Sheep regrow White Wool after eating grass blocks or short grass, so fence a small grassy paddock to keep the supply renewable.
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4
Craft the string backup
Place four pieces of string in a 2×2 grid to craft one White Wool, helpful on skyblock maps or when a spider farm outpaces the sheep herd.
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5
Use as fuel or building layer
Drop White Wool into a furnace to smelt 0.5 items per block, or place White Wool as the flat neutral base of a pixel-art mural.
White Wool ignites from lava and flint-and-steel and carries a flammability rating of 30, so keep open flame away from large wool murals.
How to craft this block
Used in crafts
- Painter
- Static Boots
- Static Boots
- Rubber Boots
- Painting
- White Banner
- White Carpet
Related blocks
Frequently asked questions
How do you get White Wool in Minecraft?
Shear an adult sheep with shears for 1 to 3 blocks per animal, or kill an unsheared sheep for one block. Four pieces of string in a 2×2 grid also craft one White Wool.
Can White Wool be used as furnace fuel?
Yes. One block of White Wool smelts 0.5 items in a furnace or smoker, so it is a weak but usable fuel for bulk smelting when sheep are plentiful.
Is White Wool flammable?
Yes. White Wool has a flammability rating of 30, ignites from lava and flint-and-steel, and can catch fire across adjacent wool blocks, so keep murals away from open flame.
What is the hardness and blast resistance of White Wool?
White Wool has a hardness of 0.8 and a blast resistance of 0.8, meaning creepers and TNT shred large wool builds very quickly.
Do sheep regrow White Wool after shearing?
Yes. Sheep regrow White Wool after eating a grass block or short grass, which makes shearing a fully renewable wool source.
Can you wash dyed wool back to White Wool?
Yes. Using any dyed wool in a cauldron filled with water returns the block to White Wool, useful for reusing colored stock in pixel-art builds.
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