"Cactus Green" redirects here. For the plant, see Cactus.
Green dye is a primary color dye.
Obtaining[]
Chest loot[]
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Green Dye | Village | Desert house chest | 1 | 14.3% |
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Green Dye | Village | Desert house chest | 1 | 14.3% |
Smelting[]
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Dye | Cactus + Any fuel |
[Java Edition only][1] | |
| Green Dye | Cactus + Any fuel |
[Bedrock Edition only] |
Trading[]
Wandering traders sell 3 green dye for an emerald.
Usage[]
Like all other dyes, green dye can be:
- Applied to sheep to dye their wool, which can then be sheared for 1–3 blocks of green wool.
- Applied to tamed wolves to dye their collars.
- Applied to tamed cats to dye their collars.
- Used to dye or stain wool, leather armor, beds, glass, terracotta and shulker boxes.
- Combined with gunpowder to make a firework star.
- Combined with a firework star to create a fade-to-color effect.
- Used to add patterns to banners.
- Used to dye shulkers in Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.
- Used to dye water contained in cauldrons in Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.
- Combined with sand and gravel to craft concrete powder.
- Combined with compounds to craft balloons or glow sticks in Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.
- Used to change the color of text on signs or hanging signs.
Crafting ingredient[]
Loom ingredient[]
Trading[]
Expert level shepherd villagers have 1⁄6 chance to buy 12 green dye for an emerald.[Bedrock Edition only] Expert level shepherds have a 2⁄7 chance to buy 12 green dye for 1 emerald.[Java Edition only]
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Dye | green_dye | Item | item.minecraft.green_dye |
| Name | Identifier | Alias ID | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Dye | green_dye | dye / 2 | 397 | Item | item.dye.green.name |
Video[]
History[]
| Java Edition Beta | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 |  Added cactus green, together with all other dyes. | ||||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.3.1 | 1.3 |  The texture of cactus green has been changed. | |||
| 1.4.2 | 12w34a | Added the ability to dye leather armor and wolf collars. | |||
| 1.4.6 | 12w49a | Cactus green can be crafted with gunpowder to create a firework star. | |||
| 1.6.1 | 13w19a | Stained clay can now be crafted. | |||
| 1.7.2 | 13w41a | Stained glass can now be crafted. | |||
| 1.8 | 14w30a | Added banners, which can be dyed. | |||
| 1.11 | 16w39a | Added the ability to dye shulker boxes. | |||
| 1.12 | 17w06a | Cactus green can now be used to craft green concrete powder. | |||
| 17w15a | Added the ability to dye beds. | ||||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | The different data values for the dye ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
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| Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 351. | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | "Cactus Green" has been renamed to "Green Dye". | |||
 The texture of green dye has been changed. | |||||
| 18w44a | Green dye can now change the text color on signs to green. | ||||
| 18w50a | Green dye can now be found in chests in desert village houses. | ||||
| 19w05a | Added the wandering trader, which sells green dye. | ||||
| 19w11a | Green dye can now be bought by shepherd villagers. | ||||
| 1.17 | 20w45a | Green dye can now be used to craft green candles. | |||
| 21w19a | Green dye can no longer be used to craft green candles. | ||||
| Pre-release 1 | Green dye can once again be used to craft green candles. | ||||
| 1.20 (Experimental) | 22w42a | Green dye can now change the text color on hanging signs to green. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.3.0 | Added cactus green. It is currently unobtainable and has no usage. | ||||
| v0.3.2 | Cactus green is now obtainable by smelting cacti in a furnace. It still has no usage. | ||||
| v0.4.0 | Cactus green can now be used to craft cyan dye, lime dye, and green wool. | ||||
| v0.8.0 | build 1 | The texture of cactus green has been changed. | |||
| v0.14.0 | build 1 | Cactus green can now be used to dye water in cauldrons. | |||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Cactus green can now be used to dye shulkers. | |||
| 1.1.0 | alpha 1.1.0.0 | Cactus green can now be used to dye beds, shulker boxes, and craft concrete powder. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.2.0 | beta 1.2.0.2 | Cactus green can now be used to craft stained glass, patterns on banners, and firework stars. | |||
| 1.4.0 | beta 1.2.20.1 | Cactus green can now be used to craft balloons and glow sticks. | |||
| 1.8.0 | beta 1.8.0.10 | "Cactus Green" has been renamed to "Green Dye". | |||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Green dye is now sold by wandering traders. | |||
| The texture of green dye has been changed. | |||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.1 | Green dye can now be found in desert village house chests. | |||
| beta 1.11.0.4 | Green dye can now be sold to shepherd villagers. | ||||
| 1.16.100 | beta 1.16.100.56 | The ID of green dye has been changed from dye/2 to green_dye. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | Added cactus green. | |
| PlayStation 4 Edition | |||||
| 1.83 | "Cactus Green" has been renamed to "Green Dye". | ||||
| 1.90 | The texture of green dye has been changed. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added cactus green. | ||||
Issues[]
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