Redstone Dust Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft redstone dust with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, redstone dust is an item that you would normally find and gather in the game. However, you can also make redstone dust with a crafting table as well as a furnace or a blast furnace.

Let’s explore how to add redstone dust to your inventory.

Where to find Redstone Dust in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a redstone dust in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.11	Materials
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.12 – 1.19	Miscellaneous
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3	Ingredient

• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
• Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

How to mine Redstone Dust in Survival Mode

You can add redstone dust to your inventory in Survival mode by mining redstone ore. So, let’s get started!

1. Find a Block of Redstone Ore

First, let’s explore where to find redstone ore. In Minecraft, redstone ore is easy to find and is found in large deposits. You can usually find iron ore between 10 and 25 blocks below the ground.

In this example, we are going to dig into a mountain to find redstone ore.

This is what redstone ore looks like:

2. Hold a Diamond, Iron, or Netherite Pickaxe

To mine for redstone dust, you need to dig up the redstone ore with a diamond pickaxe, iron pickaxe, or netherite pickaxe:

How to make a Diamond Pickaxe
How to make a Iron Pickaxe
How to make a Netherite Pickaxe

Other tools will not dig up the redstone ore and drop redstone dust.

In this example, we are going to use a diamond pickaxe to dig up the redstone ore.

3. Mine the Redstone Ore

The game control to mine the redstone ore depends on the version of Minecraft:

• For Java Edition (PC/Mac), left click and hold on the block of redstone ore.
• For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap and hold on the block of redstone ore.
• For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press and hold the RT button on the Xbox controller.
• For PS3 and PS4, press and hold the R2 button on the PS controller.
• For Wii U, press and hold the ZR button on the gamepad.
• For Nintendo Switch, press and hold the ZR button on the controller.
• For Windows 10 Edition, left click and hold on the block of redstone ore.
• For Education Edition, left click and hold on the block of redstone ore.

You will need to continue to dig until the block breaks and redstone dust finally appears. The redstone dust will float on the ground.

4. Pick up the Redstone Dust

Make sure you pick up the redstone dust before it disappears.

Once you pick up the redstone dust, it will appear in your hotbar.

Redstone dust is a very useful item and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

How to craft Redstone Dust in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:

2. Add Items to make Redstone Dust

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make redstone, place 1 block of redstone in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making redstone, it is important that the block of redstone is placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 block of redstone in the first box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for redstone dust.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, 9 redstone dust will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Redstone Dust to Inventory

Once you have crafted redstone dust, you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made redstone dust in Minecraft!

How to smelt Redstone Dust in Survival Mode

You can craft redstone dust in Survival Mode using either a furnace or blast furnace.

1. Open the Furnace Menu

First, open your furnace so that you have the Furnace menu that looks like this:

2. Add Fuel to the Furnace

Next, you need to add fuel to the bottom fuel box in the furnace.

In this tutorial, we are going to use coal as our fuel.

TIP: Read our tutorial called How to Add Fuel to a Furnace if you aren’t sure what items can be used as fuel, the length of time each fuel will burn, or how many items each fuel can smelt/cook.

3. Add Items to make Redstone Dust

Next, place the redstone ore in the top box of the furnace. You should see the flames smelting the redstone ore.

Once the redstone ore has been smelted in the furnace, the redstone dust will appear in the box to the right.

4. Move the Redstone Dust to Inventory

Now that you have made redstone dust in your furnace, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made redstone dust in a furnace!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, redstone dust has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Minecraft ID	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Redstone Dust (minecraft:redstone)	331	0	64	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Redstone Dust (minecraft:redstone)	331		64	Java	1.13 – 1.19.3

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the item.
• Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
• Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Give Command for Redstone Dust

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.3, the /give command for Redstone Dust is:

/give @p redstone 1

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Redstone Dust is:

/give @p redstone 1 0

Things to Make with Redstone Dust

You can use redstone dust to make items in Minecraft such as:

How to make a Dispenser
How to make a Dropper
How to make an Observer
How to make a Redstone Torch
How to make a Block of Redstone
How to make a Target Block
How to make a Clock
How to make a Compass
How to make a Piston
How to make a Redstone Repeater
How to make Powered Rails
How to make Detector Rails
How to make a Note Block
How to make a Redstone Lamp
How to make a Potion of Fire Resistance (8:00)
How to make a Potion of Invisibility (8:00)
How to make a Potion of Leaping (8:00 – Jump Boost)
How to make a Potion of Night Vision (8:00)
How to make a Potion of Poison (2:00)
How to make a Potion of Regeneration (1:30)
How to make a Potion of Slow Falling (4:00)
How to make a Potion of Slowness (4:00)
How to make a Potion of Strength (8:00)
How to make a Potion of Swiftness (8:00 – Speed)
How to make a Potion of the Turtle Master (0:40 – Slowness IV, Resistance III)
How to make a Potion of Water Breathing (8:00)
How to make a Potion of Weakness (4:00)

Things to Do with Redstone Dust

Here are some activities that you can do with redstone dust in Minecraft:

How to Use a Dispenser
How to make an Automatic Armor Equipper
How to create a Fireworks Show
Redstone Device that Teleports Player with Item
Build a Potion Trap using an Observer
Build an Automatic Farm using an Observer