Where do I find concrete in Minecraft?

You won't find concrete "in the wild" in Minecraft. The only way to obtain it is to craft it using concrete powder and water.

How do I dye concrete in Minecraft?

You can't dye a concrete block in Minecraft, but you can make them in different colors. To do so, put a dye in the center square when you craft concrete powder with sand and gravel. Then, use that dyed concrete powder to make concrete blocks in the same color.

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How to Make Concrete in Minecraft

Once you make concrete powder, turn it into a concrete block to get concrete

By Robert Earl Wells III

Updated on October 28, 2022

Reviewed by

Jessica Kormos

Knowing how to make Concrete in Minecraft can come in handy because it's one of the most durable and versatile blocks in the game. Concrete blocks come in different colors and cannot be set on fire.

These instructions apply to Minecraft on all platforms.

How to Get Concrete in Minecraft

Concrete doesn't occur naturally, so you must make it on your own. First, craft some Concrete Powder, then use it on a water block to create a Concrete block. Then, equip a pickaxe and mine the block to get your Concrete.

To make multiple Concrete blocks, stack Concrete Powder blocks on top of one another. When you mine the Concrete with your pickaxe, the Concrete Power blocks will fall, and the bottom one will become Concrete. Keep mining the bottom block to collect as much Concrete as you need.

A stack of Concrete Powder on top of a Concrete block in water in Minecraft

Required Materials for Concrete

You need the following items to craft Concrete Power:

4 Gravel
4 Sand
1 Dye (any color)

To turn Concrete Power into Concrete, all you need is a water source and a pickaxe to mine it with.

Red Sand cannot be used to make Concrete Powder.

How to Make Concrete Powder

To craft Concrete Powder, combine 4 Sand, 4 Gravel, and 1 Dye in a Crafting Table. It doesn't matter how you arrange the materials.

Pink Concrete Powder in a Crafting Table in Minecraft

Sand and Gravel can be found near water in most biomes. Different color dyes can be crafted or smelted from specific items using a Furnace.

How to Make White and Black Concrete in Minecraft

Use White Dye to make White Concrete Powder. You can craft White Dye using 1 Bone Meal or 1 Lily of the Valley.

White Dye in the Minecraft crafting grid

Use Black Dye to make Black Concrete Powder. To craft Black Dye, use 1 Ink Sac or 1 Wither Rose.

Black Dye in the Minecraft crafting grid

How to Make Dyes in Minecraft

Dyes can be made through crafting or smelting certain materials. Some colors can only be crafted by combining other colors:

Dye	Materials	Method
Black	Ink Sac or Lily of the Valley	Crafting
Blue	Lapis Lazuli or Cornflower	Crafting
Brown	Cocoa Beans	Crafting
Cyan	Blue+Green Dye	Crafting
Gray	White+Black Dye	Crafting
Green	Cactus	Smelting
Light Blue	Blue Orchid or Blue+White Dye	Crafting
Lime	Sea Pickle or Green+White Dye	Smelting
Orange	Orange Tulip or Red+Yellow Dye	Crafting
Pink	Pink Tulip, Peony, or Red Dye+White Dye	Crafting
Purple	Blue+Red Dye	Crafting
Red	Poppy, Red Tulip, Rose Bush, or Beetroot	Crafting
White	Bone Meal or Lily of the Valley	Crafting
Yellow	Dandelion or Sunflower	Crafting

Uses for Concrete in Minecraft

Use Concrete to build sturdy structures. Concrete is harder than stone, but it has a lower blast resistance, so your concrete structures can't withstand an explosion. Concrete Power can also be used to make bridges over water.

A bridge of Concrete blocks over water in Minecraft

FAQ

Where do I find concrete in Minecraft?

You won't find concrete "in the wild" in Minecraft. The only way to obtain it is to craft it using concrete powder and water.
How do I dye concrete in Minecraft?

You can't dye a concrete block in Minecraft, but you can make them in different colors. To do so, put a dye in the center square when you craft concrete powder with sand and gravel. Then, use that dyed concrete powder to make concrete blocks in the same color.