{"id":16448,"date":"2025-06-18T14:09:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T14:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=16448"},"modified":"2025-06-18T14:09:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T14:09:26","slug":"how-to-get-cyan-dye-in-minecraft-java-and-bedrock-edition","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/how-to-get-cyan-dye-in-minecraft-java-and-bedrock-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Cyan Dye in Minecraft (Java and Bedrock Edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cyan dye is a versatile and stylish color in Minecraft, perfect for customizing wool, beds, glass, banners, and much more. This article shows you exactly how to obtain and craft cyan dye in <strong>both Java and Bedrock Editions<\/strong> of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\uddf1 What You Need to Craft Cyan Dye<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To make cyan dye, you\u2019ll need <strong>green dye<\/strong> and <strong>blue dye<\/strong>. Here\u2019s how to gather them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Ingredient<\/th><th>How to Get It<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83d\udfe2 Green Dye<\/td><td>Smelt <strong>Cactus<\/strong> in a Furnace<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83d\udd35 Blue Dye<\/td><td>Craft from <strong>Lapis Lazuli<\/strong> or <strong>Cornflowers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-53.png\" alt=\"How To Get Green Dye Minecraft\" class=\"wp-image-16450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-53.png 338w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-53-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-53-50x24.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-53-60x28.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-53-100x47.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">How To Get Green Dye Minecraft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"161\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-54.png\" alt=\"How To Get Blue Dye Minecraft\" class=\"wp-image-16451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-54.png 338w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-54-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-54-50x24.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-54-60x29.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-54-100x48.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">How To Get Blue Dye Minecraft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\ud83d\udd39 In <strong>Java Edition<\/strong>, lapis must be crafted into blue dye first.<br>\ud83d\udd39 In <strong>Bedrock Edition<\/strong>, lapis lazuli can be used directly.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\uddea How to Craft Cyan Dye<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have both green and blue dye:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open a <strong>Crafting Table<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place <strong>1 green dye<\/strong> and <strong>1 blue dye<\/strong> anywhere in the grid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This gives you <strong>2 cyan dye<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-52.png\" alt=\"How to Get Cyan Dye in Minecraft (Java and Bedrock Edition)\" class=\"wp-image-16449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-52.png 337w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-52-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-52-50x24.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-52-60x28.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-52-100x47.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">How to Get Cyan Dye in Minecraft (Java and Bedrock Edition)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Bedrock-only Alternative<\/strong>: Combine <strong>1 cactus green<\/strong> with <strong>1 lapis lazuli<\/strong> directly.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf35 How to Get Cactus (Green Dye)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cactus naturally spawns in <strong>Desert<\/strong> and <strong>Badlands<\/strong> biomes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can be found in <strong>desert village chests<\/strong> or grown on <strong>sand<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smelt cactus in a furnace to get green dye (1 cactus = 1 dye).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd37 How to Get Lapis Lazuli (Blue Dye)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Found underground in the <strong>Overworld<\/strong>, most commonly around <strong>Y-level 17<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mine <strong>lapis lazuli ore<\/strong> with any pickaxe (preferably Fortune for more drops).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In <strong>Java Edition<\/strong>, convert lapis into blue dye via crafting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In <strong>Bedrock Edition<\/strong>, you may use raw lapis directly in the cyan dye recipe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf38 Cornflower Alternative<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cornflowers<\/strong> spawn in <strong>Plains<\/strong> and <strong>Flower Forest<\/strong> biomes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When crafted in your inventory, they yield <strong>blue dye<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udeb4 Bonus: Cyan Dye from Pitcher Plants (Bedrock\/Education Only)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Found in <strong>Mangrove Swamps<\/strong>, <strong>Pitcher Plants<\/strong> can be used to craft <strong>2 cyan dye<\/strong> directly in <strong>Bedrock\/Education Edition<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uded2 Can You Buy Cyan Dye?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes! <strong>Wandering Traders<\/strong> sometimes sell cyan dye (3 for 1 emerald) in both Java and Bedrock Editions.<br>Still, crafting is much more efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfa8 What Can You Do with Cyan Dye?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cyan dye can be used to color:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sheep<\/strong> and <strong>wool blocks<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Beds<\/strong>, <strong>glass<\/strong>, <strong>terracotta<\/strong>, <strong>shulker boxes<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Banners<\/strong>, <strong>armor trims<\/strong>, <strong>sign text<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udde0 Extra Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Always bring a <strong>furnace<\/strong> when exploring deserts to smelt cactus immediately.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a <strong>Fortune pickaxe<\/strong> to increase lapis drops.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set up a <strong>flower farm<\/strong> to automate <strong>cornflower<\/strong> collection for blue dye.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd27 Need help managing your own server?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the promocode <strong>KB30<\/strong> at <a href=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\">GGServers.com<\/a> to get <strong>30% OFF<\/strong> your first invoice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can contact our 24\/7 GGServers support anytime at: <a href=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/billing\/submitticket.php\">https:\/\/ggservers.com\/billing\/submitticket.php<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyan dye is a versatile and stylish color in Minecraft, perfect for customizing wool, beds, glass, banners, and much more. This article shows you exactly how to obtain and craft cyan dye in both Java and Bedrock Editions of the game. \ud83e\uddf1 What You Need to Craft Cyan Dye To&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[1706,27,33],"ht-kb-tag":[3403,3406,3402,3404,3409,3394,3393,3405,3392,3398,3395,3412,3410,3396,3407,3411,3399,3408,3400,3401],"class_list":["post-16448","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-tutorials-guides","ht_kb_category-minecraft","ht_kb_category-minecraft-bedrock-edition","ht_kb_tag-bedrock-vs-java-dye-crafting","ht_kb_tag-best-y-level-for-lapis","ht_kb_tag-cactus-green-dye-minecraft","ht_kb_tag-cornflower-blue-dye-minecraft","ht_kb_tag-crafting-table-dye-recipes-minecraft","ht_kb_tag-cyan-dye-minecraft-bedrock","ht_kb_tag-cyan-dye-minecraft-java","ht_kb_tag-how-to-craft-cyan-dye","ht_kb_tag-how-to-get-cyan-dye-in-minecraft","ht_kb_tag-how-to-make-blue-dye-minecraft","ht_kb_tag-lapis-lazuli-minecraft-location","ht_kb_tag-minecraft-color-customization","ht_kb_tag-minecraft-cyan-dye-recipe","ht_kb_tag-minecraft-dye-crafting-guide","ht_kb_tag-minecraft-green-dye-source","ht_kb_tag-minecraft-lapis-lazuli-use","ht_kb_tag-pitcher-plant-minecraft-dye","ht_kb_tag-smelt-cactus-minecraft","ht_kb_tag-wandering-trader-cyan-dye","ht_kb_tag-where-to-find-cactus-in-minecraft"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/16448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16448"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/16448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16452,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/16448\/revisions\/16452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=16448"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=16448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}