How to make a Dyed Leather Tunic in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a dyed leather tunic with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, you can dye leather armor such as leather caps, leather tunics, leather pants, and leather boots to change its color.

Let's explore how to dye a leather tunic in Java Edition.

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Supported Platforms

A dyed leather tunic is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes (1.4.2)
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes (0.14.0)
Xbox 360	Yes (TU60)
Xbox One	Yes (CU51)
PS3	Yes (1.64)
PS4	Yes (1.64)
Wii U	Yes (Patch 30)
Nintendo Switch	Yes (1.5.0)
Windows 10 Edition	Yes (0.14.0)
Education Edition	Yes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Choose a Dye

In Minecraft, you can change the color of a leather tunic with any of these dyes:

Colors of Dyed Leather Tunic

The following is a list of the colors that you can dye a leather tunic in Minecraft:

Color	Type of Leather Tunic	Dye to Use
	Red Leather Tunic	Red Dye
	Orange Leather Tunic	Orange Dye
	Yellow Leather Tunic	Yellow Dye
	Lime Leather Tunic	Lime Dye
	Green Leather Tunic	Green Dye
	Light Blue Leather Tunic	Light Blue Dye
	Cyan Leather Tunic	Cyan Dye
	Blue Leather Tunic	Blue Dye
	Purple Leather Tunic	Purple Dye
	Magenta Leather Tunic	Magenta Dye
	Pink Leather Tunic	Pink Dye
	White Leather Tunic	White Dye
	Light Gray Leather Tunic	Light Gray Dye
	Gray Leather Tunic	Gray Dye
	Black Leather Tunic	Black Dye
	Brown Leather Tunic	Brown Dye

How to craft a Dyed Leather Tunic in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:

2. Add Items to make a Dyed Leather Tunic

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make a dyed leather tunic, place 1 leather tunic and 1 dye of your choice in the 3x3 crafting grid. In this example, we have chosen to use a black dye as the dye.

When making a dyed leather tunic, the leather tunic and dye can be placed anywhere in the crafting grid. In this example, we have placed the items in the second row where the leather tunic is in the second box and the black dye is in the third box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a dyed leather tunic.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the dyed leather tunic will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Dyed Leather Tunic to Inventory

Once you have crafted a dyed leather tunic, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made a dyed leather tunic in Minecraft!

Durability

Durability represents how long the item will last. For tools, weapons and transportation, durability is the number of useful actions before the item is destroyed. For armor items, durability is the number of hits (that can be blocked by armor) before the item is destroyed. So the higher the durability number, the longer the item will last.

The following table shows the durability for each chestplate in Minecraft:

Item	Name	Durability
	Netherite Chestplate	592
	Diamond Chestplate	528
	Chain Chestplate	240
	Iron Chestplate	240
	Golden Chestplate	112
	Dyed Leather Tunic	80
	Leather Tunic	80

Enchantments for Dyed Leather Tunic

In Minecraft, you can enchant a dyed leather tunic with the following enchantments:

Enchantment	Description
Blast Protection	Reduces blast and explosion damage
Curse of Binding	Cursed item can not be removed from player
Curse of Vanishing	Cursed item will disappear after player dies
Fire Protection	Reduces damage caused by fire and lava
Mending	Uses xp to mend your tools, weapons and armor
Projectile Protection	Reduces projectile damage (arrows, fireballs, fire charges)
Protection	General protection against attacks, fire, lava, and falling
Thorns	Causes damage to attackers
Unbreaking	Increases durability of item, in effect, by decreasing the chance of the tool, weapon, or armor taking durability damage when used

See a complete list of Minecraft Enchantments that is interactive and searchable.

Things to Make with Dyed Leather Tunics

You can use dyed leather tunics to make items in Minecraft such as:

Things to Do with Dyed Leather Tunics

Here are some activities that you can do with dyed leather tunics in Minecraft: