How to make Black Concrete Powder in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft black concrete powder with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, black concrete powder is one of the many building blocks that you can make. The crafting process will create 8 blocks of black concrete powder at a time.

black concrete powder

Let's explore how to make black concrete powder.

Supported Platforms

Black concrete powder is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes (1.12)
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes (1.1)
Xbox 360	Yes (TU53)
Xbox One	Yes (CU43)
PS3	Yes (1.48)
PS4	Yes (1.49)
Wii U	Yes (Patch 23)
Nintendo Switch	Yes (1.03)
Windows 10 Edition	Yes (1.1)
Education Edition	Yes (1.0.18)

* 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.

Where to find Black Concrete Powder in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find black concrete powder in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.12 - 1.19	Building Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 - 1.20	Colored Blocks

Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)

Here is where you can find black concrete powder in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Pocket Edition (PE)	1.1 - 1.1.3	Decorations
Pocket Edition (PE)	1.2 - 1.19.83	Construction

Minecraft Xbox Editions

Here is where you can find black concrete powder in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Xbox 360	TU53 - TU69	Decorations
Xbox One	CU43	Decorations
Xbox One	1.2.5 - 1.19.83	Construction

Minecraft PS Editions

Here is where you can find black concrete powder in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
PS3	1.48 - 1.76	Decorations
PS4	1.49 - 1.91	Decorations
PS4	1.14.0 - 1.19.83	Construction

Minecraft Nintendo

Here is where you can find black concrete powder in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Wii U	Patch 23 - Patch 38	Decorations
Nintendo Switch	1.04 - 1.11	Decorations
Nintendo Switch	1.5.0 - 1.19.83	Construction

Minecraft Windows 10 Edition

Here is where you can find black concrete powder in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Windows 10 Edition	1.1 - 1.1.3	Decorations
Windows 10 Edition	1.2 - 1.19.83	Construction

Minecraft Education Edition

Here is where you can find black concrete powder in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Education Edition	1.0.18	Decorations
Education Edition	1.0.21 - 1.17.30	Construction

Definitions

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.

Required Materials to make Black Concrete Powder

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft black concrete powder:

4 Sand

4 Gravel

1 Black Dye

TIP: In many versions of Minecraft, you can use red sand instead of sand to craft black concrete powder (Note: you still can not craft black concrete powder with red sand in PC/Mac).

How to craft Black Concrete Powder 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:

3x3 crafting area

2. Add Items to make Black Concrete Powder

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make black concrete powder, place 4 sand, 4 gravel and 1 black dye in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making black concrete powder, it is important that the sand, gravel and black dye are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 black dye in the first box, 1 sand in the second box, and 1 sand in the third box. In the second row, there should be 1 sand in the first box, 1 sand in the second box, and 1 gravel in the third box. In the third row, there should be 3 gravel. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for black concrete powder.

New Recipe

Crafting recipe for black concrete powder

Old Recipe

Crafting recipe for black concrete powder

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the black concrete powder will appear in the box to the right.

black concrete powder

3. Move the Black Concrete Powder to Inventory

Once you have crafted black concrete powder, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed black concrete powder