How to make Brown Terracotta in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft brown terracotta with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, brown terracotta (or brown hardened clay) is one of the many building blocks that you can make. The crafting process will create 8 blocks of brown terracotta at a time.

brown terracotta

Let's explore how to make brown terracotta.

Supported Platforms

Brown terracotta is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.6.1)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes (TU19)
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (CU7)
PS3 PS3Yes (1.12)
PS4 PS4Yes (1.12)
Wii U Wii UYes
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes
Education Edition Education EditionYes

* 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 Brown Terracotta in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Brown Terracotta

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft brown terracotta:

How to craft Brown Terracotta 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 Brown Terracotta

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make brown terracotta, place 8 terracotta and 1 brown dye in the 3x3 crafting grid.

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

New Recipe

Crafting recipe for brown terracotta

Old Recipe

Crafting recipe for brown terracotta

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the brown terracotta will appear in the box to the right.

brown terracotta

3. Move the Brown Terracotta to Inventory

Once you have crafted brown terracotta, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed brown terracotta

Congratulations, you have made brown terracotta in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for Brown Terracotta

Give Command for Brown Terracotta

Things to Make with Brown Terracotta

You can use brown terracotta to make items in Minecraft such as: