How to make Purple Stained Glass in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft purple stained glass with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

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

purple stained glass

Let's explore how to make purple stained glass.

Supported Platforms

Purple stained glass is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.7.2)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (1.2)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes (TU25)
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (CU14)
PS3 PS3Yes (1.17)
PS4 PS4Yes (1.17)
Wii U Wii UYes
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes (1.2)
Education Edition Education EditionYes (1.0.21)

* 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 Purple Stained Glass in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Purple Stained Glass

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft purple stained glass:

How to craft Purple Stained Glass 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 Purple Stained Glass

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

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

Crafting recipe for purple stained glass

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the purple stained glass will appear in the box to the right.

purple stained glass

3. Move the Purple Stained Glass to Inventory

Once you have crafted purple stained glass, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed purple stained glass

Congratulations, you have made purple stained glass in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for Purple Stained Glass

Give Command for Purple Stained Glass

Things to Make with Purple Stained Glass

You can use purple stained glass to make items in Minecraft such as: