How to make White Terracotta in Minecraft

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

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

white terracotta

Let's explore how to make white terracotta.

Supported Platforms

White 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 White Terracotta in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make White Terracotta

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

How to craft White 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 White Terracotta

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

When making white terracotta, it is important that the terracotta and white 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 white 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 white terracotta.

New Recipe

Crafting recipe for white terracotta

Old Recipe

Crafting recipe for white terracotta

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

white terracotta

3. Move the White Terracotta to Inventory

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

Completed white terracotta

Congratulations, you have made white terracotta in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for White Terracotta

Give Command for White Terracotta

Things to Make with White Terracotta

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