How to make Black Glazed Terracotta in Minecraft

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

In Minecraft, black glazed terracotta is a decoration item in your inventory. This item is not made with a crafting table but rather with a furnace.

black glazed terracotta

Let's explore how to make black glazed terracotta.

Supported Platforms

Black glazed terracotta is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.12)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (1.1)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes (TU53)
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (CU43)
PS3 PS3Yes (1.48)
PS4 PS4Yes (1.49)
Wii U Wii UYes (Patch 23)
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes (1.03)
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes (1.1)
Education Edition Education EditionYes (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 Glazed Terracotta in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Black Glazed Terracotta

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

How to craft Black Glazed Terracotta in Survival Mode

1. Open the Furnace Menu

First, open your furnace so that you have the Furnace menu that looks like this:

furnace menu

2. Add Fuel to the Furnace

Next, you need to add fuel to the bottom fuel box in the furnace.

furnace menu with fuel

In this tutorial, we are going to use coal as our fuel.

TIP: Read our tutorial called How to Add Fuel to a Furnace if you aren't sure what items can be used as fuel, the length of time each fuel will burn, or how many items each fuel can smelt/cook.

3. Add Items to make Black Glazed Terracotta

Next, place the black terracotta in the top box of the furnace. You should see the flames cooking the black terracotta.

Crafting recipe for black glazed terracotta

Once the black terracotta is cooked in the furnace, the black glazed terracotta will appear in the box to the right.

black glazed terracotta

4. Move the Black Glazed Terracotta to Inventory

Now that you have made black glazed terracotta in your furnace, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed black glazed terracotta

Congratulations, you have made black glazed terracotta in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for Black Glazed Terracotta

Give Command for Black Glazed Terracotta