How to make a Glass Pane in Minecraft

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

In Minecraft, glass panes are an important decoration item in your inventory. The crafting process will create 16 glass panes at a time.

glass pane

Let's explore how to make a glass pane.

Supported Platforms

A glass pane is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes
Xbox One Xbox OneYes
PS3 PS3Yes
PS4 PS4Yes
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 a Glass Pane in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make a Glass Pane

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a glass pane:

How to craft a Glass Pane 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 a Glass Pane

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make a glass pane, place 6 blocks of glass in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making a glass pane, it is important that the blocks of glass are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 3 blocks of glass. In the second row, there should be 3 blocks of glass. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a glass pane.

Crafting recipe for glass pane

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

glass pane

3. Move the Glass Pane to Inventory

Once you have crafted glass panes, you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Completed glass pane

Congratulations, you have made a glass pane in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for Glass Pane

Give Command for Glass Pane

Things to Make with Glass Panes

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

Things to Do with Glass Panes

Here are some activities that you can do with glass panes in Minecraft: