How to make a White Shulker Box in Minecraft

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

In Minecraft, white shulker boxes are an important decoration item in your inventory. They can be used to store items in the game (similar to a chest).

white shulker box

Let's explore how to make a white shulker box.

Supported Platforms

A white shulker box is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.11)
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 White Shulker Box in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make White Shulker Box

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a white shulker box:

How to craft a White Shulker Box 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 Shulker Box

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

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

New Recipe

Crafting recipe for white shulker box

Old Recipe

Crafting recipe for white shulker box

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

white shulker box

3. Move the White Shulker Box to Inventory

Once you have crafted a white shulker box, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed white shulker box

Congratulations, you have made a white shulker box in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for White Shulker Box

Give Command for White Shulker Box