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How to craft Candle in Minecraft
To craft a candle in Minecraft, place 1× String, 1× Honeycomb in the exact pattern using either your inventory grid or a crafting table to craft 1 candle
Candle crafting recipe
Produces 1× Candle.
- This is a shaped recipe, meaning the items must be placed in this specific arrangement on the grid.
- Candle can be crafted directly in your inventory or in a crafting table.
About the Candle
Candles are small decorative light sources that start unlit. Use flint and steel or a fire charge on one to light it, and water puts it out again.
Key facts:
- Each lit candle produces 3 light levels, and up to four can share one block.
- Candles can be dyed any of the 16 dye colours.
- You can place a candle on top of a cake to create a candle cake.
They are useful for soft, compact lighting and for decorating builds without using torches.
How to get the Candle
Candles are crafted from one string and one honeycomb. Honeycomb comes from shearing a bee nest or beehive, while string is easy to gather from spiders or cobwebs. You can also find candles in ancient cities, and in suspicious gravel in trail ruins by brushing it.
Materials needed
Ingredient amounts for one craft, producing 1× Candle.
| Material | Per craft | Accepted items |
|---|---|---|
| String | 1 | Exact item |
| Honeycomb | 1 | Exact item |
Quantity table
Crafts are rounded up when a recipe produces more than one item.
| Wanted | Crafts | Produced | String | Honeycomb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
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