Registry record · minecraft:red_sand

Red Sand

Blocks Building & terrain

Red sand is the vibrant orange-red granular variant of sand found exclusively throughout badlands biomes.

See the exact in-game appearance on Minecraft Wiki

Versioned source data

Edition availability

Java Edition

Source version 26.1

Registry ID: 62
Source display name: Red Sand
Maximum stack: 64

Bedrock Edition

Source version 1.26.60

Registry ID: -949
Source display name: Red Sand
Maximum stack: 64
Component-based: No
Source version tag: Unclassified by source

Recipe information · Java 26.1

No Java recipe recorded

Not recorded

No recipe for this item is recorded in the selected Java source snapshot. This does not establish that no recipe exists in other versions or editions. Bedrock recipe data is not included, so its recipe availability cannot be determined here.

Field guide

Item details

How to obtain

Covers the surface terrain, plateaus, and mesas of badlands and eroded badlands biomes. Source
Harvested rapidly with any shovel, dropping itself directly. Source

Practical uses

Crafted into red sandstone blocks for southwestern and canyon architectural builds. Source
Smelted in a furnace into standard clear glass blocks, identical to regular sand. Source

Mechanics

Falls under gravity when unsupported; cannot be used to craft concrete powder, which requires regular yellow sand. Source

Reverse recipe lookup · Java · 26.1

Used In · Crafting recipes

Used in 2 outputs

Recorded Java recipe outputs that use Red Sand. Bedrock recipe data is not included.

Red Sandstone 1 recorded recipe

View recipe

Uses Red Sand × 4 · makes 1 Red Sandstone

Red Sandstone1 crafted

TNT 1 recorded recipe