This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft purple stained glass with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, purple stained glass is one of the many building blocks that you can make. The crafting process will create 8 blocks of purple stained glass at a time.
Let’s explore how to make purple stained glass.
Where to find Purple Stained Glass in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find purple stained glass in the Creative Inventory menu:
Platform
Version(s)
Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.8 – 1.19
Building Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.19.3 – 1.20
Colored Blocks
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.
Required Materials to make Purple Stained Glass
In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft purple stained glass:
8 Glass 1 Purple Dye
How to craft Purple Stained Glass in Survival Mode
1. Open the Crafting Menu
First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:
2. Add Items to make Purple Stained Glass
In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make purple stained glass, place 8 glass and 1 purple dye in the 3×3 crafting grid.
When making purple stained glass, it is important that the glass and purple dye are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 3 glass. In the second row, there should be 1 glass in the first box, 1 purple dye in the second box, and 1 glass in the third box. In the third row, there should be 3 glass. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for purple stained glass.
Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the purple stained glass will appear in the box to the right.
3. Move the Purple Stained Glass to Inventory
Once you have crafted purple stained glass, you need to move the new item to your inventory.
Congratulations, you have made purple stained glass in Minecraft!
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, purple stained glass has the following Name, ID and DataValue:
Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.
Block States for Purple Stained Glass
Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)
In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE), the block states for Purple Stained Glass are:
Block State
Value
Default
Required
Example
Description
color
purple
No
Yes
[“color”:“purple”]
Item is purple in color
Block State is the internal name for the block state.
Value is the value for the block state.
Default indicates that it is the default, if omitted.
Required indicates that it must be included in command to properly identify this item/block.
Example shows how to format the block state to be used in the /fill, /setblock, /clone, or /testforblock command.
Give Command for Purple Stained Glass
Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the /give command for Purple Stained Glass is:
/give @p purple_stained_glass 1
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Purple Stained Glass is:
/give @p stained_glass 1 10
Things to Make with Purple Stained Glass
You can use purple stained glass to make items in Minecraft such as: