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Red Candle

Red Candle is crafted at a Crafting Table from 1× Candle, 1× Red Dye. Its ID is minecraft:red_candle and it stacks to 64. Every recipe, use and drop chance below comes from the Java 26.3 game files.

ID
red_candle
Made at
Crafting Table1× Candle, 1× Red Dye
Stack size
64
Best tool
Any tool

How to make Red Candle

Game data

The recipe exactly as it appears in the game. Hover or tap an ingredient to see its name.

Crafting TableCandleCandleRed DyeRed DyeRed CandleRed Candle
Shapeless

Where to find Red Candle

Calculated

Every mob, chest, block and villager that gives Red Candle, with the exact chance per kill, chest or trade.

SourceHowChanceCount
Trail RuinsArchaeology4.44%1
red candle cakeBlock drops100%1
LibrarianVillager trade Master3× Emerald1
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Red Candle as a block

Calculated

Hardness 0.1, blast resistance 0.1. Mining times assume no enchantments or effects, standing on the ground.

Hardness
0.1
Blast resistance
0.1
Tool
Any tool
Light level
0
Burns
No
When mined
Drops itself
How long it takes to mine
Mined withTimeDrops
Hand0.15 s✔

Red Candle ID and give command

The item ID is minecraft:red_candle. Paste this in chat (cheats on) to get one:

/give @p minecraft:red_candle
Red Candle in other languages
EnglishRed Candle
French (France)Bougie rouge
European SpanishVela roja
German (Germany)Rote Kerze
Korean (South Korea)빨간색 초
Polish (Poland)Czerwona świeca
Brazilian PortugueseVela Vermelha
Turkish (Türkiye)Kırmızı Mum
Chinese (China)红色蜡烛
Vietnamese (Vietnam)Nến đỏ
Japanese (Japan)赤色のろうそく
Russian (Russia)Красная свеча
Thai (Thailand)เทียนสีแดง
Italian (Italy)Candela rossa
Czech (Czechia)Červená svíčka
Arabic (United Arab Emirates)شمعة حمراء
Chinese (Taiwan)紅色蠟燭
Indonesian (Indonesia)Lilin Merah

Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this

Red Candle is crafted at a Crafting Table from 1× Candle, 1× Red Dye. Placed as a block it has 0.1 hardness and 0.1 blast resistance. One villager trade also gives it.

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Red Candle FAQ (Java 26.3)

How do you make Red Candle in Minecraft?

Put 1× Candle, 1× Red Dye in a crafting table in the pattern shown above; it makes 1.

What is the item ID of Red Candle?

The ID is minecraft:red_candle. Use /give @p minecraft:red_candle to get one with cheats enabled.