Overview
Red Candle is one of the 17 variants of Candle: same recipe, same hardness, same drops — only the look differs. The full write-up for the set is on the Candle page.
Minecraft classifies Red Candle as a coloured block. A crafting table turns its ingredients into Red Candle. It breaks almost instantly, with a hardness of just 0.1.
You can break it by hand without losing the drop. It drops as the same block you mined. Light passes through it, so it will not darken the space behind it.
It offers almost no protection from explosions (0.1 blast resistance). A full stack holds 64. It is crafted from Candle and Red Dye.
Nothing on the crafting grid is made from it.
About the red set
Properties
Red Candle has a blast resistance of 0.1, so any explosion nearby destroys it. It lets light through and emits no light of its own. One inventory slot holds 64, the normal full stack.
- Transparent
- Yes
- Required tool
- Any
Crafting recipe
Crafting Table
Shapeless recipe
Red Candle
Drops
Mined with any, Red Candle drops itself.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Red Candle in Minecraft?
Red Candle is crafted from Candle and Red Dye.
What tool do you need to break Red Candle?
No specific tool is required — Red Candle can be broken by hand.
Is Red Candle blast resistant?
Red Candle has a blast resistance of 0.1, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Red Candle fit in one stack?
A stack is 64, and a double chest of them comes to 3,456.
The rest of the set
Red Candle is one of 17. Every other member behaves the same way:
