Overview
In Minecraft 1.21.4, Sand is a naturally generated block. It has no crafting recipe — you collect it by mining it where it generates. A hardness of 0.5 means it is one of the quicker blocks to clear.
No specific tool is required to collect it. Broken correctly, it drops itself. It offers almost no protection from explosions (0.5 blast resistance).
A full stack holds 64. It is an ingredient in 19 recipes, among them Black Concrete Powder, Blue Concrete Powder, Brown Concrete Powder and 16 more.
Properties
- Stack size
- 64
- Hardness
- 0.5
- Blast resistance
- 0.5
- Light level
- 0
- Transparent
- No
- Required tool
- Any
Drops
Used to craft
Frequently asked questions
How do you get Sand in Minecraft?
Mine Sand with any and it drops itself.
What tool do you need to break Sand?
No specific tool is required — Sand can be broken by hand.
Is Sand blast resistant?
Sand has a blast resistance of 0.5, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
