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Dandelion in Minecraft | MinecraftBible
Dandelion is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4, dropping Dandelion.
What is Dandelion?
Dandelion is a Minecraft block classified under the default material group. It has a hardness of 0 and a blast resistance of 0. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a transparent block, meaning it doesn't fully block light or vision. Dandelion does not emit light. Dandelion filters 0 levels of light passing through it, even though it is technically transparent.
Namespaced identifier: minecraft:dandelion. Command: /give @p minecraft:dandelion 1.
Dandelion drops
When broken, Dandelion drops:
Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.
What Dandelion is used to craft
Dandelion appears as an ingredient in 2 known Minecraft recipes:
Block tags & properties
- Transparent
- Hand-Mineable
- Crafting Material
Dandelion technical properties
- Flammable: Yes — spreads fire
- Burns from lava: No
- Renewable: Yes
- Emits light: No (luminance 0)
Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Dandelion (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.
Technical properties
- Namespaced ID: minecraft:dandelion
- Material family: default
- Hardness: 0
- Blast resistance: 0
- Stack size: 64
- Transparent: Yes
- Blocks light: 0
- Emits light: 0
- Diggable: Yes
- Craftable: No
- /give command: /give @p minecraft:dandelion 1
Overview
Dandelion is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.
Step-by-step walkthrough
- Dandelion can be broken by hand or with any tool, though using a tool is usually faster.
- With the correct tool this takes about 0s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 0s.
- Dandelion is transparent, so light passes through and adjacent blocks won't be shaded by it.
Pro tips
- Use /give @p minecraft:dandelion 1 in creative mode to prototype builds before committing resources.
- No special tool is required, so hand-mining is a valid fallback in an emergency.
Difficulty and time commitment
- Difficulty: Easy
- Estimated time per run: 1-5 min
Frequently Asked Questions
What tool do I need to mine Dandelion?
Dandelion can be broken by hand or with any tool - no specific tool tier is required.
What does Dandelion drop when mined?
Breaking Dandelion drops Dandelion.
How hard is Dandelion to mine?
Dandelion has a hardness value of 0. That works out to roughly 0s with the correct tool or 0s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).
What is Dandelion used to craft?
Dandelion is used as an ingredient in 2 other recipes.
What is the internal Minecraft ID for Dandelion?
The namespaced ID is minecraft:dandelion, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.