Minecraft Flag and Banner Generator

What banners (flags) are in Minecraft

Banners are decorative blocks introduced in Minecraft Java Edition 1.8. They are tall, narrow flags measuring 1x2 blocks that you can place on the ground, hang on a wall or put on a shield. Every banner has a base color (one of the 16 dye colors) and optional pattern layers, up to 6 in both editions of the game.

Banners don't block movement: players and mobs can walk through them freely. They have many uses: decorating buildings, marking guild territory, making national flags, customizing shields and marking places on a map.

How to make a banner: crafting step by step

Making a banner takes two steps:

1. Craft a blank banner - at a crafting table, place 6 wool of the same color in the top two rows (2 rows of 3 slots) and 1 stick in the bottom middle slot. The wool color sets the banner's base color.
2. Apply patterns at a loom - the loom is a workstation block (recipe: 2 planks + 2 string). Put the banner in the first slot and a dye in the second, choose a pattern from the list and take the finished banner.

Special banner patterns and how to get them

Some patterns need a special item placed in the third slot of the loom:

• Creeper face - crafted from paper + a creeper head
• Skull and crossbones - crafted from paper + a wither skeleton skull
• Flower (oxeye daisy) - crafted from paper + an oxeye daisy
• Mojang logo (Thing) - crafted from paper + an enchanted golden apple
• Globe - bought from a cartographer for emeralds
• Piglin snout (Snout) - loot from chests in bastion remnants in the Nether

16 dye colors

Minecraft has 16 dyes for coloring banners. Here is a short list of where each one comes from:

• White - bone meal or lily of the valley
• Orange - orange tulip, or red + yellow dye
• Magenta - allium, or purple + pink dye
• Light blue - blue orchid, or blue + white dye
• Yellow - dandelion or sunflower
• Lime - smelted cactus + white dye
• Pink - pink tulip, or red + white dye
• Gray - black + white dye
• Light gray - oxeye daisy, white tulip, or gray + white dye
• Cyan - blue + green dye
• Purple - red + blue dye
• Blue - lapis lazuli or cornflower
• Brown - cocoa beans
• Green - cactus smelted in a furnace
• Red - poppy, red tulip or beetroot
• Black - ink sac or wither rose

Flag design tips

Layer order matters

Layers are applied from the bottom up, and the last layer covers the ones before it. In the game you can't change the order once a layer is applied, so our generator lets you rearrange layers freely before you move the design into Minecraft.

Contrasting colors

A banner with low-contrast colors (for example yellow on lime) is hard to read from a distance. Light patterns on dark backgrounds work best, like a white cross on a red background or a yellow diamond on black.

Banners on shields

You can put a banner on a shield by combining the two items at a crafting table. Personalize your gear with your guild's crest.

How to use the flag generator

1. Pick a base color - click one of the 16 colors. This is the banner's background color.
2. Add pattern layers - choose a pattern from the dropdown list, pick a pattern color and click "Add layer".
3. Edit layers - change the order with the arrows and remove layers you don't need.
4. Watch the preview - the SVG preview updates in real time.
5. Copy the command - click "Copy" and paste the /give command into the Minecraft chat.
6. Use presets - expand the gallery of preset designs to load one as a starting point.

Frequently asked questions