You can make glass in Minecraft by smelting blocks of sand. Stitched glass can also be created by mixing glass with any color of dye. You can combine glass with other objects to make glass bottles, beacons, and many other things.

Building a Minecraft house requires more than just building blocks, such as stone and wood. A house needs windows. The best way is to use glass to make them.

It takes very little to make glass in Minecraft. And there are many ways you can use it. Here's how it works.

How to make glass in Minecraft

To make a glass block, you will need to have sand, a furnace, as well as any type of smelting oil.

Sand can be found on any beach, in the desert, and under water in rivers and oceans. Fill the edges of a crafting board with cobblestone to make a furnace. You can use coal, charcoal or a bucket of lava to fuel your furnace.
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Once you have everything, fire up the furnace. Next, place your sand in top slot. It will burn for a few seconds before giving you one piece.

This is a complete block of glass that is the same size as any other blocks. If you want a pane instead, which looks more like a actual window, you will need more crafting.

Open your crafting table and fill the bottom two rows with glass blocks. This will make 16 glass panes.

And if you want stained glass, like you might see at a church or monument, you'll need some dye. You can place any color dye in the middle of your crafting table and surround it with glass blocks. You will create eight stained glass blocks. They will match the color of any dye you used.

For stained glass panes, fill two rows below the crafting table with matching stained blocks. You'll get 16 stained glass panes.

What glass can be used for in Minecraft

Windows are the most common use of glass in Minecraft. Glass blocks or panes are nearly transparent and don’t block light like other blocks.

Some players build glass floors in high towers and other structures to allow them to look down and see everything below.

Glass can also be used to create other items.

You'll be able to make three glass bottles if you place three blocks in a V-shape onto your crafting table. These are essential to make potions.

Surrounding a glass block with four amethyst shards gives you two pieces of tinted glass. These are glass blocks that are still transparent, but block out light.

Five glass blocks combined with obsidian, a nether star and a nether stone will create a beacon. This powerful item can buff all players around it.

Seven glass blocks are combined with an Eye of Ender, a ghast tears, and an Eye of Ender to create an end crystal. This glowing orb can heal and respawn Ender Dragon, the game’s final boss.

Finally, for players who love making redstone machines, combining three pieces each of glass, nether quartz, and wooden slabs gives you a daylight detector. These machines act like solar panels and emit a signal whenever they are struck by daylight.