Yellow Terracotta
- Namespaced ID
- minecraft:yellow_terracotta
- Legacy numeric ID
- 159:4(1.8 & earlier)
- Stack size
- 64
- Edition
- Java & Bedrock
/give command
Run in chat or a command block. Replace @p with a player name to target someone specific.
Command builder
Set the count, custom name, lore, and enchantments to generate a ready-to-paste /give command for Yellow Terracotta.
Component syntax for Minecraft 1.21.8.
Block properties
- Hardness
- 1.25
- Blast resistance
- 4.2
- Material
- mineable / pickaxe
- Diggable
- Yes
- Transparent
- No
- Light emitted
- 0 / 15
- Light filtered
- 15 / 15
- Block state IDs
- 10169
Mining time
Wooden
Stone
Iron
Golden
Diamond
NetheriteDrops
Obtained from
Blocks that drop Yellow Terracotta when broken.
Crafting recipes
Full crafting guide for Yellow Terracotta → Step-by-step, ingredient sources, what Yellow Terracotta crafts into.
Smelts into
What Yellow Terracotta becomes when smelted.
Across versions
- Legacy numeric ID
- 159:4 (pre-1.13, from 1.8)
- Modern ID (1.13+)
- minecraft:yellow_terracotta (numeric IDs were removed in 1.13 — not usable in commands)
- Editions
- Java & Bedrock
Browse the full item list for a specific version:
How to craft Yellow Terracotta
How do you make Yellow Terracotta in Minecraft?
To craft Yellow Terracotta, place the ingredients in a crafting grid following the recipe pattern shown above. The crafting grid can be a player's 2×2 inventory crafting slots (for 2×2 recipes) or a 3×3 Crafting Table. If cheats are enabled, you can also spawn Yellow Terracotta directly with: /give @p minecraft:yellow_terracotta.
Where do you get Yellow Terracotta in Minecraft?
Yellow Terracotta can be obtained by breaking Yellow Terracotta. You can also craft it from the recipe shown above.
What is the Minecraft ID for Yellow Terracotta?
The namespaced ID is minecraft:yellow_terracotta, used in the /give command: /give @p minecraft:yellow_terracotta 1. In legacy versions before 1.13, Yellow Terracotta used the numeric ID 159:4. Numeric item IDs were removed in the 1.13 "Flattening" and no longer work in modern commands.
How do you mine Yellow Terracotta in Minecraft?
Yellow Terracotta has hardness 1.25 and requires a specific pickaxe tier to drop. See the Mining time table above for exact break times per pickaxe (wood, stone, iron, golden, diamond, netherite). Mining without the correct tool takes 5× longer and produces no drops.
What does Yellow Terracotta smelt into in Minecraft?
Yellow Terracotta smelts into Yellow Glazed Terracotta. Use a Furnace and any fuel source.