Sand is a loose block, falls down if there is no solid block underneath. It is used for the manufacture of glass, sandstone and in construction, but it is a very weak material. You can find sand in large quantities in the desert, along the shores of water bodies, at the bottom of the ocean. It is easy to get sand with your hand, but most quickly with a shovel. If sand falls on a mob or player, the mob will suffocate and lose health until it gets out. This property of sand is used in traps
Tricks and tips
Sand can be quickly extracted by knocking down the bottom block of sand with a torch and placing the torch immediately. The sand that has fallen from the top will immediately fall out.
- Minecraft versions: 1.19.2 /1.19.1 /1.19 /1.18.2 /1.18.1 /1.18 /1.17 /1.16
- ID: sand
Where to find sand
Here’s where you can find sand in Minecraft, i.e. where sand in Minecraft.
What can be done from sand
Here it is indicated what can be done from sand in Minecraft, i.e. which recipes use sand in Minecraft.
Cactus (plant)
 | Cactus (1) | |
 | Sand (1) |
Sugar cane (plant)
 | Sugar cane (1) | |
| Sand (1) |
Yellow dry concrete
 | Yellow dye (1) | |
| Sand (4) | |
 | Gravel (4) |
White dry concrete
 | White dye (1) | |
| Sand (4) | |
| Gravel (4) |
Red dry concrete
 | Red dye (1) | |
| Sand (4) | |
| Gravel (4) |
Purple dry concrete
 | Purple dye (1) | |
| Sand (4) | |
| Gravel (4) |
Pink dry concrete
 | Pink dye (1) | |
| Sand (4) | |
| Gravel (4) |
Orange dry concrete
 | Orange dye (1) | |
| Sand (4) | |
| Gravel (4) |
Purple dry concrete
 | Magenta dye (1) | |
| Sand (4) | |
| Gravel (4) |
Lime dry concrete
 | Lime dye (1) | |
| Sand (4) | |
| Gravel (4) |
Light gray dry concrete
 | Light gray dye (1) | |
| Sand (4) | |
| Gravel (4) |
Blue dry concrete
 | Blue dye (1) | |
| Sand (4) | |
| Gravel (4) |
Green dry concrete
 | Green dye (1) | |
| Sand (4) | |
| Gravel (4) |
Gray dry concrete
 | Gray dye (1) | |
| Sand (4) | |
| Gravel (4) |
Turquoise dry concrete
 | Turquoise dye (1) | |
| Sand (4) | |
| Gravel (4) |
Brown dry concrete
 | Brown dye (1) | |
| Sand (4) | |
| Gravel (4) |
Blue dry concrete
 | Blue dye (1) | |
| Sand (4) | |
| Gravel (4) |
Black dry concrete
 | Black dye (1) | |
| Sand (4) | |
| Gravel (4) |
Get sand command
Here is the command that allows you to get sand in Minecraft, that is, how to create sand in Minecraft.
Sand can be summoned using a command in creative mode.. This requires:
- open chat (press “T”)
- write command
/give @p minecraft:sand - press “ENTER”
You can also specify the number and to whom sand will be issued:
-
/give @p minecraft:sand 10
get 10 sand -
/give MinecraftMax minecraft:sand
sand will be given to the player with the nickname MinecraftMax
The command can be written to the command block so that it is executed when a redstone signal is received.