How to Make a Redstone Lamp in Minecraft

Last Updated: July 1, 2021

A redstone lamp is used for better looking lighting inside your structures; this lamp looks more modern than the primitive torches. However, to turn it on after crafting it, you'll need to use a redstone current, as it won't glow by itself.

Recipe

Part 1

Part 1 of 4:
Finding the materials

1
Mine for the redstone underground. You'll need this to make redstone dust for the lamp.
2
Find glowstone in the Nether.

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3
Make a glowstone block using glowstone dust. (Place the glowstone dust 2 x 2 in the crafting table.)

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Part 2

Part 2 of 4:
Making the redstone lamp

1
Place the glowstone block and 4 redstone dust into the crafting table. Arrange as follows:
- Place the glowstone block in the center of the crafting table.
- Place one redstone dust above and one below the glowstone block and one to each side. (This leaves the four outer corners of the crafting table empty.)
2
Shift click or drag the redstone lamp to your inventory.

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Part 3

Part 3 of 4:
Placing the redstone lamp

1
With the lamp in your hand, right click where you want to place it. It will attach to that spot.
- You can create various impressive arrangements with redstone lamps, such as glowing ceilings, rows along a wall and lit-up floors.

Part 4

Part 4 of 4:
Turning on the lamp

As long as the redstone lamp is powered, it will give off light.

1
Send a redstone pulse to the lamp. To do this, you have various choices, such as:
- A lever (ongoing) - can be placed on top
- A redstone torch (ongoing) - placed anywhere adjacent to the lamp will power the lamp (don't place on the lamp)
- Button (short-lived) - can be placed on top
- Tripwire (short-lived - as soon as you move off, it turns off)
- Pressure plate (short-lived, as soon as you move off, it turns off) - can be placed on top
- Detector rails (this can be useful for lighthouses and roller coasters).
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Community Q&A

Question

Can I break a redstone lamp and get it back, or does it behave like glass?

WikiHowUser20170728202545

Community Answer

You can mine redstone lamps with any tool or with your hand; it will always drop itself as an item.
Question

How can I power a redstone lamp from below?

Community Answer

Many of the items used to power a redstone lamp are capable of being placed on the bottom side of a lamp as well. One can use a redstone torch, a redstone block, a button (this does not apply to older versions) or a lever.
Question

Where is the best place to put a red stone lamp?

Community Answer

The corners of your house are good, or you can put them on your floor.
Question

Can I make a normal lamp?

Entity303

Community Answer

Yes, you could use glowstone as a lamp. It doesn’t need any tinkering; it just eternally glows.
Question

Instead of going to the nether and finding redstone and hooking up a system isn't it a lot easier to just go to the nether and get glowstone that glows anyway?

Banana Head

Top Answerer

Fair point! That would less time, but you cannot turn a glowstone block on/off like a redstone lamp. If you just want a permanent light source, go ahead with glowstone, but if you want to be able to turn your lamp on and off, then you need this.
Question

Does it work under water?

Seasalt25

Top Answerer

Yes, redstone lamps will work under water. However, you cannot place redstone dust or most other redstone related items under water. But, you can place a redstone block by the lamp to light it up.
Question

How do you make redstone dust?

Seasalt25

Top Answerer

You cannot make redstone dust in Minecraft. You can get redstone dust by mining redstone ore, which is found from Y-levels 1-16 in all biomes. You can also find redstone dust in chests in dungeons, mineshafts, villages, strongholds, and woodland mansions. Witches may also drop redstone dust upon death.