A Minecraft banner recipe lets you create and personalize banners for your base, shields, and maps. With over 23 quadrillion possible combinations, the possibilities are nearly endless! In this guide, you'll learn how to craft banners, customize designs, and use them effectively in survival or multiplayer servers.

6 reasons to get banner recipes for Minecraft

Banners in Minecraft are useful for decoration, marking locations, and customizing shields. 

1. Customize your base

Banners make buildings look better. You can decorate castles, villages, and homes in Minecraft with custom designs. They add personality to any build, making your world more unique.

2. Mark locations on maps

In Java Edition, banners can be used as map markers. Right-clicking a banner with a map adds a colored marker. This helps players find their way and label important places.

3. Decorate shields

You can combine banners with shields to give them patterns. This makes your shield stand out in combat and can help teams in multiplayer battles.

4.  Trade with villagers

Some villagers sell banners in different colors. Knowing banner recipes lets you avoid spending emeralds and craft them instead. This saves resources in survival mode.

5. Create themed builds

Banners work well for different build styles. You can make medieval flags, pirate banners, futuristic signs, or even national flags. They help set the theme for custom worlds.

There are over 23 quadrillion possible banner combinations. You can mix colors, shapes, and layers to create unique patterns. 

By learning recipes, you can create detailed designs. The loom makes banner crafting easier, but some designs require specific patterns. Advanced players use commands to add more than six patterns.

6. Use in multiplayer servers

Banners can represent teams or factions. Players in multiplayer worlds use them to show their group’s identity. Custom banners make PvP and roleplaying more immersive.

Minecraft banner recipe: How to make a banner in Minecraft

To make a banner, you need:

• 6 Wool (same color)
• 1 Stick

How to craft a banner in Minecraft

1. Open the Crafting Table (3x3 grid).
2. Place six wool in the top two rows.
3. Place one stick in the bottom-center slot.
4. Take the banner from the result box.

The wool color determines the banner's base color. In Java Edition, the base color cannot be changed once crafted. In Bedrock Edition, you can use bleach to remove the color.

How to customize a banner in Minecraft

The Loom is the easiest way to customize banners. To use it:

1. Place a banner in the first slot.
2. Add dye in the second slot.
3. Choose a pattern from the available designs.

Banners can have up to six different patterns. If you use commands, you can apply more than six layers (Java Edition only).

Using a Crafting Table (Bedrock Edition Only)

Instead of a loom, Bedrock Edition allows patterns to be crafted using a banner, dye, and a special item (like bricks or vines).

Special Minecraft banner pattern recipes

Banner patterns in Minecraft are special designs that can be added to banners using a loom.

What is the rarest banner pattern in Minecraft?

The rarest banner pattern in Minecraft is called Flow. You can only get it from a place called a trial chamber. To find it, you must start an ominous trial. You can do that by using an ominous bottle near a trial spawner. When the trial starts, enemies will appear. You need to defeat all of them. After you win the fight, a chest appears. The Flow pattern can be inside that chest. You cannot craft it or trade for it. This makes Flow the hardest banner pattern to collect in the game.

Can you duplicate banners?

Yes, you can duplicate banners. To do this, place a loom. Put the banner with the design you want to copy in the first slot. Put a blank banner with the same base color in the second slot. You do not need to add any dyes. The loom shows a copy of the design. Take it, and now you have a second banner with the same look.