How to Make Cyan Dye in Minecraft

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: March 26, 2021

This wikiHow teaches you how to make cyan dye in Minecraft on desktop, mobile, and console platforms. Cyan dye is made by combining Lapis Lazuli and Cactus Green.

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

On Desktop

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Mine at least one Lapis Lazuli. Lapis Lazuli is, in its raw form, a grey block with dark-blue flecks on it. You can find it anywhere below block level 32, meaning you'll usually want to look underground.^{[1]
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- You will need a stone, iron, or diamond pickaxe to mine Lapis Lazuli.^{[2]
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Obtain at least one Cactus Green. Cactus Green is created by breaking a cactus and then placing the cactus in a furnace with a piece of fuel:^{[3]
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- Break a cactus with any tool or your bare hands.
- Open your furnace.
- Click the cactus, then click the top box in the furnace.
- Click your fuel (e.g., coal or wood), then click the bottom box in the furnace.
- Click the Cactus Green result on the right side of the window, then click your inventory or equip bar.
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Open the inventory. By default, pressing E will do this; if you've remapped your Minecraft controls, press whatever you assigned as the "Inventory" key.
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Add the Lapis Lazuli to the "Crafting" section. Click the blue Lapis Lazuli icon in your inventory or equip bar, then click the top-left "Crafting" grid slot.
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Add the Cactus Green to the "Crafting" section. Click the Cactus Green icon in your inventory or equip bar, then click the top-right "Crafting" grid slot.
- The Lapis Lazuli and Cactus Green should now be next to each other in the top row of the "Crafting" grid.
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Move the cyan dye to your inventory. Once the cyan dye appears in the box to the right of the "Crafting" grid, click it once to grab it, then click an empty inventory or equip bar slot.

Method 2

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On Mobile

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Mine at least one Lapis Lazuli. Lapis Lazuli is, in its raw form, a grey block with dark-blue flecks on it. You can find it anywhere below block level 32, meaning you'll usually want to look underground.
- You will need a stone, iron, or diamond pickaxe to mine Lapis Lazuli.
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Obtain at least one Cactus Green. Cactus Green is created by breaking a cactus and then placing the cactus in a furnace with a piece of fuel:
- Tap and hold a cactus until it breaks.
- Open your furnace.
- Tap the cactus, then tap the top box in the furnace window.
- Tap a fuel (e.g., coal or wood), then tap the bottom box in the furnace window.
- Tap the Cactus Green result on the right side of the window, then tap an empty space in your inventory or equip bar.
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Tap ⋯. It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen, just right of the end of the item bar. Doing so opens a menu.
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Tap the "Crafting" icon. This brown box is on the far-right side of the screen. The "Crafting" menu will open.
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Open your inventory if necessary. Tap the brown crate icon in the bottom-left corner of the screen to do so.
- If both your Lapis Lazuli and your Cactus Green are in the item bar at the bottom of the screen, skip this step.
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Add the Lapis Lazuli. Tap the Lapis Lazuli icon in your inventory or item bar, then tap the top-left square in the "Crafting" grid.
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Add the Cactus Green. Tap the Cactus Green icon in your inventory or item bar, then tap the top-right square in the "Crafting" grid.
- Your Lapis Lazuli and Cactus Green should be next to each other.
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Transfer the cyan dye to your inventory. Once the cyan dye appears in the sole box below the "Crafting" section, tap it, then tap a free box in your inventory or item bar.

Method 3

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On Consoles

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Mine at least one Lapis Lazuli. Lapis Lazuli is, in its raw form, a grey block with dark-blue flecks on it. You can find it anywhere below block level 32, meaning you'll usually want to look underground.
- You will need a stone, iron, or diamond pickaxe to mine Lapis Lazuli.
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Obtain at least one Cactus Green. Cactus Green is created by breaking a cactus and then placing the cactus in a furnace with a piece of fuel:
- Break a cactus by facing it and holding down the left trigger.
- Open your furnace.
- Add the cactus to the top furnace box.
- Add your fuel (e.g., coal or wood) to the bottom furnace box.
- Select the resulting Cactus Green, then press Y or Triangle to move it to your inventory.
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Open the menu. Press either Y (Xbox) or Triangle (PlayStation) to do so.
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Navigate to the "Inventory" page. Press X or Square to do so. You should see your character's inventory and the "Crafting" menu appear.
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Add the Lapis Lazuli to the "Crafting" section. Select the blue Lapis Lazuli icon in your inventory or equip bar by hovering over it and pressing A or X, then select the top-left "Crafting" grid slot.
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Add the Cactus Green to the "Crafting" section. Select the Cactus Green icon in your inventory or equip bar, then select the top-right "Crafting" grid slot.
- The Lapis Lazuli and Cactus Green should now be next to each other in the top row of the "Crafting" grid.
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Move the cyan dye to your inventory. Once the cyan dye appears in the box to the right of the "Crafting" grid, select it with your cursor, then press Y or Triangle to snap it into your inventory.