Carpets in Minecraft

Carpets in Minecraft are flat, colorful decorative blocks that can be used in a variety of ways - from interior design to technical applications such as mob prevention or air designs.

Written on Jun 25, 2025

Production

Ingredients

  • 2 wools of the same color = 3 rugs in the respective color

  • There are 16 color variations, corresponding to the dyes in the game

Use

Decoration

  • For floors, tables, sofas or patterns

  • Can be combined with threads to float in the air

Technical

  • Prevents mobs from spawning on blocks such as glass or glowstone

  • Can be placed on fence posts (for decorative tables or similar)

Animals

  • Rugs can be placed on llamas (visual, no function)

Coloring

  • Use pre-dyed Wool for crafting colored carpets

  • Subsequent dyeing of carpets is not possible

Tips

  • Hide carpets on threads to create floating designs

  • Use rugs on fences for stylish, walkable surfaces

  • Use them as mob protection on transparent blocks

Trivia

  • Carpets are only 1⁄16 block high

  • Llamas show different patterns depending on carpet color

  • Carpets were introduced with version 1.6 and have been an integral part of the deco buildings ever since

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Overview

Developer

Mojang

Studio

Mojang

Release

May 17, 2009

Genres

Adventure, Open-World, Survival, Sandbox

Platforms

Linux, Windows, Mac OS X

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