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Minecraft Banner Patterns

All 42 patterns you can put on a banner, what each is called in the loom, and which ones need a special pattern item.

Stripes

Basestripe_bottomBanner + dye only
Chiefstripe_topBanner + dye only
Pale Dexterstripe_leftBanner + dye only
Pale Sinisterstripe_rightBanner + dye only
Palestripe_centerBanner + dye only
Fessstripe_middleBanner + dye only
Bendstripe_downrightBanner + dye only
Bend Sinisterstripe_downleftBanner + dye only
Palysmall_stripesBanner + dye only
SaltirecrossBanner + dye only
Crossstraight_crossBanner + dye only

Halves

Per Bend Sinisterdiagonal_leftBanner + dye only
Per Benddiagonal_rightBanner + dye only
Per Bend Inverteddiagonal_up_leftBanner + dye only
Per Bend Sinister Inverteddiagonal_up_rightBanner + dye only
Per Palehalf_verticalBanner + dye only
Per Pale Invertedhalf_vertical_rightBanner + dye only
Per Fesshalf_horizontalBanner + dye only
Per Fess Invertedhalf_horizontal_bottomBanner + dye only

Corners & shapes

Chief Dexter Cantonsquare_top_leftBanner + dye only
Chief Sinister Cantonsquare_top_rightBanner + dye only
Base Dexter Cantonsquare_bottom_leftBanner + dye only
Base Sinister Cantonsquare_bottom_rightBanner + dye only
Chevrontriangle_bottomBanner + dye only
Inverted Chevrontriangle_topBanner + dye only
Base Indentedtriangles_bottomBanner + dye only
Chief Indentedtriangles_topBanner + dye only
RoundelcircleBanner + dye only
LozengerhombusBanner + dye only

Borders & fields

BordureborderBanner + dye only
Bordure Indentedcurly_borderBordure Indented Banner Pattern (vines + paper)
Field MasonedbricksField Masoned Banner Pattern (bricks + paper)
GradientgradientBanner + dye only
Base Gradientgradient_upBanner + dye only

Charges

Creeper ChargecreeperCreeper Charge Banner Pattern (creeper head + paper)
Skull ChargeskullSkull Charge Banner Pattern (wither skeleton skull + paper)
Flower ChargeflowerFlower Charge Banner Pattern (oxeye daisy + paper)
ThingmojangThing Banner Pattern (enchanted golden apple + paper)
GlobeglobeGlobe Banner Pattern (master cartographer trade)
SnoutpiglinSnout Banner Pattern (bastion remnant chests)
FlowflowFlow Banner Pattern (ominous vaults in trial chambers)
GustergusterGuster Banner Pattern (vaults in trial chambers)

How to make banners in Minecraft

  1. Banner: 6 matching wool + 1 stick.
  2. Loom: 2 string on top of 2 planks. Far cheaper than crafting patterns by hand and it only uses one dye per layer.
  3. Apply: banner in slot 1, dye in slot 2, optional pattern item in slot 3, then choose from the list. Repeat up to six times.
  4. Shield: put the finished banner and a shield in a crafting grid.

Want to see how layers stack before spending dye? Design it in the banner maker: it writes out the loom steps in order. Colours and dye sources are on the dye colors page.

Questions players ask

How do you make a banner in Minecraft?

Put 6 wool of one colour in the top two rows of a crafting table and a stick in the bottom middle. The wool colour becomes the banner’s base colour.

How do you put patterns on a banner?

Use a loom (2 string over 2 planks). Put the banner in the first slot and a dye in the second, then pick a pattern. For special patterns, put the banner pattern item in the third slot.

How do you get banner pattern items?

Flower Charge, Creeper Charge, Skull Charge, Thing, Field Masoned and Bordure Indented are crafted from paper plus an item (oxeye daisy, creeper head, wither skeleton skull, enchanted golden apple, bricks, vines). Globe is bought from master cartographers; Snout comes from bastion chests; Flow and Guster from trial chamber vaults.

Can you copy a banner?

Yes. Put the patterned banner and a blank banner of the same base colour in a crafting grid to get two copies. The original is not used up.

How do you remove a pattern?

Use a banner on a filled cauldron. Each use removes the most recent pattern and lowers the water level.