Glow Stick

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This page describes an education-related feature.

This feature is available only in Minecraft Education or when enabling the "Education" option in Bedrock Edition.

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.

Glow sticks are chemistry-related items, which can be lit up in the player's hand for a limited time.

Obtaining

In Bedrock Edition, glow sticks cannot be obtained by the /give command. They also cannot be obtained in Survival. Cheats must be enabled to obtain glow sticks in Survival mode, or in Minecraft Education.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Polyethylene + Hydrogen Peroxide + Matching Dye + Luminol		‌^{[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]}

Usage

While equipped, players can use glow sticks to shake them, causing them to appear bright regardless of the light level. This is only an aesthetic change, as no light is emitted to the surrounding area. A particle effect is visible until the durability runs out. The glow stick's durability depletes while lit^{[more information needed]}, in both Survival and Creative modes.

Sounds

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	While a glowstick is being activated	`fire.ignite`	1.0	0.5/0.7

Data values

ID

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Glow Stick	`glow_stick`	`601`	Item	`item.glow_stick.black.name` `item.glow_stick.red.name` `item.glow_stick.green.name` `item.glow_stick.brown.name` `item.glow_stick.blue.name` `item.glow_stick.purple.name` `item.glow_stick.cyan.name` `item.glow_stick.silver.name` `item.glow_stick.gray.name` `item.glow_stick.pink.name` `item.glow_stick.lime.name` `item.glow_stick.yellow.name` `item.glow_stick.lightBlue.name` `item.glow_stick.magenta.name` `item.glow_stick.orange.name` `item.glow_stick.white.name`

Metadata

Item data

See Bedrock Edition level format/Item format.

History

Bedrock Edition
1.4.0	beta 1.2.20.1	Added glow sticks.
1.14.60	?	Making a glow stick results in an edible item called `item.glow_stick.black.name`.
?		Making a glow stick results in correct items again.
		Making a glow stick with dye has been made an upgrade^{[more information needed]}
		Putting 2 glow sticks in a Crafting Table now outputs a correct glow stick.
1.17.0	?	Two black glow sticks, using the missing texture if Education Edition is disabled, now generate in fake end portal rooms in mansions instead of ender pearls.
1.18.0	beta 1.18.0.21	Glow sticks no longer generate in woodland mansions.
Education Edition
1.0.27		Added glow sticks.

Gallery

Trivia

The glowing reaction of Luminol during oxidation exists in real life. It is used for detecting blood in crime scenes.
Players cannot enchant glow sticks with Unbreaking or Mending, despite the items having durability.
The black and light gray glow sticks use the same texture as the red glow stick.^[verify]

Issues

Issues relating to "Glow Stick" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

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