Firework Star

Firework Star

Rarity tier	Common
Durability	0 (Data)
Renewable	Trail Effect: No All Others: Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)

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    "title": "Firework Star",
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            "field": "Common",
            "label": "(link to Rarity article, displayed as Rarity tier)"
        },
        {
            "field": "0 (Data)",
            "label": "(link to Durability article, displayed as Durability)"
        },
        {
            "field": "'''Trail Effect''': No<br>'''All Others''': Yes",
            "label": "(link to Renewable resource article, displayed as Renewable)"
        },
        {
            "field": "Yes (64)",
            "label": "Stackable"
        }
    ],
    "invimages": [
        "Firework Star",
        "White Firework Star",
        "Orange Firework Star",
        "Magenta Firework Star",
        "Light Blue Firework Star",
        "Yellow Firework Star",
        "Lime Firework Star",
        "Pink Firework Star",
        "Gray Firework Star",
        "Light Gray Firework Star",
        "Cyan Firework Star",
        "Purple Firework Star",
        "Blue Firework Star",
        "Brown Firework Star",
        "Green Firework Star",
        "Red Firework Star",
        "Black Firework Star"
    ],
    "images": [
        "Firework Star.png"
    ]
}

Firework stars are items used to determine the color, effect and shape of firework rockets.

Obtaining

Firework stars are only obtainable through crafting, but can also be found in the creative inventory.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	[hide]Description
Gunpowder + Matching Dye + Extra ingredients (optional)		Up to eight dyes can be added. Up to one of any head, a gold nugget, a feather, or a fire charge can be added. Both the diamond and the glowstone dust can be added with any of the other ingredients.
Matching Firework Star + Any Dye		Adds a "fade to color" effect to the firework star, overwriting any existing fades. Up to eight dyes can be added.

Usage

The only usage of firework stars is to create firework rockets.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	[hide]Description
Firework Rocket	Any Firework Star + Paper + Gunpowder	3	Up to three gunpowder can be used, which increases flight duration. Any remaining spaces can be filled with firework stars to combine various effects. All firework stars explode almost simultaneously when the rocket detonates.

Effects

Shape effects

A firework can only have one shape effect for each firework star used in the recipe.

Shape Effects

Type	Ingredient	Effect	Sample image
0	None	Small ball explosion (default)
1	Fire Charge	Large Ball explosion
2	Gold Nugget	Star-Shaped explosion
3	Head (any)	Creeper-Shaped (Creeper Face explosion)
4	Feather	Burst explosion

Additional effects

In addition to the shape effects, you may add either or both of these additional effects.

Additional Effects

Ingredient	Effect	Sample image
Glowstone Dust	Twinkle (Crackle effect after the explosion)
Diamond	Trail effect after the explosion

Data values

ID

Firework Star/ID

Video

Firework Star/video

History

[hide]Java Edition
1.4.6							Added firework stars. {"type": "java", "version": "1.4.6", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added firework stars."}
1.13							The ID has been changed from firework_charge to firework_star. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "The ID has been changed from <code>firework_charge</code> to <code>firework_star</code>."}
							Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 402. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Prior to (link to 1.13/Flattening article, displayed as ''The Flattening''), this item's numeral ID was 402."}
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.2							Added firework stars. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.2", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added firework stars."}
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU19	CU7				Patch 1		Added firework stars. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU19", "xbone": "CU7", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "Patch 1", "switch": "", "content": "Added firework stars."}
TU46	CU36				Patch 15		Updated crafting interface to allow crafting Firework Stars and Fireworks. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU46", "xbone": "CU36", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "Patch 15", "switch": "", "content": "Updated crafting interface to allow crafting Firework Stars and Fireworks."}

Trivia

• Going by descriptions, there are 29 quintillion (2.9*10¹⁹) unique firework stars (plus 1 if you count the blank one in creative mode) and 19 quadragintillion (1.9*10¹³⁶) unique firework rockets (plus 3 if you count ones made with blank stars), but going by their visual effects, there are only 2.1 trillion (2.1*10¹²) distinct firework stars and 39 sesvigintillion (3.9*10⁸²) distinct firework rockets.
• Putting firework stars on rockets used for flying with elytra will cause the player to take explosion damage.