Glow Ink Sac

Glow Ink Sac

Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)

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A glow ink sac is an item dropped by a glow squid upon death. It can be used on signs to make glowing text and can be used to craft glow item frames.

Obtaining

Mob loot

Glow squids drop 1–3 glow ink sacs upon death. The maximum amount is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 1–6 with Looting III.

Source	Roll Chance	Quantity (Roll Chance)
		Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
Glow Squid	100%	1–3	1–4	1–5	1–6

Compound creation

A glow ink sac can be created from its base elements using the compound creator.‌

Name	Elements	Example recipe
Glow ink sac	1 Iron 1 Sulfur 4 Oxygen	4

Usage

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Glow Item Frame	Glow Ink Sac + Item Frame

Signs

An oak sign with a glow ink sac used on it.

Glow ink sacs can be used on signs or hanging signs to make their text brighter in low light levels. This also adds an outline around the text on the sign, the color of which is based on the color of the sign's text. The text does not emit any light, it is only more visible in darkness, similarly to the eyes of spiders and endermen. Normal ink sacs can be applied to revert glowing text back to default. Breaking the the sign removes the glowing text when placed again.

Sounds

Java Edition

[hide]Sounds
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Glow Ink Sac splotches	Blocks	When a glow ink sac is used on a sign	item.glow_ink_sac.use	subtitles.item.glow_ink_sac.use​	1.0	varies	16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide]Sounds
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Sound	When a glow ink sac is used on a sign	sign.ink_sac.use	1.0	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	[hide]Translation key
Glow Ink Sac	glow_ink_sac	Item	item.minecraft.glow_ink_sac

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	[hide]Translation key
Glow Ink Sac	glow_ink_sac	503	Item	item.glow_ink_sac.name

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Glow and Behold!	Make the text of any kind of sign glow	Use a glow ink sac on a sign or a hanging sign.

History

[hide]Java Edition
1.17			21w03a				Added glow ink sacs.
1.17.1			Pre-release 1				Zombies, husks, zombie villagers, and drowned no longer pick up glow ink sacs.
1.19.3 Experiment Update 1.20			22w42a				Glow ink sacs can now be used to make the text glow on a hanging sign.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.17.0 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.16.210.59				Added glow ink sacs.
			beta 1.16.210.60				Glow ink sacs have been removed temporarily.
			beta 1.16.220.50				Re-added glow ink sacs.
1.17.0			beta 1.17.0.52				Glow ink sacs are now available without enabling experimental gameplay.
1.17.30			beta 1.17.30.20				Zombies, husks, zombie villagers, and drowned no longer pick up glow ink sacs.
1.19.50 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.50.21				Glow ink sacs can now be used to make the text glow on a hanging sign.

Issues

Issues relating to "Glow Ink Sac" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

External links

• Taking Inventory: Glow Ink Sac – Minecraft.net on October 14, 2021