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{{about|craftable banners|the banner used by [[Minecraft:illagers]]|Ominous Banner|the [[Minecraft:add-on]] block|15 Year Party Supplies|the image released alongside version changelogs|Version banner|the tool in {{MCL}}|MCL:Banner of Courage}}
{{Infobox block
| group = White
| 1-1 = White Banner.gif
| invimage = White Banner
| group2 = Light Gray
| 2-1 = Light Gray Banner.gif
| invimage2 = Light Gray Banner
| group3 = Gray
| 3-1 = Gray Banner.gif
| invimage3 = Gray Banner
| group4 = Black
| 4-1 = Black Banner.gif
| invimage4 = Black Banner
| group5 = Brown
| 5-1 = Brown Banner.gif
| invimage5 = Brown Banner
| group6 = Red
| 6-1 = Red Banner.gif
| invimage6 = Red Banner
| group7 = Orange
| 7-1 = Orange Banner.gif
| invimage7 = Orange Banner
| group8 = Yellow
| 8-1 = Yellow Banner.gif
| invimage8 = Yellow Banner
| group9 = Lime
| 9-1 = Lime Banner.gif
| invimage9 = Lime Banner
| group10 = Green
| 10-1 = Green Banner.gif
| invimage10 = Green Banner
| group11 = Cyan
| 11-1 = Cyan Banner.gif
| invimage11 = Cyan Banner
| group12 = Light Blue
| 12-1 = Light Blue Banner.gif
| invimage12 = Light Blue Banner
| group13 = Blue
| 13-1 = Blue Banner.gif
| invimage13 = Blue Banner
| group14 = Purple
| 14-1 = Purple Banner.gif
| invimage14 = Purple Banner
| group15 = Magenta
| 15-1 = Magenta Banner.gif
| invimage15 = Magenta Banner
| group16 = Pink
| 16-1 = Pink Banner.gif
| invimage16 = Pink Banner
| extratext = [[#Renders|View all renders]]
| rarity = Common
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = axe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (16)
|waterloggable = {{jebe|No|Yes}}
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = Yes
}}
A '''banner''' is a [[Minecraft:block]] that can be [[Minecraft:crafted]] in 16 different colors, customized in a [[Minecraft:loom]] using [[Minecraft:dye]]s and [[Minecraft:banner pattern]]s, and applied to a [[Minecraft:shield]]. {{IN|java}}, banners can also be used to add markers to [[Minecraft:map]]s.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Banners can be broken with or without a [[Minecraft:tool]], but an [[Minecraft:axe]] is fastest.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Banners|Axe}}

A banner also breaks and drops itself as an [[Minecraft:Item (entity)|item]] if the block the banner is attached to is moved, removed, or destroyed.

=== Crafting ===
Banners can be crafted from six [[Minecraft:wool]] and a [[Minecraft:stick]] in a pattern resembling a [[Minecraft:sign]].
{{Crafting
|head=1
|showdescription=1
|A1=Matching Wool |B1=Matching Wool |C1=Matching Wool
|A2=Matching Wool |B2=Matching Wool |C2=Matching Wool
|B3=Stick
|Output=Matching Banner
|Olink=Banner
|type=Decoration block
|description=Once the banner is crafted, its base color cannot be changed.
}}
{{Crafting
|showdescription=1
|Any Banner
|Bleach
|Output=White Banner
|type=Decoration block
|description=Bleach can be used to remove the color of a banner, resulting in a white banner. This includes removing patterns from a white banner.{{only|bedrock|education}}
|foot=1
}}

=== Trading ===
{{Trade sources|Banner|Any color Banner}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Banners sold by cartographers
|-
! {{EntitySprite|villager-desert-cartographer}} Desert
! {{EntitySprite|villager-jungle-cartographer}} Jungle
! {{EntitySprite|villager-plains-cartographer}} Plains
! {{EntitySprite|villager-savanna-cartographer}} Savanna
! {{EntitySprite|villager-snowy-cartographer}} Snowy
! {{EntitySprite|villager-swamp-cartographer}} Swamp
! {{EntitySprite|villager-taiga-cartographer}} Taiga
|-
| {{BlockSprite|cyan-banner}} Cyan
| {{BlockSprite|brown-banner}} Brown
| {{BlockSprite|brown-banner}} Brown
| {{BlockSprite|green-banner}} Green
| {{BlockSprite|blue-banner}} Blue
| {{BlockSprite|black-banner}} Black
| {{BlockSprite|blue-banner}} Blue
|-
| {{BlockSprite|gray-banner}} Gray
| {{BlockSprite|green-banner}} Green
| {{BlockSprite|pink-banner}} Pink
| {{BlockSprite|magenta-banner}} Magenta
| {{BlockSprite|cyan-banner}} Cyan
| {{BlockSprite|light-blue-banner}} Light Blue
| {{BlockSprite|lime-banner}} Lime
|-
| {{BlockSprite|green-banner}} Green
| {{BlockSprite|yellow-banner}} Yellow
| {{BlockSprite|white-banner}} White
| {{BlockSprite|orange-banner}} Orange
| {{BlockSprite|light-blue-banner}} Light Blue
| {{BlockSprite|purple-banner}} Purple
| {{BlockSprite|pink-banner}} Pink
|-
| {{BlockSprite|lime-banner}} Lime
|&ndash;
| {{BlockSprite|yellow-banner}} Yellow
| {{BlockSprite|red-banner}} Red
| {{BlockSprite|red-banner}} Red
|&ndash;
| {{BlockSprite|purple-banner}} Purple
|-
| {{BlockSprite|orange-banner}} Orange
|&ndash;
|&ndash;
|&ndash;
| {{BlockSprite|white-banner}} White
|&ndash;
|&ndash;
|}

=== Natural generation ===
{| class="wikitable collapsible"
! Name !! Location !! Appearance !! Design
|-
! Magenta Banner
| Outside of [[Minecraft:end cities]].
| style="text-align: center" | [[File:End City Banner.png|32px]]
| Magenta Banner
* Black Inverted Chevron
* Black Chevron
|-
! Gray Banner
| In banner room in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.
| style="text-align: center" | [[File:Gray Banner.png|32px]]
| Gray Banner
|-
! Light Gray Banner
| In master bedroom in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.
| style="text-align: center" | [[File:Master Bedroom Banner.png|32px]]
| Light Gray Banner
* White Flower Charge
|-
! Brown Banner
| Outside of some houses, meeting points, and pillar fountains in savanna [[Minecraft:village]]s. 
| style="text-align: center" | [[File:Brown Banner.png|32px]]
| Brown Banner
|-
! Black Banner
| In altar room in [[Minecraft:woodland mansions]].
| style="text-align: center" | [[File:Black Banner.png|32px]]
| Black Banner
|-
![[Minecraft:Ominous Banner]]
|Carried by [[Minecraft:illager]]s and located in [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]]s.
|style="text-align: center" | [[File:Ominous Banner BE.png|32px]]
|Illager face
|}

=== Mob loot ===
[[Minecraft:Illager]]s that spawn carrying an [[Minecraft:ominous banner]] always drop it upon death, unaffected by [[Minecraft:looting]].

== Usage ==
[[File:Standing banner with block.png|thumb|upright|200px|Overlapping block on a banner.]]
[[File:Wall banner with block.png|thumb|upright|200px|Overlapping on a wall mounted banner.]]

There are 16 colored blank banners, and numerous patterns each available in 16 colors. A banner can be customized with up to 6 layers of patterns. The top layer of a banner (or the last pattern added) can be washed off by {{control|using}} it on a [[Minecraft:cauldron]] containing water.

Banners, much like signs, can be placed either on the ground facing in 16 directions, or on a wall. They gently sway as if affected by a breeze, regardless of dimension or location. 

Other blocks (including other banners) can be placed on any edge of a banner's hitbox, which is only one block high despite the banner appearing as two blocks tall. When a banner is placed on the side of a block, its position is set by the top block. This makes it possible to overlap another solid block on the top half of a floor banner, or the bottom half of a wall banner.

Banners have no collision mask as they are completely non-solid, so [[Minecraft:entities]] can move through them.

Banners cannot be moved by [[Minecraft:piston]]s.

[[Minecraft:Water]] and [[Minecraft:lava]] flow around banners. {{IN|bedrock}}, banners can be [[Minecraft:waterlogged]]. Lava can create [[Minecraft:fire]] in air blocks next to banners as if the banners were flammable, but the banners do not burn (and cannot be burned by other methods). 

<gallery>
File:Wall banner with water below.png| Water can be placed below wall banners
File:Water flowing around banner.png| Water flows around a banner on the ground
</gallery>

=== Patterns ===
{{see also|Banner/Patterns|title1=List of patterned banners}}
A banner may have up to six layers of patterns, which are overlaid with the last-added on top. Patterns can be colored with any of the 16 [[Minecraft:dye]] colors.

A [[Minecraft:loom]] is used to add patterns. All patterns require a dye, but some of them also need a [[Minecraft:banner pattern]] item, which is ''not'' consumed in the process.
{{LoadPage|Template:Banner pattern loom recipes|Loom recipes|h4}}

{{IN|bedrock}}, most patterns can also be added through [[Minecraft:crafting]], although this generally requires more dye and may also consume valuable items such as [[Minecraft:enchanted golden apple]]s. Designs that require uncraftable banner pattern items (e.g. globe or gust) are not available through crafting.
{{LoadPage|Banner/Banner pattern crafting recipes|Crafting recipes|h4|transcluded=1}}

Custom banner and shield designs can be previewed using this tool:{{Calculator|banner}}

[[File:Spawned-in Banner.png|thumb|100px|Example of a banner with more than 6 patterns, a result of using the {{cmd|give}} command.]]
{{IN|java}}, a banner can have more than six layers of patterns if obtained through commands (such as {{cmd|give}} or {{cmd|setblock}}) or external editors. A banner can visually display up to 16 layers. The item tooltip of a banner with more than 6 patterns lists only the first 6 bottom-most layers. Here is an example of a command that gives the player a banner with eight different patterns:

<code><nowiki>/give @s white_banner[banner_patterns=[{pattern:half_horizontal,color:red},{pattern:stripe_top,color:blue},{pattern:stripe_middle,color:pink},{pattern:stripe_bottom,color:cyan},{pattern:stripe_downright,color:yellow},{pattern:stripe_downleft,color:lime},{pattern:rhombus,color:orange},{pattern:skull,color:black}]]</nowiki></code>

{{IN|bedrock}}, banners with more than 6 layers are unobtainable via commands. Banners can display only up to 6 layers, even if more layers are added using external editors. Tooltips of such banners list all the layers.

=== Crafting ingredient ===
[[Minecraft:Shield]]s can have patterns applied to them using banners. The shield pattern has a smaller resolution than the banner pattern, causing them to look different or offset.

{{Crafting
|ignoreusage=1
|showdescription=1
|Shield
|Matching Banner
|Output=Matching Shield
|B2link=Banner
|Olink=Shield
|type=Combat
|description=Applies the banner pattern to the shield. The banner is consumed.<br>The shield must have no preexisting patterns.<br>Does not change existing durability or enchantments on the shield.
}}

=== Copying ===
Banners can be copied with a blank banner to make multiple identical banners. Banners with more than 6 patterns applied using commands cannot be copied in this manner.

{{IN|bedrock}}, the banner with the pattern must be to the left of or above the blank banner in the crafting table.
{{Crafting
|showdescription = 1|Matching Banner|Matching Banner
|Output = Matching Banner,2
|A2link = Banner
|B2link = Banner
|Olink = Banner
|type = Decoration block
|ignoreusage = 1
|description = Copies pattern; both banners must have the same base color, and the one having a pattern copied onto it must have no preexisting pattern.
}}

=== Renaming ===
Like other items, banners can be renamed on an [[Minecraft:anvil]]. A banner retains its custom name when it is placed and retrieved, when a layer is added or removed, and when the banner is cloned; additionally, applying a renamed banner to a shield {{in|bedrock}} gives the shield the custom banner name.

{{IN|java}}, a banner can also be given a custom name by using the {{cmd|data}} command on a banner block to change its <code>CustomName</code> NBT tag.

=== Map marker ===
[[File:Banner marked map.png|alt=All banners marked on a map, alongside a named banner.|thumb|200px|right|How every banner appears {{in|java}} on a map, including a named banner.]]

{{exclusive|java|section=13}}
{{IN|java}}, pressing the {{control|use}} control on a banner while holding a [[Minecraft:map]] places a marker of the banner's position on the selected map, and pressing {{control|use}} on the banner again removes the marker. The marker has the same color as the banner's base without decorations. The marker is removed if the banner is destroyed unless the map is locked using a [[Minecraft:cartography table]]. If the banner is renamed, the name appears below the marker.

=== Helmet ===
{{exclusive|java|section=13}}
While a banner cannot be equipped in the [[Minecraft:Helmet|head slot]] in [[Minecraft:Survival]] mode, equipping it using commands causes it to appear on top of the player. This is how [[Minecraft:raid captain]]s wear banners.

=== Chestplate ===
{{exclusive|Bedrock|section=13}}
While a banner cannot be equipped in the [[Minecraft:chestplate]] slot in Survival mode, equipping it using NBT editors causes it to appear on top of the player. This is how [[Minecraft:raid captain]]s wear banners.
<gallery>
Steve wearing White Banner.png|
Alex wearing White Banner.png|
</gallery>

=== Fuel ===
Banners can be used as a fuel in [[Minecraft:furnace]]s, smelting 1.5 items per banner.

=== Note blocks ===
Banners can be placed under [[Minecraft:note block]]s to produce "bass" sounds.

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Wood}}

=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}: ''None''

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{:Banner/Sounds}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=White Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=white_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners
|translationkey=block.minecraft.white_banner
}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Orange Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=orange_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Magenta Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=magenta_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Light Blue Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_blue_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Yellow Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=yellow_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Lime Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lime_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Pink Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pink_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Gray Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=gray_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Light Gray Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_gray_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cyan Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cyan_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Purple Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=purple_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Blue Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=blue_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Brown Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=brown_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Green Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=green_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Red Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=red_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Black Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=black_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners}}
{{ID table
|displayname=White Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=white_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.white_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Orange Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=orange_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.orange_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Magenta Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=magenta_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.magenta_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Light Blue Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_blue_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.light_blue_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Yellow Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=yellow_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.yellow_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Lime Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lime_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.lime_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Pink Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pink_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.pink_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Gray Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=gray_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.gray_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Light Gray Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_gray_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.light_gray_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cyan Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cyan_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.cyan_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Purple Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=purple_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.purple_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Blue Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=blue_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.blue_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Brown Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=brown_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.brown_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Green Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=green_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.green_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Red Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=red_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.red_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Black Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=black_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.black_banner
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=Banners
|spritetype=block
|nameid=banner
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Banner
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Standing
|spritename=Banners
|spritetype=block
|nameid=standing_banner
|translationkey=tile.standing_banner.black.name, tile.standing_banner.red.name, tile.standing_banner.green.name, tile.standing_banner.brown.name, tile.standing_banner.blue.name, tile.standing_banner.purple.name, tile.standing_banner.cyan.name, tile.standing_banner.silver.name, tile.standing_banner.gray.name, tile.standing_banner.pink.name, tile.standing_banner.lime.name, tile.standing_banner.yellow.name, tile.standing_banner.lightBlue.name, tile.standing_banner.magenta.name, tile.standing_banner.orange.name, tile.standing_banner.white.name
|id=176
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Wall
|spritename=Banners
|spritetype=block
|nameid=wall_banner
|id=177
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=Banners
|spritetype=item
|nameid=banner
|translationkey=item.banner.black.name, item.banner.red.name, item.banner.green.name, item.banner.brown.name, item.banner.blue.name, item.banner.purple.name, item.banner.cyan.name, item.banner.silver.name, item.banner.gray.name, item.banner.pink.name, item.banner.lime.name, item.banner.yellow.name, item.banner.lightBlue.name, item.banner.magenta.name, item.banner.orange.name, item.banner.white.name
|id=567
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=Banners
|spritetype=block
|nameid=Banner
|foot=1}}

=== Metadata ===
==== Item ====
{{IN|Bedrock}}, banner items use the following data values:
{| class="wikitable"
! DV !! Banner color
|-
|| 0 || black
|-
|| 1 || red
|-
|| 2 || green
|-
|| 3 || brown
|-
|| 4 || blue
|-
|| 5 || purple
|-
|| 6 || cyan
|-
|| 7 || light gray
|-
|| 8 || gray
|-
|| 9 || pink
|-
|| 10 || lime
|-
|| 11 || yellow
|-
|| 12 || light blue
|-
|| 13 || magenta
|-
|| 14 || orange
|-
|| 15 || white
|}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}

<section begin="block states"/>{{el|je}}:<br>
Floor
{{bst|rotation|0
|0|The block is facing south.|1|The block is facing south-southwest.|2|The block is facing southwest.|3|The block is facing west-southwest.|4|The block is facing west.|5|The block is facing west-northwest.|6|The block is facing northwest.|7|The block is facing north-northwest.|8|The block is facing north.|9|The block is facing north-northeast.|10|The block is facing northeast.|11|The block is facing east-northeast.|12|The block is facing east.|13|The block is facing east-southeast.|14|The block is facing southeast.|15|The block is facing south-southeast.|foot=1}}
Wall
{{bst|facing|north|east,north,south,west|The direction the block is facing. For example, a block facing east is attached to a block to its west.<br>Opposite from the direction a player faces when placing the block.|foot=1}}

{{el|be}}:<br>
;Standing
{{bst|showaux=1|bits=0x1,0x2,0x4,0x8|ground_sign_direction|0
|0|The block is facing south.|
|1|The block is facing south-southwest.|
|2|The block is facing southwest.|
|3|The block is facing west-southwest.|
|4|The block is facing west.|
|5|The block is facing west-northwest.|
|6|The block is facing northwest.|
|7|The block is facing north-northwest.|
|8|The block is facing north.|
|9|The block is facing north-northeast.|
|10|The block is facing northeast.|
|11|The block is facing east-northeast.|
|12|The block is facing east.|
|13|The block is facing east-southeast.|
|14|The block is facing southeast.|
|15|The block is facing south-southeast.||foot=1}}
;Wall
{{bst|showaux=1|bits=0x1,0x2,0x4|facing_direction|0|2,3,4,5|The direction the block is facing. For example, a block facing east is attached to a block to its west.
*2: north
*3: south
*4: west
*5: east|
|0,1|Unused|0,1|foot=1}}<section end="block states"/>

=== Block data ===

A banner has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block. 

{{el|java}}:
{{see also|Block entity format}}
<section begin="block data"/><div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound}} Block entity data
** {{nbt inherit/blockentity}}
** {{nbt inherit/nameable}}
** {{nbt|list|patterns}}: List of all patterns applied to the banner. Represents the [[Minecraft:Data component format#banner_patterns|minecraft:banner_patterns]] component.
*** {{nbt|compound}}: An individual pattern.
**** {{nbt|string|color}}: Color of the section.
**** {{nbt|string}}{{nbt|compound|pattern}}: {{json ref|Banner pattern|banner pattern definition|inline=1}} &mdash; The banner pattern the color is applied to.
***** {{nbt inherit/banner pattern}}
</div>
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! Color
! ID ({{el|java|short=1}})
! Data value ({{el|bedrock|short=1}})
! Hex color
|-
| {{Color|#F9FFFE|White}}
| <code>white</code>
| <code>0</code>
| <code>#F9FFFE</code>
|-
| {{Color|#F9801D|Orange}}
| <code>orange</code>
| <code>1</code>
| <code>#F9801D</code>
|-
| {{Color|#C74EBD|Magenta}}
| <code>magenta</code>
| <code>2</code>
| <code>#C74EBD</code>
|-
| {{Color|#3AB3DA|Light blue}}
| <code>light_blue</code>
| <code>3</code>
| <code>#3AB3DA</code>
|-
| {{Color|#FED83D|Yellow}}
| <code>yellow</code>
| <code>4</code>
| <code>#FED83D</code>
|-
| {{Color|#80C71F|Lime}}
| <code>lime</code>
| <code>5</code>
| <code>#80C71F</code>
|-
| {{Color|#F38BAA|Pink}}
| <code>pink</code>
| <code>6</code>
| <code>#F38BAA</code>
|-
| {{Color|#474F52|Gray}}
| <code>gray</code>
| <code>7</code>
| <code>#474F52</code>
|-
| {{Color|#9D9D97|Light gray}}
| <code>light_gray</code>
| <code>8</code>
| <code>#9D9D97</code>
|-
| {{Color|#169C9C|Cyan}}
| <code>cyan</code>
| <code>9</code>
| <code>#169C9C</code>
|-
| {{Color|#8932B8|Purple}}
| <code>purple</code>
| <code>10</code>
| <code>#8932B8</code>
|-
| {{Color|#3C44AA|Blue}}
| <code>blue</code>
| <code>11</code>
| <code>#3C44AA</code>
|-
| {{Color|#835432|Brown}}
| <code>brown</code>
| <code>12</code>
| <code>#835432</code>
|-
| {{Color|#5E7C16|Green}}
| <code>green</code>
| <code>13</code>
| <code>#5E7C16</code>
|-
| {{Color|#B02E26|Red}}
| <code>red</code>
| <code>14</code>
| <code>#B02E26</code>
|-
| {{Color|#1D1D21|Black}}
| <code>black</code>
| <code>15</code>
| <code>#1D1D21</code>
|}
{{LoadPage|Banner/Patterns|Pattern|h4}}<section end="block data"/>

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format]].

=== Item data ===
{{JE}}:
{{see also|Data component format}}
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|components}}: the item's '''components''' tag.
{{:Data component format/banner_patterns}}
</div>

{{BE}}:
{{see also|Bedrock Edition level format/Item format}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Fruit on the Loom}}

== History ==
{{info needed section|The Nether Update and data changes (when was {Patterns:{Pattern:"rs",Color:0} } changed to {patterns:{pattern:"right_stripe",color:"white"} }?}}
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=July 21, 2014|slink=https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/491238882789572608|[[Minecraft:Jeb]] posted a picture of banners, and stated that he is working on them.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w30a|[[File:White Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Light Gray Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Gray Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Black Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Brown Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Red Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Orange Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Yellow Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Lime Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Green Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Cyan Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Light Blue Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Blue Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Purple Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Magenta Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Pink Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]] Added banners.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w30c|Added four additional patterns: Cross (+), Border, Curly Border and Thing (Mojang logo).}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w31a|Added two additional patterns: Inverted Halves and Base Gradient.
|The banner pattern terminology has been changed based on vexillology advice [[Minecraft:Jeb]] received from [http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/2bkxej/i_made_a_huge_mistake_banners/ his Reddit post].
|Banners can now be used as a [[Minecraft:fuel]] in [[Minecraft:furnace]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8.8|dev=pre|The number of layers attainable by using [[Minecraft:commands]] is now limited to 16 per banner.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w31a|[[File:End City Banner.png|17px]] Magenta banners with a black chevron and inverted chevron are now naturally generated on the outside walls of [[Minecraft:end city|end cities]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w33c|Banners can be used to apply patterns to [[Minecraft:shield]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w33a|Banners now require a [[Minecraft:dye]] when applying a pattern that uses a non-dye [[Minecraft:item]], such as a [[Minecraft:creeper head]] or [[Minecraft:enchanted golden apple]]. Previously, the lack of a dye would have applied the black variant of the pattern.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=16w39a|Black and gray banners, and light gray banners with a white flower charge are now naturally generated in rooms of [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.12|dev=January 24, 2017|slink={{tweet|jeb_|823817090511601664}}|[[Minecraft:Jeb]] tweets a screenshot of the changes to the banner color palette.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=17w06a|[[File:White Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Light Gray Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Gray Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Black Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Brown Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Red Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Orange Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Yellow Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Lime Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Green Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Cyan Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Light Blue Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Blue Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Purple Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Magenta Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Pink Banner.png|17px]] Changed banners' [[Minecraft:tint]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre6|"Chief fess" and "base fess" banners are now just "chief" and "base" banners.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Banners now play a sound when placed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w10a|{{control|Using}} a [[Minecraft:map]] on a banner now mark the spot of the banner on the map.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[Minecraft:Loom]]s have been added to help the [[Minecraft:player]] edit banners more easily.
|All recipes for banner patterns have been removed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w11a|Cartographer and shepherd [[Minecraft:villager]]s now [[Minecraft:trading|sell]] banners for 3 emeralds.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=20w46a|The unused "base" pattern has been renamed to the "field" pattern and given proper translation strings (its ID is still "base").}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|[[File:White Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Light Gray Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Gray Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Black Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Brown Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Red Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Orange Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Yellow Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Lime Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Green Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Cyan Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Light Blue Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Blue Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Purple Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Magenta Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Pink Banner.png|17px]] Added banners.
|[[File:End City Banner.png|17px]] Magenta banners with a black chevron and inverted chevron are now naturally generated on the outside walls of [[Minecraft:end city|end cities]].
|Black and gray banners, and light gray banners with a white flower charge are now naturally generated in rooms of [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.20.1|The white banner can now be crafted from a colored banner and [[Minecraft:bleach]], which also removes all patterns, if used on a white banner.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[Minecraft:Loom]]s have been added to help the [[Minecraft:player]] edit banners more easily.
|Brown banners now generate in new [[Minecraft:village]]s in [[Minecraft:savanna]]s.
|Black banners now generate in [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]] watchtowers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Gray banners now generate in pillager outpost watchtowers, instead of black banners.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.11.0.3|Gray banners no longer generate in [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]] watchtowers.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.11.0.4|Banners can now be [[Minecraft:trading|bought]] from cartographer and shepherd [[Minecraft:villager]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.0|dev=Preview 1.20.0.20|Banners can now be used to customize [[Minecraft:shield]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.60|dev=Preview 1.21.60.23|Renamed banners no longer lose their custom names when broken or when washed in [[Minecraft:cauldron]]s.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps3=1.36|psvita=1.36|ps4=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|switch=1.0.1|[[File:White Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Light Gray Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Gray Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Black Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Brown Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Red Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Orange Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Yellow Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Lime Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Green Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Cyan Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Light Blue Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Blue Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Purple Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Magenta Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]][[File:Pink Banner JE1 BE1.png|22px]] Added banners.|The [[Minecraft:spawn limit|maximum amount]] of banners in a world is 400.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|switch=1.0.1|[[File:End City Banner.png|17px]] Magenta banners with a black chevron and inverted chevron are now naturally generated on the outside walls of [[Minecraft:end city|end cities]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU47|xbone=CU37|ps3=1.40|psvita=1.40|ps4=1.40|wiiu=Patch 16|switch=1.0.1|The hitbox of banners has been changed to match Java Edition. Previously it was a full block.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU49|xbone=CU39|ps3=1.42|psvita=1.42|ps4=1.42|wiiu=Patch 18|switch=1.0.1|Banners are now held the same way as in Java Edition and rendered the same way as in Java Edition in the inventory and in item frames.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps3=1.49|psvita=1.49|ps4=1.50|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|[[File:White Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Light Gray Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Gray Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Black Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Brown Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Red Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Orange Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Yellow Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Lime Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Green Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Cyan Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Light Blue Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Blue Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Purple Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Magenta Banner.png|17px]] [[File:Pink Banner.png|17px]] Changed banners' [[Minecraft:tint]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps3=1.52|psvita=1.52|ps4=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|Black and gray banners, and light gray banners with a white flower charge are now naturally generated in rooms of [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU60|xbone=CU51|ps3=1.64|psvita=1.64|ps4=1.64|wiiu=Patch 30|switch=1.0.11|Banners now require a [[Minecraft:dye]] when applying a pattern that uses a non-dye [[Minecraft:item]], such as a [[Minecraft:creeper head]] or [[Minecraft:enchanted golden apple]]. Previously, the lack of a dye would have applied the black variant of the pattern.{{check version|Surprisingly not changed in TU53 or TU54.}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[Minecraft:Loom]]s have been added to help the [[Minecraft:player]] edit banners more easily.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Brown banners now generate in new [[Minecraft:village]]s in [[Minecraft:savanna]]s.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|The colors for the <code>banner</code>, <code>wall_banner</code> and <code>standing_banner</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these blocks' numeral IDs were 176 and 177, and the item's 425.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* With 16 blank banners, 42 patterns of 16 colors each (672 uniquely-colored patterns), and 0 to 6 patterns per banner, the number of uniquely crafted banners is <math>16 \times \sum_{k=0}^6 (16 \times 42)^k = 1,475,646,641,940,097,552</math> or approximately 1.48 quintillion. The number of visually distinct banners is smaller, because one or more patterns may completely cover other patterns or be duplicated.
** A banner can have up to 16 layers of patterns with the use of commands. The total number of unique banners with at most 16 banner patterns is approximately 2.77 × 10<sup>46</sup> (27 quattuordecillion), or exactly 27,712,461,604,001,911,162,527,386,403,537,046,036,140,157,456.
* The ''Mojang'' logo is called "Thing" in-game, which could be considered an alternate translation for [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/moj%C3%A4ng mojäng].
** In the Swedish translation of the game, this pattern is, in fact, called ''mojäng''.
* [[Minecraft:List of block textures#Banner Textures|Banner textures]] are located in <code>\assets\minecraft\textures\entity\banner</code>.
** There are 40 monochrome textures, each containing all 6 sides of the banner.
** The texture of the back side is the mirrored texture of the front side.
** Compared to the texture files, textures' colors are inverted in-game due to them acting as masks for the re-colored base texture, base.png. That means white is visible, while black is transparent.

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
==== Banners ====
<gallery>
White Banner.gif
Light Gray Banner.gif
Gray Banner.gif
Black Banner.gif
Brown Banner.gif
Red Banner.gif
Orange Banner.gif
Yellow Banner.gif
Lime Banner.gif
Green Banner.gif
Cyan Banner.gif
Light Blue Banner.gif
Blue Banner.gif
Purple Banner.gif
Magenta Banner.gif
Pink Banner.gif
</gallery>

==== Wall banner ====
<gallery>
White Wall Banner.png
Light Gray Wall Banner.png
Gray Wall Banner.png
Black Wall Banner.png
Brown Wall Banner.png
Red Wall Banner.png
Orange Wall Banner.png
Yellow Wall Banner.png
Lime Wall Banner.png
Green Wall Banner.png
Cyan Wall Banner.png
Light Blue Wall Banner.png
Blue Wall Banner.png
Purple Wall Banner.png
Magenta Wall Banner.png
Pink Wall Banner.png
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Iceland and Norway Flags.png|Another banner image from Jeb.
Searge Banners.png|Several banners made by Searge.
The Bountiful Update.png|Banners in the official 1.8 poster.
BannersBeforeAndAfter.png|An image, tweeted by Jeb, showcasing the changes he made to the banner color palette in the 1.12 update.
Gradients Overlay.png|The result of using gradient different numbers of times, each time increasing the level of gradient by 1.
All positions and rotations of a banner.png|All positions and rotations of a banner
Item Frame with Banner.png|A banner with the [[Minecraft:Mojang]] logo in an [[Minecraft:item frame]].
EndCityBanners.png|Banners floating outside of an [[Minecraft:end city]] tower.
Woodland mansion 1x2 d1.png|Banners hanging above the doorway of a [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]] master bedroom.
Replaceitembanner.png|Banner put in the helmet slot by using the command {{cmd|replaceitem}}{{Only|BE|short=1}} or {{cmd|item replace}}{{Only|JE|short=1}}.
Better Together Banners.jpg|Banners in ''Bedrock Edition''.
Better Together Banner Crafting 1.jpg|A banner in the hand.
Better Together Banner Crafting 2.jpg|A banner in the inventory.
Better Together Banner Crafting 3.jpg|A banner in the crafting grid.
Better Together Banner Crafting 4.jpg|A banner being given a pattern.
</gallery>

=== Development images ===
<gallery>
Banners Jeb.png|The first image of banners, as tweeted by [[Minecraft:Jens Bergensten]].
Banner (item base) JE1.png|Unused banner item base texture.
Banner (item overlay) JE1.png|Unused banner item overlay texture.
Banner (item) JE1.png|Both textures put together.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
AMCM Jens ruby.jpeg|Banner in {{amcm}}.
</gallery>

====LEGO banners====
<gallery>
Lego Red Creeper Banner Collage.jpg|LEGO banners from 21127 and 21131
Lego Melon Banner.png|LEGO banner from 21138
Lego Fish Banner.png|LEGO banner from 21142
Lego Beetroot Banner.png|LEGO banner from 21144
Lego Wheat Banner.png|Another LEGO banner from 21144
Lego Carrot Banner.png|A third LEGO banner from 21144
Lego Crossbones Banner.png|LEGO banner from 21152
Lego Green Creeper Banner Collage.jpg|LEGO banners from 21155
Lego Ominous Banner.png|LEGO ominous banner from 21160
Wolf Banner on Shield.png|LEGO banner from 21261
</gallery>

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