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{{Infobox block
| image = Red Sand.png
| invimage = Red Sand
| transparent = No
| light = No
| maxStack = 64
| tool = shovel
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes
| waterloggable = No
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
'''Red sand''' is a variant of [[Minecraft:sand]] found exclusively in [[Minecraft:badlands]] biomes. It can be used in place of sand in many crafting recipes, with the exception of concrete powder.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
The suitable tool to break red sand is [[Minecraft:shovel]].
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Red Sand|Shovel}}
Red sand drops itself when it's destroyed.

=== Natural generation ===
Red sand generates naturally in [[Minecraft:Badlands]] biomes and variants, always in a single layer. Unlike sand, there is no [[Minecraft:red sandstone]] that supports it below.

{{block distribution}}

=== Mob loot ===
An [[Minecraft:enderman]] holding a red sand block drops the block upon death.

{{IN|bedrock}}, [[Minecraft:wandering traders]] have a chance of 8.5% (increased by 1% per level of [[Minecraft:Looting]]) to drop 4 red sand when killed while showing the item as trade offer, if the player holds an [[Minecraft:emerald]].

=== Trading ===
[[Minecraft:Wandering trader]]s may sell 4 red sand for 1 [[Minecraft:emerald]]. This is the only renewable method of obtaining red sand. Due to its low spawning rate and limited number of trades per spawn, it is more practical to obtain it through other means.
{{Trade sources}}

== Usage ==
{{main|Falling Block}}

If the supporting block below a block of red sand is removed, it falls until it lands on the next available block. More specifically, the red sand block turns into a "[[Minecraft:falling block]]" [[Minecraft:entity]], which is affected by gravity; when the falling block lands on a block with a solid top surface, it becomes a block again. More information about the falling block entity is available in the main article listed above.

If falling red sand lands and covers the head of a [[Minecraft:mob]] or the [[Minecraft:player]], the mob or player buried in it continuously receives [[Minecraft:suffocation]] damage. If falling red sand lands in the space occupied by a non-solid block (such as [[Minecraft:torch]], [[Minecraft:rail]], or [[Minecraft:redstone dust]]) or a block [[Minecraft:Solid block#Height|less than a full block tall]] (such as [[Minecraft:slab]] or [[Minecraft:soul sand]]<ref>{{bug|MC-77079|||WAI}}</ref>), the red sand drops and turns into an [[Minecraft:Item (entity)|item]]. If it falls onto a [[Minecraft:cobweb]], it falls slowly until it has gone through completely; if it touches the ground while still inside the cobweb, the red sand becomes an item. Red sand that falls onto a [[Minecraft:Bubble Column#Upward|lifting bubble column]] floats on top of the water until the bubble column is blocked or removed.

Though [[Minecraft:TNT]] does not break any blocks if it explodes underwater, if [[Minecraft:sand]] (including red sand), [[Minecraft:concrete powder]] (in one-block-deep water only), or [[Minecraft:gravel]] falls and covers the TNT before it explodes, blocks are broken as normal. This trick can be used to collect blocks underwater, or break into underwater structures such as the [[Minecraft:ocean monument]] without mining.

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{Smelting
|showname=1
|Red Sand
|Glass
|0.1
}}

=== Farms ===
[[Minecraft:Cactus]] can only be placed on red sand or [[Minecraft:sand]], and can also be used for farming [[Minecraft:bamboo]], [[Minecraft:sugar cane]] and [[Minecraft:kelp]].

=== Turtle eggs ===
A [[Minecraft:turtle egg]] can hatch on red sand, but not any other non-sand block.

=== Note blocks ===
Red sand can be placed under [[Minecraft:note block]]s to produce "snare drum" sound.

=== Ambience ===
Red sand rarely emits [[#Unique|ambient noises]] if there is [[Minecraft:sand]] or red sand 8 blocks away in at least 3 of the 4 horizontal directions. In order to emit sounds, the block directly above red sand must be [[Minecraft:air]].

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

=== Unique ===
{{SoundTable
|type=java
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Sand sand1.ogg
|sound2=Sand sand2.ogg
|sound3=Sand sand3.ogg
|sound4=Sand sand4.ogg
|sound5=Sand sand5.ogg
|sound6=Sand sand6.ogg
|sound7=Sand sand7.ogg
|sound8=Sand sand8.ogg
|sound9=Sand sand9.ogg
|sound10=Sand sand10.ogg
|sound11=Sand sand11.ogg
|sound12=Sand sand12.ogg
|sound13=Sand sand13.ogg
|sound14=Sand sand14.ogg
|sound15=Sand sand15.ogg
|sound16=Sand sand16.ogg
|sound17=Sand sand17.ogg
|sound18=Sand sand18.ogg
|sound19=Sand sand19.ogg
|sound20=Sand sand20.ogg
|sound21=Sand sand21.ogg
|subtitle=Sandy sounds
|source=ambient
|description=Randomly when when there is a block of [[Minecraft:sand]] or red sand 8 blocks away in 3 of the 4 horizontal directions at the surface of the world
|id=block.sand.idle
|translationkey=subtitles.block.sand.idle
|volume=
|pitch=
|distance=
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Red Sand
|spritetype=block
|nameid=red_sand
|blocktags=bamboo_plantable_on, enderman_holdable, sand, mineable/shovel
|itemtags=sand, smelts_to_glass
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Red Sand
|spritetype=block
|nameid=red_sand
|aliasid=sand / 1
|id=-949
|translationkey=tile.sand.red.name
|foot=1}}

=== Falling block entity ===
{{#lst:Falling Block|infobox}}
{{main|Falling Block}}
{{#lst:Falling Block|entity data}}

== Videos ==
{{yt|k8bEue_S4_Y}}

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w39a|[[File:Red Sand JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added red sand.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w27b|Red sand's textures now rotate randomly, making [[Minecraft:beach]]es and [[Minecraft:desert]]s look less uniform.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10|dev=16w20a|Falling dust [[Minecraft:particles]] for unsupported red sand have been added.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Red Sand JE2.png|32px]] The texture of red sand has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w47a|[[File:Red Sand JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of red sand has been changed, once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w05a|Added [[Minecraft:wandering trader]]s, which sell red sand, making red sand a [[Minecraft:renewable resource]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=pre3|[[Minecraft:Turtle egg]]s can now hatch on red sand.<ref>{{bug|MC-185616|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w05a|Sand, red sand and terracotta of any color have a chance of playing ambient sounds when surrounded by any one of them on at least 3 sides 8 blocks away.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.6|dev=25w15a
|Ambient <code>sand</code> sounds no longer require [[Minecraft:Light#Sky light|sky access]] to play. Slightly decreased the chance for them to play. They now play in all biomes equally.
|Red sand no longer makes ambient wind sounds (<code>.block.sand.wind</code>).}}
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap 1|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb red sand, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Red Sand JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added red sand.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 2|Red sand no longer turns into regular sand when falling.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|Red sand can now be used to [[Minecraft:crafting|craft]] red [[Minecraft:sandstone]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Red Sand JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of red sand have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.4|Red sand can now be [[Minecraft:trading|bought]] from [[Minecraft:wandering trader]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.70|exp=Drop 1 2025|dev=Preview 1.21.70.20|Sand, red sand and terracotta of any color have a chance of playing ambient sounds when surrounded by any one of them on at least 3 sides 8 blocks away.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.90|dev=Preview 1.21.90.21|Ambient <code>sand</code> sounds no longer require sky access to play. Slightly decreased the chance for them to play. They now play in all biomes equally.
|Red sand no longer makes ambient wind sounds (<code>.block.sand.wind</code>).}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|exp=Drop 2 of 2026|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb red sand, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Red Sand JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added red sand.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|switch=1.0.1|Falling dust [[Minecraft:particles]] for unsupported red sand have been added.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Red Sand JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of red sand have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Red sand can now be [[Minecraft:trading|bought]] from [[Minecraft:wandering trader]]s.|Red sand can now be smelted in a [[Minecraft:blast furnace]].}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Red Sand JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added red sand.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
==== ''Java Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|Red sand now uses the newly-implemented model json file {{code|models/block/cube.json}}; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w10a|Sand with [[Minecraft:Java Edition data values/Pre-flattening/Block IDs/Before 14w25a|numerical metadata variants]] 2 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have [[Minecraft:Missing model|no model]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] rather than appearing identical to sand.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w25a|Sand and its variant are now defined via [[Minecraft:block states]] rather than by numerical metadata. Prior to this version, the numerical metadata variants of sand were as follows:
{{dvt|spritetype=block|sprite=sand|Sand}}
{{dvt|sprite=red-sand|Red Sand}}
{{dvt|sprite=missingno|dv=2-15|[[Minecraft:Java Edition removed blocks/Metadata variants#Boring variants|Inaccessible "boring" variants of sand]]|foot=1}}}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w26a|Sand with metadata values 2 through 15 have now been completely removed from the game.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|The different block states for the <code>sand</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 12.}}
}}

==== ''Bedrock Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.20|dev=Preview 1.21.20.22|The different [[Minecraft:block states]] for the <code>sand</code> ID have now been split up into their own IDs.|Prior to this version, the block state variants of sand were as follows:
{{bst|sand_type|normal|normal|{{BlockLink|Sand}}|red|{{BlockLink|Red Sand}}|foot=1}}
}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list|Red Sand}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Badlands.png|Naturally generated red sand in a badlands biome.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* Explained physics of [[Minecraft:Entity#Gravity-affected blocks|falling block]]s.
* [[Minecraft:Desert]]
* [[Minecraft:Sandstone]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Navigation ==
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{{Navbox entities|Other}}

[[Category:Natural blocks]]
[[Category:Falling blocks]]

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