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.

Java Edition:

Mob		Quantity / Chance / Average
		Default			Looting I			Looting II			Looting III
	Glow Squid	1–3	100.00%	2.00	1–4	100.00%	2.50	1–5	100.00%	3.00	1–6	100.00%	3.50

Mob		Quantity / Chance / Average
		Default			Looting I			Looting II			Looting III
	Glow Squid	1–3	1	2	1–4	1	5⁄2	1–5	1	3	1–6	1	7⁄2

Mob		Amount	Probability
			Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
	Glow Squid	1	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)	1⁄12 (8.33%)	1⁄18 (5.56%)
		2	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄4 (25.00%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		3	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	5⁄18 (27.78%)
		4	0	1⁄6 (16.67%)	1⁄4 (25.00%)	5⁄18 (27.78%)
		5	0	0	1⁄12 (8.33%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		6	0	0	0	1⁄18 (5.56%)
		Average	2 (2.00)	5⁄2 (2.50)	3 (3.00)	7⁄2 (3.50)

Drops		1
Mob		Expected Number of Kills
		Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
	Glow Squid	0.50	0.40	0.33	0.29

Bedrock Edition:

Mob		Quantity / Chance / Average
		Default			Looting I			Looting II			Looting III
	Glow Squid	1–3	100.00%	2.00	1–4	100.00%	2.50	1–5	100.00%	3.00	1–6	100.00%	3.50

Mob		Quantity / Chance / Average
		Default			Looting I			Looting II			Looting III
	Glow Squid	1–3	1	2	1–4	1	5⁄2	1–5	1	3	1–6	1	7⁄2

Mob		Amount	Probability
			Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
	Glow Squid	1	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)	1⁄12 (8.33%)	1⁄18 (5.56%)
		2	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄4 (25.00%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		3	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	5⁄18 (27.78%)
		4	0	1⁄6 (16.67%)	1⁄4 (25.00%)	5⁄18 (27.78%)
		5	0	0	1⁄12 (8.33%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		6	0	0	0	1⁄18 (5.56%)
		Average	2 (2.00)	5⁄2 (2.50)	3 (3.00)	7⁄2 (3.50)

Drops		1
Mob		Expected Number of Kills
		Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
	Glow Squid	0.50	0.40	0.33	0.29

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Glow Item Frame	Glow Ink Sac + Item Frame

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 sign removes the glowing text when placed again.

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition:

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

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

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.

Java Edition
1.17			21w03a				Added glow ink sacs.
1.17.1			pre1				Zombies, husks, zombie villagers, and drowned no longer pick up glow ink sacs, to prevent them from not despawning.
1.19.3 Experiment Update 1.20			22w42a				Glow ink sacs can now be used to make the text glow on a hanging sign.

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, to prevent them from not despawning.
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 relating to "Glow Ink Sac" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

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

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