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Quick answer
- Craft 3 signs from 6 planks and 1 stick.
- Craft 6 hanging signs from 6 stripped logs and 2 chains.
- Dye the text, add glow ink, or wax it with
Honeycomb to lock it.
Signs label your storage, mark paths and leave messages. Here's everything you can do with them.
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Normal vs hanging signs
| Sign | Hanging sign | |
|---|---|---|
| Recipe | 6 planks + 1 stick = 3 | 6 stripped logs + 2 chains = 6 |
| Placing | On walls or the ground | Under blocks or on walls |
Styling the text
- Use any dye on a sign to colour the text.
- Use a glow ink sac to make the text glow.
- Use a normal ink sac to remove the glow.
- Click the back of a sign to write on the other side.
Waxing
Use honeycomb on a sign to wax it. Waxed signs can't be edited, so nobody can change your message by accident.
Signs hold waterSigns stop water and lava flowing, which makes them useful for water elevators and doorways.
Cheat sheet
- 6 planks + 1 stick = 3 signs
- Dye for colour, glow ink for glow
- Write on both sides
- Honeycomb locks it
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