How to make signs glow in minecraft pocket edition

Want to know where the glow squids are in Minecraft? It’s one of the newer Minecraft mobs that arrived in the Minecraft 1.17 update and is a variant on the regular squid that, aside from its sparkly appearance, doesn’t do much except look pretty. They bimble along without a care in the world, well, that is until you accidentally hit them like the monster you are.

Minecraft glow squids are worth tracking, as these jazzy cephalopods drop glow ink sacs. These sacs have only a handful of cosmetic uses, mostly illuminating text on signs. Nevertheless, the effect does make the text stand out, particularly useful if some hooligan mob somehow dislodges your torches. In any case, there’s nothing wrong with a sparkly sign.

So if you really want to get your hands on the glow ink sacs, we’ll tell you where to go to find the Minecraft glow squids, how you can use the glow ink sacs on your signs, and how to change them back to normal if you tire of their glowing effect.

Glow squid locations

You can find glow squid underwater in dark places or in Minecraft Lush Caves. They don’t attack you but will dim whenever you attack them. Killing glow squid nets you one to three glow ink sacs.

How to make signs glow in minecraft pocket edition

Glow ink sac recipes

You can use the glow ink sac to make glow item frames by mixing one glow ink sac with an item frame in the crafting menu. Additionally, you can use glow ink sacs on signs to make any text brighter or regular ink sacs on the signs with glowing text to revert the glowing text to normal.

How to make signs glow in minecraft pocket edition
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And, surprisingly, that’s everything to know about Minecraft glow squid. It’s a simple yet cute creature of the deep. Sure they’re nowhere near as fascinating as the axolotls or as charming as the goats, but at the very least, they’re not going to be as terrifying as the Warden coming in the Minecraft 1.19 The Wild update, alongside everything else!

A glow ink sac is an item dropped by a glow squid upon death. Unlike regular ink sacs, it can be added to 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.

Usage[]

Crafting ingredient[]

NameIngredientsCrafting recipe
Glow Item FrameGlow Ink Sac +
Item Frame

Signs[]

How to make signs glow in minecraft pocket edition

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

Glow ink sacs can be used on 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.

Sounds[]

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
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 ? ? ?

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormTranslation key
Glow Ink Sac glow_ink_sac Item item.minecraft.glow_ink_sac

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormTranslation key
Glow Ink Sac glow_ink_sac 503 Item item.glow_ink_sac.name

Advancements[]

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Resource location
How to make signs glow in minecraft pocket edition
Glow and Behold!
Make the text of a sign glow Husbandry Use a glow ink sac on a sign. husbandry/make_a_sign_glow

History[]

Java Edition
1.1721w03a
How to make signs glow in minecraft pocket edition
Added glow ink sacs.
1.17.1Pre-release 1Zombies, husks, zombie villagers, and drowned no longer pick up glow ink sacs.
Bedrock Edition
Caves & Cliffs (experimental)beta 1.16.210.59
How to make signs glow in minecraft pocket edition
Added glow ink sacs.
beta 1.16.210.60Glow Ink Sacs have been removed temporarily.
beta 1.16.220.50
How to make signs glow in minecraft pocket edition
Re-added glow ink sacs.
1.17.0beta 1.17.0.52Glow Ink Sacs are now available without enabling experimental gameplay.
1.17.30beta 1.17.30.20Zombies, husks, zombie villagers, and drowned no longer pick up glow ink sacs.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Glow Ink Sac" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

How do you change the color of signs in Minecraft PE?

How Do I Change the Color of Sign Text in Minecraft?.
While creating a sign, enter the “§” symbol in front of your text..
Type in the color code..
Optionally, add a style code..
Type in your text and place the sign on the ground..