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.
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.
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[]
| Glow Ink Sac + Item Frame |
Signs[]
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[]
| //minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Ink_sac1.ogg | 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:
| Glow Ink Sac | glow_ink_sac | Item | item.minecraft.glow_ink_sac |
Bedrock Edition:
| Glow Ink Sac | glow_ink_sac | 503 | Item | item.glow_ink_sac.name |
Advancements[]
| 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[]
| Zombies, husks, zombie villagers, and drowned no longer pick up glow ink sacs. |
| Glow Ink Sacs have been removed temporarily. |
| Glow Ink Sacs are now available without enabling experimental gameplay. |
| Zombies, husks, zombie villagers, and drowned no longer pick up glow ink sacs. |
Issues[]
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