Flight 2 · 1 star/give @s firework_rocket[fireworks={flight_duration:2,explosions:[{shape:"large_ball",colors:[I;11743532,14602026],fade_colors:[I;15435844],has_trail:true}]}] 1 Firework Star 1
Then add the fade
Shape
Effects
Dyes go into
Crafting Table
3 Flight duration
Bursts after 30–41 ticks.
Room for 6 stars.
Materials for 3 rockets
- 3
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How firework components work
What the command stores and how the game reads it
A rocket carries a fireworks component: a flight_duration from 1 to 3 and a list of explosions. Each explosion has a shape, a list of colors, an
optional list of fade_colors, and the has_trail and has_twinkle flags.
Colours are packed RGB integers, not dye names. The numbers above are the ones a crafted star stores, taken from the firework palette on the minecraft.wiki Dye page.
A rocket from /summon has no flight time of its own, so the command
sets LifeTime, the tick it explodes on. The value used is the
average a crafted rocket with the same gunpowder would get.
More Minecraft tools
The rest of the set, for the parts this one doesn't touch
Frequently asked questions
Crafting, star limits, shapes and fades
How do you make a firework rocket in Minecraft? +
Craft paper with 1 to 3 gunpowder for a plain rocket; the gunpowder count is the flight duration. To make it explode, add firework stars to the same grid. A star is gunpowder plus at least one dye, with optional extras for shape, trail and twinkle. Every craft gives 3 rockets.
How many firework stars can one rocket have? +
As many as fit in the grid. Paper and gunpowder take 2 to 4 slots, so a flight 1 rocket holds 7 stars and a flight 3 rocket holds 5. With commands you can add more, but all of them go off at the same moment.
What does each firework shape need? +
Small ball needs nothing extra. Large ball takes a fire charge, star takes a gold nugget, creeper takes any mob head and burst takes a feather. A diamond adds a trail and glowstone dust adds twinkle. Only one shape ingredient fits per star, but trail and twinkle can go with any shape.
How do fade colours work? +
Put a finished firework star in a crafting grid with up to 8 dyes. The particles start in the star's colours and switch to the fade colours before they disappear.
Why are the firework colours different from the dye colours? +
Fireworks use their own palette. A red dye fires as #B3312C instead of the #B02E26 that banners and leather use, and light blue is noticeably bluer. This tool writes the firework values into the command, matching what a crafted star would contain.
Last verified for Minecraft 26.3