How to Make Signs Glow in Minecraft
Last updated: Mar 31, 2025 • 3 min readSigns in Minecraft have been extremely useful since the beginning of time.
Having a typical sign lets other players know the challenges that lie ahead, but what if you could make this sign glow?
Well, making glow signs in Minecraft is possible, and is way easier than you believe!
In today’s Minecraft guide, we’ll be talking about:
- How to make signs glow in Minecraft;
- What to know about glow signs in Minecraft;
- How to make a Minecraft sign text brighter.
How to Make Signs Glow in Minecraft
When you make glowing signs in Minecraft, you are actually turning normal text into glowing text.
Unlike glow signs, regular signs have plain, black text upon a brow background.
So, if you want to make the text glow, so it catches the player’s attention quickly, then this is what you have to do.
Step 1: Make a Minecraft Sign
First of all, you need to make a classic Minecraft sign on the crafting bench.
You just need six planks of any kind in square formation and a Minecraft stick to make it real.
Once you have your sign ready, you must enter the text that is going to appear on it. After you do so, proceed with the following step.
Step 2: Used Colored Dye On the Sign
Place the sign whenever you want, and make a color dye on the Crafting Menu.
Some dyes are made differently than others, but you will certainly need dye for your glowing sign.
Either way, some dyes, such as brown dye in Minecraft, will not glow as beautifully as other dyes, such as green Minecraft dye.
Therefore, if you want a sign with a lighter-colored border that glows in the dark, then think of the color you are going to use before you jump onto the Crafting Table.
Step 3: Find a Glow Ink Sac
The key to making glowing signs is to use glowing ink sacs dropped by glow squids.
If you kill a glow squid, it will drop one glow ink sac.
You can find glow squid underwater, mainly in dark places, and only defeating them will grant you the glow inc sac you need.
In some versions, killing glow squid nets you from one to three glow inc sacs.
Make sure to kill a glow squid and not a regular squid - otherwise, you will get just regular ink sacs.
Step 4: Apply Glow Ink Sacs to the Sign
Now, you have your dyed sign ready and placed on the ground. Approach the sign, and use glow ink sacs upon it.
The glow ink sac dropped by glow squids will turn a normal sign into a glowing sign - quite effortless, isn’t it?
Step 5: Finish Glowing Signs in Minecraft!
After you apply glow ink sacs onto regular, dyed signs, the text will start to glow. You can use this new glowing sign for whatever you want, so go for it!
That’s how you make signs glow in Minecraft using glow ink sac (glow item frames can be done in the same way).
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FAQ
Can I Make a Glow Item Frame in Minecraft?
Yes! Glow item frames are also a thing and you can make them effortlessly. Simply make a singular item frame, dye it up, and apply a glow ink sac onto the item frame.
This will create a glow item frame that you can use for whatever you want.