35+ Best Minecraft Banner Designs (Updated for 2024) (2024)

Banners and a slew of other decorative blocks entered Minecraft when Mojang Studios released the Better Together Update (Update 1.2).

Minecraft banners have 38 patterns that can be stacked up to 16 times (seven in survival) to create different designs. Thirty-eight patterns and 16 dyes allow players to create any pattern they can imagine

If you’re looking for a unique banner design, whether it’s for your PVP base or just to decorate in creative mode, these 35 cool banner designs for Minecraft can’t be beaten.

Quick Note: Step-by-step Minecraft banner designs are included for most of the ideas below. However, some banners can’t be made without a command code. These will not have step-by-step directions and will instead include only a command code.

To use a command code, type or enter the code exactly as it is typed (excluding quotation marks) after opening the command box. If you want an extra banner, you can change the “1” at the end of the code with the number you want instead.

35+ Cool Minecraft Banner Designs

1. Batman Symbol

This design is a testament to what you can do with one banner base and some dye. It only uses five layers to create the iconic yellow and gray Batman symbol. If you want to create something darker, you can substitute the yellow dye for black to create a banner for a ‘grittier’ Batman.

Steps to create:

1. Start with a plain gray banner
2. Add a yellow roundel
3. Add a yellow indented base
4. Add a gray fess
5. Add a yellow inverted chevron

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:gray_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:mc,Color:4},{Pattern:bts,Color:4},{Pattern:cs,Color:7},{Pattern:tt,Color:4}]}} 1”

2. Frog

This design is perfect for anyone with a swamp base. The Frog is easy to make and only uses two colors. You could easily customize the colors on this banner by changing the yellow or green dyes to suit your style.

Steps to create:

1. Start with a plain yellow banner
2. Add a yellow chief
3. Add a green lozenge
4. Add a green creeper charge
5. Add a yellow base
6. Add a yellow bordure

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:yellow_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:ts,Color:4},{Pattern:mr,Color:13},{Pattern:flo,Color:13},{Pattern:cre,Color:4},{Pattern:bs,Color:4},{Pattern:bo,Color:4}]}} 1”

3. Ent (Lord of the Rings)

Whether you have a base in a dark forest or are just a fan of the Lord of the Rings, an Ent banner is the perfect way to show your allegiance to the trees.

Note that this banner contains more than seven patterns, which means you must use a command code if you want to have it in your game.

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:black_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:ss,Color:12},{Pattern:hh,Color:15},{Pattern:tts,Color:13},{Pattern:bts,Color:15},{Pattern:flo,Color:13},{Pattern:mr,Color:12},{Pattern:mc,Color:5},{Pattern:mc,Color:13},{Pattern:sku,Color:12}]}} 1”

4. Ender Dragon

You can’t beat an Ender Dragon banner if you’re looking for a flag that shows everyone how powerful your base is. Fortunately, you won’t have to fight the Ender Dragon to get the supplies for this project.

Steps to create:

1. Start with a purple banner
2. Add a black cross
3. Add a black chevron]
4. Add a gray flower charge
5. Add a black flower charge
6. Add a purple inverted chevron
7. Add a purple indented bordure

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:purple_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:sc,Color:15},{Pattern:bt,Color:15},{Pattern:flo,Color:7},{Pattern:flo,Color:15},{Pattern:tt,Color:10},{Pattern:cbo,Color:10}]}} 1”

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5. Thieves Guild From The Elder Scrolls

This banner is the perfect mixture of two of the best video game franchises. Every Elder Scrolls game has involved the Thieves Guild, an iconic underground collection of thieves. Following this pattern, you can create a pattern only for those who know thieves’ cant.

Steps to create:

1. Start with a black banner
2. Add a white lozenge
3. Add another white lozenge (this will help you make the right shade of gray)
4. Add a black lozenge
5. Add a white roundel
6. Add another white roundel
7. Add a black roundel

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:black_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:mr,Color:0},{Pattern:mr,Color:0},{Pattern:mr,Color:15},{Pattern:mc,Color:0},{Pattern:mc,Color:0},{Pattern:mc,Color:15}]}} 1”

6. The Legend of Zelda Hylian Shield

There are tons of options for Zelda-themed Minecraft banners, from Master Sword to the Triforce. Of all the designs you can make to honor this classic franchise, there may be nothing as iconic and recognizable as the Hylian Shield.

Steps to create:

1. Start with a red banner
2. Add a blue indented bordure
3. Add a red radiant
4. Add a blue roundel
5. Add a blue saltire
6. Add a red flower charge
7. Add a yellow inverted chevron

Command Code:

“/give @p minecraft:red_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:cbo,Color:11},{Pattern:gra,Color:14},{Pattern:mc,Color:11},{Pattern:cr,Color:11},{Pattern:flo,Color:14},{Pattern:tt,Color:4}]}} 1”

7. Diamond

If you’ve been playing long enough, chances are that a combination of a fortune pickaxe and too much free time have left you with more diamonds than you need.

If you want to brag about it, you can make a diamond banner (though, hopefully, it won’t entice other players to try and find your stash).

Note that this banner uses more than seven patterns, so you must use a command to enter it into your game.

Player Code:

“/give @p minecraft:white_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:flo,Color:3},{Pattern:ms,Color:3},{Pattern:bs,Color:0},{Pattern:bs,Color:0},{Pattern:mr,Color:0},{Pattern:mr,Color:3},{Pattern:ts,Color:0},{Pattern:ts,Color:0},{Pattern:mc,Color:3},{Pattern:bts,Color:9},{Pattern:tts,Color:9}]}} 1”

8. Pumpkin

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A couple of Creeper charges and dye can create a fantastic pumpkin banner perfect for Halloween.

Steps to make:

1. Start with a red banner
2. Add an orange base gradient
3. Add an Orange Paly
4. Add a black Creeper charge
5. Add another black Creeper charge
6. Add an indented lime chief

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:red_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:gru,Color:1},{Pattern:ss,Color:1},{Pattern:cre,Color:15},{Pattern:cre,Color:15},{Pattern:tts,Color:5}]}} 1”

9. Phoenix

While there aren’t phoenixes in Minecraft (yet), you can still pay tribute to these glorious birds through a banner.

This design uses more than seven layers, so it can only be made using a command code.

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:yellow_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:cbo,Color:14},{Pattern:gra,Color:1},{Pattern:mc,Color:14},{Pattern:mc,Color:14},{Pattern:cr,Color:14},{Pattern:flo,Color:1},{Pattern:tt,Color:14}]}} 1”

10. Spongebob Squarepants

A minimalist Spongebob Squarepants banner is a must-have for underwater bases. The simple rectangular shape of shields and banners makes choosing a rectangular icon like Spongebob easy.

Steps to make:

1. Start with a yellow banner
2. Add an inverted white per fess
3. Add a brown base
4. Add a red fess
5. Add a yellow per fess

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:yellow_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:hhb,Color:0},{Pattern:bs,Color:12},{Pattern:cs,Color:14},{Pattern:hh,Color:4}]}} 1”

11. Santa Hat

Whether your base is in the ice biome or you’re just a fan of Christmas, a Santa hat is the perfect way to celebrate the holidays. You can use a lime green banner as the base, as suggested, or you can choose another color that suits your style better.

Steps to make:

1. Start with a lime banner (or your favorite color)
2. Add a red chevron
3. Add a white indented base
4. Add a white roundel

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:lime_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:bt,Color:14},{Pattern:bts,Color:0},{Pattern:mc,Color:0}]}} 1”

12. Squid

Aside from the axolotl, the giant squid is probably the best aquatic mob in Minecraft. Now you can post a picture of the giant squid on your house and map by making a squid banner.

Steps to make:

1. Start with a black banner
2. Add a blue chevron
3. Add a black paly
4. Add a blue indented bordure
5. Add a while pale
6. Add a blue bordure
7. Add a black roundel

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:black_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:bt,Color:11},{Pattern:ss,Color:15},{Pattern:cbo,Color:11},{Pattern:ms,Color:0},{Pattern:bo,Color:11},{Pattern:mc,Color:15}]}} 1”

13. Flame

There is almost nothing that a well-made flame decal can’t improve, and Minecraft banners are no exception. This design cannot contain more than seven patterns, so you must use a command code to have it in your game.

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:yellow_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:bt,Color:1},{Pattern:bts,Color:14},{Pattern:cr,Color:4},{Pattern:dls,Color:4},{Pattern:rud,Color:15},{Pattern:ld,Color:15},{Pattern:cbo,Color:15},{Pattern:gra,Color:14}]}} 1”

14. Butterfly

A butterfly design is a unique and fun design for any base. While this design uses a pink base to create a pink butterfly, you can easily use any color you want for this design by changing the color of the banner you start with- such as orange to make a monarch butterfly.

You can also substitute the black dyes with another color if you prefer.

Steps to make:

1. Start with a pink banner (or whichever color you want your butterfly to be)
2. Add a black snout
3. Add a black skull charge
4. Add a black inverted chevron
5. Add a black chevron
6. Add a black bordure

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:pink_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:pig,Color:15},{Pattern:sku,Color:15},{Pattern:tt,Color:15},{Pattern:bt,Color:15},{Pattern:bo,Color:15}]}} 1”

15. Fox

Foxes were added to Minecraft in 2018 after the community voted to update the Taiga biome. Since then, the devilish creatures have been a popular tameable mob for many players.

With this pattern, you can add the fox’s adorable face to the walls of your house.

Steps to make:

1. Start with a white banner
2. Add a black lozenge
3. Add an indented orange bordure
4. Add an orange roundel
5. Add an orange creeper charge
6. Add an orange inverted chevron

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:white_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:mr,Color:15},{Pattern:cbo,Color:1},{Pattern:mc,Color:1},{Pattern:cre,Color:1},{Pattern:tt,Color:1}]}} 1”

16. Soccer Ball

There are many cool banners Minecraft fans have made since their introduction, but this soccer ball, which is pretty close to a circle made out of square pixels, is one of the coolest.

If you want everyone on your server to know your favorite sport is soccer, making your base banner a soccer ball is an excellent choice.

Steps to make:

1. Start with a white banner
2. Add a black globe
3. Add a light blue bordure
4. Add a light blue indented bordure
5. Add a light blue chief
6. Add a green base

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:white_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:glb,Color:15},{Pattern:bo,Color:3},{Pattern:cbo,Color:3},{Pattern:ts,Color:3},{Pattern:bs,Color:13}]}} 1”

17. Coffee Cup

This pattern is perfect for a city cafe in a creative build or to show your love of caffeine. Unfortunately, this item is not craftable because it uses more than seven layers. You can still enter it into your game by using the give player command.

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:light_gray_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:mc,Color:12},{Pattern:bt,Color:8},{Pattern:dls,Color:8},{Pattern:gra,Color:12},{Pattern:bs,Color:0},{Pattern:tt,Color:12},{Pattern:cbo,Color:12},{Pattern:bo,Color:12},{Pattern:ts,Color:12},{Pattern:moj,Color:12}]}} 1”

18. Pikachu

Whether or not Pikachu is your favorite Pokemon, this banner is the perfect addition to any base. While this design uses a light blue background, you could easily switch the light blue dye for another color that better suits your style.

Steps to make:

• Start with a light blue banner
• Add a red pale
• Add a black roundel
• Add a yellow flower charge
• Add a yellow saltire
• Add a light blue base
• Add a light blue bordure

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:light_blue_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:ms,Color:14},{Pattern:mc,Color:15},{Pattern:flo,Color:4},{Pattern:cr,Color:4},{Pattern:bs,Color:3},{Pattern:bo,Color:3}]}} 1”

19. Four Leaf Clover

This design is ideal for anyone celebrating St. Patrick’s Day or looking for luck. This pattern requires more than seven layers, so it can only be entered into a game using a command.

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:black_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:tt,Color:13},{Pattern:cbo,Color:13},{Pattern:bo,Color:15},{Pattern:flo,Color:13},{Pattern:mr,Color:5},{Pattern:bt,Color:13},{Pattern:cr,Color:15},{Pattern:tts,Color:15},{Pattern:br,Color:15},{Pattern:bl,Color:15},{Pattern:bts,Color:13}]}} 1”

20. Bowser

A Bowser banner is perfect for anyone operating a base full of lava. This pattern requires more than seven layers and can only be added using a command code.

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:orange_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:hh,Color:1},{Pattern:cr,Color:1},{Pattern:hh,Color:15},{Pattern:bo,Color:0},{Pattern:cs,Color:1},{Pattern:hhb,Color:1},{Pattern:cr,Color:15},{Pattern:bs,Color:1},{Pattern:ts,Color:14},{Pattern:ts,Color:13},{Pattern:tt,Color:14},{Pattern:mc,Color:1}]}} 1”

21. Snake

This banner is perfect for players in PVP servers that want their opponents to recognize their venom. This pattern uses twelve layers and can only be made using the command code.

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:black_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:drs,Color:1},{Pattern:dls,Color:1},{Pattern:hhb,Color:15},{Pattern:cs,Color:5},{Pattern:cs,Color:5},{Pattern:sc,Color:13},{Pattern:ms,Color:15},{Pattern:ts,Color:15},{Pattern:tts,Color:14},{Pattern:cbo,Color:15},{Pattern:mr,Color:5}]}} 1”

22. Spider

This spider design is only marginally less creepy than finding poisonous spiders in a mineshaft. This pattern uses more than seven layers and can only enter the game through a command code.

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:gray_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:ms,Color:12},{Pattern:dls,Color:12},{Pattern:drs,Color:12},{Pattern:sc,Color:15},{Pattern:mr,Color:12},{Pattern:cr,Color:15},{Pattern:tt,Color:7},{Pattern:mc,Color:15},{Pattern:bt,Color:7},{Pattern:sku,Color:15},{Pattern:tts,Color:7}]}} 1”

23. Cow

Cows are the best food source in the game. Using this banner, you can advertise your allegiance to milk and leather. This banner can only be entered using command codes.

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:white_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:cre,Color:15},{Pattern:sc,Color:12},{Pattern:bt,Color:8},{Pattern:bo,Color:12},{Pattern:tt,Color:0},{Pattern:tl,Color:12},{Pattern:bs,Color:12},{Pattern:tts,Color:12},{Pattern:gru,Color:15}]}} 1”

24. Eye of Sauron

This pattern allows the Eye of Sauron to watch over your base and terrify your enemies. It contains eight layers and can only be entered into the game through a command code.

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:light_gray_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:cs,Color:8},{Pattern:flo,Color:4},{Pattern:flo,Color:14},{Pattern:mr,Color:15},{Pattern:mr,Color:1},{Pattern:mc,Color:1},{Pattern:mc,Color:15}]}} 1”

25. Grumpy Cat

This banner honors one of the internet’s greatest heroes: Grumpy Cat. This pattern contains too many layers to be crafted and can only be placed into the game using a command code.

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:light_blue_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:bs,Color:8},{Pattern:bt,Color:0},{Pattern:cre,Color:15},{Pattern:flo,Color:15},{Pattern:bo,Color:13},{Pattern:mc,Color:12},{Pattern:cr,Color:0},{Pattern:sku,Color:12},{Pattern:bts,Color:0},{Pattern:tt,Color:13},{Pattern:tt,Color:13},{Pattern:ts,Color:13}]}} 1”

26. Saturn

This banner is perfect for anyone with a love of space and Minecraft. You can change the orange in this pattern to any color you prefer for extra customization.

Steps to make:

1. Start with a black banner
2. Add a white lozenge
3. Add a black flower charge
4. Add a black, pale, dexter
5. Add a pale black sinister
6. Add an orange roundel

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:black_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:mr,Color:0},{Pattern:flo,Color:15},{Pattern:ls,Color:15},{Pattern:rs,Color:15},{Pattern:mc,Color:1}]}} 1”

27. Jurassic Park

Minecraft has not yet added a dinosaur biome, but that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate one of the best animals of all time in your banner. This pattern is perfect for bases in the jungle biome going for a Jurassic Park theme.

Steps to make:

1. Start with a red banner
2. Add a black, pale, dexter
3. Add a pale black
4. Add a red inverted chevron
5. Add a black thing
6. Add a red chief
7. Add a yellow bordure

Command Code:

“/give @p minecraft:red_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:ls,Color:15},{Pattern:ms,Color:15},{Pattern:tt,Color:14},{Pattern:moj,Color:15},{Pattern:ts,Color:14},{Pattern:bo,Color:4}]}} 1”

28. Candy Piece

This adorable peppermint candy banner goes perfectly with any base. You can change the pink background in this design to any color that matches your base.

Whether you use this as your team emblem for PVP or a candy shop design in your mega-city, this design is simple to make and doesn’t require any ingredients aside from dye and wool.

Steps to make:

1. Start with a white banner
2. Add a red paly
3. Add a white chief
4. Add a white base
5. Add a pink bordure
6. Add a pink chief sinister canton
7. Adda pink base dexter canton

Command Code:

“/give @p minecraft:white_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:ss,Color:14},{Pattern:ts,Color:0},{Pattern:bs,Color:0},{Pattern:cbo,Color:6},{Pattern:tr,Color:6},{Pattern:bl,Color:6}]}} 1”

29. Turtle

Turtles were added to Minecraft in 2018. They’re unique and adorable mobs with many unique characteristics- their shells can even be worn as helmets. Fortunately, you don’t need to hunt turtles to make this banner.

Steps to make:

1. Start with a cyan banner
2. Add a lime lozenge
3. Add a cyan saltire
4. Add a lime creeper charge
5. Add a cyan chevron
6. Add a cyan pale
7. Add a brown roundel

Command code:

“​​/give @p minecraft:cyan_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:mr,Color:5},{Pattern:cr,Color:9},{Pattern:cre,Color:5},{Pattern:bt,Color:9},{Pattern:ms,Color:9},{Pattern:mc,Color:12}]}} 1”

30. Evil Cloaked Wizard

Regretfully, you can’t cast spells in Minecraft. You can, however, warn other players of your wizard-like fighting skills with this wizard banner.

Steps to make:

1. Start with a white banner
2. Add a black masoned field
3. Add a purple lozenge
4. Add a purple base
5. Add a black roundel
6. Add a black indented bordure
7. Add a black gradient

Command Code:

“/give @p minecraft:white_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:bri,Color:15},{Pattern:mr,Color:10},{Pattern:bs,Color:10},{Pattern:mc,Color:15},{Pattern:cbo,Color:15},{Pattern:gra,Color:15}]}} 1”

31. Panda Face

From somersaulting in Bamboo Forests to munching on bamboo, pandas are the goofiest non-hostile mobs in Minecraft. Whether you have a base in a Bamboo Forest or you just love these adorable bears, this banner is the perfect addition to any base.

Note that the panda banner requires more than seven layers and can’t be crafted, so you must use commands if you want to add it to your game.

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:white_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:flo,Color:15},{Pattern:mc,Color:15},{Pattern:tts,Color:15},{Pattern:hhb,Color:0},{Pattern:bt,Color:15},{Pattern:bs,Color:0},{Pattern:sku,Color:0},{Pattern:cs,Color:0},{Pattern:bt,Color:15},{Pattern:bs,Color:0},{Pattern:sku,Color:0}]}} 1”

32. Wolf Face

Whether you work as a lone wolf or hunt in a pack, wolves are some of the coolest animals to add to any base. With this intense wolf-face banner, you and your tamed wolf mobs can show scare-off enemies.

Steps to make:

1. Start with a white banner
2. Add a gray lozenge
3. Add a light gray roundel
4. Add a light gray creeper charge
5. Add a light gray indented bordure
6. Add a light gray inverted chevron

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:white_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:mr,Color:7},{Pattern:mc,Color:8},{Pattern:cre,Color:8},{Pattern:cbo,Color:8},{Pattern:tt,Color:8}]}} 1”

33. Cake

There are many cool banner designs Minecraft fans have made over the years, but this one takes the cake. This pattern creates a traditional Minecraft red and white frosted cake on a black background, but you can use any combination of colors you prefer.

Steps to create:

1. Start with a red banner
2. Add a white paly
3. Add a white masoned field
4. Add a brown inverted per fess
5. Add a black chief
6. Add a black base
7. Add a black bordure

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:red_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:ss,Color:0},{Pattern:bri,Color:0},{Pattern:hhb,Color:12},{Pattern:ts,Color:15},{Pattern:bs,Color:15},{Pattern:bo,Color:15}]}} 1”

34. Masterball

Why choose a regular Pokeball banner when you can have the far more-powerful Masterball banner? You cannot make this banner without using command codes.

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:purple_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:ts,Color:6},{Pattern:tt,Color:10},{Pattern:cs,Color:0},{Pattern:mr,Color:10},{Pattern:tts,Color:10},{Pattern:hhb,Color:0},{Pattern:ms,Color:15},{Pattern:mc,Color:15},{Pattern:mc,Color:0}]}} 1”

35. Among Us

Another of the greatest games of all time (Among Us) can now be hung from the walls of your base. Incredibly, you can even use this pattern without command codes.

Though this design is for a red space creature, you can change the color to match your character in the game.

Steps to create:

1. Start with a light blue banner
2. Add a white gradient
3. Add a white bend
4. Add a red inverted per fess
5. Add a red bordure
6. Add a red chief

Command code:

“/give @p minecraft:light_blue_banner{BlockEntityTag:{Patterns:[{Pattern:gra,Color:0},{Pattern:drs,Color:0},{Pattern:hhb,Color:14},{Pattern:bo,Color:14},{Pattern:ts,Color:14}]}} 1”

Wrapping up

There are thousands of banner designs that Minecraft fans have made. From franchise references to adorable animals, you can design any Minecraft banner you can think of with enough perseverance.