# Black Concrete Guide

Canonical: https://crafting.recipes/items/black-concrete

Minecraft 26.3.

## How to get it

- Place [Black Concrete Powder](https://crafting.recipes/items/black-concrete-powder.md) in contact with water to harden it, then mine the concrete with a pickaxe.

### Breaking blocks

- [Black Concrete](https://crafting.recipes/items/black-concrete.md)

May drop when these blocks are broken. Tool requirements and other conditions apply.

## Item details

- **Stack size:** 64

## Give command

```mcfunction
/give @s minecraft:black_concrete 1
```

Gives you one item. Requires cheats or operator permissions.

## Uses

### Crafting

- [Black Concrete Slab](https://crafting.recipes/items/black-concrete-slab.md) — Craft
- [Black Concrete Stairs](https://crafting.recipes/items/black-concrete-stairs.md) — Craft

### Stonecutting

- [Black Concrete Slab](https://crafting.recipes/items/black-concrete-slab.md) — Cut
- [Black Concrete Stairs](https://crafting.recipes/items/black-concrete-stairs.md) — Cut

## Related guides

- [Concrete stairs and slabs](https://crafting.recipes/guides/concrete-stairs-slabs.md)