Each item in Minecraft has a unique ID assigned to it, known as an item ID, this can be used in commands to spawn the item into the game. The item ID for red sand in Minecraft is shown below:
The Red Sand item can be spawned in Minecraft with the below command. Cheats must be enabled before this will work.
Below is a table of the tools that can be used to break Red Sand blocks, and the speed it will take to break at (in seconds). This is calculated with the formula (1.5 * Block Hardness) / Tool Multiplier.
| Tool | Speed | |
|---|---|---|
 | Golden Shovel | 0.06s |
 | Diamond Shovel | 0.09s |
 | Iron Shovel | 0.12s |
 | Stone Shovel | 0.19s |
 | Wooden Shovel | 0.38s |
 | Netherite Shovel | 0.75s |
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Red sand is very similar to regular sand. The only differences between red sand and regular sand are the textures, and red sand's inability to be used to craft concrete.
| Item ID | minecraft:red_sand |
|---|---|
| Legacy Item ID (1.12.2 and Below) | minecraft:sand |
| Numerical ID | 12:1 |
| Stackable | Yes |
| Max Stack Size | 64 |
| Recipes Used In | TNT, Red Sandstone |
| Hardness | 0.5 |
| Material | Dirt |
| Diggable | Yes |
| Min / Max State IDs | 67 - 67 |