Firework Generator

Shape, colors and the RGB integer

A firework rocket holds one or more stars, and each star defines an explosion shape, small ball, large ball, star, creeper or burst, plus a list of colors, fade colors and the trail and twinkle effects. Flight duration (1 to 3) controls the height before it explodes and, in normal crafting, equals the gunpowder used.

Each star becomes a separate entry in the rocket's "explosions" list ("Explosions" in the legacy format), and they all explode almost at once when it detonates. The tool lets you add up to 7 stars per rocket, the same cap as a 3x3 crafting grid using the least gunpowder; /give itself has no such limit (the game accepts up to 256 explosions per rocket), but the 7-star cap keeps the result within what normal crafting can also produce.

Minecraft does not store the colors as hex, but as a single integer that packs red, green and blue. So in the command a color becomes something like 16711680 (red) inside an [I;...] array. The tool performs this conversion automatically from the colors you select, star by star.

• Shapes: small ball, large ball, star, creeper, burst.
• Flight 1–3: rise height and amount of gunpowder.
• Up to 7 stars per rocket, each with its own shape and colors.
• Colors and fade colors as RGB integers in [I;...].
• Effects: trail (tail) and twinkle (crackling flicker), per star.

Two rockets ready to paste

Example 1, a large red-and-white ball, with trail and flight 2, in the modern format (1.20.5+): /give @p firework_rocket[minecraft:fireworks={flight_duration:2,explosions:[{shape:"large_ball",colors:[I;16711680,16777215],has_trail:true}]}] 1. The integers 16711680 and 16777215 are red and white packed into RGB.

Example 2, a creeper-shaped burst, green fading to white with twinkle, in the legacy format (1.13–1.20.4): /give @p firework_rocket{Fireworks:{Flight:1,Explosions:[{Type:3,Colors:[I;65280],FadeColors:[I;16777215],Flicker:1b}]}} 1. Note that legacy uses Type:3 (creeper) and Flicker:1b instead of the modern format's names.

Elytra, editions and fade

Rockets also boost anyone gliding with an elytra, and the flight duration affects the strength of the push, a star-less rocket (no explosion) exists just for that boost. When you generate a decorative rocket with several stars, remember it can still be used to fly.

The generated command follows Java Edition syntax. On Bedrock, item and command structure differs, so it does not work directly, although the concept of shape, colors and effects is the same. Pick the modern format for 1.20.5+ worlds and legacy for 1.13 through 1.20.4.

• Trail: leaves a glowing tail, like professional fireworks.
• Twinkle: makes the explosion sparkle with the crackling sound.
• Fade: the color the particles shift to as they burn out.