How to customise a shield in Minecraft The short version is you combine a banner with a shield to transfer over the pattern. Easy. But how much do you know about building and customising a Banner?

Banners are also used in a couple of different recipes, so knowing how to make one is going to be quite useful as you progress. To see how to craft a banner in Minecraft, check out the guide below.

If you want to create a Shield in Minecraft, you need to Iron Ingot and 6 Planks and place it on your crafting table in the arrangement mentioned here.

Decorate your Minecraft creation with vivid, easily placed banners. Here's how to create and dye them with the exact patterns you want in the crafting table.

Banners and signs are placeable special blocks in Minecraft that players can either design or write on, respectively.

The latest Minecraft Preview build includes countless changes and bug fixes for Minecraft 1.20 "Trails & Tales," including the ability to customize shields.