Minecraft:Crafting

File:Crafting Table GUI.png

The crafting table interface Template:In.

File:Inventory.png

Player inventory in Minecraft:Survival mode with 2×2 crafting grid.

Crafting is the process of constructing Minecraft:tools, Minecraft:items, and Minecraft:blocks in Template:MC that can be performed via the Minecraft:inventory, a Minecraft:crafting table, or automatically using a Minecraft:crafter.

Crafting system

Manual crafting

File:Crafting2x2.png

2×2 crafting grid (inventory)

Crafting table grid

3×3 crafting grid (crafting table)

Players in Minecraft:Survival and Minecraft:Adventure mode, as well as Minecraft:Creative Template:In and Minecraft:Spectator Template:In, have access to a Minecraft:2×2 crafting grid from their inventory screen. Players craft by arranging items in the crafting grid to match a given recipe. Small crafting recipes that are at most 2×2 can be made there, including wooden Minecraft:planks, Minecraft:sticks, Minecraft:crafting tables, and Minecraft:torches.

To craft more complex items, a crafting table must be created, placed, and Template:Control. This brings up an interface with a larger 3×3 crafting grid in which the player can use to craft any crafting recipe in the game. Recipes fitting the 2×2 grid can also be crafted in the crafting table's 3×3 grid. There is a Minecraft:recipe book button in the inventory where the player can access all of their unlocked crafting recipes.

Some recipes don't require their ingredients to be arranged in a specific way on the crafting grid. These are commonly known as "shapeless" recipes. For example, players may craft a Minecraft:fermented spider eye by placing its ingredients anywhere within the grid.

Most recipes must have their ingredients placed in the correct relative positions on the crafting grid. These are commonly known as "shaped" recipes. Ingredients in shaped recipes can be moved up, down, left, or right. They can also be flipped horizontally, but not vertically. For example, a 3×1 recipe, such as Minecraft:bread, can be made using the top, middle, or bottom row of the 3×3 grid, and a Minecraft:bow may be made with the strings placed on the left instead of on the right.

There are recipes that may not be moved or mirrored in this way. These are commonly known as "fixed" recipes. For example, dyes in banner recipes - only available Template:In - must be specifically placed to achieve the desired pattern. No fixed recipes exist in Java Edition, but they can be added by Minecraft:data packs, Minecraft:add-ons, or Minecraft:mods.

Unlike other in-game actions such as Minecraft:smelting, Minecraft:brewing, and Minecraft:enchanting, crafting is completely silent.

Automated crafting

Crafting can be automated using the Minecraft:crafter.

The simplest way to do this is for the player to add the items for the crafting into the crafter manually, however this process can itself be automated using Minecraft:hoppers. In order to control which slots the hopper puts the item into it is possible to disable certain slots to prevent the input of items. When items are put into a crafter automatically they fill every enabled slot equally from left to right and top to bottom, in that order. If all slots are disabled, then hoppers connected to it cannot put items in it.

The crafter can craft anything that a normal crafting table can.

Crafters require a redstone signal to activate.

Automated crafting is useful in both storage systems and automated farms, as it provides a way to automatically craft items and blocks that otherwise requires manual input.

Recipe book

Template:Main The recipe book is a mechanic that serves as a catalog of Minecraft:recipes and as a crafting guide. It shows every crafting recipe that the player has unlocked.

Crafting recipes are organized in several different categories. The categories differ between Java and Bedrock.

Template:IN, categories consist of craftable items from each Minecraft:Creative inventory tab.

Template:IN, the categories are as follows:

• The first tab contains every unlocked recipe.
• The second tab contains utility items, Minecraft:tools, Minecraft:weapons, and Minecraft:armor.
• The third tab contains building materials.
• The fourth tab contains Minecraft:food, ingredients, and miscellaneous items.
• The fifth tab contains Minecraft:redstone materials.

Recipe system

Template:Main Recipes, including crafting recipes, can be configured by Minecraft:data packs Template:In or Minecraft:add-ons Template:In.

Template:AnchorComplete recipe list

To save space, some recipes are animated (requires JavaScript). On this wiki, shapeless recipes are marked with a pair of intertwined arrows on the crafting table graphic, while fixed crafting recipes are marked by an exclamation point. These symbols do not appear in the game.

Shaped recipes	Shapeless recipes	Fixed recipes
	Template:Crafting Table	Template:Crafting Table

Changed recipes

Some Minecraft:items had different crafting recipes and have since been updated in later versions of Minecraft.

Java Edition

Original	Changed	Description	Version changed
		Changed to 9 Minecraft:iron ingots/Minecraft:gold ingots/Minecraft:diamonds instead of 4.	Indev 0.31 20100130
		Changed to 8 sticks, and any wool could be used.	Infdev 20100227-1414
		Changed to Minecraft:flint, Minecraft:stick and Minecraft:feather instead of Minecraft:iron ingot, stick and feather.	Alpha v1.0.14
		Recipe became shapeless.
		Changed to 3 Minecraft:wheat instead of 6.	Indev 20100223
		Changed to Minecraft:leather instead of Minecraft:light gray wool. Note: Wool was called Cloth, and Leather Armor was called Cloth Armor at that time.	Alpha v1.0.8
			Beta 1.3
		Changed to 2 Minecraft:planks/Minecraft:stone instead of 3.	Beta 1.3
		Changed output to 2 Minecraft:ladders instead of 1.	Beta 1.5
		Changed to 4 Minecraft:string instead of 9.	Beta 1.6.6
		Changed to 4 Minecraft:glowstone dust instead of 9.	Beta 1.6.6
		Recipe became shapeless.	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3
		Changed to 8 Minecraft:gold nuggets and 1 Minecraft:apple instead of 8 Minecraft:blocks of gold and 1 apple.	1.1
		Changed output to 3 Minecraft:ladders instead of 2.	1.2
		Changed to 8 gold ingots and 1 Minecraft:apple instead of 8 gold nuggets and 1 Minecraft:apple.
		Changed to 8 gold nuggets and 1 Minecraft:melon slice instead of 1 gold nugget and 1 melon slice.
		Changed to 4 Minecraft:snowballs instead of 9.	Alpha v1.0.6
		Recipe became shapeless and changed to 3 Minecraft:paper and 1 Minecraft:leather instead of only 3 Minecraft:paper.
		Changed to 2 Minecraft:planks and 4 sticks instead of 6 sticks.
		Changed to 6 Minecraft:sticks and 1 smooth stone slab instead of 6 sticks and any 1 stone slab.
		Changed output to 3 oak signs instead of 1.
		Changed to 1 Minecraft:stone instead of 2.
		Changed output to 3 oak doors instead of 1.
		Changed to any 3 stone instead of 3 Minecraft:stone.
		Reverted to 3 Minecraft:stone instead of any 3 stone.
		Changed to 3 blocks of iron and 4 iron ingots instead of 6 blocks of iron and 1 iron ingot.
		Changed to 6 Minecraft:planks and 1 Minecraft:iron ingot instead of 3 matching Minecraft:wool, 3 planks, and 1 iron ingot. Output changed to blank shield instead of colored shield.
		Changed to 3 smooth stone instead of 3 Minecraft:stone. The original pattern is used to craft stone slabs.
		Changed to 4 blocks of Nether bricks and 2 Nether bricks instead of 6 blocks of Nether bricks. The original pattern is used to craft Nether brick walls.
		Recipe became shapeless.
		Recipe became shapeless.
		Changed to 8 prismarine shards and 1 black dye instead of 8 prismarine shards and 1 ink sac.
		Changed to 2 Minecraft:paper and 4 Minecraft:planks instead of 2 paper and 2 planks.
		Changed to 7 slabs instead of 3 Minecraft:planks and 4 fences.
		Changed to 1 Minecraft:stick, copper ingot, and Minecraft:feather instead of 2 sticks and 3 Minecraft:string.
		Recipes became shapeless.
		Changed to 1 block of Minecraft:block of bamboo/Minecraft:block of stripped bamboo instead of 4 Minecraft:bamboo.
		Changed to 2 iron chains and 6 blocks of stripped bamboo instead of 2 iron chains and 6 Minecraft:bamboo planks.
		Changed to 8 Minecraft:chiseled stone bricks and 1 Minecraft:iron ingot instead of 8 chiseled stone bricks and 1 Minecraft:netherite ingot.
		Changed to 5 Minecraft:string instead of 4 Minecraft:string and 1 Minecraft:slimeball.
		Changed to 4 copper ingots instead of 6, and changed output to 1 copper trapdoor instead of 2. The original pattern is used to craft copper bars.

Bedrock Edition

Original	Changed	Description	Version changed
		Changed to 6 Minecraft:beetroots and 1 Minecraft:bowl instead of 4 beetroots and 1 bowl.	v0.9.0 build 1
		Was changed to match Minecraft:Java Edition.	v0.12.1 build 1
		Recipe became shapeless.	Beta 1.10.0.3
		Recipe became shapeless.	Beta 1.10.0.3
		Was changed to match Minecraft:Java Edition.	Beta 1.14.0.2
			Beta/Preview 1.19.60.20
			Beta/Preview 1.19.60.20
		Was changed to match Minecraft:Java Edition.	Beta/Preview 1.20.10.20
		Was changed to match Minecraft:Java Edition.	Beta/Preview 1.20.10.20
		Was changed to match Minecraft:Java Edition.	Beta/Preview 1.20.10.21
			Beta/Preview 1.21.0.24
			Beta/Preview 1.21.60.25
			Beta/Preview 1.21.90.21
			Beta/Preview 1.21.90.21
			Beta/Preview 1.21.110.23
		Changed to match Minecraft:Java Edition.	Beta/Preview 1.21.120.23

Removed recipes

Some Minecraft:items could be crafted previously, but cannot be crafted in the current version of Minecraft.

History

Gallery

Development images

• An early mockup of crafting by Notch.
  An early mockup of crafting by Notch.
• First mockup of MATTIS.
  First mockup of MATTIS.
• Ditto, with removed watermark.
  Ditto, with removed watermark.
• Second mockup of MATTIS.
  Second mockup of MATTIS.
• First image of MATTIS during development.
  First image of MATTIS during development.
• Second image of MATTIS during development.
  Second image of MATTIS during development.
• Development screenshot of new crafting interface.
  Development screenshot of new crafting interface.
• Minecraft:Pocket Edition crafting interface in inventory.
  Minecraft:Pocket Edition crafting interface in inventory.
• Minecraft:Pocket Edition crafting interface in crafting table.
  Minecraft:Pocket Edition crafting interface in crafting table.

See also

• Minecraft:Brewing
• Minecraft:Enchanting
• Minecraft:Smelting
• Minecraft:Item durability