Minecraft:Crafting descriptions

In alpha builds of Template:Edition, crafting interfaces held descriptions for the item to be crafted.

List

Below is a table of all item descriptions. Descriptions for uncraftable items also appear to exist despite not having anywhere to be displayed.

All items are listed in the order as they are found in the en_US.lang file, which means blocks and items are not grouped by material or utility. The table is sortable and can be sorted alphabetically.

Respective items	Translation key	Description
Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	desc.sword	Deals more damage than by hand.
Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	desc.shovel	Used to dig dirt, grass, sand, gravel and snow faster than by hand.
Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	desc.pickaxe	Required to mine stone-related blocks and ore.
Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	desc.hatchet	Used to chop wood-related blocks faster than by hand.
Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	desc.hoe	Used to till dirt and grass blocks to prepare for crops.
Template:BlockLink	desc.doorwood	Wooden doors are activated by using, hitting them or with Redstone.
Template:BlockLink	desc.dooriron	Iron doors can only be opened by Redstone, buttons or switches.
Template:ItemLink	desc.helmet	Gives the user 1.5 Armor when worn.
Template:ItemLink	desc.chestplate	Gives the user 4 Armor when worn.
Template:ItemLink	desc.leggings	Gives the user 3 Armor when worn.
Template:ItemLink	desc.boots	Gives the user 1.5 Armor when worn.
Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	desc.ingot	A shiny ingot which can be used to craft tools made from this material.
Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	desc.block	Used as an expensive building block or compact storage of the ore.
Template:BlockLink	desc.pressureplate	Used to send an electrical charge when stepped on by a player, an animal, or a monster. Wooden Pressure Plates can also be activated by dropping something on them.
Template:BlockLink	desc.stairs	Used for compact staircases.
Template:BlockLink	desc.stairsstonebricksmooth	Used for compact staircases.
Template:BlockLink	desc.stairsnetherbrick	Used for compact staircases.
Template:BlockLink	desc.stairssandstone	Used for compact staircases.
Template:BlockLink	desc.stairsquartzblock	Used for compact staircases.
Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	desc.slab	Used for making long staircases.
Template:EntityLink	desc.halfslab	Used for compact staircases.
Template:BlockLink	desc.torch	Used to create light. Torches also melt snow and ice.
Template:BlockLink, all types	desc.wood	Used as a building material and can be crafted into many things.
Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	desc.sandstone desc.sandstone.addon	Used as a building material. Is not influenced by gravity like normal Sand.
Template:EntityLink	desc.structblock	Used as a building material.
Template:ItemLink	desc.stick	Used to craft torches, arrows, signs, ladders, fences and as handles for tools and weapons.
Template:ItemLink	desc.bed	Used to sleep until dawn. Changes your spawn point to the bed's position.
Template:BlockLink	desc.craftingtable	Allows you to craft a more varied selection of items than the normal crafting.
Template:BlockLink	desc.furnace	Allows you to smelt ore, create charcoal and glass, and cook fish and porkchops.
Template:BlockLink	desc.chest	Stores blocks and items inside.
Template:BlockLink, all types Template:BlockLink, all types	desc.fence	Used as a barrier that cannot be jumped over.
Template:BlockLink	desc.ladder	Used to climb vertically.
Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	desc.trapdoor	Work like normal doors, but are a one by one block and lay flat on the ground.
Template:ItemLink	desc.sign	Shows text entered by you or other players.
Template:BlockLink	desc.glowstone	Used to create brighter light than torches. Melts snow/ice and can be used underwater.
Template:BlockLink	desc.tnt	Used to cause explosions. Activated after placing by hitting, or with an electrical charge.
Template:ItemLink	desc.bowl	Used to hold mushroom stew, beetroot soup. You keep the bowl when the stew has been eaten.
Template:ItemLink	desc.bucket	Used to hold and transport water, lava and milk.
Template:ItemLink	desc.flintandsteel	Used to detonate TNT.
Template:ItemLink	desc.fishingrod	Used to catch fish.
Template:ItemLink	desc.clock	Displays positions of the Sun and Moon.
Template:ItemLink	desc.compass	Points to your start point.
Template:ItemLink	desc.map	Creates an image of an area explored while held. This can be used for path-finding.
Template:ItemLink	desc.bow	Allows for ranged attacks by using arrows.
Template:ItemLink	desc.arrow	Used as ammunition for bows.
Template:ItemLink	desc.mushroomstew	Restores 5 hearts.
Template:ItemLink	desc.cookie	Restores 0.5 Hearts. Can be stacked up to 8 times.
Template:ItemLink	desc.cake	Restores 1.5 Hearts. Can be used 6 times.
Template:ItemLink	desc.sugar	Used in the cake recipe.
Template:ItemLink	desc.bread	Restores 2.5 Hearts.
Template:ItemLink	desc.goldenapple	Restores 10 Hearts.
Template:BlockLink	desc.lever	Used to send an electrical charge by being turned on or off. Stays in the on or off state until pressed again.
Template:BlockLink	desc.redstonetorch	Constantly sends an electrical charge, or can be used as a receiver/transmitter when connected to the side of a block.<ref group="note">The following text is listed in the line below this one in en_US.lang: Can also be used for low-level lighting.</ref>
Template:BlockLink	desc.redstonerepeater	Used in Redstone circuits as repeater, a delayer, and/or a diode
Template:BlockLink	desc.button	Used to send an electrical charge by being pressed. Stays activated for approximately a second before shutting off again.
Template:BlockLink	desc.dispenser	Used to hold and shoot out items in a random order when given a Redstone charge.
Template:BlockLink	desc.noteblock	Plays a note when triggered. Hit it to change the pitch of the note. Placing this on top of different blocks changes the type of instrument.
Template:BlockLink	desc.rail	Used to guide minecarts.
Template:BlockLink	desc.poweredrail	When powered, accelerates minecarts that pass over it. When unpowered, causes minecarts to stop on it.<ref group="note">Powered rails use the desc.goldenrail string below.</ref>
Template:BlockLink	desc.detectorrail	Functions like a Pressure Plate (sends a Redstone signal when powered) but can only be activated by a minecart.
Template:ItemLink	desc.minecart	Used to transport you, an animal, or a monster along rails.
Template:ItemLink	desc.minecartwithchest	Used to transport goods along rails.
Template:ItemLink	desc.minecartwithfurnace	Moves along rails and can push other minecarts when coal is put in it.
Template:ItemLink	desc.boat	Used to travel in water more quickly than swimming.
Template:BlockLink, all colors	desc.wool	Collected from sheep, and can be colored with dyes.
Template:BlockLink	desc.woolstring	Used as a building material and can be colored with dyes. Can be easily obtained from Sheep.
Template:ItemLink	desc.dyepowder.black	Used as a dye to create black wool.
Template:ItemLink	desc.dyepowder.green	Used as a dye to create green wool.
Template:ItemLink	desc.dyepowder.brown	Used as a dye to create brown wool.
Template:ItemLink	desc.dyepowder.silver	Used as a dye to create silver wool.
Template:ItemLink	desc.dyepowder.yellow	Used as a dye to create yellow wool.
Template:ItemLink	desc.dyepowder.red	Used as a dye to create red wool.
Template:ItemLink	desc.dyepowder.white	Used to instantly grow crops and flowers. Can be used in dye recipes.
Template:ItemLink	desc.dyepowder.pink	Used as a dye to create pink wool.
Template:ItemLink	desc.dyepowder.orange	Used as a dye to create orange wool.
Template:ItemLink	desc.dyepowder.lime	Used as a dye to create lime wool.
Template:ItemLink	desc.dyepowder.gray	Used as a dye to create gray wool.
Template:ItemLink	desc.dyepowder.lightgray	Used as a dye to create light gray wool.<ref group="note">Light gray dye uses the desc.dyepowder.silver string above. The following text is listed in the line below this one in en_US.lang: (Note: light gray dye can also be made by combining gray dye with bone meal, letting you make four light gray dyes from every ink sac instead of three.)</ref>
Template:ItemLink	desc.dyepowder.lightblue	Used as a dye to create light blue wool.
Template:ItemLink	desc.dyepowder.cyan	Used as a dye to create cyan wool.
Template:ItemLink	desc.dyepowder.purple	Used as a dye to create purple wool.
Template:ItemLink	desc.dyepowder.magenta	Used as a dye to create magenta wool.
Template:ItemLink	desc.dyepowder.blue	Used as dye to create Blue Wool.
Template:BlockLink	desc.jukebox	Plays Music Discs.
Template:ItemLink	desc.diamonds	Use these to create very strong tools, weapons or armor
Template:ItemLink	desc.diamond	Use these to create very strong tools, weapons or armor
Template:BlockLink	desc.jackolantern	Used to create brighter light than torches. Melts snow/ice and can be used underwater.<ref group="note">Jack o'lanterns use the desc.litpumpkin string below.</ref>
Template:ItemLink	desc.paper	Used to create books and maps.
Template:ItemLink	desc.book	Used to create a bookshelf.
Template:BlockLink	desc.bookshelf	Used as decoration.
Template:ItemLink	desc.picture	Used as decoration.
Template:BlockLink	desc.ore_gold	Can be mined with an iron pickaxe or better, then smelted in a furnace to produce gold ingots.
Template:BlockLink	desc.ore_iron	Can be mined with a stone pickaxe or better, then smelted in a furnace to produce iron ingots.
Template:BlockLink	desc.ore_coal	Can be mined with a pickaxe to collect coal.
Template:BlockLink	desc.ore_lapis	Can be mined with a stone pickaxe or better to collect lapis lazuli.
Template:BlockLink	desc.ore_diamond	Can be mined with an iron pickaxe or better to collect diamonds.
Template:BlockLink	desc.ore_redstone	Can be mined with an iron pickaxe or better to collect redstone dust.
Template:BlockLink	desc.stone	Can be mined with a pickaxe to collect cobblestone.
Template:BlockLink	desc.dirt	Collected using a shovel. Can be used for construction.
Template:BlockLink	desc.sapling	Can be planted and it eventually grows into a tree.
Template:BlockLink	desc.bedrock	This cannot be broken.
Template:BlockLink	desc.lava	Sets fire to anything that touches it. Can be collected in a bucket.
Template:BlockLink	desc.sand	Collected using a shovel. Can be smelted into glass using the furnace. Is affected by gravity if there is no other tile underneath it.
Template:BlockLink	desc.gravel	Collected using a shovel. Sometimes produces flint when dug up. Is affected by gravity if there is no other tile underneath it.
Template:BlockLink	desc.log	Chopped using an axe, and can be crafted into planks or used as a fuel.
Template:BlockLink	desc.glass	Created in a furnace by smelting sand. Breaks when attempting to mine it.
Template:BlockLink	desc.thinglass	Breaks when attempting to mine it.
Template:BlockLink	desc.stone_brick	Mined from stone using a pickaxe. Can be used to construct a furnace or stone tools.
Template:BlockLink	desc.brick	Baked from clay in a furnace.
Template:BlockLink	desc.clay	Can be baked into bricks in a furnace.
Template:BlockLink	desc.snow	A compact way to store snowballs.
Template:BlockLink	desc.top_snow	Can be dug with a shovel to create snowballs.
Template:BlockLink	desc.tall_grass	Sometimes produces seeds when broken.
Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	desc.flower	Can be crafted into a dye.
Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	desc.mushroom	Can be crafted with a bowl to make stew.
Template:BlockLink	desc.obsidian	Can only be mined with a diamond pickaxe. Is produced by the meeting of water and still lava, and is used to build a portal.
Template:BlockLink	desc.mob_spawner	Spawns monsters into the world.
Template:ItemLink	desc.redstone_dust	Is placed on the ground to carry an electrical charge.
Template:BlockLink	desc.crops	When fully grown, crops can be harvested to collect wheat.
Template:BlockLink	desc.farmland	Ground that has been prepared ready to plant seeds.
Template:BlockLink	desc.cactus	Can be crafted to create a dye.
Template:ItemLink	desc.reeds	Can be crafted to create sugar.
Template:BlockLink	desc.pumpkin	Can be worn as a helmet or crafted with a torch to create a Jack-O-Lantern.
Template:BlockLink	desc.hell_rock	Burns forever if set alight.
Template:BlockLink	desc.hell_sand	Slows the movement of anything walking over it.
Template:BlockLink	desc.portal	Standing in the portal allows you to pass between the overworld and the nether.
Template:ItemLink	desc.apple	Restores health, and can be crafted into a golden apple.
Template:BlockLink	desc.melon	Can be broken into melon slices.
Template:ItemLink	desc.coal	Used as a fuel in a furnace, or crafted to make a torch.
Template:ItemLink	desc.charcoal	Used as a renewable fuel in a furnace, or crafted to make a torch.
Template:ItemLink	desc.string	Collected by killing a spider, and can be crafted into a bow.
Template:ItemLink	desc.feather	Collected by killing a chicken, and can be crafted into an arrow.
Template:ItemLink	desc.sulphur	Collected by killing a creeper, and can be crafted into TNT.
Template:ItemLink	desc.shears	Used to obtain wool from sheep and to harvest placeable Leaf blocks.
Template:ItemLink	desc.seeds	Can be planted in farmland to grow crops.
Template:ItemLink	desc.wheat	Harvested from crops, and can be used to craft food items.
Template:ItemLink	desc.flint	Collected by digging gravel, and can be used to craft a flint and steel.
Template:ItemLink	desc.porkchopraw	Collected by killing a pig, and can be cooked in a furnace. Restores health.
Template:ItemLink	desc.porkchopcooked	Created by cooking a porkchop in a furnace. Restores health.
Template:ItemLink	desc.beefraw	Collected by killing a cow, and can be cooked in a furnace. Restores health.
Template:ItemLink	desc.beefcooked	Created by cooking a beef in a furnace. Restores health.
Template:ItemLink	desc.chickenraw	Collected by killing a chicken, and can be cooked in a furnace. Restores health.
Template:ItemLink	desc.chickencooked	Created by cooking a chicken in a furnace. Restores health.
Template:ItemLink	desc.saddle	When used on a pig it allows you to ride the pig.
Template:ItemLink	desc.snowball	Collected by digging snow, and can be thrown.
Template:ItemLink	desc.leather	Collected by killing a cow, and can be crafted into armor.
Template:ItemLink	desc.slimeball	Collected by killing a slime.
Template:ItemLink	desc.egg	Dropped randomly by chickens, and can be crafted into food items.
Template:ItemLink	desc.yellow_dust	Collected by mining Glowstone, and can be crafted to make Glowstone blocks again.
Template:ItemLink	desc.fish_raw	Can be eaten to restore health, or cooked in a furnace.
Template:ItemLink	desc.fish_cooked	Created by cooking a raw fish in a furnace. Can be eaten to restore health.
Template:ItemLink	desc.bone	Collected by killing a skeleton. Can be crafted into bone meal.
Template:ItemLink, all types	desc.record	Collected by getting a skeleton to kill a creeper. Can be played in a jukebox.
Template:BlockLink	desc.clayhardened	Can be dyed to make blocks of various colors.
Template:BlockLink	desc.water	Extinguishes fire and helps crops grow. Can be collected in a bucket.
Template:BlockLink	desc.leaves	When broken sometimes drops a sapling which can then be replanted to grow into a tree.
Template:BlockLink	desc.moss_stone	Can be used for construction and decoration.
Template:BlockLink	desc.stonebricksmooth	Used as building material.
Template:BlockLink	desc.netherreactor	Core of the Nether Reactor
Template:BlockLink	desc.glowingobsidian	ObsidionTemplate:Sic activated by external source.
Template:BlockLink	desc.lightgem	Used for illumination.
Template:ItemLink	desc.painting	Used as decoration.
Template:BlockLink	desc.hellrock	Is a stone material from the Nether.
Template:BlockLink	desc.netherbrick	Construction block made from Nether bricks.
Template:ItemLink	desc.netherbrickitem	Used to form blocks of Nether bricks.
Template:ItemLink	desc.netherquartz	Quartz from the Nether, used to create Blocks of Quartz.
Template:BlockLink	desc.quartzblock	Decorative block, used to create other kinds of Quartz blocks.
Template:BlockLink	desc.quartzBlockChiseled	Decorative block
Template:BlockLink	desc.quartzBlockPillar	Decorative block
Template:BlockLink	desc.stonecutter	For crafting stoneblocks.
Template:ItemLink	desc.seedsmelon	Plant more melons.
Template:ItemLink	desc.seedspumpkin	Plant more pumpkins.
Template:BlockLink	desc.pumpkin	Can be used to make pumpkin pie and laternsTemplate:Sic.
Template:BlockLink	desc.litpumpkin	Pretty latternsTemplate:Sic that provides light.
Template:ItemLink	desc.pumpkinpie	A very tasty Pie.
Template:ItemLink	desc.carrot	Eat them or plant them.
Template:ItemLink	desc.potatos	Eat them, plant them or bake them.
Template:ItemLink	desc.potatobaked	Made by cooking a potato, can be eaten to restore health.
Template:BlockLink	desc.tile.melon	Can be cut up and eaten.<ref group="note">Melon blocks use the desc.melon string above.</ref>
Template:BlockLink	desc.stairswoodspruce	Used for compact staircases.
Template:BlockLink	desc.stairswoodbirch	Used for compact staircases.
Template:BlockLink	desc.stairswoodjungle	Used for compact staircases.
Template:BlockLink	desc.stairswoodjungle<ref group="note">Jungle wood stairs are listed twice in en_US.lang.</ref>	Used for compact staircases.
Template:BlockLink	desc.stairswoodacacia	Used for compact staircases.
Template:BlockLink	desc.stairswoodbigoak	Used for compact staircases.
Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	desc.cobbleWall	Wall made of stone.<ref group="note">Cobblestone walls attempted to take their crafting description from desc.tile.cobbleWall, which did not exist.</ref>
Template:BlockLink	desc.fenceiro	A seethrough thin wall. Great for locking out things.
Template:BlockLink	desc.hayblock	Used as decoration. A compact way to store Wheat.
Template:BlockLink	desc.blockcoal	Can be used in a furnace and is a compact way of storing coal.
Template:ItemLink	desc.beetroot	Can be eaten or turned into beetroot soup or red dye.
Template:ItemLink	desc.beetrootsoup	Restores 5 hearts.
Template:ItemLink	desc.seedsbeetroot	Plant more beetroots.
Template:BlockLink	desc.goldenrail	Powered rail that boosts minecarts driving over them.
Template:BlockLink, all colors	desc.woolcarpet	Thin wool carpet that makes your floors more colorful.