Bone Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a bone with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, a bone is an item that you can not make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead, you need to find and gather this item in the game.

Let’s explore how to add a bone to your inventory.

Where to find a Bone in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a bone in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.19	Miscellaneous
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3	Ingredients

• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
• Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

How to get a Bone in Survival Mode

You can add a bone to your inventory in Survival mode by killing a skeleton. So let’s get started!

1. Find a Skeleton

You first need to find a skeleton. You can find skeletons in most Overworld biomes in light levels of 7 or less. Skeletons will spawn in the dark, usually at night.

2. Attack and Kill the Skeleton

Once you find a skeleton, you need to attack it. When you attack the skeleton, it will turn pink as it takes damage.

Continue to chase and attack the skeleton. Once you have killed the skeleton, it may drop a bone. There isn’t a 100% chance that the skeleton will drop a bone when it dies. If it doesn’t drop one, find another skeleton and try again.

3. Pick up the Bone

Make sure you pick up the bone before it disappears.

A bone is a useful item and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, a bone has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Minecraft ID	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Bone (minecraft:bone)	352	0	64	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Bone (minecraft:bone)	352		64	Java	1.13 – 1.19.3

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the item.
• Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
• Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Give Command for Bone

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.3, the /give command for Bone is:

/give @p bone 1

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Bone is:

/give @p bone 1 0

Things to Make with Bones

You can use bones to make items in Minecraft such as:

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Things to Do with Bones

Here are some activities that you can do with bones in Minecraft:

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