Book Wiki Guide

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

In Minecraft, a book is an important basic item in your inventory. Books can be used to make enchanted books or bookshelves.

Let’s explore how to make a book.

Where to find a Book in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a book 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 – 1.19.4	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.

Required Materials to make a Book

These are the materials you can use to craft a book in Minecraft:

3 Papers
1 Leather

How to craft a Book in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:

2. Add Items to make a Book

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a book, place 3 papers and 1 leather in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making a book, it is important that the papers and leather are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 paper in the first box, 1 paper in the second box, and 1 paper in the third box. In the second row, there should be 1 leather in the first box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a book.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the book will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Book to Inventory

Once you have crafted a book, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made a book in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

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

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Book (minecraft:book)	0	64	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Book (minecraft:book)		64	Java	1.13 – 1.19.4

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• 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 Book

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 1.19.4, the /give command for Book is:

/give @p book 1

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

/give @p book 1 0

Things to Make with Books

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

How to make an Enchanting Table
How to make an Enchanted Book
How to make a Book and Quill
How to make a Bookshelf

Other Books

You can make other types of books in Minecraft such as:

How to make an Enchanted Book
How to make a Book and Quill
How to make a Written Book