Bucket Wiki Guide

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

In Minecraft, a bucket is one of the many tools that you can make.

Let’s explore how to make a bucket.

Where to find a Bucket in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a bucket 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	Tools & Utilities

• 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 Bucket

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a bucket:

3 Iron Ingots

How to craft a Bucket 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 Bucket

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a bucket, place 3 iron ingots in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making a bucket, it is important that the iron ingots are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 iron ingot in the first box and 1 iron ingot in the third box. In the second row, there should be 1 iron ingot in the middle box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a bucket.

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

3. Move the Bucket to Inventory

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

Congratulations, you have made a bucket in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

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

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Bucket (minecraft:bucket)	0	16	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Bucket (minecraft:bucket)		16	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 Bucket

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 Bucket is:

/give @p bucket 1

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

/give @p bucket 1 0

Things to Make with Buckets

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

How to make a Water Bucket
How to make a Lava Bucket
How to make a Powder Snow Bucket
How to make a Milk Bucket

Things to Do with Buckets

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

How to Milk a Mooshroom
How to Milk a Cow
How to Survive Underwater with a Bucket