Lever Wiki Guide

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

In Minecraft, levers are one of the many mechanisms that you can make.

Let’s explore how to make a lever.

Where to find a Lever in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

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

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.19	Redstone
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.20	Redstone Blocks

• 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 Lever

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

1 Stick
1 Cobblestone

How to craft a Lever 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 Lever

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

When making a lever, it is important that the stick and the cobblestone are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. There should be 1 stick in the middle box in the first row and 1 cobblestone in the middle box in the second row. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a lever.

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

3. Move the Lever to Inventory

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

Congratulations, you have made a lever in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

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

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Lever (minecraft:lever)	0	64	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Lever (minecraft:lever)		64	Java	1.13 – 1.20

• 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.

Block States for Lever

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac), the block states for Lever are:

• Block State is the internal name for the block state.
• Value is the value for the block state.
• Default indicates that it is the default, if omitted.
• Required indicates that it must be included in command to properly identify this item/block.
• Example shows how to format the block state to be used in the /fill, /setblock, /clone, or /testforblock command.

Give Command for Lever

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 1.20, the /give command for Lever is:

/give @p lever 1

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

/give @p lever 1 0

Things to Do with Levers

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

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