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

In Minecraft, bone meal is used as a fertilizer as well as a dye (in older versions of Minecraft). The crafting process will create 3 bone meal at a time.

Let’s explore how to make bone meal.

Where to find Bone Meal in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

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

Platform Version(s) Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8 – 1.11
Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.12 – 1.19
Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.19.3 – 1.20
Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.19.3 – 1.20
  • 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 Bone Meal

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft bone meal:

1 Bone
1 Bone Block

How to craft Bone Meal 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 Bone Meal

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make bone meal, you will need to place specific items in the grid. It is important that the items are placed in the exact pattern as our example images. Changing the pattern of boxes that are filled will change the item that is crafted.

There are 2 patterns you can use as a crafting recipe for bone meal:

Pattern 1

In the first row, there should be 1 bone in the first box. This crafting recipe makes 3 bone meal.

Pattern 2

In the first row, there should be 1 bone block in the first box. This crafting recipe makes 9 bone meal.

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

3. Move the Bone Meal to Inventory

Once you have crafted bone meal, you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made bone meal in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

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

Description
(Minecraft ID Name)		 Data Value Stack Size Version
Bone Meal
(minecraft:dye)		 15 64 1.8 – 1.12
Bone Meal
(minecraft:bone_meal)		 64 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.

Give Command for Bone Meal

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 Bone Meal is:

/give @p bone_meal 1

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

/give @p dye 1 15

Things to Make with Bone Meal

You can use bone meal to make items in Minecraft such as:

How to make Wheat
How to make a Bone Block
How to make White Dye

Things to Do with Bone Meal

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

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