Cracked Nether Bricks – Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft cracked nether bricks with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, cracked nether bricks is one of the many building blocks that you can make. This block is not made with a crafting table but rather with a furnace.

Let’s explore how to add cracked nether bricks to your inventory.

Where to find Cracked Nether Bricks in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find cracked nether bricks in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.16 – 1.19.4	Building 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 Cracked Nether Bricks

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft cracked nether bricks:

1 Block of Nether Bricks

How to craft Cracked Nether Bricks in Survival Mode

1. Open the Furnace Menu

First, open your furnace so that you have the Furnace menu that looks like this:

2. Add Fuel to the Furnace

Next, you need to add fuel to the bottom fuel box in the furnace.

In this tutorial, we are going to use coal as our fuel.

TIP: Read our tutorial called How to Add Fuel to a Furnace if you aren’t sure what items can be used as fuel, the length of time each fuel will burn, or how many items each fuel can smelt/cook.

3. Add Items to make Cracked Nether Bricks

Next, place the block of nether bricks in the top box of the furnace. You should see the flames cooking the nether brick block.

Once the block of nether bricks is cooked/smelted in the furnace, the cracked nether bricks will appear in the box to the right.

4. Move the Cracked Nether Bricks to Inventory

Now that you have made cracked nether bricks in your furnace, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made cracked nether bricks in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, cracked nether bricks has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Cracked Nether Bricks (minecraft:cracked_nether_bricks)		64	Java	1.16 – 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 Cracked Nether Bricks

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.4, the /give command for Cracked Nether Bricks is:

/give @p cracked_nether_bricks 1

Other Cracked Brick Blocks

You can make other cracked brick blocks in Minecraft such as:

How to make Cracked Stone Bricks
How to make Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks
How to make Cracked Deepslate Bricks
How to make Cracked Deepslate Tiles
How to make Infested Cracked Stone Bricks