This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft an iron door with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, iron doors are one of the many mechanisms that you can make. The crafting process will create 3 sets of iron doors at a time.

Let’s explore how to make an iron door.

Where to find an Iron Door in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find an iron door in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform Version(s) Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8 – 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 an Iron Door

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft an iron door:

6 Iron Ingots

How to craft an Iron Door 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 an Iron Door

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make an iron door, place 6 iron ingots in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making an iron door, it is important that the iron ingots are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. There should be 2 iron ingots in the first row with the last box empty, 2 iron ingots in the second row with the last box empty, and 2 iron ingots in the third row with the last box empty. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for an iron door.

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

3. Move the Iron Door to Inventory

Once you have crafted an iron door, you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made an iron door in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, an iron door has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Description
(Minecraft ID Name)		 Data Value Stack Size Version
Iron Door
(minecraft:iron_door)		 0 64 1.8 – 1.12
Iron Door
(minecraft:iron_door)		 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.

Block States for Iron Door

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

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

Block State Value Def Req
facing north Yes No
facing south No No
facing east No No
facing west No No
half lower Yes No
half upper No No
hinge left Yes No
hinge right No No
open false Yes No
open true No No
powered false Yes No
powered true No No
  • Block State is the internal name for the block state.
  • Value is the value for the block state.
  • Def indicates that it is the default, if omitted.
  • Req 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 Iron Door

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 Iron Door is:

/give @p iron_door 1

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

/give @p iron_door 1 0

Things to Do with Iron Doors

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

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