Oak Button – Wiki Guide

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

In Minecraft, oak buttons (formerly called wooden buttons) are one of the many mechanisms that you can make. They can be used to open iron doors and activate redstone devices such as command blocks.

Let’s explore how to make an oak button.

Where to find an Oak Button in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find an oak button 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	Building Blocks
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 an Oak Button

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft an oak button:

1 Oak Planks

How to craft an Oak Button 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 Oak Button

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make an oak button, place 1 oak planks in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making an oak button, it is important that the oak planks is placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 oak planks in the first box and all other boxes should be empty. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for an oak button.

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

3. Move the Oak Button to Inventory

Once you have crafted an oak button, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made an oak button in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, an oak button has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Oak Button (minecraft:wooden_button)	0	64	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Oak Button (minecraft:oak_button)		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 Oak Button

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac), the block states for Oak Button 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 Oak Button

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 Oak Button is:

/give @p oak_button 1

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

/give @p wooden_button 1 0

Things to Do with Oak Buttons

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

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