Paper – Wiki Guide

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

In Minecraft, papers are an important basic item in your inventory. The crafting process will create 3 papers at a time.

Let’s explore how to make paper.

Where to find Paper in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

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

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.19	Miscellaneous
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.19.4	Ingredients

• 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 Paper

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

3 Sugar Canes

How to craft Paper 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 Paper

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make paper, place 3 sugar canes in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making paper, it is important that the sugar canes are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the second row, there should be 3 sugar canes. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for paper.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the 3 papers will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Paper to Inventory

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

Congratulations, you have made paper in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, paper has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

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

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 1.19.4, the /give command for Paper is:

/give @p paper 1

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

/give @p paper 1 0

Things to Make with Paper

You can use paper to make items in Minecraft such as:

 How to make a Map
How to make a Book
How to make a Cartography Table
How to make a Firework Rocket

Things to Do with Paper

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

How to Create Different Sized Maps
How to Use a Cartography Table
Increase the size of a map using a Cartography Table