This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft snow that can be used as a layer with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, snow is an important decoration item in your inventory that works great as a snowy ground cover. The crafting process will create 6 snow at a time.

Let’s explore how to make a snow layer.

Where to find Snow in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find snow 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
  • 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 Snow

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

3 Snow Blocks

How to craft a Snow Layer 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 Snow

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

When making a snow layer, it is important that the blocks of snow are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the second row, there should be 3 blocks of snow. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a snow layer.

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

3. Move the Snow to Inventory

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

Congratulations, you have made snow in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

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

Description
(Minecraft ID Name)		 Data Value Stack Size Version
Snow
(minecraft:snow_layer)		 0 64 1.8 – 1.12
Snow
(minecraft:snow)		 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 Snow

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

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

Block State Value Def Req
layers 1 Yes No
layers 2 No No
layers 3 No No
layers 4 No No
layers 5 No No
layers 6 No No
layers 7 No No
layers 8 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 Snow

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 Snow is:

/give @p snow 1

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

/give @p snow_layer 1 0
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