This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a stone brick slab with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, stone brick slabs are one of the many building blocks that you can make. The crafting process will create 6 stone brick slabs at a time.
Let’s explore how to make a stone brick slab.
Where to find a Stone Brick Slab in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find a stone brick slab in the Creative Inventory menu:
Platform
Version(s)
Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.8 – 1.20
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 a Stone Brick Slab
In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a stone brick slab:
3 Stone Bricks
How to craft a Stone Brick Slab 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 Stone Brick Slab
In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a stone brick slab, place 3 blocks of stone bricks in the 3×3 crafting grid.
When making a stone brick slab, it is important that the stone bricks are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the second row, there should be 3 stone bricks. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a stone brick slab.
Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the 6 stone brick slabs will appear in the box to the right.
3. Move the Stone Brick Slab to Inventory
Once you have crafted a stone brick slab, you need to move the new items to your inventory.
Congratulations, you have made a stone brick slab in Minecraft!
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, a stone brick slab has the following Name, ID and DataValue:
Item
Description
(Minecraft ID Name)
Data Value
Stack Size
Platform
Version(s)
Stone Brick Slab
(minecraft:stone_slab)
5
64
Java
1.8 – 1.12
Stone Brick Slab
(minecraft:stone_brick_slab)
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 Stone Brick Slab
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac), the block states for Stone Brick Slab are:
Block State
Value
Default
Required
Example
Description
type
bottom
Yes
No
[type:bottom]
Item is bottom slab
type
top
No
No
[type:top]
Item is top slab
type
double
No
No
[type:double]
Item is double slab
waterlogged
false
Yes
No
[waterlogged:false]
Item is not located inside of water
waterlogged
true
No
No
[waterlogged:true]
Item is located inside of water
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 Stone Brick Slab
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 Stone Brick Slab is:
/give @p stone_brick_slab 1
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Stone Brick Slab is:
/give @p stone_slab 1 5
Things to Make with Stone Brick Slabs
You can use stone brick slabs to make items in Minecraft such as: