This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a stone pressure plate with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, stone pressure plates are one of the many mechanisms that you can make.

Let’s explore how to make a stone pressure plate.

Where to find a Stone Pressure Plate in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a stone pressure plate 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 a Stone Pressure Plate

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a stone pressure plate:

2 Stones

How to craft a Stone Pressure Plate 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 a Stone Pressure Plate

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a stone pressure plate, place 2 stone blocks in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making a stone pressure plate, it is important that the stone blocks are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the second row, there should be 1 stone block in the first box and 1 stone block in the second box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a stone pressure plate.

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

3. Move the Stone Pressure Plate to Inventory

Once you have crafted a stone pressure plate, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made a stone pressure plate in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, a stone pressure plate has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Description
(Minecraft ID Name)		 Data Value Stack Size Version
Stone Pressure Plate
(minecraft:stone_pressure_plate)		 0 64 1.8 – 1.12
Stone Pressure Plate
(minecraft:stone_pressure_plate)		 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 Stone Pressure Plate

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

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

Block State Value Def Req
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 Stone Pressure Plate

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 Pressure Plate is:

/give @p stone_pressure_plate 1

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

/give @p stone_pressure_plate 1 0

Things to Make with Stone Pressure Plates

You can use stone pressure plates to make items in Minecraft such as:

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Things to Do with Stone Pressure Plates

Here are some activities that you can do with stone pressure plates in Minecraft:

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