Trapped Chest – Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a trapped chest with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, a trapped chest is an important basic item in your inventory.

Let’s explore how to make a trapped chest.

Where to find a Trapped Chest in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a trapped chest in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8	Decoration Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.9 – 1.19	Redstone
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.19.4	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 a Trapped Chest

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a trapped chest:

1 Chest
1 Tripwire Hook

How to craft a Trapped Chest 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 Trapped Chest

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a trapped chest, place 1 chest and 1 tripwire hook in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making a trapped chest, it is important that the chest and tripwire hook are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 chest in the first box and 1 tripwire hook in the second box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a trapped chest.

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

3. Move the Trapped Chest to Inventory

Once you have crafted a trapped chest, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made a trapped chest in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, a trapped chest has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Trapped Chest (minecraft:trapped_chest)	0	64	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Trapped Chest (minecraft:trapped_chest)		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 Trapped Chest

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 Trapped Chest is:

/give @p trapped_chest 1

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

/give @p trapped_chest 1 0

Other Storage Items

You can make other storage items in Minecraft such as:

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