Air Wiki Guide

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

In Minecraft, air is all around you in the game and you might not even realize it. Wherever there is an empty space with no block or item in your world, there is an air block. When you break a block or cause an explosion, the empty hole that is left behind is automatically filled with air blocks.

Although air is found everywhere in the game, you can not make it with a crafting table or furnace. Air is also not available through the Creative Inventory menu. You have to use a game command such as /fill or /setblock to add air to your world. You can’t even give yourself air with the /give command.

Where to find Air in Creative Mode

Air is not available in the Creative Inventory menu. You must use a game command to get this item.

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

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

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Minecraft ID	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Air (minecraft:air)	0	0		Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Air (minecraft:air)	0			Java	1.13 – 1.19.3

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the item.
• 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.

Things to Do with Air

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

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