Chest Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a chest with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, the chest is another important item in your inventory. As you play the game, you will begin to fill your inventory with items that you’ve gathered. A chest can be used to store valuable items or items that you don’t currently need.
Each item stored in a chest is removed from your inventory. When you want to use that item, you will need to take it out of the chest and place it back into your inventory.
Let’s explore how to make a chest.
Where to find a Chest in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find a chest in the Creative Inventory menu:
| Platform | Version(s) | Creative Menu Location |
|---|---|---|
 Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.8 – 1.19 |  Decoration Blocks |
| Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.19.3 – 1.19.4 |  Functional Blocks |
| Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.19.3 – 1.19.4 |  Redstone Blocks |
- Platform is the platform that applies.
- Version(s)Â 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 Chest
In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a chest:
8 Oak Planks
8 Spruce Planks
8 Birch Planks
8 Jungle Planks
8 Acacia Planks
8 Dark Oak Planks
8 Mangrove Planks
8 Bamboo Planks
8 Crimson Planks
8 Warped Planks
TIP:Â You can use any type of wood planks! You don’t have to gather them all.
How to craft a 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 Chest
In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a chest, place 8 wood planks in the 3×3 crafting grid.
When crafting with wood planks, you can use any kind of wood planks, such as oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, mangrove, bamboo, crimson, or warped planks. In our example, we are using oak planks.
When making a chest, it is important that the wood planks are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. There should be 3 wood planks in the first row, 2 wood planks in the second row (with the center box empty), and 3 wood planks in the third row. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a chest.
Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the chest will appear in the box to the right.
3. Move the Chest to Inventory
Once you have crafted a chest, you need to move the new item to your inventory.
Congratulations, you have made a chest in Minecraft!
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, a chest has the following Name, ID and DataValue:
| Description (Minecraft ID Name) |
Data Value | Stack Size | Platform | Version(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest (minecraft: |
0 | 64 | Java |
1.8 – 1.12 |
| Chest (minecraft: |
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)Â is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.
Give Command for 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 Chest is:
/give @p chest 1
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Chest is:
/give @p chest 1 0
Things to Make with Chests
You can use chests to make items in Minecraft such as:
How to make a Hopper
How to make an Oak Boat with Chest
How to make a Spruce Boat with Chest
How to make a Birch Boat with Chest
How to make a Jungle Boat with Chest
How to make an Acacia Boat with Chest
How to make a Dark Oak Boat with Chest
How to make a Mangrove Boat with Chest
How to make a Bamboo Raft with Chest
How to make a Minecart with Chest
How to make a Shulker Box
Things to Do with Chests
Here are some activities that you can do with chests in Minecraft:
  How to put a Chest on a Llama
How to build a Cactus Farm
Other Storage Items
You can make other storage items in Minecraft such as:
How to make an Ender Chest
How to make a Barrel