Sea Lantern Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a sea lantern with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, sea lanterns are one of the many building blocks that you can make. You can use a sea lantern as an underwater light.
Let’s explore how to make a sea lantern.
Where to find a Sea Lantern in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find a sea lantern in the Creative Inventory menu:
| Platform | Version(s) | Creative Menu Location |
|---|---|---|
 Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.8 – 1.19.4 |  Building Blocks |
| Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.19.3 – 1.19.4 |  Functional 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 Sea Lantern
In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a sea lantern:
4 Prismarine Shards
5 Prismarine Crystals
How to craft a Sea Lantern 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 Sea Lantern
In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a sea lantern, place 4 prismarine shards and 5 prismarine crystals in the 3×3 crafting grid.
When making a sea lantern, it is important that the prismarine shards and prismarine crystals are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 prismarine shard in the first box, 1 prismarine crystals in the second box, and 1 prismarine shard in the third box. In the second row, there should be 3 prismarine crystals. In the third row, there should be 1 prismarine shard in the first box, 1 prismarine crystals in the second box, and 1 prismarine shard in the third box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a sea lantern.
Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the sea lantern will appear in the box to the right.
3. Move the Sea Lantern to Inventory
Once you have crafted a sea lantern, you need to move the new item to your inventory.
Congratulations, you have made a sea lantern in Minecraft!
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, a sea lantern has the following Name, ID and DataValue:
| Description (Minecraft ID Name) |
Data Value | Stack Size | Platform | Version(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Lantern (minecraft: |
0 | 64 | Java |
1.8 – 1.12 |
| Sea Lantern (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 Sea Lantern
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 Sea Lantern is:
/give @p sea_lantern 1
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Sea Lantern is:
/give @p sea_lantern 1 0