Snowball Wiki Guide

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

In Minecraft, a snowball is an item that you can not make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead, you need to find and gather this item in the game.

Let’s explore how to add a snowball to your inventory.

Where to find a Snowball in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

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

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.19	Miscellaneous
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3	Combat
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3	Ingredients

• 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.

How to get a Snowball in Survival Mode

You can add a snowball to your inventory in Survival mode by digging up snow with a shovel. So, let’s get started!

1. Find Snow

First, you need to find some snow to dig up.

2. Hold a Shovel

You can only get snowballs by digging up the snow with a shovel. These are the shovels you can choose from:

How to make a Diamond Shovel
How to make a Golden Shovel
How to make a Iron Shovel
How to make a Stone Shovel
How to make a Wooden Shovel
How to make a Netherite Shovel

In this example, we are going to use a wooden shovel to dig up the snowball.

3. Dig up the Snow

The game control to dig up the snow depends on the version of Minecraft:

• For Java Edition (PC/Mac), left click and hold on the snow.
• For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap and hold on the snow.
• For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press and hold the RT button on the Xbox controller.
• For PS3 and PS4, press and hold the R2 button on the PS controller.
• For Wii U, press and hold the ZR button on the gamepad.
• For Nintendo Switch, press and hold the ZR button on the controller.
• For Windows 10 Edition, left click and hold on the snow.
• For Education Edition, left click and hold on the snow.

You will need to continue to dig until the snow breaks and the snowballs finally appear. The snowballs will float on the ground.

4. Pick up the Snowballs

Make sure you pick up the snowballs before they disappear.

Once you pick up the snowballs, they will appear in your hotbar.

A snowball is a useful item and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

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

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Minecraft ID	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Snowball (minecraft:snowball)	332	0	16	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Snowball (minecraft:snowball)	332		16	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.

Give Command for Snowball

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 1.19.3, the /give command for Snowball is:

/give @p snowball 1

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

/give @p snowball 1 0

Things to Make with Snowballs

You can use snowballs to make items in Minecraft such as:

How to make a Snow Block

Things to Do with Snowballs

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

How to build a Snowball Farm