Crossbow

A crossbow is a powerful ranged weapon that uses arrows or tipped arrows as ammunition.

Weapon
Crossbows are similar to bows, but take longer to charge and are sightly more powerful. They can be drawn back by it. In order to use the crossbow, you must have at least one arrow in your inventory, or be in creative mode. The player can choose which type of arrow to fire based on its location in the inventory. Arrows in the off-hand, or the selected hotbar slot if the bow is in the off-hand, are prioritized first. If there are no arrows in the off-hand or selected hotbar slot then the arrow closest to slot 0 is selected.

Damage caused by the arrow is unaffected by the Strength status effect.

Endermen cannot be shot using an arrow, as the arrow will disappear as the enderman teleports.

Fireworks
Firework rockets can be fired using crossbows by shooting the crossbow while holding fireworks in the offhand.

Enchantments
Crossbows can receive 3 different enchantments, and have a base enchantability of 1. Its enchantments have no effect on arrow speed or distance.

Crossbows can be enchanted with Quick Charge, Multishot and Piercing:
 * Quick Charge (I–III) – Decreases the reload time. At level III it is slightly faster then bows.
 * Multishot (I) – Shoots 3 arrows at once.
 * Piercing (I–IV) – Shoots through level + 1 mobs.

Fuel
A crossbow can be used as fuel in furnaces, smelting 1 item per crossbow.