Paper

Paper
Rarity	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)

Paper is an item crafted from sugar cane.

Obtaining

Chest loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Paper	Shipwreck	Supply chest	1–12	46.4%
		Map chest	1–10	89.4%
	Stronghold	Library chest	2–7	89.2%
	Village	Cartographer's chest	1–5	61.2%
Bedrock Edition
Paper	Shipwreck	Supply chest	1–12	46.4%
		Map chest	1–10	89.4%
	Stronghold	Library chest	2–7	88.3%
	Village	Cartographer's chest	1–5	61.2%

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Sugar Cane	3

Villagers

In Java Edition, cartographer villagers may give paper to players with the Hero of the Village effect.

Usage

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Banner Pattern Bordure Indented	Paper + Vines		‌
Banner Pattern Creeper	Paper + Creeper Head		Creeper face
Banner Pattern Field Masoned	Paper + Bricks		‌
Banner Pattern Flower	Paper + Oxeye Daisy		Daisy
Banner Pattern Skull	Paper + Wither Skeleton Skull		Skeleton skull and crossbones
Banner Pattern Thing	Paper + Enchanted Golden Apple		Former Mojang Studios logo
Book	Paper + Leather
Cartography Table	Paper + Any Planks
Empty Map	Paper + Compass		This variation is called an "empty locator map" in Bedrock Edition, or an "empty map" in Java Edition. When the player first creates a map, it is blank. It needs to be activated by holding it and pressing use item. after which it records terrain and location markers as the player travels within (or close to) the area it maps.
Empty Map	Paper		‌ This variation is called an "empty map". It does not show location markers. It is intended for cloning and zooming locator maps without having to consume an additional compass (thereby saving iron ingots and redstone dust), but it can also be activated and later converted to a locator map by combining it with a compass on an anvil, crafting table, or cartography table.
Firework Rocket	Any Firework Star + Paper + Gunpowder	3	Adding more gunpowder increases the duration of the rocket. Up to three gunpowder can be used. Up to five firework stars can also be used with three gunpowder. Up to seven firework stars can be used by using firework stars instead of additional gunpowder. All firework stars explode almost simultaneously when the rocket detonates.
Firework Rocket	Paper + Gunpowder	3	When crafted this way (without a firework star), the rocket does not have explosion effects. The value of gunpowder affects the flight duration.
Map or Locator Map	Paper + Map or Locator Map		Locator Map Bedrock Edition only.

Anvil usage

Name	Ingredients	Anvil usage	Description
Map or Locator Map (zoomed out)	Map or Locator Map + Paper	Repair & Name MapLocator Map	Bedrock Edition only. Supplying 8 sheets of paper results in a zoomed-out version of the input map.

Trading

In Bedrock Edition, novice-level librarian and cartographer villagers buy 24 paper for an emerald as part of their trades.

In Java Edition, novice-level cartographer villagers always offer to buy 24 paper for an emerald, while novice-level librarians have a ²⁄₃ chance of offering the same trade.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Paper	paper	Item	item.minecraft.paper

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Paper	paper	386	Item	item.paper.name

History

Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.11					Added paper, which can be used to craft books.
Java Edition Beta
1.6		Test Build 3			Paper can now be used to craft maps.
1.8		Pre-release			Paper can now be found in the new stronghold library chests.
Java Edition
1.3.1		12w21a			Paper can now be sold to librarian villagers, at 24–35 paper for 1 emerald.
1.4.2		12w34a			Paper can now be used to craft an empty map.
					Maps start out at their closest zoom level and can be extended by adding more paper.
1.4.6		12w49a			Paper can now be used to craft firework rockets.
1.8		14w02a			Trading has been changed: librarian villagers now buy 24–46 paper for 1 emerald.
1.9		15w43a			The average yield of paper from stronghold library chests has more than doubled.
1.11		16w39a			Added cartographer villagers, which buy paper as their tier 1 trade.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 339.
		18w11a			Paper now generates in the chests of some shipwrecks.
1.14		18w43a			The texture of paper has now been changed.
					Paper can now be used to craft banner patterns.
		18w48a			Paper can now be found in chests in village cartographer houses.
		19w02a			Paper can now be used to craft a cartography table.
		19w13a			Cartographer villagers now give paper to players under the Hero of the Village effect.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.2.0					Added paper. It is currently unobtainable and serves no purpose.
v0.3.0					Paper is now craftable, and can be used to craft books.
v0.14.0		build 1			Paper can now be used to craft empty maps and empty locator maps.
					Paper can now be used to zoom in maps, using anvils.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		?			The Windows 10 Edition can now use the anvil, as well as the crafting table, to zoom in maps, just as Pocket Edition in general can.
1.0.4		alpha 1.0.4.0			Librarian villagers now buy 24–36 paper for 1 emerald.
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.3			Added cartographer villagers, which buy 24–36 paper as their tier 1 trade.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0		beta 1.2.0.2			Paper can now be used to craft firework rockets.
1.4.0		beta 1.2.14.2			Paper can now be found inside chests of some shipwrecks.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The texture of paper has now been changed.
					Paper can now be found in cartographer house chests in villages.
					Paper can now be used to craft banner patterns and cartography tables.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.4			Librarian and cartographer villagers now buy 24 paper for an emerald.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1		Added paper.
		1.90			The texture of paper has now been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added paper.

Issues

Issues relating to "Paper" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

External Links

• Taking Inventory: Paper – Minecraft.net on August 4, 2023

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