Raw Beef

Template:Food

Raw Beef is a food item dropped when cows are killed. Each piece of raw beef restores 3 units of the food bar and 1.8 hunger saturation.

As a cooking ingredient

Steak can be obtained by cooking the raw beef in an furnace with some kind of fuel. A pair of saplings or a plank is recommended for maximum cooking efficiency for a single raw beef to cook.

Alternatively, the player can use a flint and steel to set cows on fire to collect ready-cooked steak. Bear in mind that all items, including steak and raw beef, will eventually burn in fire (and lava), enforcing the use of caution when setting animals on fire as their drops are in danger of being burned in a fire.

Ingredients	Input » Output
Raw Beef + Fuel	Template:Grid/Furnace

Advantages

Raw beef is relatively quick to get at all stages of the game without requiring specialized tools, and even faster to collect when the player has a stone sword (or better) and a sizeable herd nearby.
Unlike raw chicken, raw beef does not carry a chance of contracting food poisoning when eaten.
Cooking raw beef yields steak, a food item that restores 4 units of the food bar and 12.8 saturation when eaten.
Cows can drop up to 3 raw beef, as opposed to a chicken, which can only drop 1 raw chicken. This is a relatively high drop rate for a mob, as mobs typically drop up to 2 of an item (save for the pig, which has a chance to drop 3 porkchops), such as skeletons dropping up to only 2 arrows and/or bones upon death.

Disadvantages

Raw beef's availability is dependent on the presence of cows within sight, which can be random at best and require extensive traveling in some cases, depending on the biome the player spawns in.

Video

Raw Beef/video

History

beta

1.8

{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Cake|Cake]]<br/>{{Distinguish|Pumpkin Pie}}
{{Block
| title = Cake
| image = <gallery>
Cake.png|0 bites
Cake (1 bite).png|1 bite
Cake (2 bites).png|2 bites
Cake (3 bites).png|3 bites
Cake (4 bites).png|4 bites
Cake (5 bites).png|5 bites
Cake (6 bites).png|6 bites
</gallery>
|image2 = <gallery>
Cake with Candle.png|Unlit
Candle Cake (lit).png|Lit
</gallery>
| extratext = [[#Gallery|View all renders]]
| transparent = Yes
| light = '''Candle Cake''': Yes (3) when lit<br>'''Cake''': No
| tool = any
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64){{only|bedrock|short=1}}<br>No{{only|java|short=1}}
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}

'''Cake''' is a [[food]] and a block that can be eaten by the player.

A '''cake with candle''' is a light-producing variation created when a [[candle]] is used on an uneaten cake.

== Obtaining ==

=== Breaking ===

Once the cake is placed, it cannot be recollected even with the use of [[Silk Touch]]. Candle cakes always drop their respective [[candle]] when broken.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Cake|drop=0}}

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|cake}}

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|A1=Milk Bucket
|B1=Milk Bucket
|C1=Milk Bucket
|A2=Sugar
|B2=Egg
|C2=Sugar
|A3=Wheat
|B3=Wheat
|C3=Wheat
|Output=Cake
|type=Foodstuff
|showdescription=1
|description= Empty [[bucket]]s remain in the crafting grid after crafting the cake.
}}

=== Trading ===

Expert-level farmer [[villager]]s can [[trading|sell]] cake for a single [[emerald]] each. The chance is {{frac|2|7}} {{in|je}}.

== Usage ==

{{see also|Tutorials/Hunger management}}

Unlike most [[food]], the cake cannot be eaten as an [[item]] in the hotbar. Before being eaten, it must first be placed on top of a solid [[block]]. Placing the cake on a slab also works, as the slab acts like a solid block. The cake instead floats half a block on top of the slab.

Each cake has seven "slices"; each use consumes one slice progressing inward from the west. A single slice restores {{hunger|2}} hunger and 0.4 hunger [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]]. Eating all seven slices of a cake restores {{hunger|14}} hunger and 2.8 hunger saturation.

Since eating a cake comes with no animation, the cake can be eaten at a rate of one slice per [[tick]]. Multiple [[player]]s can eat from the same cake at the same time. {{IN|java}}, eating cake makes no [[sound]], unlike other foods.

As a [[redstone]] component, when connected to a [[comparator]], a whole cake emits a signal strength of 14. The signal strength decreases two units with each slice.

Cake destroys [[Entity#Falling Blocks|falling blocks]] if placed under them, similar to a [[torch]].

=== Pandas ===
Some [[panda]]s move toward a dropped cake to pick up and eat it. Some may not, depending on the cake's location. 

=== Composting ===
Placing a cake into a [[composter]] raises the compost level by 1.

=== Piston interactivity ===
A cake is broken when pushed by a [[piston]], and it drops nothing.

=== Cakes with candles ===
[[File:Cake with Candle.png|thumb|upright|A cake with candle created by placing a candle on an uneaten cake.]]
{{control|Using}} a [[candle]] on an uneaten cake creates a candle cake of that color (including uncolored). Eating the cake causes the candle to drop. 

{{control|Using}} [[flint and steel]], [[fire charge]], or any flaming projectile on an unlit candle cake lights its candle. Lit candle cakes emit light level of 3. Clicking on the lit candle (but not the cake) extinguishes it.

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Wool}}

=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Cake add_candle1.ogg
|sound2=Cake add_candle2.ogg
|sound3=Cake add_candle3.ogg
|subtitle=Cake squishes
|source=Blocks
|description=When a [[candle]] is placed on a cake
|id=block.cake.add_candle
|translationkey=subtitles.block.cake.add_candle
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Cake add_candle1.ogg
|sound2=Cake add_candle2.ogg
|sound3=Cake add_candle3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a candle is placed on a cake
|id=cake.add_candle
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Burp.ogg
|source=player
|description=After a player eats a cake
|id=random.burp
|volume=0.5
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cake}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Candle
|spritename=candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with White Candle
|spritename=white-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=white_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Orange Candle
|spritename=orange-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=orange_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Magenta Candle
|spritename=magenta-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=magenta_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Light Blue Candle
|spritename=light-blue-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_blue_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Yellow Candle
|spritename=yellow-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=yellow_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Lime Candle
|spritename=lime-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lime_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Pink Candle
|spritename=pink-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pink_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Gray Candle
|spritename=gray-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=gray_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Light Gray Candle
|spritename=light-gray-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_gray_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Cyan Candle
|spritename=cyan-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cyan_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Purple Candle
|spritename=purple-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=purple_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Blue Candle
|spritename=blue-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=blue_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Brown Candle
|spritename=brown-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=brown_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Green Candle
|spritename=green-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=green_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Red Candle
|spritename=red-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=red_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Black Candle
|spritename=black-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=black_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Cake
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
|spritename=cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cake
|id=92
|form=block
|itemform=item.cake}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=cake
|spritetype=item
|nameid=cake
|id=417
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Candle
|spritename=candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=684}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with White Candle
|spritename=white-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=white_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=685}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Orange Candle
|spritename=orange-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=orange_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=686}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Magenta Candle
|spritename=magenta-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=magenta_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=687}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Light Blue Candle
|spritename=light-blue-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_blue_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=688}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Yellow Candle
|spritename=yellow-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=yellow_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=689}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Lime Candle
|spritename=lime-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lime_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=690}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Pink Candle
|spritename=pink-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pink_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=691}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Gray Candle
|spritename=gray-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=gray_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=692}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Light Gray Candle
|spritename=light-gray-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=light_gray_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=693}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Cyan Candle
|spritename=cyan-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cyan_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=694}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Purple Candle
|spritename=purple-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=purple_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=695}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Blue Candle
|spritename=blue-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=blue_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=696}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Brown Candle
|spritename=brown-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=brown_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=697}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Green Candle
|spritename=green-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=green_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=698}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Red Candle
|spritename=red-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=red_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=699}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cake with Black Candle
|spritename=black-candle-cake
|spritetype=block
|nameid=black_candle_cake
|blocktags=candle_cakes
|form=block
|id=700
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}
{{/BS}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|The Lie;Birthday Song}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Birthday Song}}

== History ==
{{info needed section|{{bug|MC-45375}}}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||November 23, 2010|link={{tweet|notch|7118994444124160}}|[[Notch]] stated if ''Minecraft'' won the [[2010 Indie of the Year Awards]], he would add cake to ''Minecraft''.}}
{{History||1.2|[[File:Cake JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (1 bite) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (2 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (3 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (4 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (5 bites) JE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Since ''Minecraft'' won the title, cake has been added.
|Cake heals {{hp|18}}.
|[[File:Cake (6 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (7 bites) JE1.png|32px]] Cakes with six and seven bites exist, but are not accessible.
|[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]]<br>Cakes with eight through fifteen bites also exist. These have a glitched appearance, with misaligned cake textures as well as the block [[placeholder texture]] on the bottom (as the texture next to the bottom of the cake on [[terrain.png]], which it overflows to, is itself a placeholder).}}
{{History||1.5|[[Achievements/Java Edition|Achievements]] have been added, including "The Lie", which is rewarded when the [[player]] crafts a cake.}}
{{History||1.7|[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]]<br>The cake side texture shown from underneath has flipped to the other side.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Cake now restores {{hunger|12}}.
|[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE3.png|32px]]<br>Cakes with data 8 through 15 now use the red mushroom block texture with the addition of the red [[mushroom block]].
|Dropped cake items{{info needed|the proper item form, or the unobtainable one?}} no longer appear larger than normal blocks.}}
{{History|||snap=?|Cake is available both in item and block forms in the creative inventory.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=?|Cake blocks have been removed from creative.}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=?|When cake is crafted, the empty [[bucket]]s are now moved to the [[player]]'s [[inventory]], rather than staying in the [[crafting]] grid.}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w02a|[[File:Cake JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (1 bite) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (2 bites) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (3 bites) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (4 bites) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (5 bites) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (6 bites) JE2.png|32px]] Cakes now use the inside texture for all orthogonal faces.
|[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE4.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE4 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE4 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE4 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE4 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE4 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE4 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE4 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE4 (facing NWU).png|32px]]<br>With the advent of major changes in texture storage and architecture, overeaten cakes now display other parts of cakes as well as part of a crop texture.
|From this version up until 14w08a, overeaten cakes start to draw from the textures next to them on the [[texture atlas]], in much the same way they previously did with terrain.png. However, as texture atlases are unstable and textures tend to change positions as new blocks and textures are added, overeaten cakes change the texture they draw from every time new textures are added, which includes when textures added by [[mods]].}}
{{History|||snap=13w03a|[[File:Cake JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (1 bite) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (2 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (3 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (4 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (5 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] Cakes now use the outside side texture for the sides again.<ref>{{bug|MC-7119}}</ref>
|[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE5.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE5 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE5 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE5 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE5 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE5 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE5 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE5 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE5 (facing NWU).png|32px]]<br>Overeaten cakes now display a different part of the cake texture than before.}}
{{History|||snap=13w09a|[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE6.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE6 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE6 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE6 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE6 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE6 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE6 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE6 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE6 (facing NWU).png|32px]]<br>Overeaten cakes now display a crop texture on the side.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w17a|[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE7.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE7 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE7 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE7 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE7 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE7 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE7 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE7 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE7 (facing NWU).png|32px]]<br>Overeaten cakes now display a part of the powered [[redstone comparator]] texture.}}
{{History|||snap=13w18a|[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE8.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE8 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE8 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE8 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE8 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE8 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE8 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE8 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE8 (facing NWU).png|32px]]<br>Overeaten cakes now display the [[carrots]] texture. The inside underside also uses the feet of the [[cauldron]].}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w41a|[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE9.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (8 bites) JE9 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (9 bites) JE9 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (10 bites) JE9 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (11 bites) JE9 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (12 bites) JE9 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (13 bites) JE9 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (14 bites) JE9 (facing NWU).png|32px]] [[File:Cake (15 bites) JE9 (facing NWU).png|32px]]<br>Overeaten cakes now display a part of the block breaking texture, and the texture of the [[block of diamond]] inside.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Farmer [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 1 cake for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w10a|[[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] Cakes with data values 7 and above now [[Missing model|have no model]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w28a|Cake slices available when eating cakes have been increased from 6 to 7, allowing the 6-bites cake to be obtained legitimately.
|Cake now emits a [[redstone comparator|comparator]] signal.
|When cake is crafted, empty [[bucket]]s now stay in the [[crafting table]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w37a|Cake can no longer be eaten in survival with the primary attack (left-click).}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 92, and the item's 354.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Cake JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (1 bite) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (2 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (3 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (4 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (5 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (6 bites) JE4.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of cake has been changed.
|Cakes can now be eaten by [[panda]]s when they are thrown to them.}}
{{History|||snap=19w03a|Placing a cake into the new [[composter]] now raises the compost level by 1.}}
{{History|||snap=19w08a|[[File:Cake (item) JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of cake [[item]]s have been changed, this time to have a large cherry in the middle to match its block counterpart.}}
{{History||May 17–20, 2019|link=none|[[File:10 years cake render.png|32px]] Cakes now display a "10" above them, textured with [[white concrete]], to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the first public version of ''Minecraft'' ([[0.0.11a]]) being released.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|[[File:Cake with Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with White Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Light Gray Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Gray Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Black Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Brown Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Red Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Orange Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Yellow Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Lime Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Green Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Cyan Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Light Blue Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Blue Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Purple Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Magenta Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Pink Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:White Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Black Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Red Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Green Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Candle Cake (lit) JE1.png|32px]] Added candle cakes.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w19a|The name of "Candle Cake" has been changed to "Cake with Candle".}}
{{History||1.17|snap=Pre-release 3|[[File:Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:White Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Black Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Red Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]][[File:Yellow Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]]  [[File:Light Blue Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] Changed lit cake with candle textures.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.7.0|[[File:Cake JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (1 bite) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (2 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (3 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (4 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (5 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (6 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cake.
|Cake restores {{hp|18}}.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Cake now restore {{hunger|12}}.}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Cake can now be used to emit a [[redstone comparator|comparator]] signal.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=?|Cake currently does not show its inside texture on two or more bites.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Farmer villagers now [[trading|sell]] cake for one [[emerald]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||unknown|Cake is now stackable.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Cake can now be found inside [[buried treasure]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Cake, as a dropped [[item]], can now be eaten by [[panda]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Cake BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (1 bite) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (2 bites) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (3 bites) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (4 bites) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (5 bites) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (6 bites) BE2.png|32px]] <br>[[File:Cake (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of cake has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Cake can now be used to fill up [[composter]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Cake [[trading|sold]] by farmers now has a 50% chance to cost 8 [[emerald]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.5|[[File:Cake (item) JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of cake [[item]]s has been changed, once again.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.7|Cake [[trading|trades]] from farmer [[villager]]s have been reverted.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.15.0.53|Cake now shows its inside texture on two or more bites.}}
{{History||1.17.10|snap=beta 1.17.10.22|[[File:Cake with Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with White Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Light Gray Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Gray Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Black Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Brown Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Red Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Orange Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Yellow Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Lime Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Green Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Cyan Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Light Blue Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Blue Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Purple Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Magenta Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake with Pink Candle JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File: White Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Gray Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Black Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Red Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Green Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Candle Cake (lit) JE2.png|32px]] Added candle cakes.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Cake JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (1 bite) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (2 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (3 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (4 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (5 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (6 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cake.}}
{{History||xbox=TU6|Cake has been made stackable, as a then-version exclusive.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Cake JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (1 bite) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (2 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (3 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (4 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (5 bites) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (6 bites) JE4.png|32px]]{{verify|Are these the textures/models used?}}<br>[[File:Cake (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The single, lone texture of cake has been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Cake JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (1 bite) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (2 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (3 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (4 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (5 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cake (6 bites) JE3 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Cake (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cake.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Cake "item" ===
{{:Technical blocks/Cake}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==

=== Interaction ===

* Because cake is only {{frac|7|8}} blocks wide, it is possible to stand on the edge of a [[block]] beneath a cake.
* It is possible to place cake on top of another cake by placing a cake on the ground, then placing another cake on the side of a block above and to the side of the first cake, similar to placing [[torch]]es on a [[chest]]. Eating the lower cake causes the upper cake to disappear, as does mining out the block of cake it is sitting on.
* It is also possible to place any block on top of cakes (including another cake) by [[sneaking]] and placing the block on top of a cake.
* [[Mob]]s on top of cakes rotate while attempting to move, a pathfinding oversight shared with [[fence]]s.
* If cake is placed in a hole one block deep, players can get across the hole without jumping, although a player standing on the cake must jump to get out of the hole.
* Cake can be used to create a functioning staircase, by placing a cake on each level of a 1 block by 1 block incline. This would be one of the most labor-intensive staircases available, given the requirements to craft a cake, compared to any other method of creating a staircase. This staircase is also extremely overpowered when combined with a horse being one of the fastest forms of travel.
*At some point, it was possible to push cakes into the void using pistons.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxniEMGBXC4&t=340s</ref>

=== Miscellaneous ===
[[File:IOTY.png|thumb|100px|The 2010 Indie of the Year Awards logo.]]
* Cake was added to ''[[Minecraft]]'' following the ModDB [[2010 Indie of the Year Awards]]. [[Notch]] agreed to add cake to ''Minecraft'' if it won, which led to a campaign called "The Quest For Cake". ''Minecraft'' won 3 of the 7 awards, including the "Indie of the Year" award.
* Placing a cake makes the same sound as placing [[wool]].
* The player can place cake on top of a [[bed]], and while [[sleeping]], the cake shows on the player's screen as if it were on top of their head.
* The name of the achievement for crafting a cake is a reference to the internet meme "The Cake is a Lie", which originated from [[wikipedia:Valve Corporation|Valve Software's]] game, ''[[wikipedia:Portal (video game)#Plot|Portal]]''.
* On May 17, 2019, for the [https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/10th-anniversary 10th anniversary] of ''Minecraft'', the cake [[model]] was changed to display a "10" above it, made of [[white concrete]].
* Unlike most foods, cakes don't count towards the advancement "[[A Balanced Diet]]" {{in|java}}.<ref>{{bug|MC-117561}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
{{hidden begin}}
<div style="clear: both"></div>
<gallery>
Cake.png
Cake (1 bite).png
Cake (2 bites).png
Cake (3 bites).png
Cake (4 bites).png
Cake (5 bites).png
Cake (6 bites).png
</gallery>
<gallery>
Cake with Candle.png
Cake with White Candle.png
Cake with Light Gray Candle.png
Cake with Gray Candle.png
Cake with Black Candle.png
Cake with Brown Candle.png
Cake with Red Candle.png
Cake with Orange Candle.png
Cake with Yellow Candle.png
Cake with Lime Candle.png
Cake with Green Candle.png
Cake with Cyan Candle.png
Cake with Light Blue Candle.png
Cake with Blue Candle.png
Cake with Purple Candle.png
Cake with Magenta Candle.png
Cake with Pink Candle.png
</gallery>
<gallery>
Candle Cake (lit).png
White Candle Cake (lit).png
Light Gray Candle Cake (lit).png
Gray Candle Cake (lit).png
Black Candle Cake (lit).png
Brown Candle Cake (lit).png
Red Candle Cake (lit).png
Orange Candle Cake (lit).png
Yellow Candle Cake (lit).png
Lime Candle Cake (lit).png
Green Candle Cake (lit).png
Cyan Candle Cake (lit).png
Light Blue Candle Cake (lit).png
Blue Candle Cake (lit).png
Purple Candle Cake (lit).png
Magenta Candle Cake (lit).png
Pink Candle Cake (lit).png
</gallery>
{{hidden end}}
=== In-game ===
<gallery>
Cakes stacked.png|A cake placed on top of another.
Cakeeating.png|The sizes of cake when eaten.
10 Years Cake.jpg|The 10-years cake [[model]] placed in the world.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Blocks|Utility}}
{{Items}}

[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Utility blocks]]
[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]

[[cs:Dort]]
[[de:Kuchen]]
[[es:Tarta]]
[[fr:Gâteau]]
[[hu:Torta]]
[[it:Torta]]
[[ja:ケーキ]]
[[ko:케이크]]
[[nl:Taart]]
[[pl:Ciasto]]
[[pt:Bolo]]
[[ru:Торт]]
[[th:เค้ก]]
[[tr:Pasta]]
[[uk:Торт]]
[[zh:蛋糕]]</li><li>[[Book and Quill|Book and Quill]]<br/>{{For|the item produced after a Book and Quill is signed|Written Book}}
{{Item
| image = Book and Quill.png
| renewable = Yes 
| stackable = No
}}

A '''book and quill''' is an [[item]] used to write [[written book]]s.

== Obtaining ==

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|Book
|Ink Sac
|Feather
|Output= Book and Quill
|type= Miscellaneous
}}

=== Natural generation ===

{{LootChestItem|book-and-quill}}

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage}}

=== Writing ===

By pressing {{control|use item}} or long pressing screen anywhere{{only|bedrock}} while holding a book and quill in their hand, the [[player]] can open a text editor GUI.

Using this GUI, the player can write a single book up to 100{{only|java}} or 50{{only|bedrock}} pages long, with up to 798 characters per page. The player can write up to 79,800{{only|java}} or 12,800{{only|bedrock}} characters inside the entire book. No page may be longer than 14 lines and each line can have a width of 114 pixels (see pixel width of each character [[Language#Font|here]]). 

The player has the ability to copy and paste into books. However, the paste does not work if the text being pasted is longer than a single page. Most Unicode characters are available in books, and they may be pasted in without issue.

In singleplayer, the world pauses while a book is being edited.{{only|java}}

=== Lecterns ===

One can place a book and quill or a [[written book]] on an empty [[lectern]].

The lectern then emits a redstone signal depending on the displayed page in the book. On the last page, the lectern emits a signal strength of 15. This is why lecterns are listed in the "redstone" tab in the [[creative inventory]].

=== Formatting codes ===
{{main|Formatting codes}}
{{exclusive|bedrock|section=1}}

Text in a book can be styled using codes starting with the {{key|§}} character (section sign).
* {{key|§}} + {{key|k}} creates randomly changing characters.
* {{key|§}} + {{key|l}} creates bold text.
* {{key|§}} + {{key|m}} creates strikethrough text.
* {{key|§}} + {{key|n}} creates underlined text.
* {{key|§}} + {{key|o}} creates italic text.
* {{key|§}} + {{key|0}} – {{key|f}} (hexadecimal) creates colored text. 
* {{key|§}} + {{key|r}} resets any of the previous styles so text after it appears normally.

If the [[player]] uses multiple codes, and continue typing past the end of a line, the next line exhibits only the last formatting code used.

=== Signing ===

Books can be signed by pressing the "Sign" button while in the interface. {{IN|java}}, when signed, a book bears the name of the player who wrote it and a title chosen upon signing. {{IN|bedrock}}, the book doesn't display the name of the player as the author; instead, the author can be any text the player wants. After it has been signed, it cannot be edited again – it has turned into a [[written book]].

Special characters can be used in the title, if typed from a keyboard that supports them. Alt codes do not work, and the {{key|§}} character cannot be typed even using a keyboard that implements it, meaning titles cannot be colored or formatted in-game. However, on Linux using the compose key to produce special characters does work.

The title of the book can be up to 16 characters long, and the player cannot paste into a title. A "workaround" for the 16-character limitation is to manually rename the book at an [[Anvil#Renaming|anvil]], which always costs 1 [[Experience|experience level]]. This can be done with either a written book or a book and quill – both versions will always display the changed name. If a custom name is removed from a written book, it will revert back to the title it was given during the signing process.

=== Chiseled bookshelf ===
{{control|Use|text=Using}} the [[chiseled bookshelf]] while having a book and quill in the main hand will put the book inside the chiseled bookshelf.

=== Trading ===
{{IN|bedrock}}, expert-level librarian [[villager]]s buy 2 books and quills for one [[emerald]]. Book and quill is offered in two item slots due to being non-stackable.

{{IN|java}}, expert-level librarian villagers have a 50% chance to buy 2 books and quills for one emerald. The amount of books and quills needed is supposed to be 2, but due to the item being non-stackable, only one is needed for the trade.<ref>{{bug|MC-248042||Librarian's book and quill trade is always discounted to 1 since books are unstackable}}</ref>

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Page turn1.ogg
|sound2=Page turn2.ogg
|sound3=Page turn3.ogg
|subtitle=Page rustles
|source=master
|description=When the page of a book is turned
|id=item.book.page_turn
|translationkey=subtitles.item.book.page_turn
|volume=2.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Page rustles
|source=block
|description=When the page of a book is turned on a lectern
|id=item.book.page_turn
|translationkey=subtitles.item.book.page_turn
|volume=2.0
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Book thump1.ogg
|sound2=Book thump2.ogg
|subtitle=Book thumps
|source=block
|description=When a book is placed on a lectern
|id=item.book.put
|translationkey=subtitles.item.book.put
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf insert1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf insert2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf insert3.ogg
|sound4=Chiseled bookshelf insert4.ogg
|subtitle=Book placed
|source=block
|description=When a book and quill is placed in a chiseled bookshelf
|id=block.chiseled_bookshelf.insert
|translationkey=subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.insert
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf pickup1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf pickup2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf pickup3.ogg
|subtitle=Book taken
|source=block
|description=When a book and quill is removed from a chiseled bookshelf
|id=block.chiseled_bookshelf.pickup
|translationkey=subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.take
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Page turn1.ogg
|sound2=Page turn2.ogg
|sound3=Page turn3.ogg
|source=sound
|description=When the page of a book is turned
|id=item.book.page_turn
|volume=2.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Book thump1.ogg
|sound2=Book thump2.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a book is placed on a lectern
|id=item.book.put
|volume=4.8
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf insert1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf insert2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf insert3.ogg
|sound4=Chiseled bookshelf insert4.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a book and quill is placed in a chiseled bookshelf
|id=insert.chiseled_bookshelf
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=insertvaries>Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf pickup1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf pickup2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf pickup3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a book and quill is removed from a chiseled bookshelf
|id=pickup.chiseled_bookshelf
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=pickupvaries>Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Book and Quill
|spritetype=item
|nameid=writable_book
|itemtags=bookshelf_books, lectern_books
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showitemtags=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Book and Quill
|spritetype=item
|nameid=writable_book
|id=510
|itemtags=minecraft:bookshelf_books, minecraft:lectern_books
|form=item
|foot=1}}

=== Item data ===

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Player.dat format}}
<div class="treeview" style="margin-top: 0;">
* {{nbt|compound|tag}}: The '''tag''' tag.
{{:Player.dat_format/Writable Books}}
</div>

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Item format]].

== Video ==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|DD_Z82wmGZA}}</div>

== History ==

{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w17a|[[File:Book and Quill JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added books and quills.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Books and quills can now be crafted with a [[written book]] to clone the written book.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w05a|Copying written books now mark them as "Copy of Original" or "Copy of Copy".
|The copying status of a book is now denoted in a separate line in the tooltip, beneath the author's name.
|Copies of copies cannot be copied.}}
{{History|||snap=14w25a|Books and quills now use JSON text components instead of plain text with the new <code>pages</code> tag
|Book and quills are now capable of using the <code>clickEvent</code> and <code>hoverEvent</code> tags.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 386.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Book and Quill JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of books and quills has now been changed.
|Added support for editing anywhere in the book and quill.<ref name="MC-1578">{{bug|MC-1578}}</ref>
|Books and quills now have copy/paste support.<ref name="MC-1578"></ref>
|The page limit of books and quills has now been increased from 50 to 100 pages.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Librarian [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] books and quills instead of written books.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Books and quills can now interact with [[chiseled bookshelves]].}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|[[File:Book and Quill JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added books and quills.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Books and quills can now be found inside [[buried treasure]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.6.0|snap=beta 1.6.0.1|Pages within books and quills can now be turned using the controller bumper buttons.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Book and Quill JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of books and quills has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Books and quills can now be [[trading|sold]] to librarian [[villager]]s.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU25|xbone=CU14|ps=1.17|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Book and Quill JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added books and quills.}}
{{History|PS4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Book and Quill JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of books and quills has now been changed.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* The in-game restrictions on books are not hard limits. Third party editors or commands can make books have more than 100 pages{{only|java}} (2,147,483,639 pages), more than 256 characters per page (32,767 characters per page), can change author names, and can have colored titles, among other things. These books still function properly in vanilla ''Minecraft'', meaning the [[player]] may encounter such books on adventure maps or multiplayer servers.<ref>http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1189266-hacking-books</ref>
* If the player renames a book and quill in an anvil before signing it, it retains the name from the anvil instead of taking the name from signing.{{only|java}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Jeb book.png|The first image of a book seen.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120427014334/https://www.mojang.com/2012/04/minecraft-snapshot-12w17a/</ref>
Book and Quill Writing.png|The GUI of writing a book.
Book and Quill Signing.png|The GUI of signing a book.
Written Book tooltip.png|A signed book.
BookandQuillOperators12w17a.png|Display of styles used in a book. "e" and "f" are difficult to see.
Book and Quill in Pocket Edition.jpg|A book and quill {{in|be}}.
Java book and quill example with text.png|An example of text in a book and quill in [[Java Edition]].
Better Together Book.jpg|A book and quill in ''Bedrock Edition''.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1498339-132ssp-bookshop-your-books-anywhere/ Bookshop - Book Sharing And Editing Tool]
* [http://fsymbols.com/generators/wide/ Full-Width Text Generator]
* [http://fsymbols.com/generators/smallcaps/ Small Caps Text Generator]
* [http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1202590-revise-edit-signed-books-w-more-options-all-os-12w17a/ Revise - External Book Editor]

== See also ==
* [[Book]]
* [[Bookshelf]]
* [[Written Book]]

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Rozepsaná kniha s brkem]]
[[de:Buch und Feder]]
[[el:Βιβλίο και Πένα]]
[[es:Libro y pluma]]
[[fr:Livre vierge]]
[[hu:Könyv és toll]]
[[it:Libro e penna]]
[[ja:本と羽根ペン]]
[[ko:책과 깃펜]]
[[nl:Boek en veer]]
[[pl:Książka z piórem]]
[[pt:Livro e pena]]
[[ru:Книга с пером]]
[[th:หนังสือกับปากกาขนนก]]
[[uk:Книга з пером]]
[[zh:书与笔]]</li></ul>

Added in the Adventure Update. Raw Beef was introduced as one of the new food items dropped by cows in addition to their leather.

r

1.4.2

{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Nether Wart|Nether Wart]]<br/><!--Please do not change "nether wart" to "Nether wart". According to style guide, block names should not be capitalized.-->
{{about|the fungus used for potions|the block found in crimson forests|Nether Wart Block}}{{Block
| group = Age 0
| 1-1 = Nether Wart Age 0.png
| 1-2 = Nether Wart Age 0 BE.png
| group2 = Age 1-2
| 2-1 = Nether Wart Age 1-2.png
| 2-2 = Nether Wart Age 1-2 BE.png
| group3 = Age 3
| 3-1 = Nether Wart Age 3.png
| 3-2 = Nether Wart Age 3 BE.png
|image= Nether Wart (item).png
|transparent=Yes
|light=No
|tool=any
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=Yes (64)
|flammable=No
|lavasusceptible=No
}}

'''Nether wart''' is a fungus harvested from nether wart crops and is used to plant them, as well as being vital in the creation of [[potions]].

'''Nether wart crops''' are found in [[Nether Fortress/Structure|nether fortresses]] and [[Bastion Remnant|bastions]] and is used to grow nether wart in [[Soul Sand|soul sand]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Nether wart can be mined instantly with any tool. A fully mature nether wart crop yields 2–4 nether wart. This is increased by one for each level of [[Fortune]], this allows for a maximum of 7 nether warts dropping from one crop. Less mature stages drop one nether wart, even with the Fortune enchantment.

=== Natural generation ===
Nether wart can generate in [[nether fortress]]es in [[soul sand]] gardens around stairwells. Nether wart can also generate in the courtyards of housing unit [[bastion remnant]]s. Due to only spawning in these specific structures, it's entirely possible for a nether fortress or bastion remnant to generate without nether wart (though they may still appear in the chests that generate in the fortress). 
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Location
!Description
!Image
|-
|{{anchor|Nether Fortress}}'''Nether Fortress'''
|Nether wart can be found growing near stairwells in small soul sand gardens.
|[[File:Nether wart garden.png|thumb|Nether wart growing in a nether fortress.]]
|-
|{{anchor|Bastion Remnant}}'''Bastion Remnant'''
|Nether wart can be found growing in the central courtyard of each of the sections of piglin housing unit bastions.
|[[File:Bastion Courtyard.png|thumb|Nether wart growing in a bastion remnant.]]
|}
<br>

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|nether-wart}}

== Usage == 

=== Brewing ingredient ===
Nether wart's primary purpose is to [[brew]] the [[Potion|awkward potion]], the base for all potions, but optional for Weakness.

{{brewing
  |showname=1
  |Nether Wart
  |Awkward Potion
  |base=Water Bottle
}}

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage}}

=== Trading ===

Master-level cleric [[villager]]s buy 22 nether warts for an [[emerald]] as part of their trades.

=== Farming ===
{{main|Tutorials/Nether Wart farming}}
When planted on [[soul sand]], nether wart grows through four stages, though the middle two stages use the same texture (the hitbox of stage 3 is three pixels taller). {{IN|java}}, the exact age can be seen using the [[debug screen]], and the ages range from 0 to 3. Each random tick, nether wart has a 10% chance of growing one stage. At default random tick speed, each nether wart grows one age step approximately every {{convert|13653|ticks|minutes}} on average, and fully grows from planting to harvest every {{convert|40960|ticks|minutes}} on average. The growth rate is not affected by light or any other environmental factors. [[Bone meal]] cannot be used on the nether wart.

Nether wart can only be planted on [[soul sand]]. It cannot be planted on [[soul soil]]. It can grow in any [[dimension]].

Nether wart is ready to harvest when it reaches its fourth stage (age:3). Breaking a fully grown nether wart drops 2 to 4 nether wart, while an immature one drops a single nether wart. Using a tool enchanted with fortune increases the maximum number of nether wart dropped by 1 per level, for a maximum of 7 for a tool enchanted with [[Fortune|Fortune III]].

=== Composting ===
Placing a nether wart into a [[composter]] has a 30% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Nether wart}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Nether Wart
|spritetype=block
|nameid=nether_wart
|translationkey=block.minecraft.nether_wart,item.minecraft.nether_wart
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Nether Wart
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
|spritename=nether-wart
|spritetype=block
|nameid=nether_wart
|id=115
|form=block
|itemform=item.nether_wart}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=nether-wart
|spritetype=item
|nameid=nether_wart
|id=294
|form=item
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}
{{/BS}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|A Seedy Place}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|[[File:Nether Wart Age 0 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 1-2 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 3 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added nether wart.}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Nether wart can now be brewed in a [[water bottle]] to create an [[awkward potion]].}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w27a|Nether wart can now grow outside of [[the Nether]].}}
{{History|||snap=1.3|[[File:Nether Wart (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The item texture has been changed.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w36a|Nether wart can now be used to breed [[chicken]]s.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w18a|Nether wart is now found in the new [[chest]]s in [[nether fortress]]es.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w06a|[[File:Nether Wart Age 0 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 1-2 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 3 JE2.png|32px]] Nether wart crops are now a pixel higher, likely as an accidental result of model conversion. Previously they were offset one pixel downwards like the other crops (wheat, carrots potatoes) to match farmland, although in nether wart's case such a downwards offset hides some pixels of the texture inside of the soul sand.<ref>{{bug|MC-250679}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=14w10a|[[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Missing Model (anisotropic filtering) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model (anisotropic filtering) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model (anisotropic filtering) JE2.png|32px]] Nether wart crops of all ages [[Missing model|no longer have a model]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w10b|[[File:Nether Wart Age 0 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 1-2 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 3 JE4.png|32px]] Nether wart crops now have models again.<ref>{{bug|MC-50276}}</ref> In addition, they are now offset downwards by one pixel once more, hiding the bottom row of pixels again.}}
{{History|||snap=14w25a|[[File:Nether Wart Age 0 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 1-2 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 3 JE5.png|32px]] Nether wart crops are now darker and subject to directional shading.}}
{{History|||snap=14w27a|[[File:Nether Wart Age 0 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 1-2 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 3 JE6.png|32px]] Nether wart crops are no longer subject to directional shading.}}
{{History|||snap=14w34d|Nether wart can no longer be used to breed [[chicken]]s.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|The average yield of nether wart from [[nether fortress]] chests has now been slightly decreased.}}
{{History||1.10|snap=16w20a|Nether wart can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] the new [[red nether brick]] blocks and [[nether wart block]]s.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w18b|Placing a nether wart in soul sand now gives the player the "A Seedy Place" [[advancement]].{{verify}}}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 115, and the item's 372.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Nether Wart Age 0 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 1-2 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 3 JE7.png|32px]] The textures of nether wart crops have changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w03a|Placement and breaking [[sound]]s have now been added to nether wart. Before this version, nether wart made stone sounds.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Cleric [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] nether wart.
|Nether wart can now be planted by aiming against the sides and underside of blocks, rather than just the top surface of the soul sand.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w15a|Nether wart can now be [[composter|composted]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Nether wart now generates as part of [[bastion remnant]]s.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w13a|[[File:Nether Wart Age 0 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 1-2 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 3 JE8.png|32px]] The "crop" template model has changed such that pixels appear in the same physical positions on opposite sides of texture planes, changing the nether wart crop's appearance in the process.<ref>{{bug|MC-199242}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|[[File:Nether Wart Age 0 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 1-2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added nether wart.
|Nether wart uses a cross model instead of the "hash" shape associated with crops.}}
{{History||?|[[File:Nether Wart Age 0 JE6 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 1-2 JE6 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 3 JE6 BE2.png|32px]]{{verify|Correct models? check UV, etc.}} Nether wart now uses a more conventional crop model.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.3|snap=alpha 1.1.3.0|Nether wart can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] [[red nether bricks]] and [[nether wart block]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Nether Wart Age 0 BE.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 1-2 BE.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 3 BE.png|32px]] The textures of nether wart crops have changed.
|Placement and breaking [[sound]]s have now been added to nether wart.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Nether wart can now be [[trading|sold]] to cleric [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Nether wart now generates as part of [[bastion remnant]]s.
|The placement and breaking [[sound]]s for nether wart have been changed to match {{el|je}}.
|Nether wart can now be [[composter|composted]].}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU7|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Nether Wart Age 0 JE6 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 1-2 JE6 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 3 JE6 BE2.png|32px]]{{verify|Correct models? check UV, etc.}} [[File:Nether Wart (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added nether wart.}}
{{History||xbox=TU9|Nether wart now spawns randomly wherever [[soul sand]] is generated in [[the Nether]].
|[[Nether fortress]]es have now been changed to make nether wart rooms more likely.
|Nether wart can now grow outside of [[the Nether]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Nether Wart Age 0 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 1-2 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 3 JE7.png|32px]]{{verify|Correct models?}} The textures of nether wart crops have now been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Nether Wart Age 0 JE6 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 1-2 JE6 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Nether Wart Age 3 JE6 BE2.png|32px]]{{verify|Correct models? check UV, etc.}} [[File:Nether Wart (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added nether wart.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Nether wart "item" ===
{{:Technical blocks/Nether Wart}}

==Issues==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Nether wart's stage changes cannot be detected by a [[block update detector]], but can by an [[observer]] block.
* Unlike other crimson "plants", nether wart doesn't have a warped equivalent. This is also the case with [[nether sprouts]], which lack a crimson equivalent.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Nether Brick And Wart.png|Nether wart found in a nether fortress.
Nether Wart Closeup.png| Another example of nether wart found in a nether fortress.
Nether wart three sizes.png|The three different sizes of the nether wart as viewed from the side. 
Nether Fortress Large Stairs Room.png
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Blocks|vegetation}}
{{Items}}

[[Category:Nether blocks]]
[[Category:Fungi]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]

[[de:Netherwarze]]
[[es:Verruga del Nether]]
[[fr:Verrues du Nether]]
[[hu:Bibircsók]]
[[it:Verruca del Nether]]
[[ja:ネザーウォート]]
[[ko:네더 사마귀]]
[[nl:Netherkruid]]
[[pl:Netherowa brodawka]]
[[pt:Fungo do Nether]]
[[ru:Адский нарост]]
[[th:หูดเนเธอร์]]
[[uk:Пекельний наріст]]
[[zh:下界疣]]
[[Category:Brewing recipe]]</li><li>[[Map|Map]]<br/>{{about|the craftable map|maps showing the locations of certain structures|Explorer Map|other uses|Map (disambiguation)}}
{{distinguish|World}}
{{Item
| image = Map Zoom 4.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

A '''map''' is an [[item]] used to view explored [[Chunk|terrain]] and mark landmarks.

==Obtaining==
===Crafting===
{{crafting
|head=1
|showname=0
|showdescription=1
|A1= Paper
|B1= Paper
|C1= Paper
|A2= Paper
|B2= Compass
|C2= Paper
|A3= Paper
|B3= Paper
|C3= Paper
|Output= Empty Map
|type= Miscellaneous
|description=This variation is called an "empty locator map" {{in|bedrock}}, or an "empty map" {{in|java}}.

When the player first creates a map, it is blank. It needs to be activated by holding it and pressing ''{{Control|use item}}''. after which it records terrain and location markers as the player travels within (or close to) the area it maps.
}}
{{crafting
|A1= Paper
|B1= Paper
|C1= Paper
|A2= Paper
|B2= Paper
|C2= Paper
|A3= Paper
|B3= Paper
|C3= Paper
|Output= Empty Map
|type= Miscellaneous
|description={{only|bedrock}}

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 ingot]]s and [[redstone dust]]), but it can also be {{Control|use|text=activated}} and later converted to a locator map by combining it with a compass on an [[anvil]], [[crafting table]], or [[cartography table]].
|foot=1
}}

=== Natural generation ===
==== Chest loot ====
{{LootChestItem|empty-map,map 
}}

=== Cartography table ===
A map can also be created using a single paper on a [[cartography table]] to create an empty map, or a paper with a compass for an empty locator map.{{only|bedrock}}

=== Starting map ===
{{exclusive|bedrock|section=1}}
When creating a new world {{in|bedrock}}, the player can enable the "Starting Map" option to spawn with an empty locator map in the hotbar. The map's zoom scale is 1:8. The map is updated only while the player holds it.

=== Trading ===
Novice-level cartographer [[Villager|villagers]] sell a single empty map for 7 [[Emerald|emeralds]] as their trades.

{{IN|java}}, cartographer villagers may give players with the [[Hero of the Village]] effect an empty map.

== Usage ==
{{See also|Tutorials/Mapping}}

=== Mapping ===

Crafting a map creates an empty map. The map is drawn for the first time when it is held and used (with ''{{control|use item}}''). This map can then be adjusted to different zoom levels. After conversion to a drawn map item, it starts to draw a top-down view of the player's surroundings, with North pointing to the top of the map. A pointed oval pointer indicates the player's position on the map, and moves in real-time as the player moves across the terrain shown on the map. The map does ''not'' center on the player when created, rather, the world is broken up into large invisible grid squares, and the map displays the area of whichever grid square it is in when it is first used. For example, if a player uses a new map in a certain grid square, and then moves a distance away and uses another fresh map but is still within the same grid square, both maps appear identical. To make a map that is not identical to the first one, the player would have to move outside of the edges of the first map (because then they would be in a new grid square). This way, no two maps of the same size can ever partially overlap and every map can display only a fixed area.

To record the world on a map, that specific map must be held in the player's hands while the player moves around the world. The world is recorded as-is during exploration, meaning that if the world is modified, a player must revisit the area while holding the map to update the map's view. Maps can also be [[Map#Cloning|cloned]]. If a player holds a map whose clone is on display in an item frame, then that map updates while holding its clone. 

Other players are displayed on the map only if they have a map in their inventory cloned from the one being looked at. When placing a map into an [[item frame]], the map displays with a green pointer shown at the location of the item frame. This is to help the player see where they are in relation to the area that the map is showing. If the player leaves a map in an item frame and views a clone of it, the green pointer remains in the spot of the framed copy. This can be used to set up waypoints. Unexplored areas are transparent, making the item frame visible.

When the player leaves the area shown on a specific map, the player pointer transforms into a white dot on that map. The marker shrinks to a smaller white dot if the player is far from the map's center: the area is 320 by 320 blocks per scale factor. The dot moves along the edge of the map to show the relative location of the player. However {{in|bedrock}}, the pointer remains as an arrow but shrinks until the player is near the area shown on the map.

While maps in [[the Nether]] work, they show only the red-and-gray pattern, regardless of the blocks placed. The only useful function is finding where the player is in relation to placed framed maps, which show as green pointers.  Additionally, the player pointer rapidly spins and is not a good indicator of direction. Placing a [[banner]] in [[the Nether]] still shows it on the map as usual.  Having a smaller map image while riding a [[strider]] in the Nether can help one to see one's footing while traveling over [[lava]].

{{IN|java}}, when using a map from another dimension, the map shows the player's position and direction when they were last in the dimension of the map. {{IN|bedrock}}, however, the player can use maps from one dimension while in another dimension. For locator maps, the place marker changes color depending on the dimension that the player is currently in (white for the Overworld, red for [[the Nether]], and magenta for [[the End]]). An Overworld map in the Nether shows the player's corresponding location and direction in the Overworld.<ref name=multiverse>{{ytl|EpP1diZdEdI}}</ref> Similarly, a Nether Map in the Overworld shows the player's corresponding location in the Overworld, but the place marker spins, just like a Nether map in the Nether. An Overworld map in the End shows the world spawn.<ref name=multiverse/> A Nether map cannot be used in the End — the map appears, but the place marker is not shown anywhere — and similarly, an End map cannot be used in the Overworld or the Nether.

A player can make a large piece of pixel art (128×128) facing upward, center a map on it, and place that map in an [[item frame]] to create a custom picture. Locking is recommended. See [[Map item format#Map Pixel Art]] for details on the techniques.

Maps display as a mini-map when held in the off-hand, or if the off-hand slot is occupied; the map is full-sized only when held in the dominant hand with both hands free.

=== Map content ===
{{Main|Map item format}}

Maps consist of square pixels arranged like pixels in a 128×128 square pattern, with each pixel representing a square portion of land. {{IN|java}}, the [[Map item format#Color table|color of a map pixel]] generally matches the color of the most common [[opaque]] block in the corresponding area, as seen from the sky. 'Minority blocks' in the target area have no effect on the color of the pixel, thus small features tend to be undetectable on zoomed-out maps.

{{IN|bedrock}}, the [[Map item format#Color table|color of a map pixel]] instead matches the single top-most opaque block in a grid sized by the map magnification pixel size (see the table in the "Player marker and pointer" section below). For example, a 3/4 magnification map has a pixel size of 8x8 blocks; this means the map will read only the top-most opaque blocks at the 0,0 coordinate, the 8,0 coordinate, the 0,8 coordinate, etcetera, ignoring all other blocks in the area. This means that {{in|bedrock}}, map pixel art requires only one block per pixel regardless of map magnification.

{{IN|bedrock}}, grass, foliage and water colors that are biome-dependent are represented accurately on a map.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width: 300px;" | {{el|je}}
! style="width: 300px;" | {{el|be}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Map Zoom 4.png|alt=All banners marked on a map, alongside a named banner.|216px]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Map item BE.png|216px]]
|-
| Biome colors on ''Java Edition''.
| Biome colors on ''Bedrock Edition''.
|-
|}

Maps also show ground up to about 15 blocks below the surface of the water in oceans as slightly lighter blue, to show where the ground rises. This is not true with land above water. Higher elevations in the world mean lighter colors on the map. The map records the surface even as the player moves below the surface.

A standard map represents 128x128 blocks (1 block per pixel, 8x8 [[chunks]]) but maps can be zoomed-out to represent up to 2048x2048 blocks (16 square blocks per pixel, 128x128 [[chunks]]).

Some relevant distances: 64 blocks (4 chunks) is the update radius from a player in the Overworld and the End. However, it is half this (32 blocks) in the Nether. Also, 1024 blocks is the minimum Overworld distance from a [[nether portal]], at which players can build another portal and expect to reach a new location in the Nether. This is the distance across a 1:8 map, and also from a 1:16 map's center to its edge.

=== Player marker and pointer ===
{{IN|java}}, every map contains a marker that marks the position of the player, and points in the same direction as the player. When a player moves out of a map, a big white dot appears and moves relative to the player's position. The pointer either disappears when the player moves away a certain distance from the border of the map or, in case of [[explorer map]]s, the big white dot changes to a smaller white dot. The distance required for the small white dot to appear(explorer maps) or for the big dot to vanish (normal maps) changes with the scaling of the map.
* '''Level 0/4 :''' 128×128 blocks (each map pixel represents 1 block)
* '''Level 1/4 :''' 256×256 blocks (2×2 blocks per map pixel)
* '''Level 2/4 :''' 512×512 blocks (4×4 blocks per map pixel)
* '''Level 3/4 :''' 1024×1024 blocks (8×8 blocks per map pixel)
* '''Level 4/4 :'''  2048×2048 blocks  (16×16 blocks per map pixel)
{{IN|bedrock}}, a map can be crafted with or without this marker, and a map without a position marker can add one later by adding a compass to the map.  When a map is crafted without a compass, it's simply called an "empty map", but when crafted with a compass, it's called an "empty locator map". The marker also turns red if the player enters the Nether with an Overworld map and shows the player's Overworld location relative to the Nether location. A map created in the End has a purple marker showing the player's location. If an Overworld map is used in the End, a magenta dot appears on the player's spawn point.{{/BE|position}}
{{crafting
|name=Map<br>(with marker)
|ingredients=[[Map]] or Empty Map +<br>[[Compass]]
|showdescription=1
|Map (no markers);Empty Map 
|Compass
|Output= Locator Map;Empty Locator Map
|type= Miscellaneous
|description={{el|be}} only.
Maps crafted from only paper do not show the location marker; to add it, a compass must be added to the map.
|foot=1
}}

{{IN|bedrock}}, a cartography table can also be used to add a pointer to create a locator map or empty locator map. This can be done by adding a compass to paper, or to an empty map or map.

=== Zooming out ===
[[File:Cartography table UI zoom.png|thumb|300px|{{IN|java}}, cartography table's UI, showing the map is being zoomed out.]]

A [[cartography table]] can also be used to zoom out, taking only one piece of paper per zoom level.

A blank map can not be zoomed out. A map has to have something already marked on it for the zooming to be possible.

{{Crafting
  |A1= Paper |B1= Paper |C1= Paper
  |A2= Paper |B2= Map;Locator Map   |C2= Paper
  |A3= Paper |B3= Paper |C3= Paper
  |Output= Map;Locator Map
  |showdescription=1
  |description=Locator Map {{el|be}} only.
}}
{{/BE|zoom}}

==== Zoom details ====
The zooming function starts from when the map is created (zoom level 0) up to its fourth zoom step (zoom level 4).

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" data-description="Zoom levels"
! colspan="2" | 
! Zoom step 0  
! Zoom step 1  
! Zoom step 2  
! Zoom step 3  
! Zoom step 4
|-
! colspan="2" |
| [[File:Map Zoom 0.png|116px|Zoom step 0, 1:1]]
| [[File:Map Zoom 1.png|116px|Zoom step 1, 1:2]]
| [[File:Map Zoom 2.png|116px|Zoom step 2, 1:4]]
| [[File:Map Zoom 3.png|116px|Zoom step 3, 1:8]]
| [[File:Map Zoom 4.png|116px|Zoom step 4, 1:16]]
|-
! colspan="2" | Zoom level
| 0/4
| 1/4
| 2/4
| 3/4
| 4/4
|-
! colspan="2" | 1 map pixel represents
| 1 block
| 2×2 blocks
| 4×4 blocks
| 8×8 blocks
| 16×16 blocks<br>(1×1 chunk)
|-
! colspan="2" | Scaling ratio
| 1:1
| 1:2
| 1:4
| 1:8
| 1:16
|-
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Map covers an area of
| 128×128 blocks
| 256×256 blocks
| 512×512 blocks
| 1024×1024 blocks
| 2048×2048 blocks
|-
| 8×8 chunks
| 16×16 chunks
| 32×32 chunks
| 64×64 chunks
| 128×128 chunks
|-
! colspan="2" | Smallest discernible features
| Blocks
| Trees, Paths
| Lakes, Buildings
| Mountains, Rivers
| Biomes, Mountain Ranges
|-
! colspan="2" | Use cases
| Pixel art, Base plans
| Base surroundings
| Structure mapping
| Landscape mapping
| Biome mapping
|-
! rowspan="2" | Total paper needed to zoom out from Level 0
! in anvil{{only|bedrock|short=1}} or crafting table
| -
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 8
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 16
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 24
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 32
|-
! in cartography table
| -
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 1
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 2
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 3
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 4
|}

Maps are always aligned to a grid at all zoom levels. That means zooming out any different map in a specific area covered by that map always has the same center. As such, maps are aligned by map width (1024 blocks for a level 3 maps) minus 64. A level 3 map generated at spawn covers X and Z coordinates from -64 to 959. All maps generated in this area zoom out to the same coordinates, guaranteeing that they are always 'aligned' on a map wall. For a zoomed-out map to cover a new area, it must start with a base (level 0) map that is in that area.

At zoom level 0, a map created on the point (0,0) has (0,0) at the center of the map. At higher zoom levels of the same map, the coordinate (0,0) is in the top left square of the map.

{{IN|java}}, zoom level can be seen on a map by turning on Advanced Tooltips (a [[Debug screen#More debug keys|debug screen]] option that can be toggled by using the key combination {{key|F3+H}}). The tooltip of the map then shows the zoom level, scaling factors, and map ID.

=== Cloning ===
[[File:Cartography table UI clone.png|thumb|300px|{{IN|Java}}, cartography table's UI, showing the map is being cloned.]]

A mix of empty maps and empty locator maps may be used. Whether the cloned maps show position markers is dependent only on the input map.

A [[cartography table]] can also be used to clone a map.

The parts of the world that have already been explored and mapped are copied, and newly explored areas appear on both instances. If one of the maps is later zoomed out, then the maps lose their connection to each other and function as completely separate maps that have to be individually filled by exploring.

In Creative mode, a map in an item frame may be cloned by using {{control|pick block}} on it, as long as that map is not also in the player's inventory.

It doesn't matter if the map to be cloned is at a higher zoom level (made of more paper) than the blank map. Upon copying the map, both resulting maps have the same magnification as the starting map.

{{/BE|clone}}

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage|Map, Empty Map}}

=== Marking points ===
{{IN|java}} the player has the ability to mark spots on a map. To do this, {{control|use}} a map on a placed-down [[banner]], and the spot of the banner gets marked on the map. The mark takes the color of whatever the base color is for the banner, and if the banner has a name, the mark shows that name. Banner marks on a map are always oriented with their top facing north, regardless of the banner's actual orientation. If the banner is destroyed, the mark of the banner remains at first, but if the player gets closer to where the banner previously was, it disappears as the area is updated on the map.

If a map is mounted on an item frame and is within the area it depicts, the mounted map displays its current location with a green indicator rotated to match its orientation.

[[File:Map Marker Bedrock on Item frame.png|thumb|181x181px|{{IN|bedrock}} this is what a map lying on an item frame looks like, while showing markers.]]
{{IN|bedrock}} the player can place copies of locator maps in [[item frame]]s in order to create a land mark. The marker is a green dot that resembles the shape of the player's marker, but in green color. The position the marker points at depends on the direction the item frame is facing. It is worth noting that the markers work only on copies of the same map. Other maps of the same area do not show the existing markers that the player(s) had placed.

If a player has a cloned map in their inventory, their pointer appears white when viewed on the same map held by another player. Hence, if all players have the same cloned map in their inventory, all markers would appear white when the clone map is viewed. 

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width: 300px;" | {{el|je}}
! style="width: 300px;" | {{el|be}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Banner marked map.png|alt=All banners marked on a map, alongside a named banner.|216px]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Tracking map with markers bedrock.png|216px]]
|-
| How every banner appears {{IN|java}} on a map, including named banners.
| {{IN|bedrock}} this is how a locator map shows map markers while held by a player.
|-
|}

===Locking===
[[File:Cartography table UI lock.png|thumb|300px|{{IN|Java}}, cartography table's UI, showing the map is being locked.]]

Maps can be locked when using a [[glass pane]] in a [[cartography table]]. This creates a new map containing the same data and locks it. All copies of this new map are also locked. A locked map never changes, even when the depicted terrain changes. {{IN|Be}}, locked maps have a unique texture.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Condition
! style="width: 200px;" | Newly created map
! style="width: 200px;" | Map after terrain alteration
|-
! Unlocked map
| [[File:Map Zoom 0.png|174px]] || [[File:Unlocked Map.png|174px]]
|-
! Locked map
| [[File:Map Zoom 0.png|174px]] || [[File:Map Zoom 0.png|174px]]
|-
|}

{{-}}

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Drawmap1.ogg
|sound2=Drawmap2.ogg
|sound3=Drawmap3.ogg
|subtitle=Map drawn
|source=player
|description=When a map is drawn
|id=ui.cartography_table.take_result
|translationkey=subtitles.ui.cartography_table.take_result
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Map drawn
|source=block
|description=When a map is edited using a cartography table
|id=ui.cartography_table.take_result
|translationkey=subtitles.ui.cartography_table.take_result
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|rowspan=2
|sound=Drawmap1.ogg
|sound2=Drawmap2.ogg
|sound3=Drawmap3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a map is drawn<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.20.20}}
|id=ui.cartography_table.take_result|idnote={{Verify|Could be block.cartography_table.use}}
|volume=0.8
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|source=block
|description=When a map is edited using a cartography table
|id=ui.cartography_table.take_result
|volume=0.8
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Empty Map
|spritetype=item
|nameid=map
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Map
|spritetype=item
|nameid=filled_map
|form=item
|translationkey=item.minecraft.filled_map, filled_map.buried_treasure, filled_map.explorer_jungle{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.explorer_swamp{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.mansion, filled_map.monument, filled_map.unknown, filled_map.village_desert{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.village_plains{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.village_savanna{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.village_snowy{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.village_taiga{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Empty Map
|spritetype=item
|nameid=empty_map
|aliasid=emptymap
|id=515
|form=item
|translationkey=item.emptyMap.name, item.emptyLocatorMap.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Map
|spritetype=item
|spritename=map-be
|nameid=filled_map
|aliasid=map
|id=420
|form=item
|translationkey=item.map.name, item.map.exploration.mansion.name, item.map.exploration.monument.name, item.map.exploration.treasure.name
|foot=1}}

=== Metadata ===
{{see also|Bedrock Edition data values}}
{{IN|bedrock}}, maps use the following data values:

{{/DV}}

=== Item data ===
{{el|java}}:
{{main|Player.dat format}}
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|tag}}: The item's '''tag''' tag.
{{:Player.dat_format/Maps}}
</div>

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Item format]].

=== Map icons ===
{{see also|Player.dat format|Map item format|map_icons.png}}
Map icons are 8×8 in ''Java Edition'', but 16×16 in Bedrock Edition. As such, there are minor misalignment issues in ''Java Edition''.<ref>{{bug|MC-214649|||WF}}</ref>
[[File:Map icons.png|thumb|128px|Map icons texture {{in|Java}}]]
[[File:Map icons BE.png|thumb|128px|Map icons texture {{in|Bedrock}}]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Java ID !! Bedrock ID !! Text ID !! Appearance !! Purpose !! Shown in item frames?
|-
| 0 ||  ||<code>player</code> || [[File:Player (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Player (texture) BE2.png|16px]] White marker || Players (on map) || No
|-
| 1 || 1 ||<code>frame</code> || [[File:Green Marker (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Green Marker (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Green marker || The current map in an item frame || Yes
|-
| 2 ||  ||<code>red_marker</code> || [[File:Red Marker (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Red Marker (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Red marker || Position converted to Overworld when opening Overworld map in the Nether{{Only|bedrock}} || No
|-
| 3 ||  ||<code>blue_marker</code> || [[File:Blue Marker (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Blue Marker (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Blue marker || Other players || No
|-
| 4 ||  ||<code>target_x</code> || [[File:Target X (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] White X || Unused || Yes
|-
| 5 ||5
|<code>target_point</code> || [[File:Target Point (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Target Point (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Red triangle || Unused || Yes
|-
| 6 || 6 ||<code>player_off_map</code> || [[File:Player Off Map (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] Large white dot || Players off map, nearby{{only|java}} || No
|-
| 7 || 13 ||<code>player_off_limits</code> || [[File:Player Off Limits (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Player Off Limits (texture) BE.png|16px]] Small white dot || Players off map, far away{{only|java}} || No
|-
| 8 ||14
|<code>mansion</code> || [[File:Mansion (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Mansion (Texture) BE2.png|frameless|16x16px]] Woodland mansion || Woodland mansion || Yes
|-
| 9 || 15 ||<code>monument</code> || [[File:Monument (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Monument Texture BE2.png|frameless|16x16px]] Ocean monument || Ocean monument || Yes
|-
| 10 - 25 ||  ||<code>{{tooltip|banner_*|banner_white, banner_orange, banner_magenta, banner_light_blue, banner_yellow, banner_lime, banner_pink, banner_gray, banner_light_gray, banner_cyan, banner_purple, banner_blue, banner_brown, banner_green, banner_red, banner_black}}</code> || [[File:Banner White (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Light Gray (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Gray (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Black (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Brown (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Red (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Orange (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Yellow (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Lime (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Green (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Cyan (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Light Blue (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Blue (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Magenta (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Purple (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Pink (texture) JE1.png|16px]]<br>Banners in all 16 wool colors{{only|java}}|| Banner markers || Yes
|-
| 26 ||4
|<code>red_x</code> || [[File:Red X (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Target X (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Red X || Buried treasure || Yes
|-
| || 8 || || [[File:Magenta Marker (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Magenta marker
| Position converted to Overworld when opening Overworld map in the End{{Only|bedrock}} || No 
|-
| || 9 || || [[File:Orange Marker (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Orange marker{{more info}}
|Other players
|Yes
|-
| || 10 || || [[File:Yellow Marker (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Yellow marker
| Other players || No
|-
| || 11 || || [[File:Cyan Marker (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Cyan marker
| Other players || No
|- 
| -
|12
| || [[File:Green Point (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Green Triangle
| Other structure such as stronghold, fortress, end city, etc. when used as explorer map destination{{Only|bedrock}} || Yes
|}
It should be noted that even if the player used a NBT editor to add an additional icon on the map, ''Minecraft'' shows only the first one listed when the player loads up their world.

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Map Room}}

== History ==
{{see also|section=24|map_icons.png|Java Edition history of textures#Map icons}}
{{more images|section=24|{{bug|MC-72962}}}}
{{History||April 27, 2011|link=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4988431144/the-maps|[[Notch]] unveiled screenshots of the map.}}
{{History||April 28, 2011|link={{tweet|notch|63500114005721088}}|[[Notch]] said that he would try to make maps place-able on [[wall]]s.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.6|snap=Test Build 3|[[File:Map (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added maps.}}
{{History||1.6.6|The ability to auto-craft maps using shift-click has been disabled.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Maps can now be found in library chests in the brand-new [[stronghold]]s.
|Auto crafting maps has been restored. Map cloning, therefore, is unavailable for a period of time.}}
{{History||1.8.1|Maps now work both while walking and flying.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5|Prior to this update, the [[sun]] in ''[[Minecraft]]'' rose in the North, which threw off many [[player]]s and led to a common misconception that ''Minecraft'' maps/[[world]]s were oriented with East at the top. The sun now rises in the east and sets in the west, making navigation much more intuitive.
|Before the change in sun position, it was commonly said that ''Minecraft'' maps/worlds are oriented with East at the top; sunrise, by definition, occurs at the East, which means it is certainly true that the maps were oriented "East" since the Sun rose from the top (North). However, [[Jeb]] asserted (and [[Notch]] agreed) that the sun rose in the north.<ref>{{Tweet|jeb|87815841160237056}}</ref><ref>{{Tweet|notch|88155424880201728}}</ref> Most mods and map-making tools, however, used the terms East and North consistent with their actual definitions (e.g. a [[Programs and editors/Cartograph|Cartograph]]-generated map with North at the top is rotated 90 degrees from the in-game map).}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|[[File:Empty Map JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Crafting]] a map now creates an empty map. The map is drawn for the first time when it is held and right clicked, and is centered near the location of the [[player]] when clicked (not as before where it was centered on the location it was crafted.)
|Previously, in order to map a new area, the map had to be ''crafted'' in that area (rather than carrying a previously-crafted map to the new area). The point where a map is crafted becomes its permanent center, and could never be changed. 
|The pointer no longer disappears when leaving the map, but transforms into a white dot, indicating on what side of the map the player is located.
|Maps now align to a grid, making it easier to create adjacent maps.
|Maps can now be zoomed out (but not zoomed in).
|Maps can now be cloned and scaled.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34b|Maps now have a ''zoom level'', which was fixed at 1:8 prior to snapshot [[Java Edition 12w34a|12w34a]],<ref name="mapinfo">https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4988431144/the-maps</ref> but  now starts at 1:1 and can be increased up to 1:16 by re-crafting an existing map.
|Maps are no longer numbered on the top-left corner and is labeled through the tooltip.}}
{{History|||snap=12w36a|New maps are now crafted at a scale factor of 1:1. A zoomed in map can be zoomed out by re-crafting it with another 8 sheets of [[paper]] on a [[crafting table]]. Each time this is done, the scale increases - 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8, 1:16 with a map scale of 1:16 being the current maximum.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w38a|The map size has been increased when placed on a [[wall]] using the [[item frame]].
|More colors have been added to maps for different [[block]]s.<ref name="infodump2">https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.mojang.com/2013/10/minecraft-1-7-the-update-that-changed-the-world</ref>}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w31a|Zoomed maps now conform to an expanded grid based on their zoom level. Previously, careful considerations would need to be taken to creating a wall of adjoining maps.}}
{{History||1.8.1|snap=pre1|Some colors have been changed on maps to more accurately represent their respective [[block]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Maps now display as a mini-map when held in the off-hand, or if the off-hand slot is occupied; the (old) large version is visible only when held in the dominant hand with the secondary hand free.}}
{{History|||snap=15w34a|New maps can now be [[crafting|crafted]] at a scale factor of 1:4.
|A crafting recipe has been added for zooming in maps.}}
{{History|||snap=15w43a|The average yield of empty maps from [[stronghold]] library [[chest]]s has been doubled.}}
{{History|||snap=15w45a|New maps are once again [[crafting|crafted]] at a scale factor of 1:1, as they had been before snapshot [[15w34a]].
|The [[crafting]] recipe, that was introduced in 15w34a, for zooming in maps has been removed.}}
{{History|||snap=15w49a|Map making now uses armor equipping sounds.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Maps now work in [[the End]].
|Empty maps are now [[trading|sold]] by cartographer [[villager]]s as their tier 3 [[trading|trade]].
|Added [[explorer map]]s, sold by cartographers as their tier 4 trades.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w17a|Maps now have separate colors for colored [[terracotta]] blocks from other colored blocks.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[item]]s' numeral IDs were 358 and 395.
|Maps now use additional NBT to specify which map they contain. Prior to this version, they used the [[damage]] value instead.
|Map IDs are no longer limited to 32,768.}}
{{History|||snap=17w50a|Maps can now be placed on floor and ceiling [[item frame]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w10a|Spots on maps can now be marked using [[banner]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Empty maps can now generate in [[shipwreck]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=pre7|Maps have been changed slightly, in regard to which [[block]]s are shown and which blocks are not.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Empty Map JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Map (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of maps have been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Empty maps can now be found in chests in [[village]] cartographer houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w02a|Maps can now be cloned and zoomed out (extended) by using a [[cartography table]].
|Maps can now be locked by using a [[glass pane]] with a cartography table.
|The recipes for cloning and zooming out maps have been removed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w06a|Map making is now silent again.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Cartographer villagers now give empty maps to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w21a|Map making sounds are now the same as when using a cartography table.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Empty Map JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Map (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added maps.
|Maps are crafted using nine [[paper]], one for every slot of the [[crafting]] grid.
|Maps must be combined with a [[compass]] using an [[anvil]] in order to show the [[player]]'s position.
|Maps can be zoomed using an anvil.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|New maps are now [[crafting|crafted]] at full zoom.
|Empty maps now have a "Create Map" button to initialize them.}}
{{History|||snap=build 7|New maps are now crafted at a scale factor of 1:1.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=unknown|Maps can now be crafted either with 8 pieces of [[paper]] and a [[compass]] ''or'' 9 pieces of paper, to get a map with or without a position marker.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|Different colors have been added to maps for different [[biome]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=?|[[Windows 10 Edition]] can now use the [[anvil]] as well as the [[crafting table]] to clone, zoom and apply markers, just as [[Pocket Edition]] in general could.
|Maps can now be found inside [[stronghold]] library [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Empty maps with direction markers built-in are now called "locator maps".}}
{{History|||snap=alpha 1.1.0.3|"Locator maps" are now called "empty locator maps".
|Empty maps are now [[trading|sold]] by cartographer [[villager]]s for 7-11 [[emerald]]s as their tier 3 [[trading|trade]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Maps can now be found inside map room [[chest]]s in [[shipwreck]]s.}}
{{History||?|The texture of the filled map overlay has been changed.}}
{{History||?|Maps now function in dimensions other than the dimension in which they were created.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Maps can now be found in cartographer house [[chest]]s in [[village]]s.
|[[File:Empty Map JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of empty maps has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Empty maps can now be created from 1 [[paper]] in [[cartography table]]s.
|Maps can now be zoomed, cloned, renamed, and have pointers added in cartography tables.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Cartographer [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] empty map for an [[emerald]] as their first tier [[trading|trades]].
|Empty locator maps can now be [[trading|bought]] from cartographer villagers.}}
{{History||1.13.0|snap=beta 1.13.0.1|[[File:Map (item) BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Locked Map (item) BE2.png|32px]] Filled maps and locked maps now have unique inventory icons.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Trading has been changed, novice-level cartographer now sell an empty map for 7 emeralds. Cartographer villager no longer sell empty locator map.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of maps have been changed from <code>emptymap</code> to <code>empty_map</code> and <code>map</code> to <code>filled_map</code>.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Map (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added maps. 
|The [[player]] spawns with a free map. 
|Maps are available only as zoom step 3 maps centered at coordinates 0,0. Biome colors do not appear on maps.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=none|Larger sized worlds on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and Nintendo Switch have zoom step 3 maps aligned to a grid with maps centered at 0, 1024, or 2048 on the X or Z coordinates.}}
{{History||xbox=TU21|xbone=CU9|ps=1.14|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Empty Map JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Crafting]] a map now produces an empty map.}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|The outer end islands appear on different maps; even on Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Vita, and Wii U editions.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Empty Map JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Map (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of maps have been changed.}}
{{History||ps=1.91|Maps can now be created and used in [[cartography table]]s.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Use of the {{key|F1}} key can allow the player to hold a map without blocking their view at all.
* In ''Java Edition'', a map created using {{cmd|give}} can be any map by using the Map parameter to specify the map number desired. E.g. {{cmd|give [player] minecraft:filled_map{map:5<nowiki>}}} gives the specified player map_5. If no data value is supplied it defaults to map_0. If map_0 has not ever been crafted, it is centered on x=0, z=0.
* The maps are stored separately as their own data (<code>.dat</code>) file as <code>map_x.dat</code> with (x) being the map number, see [[map item format]] for more info. By manipulating this number, players can organize their maps to suit them, or if they accidentally create a map in the same location, they can delete their extra map so as to save the number they make.
* Certain programs can be used to make customized maps with images or text on them instead of actual maps, many people use these in adventure maps to show pictures or to tell a story.
* Since all copies of a map are links to the same file, copying an unfinished map keeps it synchronized with the copy as the player fills it in. Thus, a copy stored in a chest can act as a remote backup.
* A map that is in an item frame does not update itself until a player picks it up, lets it reload, and places it back again. However, if a player holds a clone of the map, both maps update.
* Filled maps are the only items that make 90 degree rotations in item frames, and also the only items that can expand the item frame into full block wide.
* On [[Legacy Console Edition]], the player always spawns with a map in their inventory after creating a world. This was later added to Bedrock Edition as an optional feature in the world creation menu.
* Maps on Legacy Console Edition always show the player's current coordinates, as a substitute for the optional [[Coordinates|coordinate display]] in other editions.
* A map cannot be created on [[New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]. Instead, the map is always displayed on the bottom screen along with the coordinates. Biome colors do not appear on maps.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
MapItem1.png|A fully zoomed map.
MapRotation.png|Having a map in hand does not stop the ability to see ahead.
MapItem3.png|A world being recorded onto a map.
Mcmap4.png|Nearly fully explored map.
Zoomed Map.png|A map edited to the scale of 1.
Sky Map.png|A map mapping the [[Sky Dimension]].
MapOfVillage.png|A village and how it is represented on a map.
Pumpkin map.png|A map containing a custom image made by placing a large number of blocks.
Complete Map.png|A completely explored map.
MapZooms.png|A diagram showing how maps zoomed out before [[Java Edition 1.8]]. Notice how the larger maps have borders made of half and quarter small maps.
Map18zooms.png|From 1.8, zoomed maps are aligned to this grid exactly.
Large Biome Map.png|A map of a [[Large Biomes]] world.
Map0140-0160.png|A comparison of maps between versions in Pocket Edition Alpha [[Pocket Edition Alpha 0.14.0|0.14.0]] and [[Pocket Edition Alpha 0.16.0|0.16.0]].
Mycelium Map.png|A map view of a mushroom biome, showing that mycelium appears purple on a map.
MiniMap.png|Maps held in the off-hand or in either hand while [[dual wielding]] appear as mini-maps.
Partly filled treasure map.png|Partly filled treasure map with an odd area at the bottom left. Normally a partly filled map would look striped (as in the top left), but this map seems to be bugged and is possibly showing caves, or something, in the bottom left.
Partly filled ocean explorer map.png|Partly filled ocean explorer map. Updating the game from an older version (in this case the area was first generated before 1.18) and buying a map after updating (in this case in 1.19.4) can result in the map displaying rivers and terrain where there is really a frozen sea.
Map Stained Glass 1.png|Stained glasses' appearances on maps before and after 1.13.
Map Stained Glass 2.png|Stained glasses' appearances on maps before and after 1.13.
Map Various Blocks 1.png|Various blocks' appearances on maps before and after 1.13.
Map Various Blocks 2.png|Various blocks' appearances on maps before and after 1.13.
Better Together Map.jpg|Holding a map in the offhand in ''Bedrock Edition''.
Better Together Map Icon.jpg|Holding a map in both hands in ''Bedrock Edition''.
</gallery>

=== The Nether ===
<gallery>
Nethermap.png|A map in [[the Nether]].
Maponnether.png|A map in the Nether; the arrow turns around itself, like in [[compass]].
</gallery>

=== The End ===
<gallery>
Jeb End Map.png|The first image of a map in [[the End]].
Endmap.png|A map in the End.
</gallery>

=== Maps in item frames ===
<gallery>
FramedMap.png|A map displayed on an item frame, as it looked before [[Java Edition 1.7.2]].
Structure Map Collection.png|Multiple maps in item frames. Notice a [[village]], two [[desert temple]]s and a lava lake.
Minecraft maps 3by3.png|A collection of 9 connected full maps.
Full Map.png|A combination of 25 maps pasted together as one map.
Map wall BE.png|A map wall on ''Bedrock Edition'', showing large areas of biome colors for each biome.
Map's in item frames.png|Maps can be placed into [[item frame]]s so they can be viewed together.
Comparing Maps.png|The comparison between 3 zooms of maps.
SuperflatMap.png|A map in a [[Superflat]] world, with some [[village]]s.
MapWallWithMarkers.png|A 3x3 map wall with banner markers.
HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA.png|He-Man map art.
Map Player Icons 1.png|First image of player icons on maps.
Map Player Icons 2.png|Second image of player icons on maps.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Explorer Map]]
* [[Clock]]
* [[Tutorials/Navigation|Navigation]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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[[ko:지도]]
[[nl:Kaart]]
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[[ru:Карта]]
[[tr:Harita]]
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12w37a

Texture changed from File:1.3.2 beef.png to File:12w37a beef.png (The item sprite no longer has a dark outline).

Gallery

Raw Beef and Steak in a preview screenshot.

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