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{{Item
| title = Written Book
| image = Written Book.gif
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (16)
}}
A '''written book''' is an [[item]] created after a [[book and quill]] is signed.

== Obtaining ==

=== Signing a book and quill ===

Written books can be obtained by signing a [[book and quill]]. After it has been signed, it cannot be edited again. The label does not say "Written Book", but whatever the [[player]] titles it. The title appears on the top line of the label, and "by <''player''>" (the player's username) on the bottom. {{IN|bedrock}}, this is customizable without [[commands]].

=== Copying ===

{{crafting
|name=Written Book
|showdescription=1
|;;;Book and Quill;Book and Quill;Book and Quill;Book and Quill;Book and Quill
|;;;;Book and Quill;Book and Quill;Book and Quill;Book and Quill
|;;;;;Book and Quill;Book and Quill;Book and Quill
|Book and Quill
|Written Book
|;;;;;;Book and Quill;Book and Quill
|;Book and Quill;Book and Quill;Book and Quill;Book and Quill;Book and Quill;Book and Quill;Book and Quill
|;;Book and Quill;Book and Quill;Book and Quill;Book and Quill;Book and Quill;Book and Quill
|;;;;;;;Book and Quill
|Output= Written Book; Written Book,2; Written Book,3; Written Book,4; Written Book,5; Written Book,6; Written Book,7; Written Book,8
|description=The input written book is not consumed.<br>The new copies are "Copy of Original" or "Copy of Copy", depending on whether the input written book is "Original" or "Copy of Original".<br>Copies of copies cannot be copied.<br>Copied books of the same generation ("Original", "Copy of Original", "Copy of Copy", or "Tattered") stack.
|type=Miscellaneous
}}

== Usage ==

Written books can be opened by right-clicking (or holding down on the screen {{in|bedrock}}), and display a GUI allowing the [[player]] to read it or turn the page.

The contents of a book are an extra set of data attached to the item. This means that when a book is destroyed, its contents are lost with it.

=== Lecterns ===

One can place 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.

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

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|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
|sound=Page turn1.ogg
|sound2=Page turn2.ogg
|sound3=Page turn3.ogg
|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 written book 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 written book 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 written book is placed in a chiseled bookshelf
|id=insert.chiseled_bookshelf
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>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 written book is removed from a chiseled bookshelf
|id=pickup.chiseled_bookshelf
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|foot=1}}

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

{{BE}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showitemtags=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Written Book
|spritetype=item
|nameid=written_book
|id=511
|itemtags=minecraft:bookshelf_books, minecraft:lectern_books
|form=item
|foot=1}}

=== Item data ===

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

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

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w17a|[[File:Written Book JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added written books.}}
{{History|||snap=12w21a|Written books can now be [[trading|sold]] to librarian [[villager]]s, at 1 written book for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Written books can now be cloned the same way [[map]]s can, but by using [[book and quill|books and quills]] instead of Empty Maps. Multiple copies of the same written book can be cloned by putting more book and quills in the crafting grid. 
|Written books can now be stacked (up to 16 per stack).}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|[[Trading]] has been changed: librarian [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 2 written books for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w05a|Copying written books now mark them as "Copy of Original" or "Copy of Copy". The copying status of a book is denoted in a separate line in the tooltip, beneath the author's name. Copies of copies cannot be copied.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w33c|A written book titled "Work in Progress" now generates within a [[hopper]] as a part of the [[end ship]] in the [[end cities]]. It reads: "We will have something else here soon..." and is signed by [[Searge]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w41a|End ships no longer contain a written book.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 387.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Written Book JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of written books has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w02a|Written books can now be held on [[lectern]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Librarian [[villager]]s no longer [[trading|buy]] written books.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Written books can now interact with [[chiseled bookshelves]].}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|[[File:Written Book JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added written books.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Written Book JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of written books has been changed.
|Written books can now be held on [[lectern]]s.}}

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

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*When written books are obtained with [[commands]] (without the correct [[Player.dat format#Written Books|data tag]]), the label shows "Written Book" and has the text "*Invalid book tag*" when opened. The book is signed and cannot be edited without commands.
*Commands that were added to a written book using serialized JSON objects are executed through the chat system. This means that any command added to a written book can't be longer than 256 characters, which is the maximum chat line limit.
*During the 2020 April Fools Update [[Java Edition 20w14∞]], throwing a written book into a lit [[Nether Portal (block)|nether portal]] would create a portal to one of the 2,147,483,645 new dimensions.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Written Book tooltip.png|A signed book.
Test by Dinnerbone.png|Copying a signed book.
BookandQuillOperators12w17a.png|Different types of characters can be used to simulate a different font.
JSON Book.png|First image of a book using JSON text.
No NBT written book GUI.png|A no NBT written book using commands.
Book Background (JE).png|Java Edition book background texture.
Book Background (BE).png|Bedrock Edition book background texture.
Book Arrowleft (JE).png|Java Edition left arrow texture.
Book Arrowright (JE).png|Java Edition right arrow texture.
Book Arrowleft (BE).png|Bedrock Edition left arrow texture.
Book Arrowright (BE).png|Bedrock Edition Right arrow texture.
</gallery>

== See also ==
*[[Book]]
*[[Bookshelf]]
*[[Book and Quill]]

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