Block of Clay – Wiki Guide

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

In Minecraft, blocks of clay are one of the many building blocks that you can make.

Let’s explore how to make a block of clay.

Where to find a Block of Clay in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a block of clay in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.19	Building Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.19.4	Natural Blocks

• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
• Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

Required Materials to make a Block of Clay

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a block of clay:

4 Clay Balls

How to craft a Block of Clay in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:

2. Add Items to make a Block of Clay

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a block of clay, place 4 clay in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making a block of clay, it is important that the clay are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 clay in the first box and 1 clay in the second box (the third box should be empty). In the second row, there should be 1 clay in the first box and 1 clay in the second box (the third box should be empty). This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a block of clay.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the block of clay will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Block of Clay to Inventory

Once you have crafted a block of clay, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made a block of clay in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, a block of clay has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Clay Block (minecraft:clay)	0	64	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Clay Block (minecraft:clay)		64	Java	1.13 – 1.19.4

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
• Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Give Command for Block of Clay

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.4, the /give command for Clay Block is:

/give @p clay 1

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

/give @p clay 1 0

Things to Make with Blocks of Clay

You can use blocks of clay to make items in Minecraft such as:

How to make Terracotta

Other Clay Activities

There are other clay activities in Minecraft such as:

Clay Renewability