Minecraft
How to Craft a Sign in Minecraft
To craft a sign in Minecraft you need six matching wooden planks and one stick. On the Crafting Table fill the top two rows with planks and put the stick in the bottom-middle square — oak is the usual first sign — and you get three signs at once. Below are the items, the recipe, and where the planks come from.
Sign ×3| Item | Qty | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|
 Wooden Planks |
6 | Punch or axe a log, then convert the log to planks in the 2×2 inventory grid. Oak, birch, spruce and the rest all count. This ingredient is crafted too — station below. |
 Stick |
1 | Put two Wooden Planks in a vertical pair in the inventory grid. One pair makes four sticks. This ingredient is crafted too — station below. |
Sign specs
- Difficulty
- Early game
- Where it lives
- Crafted. Oak signs also appear in igloo basements; spruce signs in taiga village houses.
- Where to get it
- Craft on a Crafting Table: fill the top two rows with planks, stick in the bottom-middle.
- Item ID
-
minecraft:oak_sign - Legacy item ID
-
minecraft:sign - Numerical ID
-
323 - Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 16
- Renewable
- Yes
- Hardness
- 1
- Blast resistance
- 1
- Material
- Wood
- Diggable
- Yes
- Give command
-
/give @p minecraft:oak_sign 1
| Item | Time to break |
|---|---|
| Golden Axe | 0.13s |
| Netherite Axe | 0.17s |
| Diamond Axe | 0.19s |
| Iron Axe | 0.25s |
| Stone Axe | 0.38s |
| Wooden Axe | 0.75s |
| Hand | 1.5s |
Ingredient specs
Wooden Planks
Early game- Where to get it
- Punch or axe a log, then convert the log to planks in the 2×2 inventory grid. Oak, birch, spruce and the rest all count.
- Where it lives
- Overworld trees. Any wood biome.
- Item ID
minecraft:oak_planks- Legacy item ID
minecraft:planks- Numerical ID
5- Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 64
- Renewable
- Yes
- Hardness
- 2
- Blast resistance
- 2
- Material
- Wood
- Diggable
- Yes
Stick
Early game- Where to get it
- Put two Wooden Planks in a vertical pair in the inventory grid. One pair makes four sticks.
- Where it lives
- Crafted anywhere you have planks. Also dropped by witches and found in some chests.
- Item ID
minecraft:stick- Numerical ID
280- Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 64
- Renewable
- Yes
- Material
- Item
- Diggable
- No
Oak Log
Early game- Where to get it
- Punch or axe an oak tree. Any overworld log type also converts to its matching planks.
- Where it lives
- Oak trees in forests, plains, and villages in the Overworld.
- Item ID
minecraft:oak_log- Legacy item ID
minecraft:log- Numerical ID
17- Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 64
- Renewable
- Yes
- Hardness
- 2
- Blast resistance
- 2
- Material
- Wood
- Diggable
- Yes
How to craft these materials
Wooden Planks
Oak LogWooden Planks ×4Shapeless: the slots can sit anywhere on the grid.
Six oak planks, one stick
Punch or axe an oak log and convert it in the inventory 2×2: one log is four planks. You need six matching planks plus two more for a stick pair, so two logs cover the whole craft. Two planks stacked make four sticks; take one. Keep the six planks the same wood.
Two rows and a post
Open the Crafting Table. Fill the entire top row and the entire middle row with planks. Drop the stick in the bottom-middle square and leave the bottom corners empty. Three oak signs appear on the right; take all three. Signs stack to sixteen.
On the floor or the wall
Place the sign on a solid floor and it stands on a post; place it on the side of a block and it sits flat on the wall. The text screen opens right away — type, then close it. Break the sign with your hand or an axe to pick it back up.
