Getting in and out of your base can be extremely easy if there is a door in it. Creepers and other dangerous mobs cannot get inside if you have a door placed in the right place. But how to make one? Not sure how to craft a door in Minecraft? Don’t worry, here is a simple guide that will allow you to create different kinds of doors. Based on the materials you use to make it, you can create several types of doors such as a Wood Door, Iron Door, Oak Door, Jungle Door, etc.
Materials required to make Door in Minecraft
- 6x Any Wood Planks
- 6x Iron Ingot
You don’t need both of the above. You can choose one material of your choice and use that to craft a specific type of door. For example, if you choose Oak Plank, you will have an Oak Door. If you use Iron Ingots instead, you will have an Iron Door.
Steps to make Door in Minecraft
You should know the steps to make a crafting table and use it before following this guide below that explains the steps to make a door in Minecraft.
- Stand next to a crafting table on Minecraft and press the left button on the mouse.
- On the recipes section, place either Iron or Wood planks of your preference in the following order.
- First Row: Place the blocks in the first and second columns and leave the last one empty.
- Second Row: Repeat the same, leave the last column empty.
- Third Row: The same in the last row as well.
- There you go, you have 3 doors created on the right side. You can drag and drop it to your inventory and start using it.
/give command for Door in Minecraft
If you do not want to spend time chopping down wood and creating planks, or collecting iron ingots, you can simply spawn it using the /give command. read our Minecraft cheats and commands articles for a better understanding.
To spawn a door in Minecraft Java Edition, versions 1.13 – 1.17, the command to spawn door is:
/give @p oak_door 1
Keep in mind that the above command is for giving the Oak Door, you can replace it with an appropriate type of door that you want.
To give door in Minecraft Java Edition 1.8 – 1.12 and all other Editions of Minecraft, use this command:
/give @p wooden_door 1 0