Map Recipe
How to Craft Map
Maps show a bird's-eye view of the surrounding terrain, helping players navigate and mark important locations.
Step-by-step Instructions
- Open a Crafting Table to access the 3×3 grid.
- Place ingredients exactly as shown in the grid (shape matters unless marked shapeless) then move the resulting Map to your inventory.
- Use, place, or craft further with your new item.
Ingredients Needed
- 8x Paper
- 1x Compass
Ingredient Tips
Paper: Crafted from 3 sugar cane in a row; sugar cane grows on sand/grass near water.
Compass: Gather Compass via its typical source (looting, mining, farming, or trading).
Technical Stats
- Stack Size: 64
- Renewable: Yes
Variants & Interactions
Key Interactions:
- Right-click to initialize
- Cartography table for scaling and cloning
Uses for Map
- Navigating unfamiliar terrain
- Marking important locations
- Creating map walls for decoration
- Tracking player positions with locator maps
Additional Uses
- Server navigation
- Treasure documentation
Fun Fact
Maps in Minecraft are actually centered on where they are first opened, not where they are crafted. This allows players to create maps of specific areas by traveling there first.
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FAQ
Why isn’t my map updating?
If you locked the map at a cartography table, it won’t update. Otherwise, make sure you’re holding the initialized map while exploring the area.
How do I make my map show a larger area?
Use a cartography table with paper to scale it up (up to zoom level 4). Each scale step trades detail for coverage.