Map

Map Recipe

How to Craft Map

Maps show a bird's-eye view of the surrounding terrain, helping players navigate and mark important locations.

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Crafting
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Ingredients Needed:

  • paper
    8x Paper
  • compass
    1x Compass

Step-by-step Instructions

  1. Open a Crafting Table to access the 3×3 grid.
  2. Arrange the materials as shown in the grid above, then place the output Map into your inventory.
  3. That’s it! You can now use or place your new item.

Ingredient Tips

Paper

Paper: Crafted from 3 sugar cane in a row; sugar cane grows on sand/grass near water.

Compass

Compass: Gather Compass via its typical source (looting, mining, farming, or trading).

Uses for Map

  • Navigating unfamiliar terrain
  • Marking important locations
  • Creating map walls for decoration
  • Tracking player positions with locator maps

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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