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Book and Quill
MiscellaneousCraftable

Book and Quill

A writable book that lets you enter up to 100 pages of text. Signing it produces a written book that other players can read.

Stack Size

1

Durability

N/A

Category

Miscellaneous

Version Added

1.3

Item ID

book_and_quill

Book and Quill at a glance

Minecraft files Book and Quill under Miscellaneous: an item you get from crafting. Each Book and Quill sits alone in a slot, which makes a spare one expensive to carry, and nine hotbar slots hold nine.

Book and Quill sits between Book and Bookshelf in Miscellaneous, number 12 of 147 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
BookBook
Ink SacInk Sac
FeatherFeather
Book and QuillBook and Quill

How to obtain

  • Crafting

Notes

Also known as Writable Book. Signing it converts it into a Written Book, which stacks to 16 and is no longer editable.

Frequently asked questions about Book and Quill

  1. Book, Ink Sac, Feather going into Book and Quill, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Book and Quill in Minecraft?

    Book and Quill is crafted from Book, Ink Sac, and Feather at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

  2. Book and Quill on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Book and Quill used for?

    A writable book that lets you enter up to 100 pages of text. Signing it produces a written book that other players can read.

  3. One Book and Quill, the whole of what a single inventory slot holds

    How many Book and Quill can you stack?

    One Book and Quill per slot, since Book and Quill does not stack, and every one then costs 1 Book, 1 Ink Sac, and 1 Feather.

  4. Book and Quill coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.3

    When was Book and Quill added to Minecraft?

    Book and Quill was added in version 1.3.

  5. Book and Quill with the glow of an enchantment behind it, 0 of which fit

    Can Book and Quill be enchanted?

    No, there is no enchantment that goes on Book and Quill in vanilla Minecraft.

Building with it

A book, an ink sac and a feather make a book and quill, and it holds up to a hundred pages of writing. Signed, it becomes a written book that can be copied, which is how servers keep rules, guides and stories in world rather than out of it.

Related Astroworld Resources

Villager trades for Book and Quill

What villagers ask for Book and Quill on Astroworld Trades

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