How do you get Bricks in Minecraft?

Bricks is crafted from Brick at a Crafting Table, Bricks in one step.

How many Bricks can you stack?

64 Bricks fill one slot; 64 Bricks then costs 256 Brick: 64 crafts of Bricks. 36 inventory slots of Bricks is 2,304 Bricks carried at once.

What is Bricks used for?

Bricks is a crafting ingredient, and Bricks goes into Brick Stairs.

When was Bricks added to Minecraft?

Bricks was added in the 1.0 full release.

How long does Bricks take to break?

Bricks answer to 2 hardness, and Bricks answer to 6 when something explodes. Explosions and tools work against separate figures on Bricks, which is why Bricks break at two speeds. The game files them under a pickaxe, without a minimum tier attached to Bricks. Java 26.2 publishes Bricks this way, and we print Bricks the same.

Utility BlocksCraftable

Bricks

A classic red building block crafted from four brick items, used for houses and fireplaces. It can be cut into stairs, slabs and walls.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Bricks at a glance

Crafting them gives you Bricks: blocks under Utility Blocks, one page for Bricks. 64 Bricks fit in a slot, 576 Bricks across the hotbar, 3456 Bricks in a double chest of Bricks.

Bricks additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Brick Stairs. Bricks are 2-hardness blocks. The game files them under a pickaxe, without a minimum tier attached to Bricks. Their blast resistance is 6. Bricks sits between Brick Stairs and Brown Banner in Utility Blocks, number 62 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe for Bricks

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Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Bricks has the grid for Bricks

What Bricks is used to craft

Brick Stairs are the one recipe that asks for Bricks, and the link below opens that grid. Each link below opens that recipe with Bricks in the grid.

Brick Stairs

How to obtain Bricks

Crafting

Notes on Bricks

Crafted from 4 Brick items. The brick item itself is smelted from clay balls.

Frequently asked questions about Bricks

How do you get Bricks in Minecraft?
Bricks is crafted from Brick at a Crafting Table, Bricks in one step.
How many Bricks can you stack?
64 Bricks fill one slot; 64 Bricks then costs 256 Brick: 64 crafts of Bricks. 36 inventory slots of Bricks is 2,304 Bricks carried at once.
What is Bricks used for?
Bricks is a crafting ingredient, and Bricks goes into Brick Stairs.
When was Bricks added to Minecraft?
Bricks was added in the 1.0 full release.
How long does Bricks take to break?
Bricks answer to 2 hardness, and Bricks answer to 6 when something explodes. Explosions and tools work against separate figures on Bricks, which is why Bricks break at two speeds. The game files them under a pickaxe, without a minimum tier attached to Bricks. Java 26.2 publishes Bricks this way, and we print Bricks the same.

Building with Bricks

Four clay bricks give one brick block, and clay comes from riverbeds and lakes. That makes bricks one of the few building blocks with a real gathering cost, which is exactly why a full brick house still signals effort in a shared world.

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