How do you get Bricks in Minecraft?

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

How many Bricks can you stack?

64 Bricks fill one slot, and filling it costs 256 Brick: 64 crafts. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once. A double chest of Bricks comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

What is Bricks used for?

Bricks is a crafting ingredient, and it 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 they answer to 6 when something explodes. Explosions and tools work against separate figures on Bricks, which is why they 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 them 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 gives you Bricks, blocks filed under Utility Blocks. 64 Bricks fit in a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 3456 in a double chest.

Bricks additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Brick Stairs. They 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

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

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

Crafting

Notes

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, in a single step.
How many Bricks can you stack?
64 Bricks fill one slot, and filling it costs 256 Brick: 64 crafts. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once. A double chest of Bricks comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.
What is Bricks used for?
Bricks is a crafting ingredient, and it 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 they answer to 6 when something explodes. Explosions and tools work against separate figures on Bricks, which is why they 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 them the same.

Building with it

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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