How do you get Empty Map in Minecraft?

Empty Map is crafted from Paper and Compass at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from trading with villagers, not just the recipe above.

When was Empty Map added to Minecraft?

Empty Map was added in the early Alpha development period.

How many Empty Map can you stack?

64 Empty Map fill one slot, and filling it costs 512 Paper and 64 Compass: 64 crafts. A shulker box of Empty Map comes to 1,728, over 27 slots.

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Empty Map

A blank map that begins recording terrain when first used, becoming a filled map centered on that location.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Empty Map at a glance

Miscellaneous holds Empty Map: an item out of crafting and trading with villagers. Stack Empty Map 64 high: 576 across a hotbar, 1728 in a shulker box, and 3456 in a double chest.

Empty Map sits between Emerald and End Rod in Miscellaneous, number 39 of 147 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Paper
Paper
Paper
Paper
Compass
Paper
Paper
Paper
Paper
Empty Map
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Empty Map has the grid for Empty Map

How to obtain

Crafting
Trading

Notes

Crafting without a compass produces an empty locator map without a position marker. Using it converts it into a filled map.

Frequently asked questions about Empty Map

How do you get Empty Map in Minecraft?
Empty Map is crafted from Paper and Compass at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from trading with villagers, not just the recipe above.
When was Empty Map added to Minecraft?
Empty Map was added in the early Alpha development period.
What is Empty Map used for?
A blank map that begins recording terrain when first used, becoming a filled map centered on that location.
How many Empty Map can you stack?
64 Empty Map fill one slot, and filling it costs 512 Paper and 64 Compass: 64 crafts. A shulker box of Empty Map comes to 1,728, over 27 slots.

Building with it

Eight paper and a compass make a map, or nine paper on its own for a locator-free version. Zoomed out at a cartography table it covers more ground with less detail, and copied it stays in sync with the original as either one explores.

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Empty Map at a glance

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Frequently asked questions about Empty Map

How do you get Empty Map in Minecraft?

When was Empty Map added to Minecraft?

What is Empty Map used for?

How many Empty Map can you stack?

Building with it

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