Paper
A crafting ingredient made from sugar cane. Used to make maps, books, banner patterns and firework rockets.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryMiscellaneous
Version Added
Version AddedAlpha
Item ID
Item IDpaper
Overview
Paper is an item in the Miscellaneous category of Minecraft, obtained through crafting it, chest loot, and trading with villagers. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Paper.
Paper is also a hub ingredient, feeding into 5 different recipes in this catalogue, so keeping a stock on hand unlocks a wide range of crafts. Of the 4 kinds of generated chest that can hold it, shipwreck map chests are the best bet at about 89% per chest.
Crafting Recipe
Crafting
Used to Craft
Paper is a crafting ingredient for 5 other items in Minecraft. Each one links to its own recipe and details page.
Empty Map
Firework RocketHow to Obtain
- Crafting
- Chest loot
- Trading
Notes
Three sugar cane in a horizontal row yields three paper.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Paper in Minecraft?
Paper is crafted at a Crafting Table using Sugar Cane, and each craft yields 3. It can also be obtained through chest loot and trading with villagers.
What is Paper used for?
Paper is a crafting ingredient used to make Book, Cartography Table, Empty Map, Firework Rocket, and Map.
How many Paper can you stack?
Paper stacks up to 64 per inventory slot, so a full stack is 64 and a double chest holds 3,456 of them.
Where do you find Paper in chests?
Paper is chest loot in shipwreck map chests (about 89%, 1 to 10 at a time), stronghold library chests (about 89%, 2 to 7 at a time), village cartographer chests (about 61%, 1 to 5 at a time), and shipwreck supply chests (about 46%, 1 to 12 at a time). Those odds come from the loot tables themselves, so they are per chest, without any Luck.
When was Paper added to Minecraft?
Paper was added in the early Alpha development period.