How to make a Bamboo Button in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a bamboo button with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, a bamboo button is a new item that will be introduced in Minecraft 1.20. It is one of the many mechanisms that you can make. They can be used toopen iron doorsand activate redstone devices such as伟德1946英国 .

bamboo button

Let's explore how to make a bamboo button.

UPCOMING FEATURE:A Bamboo Button is not yet available in the official release of Minecraft, but is coming soon in 2023! It will be available in Java Edition 1.20 and Bedrock Edition 1.20.0 (for Pocket Edition, Windows 10, Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo Switch).

Supported Platforms

A bamboo button is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform Supported(Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)Java Edition (PC/Mac) Yes (1.20)
Pocket Edition (PE)Pocket Edition (PE) Yes (1.20.0)
Xbox 360Xbox 360 No
Xbox OneXbox One Yes (1.20.0)
PS3PS3 No
PS4PS4 Yes (1.20.0)
Wii UWii U No
任天堂Switch任天堂Switch Yes (1.20.0)
Windows 10 EditionWindows 10 Edition Yes (1.20.0)
Education EditionEducation Edition No

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE:Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find a Bamboo Button in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make a Bamboo Button

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a bamboo button:

How to craft a Bamboo Button in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First,open your crafting tableso that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:

3x3 crafting area

2. Add Items to make a Bamboo Button

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make a bamboo button, place1 bamboo planksin the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making a bamboo button, it is important that the bamboo planks is placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 bamboo planks in the first box and all other boxes should be empty. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a bamboo button.

Crafting recipe for bamboo button

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the bamboo button will appear in the box to the right.

bamboo button

3. Move the Bamboo Button to Inventory

Once you have crafted a bamboo button, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed bamboo button

Congratulations, you have made a bamboo button in Minecraft!

Block States for Bamboo Button

Other Buttons

You can make other buttons in Minecraft such as:

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