Items
50 useful Minecraft items with pictures, how to get each one and what it is for.
50 items · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.
Tools & equipment
Wooden Pickaxe
Mine stone to start upgrading your tools.
Stone Pickaxe
An early mining upgrade for gathering ores such as iron.
Iron Pickaxe
Mine more valuable ores, including diamond ore.
Diamond Pickaxe
A durable mining tool that can collect obsidian.
Axe
Chop logs and other wooden blocks faster.
Shovel
Dig dirt, sand and gravel faster.
Hoe
Turn suitable ground into farmland for crops.
Sword
A straightforward weapon for close combat.
Bow
Shoot arrows from a distance.
Arrow
Ammunition for bows and crossbows.
Shield
Block many attacks coming from in front of you.
Shears
Collect wool from sheep and harvest leaves.
Fishing Rod
Catch fish and occasional extra items.
Materials
Stick
A basic ingredient for tools, torches and many other recipes.
Coal
Fuel for a furnace and an ingredient for torches.
Charcoal
An alternative to coal for fuel and ordinary torches.
Raw Iron
Smelt it into iron ingots.
Iron Ingot
Make tools, armor, buckets and other useful equipment.
Gold Ingot
Craft golden food, equipment and other recipes.
Diamond
Craft durable tools, armor and an enchanting table.
Emerald
Currency for trading with villagers and wandering traders.
Lapis Lazuli
Use at an enchanting table or craft blue dye.
Redstone Dust
Build circuits and craft devices such as a compass.
String
Craft bows and fishing rods.
Leather
Craft books and leather armor.
Paper
Craft books and maps.
Bone Meal
Help many plants grow and craft white dye.
Food
Apple
An easy snack that can also become a golden apple.
Bread
A renewable food once your wheat farm is growing.
Carrot
Eat it directly or plant it to grow more carrots.
Potato
Plant it for a repeat harvest or cook it.
Baked Potato
A simple cooked food from your potato farm.
Cooked Beef
A useful meal for longer mining trips.
Cooked Porkchop
A cooked meat option from a familiar farm animal.
Cooked Chicken
Cook chicken before eating to avoid raw chicken’s hunger risk.
Cooked Mutton
Another cooked meal while gathering supplies.
Cooked Cod
Fishing gives you another route to a food supply.
Mushroom Stew
A food option made from mushrooms.
Home & travel
Crafting Table
Use the larger crafting grid for tools and other recipes.
Furnace
Cook food and smelt materials using fuel.
Chest
Store supplies so you can travel with a lighter inventory.
Torch
Light your shelter and mark explored passages.
Bed
Sleep through the night and set your respawn point in the Overworld.
Wooden Door
Make an entrance you can open and close.
Bucket
Collect liquids or milk a cow.
Water Bucket
Move water to a farm or other build.
Compass
A regular compass points toward world spawn in the Overworld.
Map
Record the surrounding terrain as you explore.
Boat
Travel across water.
Ladder
Climb vertical walls and shafts.
Sources & artwork
An introductory selection of common Survival items, blocks and mobs for Minecraft: Java and Bedrock Edition. Controls, recipes and some mechanics vary by edition and update; check the recipe book in your world. Player skins change your appearance.
- How to craft
- How to Survive your First Day
- Taking Inventory: Axe
- Taking Inventory: Sword
- Taking Inventory: Shield
- Taking Inventory: Shears
- Taking Inventory: Fishing Rod
- Taking Inventory: Stick
- Taking Inventory: Charcoal
- Caves & Cliffs Part I: raw materials
- Taking Inventory: Iron Ingot
- Taking Inventory: Diamond
- Taking Inventory: Emerald
- Taking Inventory: Lapis Lazuli
- Taking Inventory: String
- Taking Inventory: Paper
- Taking Inventory: Bone
- Taking Inventory: Bread
- Taking Inventory: Carrot
- Taking Inventory: Apple
- Taking Inventory: Bowl
- Taking Inventory: Bucket
- Taking Inventory: Compass
- Block of the Week: Cartography Table
Minecraft artwork © Mojang Studios. This is an independent fan reference.