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How to Craft Black Bed in Minecraft

Black Bed in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own block model. Setting spawn point. Minecraft has used the name Black Bed since 1.12.

You need 3 Black Wool and 3 Planks, plus a Crafting Table to assemble them on. Its pattern is three Black Wool filling the top row and three Planks filling the bottom row. Each attempt hands back 1 Black Bed. Black Beds do not stack, so each one takes an inventory slot of its own.

Black Bed Item ID and Give Command

The item ID for Black Bed is minecraft:black_bed. In commands the namespace may be left off, so black_bed works too. Checked against Minecraft Java 26.2.

Give yourself one
/give @p black_bed
Give several at once
/give @p black_bed 5
Give it to a named player
/give Steve black_bed 1

Cheats have to be on for Black Bed to appear this way, and the same command works on Bedrock Edition, where the name is written the same.

Overview

Black Beds set your respawn point and skip the night when slept in. They explode if used in the Nether or End. Black Bed uses a shaped recipe: the ingredients only work in the pattern shown.

Minecraft has used the name Black Bed since 1.12, the oldest release whose language file lists it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with black wool (dye wool or shear black sheep) and planks (craft from logs).

What A Stack Yields

Work a stack down, 64 black wool, and you land on 21 black beds. Bring 63 planks along for the ride. Left over: just 1 black wool.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
Black Wool3xDye wool or shear black sheep
Planks3xCraft from logs

To make Black Bed you will gather 3x Black Wool (dye wool or shear black sheep) and 3x Planks (craft from logs), and craft them at a Crafting Table.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    3x Black Wool

  2. 2

    3x Planks

  3. 3

    Black Bed

Minecraft crafting recipe for Black Bed: 3 x Black Wool, 3 x Planks in a crafting table, making 1 Black Bed.

Tips & Notes

  • One craft costs 3x Black Wool and 3x Planks. Start with the Black Wool: dye wool or shear black sheep.

Uses for Black Bed

  • Setting spawn point
  • Sleeping through the night
  • Explodes in the Nether and End

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Black Bed on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft a Black Bed in Minecraft?
Bring 3 Black Wool and 3 Planks to a Crafting Table and you can make a Black Bed. Arrange them in the exact grid pattern shown above, and one craft produces one Black Bed.
Can you craft a Black Bed without a crafting table?
The inventory grid is too small for a Black Bed, so you need a table. It is laid out as three Black Wool filling the top row and three Planks filling the bottom row, and that takes 3 columns, more than the 2x2 grid in your inventory can hold.
Where do you find the materials for a Black Bed?
The materials for a Black Bed each come from somewhere different. Black Wool: dye wool or shear black sheep. Planks: craft from logs.
How many Black Beds do you get from one craft?
The Black Bed recipe makes one Black Bed per craft.
What is the item ID for Black Bed in Minecraft?
The Black Bed item ID is minecraft:black_bed, and in a command you can drop the namespace and write black_bed on its own. Checked against Java 26.2.
What is the give command for Black Bed?
Use /give @p black_bed to put a Black Bed in your own inventory. Add a number on the end for more than one, and note that cheats have to be on.
What version of Minecraft added the Black Bed?
Minecraft 1.12 is the earliest release that spells out black bed. The recipe file cannot narrow that down, because recipes only became separate files in 1.12. Nothing about it has changed since: the pattern above is today's.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
3 Black Wool and 3 Planks in, 1 Black Bed out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
How far back it goes
Java 1.12 is the earliest release that calls it this. From all 163 released Java clients, rd-132211 to 26.2.
That the ingredients come back
What drops, what villagers trade and what farms regrow in Minecraft Java, followed through the recipes to see what those ingredients can be turned into.
Stack size
The Astroworld Items Database, built from the same jar.
The recipe book unlock
What unlocks it in the recipe book. Java 26.2.
The stack sum
Counted, not played: 1 Black Bed per craft against the stack size.

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