How to Craft Block of Lapis Lazuli in Minecraft

Block of Lapis Lazuli in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own block model. Compact lapis lazuli storage. Minecraft has used the name Block of Lapis Lazuli since 1.17.

A Block of Lapis Lazuli comes from 9 Lapis Lazuli, worked on a Crafting Table. Its pattern is nine Lapis Lazuli filling every cell. Each attempt hands back 1 Block of Lapis Lazuli.

Block of Lapis Lazuli Item ID and Give Command

The item ID for Block of Lapis Lazuli is minecraft:lapis_block. In commands the namespace may be left off, so lapis_block works too. Checked against Minecraft Java 26.2.

Give yourself one: /give @p lapis_block
Give a full stack of 64: /give @p lapis_block 64
Give it to a named player: /give Steve lapis_block 1

Cheats have to be on for Block of Lapis Lazuli to appear this way, and the same command works on Bedrock Edition, where the name is written the same.

Overview

Block of Lapis Lazuli stores 9 lapis lazuli compactly. Block of Lapis Lazuli uses a shaped recipe: the ingredients only work in the pattern shown.

Minecraft has used the name Block of Lapis Lazuli since 1.17, the oldest release whose language file lists it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with lapis lazuli (mine lapis lazuli ore).

What A Stack Yields

Empty a stack of 64 lapis lazulis into this and 7 block of lapis lazulis come back. Left over: just 1 lapis lazuli.

Materials Needed

Item	Amount	Where to Find
Lapis LazuliLapis Lazuli	9x	Mine lapis lazuli ore

A Crafting Table and 9x Lapis Lazuli (mine lapis lazuli ore): that is everything Block of Lapis Lazuli asks for.

Step-by-Step Instructions

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Lapis Lazuli9x Lapis Lazuli
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Block of Lapis Lazuli

Minecraft crafting recipe for Block of Lapis Lazuli: 9 x Lapis Lazuli in a crafting table, making 1 Block of Lapis Lazuli.

Tips & Notes

Line up 9x Lapis Lazuli before you open the Crafting Table. Lapis Lazuli: mine lapis lazuli ore.

Uses for Block of Lapis Lazuli

Compact lapis lazuli storage
Decoration

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Block of Lapis Lazuli on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft a Block of Lapis Lazuli in Minecraft?

9 Lapis Lazuli at a Crafting Table: that is the whole shopping list for a Block of Lapis Lazuli. Arrange them in the exact grid pattern shown above, and one craft produces one Block of Lapis Lazuli.

Can you craft a Block of Lapis Lazuli without a crafting table?

The inventory grid is too small for a Block of Lapis Lazuli, so you need a table. It is laid out as nine Lapis Lazuli filling every cell, and that takes 3 rows, more than the 2x2 grid in your inventory can hold.

Where do you find the materials for a Block of Lapis Lazuli?

A Block of Lapis Lazuli draws its parts from several different places. Lapis Lazuli: mine lapis lazuli ore.

How many Blocks of Lapis Lazuli do you get from one craft?

The Block of Lapis Lazuli recipe makes one Block of Lapis Lazuli per craft.

What is the item ID for Block of Lapis Lazuli in Minecraft?

In Java 26.2 the Block of Lapis Lazuli goes by minecraft:lapis_block; lapis_block without the namespace does the same job in a command.

Can you farm everything you need for a Block of Lapis Lazuli?

Block of Lapis Lazuli needs nothing you have to go find: lapis lazuli from a cleric villager. Set those up once and you can keep making block of lapis lazuli.

What is the give command for Block of Lapis Lazuli?

The command for Block of Lapis Lazuli is /give @p lapis_block. Add a number for more than one, so /give @p lapis_block 64 hands you a full stack, and it only runs with cheats enabled.

Is the Block of Lapis Lazuli recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?

A Block of Lapis Lazuli works the same on both: 9 Lapis Lazuli at a Crafting Table, the same pattern, one at a time, whether you are on Java or Bedrock.

How many Blocks of Lapis Lazuli fit in one stack?

A Block of Lapis Lazuli stacks to 64, so a full inventory of 36 slots holds 2304 of them.

What version of Minecraft added the Block of Lapis Lazuli?

Minecraft 1.17 is the earliest release that spells out block of lapis lazuli. Nothing about it has changed since: the pattern above is today's.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield: 9 Lapis Lazuli in, 1 Block of Lapis Lazuli out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, 17 August 2026.
That Bedrock agrees: Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same ingredient.
How far back it goes: The name appears in Minecraft Java 1.17 and in nothing older. 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 stack sum: Counted, not played: 1 Block of Lapis Lazuli per craft against the stack size.

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