How to Craft Book and Quill in Minecraft
A Book and Quill lets you write up to 100 pages of text. Sign it to create a Written Book that other players can read.
Overview
A Book and Quill lets you write up to 100 pages of text. Sign it to create a Written Book that other players can read. Book and Quill uses a shapeless recipe, so the ingredients can go in any cells of the grid as long as all of them are present. A Crafting Table gives you the full 3x3 grid, which you need for any recipe larger than 2x2. You can craft one from four planks, and most bases keep one near the furnaces.
The recipe was added in Minecraft 1.3 and still works the same way in version 1.21. Each craft yields a single Book and Quill.
The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with book (craft from paper and leather), ink sac (kill squids), and feather (kill chickens). If any of those are not already in your stores, gather them first, because the craft itself takes only a moment once everything is in the grid. With the ingredients on hand and a Crafting Table placed, Book and Quill is one of the quicker things to add to your inventory.
Crafting Recipe
Book and QuillMaterials Needed
To make Book and Quill you will gather Book (craft from paper and leather), Ink Sac (kill squids), and Feather (kill chickens). Lining these up before you open the Crafting Table saves a trip back to storage, especially if you plan to craft several at once.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Open your Crafting Table to access the 3x3 crafting grid.
- Place the following items anywhere in the crafting grid: Book, Ink Sac, Feather.
- Collect your Book and Quill from the output slot.
Tips & Notes
- Keep the ingredients for Book and Quill in a labelled chest near your crafting area so you can remake it without hunting for materials.
Uses for Book and Quill
- Writing and signing books
- Creating written books to share
How Book and Quill Fits Your World
Tools determine how fast you gather and what blocks you can mine at all: a pickaxe of the right tier is required to mine higher ores, since mining diamond ore needs at least an iron pickaxe and ancient debris needs a diamond one. Every tool also carries a durability bar that ticks down with use, so enchantments like Unbreaking and Mending dramatically extend how long it lasts before it breaks. For Book and Quill specifically, that means it is most valuable for writing and signing books and creating written books to share.
View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Book and Quill on the Astroworld Items Database.