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How to Craft Candle in Minecraft

Candle in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own item texture. Light source (up to 4 per block). The recipe first appears in the game's files in Minecraft 1.17.

At a Crafting Table, a Candle asks for 1 String and 1 Honeycomb. Copy this shape: a single String in the top-middle cell and a single Honeycomb in the bottom-middle cell. One go makes 1 Candle.

Candle Item ID and Give Command

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

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

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

Overview

Candles provide light and can be stacked up to 4 per block. Each additional candle increases light level by 3. Candle uses a shaped recipe: the ingredients only work in the pattern shown.

This recipe first appears in the game's own data files in Minecraft 1.17, and not in the release before it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with string (kill spiders) and honeycomb (harvest beehives with shears).

The Stack Arithmetic

1 honeycomb for 1 candle scales to 64 out of a 64 stack. Have 64 string ready as well. Down to the last honeycomb, nothing spare.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
StringStringString1xKill spiders
HoneycombHoneycombHoneycomb1xHarvest beehives with shears

To make Candle you will gather String (kill spiders) and Honeycomb (harvest beehives with shears), and craft them at a Crafting Table.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    StringStringString

  2. 2

    HoneycombHoneycombHoneycomb

  3. 3

    Candle

Minecraft crafting recipe for Candle: 1 x String, 1 x Honeycomb in a crafting table, making 1 Candle.

Tips & Notes

  • No Crafting Table needed for this one: the layout never leaves a 2x2 area, which is exactly what the inventory grid gives you.
  • Line up 1x String and 1x Honeycomb before you open the Crafting Table. String: kill spiders.

Uses for Candle

  • Light source (up to 4 per block)
  • Birthday cake decoration

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft a Candle in Minecraft?
1 String and 1 Honeycomb at a Crafting Table: that is the whole shopping list for a Candle. The pattern above is exact, so match it square by square, and one craft produces one Candle.
Can you craft a Candle without a crafting table?
A Candle fits the little 2x2 grid on your inventory screen, so no table is required. It is laid out as a single String in the top-middle cell and a single Honeycomb in the bottom-middle cell, which never leaves a 2x2 area.
Where do you find the materials for a Candle?
A Candle draws its parts from several different places. String: kill spiders. Honeycomb: harvest beehives with shears.
How many Candles do you get from one craft?
The Candle recipe makes one Candle per craft.
What is the item ID for Candle in Minecraft?
In Java 26.2 the Candle goes by minecraft:candle; candle without the namespace does the same job in a command.
What is the give command for Candle?
Use /give @p candle to put a Candle in your own inventory, or /give @p candle 64 for a full stack of 64. Cheats have to be on.
Is the Candle recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
It is the same recipe on both: 1 String and 1 Honeycomb at a Crafting Table gives you a Candle, in the layout shown above, one at a time.
What version of Minecraft added the Candle?
Mojang's own data puts the candle at Minecraft 1.17, the first release that describes how to make it. Nothing about it has changed since: the pattern above is today's.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
1 String and 1 Honeycomb in, 1 Candle out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same 2 ingredients.
How far back it goes
Present in Minecraft Java 1.17, missing from the release immediately before. From all 163 released Java clients, rd-132211 to 26.2.
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 Candle per craft against the stack size.

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