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How to Craft Cobblestone Stairs in Minecraft

Cobblestone Stairs in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own block model. Building stone staircases. Minecraft has used the name Cobblestone Stairs since 1.8.

With a Crafting Table placed, 6 Cobblestones is what Cobblestone Stairs need. From the top down: a Cobblestone in the left column; then two Cobblestones in the left and middle columns; then three Cobblestones. Each attempt hands back 4 Cobblestone Stairs.

Cobblestone Stairs Item ID and Give Command

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

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

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

Overview

Cobblestone Stairs are a sturdy staircase block made from cobblestone. Cobblestone Stairs uses a shaped recipe: the ingredients only work in the pattern shown.

Minecraft have used the name Cobblestone Stairs since 1.8, the oldest release whose language file lists it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with cobblestone (mine stone).

What A Stack Yields

10 crafts drain a stack: 64 cobblestones become 40 cobblestone stairs. You keep 4 cobblestones for later.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
Cobblestone6xMine stone

A Crafting Table and 6x Cobblestone (mine stone): that is everything Cobblestone Stairs asks for.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    6x Cobblestone

  2. 2

    4x Cobblestone Stairs

Minecraft crafting recipe for Cobblestone Stairs: 6 x Cobblestone in a crafting table, making 4 Cobblestone Stairs.

Tips & Notes

  • Shopping list: 6x Cobblestone. Plan the Cobblestone first: mine stone.
  • You get 4 Cobblestone Stairs per craft, so divide whatever you need by 4 to know how many times to repeat it.

Uses for Cobblestone Stairs

  • Building stone staircases
  • Castle and fortress construction

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft Cobblestone Stairs in Minecraft?
6 Cobblestones at a Crafting Table: that is the whole shopping list for Cobblestone Stairs. Arrange them in the exact grid pattern shown above, and one craft produces 4 Cobblestone Stairs.
Can you craft Cobblestone Stairs without a crafting table?
The inventory grid is too small for Cobblestone Stairs, so you need a table. It is laid out as six Cobblestones, and that takes 3 rows, more than the 2x2 grid in your inventory can hold.
Where do you find the materials for Cobblestone Stairs?
Each ingredient in Cobblestone Stairs has its own source. Cobblestone: mine stone.
How many Cobblestone Stairs do you get from one craft?
The Cobblestone Stairs recipe makes 4 Cobblestone Stairs in a single craft.
What is the item ID for Cobblestone Stairs in Minecraft?
Cobblestone Stairs is registered as minecraft:cobblestone_stairs. Commands accept the short form cobblestone_stairs as well, and Bedrock spells it the same. Checked against Java 26.2.
What is the give command for Cobblestone Stairs?
The command for Cobblestone Stairs is /give @p cobblestone_stairs. Add a number for more than one, so /give @p cobblestone_stairs 64 hands you a full stack, and it only runs with cheats enabled.
What version of Minecraft added Cobblestone Stairs?
Minecraft 1.8 is the earliest release that spells out cobblestone stairs. The recipe file cannot narrow that down, because 1.13 renamed every recipe file in the game. The current release still makes Cobblestone Stairs exactly that way.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
6 Cobblestones in, 4 Cobblestone Stairs out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same ingredient.
How far back it goes
Minecraft Java 1.8 uses this name and the release before it does not. 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: 4 Cobblestone Stairs per craft against the stack size.

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