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How to Craft Dark Oak Hanging Sign in Minecraft

Dark Oak Hanging Sign in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own item texture. Displaying text while hanging. The recipe first appears in the game's files in Minecraft 1.20.

Gather 2 Chains and 6 Stripped Dark Oak Logs, then work it on a Crafting Table. Its pattern is two Chains side by side in the top row and six Stripped Dark Oak Logs in a solid 2x3 block in the middle and bottom rows. Each attempt hands back 6 Dark Oak Hanging Signs. Short on coal? 200 ticks each means 64 Dark Oak Hanging Signs smelt 64 items.

Dark Oak Hanging Sign Item ID and Give Command

The item ID for Dark Oak Hanging Sign is minecraft:dark_oak_hanging_sign. In commands the namespace may be left off, so dark_oak_hanging_sign works too. Checked against Minecraft Java 26.2.

Give yourself one
/give @p dark_oak_hanging_sign
Give a full stack of 16
/give @p dark_oak_hanging_sign 16
Give it to a named player
/give Steve dark_oak_hanging_sign 1

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

Overview

Dark Oak Hanging Signs display text while hanging from blocks or chains. They swing slightly when placed. Dark Oak Hanging Sign 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 1.20, and not in the release before it. The recipe itself last changed in Minecraft 1.21.9. Guides written before that release show a different set of ingredients for the dark oak hanging sign, so check the grid above rather than the video.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with chain (craft from iron nuggets and iron ingot) and stripped dark oak log (use axe on dark oak log).

What A Stack Yields

10 crafts drain a stack: 64 stripped dark oak logs become 60 dark oak hanging signs. You supply 20 chains to go with it. Left over: just 4 stripped dark oak logs.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
ChainChainChain2xCraft from iron nuggets and iron ingot
Stripped Dark Oak Log6xUse axe on dark oak log

To make Dark Oak Hanging Sign you will gather 2x Chain (craft from iron nuggets and iron ingot) and 6x Stripped Dark Oak Log (use axe on dark oak log), and craft them at a Crafting Table.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    ChainChain2x Chain

  2. 2

    6x Stripped Dark Oak Log

  3. 3

    6x Dark Oak Hanging Sign

Minecraft crafting recipe for Dark Oak Hanging Sign: 2 x Chain, 6 x Stripped Dark Oak Log in a crafting table, making 6 Dark Oak Hanging Sign.

Tips & Notes

  • One craft costs 2x Chain and 6x Stripped Dark Oak Log. Start with the Chain: craft from iron nuggets and iron ingot.
  • You get 6 Dark Oak Hanging Sign per craft, so divide whatever you need by 6 to know how many times to repeat it.

Uses for Dark Oak Hanging Sign

  • Displaying text while hanging
  • Aesthetic sign placement

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Dark Oak Hanging Sign on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft a Dark Oak Hanging Sign in Minecraft?
The list for a Dark Oak Hanging Sign is short: 2 Chains and 6 Stripped Dark Oak Logs, worked at a Crafting Table. Arrange them in the exact grid pattern shown above, and one craft produces 6 Dark Oak Hanging Signs.
Where do you find the materials for a Dark Oak Hanging Sign?
The materials for a Dark Oak Hanging Sign each come from somewhere different. Chain: craft from iron nuggets and iron ingot. Stripped Dark Oak Log: use axe on dark oak log.
How many Dark Oak Hanging Signs do you get from one craft?
The Dark Oak Hanging Sign recipe makes 6 Dark Oak Hanging Signs in a single craft.
What is the item ID for Dark Oak Hanging Sign in Minecraft?
The Dark Oak Hanging Sign item ID is minecraft:dark_oak_hanging_sign, and in a command you can drop the namespace and write dark_oak_hanging_sign on its own. Checked against Java 26.2.
What is the give command for Dark Oak Hanging Sign?
Use /give @p dark_oak_hanging_sign to put a Dark Oak Hanging Sign in your own inventory, or /give @p dark_oak_hanging_sign 16 for a full stack of 16. Cheats have to be on.
Is the Dark Oak Hanging Sign recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
A Dark Oak Hanging Sign works the same on both: 2 Chains and 6 Stripped Dark Oak Logs at a Crafting Table, the same pattern, 6 at a time, whether you are on Java or Bedrock.
Which material does a Dark Oak Hanging Sign need the most of?
A Dark Oak Hanging Sign needs more Stripped Dark Oak Log than anything else: 6 Stripped Dark Oak Logs out of 8 items in total. Gather that first and the rest of the recipe follows easily.
What version of Minecraft added the Dark Oak Hanging Sign?
Mojang's own data puts the dark oak hanging sign at Minecraft 1.20, the first release that describes how to make it. The current release still makes a Dark Oak Hanging Sign exactly that way.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
2 Chains and 6 Stripped Dark Oak Logs in, 6 Dark Oak Hanging Signs out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same 2 ingredients.
How far back it goes
Java 1.20 is the first release that knows this recipe at all. From all 163 released Java clients, rd-132211 to 26.2.
When the recipe last changed
Every Java release since 1.13 was checked in order, 50 of them, and 1.21.9 is where this recipe last changed.
Stack size, burn time
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: 6 Dark Oak Hanging Signs per craft against the stack size.

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