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How to Craft Hopper in Minecraft

Hopper in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own item texture. Collecting dropped items. Minecraft has used the name Hopper since 1.5.1.

You need 5 Iron Ingots and 1 Chest, plus a Crafting Table to assemble them on. Read it row by row: two Iron Ingots down either side, then two Iron Ingots down either side and a Chest in the middle column, then an Iron Ingot in the middle column. Done once, that is 1 Hopper.

Hopper Item ID and Give Command

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

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

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

Overview

Hoppers collect dropped items, transfer items between containers and are essential for automatic sorting systems. Hopper uses a shaped recipe: the ingredients only work in the pattern shown.

Minecraft has used the name Hopper since 1.5.1, the oldest release whose language file lists it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with iron ingot (smelt iron ore) and chest (craft from planks).

Stack Maths

Per craft 5 iron ingots buy 1 hopper; per stack 64 buys 12. You supply 12 chests to go with it. The box keeps 4 iron ingots.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
Iron IngotIron IngotIron Ingot5xSmelt iron ore
ChestChestChest1xCraft from planks

Gather 5x Iron Ingot (smelt iron ore) and Chest (craft from planks), then take the lot to a Crafting Table.

The Full Chain

Chest, then Iron Ingot, then the Hopper. All in: 5 Iron Ore and 8 Planks.

  1. 1
    8ChestChestChest
  2. 2
    5Iron IngotIron Ingot5Iron IngotFurnace, repeat 5x
  3. 3
    HopperHopperHopperthis page

Gather this first

5Iron Ore8Planks

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    Iron IngotIron Ingot5x Iron Ingot

  2. 2

    ChestChestChest

  3. 3

    Hopper

Minecraft crafting recipe for Hopper: 5 x Iron Ingot, 1 x Chest in a crafting table, making 1 Hopper.

Tips & Notes

  • Line up 5x Iron Ingot and 1x Chest before you open the Crafting Table. Iron Ingot: smelt iron ore.

Uses for Hopper

  • Collecting dropped items
  • Transferring items between containers
  • Sorting systems

What Hopper Goes Into

One other recipe on this site lists Hopper as an ingredient.

Minecart with HopperMinecart with HopperMinecart with HopperCrafting Table

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft a Hopper in Minecraft?
The list for a Hopper is short: 5 Iron Ingots and 1 Chest, worked at a Crafting Table. Copy the grid above cell for cell, and one craft produces one Hopper.
What do you need to make a Hopper from scratch?
Counting all the way down, a Hopper comes to 5 Iron Ore and 8 Planks, spread over 3 crafts.
What can you make with Hopper?
Hopper is an ingredient in 1 other recipe on this site, including Minecart with Hopper. The section above links to each of them.
Can you craft a Hopper without a crafting table?
No, a Hopper needs a crafting table. It is laid out as five Iron Ingots and a single Chest in the centre cell, and that takes 3 rows, more than the 2x2 grid in your inventory can hold.
Where do you find the materials for a Hopper?
The materials for a Hopper each come from somewhere different. Iron Ingot: smelt iron ore. Chest: craft from planks.
How many Hoppers do you get from one craft?
The Hopper recipe makes one Hopper per craft.
What is the item ID for Hopper in Minecraft?
The Hopper item ID is minecraft:hopper, and in a command you can drop the namespace and write hopper on its own. Checked against Java 26.2.
What is the give command for Hopper?
The command for Hopper is /give @p hopper. Add a number for more than one, so /give @p hopper 64 hands you a full stack, and it only runs with cheats enabled.
Is the Hopper recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
Yes, the Hopper recipe is the same in both editions. Java and Bedrock both build a Hopper from 5 Iron Ingots and 1 Chest at a Crafting Table, in the same layout, one at a time.
How many crafting steps does a Hopper take?
A Hopper takes 3 crafts once you count the parts: Chest and Iron Ingot, and then the Hopper. The chain section above walks through them in order.
What version of Minecraft added the Hopper?
The name Hopper goes back to Minecraft 1.5.1, and no older release we can read uses it. The recipe file cannot narrow that down, because recipes only became separate files in 1.12. The Hopper recipe above matches the current release.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
5 Iron Ingots and 1 Chest in, 1 Hopper out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same 2 ingredients.
How far back it goes
Java 1.5.1 is the earliest release that calls it this. 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 recipe book unlock
What unlocks it in the recipe book. Java 26.2.
The stack sum
Counted, not played: 1 Hopper per craft against the stack size.

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