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How to Craft Iron Nugget in Minecraft

Iron Nugget in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own item texture. Crafting chains and lanterns. Minecraft has used the name Iron Nugget since 1.11.1.

At a Crafting Table, Iron Nuggets ask for 1 Iron Ingot. One go makes 9 Iron Nuggets.

Iron Nugget Item ID and Give Command

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

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

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

Overview

Iron Nuggets are small pieces of iron. Nine nuggets combine back into one iron ingot. Iron Nugget uses a shapeless recipe, so the ingredients can go in any cells of the grid as long as all of them are present.

Minecraft has used the name Iron Nugget since 1.11.1, 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).

The Stack Arithmetic

Bring 64 iron ingots, leave with 576 iron nuggets, after 64 rounds of 1 for 9. Craft 64 clears the box of iron ingot.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
Iron IngotIron IngotIron Ingot1xSmelt iron ore

To make Iron Nugget you will gather Iron Ingot (smelt iron ore), and craft them at a Crafting Table.

The Full Chain

1 Iron Ore makes 1 Iron Ingot, the one part of this you craft rather than gather. All in: 1 Iron Ore.

  1. 1
    Iron IngotIron IngotIron IngotFurnace
  2. 2
    Iron NuggetIron NuggetIron Nuggetthis page

Gather this first

Iron Ore

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    Iron IngotIron IngotIron Ingot

  2. 2

    9x Iron Nugget

Minecraft crafting recipe for Iron Nugget: 1 x Iron Ingot in a crafting table, making 9 Iron Nugget.

Tips & Notes

  • Because this one is shapeless, Iron Ingot can go in any cells you like. The grid only checks that they are all present.
  • Line up 1x Iron Ingot before you open the Crafting Table. Iron Ingot: smelt iron ore.
  • The recipe returns 9 Iron Nugget at a time.

Uses for Iron Nugget

  • Crafting chains and lanterns
  • Small iron unit

What Iron Nugget Goes Into

4 other recipes list Iron Nugget as an ingredient.

LanternLanternLanternCrafting TableSoul LanternSoul LanternSoul LanternCrafting TableIron ChainIron ChainIron ChainCrafting TableName TagName TagName TagCrafting Table

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft an Iron Nugget in Minecraft?
The list for an Iron Nugget is short: 1 Iron Ingot, worked at a Crafting Table. Any arrangement works as long as all of it are in the grid, and one craft produces 9 Iron Nuggets.
What do you need to make an Iron Nugget from scratch?
Starting with nothing, an Iron Nugget costs 1 Iron Ore. Everything else in the recipe is something you craft on the way there, over 2 crafts in total.
What can you make with Iron Nugget?
Iron Nugget is an ingredient in 4 other recipes on this site, including Lantern, Soul Lantern, Iron Chain and Name Tag. The section above links to each of them.
Where do you find the materials for an Iron Nugget?
Here is where each part of an Iron Nugget comes from. Iron Ingot: smelt iron ore.
How many Iron Nuggets do you get from one craft?
The Iron Nugget recipe makes 9 Iron Nuggets in a single craft.
What is the item ID for Iron Nugget in Minecraft?
The Iron Nugget item ID is minecraft:iron_nugget, and in a command you can drop the namespace and write iron_nugget on its own. Checked against Java 26.2.
What is the give command for Iron Nugget?
The command for Iron Nugget is /give @p iron_nugget. Add a number for more than one, so /give @p iron_nugget 64 hands you a full stack, and it only runs with cheats enabled.
Is the Iron Nugget recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
No difference to worry about: an Iron Nugget takes 1 Iron Ingot at a Crafting Table on Java and on Bedrock alike, 9 at a time.
Does it matter where you put the ingredients for an Iron Nugget?
No, an Iron Nugget is a shapeless recipe, so 1 Iron Ingot can go in any slots you like. Only the set of ingredients is checked, not their arrangement.
Which recipe uses the most Iron Nugget?
Of everything on this site, a Lantern swallows the most Iron Nugget: 8 Iron Nuggets in one craft. That is worth knowing before you decide how many to make.
What version of Minecraft added the Iron Nugget?
Minecraft 1.11.1 is the oldest release that calls the iron nugget by that name. The recipe file cannot narrow that down, because recipes only became separate files in 1.12. What you see in the grid above is how it works in the current release.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
1 Iron Ingot in, 9 Iron Nuggets out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same ingredient.
How far back it goes
Java 1.11.1 is the earliest release that calls it this. 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: 9 Iron Nuggets per craft against the stack size.

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