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How to Craft Jack o'Lantern in Minecraft

Jack o'Lantern in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own block model. Light source with level 15. Minecraft has used the name Jack o'Lantern since 1.6.1.

The bill for a Jack o'Lantern is 1 Carved Pumpkin and 1 Torch, and the work happens at a Crafting Table. In the grid that is a single Carved Pumpkin in the top-middle cell and a single Torch in the bottom-middle cell. The grid returns 1 Jack o'Lantern.

Jack o'Lantern Item ID and Give Command

The item ID for Jack o'Lantern is minecraft:jack_o_lantern. In commands the namespace may be left off, so jack_o_lantern works too. Checked against Minecraft Java 26.2.

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

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

Overview

A Jack o'Lantern provides light level 15 and works underwater. It can also create iron and snow golems. Jack o'Lantern uses a shaped recipe: the ingredients only work in the pattern shown.

Minecraft has used the name Jack o'Lantern since 1.6.1, the oldest release whose language file lists it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with carved pumpkin (use shears on a pumpkin) and torch (craft from coal and stick).

The Full Stack Sum

A full stack of 64 carved pumpkins gives 64 jack o'lanterns, across 64 crafts at 1 for 1. The recipe wants 64 torches beside it. Nothing is wasted: craft 64 takes the rest.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
Carved Pumpkin1xUse shears on a pumpkin
TorchTorchTorch1xCraft from coal and stick

Jack o'Lantern needs Carved Pumpkin (use shears on a pumpkin) and Torch (craft from coal and stick), worked together at a Crafting Table.

The Full Chain

Stick, then Torch, then the Jack o'Lantern. All in: 1 Carved Pumpkin, 1 Coal and 2 Planks.

  1. 1
    2StickStick4Stick
  2. 2
    CoalCoalStickStickTorchTorch4Torch
  3. 3
    Jack o'Lanternthis page

Gather this first

Carved PumpkinCoalCoalCoal2Planks

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    Carved Pumpkin

  2. 2

    TorchTorchTorch

  3. 3

    Jack o'Lantern

Minecraft crafting recipe for Jack o'Lantern: 1 x Carved Pumpkin, 1 x Torch in a crafting table, making 1 Jack o'Lantern.

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.
  • Shopping list: 1x Carved Pumpkin and 1x Torch. Plan the Carved Pumpkin first: use shears on a pumpkin.

Uses for Jack o'Lantern

  • Light source with level 15
  • Decoration
  • Can be placed underwater

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Jack o'Lantern on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft a Jack o'Lantern in Minecraft?
Bring 1 Carved Pumpkin and 1 Torch to a Crafting Table and you can make a Jack o'Lantern. Copy the grid above cell for cell, and one craft produces one Jack o'Lantern.
What do you need to make a Jack o'Lantern from scratch?
Counting all the way down, a Jack o'Lantern comes to 1 Carved Pumpkin, 1 Coal and 2 Planks, spread over 3 crafts.
Can you craft a Jack o'Lantern without a crafting table?
You can, and without a table: the 2x2 grid in your inventory is enough for a Jack o'Lantern. It is laid out as a single Carved Pumpkin in the top-middle cell and a single Torch in the bottom-middle cell, which never leaves a 2x2 area.
Where do you find the materials for a Jack o'Lantern?
The parts of a Jack o'Lantern do not all come from one place. Carved Pumpkin: use shears on a pumpkin. Torch: craft from coal and stick.
What should I craft first for a Jack o'Lantern?
For a Jack o'Lantern, start with a Stick: 2 Planks gives you 4 Sticks. After that the order is Torch, and then the Jack o'Lantern itself.
How many Jack o'Lanterns do you get from one craft?
The Jack o'Lantern recipe makes one Jack o'Lantern per craft.
What is the item ID for Jack o'Lantern in Minecraft?
The Jack o'Lantern item ID is minecraft:jack_o_lantern, and in a command you can drop the namespace and write jack_o_lantern on its own. Checked against Java 26.2.
What is the give command for Jack o'Lantern?
/give @p jack_o_lantern gives you a Jack o'Lantern. Swap @p for a player name to hand it to someone else, and put 64 on the end for a whole stack.
Is the Jack o'Lantern recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
No difference to worry about: a Jack o'Lantern takes 1 Carved Pumpkin and 1 Torch at a Crafting Table on Java and on Bedrock alike, one at a time.
How many crafting steps does a Jack o'Lantern take?
A Jack o'Lantern takes 3 crafts once you count the parts: Stick and Torch, and then the Jack o'Lantern. The chain section above walks through them in order.
What version of Minecraft added the Jack o'Lantern?
The name Jack o'Lantern goes back to Minecraft 1.6.1, and no older release we can read uses it. The recipe file cannot narrow that down, because 1.13 renamed every recipe file in the game. Today the game builds it from 1 Carved Pumpkin and 1 Torch, as shown above.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
1 Carved Pumpkin and 1 Torch in, 1 Jack o'Lantern out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same 2 ingredients.
How far back it goes
The name appears in Minecraft Java 1.6.1 and in nothing older. 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 Jack o'Lantern per craft against the stack size.

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