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How to Craft Oak Hanging Sign in Minecraft

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.

With a Crafting Table placed, 2 Chains and 6 Stripped Oak Logs are what Oak Hanging Signs need. In the grid that is two Chains side by side in the top row and six Stripped Oak Logs in a solid 2x3 block in the middle and bottom rows. The grid returns 6 Oak Hanging Signs. As fuel these are worth 200 ticks apiece: 64 of them clear a stack of 64.

Oak Hanging Sign Item ID and Give Command

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

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

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

Overview

Oak Hanging Signs display text while hanging from blocks or chains. They swing slightly when placed. 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 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 oak log (use axe on oak log).

The Full Stack Sum

Per craft 6 stripped oak logs buy 6 oak hanging signs; per stack 64 buys 60. On top of that: 20 chains. Left behind: 4 stripped oak logs.

Materials Needed

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

Gather 2x Chain (craft from iron nuggets and iron ingot) and 6x Stripped Oak Log (use axe on oak log), then take the lot to a Crafting Table.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    ChainChain2x Chain

  2. 2

    6x Stripped Oak Log

  3. 3

    6x Oak Hanging Sign

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

Tips & Notes

  • Line up 2x Chain and 6x Stripped Oak Log before you open the Crafting Table. Chain: craft from iron nuggets and iron ingot.
  • You get 6 Oak Hanging Sign per craft, so divide whatever you need by 6 to know how many times to repeat it.

Uses for Oak Hanging Sign

  • Displaying text while hanging
  • Aesthetic sign placement

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft an Oak Hanging Sign in Minecraft?
Bring 2 Chains and 6 Stripped Oak Logs to a Crafting Table and you can make an Oak Hanging Sign. Copy the grid above cell for cell, and one craft produces 6 Oak Hanging Signs.
Where do you find the materials for an Oak Hanging Sign?
Here is where each part of an Oak Hanging Sign comes from. Chain: craft from iron nuggets and iron ingot. Stripped Oak Log: use axe on oak log.
How many Oak Hanging Signs do you get from one craft?
The Oak Hanging Sign recipe makes 6 Oak Hanging Signs in a single craft.
What is the item ID for Oak Hanging Sign in Minecraft?
Oak Hanging Sign is registered as minecraft:oak_hanging_sign. Commands accept the short form oak_hanging_sign as well, and Bedrock spells it the same. Checked against Java 26.2.
What is the give command for Oak Hanging Sign?
/give @p oak_hanging_sign gives you an Oak Hanging Sign. Swap @p for a player name to hand it to someone else, and put 16 on the end for a whole stack.
Is the Oak Hanging Sign recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
Java and Bedrock agree on an Oak Hanging Sign: both want 2 Chains and 6 Stripped Oak Logs at a Crafting Table in the layout above, and both give 6 at a time.
Which material does an Oak Hanging Sign need the most of?
An Oak Hanging Sign needs more Stripped Oak Log than anything else: 6 Stripped 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 Oak Hanging Sign?
For the oak hanging sign the answer is Minecraft 1.20, and it is not a guess: that release carries the recipe, the one before it does not. The Oak Hanging Sign recipe above matches the current release.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
2 Chains and 6 Stripped Oak Logs in, 6 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
Minecraft Java 1.20 describes this recipe and the release before it does not. 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 Oak Hanging Signs per craft against the stack size.

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