How to make Mud Bricks in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft mud bricks with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, mud bricks is a new item that was introduced in the Wild Update. It is one of the many building blocks that you can make. The crafting process will create 4 mud bricks at a time.

mud bricks

Let's explore how to make mud bricks.

Supported Platforms

Mud bricks is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.19)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (1.19.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360No
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (1.19.0)
PS3 PS3No
PS4 PS4Yes (1.19.0)
Wii U Wii UNo
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes (1.19.1)
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes (1.19.0)
Education Edition Education EditionNo

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find Mud Bricks in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Mud Bricks

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft mud bricks:

How to craft Mud Bricks in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:

3x3 crafting area

2. Add Items to make Mud Bricks

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make mud bricks, place 4 packed mud in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making mud bricks, it is important that the packed mud are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 packed mud in the first box and 1 packed mud in the second box. In the second row, there should be 1 packed mud in the first box and 1 packed mud in the second box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for mud bricks.

Crafting recipe for mud bricks

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the mud bricks will appear in the box to the right.

mud bricks

3. Move the Mud Bricks to Inventory

Once you have crafted mud bricks, you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Completed mud bricks

Congratulations, you have made mud bricks in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Mud Bricks

Things to Make with Mud Bricks

You can use mud bricks to make items in Minecraft such as: