Paper

Paper

Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)

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Paper is an item crafted from sugar cane, required for crafting books, maps, cartography tables, firework rockets, name tags, and banner patterns.

Obtaining

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Paper	Shipwreck	Supply chest	1–12	46.4% { "item": "Paper", "stacksize": "1–12", "chance": 0.46441189521344395, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Supply chest" }
		Map chest	1–10	89.4% { "item": "Paper", "stacksize": "1–10", "chance": 0.8937162851727657, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Map chest" }
	Stronghold	Library chest	2–7	89.2% { "item": "Paper", "stacksize": "2–7", "chance": 0.8919829527458125, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Library chest" }
	Village	Cartographer's chest	1–5	61.2% { "item": "Paper", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.611766, "structure": "Village", "container": "Cartographer's chest" }
Bedrock Edition
Paper	Shipwreck	Supply chest	1–12	46.4% { "item": "Paper", "stacksize": "1–12", "chance": 0.46441189521344395, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Supply chest" }
		Map chest	1–10	89.4% { "item": "Paper", "stacksize": "1–10", "chance": 0.8937162851727657, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Map chest" }
	Stronghold	Library chest	2–7	88.3% { "item": "Paper", "stacksize": "2–7", "chance": 0.8829194743853341, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Library chest" }
	Village	Cartographer's chest	1–5	61.2% { "item": "Paper", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.611766, "structure": "Village", "container": "Cartographer's chest" }

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Sugar Cane	3

Villager gifts

In Java Edition, cartographer villagers may give paper to players with the Hero of the Village effect.

Usage

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Notes
Blank Disc	Glass Pane + Paper		​[upcoming: Music Features Add-On]
Book	Paper + Leather
Bordure Indented Banner Pattern	Paper + Vines
Cartography Table	Paper + Any Planks
Creeper Charge Banner Pattern	Paper + Creeper Head
JE: Empty Map BE: Empty Locator Map	Paper + Compass		This map records terrain and displays a marker showing the player's location.
Empty Map‌[BE only]	Paper		‌[Bedrock Edition only] This map only records terrain and does not show the player's location.
Field Masoned Banner Pattern	Paper + Bricks
Firework Rocket	Paper + Gunpowder	3	When crafted without a firework star, the rocket does not have explosion effects. The amount of gunpowder used increases the flight duration to a maximum of three.
Firework Rocket	Any Firework Star + Paper + Gunpowder	3	Up to three gunpowder can be used, which increases flight duration. Any remaining spaces can be filled with firework stars to combine various effects. All firework stars explode almost simultaneously when the rocket detonates.
Flower Charge Banner Pattern	Paper + Oxeye Daisy
Map (zoomed out)	Map or Locator Map + Paper		Locked maps cannot be zoomed out.
Name Tag	Any Nugget + Paper
Skull Charge Banner Pattern	Paper + Wither Skeleton Skull
Thing Banner Pattern	Paper + Enchanted Golden Apple

Cartography table usage

Paper can be used to zoom out a map by one level in a cartography table. This method of zooming out map is 8 times more efficient than using a crafting table. In Bedrock Edition, it can also be used to create an empty map or an empty locator map. This is also cheaper than the equivalent crafting recipes.

Name	Ingredients	Cartography recipe	Notes
Zoomed out map (1 level higher)	Map + Paper
Empty map	Paper		‌[Bedrock Edition only] This map only records terrain and does not show the player's location.
Empty locator map	Paper + Compass		‌[Bedrock Edition only] This map records terrain and displays a marker showing the player's location.

Trading

Villager		Probability		Villager wants	Player receives	Trades in stock	Villager experience	Price multiplier
		JE	BE
Librarian	Novice	67%	100%	24 × Paper	Emerald	16	2	0.05
Cartographer	Novice	100%	100%	24 × Paper	Emerald	12	2	0.05

Anvil usage

Name	Ingredients	Anvil usage	Description
Map or Locator Map (zoomed out)	Map or Locator Map + Paper	MapLocator Map8	‌[Bedrock Edition only] Supplying 8 sheets of paper results in a zoomed-out version of the input map.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Paper	paper	Item	item.minecraft.paper

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Paper	paper	386	Item	item.paper.name

History

Java Edition

Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.11							Added paper, which can be used to craft books.
Java Edition Beta
1.6			Test Build 3				Paper can now be used to craft maps.
1.8			Pre-release				Paper can now be found in the new stronghold library chests.
Java Edition
1.3.1			12w21a				Paper can now be sold to librarian villagers, at 24–35 paper for 1 emerald.
1.4.2			12w34a				Paper can now be used to craft an empty map.
							Maps start out at their closest zoom level and can be extended by adding more paper.
1.4.6			12w49a				Paper can now be used to craft firework rockets.
1.8			14w02a				Trading has been changed: librarian villagers now buy 24–36 paper for 1 emerald.
1.9			15w43a				The average yield of paper from stronghold library chests has more than doubled.
1.11			16w39a				Added cartographer villagers, which buy paper as their tier 1 trade.
1.13			18w11a				Paper now generates in the chests of some shipwrecks.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of paper has now been changed.
							Paper can now be used to craft banner patterns.
			18w48a				Paper can now be found in chests in village cartographer houses.
			19w02a				Paper can now be used to craft cartography tables.
			19w11a				Cartographer and librarian villagers now buy 24 paper for 1 emerald.
			19w13a				Cartographer villagers now give paper to players under the Hero of the Village effect.
1.21.2			24w33a				Paper can now be used to craft the Bordure Indented Banner Pattern and the Field Masoned Banner Pattern.
26.1			snap2				Paper can now be used to craft name tags.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.2.0							Added paper. It is currently unobtainable and serves no purpose.
v0.3.0							Paper is now craftable, and can be used to craft books.
v0.14.0			build 1				Paper can now be used to craft empty maps and empty locator maps.
							Paper can now be used to zoom in maps, using anvils.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0			release				The Windows 10 Edition can now use the anvil, as well as the crafting table, to zoom in maps, just as Pocket Edition in general can.
1.0.4			alpha 1.0.4.0				Librarian villagers now buy 24–36 paper for 1 emerald.
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.3				Added cartographer villagers, which buy 24–36 paper as their tier 1 trade.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0			beta 1.2.0.2				Paper can now be used to craft firework rockets.
1.4.0			beta 1.2.14.2				Paper can now be found inside chests of some shipwrecks.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of paper has now been changed.
							Paper can now be found in cartographer house chests in villages.
							Paper can now be used to craft banner patterns and cartography tables.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.4				Librarian and cartographer villagers now buy 24 paper for an emerald.
26.0 Experiment Drop 1 of 2026			Preview 26.0.27				Paper can now be used to craft name tags.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
26.70			Preview 26.70.21				Paper can now be used to craft blank discs in the Music Features Add-On.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added paper.
TU5							Paper can now be found in the new stronghold library chests.
TU14		1.04					Paper can now be sold to librarian villagers, at 24–35 paper for 1 emerald.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Paper can now be used to craft firework rockets.
TU21	CU9	1.14	1.14	1.14			Paper can now be used to craft an empty map.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Trading has been changed: librarian villagers now buy 24–36 paper for 1 emerald.
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Added cartographer villagers, which buy paper as their tier 1 trade.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Paper can now be found inside chests of some shipwrecks.
			1.90				The texture of paper has now been changed.
							Paper can now be used to craft banner patterns.
			1.91				Paper can now be used to craft a cartography table.
							Librarian and cartographer villagers now buy 24 paper for an emerald.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added paper.
1.9.19							Added cartographer villagers, which buy paper as their tier 1 trade.

Data history

Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 339.

Issues

Issues relating to "Paper" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• The Taking Inventory article on paper cites papyrus as the inspiration for the crafting recipe.

Gallery

Mojang screenshots

• 
  Efe's inventory full of papers.

In other media

• 
  Paper as it was seen in Minecraft Earth

External links

• "Taking Inventory: Paper" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, August 4, 2023.