Want to make a lantern in Minecraft?
Crafting items in Minecraft is not hard if you know the ingredients.
If you want to make an item that’ll decorate your place. You should make a lantern.
It is easy to make and looks very decent when hanging on the wall.
In this article, I’ll show you how to make a lantern in Minecraft step-by-step with pictures.
Lanterns in Minecraft
Where do you find lanterns in Minecraft?
Lanterns are decorative blocks that emit light. It can be crafted easily. Naturally, they can be found on the lamp post in some villages.
Can you break a lantern Minecraft?
Breaking a Lantern with a pickaxe, a Lantern will drop itself. Without pickaxe, it drops nothing.
A lantern is available in the following versions of Minecraft:
| Platform | Supported (Version*) |
|---|---|
 Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
Yes (1.14) |
 Pocket Edition (PE) |
Yes (1.10.0) |
 Xbox 360 |
No |
 Xbox One |
Yes (1.10.0) |
 PS3 |
No |
 PS4 |
Yes (1.90) |
 Wii U |
No |
 Nintendo Switch |
Yes (1.10.0) |
 Windows 10 Edition |
Yes (1.10.0) |
 Education Edition |
Yes (1.12.0) |
A Lantern requires a pickaxe to harvest, otherwise, it will drop nothing.
| Tool |  |
|---|---|
| Hardness | 3.5 |
| Breaking time | |
| Default | 17.5 |
| Wood | 2.65 |
| Stone | 1.35 |
| Iron | 0.9 |
| Diamond | 0.7 |
| Netherite | 0.6 |
| Gold | 0.45 |
Required Things to make a Lantern in Minecraft
As I said it’s easy to make we only need two things to make a lantern.
- 8 Iron nuggets
- 1 torch
Make Iron nuggets
First, you have to make iron ingots. If you don’t know how to make iron ingots see this article How to make a compass in Minecraft
Steps:
- Open the Crafting Menu
- In the center square, place an Iron Ingot. Players must remember to place the Iron Ingot in the center of the crafting 3×3 grid.
- An Iron Nugget will appear in the box to the right.
- Move the Iron Nugget to the Inventory.
Make a Torch to make lantern in Minecraft
To make a torch place a stick in the center and place coal directly above a stick in the crafting area of your crafting table to make four torches.
If you don’t know how to make a crafting table check this article How to make a paper in Minecraft
Make Lantern in Minecraft
Now to make a lantern, open the crafting table and place the iron nuggets and torch exactly as shown in the picture below.
Hope this article helps you in making a Lantern.
