How To Make Torch In Minecraft

This blog post will show you how to craft a Torch in Minecraft used to light up your house or base.

Updated on Nov 12, 2023
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How To Make Torch In Minecraft

Everything you need to craft a Torch in Minecraft

A torch in Minecraft is the primary light source that players craft to keep their house or base safe. When the light level in Minecraft is low, hostile mobs tend to spawn, so if you’re living somewhere and the place isn’t well lit up, you’ll be getting some unwanted visitors. The torches light up the place and are very easy to craft, making them the ideal light source in Minecraft.

Here are the items you’ll need to craft a Torch:

How to craft a Torch in Minecraft


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Crafting Sticks


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Sticks are used in almost every tool-making recipe in Minecraft. It can be easily acquired by simply punching some dead bushes or leaves of trees. You can also craft these sticks using wooden planks of any type of wood and also from bamboos which are often found in the jungle biomes.


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Acquiring Coal


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Coal is one of the many ores in Minecraft and is available in abundance in the underground of Minecraft. You can spot coal by mining in the caves for a while, and by mining the coal ore, you’ll get coal that we need to craft torches.


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Crafting a torch


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Once you’ve gathered all the necessary items as shown in the article above, head to the crafting table and toss the items on the table by the recipe shown above to craft your selves a torch.

Apart from the standard torch in Minecraft, a blue version called the soul torch can also be crafted using soul sand along with the items needed for a standard torch.

What is the give command to get a Torch in Minecraft?

The command to give yourself a torch: /give @p torch 1

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