Paper is an essential crafting ingredient in many Minecraft recipes. But you need to craft this material for crafting books, maps, and some other purposes. Check out how to make paper in Minecraft and all its usages here.

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I. How To Make Paper In Minecraft?

Minecraft paper can be crafted from sugar cane. You need three units of sugar cane to craft three pieces of paper. Here are all the sources of sugar cane in this game.

  • Farming: Sugar cane grows near water bodies like streams, rivers, seas, and swamps. You should go to the riverbanks, beaches, and swamps to farm this material.
Gather Sugar Cane
You must go to water bodies to gather Sugar Cane to make paper.
  • Growing: To create a stable source of sugar cane in your base, you can build a farm to grow this plant. Grow this plant on sand, dirt, or grass blocks. Besides, build the sugar farm next to the water like near the river and sea.

After gathering enough sugar cane sticks, you bring these materials to the crafting table to produce paper. Place three sugar cane sticks on the middle row of the crafting bench. After the production process finishes, you will get three units of paper. Drag them to your inventory for storage.

Paper Recipe
Minecrafters can craft three pieces of paper from three sugar cane sticks at once.

II. How To Use Paper In Minecraft?

Minecrafters can use paper in many crafting recipes to make various items in this game, some of which are essential for survival. Here are all Minecraft crafting recipes using paper.

  • Map: Put the compass in the central grid of the crafting table and eight pieces of paper around it to get a Locator Map. Then, you customize your map with automatic records of landscapes around you. This map will become very important and convenient for exploration and farming trips in this game.
Make A Map In Minecraft
You need eight pieces of paper and a compass to make an empty map for customization.
  • Fireworks: When you combine three units of gunpowder, a piece of paper, and a Firework Star (optional) to craft firework rockets with dazzling displays.
  • Books: To craft a book in Minecraft, place two pieces of paper in the two first grid of the top row and another piece of paper in the middle grid of the middle row. Then, put a piece of leather in the middle slot of the bottom row. Then, use these books to make enchanted books, which are essential for survival and many uses in this game.
Make A Book
You can craft a book with three pieces of paper and a piece of leather according to the recipe above.

Besides, paper can be exchanged for Emeralds from librarian villagers. Let's gather and grow sugar cane for paper or grow this ingredient in a well-lit farm for a convenient source of sugar cane. You can also use sugar cane to produce sugar for cooking.

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