Crafting descriptions

This page describes content that exists only in outdated versions of Minecraft.

Item descriptions from crafting/stonecutting were removed in Pocket Edition v0.9.0 alpha, and from smelting in a later update.

In alpha builds of Pocket Edition, crafting interfaces held descriptions for the item to be crafted.

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Below is a table of all item descriptions. Descriptions for uncraftable items also appear to exist despite not having anywhere to be displayed.

All items are listed in the order as they are found in the en_US.lang file, which means blocks and items are not grouped by material or utility. The table is sortable and can be sorted alphabetically.

Respective items	Translation key	Description
wooden sword stone sword iron sword golden sword diamond sword	`desc.sword`	Deals more damage than by hand.
wooden shovel stone shovel iron shovel golden shovel diamond shovel	`desc.shovel`	Used to dig dirt, grass, sand, gravel and snow faster than by hand.
wooden pickaxe stone pickaxe iron pickaxe golden pickaxe diamond pickaxe	`desc.pickaxe`	Required to mine stone-related blocks and ore.
wooden axe stone axe iron axe golden axe diamond axe	`desc.hatchet`	Used to chop wood-related blocks faster than by hand.
wooden hoe stone hoe iron hoe golden hoe diamond hoe	`desc.hoe`	Used to till dirt and grass blocks to prepare for crops.
wooden door	`desc.doorwood`	Wooden doors are activated by using, hitting them or with Redstone.
iron door	`desc.dooriron`	Iron doors can only be opened by Redstone, buttons or switches.
iron helmet	`desc.helmet`	Gives the user 1.5 Armor when worn.
iron chestplate	`desc.chestplate`	Gives the user 4 Armor when worn.
iron leggings	`desc.leggings`	Gives the user 3 Armor when worn.
iron boots	`desc.boots`	Gives the user 1.5 Armor when worn.
gold ingot iron ingot	`desc.ingot`	A shiny ingot which can be used to craft tools made from this material.
block of gold block of iron block of diamond block of lapis lazuli	`desc.block`	Used as an expensive building block or compact storage of the ore.
oak pressure plate	`desc.pressureplate`	Used to send an electrical charge when stepped on by a player, an animal, or a monster. Wooden Pressure Plates can also be activated by dropping something on them.
oak stairs	`desc.stairs`	Used for compact staircases.
stone brick stairs	`desc.stairsstonebricksmooth`	Used for compact staircases.
nether brick stairs	`desc.stairsnetherbrick`	Used for compact staircases.
sandstone stairs	`desc.stairssandstone`	Used for compact staircases.
quartz stairs	`desc.stairsquartzblock`	Used for compact staircases.
stone slab cobblestone slab oak slab spruce slab birch slab jungle slab brick slab sandstone slab stone brick slab quartz slab fake wood slab	`desc.slab`	Used for making long staircases.
none	`desc.halfslab`	Used for compact staircases.
torch	`desc.torch`	Used to create light. Torches also melt snow and ice.
planks, all types	`desc.wood`	Used as a building material and can be crafted into many things.
sandstone cut sandstone chiseled sandstone	`desc.sandstone` `desc.sandstone.addon`	Used as a building material. Is not influenced by gravity like normal Sand.
none	`desc.structblock`	Used as a building material.
stick	`desc.stick`	Used to craft torches, arrows, signs, ladders, fences and as handles for tools and weapons.
bed	`desc.bed`	Used to sleep until dawn. Changes your spawn point to the bed's position.
crafting table	`desc.craftingtable`	Allows you to craft a more varied selection of items than the normal crafting.
furnace	`desc.furnace`	Allows you to smelt ore, create charcoal and glass, and cook fish and porkchops.
chest	`desc.chest`	Stores blocks and items inside.
fences, all types fence gates, all types	`desc.fence`	Used as a barrier that cannot be jumped over.
ladder	`desc.ladder`	Used to climb vertically.
trapdoors, all types	`desc.trapdoor`	Work like normal doors, but are a one by one block and lay flat on the ground.
signs	`desc.sign`	Shows text entered by you or other players.
glowstone	`desc.glowstone`	Used to create brighter light than torches. Melts snow/ice and can be used underwater.
tnt	`desc.tnt`	Used to cause explosions. Activated after placing by hitting, or with an electrical charge.
bowl	`desc.bowl`	Used to hold mushroom stew, beetroot soup. You keep the bowl when the stew has been eaten.
bucket	`desc.bucket`	Used to hold and transport water, lava and milk.
flint and steel	`desc.flintandsteel`	Used to detonate TNT.
fishing rod	`desc.fishingrod`	Used to catch fish.
clock	`desc.clock`	Displays positions of the Sun and Moon.
compass	`desc.compass`	Points to your start point.
map	`desc.map`	Creates an image of an area explored while held. This can be used for path-finding.
bow	`desc.bow`	Allows for ranged attacks by using arrows.
arrow	`desc.arrow`	Used as ammunition for bows.
mushroom stew	`desc.mushroomstew`	Restores 5 hearts.
cookie	`desc.cookie`	Restores 0.5 Hearts. Can be stacked up to 8 times.
cake	`desc.cake`	Restores 1.5 Hearts. Can be used 6 times.
sugar	`desc.sugar`	Used in the cake recipe.
bread	`desc.bread`	Restores 2.5 Hearts.
golden apple	`desc.goldenapple`	Restores 10 Hearts.
lever	`desc.lever`	Used to send an electrical charge by being turned on or off. Stays in the on or off state until pressed again.
redstone torch	`desc.redstonetorch`	Constantly sends an electrical charge, or can be used as a receiver/transmitter when connected to the side of a block.^{[note 1]}
redstone repeater	`desc.redstonerepeater`	Used in Redstone circuits as repeater, a delayer, and/or a diode
buttons	`desc.button`	Used to send an electrical charge by being pressed. Stays activated for approximately a second before shutting off again.
dispenser	`desc.dispenser`	Used to hold and shoot out items in a random order when given a Redstone charge.
note block	`desc.noteblock`	Plays a note when triggered. Hit it to change the pitch of the note. Placing this on top of different blocks changes the type of instrument.
rail	`desc.rail`	Used to guide minecarts.
powered rail	`desc.poweredrail`	When powered, accelerates minecarts that pass over it. When unpowered, causes minecarts to stop on it.^{[note 2]}
detector rail	`desc.detectorrail`	Functions like a Pressure Plate (sends a Redstone signal when powered) but can only be activated by a minecart.
minecart	`desc.minecart`	Used to transport you, an animal, or a monster along rails.
minecart with chest	`desc.minecartwithchest`	Used to transport goods along rails.
minecart with furnace	`desc.minecartwithfurnace`	Moves along rails and can push other minecarts when coal is put in it.
boat	`desc.boat`	Used to travel in water more quickly than swimming.
wool, all colors	`desc.wool`	Collected from sheep, and can be colored with dyes.
white wool	`desc.woolstring`	Used as a building material and can be colored with dyes. Can be easily obtained from Sheep.
ink sac	`desc.dyepowder.black`	Used as a dye to create black wool.
green dye	`desc.dyepowder.green`	Used as a dye to create green wool.
cocoa beans	`desc.dyepowder.brown`	Used as a dye to create brown wool.
light gray dye	`desc.dyepowder.silver`	Used as a dye to create silver wool.
yellow dye	`desc.dyepowder.yellow`	Used as a dye to create yellow wool.
red dye	`desc.dyepowder.red`	Used as a dye to create red wool.
bone meal	`desc.dyepowder.white`	Used to instantly grow crops and flowers. Can be used in dye recipes.
pink dye	`desc.dyepowder.pink`	Used as a dye to create pink wool.
orange dye	`desc.dyepowder.orange`	Used as a dye to create orange wool.
lime dye	`desc.dyepowder.lime`	Used as a dye to create lime wool.
gray dye	`desc.dyepowder.gray`	Used as a dye to create gray wool.
none	`desc.dyepowder.lightgray`	Used as a dye to create light gray wool.^{[note 3]}
light blue dye	`desc.dyepowder.lightblue`	Used as a dye to create light blue wool.
cyan dye	`desc.dyepowder.cyan`	Used as a dye to create cyan wool.
purple dye	`desc.dyepowder.purple`	Used as a dye to create purple wool.
magenta dye	`desc.dyepowder.magenta`	Used as a dye to create magenta wool.
lapis lazuli	`desc.dyepowder.blue`	Used as dye to create Blue Wool.
jukebox	`desc.jukebox`	Plays Music Discs.
none	`desc.diamonds`	Use these to create very strong tools, weapons or armor
diamond	`desc.diamond`	Use these to create very strong tools, weapons or armor
none	`desc.jackolantern`	Used to create brighter light than torches. Melts snow/ice and can be used underwater.^{[note 4]}
paper	`desc.paper`	Used to create books and maps.
book	`desc.book`	Used to create a bookshelf.
bookshelf	`desc.bookshelf`	Used as decoration.
none	`desc.picture`	Used as decoration.
gold ore	`desc.ore_gold`	Can be mined with an iron pickaxe or better, then smelted in a furnace to produce gold ingots.
iron ore	`desc.ore_iron`	Can be mined with a stone pickaxe or better, then smelted in a furnace to produce iron ingots.
coal ore	`desc.ore_coal`	Can be mined with a pickaxe to collect coal.
lapis lazuli ore	`desc.ore_lapis`	Can be mined with a stone pickaxe or better to collect lapis lazuli.
diamond ore	`desc.ore_diamond`	Can be mined with an iron pickaxe or better to collect diamonds.
redstone ore	`desc.ore_redstone`	Can be mined with an iron pickaxe or better to collect redstone dust.
stone	`desc.stone`	Can be mined with a pickaxe to collect cobblestone.
dirt	`desc.dirt`	Collected using a shovel. Can be used for construction.
saplings	`desc.sapling`	Can be planted and it eventually grows into a tree.
bedrock	`desc.bedrock`	This cannot be broken.
lava	`desc.lava`	Sets fire to anything that touches it. Can be collected in a bucket.
sand	`desc.sand`	Collected using a shovel. Can be smelted into glass using the furnace. Is affected by gravity if there is no other tile underneath it.
gravel	`desc.gravel`	Collected using a shovel. Sometimes produces flint when dug up. Is affected by gravity if there is no other tile underneath it.
logs	`desc.log`	Chopped using an axe, and can be crafted into planks or used as a fuel.
glass	`desc.glass`	Created in a furnace by smelting sand. Breaks when attempting to mine it.
glass pane	`desc.thinglass`	Breaks when attempting to mine it.
cobblestone	`desc.stone_brick`	Mined from stone using a pickaxe. Can be used to construct a furnace or stone tools.
bricks	`desc.brick`	Baked from clay in a furnace.
clay	`desc.clay`	Can be baked into bricks in a furnace.
snow block	`desc.snow`	A compact way to store snowballs.
snow	`desc.top_snow`	Can be dug with a shovel to create snowballs.
tall grass	`desc.tall_grass`	Sometimes produces seeds when broken.
dandelion rose	`desc.flower`	Can be crafted into a dye.
red mushroom brown mushroom	`desc.mushroom`	Can be crafted with a bowl to make stew.
obsidian	`desc.obsidian`	Can only be mined with a diamond pickaxe. Is produced by the meeting of water and still lava, and is used to build a portal.
monster spawner	`desc.mob_spawner`	Spawns monsters into the world.
redstone	`desc.redstone_dust`	Is placed on the ground to carry an electrical charge.
wheat crops	`desc.crops`	When fully grown, crops can be harvested to collect wheat.
farmland	`desc.farmland`	Ground that has been prepared ready to plant seeds.
cactus	`desc.cactus`	Can be crafted to create a dye.
sugar cane	`desc.reeds`	Can be crafted to create sugar.
pumpkin	`desc.pumpkin`	Can be worn as a helmet or crafted with a torch to create a Jack-O-Lantern.
netherrack	`desc.hell_rock`	Burns forever if set alight.
soul sand	`desc.hell_sand`	Slows the movement of anything walking over it.
nether portal	`desc.portal`	Standing in the portal allows you to pass between the overworld and the nether.
apple	`desc.apple`	Restores health, and can be crafted into a golden apple.
melon	`desc.melon`	Can be broken into melon slices.
coal	`desc.coal`	Used as a fuel in a furnace, or crafted to make a torch.
charcoal	`desc.charcoal`	Used as a renewable fuel in a furnace, or crafted to make a torch.
string	`desc.string`	Collected by killing a spider, and can be crafted into a bow.
feather	`desc.feather`	Collected by killing a chicken, and can be crafted into an arrow.
gunpowder	`desc.sulphur`	Collected by killing a creeper, and can be crafted into TNT.
shears	`desc.shears`	Used to obtain wool from sheep and to harvest placeable Leaf blocks.
wheat seeds	`desc.seeds`	Can be planted in farmland to grow crops.
wheat	`desc.wheat`	Harvested from crops, and can be used to craft food items.
flint	`desc.flint`	Collected by digging gravel, and can be used to craft a flint and steel.
raw porkchop	`desc.porkchopraw`	Collected by killing a pig, and can be cooked in a furnace. Restores health.
cooked porkchop	`desc.porkchopcooked`	Created by cooking a porkchop in a furnace. Restores health.
raw beef	`desc.beefraw`	Collected by killing a cow, and can be cooked in a furnace. Restores health.
steak	`desc.beefcooked`	Created by cooking a beef in a furnace. Restores health.
raw chicken	`desc.chickenraw`	Collected by killing a chicken, and can be cooked in a furnace. Restores health.
cooked chicken	`desc.chickencooked`	Created by cooking a chicken in a furnace. Restores health.
saddle	`desc.saddle`	When used on a pig it allows you to ride the pig.
snowball	`desc.snowball`	Collected by digging snow, and can be thrown.
leather	`desc.leather`	Collected by killing a cow, and can be crafted into armor.
slimeball	`desc.slimeball`	Collected by killing a slime.
egg	`desc.egg`	Dropped randomly by chickens, and can be crafted into food items.
glowstone dust	`desc.yellow_dust`	Collected by mining Glowstone, and can be crafted to make Glowstone blocks again.
raw fish	`desc.fish_raw`	Can be eaten to restore health, or cooked in a furnace.
cooked fish	`desc.fish_cooked`	Created by cooking a raw fish in a furnace. Can be eaten to restore health.
bone	`desc.bone`	Collected by killing a skeleton. Can be crafted into bone meal.
music discs, all types	`desc.record`	Collected by getting a skeleton to kill a creeper. Can be played in a jukebox.
terracotta	`desc.clayhardened`	Can be dyed to make blocks of various colors.
water	`desc.water`	Extinguishes fire and helps crops grow. Can be collected in a bucket.
leaves	`desc.leaves`	When broken sometimes drops a sapling which can then be replanted to grow into a tree.
mossy cobblestone	`desc.moss_stone`	Can be used for construction and decoration.
stone bricks	`desc.stonebricksmooth`	Used as building material.
nether reactor core	`desc.netherreactor`	Core of the Nether Reactor
glowing obsidian	`desc.glowingobsidian`	Obsidion [sic] activated by external source.
glowstone	`desc.lightgem`	Used for illumination.
painting	`desc.painting`	Used as decoration.
netherrack	`desc.hellrock`	Is a stone material from the Nether.
nether bricks	`desc.netherbrick`	Construction block made from Nether bricks.
nether brick	`desc.netherbrickitem`	Used to form blocks of Nether bricks.
nether quartz	`desc.netherquartz`	Quartz from the Nether, used to create Blocks of Quartz.
block of quartz	`desc.quartzblock`	Decorative block, used to create other kinds of Quartz blocks.
chiseled quartz block	`desc.quartzBlockChiseled`	Decorative block
quartz pillar	`desc.quartzBlockPillar`	Decorative block
stonecutter	`desc.stonecutter`	For crafting stoneblocks.
melon seeds	`desc.seedsmelon`	Plant more melons.
pumpkin seeds	`desc.seedspumpkin`	Plant more pumpkins.
carved pumpkin	`desc.pumpkin`	Can be used to make pumpkin pie and laterns [sic].
Jack o'Lantern	`desc.litpumpkin`	Pretty latterns that provides light. [sic]
pumpkin pie	`desc.pumpkinpie`	A very tasty Pie.
carrot	`desc.carrot`	Eat them or plant them.
potato	`desc.potatos`	Eat them, plant them or bake them.
baked potato	`desc.potatobaked`	Made by cooking a potato, can be eaten to restore health.
none	`desc.tile.melon`	Can be cut up and eaten.^{[note 5]}
spruce stairs	`desc.stairswoodspruce`	Used for compact staircases.
birch stairs	`desc.stairswoodbirch`	Used for compact staircases.
jungle stairs	`desc.stairswoodjungle`	Used for compact staircases.
none	`desc.stairswoodjungle`^{[note 6]}	Used for compact staircases.
acacia stairs	`desc.stairswoodacacia`	Used for compact staircases.
dark oak stairs	`desc.stairswoodbigoak`	Used for compact staircases.
cobblestone wall mossy cobblestone wall	`desc.cobbleWall`	Wall made of stone.^{[note 7]}
iron bars	`desc.fenceiro`	A seethrough thin wall. Great for locking out things.
hay bale	`desc.hayblock`	Used as decoration. A compact way to store Wheat.
block of coal	`desc.blockcoal`	Can be used in a furnace and is a compact way of storing coal.
beetroot	`desc.beetroot`	Can be eaten or turned into beetroot soup or red dye.
beetroot soup	`desc.beetrootsoup`	Restores 5 hearts.
beetroot seeds	`desc.seedsbeetroot`	Plant more beetroots.
powered rail	`desc.goldenrail`	Powered rail that boosts minecarts driving over them.
carpets, all colors	`desc.woolcarpet`	Thin wool carpet that makes your floors more colorful.

Notes[]

↑ The following text is listed in the line below this one in en_US.lang:
Can also be used for low-level lighting.
↑ Powered rails use the desc.goldenrail string below.
↑ Light gray dye uses the desc.dyepowder.silver string above. The following text is listed in the line below this one in en_US.lang:
(Note: light gray dye can also be made by combining gray dye with bone meal, letting you make four light gray dyes from every ink sac instead of three.)
↑ Jack o'lanterns use the desc.litpumpkin string below.
↑ Melon blocks use the desc.melon string above.
↑ Jungle wood stairs are listed twice in en_US.lang.
↑ Cobblestone walls attempted to take their crafting description from desc.tile.cobbleWall, which did not exist.

History[]

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Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.3.0		Added crafting (MATTIS) with crafting descriptions.
v0.3.2		Crafting descriptions are now shown in the furnace UI.
v0.9.0	build 1	Crafting descriptions are no longer visible in the crafting table or stonecutter.
v0.11.0	build 1	Removed descriptions from furnaces.

[1] The following text is listed in the line below this one in en_US.lang:
Can also be used for low-level lighting.

[2] Powered rails use the desc.goldenrail string below.

[3] Light gray dye uses the desc.dyepowder.silver string above. The following text is listed in the line below this one in en_US.lang:
(Note: light gray dye can also be made by combining gray dye with bone meal, letting you make four light gray dyes from every ink sac instead of three.)

[4] Jack o'lanterns use the desc.litpumpkin string below.

[5] Melon blocks use the desc.melon string above.

[6] Jungle wood stairs are listed twice in en_US.lang.

[7] Cobblestone walls attempted to take their crafting description from desc.tile.cobbleWall, which did not exist.

[note 1]

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