How to Make Stairs in Minecraft

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: July 16, 2021

Ladders are great at letting players travel up and down, but they aren't very aesthetic. Stairs may take up more space, but they make your house look a lot better, and they're still just as useful. Creative players have even used stairs as decorative chairs instead; stairs have many more uses other than being used for going up and down. Here is a guide on how to make them.

Part 1

Part 1 of 3:

Creating Stairs in Survival Mode

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Decide on a material for your stairs. In addition to being able to use any type of wood in the Minecraft world to make a set of stairs, you can also use certain types of stone:^{[1]
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- Bricks (made from clay)
- Quartz
- Cobblestone
- Sandstone (mined or made from sand)
- Nether brick
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Collect at least six blocks of your chosen material. You'll need six blocks of the same material to create a set of four stair blocks. In order to do so:^{[2]
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- Stone - Mine any kind of stone (cobblestone, sandstone, mossy stone, stone bricks, etc.) with at least a wooden pickaxe.
- Wood - Mine any kind of wood (jungle, birch, oak, etc.) with any tool. Use an axe for the quickest production.
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Open your crafting table. To do this, right-click the crafting table (computer edition) or press your console controller's left trigger while facing the table.
- If you don't have a crafting table, you can press E (or X for consoles) and use four wood planks to create a crafting table.
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Place your material in the crafting table. To create stairs, you'll need to place three blocks in the first column of the crafting table, two in the second column, and one in the third.
- You'll need to place your blocks starting on the bottom row of the crafting table.
- If you're using the Xbox version of Minecraft, simply scroll over to the stairs icon and then scroll up or down to select your preferred material.
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Click the stairs icon. It's to the right of the crafting table interface. Doing so will both create a set of four stairs blocks and add them to your inventory.
- On Xbox, just press A.
- If your quick-access bar at the bottom of the screen has an opening, the stairs will be added to it.

Part 2

Part 2 of 3:

Selecting Stairs in Creative Mode

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Open the Creative menu. Do so by pressing E (PC) or X (Xbox).
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Scroll down to the stairs section. You'll find every type of stair available for creation in Minecraft about two-thirds of the way down the page. These stairs include the following:
- Oak, birch, spruce, jungle, acacia, and dark wood stairs
- Cobblestone stairs
- Brick stairs
- Stone brick stairs
- Sandstone stairs
- Red sandstone stairs
- Quartz stairs
- Purpur stairs
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Click and drag your preferred stair onto the quick-access bar. This bar is at the bottom of the screen; dropping the stairs onto this bar will make them equippable.
- On Xbox, just selected your preferred stairs, tap A, and tap A again.

Part 3

Part 3 of 3:

Placing Stairs

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Equip your stairs blocks. To do so, click on the stairs in your quick-access bar. They will appear in your hand on-screen.
- If your stairs aren't yet in your quick-access bar, tap E (or press Y for an Xbox controller) and move the stairs from your inventory to your quick-access bar.
- On Xbox, tap RB to cycle through your quick access menu until your stairs are selected.
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Face the block upon which you wish to place stairs. Your cursor in the middle of the screen should be directly in the middle of the block.
3
Right-click the space on the ground. Doing so will place your stairs. The steps will be facing you.
- On an Xbox, you'll press the left trigger instead.

Community Q&A

Question

How do I make stone bricks?

The_Noble_Jedi

Community Answer

You can make stone bricks by placing smooth stone in a 4x4 square in a crafting table.
Question

What are the best blocks for stairs?

Community Answer

It really depends on your personal style and opinion. Many blocks can be used for stairs, so I would recommend exploring some different options to find which one(s) you prefer.
Question

Can I make obsidian stairs in Minecraft?

Joshua

Community Answer

Unfortunately, no, or at least, not yet, but you can make other kinds like stone or wood.