How to make Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft cracked polished blackstone bricks with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, cracked polished blackstone bricks is one of the many building blocks that you can make. This block is not made with a crafting table but rather with a furnace.

cracked polished blackstone bricks

Let's explore how to add cracked polished blackstone bricks to your inventory.

Supported Platforms

Cracked polished blackstone bricks is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.16)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (1.16.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360No
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (1.16.0)
PS3 PS3No
PS4 PS4Yes (1.16.0)
Wii U Wii UNo
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes (1.16.0)
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes (1.16.0)
Education Edition Education EditionYes (1.17.30)

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft cracked polished blackstone bricks:

How to craft Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks in Survival Mode

1. Open the Furnace Menu

First, open your furnace so that you have the Furnace menu that looks like this:

furnace menu

2. Add Fuel to the Furnace

Next, you need to add fuel to the bottom fuel box in the furnace.

furnace menu with fuel

In this tutorial, we are going to use coal as our fuel.

TIP: Read our tutorial called How to Add Fuel to a Furnace if you aren't sure what items can be used as fuel, the length of time each fuel will burn, or how many items each fuel can smelt/cook.

3. Add Items to make Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks

Next, place the polished blackstone bricks in the top box of the furnace. You should see the flames cooking the polished blackstone bricks.

Crafting recipe for cracked polished blackstone bricks

Once the polished blackstone bricks is cooked/smelted in the furnace, the cracked polished blackstone bricks will appear in the box to the right.

cracked polished blackstone bricks

4. Move the Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks to Inventory

Now that you have made cracked polished blackstone bricks in your furnace, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed cracked polished blackstone bricks

Congratulations, you have made cracked polished blackstone bricks in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks