How to make Crimson Stairs in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft crimson stairs with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, crimson stairs are one of the many building blocks that you can make. The crafting process will create 4 sets of crimson stairs at a time.

crimson stairs

Let's explore how to make crimson stairs.

Supported Platforms

Crimson stairs are 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 Crimson Stairs in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Crimson Stairs

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft crimson stairs:

How to craft Crimson Stairs in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:

3x3 crafting area

2. Add Items to make Crimson Stairs

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make crimson stairs, place 6 crimson planks in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making crimson stairs, it is important that the crimson planks are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 crimson planks in the first box. In the second row, there should be 1 crimson planks in the first box and 1 crimson planks in the second box. In the third row, there should be 3 crimson planks. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for crimson stairs.

Crafting recipe for crimson stairs

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the 4 crimson stairs will appear in the box to the right.

crimson stairs

3. Move the Crimson Stairs to Inventory

Once you have crafted crimson stairs, you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Completed crimson stairs

Congratulations, you have made crimson stairs in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for Crimson Stairs

Give Command for Crimson Stairs