How to make Dark Oak Stairs in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft dark oak stairs (formerly called dark oak wood stairs) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

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

dark oak stairs

Let's explore how to make dark oak stairs.

Supported Platforms

Dark oak stairs are available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.7.2)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes (TU27)
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (CU15)
PS3 PS3Yes (1.18)
PS4 PS4Yes (1.18)
Wii U Wii UYes
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes
Education Edition Education EditionYes

* 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 Dark Oak Stairs in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Dark Oak Stairs

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

How to craft Dark Oak 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 Dark Oak Stairs

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

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

Crafting recipe for dark oak stairs

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

dark oak stairs

3. Move the Dark Oak Stairs to Inventory

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

Completed dark oak stairs

Congratulations, you have made dark oak stairs in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for Dark Oak Stairs

Give Command for Dark Oak Stairs