How to make Oak Stairs in Minecraft

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

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

oak stairs

Let's explore how to make oak stairs.

Supported Platforms

Oak stairs is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes
Xbox One Xbox OneYes
PS3 PS3Yes
PS4 PS4Yes
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 Oak Stairs in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Oak Stairs

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

How to craft 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 Oak Stairs

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

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

Crafting recipe for oak stairs

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

oak stairs

3. Move the Oak Stairs to Inventory

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

Completed oak stairs

Congratulations, you have made oak stairs in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for Oak Stairs

Give Command for Oak Stairs