How to make Polished Granite in Minecraft

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

In Minecraft, polished granite is one of the many building blocks that you can make. The crafting process will create 4 polished granite at a time.

polished granite

Let's explore how to make polished granite.

Supported Platforms

Polished granite is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.8)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes (TU31)
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (CU19)
PS3 PS3Yes (1.22)
PS4 PS4Yes (1.22)
Wii U Wii UYes (Patch 3)
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 Polished Granite in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Polished Granite

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft polished granite:

How to craft Polished Granite 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 Polished Granite

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make polished granite, place 4 granite in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making polished granite, it is important that the blocks of granite are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 granite in the first box and 1 granite in the second box. In the second row, there should be 1 granite in the first box and 1 granite in the second box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for polished granite.

Crafting recipe for polished granite

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the polished granite will appear in the box to the right.

polished granite

3. Move the Polished Granite to Inventory

Once you have crafted polished granite, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed polished granite

Congratulations, you have made polished granite in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for Polished Granite

Give Command for Polished Granite

Things to Make with Polished Granite

You can use polished granite to make items in Minecraft such as:

Things to Do with Polished Granite

Here are some activities that you can do with polished granite in Minecraft: