How to make Iron Bars in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft iron bars with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, iron bars are an important decoration item in your inventory. Iron bars can be used as a barrier, similar to fences. The crafting process will create 16 iron bars at a time.

iron bars

Let's explore how to make iron bars.

Supported Platforms

Iron bars are 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 (0.8.0)
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 Iron Bars in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Iron Bars

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft iron bars:

How to craft Iron Bars 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 Iron Bars

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

When making iron bars, it is important that the iron ingots are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 3 iron ingots. In the second row, there should be 3 iron ingots. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for iron bars.

Crafting recipe for iron bars

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

iron bars

3. Move the Iron Bars to Inventory

Once you have crafted iron bars, you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Completed iron bars

Congratulations, you have made iron bars in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for Iron Bars

Give Command for Iron Bars