How to Give a Knowledge Book in Minecraft
This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a special item called a knowledge book that contains the knowledge of various crafting recipes. When a knowledge book is used by a player in Survival mode, those crafting recipes will be unlocked for the player.
In Minecraft, a knowledge book is an item that you can not make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead you need to use the cheat called the /give command to get this item in the game. It has basically the same functionality as the /recipe command.
Let's explore how to use cheats (game commands) to add a knowledge book to your inventory.
Supported Platforms
The command to give a knowledge book is available in the following versions of Minecraft:
| Platform | Supported (Version*) |
|---|---|
 Java Edition (PC/Mac) | Yes (1.12) |
 Pocket Edition (PE) | No |
 Xbox 360 | No |
 Xbox One | No |
 PS3 | No |
 PS4 | No |
 Wii U | No |
 Nintendo Switch | No |
 Windows 10 Edition | No |
 Education Edition | No |
* 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.
Requirements
To run game commands in Minecraft, you have to turn cheats on in your world.
Give Knowledge Book Command
Examples
How to Enter the Command
1. Open the Chat Window
The easiest way to run a command in Minecraft is within the chat window. The game control to open the chat window depends on the version of Minecraft:
- For Java Edition (PC/Mac), press the T key to open the chat window.
2. Type the Command
In this example, we will give 1 knowledge book containing the recipe for conduit and beetroot soup to the player called DigMinecraft with the following command:
/give DigMinecraft knowledge_book{Recipes:[conduit,beetroot_soup]} 1
Type the command in the chat window. As you are typing, you will see the command appear in the lower left corner of the game window. Press the Enter key to run the command.
Once the cheat has been entered, the knowledge book will be added to the player's inventory.
You will see the message "Gave 1 [Knowledge Book] to DigMinecraft" appear in the lower left corner of the game window. You have now given 1 knowledge book that contains the crafting recipes for conduit and beetroot soup to the player called DigMinecraft.
Congratulations, you have learned how to craft a knowledge book using the /give command in Minecraft.
Things to Do with Knowledge Books
Here are some activities that you can do with knowledge books in Minecraft:
Other Give Commands
You can use other give commands in Minecraft such as:
Command Generators
If you need help with /give commands, you can use these tools to automatically generate commands in Minecraft:
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