How to make Air in Minecraft

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

In Minecraft, air is all around you in the game and you might not even realize it. Wherever there is an empty space with no block or item in your world, there is an air block. When you break a block or cause an explosion, the empty hole that is left behind is automatically filled with air blocks.

Although air is found everywhere in the game, you can not make it with a crafting table or furnace. Air is also not available through the Creative Inventory menu. You have to use a game command such as /fill or /setblock to add air to your world. You can't even give yourself air with the /give command.

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Supported Platforms

Air 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 Air in Creative Mode

Air is not available in the Creative Inventory menu. You must use a game command to get this item.

Item ID and Name

Things to Do with Air

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