How to make a Cherry Pressure Plate in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a cherry pressure plate with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, a cherry pressure plate is a new item that was introduced in Minecraft 1.20. It can be used to open iron doors and activate redstone devices such as command blocks.

cherry pressure plate

Let's explore how to make a cherry pressure plate.

Supported Platforms

A cherry pressure plate is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.20)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (1.20.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360No
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (1.20.0)
PS3 PS3No
PS4 PS4Yes (1.20.0)
Wii U Wii UNo
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes (1.20.0)
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes (1.20.0)
Education Edition Education EditionNo

* 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 a Cherry Pressure Plate in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make a Cherry Pressure Plate

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a cherry pressure plate:

How to craft a Cherry Pressure Plate 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 a Cherry Pressure Plate

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make a cherry pressure plate, place 2 cherry planks in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making a cherry pressure plate, it is important that the cherry planks are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the second row, there should be 1 cherry planks in the first box and 1 cherry planks in the second box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a cherry pressure plate.

Crafting recipe for cherry pressure plate

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the cherry pressure plate will appear in the box to the right.

cherry pressure plate

3. Move the Cherry Pressure Plate to Inventory

Once you have crafted a cherry pressure plate, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed cherry pressure plate

Congratulations, you have made a cherry pressure plate in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Cherry Pressure Plate