How to make a Dark Oak Door in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a dark oak door with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, dark oak doors are one of the many mechanisms that you can make. The crafting process will create 3 sets of dark oak doors at a time.

dark oak door

Let's explore how to make a dark oak door.

Supported Platforms

A dark oak door 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 (0.13.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes (TU27)
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (CU15)
PS3 PS3Yes (1.18)
PS4 PS4Yes (1.18)
Wii U Wii UYes
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes (0.13.0)
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 a Dark Oak Door in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make a Dark Oak Door

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a dark oak door:

How to craft a Dark Oak Door 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 Dark Oak Door

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make a dark oak door, place 6 dark oak planks in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making a dark oak door, it is important that the dark oak planks are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. There should be 2 dark oak planks in the first row with the last box empty, 2 dark oak planks in the second row with the last box empty, and 2 dark oak planks in the third row with the last box empty. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a dark oak door.

Crafting recipe for dark oak door

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the dark oak doors will appear in the box to the right.

dark oak door

3. Move the Dark Oak Door to Inventory

Once you have crafted dark oak doors, you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Completed dark oak door

Congratulations, you have made a dark oak door in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for Dark Oak Door

Give Command for Dark Oak Door

Things to Do with Dark Oak Doors

Here are some activities that you can do with dark oak doors in Minecraft: