How to make a Light Weighted Pressure Plate in Minecraft

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

In Minecraft, light weighted pressure plates are one of the many mechanisms that you can make.

light weighted pressure plate

Let's explore how to make a light weighted pressure plate.

Supported Platforms

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

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.5)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (0.13.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes (TU19)
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (CU7)
PS3 PS3Yes (1.12)
PS4 PS4Yes (1.12)
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 Light Weighted Pressure Plate in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make a Light Weighted Pressure Plate

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

How to craft a Light Weighted 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 Light Weighted Pressure Plate

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

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

Crafting recipe for light weighted pressure plate

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

light weighted pressure plate

3. Move the Light Weighted Pressure Plate to Inventory

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

Completed light weighted pressure plate

Congratulations, you have made a light weighted pressure plate in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for Light Weighted Pressure Plate

Give Command for Light Weighted Pressure Plate

Things to Do with Light Weighted Pressure Plates

Here are some activities that you can do with light weighted pressure plates in Minecraft: