How to make a Spruce Button in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a spruce button with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, a spruce button is one of the many mechanisms that you can make. They can be used to open iron doors and activate redstone devices such as command blocks.

spruce button

Let's explore how to make a spruce button.

Supported Platforms

A spruce button is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.13)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (1.4.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes (TU69)
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (1.4.0)
PS3 PS3Yes (1.76)
PS4 PS4Yes (1.76)
Wii U Wii UYes (Patch 38)
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes (1.5.0)
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes (1.4.0)
Education Edition Education EditionYes (1.4.0)

* 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 Spruce Button in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make a Spruce Button

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a spruce button:

How to craft a Spruce Button 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 Spruce Button

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make a spruce button, place 1 spruce planks in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making a spruce button, it is important that the spruce planks is placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 spruce planks in the first box and all other boxes should be empty. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a spruce button.

Crafting recipe for spruce button

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the spruce button will appear in the box to the right.

spruce button

3. Move the Spruce Button to Inventory

Once you have crafted a spruce button, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed spruce button

Congratulations, you have made a spruce button in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for Spruce Button

Give Command for Spruce Button

Things to Do with Spruce Buttons

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