How to make Flint and Steel in Minecraft

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

In Minecraft, flint and steel is one of the many tools that you can make. It can be used as a lighter to start a fire or ignite TNT.

flint and steel

Let's explore how to make flint and steel.

Supported Platforms

Flint and steel 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 Flint and Steel in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Flint and Steel

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft flint and steel:

How to craft Flint and Steel 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 Flint and Steel

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make flint and steel, place 1 iron ingot and 1 flint in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making flint and steel, it is important that the iron ingot and flint are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 iron ingot in the first box and 1 flint in the second box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for fint and steel.

Crafting recipe for flint and steel

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the flint and steel will appear in the box to the right.

flint and steel

3. Move the Flint and Steel to Inventory

Once you have crafted flint and steel, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed flint and steel

Congratulations, you have made flint and steel in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Flint and Steel

Enchantments for Flint and Steel

In Minecraft, you can enchant flint and steel with the following enchantments:

Enchantment Description
Curse of Vanishing Cursed item will disappear after player dies
Mending Uses xp to mend your tools, weapons and armor
Unbreaking Increases durability of item, in effect, by decreasing the chance of the tool, weapon, or armor taking durability damage when used

See a complete list of Minecraft Enchantments that is interactive and searchable.

Things to Make with Flint and Steel

You can use flint and steel to make items in Minecraft such as:

Things to Do with Flint and Steel

Here are some activities that you can do with flint and steel in Minecraft: