Book
minecraft:book
The Book is an item that players craft by combining Paper with Leather. It stacks up to 64, so a large supply fits easily in a single inventory slot.
Players use Books as an ingredient in three different recipes. A Book can also be enchanted.
Texture file: item/book.png · browse every texture in the game
Item data
| Identifier | minecraft:book |
|---|---|
| Max stack size | 64 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Placeable block | No |
| Components | 14 |
Data components
From reports/minecraft/components/item/book.json — the components the game itself gives this item.
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
minecraft:attack_animation | {} |
minecraft:attribute_modifiers | [] |
minecraft:break_sound | minecraft:entity.item.break |
minecraft:enchantable | {"value": 1} |
minecraft:enchantments | {} |
minecraft:interact_animation | {} |
minecraft:item_model | minecraft:book |
minecraft:item_name | {"translate": "item.minecraft.book"} |
minecraft:lore | [] |
minecraft:max_stack_size | 64 |
minecraft:rarity | common |
minecraft:repair_cost | 0 |
minecraft:tooltip_display | {} |
minecraft:use_effects | {} |
Crafted by 1 recipe
book
Used in 3 recipes
bookshelfenchanting_tablewritable_book
Tags
Extracted from Minecraft 26.4-snapshot-5 on 22 October 2026. 9Minecraft is not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.