How to Craft Crossbow in Minecraft – Recipe

Ingredients

Result: 1× Crossbow

Crafting Crossbow step by step

Crossbow is a shaped crafting recipe that uses 7 items: 3 Stick, 1 Iron Ingot, 2 String and 1 Tripwire Hook. Place the ingredients exactly in the pattern shown above. The pattern can sit anywhere on the grid as long as its shape stays the same. It needs the full 3×3 grid, so you have to use a crafting table.

Open a crafting table (3×3 crafting grid).
Place 3 Stick, 1 Iron Ingot, 2 String and 1 Tripwire Hook in the pattern shown above.
Take the Crossbow from the result slot and move it into your inventory.

How to get the ingredients

Iron Ingot Crafting recipe Dropped by Zombie Dropped by Iron Golem Dropped by Zombie Villager

String Dropped by Spider Dropped by Cat Dropped by Cave Spider

Tripwire Hook Crafting recipe

Other ways to get Crossbow

Sold by	Level	Price	You get
Fletcher	Journeyman	3 Emerald	1× Crossbow

Crossbow recipe FAQ

What do you need to craft Crossbow in Minecraft?

You need 3 Stick, 1 Iron Ingot, 2 String and 1 Tripwire Hook — 7 items in total, arranged as shown in the crafting grid. The recipe gives you 1× Crossbow.

Do you need a crafting table to make Crossbow?

Yes. The recipe needs the full 3×3 grid, which only a crafting table offers.

Is the Crossbow recipe shaped or shapeless?

It is a shaped recipe: the arrangement matters. You can shift the pattern around the grid, but the shape must stay the same.