Tnt recipe minecraft

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

In Minecraft, TNT is one of the many building blocks that you can make.

Let's explore how to make TNT.

Supported Platforms

TNT is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

* 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 TNT in Creative Mode

• Java
• PE
• Xbox
• PS
• Nintendo
• Win10
• Edu

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find TNT in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 - 1.17	Redstone

Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)

Here is where you can find TNT in the Creative Inventory menu:

Minecraft Xbox Editions

Here is where you can find TNT in the Creative Inventory menu:

Minecraft PS Editions

Here is where you can find TNT in the Creative Inventory menu:

Minecraft Nintendo

Here is where you can find TNT in the Creative Inventory menu:

Minecraft Windows 10 Edition

Here is where you can find TNT in the Creative Inventory menu:

Minecraft Education Edition

Here is where you can find TNT in the Creative Inventory menu:

Required Materials to make TNT

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft TNT:

How to craft TNT 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:

2. Add Items to make TNT

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make TNT, place 5 gunpowder and 4 sand in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making TNT, it is important that the gun powder and sand are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 gun powder in the first box, 1 sand in the second box, and 1 gun powder in the third box. In the second row, there should be 1 sand in the first box, 1 gun powder in the second box, and 1 sand in the third box. In the third row, there should be 1 gun powder in the first box, 1 sand in the second box, and 1 gun powder in the third box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for TNT.

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

3. Move the TNT to Inventory

Once you have crafted TNT, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made TNT in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

• Java
• PE
• Xbox
• PS
• Nintendo
• Win10
• Edu

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, TNT has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

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Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)

In Minecraft, TNT has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Minecraft ID	Minecraft Data Value	Platform	Version(s)
	TNT (minecraft:tnt)	46	0	Pocket Edition (PE)	0.16.0 - 1.17.30

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Minecraft Xbox One

In Minecraft, TNT has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Minecraft ID	Minecraft Data Value	Platform	Version(s)
	TNT (minecraft:tnt)	46	0	Xbox One	1.6.0 - 1.17.30

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Minecraft PS4

In Minecraft, TNT has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Minecraft ID	Minecraft Data Value	Platform	Version(s)
	TNT (minecraft:tnt)	46	0	PS4	1.14.0 - 1.17.30

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Minecraft Nintendo Switch

In Minecraft, TNT has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Minecraft ID	Minecraft Data Value	Platform	Version(s)
	TNT (minecraft:tnt)	46	0	Nintendo Switch	1.6.0 - 1.17.30

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Minecraft Windows 10 Edition

In Minecraft, TNT has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Minecraft ID	Minecraft Data Value	Platform	Version(s)
	TNT (minecraft:tnt)	46	0	Windows 10 Edition	0.16.0 - 1.17.30

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Minecraft Education Edition

In Minecraft, TNT has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Minecraft ID	Minecraft Data Value	Platform	Version(s)
	TNT (minecraft:tnt)	46	0	Education Edition	1.0 - 1.14.31

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Stackable Information

Give Command for TNT

Things to Make with TNT

You can use TNT to make items in Minecraft such as:

TNT was introduced officially in the Alpha 0.4.0 update of Minecraft and has been a massively popular fan-favorite addition to the game ever since. The exciting and highly unique properties of the block make this universal admiration come as no surprise. 

TNT blocks can be used to explore a nearby radius of blocks, this can be useful for clearing out large areas of land quickly, blast mining, killing mobs, building cannons, and simply just for fun!

This guide will explain everything you need to know about TNT in Minecraft, including how to craft the block and how to obtain all required resources in its recipe.

Required Items for TNT

To make TNT in Minecraft, you will need:

1. Sand
2. Gunpowder
3. Access to a crafting table

Sand is extremely common within Minecraft and can typically be found within a few minutes of wandering through most worlds. You don’t need any special tools to obtain sand, simply break the block by hand and it will drop.

TIP: Sand will commonly spawn near most water sources.

Gunpowder is a bit harder to obtain, killing creepers is the best and easiest method to farm the item. You will need to kill these creepers before they explode in order for them to drop gunpowder. 

To make this a bit easier for yourself, check out this guide for some of the best sword enchantments to effortlessly slaughter any mob. 

If you’d like more useful information on Minecraft creepers specifically, click here.

How to make TNT in Minecraft?

In a Nutshell:

To make TNT, open the crafting area made up of the 3x3 grid, place a sand block in the second box of the first row, then place sand blocks on either side of the second row and finally one sand block in the second box of the third row. Once the sand blocks are placed, fill the remaining boxes with gunpowder. Once you complete making the TNT, move it to your inventory.

Step-by-Step Guide(with Pictures):

Here is the step-by-step pictorial guide you need to follow to make TNT in Minecraft:

Step-1 Open 3x3 Crafting table menu

Step-2 Place your sand and gunpowder in the exact formation as shown below:

Step-3 Drag your newly created TNT from the crafting table inventory slot into your one of your own inventory slots.

How to use TNT in Minecraft?

TNT in Minecraft must be activated in order to cause an explosion, activation of the block can be most simply achieved via the use of a live Redstone signal or directly by lighting with a flint & steel.

Activating a TNT Block with a Lever signal

Activating a TNT Block with Flint & Steel

Explainer Video

FAQs

Q. What is the destruction radius of a TNT block?

It depends on the blocks the TNT is placed around, every block in the game has a different blast resistance, and some blocks are harder to break from explosions than others. 

As a rough ballpark figure, however, we can say TNT has approximately a 3-5 block radius destruction.

Q. How do you make a TNT cannon in Minecraft?

TNT cannons are great fun to make with any extra TNT you might have lying around, check out this video for a quick guide on some cannon designs.

Conclusion

TNT isn’t necessarily expensive to craft, however, obtaining gunpowder can be a bit tricky for beginners. The end result however is a unique block that can be leveraged for several use cases within the game, it’s also great fun to simply play around with.

Other Minecraft Guides

Playing Minecraft sometimes looks really amusing. Here, players are allowed to make anything they want. One of the most interesting items to make is TNT.

Do you want to rig up some traps? Or intend to protect and avoid your house from the monsters? The item called TNT will be a great answer as an effective way to do it.

However, not many players understand the way about how to make tnt in Minecraft perfectly.

Supported Platforms

Required Materials to make TNT

There is a basic material you need to prepare first before crafting TNT in Minecraft. Those required materials are:

How to Make TNT in Minecraft with Survival Mode

When you’re playing Minecraft, the TNT can be considered as the one of many building blocks that every player can make.

See Also : How to Make a Brick in Minecraft

The tutorials we explain down below are the simple and easy way about how to craft TNT in Minecraft with a survival mode. If you need any helps to make TNT in Minecraft, try to follow this guidance and do every step directly.

After entering the Minecraft game, now you need to open the crafting menu as a first step before going to the next step. There you will find the 3×3 crafting grid that is very useful in the next step and all the whole process.

2. Add Items to make TNT

After entering the crafting menu, now you need to look for a crafting area. That area is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. In order to make TNT, you need to put 5 pieces of gunpowder and 4 sands on that 3×3 crafting grid.

Need to remember, it’s important to put both gunpowder and sand on the exact pattern.

On the first row, you need to put 1 gun powder in the first box, 1 piece of sand in the second box, and put 1 gun powder in the third box.

See Also : How to Make a Bucket in Minecraft

Continue with put sand in the first box, 1 gun powder on the second box, and sand in the third box. Ensure all those steps made in the second row.

Especially in the third row, you need to put 1 gun powder in the first box, sand in the second box, and 1 gun powder in the third box.

After doing all those steps and as well as you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, now the TNT item that you need will be immediately appearing in the box to the right.

3. Move the TNT to Inventory

After getting TNT by doing all those instructions up above, now you get the item you want. Complete the process with doing the last important step.

See Also : How to Make Rails in Minecraft

Now you need to move that new item to your inventory to keep it safe. Anyway, this item may be required to make other items which is the basic materials coming from it.

Anyway, the various items available in Minecraft sometimes can give you chance to make some fun. One of the amusing items is TNT which is a block that can explode shortly after being ignited.

If you have no idea how to make TNT, just try to follow instructions about how to make tnt in Minecraft we explained up above.

TNT is a destructive block in Minecraft that can destroy the environment around it, and the easiest way to obtain is by crafting. To craft TNT you need 5 gunpowder and 4 sand blocks. Open the crafting table and alternate between sand and gunpowder, with the first box being gunpowder, for the entirety of the 3x3 grid. TNT will activate when it receives power from a lever, Redstone torch, button, pressure plate, or any other activator. It is also affected by gravity only after being activated and can fall about seventy blocks before it explodes. It does not destroy any blocks when surrounded by water or lava but deals damage to anything within the blast radius.

There is a specific kind of joy you can experience seeing an incredible Minecraft world and blowing it to smithereens. The explosion on its own is enough to blow a hole in the wall of your house, but with hundreds, you could potentially crash the world. Be careful when you use TNT, make sure you only use it where you want to use it.

How to get TNT in Minecraft?

The most common way to get TNT in Minecraft is to craft it yourself. TNT is made with gunpowder and sand. The easiest way to get gunpowder is to hunt down some creepers.

Creepers will drop 0-2 gunpowder when killed. When you have collected enough gunpowder, go to a crafting table and make an “X” of gunpowder, and fill in the spaces with sand.

This is the recipe for TNT and it will stack up to sixty-four.

TNT can be naturally generated in shipwreck chests. These generated structures at the bottom of oceans or ocean beaches can contain treasure chests. TNT is among the items you can potentially find in a shipwreck.

Different kinds of loot chests can spawn with different categories of items. If the shipwreck contained a chest full of potatoes, coal, and various enchanted leather armor, these are the chests that can spawn with TNT.

You can also find traps throughout your Minecraft world from world generation. The most common trap to run into would be the desert temple landmines. At the base of a desert temple, there are some colored terracotta blocks on the floor. Break the center-most colored terracotta to peer into the buried treasure room.

In every desert temple, there is a buried treasure room with a pressure plate in the middle. Go down carefully and disarm the TNT by breaking the pressure plate.

You can take this TNT for yourself by breaking it with anything.

How do you activate TNT on Minecraft?

TNT can be activated with Redstone. It will activate when it receives power from a lever, Redstone torch, button, pressure plate, or any other activator.

After you activate the TNT you will see it pop up slightly and begin to flash. After about a three-second countdown the TNT will explode.

You can also light TNT with flint and steel. Simply place the TNT and right-click on it with the flint and steel to light it.

TNT will also light if there is fire of any kind nearby. Be careful placing it near lava and do not place TNT anywhere with fire unless you are trying to light it.

The explosion of TNT can also light nearby TNT.

If any other TNT blocks are in the radius of one that explodes, the rest will light and subsequently explode.

Behavior of TNT

TNT behaves much like one would expect it to. It will light when activated by Redstone currents or with fire, and the explosion will cause nearby TNT to also explode. TNT is also affected by gravity, but not when it is placed. You can place TNT above a large drop and it will not fall until you light it. It will fall about seventy blocks before it explodes.

TNT does not destroy any blocks when surrounded by water or lava, but it will still deal damage to anything unfortunate enough to be in the blast radius. The blast from TNT can kill a player if they are close enough to the center of the blast. If you need to quickly escape the blast of TNT you can place blocks between the explosion and yourself to mitigate the damage.

FAQ

Does TNT destroy diamonds?

TNT will destroy diamonds and diamond blocks. When the diamond ore is destroyed it will drop XP like normal, but the amount of diamonds you can retrieve seems to be much lower than the number of diamonds there were. In my tests, I blew up nine diamond ores and was able to pick up anywhere from 0-4 diamonds.

How do you spawn 1000 TNT command?

If you want to quickly summon a large block of TNT to destroy the world you are in, the command to do so is “/fill ~ ~ ~ ~10 ~10 ~10 TNT”. This will create a block of 1331 TNT right before your eyes.

How much damage does TNT do?

Being in the middle of the blast radius will do about twenty-five points of damage or twelve and a half-full hearts. The damage you take depends on the proximity to the TNT explosion, but the maximum per explosion is about twenty-five points of damage.

Did you know?

You can use TNT to break into the top of underwater temples. There is almost always an elder guardian in the top middle room of an underwater temple. Breaking in with mining fatigue can take a long time. Just light some TNT into the water and place sand above it so that the TNT is technically in a sand block instead of a water block. The explosion will break blocks as normal.

You can use TNT to launch TNT. You can craft a Redstone device that will launch TNT into the air in front of you. Use about three-four TNT that falls into flowing water and a TNT block at the end of the blocks on a slab. You will need to activate all the TNT that falls into the water at the same time and then the TNT you are trying to launch afterward.

The three TNT will be pushed by the water and the flowing water will prevent the blocks from breaking. The Redstone repeaters are set to max delay to ensure that the TNT that is getting launched will activate last.

Make sure to use a slab to gain more momentum from the explosion. Flick the lever to watch the TNT fly. Keep away from the device when it is about to fire. Just because it does not break blocks does not mean you do not take damage.

Other Minecraft Wikis

This article is about the regular TNT block. For the consumable in Minecraft Dungeons, see MCD:TNT. For other uses, see TNT (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Tint.

TNT is an explosive block that can be primed to generate an explosion.

Obtaining[]

TNT can be broken instantly with any tool, or without a tool. However, primed TNT cannot be broken, as it is an entity, but it can be removed with the /kill command.

Entity loot[]

TNT also drops when a minecart with TNT is broken.

Chest loot[]

Natural generation[]

Nine TNT blocks occur naturally in each desert pyramid trap.

Two TNT blocks flank a trapped chest in one secret woodland mansion room.

Crafting[]

Usage[]

TNT blocks can be activated by:

Behavior[]

Once activated, TNT turns into an entity, which includes being affected by gravity. The new primed TNT is spawned at the center (+0.5,+0.5,+0.5) of where the TNT block was, like a cube with an edge length of 0.98. Its fuse lasts 40 redstone ticks (4 seconds/80 game ticks) if activated by redstone or fire, or a random number between 10 and 30 game ticks (0.5 to 1.5 seconds) if it is destroyed by another explosion.

Once spawned, primed TNT is given a vertical velocity of 0.2 blocks per tick, and a horizontal velocity of 0.02 blocks per tick in a random direction. Given these velocities, the TNT travels 0.166 blocks (or 6 block pixels) horizontally before it stops, given there is no block in the way. When the countdown timer expires, the TNT explodes. If in the air, TNT falls roughly 77 blocks before exploding once it is ignited. The explosion has an explosive force of 4.

Primed TNT's texture blinks, alternating every 0.5 seconds between the TNT block's texture, and a copy of it that has been brightened to near-white. The effect is dynamic and the brightened texture can't be found in the assets.

Primed TNT cannot be pushed by players or other mobs, but it moves when in flowing water or lava. Water/lava cannot push primed TNT into minecarts or boats.

When primed TNT detonates while in water or lava, it does not break any blocks. It does still damage players, mobs, and other entities.‌^{[Java Edition only][1]} Primed TNT that detonates outside water can still damage submerged blocks.

To make TNT destroy blocks in the water, e.g. to enter an ocean monument from the top, one can place sand or gravel on the TNT before it is primed. Priming the TNT causes the sand or gravel to fall one block, engulfing the TNT. Because the TNT is no longer immersed in water, it can destroy the surrounding blocks.

Primed TNT is not teleported when entering a nether portal; instead, it passes through portal blocks.‌^{[Java Edition only]} Primed TNT teleports as expected when entering an end portal, maintaining its direction and speed. The fuse timer keeps counting down (unless the spawn chunks are unloaded, then it pauses until a player loads the chunks).

If the TNT is primed atop any sort of fence post that is two blocks high or larger, it falls through the fence block on which it was activated and stops on the next lower one. Its detonation damages only the fence block it was "stuck" in.

In Java Edition primed TNT summoned by a command explodes immediately because the fuse time defaults to zero if not specified.

Redstone component[]

For redstone to activate TNT, it must either lead directly to the TNT, or power an adjacent block.

Traps[]

See also: Tutorials/Traps

TNT can be used in a variety of traps. The simplest of them – a land mine – is made of TNT connected to a pressure plate or tripwire with redstone. One such trap generates naturally in desert pyramids under the loot area.

Cannons[]

See also: Tutorials/TNT cannons

TNT cannons are mechanisms that launch primed TNT into the air. Some cannons can also be used to launch other entities or objects into the air.

Mob farms[]

See also: Tutorials/Mob farm

Mobs killed by player-ignited TNT (via flint and steel or by flaming arrows) drop experience orbs as though they were killed by the player in regular combat.

Crafting ingredient[]

Sounds[]

Generic[]

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Unique[]

Java Edition:

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Metadata[]

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, TNT uses the following data values:

Block states[]

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Entity data[]

TNT has entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the entity.

Java Edition:

Main article: Entity format

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

History[]

Java Edition Classic
May 21, 2009					Notch shows interest in adding "explosives", which would blow up when a pulse from a wire was received.
October 24, 2009					TNT was teased in a blog post.
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST					Added TNT.
					Players have to hit TNT to prime the block and hit it again to cancel the detonation.
					The player starts with 10 blocks of TNT in their inventory.
0.28					Changed the side texture of TNT.
0.29					TNT now works in creative mode.
					The player can no longer pick up an already lit TNT block.
0.30 (Survival)					Hitting an already active TNT block now defuses it and allows the player to pick it up.
Java Edition Indev
0.31		20091223-2			When broken, TNT replaces every block one level below it that is of the same block type as the block directly below it with wood planks.
		20100129			TNT is now craftable.
Java Edition Beta
1.6		Test Build 3			Monster traps can no longer be created by putting a pressure plate directly on top of the block of TNT.
					Players can no longer cancel the detonation of TNT by hitting it after priming it.
1.7					TNT can no longer be directly primed by the player, but only by redstone or any other mechanism that powers the TNT block, as well as by left clicking with flint and steel. Hitting the block destroys it simply and safely so it can be picked up. However, TNT can now be created (using map editors) with a data value of 1 to make it retain the old behavior of being primed when punched.
					TNT can no longer have torches placed on it. Any previously-placed torches disappear.
1.8		Pre-release			TNT explosions now emit shockwave particles.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta Sound Update			TNT has been given a new explosion sound.
1.3.1		12w21a			TNT can be naturally found (with structure generation turned on) in desert pyramids as a trap in the treasure room. It's a 3×3 square of 9 TNT under a sandstone floor with a stone pressure plate on the center sandstone block.
		12w26a			TNT no longer drops as an item when broken in Creative mode.
		12w30a			TNT no longer damages the player in Peaceful difficulty.
1.4.2		12w34b			TNT can now be ignited when hit with an item that has the Fire Aspect enchantment or the Flame enchantment.
1.5		13w04a			TNT is now primed when released from a dispenser.
1.8		14w05b			Mobs now suffocate inside of TNT.
		14w27b			TNT's top texture is now rotated randomly, as part of the addition of arrays to block models.
		14w31a			The explosion physics have been changed, which greatly reduces the range of TNT cannons.
1.8.2		pre1			The explosion physics of TNT have been reverted to those before the 14w31a snapshot.
					Explosion force of TNT is no longer directionally biased.
1.9		15w32c			TNT's maximum fuse time has been increased from 127 ticks into 32767 ticks.
		15w47a			The random rotation of TNT's top texture has been removed.[2]
1.11		16w32a			The entity ID has been changed from to .
		16w39a			TNT now generates in woodland mansions.
1.13		17w47a			The block states for the ID has been removed. As a result, the old punch to prime behavior of TNT is no longer available.
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 46.
		18w10a			TNT now generates in buried treasurechests.
		18w11a			TNT can now be found in the chests of shipwrecks.
1.13.1		18w30a			Added the block states for TNT, acting like the block states did.
1.14		18w43a			The texture of TNT has been changed.
		19w05a			TNT has become a renewable resource due to wandering traders selling sand.
		19w11a			TNT explosions now have a 100% drop rate.
1.15		pre1			The explosions from TNT have been optimized.
					Black and white smoke particles are removed.[3]
1.16		20w11a			TNT can now be ignited by any burning projectile.
Pocket Edition Alpha
Pre-release					Added TNT.
					TNT can currently not be obtained except for via a hex editor. When edited in, the primed TNT simply emits smoke particles, then disappear.
v0.2.0					Edited-in TNT can now be successfully primed and detonated.
v0.4.0					TNT is now able to be obtained without a hex editor in both survival and creative.
v0.9.0		build 1			The performance of TNT has been improved.
v0.12.1		build 10			The sound of TNT has been changed to that of Java.
		?			TNT can now be ignited when hit with an item that has the Fire Aspect enchantment or the Flame enchantment.
v0.13.0		build 1			TNT can now be naturally found (with structure generation turned on) in desert pyramids as a trap in the treasure room. It's a 3×3 square of 9 TNT under a sandstone floor with a stone pressure plate on the center sandstone block.
v0.14.0		build 1			TNT now can be used to craft minecart with TNT.
v0.16.0		build 1			An explosion in creative now gives the player materials as it does in survival.
Pocket Edition
1.0.5		alpha 1.0.5.0			An explosion in creative no longer gives the player materials as it does in survival.
1.0.7					TNT no longer does damage to a player if the TNT is in water.
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			The entity ID has been changed from to .
					TNT now generates in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		beta 1.2.14.2			TNT can now be found inside shipwreck supply chests and buried treasure chests.
		beta 1.2.20.2			TNT can now can be used to craft underwater TNT.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The texture of TNT has been changed.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.100.51			TNT no longer activates when a Redstone Torch is placed directly on it.[4]
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added TNT.
TU3					TNT can no longer be directly primed by the player, but only by redstone or any other mechanism that powers the TNT block, as well as by usingflint and steel. Hitting the block destroys it simply and safely so it can be picked up.
TU5					The explosion sound of TNT has been changed.
TU14		1.04			TNT now makes a sound before exploding.
					TNT does variable damage depending on difficulty setting.
1.90	The texture of TNT has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added TNT.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "TNT" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia[]

• "TNT" stands for Trinitrotoluene.
• The use of sand in the crafting recipe references dynamite, a different high explosive than TNT, consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with diatomaceous earth (which is mostly silica, the same chemical compound as yellow sand).
• Although flint and steel cannot light fires in Adventure Mode, it can still ignite TNT.
• It takes 19.75 blocks to fall for it to reduce the timer for one second.
• Although primed TNT normally gets caught in cobwebs, TNT propelled fast enough flies through them without slowing down at all.
• It is slightly smaller than a full block when activated, as with all entity versions of blocks (see shulker).
• Using flint and steel to ignite it sets it off at once, but fire must burn it for many seconds before triggering.
• In Pi Edition, TNT by default doesn't do anything, but when set to data value 1, it ignites when broken.
• The longest fuse time of TNT is 27 minutes and 18.35 seconds, or 32,767 ticks.
• Attempting to ignite TNT while sneaking results in the block being lit on fire, rather than the TNT becoming primed.
• Standing behind blocks during an explosion dramatically reduces knockback and damage from the explosion.
• TNT does not damage the player on peaceful difficulty, however, it does break blocks and damage entities.
• The TNT fuse sound uses the same sound file as when a creeper is primed, but it is played at a higher pitch when the TNT is primed.

Gallery[]

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  Falling primed TNT, showing the effect of gravity.

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  TNT triggered by redstone signal.

See also[]

References[]

In this tutorial, you'll discover how to make TNT in Minecraft and how to use it!

Minecraft TNT is a block that can be used to initiate a controlled explosion.

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Available Platforms

Items Needed To Make TNT

• 5 Gunpowder
• 4 Sand (or red sand)

Steps To Make Minecraft TNT

1. Open Your Crafting Menu

First, let's open your crafting menu in Minecraft. You should see the same grid as in the image below.

2. Add Gunpowder And Sand To The Menu

In the crafting menu, add the 5 gunpowder and 4 sand to the grid.

You must add each item to the grid exactly as shown in the image below. In the 1st row place 1 gun powder in the 1st box, 1 sand in the 2nd box, and 1 gun powder in the 3rd box. In the 2nd row place 1 sand in the 1st box, 1 gun powder in the 2nd box, and 1 sand in the 3rd box. Lastly, in the 3rd row place 1 gun powder in the 1st box, 1 sand in the 2nd box, and 1 gun powder in the 3rd box. This is the Minecraft TNT recipe.

Now that you've added the items to the grid as described above, you'll notice a TNT block in the box on the right.

3. Move The TNT To Your Inventory

Simply drag the TNT down to your inventory so you can use it.

That's it! You now have TNT. Minecraft TNT is a block that can be used to initiate a controlled explosion.

Minecraft TNT Command

You can also use a Give Command to make TNT blocks in Minecraft. The TNT command is available in the following editions:

• Java Edition
• Pocket Edition
• Xbox One
• Nintendo Switch
• Windows 10 Edition
• Education Edition

To run the TNT command in Minecraft, open your chat window and enter the command below depending on the version you have.

Java Edition 1.13 and higher TNT command

/give @p tnt 1

PE, Xbox One, Switch, Win 10, Education Edition

/give @p tnt 1 0

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