How To Make A Bed In Minecraft

Learn how to make a bed in Minecraft with our step-by-step tutorial and how-to video. And we’ll show you how to make different colors of beds with different colors of wool.

With a Minecraft bed, you can sleep at night and reset your spawn point.

Available Platforms

Edition	Platform	Available
Java Edition	Windows, Mac & Linux PC’s	Yes
Bedrock Edition	Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Fire OS, Windows 10 PC’s	Yes
Education Edition	Mac, iOs 12, Windows 10 PC’s	Yes
PlayStation Edition	PlayStation 3 & 4	Yes

Tools & Items Needed

• 3 wood planks (oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, or dark oak)
• 3 wool (any color)

Steps To Make A Bed

1. Open Your Crafting Menu

Open your work table in Minecraft. You should see the 3×3 grid as shown in the image below.

2. Add Planks and Wool

In the craft menu, add the 3 planks and the wool to the grid.

You can use any type of wood plank: oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, or dark oak. And use the wool color you want for the bed. Remember to add each item to the grid exactly as below.

Now that you’ve added the items to the grid in the above order, you’ll notice a bed appear in the box on the right.

3. Move The Bed To Your Inventory

Move the bed to your inventory so you can use it.

Now you have a new bed! Use your Minecraft bed to sleep at night or during thunderstorms to reset your spawn point.

And do not forget that you can make different colors of beds with different colors of wool.

Minecraft Bed Command

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

• Java edition
• Pocket edition
• Xbox One
• Nintendo Switch
• Windows 10 Edition
• Educational Edition

To run the bed command in Minecraft, open your chat window and enter the appropriate command below. This is an example command for a red bed:

Java Edition 1.13 and higher

/give @p red_bed 1

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

/give @p bed 1 14

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FAQ’s

1. How do you make a bed in Minecraft?

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a white bed, place 3 wool and 3 wood planks in the 3×3 crafting grid. When crafting with wood planks, you can use any kind of wood planks, such as oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, crimson, or warped planks.

2. How much string does it take to make a bed?

You will need 12 String in total, four for each Wool block. You can sometimes purchase it from a Shepherd Villager for emeralds. Take those Shears and use them on the Sheep!

3. How long is a Minecraft night without a bed?

Nighttime lasts 8 minutes 20 seconds.

4. How do you make a bed switch in Minecraft?

Step 1: Place one wood plank block each into the bottom three squares in the crafting grid. Step 2: Place one wool block of the same color each into the middle three squares in the crafting grid. Step 3: Drag your new bed into your inventory.

5. What is the multiplayer sleeping rule?

In Multiplayer, all Players must sleep at once to skip to dawn. … After a successful sleep, the Player’s spawn point will be set to the location of the bed. However, this will not affect Compasses.

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Make A Minecraft Bed Video Tutorial

Watch our short video to learn how to make a bed in Minecraft, plus some cool facts about the bed!

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