Method 1: Crafting Table
Place 1 Coal Block in a Crafting Table to make 9 Coal.
9 How to Make Coal in Minecraft
Use this simple recipe to make Coal in Minecraft. You can see the exact ingredients, recipe layout, and workstation below.
Coal recipe
Follow the recipe below. The pattern must use the correct slots when the recipe is shaped.
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Method 2: Blast Furnace
Process 1 Coal Ore in a Blast Furnace to make 1 Coal.
Cooking time: 10s Experience: +0.1 XP
Ingredients
- 1 Coal Ore
Output: 1 Coal
Method 3: Blast Furnace
Process 1 Deepslate Coal Ore in a Blast Furnace to make 1 Coal.
Cooking time: 10s Experience: +0.1 XP
Ingredients
- 1 Deepslate Coal Ore
Output: 1 Coal
Method 4: Furnace
Process 1 Coal Ore in a Furnace to make 1 Coal.
Cooking time: 10s Experience: +0.1 XP
Ingredients
- 1 Coal Ore
Output: 1 Coal
Method 5: Furnace
Process 1 Deepslate Coal Ore in a Furnace to make 1 Coal.
Cooking time: 10s Experience: +0.1 XP
Ingredients
- 1 Deepslate Coal Ore
Output: 1 Coal
About this Minecraft recipe
This page shows the vanilla recipe for Coal. It includes the exact ingredients, recipe layout, required workstation, and amount produced.
The data comes from Minecraft Java 26.2. Recipes can change in later game versions, so check the version you play before crafting.