Recipe Documentation - Shaped Recipe

Represents a crafting recipe that is to be used with a crafting table. The key used in the pattern may be any single character except the 'space' character, which is reserved for empty slots in a recipe.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
key	array of key and item pairs	Patten key character mapped to item names.
pattern	String array	Characters that represent a pattern to be defined by keys.
priority	Integer	Sets the priority order of the recipe. Lower numbers represent a higher priority.
result	array of item names	When input items match the pattern then these items are the result.
tags	String array	Item that can create the shaped recipe, such as "crafting_table".

key and pattern

The key used in the pattern may be any single character except the 'space' character, which is reserved for empty slots in a recipe.

Shaped Recipe Example

{
"format_version": "1.17",
"minecraft:recipe_shaped": {
    "description": {
        "identifier": "minecraft:acacia_boat"
        },
    "tags": [ "crafting_table" ],
    "pattern": [
        "#P#",
        "###"
        ],
    "key": {
        "P": {
            "item": "minecraft:wooden_shovel"
        },
        "#": {
            "item": "minecraft:planks",
            "data": 4
        }
    },
    "result": {
        "item": "minecraft:boat",
        "data": 4
        }
    }
}

Vanilla Example

Iron Pickaxe

{
  "format_version": "1.12",
  "minecraft:recipe_shaped": {
    "description": {
    "identifier": "minecraft:iron_pickaxe"
    },

    
    "tags": [ "crafting_table" ],
    "pattern": [
      "XXX",
      " # ",
      " # "
    ],
    "key": {
      "#": {
        "item": "minecraft:stick"
      },
      "X": {
        "item": "minecraft:iron_ingot"
      }
    },
    "result": {
      "item": "minecraft:iron_pickaxe"
    }
  }
}