Snow in Minecraft

Crafting

Crafting: Snow Block ×3. Break with shovel; fastest instantly.

  • crafting yields 6 pc
  • Break — Shovel
  • Minecraft 26.3
  • in English Snow
Snow in Minecraft
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At a glance

Recipe — below

  • Get with a command
    /give @s minecraft:snow
  • Place next to it
    /setblock ~ ~1 ~ minecraft:snow

Crafting: Snow Block ×3. Break with a shovel.

How to craft

How many blocks to break

WhatTimeIt drops
By hand 0,5 seconds no
Wooden Shovel 0.1 seconds yes
Stone Shovel Instantly yes
Copper Shovel Instantly yes
Iron Shovel Instantly yes
Diamond Shovel Instantly yes
Netherite Shovel Instantly yes
Golden Shovel Instantly yes
Golden Shovel with Efficiency V Instantly yes

No enchantments, on land and not underwater. With 'Speed', underwater and in the jump — in the calculator.

Raw materials total

  • 12 Snowball

Crafting operations: 4. Left over: Snow ×5.

Where to farm

  • Snowball ×12 in the recipe — Snow farm: the recipe includes manual actions; input and output are shown on the page.

All farms and how much each produces — 'Farms'.

Numbers

WhatValue
IDminecraft:snow
Stack64
What to breakShovel
Unbreaking0,1
Explosion resistance0,1

Frequently asked questions

How do I craft Snow?

Craft with Snow Block ×3. Output: 6.

How long does it take to break Snow?

By hand — 0.5s, fastest — instantly. Break — shovel. The block does not drop without the proper tool.

How do I get Snow with a command?

Command: /give @s minecraft:snow. Requires operator permissions or cheats.

Other items

All recipes Item IDs Snowy tree made of blocksSnow — transparent PNGGet Snow in the /give generator

Minecraft 26.3 data: recipes, durability, tools, and time formula — from game files and code.