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How to Get Charcoal in Minecraft

Charcoal is a commonly used fuel and crafting material in Minecraft which players need for day-to-day use. Players can use it as fuel for smelting purposes, or players can make torches out of it. In this article, we will tell you exactly how you can get Charcoal in Minecraft.

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How to Get Charcoal

In Minecraft, players can get Charcoal by smelting any kind of wood log in the furnace.

Minecraft offers a variety of trees based on in-game region and area. And since you can use any kind of wood log to make Charcoal, you won’t have a hard time finding the materials.

Here is a complete list of materials that you can use to make Charcoal.

  • Oak Log X 1
  • Spruce Log X 1
  • Birch Log X 1
  • Jungle Log X 1
  • Acacia Log X 1
  • Dark Oak Log X 1
  • Stripped Oak Log X 1
  • Stripped Spruce Log X 1
  • Stripped Birch Log X 1
  • Stripped Jungle Log X 1
  • Stripped Acacia Log X 1
  • Stripped Dark Oak Log X 1
  • Stripped Oak Wood X 1
  • Stripped Spruce Wood X 1
  • Stripped Birch Wood X 1
  • Stripped Jungle Wood X 1
  • Stripped Acacia Wood X 1
  • Stripped Dark Oak Wood X 1
  • Oak Wood with Bark X 1
  • Spruce Wood with Bark X 1
  • Birch Wood with Bark X 1
  • Jungle Wood with Bark X 1
  • Acacia Wood with Bark X 1
  • Dark Oak Wood with Bark X 1

You can use any of the above-listed wood materials to make Charcoal. For making one charcoal, you need one wood material, fuel, and a furnace.

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Use the furnace, add the wood and fuel and let the smelting process complete. In the end, you will get Charcoal which you can move to your inventory.

That’s all you need to know about how to get Charcoal in Minecraft. While you are here, check out our other Minecraft guides.

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Hritwik is a guides writer who has been writing about video games for almost a decade. He is a Computer Science graduate who has always been into gaming. Most of the time, you will find him covering News and Guides for various publications. And when he is not working, you will find him fighting with his friends about how good of a gamer he is. His favorite games include Fallout 76, Borderlands 2, Call of Duty, Apex Legends, Destiny 2, Souls series, Genshin Impact, and The Last of Us.