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Knowledge Book

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Knowledge Book
Knowledge Book.png: Infobox image for Minecraft item 'Knowledge Book'
Invicon Knowledge Book.png: Inventory sprite for Knowledge Book in Minecraft as shown in-game with description:
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            "label": "(link to Rarity article, displayed as Rarity tier)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "(link to Renewable resource article, displayed as Renewable)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "Stackable"
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    "invimages": [
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    "images": [
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}

A knowledge book is a utility item that reveals available crafting recipes to the player when used.

Obtaining

Knowledge books can be obtained only by using commands, as they are not found in the Creative inventory.

For example, a player can give themselves a knowledge book that reveals the recipes for buckets and flower pots by running the following command in the chat box: /give @s knowledge_book[recipes=[bucket,flower_pot]].

Usage

Knowledge books reveal recipes to the player who uses it, by adding it to their recipe book. Using a knowledge book consumes it, removing it from the player's inventory.

Using a chiseled bookshelf while having a knowledge book in the main hand will put the book into the chiseled bookshelf.

Sounds

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Book placedBlocksWhen a knowledge book is placed in a chiseled bookshelfblock.chiseled_bookshelf.insertsubtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.insert​0.8varies [sound 1]16
​Book takenBlocksWhen a knowledge book is removed from a chiseled bookshelfblock.chiseled_bookshelf.pickupsubtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.take​0.8varies [sound 2]16
  1. ↑ Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound
  2. ↑ Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound

Data values

ID

NameIdentifierForm Translation key
ItemSprite knowledge-book.png: Sprite image for knowledge-book in Minecraft Knowledge Bookknowledge_bookItem item.minecraft.knowledge_book

Item data

  • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] components: the item's components tag.
    • [NBT List / JSON Array] minecraft:recipes: The recipes that a player unlocks when this knowledge book is used.

History

Java Edition
1.1217w13a Added knowledge books.
1.1418w43a The texture of knowledge books has now been changed.
1.1721w20aThe rarity of knowledge books has been changed from "Common" to "Epic".
1.20Release Candidate 1Knowledge books can now be placed in chiseled bookshelves.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 453.
1.20.524w09aKnowledge books are no longer used in data packs. The crafting table output has been replaced by an item with custom data.

Issues

Issues relating to "Knowledge Book" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

See also

Sources