Brick Stairs
Block

Brick Stairs

Namespaced ID
minecraft:brick_stairs
Legacy numeric ID
108(1.8 & earlier)
Stack size
64
Edition
Java & Bedrock

/give command

Run in chat or a command block. Replace @p with a player name to target someone specific.

Command builder

Set the count, custom name, lore, and enchantments to generate a ready-to-paste /give command for Brick Stairs.

Shown above the item in the inventory.
Italic text shown below the item name. One line per row.
1 compatible with Brick Stairs.

Component syntax for Minecraft 1.21.8.

Block properties

Hardness
2
Blast resistance
6
Material
mineable / pickaxe
Diggable
Yes
Transparent
No
Light emitted
0 / 15
Light filtered
0 / 15
Block state IDs
7400 – 7479

Mining time

Break time per pickaxe tier (no haste, on ground, full air). Tools that can't harvest the block take 5× longer and won't drop the item.

PickaxeBreak timeDrops?
Wooden1.50s
Stone0.75s
Iron0.50s
Golden0.25s
Diamond0.38s
Netherite0.33s

Drops

Obtained from

Blocks that drop Brick Stairs when broken.

Crafting recipes

Brick Stairs
× 4

Full crafting guide for Brick Stairs Step-by-step, ingredient sources, what Brick Stairs crafts into.

Across versions

Legacy numeric ID
108 (pre-1.13, from 1.8)
Modern ID (1.13+)
minecraft:brick_stairs (numeric IDs were removed in 1.13 — not usable in commands)
Editions
Java & Bedrock

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How to craft Brick Stairs

How do you make Brick Stairs in Minecraft?

To craft Brick Stairs, place the ingredients in a crafting grid following the recipe pattern shown above. The crafting grid can be a player's 2×2 inventory crafting slots (for 2×2 recipes) or a 3×3 Crafting Table. If cheats are enabled, you can also spawn Brick Stairs directly with: /give @p minecraft:brick_stairs.

Where do you get Brick Stairs in Minecraft?

Brick Stairs can be obtained by breaking Brick Stairs. You can also craft it from the recipe shown above.

What is the Minecraft ID for Brick Stairs?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:brick_stairs, used in the /give command: /give @p minecraft:brick_stairs 1. In legacy versions before 1.13, Brick Stairs used the numeric ID 108. Numeric item IDs were removed in the 1.13 "Flattening" and no longer work in modern commands.

How do you mine Brick Stairs in Minecraft?

Brick Stairs has hardness 2 and requires a specific pickaxe tier to drop. See the Mining time table above for exact break times per pickaxe (wood, stone, iron, golden, diamond, netherite). Mining without the correct tool takes 5× longer and produces no drops.