How to Make Paper in Minecraft

Making paper in Minecraft is simple: 3 sugarcane arranged horizontally in a crafting table produces 3 paper. Sugarcane grows naturally near water sources and can be farmed for unlimited paper production.
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Paper Recipe and Sugarcane Basics

Paper crafting in Minecraft is straightforward but requires understanding sugarcane cultivation:

Paper Recipe:
• 3 sugarcane arranged horizontally in any row of a crafting table
• Produces 3 paper (1:1 ratio with sugarcane)
• No additional tools or materials required

Finding Sugarcane:
• Spawns naturally adjacent to water blocks in most biomes
• Look along rivers, lakes, ocean shores, and desert oases
• Appears as tall green stalks growing 1-3 blocks high
• Most commonly found in swamp, river, and beach biomes

Harvesting Sugarcane:
• Break any block except the bottom one to preserve the plant
• Sugarcane will continue growing from the base if left intact
• Each stalk drops itself as an item when broken
• No special tools required - can be harvested by hand

This renewable resource makes paper one of the most sustainable crafting materials in Minecraft, perfect for large-scale projects requiring many books and maps.

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Sugarcane Farming for Mass Paper Production

Efficient sugarcane farming enables unlimited paper production for ambitious server projects:

Basic Farm Setup:
• Create water channels with sugarcane planted on adjacent dirt or sand blocks
• Sugarcane grows up to 3 blocks tall naturally, taking 18 minutes per growth stage
• Harvest the top 2 blocks while leaving the bottom block to continue growing

Automated Farming:
• Use observer blocks to detect when sugarcane reaches 3 blocks high
• Connect observers to pistons that automatically harvest the top portions
• Hoppers can collect dropped sugarcane for hands-free farming
• Bone meal does NOT work on sugarcane, so automation is key for efficiency

Optimal Farm Design:
• Maximize growing space with checkerboard water patterns
• Use sand instead of dirt for faster growth in some farm designs
• Create multiple levels for increased production in limited space
• Plan farms near your main building areas for convenient access

Many servers feature massive community sugarcane farms that supply entire towns with paper for books, maps, and fireworks, creating collaborative agricultural projects that bring players together.

Essential Uses for Paper in Minecraft

Books and Enchanting
Combine 3 paper with 1 leather to craft books, essential for bookshelves, enchanting tables, and written books for storytelling.

Maps and Navigation
Paper is the primary component in map crafting, requiring 8 paper plus 1 compass for locator maps and exploration.

Fireworks and Celebrations
Create firework rockets using paper and gunpowder, adding colors and effects for server events and celebrations.

Cartography Tables
Craft cartography tables with 4 planks and 2 paper for advanced map editing and banner marker placement.

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Paper becomes central to servers focused on education, creativity, and community documentation. Whether you're running a school server where students create written books and research projects, a roleplay server with extensive libraries and lore documentation, or a creative server featuring massive map walls and cartography centers, our hosting provides the stability needed for resource-intensive building projects.

Our hosting ensures smooth crop growth mechanics for reliable sugarcane farming, stable performance for large-scale building projects using thousands of books and maps, and consistent world persistence for long-term library and documentation projects. Create servers where paper becomes the foundation for knowledge sharing, artistic expression, and collaborative storytelling that enriches your entire community.

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Does bone meal work on sugarcane?

No, bone meal does not affect sugarcane growth in any way. Sugarcane grows naturally over time, taking approximately 18 minutes per growth stage up to a maximum height of 3 blocks.
This makes automated farming systems particularly valuable for sugarcane, since you cannot accelerate growth through fertilization like other crops.

What's the most efficient sugarcane farm design?

The most efficient designs use alternating water and farmland in checkerboard patterns to maximize growing space. Observer-based automatic harvesting systems provide hands-free operation for large-scale production.
Multi-level farms can triple production in the same footprint, though they require more complex redstone systems for automation.

Can you plant sugarcane on any block?

Sugarcane can only be planted on dirt, coarse dirt, sand, or red sand blocks that are directly adjacent to water. The water can be at the same level or one block below the planting surface.
Grass blocks work too since they're essentially dirt, but sugarcane cannot grow on stone, wood, or most other block types.

How much paper do you need for a full library?

A full enchanting setup requires 15 bookshelves, each needing 3 books, totaling 45 books and 135 paper. Large library builds can require hundreds or thousands of books for decoration.
Plan for substantial sugarcane farming operations if you're building extensive libraries or creating server-wide book and map projects.

Setting Up Resource-Rich Servers

For servers emphasizing libraries and documentation, ensure adequate water generation for sugarcane farming, plan community farm areas for collaborative resource production, create designated library and cartography districts for paper-based projects, establish book and map sharing systems for community knowledge, and maintain performance optimization for large builds containing thousands of books and item frames.