
Minecraft crafting recipe
Lead
1 crafting recipe found
Item stats
64Max stack size
Lead is a craftable item in Minecraft. To craft Lead, you need 5× String. This recipe uses the full 3×3 grid, so you'll need a crafting table. Each craft yields 2 Lead.






Lead
Makes 2
Ingredients to craft Lead
- 5×StringVillager trade

Lead, from scratch
Breaking every ingredient down to materials with no recipe of their own, one Lead traces back to roughly:
- 5×String

Some steps produce more than one at a time. A log yields four planks and four planks yield four sticks, for example. The counts above are rounded up to whole crafting steps, so you will likely end up with a few spares along the way.
How to craft Lead in Minecraft
- Open a crafting table to access the 3×3 crafting grid.
- Place 5× String in the grid exactly as shown in the layout above.
- Drag the Lead from the result box into your inventory. You'll receive 2 at a time.