How to create a coal in Minecraft?

How to create a coal in Minecraft? 

A coal is an equally important item in the Minecraft gameplay that can be used significantly to produce a torch, a soul torch, and much more. So having a coal in your inventory is certainly a good and positive  thought in the Minecraft gameplay. If you have  thought of  adding a coal to your gameplay as well, then this article is certainly going to help you in that. 

In this article given below, we will be considering the various ways of creating a cial in the Minecraft gameplay. So do follow this article to the very end  in order to get the whole thing done. 

Before we begin to explore the variety of ways for creating a coal in the Minecraft gameplay, let us consider the varying editions of Minecraft that allow to create a coal in the gameplay. 

The editions of Minecraft that do support the coal feature in the gameplay are;

Java Edition

Pocket Edition

Xbox 360

Xbox One

PS3

PS4

Wii U

Nintendo Switch

Windows 10 Edition

Education Edition

So these were the varying editions of Minecraft that support the process of adding coal in the  Minecraft gameplay. 

In the starting of the article, we will be following the way of adding the coal by finding it in the survival mode of the gameplay. 

Finding the coal in survival mode

You can easily add a coal to your gameplay by finding it in survival from the respective region or overworld biome. 

First of all, you need to move to the survival mode in your respective device or edition of Minecraft. 

You cannot follow the below given guide to add the coal in your inventory by finding it in the gameplay. 

1. Finding the coal ore

The very first step of the  process of creating  a coal in the Minecraft gameplay is by finding it in the survival mode. 

Well, you do not really have to collect or steal coal from some settlement or shelter in the gameplay for adding it to your gameplay. 

Instead, you need to look out for coal ore in the  respective world to extract coal from it. 

A coal ore does occur in possibly every overworld biome inside the Minecraft gameplay. You can easily find a coal ore somewhere in the ground of your respective biomes. 

You need to dig out the sand from the grounds in your respective device or edition of Minecraft for finding a coal ore there. 

• Follow  the respective step or gesture in your device or edition of Minecraft for digging out the sand from the ground. 

You need to follow this thing for a while in order to dig out the sand from the ground in Minecraft. 

Actually, you have to dig out the sand from upto 4 and 15 blocks below the ground. Then only you would be able to  find the coal ore there. 

After you have dug out the required sand for finding a coal ore, you will notice that the coal ore does look like a small room or  dungeon that  is covered with the coal walls. 

This means that you will find the coal embedded in the respective walls of that structure in your gameplay. 

So that was about finding a coal ore in the Minecraft gameplay. 

2. Picking a pickaxe

Now that you have finally found the coal ore in your respective overworld biomes that has the wall embedded with the coals. 

Thus, you have finally found thevcial in your gameplay, but you cannot actually collect the whole coal wall in your gameplay as it would not yield any result. 

Here, you need to mine the coal from the coal ore in the Minecraft gameplay in order to add it to your gameplay. 

When it comes to mining a coal from the coal ore, you cannot use your hands to extract it from there. 

You need to have a tool that is required to perform such action in the gameplay. 

There is no other tool that is so effective  in mining the coal from a coal ore in the Minecraft gameplay, then the pickaxe. 

You can use a variety of pickaxes from those  present in the Minecraft gameplay depending upon your choice. Some of the pickaxes available in Minecraft are iron pickaxe, stone  pickaxe, diamond pickaxe, wooden pickaxe, and netherite pickaxe. 

After you have decided the type of pickaxe for mining a coal from the coal ore in the Minecraft gameplay, you need to perform the process of mining in your respective devices. 

So that was about picking a pickaxe in the Minecraft gameplay. 

3. Using the Pickaxe

Now that you have found the required coal ire and have selected the required pickaxe as well, then it’s time to combine both the things together and get a coal for yourself. 

Here, you have to follow some different steps or gestures in your respective device or editions of Minecraft for mining out the coal from the coal ore. As there are different sets of  commands  and rules for functioning a simple thing in all the respective editions of Minecraft. 

You need to hold the selected pickaxe in your  hands while performing the required  steps or gestures in different editions. 

This can be done by selecting that particular pickaxe in the bar, present on the bottom of the screen in the Minecraft gameplay. 

The required steps for mining out the coal from  the coal ore in different editions of Minecraft are;

Java Edition (PC/Mac) 

For mining out the coal from the coal ore by using the pickaxe in Java  Edition, you need to click on the left button of the mouse  while holding the arrow at some point on the coal ore wall. 

Pocket Edition(PE) 

For mining out the coal from the coal ore by using the pickaxe in Pocket Edition edition of Minecraft, you need to rap on the screen while holding the arrow at some point on the coal ore wall. 

Xbox 360 and Xbox One

For mining out the coal from the coal ore by using the pickaxe in the Xbox One and Xbox 360 edition of Minecraft, you need to press and hoke the RT button on your respective controllers while holding the arrow at some point on the coal ore wall. 

PS4 and PS4 

You need to press and  hold the RT button on your respective PS3 and PS4 controllers while holding the plus sign arrow on some point on the coal ore wall. 

Wii  U

You need to press and hold the buttons ZR together while holding the plus sign arrow at some point on the coal ore wall in your respective Wii U edition of Minecraft.

Nintendo Switch

For mining out the coal from the coal ore by using the pickaxe in Nintendo Switch edition of Minecraft, you need to press and hold the ZR  button on the controllers while holding the plus sign arrow at some point on the coal ore wall. 

Windows 10 

For mining out the coal from the coal ore by using the pickaxe in Windows 10 edition of  Minecraft, you need to click on the left button of the mouse while holding the arrow at some point on the coal ore wall. 

Education Edition

You need to left click on the mouse while pointing the plus sign arrow at some point on the coal ore wall for extracting the coal from  the coal ore in the Education Edition edition of Minecraft. 

So, these were the required steps or gestures for mining the coal from the  coal ore in your respective editions of Minecraft. 

Here you have successfully mined out the coal from the coal ore in your respective devices or editions of Minecraft. 

Now, you will see that there will be various coal on the ground that you can collect so as to have them in your gameplay. 

Though, you have successfully created a  coal here but you wouldn’t not be able to access it in your gameplay. 

You need to follow one more step before having a coal in your gameplay, which is Adding the coal. 

4. Adding the coal 

You would not be able to access this coal in your Minecraft gameplay unless you add it to your inventory. 

You need to drag and place this coal to your inventory in Minecraft for adding it to your gameplay. 

• Follow the respective process in your edition of Minecraft to place the coal from the final segment of  the crafting table to the inventory in Minecraft. 

Here, you have successfully added the coal to your gameplay in your respective devices or editions of Minecraft. 

Now, you can access this coal inside your gameplay in the bar, present on the bottom of the Minecraft screen. 

So that was about creating a coal to the  gameplay in Minecraft by finding it in the survival mode. 

Moving on to the other way of adding the coal to your gameplay in Minecraft, we have;

Creating in the crafting table

The process of  creating a coal in the crafting table is one of the most fun and sought after process in the Minecraft gameplay. 

It is that thing with the arrangement of the items in the crafting table that separates it from various other processes. You cannot get a fixed result in the table unless you arrange the items in a certain definite order that are associated  with the 

A crafting table is like some machinery or smithy in the Minecraft gameplay that combines various required elements in a certain definite order to produce the final product. 

1. Opening the crafting table

The very first step of creating a jukebox in the gameplay, is to open the crafting table in the very first place. 

You need to perform the respective steps or gestures in your respective devices or editions of Minecraft for opening the crafting table there. 

• Follow the required steps or gestures in your respective device or editions of Minecraft for opening the crafting table. 

After you have followed the ascertain steps or gestures in your respective devices, you will notice that a rectangular window appears on your Minecraft screen. 

There, you will see that the crafting table has two respective sections there. 

The first section of the crafting table is where you place the required items  in a certain specific order for collecting the final product. 

The other section of the crafting table is where you get to collect the final product after the process has been completed. 

The first section consists of a square box that contains nine similar blocks inside it. These  blocks are arranged in a certain order so that they form a square of length equal to that of three blocks. 

The other section contains just a single box that holds all of your produced results inside it. Whether you get a single result or number of results, they all feature inside that single block in the crafting table. 

So that was about opening the crafting table in the Minecraft gameplay.

Here, you will also be needing various  required items for combining them in the table to obtain an ascertain result there. 

The various items that you would be needing to craft a coal in the crafting table are;

• A block of coal

So, you would just be needing a single block of coal for creating a coal in the crafting table of the Minecraft gameplay. 

2. Arranging the items

There is this thing with the process of arranging the required items for creating a certain product in the crafting table. 

You need to arrange the items in a certain manner that they yield the product that you are looking for. 

There is a specific order of arrangement of the  required items for every single product. That means every product has its own fixed order associated with a given number of items. 

For creating a cial inside the crafting table, you need to follow the exact same  manner of arrangement of the required item as given below;

You need to arrange a single block of coal in such a manner that it acquires the first position in the first column of the square box in the crafting table. 

Or,

Place the single block of coal on the first position in the first row of the  square box in the crafting table. 

In other words, arrange  the  single block of coal on the first position in the first level of the square box in the crafting table. 

So that was the manner of arrangement of a  single block of coal that you need to follow. 

After you place the single block of coal in the respective position, you will notice that the coal has actually occurred inside the other section of the crafting table. 

Here, you have successfully created a coal in the crafting table of the Minecraft gameplay. 

Though you have created coal inside the crafting table, but you would not be able  to access it in the  gameplay as you haven’t added it yet. 

3. Adding the cual

Here, you will not be able to use this coal in your  gameplay, if you did not add it to your gameplay. 

You need to move the coal from that single block of the crafting table to inventory in your respective device or edition of Minecraft. 

• Follow the required  step or  gesture  in your  respective edition of Minecraft for adding the coal to the inventory. 

Here you have successfully added coal to the gameplay in Minecraft. 

Thereafter the coal will be visible inside the bar  on the bottom of the screen in Minecraft. 

Now you can also use minecraft in your  gameplay by selecting it from the below given bar and following the required gesture or step for using it. 

So that was all about creating the coal inside the crafting table in the Minecraft gameplay. 

Here is another way of creating a coal in the gameplay by using the furnace. 

Creating in the Furnace

The process of creating a coal in the furnace or blast furnace is also as fun as creating it in the crafting table. Though this process is not used as frequently in the gameplay for creating various things. 

A furnace or blast furnace do follow a similar process and are almost similar in most of the ways. 

A blast furnace uses blasts to accelerate the process of creating various items or tools. That is the only thing that separates it from the furnace. 

1. Opening the furnace

The very first step of the process of creating a coal in the furnace is to open the furnace in the very first place. 

You need to follow the required step or gesture in your respective device or edition of Minecraft for opening the furnace. 

After you have opened the furnace in your respective device or edition of Minecraft, you will notice that the furnace has two respective  sections in it. 

The first section has two blocks inside it, where you have to set the required items. 

The other section or the final section is where you get to collect the final product in the  furnace. 

So that was about opening the furnace in the Minecraft gameplay. 

Let us also know the various required items for creating a coal in the Minecraft gameplay. 

The items for creating a coal in the furnace  are;

• A fuel 
• A coal ore

So you just need fuel and a coal ore for creating coal in the furnace.

2. Adding the fuel

It is indeed one of the most important parts of the process of creating coal in the furnace. And you cannot really use a furnace for creating or making any item or tool without igniting it. 

• Follow the required step or gestures in your respective device or edition of Minecraft for adding the given fuel to the bottom block in the first section of furnace 

Here, you have successfully added the fuel to the furnace. 

Thus, the furnace is being ignited and it’s all set to add the other required item. 

3. Adding the coal ore

Now that the furnace has been ignited you can place the coal ore to the respective place for creating a coal in the furnace. 

• Follow the required steps or gestures on your respective device or edition of Minecraft for adding the coal ore to the  top block of the furnace. 

Thereby, you will notice that the coal is now available inside the final section of the furnace. 

Here, you have successfully created the coak inside the furnace in Minecraft. 

Now, you need to add this coal to the inventory in your respective device or edition of Minecraft. 

4. Collecting the coal 

Though you have created the coal inside the furnace in the gameplay, you would not be able to access it there, as you haven’t added it to your inventory. 

• You need to follow the required steps or gestures in your respective device or editions of Minecraft for adding the coal to the inventory by dragging it from the final section of the furnace.

Here, you finish the process of creating and  adding coal to the gameplay in Minecraft. 

You can follow this exact similar process in  the  blast furnace for creating a coal there, the only difference here would be of the time as the  rate of creating a coal in a blast furnace would certainly be higher than the furnace. 

So that wad all about creating a coal in the Minecraft gameplay by using the various ways. 

Follow the  links  given below for getting a  similar guide on adding various items and tools  in Minecraft.