Structure Block - Minecraft Block Guide | Properties, Recipe & Uses (2025)

What is Structure Block in Minecraft?

A structure block is a very special technical block that allows players to save and load structures in their world. It looks like a block with a wireframe cube design on its faces. Its main purpose is for creative building and map making. Players can use a structure block to select a build, save it as a file, and then load that same build somewhere else. This is incredibly useful for copying houses, creating repeating patterns in a large build, or for sharing creations with other players. It is a powerful tool that is not available in regular survival gameplay, designed for those who want to build on a massive scale.

How to get Structure Block in Minecraft

You cannot obtain a structure block in survival mode. It cannot be crafted and does not appear in the creative inventory. The only way to get a structure block is by using a command. To do this, you must be in a world where cheats are enabled. Then, you need to open the chat window and type the command `/give @p minecraft:structure_block`. This will give you one structure block. Because it is a command only item, it is intended for players who are building in creative mode or for map makers who are designing adventure maps.

How to use Structure Block in Minecraft

Using a structure block is a bit like using a copy and paste tool for your builds. First, you place the block next to the structure you want to save. When you right click it, a special menu appears. In this menu, you can set the size and position of the area you want to save. A wireframe box will appear in the world to show you what you are selecting. Once you have your structure selected, you can give it a name and click the "Save" button. This saves your build. To load it, you place another structure block where you want the build to appear, switch it to "Load" mode, type in the name of your saved structure, and click "Load". Your build will then appear instantly.

How to craft Structure Block in Minecraft

No recipes for this block.

What can Structure Block make in Minecraft

No items can be crafted.

My Story

How This All Started

So basically, I was playing Minecraft one night after a long day doing deliveries, and I was trying to remember what drops what and how to craft certain things. Every website I went to was either dead slow, missing loads of stuff, or just looked terrible. I thought "bloody hell, surely I can do better than this?"

By the way, this My Story section is something new I've only just started adding things here! Most of the site was actually built before I ever wrote this part. Now that the website is live, I'm running into problems galore! So if things look a bit rough or unfinished, bear with me I'm updating and adding as I go.

That was probably a mistake.

A half finished story, oh well. I'll keep adding more as I go!

Learning the Hard Way

I knew absolutely nothing about making websites. Like, properly nothing. I didn't even know what PHP was. But I'm stubborn as anything, so I just started watching YouTube tutorials and reading random stuff online while I was on my breaks.

Turns out building a database is harder than it looks. Who knew? I've probably broken this thing more times than I've fixed it. My laptop has definitely been sworn at more than it deserves.

The worst part is when you spend hours trying to figure out why something doesn't work, and it turns out you missed a semicolon. Or when everything works fine on your computer but looks like complete rubbish on someone else's. Fun times.

The Reality of It

Look, I'm not gonna lie this has been a right pain sometimes. I work full time doing deliveries, so most of this gets done late at night when I should probably be sleeping. I've had way too many energy drinks and definitely not enough sleep.

The database has corrupted itself more times than I care to remember. I've had images that wouldn't load for no reason. CSS that worked yesterday but decided to have a tantrum today. The usual web development nightmare stuff.

But every time I get something working properly, it feels brilliant. Like when I finally got all the block images showing up correctly, or when the search actually started finding things. Small wins, but they keep me going.

What I Actually Want to Build

Here's the thing I want this to be your go to place for everything Minecraft. Not just blocks and items, but proper guides, build tutorials, maybe even schematics you can download. Server info, community stuff, the lot.

I know it doesn't look like much right now, and there's loads missing. But I'm working on it. It takes time when you're learning as you go and doing it around a full time job. But I'd rather take my time and do it properly than rush it and end up with something rubbish.

The plan is to make it the kind of site I actually want to use fast, easy to navigate, with everything you need in one place. No endless ads, no broken links, just useful stuff presented in a way that doesn't make you want to throw your computer out the window.

Why I Keep Going

Honestly? Because every time someone uses this site or gives me feedback, it reminds me why I started. I love Minecraft, I love building things (both in game and apparently websites), and I love the community.

Plus, I've learned loads doing this. Sure, I've wanted to give up more times than I can count, but seeing it slowly come together is pretty satisfying. And if it helps other people find what they're looking for without having to trawl through ten different outdated websites, then that's worth it.

So yeah, bear with me while I figure this all out. It's going to take a while, but it'll get there eventually. Thanks for checking it out, and if you spot anything broken or have suggestions, let me know. I'm still learning, but I'm determined to make this work.