Chest

block Functional Utility

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What Is Chest in Minecraft?

A Chest is the fundamental storage block in Minecraft. It holds 27 item slots and can be placed next to another chest to form a Double Chest with 54 slots.

How Does Chest Work?

Right-click to open and store or retrieve items.
Place two Chests side by side to create a Double Chest with 54 storage slots.
Chests cannot be opened if a solid opaque block is directly above them (except transparent blocks like glass, slabs or stairs).
Cats sitting on a chest also prevent it from opening.
An axe is the fastest tool for breaking it.
When broken, the chest drops as an item along with all its contents.

How to Get Chest

Crafting Table

8 × Any Planks

How to Break Chest

Use any axe for the fastest break. The chest and all its contents drop as items when broken.
Also found in many generated structures: dungeons, villages, shipwrecks, temples and more.

Chest Trading with Villagers and Wandering Traders

Wandering Trader: No
Emerald Price: Not stated
Villager Trading: No

How to Use Chest

Using Chest

Use it to store items at your base - pair chests with item frames and signs to label them.
Combine two into a Double Chest for 54 slots of storage.
Connect chests to Hoppers to automatically fill or empty them.
Combine with a Shulker Box to make portable storage for moving large amounts of items.

Chest Tips

A chest cannot open if there is a solid block directly above it - use a slab or glass if space is tight.
Trapped Chests look the same but emit a redstone signal when opened - great for traps or secret doors.
Ender Chests give personal storage accessible from anywhere in the world.