How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition

This Minecraft tutorial explains all about the element block called Carbon with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, Carbon is a chemical element block that has a symbol of C and an atomic number of 6. It is the 6th element in the Periodic Table of Elements. Carbon is available in the Chemistry Update for Minecraft Education Edition and has also been added to Minecraft Pocket Edition, Windows 10, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch (if you enable the Education Edition chemistry features in your world).

How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition

Let's learn about Carbon in Minecraft.

TIP: To enable the Education Edition chemistry features in Minecraft PE, Windows 10, Xbox One or Nintendo Switch, toggle the Education Edition option in your world settings. Because Education gameplay may break your world, the game will make a copy of your world starting with [EDU]. This is the world that will contain the new Chemistry "features".

Supported Platforms

Carbon is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
 Java Edition (PC/Mac)
No
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
 Pocket Edition (PE)
Yes (1.4.0)
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
 Xbox 360
No
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
 Xbox One
Yes (1.4.0)
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
 PS3
No
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
 PS4
No
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
 Wii U
No
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
 Nintendo Switch
Yes (1.5.0)
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
 Windows 10 Edition
Yes (1.4.0)
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
 Education Edition
Yes (1.4.0)

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find Carbon in Creative Mode

  • Edu

Item ID and Name

  • PE
  • Xbox
  • Nintendo
  • Win10
  • Edu

Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)

In Minecraft, Carbon has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

ItemDescription
(Minecraft ID Name)
Minecraft
ID
Data ValueStack SizePlatformVersion(s)
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
Carbon
(minecraft:element_6)
  0 64
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
 PE
1.4.0 - 1.19.51

Minecraft Xbox One

In Minecraft, Carbon has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

ItemDescription
(Minecraft ID Name)
Minecraft
ID
Data ValueStack SizePlatformVersion(s)
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
Carbon
(minecraft:element_6)
  0 64
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
 Xbox One
1.6.0 - 1.19.51

Minecraft Nintendo Switch

In Minecraft, Carbon has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

ItemDescription
(Minecraft ID Name)
Minecraft
ID
Data ValueStack SizePlatformVersion(s)
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
Carbon
(minecraft:element_6)
  0 64
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
 Switch
1.6.0 - 1.19.51

Minecraft Windows 10 Edition

In Minecraft, Carbon has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

ItemDescription
(Minecraft ID Name)
Minecraft
ID
Data ValueStack SizePlatformVersion(s)
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
Carbon
(minecraft:element_6)
  0 64
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
 Windows
1.4.0 - 1.19.51

Minecraft Education Edition

In Minecraft, Carbon has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

ItemDescription
(Minecraft ID Name)
Minecraft
ID
Data ValueStack SizePlatformVersion(s)
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
Carbon
(minecraft:element_6)
  0 64
How to make carbon dioxide in Minecraft Education Edition
 Education
1.4.0 - 1.18.32

Give Command for Carbon

  • PE
  • Xbox
  • Nintendo
  • Win10
  • Edu

Give Command in Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)

In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) 1.12.0, 1.13.0, 1.14.0, 1.16.0, 1.17.0, 1.18.0, 1.19.0 and 1.19.51, the /give command for Carbon is:

/give @p element_6 1 0

Give Command in Minecraft Xbox One

In Minecraft Xbox One 1.12.0, 1.13.0, 1.14.0, 1.16.0, 1.17.0, 1.18.0, 1.19.0 and 1.19.51, the /give command for Carbon is:

/give @p element_6 1 0

Give Command in Minecraft Nintendo Switch

In Minecraft Nintendo Switch 1.12.0, 1.13.0, 1.14.0, 1.16.0, 1.17.0, 1.18.0, 1.19.1 and 1.19.51, the /give command for Carbon is:

/give @p element_6 1 0

Give Command in Minecraft Windows 10 Edition

In Minecraft Windows 10 Edition 1.12.0, 1.13.0, 1.14.0, 1.16.0, 1.17.0, 1.18.0, 1.19.0 and 1.19.51, the /give command for Carbon is:

/give @p element_6 1 0

Give Command in Minecraft Education Edition

In Minecraft Education Edition 1.4.0, 1.7.0, 1.9.0, 1.12.0, 1.12.60, 1.14.31, 1.17.30 and 1.18.32, the /give command for Carbon is:

/give @p element_6 1 0

Things to Make with Carbon

You can use Carbon to make items in Minecraft such as:

Other Elements

Here are some of the other elements available in the Chemistry Update:

How do you make carbon in Minecraft Education Edition?

In the Compound Creator menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 grid. To make Charcoal, place 7 Carbon, 4 Hydrogen and 1 Oxygen in the 3x3 grid. When crafting Charcoal, you can place the elements anywhere in the grid and you will get the same result.

How do you mix chemicals in Minecraft Education Edition?

Use the Lab Table by right clicking on it, just like a regular crafting table. Create products by adding the appropriate type and number of elements and/or compounds to the grid. When ready to conduct the experiment, click the 'Combine' button.

Can you make toothpaste in Minecraft Education Edition?

Students can then use their new compounds to create new mixtures, particularly fertilizer, glow sticks and 'elephant's toothpaste'.