How to make a tripwire hook in Minecraft

Time needed: 1 minute.

A tripwire hook is an item in Minecraft which can detect players, mobs and items.

A tripwire hook is crafted with a crafting table from 1 iron ingot, 1 stick and 1 wood plank. The crafting process creates 2 tripwire hooks for each set of ingredients used.

1. Open the crafting menu

   With 1 iron ingot, 1 stick and 1 wood plank in your inventory, open the crafting menu. You will be presented with the 3×3 crafting grid.
   
   

2. Arrange the items on the crafting grid

   To make a tripwire hook, arrange the iron ingot, stick and wood plank on the crafting grid. Each item must be placed in the position seen in the tripwire hook recipe below. When complete, the tripwire hook will appear to the right of the 3×3 crafting grid.
   
   
   
   The recipe for a tripwire hook is 1 iron ingot, 1 stick and 1 wood plank arranged in the following pattern:
   Row 1: empty, iron ingot, empty
   Row 2: empty, stick, empty
   Row 3: empty, wood plank, empty
   

3. Place the completed tripwire hook in your player inventory

   Select the tripwire hook and move it into your player inventory.