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A crossbow is a weapon in Minecraft which fires arrows as projectiles.

A crossbow is crafted with a crafting table from 1 iron ingot, 3 sticks, 3 string and 1 tripwire hook. The crafting process creates 1 crossbow for each set of ingredients used.

1. Open the crafting menu

   With 1 iron ingot, 3 sticks, 3 string and 1 tripwire hook 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 crossbow, arrange the iron ingot, sticks, string and tripwire hook on the crafting grid. Each item must be placed in the position seen in the crossbow recipe below. When complete, the crossbow will appear to the right of the 3×3 crafting grid.
   
   
   
   In Minecraft, the recipe for a crossbow is 1 iron ingot, 3 sticks, 3 string and 1 tripwire hook arranged in the following pattern:
   Row 1: stick, iron ingot, stick
   Row 2: string, tripwire hook, string
   Row 3: empty, stick, empty
   

3. Place the completed crossbow in your player inventory

   Select the crossbow and drag it into your player inventory.