# Minecraft enchanting guide

Give your equipment new abilities with an [Enchanting Table](/enchanting-table.md), or apply an [Enchanted Book](/enchanted-book.md) using an [Anvil](/anvil.md).

## Craft [Enchanting Table](https://crafting.recipes/enchanting-table.md)

Editions: bedrock, java.

Station: [Crafting Table](https://crafting.recipes/crafting-table.md).

**Output:** 1 × [Enchanting Table](https://crafting.recipes/enchanting-table.md)

### Crafting grid (3 × 3)

```text
+---+---+---+
|   | A |   |
+---+---+---+
| B | C | B |
+---+---+---+
| C | C | C |
+---+---+---+
```

### Ingredients

- **A** — 1 × [Book](https://crafting.recipes/book.md)
- **B** — 2 × [Diamond](https://crafting.recipes/diamond.md)
- **C** — 4 × [Obsidian](https://crafting.recipes/obsidian.md)

**Example:** [Diamond Sword](https://crafting.recipes/diamond-sword.md) — [Sharpness III](https://crafting.recipes/enchantments/sharpness.md)

## Choose an enchantment

Browse [enchantments](/enchantments.md) for levels, supported equipment, and incompatible combinations. An item can support an enchantment without receiving it from the enchanting table.

For combining books and equipment, see the [anvil guide](/guides/anvil.md).