This will set your current position as the centre of the map. To turn it into an 'active' map that can be explored and filled in, simply right-click with the blank map in your hand. In Bedrock, you need 9 Paper, one in every tile in the Crafting Table window. In Java, you can make a Minecraft map by surrounding a Compass with 8 Paper in a Crafting Table. The recipe to make a map in Minecraft is different between Java Edition and Bedrock Edition. Watch on YouTube How to make a Minecraft map
