Button

Button is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Button at a glance

Material Building & survival

It weighs 0.1.

Weight0.1

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What it is and how to use it

Crafting materials feed the Build 42 crafting menus. Right-click the item or open the crafting window to see every recipe it goes into.

More: Crafting in Build 42 · Base building.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item ID	Game category
`Base.Button`	Material

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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Button is on 2 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.

Loot table	Where that table is used	Share	Rolls
Sewing Store Tools	Tailoring store (clothing rack, cupboard, shelves)	4.3%	4
Gigamart Bedding	Department storage (shelves); General Store (shelves); GigaMart (shelves); and 2 more places	3.6%	4

Inside bags and cases: Sewing Kit, Garbage Bag.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes

What it is used for

Used up as an ingredient in 8 recipes: Sew Bear, Sew Furred Hide Coat, Sew Furred Hide Jacket, Sew Hide Coat, Sew Hide Hoodie, Sew Hide Jacket, Sew Shirt, Sew Sleeveless Shirt.

Search all 1,234 recipes »

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Quick answers

How much does the Button weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Button?

Base.Button.