Pillow

Pillow is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Pillow at a glance

Material Building & survival

It weighs 1.

Weight1

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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.Pillow`	Material

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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Pillow is on 16 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
Motel Linens	Motel bedroom (laundry cart); Motel room (laundry cart); Occupied motel room (cabinet)	21%	4
Crate Linens	Attic (box, crate); Bathroom (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); and 7 more places	18%	4
Gigamart Bedding	Department storage (shelves); General Store (shelves); GigaMart (shelves); and 2 more places	11%	4
Wardrobe Generic	Any building (cabinet); Bedroom (locker, cabinet)	6.9%	4
Wardrobe Redneck	Any building (cabinet); Bedroom (locker, cabinet)	6.0%	4
Bedroom Dresser	Bedroom (drawer)	5.4%	4
Bedroom Dresser Redneck	Bedroom (drawer)	5.3%	4
Daycare Counter	Daycare (cupboard)	5.0%	4

It is on 8 more tables with smaller shares.

Inside bags and cases: 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 2 recipes: Cut Head Sack, Sew Mattress.

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Quick answers

How much does the Pillow weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 1 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Pillow?

Base.Pillow.