Editing v0.31:Container

Types of containers the game knows are '''chests''', '''coffers''', '''boxes''', '''cabinets''', '''bags''', '''[[barrel]]s''', '''[[large pot]]s''' and '''[[bin]]s'''. Only chests, coffers, bags, and boxes are explicitly called "container" in game as they can be placed as [[furniture]] by {{key|b}}uilding (any of these 4 container types can be used to satisfy the "Needs: X Chests" requirement for nobles). All containers are used to hold items, from personal possessions to [[gem]]s, [[alcohol]], [[quarry bush]] leaves, and even living [[creature]]s, but their use is context-sensitive, so you cannot use your barrels for storing [[coin]]s, but you ''can'' {{key|b}}uild a bag as a dwarf's personal container, analogous to a chest.

Chests, coffers, boxes and bags are subsumed under ''boxes and bags'' in the [[status]] stocks screen; the other containers have their own entry.

To examine a container's contents when the container is in a stockpile, select the object location with the {{key|k}} key.  Then, use {{key|+}} and {{key|-}} until the container is highlighted, then press {{key|enter}}.  Press {{key|enter}} again to select the contents, if any. The i{{key|t}}ems command can be used to see items that are stored in a built container.  See also, [[stocks]].

[[Barrel]]s are [[wood]]en or [[metal]] containers that are useful for storing items in a [[Stockpile#food|food stockpile]] and are used to store [[alcohol]], [[plant]]s, [[seed]] bags, [[meat]], [[fish]], [[dwarven syrup]], [[quarry bush]] leaf bags, [[flour]] bags and [[dye]] bags, cooked food in a stack of 10 or less, [[fat]] and [[tallow]], and all [[prepared organs]].  They are made at a [[Carpenter's workshop]] with 1 log or at a [[Forge]] with 3 bars of metal. [[pot|Pots]], the stoneware equivalent of barrels, can also be used to store alcohol and other related liquids.

[[Bin]]s are containers, again made from wood or metal, used for most non-food items. They are sent to all the other stockpiles (with the exclusion of the [[refuse]], [[stone]] and [[graveyard]] piles) and will hold much larger stacks of items, making organizing those endless piles of +giant cave spider silk socks+ much easier to manage.  They are made at a [[Carpenter's workshop]] with  1 log or at a [[Forge]] with 3 bars of metal.

Bags are used to store [[seed]]s, [[quarry bush]] leaves, [[mill]] products ([[flour]], [[sugar]], [[dye]]) and [[sand]] ("[[powder]]s"). They are made from [[plant fiber]] (or [[silk]]) [[cloth]], [[leather]], or [[adamantine]]. Bags are used to gather and transport powders the same way [[bucket]]s are used to carry [[water]]. Bags can be placed inside other containers, such as barrels. Bags can be placed as [[furniture]] and then function as [[coffer]]s (see below).  They are made at a [[Clothier's shop]] with 1 cloth or at a [[Leather works]] with 1 leather.

Empty barrels, bins and bags can all be stored in a [[furniture]] [[stockpile]].

Also, the [[hospital]] needs containers for its supply-storage.

A [[stone]] chest is called a '''coffer''', and a [[glass]] chest is called a '''box''', but they are used for the same purpose.  Bags can also be built as chests.

! Container || Stockpile || Furniture || Solid Capacity || Liquid Capacity || Stores

            || Stone || Wood || Glass || Metal || Cloth || Leather || Other

|  Barrel || Furniture > Type > Barrels        || No ||    10 || 100 || Food, Alcohol⁴, Extracts⁴, Milk (25), Lye (10), Bags  

            || No || Yes || No || Yes || No || No || No

| Large Pot || Finished Goods > Type > Tools     || No || 60000* || 60000* || Food, Alcohol, Bags

            || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || No || No || Ceramic

|   Bin   || Furniture > Type > Bins          || No ||   10 ||       || Items, Jugs, Flasks

            || No || Yes || No || Yes || No || No || No

|   Bucket  || Furniture > Type > Buckets        ||  No ||      || ? || Milk, Lye, Water²

            || No || Yes || No || Yes || No || No || No

|  Jug    || Finished Goods > Type > Tools    ||  No ||      || 10000* || Royal Jelly, Honey, Rock Nut Oil

            || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || No || No || Ceramic

| Flask<br />Vial<br />Waterskin

            || Finished Goods > Type > Flasks    || No ||       || 3 || Alcohol, Water<br />Vials: Extracts⁴

            || No || No || Vial || Flask || No || Waterskin || No

|  Backpack || Finished Goods > Type > Backpacks || No ||     3 ||       || Food

            || No || No || No || No || Adamantine³ || Yes || No

|  Quiver  || Finished Goods > Type > Quivers   ||  No ||  ? ||        || Ammunition

            || No || No || No || No || Adamantine³ || Yes || No

| Bag<br />Chest<br />Coffer<br />Box

            || Furniture > Type > Boxes and Bags || Special ||  ? ||       || Bags: Seeds, Leaves, Powders<br />Other: Owned items

            || Coffer || Chest || Box || Chest || Bag || Bag || No

|-  

|  Cabinet  || Furniture > Type > Cabinets || Yes ||  ?  ||        ||   Owned clothing

            || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || No || No || No

| Nest Box || Finished Goods > Type > Tools     || Yes ||   2000* ||       ||  Eggs 

            || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || No || No || No

|  Hive    || Finished Goods > Type > Tools    || Yes ||  5000* ||  5000* || Honey Bees, Royal Jelly, Honeycomb{{verify}}

            || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || No || No || Ceramic

|  Cage<br />Terrarium<br />Aquarium

            || Animals                          || Yes & No ||  ? ||  ? || Creatures, Vermin<br />Aquarium: Water

            || No || Cage || Terrarium<br />Aquarium || Cage || No || No || No

| Animal Trap || Animals                        || Yes & No ||  ? ||  ?|| Vermin, Bait

            || No || Yes || No || Yes || No || No || No

| Coffin<br />Casket<br />Sarcophagus

            || Furniture > Type > Coffins        || Yes ||  ? ||  ? || Creature/Vermin Corpses/Remains

            || Coffin || Casket || Coffin || Sarcophagus || No || No || No

| Weapon Rack || Furniture > Type > Weapon Racks || Yes || ? ||  ? || Weapons

            || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || No || No || No

| Armor Stand || Furniture > Type > Armor Stands || Yes || ? ||  ? || Armor

            || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || No || No || No

:¹ - Large Pots can be made from any hard material, including wood and metal

:² - Used to carry water, can store Milk and Lye but will be emptied into Barrels

:³ - Backpacks and quivers can only be made from Adamantine cloth, though ones made from other cloth can be purchased from caravans

:⁴ - Brewing and extracting can store any amount of liquid within a barrel or flask