Cape

Capes (previously known as cloaks) are extremely rare vanity items and are worn in addition to the player's skin. They are closely related to elytra which they visually modify.

Obtaining
There is currently no way to obtain a cape on one's own in, although there are various mods like Optifine that allow players to obtain one, only visible to that player (or in some cases, other users of that mod). Capes listed here are official, other capes are not.

Minecon capes before Minecon Earth 2017 were obtained by attending or buying a ticket to the year's Minecon. Minecraft events from 2017-Present are done via livestream. A cape celebrating Minecon Live 2019 was available $$ to promote the character customizer, though it was not a reward for those who watched the event.

$$ of the game, some skins from various skin packs include capes.

Players of who have one or more official capes can choose which to wear (including no cape) by going to their Minecraft profile.

Players of can equip or unequip certain capes for their skin via the Character Creator.

[Cape textures listed here are compressed but have original colors. Original file can be found by clicking on the texture.]

MINECON Capes
Minecon Live 2019 Cape is listed under Character Creator Capes.

Xbox 360 Avatar Capes
These capes are available for your Xbox 360 Avatar as additional cosmetic item.

Minecon 2011
These capes were featured in a poll where MINECON 2011 attendees could vote for their cape of choice. The red creeper cape won MINECON 2011, and the blue cape with the pickaxe was for MINECON 2012. These following capes are still unused though may appear in the future.

''These capes are recreated and do not have original colors. The blue cape is the closest one to the original.''

Bedrock Edition Skin Pack Capes
These capes are from Bedrock edition skin packs and are currently not used in any skin pack.

These capes have original colors.

Elytra
When a player has a cape and equips an elytra, the elytra wings take the place of the cape and adopts its custom design. If the cape texture has no elytra design, game uses default elytra design.