Player

The Player has the default character skin in all versions of Minecraft, but this can be changed. He is unofficially known as "Steve?", including the question mark. The Player is seen wearing a blue, tied up shirt and a pair of jeans.

Health
Main article: Health and Damage

The player has 10 hearts. Most damage values on this wiki are comparative to the player's hearts. However, health regeneration is possible by half a heart per second if peaceful difficulty is selected.

Modes
In Survival mode, the player is able to place and destroy blocks, and use all tools available. But in the Classic mode the player has the ability to place infinite number of blocks, but with no use of crafting or tools.

Customizing
Main article: Skin

A player can change their character's skin This can be done on the Preferences page by uploading a valid .PNG image file, which will then replace the default skin.

While you can use a female custom skin, there is only one player model, and a male sound set. There are currently no official plans to implement female character models or sounds.

Trivia
after the beta update, Steve? shaved his beard.