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Bats are passive mobs that spawn naturally in caverns or other large enclosed spaces. Bats are the only passive mob able to fly, and the only flying mob that spawns in the Overworld.They're also the only mob that has absolutely no impact on gameplay, since they aren't hostile, don't drop any items, and cannot be interacted with.

Appearance

Bats are visually the second smallest mob in the game, being only slightly larger than baby chicken. They are hard to see in the unlit environment in which they reside. They have dark brown skin, small wings and little feet.

Spawning

Bats will spawn in large caverns. They can also be spawned with their spawn egg. Bats may spawn in an unlit house if its interior is large enough.

On superflat worlds, Bats have been observed to spawn in even 1x1 spaces that are unlit, such as in mob traps, possibly because the code that spawns them cannot find any other place to spawn them. This indicates that Bats do not require a large cave to spawn, but large areas do have a much higher chance of causing them to spawn. It seems Bats don't need a solid block to spawn on, but could spawn randomly in your world if the light level is low enough and the Bat doesn't have enough spawning space. Bats also will spawn on the Peaceful difficulty.

Behavior

Bats sleep during the day and become active at night. A bat will hang upside down when it is idle, but once the player approaches, the bat will fly away. Bats cannot hang on transparent or non-solid blocks. When placed in a minecart, bats can move the minecart around on their own.

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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Warped Fungus on a Stick|Warped Fungus on a Stick]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Warped Fungus on a Stick.png
| durability = 100
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = No
}}

A '''warped fungus on a stick''' is an item that can be used to control saddled [[strider]]s.

== Obtaining ==

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|head=1
|showdescription=1  
|A1=Fishing Rod; Damaged Fishing Rod
|B2=Warped Fungus
|Output= Warped Fungus on a Stick
|description=Crafting from a damaged fishing rod is available only {{in|bedrock}}. ''Java Edition'' requires a pristine fishing rod. The [[2×2 grid]] can also be used for crafting instead of a crafting table.
|type= Transportation
}}
{{crafting
|foot=1
|ignoreusage=1
|Damaged Warped Fungus on a Stick
|Damaged Warped Fungus on a Stick
|Output= Warped Fungus on a Stick
|description= The durability of the two warped fungi on sticks is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
|type= Transportation
}}

=== Mobs ===
A [[zombified piglin]] that spawns as a strider jockey holds a warped fungus on a stick instead of a {{ItemLink|golden sword}}, and has an 8.5%{{Only|java|short=y}} or 25%{{Only|bedrock|short=y}} chance to drop it if killed by a player or tamed [[wolf]], or upon death when angry. chance is increased by 1%{{Only|java|short=y}} or 5%{{Only|bedrock|short=y}} per level of Looting, for a maximum of 11.5%{{Only|java|short=y}} or 40%{{Only|bedrock|short=y}} with Looting III.

== Usage ==
[[File:Strider riding.gif|A [[player]] shown using a warped fungus on a stick to ride a [[strider]] (click to see animation).|thumb|350px]]
Similar to how a [[carrot on a stick]] is used to control [[pig]]s, the [[player]]s can use a warped fungus on a stick to control a [[strider]]. To do this, the player simply holds the [[item]] in one hand and any nearby striders within view is attracted toward the player. If mounted on a [[saddle]]d strider, the strider moves in the direction the player is facing while holding the warped fungus on a stick. Right clicking with the item makes the strider go faster, but reduces the item's durability by 1 for every speed boost. If the item durability reaches 0, it turns into a fishing rod.

Due to a strider's ability to walk on [[lava]], this is a beneficial [[tools|tool]] for using striders as a safe transport across [[the Nether]]'s terrain, which is otherwise considered difficult to traverse.

=== Enchantments ===
A warped fungus on a stick can receive the following enchantments, but only through an [[anvil]]:

{|class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Mending]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|}

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=player
|description=When a warped fungus on a stick's durability is exhausted
|id=entity.item.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.break
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a warped fungus on a stick's durability is exhausted
|id=random.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Warped Fungus on a Stick
|spritetype=item
|nameid=warped_fungus_on_a_stick
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Warped Fungus on a Stick
|spritetype=item
|nameid=warped_fungus_on_a_stick
|id=618
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|This Boat Has Legs}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w13a|[[File:Warped Fungus on a Stick JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added warped fungus on a stick.}}
{{History|||snap=20w14a|Now has 100 durability instead of 25.
|Now takes only 1 damage every time the strider is speed boosted.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=Pre-release 1|The [[zombified piglin]] riding a [[strider]] now spawns holding a warped fungus on a stick.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|[[File:Warped Fungus on a Stick JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added warped fungus on a stick.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.63|Warped Fungus on a Stick can now be enchanted.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.54|The [[zombified piglin]] riding a [[strider]] now spawns holding a warped fungus on a stick.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== See also ==
* {{ItemLink|Carrot on a Stick}}
* {{ItemLink|Saddle}}

== References ==

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[de:Wirrpilzrute]]
[[es:Caña con hongo distorsionado]]
[[fr:Champignon biscornu sur un bâton]]
[[ja:歪んだキノコ付きの棒]]
[[lzh:譎蕈釣竿]]
[[pl:Spaczony grzyb na patyku]]
[[pt:Vara com fungo distorcido]]
[[ru:Удочка с искажённым грибком]]
[[zh:诡异菌钓竿]]</li><li>[[Head|Head]]<br/>{{Block
| image = 
<gallery>
Skeleton Skull.png | Skeleton
Wither Skeleton Skull.png | Wither Skeleton 
Player Head.png | Player
Zombie Head.png| Zombie
Creeper Head.png | Creeper
Dragon Head.png | Dragon
Piglin Head.png | Piglin
</gallery>
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = any
| renewable = 
* '''Skeleton, Wither Skeleton, Zombie, Creeper, Piglin:''' 
* Yes
* '''Dragon, Player:'''
* No
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
| rarity = Uncommon
}}

A '''head''' or '''skull''' is a [[block]] modeled after the head of a specific [[entity]]. There are seven types of heads: [[player]] ([[Steve]]'s head by default), [[zombie]], [[skeleton]], [[wither skeleton]], [[creeper]], [[piglin]], and [[dragon]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Breaking ===

A mob head can be mined using any item,<ref>{{bug|MC-192905||Heads & Skulls have no assigned tool}}</ref> and drops itself when broken.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Mob Head|sprite=Heads}}
If a head is pushed by a [[piston]] or comes in contact with [[water]] or [[lava]], it breaks off as an [[item (entity)|item]].

When destroyed by an [[explosion]], the head ''always'' drops as an item.

===Natural generation===

Dragon heads generate on [[end ships]] found in [[End City|end cities]].

Skeleton skulls can generate in [[ancient cities]], which sometimes generate in the [[deep dark]].

=== Mob loot ===

A [[wither skeleton]] has a 2.5% chance of dropping a wither skeleton skull when killed by a player or a tamed [[wolf]]. The chance is increased by 1% per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 5.5% with Looting III. {{IN|bedrock}}, the chance is increased by 2% per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 8.5% with Looting III.

[[Skeleton]], [[wither skeleton]], [[zombie]], [[creeper]] and [[piglin]] heads are always dropped by the respective mob if it dies due to a [[charged creeper]]'s explosion. {{IN|bedrock}}, if multiple mobs are killed by the same charged creeper, all of them drop their heads, however {{in|java}} only one mob selected at random drops its head.<ref>{{bug|MC-63534|||WAI}}</ref> If an [[ender dragon]] or a [[player]] is killed by a charged creeper, it does not drop its head.<ref name=":0">{{bug|MC-132933|||WAI}}</ref>

==Usage ==

===Decoration===

Mob heads can be oriented in 16 different directions on top of a block, and 4 directions on the sides of blocks, similar to [[sign]]s. They can be placed on top of, or beside each other by shift clicking.

When placed and powered by redstone, the piglin and dragon heads plays an animation. The piglin head flaps its ears (2 times per second for the right ear and 2.5 times per second for the left ear) while the dragon head opens and closes its mouth repeatedly (2 times per second). The same animation occurs when worn by a (horizontally) moving player, zombie, skeleton, or [[armor stand]] (note: the animation does not play if the <code>NoGravity</code> tag is set to 1)

=== Wearing ===
{{See also|#Renders}}

The player can wear heads, similarly to [[pumpkin]]s or helmets. This overlays the second layer of the player's [[skin]].

====Disguise====

Wearing the corresponding mob head reduces the detection range for [[skeleton]]s (but not [[wither skeleton]]s), [[creeper]]s, [[zombie]]s, and [[piglin]]s to 50% of the normal range. This is similar to (and stacks with) the reductions in detection range from [[sneaking]] and from the [[Invisibility]] status effect.

{{IN|bedrock}}, wearing any mob head or carved pumpkin makes the player invisible to other players on a locator [[map]].

=== Withers===
{{FakeImage|{{BlockGrid|scale=2|w=Wither Skeleton Skull|s=Soul Sand|www|sss| s }}|Wither build configuration}}

[[Wither]]s can be spawned by placing soul sand or soul soil in a T shape, and putting 3 wither skeleton skulls on top of the T. The T can be horizontal or vertical. The last block placed must be one of the three wither skeleton skulls. A dispenser can also create a wither, by placing the final skull onto soul sand directly in front of and below it.

===Dispensers===
A [[dispenser]] can equip a mob head on a player, mob, or armor stand with an empty helmet slot, within the block the dispenser is facing.

[[Dispenser]]s can also complete the construction of a wither.

=== Crafting ingredient===

{{crafting usage|Wither Skeleton Skull,Creeper Head|continue=1}}
{{Crafting
  |ignoreusage=1
  |ingredients=Any '''Mob head''' +<br>[[Gunpowder]] +<br>Any [[Dye]]
  |Gunpowder
  |Wither Skeleton Skull;Skeleton Skull;Zombie Head;Head;Creeper Head;Dragon Head;Player Head
  |Matching Dye
  |Output= Matching Firework Star
  |description=Forms Creeper shape
  |foot=1
}}

===Enchantments===

Mob heads can receive the following enchantments, but only through an [[anvil]].
{| class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
|-
|[[Curse of Binding]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|}

=== Note blocks ===
Placing a head above a [[note block]] causes the note block to play the corresponding mob's {{cd|ambient}} sound when activated. The only exception is the creeper head; as creepers don't make {{cd|ambient}} sounds, the note block plays the {{cd|primed}} (hissing) sound instead.

The block below the note block does not affect the mob sound it creates.

==Player skins==
{{exclusive|java|section=1}}
Human heads have an extra usage for map makers, they can be given [[Chunk format#Entity Format|NBT data]] so that they appear with the skin of any ''Minecraft'' account. This means if a player knows that a specific account has a head that is desired to display, the NBT data can be edited to make it appear.

The command to give the player a head with the skin of another player is {{cmd|give @s minecraft:player_head{SkullOwner:"<''PlayerName''>"} }}. Commonly, this kind of head is called a custom head. 

Another command to give the player a head with another player's skin is {{cmd|give @s minecraft:player_head{SkullOwner:{Id:"<''PlayerUUID''>",Properties:{textures:[{Value:"<''SkinURL''>"}]} } } }}. ''SkinURL'' is a string encoded in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64 Base64] containing the URL of the player's skin.<ref>Example: {"textures":{"SKIN":{"url":"<nowiki>http://textures.minecraft.net/texture/292009a4925b58f02c77dadc3ecef07ea4c7472f64e0fdc32ce5522489362680"}}}</ref> A player head saves the skin of the player from the time it was created, meaning if the player changes their skin, the head still displays the original texture.<ref>{{tweet|Dinnerbone|464414369452142592|Skulls are a snapshot of the skin as it was made; just change your skin, make a skull, and change your skin back. That's intended behaviour.|May 8, 2014}}</ref> This kind of head is generally called a custom head.

Note that it is therefore necessary to be connected to the internet to load the texture of a skin, whatever the property used.
When they are loaded for the first time by the client, the skins textures are cached in {{code|[[.minecraft]]\assets\skins\(subfolders)\(files)}}.
If the client does not have access to the internet when it first loads, the player's head displays a regular head (Steve's skin) which is also cached.
Afterwards, even if the client reconnects to the internet, in order to display the skin correctly, it is necessary to clear the cache manually by deleting the recently created files in {{code|[[.minecraft]]\assets\skins\(subfolder)}}, then restarting the game.

===Marc's Head Format ===
[[File:Allmobheads.png|thumb|right|Most of the MHF mob heads provided.]]

{{exclusive|Java|section=1}}

[[Marc Watson]] created a number of accounts with specific skins so map makers could use common heads without the risk of someone changing their skins.<ref>{{reddit|1m0itx/twitter_marc_irl_mapmakers_would_it_be_useful|cc4m1cq|I'm here to make it so that people don't have to worry about having a consistent account whose skin might change.|Marc_IRL|September 9, 2013}}</ref> Nowadays, since heads do not update the skin if a player changes their skin, this is not something map-makers need to worry about, though these skins are still useful. These accounts have names in the format <code>MHF_<''Name''></code>, for example <code>MHF_PigZombie</code> is the name of a ''Minecraft'' user with a [[zombified piglin]] head. MHF stands for "Marc's Head Format".<ref>{{tweet|Marc_IRL|377453670410891264|head format. I needed to pick a prefix that was short and not already taken by other usernames.|September 10, 2013}}</ref> There are also a few blocks and "bonus" heads, for more variety. These player heads have not been updated in compliance with the [[Texture Update]], and are outdated.

Because these are names of player accounts, these heads are obtained or placed using the <code>SkullOwner</code> tag, for instance: {{cmd|/give @s minecraft:player_head{SkullOwner:"MHF_''<Name>''"}<nowiki />}}.

The following names/heads have been made available:<ref>{{tweet|Marc_IRL|542330244473311232|For those following the MHF list, I have presents for you. Full list of accounts I've made: http://pastebin.com/5mug6EBu|December 9, 2014}}</ref>
<!--

DO NOT add ANY skull to this list without a source that it is made by Mojang; unsourced additions will be reverted!

In particular:
* MHF_Apple, MHF_Wither and MHF_Tree are not made by Mojang, see {{tweet|Marc_IRL|542599419678707714}} and {{tweet|Marc_IRL|590522239616954369}}
* MHF_Guardian is unofficial, see http://redd.it/3439u0

-->

;Mobs
<div class="list-style-none" style="-moz-column-width:15em;-webkit-column-width:15em;column-width:15em">
* {{InvSprite|MHF Alex}} MHF_Alex
* {{InvSprite|MHF Blaze}} MHF_Blaze
* {{InvSprite|MHF CaveSpider}} MHF_CaveSpider
* {{InvSprite|MHF Chicken}} MHF_Chicken
* {{InvSprite|MHF Cow}} MHF_Cow
* {{InvSprite|MHF Creeper}} MHF_Creeper
* {{InvSprite|MHF Enderman}} MHF_Enderman
* {{InvSprite|MHF Ghast}} MHF_Ghast
* {{InvSprite|MHF Golem}} MHF_Golem
* {{InvSprite|MHF Herobrine}} MHF_Herobrine
* {{InvSprite|MHF LavaSlime}} MHF_LavaSlime
* {{InvSprite|MHF MushroomCow}} MHF_MushroomCow
* {{InvSprite|MHF Ocelot}} MHF_Ocelot
* {{InvSprite|MHF Pig}} MHF_Pig
* {{InvSprite|MHF PigZombie}} MHF_PigZombie
* {{InvSprite|MHF Sheep}} MHF_Sheep
* {{InvSprite|MHF Skeleton}} MHF_Skeleton
* {{InvSprite|MHF Slime}} MHF_Slime
* {{InvSprite|MHF Spider}} MHF_Spider
* {{InvSprite|MHF Squid}} MHF_Squid
* {{InvSprite|MHF Steve}} MHF_Steve
* {{InvSprite|MHF Villager}} MHF_Villager
* {{InvSprite|MHF WSkeleton}} MHF_WSkeleton
* {{InvSprite|MHF Zombie}} MHF_Zombie
</div>

;Blocks
<div class="list-style-none" style="-moz-column-width:15em;-webkit-column-width:15em;column-width:15em">
* {{InvSprite|MHF Cactus}} MHF_Cactus
* {{InvSprite|MHF Cake}} MHF_Cake
* {{InvSprite|MHF Chest}} MHF_Chest
* {{InvSprite|MHF CoconutB}} MHF_CoconutB
* {{InvSprite|MHF CoconutG}} MHF_CoconutG
* {{InvSprite|MHF Melon}} MHF_Melon
* {{InvSprite|MHF OakLog}} MHF_OakLog
* {{InvSprite|MHF Present1}} MHF_Present1
* {{InvSprite|MHF Present2}} MHF_Present2
* {{InvSprite|MHF Pumpkin}} MHF_Pumpkin
* {{InvSprite|MHF TNT}} MHF_TNT
* {{InvSprite|MHF TNT2}} MHF_TNT2
</div>

;Bonus
<div class="list-style-none" style="-moz-column-width:15em;-webkit-column-width:15em;column-width:15em">
* {{InvSprite|MHF ArrowUp}} MHF_ArrowUp
* {{InvSprite|MHF ArrowDown}} MHF_ArrowDown
* {{InvSprite|MHF ArrowLeft}} MHF_ArrowLeft
* {{InvSprite|MHF ArrowRight}} MHF_ArrowRight
* {{InvSprite|MHF Exclamation}} MHF_Exclamation
* {{InvSprite|MHF Question}} MHF_Question
</div>

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Stone}}
=== Unique ===
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Zombie idle1.ogg
|sound2=Zombie idle2.ogg
|sound3=Zombie idle3.ogg
|subtitle=Zombie groans
|source=record
|description=When a zombie head is played using a note block
|id=block.note_block.imitate.zombie
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.zombie.ambient
|volume=3.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Skeleton idle1.ogg
|sound2=Skeleton idle2.ogg
|sound3=Skeleton idle3.ogg
|subtitle=Skeleton rattles
|source=record
|description=When a skeleton skull is played using a note block
|id=block.note_block.imitate.skeleton
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.skeleton.ambient
|volume=3.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Creeper fuse.ogg
|subtitle=Creeper hisses
|source=record
|description=When a creeper head is played using a note block
|id=block.note_block.imitate.creeper
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.creeper.primed
|volume=3.0
|pitch=0.5
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Ender dragon idle1.ogg
|sound2=Ender dragon idle2.ogg
|sound3=Ender dragon idle3.ogg
|sound4=Ender dragon idle4.ogg
|subtitle=Dragon roars
|source=record
|description=When an ender dragon head is played using a note block
|id=block.note_block.imitate.ender_dragon
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.ender_dragon.ambient
|volume=3.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Wither skeleton idle1.ogg
|sound2=Wither skeleton idle2.ogg
|sound3=Wither skeleton idle3.ogg
|subtitle=Wither Skeleton rattles
|source=record
|description=When a wither skeleton skull is played using a note block
|id=block.note_block.imitate.wither_skeleton
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.wither_skeleton.ambient
|volume=3.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Piglin idle1.ogg
|sound2=Piglin idle2.ogg
|sound3=Piglin idle3.ogg
|sound4=Piglin idle4.ogg
|sound5=Piglin idle5.ogg
|subtitle=Piglin snorts
|source=record
|description=When a piglin head is played using a note block
|id=block.note_block.imitate.piglin
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.piglin.ambient
|volume=1.98
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Equip generic1.ogg
|sound2=Equip generic2.ogg
|sound3=Equip generic3.ogg
|sound4=Equip generic4.ogg
|sound5=Equip generic5.ogg
|sound6=Equip generic6.ogg
|subtitle=Gear equips
|source=player
|description=When a carved pumpkin is equipped
|id=item.armor.equip_generic
|translationkey=subtitles.item.armor.equip
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

<!--volumes and pitches seem to be approximately v=0.9 p=0.84, but those values are approximate and are not in the files. They are probably inside of the code.-->
{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Zombie idle1.ogg
|sound2=Zombie idle2.ogg
|sound3=Zombie idle3.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a zombie head is played using a note block
|id=note.zombie
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch>Actually equal to <math>\frac{1}{\sqrt[4]{2}}</math>, which is about 0.8409</ref>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Skeleton step1.ogg
|sound2=Skeleton step2.ogg
|sound3=Skeleton step3.ogg
|sound4=Skeleton step4.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a skeleton skull is played using a note block<wbr><ref group=sound name=skeletoncreeper>{{Bug|MCPE-164530}}</ref>
|id=note.skeleton
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch/>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Fuse.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a creeper head is played using a note block<wbr><ref group=sound name=skeletoncreeper/>
|id=note.creeper
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch/>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Ender dragon idle1.ogg
|sound2=Ender dragon idle2.ogg
|sound3=Ender dragon idle3.ogg
|sound4=Ender dragon idle4.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a dragon head is played using a note block
|id=note.enderdragon
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch/>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Skeleton step1.ogg
|sound2=Skeleton step2.ogg
|sound3=Skeleton step3.ogg
|sound4=Skeleton step4.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a wither skeleton skull is played using a note block<wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<wbr><ref group=sound name=skeletoncreeper/>
|id=note.witherskeleton
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch/>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Wither skeleton step1.ogg
|sound2=Wither skeleton step2.ogg
|sound3=Wither skeleton step3.ogg
|sound4=Wither skeleton step4.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a wither skeleton skull is played using a note block<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}<wbr><ref group=sound name=skeletoncreeper/>
|id=note.witherskeleton
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch/>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Piglin angry1.ogg
|sound2=Piglin angry2.ogg
|sound3=Piglin angry3.ogg
|sound4=Piglin angry4.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a piglin head is played using a note block<wbr><ref group=sound>{{Bug|MCPE-164710}}</ref>
|id=note.piglin
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch/>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Equip generic1.ogg
|sound2=Equip generic2.ogg
|sound3=Equip generic3.ogg
|sound4=Equip generic4.ogg
|sound5=Equip generic5.ogg
|sound6=Equip generic6.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a carved pumpkin is equipped
|id=armor.equip_generic
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

==Data values==

=== ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Skeleton Skull
|spritetype=block
|nameid=skeleton_skull}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Wither Skeleton Skull
|spritetype=block
|nameid=wither_skeleton_skull}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Zombie Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=zombie_head}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Player Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=player_head}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Creeper Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=creeper_head}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dragon Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dragon_head}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Piglin Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=piglin_head}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Skeleton Wall Skull
|spritetype=block
|nameid=skeleton_wall_skull
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Wither Skeleton Wall Skull
|spritetype=block
|nameid=wither_skeleton_wall_skull
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Zombie Wall Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=zombie_wall_head
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Player Wall Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=player_wall_head
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Creeper Wall Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=creeper_wall_head
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dragon Wall Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dragon_wall_head
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Piglin Wall Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=piglin_wall_head
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=heads
|spritetype=block
|nameid=skull
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Head
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
|spritename=skulls
|spritetype=block
|nameid=skull
|id=144
|form=block
|itemform=item.skull
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=skulls
|spritetype=item
|nameid=skull
|id=516
|form=item
|translationkey=item.skull.skeleton.name, item.skull.wither.name, item.skull.zombie.name, item.skull.char.name, item.skull.creeper.name, item.skull.dragon.name, item.skull.piglin.name
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=heads
|spritetype=block
|nameid=Skull
|foot=1}}

===Metadata===
{{see also|Data values}}
{{IN|bedrock}}, mob heads use the following data values:
{{/DV}}

=== Item data===

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Player.dat format}}
Player heads use item NBT to save the owner.
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|tag}}: The item's '''tag''' tag.
{{:Player.dat_format/Player Heads}}
</div>

{{el|bedrock}}:
: {{IN|bedrock}}, heads have no additional item tag.
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Item format]].

===Block states===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{/BS}}

=== Block data===

A mob head has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

{{el|java}}:
{{see also|Block entity format}}
{{/BE}}

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format]].

==Achievements==
{{load achievements|Camouflage;The Beginning?}}

==Advancements==
{{load advancements|Spooky Scary Skeleton;Withering Heights}}

==History==
''For a more in-depth breakdown of changes to textures and models, including a set of renders for each state combination, see [[/Asset history]]''
{{History|java}}
{{History||August 28, 2012|link={{tweet|jeb|240383066831462401}}|[[Jeb]] released images of the skeleton head, hinting of more types to come.}}
{{History||PAX 2012|link={{ytl|IqciEbjYd-I|t=03m21s}}|At [[wikipedia:PAX (event)|PAX]], [[Dinnerbone]] revealed that there would be rare [[drops]] of these [[mob]]s.<ref>http://www.twitch.tv/pax2/b/330745811 (at 3:59:00)</ref>}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w36a|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Player Head (item) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added skeleton, wither skeleton, zombie, player, and creeper heads.
|Wither skeleton skulls are rarely [[drops|dropped]] by the [[wither skeleton]] upon [[death]] (2.5% chance), while the other four are obtainable only from the [[creative]] [[inventory]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w37a|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Player Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Changed item textures.
|Added as a hidden and disabled feature, player heads can now have the [[skin]] of a specific [[player]]. A line in the language file implies that there either used to be, or in a future update, the possibility of obtaining a specific player's head.<ref name="en_US 12w21">Snapshot 12w37a {{cd|lang/en_US.lang}}: <code>item.skull.player.name=%s's Head</code></ref> 
|Player heads do not [[drops|drop]] in vanilla, but mapmakers/modders/etc. can make them by adding an [[NBT format|NBT]] string tag <code>{"SkullOwner":"''player_name''"}</code> on the skull [[item]]s.<ref name="playerheads">{{reddit|zxn7u/its_apparently_my_cakeday_so_lets_cash_in_this}}</ref>}}
{{History||November 7, 2012|link=https://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftsuggestions/comments/12qtbz/killing_other_players_with_a_sword_should_drop/c6xqpym/?context=3|[[Jeb]] states that the official opinion is that "[dropping] player heads [on player kills] are a bit too gory for [[Minecraft]], so it's better suited for a plugin or mod."}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Any kind of [[mob]] head can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] a [[firework star]] with [[creeper]]-face effect.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Custom heads can now be obtained without third party programs via {{cmd|give}}.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w03a|Player heads now show the [[skin]]'s hat layer (this also works when a [[mob]]/player wears the head).}}
{{History|||snap=14w29a|Heads now display a cracking animation.}}
{{History|||snap=14w30a|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Player Head (item) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) JE2.png|32px]] Player and mob heads in [[inventory|inventories]] and held by mobs/players now display as [[block]]s. 
|Skulls worn by [[mob]]s and [[player]]s are now displayed on the armor layer. Previously, the skull replaced the mob/player's head texture; the hat layer appeared over the skull.
|Skeleton, zombie, and creeper heads are now available in [[survival]]. The player can obtain them by killing the appropriate mob with a charged [[creeper]].
|Creeper heads and wither skeleton skulls are now used in [[crafting]] specific [[banner]] patterns.}}
{{History|||snap=14w30b|A single charged creeper explosion no longer yields more than one [[mob]] head. The mob head that drops is chosen randomly.}}
{{History||1.8.4|snap=release|For security reasons, custom heads can now have textures only from [[mojang.com]] and [[minecraft.net]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|[[File:Dragon Head (8) JE2.png|32px]] Added dragon heads.
|Dragon heads are currently available only in [[creative]] mode.
|[[Mob]] heads now appear larger in the [[inventory]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w32a|Creeper, zombie, and skeleton heads can now be worn to reduce detection by the corresponding mobs by 50%.}}
{{History|||snap=15w32c|Dragon heads now generate on [[end ship]]s, meaning they are now obtainable in [[survival]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w33c|The disguise that is given by mob heads now reduces detection range to 37.5% of normal.}}
{{History|||snap=15w36a|The disguise that is given by mob heads now reduces detection range to 50% of normal again.}}
{{History|||snap=15w39a|[[Dispenser]]s can now equip mob heads onto [[player]]s, [[mob]]s and [[armor stand]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The ID of heads have been split into 12; one of each available standard head, as well as a wall counterpart of each.
|<code>skeleton_skull</code>, <code>wither_skeleton_skull</code>, <code>player_head</code>, <code>zombie_head</code>, <code>creeper_head</code> and <code>dragon_head</code> are now available as [[item]]s and placed [[block]]s with a <code>rotation</code> block state of 0-15.
|<code>skeleton_wall_skull</code>, <code>wither_skeleton_wall_skull</code>, <code>player_wall_head</code>, <code>zombie_wall_head</code>, <code>creeper_wall_head</code> and <code>dragon_wall_head</code> are available only as placed blocks with a <code>facing</code> block state of north, south, east or west.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 144, and the [[item]]'s 397.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1|Skeleton skulls now generate as part of [[ancient cities]].}}
{{History||November 14, 2022|link=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/playable-mob-sounds-coming-minecraft-1-20|Piglin heads are announced to be added in [[Java Edition 1.20]] on the Minecraft website.}}
{{History||1.19.3|snap=22w45a|[[File:Player Head (8) JE5.png|32px]] The texture of the player head has been changed.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w46a|[[File:Piglin Head (8) JE1.png|32px]] Added piglin heads behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]].}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w03a|Heads can now be placed on top of note blocks without sneaking.}}
<!-- 
{{History||1.19.4|snap=23w05a|Heads can now be swapped by let [[helmet]]s {{ctrl|using}} in the hotbar.<ref>{{bug|MC-216270|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History||?|Head can now be swapped in [[armor stand]]s by {{ctrl|using}} them/[[helmet]]s/[[carved pumpkin]]s in the armor stand's slot.}}
RE-ADD WHEN THE WORDING IS BETTER -->
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Piglin heads are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Player Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added skeleton, wither skeleton, zombie, player, and creeper heads. 
|The skeleton, wither skeleton, zombie, player and creeper heads use the [[Java Edition|Java]] textures prior to [[Java Edition 14w30a|14w30a]].}} 
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Mob heads can now be worn as armor.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 4|Wither skeleton skulls can now be used to spawn the [[wither]].}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[File:Dragon Head (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added dragon heads. 
|Dragon heads use a two-dimensional sprite, unlike [[Java Edition|Java]] does.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Mob heads can now be used to craft [[firework star]]s.
|Creeper heads and wither skeleton skulls are now used to [[crafting|craft]] specific patterns on [[banner]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.0.11|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Head (item) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dragon Head (item) BE2.png|32px]] [[Player]] and [[mob]] heads in [[inventory|inventories]] and when held by mobs/players now display as [[block]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Wither skeleton skulls and creeper heads can now be used to craft [[banner pattern]]s.}}
{{History||November 14, 2022|link=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/playable-mob-sounds-coming-minecraft-1-20|Piglin heads are announced to be added in [[Bedrock Edition 1.20.0]] on the Minecraft website.}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.60|snap=beta 1.19.60.20|[[File:Piglin Head (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added piglin heads behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.19.60.25|Heads can now be placed on top of note blocks without sneaking.}}
{{History||1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.21|Piglin heads are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.}}
{{History||1.20.40|snap=beta 1.20.40.20|Wither skeleton skulls now make their respective step sounds when played by a note block.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU12|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Player Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added skeleton, wither skeleton, zombie, player, and creeper heads to the [[creative inventory]]. 
|Wither skeleton skulls currently do not have a use.}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|Wither skeleton skulls can now be obtained by killing [[wither skeleton]]s.
|Wither skeleton skulls can now be used to build the [[wither]].}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Skeleton, zombie, and creeper heads are now available in [[survival]]. The [[player]] can obtain them by killing the appropriate [[mob]] with a charged [[creeper]].}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|[[File:Dragon Head (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added dragon heads.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Player Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added skeleton, wither skeleton, zombie, player, and creeper heads.}}
{{History||1.7.10|[[File:Dragon Head (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added dragon heads.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Skull "item" ===
{{:Technical blocks/Skull}}

==Issues==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==

* Heads do not have their own textures and take their textures from other objects.
* When [[breaking]] any head, the particle effect of breaking it is the same as [[soul sand]].
* Despite there being a default Steve head, heads for the other protagonist skins cannot be obtained without using custom names.
* {{IN|be}}, the skull variant for the item is stored under the {{cd|damage}} component, normally used for items with [[durability]].

== Gallery ==

===Renders===
<gallery>
Steve wearing Skeleton Skull.png|
Steve wearing Wither Skeleton Skull.png|
Steve wearing Creeper Head.png|
Steve wearing Zombie Head.png|
Steve wearing Dragon Head.png|
Alex wearing Skeleton Skull.png|
Alex wearing Wither Skeleton Skull.png|
Alex wearing Creeper Head.png|
Alex wearing Zombie Head.png|
Alex wearing Dragon Head.png|
Dragon Head.gif|An animation of the dragon head when redstone power is supplied.
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
All The Heads.png|All of the heads.
Headsrotation.png|Heads oriented in different directions.
HeadsOnAFence.png|Heads are the same scale as [[cobblestone wall]] posts.
Playerheads.png|A picture of player heads, including some Mojang characters.
EndShipBow.png|A dragon head found at the bow of an end ship.
</gallery>

====Development====
<gallery>
1st image Mob Head.png|First screenshot released of heads.
Minecart with chest and head thing.png|Notch's head in a [[minecart with chest]].
PauseUnpause's Head 1.png|First image of held heads rendering as blocks.
PauseUnpause's Head 2.png|Second image of held heads rendering as blocks.
Pocket Edition Heads.jpg|First image of a head being worn in bedrock edition.
1.16 Dev failed head holding.jpg|First attempt to fix {{bug|MC-91869}} by [[Xilefian]].
1.16 Dev failed head holding 2.jpg|Second attempt.
</gallery>

===In other media===
<gallery>
Efe Looking at Makena Napping on a Note Block.jpg|[[Efe]] looking at [[Makena]] napping on a Note block
Efe Placing a Zombie Head on a Note Block.jpg|Efe placing a zombie head sneakily on the note block.
Makena Waking up Startled by the Zombie Noise.jpg|Makena waking up startled at the sound of zombies being played on the note block.
File:Piglin Head Animation.jpg|[[Sunny]] using a piglin head to make noise in a [[Crimson Forest]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct7CfOBplrG/</ref>
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{blocks|Utility}}
{{items}}

[[Category:Utility blocks]]
[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]
[[Category:Block entities]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]

[[cs:Hlava]]
[[de:Kopf]]
[[es:Cabeza]]
[[fr:Tête]]
[[hu:Mob fejek]]
[[it:Testa di creatura]]
[[ja:Mobの頭]]
[[ko:몹 머리]]
[[nl:Wezenhoofd]]
[[pl:Głowa]]
[[pt:Cabeça de criatura]]
[[ru:Голова]]
[[uk:Голова]]
[[zh:生物头颅]]</li></ul></nowiki>
Added bats. Bats tend to fly incoherently and sometimes run into lava. They do not drop any items when killed. Bats have no reaction to seeing wheat, and do not react to being right-clicked with it either. Bats can "trample" crops, causing them to drop as items, or revert farmland to dirt.
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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Sugar Cane|Sugar Cane]]<br/>{{Block
|image=Sugar Cane.png
|image2=Sugar Cane (item) JE3.png
|extratext = View all [[#Gallery|renders]]
|transparent=Yes
|light=No
|tool=any
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=Yes (64)
|flammable=No
|lavasusceptible=No
}}
'''Sugar cane''' is a block found as 1–4-block-tall. It plants near water in the [[Overworld]]. As an item, it is an important crafting ingredient.

== Obtaining ==
Sugar cane can be mined instantly with anything.

When the spot a sugar cane block is placed in becomes unsuitable, such as when the supporting block is removed, the sugar cane block uproots and drops as an item. {{IN|be}}, sugar cane uproots immediately after all adjacent water is removed. {{IN|je}}, sugar cane uproots on the next block update or [[Tick#Random tick|random tick]].

A sugar cane block drops itself as an item if a piston tries to push it (trying to pull it does nothing) or moves a block into its space.

=== Natural generation ===
[[File:Sugar Canez.png|thumb|250px|Naturally-occurring sugar cane near a river.]]
Sugar cane can generate naturally near [[water]], as two ({{frac|11|18}} chance), three ({{frac|5|18}} chance), or four ({{frac|2|18}} chance) blocks tall. Rare taller sugar canes can be found if the world generator places two smaller canes on top of each other. It generates in approximately 0.8 sugar cane per chunk seeing as how they only generate near bodies of water.

Sugar canes attempt to generate 10 times in any Overworld biome, which requires water. An extra 10 attempts are made in [[swamp]] biomes, and 50 in [[desert]] biomes, which makes sugar cane twice as frequent in swamps and six times as frequent in desert biomes, making the banks of [[river]]s that cut through deserts lined with sugar canes.

Sugar cane cannot generate in caves {{in|je}}.<ref>{{bug|MC-214959||Sugar cane generated in cave|Fixed}}</ref>

=== Trading ===
[[Wandering trader]]s can sell sugar cane for an [[emerald]].

== Usage ==
Due to its water-displacing properties, sugar cane can interestingly be used to create underwater paths, allowing [[player]]s to move at normal speed and breathe if it is two blocks in height.{{only|java}}<ref>{{bug|MC-929||Sugar cane can be placed underwater|WAI}}</ref>

Sugar cane takes on a different shade of green depending on the biome in which it is placed.

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

=== Farming ===
{{main|Tutorials/Sugar cane farming}}
[[File:Underground Sugar Farm.png|200px|thumb|An underground sugar cane farm.]]

Sugar cane can generate naturally up to any number of blocks tall, but ''grow'' only to a height of three blocks, adding a block of height when the top sugar cane block has received 16 random [[Tick#Block tick|block tick]]s (i.e. on average every 18 minutes on ''Java Edition''<!-- Average 68.27 seconds/tick * 16 ticks/growth = 18.2 minutes --> or 54 minutes on Bedrock Edition, but the actual rate can vary widely). 
Sugar cane must be planted on a [[grass block]], [[dirt]], [[coarse dirt]], [[rooted dirt]], [[podzol]], [[mycelium]], [[sand]], [[red sand]], [[suspicious sand]], [[moss block]], or [[mud]] that is directly adjacent to [[water]], [[waterlogged]] block, or [[frosted ice]] (not merely above or diagonal to water), or on top of another sugar cane block. The adjacent water block can be covered with another block, whether [[opacity|opaque or transparent]], and sugar cane can still be placed and grow next to it. Sugar cane grows regardless of light level, even in complete darkness.
[[File:4blockcane.png|thumb|A natural 4-block-high sugar cane plant.]]
{{IN|bedrock}}, [[bone meal]] can be used to instantly grow sugar cane to three blocks. Only one bone meal is consumed. {{IN|java}}, bone meal cannot be used on sugar cane.<ref>{{bug|MC-73963||Can't use bonemeal on cacti or sugar cane|WAI}}</ref>

On average, it takes [[Tutorials/Sugar_cane_farming#Mechanics|18 minutes]] for a single block of sugar cane to grow 3 blocks tall.

=== Composting ===
Placing sugar cane into a [[composter]] has a 50% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

== List of colors ==
{{Missing information|Bedrock Edition colors (see [[Water#Color]]{{verify|it's there?}})}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
These values are generated by the biome dyeing algorithm. See [[Color#Biome colors|Biome colors]] for more information.
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="float: left">
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Java edition biome colors"
!Biome !! Category !! Rainfall !! Sugarcane Color !! Temperature Affects !! Render
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Badlands}} || Mesa || No || #90814d || No || [[File:Badlands Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Beach}} || Beach || Rain || #91bd59 || || [[File:Plains Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Birch Forest}} || Forest || Rain || #88bb67 || || [[File:Birch Forest Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Cold Ocean}} || Ocean || Rain || #8eb971 || || [[File:Ocean Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Dark Forest}} || Forest || Rain || #507a32 || || [[File:Dark Forest Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Deep Cold Ocean}} || Ocean || Rain || #8eb971 || || [[File:Ocean Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Deep Frozen Ocean}} || Ocean || Rain || #8eb971 || || [[File:Ocean Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Deep Lukewarm Ocean}} || Ocean || Rain || #8eb971 || || [[File:Ocean Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Deep Ocean}} || Ocean || Rain || #8eb971 || || [[File:Ocean Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Desert}} || Desert || No || #bfb755 || || [[File:Desert Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|End Barrens}} || The End || No || #8eb971 || || [[File:Ocean Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|End Highlands}} || The End || No || #8eb971 || || [[File:Ocean Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|End Midlands}} || The End || No || #8eb971 || || [[File:Ocean Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Eroded Badlands}} || Mesa || No || #90814d || No || [[File:Badlands Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Flower Forest}} || Forest || Rain || #79c05a || || [[File:Forest Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Forest}} || Forest || Rain || #79c05a || || [[File:Forest Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Frozen Ocean}} || Ocean || Snow || #80b497 || || [[File:Snowy Plains Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Frozen River}} || River || Snow || #80b497 || || [[File:Snowy Plains Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Old Growth Spruce Taiga}} || Taiga || Rain || #86b783 || || [[File:Taiga Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Old Growth Pine Taiga}} || Taiga || Rain || #86b87f || || [[File:Old Growth Pine Taiga Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Ice Spikes}} || Icy || Snow || #80b497 || || [[File:Snowy Plains Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Jungle}} || Jungle || Rain || #59c93c || || [[File:Jungle Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Sparse Jungle}} || Jungle || Rain || #64c73f || || [[File:Sparse Jungle Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Lukewarm Ocean}} || Ocean || Rain || #8eb971 || || [[File:Ocean Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Windswept Hills}} || Extreme Hills || Rain || #8ab689 || || [[File:Windswept Hills Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Mushroom Fields}} || Mushroom || Rain || #55c93f || || [[File:Mushroom Fields Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Nether}} || Nether || No || #bfb755 || || [[File:Desert Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Ocean}} || Ocean || Rain || #8eb971 || || [[File:Ocean Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Plains}} || Plains || Rain || #91bd59 || || [[File:Plains Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|River}} || River || Rain || #8eb971 || || [[File:Ocean Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Savanna}} || Savanna || No || #bfb755 || || [[File:Desert Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Savanna Plateau}} || Savanna || No || #bfb755 || || [[File:Desert Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Windswept Savanna}} || Savanna || No || #bfb755 || || [[File:Desert Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Small End Islands}} || The End || No || #8eb971 || || [[File:Ocean Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Snowy Beach}} || Beach || Snow || #83b593 || || [[File:Snowy Beach Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga}} || Taiga || Snow || #80b497 || || [[File:Snowy Plains Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Snowy Plains}} || Icy || Snow || #80b497 || || [[File:Snowy Plains Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Stony Shore}} || None || Rain || #8ab689 || || [[File:Windswept Hills Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Sunflower Plains}} || Plains || Rain || #91bd59 || || [[File:Plains Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Swamp}} || Swamp || Rain || #6A7039 || If temperature below -0.1, used #4C763C. || [[File:Swamp Sugar Cane.png|32px]] / [[File:Swamp Sugar Cane (Cold).png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Taiga}} || Taiga || Rain || #86b783 || || [[File:Taiga Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Old Growth Birch Forest}} || Forest || Rain || #88bb67 || || [[File:Birch Forest Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|The End}} || The End || No || #8eb971 || || [[File:Ocean Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|The Void}} || None || No || #8eb971 || || [[File:Ocean Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Warm Ocean}} || Ocean || Rain || #8eb971 || || [[File:Ocean Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Wooded Badlands}} || Mesa || No || #90814d || No || [[File:Badlands Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Windswept Forest}} || Extreme Hills || Rain || #8ab689 || || [[File:Windswept Hills Sugar Cane.png|32px]]
|}
</div>
{{clear}}
=== Bedrock Edition ===
{{empty section}}

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Grass}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Sugar Cane
|spritetype=block
|nameid=sugar_cane
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Sugar Cane
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|showaliasids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
|spritename=sugar-cane
|spritetype=block
|nameid=reeds
|id=83
|form=block
|itemform=item.reeds}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=sugar-cane
|spritetype=item
|nameid=sugar_cane
|id=385
|form=item
|aliasid=reeds
|translationkey=item.reeds.name
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{/BS}}

== Video ==
{{Video note|This video was made before sugar cane had a different shade of green depending on the biome.|minor}}
<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|zlOnwn3PH5o}}</div>

== History ==
{{more images|Appearance when affected by {{bug|MC-48831}}}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.11|[[File:Sugar Cane JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sugar Cane (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added reeds in the [[Seecret Updates|Seecret Friday Update 6]].
|Reeds are informally referred to as "bamboo" or "papyrus" by many [[player]]s. 
|Since reeds can be washed away with [[water]] currents or instantly destroyed by removing the water adjacent to them, automated reed farms can be made. 
|Reeds can be used to craft [[paper]].}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.2|[[Notch]] has [[wikipedia:Retroactive continuity|retconned]] reeds into sugar cane so that it can now be [[crafting|crafted]] into [[sugar]], included in the recipe for the [[cake]]s.}}
{{History||1.6|snap=Test Build 3|[[Arrow]]s no longer stick to sugar cane, and instead, they pass through. However, [[snowball]]s still come into contact with any sugar cane blocks, as if they are solid.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Sugar cane can now grow and be placed onto [[sand]] as long as they are adjacent to [[water]]. This update allows sugar canes to appear next to [[water]] ponds in [[desert]] biomes.
|Sugar cane is now available in the [[creative]] [[inventory]] in both block and item forms.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=?|The sugar cane block has been removed from the creative inventory.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|[[File:Sugar Cane JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Sugar cane is now [[tint]]ed depending on the [[biome]] it's in.
|The item texture remained unchanged, however, and still used the color palette from Alpha to 1.6.4.<ref name="Bug">{{bug|MC-216227}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|Sugar cane no longer breaks if its adjacent [[water]] is turned to [[frosted ice]].}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The ID of sugar cane has now been changed from <code>reeds</code> to <code>sugar_cane</code>.
|"Sugar Canes" have now been renamed to "Sugar Cane".
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 83, and the [[item]]'s 338.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Sugar Cane (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of the sugar cane item has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w03a|Placing sugar cane into a [[composter]] has a 20% chance of raising the compost level by 1.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Sugar cane now has a 50% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.
|Added [[wandering trader]]s, which sell sugar cane.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w13a|Sugar cane has been moved from the Miscellaneous tab to the Decoration Blocks tab in the [[Creative inventory]].<ref name="misc decoration">https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-174434</ref>}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w11a|[[File:Sugar Cane (item) JE3.png|32px]] The texture of the sugar cane item has been changed, so that it actually matches the color it uses when placed again.<ref name="Bug"/>}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|Sugar cane now generates in mushroom fields.<ref>{{bug|MC-226683}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w15a|Sugar cane can now be planted on mud.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w14a|Sugar cane can now be planted on [[suspicious sand]].}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||Pre-release|[[File:Sugar Cane JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sugar Cane (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added sugar cane.}}
{{History||v0.2.0|Despite being visible in the inventory, sugar cane does not drop anything when mined, making it unobtainable in Survival mode.}}
{{History||v0.2.1|Survival players now start with an infinite stack of sugar cane in the inventory.}}
{{History||v0.3.0|Sugar cane now drops its item form when mined.
|Survival players no longer start with an infinite stack of sugar cane in the inventory.}}
{{History||v0.5.0|Sugar cane can now be grown on [[sand]].
|Sugar cane can now be obtained after activating the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 5|[[Bone meal]] can now grow sugar cane to maximum height.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Sugar Cane JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The color of sugar cane now changes depending on the [[biome]] they are in.
|Using bone meal on sugar cane is no longer able to break blocks above it.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Sugar cane is no longer available from the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[File:Sugar Cane JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Due to a bug, sugar canes no longer change color depending on the [[biome]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.13|snap=beta 1.2.13.5|[[File:Sugar Cane JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The color of sugar canes now changes depending on the [[biome]], once again.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Sugar Cane (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of the sugar cane [[item]] has been changed.
|Sugar cane can now be [[trading|bought]] from [[wandering trader]]s.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Sugar canes can now be used to fill up [[composter]]s.}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.17.0.50|[[File:Sugar Cane (item) JE3.png|32px]] The texture of the sugar cane item has been changed, so that it actually matches the color it uses when placed again.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Sugar Cane JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sugar Cane (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added sugar canes.
|Sugar canes are solid, making it useful for growable walls. Unlike on Java Edition, they were never renamed to Sugar Cane.}}
{{History||xbox=TU2|Sugar canes are no longer solid, and arrows pass through them.}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|[[File:Sugar Cane JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The color of sugar cane now changes depending on the [[biome]] they're in.}}
{{History||xbox=TU60|xbone=CU51|ps=1.64|wiiu=Patch 30|switch=1.0.11|Sugar cane can now be grown with [[bonemeal]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Sugar Cane (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of the sugar cane [[item]] has been changed.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Sugar cane can now be [[trading|bought]] from [[wandering trader]]s.
|Sugar canes can now be used to fill up [[composter]]s.}}

{{History|New Nintendo 3DS Edition}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Sugar Cane JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sugar Cane (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added sugar cane.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Sugar cane "item" ===
{{:Technical blocks/Sugar Cane}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*When a sugar cane is broken at the second level, the time resets (for example, if a two-block high sugar cane is broken, but is just about to grow to the third stage, it would reset that time).
*By placing more sugar canes on top of a sugar cane plant, it is possible to create tall sugar canes (up to y=319, the maximum height for building), although they do not naturally grow this high.
*Before sugar cane received an official name, they were sometimes referred to as [[bamboo]], a block added 9 years later. Other names were "reeds" and "papyrus".

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
<gallery>
Plains Sugar Cane.png|Plains
Taiga Sugar Cane.png|Taiga
Snowy Plains Sugar Cane.png|Snowy plains
Jungle Sugar Cane.png|Jungle
Desert Sugar Cane.png|Desert
Swamp Sugar Cane (Cold).png|Swamp (cold)
Swamp Sugar Cane.png|Swamp
Badlands Sugar Cane.png|Badlands
</gallery>

=== In-game ===
<gallery>
Huge Sugar Farm.png|A large sugar cane farm using 2×2 [[water]] holes.
Sugar Cane Waterfall.png|Water flowing over sugar cane.
UnderwaterSugarCane.png|Naturally generated sugar cane found underwater.
Sugar and Cactus.png|A [[cactus]] and sugar cane stalk generated next to each other.
SugarCaneRavine.png|Sugar cane found in the [[ravine]].
Reeds in Winter mode.png|Reeds generated in the [[winter mode]].
Sugar Cane Naturally Growing.png|Sugar cane growing between [[biome]]s.
Mesa Sugar Cane.jpg|Sugar cane growing on [[red sand]] in a [[badlands]] biome.
Sugarcanenowaterglitch.png|Sugar cane generated without a water source.
SwampCane.png|Sugar cane generated in a [[swamp]] biome.
Sugar cane savanna.png|Sugar cane growing in a [[savanna]] biome.
ForestSugarcane.png|Sugar cane growing in a [[forest]] biome.
Lava cane.png|Sugar cane growing with lava flowing around it.
Before breaking.png|Sugar canes few seconds before breaking because the water is frozen.
Undergroundreed.png|A sugar cane plant that generated in an underground [[water lake]].
Cave Sugar.png|Another example.
</gallery>

=== Heights ===
<gallery>
Tall Sugar Cane.png|Four-block tall sugar cane.
4RiverCane.png|Four-block tall sugar cane.
4-block tall sugar cane.png|Four-block tall sugar cane in a [[plains]] biome.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Blocks|vegetation}}

{{Items}}

[[Category:Plants]]
[[Category:Natural blocks]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]

[[cs:Cukrová třtina]]
[[de:Zuckerrohr]]
[[es:Caña de azúcar]]
[[fr:Canne à sucre]]
[[hu:Cukornád]]
[[it:Canna da zucchero]]
[[ja:サトウキビ]]
[[ko:사탕수수]]
[[nl:Suikerriet]]
[[pl:Trzcina cukrowa]]
[[pt:Cana-de-açúcar]]
[[ru:Сахарный тростник]]
[[th:อ้อย]]
[[uk:Цукрова тростина]]
[[zh:甘蔗]]</li><li>[[Head|Head]]<br/>{{Block
| image = 
<gallery>
Skeleton Skull.png | Skeleton
Wither Skeleton Skull.png | Wither Skeleton 
Player Head.png | Player
Zombie Head.png| Zombie
Creeper Head.png | Creeper
Dragon Head.png | Dragon
Piglin Head.png | Piglin
</gallery>
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = any
| renewable = 
* '''Skeleton, Wither Skeleton, Zombie, Creeper, Piglin:''' 
* Yes
* '''Dragon, Player:'''
* No
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
| rarity = Uncommon
}}

A '''head''' or '''skull''' is a [[block]] modeled after the head of a specific [[entity]]. There are seven types of heads: [[player]] ([[Steve]]'s head by default), [[zombie]], [[skeleton]], [[wither skeleton]], [[creeper]], [[piglin]], and [[dragon]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Breaking ===

A mob head can be mined using any item,<ref>{{bug|MC-192905||Heads & Skulls have no assigned tool}}</ref> and drops itself when broken.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Mob Head|sprite=Heads}}
If a head is pushed by a [[piston]] or comes in contact with [[water]] or [[lava]], it breaks off as an [[item (entity)|item]].

When destroyed by an [[explosion]], the head ''always'' drops as an item.

===Natural generation===

Dragon heads generate on [[end ships]] found in [[End City|end cities]].

Skeleton skulls can generate in [[ancient cities]], which sometimes generate in the [[deep dark]].

=== Mob loot ===

A [[wither skeleton]] has a 2.5% chance of dropping a wither skeleton skull when killed by a player or a tamed [[wolf]]. The chance is increased by 1% per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 5.5% with Looting III. {{IN|bedrock}}, the chance is increased by 2% per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 8.5% with Looting III.

[[Skeleton]], [[wither skeleton]], [[zombie]], [[creeper]] and [[piglin]] heads are always dropped by the respective mob if it dies due to a [[charged creeper]]'s explosion. {{IN|bedrock}}, if multiple mobs are killed by the same charged creeper, all of them drop their heads, however {{in|java}} only one mob selected at random drops its head.<ref>{{bug|MC-63534|||WAI}}</ref> If an [[ender dragon]] or a [[player]] is killed by a charged creeper, it does not drop its head.<ref name=":0">{{bug|MC-132933|||WAI}}</ref>

==Usage ==

===Decoration===

Mob heads can be oriented in 16 different directions on top of a block, and 4 directions on the sides of blocks, similar to [[sign]]s. They can be placed on top of, or beside each other by shift clicking.

When placed and powered by redstone, the piglin and dragon heads plays an animation. The piglin head flaps its ears (2 times per second for the right ear and 2.5 times per second for the left ear) while the dragon head opens and closes its mouth repeatedly (2 times per second). The same animation occurs when worn by a (horizontally) moving player, zombie, skeleton, or [[armor stand]] (note: the animation does not play if the <code>NoGravity</code> tag is set to 1)

=== Wearing ===
{{See also|#Renders}}

The player can wear heads, similarly to [[pumpkin]]s or helmets. This overlays the second layer of the player's [[skin]].

====Disguise====

Wearing the corresponding mob head reduces the detection range for [[skeleton]]s (but not [[wither skeleton]]s), [[creeper]]s, [[zombie]]s, and [[piglin]]s to 50% of the normal range. This is similar to (and stacks with) the reductions in detection range from [[sneaking]] and from the [[Invisibility]] status effect.

{{IN|bedrock}}, wearing any mob head or carved pumpkin makes the player invisible to other players on a locator [[map]].

=== Withers===
{{FakeImage|{{BlockGrid|scale=2|w=Wither Skeleton Skull|s=Soul Sand|www|sss| s }}|Wither build configuration}}

[[Wither]]s can be spawned by placing soul sand or soul soil in a T shape, and putting 3 wither skeleton skulls on top of the T. The T can be horizontal or vertical. The last block placed must be one of the three wither skeleton skulls. A dispenser can also create a wither, by placing the final skull onto soul sand directly in front of and below it.

===Dispensers===
A [[dispenser]] can equip a mob head on a player, mob, or armor stand with an empty helmet slot, within the block the dispenser is facing.

[[Dispenser]]s can also complete the construction of a wither.

=== Crafting ingredient===

{{crafting usage|Wither Skeleton Skull,Creeper Head|continue=1}}
{{Crafting
  |ignoreusage=1
  |ingredients=Any '''Mob head''' +<br>[[Gunpowder]] +<br>Any [[Dye]]
  |Gunpowder
  |Wither Skeleton Skull;Skeleton Skull;Zombie Head;Head;Creeper Head;Dragon Head;Player Head
  |Matching Dye
  |Output= Matching Firework Star
  |description=Forms Creeper shape
  |foot=1
}}

===Enchantments===

Mob heads can receive the following enchantments, but only through an [[anvil]].
{| class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
|-
|[[Curse of Binding]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|}

=== Note blocks ===
Placing a head above a [[note block]] causes the note block to play the corresponding mob's {{cd|ambient}} sound when activated. The only exception is the creeper head; as creepers don't make {{cd|ambient}} sounds, the note block plays the {{cd|primed}} (hissing) sound instead.

The block below the note block does not affect the mob sound it creates.

==Player skins==
{{exclusive|java|section=1}}
Human heads have an extra usage for map makers, they can be given [[Chunk format#Entity Format|NBT data]] so that they appear with the skin of any ''Minecraft'' account. This means if a player knows that a specific account has a head that is desired to display, the NBT data can be edited to make it appear.

The command to give the player a head with the skin of another player is {{cmd|give @s minecraft:player_head{SkullOwner:"<''PlayerName''>"} }}. Commonly, this kind of head is called a custom head. 

Another command to give the player a head with another player's skin is {{cmd|give @s minecraft:player_head{SkullOwner:{Id:"<''PlayerUUID''>",Properties:{textures:[{Value:"<''SkinURL''>"}]} } } }}. ''SkinURL'' is a string encoded in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64 Base64] containing the URL of the player's skin.<ref>Example: {"textures":{"SKIN":{"url":"<nowiki>http://textures.minecraft.net/texture/292009a4925b58f02c77dadc3ecef07ea4c7472f64e0fdc32ce5522489362680"}}}</ref> A player head saves the skin of the player from the time it was created, meaning if the player changes their skin, the head still displays the original texture.<ref>{{tweet|Dinnerbone|464414369452142592|Skulls are a snapshot of the skin as it was made; just change your skin, make a skull, and change your skin back. That's intended behaviour.|May 8, 2014}}</ref> This kind of head is generally called a custom head.

Note that it is therefore necessary to be connected to the internet to load the texture of a skin, whatever the property used.
When they are loaded for the first time by the client, the skins textures are cached in {{code|[[.minecraft]]\assets\skins\(subfolders)\(files)}}.
If the client does not have access to the internet when it first loads, the player's head displays a regular head (Steve's skin) which is also cached.
Afterwards, even if the client reconnects to the internet, in order to display the skin correctly, it is necessary to clear the cache manually by deleting the recently created files in {{code|[[.minecraft]]\assets\skins\(subfolder)}}, then restarting the game.

===Marc's Head Format ===
[[File:Allmobheads.png|thumb|right|Most of the MHF mob heads provided.]]

{{exclusive|Java|section=1}}

[[Marc Watson]] created a number of accounts with specific skins so map makers could use common heads without the risk of someone changing their skins.<ref>{{reddit|1m0itx/twitter_marc_irl_mapmakers_would_it_be_useful|cc4m1cq|I'm here to make it so that people don't have to worry about having a consistent account whose skin might change.|Marc_IRL|September 9, 2013}}</ref> Nowadays, since heads do not update the skin if a player changes their skin, this is not something map-makers need to worry about, though these skins are still useful. These accounts have names in the format <code>MHF_<''Name''></code>, for example <code>MHF_PigZombie</code> is the name of a ''Minecraft'' user with a [[zombified piglin]] head. MHF stands for "Marc's Head Format".<ref>{{tweet|Marc_IRL|377453670410891264|head format. I needed to pick a prefix that was short and not already taken by other usernames.|September 10, 2013}}</ref> There are also a few blocks and "bonus" heads, for more variety. These player heads have not been updated in compliance with the [[Texture Update]], and are outdated.

Because these are names of player accounts, these heads are obtained or placed using the <code>SkullOwner</code> tag, for instance: {{cmd|/give @s minecraft:player_head{SkullOwner:"MHF_''<Name>''"}<nowiki />}}.

The following names/heads have been made available:<ref>{{tweet|Marc_IRL|542330244473311232|For those following the MHF list, I have presents for you. Full list of accounts I've made: http://pastebin.com/5mug6EBu|December 9, 2014}}</ref>
<!--

DO NOT add ANY skull to this list without a source that it is made by Mojang; unsourced additions will be reverted!

In particular:
* MHF_Apple, MHF_Wither and MHF_Tree are not made by Mojang, see {{tweet|Marc_IRL|542599419678707714}} and {{tweet|Marc_IRL|590522239616954369}}
* MHF_Guardian is unofficial, see http://redd.it/3439u0

-->

;Mobs
<div class="list-style-none" style="-moz-column-width:15em;-webkit-column-width:15em;column-width:15em">
* {{InvSprite|MHF Alex}} MHF_Alex
* {{InvSprite|MHF Blaze}} MHF_Blaze
* {{InvSprite|MHF CaveSpider}} MHF_CaveSpider
* {{InvSprite|MHF Chicken}} MHF_Chicken
* {{InvSprite|MHF Cow}} MHF_Cow
* {{InvSprite|MHF Creeper}} MHF_Creeper
* {{InvSprite|MHF Enderman}} MHF_Enderman
* {{InvSprite|MHF Ghast}} MHF_Ghast
* {{InvSprite|MHF Golem}} MHF_Golem
* {{InvSprite|MHF Herobrine}} MHF_Herobrine
* {{InvSprite|MHF LavaSlime}} MHF_LavaSlime
* {{InvSprite|MHF MushroomCow}} MHF_MushroomCow
* {{InvSprite|MHF Ocelot}} MHF_Ocelot
* {{InvSprite|MHF Pig}} MHF_Pig
* {{InvSprite|MHF PigZombie}} MHF_PigZombie
* {{InvSprite|MHF Sheep}} MHF_Sheep
* {{InvSprite|MHF Skeleton}} MHF_Skeleton
* {{InvSprite|MHF Slime}} MHF_Slime
* {{InvSprite|MHF Spider}} MHF_Spider
* {{InvSprite|MHF Squid}} MHF_Squid
* {{InvSprite|MHF Steve}} MHF_Steve
* {{InvSprite|MHF Villager}} MHF_Villager
* {{InvSprite|MHF WSkeleton}} MHF_WSkeleton
* {{InvSprite|MHF Zombie}} MHF_Zombie
</div>

;Blocks
<div class="list-style-none" style="-moz-column-width:15em;-webkit-column-width:15em;column-width:15em">
* {{InvSprite|MHF Cactus}} MHF_Cactus
* {{InvSprite|MHF Cake}} MHF_Cake
* {{InvSprite|MHF Chest}} MHF_Chest
* {{InvSprite|MHF CoconutB}} MHF_CoconutB
* {{InvSprite|MHF CoconutG}} MHF_CoconutG
* {{InvSprite|MHF Melon}} MHF_Melon
* {{InvSprite|MHF OakLog}} MHF_OakLog
* {{InvSprite|MHF Present1}} MHF_Present1
* {{InvSprite|MHF Present2}} MHF_Present2
* {{InvSprite|MHF Pumpkin}} MHF_Pumpkin
* {{InvSprite|MHF TNT}} MHF_TNT
* {{InvSprite|MHF TNT2}} MHF_TNT2
</div>

;Bonus
<div class="list-style-none" style="-moz-column-width:15em;-webkit-column-width:15em;column-width:15em">
* {{InvSprite|MHF ArrowUp}} MHF_ArrowUp
* {{InvSprite|MHF ArrowDown}} MHF_ArrowDown
* {{InvSprite|MHF ArrowLeft}} MHF_ArrowLeft
* {{InvSprite|MHF ArrowRight}} MHF_ArrowRight
* {{InvSprite|MHF Exclamation}} MHF_Exclamation
* {{InvSprite|MHF Question}} MHF_Question
</div>

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Stone}}
=== Unique ===
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Zombie idle1.ogg
|sound2=Zombie idle2.ogg
|sound3=Zombie idle3.ogg
|subtitle=Zombie groans
|source=record
|description=When a zombie head is played using a note block
|id=block.note_block.imitate.zombie
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.zombie.ambient
|volume=3.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Skeleton idle1.ogg
|sound2=Skeleton idle2.ogg
|sound3=Skeleton idle3.ogg
|subtitle=Skeleton rattles
|source=record
|description=When a skeleton skull is played using a note block
|id=block.note_block.imitate.skeleton
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.skeleton.ambient
|volume=3.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Creeper fuse.ogg
|subtitle=Creeper hisses
|source=record
|description=When a creeper head is played using a note block
|id=block.note_block.imitate.creeper
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.creeper.primed
|volume=3.0
|pitch=0.5
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Ender dragon idle1.ogg
|sound2=Ender dragon idle2.ogg
|sound3=Ender dragon idle3.ogg
|sound4=Ender dragon idle4.ogg
|subtitle=Dragon roars
|source=record
|description=When an ender dragon head is played using a note block
|id=block.note_block.imitate.ender_dragon
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.ender_dragon.ambient
|volume=3.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Wither skeleton idle1.ogg
|sound2=Wither skeleton idle2.ogg
|sound3=Wither skeleton idle3.ogg
|subtitle=Wither Skeleton rattles
|source=record
|description=When a wither skeleton skull is played using a note block
|id=block.note_block.imitate.wither_skeleton
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.wither_skeleton.ambient
|volume=3.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Piglin idle1.ogg
|sound2=Piglin idle2.ogg
|sound3=Piglin idle3.ogg
|sound4=Piglin idle4.ogg
|sound5=Piglin idle5.ogg
|subtitle=Piglin snorts
|source=record
|description=When a piglin head is played using a note block
|id=block.note_block.imitate.piglin
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.piglin.ambient
|volume=1.98
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Equip generic1.ogg
|sound2=Equip generic2.ogg
|sound3=Equip generic3.ogg
|sound4=Equip generic4.ogg
|sound5=Equip generic5.ogg
|sound6=Equip generic6.ogg
|subtitle=Gear equips
|source=player
|description=When a carved pumpkin is equipped
|id=item.armor.equip_generic
|translationkey=subtitles.item.armor.equip
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

<!--volumes and pitches seem to be approximately v=0.9 p=0.84, but those values are approximate and are not in the files. They are probably inside of the code.-->
{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Zombie idle1.ogg
|sound2=Zombie idle2.ogg
|sound3=Zombie idle3.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a zombie head is played using a note block
|id=note.zombie
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch>Actually equal to <math>\frac{1}{\sqrt[4]{2}}</math>, which is about 0.8409</ref>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Skeleton step1.ogg
|sound2=Skeleton step2.ogg
|sound3=Skeleton step3.ogg
|sound4=Skeleton step4.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a skeleton skull is played using a note block<wbr><ref group=sound name=skeletoncreeper>{{Bug|MCPE-164530}}</ref>
|id=note.skeleton
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch/>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Fuse.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a creeper head is played using a note block<wbr><ref group=sound name=skeletoncreeper/>
|id=note.creeper
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch/>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Ender dragon idle1.ogg
|sound2=Ender dragon idle2.ogg
|sound3=Ender dragon idle3.ogg
|sound4=Ender dragon idle4.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a dragon head is played using a note block
|id=note.enderdragon
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch/>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Skeleton step1.ogg
|sound2=Skeleton step2.ogg
|sound3=Skeleton step3.ogg
|sound4=Skeleton step4.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a wither skeleton skull is played using a note block<wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<wbr><ref group=sound name=skeletoncreeper/>
|id=note.witherskeleton
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch/>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Wither skeleton step1.ogg
|sound2=Wither skeleton step2.ogg
|sound3=Wither skeleton step3.ogg
|sound4=Wither skeleton step4.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a wither skeleton skull is played using a note block<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}<wbr><ref group=sound name=skeletoncreeper/>
|id=note.witherskeleton
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch/>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Piglin angry1.ogg
|sound2=Piglin angry2.ogg
|sound3=Piglin angry3.ogg
|sound4=Piglin angry4.ogg
|source=record
|description=When a piglin head is played using a note block<wbr><ref group=sound>{{Bug|MCPE-164710}}</ref>
|id=note.piglin
|pitch=0.84 <ref group=sound name=pitch/>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Equip generic1.ogg
|sound2=Equip generic2.ogg
|sound3=Equip generic3.ogg
|sound4=Equip generic4.ogg
|sound5=Equip generic5.ogg
|sound6=Equip generic6.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a carved pumpkin is equipped
|id=armor.equip_generic
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

==Data values==

=== ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Skeleton Skull
|spritetype=block
|nameid=skeleton_skull}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Wither Skeleton Skull
|spritetype=block
|nameid=wither_skeleton_skull}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Zombie Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=zombie_head}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Player Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=player_head}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Creeper Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=creeper_head}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dragon Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dragon_head}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Piglin Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=piglin_head}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Skeleton Wall Skull
|spritetype=block
|nameid=skeleton_wall_skull
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Wither Skeleton Wall Skull
|spritetype=block
|nameid=wither_skeleton_wall_skull
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Zombie Wall Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=zombie_wall_head
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Player Wall Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=player_wall_head
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Creeper Wall Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=creeper_wall_head
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dragon Wall Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dragon_wall_head
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Piglin Wall Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=piglin_wall_head
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=heads
|spritetype=block
|nameid=skull
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Head
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
|spritename=skulls
|spritetype=block
|nameid=skull
|id=144
|form=block
|itemform=item.skull
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=skulls
|spritetype=item
|nameid=skull
|id=516
|form=item
|translationkey=item.skull.skeleton.name, item.skull.wither.name, item.skull.zombie.name, item.skull.char.name, item.skull.creeper.name, item.skull.dragon.name, item.skull.piglin.name
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=heads
|spritetype=block
|nameid=Skull
|foot=1}}

===Metadata===
{{see also|Data values}}
{{IN|bedrock}}, mob heads use the following data values:
{{/DV}}

=== Item data===

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Player.dat format}}
Player heads use item NBT to save the owner.
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|tag}}: The item's '''tag''' tag.
{{:Player.dat_format/Player Heads}}
</div>

{{el|bedrock}}:
: {{IN|bedrock}}, heads have no additional item tag.
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Item format]].

===Block states===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{/BS}}

=== Block data===

A mob head has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

{{el|java}}:
{{see also|Block entity format}}
{{/BE}}

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format]].

==Achievements==
{{load achievements|Camouflage;The Beginning?}}

==Advancements==
{{load advancements|Spooky Scary Skeleton;Withering Heights}}

==History==
''For a more in-depth breakdown of changes to textures and models, including a set of renders for each state combination, see [[/Asset history]]''
{{History|java}}
{{History||August 28, 2012|link={{tweet|jeb|240383066831462401}}|[[Jeb]] released images of the skeleton head, hinting of more types to come.}}
{{History||PAX 2012|link={{ytl|IqciEbjYd-I|t=03m21s}}|At [[wikipedia:PAX (event)|PAX]], [[Dinnerbone]] revealed that there would be rare [[drops]] of these [[mob]]s.<ref>http://www.twitch.tv/pax2/b/330745811 (at 3:59:00)</ref>}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w36a|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Player Head (item) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added skeleton, wither skeleton, zombie, player, and creeper heads.
|Wither skeleton skulls are rarely [[drops|dropped]] by the [[wither skeleton]] upon [[death]] (2.5% chance), while the other four are obtainable only from the [[creative]] [[inventory]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w37a|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Player Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Changed item textures.
|Added as a hidden and disabled feature, player heads can now have the [[skin]] of a specific [[player]]. A line in the language file implies that there either used to be, or in a future update, the possibility of obtaining a specific player's head.<ref name="en_US 12w21">Snapshot 12w37a {{cd|lang/en_US.lang}}: <code>item.skull.player.name=%s's Head</code></ref> 
|Player heads do not [[drops|drop]] in vanilla, but mapmakers/modders/etc. can make them by adding an [[NBT format|NBT]] string tag <code>{"SkullOwner":"''player_name''"}</code> on the skull [[item]]s.<ref name="playerheads">{{reddit|zxn7u/its_apparently_my_cakeday_so_lets_cash_in_this}}</ref>}}
{{History||November 7, 2012|link=https://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftsuggestions/comments/12qtbz/killing_other_players_with_a_sword_should_drop/c6xqpym/?context=3|[[Jeb]] states that the official opinion is that "[dropping] player heads [on player kills] are a bit too gory for [[Minecraft]], so it's better suited for a plugin or mod."}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Any kind of [[mob]] head can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] a [[firework star]] with [[creeper]]-face effect.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Custom heads can now be obtained without third party programs via {{cmd|give}}.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w03a|Player heads now show the [[skin]]'s hat layer (this also works when a [[mob]]/player wears the head).}}
{{History|||snap=14w29a|Heads now display a cracking animation.}}
{{History|||snap=14w30a|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Player Head (item) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) JE2.png|32px]] Player and mob heads in [[inventory|inventories]] and held by mobs/players now display as [[block]]s. 
|Skulls worn by [[mob]]s and [[player]]s are now displayed on the armor layer. Previously, the skull replaced the mob/player's head texture; the hat layer appeared over the skull.
|Skeleton, zombie, and creeper heads are now available in [[survival]]. The player can obtain them by killing the appropriate mob with a charged [[creeper]].
|Creeper heads and wither skeleton skulls are now used in [[crafting]] specific [[banner]] patterns.}}
{{History|||snap=14w30b|A single charged creeper explosion no longer yields more than one [[mob]] head. The mob head that drops is chosen randomly.}}
{{History||1.8.4|snap=release|For security reasons, custom heads can now have textures only from [[mojang.com]] and [[minecraft.net]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|[[File:Dragon Head (8) JE2.png|32px]] Added dragon heads.
|Dragon heads are currently available only in [[creative]] mode.
|[[Mob]] heads now appear larger in the [[inventory]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w32a|Creeper, zombie, and skeleton heads can now be worn to reduce detection by the corresponding mobs by 50%.}}
{{History|||snap=15w32c|Dragon heads now generate on [[end ship]]s, meaning they are now obtainable in [[survival]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w33c|The disguise that is given by mob heads now reduces detection range to 37.5% of normal.}}
{{History|||snap=15w36a|The disguise that is given by mob heads now reduces detection range to 50% of normal again.}}
{{History|||snap=15w39a|[[Dispenser]]s can now equip mob heads onto [[player]]s, [[mob]]s and [[armor stand]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The ID of heads have been split into 12; one of each available standard head, as well as a wall counterpart of each.
|<code>skeleton_skull</code>, <code>wither_skeleton_skull</code>, <code>player_head</code>, <code>zombie_head</code>, <code>creeper_head</code> and <code>dragon_head</code> are now available as [[item]]s and placed [[block]]s with a <code>rotation</code> block state of 0-15.
|<code>skeleton_wall_skull</code>, <code>wither_skeleton_wall_skull</code>, <code>player_wall_head</code>, <code>zombie_wall_head</code>, <code>creeper_wall_head</code> and <code>dragon_wall_head</code> are available only as placed blocks with a <code>facing</code> block state of north, south, east or west.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 144, and the [[item]]'s 397.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1|Skeleton skulls now generate as part of [[ancient cities]].}}
{{History||November 14, 2022|link=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/playable-mob-sounds-coming-minecraft-1-20|Piglin heads are announced to be added in [[Java Edition 1.20]] on the Minecraft website.}}
{{History||1.19.3|snap=22w45a|[[File:Player Head (8) JE5.png|32px]] The texture of the player head has been changed.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w46a|[[File:Piglin Head (8) JE1.png|32px]] Added piglin heads behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]].}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w03a|Heads can now be placed on top of note blocks without sneaking.}}
<!-- 
{{History||1.19.4|snap=23w05a|Heads can now be swapped by let [[helmet]]s {{ctrl|using}} in the hotbar.<ref>{{bug|MC-216270|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History||?|Head can now be swapped in [[armor stand]]s by {{ctrl|using}} them/[[helmet]]s/[[carved pumpkin]]s in the armor stand's slot.}}
RE-ADD WHEN THE WORDING IS BETTER -->
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Piglin heads are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Player Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added skeleton, wither skeleton, zombie, player, and creeper heads. 
|The skeleton, wither skeleton, zombie, player and creeper heads use the [[Java Edition|Java]] textures prior to [[Java Edition 14w30a|14w30a]].}} 
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Mob heads can now be worn as armor.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 4|Wither skeleton skulls can now be used to spawn the [[wither]].}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[File:Dragon Head (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added dragon heads. 
|Dragon heads use a two-dimensional sprite, unlike [[Java Edition|Java]] does.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Mob heads can now be used to craft [[firework star]]s.
|Creeper heads and wither skeleton skulls are now used to [[crafting|craft]] specific patterns on [[banner]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.0.11|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Head (item) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dragon Head (item) BE2.png|32px]] [[Player]] and [[mob]] heads in [[inventory|inventories]] and when held by mobs/players now display as [[block]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Wither skeleton skulls and creeper heads can now be used to craft [[banner pattern]]s.}}
{{History||November 14, 2022|link=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/playable-mob-sounds-coming-minecraft-1-20|Piglin heads are announced to be added in [[Bedrock Edition 1.20.0]] on the Minecraft website.}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.60|snap=beta 1.19.60.20|[[File:Piglin Head (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added piglin heads behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.19.60.25|Heads can now be placed on top of note blocks without sneaking.}}
{{History||1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.21|Piglin heads are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.}}
{{History||1.20.40|snap=beta 1.20.40.20|Wither skeleton skulls now make their respective step sounds when played by a note block.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU12|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Player Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added skeleton, wither skeleton, zombie, player, and creeper heads to the [[creative inventory]]. 
|Wither skeleton skulls currently do not have a use.}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|Wither skeleton skulls can now be obtained by killing [[wither skeleton]]s.
|Wither skeleton skulls can now be used to build the [[wither]].}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Skeleton, zombie, and creeper heads are now available in [[survival]]. The [[player]] can obtain them by killing the appropriate [[mob]] with a charged [[creeper]].}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|[[File:Dragon Head (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added dragon heads.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Zombie Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Player Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Creeper Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added skeleton, wither skeleton, zombie, player, and creeper heads.}}
{{History||1.7.10|[[File:Dragon Head (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added dragon heads.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Skull "item" ===
{{:Technical blocks/Skull}}

==Issues==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==

* Heads do not have their own textures and take their textures from other objects.
* When [[breaking]] any head, the particle effect of breaking it is the same as [[soul sand]].
* Despite there being a default Steve head, heads for the other protagonist skins cannot be obtained without using custom names.
* {{IN|be}}, the skull variant for the item is stored under the {{cd|damage}} component, normally used for items with [[durability]].

== Gallery ==

===Renders===
<gallery>
Steve wearing Skeleton Skull.png|
Steve wearing Wither Skeleton Skull.png|
Steve wearing Creeper Head.png|
Steve wearing Zombie Head.png|
Steve wearing Dragon Head.png|
Alex wearing Skeleton Skull.png|
Alex wearing Wither Skeleton Skull.png|
Alex wearing Creeper Head.png|
Alex wearing Zombie Head.png|
Alex wearing Dragon Head.png|
Dragon Head.gif|An animation of the dragon head when redstone power is supplied.
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
All The Heads.png|All of the heads.
Headsrotation.png|Heads oriented in different directions.
HeadsOnAFence.png|Heads are the same scale as [[cobblestone wall]] posts.
Playerheads.png|A picture of player heads, including some Mojang characters.
EndShipBow.png|A dragon head found at the bow of an end ship.
</gallery>

====Development====
<gallery>
1st image Mob Head.png|First screenshot released of heads.
Minecart with chest and head thing.png|Notch's head in a [[minecart with chest]].
PauseUnpause's Head 1.png|First image of held heads rendering as blocks.
PauseUnpause's Head 2.png|Second image of held heads rendering as blocks.
Pocket Edition Heads.jpg|First image of a head being worn in bedrock edition.
1.16 Dev failed head holding.jpg|First attempt to fix {{bug|MC-91869}} by [[Xilefian]].
1.16 Dev failed head holding 2.jpg|Second attempt.
</gallery>

===In other media===
<gallery>
Efe Looking at Makena Napping on a Note Block.jpg|[[Efe]] looking at [[Makena]] napping on a Note block
Efe Placing a Zombie Head on a Note Block.jpg|Efe placing a zombie head sneakily on the note block.
Makena Waking up Startled by the Zombie Noise.jpg|Makena waking up startled at the sound of zombies being played on the note block.
File:Piglin Head Animation.jpg|[[Sunny]] using a piglin head to make noise in a [[Crimson Forest]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct7CfOBplrG/</ref>
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{blocks|Utility}}
{{items}}

[[Category:Utility blocks]]
[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]
[[Category:Block entities]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]

[[cs:Hlava]]
[[de:Kopf]]
[[es:Cabeza]]
[[fr:Tête]]
[[hu:Mob fejek]]
[[it:Testa di creatura]]
[[ja:Mobの頭]]
[[ko:몹 머리]]
[[nl:Wezenhoofd]]
[[pl:Głowa]]
[[pt:Cabeça de criatura]]
[[ru:Голова]]
[[uk:Голова]]
[[zh:生物头颅]]</li></ul></nowiki>
Bats no longer "trample" crops nor do they activate tripwire or pressure plates.
1.4 Pre-release
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Book|Book]]<br/>{{For}}
{{Item
| image = Book.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

'''Books''' are items used in [[enchanting]] and [[crafting]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Block loot ===

Three books are dropped when a [[bookshelf]] is mined without [[Silk Touch]] or destroyed by an [[explosion]].

=== Crafting ===
{{crafting
|Paper
|Paper
|Paper
|Leather
|Output= Book
|type= Miscellaneous
}}

=== Chest loot ===

{{LootChestItem|book}}

=== Grindstones ===

Disenchanting an [[enchanted book]] at a [[grindstone]] yields a normal book and a small amount of experience.

=== Villager gifts ===

{{in|java}}, librarian [[villagers]] throw books at players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

=== Chiseled bookshelf ===
{{control|Use|text=Using}} the [[chiseled bookshelf]] while having a book in the main hand will put the book inside the chiseled bookshelf.

=== Enchanting ===
Books can be made into [[enchanted book]]s by enchanting them on [[enchanting table]]s.

=== Trading ===

Librarian [[villager]]s can buy a single book as part of an [[enchanted book]] trade.

Apprentice-level Librarian villagers have a {{frac|2|3}} chance to buy 4 books for an [[emerald]] {{in|java}}, and always offer the trade {{in|bedrock}}.

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Librarian;Enchanter}}


== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Enchanter;The Power of Books}}

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf insert1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf insert2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf insert3.ogg
|sound4=Chiseled bookshelf insert4.ogg
|subtitle=Book placed
|source=block
|description=When a book is placed in a chiseled bookshelf
|id=block.chiseled_bookshelf.insert
|translationkey=subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.insert
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf pickup1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf pickup2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf pickup3.ogg
|subtitle=Book taken
|source=block
|description=When a book is removed from a chiseled bookshelf
|id=block.chiseled_bookshelf.pickup
|translationkey=subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.take
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf insert1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf insert2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf insert3.ogg
|sound4=Chiseled bookshelf insert4.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a book is placed in a chiseled bookshelf
|id=insert.chiseled_bookshelf
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=insertvaries>Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf pickup1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf pickup2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf pickup3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a book is removed from a chiseled bookshelf
|id=pickup.chiseled_bookshelf
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=pickupvaries>Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Book
|spritetype=item
|nameid=book
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showitemtags=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Book
|spritetype=item
|nameid=book
|id=387
|itemtags=minecraft:bookshelf_books</code>
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Video ==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|UGJBUhxwKy0}}</div>

== History ==

{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.11|[[File:Book JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added books.
|The only use of books is crafting [[bookshelves]], which are only used as a purely decorative [[block]] until [[Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3]].}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Books are now found in the new [[stronghold]] library [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Books are now used to craft [[enchantment table]]s, gaining their first functional usage outside of decoration.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w17a|The crafting recipe is now shapeless, so books can now be crafted in the player's 2×2 [[crafting]] area, although the recipe now requires [[leather]]. Before this version, books were crafted with three [[paper]] sheets in a single column.
|A book can now be crafted into a [[book and quill]], which can be used to create [[written book]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w21a|Librarian [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 11–12 books for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w22a|Librarian villagers now [[trading|sell]] [[enchanted book]]s for 5–64 emeralds and 1 book.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Books can now be enchanted into [[enchanted book]]s, and then combined together in an [[anvil]] with a [[tool]] to then enchant it.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Librarian villagers now buy 8–10 books for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|Average yield of books in [[stronghold]] library chests has been substantially increased.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w13a|Added the [[knowledge book]], a green-colored book that grants the [[player]] a recipe for [[crafting]].
|The recipe tab on the [[crafting table]] GUI uses a red-colored book.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 340.}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Books now generate in [[shipwreck]] chests.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Book JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of books has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Books can now be obtain by disenchanting non-curse [[enchanted book]]s in a grindstone.|Books can now be found in chests in [[plains]] [[village]] houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Books can now be found in chests in [[desert]] village houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Librarian villagers now give books to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1|Books now generate in [[ancient city]] chests.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Books can now interact with [[chiseled bookshelves]].}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Book JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added books. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.3.0|Books can be used to craft [[bookshelves]].}}
{{History||v0.5.0|Books can now be obtained after activating the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|The crafting recipe for books now requires [[leather]]. Before this version, books were crafted with three [[paper]] sheets in a single column.
|Books are now used to craft [[enchanting table]]s.
|Books can now be enchanted into [[enchanted book]]s, and then combined together in an [[anvil]] with a [[tool]] to then enchant it.
|Books are no longer available from the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Librarian villagers now [[trading|buy]] 8–10 books for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|A book can now be crafted into a [[book and quill]], which can be used to create [[written book]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Books can now be found inside of the map room [[chest]] in [[shipwreck]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Books can now be found in [[plains]] [[village]] chests.
|[[File:Book JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of books has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Librarian [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 4 books for an [[emerald]].}}
{{History||Wild Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.18.30|snap=beta 1.18.30.32|Books now generate in [[ancient city]] chests.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.50|snap=beta 1.19.50.21|Books can now interact with [[chiseled bookshelves]].}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Book JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added books.}}
{{History||xbox=TU14|ps=1.04|The crafting recipe for books now requires [[leather]]. Before this version, books were crafted with three [[paper]] sheets in a single column.}}
{{History|PS4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Book JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of books has now been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Book JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added books.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== See also ==

* [[Enchanted Book]]
* [[Knowledge Book]]

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Kniha]]
[[de:Buch]]
[[es:Libro]]
[[fr:Livre]]
[[hu:Könyv]]
[[it:Libro]]
[[ja:本]]
[[ko:책]]
[[nl:Boek]]
[[pl:Książka]]
[[pt:Livro]]
[[ru:Книга]]
[[th:หนังสือ]]
[[uk:Книга]] 
[[zh:书]]</li><li>[[Armor Stand|Armor Stand]]<br/>{{ItemEntity
| image = Armor Stand.png
| image2 = Armor Stand BE.png
| extratext = View [[#Gallery|all renders]]
| stackable =
* '''[[JE]]:''' Yes (16)
* '''[[BE]]:''' Yes (64)
| renewable = Yes
| flammable = Yes
| size = '''Normal:'''<br>
Width: 0.5 Blocks<br>
Height: 1.975 Blocks<br>
'''Small:'''<br>
Width: 0.25 Blocks<br>
Height: 0.9875 Blocks<br>
| health = {{hp|20}}
}}
An '''armor stand''' is an inanimate [[entity]] that can wear [[armor]]. It can also hold [[Item|items]] and be posed (but these are not possible in [[Survival]] in [[Java Edition]]).

== Obtaining ==
An armor stand can be broken by quickly {{control|attack|text=attacking}} it twice, dropping itself and any armor placed onto it.

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A1= Stick
|B1= Stick
|C1= Stick  
|B2= Stick
|A3= Stick
|B3= Smooth Stone Slab
|C3= Stick
|Output= Armor Stand
|type=Decoration block
}}

=== Natural generation ===
Two armor stands are found in each taiga [[village]] outdoor armory, one equipped with an [[iron helmet]], the other with an [[iron chestplate]].

== Usage ==
[[Player]]s can use armor stands to hold [[armor]], [[mob head]]s, [[carved pumpkin]]s, and [[elytra]]. [[Commands]] can be used to give them other [[item]]s. The stand does not have a GUI, so players interact with it directly. Armor stands are also able to be placed in different orientations, similar to [[banner]]s or [[sign]]s. Armor stands are [[entity|entities]], allowing them to be pushed by [[piston]]s, moved by flowing [[water]], pulled with [[fishing rod]]s, pushed by players (with knockback), and bounced by [[slime block]]s. 

{{Control|use|text=Using}} armor on the stand places the armor if done on a bare spot. Conversely, clicking on armor with a bare hand removes the armor and places it in the highlighted hotbar slot. It is not possible to take or place items from the armor stand's hands unless playing on Bedrock Edition.

Armor, mob heads, or carved pumpkins can be automatically placed on armor stands with a [[dispenser]].

Armor stands can be customized further to have arms, pose, disobey gravity, dual wield and other things by summoning them using {{cmd|summon}} with [[Chunk format#ArmorStand|NBT tags]].

In maps heavily using [[command blocks]], armor stands can be used to keep [[scoreboard]] objectives that are 'global' to the map, run [[commands]], etc. 

{{IN|bedrock}}, the pose of the armor stand can be changed by interacting with the armor stand (or pressing the {{btn|Pose|be=1}} button on mobile devices) while sneaking, or by using a redstone signal. There are 13 possible poses. Armor stands can also hold items by interacting with the armor stand (or pressing the {{btn|Equip|be=1}} button on mobile devices) while holding an item that cannot be worn.

;<nowiki>Below are the poses:
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
! No. !! Namespace ID !! Redstone power 
!
! !! Image
|-
| 0
| {{cd|animation.armor_stand.default_pose}}
| 0
|
|
| [[File:Armor Stand Default Pose.png|128px]]
|-
| 1
| {{cd|animation.armor_stand.no_pose}}
| 1
|
|
| [[File:Armor Stand No Pose.png|128px]]
|-
| 2
| {{cd|animation.armor_stand.solemn_pose}}
| 2
|
|
| [[File:Armor Stand Solemn Pose.png|128px]]
|-
| 3
| {{cd|animation.armor_stand.athena_pose}}
| 3
|
|
| [[File:Armor Stand Athena Pose.png|128px]]
|-
| 4
| {{cd|animation.armor_stand.brandish_pose}}
| 4
|
|
| [[File:Armor Stand Brandish Pose.png|128px]]
|-
| 5
| {{cd|animation.armor_stand.honor_pose}}
| 5
|
|
| [[File:Armor Stand Honor Pose.png|128px]]
|-
| 6
| {{cd|animation.armor_stand.entertain_pose}}
| 6
|
|
| [[File:Armor Stand Entertain Pose.png|128px]]
|-
| 7
| {{cd|animation.armor_stand.salute_pose}}
| 7
|
|
| [[File:Armor Stand Salute Pose.png|128px]]
|-
| 8
| {{cd|animation.armor_stand.hero_pose}}
| 8, 13 or more
|
|
| [[File:Armor Stand Hero Pose.png|128px]]
|-
| 9
| {{cd|animation.armor_stand.riposte_pose}}
| 9
|
|
| [[File:Armor Stand Riposte Pose.png|128px]]
|-
| 10
| {{cd|animation.armor_stand.zombie_pose}}
| 10
|
|
| [[File:Armor Stand Zombie Pose.png|128px]]
|-
| 11
| {{cd|animation.armor_stand.cancan_a_pose}}
| 11
|
|
| [[File:Armor Stand Cancan A Pose.png|128px]]
|-
| 12
| {{cd|animation.armor_stand.cancan_b_pose}}
| 12
|
|
| [[File:Armor Stand Cancan B Pose.png|128px]]
|}

== Behavior ==

Because armor stands are entities, they obey gravity, allowing them to fall and rest on non-full [[block]]s such as [[enchanting table]]s, [[snow layer]]s and [[slab]]s.

Any [[armor]] on the stand drops when the stand is broken. Armor stands can display [[enchanting|enchanted]] and all forms of [[dye]]d armor. The effects of most enchanted armor have no effect when on an armor stand, with three exceptions: 
* [[Frost Walker]] creates [[frosted ice]] blocks on [[water]] as usual if an armor stand is pushed with a [[piston]].
* [[Depth Strider]] slows the movement of the armor stand when being pushed with water. 
* A [[player]] may take damage from hitting an armor stand that holds armor enchanted with [[Thorns]].

Armor stands are not damaged by [[cacti]] but can be broken by [[arrow]]s. An armor stand destroyed by an explosion or a firework does not drop as an [[item (entity)|item]]. Armor stands in water and [[lava]] at the same time are not consumed by the lava.

{{IN|be}}, armor stands can be affected by [[status effect]]s. They can be 'killed' by [[Harming]] and [[Decay]] [[splash potion|splash]]/[[lingering potion]]s, lava, [[fire]], and [[campfire]]s, and they play the player death sound and fall to their side and disappear, yielding no armor stand item. If an armor stand is equipped with an item or armor, that item or armor is considered as "naturally-spawned equipment" with an 8.5% chance of dropping when the armor stand "dies" from the [[Instant Damage]] or the [[Wither (status effect)|Wither]] status effect. If the dropped item is any form of [[weapon]], [[tool]] or armor, it drops in a badly damaged state because the game considers it as "naturally-spawned equipment".<ref>{{Bug|MCPE-24341}}</ref>

The stand wobbles slightly when being hit by the player.

{{IN|java}}, it is possible to create an armor stand with arms using the {{cmd|summon}} [[command]]. It is also possible to change an armor stand without arms into a stand with arms by using the {{cmd|data}} command. The commands are as follows:

* <code>/data merge entity @e[type=armor_stand,sort=nearest,limit=1] {ShowArms:1}</code>, which changes the nearest armor stand into an armor stand with arms.
* <code>/summon minecraft:armor_stand ~ ~ ~ {ShowArms:1}</code>, which summons a new armor stand with arms shown.
*<code>/summon armor_stand ~ ~ ~ {Rotation:[0.0f]}</code>, which summons a new armor stand that faces a desired direction (dependent on changing "0.0f" to other numbers like "90.0f" or "180.0f", otherwise it faces the same way as a default armor stand).

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:<br>
Armor stands use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
{{Sound table
|sound=Armor Stand hit1.ogg
|sound2=Armor Stand hit2.ogg
|sound3=Armor Stand hit3.ogg
|sound4=Armor Stand hit4.ogg
|subtitle=Block breaking
|source=Friendly Creatures
|description=When an armor stand is damaged
|id=entity.armor_stand.hit
|translationkey=subtitles.block.generic.hit
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Armor Stand break1.ogg
|sound2=Armor Stand break2.ogg
|sound3=Armor Stand break3.ogg
|sound4=Armor Stand break4.ogg
|subtitle=Block broken
|source=Friendly Creatures
|description=When an armor stand is destroyed
|id=entity.armor_stand.break
|translationkey=subtitles.block.generic.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Stone dig1.ogg
|sound2=Stone dig2.ogg
|sound3=Stone dig3.ogg
|sound4=Stone dig4.ogg
|subtitle=Block placed
|source=Blocks
|description=When an armor stand is placed
|id=entity.armor_stand.place
|translationkey=subtitles.block.generic.place
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Wood dig1.ogg
|sound2=Wood dig2.ogg
|sound3=Wood dig3.ogg
|sound4=Wood dig4.ogg
|subtitle=Block placed
|source=Friendly Creatures
|description=When an armor stand falls onto a block at a high speed{{Info needed}}
|id=entity.armor_stand.fall
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.armorstand.fall
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Armor Stand hit1.ogg
|sound2=Armor Stand hit2.ogg
|sound3=Armor Stand hit3.ogg
|sound4=Armor Stand hit4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When an armor stand is damaged
|id=mob.armor_stand.hit
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Armor Stand break1.ogg
|sound2=Armor Stand break2.ogg
|sound3=Armor Stand break3.ogg
|sound4=Armor Stand break4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When an armor stand is destroyed
|id=mob.armor_stand.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Stone dig1.ogg
|sound2=Stone dig2.ogg
|sound3=Stone dig3.ogg
|sound4=Stone dig4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When an armor stand is placed
|id=mob.armor_stand.place
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Wood dig1.ogg
|sound2=Wood dig2.ogg
|sound3=Wood dig3.ogg
|sound4=Wood dig4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When an armor stand falls onto a block at a high speed{{Info needed}}
|id=mob.armor_stand.land
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Armor Stand
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Item
|spritename=armor-stand
|spritetype=item
|nameid=armor_stand
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Armor Stand
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Entity
|spritename=armor-stand
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=armor_stand
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Armor Stand
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Item
|spritename=armor-stand
|spritetype=item
|nameid=armor_stand
|id=552
|form=item
|foot=1}} 
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Armor Stand
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Entity
|spritename=armor-stand
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=armor_stand
|id=61
|foot=1}}

=== Item data ===

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Player.dat format}}
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|tag}}: The item's '''tag''' tag.
{{:Player.dat_format/Entity Spawners}}
</div>

{{el|bedrock}}:
: {{IN|bedrock}}, armor stands have no additional item tag.
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Item format]].

=== Entity data ===
Armor stands have entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the [[entity]].

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

== Video ==
Note: This video is outdated as Zoglins now attack armor stands
<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|tCFkdTfCleQ}}</div>

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.8|snap=August 5, 2014|slink={{Tweet|SeargeDP|496666952530538498}}|[[File:Armor Stand (pre-release).png|32px]] [[File:Armor Stand (item) (pre-release).png|32px]] [[Searge]] tweeted a image of an armor stand. The appearance was changed before release.}}
{{History|||snap=August 5, 2014|slink={{Tweet|SeargeDP|496673890148823040}}|Showed crafting recipe and name "[Armor Stand]", both were changed before release.}}
{{History|||snap=14w32a|[[File:Armor Stand JE1.png|32px]] Added armor stands.}}
{{History|||snap=14w32b|[[File:Armor Stand (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] The item texture has changed.
|Pick-block can now be used on armor stands.
|Armor stands can now no longer be crafted using [[slabs]] other than stone slabs.}}
{{History|||snap=14w32c|Added a <code>NoBasePlate</code> tag for the armor stand.}}
{{History|||snap=14w33a|Breaking [[particles]] have been added for the armor stand.}}
{{History||1.8.1|snap=pre1|Added <code>Marker</code> tag for armor stands.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Armor stands can now dual wield.
|<code>HandItems</code> and <code>ArmorItems</code> tags added for armor stands, which is intended to replace the <code>Equipment</code> tag.}}
{{History|||snap=15w33a|The <code>Equipment</code> tag has been removed from armor stands.}}
{{History|||snap=15w47a|The armor stand now wobbles when hit by the [[player]].}}
{{History|||snap=16w02a|Marker <code>ArmorStand</code>s now outline their equipment only when glowing.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The entity ID of the armor stand has been changed from <code>ArmorStand</code> to <code>armor_stand</code>.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 416.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Armor Stand JE2.png|32px]] The texture of armor stands has been changed to the new [[planks|oak planks]] texture.
|[[File:Armor Stand (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of armor stand [[item]]s has been slightly changed. (Comparison: [[File:Armor Stand (item) Texture Change 1.13 to 18w43a.gif|32px]])}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|[[File:Armor Stand JE3.png|32px]] The texture of armor stands has been changed again.
|Armor stands now generate in taiga [[village]]s.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w42a|Armor stands can now be placed by [[dispenser]]s.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w07a|Armor stands no longer fall through fences and walls when placed.<ref>{{bug|MC-65951}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=20w14a|[[Zoglin]]s now attack armor stands.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|[[File:Armor Stand 20w45a.png|32px]] The model of the armor stand has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=20w46a|[[File:Armor Stand JE3.png|32px]] The model of the armor stand has been changed back to how it was in 1.16.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=Pre-release 5|[[File:Armor Stand JE4.png|32px]] Changed smooth stone texture on armor stand.}}
{{History||1.19.4|snap=23w03a|Armor stands now preserve custom names when placed and broken.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|An armor stand now appears in the smithing table GUI; arms are displayed as in Bedrock Edition.
|When an armor stand is placed, its model now changes in effect of the player's facing direction<ref>{{bug|MC-93533}}</ref>.}}
{{History|||snap=23w06a|The model no longer changes when the armory is placed. Also, the head, which tilted slightly to the lower right in the version from 1.8 up to 1.19.3, now faces forward from [[File:Armor Stand JE4.png|32px]] to [[File:Armor Stand JE5.png|32px]].}}
{{History||?|Armor can now be swapped in [[armor stand]]s by {{ctrl|using}} them in the armor stand's slot.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|[[File:Armor Stand BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Armor Stand (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added armor stands.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Armor Stand BE2.png|32px]] The texture of armor stands has been changed.
|[[File:Armor Stand (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of armor stand [[item]]s has been slightly changed.}}
{{History||1.12.0|snap=beta 1.12.0.2|[[File:Armor Stand with Leather Armor MCPE-44669.png|32px]] Leather [[armor]] no longer shows as being [[dye]]d properly when worn by armor stands.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.12.0.3|[[File:Armor Stand wear Chicken.png|x73px]][[File:Armor Stand wear Rabbit.png|x73px]] [[File:Armor Stand wear Salmon.gif|x73px]] [[File:Armor Stand wear Pufferfish.gif|x73px]] [[File:Armor Stand wear Slime.png|x73px]] When armor stands hold a [[raw chicken]], [[raw rabbit]], [[raw salmon]], [[pufferfish]] or a [[slime block]], they now wear these [[mob]] counterparts.<ref>{{bug|mcpe-48629}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.13.0|snap=beta 1.13.0.1|Leather armor now shows as being dyed properly when worn by armor stands.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.13.0.4|Armor stands no longer hold certain [[mob]]s if they are holding a [[item]] related to them.
|Armor stands now have a smoother animation when changing poses.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=?|Armor stands are now targeted by zoglins.}}
{{History||1.16.210|snap=beta 1.16.210.51|Armor stands are no longer attacked by [[goat]]s.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Armor Stand JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Armor Stand (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added armor stands.}}
{{History||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|Added [[sound]]s for armor stands.}}
{{History||xbox=TU60|xbone=CU51|ps=1.64|wiiu=Patch 30|switch=1.0.11|[[File:Armor Stand BE1.png|32px]] Armor stands now have arms and the [[player]] can now change the pose of the armor stand.}}	
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Armor Stand BE2.png|32px]] The texture of armor stands has been changed.
|[[File:Armor Stand (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of armor stand [[item]]s has been slightly changed.}}
{{History|foot}}

<gallery>
Armour stand 1.png|The first image of the armor stand.
JE 1.8 Dev Armor Stand crafting.png|The first image of armor stand crafting recipe.
The Bountiful Update.png|Armor stands in the [[Java Edition 1.8|1.8]] poster.
Dual Wielding Armor Stand.png|A dual wielding armor stand.
Glowing Armor Stands.png|Armor stands with the [[glowing]] effect.
Armor Stand Chess.jpg|Chess with armor stands.
</gallery>

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Equipping armor stands with certain [[block]]s and [[item]]s can cause rendering glitches. According to [[Searge]] this is due to transparent rendering on entities not yet being supported.<ref>{{bug|MC-67415||"Armor Stands with Slime Block rendering entities behind them"}} resolved as "Won't Fix"</ref><ref>{{bug|MC-67674||"Armor Stand wearing a Skull and Holding Stained Glass causes Graphical issues"}} resolved as "Won't Fix"</ref>
* Bedrock Edition has a version exclusive armor stand [[model]], which includes posable arms.
*Using [[redstone]] to change the stands reverse the poses, starting with the can-can pose first.
*Placing the stand within three powered [[redstone dust]] always changes its pose to the honor pose. [[Redstone Repeater|Repeaters]] also switch the stand to the honor pose if not set four blocks from one.
*Using external tools, armor stand spawners can be placed.
*Secret signatures for [[Jasper Boerstra|JAPPA]], Chi Wong, and [[Michael Stoyke|Searge]] can be found at the bottom of the armor stand texture.

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
; Armor (Java Edition)
<gallery>
Armor Stand Leather.png
Armor Stand Golden.png
Armor Stand Chainmail.png
Armor Stand Iron.png
Armor Stand Diamond.png
Armor Stand Netherite.png
</gallery>

; Armor (Bedrock Edition)
<gallery>
Armor Stand with Leather Armor BE.png
Armor Stand with Golden Armor BE.png
Armor Stand with Chain Armor BE.png
Armor Stand with Iron Armor BE.png
Armor Stand with Diamond Armor BE.png
Armor Stand with Netherite Armor BE.png
</gallery>

; Poses
<gallery>
Armor Stand Pose 0.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 1.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 2.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 3.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 4.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 5.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 6.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 7.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 8.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 9.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 10.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 11.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 12.png|
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Armor Stand Demo.png|Armor stands in various positions with various [[armor]].
Armor Stand glass and sword.png|Armor stands can wear [[block]]s on their heads. This is accessible with [[command]]s such as {{cmd|item}}.
Bedrock edition armor stand poses.png|All armor stand poses as seen in {{el|be}}.
Netherite to the rescue!.png|An entire set of netherite [[armor]] on an armor stand.
Armor Stand Garage.png|An armor stand in a garage.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External Links==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--armor-stand Taking Inventory: Armor Stand] – Minecraft.net on March 16, 2023

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Added bat sound.

Bugs

  • There are odd collision bugs with bats and blocks; specifically, they might be able to move up through diagonal roof of glass.

Gallery

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