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Each level is its own folder. A level folder is often identified by having a level.dat file, along with other subfolders to store the maps and regions of the level.

Folders[]

Level folders will always contain the items in bold, and will sometimes contain the items in italics.

Relative Path Article Description
/level.dat (below) Stores global information about the level.
/level.dat_new Program writes new global information about the level and after that file is renamed to level.dat
/level.dat_mcr A backup of the level.dat file before conversion from MCRegion to Anvil.
/level.dat_old A backup of the previous level.dat file.
/session.lock (below) Used to give write access to the last program to modify this file.
/players/<player>.dat Player.dat format Stores the individual states of the players that have played on this level, for versions before 1.7.6.
/playerdata/<uuid>.dat Player.dat format Stores the individual states of the players that have played on this level, since 1.7.6.
/stats/<uuid>.json Statistics storage format Stores the statistics of the players that have played on this level, since 1.7.2.
/advancements/<uuid>.json TBD Stores the advancements and unlocked recipes of the players that have played on this level, since 17w13a.
/data/command_storage_<namespace>.dat Command storage format Stores information about the general purpose, key/value command storage, since 19w38a.
/data/idcounts.dat
/data/map_<#>.dat
Map item format Stores the map data for the craftable Map items.
/data/villages.dat
/data/villages_nether.dat
/data/villages_end.dat
villages.dat format Stores information about the Villages in the world. The "nether" and "end" files have been added in 1.8. Replaced by point of interest region files in 1.14.
/poi/

/DIM-1/poi/

/DIM1/poi/

(below) Villager identified beds, job sites, and bells in the world. Nether portals, bee nests, bee hives, and lodestones also use this.
/data/raids.dat
/DIM-1/data/raids_nether.dat
/DIM1/data/raids_end.dat
raids.dat format Stores information about the ongoing raids in the world.
/datapacks/ Data pack Stores the world's data packs.
/entities/ Contains entity files for the Overworld. These used to be part of region.
/DIM-1/entities/ Contains entity files for The Nether. These used to be part of region.
/DIM1/entities/ Contains entity files for The End. These used to be part of region.
/region/ Contains region files for the Overworld.
/DIM-1/region/ Contains region files for The Nether.
/DIM1/region/ Contains region files for The End.
/region/r.<#>.<#>.mca
/DIM-1/region/r.<#>.<#>.mca
/DIM1/region/r.<#>.<#>.mca

/poi/r.<#>.<#>.mca

/DIM-1/poi/r.<#>.<#>.mca

/DIM1/poi/r.<#>.<#>.mca

Anvil file format Individual region files.
/region/r.<#>.<#>.mcr
/DIM-1/r.<#>.<#>.mcr
/DIM1/r.<#>.<#>.mcr
Region file format Backups of the region files before conversion from MCRegion to Anvil.
/<#>/<#>/c.<#>.<#>.dat Alpha level format Backups of the chunk files before conversion from the Alpha level format to MCRegion.

level.dat format[]

The level.dat file contains global information about the world such as the time of day, the singleplayer player, the level generator used, and the seed. When a world is loaded, the current level.dat is backed up to level.dat_old. It is an NBT file with this structure:

  • The root tag.
    •  Data: This tag contains all the level data.
      •  allowCommands: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if cheats are enabled.
      •  BorderCenterX: Center of the world border on the X coordinate. Defaults to 0.
      •  BorderCenterZ: Center of the world border on the Z coordinate. Defaults to 0.
      •  BorderDamagePerBlock: Defaults to 0.2.
      •  BorderSize: Width and length of the border of the border. Defaults to 60000000.
      •  BorderSafeZone: Defaults to 5.
      •  BorderSizeLerpTarget: Defaults to 60000000.
      •  BorderSizeLerpTime: Defaults to 0.
      •  BorderWarningBlocks: Defaults to 5.
      •  BorderWarningTime: Defaults to 15.
      •  clearWeatherTime: The number of ticks until "clear weather" has ended.
      •  CustomBossEvents: A collection of bossbars.
        •  ID: The ID of a bossbar (e.g. custom:boss)
          •  Players: A list of players that may see this boss bar.
          •  Color: ID of the color of the bossbar. Also sets the color of the display text of the bossbar, provided that the display text does not explicitly define a color for itself. See color codes for accepted values.
          •  CreateWorldFog: 1 or 0 (true/false) - If the bossbar should create fog.
          •  DarkenScreen: 1 or 0 (true/false) - If the bossbar should darken the sky.
          •  Max: The maximum health of the bossbar.
          •  Value: The current health of the bossbar.
          •  Name: The display name of the bossbar as a JSON text component.
          •  Overlay: The ID of the overlay to be shown over the health bar. Accepted values are: progress, notched_6, notched_10, notched_12, and notched_20.
          •  PlayBossMusic: 1 or 0 (true/false) - If the bossbar should initiate boss music.
          •  Visible: 1 or 0 (true/false) - If the bossbar should be visible to the listed players.
      •  DataPacks: Options for datapacks.
        •  Disabled: List of disabled datapacks.
          • : A single datapack.
        •  Enabled: List of enabled datapacks. By default, this is populated with a single string "vanilla".
          • : A single datapack.
      •  DataVersion: An integer displaying the data version.
      •  DayTime: The time of day. 0 is sunrise, 6000 is mid day, 12000 is sunset, 18000 is mid night, 24000 is the next day's 0. This value keeps counting past 24000 and does not reset to 0.
      •  Difficulty: The current difficulty setting. 0 is Peaceful, 1 is Easy, 2 is Normal, and 3 is Hard. Defaults to 2.
      •  DifficultyLocked: 1 or 0 (true/false) - True if the difficulty has been locked. Defaults to 0.
      •  DimensionData: This tag contains level data specific to certain dimensions.
        •  1: Data for The End
          •  DragonFight: Data for the ender dragon fight. Only appears after the end is entered.
            •  ExitPortalLocation: Location of the End's exit portal that the ender dragon flies to upon its death
              •  X: The X coordinate of the portal.
              •  Y: The Y coordinate of the portal.
              •  Z: The Z coordinate of the portal.
            •  Gateways: Contains a list of locations of the End gateway portals that haven't been spawned.
              • : The angle of a future gateway, from 0 to 19. 0 is east of the exit portal, and numbers increase clockwise.
            •  DragonKilled: 1 or 0 (true/false) - If the dragon is currently alive.
            •  DragonUUIDLeast: The least significant bits of the current Ender Dragon's Universally Unique IDentifier. This is joined with DragonUUIDMost to form the dragon's unique ID.
            •  DragonUUIDMost: The most significant bits of the current Ender Dragon's Universally Unique IDentifier. This is joined with DragonUUIDLeast to form the dragon's unique ID.
            •  PreviouslyKilled: 1 or 0 (true/false) - If the ender dragon has ever been defeated. Used to determine EXP given by dragon
      •  GameRules: The gamerules used in the world.
        •  Rule name: The value for the given rule. This is always an NBT string, which is either true or false for the majority of rules (with it being a number for some other rules, and any arbitrary string for a user-defined rule)
      •  WorldGenSettings: Used in 1.16, the generation settings for each dimension.
        •  bonus_chest: 1 or 0 (true/false) - Used to determine if the bonus chest should appear near the spawn point when a world is first entered. Only available in single player.
        •  seed: the numerical seed of the world
        •  generate_features: 1 or 0 (true/false) - Whether structures should be generated or not
        •  dimensions: Contains all the dimensions.
      •  GameType: The default game mode for the singleplayer player when they initially spawn. 0 is Survival, 1 is Creative, 2 is Adventure, 3 is Spectator. Note: Singleplayer worlds do not use this field to save which game mode the player is currently in.
      •  generatorName: Used in 1.15 and below. The name of the generator; default, flat, largeBiomes, amplified, buffet, debug_all_block_states or default_1_1. Not case sensitive, but always written in the case here. The last one can only exist if the file was edited. It is a variation of the default generation. It can also be customized if it is a customized world from before 1.13. In this case the world will become default if opened using 1.13 or newer.
      •  generatorOptions: Used in 1.15 and below. Used in buffet, superflat, and old customized worlds. Format below.
      •  generatorVersion: Used in 1.15 and below. The version of the level generator. The effects of changing this are unknown, but values other than 0 have been observed.
      •  hardcore: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if the player will respawn in Spectator on death in singleplayer. Affects all three game modes.
      •  initialized: 1 or 0 (true/false) - Normally true after a world has been initialized properly after creation. If the initial simulation was canceled somehow, this can be false and the world will be re-initialized on next load.
      •  LastPlayed: The Unix time in milliseconds when the level was last loaded.
      •  LevelName: The name of the level.
      •  MapFeatures: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if the map generator should place structures such as villages, strongholds, and mineshafts. Defaults to 1. Always 1 if the world type is Customized.
      •  Player: The state of the Singleplayer player. This overrides the <player>.dat file with the same name as the Singleplayer player. This is only saved by Servers if it already exists, otherwise it is not saved for server worlds. See Player.dat Format.
      •  raining: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if the level is currently experiencing rain, snow, and cloud cover.
      •  rainTime: The number of ticks before "raining" is toggled and this value gets set to another random value.
      •  RandomSeed: The random level seed used to generate consistent terrain.
      •  SizeOnDisk: The estimated size in bytes of the level. Currently not modified or used by Minecraft, but was previously.
      •  SpawnX: The X coordinate of the world spawn.
      •  SpawnY: The Y coordinate of the world spawn.
      •  SpawnZ: The Z coordinate of the world spawn.
      •  thundering: 1 or 0 (true/false) - If "raining" is true : true if the rain/snow/cloud cover is a lightning storm and dark enough for mobs to spawn under the sky. If "raining" is false, this has no effect.
      •  thunderTime: The number of ticks before "thundering" is toggled and this value gets set to another random value.
      •  Time: The number of ticks since the start of the level.
      •  version: The NBT version of the level, with 1.14.4 being 19133.
      •  Version: Information about the Minecraft version the world was saved in.
        •  Id: An integer displaying the data version.
        •  Name: The version name as a string, e.g. "15w32b".
        •  Series: Developing series. In 1.18 experimental snapshots, it was set to "ccpreview". In others, set to "main".
        •  Snapshot: 1 or 0 (true/false) – Whether the version is a snapshot or not.
      •  WanderingTraderId: The UUID of the current wandering trader in the world saved as four ints.
      •  WanderingTraderSpawnChance: The current chance of the wandering trader spawning next attempt; this value is the percentage and will be divided by 10 when loaded by the game, for example a value of 50 means 5.0% chance.
      •  WanderingTraderSpawnDelay: The amount of ticks until another wandering trader is attempted to spawn
      •  WasModded: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if the world was opened in a modified version.

generatorOptions tag format[]

The  generatorOptions tag format varies depending on the generator name. It only affects the Overworld dimension. This applies to 1.15 and below.

This is the format for the Buffet world type:

  •  generatorOptions:
    •  biome_source:
      •  options: Ignored if the biome source ID is minecraft:vanilla_layered.
        •  biomes:
          • : A biome ID. If this or the biome source ID is omitted or invalid, the code assumes minecraft:ocean.
        •  size: The size of the biomes. Only used when the biome source ID is minecraft:checkerboard. The biome squares will have sides of 2<size> (which can be < 1) chunks. If no value is entered, the code assumes 2.
      •  type: An applicable biome source ID. It determines how the biomes are distributed. Cannot be selected in-game and defaults to minecraft:fixed for unmodified worlds.
    •  chunk_generator:
      •  options:
        •  default_block: A block ID, by default minecraft:stone.
        •  default_fluid: A fluid ID, by default minecraft:water.
      •  type: An applicable chunk generator ID. It determines the overall structure of the dimension. If this is omitted or invalid, the code assumes minecraft:surface.

This is the format for the Superflat world type:

  •  generatorOptions:
    •  structures:
      •  <structure name>: An empty compound named as the structure, for example decoration. If parameters are set, for example village(distance=9 size=1), then the compound contains this information.
        •  <parameter name>: The parameter value is a number represented by a string.
    •  layers:
      • : A layer.
        •  block: The block ID.
        •  height: The height of the layer, used in worlds created before 1.13-pre5.
        •  height: The height of the layer, used in worlds created since 1.13-pre5, if it's < 128 blocks.
        •  height: The height of the layer, used in worlds created since 1.13-pre5, if it's >= 128 blocks.
    •  biome: The biome ID.
    •  flat_world_options: The unescaped "generator-settings" string. Only created if the world was generated through a server. Until snapshot 20w11a, it is not parsed by the game due to MC-134900, thus the above compounds won't be created, making "generator-settings" ineffective.

This is the format for the Old Customized world type that existed before 18w06a:

  •  generatorOptions: Controls options for the world generator. Used only if the world type is Superflat or Customized. The format for Superflat is a comma separated list of block IDs from the bottom of the map up, and each block ID may optionally be preceded by the number of layers and an "*" ("x" before 1.8). Damage values are not supported.[1] See detailed format for Superflat world type: before 1.8 and in 1.8-1.12. Refer also to Superflat#History that shows how the format has been changing over time. The format for Customized world type is an extremely long String which consists of name:value pairs resembling JSON (as shown in Old_Customized#Presets).

session.lock format[]

This file contains a single character ☃ (\u2603) encoded (E2 98 83) in UTF8.

The process goes something like this:

  1. Program opens session.lock
  2. Program writes a single character ☃ to session.lock
  3. Program tries to lock session.lock
  4. If the lock on session.lock fails, program aborts and gives up its lock on the level.

Minecraft can sometimes try to hold the lock on a level even after the player has started playing a different level, and this can cause strange behavior. It is recommended to ensure that Minecraft is closed before trying to acquire a lock on a level.

poi format[]

Files in poi folder use similar structure to region Anvil files (hence the mca extension), but the NBT content is different.

  • The root tag.
    •  Data: This tag contains all the level data.
      •  Sections: Keys are stringified chunk section's Y coordinate (can be negative, a section at Y=2 starts at block Y=32).
        •  <number>:
          •  Valid: True (1) when created by the game, however, if the decoding of POI NBT (from the region file) data fails, and the game then save the region file again, it might save false (0). This key is internally set to true when the POI section is refreshed, and a refresh always happens when the chunk section (with terrain data) at the same coordinates is decoded. To sum up, it is very unlikely to get false.
          •  Records: May be empty.
            • : Single record.
              •  pos: 3-element array encoding X, Y and Z
              •  free_tickets: Indicates how many "tickets" are available for villagers to claim. A value of zero indicates that this poi is not available for any villager to claim. Internally Minecraft specifies a max tickets for each poi type. This is the maximum number of villagers which can "take a ticket" (aka be using that poi type at the same time; aka max number of villagers which can claim that poi and store it in their "brain"). As of 1.17 all villager eligible poi type's have a ticket limit of one (1), with the single exception being minecraft:meeting, (block minecraft:bell) which has a limit of 32. Poi entries which are not for villager interaction such as beehives, nether portals, lighting rods, etc., have a max ticket count of zero (0) and therefore will always have a free_tickets of zero as well.
              •  type: Type of the point, for example: minecraft:home, minecraft:meeting, minecraft:butcher, minecraft:armorer, etc.
    •  DataVersion: An integer displaying the data version.

History[]

Java Edition
1.16
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Rabbit's Foot|Rabbit's Foot]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Rabbit's Foot.png
|type=
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
A '''rabbit's foot''' is a [[brewing]] item obtained from [[rabbit]]s.

== Obtaining ==

=== Mob loot ===
Each [[rabbit]] has a 10% chance to drop a rabbit's foot when killed by the [[player]]. This chance can be increased by 3% per level using a sword enchanted with [[Looting]].

A [[fox]] sometimes spawns with a rabbit's foot in its mouth, which always drops upon death. Alternatively, the player can drop a [[food]] item, which causes the fox to drop the rabbit's foot.

=== Cat gifts ===
{{main|Cat#Gifts}}
A tamed [[cat]] has a 70% chance of giving the player a gift when the player wakes up from a [[bed]], and the gift has a 16.13% chance to be a rabbit's foot.

== Usage ==

=== Brewing ingredient ===

{{Brewing
  |head=1
  |Rabbit's Foot
  |Mundane Potion
  |base=Water Bottle
}}
{{brewing
  |foot=1
  |showname=1
  |Rabbit's Foot
  |Potion of Leaping
}}

=== Trading ===
Journeyman-level cleric [[villager]]s buy rabbit's feet for an [[emerald]] as part of their trade: {{in|java}} they buy 2, and {{in|bedrock}} they buy 4.

== Video ==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|Ba3QN3uCniU}}</div>

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Rabbit's Foot
|spritetype=item
|nameid=rabbit_foot
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Rabbit's Foot
|spritetype=item
|nameid=rabbit_foot
|id=528
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java}}
{{History||1.8|snap=June 30, 2014|slink=https://twitter.com/TheMogMiner/status/483636993780232192|[[Ryan Holtz]] tweeted images of a rabbit's foot with some other new [[item]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=14w27a|[[File:Rabbit's Foot JE1.png|32px]] Added rabbit's foot.
|Added the [[potion of Leaping]]; it is [[brewing|brewed]] by adding a rabbit's foot to an [[awkward potion]]. The rabbit's foot also creates the [[mundane potion]] when brewed into a [[water bottle]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w33b|[[File:Rabbit's Foot JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of the rabbit's foot has been changed. The new texture was created by [[wikipedia:Reddit|Reddit]] user [http://www.reddit.com/u/zeldahuman zeldahuman].<ref>{{reddit|2bjzes/a_reminder_of_the_blocks_and_items_added_in_18_so|cj69zie|context=3}}</ref><ref>{{reddit|2c5f35/minecraft_snapshot_14w31a_has_been_released|cjct7gb}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.8.1|snap=pre1|Potions of Leaping, which use rabbit's foot, can now be extended using [[redstone]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w46a|The drop rate of rabbit's foot has been quadrupled.{{more info|Before/After rates}}}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 414.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Rabbit's Foot JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of rabbit's foot has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|[[Cat]]s now offer rabbit's feet as [[Cat#Gifts|gifts]].}}
{{History|||snap=19w07a|Added [[fox]]es, which sometimes spawn with rabbit's feet in their mouths.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Cleric [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] rabbit's feet.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|[[File:Rabbit's Foot JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added rabbit's foot to the [[Creative]] mode [[inventory]].}}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|Rabbit's foot can now be obtained as a rare [[drops|drop]] upon killing [[rabbit]]s.
|Rabbit's foot can now be [[brewing|brewed]] to make [[potions of Leaping]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Tamed [[cat]]s can now give the [[player]] rabbit's foot as a gift.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Rabbit's Foot JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of rabbit's foot has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Rabbit's foot can now be [[trading|sold]] to cleric [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.13.0|snap=beta 1.13.0.1|Added [[fox]]es, which can [[drops|drop]] rabbit's foot.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Rabbit's Foot JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added rabbit's foot.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Rabbit's Foot JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of rabbit's foot has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Rabbit's Foot JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added rabbit's foot.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* The superstition that [[wikipedia:Rabbit's_foot|a rabbit's foot is a lucky charm]] applies equally to Minecraft as it does in the real world: it does not actually increase luck.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Rabbit Items 4 Ryan Holtz.png|First image of the item by [[Ryan Holtz]].
Rabbit Items 5 Ryan Holtz.png|Ryan Holtz brewing the item into a potion.
Rabbit Items 6 Ryan Holtz.png|Ryan Holtz enhancing the potion.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--rabbit-s-foot Taking Inventory: Rabbit's Foot] – Minecraft.net on May 3, 2019

{{items}}

[[de:Hasenpfote]]
[[es:Pata de conejo]]
[[fr:Patte de lapin]]
[[it:Zampa di coniglio]]
[[ja:ウサギの足]]
[[ko:토끼발]]
[[nl:Konijnenpootje]]
[[pl:Królicza łapka]]
[[pt:Pé de coelho]]
[[ru:Кроличья лапка]]
[[uk:Кроляча лапка]]
[[zh:兔子脚]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]
[[Category:Brewing recipe]]</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>

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.

When NBT-customized heads (with names and lores) are placed on the ground, they lose their names and given lores upon picking up. Therefore, using Ctrl + {{ctrl|pick block}} on a custom player head gives the player a head that still retains its textures, but with no lores and its name is reset to either {{code|[PlayerName]'s Head}} (heads obtained by MHF-Marc's Head Format or existing players in the world) or {{code|Player Head}} (heads obtained by using skin URLs).

=== 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.}}
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{{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.}}
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{{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==
* 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]].
*The head item's model when wore on a player is slightly larger than its placed block counterpart in the world, which in turn is also slightly larger than the actual player's head. Therefore, a player who wears their own head appears with a larger head.

==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}}

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[[ko:몹 머리]]
[[nl:Wezenhoofd]]
[[pl:Głowa]]
[[pt:Cabeça de criatura]]
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20w14aTimestamps are no longer written to the session.lock file.
pre1A single character ☃(E2 98 83) is now written to the session.lock file.

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