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This article is about custom player skins. For world textures, see Resource Pack.
File:Mob1.png

The default player skin, "Steve", as it appears in-game.

Char

The above skin when directly opened in an image viewer.

A skin refers to the texture that is placed onto a player model or mob.

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World textures

A skin can also refer to other textures in the game, suchdfgsdfgsdfgds as block textures, item sprites, mob skins etc. A list of these can be found here. Modifying these has been officially supported since the Alpha 1.2.2 Update on November 10, 2010.

It is worth noting that Pigmen, Zombie, and Zombie Pigmen mobs can use typical player skins (and vice-versa). Skeleton mobs can use typical player skins as well, but keep in mind that they have their skinny arms and legs. (If a skeleton mob skin is used as a player's skin, their legs and arms will not be skinny.)

Since 1.4, in order to use the player skin for Pigmen, Zombie, and Zombie Pigmen, you must align it to the correct place on the .png or the texture will be broken.

Changing player skins

PC

A player can only change their character's skin if they have purchased Minecraft. This is done on the Profile page by uploading a valid .png image file, which will then replace the default skin. The char.png ( Steve.png as of Minecraft 1.6 ) file in minecraft.jar can also be changed and replaced, but the effects will only be visible to that player, and only players with the default skin will appear different.

note:

char.png (Minecraft 1.5.2 and lower) is located in the "\mob" folder within minecraft.jar

steve.png (Minecraft 1.6 and above) is located in the "\assets\minecraft\textures\entity\" folder

Xbox 360

There are currently 8 default skin types (with the exception of the skin packs), all of which appear to have Steve's face, but wearing different outfits and skin colors. The following are available through split screen and online only. The skins are available to be chosen in the 'Change Skin' area of Help & Options. The Xbox allows transparent skins, because you can't create your own skins on the Xbox 360 edition. This prevents issues with completely transparent skin users "haunting" other players.

Default:

Namedgsdfgdfgdfghzsdfghsdfr Player 1's Skin The classic Steve.
Tennis Steve File:Char Snap2.png File:Char2.png Player 2's Skin A blond Steve in a tennis outfit and a sweatband.
Tuxedo Steve File:Char Snap3.png File:Char3.png Player 3's Skin Steve in a fancy-looking tuxedo.
Athlete Steve File:Char Snap4.png File:Char4.png Player 4's Skinsdfgdfsgdf A darker version of Steve with a sleeveless top, a gold medal necklace, and track pants.
Scottish Steve File:Char Snap5.png File:Char5.png Player 5's Skin Steve in a kilt with fancy hair and clothing. This skin was used by Conan O'Brien when he reviewed Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition during clueless gamer.[1]
Prisoner Steve File:Char Snap6.png File:Char6.png Player 6's Skin Steve as an escapee from prison in a bright-colored, prison uniform. It seems as if he resembles an albino, with red eyes and off white hair.
Cyclist Steve File:Char Snap7.png File:Char7.png Player 7's Skin A Steve with bicycling shorts, a jacket, and shoes.
Boxer Steve File:Char Snap8.png File:Char8.png Player 8's Skin A Steve with boxing gloves, a belt with short shorts, no shirt, and fancy boots.

Skin Packs

Since the Xbox 360 Edition's 1.7 update, 4J Studios have begun rolling out Skin Packs as downloadable content. Skin Packs add additional skins that players may choose from along with the 8 default skins packaged with the game. They often feature characters from other video-games (usually games on Xbox Arcade), alongside original designs.

Main

Skin Pack 1

Xbox Skin Pack Promo 3

Promotional image for Skin Pack 1. From left to right: Jack of Blades, Clayton Carmine, Banjo, Ms. 'Splosion Man, Prisoner.

Skin Pack 1 was released on July 16th, 2012. It contains 45 different skins to choose from.[2] It is purchasable through the Xbox 360 Marketplace or directly in-game through the Downloadable Content section and costs US$1.99. A trial version of Skin Pack 1 is available as a free download, which enables the full use of the original design skins, but not the skins based on copyrighted game characters which include those based on Minecraft's own characters.

Skin Pack 2

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Promotional image for Skin Pack 2. From left to right: Agent Level 5, Joanna Dark - Dress, Damon Baird, Pretztail, Bill.

Skin Pack 2 was released on August 24th, 2012. It contains 45 different skins to choose from. It is purchasable through the Xbox 360 Marketplace or directly in-game through the Downloadable Content section and costs US$1.99. A trial version of Skin Pack 2 is available as a free download, which enables the full use of the original design skins and some skins based off of certain indie game characters.

Skin Pack 3

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Promotional image for Skin Pack 3. From left to right: Cow, Skeleton, Zombie Herobrine, and Zombie Pigman.

Skin Pack 3 was released on October 17, 2012. It contains 45 different skins to choose from, including figures from Valve's Half Life 2, Portal 2, and Left 4 Dead 2.[3] It is purchasable through the Xbox 360 Marketplace or directly in-game through the Downloadable Content section and costs US$1.99. A trial version of Skin Pack 3 is available as a free download, which enables the full use of the original design skins and skins based on indie game characters.

Skin Pack 4

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Promotional image for Skin Pack 4. From left to right: Protagonist, Augustus Cole, Red Spartan, and Barbarian.

Skin Pack 4 was released on March 13, 2013.[4] It contains 45 different skins to choose from. Some of these skins include capes.[5] It is purchasable through the Xbox 360 Marketplace or directly in-game through the Downloadable Content section and costs US$1.99. A trial version of Skin Pack 4 is available as a free download, which enables the full use of some designs.

Skin Pack 5

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Promotional image for Skin Pack 5 (The Walking Dead). From left to right: Lee Everett, Kenny, Female Walker, Molly, Male Walker, Christa, and Omid.

Skin Pack 5 was released on July 31, 2013.[6] It contains 45 different skins to choose from. It is purchasable through the Xbox 360 Marketplace or directly in-game through the Downloadable Content section and costs US$1.99. A trial version of Skin Pack 5 is available as a free download, which enables the full use of some designs.

Other

Summer Of Arcade Promotional Skin Pack

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Promotional image for Summer of Arcade Skin Pack. From left to right: Paladin, Randall Wayne, Knight, Dust, Tony Hawk.

The Summer of Arcade Free Promotional Skin Pack[7] was available through July 18th and August 22, 2012. It was available through the Xbox home page, and was free. It contained 15 different skins to choose from, all from popular games in the "Summer of Arcade" XBLA event.

Halloween Skin Pack

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Promotional image for The Halloween Skin Pack.

The Halloween Skin Pack was downloadable from October 26th, 2012 to November 26th, 2012. It contained 55 different skins to choose from. 7 skins included capes. It was purchasable through the Xbox 360 Marketplace or directly in-game through the Downloadable Content section of the game and costs US$1.99. All proceeds went to charity.[8]

Festive Skin Pack

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Promotional image for The Festive Skin Pack.

The Festive Skin Pack was released on December 19th, 2012. It contained 24 different skins to choose from. 13 of them added extra pixels not available in the PC Version (ex. Santa's Hat) It is purchasable through the Xbox 360 Marketplace or directly in-game through the Downloadable Content section of the game and costs US$1. A trial version of The Festive Skin Pack is available as a free download, which enables the full use of 7 of the designs.

Battle & Beasts Skin Pack

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Promotional image for The Battle and Beasts Skin Pack.

The Battle and Beasts Skin Pack was released on May 8th, 2013. It contains 45 different skins to choose from. It is purchasable through the Xbox 360 Marketplace or directly in-game through the Downloadable Content section of the game and costs US$1.99. A trial version of The Battle and Beasts Skin Pack is available as a free download, which enables the full use of some of the designs. Each Battle Skin has a Male and Female Variation

Minecraft 1st Birthday Skin Pack

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Promotional image for The Minecraft 1st Birthday Skin Pack.

The Minecraft 1st Birthday Skin Pack was released on May 9th, 2013. It contains 23 different skins to choose from. All the skins are original designs. It was purchasable (For free) through the Xbox 360 Marketplace or directly in-game through the Downloadable Content section of the game for a limited time. Note Herobrine underneath the "M" in Minecraft.


Battle & Beasts II Skin Pack

The Battle & Beasts II Skin Pack was released on October 12, 2013. It contains 45 different skins to choose from.

Creating a skin

Skintemplate

A color-coded skin template on transparent background with all faces labeled.

Skinzones

Another skin guide on a black background. For the arm and leg sections only, "right" indicates those facing outward, whereas "left" indicates inward.

A custom skin is a great way to personalize your player model and can be done either by using a variety of community-made skin editors, or by editing the "char.png" file manually with an image editor like Paint.NET or another image editor. The "char.png" file can be downloaded from here. When editing the "char.png" file manually, be sure to keep the original image dimensions, and make the background of the skin (the unused pixels) completely transparent.

When you first start playing Minecraft, you most likely won't care what you look like. However, when you start playing with your friends on multiplayer, you'll want to have a new look, something that describes you. While you can always go search the internet for something, most players prefer to create they're own skin. One way to do this is by opening a paint program, using the Minecraft skin template, and making one like that. Most people find it easier to use a program/game called Skincraft, which can be found with a quick search, just type in 'Skincraft' It is a very helpful tool, allowing players to view they're character in a real time, three dimensional view, while giving them the clothing that they want. Even if a player has no artistic skill, this is easy to use, as it has a wide variety of pre-made selections, such as hats, boots, sweaters, etc.

After making a custom skin using a skin editor or by editing the "char.png" file manually, you have a .png skin file. Upload it at the Profile page of www.minecraft.net and your skin is applied. Start up Minecraft and enjoy your new skin! Other players in multiplayer will also be able to see your skin. You will only be able to see your custom skin if you are logged in. When playing offline, you will not see it.

Capes

Capes (previously known as cloaks) are vanity items and are worn in addition to the player's skin. There is currently no way to obtain a cape on one's own, however there are various client mods that allow players to do this. On the Xbox 360 edition some skins from various skin packs, such as the Grim Reaper in the Halloween Pack and Ezio Auditore da Firenze in Skin Pack 4 have capes.

Name Image Original Notes
The Mojang Cape File:MojangCloak.PNG File:Mojang.png All Mojang AB employees have Mojang logo capes.
The Christmas Cape 2010 File:ChristmasCape.png File:Xmas.png On December 24/25, 2010; all users were shown with this Christmas tree cape. This cape was not added to user accounts.
The New Year's Cape File:Newyearscloak.png File:2011.png On New Year's Eve, 2010; all users were shown with this fireworks cape. This cape was not added to user accounts.
The Bacon Cape File:MicleeBaconCape.png File:BaconCape.png Miclee was given this cape by Notch, presumably due to his idea of the Pigman. However, later it was removed from him due to other users asking Notch for personal capes.
One Million Cape File:1000000.png File:1MCape.png This cape was made for akronman1, the lucky buyer of the 1,000,000th copy of Minecraft.[9]
dannyBstyle's Cape File:Cloak DB.png File:DBCape.png This cape was given to dannyBstyle.[10]
JulianClark's Cape File:JulianClark cape.png File:JulianClark.png This cape was given to JulianClark in return for bringing Notch the TV presenter and actor Ray Cokes.[11]
Crowdin Translator Cape Translatorcape File:Capeeeee.png This cape was given to 29 translators on the Minecraft translation project at Crowdin using a fair dice roll. More capes will be given out to translators from time to time.[12][13][14]
MINECON 2011 Attendees Cape Creepercloak Creeper cape This cape was automatically added to all MINECON 2011 attendees' registered username.
MINECON 2011 Xbox Cape Minecraft 360 Avatar MineConCape Creeper cape A card was given to all MINECON 2011 attendees and contained a redemption code for Xbox Live. It uses the same design as the in-game cape from the PC version of minecraft. The cape was then put on Minecraft: XBOX360 Edition as avatar downloadable content.
MINECON 2012 Attendees Cape File:Minecon2012Cape.png File:Minecon Cape2012.png A redemption link for this cape was emailed to all registered MINECON 2012 attendees.
MINECON 2012 Xbox Cape Xboxcape File:Minecon Cape2012.png A card was given to all MINECON 2012 attendees upon check-in that contained a redemption code for Xbox Live. It uses the same design as the in-game cape from the PC version of Minecraft.
1st Birthday Xbox Cape File:1st Birthday Xbox Cape.png On May 9 till May 13, 2013; all players of the Xbox 360 edition were shown with this birthday cake cape (except for players using skins that have their own capes) to celebrate the 1st birthday of the Xbox edition of Minecraft. A PC version of the cape currently does not exist.
cheapsh0t's Cape File:Cheapsh0tcape.png File:Cheapsh0t.png On October 19, 2013; the user cheapsh0t recieved this cape for help jeb_ and the Mojang team in Tokyo. The cape is identical to the Crowdin cape except for the Japanese flag on the reverse side of the cape. [15][16]
MINECON 2013 File:Wearing MC2013 Cape.png File:Official MineCon 2013 Cape.png On October 30th 2013 Tobias Mollstam (@mollstam) of the Mojang Team tweeted out an image of the 2013 MINECON cape. The cape shows an extended piston on a green shaded background.[17]

Unused MineCon 2011 capes

These capes were featured in a poll where MineCon 2011 attendees could vote for their cape of choice. The red creeper cape won MineCon 2011 and the blue cape with the pickaxe was used for MineCon 2012. These following capes are still unused though may appear in the future.[18]

History

beta
1.0Exclusive cloaks (later renamed capes) were added on December 20, 2010.
1.6.6The player skin originally had a beard that was commonly mistaken for a smile. The beard was removed in Beta 1.6.6.
October 2011Notch renamed the cloak to the cape mentioning that the name was already wrong in the first place.[19]
release
1.9pre1All "bottom" textures (including hand and foot) have been flipped 180 degrees. It's worth mentioning that the textures were specifically flipped and not rotated because an updated texture with the bottom surface rotated as opposed to flipped may display incorrectly depending on the intended alignment with relation to the rest of the skin.
?On 23 November 2012, the MineCon 2012 Cape was leaked out when Curse was showing off the MineCon Goodie Bag. The Cape that the Avatar had was the Golden Pickaxe and Blue Background. Then revealed to also be MineCon 2012's Official Cape.

Gallery

See also

  • To share your skin with other users, please do so on the skin gallery page.

References

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