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{{Infobox block
| image = Player Head.png
| invimage = Player Head
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = any
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
| waterloggable = {{jebe|No|Yes}}
| rarity = Uncommon
}}
The '''player head''' is a [[Minecraft:block]] based on the [[Minecraft:head]] of a [[Minecraft:player]]'s [[Minecraft:skin]] ([[Minecraft:Steve]] by default). Player heads cannot be obtained in [[Minecraft:Survival]].

== Obtaining ==
The player head can be obtained only by using [[Minecraft:Creative inventory]], {{control|picking block}} or executing {{cmd|give}}.
=== Breaking ===
No tool can accelerate the breaking process of player head.<ref>{{bug|MC-192905||Heads & Skulls have no assigned tool}}</ref>

{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Player Head}}

Player head drops itself when it's destroyed.

When destroyed by an [[Minecraft:explosion]], the player head always drops as an item.

== Usage ==
=== Decoration ===
Player heads can be oriented in 16 different directions when placed on top of a block, and in 4 directions when placed on the sides of blocks, similar to signs. They can be placed either on top of or beside blocks by shift-clicking.

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

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

=== Enchantments ===
Player heads can receive the following [[Minecraft:enchantment]]s, but only through an [[Minecraft:anvil]].

{| class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Max level
![[Minecraft:Enchanting|Method]]
|-
|[[Minecraft:Curse of Binding]]
|I
|{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Minecraft:Curse of Vanishing]]
|I
|{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|-
|}

=== Piston interactivity ===
Player head is destroyed when the [[Minecraft:piston]] tries to push it. It can't be pulled by the [[Minecraft:sticky piston]].
== Player skins ==
{{exclusive|java|section=1}}
Player heads can be given [[Minecraft: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. Commonly, this kind of head is called a custom head.

The command to give the player a head with the skin of another player is {{cmd|1=give @s minecraft:player_head[minecraft:profile={name:PlayerName}]}}. This command will give a dynamic player head, which will update when the player updates their skin. A static player head instead 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> The command to get a static player is twofold: first type {{cmd|1=fetchprofile name PlayerName}}, then click on the "Give Item" option to give yourself a static player head of the player named.

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:.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.
Afterward, 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:.minecraft]]\assets\skins\(subfolder)}}, then restarting the game.

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

{{exclusive|Java|section=1}}

[[Minecraft:Marc Watson]] created a number of accounts with specific skins so map makers could use common player 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 [[Minecraft: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 [[Minecraft:Texture Update]], and are outdated.

Because these are names of player accounts, these player heads are obtained or placed using the <code>minecraft:profile</code> component, for instance: {{cmd|1=/give @s minecraft:player_head[minecraft:profile=MHF_<name>]}}.

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>

;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|Player Head}} 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}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
|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 player head is equipped
|id=item.armor.equip_generic
|translationkey=subtitles.item.armor.equip
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| 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 player head is equipped
|id=armor.equip_generic
|volume=1.0
| pitch = 1.0
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|showitemtags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Player Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=player_head
|itemtags=skulls}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Player Wall Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=player_wall_head
|form=block
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=player-head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=skull
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Player Head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=player_head
|aliasid=skull / 3
|id=-967
|translationkey=item.skull.char.name
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=player-head
|spritetype=block
|nameid=Skull
|foot=1}}

=== Item data ===
{{JE}}:
{{see also|Data component format}}
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|components}}: the item's '''components''' tag.
{{:Data component format/custom_name}}
{{:Data component format/note_block_sound}}
{{:Data component format/profile}}
</div>

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

{{#lst:Head|block states}}

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

{{el|java}}:
{{see also|Block entity format}}
{{#lst:Head|block data}}

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

== History ==
{{See asset history|type=block}}
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w36a|[[File:Player Head (S) JE1.png|32px]][[File:Player Head (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added heads, obtainable only from the [[Minecraft:Creative inventory]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w37a|[[File:Player Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Changed item textures.
|Added as a hidden and disabled feature, player heads can now have the [[Minecraft:skin]] of a specific [[Minecraft: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>
|Heads do not [[Minecraft:drop]] in vanilla, but mapmakers/modders/etc. can make them by adding an [[Minecraft:NBT format|NBT]] string tag <code>{"SkullOwner":"''player_name''"}</code> on the skull [[Minecraft:item]]s.<ref name="playerheads">{{reddit|zxn7u/its_apparently_my_cakeday_so_lets_cash_in_this}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||November 7, 2012|link=https://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftsuggestions/comments/12qtbz/killing_other_players_with_a_sword_should_drop/c6xqpym/?context=3|[[Minecraft:Jeb]] states that the official opinion is that "[dropping] player heads [on player kills] are a bit too gory for ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft]]'', so it's better suited for a plugin or mod."}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.6|dev=12w49a|A head can now be used to [[Minecraft:craft]] a [[Minecraft:firework star]] with [[Minecraft:creeper]]-face effect.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|Custom heads can now be obtained without third party programs via {{cmd|give}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w03a|Heads now show the [[Minecraft:skin]]'s hat layer (this also works when a [[Minecraft:mob]]/player wears the head).}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w29a|Heads now display a cracking animation.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w30a|[[File:Player Head (item) JE2.png|32px]] Heads in [[Minecraft:inventories]] and held by mobs/players now display as [[Minecraft:block]]s.
|Heads worn by [[Minecraft:mob]]s and [[Minecraft:player]]s are now displayed on the armor layer. Previously, the head replaced the mob/player's head texture; the hat layer appeared over the player head.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8.4|dev=release|For security reasons, custom heads can now have textures only from [[Minecraft:mojang.com]] and [[Minecraft:minecraft.net]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w31a|Heads now appear larger in the [[Minecraft:inventory]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w39a|[[Minecraft:Dispenser]]s can now equip heads onto [[Minecraft:player]]s, [[Minecraft:mob]]s, and [[Minecraft:armor stand]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w49a|Heads no longer turn red when the player or mob takes damage.<ref>{{bug|MC-85756}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Renamed "Head" to "Player Head".|Player heads now play a sound when placed.
|Player heads can no longer be placed inside entities.<ref>{{bug|MC-2208}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w21a|The rarity of player heads has been changed from "Common" to "Uncommon".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.3|dev=22w45a|[[File:Player Head (S) JE2.png|32px]] The texture of the player head has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=23w03a|Player heads can now be placed on top of note blocks without sneaking.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|dev=23w05a|Player heads can now be swapped with other pieces of headgear in the ''head'' [[Minecraft:inventory]] slot by {{ctrl|using}} them.<ref>{{bug|MC-216270|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|[[File:Player Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added heads.
|They use the [[Minecraft:Java]] textures prior to [[Minecraft:14w30a]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|Heads can now be worn as armor.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|Heads can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:firework star]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.2.0.11|[[File:Head (item) BE2.png|32px]] Heads in [[Minecraft:inventories]] and when held by mobs/players now display as [[Minecraft:block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.60|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.60.25|Heads can now be placed on top of note blocks without sneaking.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.30|dev=Preview 1.21.30.22|Changed name from "Head" to "Player Head" to match {{JE}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.21.30.21|The rarity of player heads has been changed from "Common" to "Uncommon" to match {{JE}}.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU12|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Player Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added player heads to the [[Minecraft:Creative inventory]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|A player head can now be used to [[Minecraft:craft]] a [[Minecraft:firework star]] with [[Minecraft:creeper]]-face effect.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU34|xbone=CU22|ps3=1.25|psvita=1.25|ps4=1.25|wiiu=Patch 4|Player heads can now be swapped with other pieces of headgear in the ''head'' [[Minecraft:inventory]] slot by {{ctrl|using}} them.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU49|xbone=CU39|ps3=1.42|psvita=1.42|ps4=1.42|wiiu=Patch 18|switch=1.0.1|Player heads are now held the same way as on ''Java Edition'' in first person.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Player Head (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added player heads.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
==== ''Java Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w10a|Now stores item name in <code>custom_name</code> tag.
|NBT tag {{cd|SkullOwner}} and {{cd|ExtraType}} is replaced with <code>profile</code> to keep a consistent format with the item component form.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.9|dev=25w34a|The {{cd|profile}} field has been changed to match {{cd|minecraft:profile}} component. That means that it also becomes immutable and is resolved only when necessary.}}
}}

==== ''Bedrock Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.40|dev=Preview 1.21.40.20|The separate and direct item forms of the <code>skull</code> block ID have been merged and its [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition data values|data values]] have been split up into their own IDs.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* When [[Minecraft:breaking]] a player head, the particle effect of breaking it is the same as [[Minecraft:soul sand]].
* Despite there being a default Steve head, heads for the other protagonist skins cannot be obtained without using custom names.

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Playerheads.png|A picture of player heads, including some Mojang characters.
</gallery>

=== Development images ===
<gallery>
Minecart with chest and head thing.png|Notch's head in a [[Minecraft: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.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Navigation ==
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{{Navbox combat|armor}}

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[[Category:Block entities]]
[[Category:Creative or commands only blocks]]

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[[Minecraft:ko:플레이어 머리]]
[[Minecraft:pt:Cabeça de Jogador]]
[[Minecraft:zh:玩家的头]]

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