Minecraft:Player Head

Template:Infobox block 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, Template:Control or executing Template:Cmd.

Breaking

No tool can accelerate the breaking process of player head.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

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:pumpkins 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 armor stand with an empty helmet slot, within the block the dispenser is facing.

Enchantments

Player heads can receive the following Minecraft:enchantments, but only through an Minecraft:anvil.

Name	Max level	Method
Minecraft:Curse of Binding	I	Template:BlockLink
Minecraft:Curse of Vanishing	I	Template:BlockLink

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

Template:Exclusive Player heads can be given 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 Template:Cmd. 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>Template:Tweet</ref> The command to get a static player is twofold: first type Template:Cmd, 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 Template:Code. 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 Template:Code, then restarting the game.

Marc's Head Format

File:Allmobheads.png

All of the MHF mob heads.

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>Template:Reddit</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 MHF_<name>, for example MHF_PigZombie is the name of a Minecraft user with a Minecraft:zombified piglin head. MHF stands for "Marc's Head Format".<ref>Template:Tweet</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 minecraft:profile component, for instance: Template:Cmd.

The following names/heads have been made available:<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>

Mobs

• Template:InvSprite MHF_Alex
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Blaze
• Template:InvSprite MHF_CaveSpider
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Chicken
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Cow
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Creeper
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Enderman
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Ghast
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Golem
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Herobrine
• Template:InvSprite MHF_LavaSlime
• Template:InvSprite MHF_MushroomCow
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Ocelot
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Pig
• Template:InvSprite MHF_PigZombie
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Sheep
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Skeleton
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Slime
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Spider
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Squid
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Steve
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Villager
• Template:InvSprite MHF_WSkeleton
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Zombie

Blocks

• Template:InvSprite MHF_Cactus
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Cake
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Chest
• Template:InvSprite MHF_CoconutB
• Template:InvSprite MHF_CoconutG
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Melon
• Template:InvSprite MHF_OakLog
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Present1
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Present2
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Pumpkin
• Template:InvSprite MHF_TNT
• Template:InvSprite MHF_TNT2

Bonus

• Template:InvSprite MHF_ArrowUp
• Template:InvSprite MHF_ArrowDown
• Template:InvSprite MHF_ArrowLeft
• Template:InvSprite MHF_ArrowRight
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Exclamation
• Template:InvSprite MHF_Question

Sounds

Unique

Template:Edition: Template:SoundTable

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Data values

ID

Template:Edition: Template:ID table Template:ID table Template:ID table

Template:Edition: Template:ID table Template:ID table

Item data

Template:JE: Template:See also

• Template:Nbt: the item's components tag.

Data component format/custom name Data component format/note block sound Data component format/profile

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.

Template:El: Template:See also {{#lst:Head|block data}}

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See Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format.

History

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

• A picture of player heads, including some Mojang characters.
  A picture of player heads, including some Mojang characters.

Development images

• Notch's head in a Minecraft:minecart with chest.
  Notch's head in a Minecraft:minecart with chest.
• First image of held heads rendering as blocks.
  First image of held heads rendering as blocks.
• Second image of held heads rendering as blocks.
  Second image of held heads rendering as blocks.