Cape

Capes are commemorative items that can be worn in addition to the player's skin. However, unlike skins, players cannot create custom capes or transfer any owned capes to a different account. When equipped, they also change the appearance of worn elytra. Capes are purely decorational, and do not alter the wearers' capabilities in any way.
There are various mods, such as Optifine, that allow players to obtain capes, some even allowing for any custom design to be used. These capes are however not official and only visible to the player using the mod (or, in some cases, other users of that mod). Only official capes, that can be seen by everyone, are listed in this article.
== Obtaining ==
=== Java Edition ===
The only capes that can be obtained on one's own, so far, in are the migrator cape, which comes from migrating a Mojang account to a Microsoft account, and the vanilla cape, which comes from owning both and in the same Microsoft account prior to June 6, 2022. The rest cannot be obtained by players through any in-game means and are therefore considerably rarer.
MINECON capes before Minecon Earth 2017 were obtained by attending or buying a ticket to the year's MINECON. Minecraft events from 2017 and onward are done via a livestream available to everyone and no capes are given out anymore. On May 12, 2020, Mojang disabled all unused MINECON cape links used to obtain the capes of years 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016. Only a few thousand players around the world have a MINECON cape.
Other less common types of capes have manually been given out by Mojang to select few members of the community throughout the years. Some of the people who have those capes include Mojang staff themselves, volunteers in various programs as well as individuals whose impact was recognized by Mojang. Only a few hundred players around the world have such a cape, with some capes being owned by a single individual only.
Players of can equip or unequip certain capes for their skin via the Minecraft Launcher or their Minecraft profile.
=== Bedrock Edition ===
Unlike , in , capes are much more common items with skins from various skin packs having capes integrated to them. One skin pack made available to every player is the MINECON 2016 skin pack that contains all five MINECON cape designs from up to 2016. A cape celebrating Minecon Live 2019 was available in to promote the character creator, though it was obtainable by everyone regardless of whether they watched the event or not. Another cape made available to every player is the pan cape. Players who owned both and on the same Microsoft account prior to June 6, 2022, were also given the vanilla cape. Some employees also have special capes in , similarly to .
Players of can equip or unequip certain capes for their skin via the character creator.
== Java Edition capes ==
=== Mojang capes ===
Name 	Cape	Elytra	Texture	Notes 	API Name
Mojang Cape
(Classic)	 	 	 	This cape was given to employees of Mojang Studios. This design was used from December 20, 2010 to October 7, 2015. The file name for the cape on assets.minecraft.net was , which is tomorrow in Swedish.https://web.archive.org/web/20140807231527/http://assets.minecraft.net/Morre.png	Mojang-old
Mojang Cape 	 	 	 	This cape was given to employees of Mojang Studios. This design was used from October 7, 2015 to July 25, 2021. 	Mojang
Mojang Studios Cape	 	 	 	This cape was given to employees of Mojang Studios. This design has been used since July 25, 2021. It was made by Johan Aronson and it resembles the "Mojangs" or "gizmos" that make up the Mojang Studios logo. 	Mojang-new
=== MINECON capes ===
Name 	Cape	Elytra	Texture	Notes 	API Name
MINECON 2011 Cape	 	 	 	This cape was given to MINECON 2011 attendees via their registered username.https://web.archive.org/web/20190924120713/https://help.mojang.com/customer/portal/articles/872983-minecon-capes 	Minecon2011
MINECON 2012 Cape	 	 	 	This cape was given to players who redeemed a link emailed to registered MINECON 2012 attendees. 	Minecon2012
MINECON 2013 Cape	 	 	 	This cape was given to players who redeemed a link emailed to registered MINECON 2013 attendees, similar to MINECON 2012's method. 	Minecon2013
MINECON 2015 Cape	 	 	 	This cape was given to players who redeemed a link emailed to registered MINECON 2015 attendees, provided that they had scanned their ticket at the venue's entrance on July 4, 2015. 	Minecon2015
MINECON 2016 Cape	 	 	 	This cape was given to players who redeemed a link emailed to registered MINECON 2016 attendees, provided that they had scanned their ticket at the venue's entrance on September 24, 2016, similar to MINECON 2015's method.	Minecon2016
This section is about Java Edition's capes. For Bedrock Edition's founder's cape, see . For Bedrock Edition's MINECON skin pack capes, see .
===Minecraft Festival capes ===
Name 	Cape	Texture	Notes 	API Name
Minecraft Festival cape	TBD 	TBD 	This Minecraft Festival cape will be given out to attendees of the convention held in Orlando. The cape will be available for both to all attendees.https://www.minecraftfestival.com/Buy/Ticket-Details/ More info is to come.	TBD
=== Personal capes ===
Name 	Cape	Elytra	Texture	Notes 	API Name
Bacon cape 	 	— 	 	This cape was given to Miclee by Notch, due to his idea of the Pigman. However, the cape was later removed:File:Miclee Cape Removal Confirmation.png after other users asked Notch for personal capes.
The cape texture was made by Miclee and uploaded to ."Bored, so I made a bacon cape. http://i.imgur.com/1YJIQ.png" (dead link) – @micleee 	—
Millionth Customer cape	 	 	 	This cape was given to akronman1, the lucky buyer of the 1,000,000th copy of Minecraft. 
The cape was made by . 	MillionthSale
dannyBstyle's cape 	 	 	 	This cape was given to dannyBstyle, a video game music composer, as Notch was a fan of his music. 	dannyBstyle
JulianClark's cape 	 	 	 	This cape was given to JulianClark in return for bringing Notch the TV presenter and actor Ray Cokes. 	JulianClark
cheapsh0t's cape 	 	 	 	This cape was given to cheapsh0t on October 2013 for helping the Mojang team in Tokyo.マインクラフト東京： オフ会Withデベロッパー - Mojang.com; September 6, 2013 The cape is identical to the Translator cape except for the Japanese flag on the under side of the cape.
This cape shares similar design style with Translator cape. 	cheapsh0t
MrMessiah's cape 	 	 	 	This cape was given to MrMessiah as a "thank you" for creating the BetterLight mod, which is responsible for some of Minecraft's lighting and grass features. The cape was discussed in 2011, however it wasn't granted until 2015. The designer of the cape is uncertain but MrMessiah believes it was Jeb.https://web.archive.org/web/20230422191031/https://i.imgur.com/PzzwwbW.png	MrMessiah
Prismarine cape 	 	 	 	This cape was given to Drullkus by Jeb for recreating the prismarine block for use in his Chisel mod rather than modifying Mojang's texture.. 	Prismarine
Birthday cape 	 	 	 	This cape was given to Mojang employee Gr8Bizzo (formerly Gr8_Escape).https://twitter.com/Mojang_Ined/status/1389251478355841025?s=20 	Birthday
Valentine cape 	 	 	 	This cape was given to LolFoxy2 by a Mojang employee after resolving LolFoxy2's problems with migration to a Microsoft account. However, the cape was later removed after the Mojang employee realizing its rarity.Screenshot about the story behind this cape
https://web.archive.org/web/20220904011234/https://i.imgur.com/ZgROuy8.png 	Valentine
===Other capes===
Name 	Cape	Elytra	Texture	Notes 	API Name
Translator cape 	 	 	 	This cape was given to some proofreaders"Basically you need to provide a stable, high-quality support for your language project. For a few years at least. Then you may become a proofreader. And then you may get a cape if you are a good proofreader." (experienced translators with moderation permissions for their language) on the Minecraft translation project in Crowdin.
Originally, these capes were given out on May 16, 2012 using a fair dice roll to 29 contributors, with plans to give more capes from time to time. Jeb later said that he canceled those plans after seeing abusive behavior from some translators, such as using auto-translation and down-voting legitimate translations.
The cape was again used a few years later to reward certain proofreaders for important contribution to the project.	Translator
Chinese Translator cape	 	 	 	This cape was given to Powup333, Craft_Lawrence and sjjklh on June 4, 2015 for playing vital roles on the Minecraft translation project in Crowdin in Chinese.http://www.mcbbs.net/thread-452211-1-1.html The cape is identical to the Translator cape except for the Chinese flag on the under side of the cape. This cape shares similar design style with cheapsh0t's cape. 	Translator-Chinese
Scrolls Champion cape 	 	 	 	This cape was given to players who earned the Weekly First Place winner badge five times in Scrolls starting on November 7, 2014. During Minecon 2015, the Scrolls Minecon Open was also held for Scrolls' ingame items and other prizes including the cape in Minecraft.https://callersbane.com/2015/06/announcing-the-minecon-open As of September 30, 2015, it is no longer possible to earn this cape.https://scrolls.com/2015/09/greeting-fellow-citizens-of-the-internetOn December 11 - 12, 2014, all players were temporarily shown with this cape to celebrate the release of Scrolls. However, it was not added to accounts.	ScrollsChamp
Cobalt cape 	 	 	 	This cape was given to participants/winners of level-making competitions and the Cobalt League tournaments in 2016.
The design of the cape's elytra texture is based on a wasp enemy from Cobalt. 	Cobalt
Mojira Moderator cape 	 	 	 	This cape was given to moderators on the Bug tracker. 	Moderator
Realms MapMaker cape 	 	 	 	This cape was given to mapmakers in the Java Realms Content Creator Program who met the criteria listed here. 	MapMaker
Turtle cape 	 	 	 	This cape was given to billyK_ for his suggestion to add turtles into the game.Turtle shoutout to billyK_! As suspected, there's a cape waiting for you on your Minecraft profile =)
The cape was also given to Mojang employees Michael Andersson and el_hefe_ for cape endpoint testing. However, it was later removed from the two. 	Turtle
Migrator cape 	 	 	 	This cape was given to players who have bought Minecraft before December 1, 2020 and migrated their Mojang or legacy account to a Microsoft account,https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/360050865492-JAVA-Account-Migration-FAQ starting on July 9, 2021.
The official cape design was released by Ined on Twitter on June 30, 2021.
Before the cape's release, text was found in language files that read "And... a special Veteran Cape for each year you've played Java Edition!" Later on, images were found on the support page with similar text. It is unknown why this text existed, as Mojang have made no comment regarding it.Migration language file (en_US.json) mentioning the words "Veteran Cape" An image found on the support site including the words "Veteran Cape"	Migrator
===Temporary capes===
Name 	Cape	Texture	Notes
Christmas 2010 cape	 	 	All players were temporarily shown with this cape during Christmas of 2010. However, it was not added to accounts.
New Year 2011 cape	 	 	All players were temporarily shown with this cape during New Year's Eve of 2011. However, it was not added to accounts.
=== April Fools caeps ===
These caeps were released as a part of the 23w13a-or-b April Fools update on April 1st 2023 and can be obtained in a vote.
These capes are exclusive to the 23w13a-or-b update and are not assigned to any player's account.
The word "Cape" is intentionally misspelled to "Caep" in the game files and in the vote.
Name 	Cape	Texture	Notes
Awesom caep 	 	 	—
Blonk caep 	 	 	This cape is an edited Mojang cape used in 2015 with the Mojang logo being painted over with red color.
No-Circle caep 	 	 	A cape that reminds players that no circles are allowed in Minecraft
Nyan caep 	 	 	This cape is a reference to the Nyan Cat music video.
Squid caep 	 	 	—
Veterinarian caep	 	 	—
==Bedrock Edition capes==
=== Character creator capes ===
Note: One Vanilla cape is listed under Cross-Platform capes
Name 	Icon	Cape	Elytra	Texture	Notes
Founder's Cape 	 	 	 	 	This cape was given to players who claimed it in the Marketplace when it was distributed as a promotion for the Character Creator during MINECON Live 2019. 
On December 29, 2021, the price of the cape was changed to 10 million Minecoins (roughly equivalent to over $55,000.00 USD).
The Pan Cape! 	 	 	 	 	This cape was given to all players in the Character Creator cape page. 
It can be equipped via the cape select screen. When elytra are worn with the cape, a pancake with maple syrup and butter design is visible.
Mojang Studios Cape	 	 	 	 	This cape was given to Mojang Studios developers.
This cape was added into the game on December 10, 2021.
On December 29, 2021 at around 2:00 CET, the cape's icon, name and texture were changed to look like the pan cape. It's rarity was changed to Common and price set to 10 million Minecoins to combat players using an exploit to add this cape to their accounts.
It was put back into the game as a new Character Creator cape on January 18, 2022. The old version of this cape (changed looks to pan cape) can still be equipped if the player has it.
Progress Pride Cape	 	 	 	 	This cape is free and part of Pride 2023 Sale and its collection released on August 1, 2023 at 19:00 CET in Minecraft Bedrock Marketplace. 
There have been 3 revisions made to this cape texture. This cape is only available in certain regions of the world.
* Initial texture created on March 13, 2023
* 2nd revision on July 14, 2023
* 3rd revision (latest) on August 1, 2023
Revision 3 texture was released at 18:30 CET on August 1, 2023.
=== Other capes ===
Name 	Cape	Elytra	Texture	Notes
Microsoft Xbox cape	 	— 	 	This cape was given to Microsoft employees on Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition with the ability to toggle the cape's visibilityNote: The cape texture is a recreation and is used in the preview image.
===Skin pack capes===
Some capes are missing including all from LittleBigPlanet™ Mash-Up Pack, Marvel Avengers Skin Pack and other from Legacy Console Editions or other editions.
Skin pack capes
Name 	Cape	Texture	Notes
Ender dragon wings cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the ender dragon skin included in the 1st Birthday Skin Pack and could only be shown with the skin equipped.
Devil's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Devil skin included in the Halloween Mash-Up and could only be shown with the skin equipped.
Dracula's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Dracula skin included in the Halloween Mash-Up and could only be shown with the skin equipped.
Evil Wizard's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Evil Wizard skin included in the Halloween Mash-Up and could only be shown with the skin equipped.
Bride of Frankenstein's cape	 	 	This cape was made for the Bride of Frankenstein skin included in the Halloween Mash-Up and could only be shown with the skin equipped.
The grim reaper's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for The Grim Reaper skin included in the Halloween Mash-Up and could only be shown with the skin equipped.
Wicked witch's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Wicked Witch skin included in the Halloween Mash-Up and could only be shown with the skin equipped.
Maman Brigitte's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Maman Brigitte skin included in the Halloween Mash-Up and could only be shown with the skin equipped.
Male spartan's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Male Spartan skin included in Battles & Beasts Skin Pack and can only be shown with the skin equipped.
Female spartan's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Female Spartan skin included in Battles & Beasts Skin Pack and can only be shown with the skin equipped.
Padmé Amidala's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Senator Padmé Amidala skin included in Star Wars Prequel Skin Pack and can only be shown with the skin equipped.
Palpatine's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Senator Palpatine skin included in Star Wars Prequel Skin Pack and can only be shown with the skin equipped.
Count Dooku's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Count Dooku skin included in Star Wars Prequel Skin Pack and can only be shown with the skin equipped.
General Grievous's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the General Grievous skin included in Star Wars Prequel Skin Pack and can only be shown with the skin equipped.
Boss Nass's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Boss Nass skin included in Star Wars Prequel Skin Pack and can only be shown with the skin equipped.
Mas Amedda's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Mas Amedda skin included in Star Wars Prequel Skin Pack and can only be shown with the skin equipped.
Poggle the Lesser's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Poggle the Lesser skin included in Star Wars Prequel Skin Pack and can only be shown with the skin equipped.
Lando Calrissian's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Lando Calrissian skin included in Star Wars Classic Skin Pack and can only be shown with the skin equipped.
Skyrim Nazir's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Skyrim Nazir skin included in the Skyrim Mash-Up and could only be shown with the skin equipped.
Skyrim Vampire Lord's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Skyrim Vampire Lord skin included in the Skyrim Mash-Up and could only be shown with the skin equipped.
Huntress Wizard's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Huntress Wizard skin included in the Adventure Time Mash-Up and could only be shown with the skin equipped.
Maori's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Maori skin included in the Battle & Beasts 2 Skin Pack and could only be shown with the skin equipped.
Arabian's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Arabian skin included in the Battle & Beasts 2 Skin Pack and could only be shown with the skin equipped.
Halo Drone's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for the Halo Drone skin included in the Halo Mash-Up and could only be shown with the skin equipped.
Jens's cape 	 	 	This cape was made for Jens included in the 3rd Birthday Skin Pack and could only be shown with the skin equipped.
===MINECON skin pack capes===
MINECON 2015 Skin Pack
Name 	Cape	Texture	Notes
Cape 2011	 	 	These capes from previous years' MINECON events were included in the Minecon 2015 Skin Pack. The skin pack was made available to every player in 2015 regardless of whether they attended any of the events. These capes are not to be confused with the ones given to MINECON attendees in Java Edition in the previous years.
Cape 2012	 	 	These capes from previous years' MINECON events were included in the Minecon 2015 Skin Pack. The skin pack was made available to every player in 2015 regardless of whether they attended any of the events. These capes are not to be confused with the ones given to MINECON attendees in Java Edition in the previous years.
Cape 2013	 	 	These capes from previous years' MINECON events were included in the Minecon 2015 Skin Pack. The skin pack was made available to every player in 2015 regardless of whether they attended any of the events. These capes are not to be confused with the ones given to MINECON attendees in Java Edition in the previous years.
Cape 2015	 	 	These capes from previous years' MINECON events were included in the Minecon 2015 Skin Pack. The skin pack was made available to every player in 2015 regardless of whether they attended any of the events. These capes are not to be confused with the ones given to MINECON attendees in Java Edition in the previous years.
MINECON 2016 Skin Pack
Name 	Cape	Texture	Notes
Cape 2011	 	 	These capes from previous years' MINECON events were included in the Minecon 2016 Skin Pack. The skin pack was made available to every player in 2016 regardless of whether they attended any of the events. These capes are not to be confused with the ones given to MINECON attendees in Java Edition in the previous years.
Cape 2012	 	 	These capes from previous years' MINECON events were included in the Minecon 2016 Skin Pack. The skin pack was made available to every player in 2016 regardless of whether they attended any of the events. These capes are not to be confused with the ones given to MINECON attendees in Java Edition in the previous years.
Cape 2013	 	 	These capes from previous years' MINECON events were included in the Minecon 2016 Skin Pack. The skin pack was made available to every player in 2016 regardless of whether they attended any of the events. These capes are not to be confused with the ones given to MINECON attendees in Java Edition in the previous years.
Cape 2015	 	 	These capes from previous years' MINECON events were included in the Minecon 2016 Skin Pack. The skin pack was made available to every player in 2016 regardless of whether they attended any of the events. These capes are not to be confused with the ones given to MINECON attendees in Java Edition in the previous years.
Cape 2016	 	 	These capes from previous years' MINECON events were included in the Minecon 2016 Skin Pack. The skin pack was made available to every player in 2016 regardless of whether they attended any of the events. These capes are not to be confused with the ones given to MINECON attendees in Java Edition in the previous years.
===Temporary capes===
Name 	Cape	Texture	Notes
1st Birthday cape	 	 	From May 9 to May 13, 2013, all players of the Xbox 360 Edition were shown with this cape (except for players who were using skins that have their own cape) to celebrate the 1st birthday of the Xbox 360 Edition of Minecraft. A version of the cape does not exist in any other edition of Minecraft. This cape was not added to their accounts.
== Cross-Platform capes ==
Capes listed here are available for both and games.
Name	Character Creator Icon	Cape	Elytra	Texture	Notes	API Name
Vanilla cape 
One Vanilla cape	 	 	</br> 	 	This cape is being given out to players who bought both and for Windows before June 6, 2022 and can be equipped in both editions. The existence of this cape was leaked in an image for an article on the minecraft.net news page on August 12th, 2022, at around 10:00 GMT.https://web.archive.org/web/20221215150744/https://i.imgur.com/gUDQu2c.png The article page gave . The article was then published on August 15th, 2022, at around 15:00 GMT, and deleted at around 16:00 GMT the same day. A message was also posted on the official Minecraft Discord server, officially confirming the cape.https://web.archive.org/web/20230422191244/https://i.imgur.com/4kwoct2.png
There is an error made by the artist where side textures are flipped so they appear incorrectly in-game. This error may affect future/other capes aswell.
This cape was added into on August 22, 2022 at 17:26 GMT.
This cape was given out to eligible players since Wednesday, August 31, 2022.https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/8381250552333-Minecraft-Java-and-Bedrock-Edition-for-PC-Vanilla-Cape-FAQ-
Account migrations that took place after June 6, 2022, were not eligible for the cape.	Vanilla
==Xbox 360 Avatar capes==
These capes are available for Xbox 360 avatars as additional cosmetic item.
Name 	Cape	Texture	Notes
1st birthday cape	 	 	This cape can be purchased at the Xbox 360 Marketplace and equipped for player's Xbox avatar.
Minecon 2011 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 Java Edition. The cape was then put on Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition as avatar downloadable content.
It can also be purchased on the Xbox 360 Marketplace.
Minecon 2012 cape	 	 	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 Java Edition.
It can also be purchased on the Xbox 360 Marketplace.
Minecon 2013 cape	 	 	This cape can be purchased at the Xbox 360 Marketplace and equipped for player's Xbox avatar.
Minecon 2015 cape	 	 	This cape can be purchased at the Xbox 360 Marketplace and equipped for player's Xbox avatar.
Minecraft cape 	 	 	This cape can be purchased at the Xbox 360 Marketplace and equipped for player's Xbox avatar.
Minecraft 360 Avatar MineConCape.jpg|The Xbox avatar version of the Minecon 2011 cape.
Xboxcape.png|The Xbox avatar version of the Minecon 2012 cape.
== Unused capes ==
===Java Edition===
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 for MINECON 2012. These following capes are still unused though may appear in the future.Minecon Swag - Cloaks - Mojang.com; September 22, 2011
Cape 	 	 	
Texture	 	 	
Source 	MINECON 2011	MINECON 2011	MINECON 2011
Mojang has confirmed that a number of unused capes have existed in the Customer Support tool, which have never been shown to the public. Some of them, such as the birthday cape, were first given an owner a long time after they had been made.https://twitter.com/Marc_IRL/status/1482004621384204290
===Bedrock Edition===
These capes are from Bedrock edition skin packs and are currently not used in any skin pack.
Cape 	 	 	
Texture	 	 	
Source 	Star Wars PrequelSkin Pack	Star Wars PrequelSkin Pack	Adventure TimeMash-Up
==History==
==Issues==
==Gallery==
Jeb Millionth Customer Cape.png|The millionth customer cape.
Pocket Edition Minecon 2016 Cape.jpg|First image of a cape in Bedrock Edition.
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