Skin

Skins refer to the textures that are placed onto a player or mob model. Skins can be easily made in blockbench 
== Default skins ==
Skins with Classic Arms
Steve	Alex	Ari	Kai	Noor	Sunny	Zuri	Efe	Makena
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Skins with Slim Arms
Steve	Alex	Ari	Kai	Noor	Sunny	Zuri	Efe	Makena
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Properties ==
Skins are divided into areas that act as the surface area of the character (for example, the front head area, left leg area, etc.). There are a total of 3,264 pixels that can be customized, with 1,632 on each layer. Skins with slim arms have 3,136 pixels, with 1568 pixels on each layer. The second layer can be used to give the character glasses, hats, or other accessories (even a bigger head).
, a skin allows only a solid color; transparency is not allowed on the skin file except on the second layer, which is transparent by default; playing offline, pixels can be left free resulting in "holes" in the skin. If a skin with transparent pixels on the first layer is uploaded, the transparent pixels render as black pixels in-game.
, skins can have double the resolution of a normal skin. This means the skin template can be up to 128×128 instead of just 64×64. The normal templates still apply, but players get 4× the amount of pixels to work with, since both dimensions have been doubled. Transparency can be used, even on the first layer, though there needs to be at least one visible pixel, so a fully invisible skin can't be made. The transparency must also be 0% or 100% as translucent colors are not allowed in either layer.
 
Pixel size of the 2nd layer on body, arms and legs is 0.25 pixel bigger than the skin pixel (inner layer).
For head 2nd layer (Hat layer) it is 0.5 pixels bigger than the skin layer (inner layer).
== World textures ==
A skin can also refer to other textures in the game, such as block textures, item sprites, mob skins, etc. A list of these can be found here.
It is worth noting that a zombie and its variants 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 do not appear skinny.
In order to use the player skin for zombies, the user must align it to the correct place on the to avoid a visual break in the texture.
== Changing or installing player skins ==
=== Java Edition ===
Only players who have purchased Minecraft can change their character's skin. This is done on the profile page or in the Minecraft Launcher by uploading a valid texture that is 64×64 pixels, or a legacy texture that is 64×32 pixels, which then replaces the default skin.
Skins also have the option of having either 3 or 4 pixel wide arms, which can be changed on the profile page as well.
The and files in client.jar can also be changed and replaced via a resource pack, but the effects are visible only to players using the resource pack, and affects all players with the default skin.
Other versions of Steve and Alex in officially-released skin packs and other Minecraft media exist:
Default skin variations 	 	 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable" data-description="Post-Legacy Console Edition skins" 	 	 	 	 	
Name 	Image	Rear	Original	Player 	Notes
Steve 	 	 	 	 	The original Steve texture taken from Notch's old game Zombie Town. The texture is still in use in various Minecraft Media.
Alex 	 	 	 	 	An unused Alex texture found in the Minecraft Launcher.
Tennis Steve 	 	 	 	Player 2's Skin	A blond Steve in a tennis outfit and a sweatband.
Tuxedo Steve 	 	 	 	Player 3's Skin	Steve in a fancy-looking tuxedo.
Athlete Steve 	 	 	 	Player 4's Skin	A darker version of Steve with a sleeveless top, a gold medal necklace, and track pants. Absent from Bedrock Edition's Legacy Skin Pack.
Scottish SteveThe country-based skins are references to the countries developing the game; Mojang is located in Sweden, and 4J Studios is located in Scotland.	 	 	 	Player 5's Skin	Steve in a kilt with fancy hair and clothing.
Prisoner Steve 	 	 	 	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 	 	 	 	Player 7's Skin	A Steve with bicycling shorts, a jacket, and shoes.
Boxer Steve 	 	 	 	 	A Steve with boxing gloves, a belt with short shorts, no shirt, and fancy boots. There is an error with the arm texture where shoulder and hand textures occupy each other's location resulting in shoulder being on hand and boxing glove being on shoulder. This error applies only to the Xbox 360 Edition.
Tennis Alex 	 	 	 	 	A darker Alex in a tennis outfit and a sweatband.
Tuxedo Alex 	 	 	 	 	Alex in a fancy-looking dress.
Athlete Alex 	 	 	 	 	A dark haired Alex with a running shirt and track pants. Absent from Bedrock Edition's Legacy Skin Pack.
Swedish Alex 	 	 	 	 	Alex in the Sweden suit with blonde hair.
Prisoner Alex 	 	 	 	 	Alex that has escaped from prison in a bright-colored prison uniform with brown hair.
Cyclist Alex 	 	 	 	 	An Alex with blue glasses, bicycling shorts, a jacket, shorts, and shoes.
Boxer Alex 	 	 	 	 	An Alex with boxing gloves, short shorts, red boots and sleeveless shirt.
Developer Steve 	 	 	 	 	Steve with gray Mojang t-shirt.
Developer Alex 	 	 	 	 	Alex with gray Mojang t-shirt.
Party Steve 	 	 	 	 	From the MINECON 2017 skin pack.
Party Alex 	 	 	 	 	From the MINECON 2017 skin pack.
Jumper? 	 	 	 	 	From The Holiday Skin Pack 2015.
Warm Wooly 	 	 	 	 	From The Holiday Skin Pack 2015.
Parka? 	 	 	 	 	From The Holiday Skin Pack 2015.
Winter Steve 	 	 	 	 	From the Festive Skin pack.
Santa Steve 	 	 	 	 	From the Festive Skin pack.
Parka Steve 	 	 	 	 	From the Festive Skin pack.
Birthday Party Steve 	 	 	 	 	From 1st Birthday skin pack.
Steve Creeper 	 	 	 	 	From 1st Birthday skin pack.
Plastic Party Steve 	 	 	 	 	From 2nd Birthday skin pack.
Plastic Steve 	 	 	 	 	From the Plastic texture pack.
Wolf T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From the 4th Birthday skin pack.
Alex Wolf T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From the 4th Birthday skin pack.
Chicken T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From the 4th Birthday skin pack.
Alex Chicken T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From the 4th Birthday skin pack.
Creeper T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From the 4th Birthday skin pack.
Alex Creeper T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From the 4th Birthday skin pack.
Guardian T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From the 4th Birthday skin pack.
Alex Guardian T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From the 4th Birthday skin pack.
Slime T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From the 4th Birthday skin pack.
Alex Slime T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From the 4th Birthday skin pack.
Ghast T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From 4th Birthday skin pack.
Alex Ghast T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From 4th Birthday skin pack.
Sheep T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From the 4th Birthday skin pack.
Alex Sheep T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From the 4th Birthday skin pack.
Ocelot T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From the 4th Birthday skin pack.
Alex Ocelot T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From the 4th Birthday skin pack.
Wither T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From the 4th Birthday skin pack.
Alex Wither T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From the 4th Birthday skin pack.
Skeleton T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From the 4th Birthday skin pack.
Alex Skeleton T-Shirt 	 	 	 	 	From the 4th Birthday skin pack.
=== Bedrock Edition ===
Since Pocket Edition v0.11.0 alpha, players can choose one of the two default skins either Steve or Alex, and can apply their own custom skin. (Uses the same format as the Java edition). The player must select a valid skin image from their photo library, and must choose between the two main models. Players can also spend Minecraft Coins to buy skin packs. The Legacy Skin Pack was also implemented , but the player has to sign in to Xbox Live to access all the skins. It also includes five anonymous skins. Players can also make their own skin packs, which must include a manifest.json file, a skins.json file, and all the desired skins. An additional .lang file can be added inside a folder labeled texts to display the skin names, but the game can register the skins without it.
== Character creator ==
The character creator is a feature (and was until discontinuation) that lets players customize their skins with free and paid-for cosmetic items. It can be accessed by selecting the character profile button on the main menu. It can also be used to equip capes. Many clothing items cost Minecoins (Tokens on PlayStation 4), or can be earned by completing certain achievements.
== Skin packs ==
Skin Packs are available as downloadable content. They can be aquired:
*through the Marketplace. Most of them cost Minecoins (Tokens on PS4), but some have been released for free.
*through files put in the or folder in the game files (accessible only on Windows 10, Android, iOS, iPadOS, and Fire devices).
=== Java Edition Skin Packs ===
The following skin packs were released on minecraft.net by Mojang Studios for certain events.
There might be more Java Edition exclusive skin packs released by Mojang Studios not yet listed in this table.
Name 	Download Links	Article 	Notes
MINECON Earth 2017 Skin Pack	minecraft.net
Mirror	Slip on some MINECON Skins! 	This Skin Pack is the same as .
Striding Hero Skin Pack 	minecraft.net
Mirror	Community Celebration: Simburbia and Striding Hero	Includes six player skins from the Striding Hero Minecraft: Java Edition map.
== Templates ==
Many players prefer their own unique skin. While many premade skins can be found online, many players prefer to create their own.
A custom skin is a way to personalize the player model and can be done either by using a variety of community-made skin editors, or by editing the or file manually with an image editor like Photoshop, GIMP, Paint.net or similar image editors. The file can be downloaded here and the file here. When editing the or file manually, be sure to keep the original image dimensions and make the background of the skin (the unused pixels) completely transparent. Otherwise, Minecraft may fail to recognize the skin as intended.
Alternatively, some may find it easier to use a program, either downloadable or in-browser, which provides a live view of their character on a three-dimensional model as they are editing the skin. For example, programs may further assist players by providing them with a wide variety of pre-made selections (such as hats, boots, sweaters, etc.), to give the skin creator exactly what they want, even if the creator has little to no artistic skill.
After making a custom skin, either by using a skin editor or by editing the file directly, one still needs to upload the file at the Skin section of the Profile page on Minecraft.net (found here) before the skin is applied. Other players in multiplayer can also see this skin. Note that players cannot see the custom skin if they are not logged in or when playing offline.
=== Official skin templates ===
Minecraft Help Center Article
Alex template.png|alt=Slim Layout Skin|Alex Template
Steve template.png|alt=Classic Layout Skin|Steve Template
Template classic.png|alt=Classic Layout|4px Arms Template
Template slim.png|alt=Slim Layout|3px Arms Template
===Other templates===
1.8 Skin Template.png|The modern layered skin template; every body part can have a second layer, marked by the darker palette areas.
1 8 texturemap redux.png|An adaptation of the previous template, color-coded to match the appropriate faces of the skin: front, back, left, right, top and bottom. The checked areas represent the secondary layer.
1.8 slim arms.png|A template for the slim arms/"Alex" model.
Corrected slim arm skin guide.png|An adaptation of the slimmer arms template, color-coded to match the appropriate faces of the skin: front, back, left, right, top and bottom. The checked areas represent the secondary layer. 
Skin Template Dinnerbone.png|Another skin template.
Skintemplate.png|Color-coded old skin template with all faces labeled.
Skinzones.png|Another skin guide, but on a black background. For the arm and leg sections only, "right" indicates those facing outward, and "left" indicates inward.
Deadmau5 skin.png|Deadmau5's skinhttp://textures.minecraft.net/texture/48db3fbf18e5f0ef266b47f5e6b54126a55f331558ff34cb17468753d84d096 (not a guide). Notice the ears. See also: 
Deadmau5 Ears Template.png|Template for deadmau5's ears. Use other templates listed here for the skin.
==Video==
==History==
===Historical images===
Classic 0.0.17a Skins.jpg|The first skins being tested in Minecraft Classic.
Classic 0.0.18a 02 Screenshot 1.png|A camouflage skin in Minecraft Classic.
Classic 0.24 Skin with hat layer.jpg|The first image of a skin's hat layer, from Notch's blog.
Slim Arms 1.png|First image of the slim arms option.
Slim Arms 2.png|Second image of the slim arms option.
Slim Arms 3.png|Third image of the slim arms option.
Slim Arms 4.png|Fourth image of the slim arms option.
Slim Arms 5.png|Fifth image of the slim arms option.
==Trivia==
*There are exactly 2104448 + 2100352 (≈9.571 656 652 × 1031441) possible skins in , with 291392 + 287808 (≈5.412 073 956 × 1027511) compatible online.
==Gallery==
China Edition Background.png|Official artwork showing Steve and Alex variants from Minecraft: China Edition's website.
Allmobheads.png|Marc's Heads are accounts with specific skins made for decoration.
NotchDeadmau5.png|Deadmau5's unique skin with ears.
Player Skin Sample.png|An example of a custom skin.
SteveCustomizedSkin.webp|Another example.
AlexCustomizedSkin.png|Third example.
AlexSkins.png|A variety of Alex skins available in the Legacy Console Edition. Left to right: Tennis, Tuxedo, Athlete, Default, Swedish, Cyclist, Prisoner, and Boxer.
File:Heights.png|Multiple size options for skins.
File:MeetTheCast.png|A render of the full cast, used when first entering the character creator.
===Renders===
Testvan.png|Testvan's skin as seen in an early skin test screenshot.
Mezo JE1.png|Mezo's skin as seen in an early skin test screenshot.
Mezo JE2.png|Mezo in a camouflaged skin.
Steve Glasses.png|Notch's hat layer test skin.
Steve's Friend.png|Steve's friend from the Official Minecraft Trailer.
Notch-skin.png|Notch's skin.
Jeb skin.png|Jeb's skin.
C418 skin.png|C418's skin.
JAPPASKIN.png|Jappa's skin.
Slicedlime-Skin.png|Slicedlime's skin.
LadyAgnes-Skin.png|LadyAgnes's skin.
Kingbdogz skin.png|Kingbdogz's skin.
Searge skin.png|Searge's skin.
Dinnerbone Minecraft skin.png|Dinnerbone's skin.
Eric Skin.png|Grumm's skin.
Mollstam yam.png|mollstam's skin.
Deadmau5 blue.png|Deadmau5's skin (blue version).
Deadmau5 RED.png|Deadmau5's skin (red version).
Easter Egg Villager Base.png|The base villager skin out of the 7 villager skins that all players wore during April Fools 2014.
Easter Egg Villager Butcher.png|The butcher villager skin out of the 7 villager skins that all players wore during April Fools 2014.
Easter Egg Villager Farmer.png|The farmer villager skin out of the 7 villager skins that all players wore during April Fools 2014.
Easter Egg Villager Librarian.png|The librarian villager skin out of the 7 villager skins that all players wore during April Fools 2014.
Easter Egg Villager Priest.png|The priest villager skin out of the 7 villager skins that all players wore during April Fools 2014.
Easter Egg Villager Smith.png|The smith villager skin out of the 7 villager skins that all players wore during April Fools 2014.
Villager2014EasterEggRenderImage.png|One of the 7 Villager skins that all players wore during April Fools 2014. Of note is that Nitwits were unimplemented at the time.
==See also==
*Character
*Mob (entity)
*Mobs
*Mob of Me
*Player
*Skin pack
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