Player

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 "title": "Player",
 "images": [
 "Alex (slim) JE2.png",
 "Ari (classic) JE1.png",
 "Efe (slim) JE1.png",
 "Kai (classic) JE1.png",
 "Makena (slim) JE1.png",
 "Noor (slim) JE1.png",
 "Steve (classic) JE6.png",
 "Sunny (classic) JE1.png",
 "Zuri (classic) JE1.png"
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 "label": "(link to Health article, displayed as Health points)"
 },
 {
 "field": "0 (<span class=\"iconbar pixel-image nowrap\" style=\"--icon-offset:-1px;\" title=\"0 armor points\">(link to File:Empty Armor (icon).png article, displayed as 9px|link=|alt=🛡)</span>) - 20 (<span class=\"iconbar pixel-image nowrap\" style=\"--icon-offset:-1px;\" title=\"2 armor point\">(link to File:Armor (icon).png article, displayed as 9px|link=|alt=🛡)</span> × 10) ((link to Armor#Armor points article, displayed as Varies))",
 "label": "(link to Armor#Natural armor article, displayed as Armor points)"
 },
 {
 "field": "Controlled",
 "label": "Behavior"
 },
 {
 "field": "(values exceeds 1000 characters...)",
 "label": "Attack<br/>strength"
 },
 {
 "field": "Height: 1.8 blocks<br>Width: 0.6 blocks<hr>\n'''(link to Sneaking article, displayed as Sneaking):'''<br>Height: 1.5 blocks<br>Width: 0.6 blocks<hr>\n'''(link to Gliding article, displayed as Gliding), (link to Swimming article, displayed as Swimming), or (link to Crawling article, displayed as Crawling):'''<br>Height: 0.6 blocks<br>Width: 0.6 blocks<hr>\n'''(link to Sleeping article, displayed as Sleeping):'''<br>Height: 0.2 blocks<br>Width: 0.2 blocks",
 "label": "(link to Hitbox article, displayed as Hitbox size)"
 },
 {
 "field": "0.10",
 "label": "(link to Attribute#Movement_speed article, displayed as Speed)"
 },
 {
 "field": "(link to World spawn#Individual spawn article, displayed as Player spawn point), if set<br>(link to World spawn article, displayed as World spawn)",
 "label": "(link to Mob spawning article, displayed as Spawn)"
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A player is a unique character whose actions are controlled by the real person, and not by the game itself. They are the main character in the singleplayer world of Minecraft, where most interactions and mechanics revolve around them as part of the gameplay. They may also partake in the multiplayer mode with other players, putting more emphasis on player-driven activities.

There are nine default skins for the player: Alex, Ari, Efe, Kai, Makena, Noor, Steve, Sunny, and Zuri.

A new player can choose from Steve, Alex, Zuri, Sunny, Noor, Makena, Kai, Efe, or Ari as their main skin. They can also choose the skin from an image file in the Minecraft Launcher‌^{[JE only]} or Character Creator‌^{[BE only]}. They can choose between "classic" and "slim" shapes, which makes their arm models wide or slim.

In Bedrock Edition, the game allows the usage of skin packs, each of which has a selection of free skins. The game also features a character creation system with free and purchasable apparel and features from the Marketplace. On console devices, these are the only equippable skin models, and players cannot choose custom skin models imported from an image file.

In Java Edition, playing in the demo or offline makes the game randomly choose any of the nine skins as the current skin.

The player's appearance can be obscured by equipping armor, such as turtle shell, helmets, chestplates, leggings, and boots, as well as other equippable items such as elytra, carved pumpkin, and heads of mobs and other players. Players are also the only entity capable of having capes, as well as other cosmetics from their character creation.

In Java Edition, if the player is shot with an arrow or stung by a bee, the arrow or stinger appears physically embedded inside the player for a given time. These do not apply to other mobs.

Unlike their Java Edition counterparts, Bedrock Edition players periodically blink; this feature does not apply to custom skin models set from an image file.

• The content of their inventory (except the items with Curse of Vanishing)
• Current XP level multiplied by 7, which is then the amount of points dropped. This is capped at 100 XP points, which corresponds to just over level 7.

If /gamerule keepInventory has been set to true, nothing is dropped.

A player's interaction range (reach) differs. The area forms a three-dimensional cylinder because it encompasses vertical and horizontal distances:^{[1][needs testing in Java Edition]}

The player has 10 full hearts or 20 health points. One full heart represents two health points. When the player's hunger bar is at 18 (👁 🍗
× 9) or higher, health slowly regenerates by 1HP👁 💔
every four seconds, but when it is at 20 (👁 🍗
× 10) with saturation remaining, health regenerates by 1HP👁 💔
every half second.‌^{[JE only]} The hunger bar depletes faster from energy-intensive activities like sprinting, jumping, attacking mobs, and mining, and it can be refilled by eating food. If the hunger bar is at 17 (👁 🍗
× 8.5) or lower, the player does not regenerate health unless in Peaceful difficulty (or under the effect of certain potions). While the hunger bar is at 0 (👁 🦴
), the player is starving and proceeds to lose health. On Hard and Hardcore difficulties, starvation kills the player. On Normal difficulty, it brings health down to 1HP👁 💔
. On Easy difficulty, it brings health down to 10HP👁 ❤️
👁 ❤️
👁 ❤️
👁 ❤️
👁 ❤️
. On Peaceful difficulty, the health bar recovers regardless of hunger, but still depletes from starvation damage, and the hunger bar does not lose any points even when under the effect of hunger.

The most basic movement the player can perform is walking. The player can walk at a reasonable speed rate of 4.317 blocks per second^[a], all while taking no hunger impact. This means that the player can walk a total of 5181 blocks^[b] in one Minecraft day, in a straight line, without sprinting or sneaking.

The player can move faster by sprinting, but at the cost of draining the hunger bar considerably while doing so. The player sprints approximately 5.612 blocks per second^[c], as opposed to the regular pace of 4.317 blocks per second. The maximum distance a player can jump when sprinting is approximately 4.225 blocks. The Speed effect increases momentum. The player cannot sprint if the hunger bar is at 6 (👁 🍗
👁 🍗
👁 🍗
) or less. Sprinting is activated by double-tapping the forward key (default ), then holding it, or by holding the sprint key ( by default, if using a Mac) while pressing the forward key. Holding the sprint key in Creative mode while flying causes the player to fly faster.

Sneaking is a feature activated by pressing and holding the sneak key (default is ). Sneaking prevents players from falling more than half a block, making it highly useful for building horizontally outward over space. Going past the edge of a block and stopping sneaking does not result in falling off that block. The player can still dismount blocks while sneaking by jumping over the block's edge. In multiplayer, a player's name tag is grayed out in Java Edition or completely disappears in Bedrock Edition when they sneak, to relate to the fact that sneaking makes them harder to see.

The maximum height a player can jump without the Jump Boost effect is about 1.2522 blocks in Java Edition. The jump height on Bedrock Edition is shorter (similar to the pre-Combat Update) with the value of 1.24919 blocks.

Swimming occurs when the player is sprinting (by double pressing W or pressing Ctrl/Cmd) while the player is submerged underwater. Swimming has the same animation as crawling.

Crawling occurs when the player is in an area less than 1.5 blocks high and prevents suffocation.

Climbing occurs whenever the player's lower half is in the block occupied by a climbable block, such as a ladder or vines. If this condition is satisfied:

• If the player pushes against a wall, the player moves upward at about 2.35 blocks per second instead of horizontally. (Thus inside a 1×1 ladder shaft, the player can use any movement key to move upward.)
• The player can ascend the ladder by holding jump instead of using a horizontal movement key.
• If a player moving perpendicular to the climbable block enters said block, the player begins to move upward, but then falls off the block shortly afterward if the player continues to move horizontally.
• The player's maximum downward speed is reduced to a "descending" speed, at about 3 blocks per second.
• The player's horizontal movement friction is the same as on ice. (That is, moving around in the tiny space the player is in while still hanging on the ladder at the same level.)

Additionally:

• In Bedrock Edition, a player can hold down the jump button while climbing to make the climbing speed faster.
• A player on a slab in front of the climbable block must jump to get on despite being only half a block down.
• Consuming food, blocking with a shield or pulling back a bow, do not slow the player down while climbing (unlike when walking, sprinting and swimming).

There isn't a simple hard-coded maximum velocity for walking, sprinting, etc. The maximum is a result of a base acceleration countered by "friction" or air resistance. The base acceleration for walking is 0.098, and sprinting is 30% faster than that. Velocity is increased by this acceleration value every tick (1/20th of a second), then the player is moved by the resulting velocity, then the velocity is multiplied by the friction value of the block they are walking on. For most blocks, the friction value is 0.546. As the player walks forward, each tick their velocity goes +0.098, *0.546, +.098, *0.546, +0.098, and so on. The result is that eventually, the 0.546 multiplier counteracts the 0.098 increase, so the player doesn't go any faster. The formula for this "terminal velocity" is a/(1-r), where a is the acceleration, and r is the block's friction. 0.098/(1-0.546) ≈ 0.2159 meters/tick = 4.317 meters/second. Sprinting is 30% faster than that, at about 5.612 meters/second. Flying is similar, but the base acceleration is 0.049 and the "friction" is 0.91, which comes out to ~10.89 m/s.

The onscreen heads-up display (HUD) consists of the player's health bar, hunger bar, experience bar, and hotbar. The armor rating bar appears above the health bar if the player is wearing armor and the oxygen bar appears if the player is submerged in water or is suffocating in a block‌^{[BE only]}. The HUD also contains the crosshair and a held object or fist. The HUD can also be toggled by .

As mentioned in the Game modes section, when the player is in Creative mode, the health, hunger, experience, armor, and oxygen bars are hidden, and only the hotbar is visible. Despite this, the player can still collect experience and wear armor. The screen tilting animation (the animation for taking damage) still plays when dying from /kill or the void. In Spectator mode, the hotbar, crosshair, and held object/fist are also hidden; in Java Edition, the hotbar appears as a player spectating list when a number is pressed or the mouse wheel is scrolled.

Experience points (XP) can be gained via experience orbs when killing mobs or mining certain minerals. The current level is indicated by a green number above the HUD, and the experience points can be used to enchant weapons, tools, or armor with different useful attributes and skills (see enchanting table.) Anvils require experience to use.

The level increases by obtaining enough experience points. All levels and points are lost upon death but can be partially restored by picking up the experience orbs at the place of death.^[2]

Experience is also obtained through activities such as mining, fishing, mob breeding, killing certain mobs, trading, or smelting.

• In Survival mode, the player can place and destroy most blocks, and use all tools available. The player has limited health (HP👁 ❤️
  icons), hunger (👁 🍗
  icons), and oxygen (bubble icons)
• In Creative mode, the player can fly by double-tapping the jump key (default ) and place an infinite number of blocks, but with limited use of crafting and tools. No mobs attack the player. The player cannot take damage at all in Bedrock Edition. In Java Edition, the player only takes damage falling into the void or when killed by /kill). The player also has no hunger, has unlimited oxygen, and can break blocks instantly.
• In Hardcore mode, the player can respawn only in Spectator mode, and the difficulty level is locked on Hard mode.
• In Adventure mode, there are no changes from Survival mode aside from being unable to break or place blocks unless they possess a tool with the can_break item component for that block, or have a block with the can_place_on component. This game mode can be played only by having cheats enabled and typing the command /gamemode adventure, or by opening a multiplayer or LAN world.
• In Spectator mode, the player can spectate almost all mobs, ride them as if the player were in a minecart, fly through blocks, and open inventories, but cannot break blocks or change inventories. Along with Adventure, it can be accessed by typing in /gamemode spectator, pressing + until Spectator mode (the eye of ender) is selected or + while cheats are enabled, or dying in Hardcore mode. However, with the Debug Mode world type, the gamemode is locked as Spectator mode unless changed with cheats enabled.

Players in-game are referred to by a username. These are used to target the player with commands and differentiate other players.

In Java Edition, usernames must be 3-16 characters, although there are exceptions for players with under 3 characters, who bought the game early in its development. Players can change their username no more than once every 30 days on minecraft.net. When the player changes their username, the previous username is available for other users to claim after 37 days. Because players can change usernames every 30 days, a player can manage two usernames without anyone being able to take either of them. If the player has a username under 3 characters and changes it, the old sub-3-character username is permanently unable to be obtained again.^[3] This also applies for symbol names.^[4] The username can be changed on the preferences page of minecraft.net.

In Bedrock Edition, usernames chosen in-game must be 3-32 characters. Users can choose a username and change it any time in the Profile settings. Alternatively, users signed in with a Microsoft account have the username set to match their Gamertag. Gamertags can be changed on the change gamertag page in the Xbox website for a fee of US$9.99, though changing it for the first time is free.^[5]

Player names appear above their head as nameplates, typically in white letters within a dark transparent rectangle. Player nameplates can also be seen through solid blocks and other obstructions, although a player can sneak to dim the nameplate's visibility when in sight in Java Edition, or hide it completely when out of sight in Bedrock Edition. When a player is in the party, the font is colored blue.​^{[upcoming: BE 26.40]}

In Java Edition, players can change skins in the preferences page on minecraft.net, or in the Minecraft Launcher by uploading a PNG image file. Players also have the option to have wide or slim arms on the character model.

In Bedrock Edition, players are given five character slots which they can customize their appearances by selecting pre-made apparels, altering their heights, changing their looks, and more. They are available on the Character Creator menu, accessible under the title screen or pause menu. These characters are synchronized between devices signed-in using Microsoft account. Alternatively, players have option to select from classic skins with skin packs obtained from the Marketplace. They can select or remove a cape for classic skins. Classic skins obtained from importing image file are not available on console devices, and cannot be synchronized between devices.

Players can also choose four emotes per character slot.

Java Edition:
Players use the Players sound category for entity-dependent sound events.

Bedrock Edition:

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Players have entity data associated with them that contain various properties.

Achievements that apply to all mobs:

Advancements that apply to all mobs:

• 👁 The first image of mobs.
  
  The first image of mobs.
• 👁 First screenshot of a player model with hat layer.
  
  First screenshot of a player model with hat layer.
• 👁 Character concept art for Minecraft by Dock.
  
  Character concept art for Minecraft by Dock.
• 👁 Height comparison of the player model before (left) and in/after (right) Java Edition Alpha v1.0.15
  
  Height comparison of the player model before (left) and in/after (right) Java Edition Alpha v1.0.15

Issues relating to "Player" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

• The original Steve skin and player model was originally created for another one of Notch's games called Zombie Town.
• The player's eye level (according to coordinates on the debug screen) is 1.62m when standing, 1.27m when sneaking and 0.4m when swimming, crawling or gliding.
• The player's actual size doesn't match the hitbox. Their model is as tall as 2 blocks, but is scaled down by a factor of 0.9375, making them 1.875m tall and 0.9375m wide, exactly 2 texels shorter than the height of 2 blocks.
• The player's legs do not line up perfectly with the torso to prevent z-fighting when wearing armor. This is the same case for zombies and their variants.^[8]
• In Bedrock Edition, a dead player can still collect experience orbs near their death location until they choose to respawn.
  • Likewise, when the player slept in a bed, the world revolved around the player during the animation instead of the player's camera rotating, which led to some visual bugs.^[9]
• With a length of 3 to 16 characters and 63 characters to choose from, the total number of possible player usernames in Java Edition is or more than 62 octillion.

• 👁 Alex.
  
  Alex.
• 👁 Alex with wide arms.
  
  Alex with wide arms.
• 👁 Ari.
  
  Ari.
• 👁 Ari with slim arms.
  
  Ari with slim arms.
• 👁 Efe.
  
  Efe.
• 👁 Efe with wide arms.
  
  Efe with wide arms.
• 👁 Kai.
  
  Kai.
• 👁 Kai with slim arms.
  
  Kai with slim arms.
• 👁 Makena.
  
  Makena.
• 👁 Makena with wide arms.
  
  Makena with wide arms.
• 👁 Noor.
  
  Noor.
• 👁 Noor with wide arms.
  
  Noor with wide arms.
• 👁 Steve.
  
  Steve.
• 👁 Steve with slim arms.
  
  Steve with slim arms.
• 👁 Sunny.
  
  Sunny.
• 👁 Sunny with slim arms.
  
  Sunny with slim arms.
• 👁 Zuri.
  
  Zuri.
• 👁 Zuri with slim arms.
  
  Zuri with slim arms.

• 👁 Alex's eyes blinking in Bedrock Edition.
  
  Alex's eyes blinking in Bedrock Edition.
• 👁 Steve's eyes blinking in Bedrock Edition.
  
  Steve's eyes blinking in Bedrock Edition.

• 👁 Alex.
  
  Alex.
• 👁 Alex with slim arms.
  
  Alex with slim arms.
• 👁 Ari.
  
  Ari.
• 👁 Ari with slim arms.
  
  Ari with slim arms.
• 👁 Efe.
  
  Efe.
• 👁 Efe with slim arms.
  
  Efe with slim arms.
• 👁 Kai.
  
  Kai.
• 👁 Kai with slim arms.
  
  Kai with slim arms.
• 👁 Makena.
  
  Makena.
• 👁 Makena with slim arms.
  
  Makena with slim arms.
• 👁 Noor.
  
  Noor.
• 👁 Noor with slim arms.
  
  Noor with slim arms.
• 👁 Steve.
  
  Steve.
• 👁 Steve with slim arms.
  
  Steve with slim arms.
• 👁 Sunny.
  
  Sunny.
• 👁 Sunny with slim arms.
  
  Sunny with slim arms.
• 👁 Zuri.
  
  Zuri.
• 👁 Zuri with slim arms.
  
  Zuri with slim arms.

• 👁 Several players looking at an axolotl.
  
  Several players looking at an axolotl.
• 👁 Ari looks at Efe from afar.
  
  Ari looks at Efe from afar.
• 👁 Noor looking at Prairie Ride. Unsurprisingly, Noor is seen in the painting.
  
  Noor looking at Prairie Ride. Unsurprisingly, Noor is seen in the painting.
• 👁 Five of the default skins customized using the Character Creator.
  
  Five of the default skins customized using the Character Creator.
• 👁 Players around a campfire.
  
  Players around a campfire.
• 👁 Steve and Alex at the beach.
  
  Steve and Alex at the beach.
• 👁 Steve and Alex at a village.
  
  Steve and Alex at a village.

• Character
• Mob
• 👁 Image
  Mob (entity)
• Skin
• 👁 Image
  Cape
• Cape
• 👁 Image
  Mob of Me

• "Introducing New Default Minecraft Skins" by Sophia Dankis – Minecraft.net, October 19, 2022.