What heads can you get in minecraft

One of the most distinctive and scarce decorative blocks in Minecraft might be head blocks.

They look cool on display in Minecraft players’ homes, could be useful in building museums, and can even be turned into banners. In addition to being ornamental, head blocks can also be worn and used intelligently.

In Minecraft, there are six different types of mob heads: player, zombie, creeper, skeleton, and wither skeleton. In survival mode, none of these are particularly simple to acquire. Players of Minecraft can use the following guide to gather head blocks.

• Creeper.
• Skeleton.
• Wither skeleton.
• Zombie.
• Ender Dragon.
• Player head (only via creative mode or commands)

Natural generation

Dragon heads generate on end ships found in end cities.

In some ancient cities, which occasionally generate in the pitch black, skeleton skulls can appear.

Mob loot

A wither skeleton has a 2. 5% chance of dropping a wither skeleton skull when killed by a player or a tamed wolf The chance is increased by 1% per level of Looting, for a maximum of 5 5% with Looting III. In Bedrock Edition, the chance is increased by 2% per level of Looting, for a maximum of 8 5% with Looting III.

Mob heads can be positioned in four different directions on the sides of blocks and 16 different positions on their tops, much like signs. By shift clicking, they can be positioned next to or above one another.

The piglin and dragon heads will perform an animation when positioned and powered by redstone. The right ear flaps twice per second, and the left ear flaps twice per second. The dragon head opens and closes its mouth repeatedly (2 times per second for the right ear, 5 times per second for the left). The same animation plays when worn by a player, zombie, skeleton, or armor stand that is moving horizontally (note: the animation is disabled if the NoGravity tag is set to 1).

The player can wear heads, similarly to pumpkins or helmets. This overlays the second layer of the players skin.

The detection range for skeletons (but not wither skeletons), creepers, zombies, and piglins is decreased when wearing the corresponding mob head [upcoming: JE 1]. 20 & BE 1. 20. 0] to 50% of the normal range. This is comparable to (and stacks with) the decreases in detection range caused by sneaking and by the effect of invisibility.

Wearing any mob head or carved pumpkin in Bedrock Edition renders the player invisible to other players on a locator map.

Withers Wither build configuration

By forming a T out of soul sand or soul soil and placing three wither skeleton skulls on top of the T, withers can be spawned. The T can be horizontal or vertical. One of the three wither skeleton skull blocks must be set in place as the final block. The last skull can also be used to make a wither by being placed on soul sand directly in front of and below it.

Within the block the dispenser is facing, it can equip a mob head on a player, mob, or armor stand with an open helmet slot.

Dispensers can also complete the construction of a wither.

Crafting ingredient

The following enchantments can only be applied to mob heads through an anvil.

Player skins

Mapmakers can use human heads in additional ways by providing NBT data to make them appear with the skin of any Minecraft account. In other words, if a player is aware that a particular account has a head that they want to display, they can edit the NBT data to make that head appear.

/give @s minecraft:player_headSkullOwner: will grant the player a head covered in another player’s skin. Commonly, this kind of head is called a custom head.

/give @s minecraft:player_headSkullOwner:Id: is another command that can be used to give the player a head with another player’s skin. SkinURL is a Base64-encoded string that contains the player’s skin’s URL. [3] Player heads retain the texture of the player’s skin from the moment they were created, so even if the player changes their skin, the head still shows the old texture. [4] This type of head is commonly referred to as a custom head.

Marc’s Head Format

In order to allow map makers to use common heads without worrying about someone changing their skins, Marc Watson set up a number of accounts with distinct skins. [5] Mapmakers no longer have to worry about this because heads no longer update the skin when a player changes their skin, even though these skins are still useful. These accounts’ names follow the pattern MHF_. MHF stands for “Marcs Head Format”. [6] For added variety, there are also a few blocks and “bonus” heads. These out-of-date player heads have not been updated to reflect the texture update.

These heads are acquired or placed using the SkullOwner tag because these are the names of player accounts, for example: /give @s minecraft:player_headSkullOwner:”MHF_”.

The following names/heads have been made available:[7]

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

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

• MHF_ArrowUp
• MHF_ArrowDown
• MHF_ArrowLeft
• MHF_ArrowRight
• MHF_Exclamation
• MHF_Question

Note blocks

A note block will play the associated mob’s ambient sound when a head is placed over it, activating it. The creeper head is the only exception; since they don’t produce ambient sounds, the note block will instead play the primed sound. ‌[upcoming: JE 1. 20 & BE 1. 20. 0].

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Zombie_idle1.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Zombie_idle2.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Zombie_idle3.ogg	Zombie groans	Jukebox/Note Blocks	When a zombie head is played using a note block	block.note_block .imitate.zombie	subtitles.entity .zombie.ambient	3.0	1.0	16
https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Skeleton_idle1.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Skeleton_idle2.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Skeleton_idle3.ogg	Skeleton rattles	Jukebox/Note Blocks	When a skeleton skull is played using a note block	block.note_block .imitate.skeleton	subtitles.entity .skeleton.ambient	3.0	1.0	16
https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Creeper_fuse.ogg	Creeper hisses	Jukebox/Note Blocks	When a creeper head is played using a note block	block.note_block .imitate.creeper	subtitles.entity .creeper.primed	3.0	0.5	16
https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Ender_dragon_idle1.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Ender_dragon_idle2.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Ender_dragon_idle3.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Ender_dragon_idle4.ogg	Dragon roars	Jukebox/Note Blocks	When an ender dragon head is played using a note block	block.note_block .imitate.ender_dragon	subtitles.entity .ender_dragon.ambient	3.0	1.0	16
https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Wither_skeleton_idle1.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Wither_skeleton_idle2.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Wither_skeleton_idle3.ogg	Wither Skeleton rattles	Jukebox/Note Blocks	When a wither skeleton skull is played using a note block	block.note_block .imitate.wither_skeleton	subtitles.entity .wither_skeleton.ambient	3.0	1.0	16
https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Piglin_idle1.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Piglin_idle2.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Piglin_idle3.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Piglin_idle4.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Piglin_idle5.ogg	Piglin snorts	Jukebox/Note Blocks	When a piglin head is played using a note block	block.note_block .imitate.piglin	subtitles.entity .piglin.ambient	1.98	1.0	16

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Data values

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Skeleton Skull	skeleton_skull	Block & Item	block.minecraft.skeleton_skull
Wither Skeleton Skull	wither_skeleton_skull	Block & Item	block.minecraft.wither_skeleton_skull
Zombie Head	zombie_head	Block & Item	block.minecraft.zombie_head
Player Head	player_head	Block & Item	block.minecraft.player_head
Creeper Head	creeper_head	Block & Item	block.minecraft.creeper_head
Dragon Head	dragon_head	Block & Item	block.minecraft.dragon_head
Piglin Head‌[upcoming: JE 1.20]	piglin_head	Block & Item	block.minecraft.piglin_head
Skeleton Wall Skull	skeleton_wall_skull	Block	block.minecraft.skeleton_wall_skull
Wither Skeleton Wall Skull	wither_skeleton_wall_skull	Block	block.minecraft.wither_skeleton_wall_skull
Zombie Wall Head	zombie_wall_head	Block	block.minecraft.zombie_wall_head
Player Wall Head	player_wall_head	Block	block.minecraft.player_wall_head
Creeper Wall Head	creeper_wall_head	Block	block.minecraft.creeper_wall_head
Dragon Wall Head	dragon_wall_head	Block	block.minecraft.dragon_wall_head
Piglin Wall Head‌[upcoming: JE 1.20]	piglin_wall_head	Block & Item	block.minecraft.piglin_wall_head

Head	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Block	skull	144	Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]	item.skull	—
Item	skull	516	Item	—	item.skull.skeleton.name item.skull.wither.name item.skull.zombie.name item.skull.char.name item.skull.creeper.name item.skull.dragon.name

• Blocks Direct Item Form ID, used in add-ons and savegame files
• ↑ Unavailable with /give command

Name	Savegame ID
Block entity	Skull

MetadataSee also:

The following data values are used by mob heads in Bedrock Edition to determine the skull type for both the item and the tile entity:

DV	Description
0	Skeleton Skull
1	Wither Skeleton Skull
2	Zombie Head
3	Head
4	Creeper Head
5	Dragon Head

Item data

Player heads use item NBT to save the owner.

• tag: The items tag tag.

• SkullOwner: This player’s username is a skull. Almost any action converts this to the compound version. SkullOwner: Different definition for the skulls owner. Id: UUID of owner, stored as four ints. Optional. When the chunk loads or the holder logs in, this tag is used to update the other tags if the owner’s name has changed. Name: Username of owner. The head appears to be a Steve head when it is empty or missing. used alternatively to keep or retrieve the downloaded skin from the cache. must not be all spaces but need not be a real player name. Properties textures : An individual texture. Value: A Base64-encoded JSON object. isPublic: Optional. signature: Required profileId: The player’s UUID in hexadecimal text form, without hyphens profileName: Optional: Player name. textures CAPE: Optional. url: URL of a player cape (64×32 PNG). SKIN url: URL of a player skin on textures. minecraft. net. metadata model: The model of the player skin. Can be “classic” or “slim”. timestamp: Optional: Unix time in milliseconds. Signature: Optional.

Block statesSee also:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
rotation	0	0	The block is facing south.
		1	The block is facing south-southwest.
		2	The block is facing southwest.
		3	The block is facing west-southwest.
		4	The block is facing west.
		5	The block is facing west-northwest.
		6	The block is facing northwest.
		7	The block is facing north-northwest.
		8	The block is facing north.
		9	The block is facing north-northeast.
		10	The block is facing northeast.
		11	The block is facing east-northeast.
		12	The block is facing east.
		13	The block is facing east-southeast.
		14	The block is facing southeast.
		15	The block is facing south-southeast.

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
facing	north	eastnorthsouthwest	The direction the head is facing. Opposite from the direction a player is facing when placing it.

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
facing_direction	0x10x20x4	0	1	1	On the floor (rotation is stored in the tile entity)
			2	2	On a wall, facing north
			3	3	On a wall, facing south
			4	4	On a wall, facing east
			5	5	On a wall, facing west
			0	0	Unused
nodrop_bit	0x8	false	falsetrue	01	If true, the skull does not drop as an item.

Block data

A block entity associated with a mob head contains additional information about the block.

• Note_block_sound: [upcoming: JE 1] Block entity data Tags shared by all block entities 20] Optional. When played with a note block, this skull emits a sound. ExtraType: Name of the player this is a skull of. The NBT loads this tag and changes it to SkullOwner below. Sets the name to the value and the UUID to null when loaded SkullOwner: The definition of the skulls owner. When this is a player_head or player_wall_head, it displays this player’s skin; if it’s absent, it displays Steve’s head by default. Id: UUID of owner, stored as four ints. Optional. When the chunk loads or the holder logs in, this tag is used to update the other tags if the owner’s name has changed. Name: Username of owner. The head appears to be a Steve head when it is empty or missing. used alternatively to keep or retrieve the downloaded skin from the cache. must not be all spaces but need not be a real player name. Properties textures : An individual texture. Value: A Base64-encoded JSON object. isPublic: Optional. signature: Required profileId: The player’s UUID in hexadecimal text form, without hyphens profileName: Optional: Player name. textures CAPE: Optional. url: URL of a player cape (64×32 PNG). SKIN url: URL of a player skin on textures. minecraft. net. metadata model: The model of the player skin. Can be “classic” or “slim”. timestamp: Optional: Unix time in milliseconds. Signature: Optional.

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
PS4	Other
The Beginning?	Spawn the Wither	Be within a 100.9×100.9×103.5 cuboid centered on the Wither when it is spawned.	20G	Bronze
Camouflage	Kill a mob while wearing the same type of mob head.	—	30G	Bronze

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Resource location
Spooky Scary Skeleton	Obtain a Wither Skeletons skull	A Terrible Fortress	Have a wither skeleton skull in your inventory.	nether/get_wither_skull
Withering Heights	Summon the Wither	Spooky Scary Skeleton	—	nether/summon_wither

See /Asset history for a more thorough breakdown of changes to models and textures, including a set of renders for each state combination.

Skull “item”

Java Edition
1.4.2		12w36a			Heads have an extra, unobtainable item form corresponding to its block ID. It can be obtained via the /give command or inventory editors with numeric item ID 144.
					Unlike the proper head items at the time, it had a placement sound, and was capable of directly replacing replaceable blocks. (The proper head items could only replace them indirectly, i.e. they could be placed against the side of a block which would result in it replacing snow, however could not replace snow if the snow itself was targeted.)
					The head item, if placed by a player facing north, east, south or west would result in the placement of a skull block with metadata 0, 1, 2 and 3, which were, in order, an east-facing skull visually wall attached but with a floor hitbox, a north-facing floor skull, a north-facing wall skull and a south-facing wall skull.
1.7.2		13w37a			The direct item form of heads has been removed from the game. It can no longer exist as an item in any way, only as a placed block.
Pocket Edition Alpha
?					Skulls exist as an item.

Java Edition
1.4.2		12w36a			The skull item uses this texture in inventories, when held in first or third person view, as a dropped item or when in an item frame.
1.5		13w02a			The skull item is now completely invisible in inventories.
					The skull item causes a game crash when held in first or third person view, as a dropped item or when in an item frame.
					This is due to major texture storage changes in this version.
		13w02b			The skull item now uses this texture in inventories, when held in first or third person view, as a dropped item or when in an item frame.

• 12w36a – 13w25b: [Has no defined name; if highlighted, creates a text box with a minimum length]
• 13w25c – 14w21b: tile.skull.name

It is announced as tile when given using the /give command. skull. name.

Issues relating to “Head” are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

• Heads borrow their textures from other objects because they lack their own.
• Any head can be broken, and the particle effect is the same as soul sand.
• Despite having a default Steve head, getting an Alex head requires using custom names.
• The item’s skull variant, which is typically used for durable items, is stored under the damage component in Bedrock Edition.

• All of the heads.
• Heads oriented in different directions.
• Heads are the same scale as cobblestone wall posts.
• A picture of player heads, including some Mojang characters.
• A dragon head was discovered at the ship’s bow.
• the dragon head will move when redstone power is applied.

• First screenshot released of heads.
• First attempt to fix by Xilefian.
• Second attempt.

HOW TO GET ALL MOBS HEADS IN SURVIVAL MINECRAFT! [Java & Bedrock!]

FAQ

What is the rarest head in Minecraft?

The enderman head, which drops zero, is the rarest mob head. 53% of the time with Looting III (which means that on average, you need to kill roughly 189 endermen with Looting III in order to get a single head)

How do you get different heads in Minecraft?

Place a command block or open your chat commands to access the plugins and commands that allow players to purchase custom heads in Minecraft. Before hitting enter or activating the command block, type “/give @p minecraft:player_headSkullOwner:PlayerNameHere”.

What mobs can you get heads from in Minecraft?

There are multiple ways to obtain Mob Heads. When one of the aforementioned mobs is killed by a Charged Creeper, Zombie, Creeper, and Skeleton skulls are dropped. When one is killed, there is a very small chance that their skull will drop. At the very end of End Ships is the head of the Ender Dragon.

How many types of heads are there in Minecraft?

There are six‌ [until JE 1. 20 & BE 1. 20. 0]/seven‌ [upcoming: JE 1. 20 & BE 1. 20. Player (Steve’s head by default), zombie, skeleton, wither skeleton, creeper, and piglin [coming: JE 1] are the different types of heads. 20 & BE 1. 20. 0], and dragon.