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Player Head

The player head is a block based on the head of a player's skin (Steve by default). Player heads cannot be obtained in Survival.

Local game data

Player Head

Java 1.21.4
Typeblock
Stack64
Hardness1
Sections6
Canonical IDblock:player_wall_head
Minecraft IDminecraft:player_wall_head
Wiki sourcecached

The player head is a block based on the head of a player's skin (Steve by default). Player heads cannot be obtained in Survival.

Obtaining

The player head can be obtained only by using Creative inventory, or executing .

Breaking

No tool can accelerate the breaking process of player head.

Player head drops itself when it's destroyed. When destroyed by an explosion, the player head always drops as an item.

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 pumpkins or helmets. This overlays the second layer of the player's skin.

Dispensers

A dispenser can equip a player head on a player, mob, or armor stand with an empty helmet slot, within the block the dispenser is facing.

Enchantments

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

Local Data Properties

displayNamePlayer Head
nameplayer_wall_head
id424
stackSize64
hardness1
resistance1
diggableYes
materialdefault
transparentNo
emitLight0
filterLight0
boundingBoxblock