Mob head

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Mob head
Skeleton Skull.pngWither Skeleton Skull.pngZombie Head.pngPlayer Head.pngCreeper Head.pngDragon Head.png
Type

Wearable items; Non-solid Block

Requirements

None

Physics

No

Transparency

Yes

Luminance

No

Blast resistance

5

Hardness

1

Tool

Any tool

Renewable
Skeleton, Wither Skeleton, Zombie, Creeper
Yes
Dragon
Yes‌[Legacy Console Edition only]
Player
No
Stackable

Yes (64)

Flammable

No

Drops

Itself

Block Entity ID

skull

Data values
Block
dec: 144 hex: 90 bin: 10010000
Item
dec: 397 hex: 18D bin: 110001101
Name

See § Data values

Mob heads, or mob skulls, are decorative blocks. There are six types of mob skulls: player, zombie, skeleton, wither skeleton, creeper, and dragon.

Obtaining

Mob heads can be broken using anything, and will drop itself when broken. If a player head has a custom skin, the skin will be preserved when broken.

Block Mob Head
Hardness 1
Breaking time
Hand 1.5

If a head is pushed by a piston, or comes in contact with water or lava, it will also break off as an item.

Natural generation

Dragon heads generate on end ships.

Drops

A wither skeleton has a 2.5% chance of dropping a wither skeleton skull when killed by the player or tamed wolf.

Skeleton, wither skeleton, zombie, and creeper heads are also dropped by the respective mob if it dies due to a charged creeper's explosion. Player heads and dragon heads cannot be obtained as drops.

Usage

Decoration

Mob heads can be oriented in 16 different directions on top of a block, and 4 directions on the sides of blocks, similar to signs. They cannot be placed on top of each other.

The dragon head will open and close its mouth repeatedly like the ender dragon when placed and powered by redstone. The same animation will occur when worn by a (horizontally) moving player, zombie, skeleton, or armor stand (note: the animation will not play if the NoGravity tag is set to 1)

Wearing

The player can wear heads, similarly to pumpkins or helmets. This will overlay the second layer of the player's skin.

Disguise

Wearing the corresponding mob head will reduce the detection range for skeletons (but not wither skeletons), creepers, and zombies to 50% of the normal range. This is similar to (and stacks with) the reductions in detection range from sneaking and the Invisibility status effect.

Withers

Wither build configuration

Withers can be created by placing soul sand in a T shape, and putting 3 wither skeleton skulls on top of the three upper blocks. The last block placed must be one of the three wither skeleton skulls. A dispenser can also create a wither, by placing the final skull onto soul sand directly in front of and below it.

Dispensers

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

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Banner Pattern Skull or
Banner Pattern Creeper 		Paper +
Wither Skeleton Skull or
Creeper Head


Dyed Creeper Charge Banner Any Banner +
Matching Dye +
Creeper Head


Emblazons a dyed creeper charge (creeper face)
Dyed Skull Charge Banner Any Banner +
Matching Dye +
Wither Skeleton Skull


Emblazons a dyed skull charge (skull and crossbones)
Firework Star Any Mob head +
Gunpowder +
Any Dye


Forms Creeper shape

Enchantments

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

Player skins

Java Edition.png

Human heads have an extra usage for map makers, they can be given NBT data so that they appear with the skin of any Minecraft account. This means if a player knows that a specific account has a head which they want to be displayed, the NBT data can be edited to make it appear.

The command to give the player a head skinned as another player is /give @s minecraft:player_head{SkullOwner:"<PlayerName>"}.

A player head will save the skin of the player from the time it was created, meaning if the player changes their skin, the head will still display the original texture.[1]

Mojang skins

All MHF mob heads provided by Mojang.

Mojang has created a number of accounts with specific skins, so that map makers can use common heads without the risk that someone will change their skin.[2] These accounts have names in the format MHF_<Name>, for example MHF_PigZombie is the name of a Minecraft user with a zombie pigman head. MHF stands for "Marc's Head Format". There are also a few blocks and "bonus" heads, for more variety.

Because these are names of player accounts, these heads are obtained or placed using the SkullOwner tag, for instance: /give @p minecraft:player_head{SkullOwner:"MHF_<Name>"}.

The following names/heads have been made available:[3]

Mobs
  • 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
Blocks
  • MHF_Cactus
  • MHF_Cake
  • MHF_Chest
  • MHF_CoconutB
  • MHF_CoconutG
  • MHF_Melon
  • MHF_OakLog
  • MHF_Present1
  • MHF_Present2
  • MHF_Pumpkin
  • MHF_TNT
  • MHF_TNT2
Bonus
  • MHF_ArrowUp
  • MHF_ArrowDown
  • MHF_ArrowLeft
  • MHF_ArrowRight
  • MHF_Exclamation
  • MHF_Question

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Block ID Name Item form
Skeleton Skull skeleton_skull Yes
Wither Skeleton Skull wither_skeleton_skull
Zombie Head zombie_head
Player Head player_head
Creeper Head creeper_head
Dragon Head dragon_head
Skeleton Wall Skull skeleton_wall_skull No
Wither Skeleton Wall Skull wither_skeleton_wall_skull
Zombie Wall Head zombie_wall_head
Player Wall Head player_wall_head
Creeper Wall Head creeper_wall_head
Dragon Wall Head dragon_wall_head

Bedrock Edition:

Block ID Name Numeral ID
Mob head (block) skull 144
Mob head (item) 397

Block data and damage values

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, mob heads use the following data values:

For the block, data values determine the block placement:

DV Description
0 (unused)
1 On the floor (rotation is stored in the tile entity)
2 On a wall, facing north
3 On a wall, facing south
4 On a wall, facing east
5 On a wall, facing west

For the item and for the tile entity, data values determine the skull type:

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 item's tag tag.
    •  SkullOwner: The username of the player this is a skull of. This will be converted the the compound version on almost any action.
    •  SkullOwner: Different definition for the skull's owner. Note that Owner is used for skulls placed on the ground.
      •  Id: UUID of owner. Optional. Used to update the other tags when the chunk loads or the holder logs in, in case the owner's name has changed.
      •  Name: Username of owner. If missing or empty, the head will appear as a Steve head. Otherwise, used to store or retrieve the downloaded skin in the cache. Need not be a valid player name, but must not be all spaces.
      •  Properties
        •  textures
          • : An individual texture.
            •  Signature: Optional.
            •  Value: A Base64-encoded JSON object.[4]
              •  timestamp: Optional: Unix time in milliseconds.
              •  profileId: Optional: Player UUID without hyphens.
              •  profileName: Optional: Player name.
              •  isPublic: Optional.
              •  textures
                •  SKIN
                  •  url: URL of a player skin on textures.minecraft.net.
                •  CAPE: Optional.
                  •  url: URL of a player cape (64x32 PNG).

Block states

See also: Block states

Floor

Name Value Description
rotation0The block is facing south.
1The block is facing south-southwest.
2The block is facing southwest.
3The block is facing west-southwest.
4The block is facing west.
5The block is facing west-northwest.
6The block is facing northwest.
7The block is facing north-northwest.
8The block is facing north.
9The block is facing north-northeast.
10The block is facing northeast.
11The block is facing east-northeast.
12The block is facing east.
13The block is facing east-southeast.
14The block is facing southeast.
15The block is facing south-southeast.

Wall

Name Value Description
facingeast
north
south
west		The direction the head is facing.
Opposite from the direction a player is facing when placing it.

Block entity

See also: Block entity format

A mob head has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block. The block's block entity ID is skull.

  • Block entity data
    • Tags common to all block entities see Template:Nbt inherit/blockentity/template
    •  Owner: The definition of the skull's owner. When this is a player_head or player_wall_head, shows this player's skin; if missing, shows the head of the default Steve skin.
      •  Id: UUID of owner.
      •  Name: Username of owner.
      •  Properties
        •  textures
          • : An individual texture.
            •  Signature
            •  Value

Achievements

Main article: Achievements
Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Availability Xbox points earned Trophy type (PS)
Xbox PS Bedrock Nintendo
CamouflageKill a mob while wearing the same type of mob head.YesYesYesWii U, Switch30GBronze

Advancements

Main article: Advancements
Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Internal ID
Advancement-plain-raw.pngSpooky Scary SkeletonObtain a wither skeleton's skullA Terrible FortressGet a wither skeleton skull in your inventory.minecraft:nether/get_wither_skull

Video

Note: This video states that only the wither skeleton skull is available in Survival mode. As of 1.8, creeper, zombie, and skeleton heads are now available in Survival. It also states that there are five kinds of heads, however as of 1.9, there are actually six, due to the addition of the dragon head.

History

Java Edition
August 28, 2012Jeb released images of the skeleton head, hinting of more types to come.
PAX 2012At PAX, Dinnerbone revealed that there would be very rare drops of these mobs.[5]
1.4.2 12w36a The skeleton, wither skeleton, zombie, human, and creeper heads were introduced in the update. Wither skeleton skulls are rarely dropped by the wither skeleton upon death (2.5% chance), while the other four are only obtainable from the creative inventory.
12w37a Added as a hidden and disabled feature, human heads can now have the skin of a specific player. A line in the language file implies that there either used to be, or in a future update, the possibility of obtaining a specific player's head.[6] Player heads do not/will not drop in vanilla, but mapmakers/modders/etc. can make them by adding an NBT string tag "SkullOwner" -> (player name) on the skull items.[7]
November 7, 2012Jeb states that the official opinion is that "[dropping] player heads [on player kills] are a bit too gory for Minecraft, so it's better suited for a plugin or mod."
1.4.6 12w49a Any kind of mob head can be used to craft a firework star with creeper-face effect.
1.7.2 13w36a Custom heads can now be obtained without third party programs via /give.
13w37a The item form of block ID 144, skull, was removed from the game. It can no longer exist in inventories, only as a block in the world.
1.8 14w03a Player heads now show the skin's hat layer (this also works when a mob/player wears the head.)
14w29a Now displays the cracking animation.
14w30a Grid Skeleton Skull.pngGrid Wither Skeleton Skull.pngGrid Zombie Head.pngGrid Head.pngGrid Creeper Head.png Player and mob heads in inventories and held by mobs/players now display as blocks.
Skulls worn by mobs and players are now displayed on the armor layer. Previously, the skull replaced the mob/player's head texture; the hat layer appeared over the skull.
Skeleton, zombie, and creeper heads are now available in Survival. One can obtain them by killing the appropriate mob with a charged creeper.
Creeper heads and wither skeleton skulls are now used in crafting specific banner patterns.
14w30b A single charged creeper explosion will no longer yield more than one mob head.
1.8.4 For security reasons, custom heads can only have textures from mojang.com and minecraft.net.
1.9 15w31a Grid Dragon Head.png Added dragon head, which is currently only available in creative mode.
Mob Heads now appear larger in inventory.
15w32a Creeper, zombie, and skeleton heads can be worn to reduce detection by the corresponding mobs by 50%.
15w32c Dragon heads generate on end ships, meaning they are now obtainable in survival.
15w33c Disguise now reduces detection range to 37.5% of normal.
15w36a Disguise reduces detection range to 50% of normal again.
15w39a Dispensers can now equip mob heads onto players, mobs and armor stands.
1.13 17w47a The ID of heads is split into 12; one of each available standard head, as well as a wall counterpart of each.
skeleton_skull, wither_skeleton_skull, player_head, zombie_head, creeper_head and dragon_head are available as items and placed blocks with a rotation block state of 0-15
skeleton_wall_skull, wither_skeleton_wall_skull, player_wall_head, zombie_wall_head, creeper_wall_head and dragon_wall_head are only available as placed blocks with a facing block state of north, south, east or west.
Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 144, and the item's 397.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.12.1 build 1 Added skeleton, wither skeleton, zombie, human, and creeper heads. They use the texture prior to 14w30a.
0.14.0 build 1 Mob heads can now be worn as armor.
0.16.0 build 4 Can now be used to spawn the wither.
Pocket Edition
1.0 alpha 0.17.0 Grid Dragon Head.png Added dragon head.
Bedrock Edition
1.2 beta 1.2.0.2 mob head can be used to craft firework star.
Creeper head and wither skeleton skull used to craft specific pattern on banner.
beta 1.2.0.11 Grid Skeleton Skull.pngGrid Wither Skeleton Skull.pngGrid Zombie Head.pngGrid Head.pngGrid Creeper Head.png Player and mob heads in inventories and held by mobs/players now display as blocks.
Legacy Console Edition
TU12CU11.0Patch 1 Added skeleton, wither skeleton, zombie, human, and creeper heads to the creative inventory. Wither skeleton skulls didn't have a use.
TU19CU71.12Wither skeleton skulls can be obtained by killing wither skeletons, and can be used to build the wither.
TU31CU191.22Patch 3Skeleton, zombie, and creeper heads are now available in Survival. One can obtain them by killing the appropriate mob with a charged creeper.
TU46CU361.38Patch 15Grid Dragon Head.png Added dragon head.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.7.10 Added dragon heads.

Issues

Issues relating to "Mob head" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

  • Heads are one of the few blocks that do not have their own textures and take their textures from other objects.
  • When breaking any head, the particle effect of breaking it is the same as soul sand.
  • Interestingly, despite there being a default Steve head, an Alex head cannot be obtained without using custom names.
  • In Java Edition, the mouth of the ender dragon's head will show an animation when clicked with the debug stick. This is because the debug stick is changing it to a state that is used when powered by redstone.

Gallery

  • First screenshot released of heads.

  • All of the heads.

  • Heads oriented different directions.

  • Heads are the same scale as cobblestone wall posts.

  • A picture of player heads, including some Mojang characters.[7]

  • An image of some of the heads on accounts that Marc Watson made.[8]

  • A dragon head found at an end ship.

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/464414369452142592
  2. ↑ “I'm here to make it so that people don't have to worry about having a consistent account whose skin might change.” – u/Marc_IRL, September 9, 2013
  3. ↑ “For those following the MHF list, I have presents for you. Full list of accounts I've made: http://pastebin.com/5mug6EBu” – @Marc_IRL, December 9, 2014
  4. ↑ FVbico and Steven W.d.V.'s comments on MC-51003.
  5. ↑ http://www.twitch.tv/pax2/b/330745811 (at 3:59:00)
  6. ↑ Snapshot 12w37a lang/en_US.lang: item.skull.player.name=%s's Head
  7. ↑ a b https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/zxn7u/its_apparently_my_cakeday_so_lets_cash_in_this/
  8. ↑ https://twitter.com/Marc_IRL/status/377190452278984704

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