Player Head
minecraft:player_headA Player Head is a decorative skull block bearing a specific player's skin, orientable in 16 directions when placed on the floor. It is not obtainable in Survival through normal gameplay and instead comes from the Creative inventory, commands, or dispensers equipping it onto an entity.
Uses
- Decoration — Placed on floors or walls as a display piece; frequently used to recreate mob or custom-texture heads via player skins before dedicated mob head blocks existed.
- Wearable Head Slot — Worn in the helmet armor slot, overlaying the second layer of the referenced player's skin.
Found In
- Creative inventory — The only standard way to obtain a Player Head in Survival is via Creative mode or commands.
- Dispenser placement — A dispenser can place a Player Head onto an entity's empty helmet slot.
Drops
- player head× 1
FAQ
Can I get a Player Head in Survival without commands?
No. Vanilla Survival has no player-facing way to acquire a Player Head; it must come from Creative mode, `/give`, or a dispenser interaction.
What tool do I need to mine it?
None — any tool or bare hands break it at the same speed, and it always drops itself.
Does Silk Touch or Fortune affect it?
No. It always drops exactly one Player Head regardless of enchantments.
Can I display someone else's skin on it?
Yes, its NBT data references a player profile, so it displays whichever account's skin was assigned when it was given.
Tags
- not_flammable
- decoration