Video Summary
In this video, I show you how to get custom player heads in Minecraft using a simple command block setup that works in version 1.16 and beyond. I demonstrate the basic /give command and then explain how to customize it by adding skull owner data to display any player’s head you want. I also cover the count parameter to control how many heads you receive and show you can place them on angles or armor stands for decoration.
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How To Get Custom Player Heads and Mini Blocks In Minecraft
Hey everybody, it’s UnderMyCap and welcome back to another post! Today I’m going to be showing you how to get custom player heads in Minecraft. As you may have noticed, a whole bunch of commands have changed in 1.16 — not a lot, but some of them — and this is probably one of them. It’s a very simple command that you can use and it’s very cool when it works!
If you’d prefer to watch the video version of this tutorial, you can check it out here: How To Get Custom Player Heads and Mini Blocks In Minecraft
Step 1: The Basic Give Command
First, let’s go over the base command. All you want to do is start with a give command, so you’ll type /give @p — the @p meaning the nearest player — and then follow it up with minecraft:player_head. If you were to leave the command just like this, it would work, however you’ll notice that it will only give you a default Steve head. That’s the simple part of it!
Step 2: Customising Your Player Head
Now, if you actually want to start customising the head, this is where the command gets really cool. You’ll want to go back into the command block and add a squiggly bracket {}. Inside that bracket, you want to type a capital S and then write SkullOwner, followed by a colon and then an open quotation mark. After you’ve done this, you simply write in whatever username you want. A lot of commands you find online will let you type in a player’s unique ID code to get their custom head, but for simplicity, you can just use a Minecraft username. Close the quotation mark, close the squiggly bracket, and there you have it!
Once you run the command, you’ll receive that player’s custom head. The really cool thing is that you can place it down, put it on an angle, and you can also place it on an armor stand — which is super fun to play around with!
Step 3: Setting the Count
The last part of the command is the count, which simply tells the game how many of the item you want to give yourself. For example, if you set it to 5, it’ll give you five heads. Set it to 10, and you’ll get ten. You can technically set it as high as you’d like — though giving yourself a thousand at once might just crash your game, so maybe keep it reasonable!
Wrapping Up
And that’s all there is to it! I know this is a shorter tutorial, but it’s something I’ve wanted to share for a long time and kept forgetting about. I hope you found it helpful! If you enjoyed this, please feel free to leave a like on the video and subscribe to the channel if you’re new — it’s greatly appreciated. If you have any suggestions or questions, drop them in the comments section below, I love reading through them and answering your questions. My socials and Twitch are also linked in the video description. Thanks so much and I hope to see you in the next one — see ya!
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