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Minecraft Player Head Command

Are you looking to get a custom head of your friend or a YouTuber?

Minecraft player heads are decorative items that you can place on your builds.

In the Java edition of Minecraft, you can either use a command block or mod.

With a few steps, you can start getting player heads in-game and using them to build.

In this guide, you’ll learn the give player head command in Minecraft in Java, Bedrock, or PE.

Minecraft Player Head Command

Minecraft player head command:

/give @p minecraft:player_head[profile=USERNAME]

    Minecraft player head command example:

    /give @p minecraft:player_head[profile=Notch]

    Note: For this command to work, you must enable cheats in your Minecraft world.

    Further reading

    How to Get Custom Heads in Minecraft

    How to Fix “We could not connect to Realms right now” in Minecraft

    How to Record Minecraft with OBS

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