What is a Skin in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains all about Minecraft skins and what you do with them. Let's take a closer look.

What is a Skin?

In Minecraft, a skin is an image that determines what your character looks like in the game.

What are the Default Skins?

When you start Minecraft for the first time, the game will automatically choose either Steve or Alex as the skin for your character. Here is what Steve and Alex look like:

What is a Custom Skin?

Although these Steve and Alex skins are great, you might want to consider changing your skin to something more custom.

Let's explore the three more common ways to get a custom skin in Minecraft.

1. Skin Pack as Downloadable Content

The first way to get a custom skin in Minecraft is to download a Skin Pack as downloadable content from within the Minecraft game. Not all versions of Minecraft have Skin Packs but you can easily find them in Minecraft PE, Windows 10 Edition, and the console editions (Xbox, PS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch).

Here is a list of the Skin Packs that are currently available as downloadable content in Minecraft:

And more are always being added!

2. Download a Skin File from the Internet

The second way to get a custom skin is to find a website that has Minecraft skins, download the skin and then upload the file to your Minecraft account.

3. Design your own Skin

The third way to get a custom skin involves designing your own custom skin image and uploading the file to your Minecraft account. This method is a bit more tricky and requires some experience.

Congratulations, you just learned about skins in Minecraft.