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For capes in Minecraft Dungeons, see MCD:Cape. For cape Easter eggs, see Easter eggs § Capes.

Capes are commemorative items that can be worn in addition to the player's skin.

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However, unlike skins, players cannot create custom capes or transfer any owned capes to a different account. When equipped, they also change the appearance of worn elytra. Capes are purely decorational, and do not alter the wearers' capabilities in any way.

There are various mods, such as Optifine, that allow players to obtain capes, some even allowing for any custom design to be used.

These capes are however not official and only visible to the player using the mod (or, in some cases, other users of that mod). Only official capes, that can be seen by everyone, are listed in this article.

Obtaining

Java Edition

The only capes that can be obtained on one's own, so far, in Java Edition are the migrator cape, which comes from migrating a Mojang account to a Microsoft account, and the vanilla cape, which comes from owning both Java Edition and Bedrock Edition in the same Mic