{"id":1108,"date":"2025-06-06T09:48:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T08:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meloncube.net\/blog\/?p=1108"},"modified":"2025-06-06T14:13:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T13:13:15","slug":"can-you-use-custom-skins-in-minecraft-bedrock-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meloncube.net\/blog\/can-you-use-custom-skins-in-minecraft-bedrock-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Use Custom Skins in Minecraft Bedrock Edition?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bedrock Edition has no shortage of premium skins<\/a> to buy, but sometimes, a custom one is the best way to express oneself to others online. So, today, we answer, \u201cCan you use custom skins in Minecraft Bedrock Edition?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Are Custom Skins?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"needcoolershoes.com<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Custom skins are those made by other players (or yourself) that can be uploaded and used for free, much like in Minecraft Java Edition.<\/a> The image itself must be a PNG that is 64×32, 64×64, or 124×124 pixels in size and, sadly, cannot have custom heights or proportions, unlike some Bedrock Edition premium skins. Additionally, any player with the \u201cUse Only Trusted Skins\u201d setting enabled will not be able to see custom skins. Instead, your character will be displayed to them as one of the default skins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can You Use Custom Skins in Minecraft Bedrock Edition?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Minecraft<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can indeed use custom skins in Minecraft Bedrock Edition! Although a little hidden,<\/a> the process is very easy and can be completed following our step-by-step instructions below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Open Minecraft Bedrock Edition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Select \u201cDressing Room.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Select an empty character slot or one that you don\u2019t mind replacing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Click \u201cCreate Character.\u201d\n
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    1. If replacing an existing character, click \u201cChange Classic Skin\u201d or \u201cEdit Character\u201d and then the green tab on the left with a coat hanger on it before skipping to Step 6.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Select \u201cClassic Skin\u201d and then click \u201cCreate Classic Skin.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Click the empty skin under \u201cOwned Skins.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Click \u201cChoose New Skin\u201d and upload your custom skin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Where to Find Custom Skins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
      \"Skindex<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Custom skins can be created using Mojang\u2019s official template, found here,<\/a> or by using online tools found on websites like minecraftskins.com<\/a> and needcoolershoes.com.<\/a> Otherwise, minecraftskins.com,<\/a> also known as The Skindex, has been a long-time resource of publicly shared, free skins that players can download and use themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Bedrock Edition has no shortage of premium skins to buy, but sometimes, a custom one is the best way to express oneself to others online. So, today, we answer, \u201cCan you use custom skins in Minecraft Bedrock Edition?\u201d What Are Custom Skins? Custom skins are those made by other players (or yourself) that can be… Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[6],"class_list":["post-1108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-minecraft","tag-minecraft"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meloncube.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meloncube.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meloncube.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meloncube.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meloncube.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1108"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.meloncube.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1112,"href":"https:\/\/www.meloncube.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1108\/revisions\/1112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meloncube.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meloncube.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meloncube.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meloncube.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}