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Skull (Portable) [Data Pack] | Obtain custom Player Heads in survival!

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Updated on Mar 28th, 3/28/25 7:45 pm | 7 logs
Published Feb 17th, 2023, 2/17/23 2:30 am scheduled
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Skull [​Portable]

Obtain and Customize Player Heads in Survival!

📥How to Install

  • 1) Download the Datapack
  • 2) Chose the world you want to install the Data Pack in and navigate to its "datapacks" folder
  • 3) Copy the downloaded Data Pack file (Skull [​Portable]) into this folder
  • 4) Join the world and run "/reload" command

📖Features

Skull [​Portable] allows you to Craft and Customize player heads using just a Book and Quill.

How to craft and customize a Player Head

🎭Craft a Blank Player Head
A Blank Player Head can be crafted using any of the following materials:

  • White Terracotta
  • Light Gray Terracotta
  • Brown Terracotta
  • Terracotta
Skull (Portable) [Data Pack] | Obtain custom Player Heads in survival! Minecraft Data Pack

📓Customize a Player Head using a value
  • 1) Go to Minecraft Heads
  • 2) Choose a head and open its relative page; Then, scroll to the and copy the "For Developers" and copy the "value" field
  • 3) Paste the copied value in a Book and Quill
  • 4) Hold the desired number of player heads in your off-hand
  • 5) Hold the book with the value in your main-hand
  • 6) Swap hands to customize the head (Default key to swap hands is "F")

🔖Customize a Player Head using a player name
  • 1) Sign a Book and Quill with the name of a player
  • 2) Hold the desired number of player heads in your off-hand
  • 3) Hold the signed book in your main-hand
  • 4) Swap hands to customize the head (Default key to swap hands is "F")

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Settings


You can access the settings upon reloading by clicking on the [​Config] button or by running the following command -> /function skull_portable:config
The settings menu includes the following:
  • [​Player head] Replace signed book after use: (defaults to True)
  • [​Custom Head] Erase book pages after use: (defaults to True)

📤Uninstall the DataPack


To uninstall the Data Pack run the command "/function skull_portable:uninstall". When the uninstallation process is completed a confirmation message will be sent in the chat.

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Skull (Portable) [Data Pack] | Obtain custom Player Heads in survival! Minecraft Data PackSkull (Portable) [Data Pack] | Obtain custom Player Heads in survival! Minecraft Data Pack
CompatibilityMinecraft 1.19
toMinecraft 1.21
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v1.3.1 for Minecraft 1.21.5 - 19 Mar. 2025 : by Nico4play 03/28/2025 7:45:22 pmMar 28th

🔷General

  • Updated to 1.21.5

💻Technical

  • The pack now uses the new equipment entity format to read the components of the items in the main and off-hand
  • Changed the old referencing format of the background texture in the root advancement to the new and consistent one
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