How to Change Your Skin in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition

Minecraft skins are a fantastic way to customize and personalize your character's look in game. This article will show you how to change your classic skin, use the character creator, and change your cape.

Changing Your Skin in Game

Minecraft: Bedrock edition has 2 types of skins. These are Classic Skins and Custom Characters.

How to Change Classic Skins

1. Start up Minecraft: Bedrock Edition.

   *For Java Edition Skins, see our other article on How to Change your Minecraft Skin

2. Click on Dressing Room underneath your character on the title screen.

   

3. Press the plus (+) button on any of the empty character slots.

   

4. Select the Classic Skin type.

   

5. To upload a custom skin, click on the blank character icon under Owned Skins then click Choose New Skin.

   

6. Choose the model that fits the skin you’ve made. On the left, is the Alex skin model, and on the Right, is the Steve skin model. Note: the dimensions for the base models for Steve and Alex are different sizes, keep that in mind when designing and uploading skin files

Using the Character Creator

1. Start up Minecraft: Bedrock Edition.

2. Click on Dressing Room underneath your character on the title screen.

   

3. Press the plus (+) button or Create Character button on any of the empty character slots

   

4. Select the Create Character option in the type menu

   

5. Change the character customization options using the Body and Style dropdown menus. *Note, be sure to click equip on each feature you select for it to save to the character

   

6. When you’re finished making your customizations, click the back arrow next to the word Character Creator to save your character.

   

Equipping a Cape

1. Click on Dressing Room on the title screen.

   

2. Select the character you want to equip the cape to by using the arrows

   

3. Click the cape button to open the cape selection menu

   

4. Select a cape from your owned capes and click equip to equip the cape.