GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. By default, you're given a basic skin for your character in Minecraft. While you can easily go through an entire save with the "Steve" skin equipped, ...

Skins are one of the best parts of Minecraft. They largely do not provide any advantage to players, but being able to change from the standard Steve or Alex skin is pretty great.

In Minecraft, players can change the outfit and style of their in-game character to whatever they want.

You can change your skin in Minecraft in all editions of the game. Java edition players need to upload a compatible PNG image that you've either made or downloaded ...