Editing Cape (section)

== Obtaining ==
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=== ''Java Edition'' ===
The only capes that can be obtained on one's own, so far, in {{JE}} are the '''migrator cape''', which comes from migrating a ''Mojang'' account to a ''Microsoft'' account, and the '''vanilla cape''', which comes from owning both {{JE}} and {{BE}} in the same ''Microsoft'' account prior to June 6, 2022. The rest cannot be obtained by players through any in-game means and are therefore considerably rarer.

[[MINECON]] capes before [[Minecon Earth 2017]] were obtained by attending or buying a ticket to the year's MINECON. Minecraft events from 2017 and onward are done via a livestream available to everyone and no capes are given out anymore. On May 12, 2020, Mojang disabled all unused [[MINECON]] cape links used to obtain the capes of years 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016. Only a few thousand players around the world have a MINECON cape.

Other less common types of capes have manually been given out by Mojang to select few members of the community throughout the years. Some of the people who have those capes include Mojang staff themselves, volunteers in various programs as well as individuals whose impact was recognized by Mojang. Only a few hundred players around the world have such a cape, with some capes being owned by a single individual only.

Players of {{JE}} can equip or unequip certain capes for their skin via the [[Minecraft Launcher|''Minecraft Launcher'']] or their [http://minecraft.net/profile Minecraft profile].

=== Bedrock Edition ===
Unlike {{JE}}, in {{BE}}, capes are much more common items with skins from various [[skin pack]]s having capes integrated to them. One skin pack made available to every player is the [[MINECON 2016]] skin pack that contains all five [[MINECON]] cape designs from {{JE}} up to 2016. A cape celebrating [[Minecon Live 2019]] was available in {{BE}} to promote the [[character creator]], though it was obtainable by everyone regardless of whether they watched the event or not. Another cape made available to every player is the '''pan cape'''. Players who owned both {{JE}} and {{BE}} on the same Microsoft account prior to June 6, 2022, were also given the '''vanilla cape'''. Some employees also have special capes in {{BE}}, similarly to {{JE}}.

Players of {{BE}} can equip or unequip certain capes for their skin via the [[character creator]].