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===Player===
{{main|Player}}
[[File:Steve (classic) JE6.png|thumb|upright|alt=Steve player character model|One of the nine default [[player]] characters, called Steve.|left]]
The player is the person that the user controls in the [[world]]. When the user starts a game, the player is put in a [[world]], generated from a random or specified [[Seed (level generation)|seed]], with an empty [[inventory]]. If the [[bonus chest]] option is enabled, a chest filled with basic items generates near the player. The player has a [[health]] bar with 10 hearts and can be depleted when they are [[damage]]d. Damage to health can be mitigated by [[armor]] or the [[Resistance]] effect; while health can be restored by keeping the [[hunger]] bar full enough or by drinking specific [[potion]]s. If the [[difficulty]] is set to Peaceful, health regenerates on its own.

Each player can have a unique look via 9 default [[Skin|skins]], or by creating their own custom skin. A player can change their [[skin]] on the profile page of [[minecraft.net]] or in the ''[[Minecraft Launcher]]'' in ''Java Edition'' and in the pause or main menus on ''Bedrock Edition''.