Editing Cape (section)

== ''Java Edition'' capes ==

=== Mojang capes ===
{| class="wikitable" data-description="Mojang capes"
|-
! Name !! Cape !! Elytra !! Texture !! Notes
!API Name
|-
| '''Mojang Cape'''
'''(Classic)'''
| [[File:Mojang Classic Cape.png|75px]]
| [[File:Mojang employees Elytra.png|95px]]
| [[File:Mojang Classic Cape (texture).png]]
| This cape was given to employees of [[Mojang Studios]]. This design was used from December 20, 2010 to October 7, 2015. The file name for the cape on assets.minecraft.net was {{cd|Morre.png}}, which is tomorrow in Swedish.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140807231527/http://assets.minecraft.net/Morre.png</ref>
|Mojang-old
|-
| '''Mojang Cape'''
| [[File:Mojang Cape.png|75px]]
| [[File:Mojang employees 2015 Elytra.png|95px]]
| [[File:Mojang Cape (texture).png]]
| This cape was given to employees of [[Mojang Studios]]. This design was used from October 7, 2015 to July 25, 2021.
|Mojang
|-
|'''Mojang Studios Cape'''
|[[File:Mojang Studios Cape.png|170x170px]]
|[[File:Mojang Studios employees 2021 Elytra.png|153x153px]]
|[[File:Mojang Studios Cape (Texture).png|64x64px]]
| This cape was given to employees of [[Mojang Studios]]. This design has been used since July 25, 2021. It was made by [[Johan Aronson]] and it resembles the "Mojangs" or "gizmos" that make up the [[Mojang Studios]] logo.<ref>{{tweet|Mojang_Ined|1419622677644464130|Yep! Our talented art crew @JohanAronson & co designed the new Mojang Studios cape when we rebranded. We got around adding it together with the Migrator cape :)|July 26, 2021}}</ref>
|Mojang-new
|}

=== MINECON capes ===
{| class="wikitable" data-description="MineCon capes"
|-
! Name !! Cape !! Elytra !! Texture !! Notes
!API Name
|-
| '''MINECON 2011&#160;Cape'''
| [[File:MINECON 2011 Cape.png|75px]]
| [[File:MINECON 2011 Attendees Elytra.png|95px]]
| [[File:MINECON 2011 Cape (texture).png]]
| This cape was given to [[MINECON 2011]] attendees via their registered username.<ref name="help capes">https://web.archive.org/web/20190924120713/https://help.mojang.com/customer/portal/articles/872983-minecon-capes</ref>
|Minecon2011
|-
| '''MINECON 2012&#160;Cape'''
| [[File:MINECON 2012 Cape.png|75px]]
| [[File:MINECON 2012 Attendees Elytra.png|95px]]
| [[File:MINECON 2012 Cape (texture).png]]
| This cape was given to players who redeemed a link emailed to registered [[MINECON 2012]] attendees.<ref name="help capes"/>
|Minecon2012
|-
| '''MINECON 2013&#160;Cape'''
| [[File:MINECON 2013 Cape.png|75px]]
| [[File:MINECON 2013 Attendees Elytra.png|95px]]
| [[File:MINECON 2013 Cape (texture).png]]
| This cape was given to players who redeemed a link emailed to registered [[MINECON 2013]] attendees, similar to MINECON 2012's method.<ref name="help capes" />
|Minecon2013
|-
| '''MINECON 2015&#160;Cape'''
| [[File:MINECON 2015 Cape.png|75px]]
| [[File:MINECON 2015 Attendees Elytra.png|95px]]
| [[File:MINECON 2015 Cape (texture).png]]
| This cape was given to players who redeemed a link emailed to registered [[MINECON 2015]] attendees, provided that they had scanned their ticket at the venue's entrance on July 4, 2015.<ref name="help capes"/>
|Minecon2015
|-
|'''MINECON 2016&#160;Cape'''
| [[File:MINECON 2016 Cape.png|75px]]
| [[File:MINECON 2016 Attendees Elytra.png|95px]]
| [[File:MINECON 2016 Cape (texture).png]]
|This cape was given to players who redeemed a link emailed to registered [[MINECON 2016]] attendees, provided that they had scanned their ticket at the venue's entrance on September 24, 2016, similar to MINECON 2015's method.<ref name="help capes" />
|Minecon2016
|}

''This section is about Java Edition's capes. For Bedrock Edition's '''founder's cape''', see {{slink|2=Character creator capes}}. For Bedrock Edition's MINECON skin pack capes, see'' {{Slink|2=MINECON skin pack capes}}.

===Minecraft Festival capes ===
{{seealso|Minecraft Festival}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Cape
!Texture
!Notes
!API Name
|-
|'''Minecraft Festival cape'''
|TBD
|TBD
|This [[Minecraft Festival]] cape will be given out to attendees of the convention held in Orlando.<ref>{{mcnet|announcing-minecraft-live|Announcing Minecraft Live!|9/30/2020}}</ref> The cape will be available for both {{els|je|be}} to all attendees.<ref>https://www.minecraftfestival.com/Buy/Ticket-Details/</ref> More info is to come.
|TBD
|}

=== Personal capes ===
{| class="wikitable" data-description="Personal capes"
|-
! Name !! Cape !! Elytra !! Texture !! Notes !! API Name
|-
| '''Bacon cape'''
| [[File:Bacon Cape.png|75px]]
| —
| [[File:Bacon Cape (texture).png]]
| This cape was given to [[User:Miclee|Miclee]] by [[Notch]],<ref>{{tweet|notch|25340387308601344|@Micleee There you go.}}</ref> due to his idea of the [[Pigman]].<ref>{{tweet|notch|28832121068|@Micleee thank you!}}</ref> However, the cape was later removed<ref>[[:File:Miclee Cape Removal Confirmation.png]]</ref> after other users asked Notch for personal capes.

The [https://web.archive.org/web/20230422190452/https://i.imgur.com/1YJIQ.png cape texture] was made by Miclee and uploaded to {{w|imgur}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/micleee/status/24153383925452801 "Bored, so I made a bacon cape. http://i.imgur.com/1YJIQ.png"] <small>([[Wp:Link rot|<span title="{{{1|This link no longer functions}}}" {{#if: {{{1|}}} | style="border-bottom: 1px dotted"}}>dead link</span>]])</small> – [https://twitter.com/micleee @micleee]</ref>
| —
|-
| '''Millionth Customer cape'''
| [[File:Millionth Customer Cape.png|75px]]
| [[File:Millionth Customer Elytra.png|95px]]
| [[File:Millionth Customer Cape (texture).png]]
| This cape was given to akronman1, the lucky buyer of the 1,000,000th copy of ''Minecraft''.<ref>{{tweet|jeb|25263425357615104|@notch I have an SQL query that will find the millionth customer... May I draw him/her a special cape?}}</ref><ref>{{tweet|jeb|25279230933733376|Could this be you? https://web.archive.org/web/20230422190814/https://i.imgur.com/cuvPN.png #minecraft #onemillion #hype}}</ref><ref>{{reddit|f1jdh/i_was_the_person_who_purchased_the_1000000th_copy||I was the person who purchased the 1,000,000th copy of Minecraft yesterday.|akronman1}}</ref> 

The cape was made by {{tweet|Kinten}}.<ref>{{tweet|jeb|25279312726855680|Oh, and that's courtesy of @kinten}}</ref>
| MillionthSale
|-
| '''dannyBstyle's cape'''
| [[File:dannyBstyles's Cape.png|75px]]
| [[File:DannyBstyle's Elytra.png|95px]]
| [[File:dannyBstyles's Cape (texture).png]]
| This cape was given to [[wikipedia:Danny Baranowsky|dannyBstyle]], a video game music composer, as [[Markus Persson|Notch]] was a fan of his music.<ref>{{tweet|notch|60980770084364288|@dannyBstyle also, you should have a cloak now}}</ref>
|dannyBstyle
|-
| '''JulianClark's cape'''
| [[File:JulianClark's Cape.png|75px]]
| [[File:JulianClark's Elyrtra.png|95px]]
| [[File:JulianClark's Cape (texture).png]]
| This cape was given to JulianClark in return for bringing [[Markus Persson|Notch]] the TV presenter and actor [[Wikipedia:Ray Cokes|Ray Cokes]].<ref>{{reddit|jnc2p/notch_ive_brought_you_ray_cokes_as_requested||Notch! I've brought you Ray Cokes as requested!|jurrian}}</ref>
|JulianClark
|-
| '''cheapsh0t's cape'''
| [[File:cheapsh0t's Cape.png|75px]]
| [[File:Crowdin Translator Elytra.png|95px]]
| [[File:cheapsh0t's Cape (texture).png]]
| This cape was given to cheapsh0t on October 2013 for helping the [[Mojang]] team in Tokyo.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140122053144/https://mojang.com/2013/09/minecraft-meetup-tokyo/ マインクラフト東京： オフ会Withデベロッパー] - Mojang.com; September 6, 2013</ref><ref>{{tweet|jeb|388193350408757248|Back at the office after a 3-week honeymoon! Hundreds of emails waiting for me, and I need to look into giving @yorksensei a MC cape {{=}})}}</ref><ref>{{reddit|1ort25/i_received_this_cape_for_helping_jeb_and_the||I received this cape for helping jeb_ and the Mojang team in Tokyo. Is it the only one of its kind? [custom Crowdin Translator cape<nowiki>]</nowiki>|cheapshot}}</ref> The cape is identical to the Translator cape except for the Japanese flag on the under side of the cape.
This cape shares similar design style with Translator cape.
| cheapsh0t
|-
| '''MrMessiah's cape'''
| [[File:MrMessiah's Cape.png|75px]]
| [[File:MrMessiah's Elytra.png|95px]]
| [[File:MrMessiah's Cape (texture).png]]
| This cape was given to MrMessiah as a "thank you" for creating the BetterLight mod,<ref>{{cite|url= https://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding-java-edition/minecraft-mods/mods-discussion/1341405-mrmmods-betterlight-grass-simplemap-1-8-1|title=MrMMods (BetterLight<nowiki>|</nowiki>Grass, SimpleMap) 1.8.1|website=Minecraft Forum|date=October 13, 2010}}</ref> which is responsible for some of Minecraft's lighting and grass features. The cape was discussed in 2011, however it wasn't granted until 2015. The designer of the cape is uncertain but MrMessiah believes it was [[Jens Bergensten|Jeb]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230422191031/https://i.imgur.com/PzzwwbW.png</ref>
| MrMessiah
|-
| '''Prismarine cape'''
| [[File:Prismarine Cape.png|75px]]
| [[File:Prismarine Elytra.png|95px]]
| [[File:Prismarine Cape (texture).png]]
| This cape was given to Drullkus by [[Jens Bergensten|Jeb]] for recreating the prismarine block for use in his Chisel mod rather than modifying Mojang's texture.<ref>{{tweet|Drullkus|744802175168086016|@tterrag1098 Wow! Looks sweet! Thank you so much!}}</ref><ref>{{tweet|jeb|744784724623659008|Hehe thanks ;) Are you Drullkus ingame as well?}}</ref><ref>{{tweet|Drullkus|744022406298275842|No matter how many times I try, it never looks good! >:( (Slightly butchered original prismarine on right side)}}</ref>.
| Prismarine
|-
| '''Birthday cape'''
| [[File:Gr8 Escape's cape.png|75px]]
| [[File:Gr8 Escape's elytra.png|95px]]
| [[File:PartyCape.png]]
| This cape was given to Mojang employee Gr8Bizzo (formerly Gr8_Escape).<ref>https://twitter.com/Mojang_Ined/status/1389251478355841025?s=20</ref>
| Birthday
|-
|'''Valentine cape'''
|[[File:Valentine Cape.png|170x170px]]
|[[File:Valentine Elytra.png|152x152px]]
|[[File:Valentine Cape texture.png]]
|This cape was given to LolFoxy2 by a Mojang employee after resolving LolFoxy2's problems with migration to a ''Microsoft'' account. However, the cape was later removed after the Mojang employee realizing its rarity.<ref>Screenshot about the story behind this cape

https://web.archive.org/web/20220904011234/https://i.imgur.com/ZgROuy8.png</ref>
|Valentine
|-
|}

===Other capes===
{| class="wikitable" data-description="Personal capes"
|-
!Name!!Cape!!Elytra!!Texture!!Notes
!API Name
|-
|'''Translator cape'''
|[[File:Translatorcape.png|75px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Crowdin Translator Elytra.png|95px]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[File:CrowdinTranslatorCape.png]]
|This cape was given to some proofreaders<ref>"[https://crowdin.com/project/minecraft/discussions/1904 Basically you need to provide a stable, high-quality support for your language project. For a few years at least. Then you ''may'' become a proofreader. And then you ''may'' get a cape if you are a good proofreader."]</ref> (experienced translators with moderation permissions for their language) on the [[Crowdin|''Minecraft'' translation project in Crowdin]].
Originally, these capes were given out on May 16, 2012 using a fair dice roll to 29 contributors,<ref>{{tweet|jeb|202681694132772864|29 translators have now received a Minecraft cape (based on a secret selection formula + they have added their MC name to crowdin)}}</ref><ref>{{tweet|jeb|202682214692032512|@adiacente Decided by a fair dice roll!}}</ref> with plans to give more capes from time to time.<ref>{{reddit|tpqpc/this_is_the_cape_29_lucky_people_got_today|c4ot3ox|Your profile was included in my selection, but you must've added your Minecraft name after I ran the parsing program. I will obviously update the translator list as time goes on, but it's surrounded with a lot of manual labor, so I'll probably not do it very often. However, adding a note to my calendar to fix yours specifically, on Friday.|jeb_}}</ref> [[Jens Bergensten|Jeb]] later said that he canceled those plans after seeing abusive behavior from some translators, such as using auto-translation and down-voting legitimate translations.<ref>{{reddit|1t1l70/translators_cape_only_29_in_the_world_of|ce3py4b|Seriously, this is why I stopped handing out translator capes {{=}}( The idea was to give something cool back to the ones who helped out, but the result was a bunch of "me too:s" that just auto-translated stuff and down-voted real translations.|jeb_}}</ref>

The cape was again used a few years later to reward certain proofreaders for important contribution to the project.
| Translator
|-
|'''Chinese Translator cape'''
|[[File:ChineseTranslatorCapeInGame.png|75px]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[File:ChineseTranslatorCape.png]]
|This cape was given to [[User:Powup333|Powup333]], [[User:Craft Lawrence|Craft_Lawrence]] and [[User:sjjklh|sjjklh]] on June 4, 2015 for playing vital roles on the [[Crowdin|''Minecraft'' translation project in Crowdin]]  in Chinese.<ref>http://www.mcbbs.net/thread-452211-1-1.html</ref> The cape is identical to the Translator cape except for the Chinese flag on the under side of the cape. This cape shares similar design style with cheapsh0t's cape.
| Translator-Chinese
|-
|'''Scrolls Champion cape'''
|[[File:ScrollsCape.png|75px]]
|[[File:Scrolls Elytra.png|95px]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[File:Scrolls Cape.png]]
|This cape was given to players who earned the Weekly First Place winner badge five times in Scrolls starting on November 7, 2014. During Minecon 2015, the Scrolls Minecon Open was also held for Scrolls' ingame items and other prizes including the cape in Minecraft.<ref>https://callersbane.com/2015/06/announcing-the-minecon-open</ref> As of September 30, 2015, it is no longer possible to earn this cape.<ref>https://scrolls.com/2015/09/greeting-fellow-citizens-of-the-internet</ref>On December 11 - 12, 2014, all players were temporarily shown with this cape to celebrate the release of Scrolls.<ref>{{tweet|ScrollsGame|543059457698463744|What's that on your back?! In Minecraft, you'll see a #Scrolls cape for the next two days to celebrate our launch! Woohoo!}}</ref> However, it was not added to accounts.
| ScrollsChamp
|-
|'''Cobalt cape'''
|[[File:CobaltCapeJaneator.png|75px]]
|[[File:Cobalt Elytra.png|95px]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[File:Cobalt Cape.png]]
|This cape was given to participants/winners of level-making competitions and the Cobalt League tournaments in 2016.<ref>{{tweet|jeb_|697463735649234944|As with Scrolls back in the day, the Cobalt tournament has Cobalt capes (for Minecraft) in its prize pool: http://cobaltleague.net/}}</ref>
The design of the cape's elytra texture is based on a wasp enemy from ''Cobalt''.<ref>{{reddit|6knyx5/my_elytra_texture_looks_like_insect_wings_by|djnrxgr|context=3|It's the wings of the wasp!|jeb_|July 1, 2017}}</ref>
| Cobalt
|-
|'''Mojira Moderator cape'''
|[[File:BugTracker Cape InGame.png|75px]]
|[[File:Mojira Moderator Elytra.png|95px]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[File:BugTracker Cape.png]]
|This cape was given to moderators on the [[Bug tracker]].
| Moderator
|-
|'''Realms MapMaker cape'''
|[[File:MapMakerCape.png|75px]]
|[[File:Realms Mapmaker Elytra.png|95px]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[File:MapmakerCapeTexture.png]]
|This cape was given to mapmakers in the [https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/realms/content-creator Java Realms Content Creator Program] who met the criteria listed [https://atlas.minecraft.net/guidelines#capes here].
| MapMaker
|-
|'''Turtle cape'''
|[[File:Turtle Cape.png|75px]]
|[[File:Turtle Elytra.png|95px]]
|[[File:Turtle Cape (texture).png]]
|This cape was given to billyK_ for his suggestion to add [[turtle]]s into the game.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/7veimo/turtle_shoutout_to_billyk_as_suspected_theres_a/ Turtle shoutout to billyK_! As suspected, there's a cape waiting for you on your Minecraft profile =)]</ref>
The cape was also given to Mojang employees [[Michael Andersson]] and el_hefe_ for cape endpoint testing. However, it was later removed from the two.{{Citation needed}}
|Turtle
|-
|'''Migrator cape'''
|[[File:MSCape.png|170x170px]]
|[[File:MSCapeElyR.png|153x153px]]
|[[File:MSCapeC.png|64x64px]]
|This cape was given to players who have bought Minecraft before December 1, 2020<ref>{{tweet|MojangStatus|1333771918797918208|Purchasing for Minecraft Java Edition is restored. You will know need to create a Microsoft account for new purchases of this version - JP|December 1, 2020}} {{sic}}</ref> and migrated their Mojang or legacy account to a Microsoft account,<ref name="migration">{{mcnet|java-edition-moving-house|Java Edition is moving house|10/21/2020}}</ref><ref>https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/360050865492-JAVA-Account-Migration-FAQ</ref> starting on July 9, 2021.<ref>{{tweet|Mojang_Ined|1413420780948492288|Everyone that has and will migrate will now get the Migrator cape. Happy summer everyone!|July 9, 2021}}</ref>
The official cape design was released by [https://twitter.com/mojang_ined Ined] on Twitter on June 30, 2021.<ref>{{tweet|Mojang_Ined|1410255931431165953}}</ref>

Before the cape's release, text was found in language files that read "And... a special Veteran Cape for each year you've played Java Edition!" Later on, images were found on the support page with similar text. It is unknown why this text existed, as Mojang have made no comment regarding it.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220831194801/https://i.imgur.com/F0Ar6db.png Migration language file (en_US.json) mentioning the words "Veteran Cape"] </ref><ref>[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E4rYGmAX0AQzseN.jpg An image found on the support site including the words "Veteran Cape"]</ref>
| Migrator
|}

===Temporary capes===
{| class="wikitable" data-description="Temporary capes"
|-
!Name!!Cape!!Texture!!Notes
|-
|
'''Christmas 2010 cape'''
|[[File:Christmas 2010 Cape.png|75px]]
|[[File:Christmas 2010 Cape (texture).png]]
|All players were temporarily shown with this cape during Christmas of 2010. However, it was not added to accounts.
|-
|'''New Year 2011 cape'''
|[[File:New Years 2011 Cape.png|75px]]
|[[File:New Years 2011 Cape (texture).png]]
|All players were temporarily shown with this cape during New Year's Eve of 2011. However, it was not added to accounts.
|}

=== April Fools caeps ===
These caeps were released as a part of the [[Java Edition 23w13a or b|23w13a-or-b]] April Fools update on April 1st 2023 and can be obtained in a vote.

<u>These capes are exclusive to the [[Java Edition 23w13a or b|23w13a-or-b]] update and are not assigned to any player's account.</u>

''<small>The word "Cape" is intentionally misspelled to "Caep" in the game files and in the vote.</small>''
{| class="wikitable" data-description="Temporary capes"
|-
!Name!!Cape!!Texture!!Notes
|-
|
'''Awesom caep'''
|[[File:Awesom cape.png|170x170px]]
|[[File:Awesom Cape.png]]
|—
|-
|'''Blonk caep'''
|[[File:Blonk cape.png|170x170px]]
|[[File:Blonk Cape.png]]
|This cape is an edited [[Cape#Mojang capes|Mojang cape used in 2015]] with the Mojang logo being painted over with red color.
|-
|'''No-Circle caep'''
|[[File:No-circle cape.png|170x170px]]
|[[File:No circle Cape.png]]
|A cape that reminds players that no circles are allowed in Minecraft
|-
|'''Nyan caep'''
|[[File:Nyan cape.png|170x170px]]
|[[File:Nyan Cape.png]]
|This cape is a reference to the ''Nyan Cat'' music video.
|-
|'''Squid caep'''
|[[File:Squid cape.png|170x170px]]
|[[File:Squid Cape.png]]
|—
|-
|'''Veterinarian caep'''
|[[File:Veterinarian cape.png|170x170px]]
|[[File:Veterinarian Cape.png]]
|—
|}