How do you get Leather Cap in Minecraft?

Leather Cap is crafted from Leather at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from chest loot, and Leather Cap from trading with villagers, not just the recipe above.

When was Leather Cap added to Minecraft?

Leather Cap was added in the early Alpha development period.

How many Leather Cap can you stack?

One Leather Cap per slot, since Leather Cap does not stack, and every one then costs 5 Leather. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 36 of them, one apiece.

What is Leather Cap used for?

Leather Cap is worn for protection, so it takes the hit instead of you. The leather helmet, the weakest head armor. It provides 1 armor point and can be dyed any color.

How much durability does Leather Cap have?

Leather Cap has 55 points of durability, so it lasts about 55 uses. Within leather that puts Leather Cap at 55, against the 80 of Leather Tunic, which is the highest of the 6. Two enchantments touch that bar on Leather Cap: Unbreaking stretches what it has, Mending puts it back as you collect experience.

Can Leather Cap be enchanted?

Yes. The list for Leather Cap runs to 11: Protection, Fire Protection, and Blast Protection, all on Leather Cap, plus Projectile Protection, Thorns, and Respiration, and on Leather Cap also Aqua Affinity, Unbreaking, and Mending, with Leather Cap taking Curse of Binding and Curse of Vanishing.

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Leather Cap

The leather helmet, the weakest head armor. It provides 1 armor point and can be dyed any color.

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Leather Cap at a glance

Minecraft files Leather Cap under Armor: a piece of armor you get from crafting, chest loot, and trading with villagers. It does not stack, so every one you carry costs a full inventory slot, and nine of them fill a hotbar row. Expect 55 uses out of Leather Cap, with repairs on an anvil to stretch it further; it takes enchantments too.

As armor Leather Cap absorbs incoming damage and wears down as it does, drawing on 55 durability points, and a full matching set stacks protection across the helmet, chestplate, leggings and boots slots. Leather armor offers light protection but is the only armor that can be dyed any color at a crafting table or cauldron. When enchanted, Leather Cap can carry 11 different enchantments, among them Protection, Fire Protection, Blast Protection, and Projectile Protection. It sits between Leather Cap and Leather Horse Armor in Armor, number 31 of 43 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Leather
Leather
Leather
Leather
Leather
Leather Cap
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting

How to obtain

Crafting
Chest loot
Trading

Enchantments

Protection Fire Protection Blast Protection Projectile Protection Thorns Respiration Aqua Affinity Unbreaking Mending Curse of Binding Curse of Vanishing

Click an enchantment to view details on the Enchantments database.

Notes

Dye it in a crafting grid with any dye. Repaired with leather on an anvil or grindstone.

Frequently asked questions about Leather Cap

How do you get Leather Cap in Minecraft?
Leather Cap is crafted from Leather at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from chest loot, and Leather Cap from trading with villagers, not just the recipe above.
When was Leather Cap added to Minecraft?
Leather Cap was added in the early Alpha development period.
How many Leather Cap can you stack?
One Leather Cap per slot, since Leather Cap does not stack, and every one then costs 5 Leather. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 36 of them, one apiece.
What is Leather Cap used for?
Leather Cap is worn for protection, so it takes the hit instead of you. The leather helmet, the weakest head armor. It provides 1 armor point and can be dyed any color.
How much durability does Leather Cap have?
Leather Cap has 55 points of durability, so it lasts about 55 uses. Within leather that puts Leather Cap at 55, against the 80 of Leather Tunic, which is the highest of the 6. Two enchantments touch that bar on Leather Cap: Unbreaking stretches what it has, Mending puts it back as you collect experience.
Can Leather Cap be enchanted?
Yes. The list for Leather Cap runs to 11: Protection, Fire Protection, and Blast Protection, all on Leather Cap, plus Projectile Protection, Thorns, and Respiration, and on Leather Cap also Aqua Affinity, Unbreaking, and Mending, with Leather Cap taking Curse of Binding and Curse of Vanishing.

Building with it

The leather cap is the head piece of the leather set: five leather, one armour point, 55 uses, and it accepts any dye. On servers it does more work as a uniform than as protection, since a coloured cap identifies a team at a glance.

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