Leather Cap Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a leather cap with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, leather caps are one of the many items of armor that you can make.

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Let’s explore how to make a leather cap.

Where to find a Leather Cap in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a leather cap in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform Version(s) Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8 – 1.19.4
  • Platform is the platform that applies.
  • Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
  • Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

Required Materials to make a Leather Cap

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a leather cap:

Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 4 5 Leather

How to craft a Leather Cap in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:

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2. Add Items to make a Leather Cap

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a leather cap, place 5 leather in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making a leather cap, it is important that the leather are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. There should be 3 leather in the first row and 2 leather in the second row at either sides (the middle box should be left empty). This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a leather cap.

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Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the leather cap will appear in the box to the right.

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3. Move the Leather Cap to Inventory

Once you have crafted a leather cap, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

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Congratulations, you have made a leather cap in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, a leather cap has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Description
(Minecraft ID Name)
ID Data Value Stack Size Version
Leather Cap
(minecraft:leather_helmet)
298 0 1 1.8 – 1.12
Leather Cap
(minecraft:leather_helmet)
298 1 1.13 – 1.19.4
  • Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
  • Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the item.
  • Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
  • Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
  • Platform is the platform that applies.
  • Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Give Command for Leather Cap

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.4, the /give command for Leather Cap is:

/give @p leather_helmet 1

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Leather Cap is:

/give @p leather_helmet 1 0

Durability

Durability represents how long the item will last. For tools, weapons and transportation, durability is the number of useful actions before the item is destroyed. For armor items, durability is the number of hits (that can be blocked by armor) before the item is destroyed. So the higher the durability number, the longer the item will last.

The following table shows the durability for each helmet/cap in Minecraft:

Name Durability
Netherite Helmet 407
Diamond Helmet 363
Turtle Shell 275
Chain Helmet 165
Iron Helmet 165
Golden Helmet 77
Dyed Leather Cap 55
Leather Cap 55

Enchantments for Leather Cap

In Minecraft, you can enchant a leather cap with the following enchantments:

Enchantment Description
Aqua Affinity Speeds up how fast you can mine blocks underwater
Blast Protection Reduces blast and explosion damage
Curse of Binding Cursed item can not be removed from player
Curse of Vanishing Cursed item will disappear after player dies
Fire Protection Reduces damage caused by fire and lava
Mending Uses xp to mend your tools, weapons and armor
Projectile Protection Reduces projectile damage (arrows, fireballs, fire charges)
Protection General protection against attacks, fire, lava, and falling
Respiration Extends underwater breathing (see better underwater)
Thorns Causes damage to attackers
Unbreaking Increases durability of item, in effect, by decreasing the chance of the tool, weapon, or armor taking durability damage when used
  • Enchantment is what the enchantment is called.
  • Description is the description of what the enchantment does.

See a complete list of Minecraft Enchantments that is interactive and searchable.

Things to Make with Leather Caps

You can use leather caps to make items in Minecraft such as:

Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 21 How to make a Dyed Leather Cap
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 22 How to make an Enchanted Leather Cap

Things to Do with Leather Caps

Here are some activities that you can do with leather caps in Minecraft:

Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 23 How to Put on Armor
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 24 How to Use an Armor Stand
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 25 How to make an Automatic Armor Equipper

Other Armor

You can make other armor in Minecraft such as:

Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 26 How to make a Diamond Helmet
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 27 How to make a Diamond Chestplates
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 28 How to make a Diamond Leggings
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 29 How to make a Diamond Boots
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 30 How to make a Golden Helmet
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 31 How to make a Golden Chestplates
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 32 How to make a Golden Leggings
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 33 How to make a Golden Boots
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 34 How to make an Iron Helmet
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 35 How to make an Iron Chestplates
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 36 How to make an Iron Leggings
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 37 How to make an Iron Boots
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 38 How to make a Leather Tunic
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 39 How to make a Leather Pants
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 40 How to make a Leather Boots
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 41 How to make a Chain Helmet
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 42 How to make a Chain Chestplates
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 43 How to make a Chain Leggings
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 44 How to make a Chain Boots
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 45 How to make a Netherite Helmet
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 46 How to make a Netherite Chestplates
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 47 How to make a Netherite Leggings
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 48 How to make a Netherite Boots
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 49 How to make a Turtle Shell
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 50 How to make a Shield
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 51 How to make a Custom Shield
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 52 How to make a Totem of Undying
Leather Cap - Wiki Guide 53 How to make the Elytra

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