Alex

Alex

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Details
Allies	Ari Efe Kai Makena Noor Steve Sunny Zuri
First appearance	Minecraft Java Edition (1.8-pre1, 2014)

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Alex is one of the nine default player skins in Minecraft, and the second to be introduced, commonly seen with Steve.

Appearance

Alex is typically depicted with thin arms, and pale fair skin. They have long, bright orange hair dropping down their left shoulder, white eyes, green pupils, and pink lips. Their tunic is a warm, light green, with moss green cuffs, a black belt, padded brown trousers, as well as gray boots.

In the character creator, Alex has approximately five unique items.

Character Creator pieces used by Alex

Type	Category	Name	Image	Color			Rarity
Body	Bases	Alex (Base)		Very Light - Soft			Common
	Hairs	Alex's Hair		Vibrant Orange
	Eyes	Standard Eyes		Iris	Eyebrows	Sclera
				Green - Bright	Vibrant Orange	Minecraft White
	Mouths	Standard		Light - Medium
	Facial Hairs	None					—
	Arms	Default
	Legs
	Size	Height
		Medium
		Arm Size
		Wide
Style	Tops	Alex's Shirt					Common
	Bottoms	Alex's Pants
	Outerwears	None	—				—
	Headwears
	Gloves
	Footwears	Alex's Boots					Common
	Face Items	None	—				—
	Back Items

Variations

Name	Image	Texture	Notes
Alex			An unused Alex texture found in the Minecraft Launcher.
Tennis Alex			A darker Alex in a tennis outfit and a sweatband, featured on the Default Skin Pack (Legacy Console Edition).
Tuxedo Alex			Alex in a fancy-looking dress, not a tuxedo, featured in the Default Skin Pack.
Athlete Alex			A dark haired Alex with a running shirt and track pants. Featured in the Default Skin Pack, but absent from Bedrock Edition's Legacy Skin Pack.
Swedish Alex			Alex in the Sweden suit, consisting of a blue tunic with a yellow dress and a white hood, and with blonde hair, featured in the Default Skin Pack.
Prisoner Alex			Alex that has escaped from prison in a bright-colored prison uniform with brown hair, featured in the Default Skin Pack.
Cyclist Alex			An Alex with blue glasses, bicycling shorts, a jacket, shorts, and shoes. Featured in the Default Skin Pack.
Boxer Alex			An Alex with boxing gloves, short shorts, red boots and sleeveless shirt. Featured in the Default Skin Pack.
Developer Alex			Alex with gray Mojang t-shirt, featured in the Default Skin Pack.
Alex Globe			A miniaturized version of Alex, holding a globe above their head, from the MINECON Earth 2017 Skin Pack.
Party Alex			Alex in a green, glittery dress from the MINECON Earth 2017 Skin Pack.
Warm Wooly			Alex wearing a wool sweater, from the Holiday Skin Pack 2015.
T-Shirt Alex			Alex wearing various T-shirts of mobs, from the 4th Birthday skin pack.
Cinematic Alex		N/A	Alex as they appear in Mojang cinematics.
Alex (15 Year Journey)			A more detailed version of Alex, featured in 15 Year Journey.
Alex (Advent Calendar)		N/A	Alex wearing a sweater, from Minecraft Advent Calendar: Book Collection.
Alex How We Make Minecraft		N/A

In official media

Mojang cinematics

Name	Screenshot	Description	Date
The Super Duper Minecraft Musical		Appears in the musical, as they were going to appear in the Super Duper Graphics Pack.	November 18, 2017
Village and Pillage: Official Trailer		Main protagonist of the trailer, as well as the viewpoint. Alex travels into a village, greeting many villagers while they sing and play, before saving it from a brief raid.	April 23, 2019
Nether Update: Official Trailer		Ventures into the Nether with Steve, coming into various conflicts with piglins and other Nether mobs.	June 23, 2020
Caves & Cliffs Update: Part I – Official Trailer		Makes two cameo appearances, once looking at a goat from a spyglass, another hiding behind a tree while a stampede of spider jockeys race behind.	June 8, 2021
Minecraft Live 2021: Announcement Trailer		Appearances at the very beginning, riding a horse to represent the development of film as a medium.	September 2, 2021
Caves & Cliffs: The Musical		Deuteragonist of the video, being shown/tormented by various features from the first part of the Caves & Cliffs update, such as screaming goats.	October 20, 2021
Caves & Cliffs Update: Part II – Official Trailer		Goes on a harmonic, peaceful adventure into a lush cave, contrasting with Steve's misfortune.	November 30, 2021
The Wild Update: What Will You Uncover?		Makes a brief cameo, bumping into Sunny and Efe while they get led into an ancient city.	June 5, 2022
The Wild Update Where Will You Wander?		Makes two cameo appearances, emerging from a Nether portal with Steve and a frog, and then digging a hole of mud.	June 6, 2022
The Wild Update: Craft Your Path		Adventures through the deep dark and Nether, explaining their appearances in the previous Wild Update trailers. Later, Alex gathers around a campfire alongside Sunny, Efe, Noor, and Steve, listening to their respective stories.	June 7, 2022
Caves & Cliffs Explorers		Appears at the very end as a survivor of the Collapse, watching in horror at the state of the village.	July 17, 2022
Minecraft Live 2022: Announcement Trailer		Appears at the very end, placing a sign and getting caught in a mass conflict involving an allay.	September 8, 2022
Minecraft Live 2022: A Warden’s Song		Tries to survive a warden, which Steve accidentally summoned.	October 20, 2022
Introducing New Default Skins!		Working on a build of a trader llama with Steve, before dropping a redstone torch, which paves the way to introducing the rest of the cast.	November 29, 2022
Trails & Tales Update: Official Launch Trailer		Emerges from the sand while Ari is working to excavate suspicious sand, and then saves Steve from a creeper using a camel's dash.	June 7, 2023
Minecraft Live is back for 2023!		Claims the ward armor trim in an ancient city, before being made aware of Minecraft Live returning.	September 13, 2023
Minecraft is turning 15 | Come celebrate with us!		Reads a pop-up book from 15 Year Journey, which is closed to prevent the appearance of a creeper.	May 14, 2024
Tricky Trials Update Official Trailer		Plays a very minor role in the trailer, using various crafters to gear their friends with useful items while they enter a trial chamber.	June 13, 2024

Marketplace

Name	Image	Description	Date
10 Years of Minecraft		Appears as a statue riding a minecart alongside Steve, circling the rest of the map.	May 9, 2019
SpongeBob SquarePants		Although not appearing in the map itself, the player can come across the character Mermaid Man, who will mistake the player (presumed to be portraying Steve) for Alex.	July 26, 2022
15 Year Journey		Appears several times throughout the map, including in the hub and on the title screen.	May 20, 2024

Books

Name	Image	Description	Date
Minecraft: The Mountain		Although not appearing in the novel itself, the character Summer is introduced, and is described very similarly to Alex.	March 2, 2021
The Minecraft Ideas Book		Appears on the Great Wall of China and Water Park Obstacle Course spreads, alongside Steve, Ari, and Noor.	October 31, 2023
Minecraft Annual 2024		Appears on the cover, alongside Steve in an abstract style.	September 26, 2023
Minecraft: Beginner's Guide		Appears on page 23, reading a book to Steve and Kai, and page 53, running a pig farm.	March 5, 2024
Minecraft Character Creator Sticker Book		Appears on page 18, watching Efe, Makena, and Noor in a fashion show.	March 28, 2024
LEGO Minecraft Ideas		Appears on the cover.	June 18, 2024
Minecraft Annual 2025		Repairs an iron golem on page 64.	August 1, 2024
Minecraft Where's the Zombie		Uniquely, Boxer Alex appears on the cover, under a huge mushroom.	August 29, 2024
Minecraft Advent Calendar: Book Collection		Appears on the cover alongside Sunny, Steve, Makena, and Zuri.	September 3, 2024
Minecraft Festive Ideas		Appears on several pages, such as page 52, Festive Interior.	September 17, 2024
The World of Minecraft (Special Edition)		Appears in a comic.	October 29, 2024
Minecraft Idea a Day		Appears on the first page.	November 5, 2024
Minecraft Brain Games		Appears on the cover in a unique, sketch style with visible lips.	January 2, 2025

Games

Name	Image	Description	Date
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate		Alex, Tennis Alex, and Swedish Alex appear as alternate costumes for Steve.	October 1st, 2020
Microsoft Solitaire Collection		Alex is one of several cards added in the Minecraft 15th Anniversary theme, reusing artwork from the Village and Pillage key art.	May 15, 2024
Microsoft Mahjong		One of many tiles added in the 15th Anniversary collaboration.	May 23, 2024

History

[hide]Java Edition
1.8			pre1				Added the Alex skin.
August 20,2022							New skin textures for Alex were added in the Minecraft Launcher beta, including classic and slim versions.
1.19.3			22w45a				Updated integrated skins of Alex.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0			build 1				Added the Alex skin.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU24	CU12	1.16	1.16	1.16	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added the Alex skin.

Issues

Issues relating to "Alex" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• In "The History of Minecraft Skins" on Minecraft's official YouTube channel, Jens Bergensten says he "took inspiration" from his own appearance for Alex so he could take the blame for negative feedback on the skin.
• The July–August 2016 issue of Lego Club Magazine mentioned that Steve is Alex's boyfriend. In the issue after, they corrected themselves stating that Steve and Alex are "Just good friends."
  • It is also mentioned that Steve is a miner, builder, and alchemist, while Alex is a builder, explorer, and hunter.
• The Alex skin is implied to be female in the description of a video from Minecraft's official YouTube channel, though never said outright through the use of pronouns or other methods.
  • The official Minecraft Instagram account has used gendered pronouns to describe Steve and Alex occasionally.
  • The official Minecraft Twitter account also used female pronouns to describe Alex.
  • In the moveset explanation video regarding their inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mr. Sakurai Presents "Steve & Alex", the English subtitles referred to Steve and Alex with male and female pronouns respectively, although because Japanese omits pronouns, Masahiro Sakurai didn't use any gendered pronouns to refer to them.
  • The audio description for Caves & Cliffs Update: Part I – Official Trailer also refers to Steve and Alex as a "(bearded) man" and "woman" respectively.
  • According to a 2012 Tumblr post, Notch states that Steve and all other mobs are genderless. Similarly, Lydia Winters tends to avoid using gendered typecasting as a way of making Minecraft accessible to everyone, saying that she wouldn’t approve descriptions of Steve and Alex if they weren’t gender neutral.
• Alex appears to be depicted as being left-handed in most official artwork depicting the character.
• During PEZ THE MIC, an infomercial-style commercial for a collaboration with PEZ, Alex is described as being "full of pride."

Gallery

Textures

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  Alex's texture.

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  A wide version of Alex's texture.

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  Untinted texture of Alex's Hair.

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  Untinted texture of Alex's head.

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  Untinted texture of Alex's body.

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  Untinted texture of Alex's Hair on their shoulder.

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  Texture of Alex's Shirt.

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  Texture of Alex's Pants.

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  Texture of Alex's Boots.

Screenshots

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  Alex eating a cake with Sunny.

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  Alex venturing into a lush cave from a mountain.

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  Alex holding a bucket of axolotl while Efe and Kai swim with their own axolotls.

Mojang images

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  Alex, Steve, and Jesse taking a photo with a camera.

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  Alex fishing with Zuri and Efe.

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  Alex riding a camel with Zuri.

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  Alex approaching a dark cave.

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  Alex taming several wolves.

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  Alex fighting a husk with a mace.

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  Alex showing off a bundle.

Development images

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  Alex in concept art for the Nether Update.

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  Alex in concept art for the ancient city.

• Storyboard for the Trails & Tales trailer.

• Animatic of Alex's first scene in the Trails and Tales trailer.

In other media

Official artwork

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  Official artwork of Alex.

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  Alex fighting a creeper.

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  Alex with elytra.

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  Alex

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  Alex as shown in the Village and Pillage artwork.

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  Same as previous, but cropped only to Alex.

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  Solo artwork of Alex gathering honey bottles from a beehive

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  Alex as shown in the Nether Update artwork.

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  Same as previous, but cropped to Alex and some soul fire.

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  Alex in the Nether.

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  Alex looking through a spyglass.

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  Alex in a boat.

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  Artwork of Alex with the rest of the cast, pictured between Steve and Efe.

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  Alex highlighted.

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  Alex with Steve on the cover for Minecraft.

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  Alex in promotional artwork for the Learn to Code Update.

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  Alex statue from The Xbox Vault.

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  Alex riding a camel.

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  Official Steve and Alex charity auction art.

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  Another piece of charity art.

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  Alex in the Minecraft Spotify banner 2025.

Pixel artwork

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  Alex using a goat horn.

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  Alex with a goat in a boat.

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  Alex with a camel.

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  Steve and Alex riding a camel.

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  Alex fleeing from a warden.

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  Alex using a smithing table.

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  Alex wearing amethyst trimmed armor.

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  Alex holding a diamond sword.

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  Alex in the Nether.

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  Alex confronts a breeze.

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  Alex is hit by a wind charge.

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  Alex falling into a pit.

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  Artwork of Alex for the Allay Days event.

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  Ditto, but with Sunny.

Animated content

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  All nine heroes of Minecraft.

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  Alex riding a camel to avoid husks.

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  Alex arriving on a camel to save Steve.

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  Alex entering a waterfall.

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  Alex emerging from a nether portal hoarding gold nuggets.

Social media

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  Alex celebrating New Year's Day in 2018.

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  Alex riding pigs with Steve and Noor.

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  Alex sliding on a road on a pig in reference to a shot in the 1988 Japanese animated film Akira.

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  Steve painting a picture of Alex.

Merchandise

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  LEGO Minecraft Alex Minifigure.

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  An official T-Shirt of Alex, created in a collaboration with Neff.

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  "Build Cozy," a Christmas shirt featuring Alex.

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  "Fight the Ender Dragon," an official T-Shirt featuring Steve and Alex.

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  Alex amiibo figure.

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  Action figure of Alex with a slime.

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  "Sun's Down, Zombies Around," an official T-Shirt featuring Steve and Alex.