Lots of people decided that this was a key time to grow a beard, since they weren't leaving the house or anything—including, it seems, Minecraft Steve. Is that canon or something? No, of course ...

Steve's beard was lost back in 2009, as part of a move to make Minecraft's default skin more gender-neutral. It wasn't until 2014 that the ponytailed Alex made an appearance.

I am physically incapable of seeing minecraft steve's beard as a beard and not a smile. Tbh I don't wanna live in a world where I don't see it as a big goofy grin — BotPocket (@GameBotKid ...

Steve has no beard (Image via Mojang) There has been a bit of debate about whether Steve has a beard or if that's his mouth. According to the Minecraft Wiki, that's his mouth, but he did ...

Though players have naturally been able to fix Steve’s beardlessness through mods, the last time that Steve officially had a beard in Minecraft was all the way back in 2009 according to records ...

Mojang has updated the default Minecraft skins, bringing back Steve’s beard from early versions of the sandbox crafting game and improving the look of Alex Ken Allsop Published: Aug 21, 2022 ...

Major differences between old and new Steve skins are the 3D clothes, texture details, and beard (Image via Sporktseekda) In the new skin, Mojang mainly focused on the details and how to enhance ...