Summon Zombie Wearing Armor

Spawn a zombie equipped with armor

⚠︎ Awaiting in-game verification for Java 26.2

Spawns a zombie pre-equipped with a diamond helmet using entity NBT. Equipment items use the same 1.20.5+ data-component format as regular items. Change 'diamond_helmet' to any item ID or armor type (iron_chestplate, etc.).

/summon zombie ~ ~ ~ {equipment:{head:{id:"diamond_helmet",count:1}}}

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Java: yes
Bedrock: no
Command block: yes
Needs cheats / OP: yes

How to use

Java: open chat (T) and paste the command.
Press Enter — a zombie wearing the armor spawns at your location.
Bedrock: use /summon zombie, then /replaceitem to add armor afterward.

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