How to Hide Capes on Customized Elytra

Elytra and Cape Interaction

By default, the mod works alongside capes, and Minecraft normally maps your account's cape texture directly onto your elytra wings when equipped. While this provides a coordinated look for standard gear, an active cape design often covers up the custom colors and banner art you applied using the mod.

Hiding the Cape with Paper

To prevent your cape from masking your custom wings, you can hide the cape appearance using a simple crafting recipe:

1. Gather a single piece of standard vanilla paper.

2. Open your 2x2 player crafting grid or a 3x3 crafting table.

3. Place your elytra and the piece of paper into the crafting slots.

4. Take the updated elytra from the output slot.

Crafting the elytra with paper stops your cape pattern from appearing on the wings. This allows whatever dye colors, banner patterns, or glow effects you have chosen to display clearly without being covered up by your player cape.