Equipping armor via right clicking will play the hand animation accordingly, but performing the same action directly via the inventory will not display such an animation.
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MC-172897
Equipping armor via the inventory does not play a hand animation
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muzikbike
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Gameplay
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Player Animation
animation-testing-corner, hand-animation
20w08a, 20w09a, 20w10a, 20w11a, 20w12a, ..., 23w05a, 1.19.4, 1.20 Pre-release 1, 23w43a, 1.21.4
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May be intended due to @unknown:
"Having no animation is consistent with other inventory actions, e.g. repairing an item on the anvil"
(MC-204852)