Vanity items are items which can only be obtained through perks beyond normal membership. It includes items added on to membership cards as promotional items, and items made as souvenirs for events (such as the Flagstaff of festivities from RuneFest). These items are not without controversy however, as there is a section of the RuneScape community that believes that these items constitute Real world trading on Jagex's behalf, which would violate their own terms of service (see rules of RuneScape).

The current list of vanity items:

Icon	Item	Period available	Action to obtain
	Flagstaff of festivities	30 April - 9 July 2010	Buy RuneFest 2010 ticket
	Ornate katana	8 - 31 July 2011	Buy 90 day membership card
		20 December 2012 - 31 January 2013	Buy gold membership package
	Runefest 2011 hood	25 October 2011 -	Buy RuneFest 2011 ticket and attend
	Green skin	20 October - 4 November 2011	Buy a 30 or 35 RuneScape Game Card
		20 December 2012 - 31 January 2013	Buy gold membership package
	Golden scythe	29 October 2011	First 25 players to complete Deathcon II
	Turkey hat	18 November - 8 December 2011	Buy a 90 days RuneScape Game Card
		20 December 2012 - 31 January 2013	Buy gold membership package
	Ice mask	14 December - 31 December 2011	Buy a 6 month RuneScape Game Card
	Barbed bow	9 - 31 March 2012	Buy a 90 or 100 days RuneScape Game Card
		20 December 2012 - 31 January 2013	Buy gold membership package
	Flaming skull	22 June 2012	Buy a 90 or 100 days RuneScape Game Card
		20 December 2012 - 31 January 2013	Buy gold membership package
	Golden Katana	22 July 2012	Buy 90 or 180 days membership on Amazon.com
	Scarecrow mask	11 - 31 October 2012	Buy a membership card
		20 December 2012 - 31 January 2013	Buy gold membership package
	Lightning staff	6 November - 2 December 2012	Buy a $25/£20 RuneScape Game Card
		20 December 2012 - 31 January 2013	Buy gold membership package
	Bloodpouncer	19 December 2012	Redeem a 90, 100 day or red prepaid card
	Paladin Outfit	20 December 2012 - 31 January 2013	Buy gold membership package
	Skypouncer Outfit	21 March 2013 - 30 April 2013	Redeem a red prepaid card