A cap is a form of headgear. Headgear, headwear or headdress is the name given to any element of Clothing which is worn on one's head. Caps have crowns that fit closer than hats and have no brim or only a visor. A hat is a headcovering It may be worn for protection against the elements for religious reasons for safety or as a Fashion accessory. A visor is a surface that protects the eyes, such as shading them from the sun or other bright light or protecting them from objects They are typically designed for warmth and, when including a visor, blocking sunlight from the eyes.

Types of caps

Rendering of a baseball cap.

German Garrison cap of the "Bundesgrenzschutz" (BGS), the German Federal Police

• Ascot cap
• Baseball cap
• Beanie
• Beret
• Biretta
• Cap of Maintenance
• Civil air patrol
• Civil War cap (also known as rebel cap)
• Coif
• Combination cap (also known as service cap)
• Cricket cap
• Do-rag
• Dutch cap
• Engineer cap
• Fiddler cap (also known as Dutch Boy)
• Flat cap
• Garrison cap
• Glengarry
• Greek fisherman's cap
• International cap
• John Lennon cap
• Kepi
• Kippah (also known as yarmulke)
• Muir cap
• Newsboy cap
• Nightcap
• Nurse cap
• Patrol cap
• Shako
• Square academic cap
• Tam
• Tam o'shanter
• Tubeteika
• Tuque or Stocking cap
• Welder's cap
• Yachting cap
• Zucchetto

See also

• List of hats and headgear

External links

• My Kingdom for a Crown: An Around-the-World History of the Skullcap and its Modern Socio-Political Significance, by Reverend Antonio Hernandez (pdf) -- a thorough history of the skullcap, with chapters on the yarmulke and the beanie among others. The Bundespolizei ( BPOL) is the (primarily uniformed federal police force of Germany. The Ascot cap, also known as the Cuffley cap, is a hard men's Cap similar to the Flat cap, but distinguished by its stiffness and rounded shape A baseball cap is a type of soft Cap with a long stiffened and curved bill Beanie is the name for two distinct types of Cap or Hat The name "beanie" probably comes from the early-20th century slang term "bean" A beret (ber-HET in French or /ˈBer-EHT/ in English, except in the USA, where it is usually pronounced /ber-EHT is a soft round Cap, usually The biretta is a square Cap with three or four ridges or peaks sometimes surmounted by a tuft traditionally worn by Roman Catholic clergy and some Anglican A Cap of Maintenance is a ceremonial Crimson Velvet Cap lined with ermine. A coif (ˈkɔɪf is a close fitting cap that covers the top back and sides of the head worn by all classes in England and Scotland from the A peaked cap, forage cap or combination cap is a form of headgear worn by the armed forces of many nations and also by many uniformed civilian organizations such as A cricket cap is a type of soft Cap, often made from Felt that is a traditional form of headwear for players of the game of Cricket, regardless of age or gender A do-rag, also spelled doo-rag du-rag durag is a piece of cloth used to cover the head A Dutch cap or Dutch bonnet is a style of woman's hat associated with the traditional Dutch woman's costume A flat cap is a rounded Cap generally male worn especially in England, with a small brim in front and a somewhat stiff peak in the back A garrison cap, garrison cover, wedge cap, flight cap, side cap, forage cap, or overseas cap is a foldable cap with Glengarry (also Glengarry bonnet or Glengarry cap) is a type of cap which Alasdair Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry invented and wears in the A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports A John Lennon hat (or cap) was the informal name applied in the mid 1960s to a style of Cap, similar to that often associated with The kepi is a Cap with a flat circular top and a Visor ( American English) or peak ( British English) "Kipa" redirects here For the supermarket please see Kipa (supermarket. The newsboy cap is a casual-wear Cap similar in style to the Flat cap. A nightcap is a Cap worn at night to keep the head warm or hair in place A nurse's cap or nursing cap is part of the female nurse's uniform introduced early in the history of the profession A patrol cap, also known as a field cap is a soft Cap with a soft rounded Visor, and flat top worn by military personnel in the field when a Combat A shako is a tall cylindrical military Cap, usually with a peak ( British English) or Visor ( American English) sometimes tapered at the The tam is a tall round knitted cap which is often brightly coloured This article is about the hat called a 'tam o' shanter' For the golf course in Niles Illinois see Tam O'Shanter Golf Course. A tubeteika or tübätäy (Тебетей Түбәтәй Тюбетейка is a Central Asian Cap, today worn in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan The zucchetto (plural zucchetti, Italian for "small Gourd " also called pileolus, is a small skullcap worn by clerics This is an incomplete list of hats and Headgear (that is anything worn on the head both modern and historical "Kipa" redirects here For the supermarket please see Kipa (supermarket. Beanie is the name for two distinct types of Cap or Hat The name "beanie" probably comes from the early-20th century slang term "bean"