Headgear is worn for many purposes, including protection against the elements, decoration, or for religious or cultural reasons, including social conventions. This is a list of headgear, both modern and historical.
Hats
Worn in the past, or rarely worn today
Men's
American fiber helmet – for use in tropical regions; similar to pith helmet Anthony Eden hat Beaver hat Beefeaters' hat Bicorne Boater, also basher, skimmer Boss of the plains Bowler, also coke hat, billycock, boxer, bun hat, derby Busby Bycocket – a hat with a wide brim that is turned up in the back and pointed in the front Cabbage-tree hat – a hat woven from leaves of the cabbage tree Capotain (and women) – a tall conical hat, 17th century, usually black – also, copotain, copatain Caubeen – Irish hat Cavalier hat, also chevaliers – wide-brimmed hat trimmed with ostrich plumes Chapeau-bras, also chapeau-de-bras – 18th- to early-19th-century folding bicorne hat carried under one arm Chaperon – a series of hats that evolved in 14th- and 15th-century Europe from the medieval hood of the same name Cocked hat Colback – a fur headpiece of Turkish origin Deerstalker – hunting cap with fold-down ears, associated with Sherlock Holmes, Elmer Fudd, Holden Caulfield, and Ignatius Reilly Đinh Tự Fedora Arakhchin Fez Hanfu hats and headwear – ancient Chinese hats Homburg Kolpik Labbadeh Kurkhars Litham Malahai Gugiuman Işlic Panama hat Papakha Pava Peci Pith helmet – for use in tropical regions; the American fiber helmet is a version of it Pork pie hat Shovel hat Sidara – national Iraqi headgear Shtreimel Sombrero Spodik Keffiyah or sudra Papal tiara – a hat traditionally worn by the Pope, which has been abandoned in recent decades, in favor of the mitre Top hat, also stovepipe hat, chimney pot hat, lum hat, or (in collapsible form) gibus Tricorne Trilby, sometimes (incorrectly) called "fedora" Wideawake hat Umbrella hat
Women's
Bandeau hat Beaver hat Beehive Bergère hat Ba tầm Bloomer Bongrace – a velvet-covered headdress, stiffened with buckram – 16th century Breton – originating in 19th-century France, a lightweight hat, usually in straw, with upturned brim all the way round Capeline – 18th–19th century Capotain (and men) – a tall conical hat, 17th century, usually black – also, copotain, copatain Cartwheel hat – low crown, wide stiff brim Cocktail hat Doll hat – a scaled-down hat, usually worn tilted forward on the head Gainsborough hat – a very large hat often elaborately decorated with plumes, flowers, and trinkets Half hat – a millinery design that only covers part of the head and may be stiffened fabric or straw Hennin Kokoshnik Nón lá Ochipok Pamela hat Pussyhat – a pink, knitted hat created in large numbers by thousands of participants involved with the United States 2017 Women's March Tantour
Unclassified
Archer's bonnet Balibuntal – straw hat from the Philippines Castor or caster – beaver or rabbit (see beaver hat) Chip hat Cloche hat Cockle hat Cony or coney Coolie hat Copintank, also copentank, coptank, copitaine Cordies Cossack hat Demicastor hat, (see beaver hat) Directoire Dolly Varden Fan-tail hat Flat Garbo hat Garibaldi hat Gipsy hat Golden hat – from Bronze Age Europe Gossamer hat Grebe hat Halo hat – millinery design in which the headgear creates a circular frame for the face, creating a halo effect Hat Terrai Gurkha, worn only by Gurkha Contingent officers in Singapore Homburg – a black Homburg was also known as an "Anthony Eden" (after the politician Anthony Eden) Hunting hat Jaapi of Assam, India Jerry Kausia Kevenhuller Kiss-me-quick hat Leghorn hat Mandarin hat Manilla hat Marquis hat Matinée hat Merry Widow hat Moab Montera Mourning hat Mousquetaire Müller hat Mushroom Petasos Pill box hat Pilotka Quadricorn – a four-cornered hat Sugar loaf Veiled hat, also bird cage hat
Caps
Caps worn by men in the past, or rarely worn today Aviator's cap Barretina Brodrick cap (a military cap named after St John Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton) Cap and bells ("jester cap", "jester hat" or "fool's cap") Capeline – a steel skullcap worn by archers in the Middle Ages Cricket cap Dunce cap Forage cap Gat, a mesh hat worn during the Joseon period in Korea. Hooker-doon, a cloth cap with a peak, in Scotland Icelandic tail-cap Jockey's cap Kalpak Loovuuz – Mongolian fur headgear Monmouth cap Nightcap Phrygian cap Pileus Sailor cap Shako Smoking cap Sou'wester, or "Cape Ann" – a flexible waterproof hat traditionally worn by sailors Whoopee cap – a style of headwear popular among youths in the mid 20th century in the United States
Caps worn by women in the past Boudoir cap Icelandic tail-cap Juliet cap Mob-cap Nightcap Pillbox cap Pinner
Caps worn on ceremonial occasions Black cap Cap of maintenance
Bonnets
Bonnets for women
Cabriolet Capote – soft crown, rigid brim, nineteenth century Chip bonnet Gypsy bonnet – shallow to flat crown, saucer shaped, and worn by tying it on with either a scarf or sash, under the chin, or at the nape of the neck – nineteenth Century Kiss-me-quick Leghorn bonnet Mourning bonnet Poke bonnet – Early nineteenth century, "Christmas Carol" style, with a cylindrical crown and broad funnel brim Ugly – a kind of retractable visor that could be attached to bonnets for extra protection from the sun, nineteenth century
Bonnets for men Balmoral bonnet Blue bonnet, the ancestor of the Balmoral, feather, Glengarry and other men's bonnets Feather bonnet Glengarry bonnet Tam o'shanter
Helmets
Hoods
Bashlyk Bongrace, the stiffened back of the hood when flipped over the forehead to provide shade; also a separate headdress to provide shade, worn with a hood or coif, Tudor/Elizabethan Bonnet head Capirote, traditionally worn by the Nazarenos of a Spanish Brotherhood during solemn penitence Chaperon (headgear) adaptable late Middle Ages "dead-chicken" hood and hat Flemish hood French hood Gable hood Hood – modern or historical, attached to tops or shirts, overcoats, cloaks, etc. Liripipe Mary Queen of Scots Medieval hood Mourning hood Riding hood Stuart hood
Headbands, headscarves, wimples
Abaya Buknuk Chador Chaperon (headgear) adaptable late Middle Ages "dead-chicken" hat, hood and scarf Coif Crispine thirteenth century European women's style of padding hair in a net and headband Dupatta, also shayla or milfeh Headband Headscarf, also khimar or hijab Khimar Liripipe Mandily (Greek Orthodox) Nemes Snood Veil Wimple
Masks, veils and headgear that covers the face
See Mask for a fuller list of masks. Balaclava (helmet) or ski mask Battoulah Bongrace – a shade for the face, sometimes part of a hood, or a separate garment worn with a hood or coif; Tudor/Elizabethan Boushiya Burqa, also burka, burga, burqua Diving mask Full-face diving mask Gas mask Orthodontic facemask
Latex mask Litham Niqab Tagelmust, also cheich Tudong Veil Visor Wedding veil
Other headdress
Women's Alice band Bandanna Bandeau Fascinator Perak Visor Wreath Gele
Men's Arab headdress Keffiyeh, also called a ghutrah or shemagh Igal Bandana, also bandanna Do-rag Jamana, Kurdish headgear Stocking cap Topor – Bengali men's wedding headgear Upe Visor
Jeweled
Coronet Crown Holy Crown of Hungary Imperial Crown of India Imperial State Crown St Edward's Crown Diadem Tiara Papal tiara
Wigs Toupee Wig
Headgear organised by function Religious
Buddhist Black Crown of the Karma Kagyu sect Kasa Pan Zva (Hat with the long ears from the Pandita of Nyingma.)
Christian Biretta Camauro Canterbury cap Cappello romano Galero Jijin Kalimavkion Klobuk Kolpak Koukoulion Mantilla Mitre Papal tiara Skufia Wimple Zucchetto
Hindu
Mukut – Crown worn by Hindu deities Pagri – Indian Hindu turban Pheta – Marathi turban Rasam Pagri – religious ceremony of the turban Sarpech – ornament worn with turban
Jewish Havalim (חֲבָליִם) ropes that are referenced in Kings I 20:31. Used as a sign of mourning. Kashket Kippah or yarmulke Kolpik Migba'at was likely a cone-shaped Turban. This turban was likely only worn in the context of the priesthood and is cited in Exodus 27:20–30. Mitpaḥat is a scarf that is worn on the head or hair, by some married women. Some wear scarves only during prayers, and others wear them in public. Mitznefet was most likely a classic circular turban. This is derived from the fact that Hebrew word Mitznefet comes from the root "to wrap." This turban was likely only worn in the context of the priesthood and is cited in Exodus 27:20–30. Pe’er mentioned in Ezekiel 24: 17;23. In verse 17, Ezekiel commands the Israelites to “wrap their” Pe’ers around their heads. In verse 23, Ezekiel tells the Israelite that their Pe’er's "shall remain on your heads.” ("Pe'er" (which translates into "splendor") is usually used to refer to phylacteries (tefillin)) Sheitel is a wig worn by some married women in order to maintain marital modesty in public Shtreimel Spodik Gargush Sudra (סודרא) is a headdress, similar to the keffiyah worn by Jewish men in the ancient near-east.
Muslim Fez Hijab Types of hijab Kalpak Karakul Kofia Kufi Pakol Sharbush Sidara Songkok Taqiyah (cap) Telpek Tubeteika Turban Khimar
Sikh Sikh turban Patka Rumal Dumalla Taksali Dumalla Patiala Shahi Vattan Wali
Military and police Barretina Bearskin Beefeaters' hat Beret Bersagliere Bicorne Boonie hat Busby Campaign hat, also drill instructor hat, drill sergeant hat, ranger hat, sergeant hat, Smokey Bear hat Cap comforter, a woollen hat associated with British Commandos Cappello Alpino, hat worn by the Alpini troops of the Italian Army Caubeen Chapeau-bras, also chapeau de bras – 18th to early-19th-century folding bicorne hat carried under one arm Combination cap, also service cap, combination cover, peaked cap Custodian helmet, headwear of the British police officer, ranks of Sergeant and Constable Czapka Fur wedge cap "Envelope Busby" or Astrakhan, worn by Officer Cadets of the Royal Military College of Canada Feather bonnet Flying helmet – closely fitting solid helmet designed to resist impacts within the cockpit of military aircraft – colloquially known as a 'bone dome''' Garrison cap, also campaign cap, wedge cap, flight cap, garrison hat, overseas cap, side cap, field service cap Glengarry, also Glengarry bonnet, Glengarry cap Hardee hat Helmet Jeep cap Kartus – a peakless cap worn by the Swedish army during the Great Northern War. Called the Kabuds by the Danish and Norwegians and the Kartooze by the Russians, nations which also adopted it Kepi Mirliton – a high tubular concave hat with a "wing", worn by hussars in the 18th and early 19th centuries Mitre Patrol cap Pickelhaube – a spiked German leather helmet. Sailor cap, also known as "white hat" or "dixie cup" in the US Navy Shako Shaguma – Yak-hair headdress used by early Imperial Japanese Army generals Slouch hat – One side of hat droops down as opposed to the other which is pinned against the side of the crown Tarleton Cap – A leather helmet with a large crest. Popular with cavalry and light infantry in the late 18th and early 19th century. Named after British military commander, Banastre Tarleton. Tricorn – Three-cornered hat synonymous with the 18th century. Worn by musketeers, dragoons and cuirassiers of all western armies, also often by French grenadiers (which was uncommon considering that most grenadiers at the time wore mitres or bearskins). War bonnet, the feathered headdress worn warriors and chiefs of Plains Indians. Military tiara – a tiara worn by female members of the United States Armed Forces for formal occasions.
Officials and civil workers
China (historical) Tang official headwear Song official headwear Qing official headwear Futou