Caps

thumb| Different headgear worn by Indian and Pakistani military personnel, 1971. A cap is a flat headgear. They made their first appearance as early as 3200 BC. The origin of the word "cap" comes from the Old French word "chapeau" which means "head covering". Over time, the word has evolved and changed its meaning, but it still retains its association with headwear. They are popular in casual and informal settings, and are seen in sports and fashion. They are typically designed for warmth, and often incorporate a visor to block sunlight from the eyes. They come in many shapes and sizes an

soft conical cap with the top pulled forward

thumb|Sheepskin ushanka winter hat with earflaps

thumb|A Kazakhs|Kazakh tubeteika|right A tubeteika (, in Northern Tajikistan, / , , , ; ) is a Russian word for many varieties of traditional Turkic caps. Tubeteikas are today worn in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, as well as in Muslim-populated regions of Russia (mainly Tatars) and Azerbaijan. The skullcap worn by Uzbeks and Uyghurs is called a doppa and has a square base. It was a popular headgear among children throughout the USSR during the 1940s and 1950s.

type of hat

The kalpak, qalpaq or calpack, is a Turkic high-crowned cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by Turks, Turkmens, Karakalpaks, Bulgarians, Circassians, Dagestanis, Chechens, Ukrainians, Poles, Russians and throughout Central Asia and the Caucasus.

thumb|French Army kepi thumb|upright|1942 portrait of General Charles de Gaulle of the [[Free French Forces wearing a kepi]]

cap worn while swimming or bathing

foldable military cap with straight sides and a creased or hollow crown

form of uniform headgear with a short visor, crown, band, and insignia

a short rounded skullcap worn by some Muslims

headwear

conical or half-egg-shaped cap, often of felt, worn in Ancient Greece and Rome and by ecclesiastics

The songkok (Jawi: ) or peci or kopiah (Pegon: ) is a fez widely worn in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the southern Philippines, southern Thailand and Malay World most commonly among Muslim males. It has the shape of a truncated cone, usually made of black or embroidered felt, cotton or velvet. It is also worn by males in formal occasions such as weddings and funerals or festive occasions such as the Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha holidays. In Indonesia, the peci is also associated with the nationalist movement.

thumb|upright|Old man of Has (region)|Has of Prizren wearing a qeleshe The ', also known as and ', is a white brimless felt skull cap traditionally worn by Albanians. It has spread throughout Albanian-inhabited territories, and is today part of the traditional costume of the Albanians. The height and shape of the cap varies region to region.

The šajkača (, ) is the Serbian national hat or cap. Traditionally worn by men in the Serbian countryside, it is named after Serb river troops known as šajkaši. A popular national symbol in Serbia since the beginning of the 20th century, it is typically black, grey or green in colour and is usually made of soft, homemade cloth. It became widely worn by Serb men beginning in the 1880s and was a key component in the uniform of the Serbian military from the end of the 19th century. Today, it is mostly worn by elderly men in rural communities.

thumb|Young Woman with a White Coif by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1541 A coif () is a close fitting cap worn by both men and women that covers the top, back, and sides of the head.

thumb|Olympic Phryge (left), the mascot of the Olympics, and Paralympic Phryge (right), the mascot of the Paralympics. Both mascots were designed by Jules Dubost and Gilles Deleris

mortarboard-topped cap

cap worn for sleeping or informally indoors

white coloured sidecap, pointed in front and back and having a wide band, worn in India

rounded cap with a small stiff visor in front

sports game between two national teams

hat with a gored crown and stitched brim, worn by enlisted naval personnel

cap worn to indicate that the wearer is a student

A cap from Sindh province.

thumb|upright|Glengarry bonnet The Glengarry bonnet is a traditional Scots cap made of thick-milled woollen material, decorated with a toorie on top, frequently a rosette cockade on the left side, and ribbons hanging behind. It is normally worn as part of Scottish military or civilian Highland dress, either formal or informal, as an alternative to the Balmoral bonnet or Tam o' Shanter.

thumb|The late President Umaru Yar'Adua of [[Nigeria, a chieftain of the Fula emirate of Katsina, wearing a crown style kufi.]]

waterproof cap worn to keep the hair dry while bathing

thumb|right|200px|Rogatywka of the mechanized troops thumb|right|200px|Rogatywka with the military eagle, the emblem of Polish armed forces, and three stars, the rank insignia of a pułkownik ([[colonel)]] thumb|right|200px|Polish Army soldier wearing the rogatywka in 1939 during the Invasion of Poland|September Campaign

Yugoslav side cap

pointed cap formerly used as school discipline

thumb | 200px | right | alt= An Uzbek man wearing a doppi or tyubeteika |An Uzbek man wearing a doppi (called tyubeteika in Russian) The doppa () or doppi ( / / ) is a Uyghur/Uzbek square or round skullcap originating in Central Asia, worn by Karluk Turkic speaking groups such as - Uyghurs, Uzbeks.

traditional Serbian headwear

helmet or cap that can turn the wearer invisible (in classical mythology)

cap of raccoon fur, often with the tail attached

flat cap traditional to Sicily and Calabria

field cap worn by various German-speaking or German-influenced military forces

round, brimless man's cap, often with a tassel, worn in the 19th century as an informal at-home cap

thumb|The triglavka or Triglav cap was part of the Yugoslav Partisan uniform in Croatia, Slovenia and western Bosnia. The type with a long edge at the back was the most practical and the majority of the specimens preserved are of this type. The triglavka or Triglav cap (in Slovenia) or the partizanka or Partizan cap (in Croatia) is a side cap that was a part of the Yugoslav Partisan uniform in Croatia, Slovenia and western Bosnia. There, it was the most characteristic part of Partisan clothing. Despite its common name in Slovenia, the cap's design was not inspired by Mount Triglav, but was a c

headgear used in water polo and a number of underwater sports

eight-panel cap

headdress worn by the flamines and Salii at Rome, often attached to the gaierus

traditional nurse's hat

thumb|Rastafari in [[Barbados wearing a rastacap]]

traditional Serbian headwear

Korean traditional winter cap mostly worn by women in the Joseon period

ceremonial cap of crimson velvet lined with ermine

cap with a soft dark blue or white crown and a stiff dark visor, often decorated with braid

Ak-kalpak () is a white felt hat that is traditionally worn by Kyrgyz men.

small round cap, often colorful

A chapeau is a flat-topped hat that is traditionally worn by senior clerics and certain nobles. Such hats are worn as part of an official costume or uniform.

knitted, round cap associated with Monmouth, Wales

round knitted Scottish cap worn with Highland dress

type of a cap

style of woman's cap

A '''' () is a type of traditional Korean winter cap with earflaps which was worn by women and was made of silk. Since its first appearance in the late Joseon period, it has been widely worn as a substitute for the ayam'' (a cap with a big ribbon on the back). Although the was worn by the upper class as well as by commoners, it was mostly used by the yangban aristocracy of that time as a decorative headgear when they went out. In addition, the was worn not only as formal headgear, but also for special occasions. Even though a wearer was not in formal attire, if she wore a , the overall outfit

Headgear of the Lithuanian monarchs

regional variant of a traditional red cap used in the Balkans that was developed in Šibenik, Croatia