Parts of a Hat Explained
                     Parts of a Hat 
Explained
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Everyone has at least a cap in their wardrobe. But very few can tell 
apart the part of their favorite headwear or its purpose. Learning the 
various parts of a hat can help you pick a hat style that best suits your 
purpose. This article discusses hat terms, fabrics, and styles suitable 
for men, women, and youth, so you can make informed decisions 
while you are out and about for your next hat purchase.
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Visor/Bill/Brim/Peak
All four terms refer to the stiff protruding part from the base of the crown and extending outward. It provides shade and 
protection for the wearer. A wider brim offers a greater degree of shade for the face. There are two common types of bills – 
curved bills & flat bills.
Flat bill Curved bill
Flat bill hats, as the name indicates, have a flat bill. A Curved bill caps are those whose bills come with a 
flat bill is more of a style preference in comparison to slight curvature that can be further rolled to suit the 
a curved bill. individual wearer.
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Profile
Refers to the slope of the cap’s crown. There are 3 types of profiles – low profile, medium or mid-profile, and high 
profile.
Low profile hats High Profile Medium profile
will have shallower crowns in the Hats have a crown height of more Denotes hats with a crown height 
2-3 inch range, meaning that the than 4 inches. These hats would of 3-4 inches, meaning the brim 
brim of the hat will rest reach to your eyes or further if should reach to roughly the top of 
somewhere on the forehead when pulled down tight. the brow when pulled down tight.
pulled down tight.
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Panels
These are the triangular pieces of fabric that are stitched together to form the main rounded structure of 
the hat. Hats are usually 5 paneled, 6 paneled, or 7 paneled.
Wholesale 5-panel hats have crowns that are made of five triangular panels. These caps replace two 
triangular panels of the six-panel hat with a single one thus making the front of the hat seamless.
Crowns that are made of six triangular panels sewn together in a round shape are called 6-panel hats. 
These hats have a seam running down the middle of the front portion.
7-panel hats have the front portion divided into 3 panels – one large central block and two smaller 
triangular panels.
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Crown
The front portion of the hat -the area above the brim that sits on your head. It is made by sewing all the triangular 
panels together. There are two types of crowns – structured crown & unstructured crown.
Structured crown Unstructured crown
This type of crown retains the The fabric does not retain its 
shape of the cap when you structure when you remove the 
remove it from your head. They cap. Unstructured caps take the 
have a rigid front portion due to shape of the wearer’s head when 
the white buckram fabric it is worn.
reinforcement underneath the 
front panels of the cap. This is 
used to maintain the structure of 
the hat.
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