headwraps

Fabric head covers

Headwraps are cloths worn wrapped around the head, covering the hair.

They serve practical, cultural, religious, and fashion purposes—protecting hair, expressing identity, or signifying modesty.

The term often refers specifically to fabric wraps worn by Black women, connecting to African traditions and contemporary natural hair culture: She styled her headwrap to match her dress.

accessory

turban

Wrapped cloth headdress

headband · snood · bonnet · veil · headscarf · cap · beanie · sweatband · hairband · mantilla

protective

chemotherapy

Anti-cancer drug treatment

satin · silk · sleeping · bonnet · durag · compression · medical · recovery · sun protection · UV

cultural

turban

Wrapped cloth headdress

  • kufiRounded brimless African cap
  • dastarSikh religious head covering
  • hijabMuslim woman's headscarf

shayla · kente · batik · dashiki · boubou · sari · saree

fashion

turban

Wrapped cloth headdress

bohemian · vintage · runway · vogue · couture · ensemble · glamour · elegance · sartorial · millinery

Categories
Opposites
head covering type

headwrapshelmets

Protective head coverings

baseball caps · hard hats · top hats · bowler hats · fedoras

coverage/exposure

headwrapsbald head

Scalp lacking hair

head exposure

headwrapsbald

Without hair on head

buzz cut · shaved head · flowing hair

Family

headwrap

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G