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top hat

tall-crowned hat initially made of beaver felt and later, of silk plush
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Summary

top hat ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,455 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Made from material: silk plush[2]
  • Subclass of: hat[3]
  • Commons category: Top hats[4]
  • Unicode character: ๐ŸŽฉ[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Top hats[6]
  • Commons gallery: Top hat[7]
  • Described by source: The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Fashion[8], The Dictionary of Fashion History[9]
  • Replaces: beaver hat[10]
  • Shape: cylinder[11]
  • Different from: cylinder[12]
  • Time period: 19th century[13], 20th century[14]
  • Worn on: head[15]
  • P14470: Objects/Top_Hat[16]

Why It Matters

top hat has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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  2. [17] โ†‘ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] โ†‘ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). top hat. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/top-hat-q110304-2
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_top-hat-q110304-2_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{top hat}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/top-hat-q110304-2}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-18}}
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  1. 6w ago ยท BoneheadElsewhere ยท 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata โ†—
    Worn on โ†’ head
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Worn on: head"
  2. 13w ago ยท Susmuffin ยท 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata โ†—
    Harper's tag โ†’ stovepipe-hats
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: stovepipe-hats, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289958407|stovepipe hats (#289958407)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
  3. 18w ago ยท Quesotiotyo ยท 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata โ†—
    Replaces โ†’ โ€”
    Described by source โ†’ The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Fashion, The Dictionary of Fashion History
    Shape โ†’ cylinder
    Subclass of โ†’ hat
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14470: Objects/Top_Hat, #mix'n'match"
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