It is a soft cap with a long, stiff bill that may be curved of flat. The back of the cap may have a plastic, Velcro or elastic adjuster so that it will fit different wearers. We have always called it the baseball cap. It became popular as a fashion statement. Teenagers took to wearing it with the bill at the back. Girls tied their long hair and slip them into the hole at the back created by the adjuster

Fitted hats are similar in construction to the baseball cap. It is suited to a particular head size and does not have an adjuster. It is normally sewn in six sections and is usually topped with a matching covered button on the crown. Metal grommets or fabric eyelets are often sewn or attached near the top of each of the six sections of fabric to provide ventilation. In some cases, the rear sections of the crown are made of net-like mesh material for extra ventilation. The bill is typically stiffened by a sewn-in piece of paperboard.