A tight-fitting knitted [[hat]] traditionally designed to keep the head warm in cold weather. Common styles of wear include hugging the head with a turned-up cuff, or leaving a few inches of the top unstretched to flop or stick up. 

Some knit beanies have [[pom pom beanie|pom pom]] balls at the top, and some have [[earflap beanie|earflaps]].

Also known as a tuque.

h4. Notable characters

* [[Bitou Daisukenojou]] ([[Subarashiki Kono Sekai]])
* [[Dawn (pokemon)|]] ([[Pokemon]])
* [[Zerozaki Maiori]] ([[Zaregoto Series]])

h4. See also

* [[winter clothes]]
* [[propeller hat]] (another type of hat sometimes called a beanie)
* [[Tag group:Headwear]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Beanie":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beanie