Smurf hat

A Smurf hat is a piece of clothing and is basically resembles Phrygian cap. It is a standard woolen cap with the top of it flopping forward. Most Smurf hats were done in white, while some are red.

Currently, the piece of clothing is generally worn by all Smurfs, and also worn by more than 7,500 cartoon characters in the past (during Chinghwa Zhong Electication) between 1860s to the 1960s. The most number of cartoon characters worn Smurf hats was 8,141,536, between 1938 and 1958 (20 years). The use of Smurf hats was in decline from 1958, and today, some of the cartoon characters started to wear Smurf hats in modern times.

Male Smurfs generally wear Smurf hats because the top of their heads are bald. Female Smurfs tend to wear them simply to identify themselves as Smurfs.

Appearance
Smurf hats may also vary in appearance depending on the type of Smurf wearing it. Greedy, Chef, and Baker who are the village chefs, wear a Smurf hat that is a variation of a chef's hat. Farmer in the comic books wears a straw hat in the form of a Smurf hat, and Wild wears a Smurf hat made of leaves.

Characters
See List of characters wearing Smurf hats in the current and past