Different Types of Buttons Used in the Clothing Industry
Noor Ahmed Raaz
Specialized in Apparel Manufacturing
Owner and Editor in Chief Textile Merchandising
Asst. Prof., Department of Textile Engineering
Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology
Email: mnnabi@adust.edu.bd
Buttons:
Buttons are an essential accessory that is normally used in all types of garments. Therefore, buttons can be said to be the main accessories of garments. In garments, the main purpose of the buttons is mainly functional and decorative. Functional purpose refers to open and close garments with security and others purpose used for garment decoration. Now I would like to discuss garment buttons and their types also.
Types of Buttons Used in Garments:
In the apparel industry, buttons are normally classified according to size, materials, and holes. By this ways, buttons are as follows-
- According to Ligne Number
- According to Material Used
- According to No. of Hole
A. According to Ligne Number:
Ligne no. is the measuring unit of the button and indicates the diameter of the buttons.
We know that,
Ligne = 0.025 inch or 0.635mm.
Different sizes of buttons in garments
|
No
|
Button size
|
Used
|
|
01
|
12 L
|
Used in button-down shirts.
|
|
02
|
16 L
|
Used in
Spread collar shirt and for shirts mostly. |
|
03
|
18 L
|
Used in shirts mostly.
|
|
04
|
24 L
|
Most
common for pant. |
|
05
|
24 L
|
Sometimes used button.
|
|
06
|
26 L
|
Decorative
and others use |
|
07
|
28 L
|
Decorative and others use
|
|
08
|
32 L
|
Decorative
and others uses |
|
09
|
36 L
|
Decorative and others uses
|
B. According to Material Used:
i) Plastic buttons: Made of polyester, polyamide, polyacrylonitrile etc, cheap, not glossy and widely used in shirts.
ii) Metal buttons: Used in normally denim pants, trousers etc.
iii) Wooden buttons: Used for decorative purposes.
iv) Horn buttons: Made up of horns of animals. Used in shirts, pants.
Artificial horns are also used, which is made of nylon, plastic, and additives.
v) Chalk buttons: Used to make plastic glossy. Used in shirts.
vi) Printed buttons: Used in decorative purposes
C. According to No. of Holes:
1. 2 hole buttons.
2. 4 hole buttons.
There also have a few special buttons. Those are-
Types of buttons according to the hole
3. Shank buttons.
4. Snap buttons.
5. Decorative buttons.
Mohammad Noor Nabi, known by his author name Noor Ahmed Raaz, is a PhD Fellow at Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) and the Founder & Editor of Textile Merchandising. He is also an Assistant Professor and Chairman of the Textile Engineering Department at a renowned university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His research focuses on textile innovation and sustainability. Awarded the Research & Development Fellowship twice from the Ministry of Science & Technology in Bangladesh, Noor Ahmed Raaz is dedicated to advancing textile engineering through education, research, and industry collaboration. For inquiries or collaborations, contact Noor Ahmed Raaz via email at textilemerchandising1@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +8801673758271.