When you think about the square academic cap you probably think of a symbol of achievement and learning. For schools where the graduation regalia is rented or borrowed by the student, the tassel might be a part of the rental or provided separately. Today, Graduation Caps and gowns have kept that traditional look that they once had in the 12th and 13th centuries, you can still recognise them while the graduates as they walk across the stage at university graduations.

The cap should be worn flat on your head and not tilted back and it should lie about one inch above your eyebrows. Our Tudor bonnets have an adjustable inner headband, offering a comfortable and secure fit to the wearer and are available in either a velvet or cloth finish. To this day there are no formal rules on where the tassel should be placed, but the act of moving it from one side to the other during commencement has been widely adopted. When you are graduating with a PhD, the cap you wear can vary from a typical tudor bonnet all the way to a doctoral tam. The most common in the UK is the 'folding skull' in which the skull part can be folded for ease of storing and carrying.

Our Graduation Hats and Mortarboards are perfect for all graduation ceremonies, whether you have just completed your early years of education or if you have worked for many years to achieve your PhD or Doctorate! Place measuring tape around your head one inch (25mm) above your eyebrows and down to the top of your ear. Instead of a tassel and button on top of the board, there are two black ribbons that are attached from corner to corner of the board forming a cross.

This square academic hat is designed to sit comfortably on the head of the wearer, fitted to the head’s circumference, and features a suspended tassel that hangs from the top centre of the hat.It is a commonly repeated myth at Oxford that the cap must be held and may not be worn at all except at the student's graduation; however, there is no rule in the university to this effect, and undergraduates wearing formal academic dress may either carry the cap or wear it. Our UK Mortarboards are made from a high-quality combination of durable woven polyester which gives it rigidness for the all-important traditional hat throwing photograph but is also great for comfort throughout the long day ahead. The hat itself is a flat, square hat that includes a tassel, which is suspended from a button located in the top center of the board. Our Fitted Square Academic Mortarboard Caps are of the finest quality, being made to the traditional British style and in a matt fabric. In the UK and the US, it is commonly referred to informally in conjunction with an academic gown as a "cap and gown".